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(CNN) -- Andriy Shevchenko has returned to pro sports. But not in football -- and not to the standard of success he has been used to. The former European player of the year is competing in his first professional golf tournament as part of the Kharkov Superior Cup in his native Ukraine, but struggled to a 12-over-par 84 in Thursday's opening round. "It's a completely different game when you are under pressure, but I really enjoyed it still and so happy to be at this tournament, even if my scoring didn't go so good. It's a great experience for me," Shevchenko told the European Tour website. His playing partner, Frenchman Victor Riu, was the first-round leader in the second-tier Challenge Tour event after a sharply contrasting course-record 64. "I am not a big fan of football so I didn't really know much about Andriy but it was great to play with him. There were a lot of people watching," the 28-year-old said. "He was great. Every time I holed a putt he shook my hand or gave me a high five. He was really pushing me on to play better and cheering me when I made birdies so that was a really big help for me. "I did put it up on Facebook that I was playing with him and it got a lot of responses, so I knew it was a big deal! Shevchenko, who enjoyed most of his success with Italian club AC Milan, retired from football a year ago after Ukraine co-hosted the European Championships and has since dabbled in politics. He entered this tournament as one of several amateurs in the 130-strong field, having initially taken up golf to help ease the pressure of playing elite football. "I come on to a golf course and turn off my phone and just walk the course and hit some balls. It's one of the reasons why I started to play," he said Wednesday. "I just found this great game where you have to be focused and balanced and that's why I like it. I like that mental balance." Shevchenko did manage one birdie, but he carded a double bogey and dropped shots at 11 other holes at the Superior Golf and Spa Resort course, which is part of a luxury seven-star facility. "To play with Victor and see him shoot a course record and play fantastic golf, I learned so much about the game from the two guys," he said. Shevchenko isn't the only athlete to try his hand at pro golf following a successful career in another sport. Former tennis No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov became Russia's national champion in 2011 -- he is also in the field this weekend in Ukraine -- and eight-time grand slam tennis winner Ivan Lendl contested the Czech Open back in 1996. After Lendl struck an 11-over-par 82 in the first round, he was quoted as saying by the Chicago Tribune that it was "five times worse than playing in a Wimbledon final." Although similarly unlikely to make the halfway cut, and therefore miss out on the weekend action, Shevchenko is nonetheless proud to be participating in his country's first major golf tournament. "It's the first event for me and also in Ukraine so it's big for golf here," he said. "I love golf and I'm so happy that golf is starting to pick up in Ukraine and the people are starting to invest money long term."
Andriy Shevchenko makes his professional golf debut in his native Ukraine . The 36-year-old cards 84 but his playing partner leads after shooting 64 . Shevchenko retired from football after last year's European Championships . The Kharkov Superior Cup is the first major professional golf event to be held in Ukraine .
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[ "(CNN) -- Andriy Shevchenko has returned to pro", "sports. But not in football -- and not to the", "standard of success he has been used to. The", "former European player of the year is competing", "in his first professional golf tournament as part", "of the Kharkov Superior Cup in his native", "Ukraine, but struggled to a 12-over-par 84 in", "Thursday's opening round. \"It's a completely", "different game when you are under pressure, but I", "really enjoyed it still and so happy to be at", "this tournament, even if my scoring didn't go so", "good. It's a great experience for me,\" Shevchenko", "told the European Tour website. His playing", "partner, Frenchman Victor Riu, was the", "first-round leader in the second-tier Challenge", "Tour event after a sharply contrasting", "course-record 64. \"I am not a big fan of football", "so I didn't really know much about Andriy but it", "was great to play with him. There were a lot of", "people watching,\" the 28-year-old said. \"He was", "great. Every time I holed a putt he shook my hand", "or gave me a high five. He was really pushing me", "on to play better and cheering me when I made", "birdies so that was a really big help for me. \"I", "did put it up on Facebook that I was playing with", "him and it got a lot of responses, so I knew it", "was a big deal! Shevchenko, who enjoyed most of", "his success with Italian club AC Milan, retired", "from football a year ago after Ukraine co-hosted", "the European Championships and has since dabbled", "in politics. He entered this tournament as one of", "several amateurs in the 130-strong field, having", "initially taken up golf to help ease the pressure", "of playing elite football. \"I come on to a golf", "course and turn off my phone and just walk the", "course and hit some balls. It's one of the", "reasons why I started to play,\" he said", "Wednesday. \"I just found this great game where", "you have to be focused and balanced and that's", "why I like it. I like that mental balance.\"", "Shevchenko did manage one birdie, but he carded a", "double bogey and dropped shots at 11 other holes", "at the Superior Golf and Spa Resort course, which", "is part of a luxury seven-star facility. \"To play", "with Victor and see him shoot a course record and", "play fantastic golf, I learned so much about the", "game from the two guys,\" he said. Shevchenko", "isn't the only athlete to try his hand at pro", "golf following a successful career in another", "sport. Former tennis No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov", "became Russia's national champion in 2011 -- he", "is also in the field this weekend in Ukraine --", "and eight-time grand slam tennis winner Ivan", "Lendl contested the Czech Open back in 1996.", "After Lendl struck an 11-over-par 82 in the first", "round, he was quoted as saying by the Chicago", "Tribune that it was \"five times worse than", "playing in a Wimbledon final.\" Although similarly", "unlikely to make the halfway cut, and therefore", "miss out on the weekend action, Shevchenko is", "nonetheless proud to be participating in his", "country's first major golf tournament. \"It's the", "first event for me and also in Ukraine so it's", "big for golf here,\" he said. \"I love golf and I'm", "so happy that golf is starting to pick up in", "Ukraine and the people are starting to invest", "money long term.\"" ]
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(CNN) -- Martian rock N165, it's your time to shine, or glow, or whatever occurs when a hard substance gets zapped by a laser beam. From about 10 feet away, the Mars rover Curiosity's ChemCam was to take aim Saturday night at the hapless three-inch rock. "We are going to hit it with 14 millijoules of energy 30 times in 10 seconds," Roger Wiens of Los Alamos National Laboratory told reporters. A millijoule is 1/1000th of a joule, which is way too complicated to explain here. Suffice to say, it should get the job done. India to launch Mars orbiter in 2013 . ChemCam, short for Chemistry and Camera, will analyze the resulting glowing, ionized gas in an effort to identify chemical elements in the rock. Scientists say it will be the first time such a powerful laser has been used on another planet. The laser works in conjunction with a telescope. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Friday that Curiosity's first driving destination will be Glenelg, about 1,300 feet from the rover's landing site. "We had a bunch of strong contenders. It is the kind of dilemma planetary scientists dream of, but you can only go one place for the first drilling for a rock sample on Mars," said project scientist John Grotzinger. "That first drilling will be a huge moment in the history of Mars exploration." The mobile science lab touched down on Mars early on August 6 and has been beaming back images of the surface of Gale Crater ever since. The rover's primary target is Mount Sharp, a peak about 8 kilometers (5 miles) away. But moving about a football field a day, with lengthy stops, it could take nearly a year to reach the slopes at the base of the mountain. Complete coverage of Mars . Mars 'Mohawk Guy' inspires Obama .
Rover's ChemCam was to zap small Martian rock on Saturday night . It will analyze ionized gas to identify chemical elements . Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August 6; scientists have been checking its systems .
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[ "(CNN) -- Martian rock N165, it's your time to", "shine, or glow, or whatever occurs when a hard", "substance gets zapped by a laser beam. From about", "10 feet away, the Mars rover Curiosity's ChemCam", "was to take aim Saturday night at the hapless", "three-inch rock. \"We are going to hit it with 14", "millijoules of energy 30 times in 10 seconds,\"", "Roger Wiens of Los Alamos National Laboratory", "told reporters. A millijoule is 1/1000th of a", "joule, which is way too complicated to explain", "here. Suffice to say, it should get the job done.", "India to launch Mars orbiter in 2013 . ChemCam,", "short for Chemistry and Camera, will analyze the", "resulting glowing, ionized gas in an effort to", "identify chemical elements in the rock.", "Scientists say it will be the first time such a", "powerful laser has been used on another planet.", "The laser works in conjunction with a telescope.", "NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Friday that", "Curiosity's first driving destination will be", "Glenelg, about 1,300 feet from the rover's", "landing site. \"We had a bunch of strong", "contenders. It is the kind of dilemma planetary", "scientists dream of, but you can only go one", "place for the first drilling for a rock sample on", "Mars,\" said project scientist John Grotzinger.", "\"That first drilling will be a huge moment in the", "history of Mars exploration.\" The mobile science", "lab touched down on Mars early on August 6 and", "has been beaming back images of the surface of", "Gale Crater ever since. The rover's primary", "target is Mount Sharp, a peak about 8 kilometers", "(5 miles) away. But moving about a football field", "a day, with lengthy stops, it could take nearly a", "year to reach the slopes at the base of the", "mountain. Complete coverage of Mars . Mars", "'Mohawk Guy' inspires Obama ." ]
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(CNN) -- Gabriel García Márquez, the influential, Nobel Prize-winning author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera," has died, his family and officials said. He was 87. The literary giant was treated in April for infections and dehydration at a Mexican hospital. García Márquez, a native of Colombia, is widely credited with helping to popularize "magical realism," a genre "in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination," as the Nobel committee described it upon awarding him the prize for literature in 1982. He was sometimes called the most significant Spanish-language author since Miguel de Cervantes, the 16th-century author of "Don Quixote" and one of the great writers in Western literature. Indeed, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda told Time that "One Hundred Years of Solitude" was "the greatest revelation in the Spanish language since the Don Quixote of Cervantes." The author's cousin, Margarita Marquez, and Colombia's ambassador to Mexico, José Gabriel Ortiz, confirmed the author's death to CNN on Thursday. "We're left with the memories and the admiration to all Colombians and also Mexicans because I think Gabo was half Mexican and half Colombian. He's just as admired in Mexico as he is in (his native) Colombia, all of Latin America and throughout the world," Ortiz told CNN en Español. Share your memories with CNN's iReport . "I believe they were somehow emotionally ready for this regrettable outcome. They knew he was suffering from a complex, terminal disease and was an elderly man. I believe (Garcia Marquez's widow Mercedes Barcha) was getting ready for this moment, although nobody can really prepare themselves for a moment like this." In a televised speech Thursday night, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos declared three days of national mourning, ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff across the country. The author -- known by his nickname "Gabo" throughout Latin America -- was born in the northern Colombian town of Aracataca, which became the inspiration for Macondo, the town at the center of "Solitude," his 1967 masterpiece, and referenced in such works as his novella "Leaf Storm" and the novel "In Evil Hour." "I feel Latin American from whatever country, but I have never renounced the nostalgia of my homeland: Aracataca, to which I returned one day and discovered that between reality and nostalgia was the raw material for my work," reads a mural quoting the author outside of town. García Márquez was tickled that he had earned so much praise for his fertile imagination. "The truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination," he told The Paris Review in 1981. A storyteller's childhood . García Márquez's early life was shaped by both familial and political conflict. His grandfather, a widely respected figure known as the Colonel, was a liberal military man who strongly disagreed with the political views of García Márquez's father, a conservative telegraph operator who became a pharmacist. (His father's ardent pursuit of his mother later inspired "Love in the Time of Cholera.") Their political disagreement came to reflect that of Colombia as a whole, a country that spent a postwar decade in the grip of what was called "La Violencia," a civil war that followed the assassination of a populist leader. García Márquez spent his early childhood with his grandparents while his parents pursued a living in the coastal city of Barranquilla. Both his grandparents were excellent storytellers, and García Márquez soaked in their tales. From his grandfather he learned of military men, Colombian history and the terrible burden of killing; from his grandmother came folk tales, superstitions and ghosts among the living. His grandmother's stories were delivered "as if they were the irrefutable truth," according to the García Márquez site themodernword.com. The influence is obvious in García Márquez's works, particularly "One Hundred Years of Solitude." In 1936 the Colonel died and García Márquez returned to his parents and their growing family. He was eventually one of 11 children, not to mention several half-siblings from his father's affairs, a familial sprawl that also found its way into his books. After finishing high school, García Márquez went off to college with dreams of becoming a writer. His parents, on the other hand, had plans for him to become a lawyer. Writing ended up taking precedence: When La Violencia broke out, García Márquez started contributing stories to a local newspaper and eventually became a columnist. He had also been exposed to writers such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka and especially William Faulkner, who had turned his own patch of land in Oxford, Mississippi, into the shape-shifting past and present of Yoknapatawpha County. In the mid-1950s, García Márquez left Colombia for Europe, a move partly provoked by a story he'd written that was critical of the government. The distance, he later said, helped shape his perspective on Latin American politics. For years, García Márquez had been writing and publishing fiction, including short stories in Latin American journals and a handful of longer works, including "Leaf Storm," which was published in 1955. But it wasn't until 1967 with the publication of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" that he broke through to a wide audience. '100 Years' of literary renown . The novel is set in Macondo, a town founded by the patriarch of the Buendia family, José Arcadio Buendia. Over the generations, members of the family are set upon by ghosts and visions, fall in love, dream of riches and fight in wars. Natural events take on supernatural aspects -- rains that last years, plagues that create memory loss. It is a tapestry of almost biblical proportions in which reality and spirit swirl and merge, a world unto itself -- as well as a commentary on the politics and history of the world at large. "The narrative is a magician's trick in which memory and prophecy, illusion and reality are mixed and often made to look the same. It is, in short, very much like Márquez's astonishing novel," wrote The New York Times in a 1970 review upon the release of the English translation by Gregory Rabassa. García Márquez worked on "Solitude" tirelessly, selling off family items, living on credit, smoking up a nicotine frenzy. Upon its release, the book became an instant bestseller in Latin America and was equally successful in English. It has been estimated to have sold in excess of 20 million copies -- some sources say as many as 50 million -- in two dozen languages. The book didn't ease all of García Márquez's problems, however. As a vocal leftist and defender of Castro's Cuba, he was regularly limited or denied visas by the United States until President Bill Clinton, a fan of "Solitude," revoked the ban. Clinton commented on Garcia Marquez's death Thursday. "I was saddened to learn of the passing of Gabriel García Márquez," he said in a statement. "From the time I read 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' more than 40 years ago, I was always amazed by his unique gifts of imagination, clarity of thought, and emotional honesty. He captured the pain and joy of our common humanity in settings both real and magical." García Márquez was also involved in a feud with onetime friend writer Mario Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian and a Nobel laureate, who punched the Colombian in the face in 1976 -- believed to be over politics but later revealed to be over Vargas Llosa's wife. García Márquez's ensuing works were generally praised. They included "The Autumn of the Patriarch" (1975), "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" (1981) and "The General in His Labyrinth" (1990). He is said to be the most popular Spanish-language author in the world. "Love in the Time of Cholera," with an English translation published in 1988, was a particular bestseller. The love story, which was turned into a 2007 movie, was referenced in such works as the 2001 movie "Serendipity" and the finale of the TV series "How I Met Your Mother." García Márquez's style and impact have been widespread. He is credited with spearheading "el Boom," attracting attention to a generation of Latin American writers, including Vargas Llosa and Mexico's Carlos Fuentes. Magical realism is now an accepted genre, to the point that some critics believe it has been overused. And he prompted a focus on Latin American politics -- protesting the 1973 CIA-aided coup in Chile, calling attention to corruption and free speech issues in South America and around the world. He never gave up journalism. "I've always been convinced that my true profession is that of a journalist. What I didn't like about journalism before were the working conditions," he told The Paris Review. "Now, after having worked as a novelist, and having achieved financial independence as a novelist, I can really choose the themes that interest me and correspond to my ideas." He was one of the most honored -- and highly respected -- authors on Earth, particularly in parts of the world where literature is taken as seriously as politics. "On behalf of Mexico, I would like to express my sorrow for the passing of one of the greatest writers of our time, Gabriel Garcia Marquez," tweeted Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Colombia's President summed up the author's presence on Twitter. "Giants never die," Santos tweeted. For all of his immortality, however, Garcia Marquez preferred the here and now. Asked about the impact of dreams on his dreamlike writing, he said he'd rather focus on reality. "Life itself is the greatest source of inspiration," he said. "I see dreams as part of life in general, but reality is much richer. "But maybe," he added, "I just have very poor dreams." People we've lost in 2014 . CNN's Rafael Romo and CNN en Español's Nelson Quiñones and Ana Melgar contributed to this story.
NEW: Colombia's President declares three days of national mourning . The 87-year-old is widely credited with helping to popularize "magical realism" García Márquez stands as one of the most honored authors on Earth . The Colombian author died in Mexico City, where he lived .
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[ "(CNN) -- Gabriel García Márquez, the influential,", "Nobel Prize-winning author of \"One Hundred Years", "of Solitude\" and \"Love in the Time of Cholera,\"", "has died, his family and officials said. He was", "87. The literary giant was treated in April for", "infections and dehydration at a Mexican hospital.", "García Márquez, a native of Colombia, is widely", "credited with helping to popularize \"magical", "realism,\" a genre \"in which the fantastic and the", "realistic are combined in a richly composed world", "of imagination,\" as the Nobel committee described", "it upon awarding him the prize for literature in", "1982. He was sometimes called the most", "significant Spanish-language author since Miguel", "de Cervantes, the 16th-century author of \"Don", "Quixote\" and one of the great writers in Western", "literature. Indeed, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda", "told Time that \"One Hundred Years of Solitude\"", "was \"the greatest revelation in the Spanish", "language since the Don Quixote of Cervantes.\" The", "author's cousin, Margarita Marquez, and", "Colombia's ambassador to Mexico, José Gabriel", "Ortiz, confirmed the author's death to CNN on", "Thursday. \"We're left with the memories and the", "admiration to all Colombians and also Mexicans", "because I think Gabo was half Mexican and half", "Colombian. He's just as admired in Mexico as he", "is in (his native) Colombia, all of Latin America", "and throughout the world,\" Ortiz told CNN en", "Español. Share your memories with CNN's iReport .", "\"I believe they were somehow emotionally ready", "for this regrettable outcome. They knew he was", "suffering from a complex, terminal disease and", "was an elderly man. I believe (Garcia Marquez's", "widow Mercedes Barcha) was getting ready for this", "moment, although nobody can really prepare", "themselves for a moment like this.\" In a", "televised speech Thursday night, Colombian", "President Juan Manuel Santos declared three days", "of national mourning, ordering flags to be", "lowered to half-staff across the country. The", "author -- known by his nickname \"Gabo\" throughout", "Latin America -- was born in the northern", "Colombian town of Aracataca, which became the", "inspiration for Macondo, the town at the center", "of \"Solitude,\" his 1967 masterpiece, and", "referenced in such works as his novella \"Leaf", "Storm\" and the novel \"In Evil Hour.\" \"I feel", "Latin American from whatever country, but I have", "never renounced the nostalgia of my homeland:", "Aracataca, to which I returned one day and", "discovered that between reality and nostalgia was", "the raw material for my work,\" reads a mural", "quoting the author outside of town. García", "Márquez was tickled that he had earned so much", "praise for his fertile imagination. \"The truth is", "that there's not a single line in all my work", "that does not have a basis in reality. The", "problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the", "wildest imagination,\" he told The Paris Review in", "1981. A storyteller's childhood . García", "Márquez's early life was shaped by both familial", "and political conflict. His grandfather, a widely", "respected figure known as the Colonel, was a", "liberal military man who strongly disagreed with", "the political views of García Márquez's father, a", "conservative telegraph operator who became a", "pharmacist. (His father's ardent pursuit of his", "mother later inspired \"Love in the Time of", "Cholera.\") Their political disagreement came to", "reflect that of Colombia as a whole, a country", "that spent a postwar decade in the grip of what", "was called \"La Violencia,\" a civil war that", "followed the assassination of a populist leader.", "García Márquez spent his early childhood with his", "grandparents while his parents pursued a living", "in the coastal city of Barranquilla. Both his", "grandparents were excellent storytellers, and", "García Márquez soaked in their tales. From his", "grandfather he learned of military men, Colombian", "history and the terrible burden of killing; from", "his grandmother came folk tales, superstitions", "and ghosts among the living. His grandmother's", "stories were delivered \"as if they were the", "irrefutable truth,\" according to the García", "Márquez site themodernword.com. The influence is", "obvious in García Márquez's works, particularly", "\"One Hundred Years of Solitude.\" In 1936 the", "Colonel died and García Márquez returned to his", "parents and their growing family. He was", "eventually one of 11 children, not to mention", "several half-siblings from his father's affairs,", "a familial sprawl that also found its way into", "his books. After finishing high school, García", "Márquez went off to college with dreams of", "becoming a writer. His parents, on the other", "hand, had plans for him to become a lawyer.", "Writing ended up taking precedence: When La", "Violencia broke out, García Márquez started", "contributing stories to a local newspaper and", "eventually became a columnist. He had also been", "exposed to writers such as James Joyce, Virginia", "Woolf, Franz Kafka and especially William", "Faulkner, who had turned his own patch of land in", "Oxford, Mississippi, into the shape-shifting past", "and present of Yoknapatawpha County. In the", "mid-1950s, García Márquez left Colombia for", "Europe, a move partly provoked by a story he'd", "written that was critical of the government. The", "distance, he later said, helped shape his", "perspective on Latin American politics. For", "years, García Márquez had been writing and", "publishing fiction, including short stories in", "Latin American journals and a handful of longer", "works, including \"Leaf Storm,\" which was", "published in 1955. But it wasn't until 1967 with", "the publication of \"One Hundred Years of", "Solitude\" that he broke through to a wide", "audience. '100 Years' of literary renown . The", "novel is set in Macondo, a town founded by the", "patriarch of the Buendia family, José Arcadio", "Buendia. Over the generations, members of the", "family are set upon by ghosts and visions, fall", "in love, dream of riches and fight in wars.", "Natural events take on supernatural aspects --", "rains that last years, plagues that create memory", "loss. It is a tapestry of almost biblical", "proportions in which reality and spirit swirl and", "merge, a world unto itself -- as well as a", "commentary on the politics and history of the", "world at large. \"The narrative is a magician's", "trick in which memory and prophecy, illusion and", "reality are mixed and often made to look the", "same. It is, in short, very much like Márquez's", "astonishing novel,\" wrote The New York Times in a", "1970 review upon the release of the English", "translation by Gregory Rabassa. García Márquez", "worked on \"Solitude\" tirelessly, selling off", "family items, living on credit, smoking up a", "nicotine frenzy. Upon its release, the book", "became an instant bestseller in Latin America and", "was equally successful in English. It has been", "estimated to have sold in excess of 20 million", "copies -- some sources say as many as 50 million", "-- in two dozen languages. The book didn't ease", "all of García Márquez's problems, however. As a", "vocal leftist and defender of Castro's Cuba, he", "was regularly limited or denied visas by the", "United States until President Bill Clinton, a fan", "of \"Solitude,\" revoked the ban. Clinton commented", "on Garcia Marquez's death Thursday. \"I was", "saddened to learn of the passing of Gabriel", "García Márquez,\" he said in a statement. \"From", "the time I read 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'", "more than 40 years ago, I was always amazed by", "his unique gifts of imagination, clarity of", "thought, and emotional honesty. He captured the", "pain and joy of our common humanity in settings", "both real and magical.\" García Márquez was also", "involved in a feud with onetime friend writer", "Mario Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian and a Nobel", "laureate, who punched the Colombian in the face", "in 1976 -- believed to be over politics but later", "revealed to be over Vargas Llosa's wife. García", "Márquez's ensuing works were generally praised.", "They included \"The Autumn of the Patriarch\"", "(1975), \"Chronicle of a Death Foretold\" (1981)", "and \"The General in His Labyrinth\" (1990). He is", "said to be the most popular Spanish-language", "author in the world. \"Love in the Time of", "Cholera,\" with an English translation published", "in 1988, was a particular bestseller. The love", "story, which was turned into a 2007 movie, was", "referenced in such works as the 2001 movie", "\"Serendipity\" and the finale of the TV series", "\"How I Met Your Mother.\" García Márquez's style", "and impact have been widespread. He is credited", "with spearheading \"el Boom,\" attracting attention", "to a generation of Latin American writers,", "including Vargas Llosa and Mexico's Carlos", "Fuentes. Magical realism is now an accepted", "genre, to the point that some critics believe it", "has been overused. And he prompted a focus on", "Latin American politics -- protesting the 1973", "CIA-aided coup in Chile, calling attention to", "corruption and free speech issues in South", "America and around the world. He never gave up", "journalism. \"I've always been convinced that my", "true profession is that of a journalist. What I", "didn't like about journalism before were the", "working conditions,\" he told The Paris Review.", "\"Now, after having worked as a novelist, and", "having achieved financial independence as a", "novelist, I can really choose the themes that", "interest me and correspond to my ideas.\" He was", "one of the most honored -- and highly respected", "-- authors on Earth, particularly in parts of the", "world where literature is taken as seriously as", "politics. \"On behalf of Mexico, I would like to", "express my sorrow for the passing of one of the", "greatest writers of our time, Gabriel Garcia", "Marquez,\" tweeted Mexican President Enrique Peña", "Nieto. Colombia's President summed up the", "author's presence on Twitter. \"Giants never die,\"", "Santos tweeted. For all of his immortality,", "however, Garcia Marquez preferred the here and", "now. Asked about the impact of dreams on his", "dreamlike writing, he said he'd rather focus on", "reality. \"Life itself is the greatest source of", "inspiration,\" he said. \"I see dreams as part of", "life in general, but reality is much richer. \"But", "maybe,\" he added, \"I just have very poor dreams.\"", "People we've lost in 2014 . CNN's Rafael Romo and", "CNN en Español's Nelson Quiñones and Ana Melgar", "contributed to this story." ]
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(CNN) -- Mexico heads the list of the world's most overweight industrialized nations. Fat chance you say? Exactly. Nearly a third of Mexican adults are obese, a recent United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization report says, topping even the United States, which comes in a close second at 31.8%. The United States has long been a fixture atop the chubby list. The culprit? High-calorie, low-cost, processed foods and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle as Mexican incomes rise and more people move into metropolitan areas. The danger, according to the World Health Organization, is an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, degenerative joint diseases and some cancers. The obesity epidemic is a double whammy for Mexican children, who can be both malnourished and overweight. "They are exposed to high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt, energy-dense ... foods, which tend to be lower in cost but also lower in nutrient quality," the World Health Organization reports. It's a growing problem -- and not just for Mexico. Since 1980, obesity rates worldwide have doubled. In 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults were overweight and 500 million were obese. The solution is simple but not always easy to accomplish, especially as nutritional options are limited in many parts of the world. The WHO recommends: . -- Limiting your intake of fats and sugars . -- Increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables, as well as legumes, whole grains and nuts . -- Engaging in regular physical activity: 60 minutes a day for children and 150 minutes per week for adults . CNN's Marilia Brocchetto contributed to this report .
Nearly 33% of Mexicans are obese, a United Nations report says . That's the highest level of the world's industrialized nations . Cheap, high-calorie food and lack of exercise are to blame, experts say .
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(CNN) -- Mexico heads the list of the world's most overweight industrialized nations. Fat chance you are obese, a recent United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization report says, topping
(CNN) -- Earlier this month, an AeroMexico plane made an important flight from Mexico City to Madrid. The flight wasn't notable for who was inside the cabin, but for what was inside the fuel tank: it was the world's first transatlantic commercial flight using biofuel. The engines on that flight were powered by a fuel mixture that was 30% biofuel from the jatropha plant, and the trip followed a pair of Mexican domestic commercial flights by Interjet that used the same formula. Mexico is known for its oil production, but it could be its less obvious flats of arid and marginal land that will be the future of Mexico's energy resources. The country has quietly positioned itself to become a potential leader in biofuel production as scientists develop a second generation of fuels derived from sources that don't compete for arable land or with food. Jatropha-based biofuels are being increasingly used in Mexico, and agave -- the plant from which tequila is made -- is being studied as a new source for ethanol. But some observers warn that Mexico's cumbersome land laws make it too hard to purchase the land needed for cultivation at competitive prices. Some biofuels, such as ethanol derived from corn and sugar, can indirectly raise the prices of staple foods in many places, along with raising ethical issues, said Gilberto Lopez Meyer, director of Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA), the Mexican government agency that oversaw the biofuel flights. So in 2007, Mexico, along with 14 other member countries of the International Civil Aviation Organization, committed to developing new strategies for second-generation biofuels that would not affect food production. "We returned to Mexico with a mission," Lopez told CNN. Lopez's agency teamed up with the state of Chiapas, where Gov. Juan Sabines had already made a name for himself pushing his state toward alternative fuels. Chiapas began cultivating jatropha, whose seeds contain oil that can be extracted and converted into biofuel. The state already uses a jatropha biofuel mix on its buses and trucks, and President Felipe Calderon was on hand in November of last year to inaugurate a biodiesal plant there. ASA partnered with American company UOP, which refined the Chiapas jatropha into jet fuel. When the standards for biofuel use in commercial flights was approved July 1, Mexico was ready to make the domestic Interjet and international AeroMexico flights a possibility. The goal of ASA, which provides almost 100% of the jet fuel in Mexico, is to commercialize and distribute biofuels, Lopez said. "We've been working on this project as part of a global effort to combat climate change," he said. By 2015, the goal is to have 1% of all jet fuel in Mexico be biofuel, and by 2020, 15%, he said. "This is a huge goal," Lopez said. "One percent doesn't sound like a lot, but it equals more than 40 million liters (10.6 million gallons)." Mexico has several things in its favor to become a leader in biofuels, he said. It has plenty of land not being used for food, it has a high demand for energy, and it is located next door to the energy-hungry United States. "Mexico has made the very important first step to be in a very priviledged place," Lopez said. Halfway across the world, researchers at Oxford recently published a study extolling the benefits that ethanol derived from agave. Agave can grow in arid land, and produces less than half of the carbon dioxide emissions produced by corn-based ethanol, Oliver Inderwildi, one of the study's authors, told CNN. Sugar-based ethanol produces even less emissions, but it needs arable land for cultivation. "We need every space we can get, every arable land, for food," Inderwildi said. "We think agave may be one part of the solution." For their study, the researchers did a life-cycle analysis for the production of ethanol based on a hypothetical plant in Jalisco, Mexico, where 90% of tequila is produced. Potentially, agave plantations could boost local economies and create jobs, Inderwildi said. Mexico, the native home of agave plants, stands to benefit if such an ethanol industry takes off. Food prices would be spared, but would drinkers have to pay more for their margaritas and tequila shots? The tequila business is very small compared to the fuel business, and is also more expensive than fuel ethanol, so Inderwildi predicts that alcohol prices would remain stable. And unlike tequila, which requires the harvesting of the agave stem only, ethanol production would also require harvesting the leaves of the plant. "Our study backs up that this is a good idea from an environmental perspective," he said. The catch, for now, is that neither jatropha or agave biofuel production is cost-effective. But technological advances and oil prices make such alternatives more desirable. When that tipping point comes, Mexico will be ready, the experts said. But James Row, CEO of Houston-based Producers Energy and part owner of a Mexican-based biodiesel company, told CNN that Mexico is still far from being an ideal place to produce biofuels. "Mexico is absolutely a perfect country for biodiesel, especially if it can be domestically grown," he said, but the country's ejido system -- collectively-held land in rural areas -- creates hurdles for private investment. The result is difficulty in finding continuous large areas of rural land that can be negotiated for use for cultivation, or high prices that make it cost prohibitive. Without land reform, issues with land availability will continue, and Mexico will fall a decade or more behind other countries in the biofuels sector, Row said. The demand is there, the land is there, but there is no way to get it, he said. "Now is the time for Mexico to get its act together for biofuels," he said.
Mexico has quietly positioned itself as a potential biofuels leader . It oversaw the first transatlantic commercial flight using biofuel . The agave plant also has potential for the country . Without land reform, private investment in sector is tough .
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Jatropha-based biofuels are being", "increasingly used in Mexico, and agave -- the", "plant from which tequila is made -- is being", "studied as a new source for ethanol. But some", "observers warn that Mexico's cumbersome land laws", "make it too hard to purchase the land needed for", "cultivation at competitive prices. Some biofuels,", "such as ethanol derived from corn and sugar, can", "indirectly raise the prices of staple foods in", "many places, along with raising ethical issues,", "said Gilberto Lopez Meyer, director of Airports", "and Auxiliary Services (ASA), the Mexican", "government agency that oversaw the biofuel", "flights. So in 2007, Mexico, along with 14 other", "member countries of the International Civil", "Aviation Organization, committed to developing", "new strategies for second-generation biofuels", "that would not affect food production. \"We", "returned to Mexico with a mission,\" Lopez told", "CNN. Lopez's agency teamed up with the state of", "Chiapas, where Gov. Juan Sabines had already made", "a name for himself pushing his state toward", "alternative fuels. Chiapas began cultivating", "jatropha, whose seeds contain oil that can be", "extracted and converted into biofuel. The state", "already uses a jatropha biofuel mix on its buses", "and trucks, and President Felipe Calderon was on", "hand in November of last year to inaugurate a", "biodiesal plant there. ASA partnered with", "American company UOP, which refined the Chiapas", "jatropha into jet fuel. When the standards for", "biofuel use in commercial flights was approved", "July 1, Mexico was ready to make the domestic", "Interjet and international AeroMexico flights a", "possibility. The goal of ASA, which provides", "almost 100% of the jet fuel in Mexico, is to", "commercialize and distribute biofuels, Lopez", "said. \"We've been working on this project as part", "of a global effort to combat climate change,\" he", "said. 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And unlike tequila,", "which requires the harvesting of the agave stem", "only, ethanol production would also require", "harvesting the leaves of the plant. \"Our study", "backs up that this is a good idea from an", "environmental perspective,\" he said. The catch,", "for now, is that neither jatropha or agave", "biofuel production is cost-effective. But", "technological advances and oil prices make such", "alternatives more desirable. When that tipping", "point comes, Mexico will be ready, the experts", "said. But James Row, CEO of Houston-based", "Producers Energy and part owner of a", "Mexican-based biodiesel company, told CNN that", "Mexico is still far from being an ideal place to", "produce biofuels. \"Mexico is absolutely a perfect", "country for biodiesel, especially if it can be", "domestically grown,\" he said, but the country's", "ejido system -- collectively-held land in rural", "areas -- creates hurdles for private investment.", "The result is difficulty in finding continuous", "large areas of rural land that can be negotiated", "for use for cultivation, or high prices that make", "it cost prohibitive. Without land reform, issues", "with land availability will continue, and Mexico", "will fall a decade or more behind other countries", "in the biofuels sector, Row said. The demand is", "there, the land is there, but there is no way to", "get it, he said. \"Now is the time for Mexico to", "get its act together for biofuels,\" he said." ]
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The world's tropical forests are disappearing, and one reason is simple economics: People, companies and governments earn more by logging, mining or farming places such as the Amazon jungle than by conserving them. Global climate change treaty, scheduled for completion in December, is designed to protect tropical forests. Efforts to halt rain forest destruction date back decades, but they so far have failed to tackle the issue on a scale commensurate with the challenge. Now there may be a remedy, and the reason is climate change. Increased awareness of the threat from global warming has prompted unprecedented international focus on how to combat it, as well as new appreciation for the vital role of tropical forests in the climate change equation. On Tuesday, world leaders gather at the United Nations for a special climate change summit, intended to build momentum for a new global climate change treaty being negotiated by almost 200 countries. The new treaty is scheduled to be completed in December in Copenhagen, Denmark. If eventually enacted, the treaty will include a revolutionary but little-known provision intended to protect remaining tropical forests. Known as Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in developing countries, or REDD, the provision is based on the knowledge that destroying tropical forests contributes to global warming. Rain forests absorb and store huge amounts of carbon dioxide, the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Burning or clearing the forests returns that stored CO2 to the atmosphere, where it can trap heat and gradually increase temperatures. Every year, tropical forests equal to an area the size of England are destroyed, contributing about 20 percent of total annual greenhouse gas emissions -- more than all the world's cars, trucks and airplanes combined. The idea of the proposed provision is to make the stored carbon dioxide in the forests a commodity that can be bought and sold on the global market. Polluters in the developing world would be able to offset their emissions by buying credits for stored forest carbon dioxide. The money from those purchases would go to developing world governments, international organizations, local communities and others involved in forest protection programs. For the first time, tropical forests would be worth money for simply existing. That could create an economic incentive to protect tropical forests, which also have biological value as the planet's richest storehouses of land species and spiritual worth as pristine natural landscapes. To longtime defenders of tropical forests, the proposal represents the final stage of a long and halting journey from the fringes of the environmental movement toward the mainstream of international policy. "Done properly, this is our No. 1 hope," said Randall Hayes, who founded the Rainforest Action Network in 1985 with the goal of halting tropical deforestation. "Other strategies have been heroic but insufficient." The system would let nations and industries that are the biggest greenhouse-gas emitters buy carbon credits in tropical forests in South and Central America, Africa, Southeast Asia and other equatorial regions. At the same time, investors could speculate on the price of carbon dioxide through credit trading. Private and public funds could invest in projects that protect forests to generate credits. Final details of the plan remain uncertain, such as how forest carbon credits would be verified and how the money paid for them would be handled and distributed. For developing countries, the idea represents a potential new revenue source. President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana, a leading proponent of the plan, has made trading carbon credits a central element of his Low-Carbon Development Strategy. The strategy "is more about development than about the environment and it will help us to accelerate infrastructural development and fill the budget gap," Jagdeo said in an August 29 speech. The World Bank and partners have set up funds to help developing countries prepare for REDD and finance forest-protection initiatives. However, both funds are not fully capitalized, pending the successful conclusion of negotiations on the new global climate change treaty. "Right now everybody is in a wait-and-see mode," said Benoit Bosquet, the World Bank's lead carbon finance specialist. "Everybody seems interested, but the level of activity is still humble." Conservationists cite the environmental benefits of saving tropical forests, which provide essential resources and services -- such as fresh water, food, flood control and many others -- on which more than a billion people depend. Now, they say, conserving forests also can contribute to sustainable development, benefiting both nature and people. Yet several steps remain before the tropical-forest provision becomes reality on a large scale. First, the U.N.-led negotiations must agree on a treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol -- the world's first global climate change agreement, which expires in 2012. The Kyoto treaty created a global carbon market -- but only the carbon storage of newly planted or replanted forests is eligible for credits. REDD also would protect standing forests, to prevent the absorbed carbon dioxide stocks from being released back into the atmosphere. Whether a new treaty will be completed in December is unclear. Negotiators have yet to set consensus targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and major disputes remain between industrialized powers such as the United States and emerging and developing economies including China and Brazil. The draft under negotiation includes REDD, but negotiations continue on how broad the policy would be. Advocates of a limited scope for REDD say areas with no history of deforestation should be excluded because protecting them won't reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In response, conservationists and developing nations warn against leaving out nations and regions -- including Jagdeo's Guyana, parts of Indonesia and Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and others -- that still have much of their tropical forest intact. They argue that halting deforestation in only some countries would cause the loggers, palm oil developers and other drivers of forest destruction to move to previously untargeted areas. "If REDD mechanisms exclude any significant group of countries, REDD will fail," Jagdeo told U.N. negotiators in December. Critics, including some environmental groups, question how such a vast and complex system can be successfully implemented. A Greenpeace report issued in March said including REDD credits in carbon markets would create a glut and drastically cut the price of carbon, resulting in industrial polluters buying cheap credits for offsets instead of reducing their emissions. The report also warned of reduced investments in renewable energy technologies due to the lack of an incentive from the cheaper carbon credits. Others question whether REDD will be another scheme generated by industrialized nations to exploit resources of the developing world, and in particular, the indigenous forest peoples. Jagdeo, the president of Guyana, has said such critics should recognize the opportunity that a new climate change treaty could present. If it includes sufficiently robust commitments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, he argues, that would create a strong demand for carbon credits. The deforestation provision of a climate change treaty could help stem deforestation while providing "badly needed capital flows to some of the poorest countries in the world," he said. Yet even the idea's most ardent supporters recognize that it could take years for a global-scale program to become effective. While local projects exist in rain forest countries such as Madagascar, it would take time and money to expand them. "If there is a deal in Copenhagen and if there is a signaling by industrialized nations that, yes, they will make money available, then you will see developing countries scaling up their readiness," said the World Bank's Bosquet. "They will see that this is now real and it's the time to react."
World leaders gather at the United Nations for special climate change summit . Treaty based on finding that destroying tropical forests adds to global warming . With proposed provision, stored carbon dioxide in forests could be bought and sold . Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation provision has critics .
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The world's tropical forests", "are disappearing, and one reason is simple", "economics: People, companies and governments earn", "more by logging, mining or farming places such as", "the Amazon jungle than by conserving them. Global", "climate change treaty, scheduled for completion", "in December, is designed to protect tropical", "forests. Efforts to halt rain forest destruction", "date back decades, but they so far have failed to", "tackle the issue on a scale commensurate with the", "challenge. Now there may be a remedy, and the", "reason is climate change. Increased awareness of", "the threat from global warming has prompted", "unprecedented international focus on how to", "combat it, as well as new appreciation for the", "vital role of tropical forests in the climate", "change equation. On Tuesday, world leaders gather", "at the United Nations for a special climate", "change summit, intended to build momentum for a", "new global climate change treaty being negotiated", "by almost 200 countries. The new treaty is", "scheduled to be completed in December in", "Copenhagen, Denmark. If eventually enacted, the", "treaty will include a revolutionary but", "little-known provision intended to protect", "remaining tropical forests. Known as Reduced", "Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in", "developing countries, or REDD, the provision is", "based on the knowledge that destroying tropical", "forests contributes to global warming. Rain", "forests absorb and store huge amounts of carbon", "dioxide, the most prevalent of the greenhouse", "gases that cause climate change. Burning or", "clearing the forests returns that stored CO2 to", "the atmosphere, where it can trap heat and", "gradually increase temperatures. Every year,", "tropical forests equal to an area the size of", "England are destroyed, contributing about 20", "percent of total annual greenhouse gas emissions", "-- more than all the world's cars, trucks and", "airplanes combined. The idea of the proposed", "provision is to make the stored carbon dioxide in", "the forests a commodity that can be bought and", "sold on the global market. Polluters in the", "developing world would be able to offset their", "emissions by buying credits for stored forest", "carbon dioxide. The money from those purchases", "would go to developing world governments,", "international organizations, local communities", "and others involved in forest protection", "programs. For the first time, tropical forests", "would be worth money for simply existing. That", "could create an economic incentive to protect", "tropical forests, which also have biological", "value as the planet's richest storehouses of land", "species and spiritual worth as pristine natural", "landscapes. To longtime defenders of tropical", "forests, the proposal represents the final stage", "of a long and halting journey from the fringes of", "the environmental movement toward the mainstream", "of international policy. \"Done properly, this is", "our No. 1 hope,\" said Randall Hayes, who founded", "the Rainforest Action Network in 1985 with the", "goal of halting tropical deforestation. \"Other", "strategies have been heroic but insufficient.\"", "The system would let nations and industries that", "are the biggest greenhouse-gas emitters buy", "carbon credits in tropical forests in South and", "Central America, Africa, Southeast Asia and other", "equatorial regions. At the same time, investors", "could speculate on the price of carbon dioxide", "through credit trading. Private and public funds", "could invest in projects that protect forests to", "generate credits. Final details of the plan", "remain uncertain, such as how forest carbon", "credits would be verified and how the money paid", "for them would be handled and distributed. For", "developing countries, the idea represents a", "potential new revenue source. President Bharrat", "Jagdeo of Guyana, a leading proponent of the", "plan, has made trading carbon credits a central", "element of his Low-Carbon Development Strategy.", "The strategy \"is more about development than", "about the environment and it will help us to", "accelerate infrastructural development and fill", "the budget gap,\" Jagdeo said in an August 29", "speech. The World Bank and partners have set up", "funds to help developing countries prepare for", "REDD and finance forest-protection initiatives.", "However, both funds are not fully capitalized,", "pending the successful conclusion of negotiations", "on the new global climate change treaty. \"Right", "now everybody is in a wait-and-see mode,\" said", "Benoit Bosquet, the World Bank's lead carbon", "finance specialist. \"Everybody seems interested,", "but the level of activity is still humble.\"", "Conservationists cite the environmental benefits", "of saving tropical forests, which provide", "essential resources and services -- such as fresh", "water, food, flood control and many others -- on", "which more than a billion people depend. Now,", "they say, conserving forests also can contribute", "to sustainable development, benefiting both", "nature and people. Yet several steps remain", "before the tropical-forest provision becomes", "reality on a large scale. First, the U.N.-led", "negotiations must agree on a treaty to succeed", "the Kyoto Protocol -- the world's first global", "climate change agreement, which expires in 2012.", "The Kyoto treaty created a global carbon market", "-- but only the carbon storage of newly planted", "or replanted forests is eligible for credits.", "REDD also would protect standing forests, to", "prevent the absorbed carbon dioxide stocks from", "being released back into the atmosphere. Whether", "a new treaty will be completed in December is", "unclear. Negotiators have yet to set consensus", "targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions,", "and major disputes remain between industrialized", "powers such as the United States and emerging and", "developing economies including China and Brazil.", "The draft under negotiation includes REDD, but", "negotiations continue on how broad the policy", "would be. Advocates of a limited scope for REDD", "say areas with no history of deforestation should", "be excluded because protecting them won't reduce", "carbon dioxide emissions. In response,", "conservationists and developing nations warn", "against leaving out nations and regions --", "including Jagdeo's Guyana, parts of Indonesia and", "Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and others", "-- that still have much of their tropical forest", "intact. They argue that halting deforestation in", "only some countries would cause the loggers, palm", "oil developers and other drivers of forest", "destruction to move to previously untargeted", "areas. \"If REDD mechanisms exclude any", "significant group of countries, REDD will fail,\"", "Jagdeo told U.N. negotiators in December.", "Critics, including some environmental groups,", "question how such a vast and complex system can", "be successfully implemented. A Greenpeace report", "issued in March said including REDD credits in", "carbon markets would create a glut and", "drastically cut the price of carbon, resulting in", "industrial polluters buying cheap credits for", "offsets instead of reducing their emissions. The", "report also warned of reduced investments in", "renewable energy technologies due to the lack of", "an incentive from the cheaper carbon credits.", "Others question whether REDD will be another", "scheme generated by industrialized nations to", "exploit resources of the developing world, and in", "particular, the indigenous forest peoples.", "Jagdeo, the president of Guyana, has said such", "critics should recognize the opportunity that a", "new climate change treaty could present. If it", "includes sufficiently robust commitments for", "reducing greenhouse gas emissions, he argues,", "that would create a strong demand for carbon", "credits. The deforestation provision of a climate", "change treaty could help stem deforestation while", "providing \"badly needed capital flows to some of", "the poorest countries in the world,\" he said. Yet", "even the idea's most ardent supporters recognize", "that it could take years for a global-scale", "program to become effective. While local projects", "exist in rain forest countries such as", "Madagascar, it would take time and money to", "expand them. \"If there is a deal in Copenhagen", "and if there is a signaling by industrialized", "nations that, yes, they will make money", "available, then you will see developing countries", "scaling up their readiness,\" said the World", "Bank's Bosquet. \"They will see that this is now", "real and it's the time to react.\"" ]
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Editor's note: José Miguel Vivanco is executive director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch, a nonprofit organization that seeks to protect people's rights. A lawyer from Chile, he was educated there, in Spain and at Harvard Law School. José Miguel Vivanco says conviction of Peru's ex-president is a warning to those who deny human rights. (CNN) -- Peruvians are celebrating an extraordinary victory this week: the conviction of their former president, Alberto Fujimori, for death squad killings carried out during his rule in the 1990s. The Peruvian Supreme Court found him guilty of egregious human rights abuses, including the massacre of innocent civilians, and sentenced him to 25 years in prison -- a stiff message to other leaders that justice can eventually catch up to even the most powerful. It is one of the first times a nation's own independent courts have convicted a former leader for such serious human rights crimes and it sets an important precedent for a region that suffered so much from political violence and rights violations. Equally significant, the ruling came after a lengthy televised trial, which was clearly fair to the defendant -- despite Peru's previous history of authoritarianism and weak rule of law. Fujimori came to office in 1990 on the promise of crushing a vicious Maoist insurgency but, in the process of restoring order, he corrupted and weakened Peru's most vital government institutions -- including parliament, the courts and law enforcement. Just a few years ago, Fujimori had near-total control of Peru's judiciary. For a decade, his government used bribery, extortion, and intimidation to concentrate power in the presidency, subverting the democratic process and eliminating normal checks by the judiciary, legislature, and media on government abuses. He led Peru from 1990 to 2000, presiding over the war with the Shining Path guerrillas and the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. He was convicted of authorizing killings and kidnappings by paramilitary death squads. Fujimori is to be tried separately on multiple corruption charges. The landmark decision fits within a global trend of increasing accountability for former heads of state. Just 20 years ago, it was exceedingly rare for even the most brutal leaders to be brought to book. In the late 20th century, Mao Zedong, Idi Amin, Milton Obote, Ferdinand Marcos, Anastasio Somoza, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier and Mobutu Sese Seko, to name just a few, were never brought to trial. Since then, however, the tide has turned. In October 1998, London police arrested General Augusto Pinochet on a warrant from a Spanish judge for human rights crimes. The arrest and the subsequent decisions by the British House of Lords to reject Pinochet's claim of immunity were a wake-up call to tyrants everywhere, but more important, they gave hope to victims elsewhere that they too could bring their tormentors to justice. In country after country, particularly in Latin America, victims were inspired to challenge the amnesty laws of the 1980s and 1990s that had allowed the perpetrators of atrocities to go unpunished and, often, to remain in power. Thanks to these efforts, former leaders in Argentina, and Uruguay have also faced human rights trials. Pinochet's arrest also strengthened a nascent international movement -- spurred by the killings in Bosnia and Rwanda, and facilitated by the end of the Cold War -- to make certain the worst abuses are punished. After the creation of UN tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the world established the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes when national courts are unable or unwilling to do so. The ICC is now investigating crimes in the Central African Republic, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in March the court indicted President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan on charges of crimes against humanity in Darfur. The Fujimori case stands out, though, because it was Peru's national court system which demonstrated the will, capacity, and independence to try its former president. A second panel of the Supreme Court will now review an appeal by Fujimori. One can hope the second panel will be as transparent and fair as the first. Even after this verdict, impunity for past atrocities continues to be a major problem in Peru and throughout the region. It is likely, however, that yesterday's verdict will help give momentum to efforts currently underway in many Latin American countries to bring other human rights violators to justice. The verdict will also send a powerful message to current heads of state who may be tempted to use abusive tactics to resolve their political problems. As Fujimori discovered yesterday, crimes they may be able to get away with while in power can come back to haunt them years later. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of José Miguel Vivanco.
José Miguel Vivanco: Peruvian court verdict in Fujimori case sends strong message . Fujimori was convicted for allowing death squads to murder innocents . Since Pinochet case, Vivanco says, courts have been holding leaders accountable . Vivanco: Leaders who deny human rights may suffer for it years later .
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[ "Editor's note: José Miguel Vivanco is executive", "director of the Americas Division of Human Rights", "Watch, a nonprofit organization that seeks to", "protect people's rights. A lawyer from Chile, he", "was educated there, in Spain and at Harvard Law", "School. José Miguel Vivanco says conviction of", "Peru's ex-president is a warning to those who", "deny human rights. (CNN) -- Peruvians are", "celebrating an extraordinary victory this week:", "the conviction of their former president, Alberto", "Fujimori, for death squad killings carried out", "during his rule in the 1990s. The Peruvian", "Supreme Court found him guilty of egregious human", "rights abuses, including the massacre of innocent", "civilians, and sentenced him to 25 years in", "prison -- a stiff message to other leaders that", "justice can eventually catch up to even the most", "powerful. It is one of the first times a nation's", "own independent courts have convicted a former", "leader for such serious human rights crimes and", "it sets an important precedent for a region that", "suffered so much from political violence and", "rights violations. Equally significant, the", "ruling came after a lengthy televised trial,", "which was clearly fair to the defendant --", "despite Peru's previous history of", "authoritarianism and weak rule of law. Fujimori", "came to office in 1990 on the promise of crushing", "a vicious Maoist insurgency but, in the process", "of restoring order, he corrupted and weakened", "Peru's most vital government institutions --", "including parliament, the courts and law", "enforcement. Just a few years ago, Fujimori had", "near-total control of Peru's judiciary. For a", "decade, his government used bribery, extortion,", "and intimidation to concentrate power in the", "presidency, subverting the democratic process and", "eliminating normal checks by the judiciary,", "legislature, and media on government abuses. He", "led Peru from 1990 to 2000, presiding over the", "war with the Shining Path guerrillas and the", "Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. He was", "convicted of authorizing killings and kidnappings", "by paramilitary death squads. Fujimori is to be", "tried separately on multiple corruption charges.", "The landmark decision fits within a global trend", "of increasing accountability for former heads of", "state. Just 20 years ago, it was exceedingly rare", "for even the most brutal leaders to be brought to", "book. In the late 20th century, Mao Zedong, Idi", "Amin, Milton Obote, Ferdinand Marcos, Anastasio", "Somoza, Jean-Claude \"Baby Doc\" Duvalier and", "Mobutu Sese Seko, to name just a few, were never", "brought to trial. Since then, however, the tide", "has turned. In October 1998, London police", "arrested General Augusto Pinochet on a warrant", "from a Spanish judge for human rights crimes. The", "arrest and the subsequent decisions by the", "British House of Lords to reject Pinochet's claim", "of immunity were a wake-up call to tyrants", "everywhere, but more important, they gave hope to", "victims elsewhere that they too could bring their", "tormentors to justice. In country after country,", "particularly in Latin America, victims were", "inspired to challenge the amnesty laws of the", "1980s and 1990s that had allowed the perpetrators", "of atrocities to go unpunished and, often, to", "remain in power. Thanks to these efforts, former", "leaders in Argentina, and Uruguay have also faced", "human rights trials. Pinochet's arrest also", "strengthened a nascent international movement --", "spurred by the killings in Bosnia and Rwanda, and", "facilitated by the end of the Cold War -- to make", "certain the worst abuses are punished. After the", "creation of UN tribunals for the former", "Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the world established the", "International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute", "genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war", "crimes when national courts are unable or", "unwilling to do so. The ICC is now investigating", "crimes in the Central African Republic, Uganda", "and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in", "March the court indicted President Omar al-Bashir", "of Sudan on charges of crimes against humanity in", "Darfur. The Fujimori case stands out, though,", "because it was Peru's national court system which", "demonstrated the will, capacity, and independence", "to try its former president. A second panel of", "the Supreme Court will now review an appeal by", "Fujimori. One can hope the second panel will be", "as transparent and fair as the first. Even after", "this verdict, impunity for past atrocities", "continues to be a major problem in Peru and", "throughout the region. It is likely, however,", "that yesterday's verdict will help give momentum", "to efforts currently underway in many Latin", "American countries to bring other human rights", "violators to justice. The verdict will also send", "a powerful message to current heads of state who", "may be tempted to use abusive tactics to resolve", "their political problems. As Fujimori discovered", "yesterday, crimes they may be able to get away", "with while in power can come back to haunt them", "years later. The opinions expressed in this", "commentary are solely those of José Miguel", "Vivanco." ]
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(CNN) -- Efforts to rescue a research crew aboard a ship stuck in ice off Antarctica stalled Thursday after sea ice conditions made a key element of the rescue plan risky, Australian maritime officials said. The rescue plan called for a helicopter to ferry the passengers from the MV Akademik Shokalskiy to a Chinese vessel, where they would then board a barge to take them to an Australian icebreaker, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said in a written statement. But the shifting ice conditions prevented the barge from being able to reach the Chinese vessel, the statement said. "Alternative measures to complete the rescue operation are now being investigated by AMSA and the ships involved," the statement said. The news is the latest chapter in a saga that began Christmas Eve after the Russian-flagged MV Akademik Shokalskiy got stuck in 10 feet of ice. Even if the rescue begins Friday, it will still be weeks before the research team will make it to Hobart, Australia, John Young of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. "Mid-January is our best guess," Young told reporters on a conference call. The rescue plan called for the helicopter, which can transport 12 people each trip, to ferry the ship's 52 passengers -- who include the research team and journalists -- to the Chinese icebreaker called the Snow Dragon, or Xue Long, the maritime agency said. The 22 Russian crew members of the Akademik Shokalskiy will stay aboard, it said. The passengers are then to be transported by barge from the Chinese ship to the Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis. That's because the Chinese helicopter can't land on the Australian icebreaker because of load restrictions, and ice conditions make it unsafe to land it next to the ship, AMSA said. "The preferred option is to wait for conditions that will allow the rescue to be completed in a single operation to reduce unnecessary risk," the maritime agency said. The master of the Akademik Shokalskiy has decided to keep the crew members on board until the pack ice eventually breaks up and allows the ship to move again, Young said. The vessel has enough supplies to keep the crew going for "a very long time," he said. Failed rescues . The planned helicopter rescue follows a failed attempt by the Chinese icebreaker, which made it six nautical miles from the trapped vessel before being stopped by the ice. That was followed by an effort by the Australian icebreaker, which was forced Monday to suspend efforts to reach the expedition because of bad weather. The Aurora Australis got within 10 nautical miles of the ship before it turned back. Over the weekend, an effort by the French icebreaker Astrolabe was called off by the maritime agency. In preparation for the helicopter rescue, members of the research team as well as the crew of the Akademik Shokalskiy marked a makeshift helipad on the ice where the helicopter can land. Video clips posted online by the research team showed people, with arms locked, walking to tamp down the snow. "As we understand, the helipad was suitable yesterday and will be suitable today," AMSA's Richard Wallace said. Once the passengers are safely aboard the Aurora Australis, the ship will complete a resupply mission to Casey Station, an Australian base in Antarctica, before making its way to Hobart, the maritime agency said. Viral sensations . The exploits of the research crew have gone viral, thanks in large part to Twitter and YouTube posts by those aboard the stranded vessel. Chris Turney, an Australian professor of climate change at the University of New South Wales, has tweeted photos of the stranded ship, the crew and penguins, who he said -- according to one post on Twitter -- "to check out what's going on." "The group on this ship is incredibly collegiate," said Alok Jha, a science correspondent for The Guardian newspaper, told CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. "There are a lot of skills and things people are sharing with each other." Turney has said there are regular briefings on the status of rescue attempts, and in the meantime, people are doing what they can to keep busy. That includes yoga and Spanish classes, Jha and Turney said. The group even managed to ring in 2014 with good cheer. "We're the A, A, E who have traveled far, having fun doing science in Antarctica!" a dozen or so of them sang in a video posted on YouTube. "Lots of snow and lots of ice, lots of penguins, which are very, very nice! "Really good food and company, but a bloody great shame we are still stuck here! Ice cold, cha cha cha! Ice cold, cha cha cha!" Spirits strong among passengers on ship stuck in Antarctic ice . CNN's Radina Gigova and Jethro Mullen contributed to this report.
NEW: Ice conditions have stalled a helicopter rescue, officials say . NEW: Alternative rescue measures are being considered, maritime officials say . NEW: "The preferred option is to wait for conditions that will allow the rescue," they say . Efforts by Australian and Chinese icebreakers to get to the crew have failed .
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[ "(CNN) -- Efforts to rescue a research crew aboard", "a ship stuck in ice off Antarctica stalled", "Thursday after sea ice conditions made a key", "element of the rescue plan risky, Australian", "maritime officials said. The rescue plan called", "for a helicopter to ferry the passengers from the", "MV Akademik Shokalskiy to a Chinese vessel, where", "they would then board a barge to take them to an", "Australian icebreaker, the Australian Maritime", "Safety Authority (AMSA) said in a written", "statement. But the shifting ice conditions", "prevented the barge from being able to reach the", "Chinese vessel, the statement said. \"Alternative", "measures to complete the rescue operation are now", "being investigated by AMSA and the ships", "involved,\" the statement said. The news is the", "latest chapter in a saga that began Christmas Eve", "after the Russian-flagged MV Akademik Shokalskiy", "got stuck in 10 feet of ice. Even if the rescue", "begins Friday, it will still be weeks before the", "research team will make it to Hobart, Australia,", "John Young of the Australian Maritime Safety", "Authority said. \"Mid-January is our best guess,\"", "Young told reporters on a conference call. The", "rescue plan called for the helicopter, which can", "transport 12 people each trip, to ferry the", "ship's 52 passengers -- who include the research", "team and journalists -- to the Chinese icebreaker", "called the Snow Dragon, or Xue Long, the maritime", "agency said. The 22 Russian crew members of the", "Akademik Shokalskiy will stay aboard, it said.", "The passengers are then to be transported by", "barge from the Chinese ship to the Australian", "icebreaker Aurora Australis. 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That was followed by an effort by the", "Australian icebreaker, which was forced Monday to", "suspend efforts to reach the expedition because", "of bad weather. The Aurora Australis got within", "10 nautical miles of the ship before it turned", "back. Over the weekend, an effort by the French", "icebreaker Astrolabe was called off by the", "maritime agency. In preparation for the", "helicopter rescue, members of the research team", "as well as the crew of the Akademik Shokalskiy", "marked a makeshift helipad on the ice where the", "helicopter can land. Video clips posted online by", "the research team showed people, with arms", "locked, walking to tamp down the snow. \"As we", "understand, the helipad was suitable yesterday", "and will be suitable today,\" AMSA's Richard", "Wallace said. Once the passengers are safely", "aboard the Aurora Australis, the ship will", "complete a resupply mission to Casey Station, an", "Australian base in Antarctica, before making its", "way to Hobart, the maritime agency said. Viral", "sensations . The exploits of the research crew", "have gone viral, thanks in large part to Twitter", "and YouTube posts by those aboard the stranded", "vessel. Chris Turney, an Australian professor of", "climate change at the University of New South", "Wales, has tweeted photos of the stranded ship,", "the crew and penguins, who he said -- according", "to one post on Twitter -- \"to check out what's", "going on.\" \"The group on this ship is incredibly", "collegiate,\" said Alok Jha, a science", "correspondent for The Guardian newspaper, told", "CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. \"There are a lot of", "skills and things people are sharing with each", "other.\" Turney has said there are regular", "briefings on the status of rescue attempts, and", "in the meantime, people are doing what they can", "to keep busy. That includes yoga and Spanish", "classes, Jha and Turney said. The group even", "managed to ring in 2014 with good cheer. \"We're", "the A, A, E who have traveled far, having fun", "doing science in Antarctica!\" a dozen or so of", "them sang in a video posted on YouTube. \"Lots of", "snow and lots of ice, lots of penguins, which are", "very, very nice! \"Really good food and company,", "but a bloody great shame we are still stuck here!", "Ice cold, cha cha cha! Ice cold, cha cha cha!\"", "Spirits strong among passengers on ship stuck in", "Antarctic ice . CNN's Radina Gigova and Jethro", "Mullen contributed to this report." ]
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"The status quo is no longer acceptable." That's the message the University of Virginia is trying to send its students and others after a scathing Rolling Stone story detailed allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity party, and the school's supposed indifference toward students who are victims of sexual assault. The horrific attack reportedly happened to a woman known only as Jackie, at the start of her freshman year in 2012. She told the magazine she was raped by seven men at Phi Kappa Psi, while two more gave encouragement. The school stands accused of bungling its response to the assault, and sweeping other assault allegations under the rug. "To Jackie and her parents, I say I am sorry," Rector George Keith Martin said at an emergency meeting of UVA's governing board this week. "To the survivors of sexual assault and their families, I am also sorry." He added: "This type of conduct will not be tolerated at the University of Virginia. The status quo is no longer acceptable." The board unanimously adopted a resolution affirming a zero-tolerance approach toward rape and sexual assault cases. What exactly that means remains to be seen. The actual specifics of the new policy will be worked out later, university officials said. They are scrambling. UVA suspended all fraternities until after the winter break in the wake of the report, and President Teresa Sullivan has called on the Charlottesville Police Department to investigate Jackie's allegations and pleaded for witnesses to come forward with information. A few weeks before the November 19 article hit the newsstands, student-run WUVA interviewed the associate dean of students, Nicole Eramo, who guides women through their options when they report they've been assaulted. In the interview, Eramo admitted that no student had been expelled for committing sexual assault, even when there was an admission, and even though offenses such as academic cheating regularly lead to expulsion. Opinion: Stop shaming victims in college rapes . "I feel if a person is willing to come forward in that setting and admit they violated the policy when there is absolutely no advantage to do so, then I feel that deserves some consideration, that they are willing to say, 'I have done something wrong and I am willing to take my licks and deal with it,'" Eramo told reporter Catherine Valentine, explaining why no one had been expelled. Eramo said there had been 38 reports of sexual assault last year. "I do feel like that person admitting in that context it shows a recognition of what they have done is wrong, and a willingness to improve," Eramo said, when pressed on the subject. "I think we are trying to balance the rights of the individual who is being accused as well as the rights of the complainant and sometimes that is very difficult," she said. "I think you would be surprised to see the number of survivors who I've worked with who don't even want to file a complaint, because they don't want to get the accused person in trouble." Opinion: A student responds . Although Eramo's interview struck many as tone deaf, particularly given the Rolling Stone story, Jackie released an open letter in support of the associated dean to the student newspaper, The Cavalier Daily. Jackie and other victims of assault at the school said Eramo helped them tremendously as they dealt with what happened to them. "How can we not do the same for her in her darkest moment?" asked the letter from her supporters. "Dean Eramo has truly saved my life. If it were not for her, I do not know if I could be alive today," Jackie wrote. Opinion: Punish rapists, not fraternities . Another victim who spoke to CNN, Lyra Bartell, said that Eramo has "the hardest job at UVA" and said the problems highlighted by Rolling Stone are more about the policy than about a person. Those policies were at the heart of the discussion at the special board meeting, where officials pledged to change cultural conditions and to improve support for survivors. The university also announced that the state attorney general has asked the law firm O'Melveny & Myers to do an investigation of how the school responds to reports of sexual violence, especially in cases where alleged victims choose not to make a formal complaint. "I want to make it perfectly clear to you, and to the watching world that nothing is more important to me than the safety of our students," President Sullivan said at the meeting. "Not our reputation, not our success, and not our history or tradition." Opinion: UVA's answer to rape allegations a farce .
UVA apologizes to the student who says she was raped at a fraternity party . "The status quo is no longer acceptable," says UVA rector . Specifics of a new zero-tolerance policy will be worked out later . The school's governing body held a special meeting after a scathing report in Rolling Stone .
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(CNN) -- Australian authorities ended their efforts to find survivors Friday after a boat carrying scores capsized off the coast of Indonesia this week. An Australian naval ship and four merchant vessels rescued 55 people in an area west of the Indonesian island of Java, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. But many more others may have perished in the sea. The authority said it was halting further efforts following medical advice that "there is no realistic prospect of survivability." One body was recovered during the rescue operation. Rescuers had been searching for survivors since Wednesday, when Australian authorities received a call from someone aboard saying the vessel was having engine trouble. The caller said it had about 150 people aboard, presumed to be asylum seekers. The survivors, including at least three with injuries, were being taken to Merak, Indonesia, Australian authorities said. Several ships carrying asylum seekers in Australia have run into trouble in the waters between Indonesia and Australia in recent years. Read more: Asylum seekers risking all to escape dangers of home . Vessels often head for Christmas Island, a remote Australian territory closer to Java than to the Australian mainland. Dozens of people are believed to have died after two ships capsized near Christmas Island in June. More than 200 people were rescued from those accidents.
The 55 survivors are headed to Merak, Indonesia . Rescuers have been searching since Wednesday after a boat reported engine trouble . Australian authorities say there is "no realistic prospect" of other survivors . Ships carrying asylum seekers in Australia regularly run into trouble in the area .
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(CNN) -- Feasting on turkey aside, brace yourself for that other Thanksgiving ritual: joining a nationwide mad dash to make it to a family gathering and back in a journey that can exasperate even the most seasoned traveler. If you're flying for the holiday, expect lots of company and few airfare deals. "The airlines have eliminated tens of thousands of seats due to consolidation and just plain old capacity cuts and (they're) using smaller planes," said George Hobica, president of Airfarewatchdog.com. "So there are going to be fewer seats." It's also a bit trickier to book flights for Thanksgiving than Christmas because so many travelers want to fly in such a small window of time: four days versus two weeks for many people who save vacation time for the big holiday in December. The sputtering economy isn't keeping Americans from making the annual trek for Thanksgiving, said Melissa Klurman, contributing editor for Travelocity. Those who will be flying over the holiday will pay $376 on average for a domestic ticket, or about 4% more than at the same time last year, according to Travelocity. Here are five tips to make your journey a smoother one. 1. Book your tickets now . Last-minute sales aren't likely for one of the most popular times of the year to fly and seat maps are filling up quickly. "Don't delay: Prices are not going to go down between now and Thanksgiving," Klurman said. "Not only do you have a better chance of getting lower airfare, but also (better) seats. You can book your seat when you book your airfare. So if you don't want to be in the middle of the last row -- the early bird gets the window seat in that case." If you're flying with someone for Thanksgiving, the chances of sitting together on the plane are also higher if you book early, Hobica said. 2. Look into alternate airports . Sometimes, it pays to look into flying in and out of airports that may be less convenient than your closest option. So you may find a cheaper flight out of Allentown, Pennsylvania, than Philadelphia, for example, Hobica said. Be especially flexible if you're in a major city like New York, where there are several airports in the area, Klurman said. Travelocity allows fliers to search alternate airports when they're pricing itineraries. 3. Consider flying on Thanksgiving Day . Travelers who choose to fly out on the Monday before Thanksgiving and fly back on the Sunday after will pay on average $213 more than travelers who fly on Thanksgiving Day and come back the next day, Travelocity calculated. Flying on the holiday also means much less crowded airports and planes. "Have your turkey and then come back on Friday," Hobica advised. Lest you think it's impossible to do, Hobica assured that plenty of travelers have successfully gone this route, "especially if they don't like their family or if they're sleeping on the sofa and the sleeping arrangements aren't comfortable," he said with tongue in cheek. In general, avoid a Sunday return, Travelocity advised. If you are flying on Thanksgiving Day, try to take the first flight out to make sure you make it to dinner. 4. Give yourself plenty of time . Connecting flights are often cheaper, but with the possibility of winter weather causing delays or cancellations over Thanksgiving, you risk a missed connection, Hobica said. He suggests travelers fly nonstop whenever possible, but if you do choose a multistop itinerary, allow lots of time to catch your next flight. If you miss a connection, Travelocity warns that with planes booked solid, it could be a while before your airline is able to book you on another flight. 5. Consider paying some extra fees to make the trip more comfortable . Hobica frequently flies JetBlue and he always pays a fee for seats with extra legroom, an option that comes with access to expedited security lanes and early boarding. The choices vary by airlines, but several, including American and United, let you board early for a fee, thus helping you avoid the epic struggle for overhead bin space. It may be worth paying this extra charge during peak travel times, like Thanksgiving, to make the journey saner, Hobica said. Another, more expensive option is to splurge for an airport lounge day pass, which can cost $30-$50. "If you only fly once a year, sometimes the day passes are worthwhile, especially if your flight is delayed," Hobica said. "They have free drinks in most of the lounges, snacks and shorter lines if you have to rebook your flight. ... It just makes the whole experience a bit more pleasant when you treat yourself well and get the perks."
Book your Thanksgiving flights as soon as possible for best fares and seats . Travelocity: Average domestic ticket will cost $376, or about 4% more than last Thanksgiving . Consider flying on Thanksgiving Day and try to avoid a Sunday return . Some extra fees may be worth paying to make the trip more comfortable .
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Tokyo (CNN) -- Nissan has started scanning vehicles made in Japan for traces of radioactive material, a company official said Friday. "Looking ahead, we will continue to implement all appropriate measures to reassure the public that all products from our company remain within globally accepted safety standards and until we are confident that any risk of contamination is completely removed," said Simon Sproule, corporate vice president of marketing for Nissan Motor Company. Sproule said the monitoring began this week. Sources inside the company said there is virtually no risk of contamination from a car and no potential health risk to customers, but testing began because of public concern. Production at several Nissan facilities remains suspended after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake damaged plants and equipment on March 11, the company said in a statement Thursday.
A company official says the measures aim to "reassure the public" The monitoring for radioactive material started this week . Some Nissan production remains suspended .
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NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Three British guards jumped overboard and were rescued from the water after battling in vain to prevent pirates hijacking a chemical tanker off the coast of Somalia. Three British security guards board a helicopter to be transferred to a Royal Navy vessel. The Liberian-flagged Biscaglia came under "sustained and heavy attack" early Friday morning, Nick Davis, Director of Anti-Piracy Maritime Security Solutions (APMSS), said in a statement. The three APMSS-employed security guards -- all former British servicemen -- mounted "sustained non-lethal resistance" but were unable to stop the attackers seizing control of the ship, Davis said. The trio were airlifted to safety by a German naval helicopter and flown to a French frigate after the vessel summoned assistance from coalition warships. They were later transferred to a British Royal Navy ship. All three were unhurt, Davis said. "I have spoken with my team leader on the phone and he informs me that the level of violence was significant and forced them reluctantly to leave the vessel after every effort was made to ensure the safety of the ships crew," Davis said. Pirates continued to shoot at the three in the water, Davis said. "The hijacked vessel with pirates in control then attempted to run them down." The Biscaglia is managed by Singapore-based Ishima and owned by Winged Foot Shipping in the Marshall Islands and was crewed by 25 Indians and two Bangladeshis who are believed to be still onboard. The vessel is believed to be on its way to an anchorage in Puntland, northeastern Somalia, Davis said. iReport.com: Share your view from 'Inside Africa' Also Friday, pirates released the Greek ship MV Centauri, which was hijacked in September off the coast of Somalia, according to Andrew Mwangura, the head of the Kenya Seafarers Association. There was no immediate information about the 25 crew members on board the ship when it was taken. A multinational naval force including vessels from the U.S., NATO member states, Russia and India has been patrolling the Indian Ocean waters seas near the Gulf of Aden, which connects the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, following a sharp increase in pirate attacks in the region. Around 20,000 oil tankers, freighters and merchant vessels pass along the crucial shipping route each year. So far this year, pirates have attacked almost 100 vessels off the coast of Somalia coast and successfully hijacked nearly 40, according to the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Center. The most high-profile hijacking so far came earlier this month, when pirates seized a Saudi oil tanker carrying $100 million worth of oil and a crew of 25, although that attack occurred outside the pirates' normal operational range, 450 nautical miles southeast of Mombasa, Kenya. Pirates are still holding the ship. Another vessel held since September is the Ukrainian MV Farina, which was carrying a cargo of weapons and tanks and a crew of 22. In an interview provided to CNN this week, a pirate leader claimed attacks on shipping would continue as long as life in Somalia remained desperate. "The pirates are living between life and death," said the pirate leader, identified by only one name, Boyah. "Who can stop them? Americans and British all put together cannot do anything." The interview was conducted in August by journalists working for the Somali news organization, Garowe.
3 security guards battle pirates, jump overboard as tanker hijacked off Somalia . British trio were rescued from water by German naval helicopter . Liberian-flagged Biscaglia also carrying 25 Indians, 2 Bangladeshis . Pirates release Greek ship MV Centauri, held since September .
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jumped overboard and were rescued from the water Somalia. Three British security guards board a vessel. The Liberian-flagged Biscaglia came under to safety by a German naval helicopter and flown was crewed by 25 Indians and two Bangladeshis who Also Friday, pirates released the Greek ship MV Centauri, which was hijacked in September off the still holding the ship. Another vessel held since
Editor's note: Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst, is a fellow at the New America Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that promotes innovative thought from across the ideological spectrum, and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. He's the author of "The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader." Peter Bergen says Osama bin Laden is still alive and still significant eight years after September 11. HELMAND, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Eight years after September 11, the "war on terror" has gone the way of the dodo. And President Obama talks instead about a war against al Qaeda and its allies. What, then, of al Qaeda's enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden, who has vanished like a wisp of smoke? And does he even matter now? The U.S. government hadn't had a solid lead on al Qaeda's leader since the battle of Tora Bora in winter 2001. Although there are informed hypotheses that today he is in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province on the Afghan border, perhaps in one of the more northerly areas such as Bajaur, these are essentially guesses, not "actionable" intelligence. A longtime American counterterrorism analyst explained to me, "There is very limited collection on him personally." That's intelligence community shorthand for the fact that the usual avenues of "collection" on a target such as bin Laden are yielding little or no information about him. Those avenues typically include signal intercepts of phone calls and e-mails, as well as human intelligence from spies. Given the hundreds of billions of dollars that the "war on terror" has consumed, the failure to capture or kill al Qaeda's leader is one of its signal failures. Does it even matter whether bin Laden is found? Yes, it does. First, there is the matter of justice for the almost 3,000 people who died in the September 11 attacks and for the thousands of other victims of al Qaeda's attacks around the world. Second, every day that bin Laden remains at liberty is a propaganda victory for al Qaeda. Third, although bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri aren't managing al Qaeda's operations on a daily basis they guide the overall direction of the jihadist movement around the world, even while they are in hiding. Those messages from al Qaeda's leaders have reached untold millions worldwide via television, the Internet and newspapers. The tapes have not only instructed al Qaeda's followers to continue to kill Westerners and Jews, but some also carried specific instructions that militant cells then acted on. In March 2008, for instance, the al Qaeda leader denounced the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper as a "catastrophe" for which punishment would soon be meted out. Three months later, an al Qaeda suicide attacker bombed the Danish Embassy in Islamabad, killing six. Some reading this may think: But what's the proof that the al Qaeda leader is still alive? Plenty. Since September 11, bin Laden has released a slew of video and audiotapes, many of which discuss current events. After a nine-month silence, for instance, bin Laden released a 22-minute audiotape on March 14, sharply condemning the recent Israeli invasion of Gaza. Are these tapes real? Not one of the dozens of tapes released by bin Laden after 9/11 has been a fake. Indeed the U.S. government has authenticated many of them using bin Laden's distinctive voiceprint. And what about the persistent reports that he is ill? In 2002, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said bin Laden had kidney disease, for which he required a dialysis machine, and was therefore likely dead. But the stories of bin Laden's life-threatening kidney problems are false, judging by his appearance in videos that he released in 2004 and again in 2007, in which he showed no signs of illness. On the 2007 tape, the al Qaeda leader had even dyed his white-flecked beard black, suggesting that as the Saudi militant entered his fifth decade, he was not immune to a measure of vanity about his personal appearance. In fact, bin Laden looked much better in those videos than he did in the video he released shortly after the battle of Tora Bora in late 2001, where he had narrowly escaped being killed in a massive American attack. The situation is further complicated by the fact that bin Laden and al-Zawahiri are almost certainly hiding out in the tribal areas of Pakistan, on the Afghan border. Arthur Keller, a CIA officer who ran a spy network in Pakistan's tribal areas in 2006, told me the problems of working in the region: "It's an incredibly remote area. They're hiding in a sea of people that are very xenophobic of outsiders, so it's a very, very tough nut to crack." An additional factor operating in bin Laden's favor is the personal popularity he has long enjoyed in Pakistan. Three years after the September 11 attacks, for instance, a Pew poll found that al Qaeda's leader had a 65 percent favorability rating among Pakistanis. However, it is clear from the videos of bin Laden and al-Zawahiri that aired in the years since the attacks that they are not living in caves. In those tapes, both men's clothes were clean and well-pressed. Caves generally don't have laundry facilities. And the videos that they have released are well-lit and well-shot productions, suggesting access either to electrical outlets or to generators to run lights. Al-Zawahiri is often filmed in a library setting, and on one of his videos from March 2006, there are curtains clearly visible behind him, suggesting that the tape was shot in a house. By early 2008, the Bush administration had tired of the Pakistani government's unwillingness or inability to take out al Qaeda's leaders, and in July, the president authorized Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults in the tribal regions without the permission of the Pakistani government. But in the face of the intense Pakistani opposition to American boots on the ground, the Bush administration chose to rely instead on drones to target suspected al Qaeda and Taliban leaders. Bush ordered the CIA to expand its attacks with Predator and Reaper drones. Between July 2008 and this month, U.S. drones have killed dozens of lower-ranking militants and at least 10 mid- and upper-level leaders within al Qaeda or the Taliban. This strategy seems to have worked, at least in terms of combating the ability of al Qaeda to plan or carry out attacks in the West. Law-enforcement authorities have uncovered no serious plots against U.S. or European targets that were traceable to militants who had received training in Pakistan's tribal regions after the drone program had been dramatically ramped up there. The increased pace of the American drone attacks in Pakistani's tribal areas was motivated in part by the hope that it would increase panicked communications among the militants, which might help pinpoint the locations of the top leaders in al Qaeda or the Taliban, but that approach has not paid off when it comes to bin Laden. If killing bin Laden with a drone has proved difficult, so too will be capturing him alive. His former bodyguard Abu Jandal told Al Quds al Arabi newspaper, "Sheikh Osama gave me a pistol. ... The pistol had only two bullets, for me to kill Sheikh Osama with in case we were surrounded or he was about to fall into the enemy's hands, so that he would not be caught alive " Should bin Laden be captured or killed, that would probably trigger a succession battle within al Qaeda. While al-Zawahiri is the deputy leader of the terror group and therefore technically bin Laden's successor, he is not regarded as a natural leader. Indeed, even among his fellow Egyptian militants, al-Zawahiri is seen as a divisive force, and so he is unlikely to be able to step into the role of leader of al Qaeda and of the world jihadist movement that is occupied by bin Laden. By the law of averages, eventually, bin Laden will be captured or killed. Yet the ideological movement that he helped spawn -- "Binladenism" -- will live on long after he is gone. That is bin Laden's legacy. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Peter Bergen.
Peter Bergen: Osama bin Laden still inspires al Qaeda . He says 8 years after 9/11, the "war on terror" has failed to capture him . He says law of averages suggests bin Laden will eventually be caught or killed .
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[ "Editor's note: Peter Bergen, CNN's national", "security analyst, is a fellow at the New America", "Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that", "promotes innovative thought from across the", "ideological spectrum, and at New York", "University's Center on Law and Security. He's the", "author of \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral", "History of al Qaeda's Leader.\" Peter Bergen says", "Osama bin Laden is still alive and still", "significant eight years after September 11.", "HELMAND, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Eight years after", "September 11, the \"war on terror\" has gone the", "way of the dodo. And President Obama talks", "instead about a war against al Qaeda and its", "allies. What, then, of al Qaeda's enigmatic", "leader, Osama bin Laden, who has vanished like a", "wisp of smoke? And does he even matter now? The", "U.S. government hadn't had a solid lead on al", "Qaeda's leader since the battle of Tora Bora in", "winter 2001. Although there are informed", "hypotheses that today he is in Pakistan's North", "West Frontier Province on the Afghan border,", "perhaps in one of the more northerly areas such", "as Bajaur, these are essentially guesses, not", "\"actionable\" intelligence. A longtime American", "counterterrorism analyst explained to me, \"There", "is very limited collection on him personally.\"", "That's intelligence community shorthand for the", "fact that the usual avenues of \"collection\" on a", "target such as bin Laden are yielding little or", "no information about him. Those avenues typically", "include signal intercepts of phone calls and", "e-mails, as well as human intelligence from", "spies. Given the hundreds of billions of dollars", "that the \"war on terror\" has consumed, the", "failure to capture or kill al Qaeda's leader is", "one of its signal failures. Does it even matter", "whether bin Laden is found? Yes, it does. First,", "there is the matter of justice for the almost", "3,000 people who died in the September 11 attacks", "and for the thousands of other victims of al", "Qaeda's attacks around the world. Second, every", "day that bin Laden remains at liberty is a", "propaganda victory for al Qaeda. Third, although", "bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri aren't", "managing al Qaeda's operations on a daily basis", "they guide the overall direction of the jihadist", "movement around the world, even while they are in", "hiding. Those messages from al Qaeda's leaders", "have reached untold millions worldwide via", "television, the Internet and newspapers. The", "tapes have not only instructed al Qaeda's", "followers to continue to kill Westerners and", "Jews, but some also carried specific instructions", "that militant cells then acted on. In March 2008,", "for instance, the al Qaeda leader denounced the", "publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed", "in a Danish newspaper as a \"catastrophe\" for", "which punishment would soon be meted out. Three", "months later, an al Qaeda suicide attacker bombed", "the Danish Embassy in Islamabad, killing six.", "Some reading this may think: But what's the proof", "that the al Qaeda leader is still alive? Plenty.", "Since September 11, bin Laden has released a slew", "of video and audiotapes, many of which discuss", "current events. After a nine-month silence, for", "instance, bin Laden released a 22-minute", "audiotape on March 14, sharply condemning the", "recent Israeli invasion of Gaza. Are these tapes", "real? Not one of the dozens of tapes released by", "bin Laden after 9/11 has been a fake. Indeed the", "U.S. government has authenticated many of them", "using bin Laden's distinctive voiceprint. And", "what about the persistent reports that he is ill?", "In 2002, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf", "said bin Laden had kidney disease, for which he", "required a dialysis machine, and was therefore", "likely dead. But the stories of bin Laden's", "life-threatening kidney problems are false,", "judging by his appearance in videos that he", "released in 2004 and again in 2007, in which he", "showed no signs of illness. On the 2007 tape, the", "al Qaeda leader had even dyed his white-flecked", "beard black, suggesting that as the Saudi", "militant entered his fifth decade, he was not", "immune to a measure of vanity about his personal", "appearance. In fact, bin Laden looked much better", "in those videos than he did in the video he", "released shortly after the battle of Tora Bora in", "late 2001, where he had narrowly escaped being", "killed in a massive American attack. The", "situation is further complicated by the fact that", "bin Laden and al-Zawahiri are almost certainly", "hiding out in the tribal areas of Pakistan, on", "the Afghan border. Arthur Keller, a CIA officer", "who ran a spy network in Pakistan's tribal areas", "in 2006, told me the problems of working in the", "region: \"It's an incredibly remote area. They're", "hiding in a sea of people that are very", "xenophobic of outsiders, so it's a very, very", "tough nut to crack.\" An additional factor", "operating in bin Laden's favor is the personal", "popularity he has long enjoyed in Pakistan. Three", "years after the September 11 attacks, for", "instance, a Pew poll found that al Qaeda's leader", "had a 65 percent favorability rating among", "Pakistanis. However, it is clear from the videos", "of bin Laden and al-Zawahiri that aired in the", "years since the attacks that they are not living", "in caves. In those tapes, both men's clothes were", "clean and well-pressed. Caves generally don't", "have laundry facilities. And the videos that they", "have released are well-lit and well-shot", "productions, suggesting access either to", "electrical outlets or to generators to run", "lights. Al-Zawahiri is often filmed in a library", "setting, and on one of his videos from March", "2006, there are curtains clearly visible behind", "him, suggesting that the tape was shot in a", "house. By early 2008, the Bush administration had", "tired of the Pakistani government's unwillingness", "or inability to take out al Qaeda's leaders, and", "in July, the president authorized Special", "Operations forces to carry out ground assaults in", "the tribal regions without the permission of the", "Pakistani government. But in the face of the", "intense Pakistani opposition to American boots on", "the ground, the Bush administration chose to rely", "instead on drones to target suspected al Qaeda", "and Taliban leaders. Bush ordered the CIA to", "expand its attacks with Predator and Reaper", "drones. Between July 2008 and this month, U.S.", "drones have killed dozens of lower-ranking", "militants and at least 10 mid- and upper-level", "leaders within al Qaeda or the Taliban. This", "strategy seems to have worked, at least in terms", "of combating the ability of al Qaeda to plan or", "carry out attacks in the West. Law-enforcement", "authorities have uncovered no serious plots", "against U.S. or European targets that were", "traceable to militants who had received training", "in Pakistan's tribal regions after the drone", "program had been dramatically ramped up there.", "The increased pace of the American drone attacks", "in Pakistani's tribal areas was motivated in part", "by the hope that it would increase panicked", "communications among the militants, which might", "help pinpoint the locations of the top leaders in", "al Qaeda or the Taliban, but that approach has", "not paid off when it comes to bin Laden. If", "killing bin Laden with a drone has proved", "difficult, so too will be capturing him alive.", "His former bodyguard Abu Jandal told Al Quds al", "Arabi newspaper, \"Sheikh Osama gave me a pistol.", "... The pistol had only two bullets, for me to", "kill Sheikh Osama with in case we were surrounded", "or he was about to fall into the enemy's hands,", "so that he would not be caught alive \" Should bin", "Laden be captured or killed, that would probably", "trigger a succession battle within al Qaeda.", "While al-Zawahiri is the deputy leader of the", "terror group and therefore technically bin", "Laden's successor, he is not regarded as a", "natural leader. Indeed, even among his fellow", "Egyptian militants, al-Zawahiri is seen as a", "divisive force, and so he is unlikely to be able", "to step into the role of leader of al Qaeda and", "of the world jihadist movement that is occupied", "by bin Laden. By the law of averages, eventually,", "bin Laden will be captured or killed. Yet the", "ideological movement that he helped spawn --", "\"Binladenism\" -- will live on long after he is", "gone. That is bin Laden's legacy. The opinions", "expressed in this commentary are solely those of", "Peter Bergen." ]
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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The brazen shooting of a defiant teen blogger has stirred the conscience of Pakistan, a nation plagued for decades by violent extremism. An angry chorus of voices in social media, on the street, in newspapers and over the airwaves has decried the attack against 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai as cowardly and an example of a government unable to cope with militants. "I blame the Taliban, first and foremost," columnist Sami Shah wrote in The Express Tribune, a local English daily. "I blame the government. All of it." Malala was slowly recuperating Wednesday after surgeons worked for three hours to remove a bullet lodged in her neck. Opinion: Girl's courage, Taliban's cowardice . On Tuesday, Taliban militants stopped a van carrying three girls, including Malala, on their way home from school in northwestern Pakistan's conservative Swat Valley. One of the gunmen asked which one was Malala Yousufzai. When the girls pointed her out, the men opened fire. The bullets struck all three girls. For two of them, the injuries were not life-threatening. For Malala, it was touch-and-go for a while. "We are happy that she survived, but are worried too about her health condition," said her uncle, Faiz Muhammad, who is with her at a military hospital in Peshawar. On Wednesday, police took the van driver and the school guard into custody for questioning. They also said they'd identified the culprits. Meanwhile, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and issued an ominous threat. "If she survives this time, she won't next time," a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban said. "We will certainly kill her." "I have the right of education," Malala said in a 2011 interview with CNN. "I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have the right to speak up." In fact, many of Malala's courageous words during that interview take on an even more defiant context. "When your people need you, you should come up," she told CNN's Reza Sayah. "You should come and stand up for their rights." Malala also encouraged other young people to take a stand against the Taliban -- and to not hide in their bedrooms. "God will ask you on the day of judgment where were you when your people were asking you, when your school fellows were asking you, and when your school was asking you that I am being blown up?" Read more: 14-year-old girl wins Pakistan's first peace prize . Mian Iftikhar Hussein, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa information minister, said he was declaring a bounty of $100,000 for the capture of the culprits in the attempt on Malala's life. Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Malala in the hospital and delivered a simple message: "We refuse to bow before terror." He also noted that the Taliban lack respect for the "golden words" of the Prophet Mohammed -- "that the one who is not kind to children is not amongst us." "In attacking Malala, the terrorists have failed to grasp that she is not only an individual, but an icon of courage and hope," the general said. The chief minister of Punjab said he would bear the cost of Malala's treatment, calling her "the daughter of Pakistan." The head of PIA, the national airline, said he was putting a plane on standby to take the teenager "anywhere in the world if needed" for treatment. Two neurosurgeons, one in the United States and one in the United Kingdom, have also offered to fly to Pakistan if needed, the interior minister said. Throughout the country and around the world, Pakistanis, hurt and angry, prayed. "Malala is what Taliban will never be," said Murtaza Haider, the associate dean of research and graduate programs at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto's Ryerson University, in an opinion piece in the Dawn newspaper. "She is fearless, enlightened, articulate, and a young Muslim woman who is the face of Pakistan and the hope for a faltering nation that can no longer protect its daughters." "If the Taliban wants to fight, then they should pick on someone their own size," a girl said on a local news channel. Shamila Chaudhary, a former U.S. National Security Council director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told CNN the incident reverberates among women and girls and even conservative Muslims. "The Pakistani Taliban don't have a lot of support in the Pakistani society," she said. "They don't offer social services and justice, they don't offer any alternative to weak government." This latest incident "makes them more unpopular" among masses of people who view the aspirations of Malala and the Taliban's resistance to them as a "fight between good and evil," said Chaudhary, a senior South Asia fellow at the New America Foundation. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the act "heinous and cowardly" on Wednesday and said the attackers must be brought to justice. "The secretary-general, like many around the world, has been deeply moved by Malala Yousufzai's courageous efforts to promote the fundamental right to education -- enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," a representative for Ban said. iReport assignment: Girls + Education = ... Twitter, the closest thing to a barometer of public opinion, likewise lit up. "Wasn't the brute who put a gun to Malala's little head born to a woman?" wrote Kamran Shafi. "Did he have sisters, aunts, a wife or four? Bloody filthy terrorist!" Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley was once one of Pakistan's biggest tourist destinations. The valley, near the Afghanistan border and about 186 miles (300 kilometers) from the capital city of Islamabad, boasted the country's only ski resort. It was a draw for trout-fishing enthusiasts and visitors to the ancient Buddhist ruins in the area. But that was before militants -- their faces covered with dark turbans -- unleashed a wave of violence. They demanded veils for women, beards for men and a ban on music and television. They allowed boys' schools to operate but closed those for girls. It was in this climate that Malala reached out to the outside world through her blog posts. She took a stand by writing about her daily battle with extremist militants who used fear and intimidation to force girls to stay at home. Malala's online writing led to her being awarded Pakistan's first National Peace Prize in November. "I was scared of being beheaded by the Taliban because of my passion for education," she told CNN at the time. "During their rule, the Taliban used to march into our houses to check whether we were studying or watching television." She said that she wanted to be a political leader, that her country "needs honest and true leaders." The Taliban controlled Malala's valley for years until 2009, when the military cleared it in an operation that also evacuated thousands of families. But pockets remain, and violence is never far behind. For Pakistani public officials, Chaudhary said, the incident is a reminder of the Taliban's ends -- keeping girls from going to school and imposing hard-line religious and cultural values. Many are in denial and haven't accepted "the extent the Taliban will go to impose their cultural values." There have been other examples of violence against women, Chaudhary said, including the Taliban flogging of a woman caught on video a few years ago. That was "a trigger event -- it pulled a lot of the political elite out of their denial," she said. "I see this instance as something similar." Chaudhary said there's a misconception across the world that the political elite sympathize with the Taliban. That's untrue, she said. They are afraid of them and the possibility of violent retribution against officials and government installations. If the government doesn't talk about this latest issue and have justice served, it will be a "step back," she said. Sami Shah, the columnist, said the ruling Pakistan People's Party shares blame. "There can be a million excuses why the Taliban can still operate with impunity in Pakistan, a lot of them legitimate. But if you are the ruling party, then you must accept responsibility for your failures. And the PPP has resoundingly failed." Setback for Pakistani teen facing blasphemy charges . Explainer: Pakistan's blasphemy laws . Pakistan's top court investigates use of girls to settle tribal dispute . CNN's Nasir Habib and Shaan Khan reported from Islamabad, and Joe Sterling from Atlanta. CNN's Noreen Shams and Saeed Ahmed also contributed to this report.
NEW: "When your people need you, you should come up," said defiant teen activist in 2011 . Malala Yousufzai is called an "icon of courage and hope" "We refuse to bow before terror," the army chief says . Police say they have identified the attackers .
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[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The brazen shooting", "of a defiant teen blogger has stirred the", "conscience of Pakistan, a nation plagued for", "decades by violent extremism. An angry chorus of", "voices in social media, on the street, in", "newspapers and over the airwaves has decried the", "attack against 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai as", "cowardly and an example of a government unable to", "cope with militants. \"I blame the Taliban, first", "and foremost,\" columnist Sami Shah wrote in The", "Express Tribune, a local English daily. \"I blame", "the government. All of it.\" Malala was slowly", "recuperating Wednesday after surgeons worked for", "three hours to remove a bullet lodged in her", "neck. Opinion: Girl's courage, Taliban's", "cowardice . On Tuesday, Taliban militants stopped", "a van carrying three girls, including Malala, on", "their way home from school in northwestern", "Pakistan's conservative Swat Valley. One of the", "gunmen asked which one was Malala Yousufzai. When", "the girls pointed her out, the men opened fire.", "The bullets struck all three girls. For two of", "them, the injuries were not life-threatening. For", "Malala, it was touch-and-go for a while. \"We are", "happy that she survived, but are worried too", "about her health condition,\" said her uncle, Faiz", "Muhammad, who is with her at a military hospital", "in Peshawar. On Wednesday, police took the van", "driver and the school guard into custody for", "questioning. They also said they'd identified the", "culprits. Meanwhile, the Taliban claimed", "responsibility for the attack and issued an", "ominous threat. \"If she survives this time, she", "won't next time,\" a spokesman for the Pakistani", "Taliban said. \"We will certainly kill her.\" \"I", "have the right of education,\" Malala said in a", "2011 interview with CNN. \"I have the right to", "play. I have the right to sing. I have the right", "to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have", "the right to speak up.\" In fact, many of Malala's", "courageous words during that interview take on an", "even more defiant context. \"When your people need", "you, you should come up,\" she told CNN's Reza", "Sayah. \"You should come and stand up for their", "rights.\" Malala also encouraged other young", "people to take a stand against the Taliban -- and", "to not hide in their bedrooms. \"God will ask you", "on the day of judgment where were you when your", "people were asking you, when your school fellows", "were asking you, and when your school was asking", "you that I am being blown up?\" Read more:", "14-year-old girl wins Pakistan's first peace", "prize . Mian Iftikhar Hussein, the", "Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa information minister, said he", "was declaring a bounty of $100,000 for the", "capture of the culprits in the attempt on", "Malala's life. Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq", "Parvez Kayani visited Malala in the hospital and", "delivered a simple message: \"We refuse to bow", "before terror.\" He also noted that the Taliban", "lack respect for the \"golden words\" of the", "Prophet Mohammed -- \"that the one who is not kind", "to children is not amongst us.\" \"In attacking", "Malala, the terrorists have failed to grasp that", "she is not only an individual, but an icon of", "courage and hope,\" the general said. The chief", "minister of Punjab said he would bear the cost of", "Malala's treatment, calling her \"the daughter of", "Pakistan.\" The head of PIA, the national airline,", "said he was putting a plane on standby to take", "the teenager \"anywhere in the world if needed\"", "for treatment. Two neurosurgeons, one in the", "United States and one in the United Kingdom, have", "also offered to fly to Pakistan if needed, the", "interior minister said. Throughout the country", "and around the world, Pakistanis, hurt and angry,", "prayed. \"Malala is what Taliban will never be,\"", "said Murtaza Haider, the associate dean of", "research and graduate programs at the Ted Rogers", "School of Management at Toronto's Ryerson", "University, in an opinion piece in the Dawn", "newspaper. \"She is fearless, enlightened,", "articulate, and a young Muslim woman who is the", "face of Pakistan and the hope for a faltering", "nation that can no longer protect its daughters.\"", "\"If the Taliban wants to fight, then they should", "pick on someone their own size,\" a girl said on a", "local news channel. Shamila Chaudhary, a former", "U.S. National Security Council director for", "Afghanistan and Pakistan, told CNN the incident", "reverberates among women and girls and even", "conservative Muslims. \"The Pakistani Taliban", "don't have a lot of support in the Pakistani", "society,\" she said. \"They don't offer social", "services and justice, they don't offer any", "alternative to weak government.\" This latest", "incident \"makes them more unpopular\" among masses", "of people who view the aspirations of Malala and", "the Taliban's resistance to them as a \"fight", "between good and evil,\" said Chaudhary, a senior", "South Asia fellow at the New America Foundation.", "U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the act", "\"heinous and cowardly\" on Wednesday and said the", "attackers must be brought to justice. \"The", "secretary-general, like many around the world,", "has been deeply moved by Malala Yousufzai's", "courageous efforts to promote the fundamental", "right to education -- enshrined in the Universal", "Declaration of Human Rights,\" a representative", "for Ban said. iReport assignment: Girls +", "Education = ... Twitter, the closest thing to a", "barometer of public opinion, likewise lit up.", "\"Wasn't the brute who put a gun to Malala's", "little head born to a woman?\" wrote Kamran Shafi.", "\"Did he have sisters, aunts, a wife or four?", "Bloody filthy terrorist!\" Pakistan's picturesque", "Swat Valley was once one of Pakistan's biggest", "tourist destinations. The valley, near the", "Afghanistan border and about 186 miles (300", "kilometers) from the capital city of Islamabad,", "boasted the country's only ski resort. It was a", "draw for trout-fishing enthusiasts and visitors", "to the ancient Buddhist ruins in the area. But", "that was before militants -- their faces covered", "with dark turbans -- unleashed a wave of", "violence. They demanded veils for women, beards", "for men and a ban on music and television. They", "allowed boys' schools to operate but closed those", "for girls. It was in this climate that Malala", "reached out to the outside world through her blog", "posts. She took a stand by writing about her", "daily battle with extremist militants who used", "fear and intimidation to force girls to stay at", "home. Malala's online writing led to her being", "awarded Pakistan's first National Peace Prize in", "November. \"I was scared of being beheaded by the", "Taliban because of my passion for education,\" she", "told CNN at the time. \"During their rule, the", "Taliban used to march into our houses to check", "whether we were studying or watching television.\"", "She said that she wanted to be a political", "leader, that her country \"needs honest and true", "leaders.\" The Taliban controlled Malala's valley", "for years until 2009, when the military cleared", "it in an operation that also evacuated thousands", "of families. But pockets remain, and violence is", "never far behind. For Pakistani public officials,", "Chaudhary said, the incident is a reminder of the", "Taliban's ends -- keeping girls from going to", "school and imposing hard-line religious and", "cultural values. Many are in denial and haven't", "accepted \"the extent the Taliban will go to", "impose their cultural values.\" There have been", "other examples of violence against women,", "Chaudhary said, including the Taliban flogging of", "a woman caught on video a few years ago. That was", "\"a trigger event -- it pulled a lot of the", "political elite out of their denial,\" she said.", "\"I see this instance as something similar.\"", "Chaudhary said there's a misconception across the", "world that the political elite sympathize with", "the Taliban. That's untrue, she said. They are", "afraid of them and the possibility of violent", "retribution against officials and government", "installations. If the government doesn't talk", "about this latest issue and have justice served,", "it will be a \"step back,\" she said. Sami Shah,", "the columnist, said the ruling Pakistan People's", "Party shares blame. \"There can be a million", "excuses why the Taliban can still operate with", "impunity in Pakistan, a lot of them legitimate.", "But if you are the ruling party, then you must", "accept responsibility for your failures. And the", "PPP has resoundingly failed.\" Setback for", "Pakistani teen facing blasphemy charges .", "Explainer: Pakistan's blasphemy laws . Pakistan's", "top court investigates use of girls to settle", "tribal dispute . CNN's Nasir Habib and Shaan Khan", "reported from Islamabad, and Joe Sterling from", "Atlanta. CNN's Noreen Shams and Saeed Ahmed also", "contributed to this report." ]
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Kaufman, Texas (CNN) -- A Texas community is on edge after a district attorney who said he would put away the "scum" who killed a colleague two months ago was shot to death alongside his wife in his home Saturday night. Kaufman County Judge Bruce Wood said he thought there was a "strong connection" between the slayings of Mike and Cynthia McLelland and the shooting death of Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse, who was killed on his way to work in January. Hasse and McLelland "worked on similar cases very closely," said Wood, the county's top elected official. And Kaufman Mayor William Fortner told CNN that he thought the men were targeted by people seeking revenge. "That's the logical conclusion, and I don't have any information that directs me to think that's the case, but that's what you would assume under the circumstances, since they targeted two people from our prosecutors." The Kaufman County sheriff's office, however, won't officially say the killings are connected. "I can't say that," Kaufman County Sheriff David Byrnes told reporters. "No, we have nothing indicating that for sure." Federal and state law enforcement descended rapidly on the crime scene to aid in the investigation. Just two months ago, McLelland vowed to find the people who killed Hasse, one of his top deputies. On Saturday, authorities found the McLellands' bodies in their home in Kaufman County, east of Dallas. "I don't know of anyone who would want to cause him harm," Fortner said. "As far as I could tell, he was doing a really good job as a district attorney." Fortner said he hoped the killer or killers were caught "before any more people are lost." Wood and McLelland last spoke last week. "He never stated to me that he was worried," Wood said. "But everybody that works in the courthouse has been on edge, but he never indicated any fear to me." Authorities are providing extra security for others, and the Kaufman County district attorney's office will be closed on Monday. "We are taking precautions to protect other elected officials in the county," Byrnes told reporters Sunday. He declined to say what those measures were. Byrnes offered no details as to how the McLellands were killed. A law enforcement source told CNN that investigators at the McLellands' home recovered several shell casings at the scene of the crime. The casings are from a .223-caliber rifle, the source said. Authorities have not identified a suspect. McLelland was an Army veteran who later earned a master's degree in psychology and became a psychologist for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the district attorney's website said. He was raised in the small town of Wortham, Texas, where his parents had a ranch. He joined the Army after attending the University of Texas and spent 23 years in the service. He later earned his law degree and practiced as a defense attorney and mental health judge for 18 years before becoming the county's district attorney in 2010. McLelland and his wife leave behind two daughters and three sons. One son is a Dallas police officer. Another top prosecutor slain . The McLellands were killed almost exactly two months after Hasse was shot to death in broad daylight outside the county courthouse on January 31. Hasse had feared for his life and carried a gun to work, said a Dallas attorney who described herself as his longtime friend. Colleen A. Dunbar said she spoke with Hasse on January 24. She said the prosecutor told her he had begun carrying a gun in and out of the county courthouse daily. "He told me he would use a different exit every day because he was fearful for his life," Dunbar told CNN. She said that Hasse gave no specifics on why he felt threatened -- only that he did. McLelland called Hasse "a stellar prosecutor" who knew that threats were part of the job. He vowed after Hasse's slaying to put away the "scum" who killed his deputy. "I hope that the people that did this are watching, because we're very confident that we're going to find you," McLelland told reporters. "We're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in, we're going to bring you back and let the people of Kaufman County prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law." Attorney Pete Schulte told CNN affiliate WFAA that public servants are facing a new quandary. "It's going to have a chilling effect on people who do want to step into those roles and (have to think about whether to) start arming themselves," he said. "I mean, that's the risk that we're going to face now because of this happening." Schulte told the station that after someone shot through the windows of his Dallas offices in November, he began to carry a gun more often. CNN's Ed Lavendera reported from Kaufman, and AnneClaire Stapleton and Holly Yan from Atlanta.
NEW: Investigators find various shell casings from a .223-caliber rifle, a source says . NEW: The Kaufman County district attorney's office will be closed Monday . Kaufman County DA Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, are found dead in their home . Two months ago, McLelland's deputy was shot to death outside the county courthouse .
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[ "Kaufman, Texas (CNN) -- A Texas community is on", "edge after a district attorney who said he would", "put away the \"scum\" who killed a colleague two", "months ago was shot to death alongside his wife", "in his home Saturday night. Kaufman County Judge", "Bruce Wood said he thought there was a \"strong", "connection\" between the slayings of Mike and", "Cynthia McLelland and the shooting death of", "Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark", "Hasse, who was killed on his way to work in", "January. Hasse and McLelland \"worked on similar", "cases very closely,\" said Wood, the county's top", "elected official. And Kaufman Mayor William", "Fortner told CNN that he thought the men were", "targeted by people seeking revenge. \"That's the", "logical conclusion, and I don't have any", "information that directs me to think that's the", "case, but that's what you would assume under the", "circumstances, since they targeted two people", "from our prosecutors.\" The Kaufman County", "sheriff's office, however, won't officially say", "the killings are connected. \"I can't say that,\"", "Kaufman County Sheriff David Byrnes told", "reporters. \"No, we have nothing indicating that", "for sure.\" Federal and state law enforcement", "descended rapidly on the crime scene to aid in", "the investigation. Just two months ago, McLelland", "vowed to find the people who killed Hasse, one of", "his top deputies. On Saturday, authorities found", "the McLellands' bodies in their home in Kaufman", "County, east of Dallas. \"I don't know of anyone", "who would want to cause him harm,\" Fortner said.", "\"As far as I could tell, he was doing a really", "good job as a district attorney.\" Fortner said he", "hoped the killer or killers were caught \"before", "any more people are lost.\" Wood and McLelland", "last spoke last week. \"He never stated to me that", "he was worried,\" Wood said. \"But everybody that", "works in the courthouse has been on edge, but he", "never indicated any fear to me.\" Authorities are", "providing extra security for others, and the", "Kaufman County district attorney's office will be", "closed on Monday. \"We are taking precautions to", "protect other elected officials in the county,\"", "Byrnes told reporters Sunday. He declined to say", "what those measures were. Byrnes offered no", "details as to how the McLellands were killed. A", "law enforcement source told CNN that", "investigators at the McLellands' home recovered", "several shell casings at the scene of the crime.", "The casings are from a .223-caliber rifle, the", "source said. Authorities have not identified a", "suspect. McLelland was an Army veteran who later", "earned a master's degree in psychology and became", "a psychologist for the Texas Department of Mental", "Health and Mental Retardation, the district", "attorney's website said. He was raised in the", "small town of Wortham, Texas, where his parents", "had a ranch. He joined the Army after attending", "the University of Texas and spent 23 years in the", "service. He later earned his law degree and", "practiced as a defense attorney and mental health", "judge for 18 years before becoming the county's", "district attorney in 2010. McLelland and his wife", "leave behind two daughters and three sons. One", "son is a Dallas police officer. Another top", "prosecutor slain . The McLellands were killed", "almost exactly two months after Hasse was shot to", "death in broad daylight outside the county", "courthouse on January 31. Hasse had feared for", "his life and carried a gun to work, said a Dallas", "attorney who described herself as his longtime", "friend. Colleen A. Dunbar said she spoke with", "Hasse on January 24. She said the prosecutor told", "her he had begun carrying a gun in and out of the", "county courthouse daily. \"He told me he would use", "a different exit every day because he was fearful", "for his life,\" Dunbar told CNN. She said that", "Hasse gave no specifics on why he felt threatened", "-- only that he did. McLelland called Hasse \"a", "stellar prosecutor\" who knew that threats were", "part of the job. He vowed after Hasse's slaying", "to put away the \"scum\" who killed his deputy. \"I", "hope that the people that did this are watching,", "because we're very confident that we're going to", "find you,\" McLelland told reporters. \"We're going", "to pull you out of whatever hole you're in, we're", "going to bring you back and let the people of", "Kaufman County prosecute you to the fullest", "extent of the law.\" Attorney Pete Schulte told", "CNN affiliate WFAA that public servants are", "facing a new quandary. \"It's going to have a", "chilling effect on people who do want to step", "into those roles and (have to think about whether", "to) start arming themselves,\" he said. \"I mean,", "that's the risk that we're going to face now", "because of this happening.\" Schulte told the", "station that after someone shot through the", "windows of his Dallas offices in November, he", "began to carry a gun more often. CNN's Ed", "Lavendera reported from Kaufman, and AnneClaire", "Stapleton and Holly Yan from Atlanta." ]
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On their son's last night as president, a melancholy former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, made an impromptu visit to the White House's press briefing room and told reporters how much they'll miss the building. Ex-President George H.W. Bush says he'll miss coming and going from the White House. "We will miss coming and going, but it's time to move on," said the former president, who was a frequent visitor during his son's two terms in office. "The Bushes are going to a happy life." When a reporter suggested that perhaps one of their other sons, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, will take the White House someday, the former president smiled. "Maybe Jeb will do something. I'd like to see him try," the former president said. Barbara Bush, who was first lady from 1989 to 1993, said the hardest part of the night was saying goodbye to the White House residence staff a second time. "In tears twice," she said, her eyes red. She added that she and her husband are looking forward to attending Tuesday's inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. "Very exciting day," she said. In addition to the inauguration, the former first couple was to attend a final dinner at the White House with current President Bush, first lady Laura Bush and the first couple's two daughters, Barbara and Jenna. As the former first couple left the briefing room, some reporters and photographers spontaneously started clapping out of respect. Your view of history . The ex-president, who was using a long walking stick to get around, quipped, "You didn't clap when I was president, what the hell is going on?"
Former president, wife visit White House on son's last night as president . George H.W. Bush smiles when reporter suggests other son could run . Barbara Bush reflects on saying goodbye to White House staff for second time . Former first couple attending inauguration of Barack Obama .
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On their son's last night as", "president, a melancholy former President George", "H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, made an", "impromptu visit to the White House's press", "briefing room and told reporters how much they'll", "miss the building. Ex-President George H.W. Bush", "says he'll miss coming and going from the White", "House. \"We will miss coming and going, but it's", "time to move on,\" said the former president, who", "was a frequent visitor during his son's two terms", "in office. \"The Bushes are going to a happy", "life.\" When a reporter suggested that perhaps one", "of their other sons, former Florida Gov. Jeb", "Bush, will take the White House someday, the", "former president smiled. \"Maybe Jeb will do", "something. I'd like to see him try,\" the former", "president said. Barbara Bush, who was first lady", "from 1989 to 1993, said the hardest part of the", "night was saying goodbye to the White House", "residence staff a second time. \"In tears twice,\"", "she said, her eyes red. She added that she and", "her husband are looking forward to attending", "Tuesday's inauguration of President-elect Barack", "Obama. \"Very exciting day,\" she said. In addition", "to the inauguration, the former first couple was", "to attend a final dinner at the White House with", "current President Bush, first lady Laura Bush and", "the first couple's two daughters, Barbara and", "Jenna. As the former first couple left the", "briefing room, some reporters and photographers", "spontaneously started clapping out of respect.", "Your view of history . The ex-president, who was", "using a long walking stick to get around,", "quipped, \"You didn't clap when I was president,", "what the hell is going on?\"" ]
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On their son's last night as miss the building. Ex-President George H.W. Bush president said. Barbara Bush, who was first lady night was saying goodbye to the White House residence staff a second time. "In tears twice," Tuesday's inauguration of President-elect Barack to the inauguration, the former first couple was
(CNN) -- Bulgaria is a Turkish toilet, France is always on strike, Romania is a vampire theme-park and the UK... Well the UK doesn't exist. The piece "Entropa" shows Romania as a giant Dracula-inspired theme park. That's the view of the European Union according to a controversial art installation by Czech artist David Cerny, commissioned by his government to mark its six-month presidency of the pan-continental body. The work, "Entropa," frames various representations of each member state as components of a giant multimedia model kit. But the piece, scheduled to have its official unveiling Thursday at the EU headquarters in Brussels, has sparked controversy. Look at images of European nations » . Bulgaria's foreign ministry has summoned the Czech ambassador in Sofia to lodge a protest about the piece, according to the Czech News Agency. What do you think about images? And Betina Joteva, spokesperson of the Bulgarian permanent representation to the EU, said in comments reported by EUObserver.com: "It [the work] is preposterous, a disgrace. It is a humiliation for the Bulgarian nation and an offence to [our] national dignity." Bulgaria is not the only nation to suffer an unflattering depiction. Germany is criss-crossed by a series of autobahns in what some critics say is a close approximation of a swastika; Spain is a giant construction site in a dig at its building boom; and Luxembourg is a gold covered nugget sporting a "For Sale" sign. The Netherlands is depicted as a submerged land with only minarets peeking through the waves in an apparent reference to its religious tensions. Poland recreates the WWII flag-raising at Iwo Jima, only with the U.S. Marines and the Stars and Stripes replaced with Catholic clergy brandishing the multi-colored gay pride flag. The UK is absent from the work -- possibly because of its on-off relationship with the rest of the continent. The Czech government said in a statement on its presidency Web site Tuesday that the original brief was for the work to be created by 27 artists representing all EU Member States -- and that it was "unpleasantly surprised" to learn that this was not the case. "David Cerny bears full responsibility for not fulfilling his assignment and promise," said Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister. "In this situation we are now considering further steps. The government said it will issue a further statement Thursday. The comments were in contrast to a statement issued by Vondra Monday, when he said that "sculpture, and art more generally, can speak where words fail. I am confident in Europe's open mind and capacity to appreciate such a project." Cerny is no stranger to controversy. In 1991 he was arrested after painting pink a Soviet tank that served as a Prague war memorial. His Web site shows other examples of his work, including previous kit-style installations entitled "Jesus Christ" and "Dead Raped Woman"; and a life-size bronze fountain that depicts two men standing opposite each other, urinating. Cerny, and his main collaborators Kristof Kintera and Tomas Pospiszyl apologized to Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and other government ministers Tuesday, according to a statement on the artist's Web site, for " not having informed them about what is true and for having misled them. The statement adds that Cerny and his colleagues initially wanted to use 27 European artists for "Entropa", but fell short due to lack of time and money. Instead, they say, they decided to create fictional artists, some of whom have even been given their own Web sites. Cerny says he knew the truth would eventually come out but adds: "We believe that the environment of Brussels is capable of ironic self-reflection, we believe in the sense of humor of European nations and their representatives." Try telling that to Bulgaria.
Czech Republic assumed six-month presidency of European Union this month . Czech artists has apologized for artwork that has sparked diplomatic protests . "Entropa" is due to be officially unveiled at EU HQ in Brussels Thursday . Bulgarian EU representative: A humiliation for the Bulgarian nation .
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[ "(CNN) -- Bulgaria is a Turkish toilet, France is", "always on strike, Romania is a vampire theme-park", "and the UK... Well the UK doesn't exist. The", "piece \"Entropa\" shows Romania as a giant", "Dracula-inspired theme park. That's the view of", "the European Union according to a controversial", "art installation by Czech artist David Cerny,", "commissioned by his government to mark its", "six-month presidency of the pan-continental body.", "The work, \"Entropa,\" frames various", "representations of each member state as", "components of a giant multimedia model kit. But", "the piece, scheduled to have its official", "unveiling Thursday at the EU headquarters in", "Brussels, has sparked controversy. Look at", "images of European nations » . Bulgaria's foreign", "ministry has summoned the Czech ambassador in", "Sofia to lodge a protest about the piece,", "according to the Czech News Agency. What do you", "think about images? And Betina Joteva,", "spokesperson of the Bulgarian permanent", "representation to the EU, said in comments", "reported by EUObserver.com: \"It [the work] is", "preposterous, a disgrace. It is a humiliation for", "the Bulgarian nation and an offence to [our]", "national dignity.\" Bulgaria is not the only", "nation to suffer an unflattering depiction.", "Germany is criss-crossed by a series of autobahns", "in what some critics say is a close approximation", "of a swastika; Spain is a giant construction site", "in a dig at its building boom; and Luxembourg is", "a gold covered nugget sporting a \"For Sale\" sign.", "The Netherlands is depicted as a submerged land", "with only minarets peeking through the waves in", "an apparent reference to its religious tensions.", "Poland recreates the WWII flag-raising at Iwo", "Jima, only with the U.S. Marines and the Stars", "and Stripes replaced with Catholic clergy", "brandishing the multi-colored gay pride flag. The", "UK is absent from the work -- possibly because of", "its on-off relationship with the rest of the", "continent. The Czech government said in a", "statement on its presidency Web site Tuesday that", "the original brief was for the work to be created", "by 27 artists representing all EU Member States", "-- and that it was \"unpleasantly surprised\" to", "learn that this was not the case. \"David Cerny", "bears full responsibility for not fulfilling his", "assignment and promise,\" said Alexandr Vondra,", "Deputy Prime Minister. \"In this situation we are", "now considering further steps. The government", "said it will issue a further statement Thursday.", "The comments were in contrast to a statement", "issued by Vondra Monday, when he said that", "\"sculpture, and art more generally, can speak", "where words fail. I am confident in Europe's open", "mind and capacity to appreciate such a project.\"", "Cerny is no stranger to controversy. In 1991 he", "was arrested after painting pink a Soviet tank", "that served as a Prague war memorial. His Web", "site shows other examples of his work, including", "previous kit-style installations entitled \"Jesus", "Christ\" and \"Dead Raped Woman\"; and a life-size", "bronze fountain that depicts two men standing", "opposite each other, urinating. Cerny, and his", "main collaborators Kristof Kintera and Tomas", "Pospiszyl apologized to Czech Prime Minister", "Mirek Topolanek and other government ministers", "Tuesday, according to a statement on the artist's", "Web site, for \" not having informed them about", "what is true and for having misled them. The", "statement adds that Cerny and his colleagues", "initially wanted to use 27 European artists for", "\"Entropa\", but fell short due to lack of time and", "money. Instead, they say, they decided to create", "fictional artists, some of whom have even been", "given their own Web sites. Cerny says he knew the", "truth would eventually come out but adds: \"We", "believe that the environment of Brussels is", "capable of ironic self-reflection, we believe in", "the sense of humor of European nations and their", "representatives.\" Try telling that to Bulgaria." ]
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the European Union according to a controversial six-month presidency of the pan-continental body. unveiling Thursday at the EU headquarters in Brussels, has sparked controversy. Look at preposterous, a disgrace. It is a humiliation for the Bulgarian nation and an offence to [our] the original brief was for the work to be created "Entropa", but fell short due to lack of time and
The smallest boat moored at the Hemingway Marina in Havana may hold the most intrigue. Hunkered down inside a blue, 25-foot sailboat named Salty are Josh Hakken and his wife, Sharyn, and their two boys, 2-year-old Chase and 4-year-old Cole. Theirs is no ordinary visit to the historic port, where they have eluded capture but where CNN found them Tuesday. The Hakkens have been on the lam after they allegedly snatched the two boys from their grandmother's home in Florida. The couple lost custody of their children last year. There is an international manhunt for this family, and here they are, blending in among the other boats. But their stop appears likely to be temporary, as Cuban officials announced Tuesday afternoon that they plan to turn the family over to U.S. authorities. Josh Hakken glared through his sunglasses at the CNN reporter who found him and said nothing beyond confirming his identity. The two boys are OK, said a woman matching the description of his wife, and she left it at that. Josh and Sharyn Hakken are wanted by U.S. authorities and were not in custody in Cuba. But that doesn't mean they aren't being watched. Cuban security officials wearing sidearms appeared as the CNN video crew was filming and ordered them to stop. At the security guards' request, CNN stepped away from the boat, which looked just like the photo that Florida law enforcement officials had circulated, except more battered. A statement from the Cuban foreign ministry said the boat put in to the marina, located a few miles west of Havana, in bad weather on Sunday. "From the first moment, diplomatic notes were exchanged and a permanent and professional communication has been maintained between MINREX" -- Cuba's foreign ministry -- "and the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, with the goal of guaranteeing the integrity and well-being of the minors," the statement said. Joshua Hakken: Libertarian washed ashore in the worker's paradise . U.S. government officials have told the sheriff's office in Hillsborough County, Florida -- which includes the city of Tampa from which the boys went missing -- that "they are receiving exceptional cooperation from the Cuban government," the sheriff's office said Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, U.S. State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said the State Department is aware of the case, though it could not provide additional information because of privacy concerns. "But what I do want to say, more broadly speaking, is that one of the department's highest priorities is the welfare of U.S. citizens overseas, and this is particularly true for children who are our most vulnerable citizens," Ventrell said. Some worried that recovering the children will be difficult. "Unfortunately, these parents and these poor children, these innocent ones, will now be in a country where there are no laws, there is no redress, and that has been a refuge for fugitives and wanted criminals for many years," Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R- Florida, told CNN. The boys had been removed from the care of the Florida couple last year, and on April 2, the couple's parental rights were terminated in Louisiana, investigators say. The Hillsborough County sheriff's office described Josh Hakken as an anti-government protester, and he was believed to be armed, according to the Hillsborough County sheriff's office. There is no extradition treaty between Cuba and the United States, although there have been recent cases in which Americans sought for crimes in the United States and discovered in Havana have been sent back by the Cubans. The FBI currently estimates there are around 70 fugitives from U.S. justice in Cuba, which is one of the reasons Cuba remains on the U.S. list of countries that support state terrorism. Most of the American fugitives in Cuba have been there for decades and have ties to revolutionary movements or radical groups. Last week, the police department in Slidell, Louisiana, issued its own statement offering background on the Hakkens and why the boys were taken from the parents last year. In June of 2012, Slidell police responded to a disturbance report at a hotel where Josh and Sharyn Hakken were staying with their sons, the police statement said. "When police arrived, both Mr. and Mrs. Hakken were acting in a bizarre manner that alarmed officers. They were talking about 'completing their ultimate journey' and were traveling across the country to 'take a journey to the Armageddon'," the Slidell police statement said, adding, "Let it be noted that both of their children were present in the hotel room at the time." Because of the parents' behavior and "the fact that narcotics and weapons were located inside of the hotel room," the children were taken by child welfare officers, and Joshua Hakken was arrested on drug charges, the statement said. "Approximately two weeks later, Slidell Police were notified that Mr. Hakken had shown up to the foster family home ... with a firearm demanding the return of his children," the Slidell police statement continued. "The foster parents called 911, and Mr. Hakken fled without his children. We have heard nothing until (Wednesday)." At some point over the past few months, the children were sent to live with their grandmother, Patricia Hauser, the mother of Sharyn Hakken. Sheriff's investigators say Josh Hakken entered Hauser's home at 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday. She told police that he tied her up and fled with the children in her silver 2009 Toyota Camry. That vehicle was found later that day just a couple of blocks away from the home. Those investigators told CNN they believe Hakken joined up with his wife, who was waiting in their pickup truck, and the family drove to a parking garage. A short time later, investigators said, Hakken is believed to have taken a sailboat out of a private slip in nearby Madeira Beach. Surveillance images showed the boat sailing into the Gulf of Mexico about three and a half hours after the boys disappeared from their grandmother's home, investigators said, adding that the photos showed adults and children on board.
FIRST ON CNN: A man on a boat in Havana tells CNN he is Josh Hakken . Cuba says it will turn the Hakkens back over to the United States . Authorities believe Hakken abducted his two small sons last week . The boys were taken from their parents by child welfare officials in Louisiana last year .
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[ "The smallest boat moored at the Hemingway Marina", "in Havana may hold the most intrigue. Hunkered", "down inside a blue, 25-foot sailboat named Salty", "are Josh Hakken and his wife, Sharyn, and their", "two boys, 2-year-old Chase and 4-year-old Cole.", "Theirs is no ordinary visit to the historic port,", "where they have eluded capture but where CNN", "found them Tuesday. The Hakkens have been on the", "lam after they allegedly snatched the two boys", "from their grandmother's home in Florida. The", "couple lost custody of their children last year.", "There is an international manhunt for this", "family, and here they are, blending in among the", "other boats. But their stop appears likely to be", "temporary, as Cuban officials announced Tuesday", "afternoon that they plan to turn the family over", "to U.S. authorities. Josh Hakken glared through", "his sunglasses at the CNN reporter who found him", "and said nothing beyond confirming his identity.", "The two boys are OK, said a woman matching the", "description of his wife, and she left it at that.", "Josh and Sharyn Hakken are wanted by U.S.", "authorities and were not in custody in Cuba. But", "that doesn't mean they aren't being watched.", "Cuban security officials wearing sidearms", "appeared as the CNN video crew was filming and", "ordered them to stop. At the security guards'", "request, CNN stepped away from the boat, which", "looked just like the photo that Florida law", "enforcement officials had circulated, except more", "battered. A statement from the Cuban foreign", "ministry said the boat put in to the marina,", "located a few miles west of Havana, in bad", "weather on Sunday. \"From the first moment,", "diplomatic notes were exchanged and a permanent", "and professional communication has been", "maintained between MINREX\" -- Cuba's foreign", "ministry -- \"and the U.S. Interests Section in", "Havana, with the goal of guaranteeing the", "integrity and well-being of the minors,\" the", "statement said. Joshua Hakken: Libertarian washed", "ashore in the worker's paradise . U.S. government", "officials have told the sheriff's office in", "Hillsborough County, Florida -- which includes", "the city of Tampa from which the boys went", "missing -- that \"they are receiving exceptional", "cooperation from the Cuban government,\" the", "sheriff's office said Tuesday afternoon. Earlier", "in the day, U.S. State Department spokesman", "Patrick Ventrell said the State Department is", "aware of the case, though it could not provide", "additional information because of privacy", "concerns. \"But what I do want to say, more", "broadly speaking, is that one of the", "department's highest priorities is the welfare of", "U.S. citizens overseas, and this is particularly", "true for children who are our most vulnerable", "citizens,\" Ventrell said. Some worried that", "recovering the children will be difficult.", "\"Unfortunately, these parents and these poor", "children, these innocent ones, will now be in a", "country where there are no laws, there is no", "redress, and that has been a refuge for fugitives", "and wanted criminals for many years,\" Rep. Ileana", "Ros-Lehtinen, R- Florida, told CNN. The boys had", "been removed from the care of the Florida couple", "last year, and on April 2, the couple's parental", "rights were terminated in Louisiana,", "investigators say. The Hillsborough County", "sheriff's office described Josh Hakken as an", "anti-government protester, and he was believed to", "be armed, according to the Hillsborough County", "sheriff's office. There is no extradition treaty", "between Cuba and the United States, although", "there have been recent cases in which Americans", "sought for crimes in the United States and", "discovered in Havana have been sent back by the", "Cubans. The FBI currently estimates there are", "around 70 fugitives from U.S. justice in Cuba,", "which is one of the reasons Cuba remains on the", "U.S. list of countries that support state", "terrorism. Most of the American fugitives in Cuba", "have been there for decades and have ties to", "revolutionary movements or radical groups. Last", "week, the police department in Slidell,", "Louisiana, issued its own statement offering", "background on the Hakkens and why the boys were", "taken from the parents last year. In June of", "2012, Slidell police responded to a disturbance", "report at a hotel where Josh and Sharyn Hakken", "were staying with their sons, the police", "statement said. \"When police arrived, both Mr.", "and Mrs. Hakken were acting in a bizarre manner", "that alarmed officers. They were talking about", "'completing their ultimate journey' and were", "traveling across the country to 'take a journey", "to the Armageddon',\" the Slidell police statement", "said, adding, \"Let it be noted that both of their", "children were present in the hotel room at the", "time.\" Because of the parents' behavior and \"the", "fact that narcotics and weapons were located", "inside of the hotel room,\" the children were", "taken by child welfare officers, and Joshua", "Hakken was arrested on drug charges, the", "statement said. \"Approximately two weeks later,", "Slidell Police were notified that Mr. Hakken had", "shown up to the foster family home ... with a", "firearm demanding the return of his children,\"", "the Slidell police statement continued. \"The", "foster parents called 911, and Mr. Hakken fled", "without his children. We have heard nothing until", "(Wednesday).\" At some point over the past few", "months, the children were sent to live with their", "grandmother, Patricia Hauser, the mother of", "Sharyn Hakken. Sheriff's investigators say Josh", "Hakken entered Hauser's home at 6:30 a.m. last", "Wednesday. She told police that he tied her up", "and fled with the children in her silver 2009", "Toyota Camry. That vehicle was found later that", "day just a couple of blocks away from the home.", "Those investigators told CNN they believe Hakken", "joined up with his wife, who was waiting in their", "pickup truck, and the family drove to a parking", "garage. A short time later, investigators said,", "Hakken is believed to have taken a sailboat out", "of a private slip in nearby Madeira Beach.", "Surveillance images showed the boat sailing into", "the Gulf of Mexico about three and a half hours", "after the boys disappeared from their", "grandmother's home, investigators said, adding", "that the photos showed adults and children on", "board." ]
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(EW.com) -- Today, Major League Baseball will celebrate its annual Jackie Robinson Day, and all players and umpires will wear jerseys with the number 42, which Robinson, the first African-American player in the MLB, made famous. Don't be surprised if the execs at Warner Bros. join in on the fun. The studio did have a grand slam weekend, after all. Warner Bros.' new baseball drama 42 topped the box office with $27.3 million — far ahead of recent baseball titles like Moneyball ($19.5 million debut) and Trouble with the Curve ($12.2 million). In fact, 42 scored the best ever debut for a baseball film, surpassing The Benchwarmers' $19.7 million bow. 42 also became the latest release to earn a rare "A+" CinemaScore grade, signifying exemplary word-of-mouth among ticket-buyers. Former "A+" releases include The Help, Tangled, The Blind Side, Titanic, and A Few Good Men. 42, which was produced by Legendary Pictures for $40 million, stars newcomer Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, as well as Harrison Ford as MLB exec Branch Rickey. The film played exceedingly well with older moviegoers (59 percent of audience members were above the age of 35) and African-American crowds (all ten of 42′s top theaters were in urban markets). According to Warner Bros., a surprisingly high 52 percent of the opening weekend crowd was female. If history is any indication, 42 will keep running around the bases for a long time to come. Like fellow "A+" films The Help and The Blind Side, which also deal with racial issues, 42 should earn a terrific multiplier and finish well above $100 million. Warner Bros. says it plans on expanding the film from its already-wide 3,002 theater count next weekend. EW: '42' movie review . In second place, Scary Movie 5 hit more of a bunt than a home run during its opening frame. The spoof sequel nabbed an unremarkable $15.2 million over the Friday-to-Sunday period from 3,402 theaters, a low-point for the 13-year-old franchise. Part of the reason for Scary Movie 5's sub-par performance may have to do with the fact that it arrived in theaters a full seven years after Scary Movie 4, which earned $40.2 million in its opening weekend in 2006. That's quite a long break for a youth-targeting franchise like Scary Movie. The film stars High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale, as well as tabloid-magnets Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen in supporting roles. (Hey, at least this did better than Lohan's last starring effort!) Those casting stunts weren't enough to drum up interest in the wretchedly-reviewed sequel, though. Scary Movie 5, which Weinstein/Dimension spent $20 million to produce, drew less interest than similar horror spoof A Haunted House, which scared up an $18.1 million opening in January — against a $1.5 million budget no less! Audiences issued Scary Movie 5 a "C-" CinemaScore grade. Fox's hit animated family film The Croods dropped by a slightly larger-than-expected 36 percent in its fourth weekend to $13.2 million. The $135 million caveman comedy has now earned $142.5 million domestically, and may finish its run with about $180 million. Overseas, The Croods has earned an additional $207 million, making it a big winner for Fox Animation. EW: 'Scary Movie 5' review . G.I. Joe: Retaliation dipped 48 percent to $10.8 million this weekend, bringing its total to $102.4 million after three weekends. While the film is running behind its predecessor domestically and won't match G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra's $150.2 million total, it's making up ground overseas, where it has earned $168.3 million — ahead of Cobra's $152.3 million international finish. Paramount, MGM, and Skydance spent $130 million on the sequel. Rounding out the Top 5 was last weekend's champ, Evil Dead, which plummeted 63 percent to $9.5 million. Due to Evil Dead's built-in cult audience, much of which came to the theater on opening day, a large drop was expected. After ten days, the $17 million production from Sony's TriStar, Film District, and Ghost House Productions, has earned $41.5 million and may finish with about $55 million overall. 1. 42 -- $27.3 million . 2. Scary Movie 5 -- $15.2 million . 3. The Croods -- $13.2 million . 4. G.I. Joe: Retaliation -- $10.8 million . 5. Evil Dead -- $9.5 million . In limited release, the Ryan Gosling/Bradley Cooper drama The Place Beyond the Pines successfully expanded into 514 theaters, where it grossed $4.1 million, good for a strong $7,937 location average. Danny Boyle's latest, Trance, wasn't as fortunate. The film moved from four to 438 theaters this weekend, but could only manage a $925,000 frame, yielding a weak $2,112 average. Expect the former film to continue its expansion, while the latter may have trouble convincing tehater owners to take it on board. Internationally, the Tom Cruise thriller Oblivion had a terrific debut with $61.1 million from 52 territories, 48 of which it won. Oblivion's strongest markets included Russia ($8.6 million), the U.K. and Ireland ($7.9 million), and France ($3.9 million). The Universal sci-fi adventure opened in the same range as Oz The Great and Powerful, which conjured a $69.9 million international bow and has now grossed $251.6 million overseas. The film opens stateside next weekend. 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'"42" about the life of ballplayer Jackie Robinson won the weekend box office . "Scary Movie 5" came in second place . Internationally, the Tom Cruise film "Oblivion" did well .
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[ "(EW.com) -- Today, Major League Baseball will", "celebrate its annual Jackie Robinson Day, and all", "players and umpires will wear jerseys with the", "number 42, which Robinson, the first", "African-American player in the MLB, made famous.", "Don't be surprised if the execs at Warner Bros.", "join in on the fun. The studio did have a grand", "slam weekend, after all. Warner Bros.' new", "baseball drama 42 topped the box office with", "$27.3 million — far ahead of recent baseball", "titles like Moneyball ($19.5 million debut) and", "Trouble with the Curve ($12.2 million). In fact,", "42 scored the best ever debut for a baseball", "film, surpassing The Benchwarmers' $19.7 million", "bow. 42 also became the latest release to earn a", "rare \"A+\" CinemaScore grade, signifying exemplary", "word-of-mouth among ticket-buyers. Former \"A+\"", "releases include The Help, Tangled, The Blind", "Side, Titanic, and A Few Good Men. 42, which was", "produced by Legendary Pictures for $40 million,", "stars newcomer Chadwick Boseman as Jackie", "Robinson, as well as Harrison Ford as MLB exec", "Branch Rickey. The film played exceedingly well", "with older moviegoers (59 percent of audience", "members were above the age of 35) and", "African-American crowds (all ten of 42′s top", "theaters were in urban markets). According to", "Warner Bros., a surprisingly high 52 percent of", "the opening weekend crowd was female. If history", "is any indication, 42 will keep running around", "the bases for a long time to come. Like fellow", "\"A+\" films The Help and The Blind Side, which", "also deal with racial issues, 42 should earn a", "terrific multiplier and finish well above $100", "million. Warner Bros. says it plans on expanding", "the film from its already-wide 3,002 theater", "count next weekend. EW: '42' movie review . In", "second place, Scary Movie 5 hit more of a bunt", "than a home run during its opening frame. The", "spoof sequel nabbed an unremarkable $15.2 million", "over the Friday-to-Sunday period from 3,402", "theaters, a low-point for the 13-year-old", "franchise. Part of the reason for Scary Movie 5's", "sub-par performance may have to do with the fact", "that it arrived in theaters a full seven years", "after Scary Movie 4, which earned $40.2 million", "in its opening weekend in 2006. That's quite a", "long break for a youth-targeting franchise like", "Scary Movie. The film stars High School Musical's", "Ashley Tisdale, as well as tabloid-magnets", "Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen in supporting", "roles. (Hey, at least this did better than", "Lohan's last starring effort!) Those casting", "stunts weren't enough to drum up interest in the", "wretchedly-reviewed sequel, though. Scary Movie", "5, which Weinstein/Dimension spent $20 million to", "produce, drew less interest than similar horror", "spoof A Haunted House, which scared up an $18.1", "million opening in January — against a $1.5", "million budget no less! Audiences issued Scary", "Movie 5 a \"C-\" CinemaScore grade. Fox's hit", "animated family film The Croods dropped by a", "slightly larger-than-expected 36 percent in its", "fourth weekend to $13.2 million. The $135 million", "caveman comedy has now earned $142.5 million", "domestically, and may finish its run with about", "$180 million. Overseas, The Croods has earned an", "additional $207 million, making it a big winner", "for Fox Animation. EW: 'Scary Movie 5' review .", "G.I. Joe: Retaliation dipped 48 percent to $10.8", "million this weekend, bringing its total to", "$102.4 million after three weekends. While the", "film is running behind its predecessor", "domestically and won't match G.I. Joe: The Rise", "of Cobra's $150.2 million total, it's making up", "ground overseas, where it has earned $168.3", "million — ahead of Cobra's $152.3 million", "international finish. Paramount, MGM, and", "Skydance spent $130 million on the sequel.", "Rounding out the Top 5 was last weekend's champ,", "Evil Dead, which plummeted 63 percent to $9.5", "million. Due to Evil Dead's built-in cult", "audience, much of which came to the theater on", "opening day, a large drop was expected. After ten", "days, the $17 million production from Sony's", "TriStar, Film District, and Ghost House", "Productions, has earned $41.5 million and may", "finish with about $55 million overall. 1. 42 --", "$27.3 million . 2. Scary Movie 5 -- $15.2 million", ". 3. The Croods -- $13.2 million . 4. G.I. Joe:", "Retaliation -- $10.8 million . 5. Evil Dead --", "$9.5 million . In limited release, the Ryan", "Gosling/Bradley Cooper drama The Place Beyond the", "Pines successfully expanded into 514 theaters,", "where it grossed $4.1 million, good for a strong", "$7,937 location average. Danny Boyle's latest,", "Trance, wasn't as fortunate. The film moved from", "four to 438 theaters this weekend, but could only", "manage a $925,000 frame, yielding a weak $2,112", "average. Expect the former film to continue its", "expansion, while the latter may have trouble", "convincing tehater owners to take it on board.", "Internationally, the Tom Cruise thriller Oblivion", "had a terrific debut with $61.1 million from 52", "territories, 48 of which it won. Oblivion's", "strongest markets included Russia ($8.6 million),", "the U.K. and Ireland ($7.9 million), and France", "($3.9 million). The Universal sci-fi adventure", "opened in the same range as Oz The Great and", "Powerful, which conjured a $69.9 million", "international bow and has now grossed $251.6", "million overseas. The film opens stateside next", "weekend. See the original story at EW.com. CLICK", "HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment", "Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time", "Inc. All rights reserved." ]
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baseball drama 42 topped the box office with second place, Scary Movie 5 hit more of a bunt Internationally, the Tom Cruise thriller Oblivion
Washington (CNN) -- No decision has been made on whether to change the current plan to hold the September 11 terrorist attack trial in a civilian court in lower Manhattan, White House officials said Sunday. Last week, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other politicians expressed concern over the costs and disruption of holding the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four accomplices at a New York City courthouse. David Axelrod, the senior adviser to President Obama, and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that Obama believes the trial should take place in a criminal court instead of before a military commission, as permitted for some terrorism suspects. However, Axelrod and Gibbs acknowledged that Obama and the Justice Department were considering moving the trial from New York City. "We've made no decisions on that yet," Axelrod said on the NBC program "Meet the Press." Gibbs, speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," also said the location of the trial was under discussion, but he expressed certainty that Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, "is going to meet justice and he's going to meet his maker." Gibbs and Axelrod criticized Republican opposition to the plan to hold the trial in a criminal court, saying no one complained when the previous administration of Republican President George W. Bush put terrorism suspects such as "shoe bomber" Richard Reid on trial in U.S. criminal courts. "Now we have a Democratic president and suddenly we hear these protests," Axelrod said. "What has changed between now and then that would cause people to reverse positions?" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, told the CNN program that the Bush administration was wrong to hold terrorism trials on U.S. soil. Instead, trials for dangerous terrorism suspects should be held by military commissions at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility where they currently are held, McConnell said. Obama intends to shut down the Guantanamo facility by transferring the roughly 200 suspects to the United States to stand trial or face indefinite detention, or to third countries. McConnell said Sunday he would fight that plan by trying to withhold federal spending for it. "'I think that will be done on a bipartisan basis," McConnell said of congressional opposition, adding that "whatever domestic support they had for this is totally collapsing." White House officials say the decision about any possible alternate sites to try Mohammed and the others will come from the Justice Department. New York police estimated that the cost to the city would be more than $200 million per year in what could be a multi-year trial and that more than 2,000 checkpoints would need to be installed around Lower Manhattan. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said additional protection would have to be deployed for the city, not just "the core area of Manhattan." Bloomberg initially supported the move, saying "it is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade Center site where so many New Yorkers were murdered." However, Bloomberg used different rhetoric last week when asked about a community agency's proposals to relocate the trial, saying he would prefer the trial be held elsewhere, perhaps at a military base where it would be easier and cheaper to provide security. "It's going to cost an awful lot of money and disturb a lot of people," Bloomberg said. On Thursday, several New York Democratic politicians urged the Obama administration to thoroughly re-examine locating the trial in downtown Manhattan. Julie Menin, chairwoman of a city community advisory agency, proposed four alternative locations for the trial within the Southern District of New York: Governors Island, Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the Bureau of Prisons jail complex at FCI Otisville. The latter three are in Orange County, New York, less than an hour from New York City, county executive Edward Diana told CNN. Diana thinks the trials should not be held anywhere in New York, and definitely not in Orange County, which lost 44 residents in the terror attacks, he said. "I've contacted my legal department and I'll tell you I'll do whatever it takes to stop those trials from coming here, even if it means closing down our roads," Diana said. "I'll sue the federal government if need be." Diana said he'd be worried about the safety of Orange County residents if the trial comes there. Diana, who shot down an offer from Newburgh to host the proceedings in their new courthouse, said the suspects should not be tried in civilian courts. But Newburgh Mayor Nick Valentine said the boost in media presence and police funding during the trial would help his "very poor, very urban" city. Newburgh's new $22 million courthouse is safe and has "every security you could want," Valentine said. An alternate proposal at the West Point location has not been fully reviewed. A West Point spokesman said no one has officially requested a review of demands for such a trial, which would require in-depth study of legal and security concerns. U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Dean Boyd said the Justice Department "can safely prosecute this case in the Southern District of New York while minimizing disruptions to the community to the greatest extent possible, consistent with security needs." New York Gov. David Paterson will meet with the U.S. Marshal Service on Monday to discuss possible 9/11 trial locations in the state, Paterson spokeswoman Marissa Shorenstein told CNN. CNN's Susan Candiotti and Ross Levitt contributed to this report.
NEW: Orange County, New York, leader: Don't move trial here . Officials: President, Justice Department considering moving 9/11 trial from New York City . New York mayor concerned about costs and disruption of holding the trial in city . New York police: Cost to the city would be more than $200 million per year .
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[ "Washington (CNN) -- No decision has been made on", "whether to change the current plan to hold the", "September 11 terrorist attack trial in a civilian", "court in lower Manhattan, White House officials", "said Sunday. Last week, New York Mayor Michael", "Bloomberg and other politicians expressed concern", "over the costs and disruption of holding the", "trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four", "accomplices at a New York City courthouse. David", "Axelrod, the senior adviser to President Obama,", "and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said", "Sunday that Obama believes the trial should take", "place in a criminal court instead of before a", "military commission, as permitted for some", "terrorism suspects. However, Axelrod and Gibbs", "acknowledged that Obama and the Justice", "Department were considering moving the trial from", "New York City. \"We've made no decisions on that", "yet,\" Axelrod said on the NBC program \"Meet the", "Press.\" Gibbs, speaking on CNN's \"State of the", "Union,\" also said the location of the trial was", "under discussion, but he expressed certainty that", "Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September", "11, 2001, attacks, \"is going to meet justice and", "he's going to meet his maker.\" Gibbs and Axelrod", "criticized Republican opposition to the plan to", "hold the trial in a criminal court, saying no one", "complained when the previous administration of", "Republican President George W. Bush put terrorism", "suspects such as \"shoe bomber\" Richard Reid on", "trial in U.S. criminal courts. \"Now we have a", "Democratic president and suddenly we hear these", "protests,\" Axelrod said. \"What has changed", "between now and then that would cause people to", "reverse positions?\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch", "McConnell, R-Kentucky, told the CNN program that", "the Bush administration was wrong to hold", "terrorism trials on U.S. soil. Instead, trials", "for dangerous terrorism suspects should be held", "by military commissions at the Guantanamo Bay,", "Cuba, detention facility where they currently are", "held, McConnell said. Obama intends to shut down", "the Guantanamo facility by transferring the", "roughly 200 suspects to the United States to", "stand trial or face indefinite detention, or to", "third countries. McConnell said Sunday he would", "fight that plan by trying to withhold federal", "spending for it. \"'I think that will be done on a", "bipartisan basis,\" McConnell said of", "congressional opposition, adding that \"whatever", "domestic support they had for this is totally", "collapsing.\" White House officials say the", "decision about any possible alternate sites to", "try Mohammed and the others will come from the", "Justice Department. New York police estimated", "that the cost to the city would be more than $200", "million per year in what could be a multi-year", "trial and that more than 2,000 checkpoints would", "need to be installed around Lower Manhattan.", "Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said additional", "protection would have to be deployed for the", "city, not just \"the core area of Manhattan.\"", "Bloomberg initially supported the move, saying", "\"it is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice", "near the World Trade Center site where so many", "New Yorkers were murdered.\" However, Bloomberg", "used different rhetoric last week when asked", "about a community agency's proposals to relocate", "the trial, saying he would prefer the trial be", "held elsewhere, perhaps at a military base where", "it would be easier and cheaper to provide", "security. \"It's going to cost an awful lot of", "money and disturb a lot of people,\" Bloomberg", "said. On Thursday, several New York Democratic", "politicians urged the Obama administration to", "thoroughly re-examine locating the trial in", "downtown Manhattan. Julie Menin, chairwoman of a", "city community advisory agency, proposed four", "alternative locations for the trial within the", "Southern District of New York: Governors Island,", "Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, the", "U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the", "Bureau of Prisons jail complex at FCI Otisville.", "The latter three are in Orange County, New York,", "less than an hour from New York City, county", "executive Edward Diana told CNN. Diana thinks the", "trials should not be held anywhere in New York,", "and definitely not in Orange County, which lost", "44 residents in the terror attacks, he said.", "\"I've contacted my legal department and I'll tell", "you I'll do whatever it takes to stop those", "trials from coming here, even if it means closing", "down our roads,\" Diana said. \"I'll sue the", "federal government if need be.\" Diana said he'd", "be worried about the safety of Orange County", "residents if the trial comes there. Diana, who", "shot down an offer from Newburgh to host the", "proceedings in their new courthouse, said the", "suspects should not be tried in civilian courts.", "But Newburgh Mayor Nick Valentine said the boost", "in media presence and police funding during the", "trial would help his \"very poor, very urban\"", "city. Newburgh's new $22 million courthouse is", "safe and has \"every security you could want,\"", "Valentine said. An alternate proposal at the West", "Point location has not been fully reviewed. A", "West Point spokesman said no one has officially", "requested a review of demands for such a trial,", "which would require in-depth study of legal and", "security concerns. U.S. Attorney's Office", "spokesman Dean Boyd said the Justice Department", "\"can safely prosecute this case in the Southern", "District of New York while minimizing disruptions", "to the community to the greatest extent possible,", "consistent with security needs.\" New York Gov.", "David Paterson will meet with the U.S. Marshal", "Service on Monday to discuss possible 9/11 trial", "locations in the state, Paterson spokeswoman", "Marissa Shorenstein told CNN. CNN's Susan", "Candiotti and Ross Levitt contributed to this", "report." ]
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MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- The body of an apparent stowaway fell from the wheel well of a plane taking off Thursday from the Dominican Republic, a Federal Aviation Administration official said. The 767 aircraft -- Amerijet flight 840 -- landed about two hours later without incident at Miami International Airport. The flight originated in Santo Domingo. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the FAA is investigating the incident. According to its Web site, Amerijet is an international cargo carrier. The plane was sent to a secure area of Miami International and was being inspected, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. It's unclear why the plane continued to Miami after the body fell out, rather than returning to Santo Domingo. An Amerijet spokesperson did not immediately return a call for comment. CNN's Rich Phillips contributed to this report.
Body fell from wheel well of 767 taking off from Dominican Republic, FAA says . FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says agency is investigating incident . Amerijet flight 840 landed about two hours later at Miami International Airport .
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[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- The body of an apparent", "stowaway fell from the wheel well of a plane", "taking off Thursday from the Dominican Republic,", "a Federal Aviation Administration official said.", "The 767 aircraft -- Amerijet flight 840 -- landed", "about two hours later without incident at Miami", "International Airport. The flight originated in", "Santo Domingo. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen", "said the FAA is investigating the incident.", "According to its Web site, Amerijet is an", "international cargo carrier. The plane was sent", "to a secure area of Miami International and was", "being inspected, according to the Miami-Dade", "Police Department. It's unclear why the plane", "continued to Miami after the body fell out,", "rather than returning to Santo Domingo. An", "Amerijet spokesperson did not immediately return", "a call for comment. CNN's Rich Phillips", "contributed to this report." ]
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stowaway fell from the wheel well of a plane taking off Thursday from the Dominican Republic, The 767 aircraft -- Amerijet flight 840 -- landed about two hours later without incident at Miami Santo Domingo. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the FAA is investigating the incident.
(CNN) -- The stubborn Rim Fire, one of the largest wildfire in California's history, is 70% contained, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday night. With rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast, firefighters who have toiled tirelessly for days will likely make further gains in the coming days. Still, officials don't expect full containment until September 20. The Rim Fire started August 17 and swallowed more than 235,000 acres -- making it the fifth-largest wildfire in California history. It has cost the state more than $39 million to date. Although the fire has consumed tens of thousands of acres inside Yosemite National Park, it has so far had little or no direct impact on Yosemite Valley, a popular spot for tourists and home to many of the park's iconic attractions, including the El Capitan rock formation. Authorities don't know what started the Rim Fire -- although the fire chief in the town of Twain Harte said illegal marijuana growers could be the unintentional culprits. "It might be some sort of illicit grove, marijuana grow-type thing." Todd McNeal told a meeting on August 23. The video of the meeting was posted on YouTube and picked up steam recently. Calls to the Twain Harte fire department were not answered Monday night. But Mark Healey with the Rim Fire Information Line dismissed the suggestion, calling it "rumors." The fire, he said, was still under investigation. What to know about wildfires .
Officials don't expect full containment until September 20 . Twain Harte fire chief says marijuana growers could be to blame . Rim Fire officials called the suggestion "rumors"
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[ "(CNN) -- The stubborn Rim Fire, one of the largest", "wildfire in California's history, is 70%", "contained, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday", "night. With rain and cooler temperatures in the", "forecast, firefighters who have toiled tirelessly", "for days will likely make further gains in the", "coming days. Still, officials don't expect full", "containment until September 20. The Rim Fire", "started August 17 and swallowed more than 235,000", "acres -- making it the fifth-largest wildfire in", "California history. It has cost the state more", "than $39 million to date. Although the fire has", "consumed tens of thousands of acres inside", "Yosemite National Park, it has so far had little", "or no direct impact on Yosemite Valley, a popular", "spot for tourists and home to many of the park's", "iconic attractions, including the El Capitan rock", "formation. Authorities don't know what started", "the Rim Fire -- although the fire chief in the", "town of Twain Harte said illegal marijuana", "growers could be the unintentional culprits. \"It", "might be some sort of illicit grove, marijuana", "grow-type thing.\" Todd McNeal told a meeting on", "August 23. The video of the meeting was posted on", "YouTube and picked up steam recently. Calls to", "the Twain Harte fire department were not answered", "Monday night. But Mark Healey with the Rim Fire", "Information Line dismissed the suggestion,", "calling it \"rumors.\" The fire, he said, was still", "under investigation. What to know about wildfires", "." ]
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(CNN) -- Explorer Dennis Schmitt found an island nearly two years ago near Greenland. Fishermen pass by Greenland's Ilulissat fjord in this September 2004 picture. Such a discovery would usually elicit curiosity, even wonder perhaps, but it evoked mixed feelings for the explorer. The island was once thought to be a peninsula attached to Greenland by an ice shelf or a glacier. But such a large amount of ice melted, it revealed the distinct island. "I very quickly realized two things," he told CNN's Anderson Cooper during a visit to the island earlier this year. "One [was] that this was going to be significant because it was going to be an example of climate change." "The other thing was that it meant it was really happening. It wasn't a joke. It wasn't just statistics. It was really happening." He calls his discovery Warming Island. Many climatologists and scientists say arctic ice melt and other changes in the Earth's climate are the result of an increase in the world's temperature, a trend widely called global warming. Many global warming experts say the phenomenon, if unchecked, is capable of altering the world's climate and geography. In the worst-case scenario, experts say oceans could rise to overwhelming and catastrophic levels, flooding cities and altering seashores. Other scientists and observers, a minority compared to those who believe the warming trend is something ominous, say it is simply the latest shift in the cyclical patterns of a planet's life. Most of the scientific community believes that some warming is occurring across the globe and through some layers of the atmosphere. But why it is occurring and what that means for the future is scientifically and politically contentious. The Earth's temperature averages about 60 degrees Fahrenheit (about 16 degrees Celsius). The average surface temperature has warmed one degree Fahrenheit (0.6 degrees Celsius) during the last century, according to the National Research Council. The temperatures were relatively unchanged from 1880 to 1910, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They rose till about 1945, cooled until about 1975 and have risen steadily to present day. There are several possible reasons for the warming, scientists say. A change in the Earth's orbit or the intensity of the sun's radiation could change, triggering warming or cooling. The reason most cited -- by scientists and scientific organizations -- for the current warming trend is an increase in the concentrations of greenhouse gases, which are in the atmosphere naturally and help keep the planet's temperature at a comfortable level. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, for instance, has increased by 35 percent since the dawn of the industrial age, according to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, commonly referred to as the IPCC. The presence of methane is now 151 percent above pre-industrial levels, but the rate of increase has slowed in recent decades, according to the EPA. Meanwhile, nitrous oxide increased by about 18 percent during the past 200 years. Many scientists and experts who have studied global warming believe the increase is primarily the result of human activities, like the burning of fossil fuels, emissions from vehicles and the clearing of forests. "For the last 30 years, there's no way there's anything natural that can explain it," Stephen Schneider, a professor of environmental studies at Stanford University in California, said. "A vast bulk of the knowledgeable and honest community ... will say the science is settled and humans are at least a majority of the reason behind the warming," he added. Many scientific organizations share Schneider's view, ranging from the national academies of the countries that comprise the G8 to the National Research Council, the American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysical Union. But there are those who do not share his view, and among the skeptics is Richard Lindzen, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "We've suddenly taken to reading tea leaves," he said. "When we saw cooling from 1940 to 1970, we were proclaiming global cooling. Since then, there's been a few tenths of global warming, so we're proclaiming global warming." He believes the current warming trend is the result of natural variability, where a planet goes through phases of warming and cooling and the human contribution to it is minimal. "The Earth is always getting colder and warmer," he said. "It's always changing. In fact, this is true of any fluid-covered planet." Asked about glacial melt, which many observers point to as evidence of global warming, Lindzen said the way glaciers change and move are phenomena largely unexplained. "We don't know why, but it's perfectly clear that glaciers change even though the temperature is cooling at the place that they've occurred," he said. "What we're doing is cherry picking any event that occurs and then saying that's occurring due to global warming." Yet, for Schneider, it is a cause for concern and alarm. "We're already in serious melt, nobody can explain it. The models don't predict it," he said. "We don't know what's going on up there. All we know is that we could be triggering something really nasty." The greatest point of contention is the possible implications for future political and economic policies for the world's nations. The IPCC in February 2007 projected that if carbon dioxide levels doubled relative to pre-industrial levels, temperatures could rise between 3.6 to 8.1 degrees Fahrenheit (2 to 4.5 degrees Celsius) by 2100. The lower end of the range could cause more intense hurricanes, droughts, wildfires and flooding, Schneider said. The higher end could lead to the catastrophes commonly associated with the visions of Hollywood filmmakers. Uncertainties, however, plague such forecasts, which are based on computer simulations and models. The models contemplate factors associated with how the atmosphere, oceans and continents interact, all natural elements that have unpredictability intrinsic to them. "Exactly how much it's going to warm up, we don't know," Schneider said. "That it's going to warm up? I'd bet anything on that." E-mail to a friend .
Earth has warmed one degree in past 100 years . Majority of scientists say greenhouse gases are causing temperatures to rise . Some critics say planets often in periods of warming or cooling .
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[ "(CNN) -- Explorer Dennis Schmitt found an island", "nearly two years ago near Greenland. Fishermen", "pass by Greenland's Ilulissat fjord in this", "September 2004 picture. Such a discovery would", "usually elicit curiosity, even wonder perhaps,", "but it evoked mixed feelings for the explorer.", "The island was once thought to be a peninsula", "attached to Greenland by an ice shelf or a", "glacier. But such a large amount of ice melted,", "it revealed the distinct island. \"I very quickly", "realized two things,\" he told CNN's Anderson", "Cooper during a visit to the island earlier this", "year. \"One [was] that this was going to be", "significant because it was going to be an example", "of climate change.\" \"The other thing was that it", "meant it was really happening. It wasn't a joke.", "It wasn't just statistics. It was really", "happening.\" He calls his discovery Warming", "Island. Many climatologists and scientists say", "arctic ice melt and other changes in the Earth's", "climate are the result of an increase in the", "world's temperature, a trend widely called global", "warming. Many global warming experts say the", "phenomenon, if unchecked, is capable of altering", "the world's climate and geography. In the", "worst-case scenario, experts say oceans could", "rise to overwhelming and catastrophic levels,", "flooding cities and altering seashores. Other", "scientists and observers, a minority compared to", "those who believe the warming trend is something", "ominous, say it is simply the latest shift in the", "cyclical patterns of a planet's life. Most of the", "scientific community believes that some warming", "is occurring across the globe and through some", "layers of the atmosphere. But why it is occurring", "and what that means for the future is", "scientifically and politically contentious. The", "Earth's temperature averages about 60 degrees", "Fahrenheit (about 16 degrees Celsius). The", "average surface temperature has warmed one degree", "Fahrenheit (0.6 degrees Celsius) during the last", "century, according to the National Research", "Council. The temperatures were relatively", "unchanged from 1880 to 1910, according to the", "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They rose", "till about 1945, cooled until about 1975 and have", "risen steadily to present day. There are several", "possible reasons for the warming, scientists say.", "A change in the Earth's orbit or the intensity of", "the sun's radiation could change, triggering", "warming or cooling. The reason most cited -- by", "scientists and scientific organizations -- for", "the current warming trend is an increase in the", "concentrations of greenhouse gases, which are in", "the atmosphere naturally and help keep the", "planet's temperature at a comfortable level. The", "amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, for", "instance, has increased by 35 percent since the", "dawn of the industrial age, according to the", "United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on", "Climate Change, commonly referred to as the IPCC.", "The presence of methane is now 151 percent above", "pre-industrial levels, but the rate of increase", "has slowed in recent decades, according to the", "EPA. Meanwhile, nitrous oxide increased by about", "18 percent during the past 200 years. Many", "scientists and experts who have studied global", "warming believe the increase is primarily the", "result of human activities, like the burning of", "fossil fuels, emissions from vehicles and the", "clearing of forests. \"For the last 30 years,", "there's no way there's anything natural that can", "explain it,\" Stephen Schneider, a professor of", "environmental studies at Stanford University in", "California, said. \"A vast bulk of the", "knowledgeable and honest community ... will say", "the science is settled and humans are at least a", "majority of the reason behind the warming,\" he", "added. Many scientific organizations share", "Schneider's view, ranging from the national", "academies of the countries that comprise the G8", "to the National Research Council, the American", "Meteorological Society and the American", "Geophysical Union. But there are those who do not", "share his view, and among the skeptics is Richard", "Lindzen, a professor of atmospheric sciences at", "the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \"We've", "suddenly taken to reading tea leaves,\" he said.", "\"When we saw cooling from 1940 to 1970, we were", "proclaiming global cooling. Since then, there's", "been a few tenths of global warming, so we're", "proclaiming global warming.\" He believes the", "current warming trend is the result of natural", "variability, where a planet goes through phases", "of warming and cooling and the human contribution", "to it is minimal. \"The Earth is always getting", "colder and warmer,\" he said. \"It's always", "changing. In fact, this is true of any", "fluid-covered planet.\" Asked about glacial melt,", "which many observers point to as evidence of", "global warming, Lindzen said the way glaciers", "change and move are phenomena largely", "unexplained. \"We don't know why, but it's", "perfectly clear that glaciers change even though", "the temperature is cooling at the place that", "they've occurred,\" he said. \"What we're doing is", "cherry picking any event that occurs and then", "saying that's occurring due to global warming.\"", "Yet, for Schneider, it is a cause for concern and", "alarm. \"We're already in serious melt, nobody can", "explain it. The models don't predict it,\" he", "said. \"We don't know what's going on up there.", "All we know is that we could be triggering", "something really nasty.\" The greatest point of", "contention is the possible implications for", "future political and economic policies for the", "world's nations. The IPCC in February 2007", "projected that if carbon dioxide levels doubled", "relative to pre-industrial levels, temperatures", "could rise between 3.6 to 8.1 degrees Fahrenheit", "(2 to 4.5 degrees Celsius) by 2100. The lower end", "of the range could cause more intense hurricanes,", "droughts, wildfires and flooding, Schneider said.", "The higher end could lead to the catastrophes", "commonly associated with the visions of Hollywood", "filmmakers. Uncertainties, however, plague such", "forecasts, which are based on computer", "simulations and models. The models contemplate", "factors associated with how the atmosphere,", "oceans and continents interact, all natural", "elements that have unpredictability intrinsic to", "them. \"Exactly how much it's going to warm up, we", "don't know,\" Schneider said. \"That it's going to", "warm up? I'd bet anything on that.\" E-mail to a", "friend ." ]
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Health officials have added 45 infants to the list of more than 700 who were exposed to tuberculosis at a hospital in El Paso, Texas. Earlier this week, the city's Department of Public Health announced that 706 infants and 43 health care workers had been exposed to tuberculosis, commonly called TB, at Providence Memorial Hospital. An employee at the hospital came to work with an active case of TB some time between September 2013 and August 2014. He or she worked with infants in the nursery and in the post-partum unit at the hospital, the health department said. These 45 additional cases were exposed during the same time period, and are being notified along with the rest of the group. The family of each patient was sent a certified letter and is being contacted via telephone with instructions on how to get tested for TB. Any necessary follow-up care will be provided free of charge by the health department and the hospital. As of Monday, more than 350 appointments had been made for screenings, according to the health department. Parents and other family members of the infants are not being told to get tested because they "are not considered exposed," health officials said in a statement. There is no word yet on whether any of the people exposed have tested positive for the disease. The infected health care worker is no longer working and is receiving treatment, the owner of the hospital, Sierra Providence Health Network, said in a statement. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that generally causes coughing, chest pain and difficulty breathing, according to the Mayo Clinic. An estimated 2 billion people worldwide have what's called latent TB, where the bacteria remain dormant and don't cause symptoms. "Once in the body, the bacteria usually lay dormant for months or years before they begin to grow and cause a case of active TB," the El Paso Department of Public Health said in a statement. "That is why it is so important to identify people who may have been exposed, screen them, and provide treatment." The bacteria that cause TB spread through the air when an infected patient coughs or sneezes, but it's not a highly contagious disease; close contact over a longer period of time is required before another person becomes infected, according to the Mayo Clinic. Only active TB can be spread. The Texas Department of State Health Services conducted an on-site investigation at Providence Memorial Hospital last week and cited the hospital "for deficiencies that represent immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety," said Carrie Williams, the department's director of media relations. Investigators "found serious deficiencies in the areas of infection control, patient rights and governing body." The Center for Medicare Services has placed the hospital on a termination track, said David Wright, deputy regional administrator for CMS in Dallas. He said CMS is giving the hospital until October 11 to identify policy changes that need to happen to ensure something like this won't happen again. If the hospital fails to do so, its Medicaid and Medicare funding will be cut off. "This is one of the largest TB exposure investigations we've ever been involved in, and it involves infants, so it is particularly sensitive," Williams said. "Babies are more likely than older children and adults to develop life-threatening forms of TB." Patients with TB must take antibiotics for six to nine months. Some strains of TB are resistant to antibiotics, which makes them more dangerous. Without treatment, TB can be fatal, the Mayo Clinic says. There is one vaccine for TB -- Bacille Calmette-Guerin, known as BCG -- that is not widely used in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; it is given more often to children in countries where TB is common. There were 9,582 recorded cases of TB in the United States last year. In October, health officials identified 140 infants who may have been exposed to tuberculosis in a similar incident at a hospital in Nevada.
751 infants and 43 health care workers have been exposed to TB . Hospital worker in El Paso, Texas, came to work with active case of TB . TB is an infectious disease, but not highly contagious .
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[ "Health officials have added 45 infants to the list", "of more than 700 who were exposed to tuberculosis", "at a hospital in El Paso, Texas. Earlier this", "week, the city's Department of Public Health", "announced that 706 infants and 43 health care", "workers had been exposed to tuberculosis,", "commonly called TB, at Providence Memorial", "Hospital. An employee at the hospital came to", "work with an active case of TB some time between", "September 2013 and August 2014. He or she worked", "with infants in the nursery and in the", "post-partum unit at the hospital, the health", "department said. These 45 additional cases were", "exposed during the same time period, and are", "being notified along with the rest of the group.", "The family of each patient was sent a certified", "letter and is being contacted via telephone with", "instructions on how to get tested for TB. Any", "necessary follow-up care will be provided free of", "charge by the health department and the hospital.", "As of Monday, more than 350 appointments had been", "made for screenings, according to the health", "department. Parents and other family members of", "the infants are not being told to get tested", "because they \"are not considered exposed,\" health", "officials said in a statement. There is no word", "yet on whether any of the people exposed have", "tested positive for the disease. The infected", "health care worker is no longer working and is", "receiving treatment, the owner of the hospital,", "Sierra Providence Health Network, said in a", "statement. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease", "that generally causes coughing, chest pain and", "difficulty breathing, according to the Mayo", "Clinic. An estimated 2 billion people worldwide", "have what's called latent TB, where the bacteria", "remain dormant and don't cause symptoms. \"Once in", "the body, the bacteria usually lay dormant for", "months or years before they begin to grow and", "cause a case of active TB,\" the El Paso", "Department of Public Health said in a statement.", "\"That is why it is so important to identify", "people who may have been exposed, screen them,", "and provide treatment.\" The bacteria that cause", "TB spread through the air when an infected", "patient coughs or sneezes, but it's not a highly", "contagious disease; close contact over a longer", "period of time is required before another person", "becomes infected, according to the Mayo Clinic.", "Only active TB can be spread. The Texas", "Department of State Health Services conducted an", "on-site investigation at Providence Memorial", "Hospital last week and cited the hospital \"for", "deficiencies that represent immediate jeopardy to", "patient health and safety,\" said Carrie Williams,", "the department's director of media relations.", "Investigators \"found serious deficiencies in the", "areas of infection control, patient rights and", "governing body.\" The Center for Medicare Services", "has placed the hospital on a termination track,", "said David Wright, deputy regional administrator", "for CMS in Dallas. He said CMS is giving the", "hospital until October 11 to identify policy", "changes that need to happen to ensure something", "like this won't happen again. If the hospital", "fails to do so, its Medicaid and Medicare funding", "will be cut off. \"This is one of the largest TB", "exposure investigations we've ever been involved", "in, and it involves infants, so it is", "particularly sensitive,\" Williams said. \"Babies", "are more likely than older children and adults to", "develop life-threatening forms of TB.\" Patients", "with TB must take antibiotics for six to nine", "months. Some strains of TB are resistant to", "antibiotics, which makes them more dangerous.", "Without treatment, TB can be fatal, the Mayo", "Clinic says. There is one vaccine for TB --", "Bacille Calmette-Guerin, known as BCG -- that is", "not widely used in the United States, according", "to the Centers for Disease Control and", "Prevention; it is given more often to children in", "countries where TB is common. There were 9,582", "recorded cases of TB in the United States last", "year. In October, health officials identified 140", "infants who may have been exposed to tuberculosis", "in a similar incident at a hospital in Nevada." ]
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Illegal diamond mining by Zimbabwean troops is leading to bloodshed and attacks against civilians, said a global watchdog group formed to cut the flow of so-called "blood diamonds." The armed forces also are accused of funneling money from diamond fields to President Robert Mugabe's party. Residents and workers contributed accounts of attacks detailed by the interim findings of the Kimberley Process after a weeklong investigation in Zimbabwe. The probe started days after a Human Rights Watch report accused the nation's armed forces of violently taking over the diamond fields in Marange district and killing about 200 people since last year. Some victims of the clash were buried in mass graves, the report said. Lameck Chiso, 29, said he was stopped at a police checkpoint on his way from work in the diamond fields. "Three men in army uniform jumped into my car and asked me to drive them back to the mining area," Chiso said. They took his money and urged him to praise the "wonderful job" the army was doing of restoring order to the Marange diamond area, Chiso added. "I complied, but they responded by assaulting me with the back of a gun on my back," he said. Kimberly Process officials urged the government to demilitarize the diamond fields and investigate the accusations against the military. Tapiwa, 32, who declined to give his last name, said he has scars on his back and head from beatings he got when troops found him in the mining area. Such stories are common, said Georgette Gagnon, director of Human Rights Watch. The organization said more than 100 witnesses, including soldiers and children, were interviewed for its report. "The police and army have turned this peaceful area into a nightmare of lawlessness and horrific violence," Gagnon said. "Zimbabwe's new government should get the army out of the fields, put a stop to the abuse and prosecute those responsible." The money from blood diamonds can end up funding rebel violence, the Kimberley Process group said. Separately, Human Rights Watch has accused the armed forces of funneling money from the fields into ZANU-PF, President Robert Mugabe's party. The government decried some aspects of the report, saying the critics were trying to smear the Mugabe's party. "I can confirm that there has been illegal mining taking place in Zimbabwe, but we seem to be getting on top of the situation now," said Kembo Mohadi, Zimbabwe's co-minister of home affairs. The government has not been able to verify allegations of deaths and mass graves, Mohadi said. "As a responsible government, we have started investigating these reports," he said, adding that mining proceeds in the cash-strapped nation are not being distributed to any particular group. "The money will not be handled by any party but by the Treasury," he said.
Probe finds illegal diamond mining by Zimbabwe troops leads to attacks on civilians . Watchdog group urges government to investigate accusations against military . Zimbabwean official admits illegal diamond mining taking place . Government unable to verify allegations of deaths and mass graves, official says .
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[ "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Illegal diamond mining", "by Zimbabwean troops is leading to bloodshed and", "attacks against civilians, said a global watchdog", "group formed to cut the flow of so-called \"blood", "diamonds.\" The armed forces also are accused of", "funneling money from diamond fields to President", "Robert Mugabe's party. Residents and workers", "contributed accounts of attacks detailed by the", "interim findings of the Kimberley Process after a", "weeklong investigation in Zimbabwe. The probe", "started days after a Human Rights Watch report", "accused the nation's armed forces of violently", "taking over the diamond fields in Marange", "district and killing about 200 people since last", "year. Some victims of the clash were buried in", "mass graves, the report said. Lameck Chiso, 29,", "said he was stopped at a police checkpoint on his", "way from work in the diamond fields. \"Three men", "in army uniform jumped into my car and asked me", "to drive them back to the mining area,\" Chiso", "said. They took his money and urged him to praise", "the \"wonderful job\" the army was doing of", "restoring order to the Marange diamond area,", "Chiso added. \"I complied, but they responded by", "assaulting me with the back of a gun on my back,\"", "he said. Kimberly Process officials urged the", "government to demilitarize the diamond fields and", "investigate the accusations against the military.", "Tapiwa, 32, who declined to give his last name,", "said he has scars on his back and head from", "beatings he got when troops found him in the", "mining area. Such stories are common, said", "Georgette Gagnon, director of Human Rights Watch.", "The organization said more than 100 witnesses,", "including soldiers and children, were interviewed", "for its report. \"The police and army have turned", "this peaceful area into a nightmare of", "lawlessness and horrific violence,\" Gagnon said.", "\"Zimbabwe's new government should get the army", "out of the fields, put a stop to the abuse and", "prosecute those responsible.\" The money from", "blood diamonds can end up funding rebel violence,", "the Kimberley Process group said. Separately,", "Human Rights Watch has accused the armed forces", "of funneling money from the fields into ZANU-PF,", "President Robert Mugabe's party. The government", "decried some aspects of the report, saying the", "critics were trying to smear the Mugabe's party.", "\"I can confirm that there has been illegal mining", "taking place in Zimbabwe, but we seem to be", "getting on top of the situation now,\" said Kembo", "Mohadi, Zimbabwe's co-minister of home affairs.", "The government has not been able to verify", "allegations of deaths and mass graves, Mohadi", "said. \"As a responsible government, we have", "started investigating these reports,\" he said,", "adding that mining proceeds in the cash-strapped", "nation are not being distributed to any", "particular group. \"The money will not be handled", "by any party but by the Treasury,\" he said." ]
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Illegal diamond mining by Zimbabwean troops is leading to bloodshed and government to demilitarize the diamond fields and investigate the accusations against the military. taking place in Zimbabwe, but we seem to be allegations of deaths and mass graves, Mohadi
Misty and Larry Shaffer have been together since high school. She went to his senior prom; he went to her junior and senior proms. They got married in October 2008. He never said anything about her being overweight. When Larry, an Army specialist, was deployed to Afghanistan for a year in 2012, Misty decided she wanted to get in shape. She weighed about 260 pounds when he left, and less than 155 pounds when he returned. "I just sat in bed one night and was like, 'I can do this,'" she said. "'I need to do this.'" Shaffer, now 25 and living in Leland, North Carolina, has struggled with her weight her whole life, even as a child. Each time she had tried dieting in the past, she would relapse. Before she became pregnant with her daughter, Nevaeh, she took diet pills and lost 60 pounds. But all that -- and more -- came back after she stopped taking the pills. At her heaviest, she weighed around 300 pounds. She's 5 feet 6 inches tall. "I would eat when I was bored. I'd eat three huge meals a day, and then snack in between. Sad or happy, I'd turn to food for everything." Shaffer felt tired all the time. People picked on her. She wanted to surprise her husband, and work toward a better life for herself and her family. Her primary mission: Cut out all the junk. She stopped drinking soda, and tried to limit her liquids to water and coffee. upwave: Try it now! No fast food for a week . The first three to four months were the hardest, she said. Once she got past that, she started craving more healthy foods and water. It got to the point where, if she drank a diet soda, it made her so thirsty that she didn't even want it. Shaffer's job presented its own challenges; she's a personal shopper at a supermarket. At lunch time, the hot fried chicken "just smells so good," she said. But the supermarket also offers a large, well-kept salad bar, as well as warm vegetables on the hot bar and oven-baked chicken. A typical breakfast for Shaffer is oatmeal with fruit or a cereal bar. On her days off, she'll cook up sausage, eggs or pancakes, but she'll watch her portion size. Around 10 a.m. she has a snack, such as fruit or carrots. Lunch is a salad or half a sandwich with some kind of vegetable or fruit. An afternoon snack might be yogurt. For dinner, she eats a lean meat (like ground turkey or a boneless, skinless chicken breast), a vegetable and a very small portion of starch. The big day, Larry Shaffer's return, was May 15, 2013. The soldier had never seen his wife weigh less than 220 pounds, even in high school. When she saw him at the airport, Misty Shaffer didn't know what to say or do. She just ran and jumped into his arms. Her husband was speechless, uttering only one word: "Wow." It was the first time he had ever picked her up. Before, he hadn't been able to lift her off the ground even a little, she said. That moment was worth everything. "A lot of people look at it like, 'Why is that such a big deal?'" she said. "But (when) you never thought you'd see that moment, that somebody can pick you up ... it is a big deal." The other big part of the surprise: She had bought a new house while he was away. Since then, Shaffer has been able to keep the weight off. When her husband left she was a size 22 to 24; now she can wear a women's size 6. She's especially loving how much money she saves on smaller clothes. Khakis, for example, used to cost $80, but she found a pair for her new physique for only $7. She said her husband's eating habits haven't changed much; he likes her cooking, but he'll help himself to ice cream or cake afterward. Sometimes she will join him. But she's not too tempted to go back to her old ways of eating. "I've seen how hard I worked, and what I had to go through to get to this point," she said. She's still in disbelief when her husband picks her up.
Misty Shaffer's husband was deployed to Afghanistan . In May 2013 she met him at the airport, more than 100 pounds lighter . She focused on healthy eating during her weight loss .
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[ "Misty and Larry Shaffer have been together since", "high school. She went to his senior prom; he went", "to her junior and senior proms. They got married", "in October 2008. He never said anything about her", "being overweight. When Larry, an Army specialist,", "was deployed to Afghanistan for a year in 2012,", "Misty decided she wanted to get in shape. She", "weighed about 260 pounds when he left, and less", "than 155 pounds when he returned. \"I just sat in", "bed one night and was like, 'I can do this,'\" she", "said. \"'I need to do this.'\" Shaffer, now 25 and", "living in Leland, North Carolina, has struggled", "with her weight her whole life, even as a child.", "Each time she had tried dieting in the past, she", "would relapse. Before she became pregnant with", "her daughter, Nevaeh, she took diet pills and", "lost 60 pounds. But all that -- and more -- came", "back after she stopped taking the pills. At her", "heaviest, she weighed around 300 pounds. She's 5", "feet 6 inches tall. \"I would eat when I was", "bored. I'd eat three huge meals a day, and then", "snack in between. Sad or happy, I'd turn to food", "for everything.\" Shaffer felt tired all the time.", "People picked on her. She wanted to surprise her", "husband, and work toward a better life for", "herself and her family. Her primary mission: Cut", "out all the junk. She stopped drinking soda, and", "tried to limit her liquids to water and coffee.", "upwave: Try it now! No fast food for a week . The", "first three to four months were the hardest, she", "said. Once she got past that, she started craving", "more healthy foods and water. It got to the point", "where, if she drank a diet soda, it made her so", "thirsty that she didn't even want it. Shaffer's", "job presented its own challenges; she's a", "personal shopper at a supermarket. At lunch time,", "the hot fried chicken \"just smells so good,\" she", "said. But the supermarket also offers a large,", "well-kept salad bar, as well as warm vegetables", "on the hot bar and oven-baked chicken. A typical", "breakfast for Shaffer is oatmeal with fruit or a", "cereal bar. On her days off, she'll cook up", "sausage, eggs or pancakes, but she'll watch her", "portion size. Around 10 a.m. she has a snack,", "such as fruit or carrots. Lunch is a salad or", "half a sandwich with some kind of vegetable or", "fruit. An afternoon snack might be yogurt. For", "dinner, she eats a lean meat (like ground turkey", "or a boneless, skinless chicken breast), a", "vegetable and a very small portion of starch. The", "big day, Larry Shaffer's return, was May 15,", "2013. The soldier had never seen his wife weigh", "less than 220 pounds, even in high school. When", "she saw him at the airport, Misty Shaffer didn't", "know what to say or do. She just ran and jumped", "into his arms. Her husband was speechless,", "uttering only one word: \"Wow.\" It was the first", "time he had ever picked her up. Before, he hadn't", "been able to lift her off the ground even a", "little, she said. That moment was worth", "everything. \"A lot of people look at it like,", "'Why is that such a big deal?'\" she said. \"But", "(when) you never thought you'd see that moment,", "that somebody can pick you up ... it is a big", "deal.\" The other big part of the surprise: She", "had bought a new house while he was away. Since", "then, Shaffer has been able to keep the weight", "off. When her husband left she was a size 22 to", "24; now she can wear a women's size 6. She's", "especially loving how much money she saves on", "smaller clothes. Khakis, for example, used to", "cost $80, but she found a pair for her new", "physique for only $7. She said her husband's", "eating habits haven't changed much; he likes her", "cooking, but he'll help himself to ice cream or", "cake afterward. Sometimes she will join him. But", "she's not too tempted to go back to her old ways", "of eating. \"I've seen how hard I worked, and what", "I had to go through to get to this point,\" she", "said. She's still in disbelief when her husband", "picks her up." ]
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(CNN) -- The Obama administration plans to announce Wednesday the creation of seven "climate hubs" to provide information to rural communities facing extreme weather conditions. The hubs by the U .S. Department of Agriculture will provide scientific knowledge to help farmers, ranchers and landowners battle risks associated with climate change, including drought, floods, pests and fires. "For generations, America's farmers, ranchers and forest landowners have innovated and adapted to challenges," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. However, he said, rural communities face more complex challenges today because of climate change. "USDA's climate hubs are part of our broad commitment to developing the next generation of climate solutions so that our agricultural leaders have the modern technologies and tools they need to adapt and succeed in the face of a changing climate," Vilsack said. The hubs will be in Iowa, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon and New Mexico. Additional sub-hubs will be set up in various other states, including Michigan and California. Climate hubs will focus on regional issues, and will equip local communities with knowledge to help them adapt. "Sub hubs will support the hub within their region and focus on a narrow and unique set of issues relative to what will be going on in the rest of the hub," the White House said in a statement. Rural communities have been especially hit by climate change. In the Midwest, for example, the fire season is 60 days longer than it was three decades ago, the statement said. In addition to affecting food supply and rural economies, climate change comes with a hefty price tag. "Drought alone was estimated to cost the U.S. $50 billion from 2011 to 2013. Such risks have implications not only for agricultural producers, but for all Americans," the statement said. The hubs are part of a broader commitment by President Barack Obama to make climate change a priority. Vilsack will introduce the hubs at the White House on Wednesday.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to introduce the new venture Wednesday . Climate change has led to increased risks for farmers, ranchers and landowners . The hubs are part of a broader U.S. commitment to deal with climate change .
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[ "(CNN) -- The Obama administration plans to", "announce Wednesday the creation of seven \"climate", "hubs\" to provide information to rural communities", "facing extreme weather conditions. The hubs by", "the U .S. Department of Agriculture will provide", "scientific knowledge to help farmers, ranchers", "and landowners battle risks associated with", "climate change, including drought, floods, pests", "and fires. \"For generations, America's farmers,", "ranchers and forest landowners have innovated and", "adapted to challenges,\" Agriculture Secretary Tom", "Vilsack said. However, he said, rural communities", "face more complex challenges today because of", "climate change. \"USDA's climate hubs are part of", "our broad commitment to developing the next", "generation of climate solutions so that our", "agricultural leaders have the modern technologies", "and tools they need to adapt and succeed in the", "face of a changing climate,\" Vilsack said. The", "hubs will be in Iowa, New Hampshire, North", "Carolina, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon and New", "Mexico. Additional sub-hubs will be set up in", "various other states, including Michigan and", "California. Climate hubs will focus on regional", "issues, and will equip local communities with", "knowledge to help them adapt. \"Sub hubs will", "support the hub within their region and focus on", "a narrow and unique set of issues relative to", "what will be going on in the rest of the hub,\"", "the White House said in a statement. Rural", "communities have been especially hit by climate", "change. In the Midwest, for example, the fire", "season is 60 days longer than it was three", "decades ago, the statement said. In addition to", "affecting food supply and rural economies,", "climate change comes with a hefty price tag.", "\"Drought alone was estimated to cost the U.S. $50", "billion from 2011 to 2013. Such risks have", "implications not only for agricultural producers,", "but for all Americans,\" the statement said. The", "hubs are part of a broader commitment by", "President Barack Obama to make climate change a", "priority. Vilsack will introduce the hubs at the", "White House on Wednesday." ]
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(CNN) -- Millions of people are expected to go to Washington to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20, but with a troubled economy and pocketbook issues on the mind, the president-elect must be careful to set the right tone. Construction of the inaugural stand continues in front of the White House last week. President Bush raised a record $42.8 million dollars for his second inauguration, and according to Public Citizen, more than 90 percent of the donations to that ceremony were from executives or corporations. But this year, some say throwing a multimillion-dollar party would be unseemly in a time when crash, bailout, and foreclosure fill the economic headlines. "A lot of it is about tone and making sure that the celebrations that do take place are not over the top, that they don't appear to be insensitive to the pain people have right now," said Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense. The inaugural committee for Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make sure the ceremony underscores the incoming administration's "commitment to change business as usual in Washington." The Presidential Inaugural Committee has limited individual contributions to $50,000. There is no law restricting the size of donations, but in the past, inaugural committees have set contribution limits as high as $250,000. The PIC said it will not take contributions from corporations, political action committees, current federally registered lobbyists, non-U.S. citizens or registered foreign agents. Obama has promised to "take power away from the corporate lobbyists" -- a pledge that would be questioned should the president-elect rely on them to foot his inauguration bill. "If he can pay for these parties with small donations, I think there'd be a lot more acceptance of that," Alexander said. Watchdog groups say there are some things Obama can do to take control of the tone. For example, he could make donations to charity, and Michelle Obama could opt for something more reasonably priced than a designer dress. When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office, he also faced a financial crisis. He gave voters a now famous pep talk about the failing economy, then skipped the fancy inaugural balls because they sent the wrong message. But analysts say Obama's not expected to go that far because so many people want to celebrate his historic win. "Washington, D.C., was pro-Obama and had Obama-mania long before November 4. But the moment November 4 occurred, all -- all craziness sort of broke loose," said Anne Schroeder Mullini, a gossip columnist for Politico. As inauguration organizers work to keep the tone in check, they are speaking out against those trying to make money by scalping tickets to the event. Tickets for the inauguration are distributed through members of Congress, and just 240,000 seats are available for the actual swearing-in ceremony. The tickets are supposed to be free, but with demand outpacing supply, a traditional giveaway has turned into a thriving online marketplace. Legitimate ticket brokers -- the same companies that peddle tickets to rock concerts and NASCAR races -- are selling tickets to the inauguration for thousands of dollars, even for standing-room areas on the National Mall. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants to make that practice a crime, punishable by up to a year in prison. Organizers of the inauguration say it violates the spirit of the event and could spell disappointment for people who buy tickets for the ceremony. "We think it's absolutely insane to be selling those tickets. We understand some people want to make a buck, but for those people thinking of buying tickets, it's buyer beware," warned Howard Gantman, staff director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. CNN's Carol Costello, Brianna Keilar and Erica Hill contributed to this report.
President Bush raised a record $42.8 million dollars for his second inauguration . Barack Obama has limited individual donations to $50,000 . Some say an extravagant celebration would be out of place, considering economy . Inauguration organizers say ticket scalping violates the spirit of the event .
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[ "(CNN) -- Millions of people are expected to go to", "Washington to celebrate Barack Obama's", "inauguration on January 20, but with a troubled", "economy and pocketbook issues on the mind, the", "president-elect must be careful to set the right", "tone. Construction of the inaugural stand", "continues in front of the White House last week.", "President Bush raised a record $42.8 million", "dollars for his second inauguration, and", "according to Public Citizen, more than 90 percent", "of the donations to that ceremony were from", "executives or corporations. But this year, some", "say throwing a multimillion-dollar party would be", "unseemly in a time when crash, bailout, and", "foreclosure fill the economic headlines. \"A lot", "of it is about tone and making sure that the", "celebrations that do take place are not over the", "top, that they don't appear to be insensitive to", "the pain people have right now,\" said Ryan", "Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common", "Sense. The inaugural committee for Obama and Vice", "President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make", "sure the ceremony underscores the incoming", "administration's \"commitment to change business", "as usual in Washington.\" The Presidential", "Inaugural Committee has limited individual", "contributions to $50,000. There is no law", "restricting the size of donations, but in the", "past, inaugural committees have set contribution", "limits as high as $250,000. The PIC said it will", "not take contributions from corporations,", "political action committees, current federally", "registered lobbyists, non-U.S. citizens or", "registered foreign agents. Obama has promised to", "\"take power away from the corporate lobbyists\" --", "a pledge that would be questioned should the", "president-elect rely on them to foot his", "inauguration bill. \"If he can pay for these", "parties with small donations, I think there'd be", "a lot more acceptance of that,\" Alexander said.", "Watchdog groups say there are some things Obama", "can do to take control of the tone. For example,", "he could make donations to charity, and Michelle", "Obama could opt for something more reasonably", "priced than a designer dress. When Franklin D.", "Roosevelt took office, he also faced a financial", "crisis. He gave voters a now famous pep talk", "about the failing economy, then skipped the fancy", "inaugural balls because they sent the wrong", "message. But analysts say Obama's not expected to", "go that far because so many people want to", "celebrate his historic win. \"Washington, D.C.,", "was pro-Obama and had Obama-mania long before", "November 4. But the moment November 4 occurred,", "all -- all craziness sort of broke loose,\" said", "Anne Schroeder Mullini, a gossip columnist for", "Politico. As inauguration organizers work to keep", "the tone in check, they are speaking out against", "those trying to make money by scalping tickets to", "the event. Tickets for the inauguration are", "distributed through members of Congress, and just", "240,000 seats are available for the actual", "swearing-in ceremony. The tickets are supposed to", "be free, but with demand outpacing supply, a", "traditional giveaway has turned into a thriving", "online marketplace. Legitimate ticket brokers --", "the same companies that peddle tickets to rock", "concerts and NASCAR races -- are selling tickets", "to the inauguration for thousands of dollars,", "even for standing-room areas on the National", "Mall. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants to", "make that practice a crime, punishable by up to a", "year in prison. Organizers of the inauguration", "say it violates the spirit of the event and could", "spell disappointment for people who buy tickets", "for the ceremony. \"We think it's absolutely", "insane to be selling those tickets. We understand", "some people want to make a buck, but for those", "people thinking of buying tickets, it's buyer", "beware,\" warned Howard Gantman, staff director of", "the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural", "Ceremonies. CNN's Carol Costello, Brianna Keilar", "and Erica Hill contributed to this report." ]
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(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Real Madrid beat ten-man Athletic Bilbao 4-1 to maintain their five-point lead over arch rivals Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league. The Portuguese striker fired home his 22nd and 23rd goals of the league season from 12 yards to help Real gets back to winning ways after their midweek defeat to Barca in the Spanish Cup. Real fell behind against Bilbao when Fernando Llorente volleyed home Javi Martinez's cross but Brazilian defender Marcelo equalized 12 minutes later. Llorente missed a great chance to restore his side's lead but he sliced wide with only Iker Casillas to beat. It would prove to be a costly error. Ronaldo scored his first penalty after Kaka had been pulled to the floor in the penalty area by Ander Iturraspe and got his second 20 minutes later after Mesut Ozil was fouled by Oscar De Marcos, who was shown a red card. Jose Callejon scored Real's fourth as he raced onto Gonzalo Higuaín's pass and fired into the net. Earlier on Sunday, Lionel Messi's fifth hat-trick of the season sent Spanish and European champions Barcelona on their way to a 4-1 win at Malaga. The Argentina striker got his first just after the half hour, heading home Adriano's cross before an Alexis Sanchez tap in made it 2-0. Messi's next two goals were carbon copies as he burst through Malaga's defense before slotting home. Rondon grabbed a late consolation for Malaga. A win for both Real and Barca was perfect preparation for the second leg of their Spanish Cup clash on Wednesday, with Barca leading 2-1 on aggregate. Elsewhere in Spain, Valencia were held to a 1-1 draw by Osasuna while Mallorca won at Rayo Vallecano. Levante and Real Zaragoza drew 0-0. In Italy, AC Milan kept the pressure on Serie A leaders Juventus with a 3-0 win at bottom club Novara. Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted twice while Brazilian striker Robinho scored the other. Milan's city rivals Inter moved into fourth spot in the table after coming from behind to beat Lazio 2-1 at the San Siro. Tommaso Rocchi scored first for the visitors but goals from Diego Milto and Giampaolo Pazzini rescued Inter. Udinese beat Catania 2-1, Palermo toppled Genoa 5-3 while the games between Bologna and Parma, Lecce and Chievo, Siena and Napoli, and Cagliari and Fiorentina all ended in draws. In Germany, champions Borussia Dortmund thrashed Hamburg 5-1 to go level on points at the top of the table with Bayern Munich and Schalke. Robert Lewandowski and Jakub Blaszczykowski both scored twice for Dortmund. In Sunday's other game Lars Bender scored the winner as Bayer Leverkusen beat Mainz 3-2.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores two penalties as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 . Real retain their five-point lead over rivals Barcelona who beat Malaga by the same score . Argentina striker Lionel Messi scores his fifth hat-trick of the season for Barcelona . In Italy AC Milan beat Novara to close within one point of league leaders Juventus .
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[ "(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as", "Real Madrid beat ten-man Athletic Bilbao 4-1 to", "maintain their five-point lead over arch rivals", "Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league. The", "Portuguese striker fired home his 22nd and 23rd", "goals of the league season from 12 yards to help", "Real gets back to winning ways after their", "midweek defeat to Barca in the Spanish Cup. Real", "fell behind against Bilbao when Fernando Llorente", "volleyed home Javi Martinez's cross but Brazilian", "defender Marcelo equalized 12 minutes later.", "Llorente missed a great chance to restore his", "side's lead but he sliced wide with only Iker", "Casillas to beat. It would prove to be a costly", "error. Ronaldo scored his first penalty after", "Kaka had been pulled to the floor in the penalty", "area by Ander Iturraspe and got his second 20", "minutes later after Mesut Ozil was fouled by", "Oscar De Marcos, who was shown a red card. Jose", "Callejon scored Real's fourth as he raced onto", "Gonzalo Higuaín's pass and fired into the net.", "Earlier on Sunday, Lionel Messi's fifth hat-trick", "of the season sent Spanish and European champions", "Barcelona on their way to a 4-1 win at Malaga.", "The Argentina striker got his first just after", "the half hour, heading home Adriano's cross", "before an Alexis Sanchez tap in made it 2-0.", "Messi's next two goals were carbon copies as he", "burst through Malaga's defense before slotting", "home. Rondon grabbed a late consolation for", "Malaga. A win for both Real and Barca was perfect", "preparation for the second leg of their Spanish", "Cup clash on Wednesday, with Barca leading 2-1 on", "aggregate. Elsewhere in Spain, Valencia were held", "to a 1-1 draw by Osasuna while Mallorca won at", "Rayo Vallecano. Levante and Real Zaragoza drew", "0-0. In Italy, AC Milan kept the pressure on", "Serie A leaders Juventus with a 3-0 win at bottom", "club Novara. Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic", "netted twice while Brazilian striker Robinho", "scored the other. Milan's city rivals Inter moved", "into fourth spot in the table after coming from", "behind to beat Lazio 2-1 at the San Siro. Tommaso", "Rocchi scored first for the visitors but goals", "from Diego Milto and Giampaolo Pazzini rescued", "Inter. Udinese beat Catania 2-1, Palermo toppled", "Genoa 5-3 while the games between Bologna and", "Parma, Lecce and Chievo, Siena and Napoli, and", "Cagliari and Fiorentina all ended in draws. In", "Germany, champions Borussia Dortmund thrashed", "Hamburg 5-1 to go level on points at the top of", "the table with Bayern Munich and Schalke. Robert", "Lewandowski and Jakub Blaszczykowski both scored", "twice for Dortmund. In Sunday's other game Lars", "Bender scored the winner as Bayer Leverkusen beat", "Mainz 3-2." ]
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(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Real Madrid beat ten-man Athletic Bilbao 4-1 to maintain their five-point lead over arch rivals Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league. The Earlier on Sunday, Lionel Messi's fifth hat-trick The Argentina striker got his first just after 0-0. In Italy, AC Milan kept the pressure on
(CNN) -- Tired of staying in anonymous corporate hotels? Maybe you should try one of the gorgeous lodgings named by Wallpaper* as its best business hotels of 2012. A panel of well-traveled creatives picked the hotels from a shortlist. Highlights include New York's NoMad, which houses a two-floor library that turns into a cocktail bar, and the Fasano Boa Vista, in Brazil -- a resort that has natural forest and lakes in its vast grounds. More from Wallpaper*: The new breed of designer hostels . But this year's best business hotel is the Georges, a tiny boutique establishment in Istanbul's Galata district, which offers its pampered guests a private butler. Who says you shouldn't mix business with pleasure? For more on travel, visit wallpaper.com. © 2012 wallpaper.com. All rights reserved.
Wallpaper* has picked its best business hotels of 2012 . The winner is the Georges, a tiny boutique hotel in Istanbul . Other highlights include New York's Nomad and Fasano Boa Vista, in Brazil .
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[ "(CNN) -- Tired of staying in anonymous corporate", "hotels? Maybe you should try one of the gorgeous", "lodgings named by Wallpaper* as its best business", "hotels of 2012. A panel of well-traveled", "creatives picked the hotels from a shortlist.", "Highlights include New York's NoMad, which houses", "a two-floor library that turns into a cocktail", "bar, and the Fasano Boa Vista, in Brazil -- a", "resort that has natural forest and lakes in its", "vast grounds. More from Wallpaper*: The new breed", "of designer hostels . But this year's best", "business hotel is the Georges, a tiny boutique", "establishment in Istanbul's Galata district,", "which offers its pampered guests a private", "butler. Who says you shouldn't mix business with", "pleasure? For more on travel, visit", "wallpaper.com. © 2012 wallpaper.com. All rights", "reserved." ]
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Turkish authorities' use of live ammunition, tear gas, beatings and sexual assaults to crush street protests earlier this year constitute "human rights violations on a massive scale," according to a report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International. Amnesty documented cases of Turkish riot police firing plastic bullets and tear gas canisters at the heads of protesters. It also accused police of sexually abusing female demonstrators and of severely beating and shooting protesters with live ammunition, resulting in the deaths of two men in separate incidents. The report, released Wednesday, focused on the turmoil that erupted in May and June, when police tried to put down an environmentalist sit-in. Demonstrators had staged an Occupy Wall Street-style protest over government plans to demolish Istanbul's Gezi Park and replace it with a shopping mall. "The levels of violence used by police in the course of Gezi Park protests clearly show what happens when poorly trained, poorly supervised police officers are instructed to use force -- and encouraged to use it unsparingly -- safe in the knowledge that they are unlikely ever to be identified or prosecuted for their abuses," said Amnesty International's Turkey expert, Andrew Gardner. The Turkish government has launched an investigation into the possible excess use of force. At least one police officer from a counter-terrorism unit is standing trial along with other suspects for beating a protester named Ali Ismail Korkmaz in the Turkish city of Eskisehir. The 19-year-old university student later died as a result of his injuries. Government announces democratic reforms . Amnesty International's report emerged two days after the Turkish government unveiled a long-awaited series of reforms, which the rights group said fails "to address these violations or to take any serious steps to ensure that they will not occur in the future." Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan applauded what he called the "democratization package," declaring it a historic moment for the country. The legislation lifts the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in public institutions. However, women serving as police officers, judges or military personnel are still not allowed to wear headscarves. The reforms also removed the ban on teaching the Kurdish language, and ended the ban of the Kurdish letters "q," "x" and "w," which do not exist in the Turkish alphabet. However, Kurdish can only be taught in private schools, even though it is the language spoken by Turkey's largest ethnic minority. Another change called for expanding the definition and punishment for hate crimes committed on the basis of ethnicity or religious belief. The democratization package quickly inspired a chorus of criticism from a wide range of ethnic, religious and political groups. "This is more of an election package," said Sebahat Tuncel, a lawmaker from the main Kurdish opposition party, referring to municipal elections expected to be held in 2014. "This package could have lifted the obstacles to democratization. It could have lifted barriers to freedom of the press, to freedom of expression and amended the anti-terror laws," Tuncel added. Thousands of Kurds have been arrested in recent years, accused of collaborating with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), whose militants have been fighting a guerrilla war for the past 30 years against the Turkish state. Erdogan's government has tried to bring an end to the simmering conflict by launching negotiations with jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. The peace talks have prompted some of the PKK's thousands of fighters to voluntarily leave Turkey for neighboring Iraq. Meanwhile, women's groups and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual activists are upset that the reforms did not include reference to hate crimes committed on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. Though Erdogan offered to create a cultural institute for Turkey's Roma minority and promised to return a government-seized monastery to the Assyrian Christians, he stopped short of reopening the Halki Seminary, which traditionally educated the country's top Greek Orthodox clergy. For decades, members of Turkey's dwindling Greek community, as well as many Western governments, have called for Turkey to lift its ban on Halki. "I think it is a step forward and the government says more will come," wrote Suat Kiniklioglu, a former lawmaker from Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), in an e-mail to CNN. "However, the real issue in Turkey is political and cultural polarization. I wish the package would address issues such as freedom of expression and pluralism." Turkish president calls for reform . Turkey's president warned about the threats this polarization posed in an address before the Turkish parliament Tuesday. "I viewed the peaceful demonstrations of the young people at Gezi Park... as a new manifestation of our democratic maturity," said Abdullah Gul. Gul argued that Turkey still had a long way to go in its democratization process. "The effective and efficient operation of executive, legislative and judicial powers; the existence of a serious, constructive and strong opposition; a free, critical, impartial and independent media are of utmost importance for a country's democratic development," he said in his speech to lawmakers. Gul has been a loyal ally of Erdogan through the prime minister's decade in office. But as his term in the largely symbolic post of president draws to a close, Gul has increasingly challenged some of Erdogan's more controversial policies. The increasingly divergent political positions have prompted widespread speculation that Gul may be preparing to submit himself as a candidate to be the next prime minister of Turkey.
Police beat, shot, sexually abused protesters, rights group says . The demonstrators wanted to keep a park from becoming a shopping mall . The Turkish government has launched a probe of the alleged abuses .
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Demonstrators had", "staged an Occupy Wall Street-style protest over", "government plans to demolish Istanbul's Gezi Park", "and replace it with a shopping mall. \"The levels", "of violence used by police in the course of Gezi", "Park protests clearly show what happens when", "poorly trained, poorly supervised police officers", "are instructed to use force -- and encouraged to", "use it unsparingly -- safe in the knowledge that", "they are unlikely ever to be identified or", "prosecuted for their abuses,\" said Amnesty", "International's Turkey expert, Andrew Gardner.", "The Turkish government has launched an", "investigation into the possible excess use of", "force. At least one police officer from a", "counter-terrorism unit is standing trial along", "with other suspects for beating a protester named", "Ali Ismail Korkmaz in the Turkish city of", "Eskisehir. The 19-year-old university student", "later died as a result of his injuries.", "Government announces democratic reforms . 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Gul", "argued that Turkey still had a long way to go in", "its democratization process. \"The effective and", "efficient operation of executive, legislative and", "judicial powers; the existence of a serious,", "constructive and strong opposition; a free,", "critical, impartial and independent media are of", "utmost importance for a country's democratic", "development,\" he said in his speech to lawmakers.", "Gul has been a loyal ally of Erdogan through the", "prime minister's decade in office. But as his", "term in the largely symbolic post of president", "draws to a close, Gul has increasingly challenged", "some of Erdogan's more controversial policies.", "The increasingly divergent political positions", "have prompted widespread speculation that Gul may", "be preparing to submit himself as a candidate to", "be the next prime minister of Turkey." ]
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Chiquita Chavis is an Army Reservist who served in Afghanistan and is waiting to see if she'll be deployed for a second time. But since returning from her first tour in 2010, she has fallen on hard times. She came back to find that the civilian job she left had been restructured, and with only part-time work, she struggled to make ends meet for herself and her young daughter. They ended up living in a friend's garage. "I never had to live in the street," said Chavis, 30. "But I (was) not in a situation where I could support myself on my own." Chavis is not alone. While the Department of Veterans Affairs reports that overall veteran homeless rates are going down, female rates are going up. In fact, female veterans are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. homeless population and are more at risk than their male counterparts, according to the report. Read the report on veterans' homeless rates (PDF) The VA says veterans become homeless for many reasons, including mental health issues and substance abuse. But it notes that female veterans can face additional challenges, such as sexual abuse. Female veterans are also more likely to be single parents, the VA says, which can make it more difficult to find adequate housing. Chavis' luck changed at a job fair when she met Jaspen Boothe, a captain with the Army National Guard. Within days, Boothe had helped Chavis and her daughter move to a transitional home where they could stay until they got back on their feet. Boothe, 35, considers it her mission to help her female comrades who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Since 2011, she has provided transitional housing or financial assistance to more than 50 female veterans and their children through her nonprofit, Final Salute. "Not every veteran is living under a bridge," Boothe said. "Not all veterans have mental issues. Not all veterans have experienced substance abuse. Some veterans have just fallen on hard times." When they do fall, it can be hard for female veterans with children to find housing, according to the Government Accountability Office. It reported that 60% of the homeless shelters that serve female veterans don't accept children or have restrictions based on age or the number of children that can be housed. Read the GAO report on veterans and housing (PDF) In the past two years, Boothe has opened two transitional homes in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, where veterans and their children can live for up to two years while they get their lives back on track. Her nonprofit also offers them assistance with child care, employment placement and accessing benefits or counseling through the VA. Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2013 CNN Heroes . "We offer wrap-around services ... anything they could possibly need to help get themselves back in a state of independence," Boothe said. "We give all the tools that you need, but your success in this program is up to you." Additionally, Boothe works to prevent homelessness by providing interest-free loans or grants to help female veterans pay for rent, deposit and utilities. To date, she's helped 100 women and children through her programs, and she has given plenty of personal support and encouragement along the way. "I definitely am someone who relates to them on their level," she said. "(I) let them know: "Hey, you can get past your circumstances. They're only temporary." She should know; she was once homeless herself. As a single mother, Boothe joined the Army Reserves to make a better life for herself and her young son. She was based in New Orleans and set to deploy to Iraq in 2005 when her life was turned upside down. Hurricane Katrina hit. Boothe and her son were fine -- she'd already sent him to live with a relative in Missouri while she prepared to deploy -- but the family lost everything, and Boothe became homeless. A month later, she was diagnosed with head, neck and throat cancer. She underwent surgery and radiation treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, but she was eventually discharged from the Reserves because of her illness. When Boothe asked the VA what assistance was available for her, she was told they didn't have any programs that could help with the challenges she was facing as a female veteran with a dependent child. They referred her to local social services, which Boothe called probably the most demeaning experience of her life. "You're treated basically as a baby's mama or a crack head, or some woman who's made a bunch of bad decisions with her life, and the only resources available were welfare," Boothe said. "I'm not a welfare mom, I'm a soldier." Boothe joined her young son in Missouri, where she was able to eventually get her life back together. Today, her cancer is in remission, and she lives with her son, her new husband and their son in Virginia, where she is on active duty with the Army National Guard. For years, Boothe considered her experience an isolated incident. But when she realized that other female veterans were struggling, too, she decided to take action. For her, it's part of the oath she swore to uphold when she entered the service. "As a soldier, you raise your right hand, and with that comes certain responsibilities," she said. "One of those is to never leave a fallen comrade. ... So whether they're in or out of uniform, they have me if they need me." Boothe's help has given Chavis the break she needed. "I have a job now, and I got promoted in like two weeks," Chavis said. "I'm really at peace here, and I can focus on what my next steps are. ... Jas set me up for success." Boothe is determined to help as many female veterans as she can. At the end of the month, she'll be getting another opportunity when she starts her dream job: working in women veterans outreach at the VA. One way or another, her ultimate goal is to make organizations like hers obsolete. "I don't have a blueprint, but I'm going to figure it out," she said. "It's my duty as a soldier to help my fellow sisters." Want to get involved? Check out the Final Salute website at www.finalsaluteinc.org and see how to help.
Jaspen Boothe is committed to helping out homeless female veterans . Government reports say female veterans have to deal with issues that men do not . Boothe, a captain with the Army National Guard, was once homeless herself . Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2013 CNN Heroes .
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[ "Chiquita Chavis is an Army Reservist who served in", "Afghanistan and is waiting to see if she'll be", "deployed for a second time. But since returning", "from her first tour in 2010, she has fallen on", "hard times. She came back to find that the", "civilian job she left had been restructured, and", "with only part-time work, she struggled to make", "ends meet for herself and her young daughter.", "They ended up living in a friend's garage. \"I", "never had to live in the street,\" said Chavis,", "30. \"But I (was) not in a situation where I could", "support myself on my own.\" Chavis is not alone.", "While the Department of Veterans Affairs reports", "that overall veteran homeless rates are going", "down, female rates are going up. In fact, female", "veterans are the fastest-growing segment of the", "U.S. homeless population and are more at risk", "than their male counterparts, according to the", "report. Read the report on veterans' homeless", "rates (PDF) The VA says veterans become homeless", "for many reasons, including mental health issues", "and substance abuse. But it notes that female", "veterans can face additional challenges, such as", "sexual abuse. Female veterans are also more", "likely to be single parents, the VA says, which", "can make it more difficult to find adequate", "housing. Chavis' luck changed at a job fair when", "she met Jaspen Boothe, a captain with the Army", "National Guard. Within days, Boothe had helped", "Chavis and her daughter move to a transitional", "home where they could stay until they got back on", "their feet. Boothe, 35, considers it her mission", "to help her female comrades who are homeless or", "at risk of becoming homeless. Since 2011, she has", "provided transitional housing or financial", "assistance to more than 50 female veterans and", "their children through her nonprofit, Final", "Salute. \"Not every veteran is living under a", "bridge,\" Boothe said. \"Not all veterans have", "mental issues. Not all veterans have experienced", "substance abuse. Some veterans have just fallen", "on hard times.\" When they do fall, it can be hard", "for female veterans with children to find", "housing, according to the Government", "Accountability Office. It reported that 60% of", "the homeless shelters that serve female veterans", "don't accept children or have restrictions based", "on age or the number of children that can be", "housed. Read the GAO report on veterans and", "housing (PDF) In the past two years, Boothe has", "opened two transitional homes in the Virginia", "suburbs of Washington, where veterans and their", "children can live for up to two years while they", "get their lives back on track. Her nonprofit also", "offers them assistance with child care,", "employment placement and accessing benefits or", "counseling through the VA. Do you know a hero?", "Nominations are open for 2013 CNN Heroes . \"We", "offer wrap-around services ... anything they", "could possibly need to help get themselves back", "in a state of independence,\" Boothe said. \"We", "give all the tools that you need, but your", "success in this program is up to you.\"", "Additionally, Boothe works to prevent", "homelessness by providing interest-free loans or", "grants to help female veterans pay for rent,", "deposit and utilities. To date, she's helped 100", "women and children through her programs, and she", "has given plenty of personal support and", "encouragement along the way. \"I definitely am", "someone who relates to them on their level,\" she", "said. \"(I) let them know: \"Hey, you can get past", "your circumstances. They're only temporary.\" She", "should know; she was once homeless herself. As a", "single mother, Boothe joined the Army Reserves to", "make a better life for herself and her young son.", "She was based in New Orleans and set to deploy to", "Iraq in 2005 when her life was turned upside", "down. Hurricane Katrina hit. Boothe and her son", "were fine -- she'd already sent him to live with", "a relative in Missouri while she prepared to", "deploy -- but the family lost everything, and", "Boothe became homeless. A month later, she was", "diagnosed with head, neck and throat cancer. She", "underwent surgery and radiation treatment at", "Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, but she was", "eventually discharged from the Reserves because", "of her illness. When Boothe asked the VA what", "assistance was available for her, she was told", "they didn't have any programs that could help", "with the challenges she was facing as a female", "veteran with a dependent child. They referred her", "to local social services, which Boothe called", "probably the most demeaning experience of her", "life. \"You're treated basically as a baby's mama", "or a crack head, or some woman who's made a bunch", "of bad decisions with her life, and the only", "resources available were welfare,\" Boothe said.", "\"I'm not a welfare mom, I'm a soldier.\" Boothe", "joined her young son in Missouri, where she was", "able to eventually get her life back together.", "Today, her cancer is in remission, and she lives", "with her son, her new husband and their son in", "Virginia, where she is on active duty with the", "Army National Guard. For years, Boothe considered", "her experience an isolated incident. But when she", "realized that other female veterans were", "struggling, too, she decided to take action. For", "her, it's part of the oath she swore to uphold", "when she entered the service. \"As a soldier, you", "raise your right hand, and with that comes", "certain responsibilities,\" she said. \"One of", "those is to never leave a fallen comrade. ... So", "whether they're in or out of uniform, they have", "me if they need me.\" Boothe's help has given", "Chavis the break she needed. \"I have a job now,", "and I got promoted in like two weeks,\" Chavis", "said. \"I'm really at peace here, and I can focus", "on what my next steps are. ... Jas set me up for", "success.\" Boothe is determined to help as many", "female veterans as she can. At the end of the", "month, she'll be getting another opportunity when", "she starts her dream job: working in women", "veterans outreach at the VA. One way or another,", "her ultimate goal is to make organizations like", "hers obsolete. \"I don't have a blueprint, but I'm", "going to figure it out,\" she said. \"It's my duty", "as a soldier to help my fellow sisters.\" Want to", "get involved? Check out the Final Salute website", "at www.finalsaluteinc.org and see how to help." ]
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The Transportation Security Administration said Friday it has started the process of firing 25 of its agents and suspending 19 others for not following screening procedures. The 44 employees all worked in a checked-baggage screening room in Terminal B of Newark's Liberty International Airport, TSA spokesman David Castelveter told CNN in a written statement. In November and December of 2011, they were caught on surveillance cameras not following proper screening protocols, an agency internal investigation revealed. After passengers check their bags, TSA screeners are supposed to search the luggage with electronic scanners and open some bags by hand. In this case, the employees allegedly didn't follow procedures on about 250 bags during the two months, the agency said. All bags did receive some screening, however. The punishment marks the largest removal and suspension of TSA officers in the agency's history, and part of a larger internal crackdown on improper behavior by TSA agents. "Accountability is an important aspect of our work and we take appropriate action with any employee who does not follow our procedures or engages in misconduct," Castelveter said. In June, the same investigation prompted the agency to fire eight checked-baggage screeners at Newark for violating TSA procedures, including some of them for sleeping on the job. That same month, 43 TSA workers in Fort Myers, Florida, were disciplined for not performing additional screening on random passengers and carry-on bags. At Boston's Logan Airport, 20 checked-baggage screeners were punished in August for reading newspapers or talking on the phone when they were supposed to be screening bags, or for not reporting the misconduct, a spokesperson told CNN at the time. And last year, 36 checked-bag screeners in Hawaii were fired after they were caught on a security camera in 2010 ignoring procedures, including putting bag inspection notices in bags without actually inspecting them, an inspector general's report said. TSA screeners put inspection notices in bags they didn't inspect . TSA reprimands bag screeners over job performance at Boston airport . Speedier trip through airport security could come within a decade . TSA behavior detection officers will be retrained after profiling complaints .
The TSA says 44 employees at Newark's airport did not follow screening procedures . It plans to fire 25 of them and suspend the other 19 . Procedures were not followed on about 250 bags over two months, the TSA says .
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[ "The Transportation Security Administration said", "Friday it has started the process of firing 25 of", "its agents and suspending 19 others for not", "following screening procedures. The 44 employees", "all worked in a checked-baggage screening room in", "Terminal B of Newark's Liberty International", "Airport, TSA spokesman David Castelveter told CNN", "in a written statement. In November and December", "of 2011, they were caught on surveillance cameras", "not following proper screening protocols, an", "agency internal investigation revealed. After", "passengers check their bags, TSA screeners are", "supposed to search the luggage with electronic", "scanners and open some bags by hand. In this", "case, the employees allegedly didn't follow", "procedures on about 250 bags during the two", "months, the agency said. All bags did receive", "some screening, however. The punishment marks the", "largest removal and suspension of TSA officers in", "the agency's history, and part of a larger", "internal crackdown on improper behavior by TSA", "agents. \"Accountability is an important aspect of", "our work and we take appropriate action with any", "employee who does not follow our procedures or", "engages in misconduct,\" Castelveter said. In", "June, the same investigation prompted the agency", "to fire eight checked-baggage screeners at Newark", "for violating TSA procedures, including some of", "them for sleeping on the job. That same month, 43", "TSA workers in Fort Myers, Florida, were", "disciplined for not performing additional", "screening on random passengers and carry-on bags.", "At Boston's Logan Airport, 20 checked-baggage", "screeners were punished in August for reading", "newspapers or talking on the phone when they were", "supposed to be screening bags, or for not", "reporting the misconduct, a spokesperson told CNN", "at the time. And last year, 36 checked-bag", "screeners in Hawaii were fired after they were", "caught on a security camera in 2010 ignoring", "procedures, including putting bag inspection", "notices in bags without actually inspecting them,", "an inspector general's report said. TSA screeners", "put inspection notices in bags they didn't", "inspect . TSA reprimands bag screeners over job", "performance at Boston airport . Speedier trip", "through airport security could come within a", "decade . TSA behavior detection officers will be", "retrained after profiling complaints ." ]
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Bogota, Tennessee (CNN) -- Those who say no man is an island never met Danny Hayes. The 61-year-old retired construction supervisor lives in Bogota, Tennessee, a farming community so small that when asked how to find the town, locals respond, "Don't blink." Hayes' trailer in Bogota is about seven miles from the Mississippi River. Historic flooding across the region brought "the Old Muddy" much closer to him. The two-room trailer is more than 5 feet off the ground, but the river's invasion reaches Hayes' door and, at its height, threatened to evict him. "There's the possibility the trailer could shift, could turn. Could flip over," Hayes said, standing on the trailer's small porch. "Then again, I am not worried about that because I will get out." The Mississippi's flooding has already forced hundreds to flee small towns like Bogota to cities like Memphis. And meteorologists say the heavy rainfall across the South could mean weeks more of high water. Whatever comes, Hayes said he will not be moved. "I'd say for the average person who grew up in towns, you'd be in a dangerous situation," he said. "I'd say a person who learned to live off the land and to survive, it's not a big thing." The one acre of land Hayes retired to is no longer recognizable to him. Groves of pecan trees now stand half-covered in water. Homes abandoned by neighbors sit in several feet of dank and stinking water. To get to dry ground, Hayes paddles a small boat about 50 yards to Highway 78. Once on shore, he then walks the half-mile to town each day for a pack of cigarettes and a little conversation. The homes around Hayes' trailer sit empty, but as he waits out the flood, he is hardly alone. Since the waters began to rise, Hayes said, all manner of animals have swum by the trailer, looking for higher ground. The snakes, he shoots. "It's illegal to kill snakes in Tennessee," he said with a serious look before breaking into a wide smile. "Unless it's for your own protection." The nine-shot revolver with a long barrel that Hayes keeps close also works to ward off other predators. Empty homes in the rural area could make for an inviting target for looters, he said. But his and his neighbors' homes are safe, Hayes said, while he patrols his small "island." To make his point, Hayes suddenly shoots the pistol three times in sudden succession into the invading waters. "I am a crazy old man," he said with a laugh, "And I will shoot the hell out of you, and I am serious about that." As he waits for the waters to retreat, Hayes' family checks in with him regularly by cell phone. His two sons and their families fret about his decision to ride out the flood. But Hayes said he never considered leaving. He's too stubborn. So stubborn he married and divorced the same woman three times before they finally called it quits. Too stubborn "to run for the hills over some water." "Rescue all them poor people and don't worry about this 61-year-old man," he said. "Don't waste no 911 on me." But with the water slowly receding, it appears that Hayes will be spared from the flood's wet grasp. Still, it could be another week, he predicted, before Bogota begins to dry out. Asked what he will do while the floodwaters retreat, Hayes replied with a ready joke. "I got to sell this here land," he said, "while it's still waterfront property!" CNN's Sara Weisfeldt contributed to this report.
Danny Hayes, 61, lives in Bogota, Tennessee . The flooded Mississippi River has reached the door of his two-room trailer . Armed with his revolver, he is refusing to evacuate . "I got to sell this here land while it's still waterfront property," he jokes .
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[ "Bogota, Tennessee (CNN) -- Those who say no man is", "an island never met Danny Hayes. The 61-year-old", "retired construction supervisor lives in Bogota,", "Tennessee, a farming community so small that when", "asked how to find the town, locals respond,", "\"Don't blink.\" Hayes' trailer in Bogota is about", "seven miles from the Mississippi River. Historic", "flooding across the region brought \"the Old", "Muddy\" much closer to him. The two-room trailer", "is more than 5 feet off the ground, but the", "river's invasion reaches Hayes' door and, at its", "height, threatened to evict him. \"There's the", "possibility the trailer could shift, could turn.", "Could flip over,\" Hayes said, standing on the", "trailer's small porch. \"Then again, I am not", "worried about that because I will get out.\" The", "Mississippi's flooding has already forced", "hundreds to flee small towns like Bogota to", "cities like Memphis. And meteorologists say the", "heavy rainfall across the South could mean weeks", "more of high water. Whatever comes, Hayes said he", "will not be moved. \"I'd say for the average", "person who grew up in towns, you'd be in a", "dangerous situation,\" he said. \"I'd say a person", "who learned to live off the land and to survive,", "it's not a big thing.\" The one acre of land Hayes", "retired to is no longer recognizable to him.", "Groves of pecan trees now stand half-covered in", "water. Homes abandoned by neighbors sit in", "several feet of dank and stinking water. To get", "to dry ground, Hayes paddles a small boat about", "50 yards to Highway 78. Once on shore, he then", "walks the half-mile to town each day for a pack", "of cigarettes and a little conversation. The", "homes around Hayes' trailer sit empty, but as he", "waits out the flood, he is hardly alone. Since", "the waters began to rise, Hayes said, all manner", "of animals have swum by the trailer, looking for", "higher ground. The snakes, he shoots. \"It's", "illegal to kill snakes in Tennessee,\" he said", "with a serious look before breaking into a wide", "smile. \"Unless it's for your own protection.\" The", "nine-shot revolver with a long barrel that Hayes", "keeps close also works to ward off other", "predators. Empty homes in the rural area could", "make for an inviting target for looters, he said.", "But his and his neighbors' homes are safe, Hayes", "said, while he patrols his small \"island.\" To", "make his point, Hayes suddenly shoots the pistol", "three times in sudden succession into the", "invading waters. \"I am a crazy old man,\" he said", "with a laugh, \"And I will shoot the hell out of", "you, and I am serious about that.\" As he waits", "for the waters to retreat, Hayes' family checks", "in with him regularly by cell phone. His two sons", "and their families fret about his decision to", "ride out the flood. But Hayes said he never", "considered leaving. He's too stubborn. So", "stubborn he married and divorced the same woman", "three times before they finally called it quits.", "Too stubborn \"to run for the hills over some", "water.\" \"Rescue all them poor people and don't", "worry about this 61-year-old man,\" he said.", "\"Don't waste no 911 on me.\" But with the water", "slowly receding, it appears that Hayes will be", "spared from the flood's wet grasp. Still, it", "could be another week, he predicted, before", "Bogota begins to dry out. Asked what he will do", "while the floodwaters retreat, Hayes replied with", "a ready joke. \"I got to sell this here land,\" he", "said, \"while it's still waterfront property!\"", "CNN's Sara Weisfeldt contributed to this report." ]
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retired construction supervisor lives in Bogota, seven miles from the Mississippi River. Historic Muddy" much closer to him. The two-room trailer a ready joke. "I got to sell this here land," he said, "while it's still waterfront property!"
An Israeli soldier was killed Sunday in a shooting along the Israel-Lebanon border, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The soldier was treated at the scene, then evacuated to a hospital. He later died of his wounds. Later, around midnight, as soldiers in the area conducted an investigation, "suspicious people" were identified and "due to a threat, precise shots were fired at the suspects identified as Lebanese soldiers, and one suspect was hit," an Israel Defense Forces statement said. Earlier Sunday, a spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, had said that a "serious shooting incident" was taking place along the Israel-Lebanon border. It was not immediately clear who was shooting at whom, Andrea Treneti said then. Commanders from both sides were talking to the head of the UNIFIL mission to establish what happened. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's office issued a statement deploring the shooting and calling for restraint on both sides. Israeli and Lebanese forces are cooperating in the investigation, the statement said. The soldier was shot while driving along the border near Rosh Hanikra, according to the IDF. An initial inquiry confirmed the sniper is a member of the Lebanese Armed Forces, it said, adding that further investigation is under way. According to the Lebanese National News Agency, army troops opened fire on Israeli soldiers near the border. UNIFIL has been in southern Lebanon since a 1978 conflict with Israel. After the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militia, the peacekeepers' mandate was expanded to include helping Lebanon keep the country's south "free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons" other than government troops. Cross-border fire has been rare since the Israel-Hezbollah war. In late August, the Israeli air force conducted a strike in Lebanon between Beirut and Sidon, a day after rockets struck northern Israel, according to the IDF. There were no casualties. Israel halts plan that would displace Bedouins . Syrian refugees face miserable winter in Lebanon .
Soldiers fire at "suspicious people," hitting 1, Israel Defense Forces say . United Nations secretary-general issues a statement deploring the shooting . Cross-border fire has been rare since the Israel-Hezbollah war . UNIFIL has been in southern Lebanon since a 1978 conflict with Israel .
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Sunday she won't vote for any more money to support the four-year-old war in Iraq without a plan to start bringing U.S. troops home. Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton greets people before speaking in Washington on September 17. "I've reached the conclusion that the best way to support our troops is begin bringing them home," the New York senator and former first lady told CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer." "I don't believe we should continue to vote for funding that has an open-ended commitment, that has no pressure on the Iraqi government to make the tough political decisions they have to make, or which really gives any urgency to the Bush administration's diplomatic efforts." Clinton's declaration comes as the Senate debates the Defense Department's 2008 spending authorization bill. It follows her vote against a $120 billion war-spending bill in May, when Congress dropped a call for the withdrawal of American combat troops by March 2008 after President Bush vetoed a bill containing that provision. "The president has no intention of changing his policy in Iraq," she said. "He's now talking about leaving it to his successor." Meanwhile, the Senate's Republican minority routinely filibusters Democratic proposals to wind down the war, which is costing the Treasury about $10 billion a month and has claimed the lives of nearly 3,800 American troops. May's spending bill made continued U.S. support contingent on a set of benchmarks for Iraq's government. But the Iraqis met only 11 of the 18 benchmarks, according to the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress. "Even those who are implementing this policy of the president's cannot tell us it will make America more safe, nor that it will lead to the kind of political decision-making that we have to expect from the Iraqis themselves," Clinton said. Nearly two-thirds of the American public now opposes the war, according to a CNN-Opinion Research poll conducted in early September. Clinton said, if elected president, she would end the conflict "as quickly and responsibly as I can," but said some U.S. forces would likely remain as trainers, to protect Americans and to battle Islamic militants loyal to al Qaeda. The two-term senator, who leads her Democratic presidential rivals by a double-digit margin in national polls, made the rounds of all five Washington talk shows Sunday. Last week, Clinton supported two amendments that would have forced the Pentagon to begin a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. But she said Sunday that even if Democrats muster enough Republican support to break a filibuster -- something they have been unable to do -- Democrats would still be unlikely to get the two-thirds vote needed to override a presidential veto. "The answer for this is, let's elect more Democrats in 2008," she said. "That will help solve the problem." E-mail to a friend .
Clinton on CNN: Best way to support troops is to begin bringing them home . Polls suggest Clinton is the leading presidential candidate among Democrats . She says administration policy doesn't put enough pressure on Iraqi leaders . If elected, Clinton says, she would end the war as "responsibly" as she can .
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Despite a highly-publicized anti-corruption drive spearheaded by President Xi Jinping, China's position on an international corruption perceptions index has deteriorated in the past 12 months. Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 ranks countries based on a 100-point "corruption perception" scale, where zero equals a "highly corrupt" perception and 100 means the country is perceived to be very clean. In the report, released Wednesday, China scored 36, falling to 100th place from 80th last year, putting it on a par with Algeria and Suriname. North Korea and Somalia rank equal-worst of 174 countries with a score of just eight. Denmark and New Zealand ranked least corrupt, with scores of 92 and 91, respectively. The Corruption Perceptions Index highlights the problems that emerging economies have with public sector corruption, misappropriation of funds and bribery, said Jose Ugaz, the chair of Transparency International, in a press release. It's based on perceptions of public sector corruption, from the perspective of business people and country experts. "The Transparency International report is inconsistent with China's well-known achievements in the anticorruption campaign," Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying told CNN. "The public will judge the achievement that the government has obtained and it will not be affected by the index. "Corruption is the disease of human society which harms the justice and development of the entire society. It has to be eliminated." Anti-corruption drive . Xi's much-vaunted drive against the "tigers" -- high-ranking public officials -- and "flies" -- lowly apparatchiks -- has been touted as a "life or death" priority for the leader, who announced the initiative shortly after taking office in 2012. Since then, Chinese state media says 75,000 cadres have been found in breach of austerity measures, as of the end of August. Recently, the anti-corruption drive was extended to China's military, with particular emphasis on projects and medical and weapons procurement, China Daily reported. In the past, Xi has said that corruption could lead to "the collapse of the Party and the downfall of the state." Despite his warnings, and attempts to address the issue, the report finds that perceptions of public sector corruption in China are worsening. Rukshana Nanayakkara, Regional Outreach Manager for the Asia-Pacific Region, Transparency International, says that Beijing's approach is misguided. "China's fight against corruption focuses on prosecution, a very top-down way of fighting corruption," he told CNN. "The whole campaign of catching 'tigers' and 'flies,' and from this summer the 'foxhunt' (the worldwide operation to track down fugitive officials) they all talk about prosecution, punishing people. "In many other parts of the world it is a more holistic approach, you need to talk about prevention as well. So, irrespective of the fact that China is trying to punish corrupt officials, it is still thrives. So this is a very strong message to China." China's drop from 40 points to 36 from in the index was one of the "biggest falls" of 2014, Transparency said. Other countries whose rankings dropped were Turkey, which dropped five points, and Angola, Malawi and Rwanda, which all dropped four. Economic growth suffers . Transparency International says the extent of corruption within countries has an impact on their own economic growth, and there's a risk of problems being exported with trade and investment. "The 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that economic growth is undermined and efforts to stop corruption fade when leaders and high level officials abuse power to appropriate public funds for personal gain," Ugaz said in a statement. "Corrupt officials smuggle ill-gotten assets into safe havens through offshore companies with absolute impunity. "Countries at the bottom need to adopt radical anti-corruption measures in favor of their people. Countries at the top of the index should make sure they don't export corrupt practices to underdeveloped countries," Ugaz added. Top countries and mark out of 100 . 1. Denmark (92) 2. New Zealand (91) 3. Finland (89) 4. Sweden (87) 5. Norway (86) 5. Switzerland (86) 7. Singapore (84) 8. Netherlands (83) 9. Luxembourg (82) 10. Canada (81) Bottom countries and mark out of 100 . 174. Somalia (8) 174. North Korea (8) 173. Sudan (11) 172. Afghanistan (12) 171. South Sudan (15) 170. Iraq (16) 169. Turkmenistan (17) 166. Uzbekistan (18) 166. Eritrea (18) 161. Yemen (19)
Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 released . Index shows perceptions of public sector corruption in China have worsened since last year . Drop from 40 points to 36 in the intervening year was one of the "biggest falls" of 2014 . North Korea and Somalia rank equal-worst, Denmark and New Zealand ranked top .
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[ "Despite a highly-publicized anti-corruption drive", "spearheaded by President Xi Jinping, China's", "position on an international corruption", "perceptions index has deteriorated in the past 12", "months. Transparency International's Corruption", "Perceptions Index 2014 ranks countries based on a", "100-point \"corruption perception\" scale, where", "zero equals a \"highly corrupt\" perception and 100", "means the country is perceived to be very clean.", "In the report, released Wednesday, China scored", "36, falling to 100th place from 80th last year,", "putting it on a par with Algeria and Suriname.", "North Korea and Somalia rank equal-worst of 174", "countries with a score of just eight. Denmark and", "New Zealand ranked least corrupt, with scores of", "92 and 91, respectively. The Corruption", "Perceptions Index highlights the problems that", "emerging economies have with public sector", "corruption, misappropriation of funds and", "bribery, said Jose Ugaz, the chair of", "Transparency International, in a press release.", "It's based on perceptions of public sector", "corruption, from the perspective of business", "people and country experts. \"The Transparency", "International report is inconsistent with China's", "well-known achievements in the anticorruption", "campaign,\" Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs", "spokesperson Hua Chunying told CNN. \"The public", "will judge the achievement that the government", "has obtained and it will not be affected by the", "index. \"Corruption is the disease of human", "society which harms the justice and development", "of the entire society. It has to be eliminated.\"", "Anti-corruption drive . Xi's much-vaunted drive", "against the \"tigers\" -- high-ranking public", "officials -- and \"flies\" -- lowly apparatchiks --", "has been touted as a \"life or death\" priority for", "the leader, who announced the initiative shortly", "after taking office in 2012. Since then, Chinese", "state media says 75,000 cadres have been found in", "breach of austerity measures, as of the end of", "August. Recently, the anti-corruption drive was", "extended to China's military, with particular", "emphasis on projects and medical and weapons", "procurement, China Daily reported. In the past,", "Xi has said that corruption could lead to \"the", "collapse of the Party and the downfall of the", "state.\" Despite his warnings, and attempts to", "address the issue, the report finds that", "perceptions of public sector corruption in China", "are worsening. Rukshana Nanayakkara, Regional", "Outreach Manager for the Asia-Pacific Region,", "Transparency International, says that Beijing's", "approach is misguided. \"China's fight against", "corruption focuses on prosecution, a very", "top-down way of fighting corruption,\" he told", "CNN. \"The whole campaign of catching 'tigers' and", "'flies,' and from this summer the 'foxhunt' (the", "worldwide operation to track down fugitive", "officials) they all talk about prosecution,", "punishing people. \"In many other parts of the", "world it is a more holistic approach, you need to", "talk about prevention as well. So, irrespective", "of the fact that China is trying to punish", "corrupt officials, it is still thrives. So this", "is a very strong message to China.\" China's drop", "from 40 points to 36 from in the index was one of", "the \"biggest falls\" of 2014, Transparency said.", "Other countries whose rankings dropped were", "Turkey, which dropped five points, and Angola,", "Malawi and Rwanda, which all dropped four.", "Economic growth suffers . Transparency", "International says the extent of corruption", "within countries has an impact on their own", "economic growth, and there's a risk of problems", "being exported with trade and investment. \"The", "2014 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that", "economic growth is undermined and efforts to stop", "corruption fade when leaders and high level", "officials abuse power to appropriate public funds", "for personal gain,\" Ugaz said in a statement.", "\"Corrupt officials smuggle ill-gotten assets into", "safe havens through offshore companies with", "absolute impunity. \"Countries at the bottom need", "to adopt radical anti-corruption measures in", "favor of their people. Countries at the top of", "the index should make sure they don't export", "corrupt practices to underdeveloped countries,\"", "Ugaz added. Top countries and mark out of 100 .", "1. Denmark (92) 2. New Zealand (91) 3. Finland", "(89) 4. Sweden (87) 5. Norway (86) 5. Switzerland", "(86) 7. Singapore (84) 8. Netherlands (83) 9.", "Luxembourg (82) 10. Canada (81) Bottom countries", "and mark out of 100 . 174. Somalia (8) 174. North", "Korea (8) 173. Sudan (11) 172. Afghanistan (12)", "171. South Sudan (15) 170. Iraq (16) 169.", "Turkmenistan (17) 166. Uzbekistan (18) 166.", "Eritrea (18) 161. Yemen (19)" ]
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months. Transparency International's Corruption North Korea and Somalia rank equal-worst of 174 New Zealand ranked least corrupt, with scores of perceptions of public sector corruption in China from 40 points to 36 from in the index was one of the "biggest falls" of 2014, Transparency said. 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that
Ovell Smith Krell has spent the better part of her 84 years wondering how her brother died at a Florida reform school in 1940, and where he may be buried. Today, she appears to be one step closer to finding out. Florida's attorney general filed a petition on Tuesday asking a state court to approve the exhumation of an unknown number of bodies believed to be buried at the now-defunct school in the Florida panhandle town of Marianna. "The deaths that occurred at Dozier School for Boys in Marianna are cloaked in mystery, and the surviving family members deserve a thorough examination of the site," stated Attorney General Pam Bondi, who filed the petition on behalf of Jackson County's medical examiner. "I am committed to doing everything within my power to support investigative efforts to help resolve unanswered questions and bring closure to the families who lost loved ones." Krell -- who believes her brother, Owen, was buried on the school's property -- says she's overjoyed at the news. "We know they're there and once they start digging, then maybe we can find remains and I hope one of them is my brother," she told CNN. "I want his remains brought up, and if I get my brother I would be ecstatic." Mystery surrounds graves at boys' reform school . It's unclear when the state court will rule on Bondi's petition, although a decision could come in the next couple of weeks. If the exhumations are approved, the bodies would be examined at the University of South Florida at the direction of Jackson County's medical examiner, Michael Hunter. Forensic investigators hope to start the process before the summer rainy season. Researchers plan to use DNA from surviving family members to help identify the remains and return them to their relatives. For years, stories and allegations of beatings, torture and murder have surrounded the century-old school. State authorities have said in the past that there were 31 burial sites at the school, and a 2009 state investigation found no wrongdoing in connection with those deaths. Investigators now say there's evidence that 98 boys died at the school, and some of them may be buried in the 50 graves that forensic investigators have recently found on school grounds. In the wake of those findings, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, asked the Department of Justice to investigate. Nelson called Bondi's petition for exhumations "a critical step forward to bring closure to the families." The mystery surrounding the graves first made headlines in 2008 when Florida's then-governor, Charlie Crist, ordered an investigation after a group of men, known as "the White House Boys," came forward with stories of how they were beaten with leather straps by school administrators inside a small, white building on school property. Robert Straley, who spent about 10 months at the school in the 1960s for allegedly stealing a car, said he was taken to the "white house" on his very first day. "I came out of there in shock, and when they hit you, you went down a foot into the bed, and so hard, I couldn't believe. I didn't know what they were hitting you with," Straley said. Former school administrator Troy Tidwell, a one-armed man who some former students accused of beating them, has said in a deposition that "spankings" took place at the school but denied anyone was ever beaten or killed. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2009 report said most of the 31 boys buried in the school's cemetery were killed in a 1914 fire at the facility, while others died in a 1918 flu outbreak. At the time, the law enforcement agency said it could not determine where another 50 boys -- who it said died at the school as a result of illnesses or accidents -- were buried, blaming poorly kept school records. FDLE closed the case due to the lack of evidence that anyone had died as a result of criminal conduct, and no charges were filed. Investigators say the records do not explain why the boys were buried on school property in the first place. The boys who attended the school were considered "young offenders" of state law and were placed in the school in order to be "separated from older more vicious associates," according to the 2009 report citing the Florida Children's Commission of 1953. Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice closed the school in 2011, blaming budget cuts. Ovell Krell said her family was told that her brother Owen ran away from the reform school, got pneumonia, and died underneath a house in town. "They said that the body was so decomposed, you wouldn't be able to identify him ... they took him straight out to the school and buried him," she told CNN. But Owen's classmate told the family a different story, Krell said. According to Krell, the boy said as he and Owen tried to escape, "my brother was running out across a field, an open field, and there was three men shooting at him, with rifles." "I believe to this day that they shot my brother that night, and I think they probably killed him and brought him back to the school and buried him," she said. Today, she simply wants to bring him home. She's 84 now, and says she's running out of time. "My mom never got a good night's sleep the rest of her life after Owen went missing," she said. "I'd make sure he's put with my mom and dad. It will probably be their first good night's sleep in over 70 years."
Florida's attorney general has requested a court allow exhumations at a defunct school . The court could make a decision in the next few weeks . A forensic team has determined that 50 graves exist on school grounds . A 2009 state investigation said 31 boys are buried there, and most died from a fire and flu .
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[ "Ovell Smith Krell has spent the better part of her", "84 years wondering how her brother died at a", "Florida reform school in 1940, and where he may", "be buried. Today, she appears to be one step", "closer to finding out. Florida's attorney general", "filed a petition on Tuesday asking a state court", "to approve the exhumation of an unknown number of", "bodies believed to be buried at the now-defunct", "school in the Florida panhandle town of Marianna.", "\"The deaths that occurred at Dozier School for", "Boys in Marianna are cloaked in mystery, and the", "surviving family members deserve a thorough", "examination of the site,\" stated Attorney General", "Pam Bondi, who filed the petition on behalf of", "Jackson County's medical examiner. \"I am", "committed to doing everything within my power to", "support investigative efforts to help resolve", "unanswered questions and bring closure to the", "families who lost loved ones.\" Krell -- who", "believes her brother, Owen, was buried on the", "school's property -- says she's overjoyed at the", "news. \"We know they're there and once they start", "digging, then maybe we can find remains and I", "hope one of them is my brother,\" she told CNN. \"I", "want his remains brought up, and if I get my", "brother I would be ecstatic.\" Mystery surrounds", "graves at boys' reform school . It's unclear when", "the state court will rule on Bondi's petition,", "although a decision could come in the next couple", "of weeks. If the exhumations are approved, the", "bodies would be examined at the University of", "South Florida at the direction of Jackson", "County's medical examiner, Michael Hunter.", "Forensic investigators hope to start the process", "before the summer rainy season. Researchers plan", "to use DNA from surviving family members to help", "identify the remains and return them to their", "relatives. For years, stories and allegations of", "beatings, torture and murder have surrounded the", "century-old school. State authorities have said", "in the past that there were 31 burial sites at", "the school, and a 2009 state investigation found", "no wrongdoing in connection with those deaths.", "Investigators now say there's evidence that 98", "boys died at the school, and some of them may be", "buried in the 50 graves that forensic", "investigators have recently found on school", "grounds. In the wake of those findings, U.S. Sen.", "Bill Nelson, D-Florida, asked the Department of", "Justice to investigate. Nelson called Bondi's", "petition for exhumations \"a critical step forward", "to bring closure to the families.\" The mystery", "surrounding the graves first made headlines in", "2008 when Florida's then-governor, Charlie Crist,", "ordered an investigation after a group of men,", "known as \"the White House Boys,\" came forward", "with stories of how they were beaten with leather", "straps by school administrators inside a small,", "white building on school property. Robert", "Straley, who spent about 10 months at the school", "in the 1960s for allegedly stealing a car, said", "he was taken to the \"white house\" on his very", "first day. \"I came out of there in shock, and", "when they hit you, you went down a foot into the", "bed, and so hard, I couldn't believe. I didn't", "know what they were hitting you with,\" Straley", "said. Former school administrator Troy Tidwell, a", "one-armed man who some former students accused of", "beating them, has said in a deposition that", "\"spankings\" took place at the school but denied", "anyone was ever beaten or killed. The Florida", "Department of Law Enforcement's 2009 report said", "most of the 31 boys buried in the school's", "cemetery were killed in a 1914 fire at the", "facility, while others died in a 1918 flu", "outbreak. At the time, the law enforcement agency", "said it could not determine where another 50 boys", "-- who it said died at the school as a result of", "illnesses or accidents -- were buried, blaming", "poorly kept school records. FDLE closed the case", "due to the lack of evidence that anyone had died", "as a result of criminal conduct, and no charges", "were filed. Investigators say the records do not", "explain why the boys were buried on school", "property in the first place. The boys who", "attended the school were considered \"young", "offenders\" of state law and were placed in the", "school in order to be \"separated from older more", "vicious associates,\" according to the 2009 report", "citing the Florida Children's Commission of 1953.", "Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice closed", "the school in 2011, blaming budget cuts. Ovell", "Krell said her family was told that her brother", "Owen ran away from the reform school, got", "pneumonia, and died underneath a house in town.", "\"They said that the body was so decomposed, you", "wouldn't be able to identify him ... they took", "him straight out to the school and buried him,\"", "she told CNN. But Owen's classmate told the", "family a different story, Krell said. According", "to Krell, the boy said as he and Owen tried to", "escape, \"my brother was running out across a", "field, an open field, and there was three men", "shooting at him, with rifles.\" \"I believe to this", "day that they shot my brother that night, and I", "think they probably killed him and brought him", "back to the school and buried him,\" she said.", "Today, she simply wants to bring him home. She's", "84 now, and says she's running out of time. \"My", "mom never got a good night's sleep the rest of", "her life after Owen went missing,\" she said. \"I'd", "make sure he's put with my mom and dad. It will", "probably be their first good night's sleep in", "over 70 years.\"" ]
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closer to finding out. Florida's attorney general although a decision could come in the next couple of weeks. If the exhumations are approved, the the school, and a 2009 state investigation found buried in the 50 graves that forensic investigators have recently found on school most of the 31 boys buried in the school's -- who it said died at the school as a result of
(CNN) -- For Connor Hays, nothing said summer more than spending a day at Joyland Amusement Park. Back in its prime, the Wichita, Kansas, theme park drew families with novelty rides, carnival food and live entertainment. Hays, now 25, says he visited Joyland at least twice each summer when he was a kid in the 1990s. After moving back to his hometown earlier this year, Hays wanted to revisit his childhood amusement park. But he couldn't. Joyland was no more. The theme park, which had been operating for 55 years, closed in 2004. What Hays found instead was a heap of scraps from a forgotten place. With a camera in hand, the web designer walked carefully through the tall fields of grass that now surround much of the abandoned remnants of the theme park. Within the confines of Joyland, Hays was hit with a rush of memories from his youth. "My older brother and I would beg my parents to take us," Hays said. "When we got there, we would ride the same three rides over and over again." Those deep feelings of nostalgia associated with places like local, homegrown theme parks are quite common, according to Jim Futrell, a historian with the National Amusement Park Historical Association. "In this Internet era, people are looking for something different to do, and a lot of amusement parks are able to capitalize on that," he said. Attendance at U.S. theme parks increased by 59 million visitors from 2000 to 2013, said David Mandt, a spokesman for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. The jump in attendance is positive news for an industry that historically goes through cycles of park closures. From 2004 to 2008, amusement parks hit a slump with dozens of theme parks shutting their doors nationwide. This includes several smaller theme parks that closed in the mid-2000s, including some that had survived a century, Futrell said. Ohio's Geauga Lake and Pennsylvania's Bushkill Park, were examples of this trend, Futrell wrote in a 2006 article for Funworld Magazine. Those smaller theme park closures have left a void for some intrepid travelers who are looking for a more nostalgic amusement park experience. Our fascination with abandoned buildings . Jessica Georgia is one of those travelers who is always searching for a vintage or "Old Americana" place to explore. It's what brought her and her family to the gates of Land of Oz, a relic theme park, sitting all alone on top of Beech Mountain in North Carolina. Georgia stumbled onto the theme park while doing an online search for interesting places to visit with her family. There wasn't much information she could find on Land of Oz, except that it once operated in the 1970s before closing its doors. What she did find online were photos of a real-life version of "The Wizard of Oz." Its yellow bricks, steel gate and lush green trees sparked her curiosity. She and her family visited the park in late May and found that the gates to the theme park were open, so they stepped inside. Georgia, her husband and daughter walked carefully down the yellow brick road. The path was still brightly colored after all these years, with a few bricks missing here and there. "I don't think you are supposed to walk in the way we did," she said. "The gates are there, there were the yellow bricks, and the shell of what used to be a castle. The Tin Man was also there, and the trees looked like they were looking at you." Land of Oz may seem like an abandoned theme park, but it's actually not. The amusement park is closed, and the space has been converted into vacation rental property. Visitors can rent out Dorothy's house, which looks like an antique cottage, for two nights or more. Other parts of the park can also be rented for small events. The theme park hasn't been operational since the 1980s, when it first shut down. But the space went through a revival in the 1990s, according to Cynthia Keller, the property manager of Land of Oz and self-appointed "Keeper of Oz." Libraries are dying? Think again . "You get the grounds to yourself, and you can stroll the yellow brick road," Keller said. "We have been doing vacation rentals for the last 20 years." Spending the night in Dorothy's home and waking up on top of a picturesque mountain is an experience that keeps the park's rental calendar pretty much booked up, Keller said. Even those who aren't hardcore fans of the classic Technicolor movie enjoy spending time at the converted theme park. "We aren't crazy about 'The Wizard of Oz,' but I definitely had some nostalgia walking through," Georgia said. "I had a lot of childhood memories of watching that movie with my sister when we were little, and being able to pass that experience down to my daughter. It makes you want to be a kid again." Hays says going to Joyland with his parents always felt like a treat, giving him a "special feeling that is hard to recreate or describe once you have grown up." Although Hays doesn't have children yet, he hopes to share that same feeling with his own kids in the future. He plans on taking them to a theme park similar to Joyland. "There is something about local amusement parks," he said. "When you go to Six Flags, I don't think you have the same emotional connection to that park like a smaller theme park gives you."
During the mid-2000s, several smaller U.S. theme parks closed their doors for good . Nostalgic travelers are looking for a more intimate theme park experience . Vintage theme parks like Land of Oz learned to adapt by offering nostalgia for visitors .
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[ "(CNN) -- For Connor Hays, nothing said summer more", "than spending a day at Joyland Amusement Park.", "Back in its prime, the Wichita, Kansas, theme", "park drew families with novelty rides, carnival", "food and live entertainment. Hays, now 25, says", "he visited Joyland at least twice each summer", "when he was a kid in the 1990s. After moving back", "to his hometown earlier this year, Hays wanted to", "revisit his childhood amusement park. But he", "couldn't. Joyland was no more. The theme park,", "which had been operating for 55 years, closed in", "2004. What Hays found instead was a heap of", "scraps from a forgotten place. With a camera in", "hand, the web designer walked carefully through", "the tall fields of grass that now surround much", "of the abandoned remnants of the theme park.", "Within the confines of Joyland, Hays was hit with", "a rush of memories from his youth. \"My older", "brother and I would beg my parents to take us,\"", "Hays said. \"When we got there, we would ride the", "same three rides over and over again.\" Those deep", "feelings of nostalgia associated with places like", "local, homegrown theme parks are quite common,", "according to Jim Futrell, a historian with the", "National Amusement Park Historical Association.", "\"In this Internet era, people are looking for", "something different to do, and a lot of amusement", "parks are able to capitalize on that,\" he said.", "Attendance at U.S. theme parks increased by 59", "million visitors from 2000 to 2013, said David", "Mandt, a spokesman for the International", "Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.", "The jump in attendance is positive news for an", "industry that historically goes through cycles of", "park closures. From 2004 to 2008, amusement parks", "hit a slump with dozens of theme parks shutting", "their doors nationwide. This includes several", "smaller theme parks that closed in the mid-2000s,", "including some that had survived a century,", "Futrell said. Ohio's Geauga Lake and", "Pennsylvania's Bushkill Park, were examples of", "this trend, Futrell wrote in a 2006 article for", "Funworld Magazine. Those smaller theme park", "closures have left a void for some intrepid", "travelers who are looking for a more nostalgic", "amusement park experience. Our fascination with", "abandoned buildings . Jessica Georgia is one of", "those travelers who is always searching for a", "vintage or \"Old Americana\" place to explore. It's", "what brought her and her family to the gates of", "Land of Oz, a relic theme park, sitting all alone", "on top of Beech Mountain in North Carolina.", "Georgia stumbled onto the theme park while doing", "an online search for interesting places to visit", "with her family. There wasn't much information", "she could find on Land of Oz, except that it once", "operated in the 1970s before closing its doors.", "What she did find online were photos of a", "real-life version of \"The Wizard of Oz.\" Its", "yellow bricks, steel gate and lush green trees", "sparked her curiosity. She and her family visited", "the park in late May and found that the gates to", "the theme park were open, so they stepped inside.", "Georgia, her husband and daughter walked", "carefully down the yellow brick road. The path", "was still brightly colored after all these years,", "with a few bricks missing here and there. \"I", "don't think you are supposed to walk in the way", "we did,\" she said. \"The gates are there, there", "were the yellow bricks, and the shell of what", "used to be a castle. The Tin Man was also there,", "and the trees looked like they were looking at", "you.\" Land of Oz may seem like an abandoned theme", "park, but it's actually not. The amusement park", "is closed, and the space has been converted into", "vacation rental property. Visitors can rent out", "Dorothy's house, which looks like an antique", "cottage, for two nights or more. Other parts of", "the park can also be rented for small events. The", "theme park hasn't been operational since the", "1980s, when it first shut down. But the space", "went through a revival in the 1990s, according to", "Cynthia Keller, the property manager of Land of", "Oz and self-appointed \"Keeper of Oz.\" Libraries", "are dying? Think again . \"You get the grounds to", "yourself, and you can stroll the yellow brick", "road,\" Keller said. \"We have been doing vacation", "rentals for the last 20 years.\" Spending the", "night in Dorothy's home and waking up on top of a", "picturesque mountain is an experience that keeps", "the park's rental calendar pretty much booked up,", "Keller said. Even those who aren't hardcore fans", "of the classic Technicolor movie enjoy spending", "time at the converted theme park. \"We aren't", "crazy about 'The Wizard of Oz,' but I definitely", "had some nostalgia walking through,\" Georgia", "said. \"I had a lot of childhood memories of", "watching that movie with my sister when we were", "little, and being able to pass that experience", "down to my daughter. It makes you want to be a", "kid again.\" Hays says going to Joyland with his", "parents always felt like a treat, giving him a", "\"special feeling that is hard to recreate or", "describe once you have grown up.\" Although Hays", "doesn't have children yet, he hopes to share that", "same feeling with his own kids in the future. He", "plans on taking them to a theme park similar to", "Joyland. \"There is something about local", "amusement parks,\" he said. \"When you go to Six", "Flags, I don't think you have the same emotional", "connection to that park like a smaller theme park", "gives you.\"" ]
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BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- The operator of a trolley that rear-ended another trolley should have been able to see the other vehicle was stopped 480 feet ahead, a federal investigator said Monday. Passengers walk past firefighters at a Green Line station in Boston after the trolley collision Friday evening. The trolley driver has told investigators he was text messaging during Friday night's collision, which injured 20 people. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which previously had banned operators from using cell phones and other portable devices, now has told employees to leave the devices at home while on duty, National Transportation Safety Board member Debbie Hersman said Monday. Hersman also noted investigators have determined that the operator may have missed some crucial indications of a stopped trolley ahead on the tracks. Watch new transit rule on cell phones » . "There were several signals -- two green signals, a yellow signal and a red signal -- coming out of the station, and the point of collision occurred 80 feet past that red signal," Hersman said. "We did a site-distance test, and we know that the operator had the ability to see the trolley stopped in front of him 480 feet in advance of the collision." Boston officials said over the weekend that the trolley operator was using his cell phone. Numerous media outlets, including CNN's Boston affiliates, have identified the driver as 24-year-old Aiden Quinn. "The operator of the striking train was interviewed at the hospital by two detectives," said MBTA general manager Daniel Grabauskas. "He admitted that he was texting at the time of the accident." The operator told detectives that, when he looked up, "it was too late as he applied the brake and the train struck the other trolley," Grabauskas said. He described himself as "outraged." "We have reinforced for a number of years that the use of cell phones or any other kinds of electronic devices while operating a train or a bus is absolutely prohibited," Grabauskas said. Though the investigation is ongoing, he said, the two-year employee will be fired if his version of events is confirmed. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening, the MBTA said. The collision happened at 7:18 p.m. ET Friday as the Green Line trains were traveling between the Park Street and Government Center stations in downtown Boston. Both trains were traveling westbound when one train rear-ended the second, an MBTA official said. A train operator also was text messaging last year in a California train crash that killed 25 people. CNN's Rob Frehse and Gary Bender contributed to this report.
Federal investigator says Boston trolley crashed 80 feet past a red light . Trolley driver told investigators he was texting during wreck that injured 20 people . Drivers already banned from using phones; authority now says keep them at home .
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Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- The hospital applauded when the girl was born. Many pregnant women had been evacuated to give birth after Typhoon Haiyan left Tacloban's medical centers in shambles, but the mother didn't have time. Neighbors brought her to a makeshift hospital Monday. "The baby came out and cried right away. There wasn't problems. There was no bleeding," said. Capt. Antonio Tamayo of the Philippines air force. "It was a perfect delivery in a very imperfect environment." It was a small victory in an area dominated by loss. Haiyan so brutally hammered Tacloban that the national Department of Health has sent medical teams to take over hospitals so local staff can rest and the medical centers -- many of them struggling to fulfill basic needs without electricity -- can be operational again, the Philippines Daily Inquirer reported. Singapore, Germany and Norway are also sending teams. "Our first goal is to make the hospitals function, especially if they are not structurally damaged," Health Undersecretary Teodoro Herbosa said during a briefing, according to the newspaper. While the destruction is indiscriminate and damaged airports and blocked roads make the distribution of aid difficult, women and children are especially at risk as looting, the mobbing of relief trucks and prison breaks exacerbate an already dangerous situation, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. More than 2 million people need food aid, the Philippine government said. Nearly 300,000 of them are pregnant women or new mothers. "Women and children are begging on the streets for donations, exposing themselves to abuse and exploitation," the U.N. agency said in a statement. "With power lines still down, the lack of lighting has made women and children at home and in evacuation centers more vulnerable, especially at night." The UNHCR is also deploying "protection experts" among the emergency teams it's sending to the area, and it will distribute 50,000 solar-powered lanterns in hopes of lessening the the risks of "gender-based violence" and increasing security among families who have lost their homes, it said. During the storm, survivor Jenelyn Manocsoc held her 11-month-old boy on her head to keep him out of the water as she clung to roof rafters. "All I hear is many cries, many people crying. Many people say, 'Help!' " she said. She doesn't know where her husband and many of her relatives are, she said. "Now I don't know where we go," she said. "It's very traumatic. It's very hard." Many parents are trying to get their children out of harm's way, a daunting task considering the level of devastation and the long line of people hoping to be evacuated. Another survivor, Jovelyn Dy, had twin boys just three weeks ago, and she desperately wants to find a safe haven for them. "We wake up, and there's some people inside our house, looters. They could harm my children and us as well," she said.
Baby born in makeshift hospital was "perfect delivery in a very imperfect environment" Roughly 300,000 pregnant women, new mothers in need of food, government says . U.N. agency says it's distributing solar-powered lamps to curb "gender-based violence"
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[ "Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- The hospital", "applauded when the girl was born. Many pregnant", "women had been evacuated to give birth after", "Typhoon Haiyan left Tacloban's medical centers in", "shambles, but the mother didn't have time.", "Neighbors brought her to a makeshift hospital", "Monday. \"The baby came out and cried right away.", "There wasn't problems. There was no bleeding,\"", "said. Capt. Antonio Tamayo of the Philippines air", "force. \"It was a perfect delivery in a very", "imperfect environment.\" It was a small victory in", "an area dominated by loss. Haiyan so brutally", "hammered Tacloban that the national Department of", "Health has sent medical teams to take over", "hospitals so local staff can rest and the medical", "centers -- many of them struggling to fulfill", "basic needs without electricity -- can be", "operational again, the Philippines Daily Inquirer", "reported. Singapore, Germany and Norway are also", "sending teams. \"Our first goal is to make the", "hospitals function, especially if they are not", "structurally damaged,\" Health Undersecretary", "Teodoro Herbosa said during a briefing, according", "to the newspaper. While the destruction is", "indiscriminate and damaged airports and blocked", "roads make the distribution of aid difficult,", "women and children are especially at risk as", "looting, the mobbing of relief trucks and prison", "breaks exacerbate an already dangerous situation,", "according to the U.N. High Commissioner for", "Refugees. More than 2 million people need food", "aid, the Philippine government said. Nearly", "300,000 of them are pregnant women or new", "mothers. \"Women and children are begging on the", "streets for donations, exposing themselves to", "abuse and exploitation,\" the U.N. agency said in", "a statement. \"With power lines still down, the", "lack of lighting has made women and children at", "home and in evacuation centers more vulnerable,", "especially at night.\" The UNHCR is also deploying", "\"protection experts\" among the emergency teams", "it's sending to the area, and it will distribute", "50,000 solar-powered lanterns in hopes of", "lessening the the risks of \"gender-based", "violence\" and increasing security among families", "who have lost their homes, it said. During the", "storm, survivor Jenelyn Manocsoc held her", "11-month-old boy on her head to keep him out of", "the water as she clung to roof rafters. \"All I", "hear is many cries, many people crying. Many", "people say, 'Help!' \" she said. She doesn't know", "where her husband and many of her relatives are,", "she said. \"Now I don't know where we go,\" she", "said. \"It's very traumatic. It's very hard.\" Many", "parents are trying to get their children out of", "harm's way, a daunting task considering the level", "of devastation and the long line of people hoping", "to be evacuated. Another survivor, Jovelyn Dy,", "had twin boys just three weeks ago, and she", "desperately wants to find a safe haven for them.", "\"We wake up, and there's some people inside our", "house, looters. They could harm my children and", "us as well,\" she said." ]
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Tianjin, China (Financial Times) -- Wen Jiabao, China's premier, has promised Beijing will do more to boost flagging growth in the Chinese economy in the coming months as he delivered a spirited defence of his economic legacy and his decade in power. His speech at the World Economic Forum in the eastern Chinese city of Tianjin on Tuesday is likely to be his last high-profile appearance on the global stage before he is replaced as the third-most-senior cadre in the Chinese Communist party next month. He is scheduled to step down as premier in March next year. Mr Wen acknowledged the downturn that has gathered pace in China in recent months. But he insisted his government still had the ability and the will to stabilise the economy, albeit at lower levels than the annual average 10.7 per cent growth seen throughout his time in office. "Even though our government revenues slowed significantly in the past two months, by the end of July we still had about Rmb1tn [$158bn] in surplus on our government balance sheet and we have set aside around Rmb100bn as our stability and adjustment fund which we will not hesitate to use," Mr Wen said. He outlined a number of steps the government had taken this year to prop up the Chinese economy, including tax cuts, interest rate cuts, steady growth in the money supply and stepped up infrastructure investment. But he stressed that the government had not yet taken any extraordinary measures beyond the budget published at the start of the year and pledged that China would meet its target of expanding the economy by 7.5 per cent this year. The economy grew 7.8 per cent in the first half of the year and has deteriorated since then, putting it on track to grow by its lowest annual rate in 13 years. © The Financial Times Limited 2012 .
Wen Jiabao acknowledged the downturn that has gathered pace in China . China would meet its target of expanding the economy by 7.5 per cent this year . He insisted his government still had the ability and the will to stabilise the economy .
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Thousands of protesters demonstrated against China's human rights record and its crackdown in Tibet after the Olympic flame arrived in San Francisco Tuesday. Pro-Tibetan demonstrators shout outside the Chinese consulate in San Francisco Tuesday. Chanting and waving flags, the protesters ended their march at the Chinese consulate, where they sat in a dense group, holding flags and banners, as police watched from nearby. "Stop killing," one sign read, while another said, "No human rights, no Olympics." The protests came after passionate demonstrations in London and Paris in which protesters tried to snuff the torch's flame and dozens were arrested. Meanwhile, the Olympic flame was being kept in an undisclosed location in advance of Wednesday's planed 6-mile relay in San Francisco. Watch how the city is preparing » . The run is the only U.S. appearance for the flame, wrapping up the first week of a 23-city global tour. Beijing organizers have said the monthlong international relay will not be stopped despite the protests, but some International Olympic Committee members have suggested an early end should be considered. The IOC's executive board will discuss the torch relay "in general" Thursday or Friday, but there is no proposal on the agenda to end the global tour early, IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said. Watch the flame get the red-carpet treatment » . The official Beijing Olympics Web site, controlled by the Chinese organizers, gives little indication of any torch relay disruption. It characterizes the demonstrators as "a small number" of Tibetan separatists. Beijing blames the Dalai Lama and his followers for violence that erupted in March amid protests for Tibetan independence. China has drawn international criticism for its crackdown on the demonstrations, which began peacefully on the 49th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising. China's Foreign Ministry Tuesday reacted forcefully to the torch relay protests. "We express our strong condemnation to the deliberate disruption of the Olympic torch relay by Tibetan separatist forces regardless of the Olympic spirit and the law of Britain and France," China spokeswoman Jiang Yu said. "Their despicable activities tarnish the lofty Olympic spirit and challenge all the people loving the Olympic Games around the world." The flame will return to China in May to begin a relay through the host nation, ending in Beijing with the August 8 opening of the Olympic Games. One of the San Francisco torchbearers has dropped out of Wednesday's relay because of fears of protests, a torch relay spokesman said. David Perry, spokesman for the San Francisco Olympic Torch Relay, said he did not want to release the name of the person. "I understand anyone that might feel that they don't want to expose themselves to something more than protest," Perry said. On Monday, three protesters scaled San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and raised a large banner. Those who climbed the cables from which the bridge's deck is suspended were members of Students for a Free Tibet, said group spokesman Tenzin Dasang, 22. They unfurled a banner that read: "One World. One Dream. Free Tibet." The three climbers, along with four people on the ground, were charged with felony conspiracy and misdemeanor nuisance charges, said California Highway Patrol Officer Mary Ziegenbein. The climbers also were charged with misdemeanor trespassing. The Golden Gate Bridge protest came on the same day that thousands of protesters forced an abrupt halt to the flame's passage through Paris after 10 miles of the 17-mile planned route. Some stops were skipped and the flame was transferred from the torch back to the lamp to be carried on a bus several times to avoid protesters. Protesters pierced the thick security bubble surrounding the torchbearers, at times getting their hands on the torch itself. The Paris demonstrations were similar to those Sunday in London, where at least 36 people were arrested, according to London Metropolitan Police. Protesters cited China's actions in Tibet, its policies on the Darfur region of Sudan and the lack of civil rights and freedoms for the Chinese people. But other demonstrators, bearing Chinese flags, turned out in support of the Chinese government, and many others were spectators there just to see the torch. An Olympic committee member suggested Monday that the public relations nightmare that has followed the Olympic flame on its way to the Summer Games in Beijing may make 2008 the last time such an ambitious global torch relay is attempted. Follow the torch relay itinerary » . International Olympic Committee member Richard Kevan Gosper, who is also chairman of the IOC's press committee, told reporters he was always opposed to a global tour for the flame. "I'm a firm believer that we had the right template in the first place, that the torch simply should go from Olympia, Greece, to the host country," Gosper said. E-mail to a friend .
NEW: Thousands march to the Chinese consulate ahead of Wednesday's run . Torchbearer drops out, fearing protests, official says . San Francisco, California, is only U.S. venue on 23-city global tour . Demonstrators protest China's Tibet policy in cities along route .
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The run is the only U.S. appearance for the", "flame, wrapping up the first week of a 23-city", "global tour. Beijing organizers have said the", "monthlong international relay will not be stopped", "despite the protests, but some International", "Olympic Committee members have suggested an early", "end should be considered. The IOC's executive", "board will discuss the torch relay \"in general\"", "Thursday or Friday, but there is no proposal on", "the agenda to end the global tour early, IOC", "spokeswoman Giselle Davies said. Watch the flame", "get the red-carpet treatment » . The official", "Beijing Olympics Web site, controlled by the", "Chinese organizers, gives little indication of", "any torch relay disruption. It characterizes the", "demonstrators as \"a small number\" of Tibetan", "separatists. Beijing blames the Dalai Lama and", "his followers for violence that erupted in March", "amid protests for Tibetan independence. China has", "drawn international criticism for its crackdown", "on the demonstrations, which began peacefully on", "the 49th anniversary of a failed Tibetan", "uprising. China's Foreign Ministry Tuesday", "reacted forcefully to the torch relay protests.", "\"We express our strong condemnation to the", "deliberate disruption of the Olympic torch relay", "by Tibetan separatist forces regardless of the", "Olympic spirit and the law of Britain and", "France,\" China spokeswoman Jiang Yu said. \"Their", "despicable activities tarnish the lofty Olympic", "spirit and challenge all the people loving the", "Olympic Games around the world.\" The flame will", "return to China in May to begin a relay through", "the host nation, ending in Beijing with the", "August 8 opening of the Olympic Games. One of the", "San Francisco torchbearers has dropped out of", "Wednesday's relay because of fears of protests, a", "torch relay spokesman said. David Perry,", "spokesman for the San Francisco Olympic Torch", "Relay, said he did not want to release the name", "of the person. \"I understand anyone that might", "feel that they don't want to expose themselves to", "something more than protest,\" Perry said. On", "Monday, three protesters scaled San Francisco's", "Golden Gate Bridge and raised a large banner.", "Those who climbed the cables from which the", "bridge's deck is suspended were members of", "Students for a Free Tibet, said group spokesman", "Tenzin Dasang, 22. They unfurled a banner that", "read: \"One World. One Dream. Free Tibet.\" The", "three climbers, along with four people on the", "ground, were charged with felony conspiracy and", "misdemeanor nuisance charges, said California", "Highway Patrol Officer Mary Ziegenbein. The", "climbers also were charged with misdemeanor", "trespassing. The Golden Gate Bridge protest came", "on the same day that thousands of protesters", "forced an abrupt halt to the flame's passage", "through Paris after 10 miles of the 17-mile", "planned route. Some stops were skipped and the", "flame was transferred from the torch back to the", "lamp to be carried on a bus several times to", "avoid protesters. Protesters pierced the thick", "security bubble surrounding the torchbearers, at", "times getting their hands on the torch itself.", "The Paris demonstrations were similar to those", "Sunday in London, where at least 36 people were", "arrested, according to London Metropolitan", "Police. Protesters cited China's actions in", "Tibet, its policies on the Darfur region of Sudan", "and the lack of civil rights and freedoms for the", "Chinese people. But other demonstrators, bearing", "Chinese flags, turned out in support of the", "Chinese government, and many others were", "spectators there just to see the torch. An", "Olympic committee member suggested Monday that", "the public relations nightmare that has followed", "the Olympic flame on its way to the Summer Games", "in Beijing may make 2008 the last time such an", "ambitious global torch relay is attempted.", "Follow the torch relay itinerary » .", "International Olympic Committee member Richard", "Kevan Gosper, who is also chairman of the IOC's", "press committee, told reporters he was always", "opposed to a global tour for the flame. \"I'm a", "firm believer that we had the right template in", "the first place, that the torch simply should go", "from Olympia, Greece, to the host country,\"", "Gosper said. E-mail to a friend ." ]
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Thousands of the Chinese consulate in San Francisco Tuesday. in advance of Wednesday's planed 6-mile relay in . The run is the only U.S. appearance for the global tour. Beijing organizers have said the reacted forcefully to the torch relay protests.
(CNN) -- Egyptian military and intelligence officials say they are preparing to launch an operation against al Qaeda cells that have recently been established in the restive Sinai peninsula. While Egypt has seen a number of homegrown militant Islamist groups emerge and dissipate over the past 20 years, none has had clear organizational links with al Qaeda. But senior officials told CNN that al Qaeda cells have now surfaced in northern Sinai, which has seen acts of sabotage and clashes between rival Salafist groups this year. Among the incidents, a gas pipeline to Israel was blown up several times. The focus of their concern is the coastal area between el-Arish, a resort town of about 80,000 people on the Mediterranean, and Rafah on the border with Gaza. "Al Qaeda is present in Sinai mainly in the area of Sakaska close to Rafah," a general in Egypt's intelligence service told CNN Thursday. "They have been training there for month, but we have not identified their nationalities yet." The official said a military operation was imminent "to deter these armed groups." "Units from the 2nd infantry division, with support from general security and the border guards," would take part in the operation, said the secretary general for North Sinai governorate, Gaber al-Araby. "We plan to clean out those criminal pockets around the area of Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid," al-Araby said. A group claiming affiliation with al Qaeda has recently begun a propaganda campaign in the region, according to Egyptian officials. The authority of the state has rarely carried much weight in the Sinai peninsula, where Bedouin tribes have great autonomy. Gen. Abdel Wahab, the governor of North Sinai confirmed that a flier titled "Al Qaeda Sinai Branch" circulated outside a mosque in el-Arish on Wednesday. The document called for an Islamic state in Sinai and announced that the group was planning attacks on the police stations and security forces Friday. "A security cordon has been placed around the entrances of el-Arish and reinforcements arrived outside the police stations and the el-Arish central prison in anticipation of an attack on Friday," said Hazem El Maadawi, an officer stationed outside the North Sinai police headquarters. "Tomorrow is the big day," El Maadawi said, adding that he feared the worst. At the end of last month, seven people were killed in clashes in el-Arish. The clashes began after members of a militant Islamist group called Takfir wal-Hijra stormed a rally being held by another Salafist group outside a mosque. Mohamed Mahmoud, who was among the protesters, told CNN; "The Takfiris stormed in by the hundreds mounted on pickup trucks and motorcycles waving black flags, a symbol of Jihad." "The militants were heavily armed with machine guns, hand grenades and rocked-propelled grenades," he said. "They attacked two police stations and scared the residents under the name of Jihad. We only call for Jihad if someone attacks our Islamic country or people." The head of security in North Sinai, Gen. Saleh al Masry, told CNN last week that Takfir-wal-Higra had become active during the revolution that led to the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak. "The terrorists were joined by members of Palestinian factions and they are currently being questioned by military intelligence. We arrested 12 assailants including three Palestinians," al Masry said. What's not clear is whether the Takfiris are part of -- or aligned with -- the al Qaeda cells said to be training in Sinai. The new leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is Egyptian and before leaving his homeland in the mid-1980s, had similar views to Takfir about overthrowing the Egyptian state and replacing it with Islamic rule. More recently al-Zawahiri has recorded several messages exhorting Salafists in Egypt to take advantage of the ousting of Mubarak. In an audio message that appeared on Jihadist forums earlier this month, al- Zawahiri said: "I commend the heroes who blew up the gas pipeline to Israel. I ask Allah to reward them for their heroic act, for they have expressed the anger of the Islamic Ummah against this continuing crime from the reign of Hosni Mubarak to the rule of the Military Council."
Egypt sees homegrown militant Islamist groups emerge and dissipate over the years . None has had clear organizational links with al Qaeda . But al Qaeda cells have surfaced in northern Sinai, senior officials say . "They have been training there for month," official says .
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[ "(CNN) -- Egyptian military and intelligence", "officials say they are preparing to launch an", "operation against al Qaeda cells that have", "recently been established in the restive Sinai", "peninsula. While Egypt has seen a number of", "homegrown militant Islamist groups emerge and", "dissipate over the past 20 years, none has had", "clear organizational links with al Qaeda. But", "senior officials told CNN that al Qaeda cells", "have now surfaced in northern Sinai, which has", "seen acts of sabotage and clashes between rival", "Salafist groups this year. Among the incidents, a", "gas pipeline to Israel was blown up several", "times. The focus of their concern is the coastal", "area between el-Arish, a resort town of about", "80,000 people on the Mediterranean, and Rafah on", "the border with Gaza. \"Al Qaeda is present in", "Sinai mainly in the area of Sakaska close to", "Rafah,\" a general in Egypt's intelligence service", "told CNN Thursday. \"They have been training there", "for month, but we have not identified their", "nationalities yet.\" The official said a military", "operation was imminent \"to deter these armed", "groups.\" \"Units from the 2nd infantry division,", "with support from general security and the border", "guards,\" would take part in the operation, said", "the secretary general for North Sinai", "governorate, Gaber al-Araby. \"We plan to clean", "out those criminal pockets around the area of", "Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid,\" al-Araby said. A group", "claiming affiliation with al Qaeda has recently", "begun a propaganda campaign in the region,", "according to Egyptian officials. The authority of", "the state has rarely carried much weight in the", "Sinai peninsula, where Bedouin tribes have great", "autonomy. Gen. Abdel Wahab, the governor of North", "Sinai confirmed that a flier titled \"Al Qaeda", "Sinai Branch\" circulated outside a mosque in", "el-Arish on Wednesday. The document called for an", "Islamic state in Sinai and announced that the", "group was planning attacks on the police stations", "and security forces Friday. \"A security cordon", "has been placed around the entrances of el-Arish", "and reinforcements arrived outside the police", "stations and the el-Arish central prison in", "anticipation of an attack on Friday,\" said Hazem", "El Maadawi, an officer stationed outside the", "North Sinai police headquarters. \"Tomorrow is the", "big day,\" El Maadawi said, adding that he feared", "the worst. At the end of last month, seven people", "were killed in clashes in el-Arish. The clashes", "began after members of a militant Islamist group", "called Takfir wal-Hijra stormed a rally being", "held by another Salafist group outside a mosque.", "Mohamed Mahmoud, who was among the protesters,", "told CNN; \"The Takfiris stormed in by the", "hundreds mounted on pickup trucks and motorcycles", "waving black flags, a symbol of Jihad.\" \"The", "militants were heavily armed with machine guns,", "hand grenades and rocked-propelled grenades,\" he", "said. \"They attacked two police stations and", "scared the residents under the name of Jihad. We", "only call for Jihad if someone attacks our", "Islamic country or people.\" The head of security", "in North Sinai, Gen. Saleh al Masry, told CNN", "last week that Takfir-wal-Higra had become active", "during the revolution that led to the ousting of", "President Hosni Mubarak. \"The terrorists were", "joined by members of Palestinian factions and", "they are currently being questioned by military", "intelligence. We arrested 12 assailants including", "three Palestinians,\" al Masry said. What's not", "clear is whether the Takfiris are part of -- or", "aligned with -- the al Qaeda cells said to be", "training in Sinai. The new leader of al Qaeda,", "Ayman al-Zawahiri, is Egyptian and before leaving", "his homeland in the mid-1980s, had similar views", "to Takfir about overthrowing the Egyptian state", "and replacing it with Islamic rule. More recently", "al-Zawahiri has recorded several messages", "exhorting Salafists in Egypt to take advantage of", "the ousting of Mubarak. In an audio message that", "appeared on Jihadist forums earlier this month,", "al- Zawahiri said: \"I commend the heroes who blew", "up the gas pipeline to Israel. I ask Allah to", "reward them for their heroic act, for they have", "expressed the anger of the Islamic Ummah against", "this continuing crime from the reign of Hosni", "Mubarak to the rule of the Military Council.\"" ]
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(CNN) -- The body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will eventually be displayed publicly "just like Lenin (and) Mao Zedong," the country's vice president said Thursday on state-run TV. "The body of our leader will be embalmed, and it will ... be surrounded by crystal glass forever, present forever, and always with his people," Nicolas Maduro said. Maduro will be sworn in as interim president in a special session of the National Assembly at 7 p.m. Friday, said National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello on Thursday on Venezuelan state broadcaster VTV. The funeral for Chavez, who died at 58 Tuesday after a battle with cancer, will be held Friday in the capital, Caracas. Attendees are expected to include Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Cuban leader Raul Castro and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Maduro said. Venezuela is slated to hold elections 30 days after Chavez died, according to Foreign Minister Elias Jaua. Hugo Chavez's death draws sympathy, anger . Maduro did not say when Chavez's final resting place, at a military museum, will be ready. But people still will be able to view Chavez's body -- lying in state in a wooden casket at a military academy in the capital -- for at least another week, he said. "Everybody can see him without any limits," Maduro said. "We want anyone who wants to see him to have the chance to do so." The South American nation is in a seven-day period of mourning, with schools closed for the week. Chavez's body later will be displayed much like the remains of former revolutionary leaders Vladimir Lenin of Russia and China's Mao, Maduro said. Venezuelans line streets for Chavez procession . CNN's Esprit Smith contributed to this report.
Nicolas Maduro to be sworn in Friday as interim president . Chavez, who had cancer, died at 58 on Tuesday; the funeral is set for Friday . Chavez's body "will be surrounded by crystal glass forever," Maduro says .
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[ "(CNN) -- The body of Venezuelan President Hugo", "Chavez will eventually be displayed publicly", "\"just like Lenin (and) Mao Zedong,\" the country's", "vice president said Thursday on state-run TV.", "\"The body of our leader will be embalmed, and it", "will ... be surrounded by crystal glass forever,", "present forever, and always with his people,\"", "Nicolas Maduro said. Maduro will be sworn in as", "interim president in a special session of the", "National Assembly at 7 p.m. Friday, said National", "Assembly President Diosdado Cabello on Thursday", "on Venezuelan state broadcaster VTV. The funeral", "for Chavez, who died at 58 Tuesday after a battle", "with cancer, will be held Friday in the capital,", "Caracas. Attendees are expected to include", "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Cuban", "leader Raul Castro and Brazilian President Dilma", "Rousseff, Maduro said. Venezuela is slated to", "hold elections 30 days after Chavez died,", "according to Foreign Minister Elias Jaua. Hugo", "Chavez's death draws sympathy, anger . Maduro did", "not say when Chavez's final resting place, at a", "military museum, will be ready. But people still", "will be able to view Chavez's body -- lying in", "state in a wooden casket at a military academy in", "the capital -- for at least another week, he", "said. \"Everybody can see him without any limits,\"", "Maduro said. \"We want anyone who wants to see him", "to have the chance to do so.\" The South American", "nation is in a seven-day period of mourning, with", "schools closed for the week. Chavez's body later", "will be displayed much like the remains of former", "revolutionary leaders Vladimir Lenin of Russia", "and China's Mao, Maduro said. Venezuelans line", "streets for Chavez procession . CNN's Esprit", "Smith contributed to this report." ]
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(CNN) -- Even though the Ryder Cup prize ceremony took place at Medinah long after the sun had set, the staggering nature of Europe's triumph eclipsed the gloom -- and left many golf fans wondering how the visiting side had recorded the most remarkable comeback in the competition's 85-year history. Trailing 10-4 at one point on Saturday, and 10-6 as Sunday's singles got underway, the team led by Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal defied the odds to win a record eight-and-a-half points on the final day and thus the trophy itself. As darkness enveloped Medinah Country Club in Chicago, Europe's captain Olazabal talked of how the spirit of Seve Ballesteros had been key to his team's success. Inspirational and flamboyant, Ballesteros won five major championships, revolutionized the European Tour and revelled in the passion of a Ryder Cup battle with the United States. He died in 2011 after a long battle with cancer. "Our team played in the spirit of Seve without ever giving up," Olazabal said. For leadership and teamwork specialist Khoi Tu -- a man who has advised Formula 1 champions and some of the world's leading companies -- the spirit of Ballesteros hung heavy over the European team. "The thing that Europe had -- distinct to the United States -- was the notion of playing for Seve, and teams are often at their best when playing for an idea," says Tu, whose book 'Superteams' will be published next month. "I'm not sure the U.S. did a lot wrong. But since the contest was so close, the key differentiator could be the 'Seve' idea. After all, could the power and pulling together of the U.S. team match his story? "Like most sports, golf is a combination of will and skill and at this level, the will is often more important than the skill. "The differentiator here was Seve had played a role in all the European players' lives and would have meant something for many of them." As Spaniards and fellow professionals, Olazabal and Ballesteros shared a strong bond before the latter's death last year. On the course, the Spanish pair formed Europe's most dyanmaic Ryder Cup partnership (with 12 points gained from their 15 matches) and Olazabal ensured his late compatriot was never far from any of his team's minds this week by strategically placing his image on the players' clothing and bags. With Justin Rose looking up to the heavens in triumph, Sergio Garcia suggesting that Seve 'was with me all day' after his win and Europe's star man Ian Poulter saying he owed his presence on the team to Ballesteros, Olazabal's unorthodox approach to captaincy produced compelling results. The 46-year-old may have lacked the organizational ability of previous European captain Colin Montgomerie, whose side triumphed in another nail biting clash in Wales two years ago, but he compensated in other areas, says Tu. "Compared to Montgomerie, Olazabal was all about emotion -- connecting with individuals on a very visceral level," he said. "Montgomerie was about thorough preparation and leaving no detail unturned in an attempt to ensure the players were given the best platform to produce victory. "This year, people felt emotionally connected to Olazabal and his ability to translate that Seve factor was very powerful. "His organization wasn't perhaps the best though, given what happened with Rory McIlroy," referring to the world No.1 nearly missing his tee-off slot on Sunday after confusing his time zones. The Northern Irishman eventually made it onto the course just 10 minutes before he was scheduled to start thanks to a siren-wailing police escort from the team hotel to Medinah. Despite that glitch, Tu believes Olazabal built a team where belief became an intrinsic value and where his man management skills produced inspired results. "Olazabal did do some interesting structural things -- such as choosing Poulter as a wild card," says Tu. "Poulter has a brilliant Ryder Cup record and his infectious attitude will only ever amplify the belief in others." Tu highlighted the way in which Martin Kaymer put a disappointing season behind him to emerge as the effective match-winner, as the German coolly sank a pressurized putt on the 18th to beat Steve Stricker and ensure that Europe retained the Ryder Cup. "Teams play for a leader," says Tu. "The worst leader of Europe in recent times was 2008 captain Nick Faldo, who told Lee Westwood in the middle of a round that he would not be playing the next day. "Compare that to Olazabal's management of Kaymer, who was not in great form coming into the tournament and who didn't play on the Saturday either. "Somehow, Olazabal managed to turn a potential weakness into a positive, by stressing to Kaymer that his absence on Saturday was a sacrifice for the team's greater good. "This would have liberated Kaymer -- and just look at the way both he and Stricker handled the pressure in their clash late on. "A lot of small things combined to tip Europe into the belief they could win and as the scores came through, their momentum became unstoppable. "This momentum helped Kaymer -- and so did the Seve influence, as he was playing with something beyond himself. Stricker saw the increasing blue on the scoreboard and began to feel the pressure. "It's a fine line between that pressure either being turned into a positive or negative, but Stricker knew everyone was relying on him -- which became pretty tough pressure -- and the game just ran away from him." Stricker's misery was compounded by the fact he was the only player among the two dozen involved who failed to win a point all week -- a statistic that history will not look kindly upon as Americans try to understand how they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. The Wall Street Journal is already debating this, with the newspaper pointing an accusatory finger at the decision by U.S. captain Davis Love III to select Stricker as one of his four wild cards. "The better questions to ask might be how teams from Europe consistently pull rabbits out of their hats at these Ryder Cups. Europe has now won two in a row, five of the past six and seven of the past nine," the paper wrote on Monday. "If it were just this U.S. team that lost when on paper it seemed to have the better players, the blame might be easier to assign. But that's not the case." For Tu, the answer is simple. "The Europeans were playing for each other, for their leaders and for a purpose -- Seve."
Europe staged a stunning fightback to snatch the Ryder Cup from U.S. grasp . The U.S. had seemingly built up an unassailable lead before huge turnaround . Leadership specialist tells CNN memory of Seve Ballesteros drove Europeans on . European captain Jose Maria Olazabal was close friend of late Spaniard .
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[ "(CNN) -- Even though the Ryder Cup prize ceremony", "took place at Medinah long after the sun had set,", "the staggering nature of Europe's triumph", "eclipsed the gloom -- and left many golf fans", "wondering how the visiting side had recorded the", "most remarkable comeback in the competition's", "85-year history. Trailing 10-4 at one point on", "Saturday, and 10-6 as Sunday's singles got", "underway, the team led by Spain's Jose Maria", "Olazabal defied the odds to win a record", "eight-and-a-half points on the final day and thus", "the trophy itself. As darkness enveloped Medinah", "Country Club in Chicago, Europe's captain", "Olazabal talked of how the spirit of Seve", "Ballesteros had been key to his team's success.", "Inspirational and flamboyant, Ballesteros won", "five major championships, revolutionized the", "European Tour and revelled in the passion of a", "Ryder Cup battle with the United States. He died", "in 2011 after a long battle with cancer. \"Our", "team played in the spirit of Seve without ever", "giving up,\" Olazabal said. For leadership and", "teamwork specialist Khoi Tu -- a man who has", "advised Formula 1 champions and some of the", "world's leading companies -- the spirit of", "Ballesteros hung heavy over the European team.", "\"The thing that Europe had -- distinct to the", "United States -- was the notion of playing for", "Seve, and teams are often at their best when", "playing for an idea,\" says Tu, whose book", "'Superteams' will be published next month. \"I'm", "not sure the U.S. did a lot wrong. But since the", "contest was so close, the key differentiator", "could be the 'Seve' idea. After all, could the", "power and pulling together of the U.S. team match", "his story? \"Like most sports, golf is a", "combination of will and skill and at this level,", "the will is often more important than the skill.", "\"The differentiator here was Seve had played a", "role in all the European players' lives and would", "have meant something for many of them.\" As", "Spaniards and fellow professionals, Olazabal and", "Ballesteros shared a strong bond before the", "latter's death last year. On the course, the", "Spanish pair formed Europe's most dyanmaic Ryder", "Cup partnership (with 12 points gained from their", "15 matches) and Olazabal ensured his late", "compatriot was never far from any of his team's", "minds this week by strategically placing his", "image on the players' clothing and bags. With", "Justin Rose looking up to the heavens in triumph,", "Sergio Garcia suggesting that Seve 'was with me", "all day' after his win and Europe's star man Ian", "Poulter saying he owed his presence on the team", "to Ballesteros, Olazabal's unorthodox approach to", "captaincy produced compelling results. The", "46-year-old may have lacked the organizational", "ability of previous European captain Colin", "Montgomerie, whose side triumphed in another nail", "biting clash in Wales two years ago, but he", "compensated in other areas, says Tu. \"Compared to", "Montgomerie, Olazabal was all about emotion --", "connecting with individuals on a very visceral", "level,\" he said. \"Montgomerie was about thorough", "preparation and leaving no detail unturned in an", "attempt to ensure the players were given the best", "platform to produce victory. \"This year, people", "felt emotionally connected to Olazabal and his", "ability to translate that Seve factor was very", "powerful. \"His organization wasn't perhaps the", "best though, given what happened with Rory", "McIlroy,\" referring to the world No.1 nearly", "missing his tee-off slot on Sunday after", "confusing his time zones. The Northern Irishman", "eventually made it onto the course just 10", "minutes before he was scheduled to start thanks", "to a siren-wailing police escort from the team", "hotel to Medinah. Despite that glitch, Tu", "believes Olazabal built a team where belief", "became an intrinsic value and where his man", "management skills produced inspired results.", "\"Olazabal did do some interesting structural", "things -- such as choosing Poulter as a wild", "card,\" says Tu. \"Poulter has a brilliant Ryder", "Cup record and his infectious attitude will only", "ever amplify the belief in others.\" Tu", "highlighted the way in which Martin Kaymer put a", "disappointing season behind him to emerge as the", "effective match-winner, as the German coolly sank", "a pressurized putt on the 18th to beat Steve", "Stricker and ensure that Europe retained the", "Ryder Cup. \"Teams play for a leader,\" says Tu.", "\"The worst leader of Europe in recent times was", "2008 captain Nick Faldo, who told Lee Westwood in", "the middle of a round that he would not be", "playing the next day. \"Compare that to Olazabal's", "management of Kaymer, who was not in great form", "coming into the tournament and who didn't play on", "the Saturday either. \"Somehow, Olazabal managed", "to turn a potential weakness into a positive, by", "stressing to Kaymer that his absence on Saturday", "was a sacrifice for the team's greater good.", "\"This would have liberated Kaymer -- and just", "look at the way both he and Stricker handled the", "pressure in their clash late on. \"A lot of small", "things combined to tip Europe into the belief", "they could win and as the scores came through,", "their momentum became unstoppable. \"This momentum", "helped Kaymer -- and so did the Seve influence,", "as he was playing with something beyond himself.", "Stricker saw the increasing blue on the", "scoreboard and began to feel the pressure. \"It's", "a fine line between that pressure either being", "turned into a positive or negative, but Stricker", "knew everyone was relying on him -- which became", "pretty tough pressure -- and the game just ran", "away from him.\" Stricker's misery was compounded", "by the fact he was the only player among the two", "dozen involved who failed to win a point all week", "-- a statistic that history will not look kindly", "upon as Americans try to understand how they", "snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. The", "Wall Street Journal is already debating this,", "with the newspaper pointing an accusatory finger", "at the decision by U.S. captain Davis Love III to", "select Stricker as one of his four wild cards.", "\"The better questions to ask might be how teams", "from Europe consistently pull rabbits out of", "their hats at these Ryder Cups. Europe has now", "won two in a row, five of the past six and seven", "of the past nine,\" the paper wrote on Monday. \"If", "it were just this U.S. team that lost when on", "paper it seemed to have the better players, the", "blame might be easier to assign. But that's not", "the case.\" For Tu, the answer is simple. \"The", "Europeans were playing for each other, for their", "leaders and for a purpose -- Seve.\"" ]
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(CNN) -- Even though the Ryder Cup prize ceremony underway, the team led by Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal talked of how the spirit of Seve "The thing that Europe had -- distinct to the Ballesteros shared a strong bond before the ability of previous European captain Colin Montgomerie, Olazabal was all about emotion --
(CNN) -- Girl wonder beats boy wizard. The Hunger Games trilogy has surpassed the Harry Potter books to become the best-selling series on Amazon.com, the company announced Friday. "Since debuting in 2008, Katniss Everdeen and the Hunger Games have taken the world by storm, much as Harry Potter did a decade before," said Sara Nelson, the editorial director of books and Kindle at Amazon, which is the largest bookseller in the United States. "Interestingly, this series is only three books versus Harry Potter's seven, and to achieve this result in just four years is a great testament to both the popularity of the work and, we think, the growth in reading digitally during that time," she said. Katniss is the Hunger Games heroine, whose prowess with arrows and boys has made her the envy of millions of fans. She is the star of the books in Suzanne Collins' trilogy, "The Hunger Games," "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay." Author J.K. Rowling penned the Harry Potter series about a boy wizard by the same name and his friends at Hogwarts, a school for witches and wizards. She is currently working on her first novel for adults. Both series got a big boost from films based off the books. CNN's Stacy Cowley contributed to this report.
The Hunger Games has "taken the world by storm," says Amazon . The trilogy bests the Harry Potter books . Both series got a big boost from films .
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KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The U.S. military bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty field in southern Afghanistan Tuesday in a dramatic show of force designed to break up the Taliban's connection to heroin. The U.S. military bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty field in southern Afghanistan Tuesday. The air strike occurred mid-day in Helmand province and was observed by CNN's Ivan Watson, who is embedded with the U.S. Marines operating in that province. The military dropped a series of 1,000-pound bombs from planes on the mounds of poppy seeds and then followed with strikes from helicopters. Tony Wayne, with the U.S. State Department, said the strikes on poppy seeds, that can be used to make opium and heroin, is part of a strategy shift for the military to stop the Taliban and other insurgents from profiting from drugs. Watch U.S. military bomb poppy seeds » . "There is a nexus that needs to be broken between the insurgents and the drug traffickers," Wayne said. "Also, it is part of winning the hearts and minds of the population because in some cases they are intimidated into growing poppies." In a bid to encourage Afghan farmers to swap out their poppy plants for wheat crops the U.S. Agency for International Development has been offering them seeds, fertilizers and improved irrigation. Observers have noticed a significant decline in the opium trade in Afghanistan, with the number of poppy-free provinces increasing from 13 in 2007 to 18 in 2008, according to a U.N. report released last year. Opium cultivation in the country, which has 34 provinces, dropped by about 20 percent in a year, the U.N. reported in August. "It's a challenge to deliver assistance in a war zone -- you can hear fighter jets flying above us right now," said Rory Donohoe, a USAID development officer. "At the end of the day, what we found is successful is that we work in areas that we can work," he told CNN in a recent interview in Helmand province. "We come to places like this demonstration farm where Afghans can come here to a safe environment, get training, pick up seeds and fertilizer, then go back to districts of their own." Watch Afghans speak about the change in their farming practices » . Many of Afghanistan's northern and eastern provinces have already benefited from USAID alternative farming programs, which have doled out more than $22 million to nearly 210,000 Afghans to build or repair 435 miles (700 kilometers) of roads and some 2,050 miles (3,300 kilometers) of irrigation and drainage canals. Giving Afghan farmers improved access to markets and improved irrigation is successfully weaning them away from poppy production, according to officials at USAID. Over the years, opium and heroin -- both derivatives of the poppy -- have served as a major source of revenue for the insurgency, most notably the Taliban movement that once ruled Afghanistan. "If you can just help the people of Afghanistan in this way, the fighting will go away," said Abdul Qadir, a farmer in Lashkar Gah. "The Taliban and other enemies of the country will also disappear." Atia Abawi contributed to this report .
U.S. bombs poppy seeds in bid to break up Taliban's connection to heroin . Poppy seeds used to produce opium and heroin . Opium, heroin has been a major source of revenue for the Taliban . USAID offering seeds, other help to encourage Afghan farmers to grow wheat .
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[ "KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The U.S. military", "bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty", "field in southern Afghanistan Tuesday in a", "dramatic show of force designed to break up the", "Taliban's connection to heroin. The U.S. military", "bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty", "field in southern Afghanistan Tuesday. The air", "strike occurred mid-day in Helmand province and", "was observed by CNN's Ivan Watson, who is", "embedded with the U.S. Marines operating in that", "province. The military dropped a series of", "1,000-pound bombs from planes on the mounds of", "poppy seeds and then followed with strikes from", "helicopters. Tony Wayne, with the U.S. State", "Department, said the strikes on poppy seeds, that", "can be used to make opium and heroin, is part of", "a strategy shift for the military to stop the", "Taliban and other insurgents from profiting from", "drugs. Watch U.S. military bomb poppy seeds » .", "\"There is a nexus that needs to be broken between", "the insurgents and the drug traffickers,\" Wayne", "said. \"Also, it is part of winning the hearts and", "minds of the population because in some cases", "they are intimidated into growing poppies.\" In a", "bid to encourage Afghan farmers to swap out their", "poppy plants for wheat crops the U.S. Agency for", "International Development has been offering them", "seeds, fertilizers and improved irrigation.", "Observers have noticed a significant decline in", "the opium trade in Afghanistan, with the number", "of poppy-free provinces increasing from 13 in", "2007 to 18 in 2008, according to a U.N. report", "released last year. Opium cultivation in the", "country, which has 34 provinces, dropped by about", "20 percent in a year, the U.N. reported in", "August. \"It's a challenge to deliver assistance", "in a war zone -- you can hear fighter jets flying", "above us right now,\" said Rory Donohoe, a USAID", "development officer. \"At the end of the day, what", "we found is successful is that we work in areas", "that we can work,\" he told CNN in a recent", "interview in Helmand province. \"We come to places", "like this demonstration farm where Afghans can", "come here to a safe environment, get training,", "pick up seeds and fertilizer, then go back to", "districts of their own.\" Watch Afghans speak", "about the change in their farming practices » .", "Many of Afghanistan's northern and eastern", "provinces have already benefited from USAID", "alternative farming programs, which have doled", "out more than $22 million to nearly 210,000", "Afghans to build or repair 435 miles (700", "kilometers) of roads and some 2,050 miles (3,300", "kilometers) of irrigation and drainage canals.", "Giving Afghan farmers improved access to markets", "and improved irrigation is successfully weaning", "them away from poppy production, according to", "officials at USAID. Over the years, opium and", "heroin -- both derivatives of the poppy -- have", "served as a major source of revenue for the", "insurgency, most notably the Taliban movement", "that once ruled Afghanistan. \"If you can just", "help the people of Afghanistan in this way, the", "fighting will go away,\" said Abdul Qadir, a", "farmer in Lashkar Gah. \"The Taliban and other", "enemies of the country will also disappear.\" Atia", "Abawi contributed to this report ." ]
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(CNN) -- Films have altered the course of human history before. The rise of Nazism would not have been as rapid and absolute had it not been for the Reich's potent command of propaganda, including Leni Riefenstahl's monumental glorification of the fascist regime, "Triumph of the Will." And D.W. Griffith's celebration of white supremacy, "The Birth of a Nation," helped to resurrect the Ku Klux Klan. Both these films are repellent, yet are judged to be masterpieces of world cinema, and their directors among the greatest of all time. So it's hard to imagine that a movie as slight and crude as "The Interview" could serve as a similar kind of historical watershed. And yet, future generations may well look to it as marking the emergence of a new chapter in geopolitics, dominated by a fresh set of actors and wildly different forms of conflict. If the attacks of September 11 taught us to fear insurgent groups using improvised weapons against civilians -- al Qaeda, the Taliban, ISIS -- what we've learned from the "Interview" fiasco is that even nation states and "traditional" terror organizations can now find themselves to be nothing more than blindsided bystanders in strange battles between entities with hidden (or purposely misleading) agendas. Corporations. Mysterious ad hoc hacker networks. Even motivated individuals. And these struggles will play out in the dark, with far-reaching and unpredictable consequences. Was the hacker attack that crippled media titan Sony insider sabotage, an attempt at extortion, a terrorist strike or, as more hawkish types have suggested, the overture to formal war? Were its perpetrators disgruntled employees, Internet pranksters, black hat mercenaries or the shadowy digital armies of rival nations? Perhaps the most frightening thing is that, months after the assaults, we still don't know exactly when they began, what their true objective was and, of course, who was actually behind them. Sony was quick to assign blame to North Korea, based on the conclusions of federal investigators. President Barack Obama issued a condemnation of the hermit kingdom's "cybervandalism" and promised to "respond proportionately." And, in a gesture of profound corporate cowardice, Sony yanked "The Interview" after a number of movie theater chains said they would not screen the movie. Since then, other researchers have raised serious questions about North Korea's real role in the hacks, pointing to the fact that while North Korea might have had a clear motive -- suppressing the release of a work that might embarrass its supreme leader -- early messages to Sony reportedly did not focus on "The Interview," and instead sought vague "monetary compensation." Meanwhile, publicly released evidence of North Korean involvement seems flimsy, the country itself has hotly denied it is behind the hacks, and more recent theories have pointed instead to a possible inside job, or to hackers from other countries with greater resources and more ambiguous aims. The results of independent linguistic analyses performed on the messages sent by hackers make their North Korean origin questionable, and even suggest they were translated from Russian. (It's also worth noting that Russia's Foreign Ministry this week held a press conference slamming "The Interview" as "aggressively scandalous," while also denouncing the U.S. accusations against North Korea as being without "direct evidence." As these theories and allegations have circulated, the playing field has continued to shift. A group claiming to be members of the enigmatic hacker coalition Anonymous vowed vague reprisal against North Korea. A few days later, North Korea's Internet access was shut down by a denial of service attack. As all this occurred, Sony changed its mind about releasing "The Interview," allowing 300 theaters to screen the film despite warnings of physical attacks on moviegoers, while putting it on Google's Play store and YouTube. But the fact that it instantly leapt to the top of the popularity charts on both platforms has led some conspiracy minded people to wonder whether the entire episode wasn't a PR stunt (albeit one that got out of hand -- the revelations from the email leaks were far too damaging to have been released intentionally). And this is where things get oddly meta. I mentioned that "The Interview" comes off as a trivial work of frat-boy comedy, full of the toilet humor, misogyny, gay-panic japery and racial stereotypes that have marked other Franco/Rogen collaborations. (However, unlike others who've criticized it, I don't think it is any worse than, say, "Pineapple Express.") But the movie's last scene (spoiler alert!), consciously or not, turns it into something with a darker kind of self-awareness. Franco's character, celebrity talk show host Dave Skylark, is shown reading the last page of his best-selling book about their madcap assassination adventure in North Korea to a huge and rapt crowd. He begins as follows: "It was the beginning of a revolution. A revolution Aaron [Rappaport, Skylark's producer, played by Rogen] and I started." They continue by noting that this "revolution" was not one waged with ordinary weapons, but with the power of the media -- and with what can only be defined as trollery. "This was a revolution," he continues, "ignited with nothing more than a camera and some questions. Questions that led a man once revered as a god among mortals to cry and sh*t his pants. The end." It's a concise summary of the new era in which we live, where the ability to manipulate media and technology has increasingly become a critical strategic resource, where combat is conducted not just on battlefields but on servers and screens and social networks, and where it's increasingly impossible to tell the difference between pranks, crimes and acts of war. Welcome to the Troll Age. Buckle your seat belts -- and change your passwords.
Jeff Yang: Films have often helped shape course of history . Uncertainty still surrounds Sony hack, Yang says . But it may mark the emergence of a new chapter in geopolitics, he says .
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[ "(CNN) -- Films have altered the course of human", "history before. The rise of Nazism would not have", "been as rapid and absolute had it not been for", "the Reich's potent command of propaganda,", "including Leni Riefenstahl's monumental", "glorification of the fascist regime, \"Triumph of", "the Will.\" And D.W. Griffith's celebration of", "white supremacy, \"The Birth of a Nation,\" helped", "to resurrect the Ku Klux Klan. Both these films", "are repellent, yet are judged to be masterpieces", "of world cinema, and their directors among the", "greatest of all time. So it's hard to imagine", "that a movie as slight and crude as \"The", "Interview\" could serve as a similar kind of", "historical watershed. And yet, future generations", "may well look to it as marking the emergence of a", "new chapter in geopolitics, dominated by a fresh", "set of actors and wildly different forms of", "conflict. If the attacks of September 11 taught", "us to fear insurgent groups using improvised", "weapons against civilians -- al Qaeda, the", "Taliban, ISIS -- what we've learned from the", "\"Interview\" fiasco is that even nation states and", "\"traditional\" terror organizations can now find", "themselves to be nothing more than blindsided", "bystanders in strange battles between entities", "with hidden (or purposely misleading) agendas.", "Corporations. Mysterious ad hoc hacker networks.", "Even motivated individuals. And these struggles", "will play out in the dark, with far-reaching and", "unpredictable consequences. Was the hacker attack", "that crippled media titan Sony insider sabotage,", "an attempt at extortion, a terrorist strike or,", "as more hawkish types have suggested, the", "overture to formal war? Were its perpetrators", "disgruntled employees, Internet pranksters, black", "hat mercenaries or the shadowy digital armies of", "rival nations? Perhaps the most frightening thing", "is that, months after the assaults, we still", "don't know exactly when they began, what their", "true objective was and, of course, who was", "actually behind them. Sony was quick to assign", "blame to North Korea, based on the conclusions of", "federal investigators. President Barack Obama", "issued a condemnation of the hermit kingdom's", "\"cybervandalism\" and promised to \"respond", "proportionately.\" And, in a gesture of profound", "corporate cowardice, Sony yanked \"The Interview\"", "after a number of movie theater chains said they", "would not screen the movie. Since then, other", "researchers have raised serious questions about", "North Korea's real role in the hacks, pointing to", "the fact that while North Korea might have had a", "clear motive -- suppressing the release of a work", "that might embarrass its supreme leader -- early", "messages to Sony reportedly did not focus on \"The", "Interview,\" and instead sought vague \"monetary", "compensation.\" Meanwhile, publicly released", "evidence of North Korean involvement seems", "flimsy, the country itself has hotly denied it is", "behind the hacks, and more recent theories have", "pointed instead to a possible inside job, or to", "hackers from other countries with greater", "resources and more ambiguous aims. The results of", "independent linguistic analyses performed on the", "messages sent by hackers make their North Korean", "origin questionable, and even suggest they were", "translated from Russian. (It's also worth noting", "that Russia's Foreign Ministry this week held a", "press conference slamming \"The Interview\" as", "\"aggressively scandalous,\" while also denouncing", "the U.S. accusations against North Korea as being", "without \"direct evidence.\" As these theories and", "allegations have circulated, the playing field", "has continued to shift. A group claiming to be", "members of the enigmatic hacker coalition", "Anonymous vowed vague reprisal against North", "Korea. A few days later, North Korea's Internet", "access was shut down by a denial of service", "attack. As all this occurred, Sony changed its", "mind about releasing \"The Interview,\" allowing", "300 theaters to screen the film despite warnings", "of physical attacks on moviegoers, while putting", "it on Google's Play store and YouTube. But the", "fact that it instantly leapt to the top of the", "popularity charts on both platforms has led some", "conspiracy minded people to wonder whether the", "entire episode wasn't a PR stunt (albeit one that", "got out of hand -- the revelations from the email", "leaks were far too damaging to have been released", "intentionally). And this is where things get", "oddly meta. I mentioned that \"The Interview\"", "comes off as a trivial work of frat-boy comedy,", "full of the toilet humor, misogyny, gay-panic", "japery and racial stereotypes that have marked", "other Franco/Rogen collaborations. (However,", "unlike others who've criticized it, I don't think", "it is any worse than, say, \"Pineapple Express.\")", "But the movie's last scene (spoiler alert!),", "consciously or not, turns it into something with", "a darker kind of self-awareness. Franco's", "character, celebrity talk show host Dave Skylark,", "is shown reading the last page of his", "best-selling book about their madcap", "assassination adventure in North Korea to a huge", "and rapt crowd. He begins as follows: \"It was the", "beginning of a revolution. A revolution Aaron", "[Rappaport, Skylark's producer, played by Rogen]", "and I started.\" They continue by noting that this", "\"revolution\" was not one waged with ordinary", "weapons, but with the power of the media -- and", "with what can only be defined as trollery. \"This", "was a revolution,\" he continues, \"ignited with", "nothing more than a camera and some questions.", "Questions that led a man once revered as a god", "among mortals to cry and sh*t his pants. The", "end.\" It's a concise summary of the new era in", "which we live, where the ability to manipulate", "media and technology has increasingly become a", "critical strategic resource, where combat is", "conducted not just on battlefields but on servers", "and screens and social networks, and where it's", "increasingly impossible to tell the difference", "between pranks, crimes and acts of war. Welcome", "to the Troll Age. Buckle your seat belts -- and", "change your passwords." ]
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(CNN) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has called plans to build a community center and mosque near the site of the 9/11 terror attack in New York City an "unnecessary provocation." "Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts," Palin wrote in a Twitter post Sunday. "Pls reject it in interest of healing." The former Republican vice presidential nominee also posted a plea asking "peaceful New Yorkers" to "pls refute the Ground Zero mosque plan if you believe catastrophic pain caused @ Twin Towers site is too raw, too real." Plans to build a $100 million, 13-story center have sparked an emotional debate. The developer, Sharif El-Gamal, describes the project as an "Islamic community center" that will include a 500-seat performing arts center, a lecture hall, an exhibition space, a swimming pool, a gym, a culinary school, a restaurant and a prayer space for Muslims. He said the project "is not a mosque." Plans for the project have called for a prayer space where an imam would lead services. A "mosque" is generally considered a space where Muslims worship. New York's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to vote in August on whether an 1850s structure on the site of the proposed center should be granted landmark status. Even if the commission approves landmark status, though, that may not necessarily halt construction of the center. Voices opposing the center dominated a hearing on the subject last week. "It would be a terrible mistake to destroy a 154-year-old building in order to build a monument to terrorism," one woman said. The heckling and intense nature of the hearing got to be too much for some participants. "I'm ashamed to be an American today," said Rakif Gathwari, a Muslim-American who reminded the crowd that people from many countries and religions died in the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. "I want to prove to this hall that I am a citizen," Gathwari said, holding up his passport. Some Muslim community leaders say the project could provide an opportunity for improving interfaith relations. CNN's Deb Feyerick, Julian Cummings, Ed Payne and Alan Silverleib contributed to this report .
Palin appeals to "peace-seeking Muslims" to stop center near Ground Zero . She says the project "stabs hearts" at a time when pain is "too raw" and "too real" Backers of the project say it would help improve interfaith relations . The project includes the construction of a $100 million, 13-story community center .
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[ "(CNN) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has called", "plans to build a community center and mosque near", "the site of the 9/11 terror attack in New York", "City an \"unnecessary provocation.\" \"Peace-seeking", "Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is", "UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts,\" Palin", "wrote in a Twitter post Sunday. \"Pls reject it in", "interest of healing.\" The former Republican vice", "presidential nominee also posted a plea asking", "\"peaceful New Yorkers\" to \"pls refute the Ground", "Zero mosque plan if you believe catastrophic pain", "caused @ Twin Towers site is too raw, too real.\"", "Plans to build a $100 million, 13-story center", "have sparked an emotional debate. The developer,", "Sharif El-Gamal, describes the project as an", "\"Islamic community center\" that will include a", "500-seat performing arts center, a lecture hall,", "an exhibition space, a swimming pool, a gym, a", "culinary school, a restaurant and a prayer space", "for Muslims. He said the project \"is not a", "mosque.\" Plans for the project have called for a", "prayer space where an imam would lead services. A", "\"mosque\" is generally considered a space where", "Muslims worship. New York's Landmarks", "Preservation Commission is scheduled to vote in", "August on whether an 1850s structure on the site", "of the proposed center should be granted landmark", "status. Even if the commission approves landmark", "status, though, that may not necessarily halt", "construction of the center. Voices opposing the", "center dominated a hearing on the subject last", "week. \"It would be a terrible mistake to destroy", "a 154-year-old building in order to build a", "monument to terrorism,\" one woman said. The", "heckling and intense nature of the hearing got to", "be too much for some participants. \"I'm ashamed", "to be an American today,\" said Rakif Gathwari, a", "Muslim-American who reminded the crowd that", "people from many countries and religions died in", "the attack on the World Trade Center on September", "11, 2001. \"I want to prove to this hall that I am", "a citizen,\" Gathwari said, holding up his", "passport. Some Muslim community leaders say the", "project could provide an opportunity for", "improving interfaith relations. CNN's Deb", "Feyerick, Julian Cummings, Ed Payne and Alan", "Silverleib contributed to this report ." ]
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plans to build a community center and mosque near Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts," Palin caused @ Twin Towers site is too raw, too real." Plans to build a $100 million, 13-story center construction of the center. Voices opposing the improving interfaith relations. CNN's Deb
San Diego (CNN) -- The latest person to accuse San Diego Mayor Bob Filner of sexual harassment is a great-grandmother. Peggy Shannon, 67, who works at the Senior Citizens Service Desk in San Diego City Hall, allegedly faced "continuous inappropriate sexual advances by the mayor while trying to do her job," according to the office of her attorney, Gloria Allred. Shannon said the mayor kissed her and once asked "me if I thought he could go eight hours in one night." "Every day that I went to work, I had butterflies in my stomach because I did not know what was going to happen the next time the mayor came by my desk," Shannon told reporters Thursday. "I have three sons, four grandsons and two great grandsons. As our mayor, you should be -- but are not -- a role model for any of them," she said. Later, Shannon spoke to CNN's "Piers Morgan Live," and called for the mayor's resignation. "I can forgive anybody but he needs to step down," she said. "People are surprised that as a great-grandmother that this happened to me -- so it could happen to anybody else." Shannon is the 16th woman to come forward with such allegations, according to CNN affiliate KFMB. Filner's office has not responded to multiple CNN requests for comment on the allegations. As the list grows, city officials said Thursday that Filner might be booted from office later this month over a different, but related issue: money. Hooters blackballs San Diego mayor . 'Inappropriate movement on my body' A local attorney became the 15th accuser against Filner, speaking to KFMB this week. Kathryn Vaughn told the station that after her husband walked away at a public event 10 years ago, Filner "made an inappropriate movement on my body." Filner, 70, was elected mayor of the eighth-largest American city in 2012, after 10 terms in Congress. His accusers range from a singer at a campaign fundraiser to his former communications director, who called him unfit for office. He has rebuffed calls to resign from all nine City Council members and from fellow Democrats, including California's two U.S. senators. He now faces a recall effort that is trying to gather more than 100,000 signatures needed to put his future up to a new vote, though some political observers doubt organizers can succeed. In July, Filner acknowledged that he "failed to fully respect the women who work for me and with me" and that he was "embarrassed" by his actions. But he also said he would be vindicated by "a full presentation of the facts" and he would not resign. Out of rehab, but locked out of office . Mayor could be booted over money . Now, investigators are also looking into possible financial impropriety -- including questionable charges at the Westgate Hotel, where Filner allegedly took women. The San Diego's City Attorney's Office told CNN Thursday that it had found the charges were inappropriate. Filner's attorney and the mayor's office did not respond to CNN's requests for comment Thursday. The city attorney's office said a rarely used section of the city charter, Section 108, dating back to 1931, would allow for Filner to be removed from office -- without a recall -- over unauthorized payments from the city treasury. The city council plans to vote August 28 on whether to invoke that section. If it does, it would then ask a court to boot Filner from office. Did Mayor Filner target victims of military sexual assault? Kevin Faulconer, a Republican who sits on the council's audit committee, raised questions about other charges as well. He alleged that Filner charged hundreds of dollars in personal expenses and threatened the city's credit by failing to pay the bill. The mayor's city credit card was stopped in July, Faulconer's office said. "Mayor Filner's continued abuse of power knows no bounds," the councilman said in a statement. "Based on this new evidence, I am broadening the scope of my Audit Committee hearing to investigate how Mayor Filner was able to circumvent credit card rules and how to prevent negative effects on the City's credit rating as a result of one person's misuse of taxpayer dollars." CNN's Kyung Lah and Linda Hall reported from San Diego; CNN's Josh Levs reported from Atlanta. CNN's Chuck Johnston and Matt Smith contributed to this report.
NEW: "I can forgive anybody but he needs to step down," Peggy Shannon says . She works at the Senior Citizens Service Desk at City Hall . 15 other women have previously come forward . Filner has acknowledged failure "to fully respect" some women, but says he'll be vindicated .
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[ "San Diego (CNN) -- The latest person to accuse San", "Diego Mayor Bob Filner of sexual harassment is a", "great-grandmother. Peggy Shannon, 67, who works", "at the Senior Citizens Service Desk in San Diego", "City Hall, allegedly faced \"continuous", "inappropriate sexual advances by the mayor while", "trying to do her job,\" according to the office of", "her attorney, Gloria Allred. Shannon said the", "mayor kissed her and once asked \"me if I thought", "he could go eight hours in one night.\" \"Every day", "that I went to work, I had butterflies in my", "stomach because I did not know what was going to", "happen the next time the mayor came by my desk,\"", "Shannon told reporters Thursday. \"I have three", "sons, four grandsons and two great grandsons. As", "our mayor, you should be -- but are not -- a role", "model for any of them,\" she said. Later, Shannon", "spoke to CNN's \"Piers Morgan Live,\" and called", "for the mayor's resignation. \"I can forgive", "anybody but he needs to step down,\" she said.", "\"People are surprised that as a great-grandmother", "that this happened to me -- so it could happen to", "anybody else.\" Shannon is the 16th woman to come", "forward with such allegations, according to CNN", "affiliate KFMB. Filner's office has not responded", "to multiple CNN requests for comment on the", "allegations. As the list grows, city officials", "said Thursday that Filner might be booted from", "office later this month over a different, but", "related issue: money. Hooters blackballs San", "Diego mayor . 'Inappropriate movement on my body'", "A local attorney became the 15th accuser against", "Filner, speaking to KFMB this week. Kathryn", "Vaughn told the station that after her husband", "walked away at a public event 10 years ago,", "Filner \"made an inappropriate movement on my", "body.\" Filner, 70, was elected mayor of the", "eighth-largest American city in 2012, after 10", "terms in Congress. His accusers range from a", "singer at a campaign fundraiser to his former", "communications director, who called him unfit for", "office. He has rebuffed calls to resign from all", "nine City Council members and from fellow", "Democrats, including California's two U.S.", "senators. He now faces a recall effort that is", "trying to gather more than 100,000 signatures", "needed to put his future up to a new vote, though", "some political observers doubt organizers can", "succeed. In July, Filner acknowledged that he", "\"failed to fully respect the women who work for", "me and with me\" and that he was \"embarrassed\" by", "his actions. But he also said he would be", "vindicated by \"a full presentation of the facts\"", "and he would not resign. Out of rehab, but locked", "out of office . Mayor could be booted over money", ". Now, investigators are also looking into", "possible financial impropriety -- including", "questionable charges at the Westgate Hotel, where", "Filner allegedly took women. The San Diego's City", "Attorney's Office told CNN Thursday that it had", "found the charges were inappropriate. Filner's", "attorney and the mayor's office did not respond", "to CNN's requests for comment Thursday. The city", "attorney's office said a rarely used section of", "the city charter, Section 108, dating back to", "1931, would allow for Filner to be removed from", "office -- without a recall -- over unauthorized", "payments from the city treasury. The city council", "plans to vote August 28 on whether to invoke that", "section. If it does, it would then ask a court to", "boot Filner from office. Did Mayor Filner target", "victims of military sexual assault? Kevin", "Faulconer, a Republican who sits on the council's", "audit committee, raised questions about other", "charges as well. He alleged that Filner charged", "hundreds of dollars in personal expenses and", "threatened the city's credit by failing to pay", "the bill. The mayor's city credit card was", "stopped in July, Faulconer's office said. \"Mayor", "Filner's continued abuse of power knows no", "bounds,\" the councilman said in a statement.", "\"Based on this new evidence, I am broadening the", "scope of my Audit Committee hearing to", "investigate how Mayor Filner was able to", "circumvent credit card rules and how to prevent", "negative effects on the City's credit rating as a", "result of one person's misuse of taxpayer", "dollars.\" CNN's Kyung Lah and Linda Hall reported", "from San Diego; CNN's Josh Levs reported from", "Atlanta. CNN's Chuck Johnston and Matt Smith", "contributed to this report." ]
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- States appear to be taking more action to keep guns out of the hands of people with mental health problems in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, new figures show. Mental health problems would prohibit potential buyers from purchasing a gun. Submissions of mentally ill patients' records to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System for gun buyers have more than doubled since the massacre in April, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Currently, states are not required to send reports of mental health problems, which would prohibit buyers from purchasing a gun. But after the shootings -- when a student with a history of mental health problems killed 32 people before taking his own life -- the number of submissions to the database grew from 174,863 during the first half of the year to 393,957 from July to November. The number of states submitting the information also grew, from 23 before the Virginia Tech tragedy to 32 after it. The majority of the new records came from California authorities, who submitted more than 200,000 entries, the Justice Department said. Ohio boosted the amount of entries from three in March of this year to 7,845 in November. "Instant background checks are essential to keeping guns out of the wrong hands, while still protecting the privacy of our citizens," Attorney General Michael Mukasey said to the National Association of Attorneys General. "But as we learned in the tragedy at Virginia Tech, the checks must be accurate and complete to be effective." Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho was judged a danger to himself and ordered to get outpatient mental health treatment in 2005, but there was no indication he followed up. Virginia did not report his name to the FBI system because he hadn't been committed to a mental health facility. Cho bought one of the guns he used in the massacre online from an out-of-state dealer, picking it up from a Blacksburg, Virginia, pawn shop after background checks were complete. He bought his other pistol from a Roanoke gun dealer a month before the shooting. Officials say making sure information -- such as mental health records -- that would keep a person from buying a gun is available at a national level ensures that the individual doesn't go across state lines to try to make a purchase. Background checks, however, aren't necessary for firearms purchases made at gun shows or from a private seller, which, according to estimates, account for about half of the guns sold in the United States each year. E-mail to a friend .
Number of records given to the FBI more than doubles since Virginia Tech massacre . The number of states submitting the information also grows . Attorney General Mukasey: Checks must be accurate and complete to be effective . The majority of the new records come from California .
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- States appear to be taking", "more action to keep guns out of the hands of", "people with mental health problems in the wake of", "the Virginia Tech shootings, new figures show.", "Mental health problems would prohibit potential", "buyers from purchasing a gun. Submissions of", "mentally ill patients' records to the FBI's", "National Instant Criminal Background Check System", "for gun buyers have more than doubled since the", "massacre in April, the Justice Department", "announced Thursday. Currently, states are not", "required to send reports of mental health", "problems, which would prohibit buyers from", "purchasing a gun. But after the shootings -- when", "a student with a history of mental health", "problems killed 32 people before taking his own", "life -- the number of submissions to the database", "grew from 174,863 during the first half of the", "year to 393,957 from July to November. The number", "of states submitting the information also grew,", "from 23 before the Virginia Tech tragedy to 32", "after it. The majority of the new records came", "from California authorities, who submitted more", "than 200,000 entries, the Justice Department", "said. Ohio boosted the amount of entries from", "three in March of this year to 7,845 in November.", "\"Instant background checks are essential to", "keeping guns out of the wrong hands, while still", "protecting the privacy of our citizens,\" Attorney", "General Michael Mukasey said to the National", "Association of Attorneys General. \"But as we", "learned in the tragedy at Virginia Tech, the", "checks must be accurate and complete to be", "effective.\" Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho", "was judged a danger to himself and ordered to get", "outpatient mental health treatment in 2005, but", "there was no indication he followed up. Virginia", "did not report his name to the FBI system because", "he hadn't been committed to a mental health", "facility. Cho bought one of the guns he used in", "the massacre online from an out-of-state dealer,", "picking it up from a Blacksburg, Virginia, pawn", "shop after background checks were complete. He", "bought his other pistol from a Roanoke gun dealer", "a month before the shooting. Officials say making", "sure information -- such as mental health records", "-- that would keep a person from buying a gun is", "available at a national level ensures that the", "individual doesn't go across state lines to try", "to make a purchase. Background checks, however,", "aren't necessary for firearms purchases made at", "gun shows or from a private seller, which,", "according to estimates, account for about half of", "the guns sold in the United States each year.", "E-mail to a friend ." ]
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(CNN) -- It's been described as one of the greatest Victorian gothic horror stories of all time. Two ships with 129 men on board and fitted with the latest technology, vanish with barely a trace left behind. One hundred and sixty years of searching -- one attempt as recent as last month -- have failed to find "HMS Erebus" and her sister ship, the somewhat appropriately named "HMS Terror" -- the two vessels lost in the Arctic. In 1845 British Royal Navy captain Sir John Franklin set out with some of the finest sailors of the time on a mission to map the Northwest Passage. Franklin's expedition wasn't the first to the region, but it is the most infamous. "Why did this fail when all the others didn't," asks author William Battersby. "There was something jinxed about the expedition." Battersby is one of many to be transfixed by the mystery of Franklin's last voyage. "We love adventure stories, of derring-do, win against all odds, but in this story they don't and we still don't know why." The environment of the Northwest Passage is unforgiving. The landscape is vast and deserted, comparable only to Jupiter's moons. The winters are unrelenting and bleak. Franklin's men were faced with particularly brutally harsh temperatures and blizzards when they reached the region. Despite the ships being reinforced with steel and holding three years worth or provisions, it appears the environment got the better of the crew. "Man proposes, God disposes," says Bob Headland from the Scott Polar Research Institute, who regularly visits the region. '"And the ice gods are a fickle lot." The disappearance of the Erebus and the Terror has prompted the longest search mission in history: Although there have been numerous attempts to find the ships, there has been no sign of them. Ryan Harris from Parks Canada led the most recent mission to try to locate the shipwrecks. Last month, his crews spent hours scouring the ocean floor, searching waters up to 50 meters deep. "It's an incredible story. It's got shipwrecks, the remoteness of the Arctic, putting the might of English industrialism against Mother Nature," says Harris. Since 1997 Parks Canada has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars attempting to locate the "Erebus" and "Terror." The tale of the Franklin expedition has enthralled Canadians -- the wreckage has the dubious honor of being the only national historic site in Canada that hasn't been found yet. "Once Franklin received his orders that sealed his fate," Harris explains. "In directing them south-west into ultimately the Victoria Strait it took them to the ice choke point. Once they fell into the clutch of that area, their fate was sealed. There's not much wildlife there and it is isolated." The last known account of the "Erebus" and "Terror" came in 1848. A rock cairn with a message on it indicated that the harsh conditions had already claimed their first lives, with only 105 men left alive. Franklin was one of the first casualties of his own expedition. That same year the men abandoned their ships, archaeologists believing they began making their way south in a desperate bid to find food. However the harsh environment supported little, and with few animals to hunt and over 100 men to feed, the chance of survival was low. It's been suggested that the men may have resorted to cannibalism in their last-ditch efforts to survive. "There were far too many men to live off the environment. What man plans and what nature allows are two different things," says Headland. Archaeologists have relied heavily upon oral Inuit history to try to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Based on their accounts it is thought some of the men lived for another three or four years after abandoning ship. But questions remain over exactly what happened to them. In 160 years only two skeletons and three perfectly preserved bodies have been uncovered. It is likely diseases such as scurvy claimed many lives but Battersby believes it may have been the ships themselves that killed the sailors. His theory is that the men succumbed to lead poisoning derived from the internal pipe system used to melt ice into drinking water. It's hoped the discovery of the ships will provide answers. '"There's a charm to the story," acknowledges Harris. "By solving a mystery it takes the allure away." But having said that, Harris is determined the search will go on until the "Erebus" and the "Terror" are found. Parks Canada insists that their searches have not been futile and they'll continue to gather information to help with future efforts. "I hope we're the last," says Harris. But after 160 years it's possible that this tale may be frozen in time forever. "These are the last of the ghost ships," says Battersby. "It is the world's biggest ghost story."
In 1845 Sir John Franklin and 129 men set out on a mission to map the Northwest Passage . 160 years of searching have failed to find the lost ships "HMS Erebus" and "HMS Terror" The last known account of the expedition was in 1848 .
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[ "(CNN) -- It's been described as one of the", "greatest Victorian gothic horror stories of all", "time. Two ships with 129 men on board and fitted", "with the latest technology, vanish with barely a", "trace left behind. One hundred and sixty years of", "searching -- one attempt as recent as last month", "-- have failed to find \"HMS Erebus\" and her", "sister ship, the somewhat appropriately named", "\"HMS Terror\" -- the two vessels lost in the", "Arctic. In 1845 British Royal Navy captain Sir", "John Franklin set out with some of the finest", "sailors of the time on a mission to map the", "Northwest Passage. Franklin's expedition wasn't", "the first to the region, but it is the most", "infamous. \"Why did this fail when all the others", "didn't,\" asks author William Battersby. \"There", "was something jinxed about the expedition.\"", "Battersby is one of many to be transfixed by the", "mystery of Franklin's last voyage. \"We love", "adventure stories, of derring-do, win against all", "odds, but in this story they don't and we still", "don't know why.\" The environment of the Northwest", "Passage is unforgiving. The landscape is vast and", "deserted, comparable only to Jupiter's moons. The", "winters are unrelenting and bleak. Franklin's men", "were faced with particularly brutally harsh", "temperatures and blizzards when they reached the", "region. Despite the ships being reinforced with", "steel and holding three years worth or", "provisions, it appears the environment got the", "better of the crew. \"Man proposes, God disposes,\"", "says Bob Headland from the Scott Polar Research", "Institute, who regularly visits the region. '\"And", "the ice gods are a fickle lot.\" The disappearance", "of the Erebus and the Terror has prompted the", "longest search mission in history: Although there", "have been numerous attempts to find the ships,", "there has been no sign of them. Ryan Harris from", "Parks Canada led the most recent mission to try", "to locate the shipwrecks. Last month, his crews", "spent hours scouring the ocean floor, searching", "waters up to 50 meters deep. \"It's an incredible", "story. It's got shipwrecks, the remoteness of the", "Arctic, putting the might of English", "industrialism against Mother Nature,\" says", "Harris. Since 1997 Parks Canada has spent", "hundreds of thousands of dollars attempting to", "locate the \"Erebus\" and \"Terror.\" The tale of the", "Franklin expedition has enthralled Canadians --", "the wreckage has the dubious honor of being the", "only national historic site in Canada that hasn't", "been found yet. \"Once Franklin received his", "orders that sealed his fate,\" Harris explains.", "\"In directing them south-west into ultimately the", "Victoria Strait it took them to the ice choke", "point. Once they fell into the clutch of that", "area, their fate was sealed. There's not much", "wildlife there and it is isolated.\" The last", "known account of the \"Erebus\" and \"Terror\" came", "in 1848. A rock cairn with a message on it", "indicated that the harsh conditions had already", "claimed their first lives, with only 105 men left", "alive. Franklin was one of the first casualties", "of his own expedition. That same year the men", "abandoned their ships, archaeologists believing", "they began making their way south in a desperate", "bid to find food. However the harsh environment", "supported little, and with few animals to hunt", "and over 100 men to feed, the chance of survival", "was low. It's been suggested that the men may", "have resorted to cannibalism in their last-ditch", "efforts to survive. \"There were far too many men", "to live off the environment. What man plans and", "what nature allows are two different things,\"", "says Headland. Archaeologists have relied heavily", "upon oral Inuit history to try to put the pieces", "of the puzzle together. Based on their accounts", "it is thought some of the men lived for another", "three or four years after abandoning ship. But", "questions remain over exactly what happened to", "them. In 160 years only two skeletons and three", "perfectly preserved bodies have been uncovered.", "It is likely diseases such as scurvy claimed many", "lives but Battersby believes it may have been the", "ships themselves that killed the sailors. His", "theory is that the men succumbed to lead", "poisoning derived from the internal pipe system", "used to melt ice into drinking water. It's hoped", "the discovery of the ships will provide answers.", "'\"There's a charm to the story,\" acknowledges", "Harris. \"By solving a mystery it takes the allure", "away.\" But having said that, Harris is determined", "the search will go on until the \"Erebus\" and the", "\"Terror\" are found. Parks Canada insists that", "their searches have not been futile and they'll", "continue to gather information to help with", "future efforts. \"I hope we're the last,\" says", "Harris. But after 160 years it's possible that", "this tale may be frozen in time forever. \"These", "are the last of the ghost ships,\" says Battersby.", "\"It is the world's biggest ghost story.\"" ]
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(CNN) -- The king of the South Pacific nation of Tonga died "peacefully" Sunday at a hospital in Hong Kong, a Tongan government official said Monday. He was 63. A cause of death has not been released by the government. "Tonga has just woken up to the sad news of the passing of King George Tupou V," said Paula Ma'u, an official in the Ministry of Information and Communication. "We are all in mourning." Ma'u said Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka, heir to the throne, was with the king "just before he passed away." Pesi Fonua, editor of Matangi Tonga online news website, said the Oxford-educated king was known for his world travel and spending habits, but was also respected for his efforts to bring democratic reforms and modernize Tongo. "This king brought in things like mobile phones and other advances that we couldn't dream would come to Tonga, and his push for democracy made a big impact on the people here," Fonua said. However, he said, Tongans had "mixed feelings here in the community" about the king. "He lived a bachelor life, always a single man, and he traveled a lot around the world and spent money. He brought us in some ways forward into the 21st century, but some people have different -- not as good -- views on him." Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard expressed her condolences in a statement Monday, crediting George V with guiding "his country through a critical process of constitutional change towards the establishment of a constitutional monarchy." Tonga, with a population of 106,000, is the only monarchy that remains in the Pacific. George V ascended to the throne after the death of his father in September 2006 and quickly promised to speed up government reforms demanded by the people. "Let us rebuild a new capital and a new Tonga," George V said in 2006, a week after a pro-democracy rally in the capital city of Nuku'alofa led to riots that left eight people dead and the central business district in ruins. In 2008, he announced he was giving up most of the near-absolute power that his family held for centuries and allowing the prime minister to guide the day-to-day governmental affairs. Tonga is an archipelago of 171 islands directly south of Western Samoa. Less than a third of the islands are inhabited. The present dynasty was founded in 1845 after the Tongan islands were first united. CNN's Brian Walker contributed to this report.
NEW: The king helped modernize Tongo and push for reforms, a Tongan news editor says . A cause of death has not been released . King George Tupou V had been monarch since 2006 . Tonga is the only monarchy that remains in the Pacific .
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[ "(CNN) -- The king of the South Pacific nation of", "Tonga died \"peacefully\" Sunday at a hospital in", "Hong Kong, a Tongan government official said", "Monday. He was 63. A cause of death has not been", "released by the government. \"Tonga has just woken", "up to the sad news of the passing of King George", "Tupou V,\" said Paula Ma'u, an official in the", "Ministry of Information and Communication. \"We", "are all in mourning.\" Ma'u said Crown Prince", "Tupouto'a Lavaka, heir to the throne, was with", "the king \"just before he passed away.\" Pesi", "Fonua, editor of Matangi Tonga online news", "website, said the Oxford-educated king was known", "for his world travel and spending habits, but was", "also respected for his efforts to bring", "democratic reforms and modernize Tongo. \"This", "king brought in things like mobile phones and", "other advances that we couldn't dream would come", "to Tonga, and his push for democracy made a big", "impact on the people here,\" Fonua said. However,", "he said, Tongans had \"mixed feelings here in the", "community\" about the king. \"He lived a bachelor", "life, always a single man, and he traveled a lot", "around the world and spent money. He brought us", "in some ways forward into the 21st century, but", "some people have different -- not as good --", "views on him.\" Australian Prime Minister Julia", "Gillard expressed her condolences in a statement", "Monday, crediting George V with guiding \"his", "country through a critical process of", "constitutional change towards the establishment", "of a constitutional monarchy.\" Tonga, with a", "population of 106,000, is the only monarchy that", "remains in the Pacific. George V ascended to the", "throne after the death of his father in September", "2006 and quickly promised to speed up government", "reforms demanded by the people. \"Let us rebuild a", "new capital and a new Tonga,\" George V said in", "2006, a week after a pro-democracy rally in the", "capital city of Nuku'alofa led to riots that left", "eight people dead and the central business", "district in ruins. In 2008, he announced he was", "giving up most of the near-absolute power that", "his family held for centuries and allowing the", "prime minister to guide the day-to-day", "governmental affairs. Tonga is an archipelago of", "171 islands directly south of Western Samoa. Less", "than a third of the islands are inhabited. The", "present dynasty was founded in 1845 after the", "Tongan islands were first united. CNN's Brian", "Walker contributed to this report." ]
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(CNN) -- Time magazine on Wednesday named Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as its 2009 Person of the Year, calling him "the most powerful nerd on the planet." Bernanke will be featured on the cover of the magazine that hits stores Friday. He beat out Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, President Obama, Apple CEO Steve Jobs and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi among other finalists. Time said Bernanke was the reason the U.S. financial crisis wasn't worse. "The story of the year was a weak economy that could have been much, much weaker. Thank the man who runs the Federal Reserve, our mild-mannered economic overlord," the article said. "He didn't just reshape U.S. monetary policy; he led an effort to save the world economy." Time: Person of the Year 2009 . Bernanke is considered a scholar of the Great Depression. A series of his writings were compiled into the book "Essays of the Great Depression." Michael Grunwald, who authored Time's article, on Wednesday told NBC's "Today" that "basically [Bernanke] saw what looked like another depression coming, and he decided he would do whatever it takes to forestall that. And basically, I think he did. It could have been a lot worse." Grunwald said, "There are things that he could have done better. One of his responsibilities is for full employment in society, and he hasn't really stepped up on that, but basically in terms of influencing how the economy went this year, Bernanke was the guy." The Time senior correspondent added, "Look, he's been criticized from left and right, from liberals and conservatives, you know, for ... running the unelected fourth branch of government. He's a controversial figure." Wednesday's announcement comes a day before a Senate Banking Committee vote on whether Bernanke should be given another term. "Remember, he's a Republican appointed by a Democratic president. It's the Democrats on the committee that are going to vote to confirm. It's a really interesting combination of factors," Grunwald said. One of Bernanke's harshest critics is Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Kentucky, the only senator to vote against the economist's appointment four years ago by President Bush. In a statement Wednesday, Bunning said, "I find it ironic that a man who has spent the last year rewarding others for failure is now being named 'Person of the Year.' "But if Time magazine is in the business of rewarding failure, Ben Bernanke is their man -- he has certainly excelled at that." Bunning called Bernanke a "moral hazard," accusing him of supporting the "easy money policies of his predecessor, Alan Greenspan," who made the cover of Time in February 1999, along with then-Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and his successor, Lawrence H. Summers. Another sharp critic of Bernanke, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, said December 2 that he plans to place a "hold" on Bernanke's nomination for a second term once it leaves the Banking Committee. A "hold" is an informal practice in which a senator informs the majority leader that he or she does not want a bill or nomination to reach the floor for a vote. Majority leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, would not need to act on Sanders' request, but Sanders could launch a filibuster to delay the motion to nominate the Fed chairman for another four-year term. "The American people overwhelmingly voted last year for a change in our national priorities to put the interests of ordinary people ahead of the greed of Wall Street and the wealthy few," Sanders said then, explaining his action. "What the American people did not bargain for was another four years for one of the key architects of the Bush economy." Time magazine noted that Bernanke, who turned 56 Sunday, defies the stereotype of "a typical Beltway power broker." "He doesn't have a commanding presence. He isn't a mesmerizing speaker. He has none of the look-at-me swagger or listen-to-me charisma so common among men with oversize Washington offices," the article said. Bernanke was sworn in as Federal Reserve chairman in February 2006. He spent years in academia, as a professor at Princeton, Stanford and New York universities and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the Fed's Web site. Time magazine, like CNN, is a unit of Time Warner.
GOP senator and critic calls Ben Bernanke "moral hazard" Time magazine calls Bernanke, 56, " the most powerful nerd on the planet" Bernanke, a Great Depression scholar, feared new one, writer says . Senate panel set to vote on whether Fed chairman get another term .
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[ "(CNN) -- Time magazine on Wednesday named Federal", "Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as its 2009 Person", "of the Year, calling him \"the most powerful nerd", "on the planet.\" Bernanke will be featured on the", "cover of the magazine that hits stores Friday. He", "beat out Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, President", "Obama, Apple CEO Steve Jobs and House Speaker", "Nancy Pelosi among other finalists. Time said", "Bernanke was the reason the U.S. financial crisis", "wasn't worse. \"The story of the year was a weak", "economy that could have been much, much weaker.", "Thank the man who runs the Federal Reserve, our", "mild-mannered economic overlord,\" the article", "said. \"He didn't just reshape U.S. monetary", "policy; he led an effort to save the world", "economy.\" Time: Person of the Year 2009 .", "Bernanke is considered a scholar of the Great", "Depression. A series of his writings were", "compiled into the book \"Essays of the Great", "Depression.\" Michael Grunwald, who authored", "Time's article, on Wednesday told NBC's \"Today\"", "that \"basically [Bernanke] saw what looked like", "another depression coming, and he decided he", "would do whatever it takes to forestall that. And", "basically, I think he did. It could have been a", "lot worse.\" Grunwald said, \"There are things that", "he could have done better. One of his", "responsibilities is for full employment in", "society, and he hasn't really stepped up on that,", "but basically in terms of influencing how the", "economy went this year, Bernanke was the guy.\"", "The Time senior correspondent added, \"Look, he's", "been criticized from left and right, from", "liberals and conservatives, you know, for ...", "running the unelected fourth branch of", "government. He's a controversial figure.\"", "Wednesday's announcement comes a day before a", "Senate Banking Committee vote on whether Bernanke", "should be given another term. \"Remember, he's a", "Republican appointed by a Democratic president.", "It's the Democrats on the committee that are", "going to vote to confirm. It's a really", "interesting combination of factors,\" Grunwald", "said. One of Bernanke's harshest critics is Sen.", "Jim Bunning, R-Kentucky, the only senator to vote", "against the economist's appointment four years", "ago by President Bush. In a statement Wednesday,", "Bunning said, \"I find it ironic that a man who", "has spent the last year rewarding others for", "failure is now being named 'Person of the Year.'", "\"But if Time magazine is in the business of", "rewarding failure, Ben Bernanke is their man --", "he has certainly excelled at that.\" Bunning", "called Bernanke a \"moral hazard,\" accusing him of", "supporting the \"easy money policies of his", "predecessor, Alan Greenspan,\" who made the cover", "of Time in February 1999, along with", "then-Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and his", "successor, Lawrence H. Summers. Another sharp", "critic of Bernanke, independent Sen. Bernie", "Sanders of Vermont, said December 2 that he plans", "to place a \"hold\" on Bernanke's nomination for a", "second term once it leaves the Banking Committee.", "A \"hold\" is an informal practice in which a", "senator informs the majority leader that he or", "she does not want a bill or nomination to reach", "the floor for a vote. Majority leader Sen. Harry", "Reid, D-Nevada, would not need to act on Sanders'", "request, but Sanders could launch a filibuster to", "delay the motion to nominate the Fed chairman for", "another four-year term. \"The American people", "overwhelmingly voted last year for a change in", "our national priorities to put the interests of", "ordinary people ahead of the greed of Wall Street", "and the wealthy few,\" Sanders said then,", "explaining his action. \"What the American people", "did not bargain for was another four years for", "one of the key architects of the Bush economy.\"", "Time magazine noted that Bernanke, who turned 56", "Sunday, defies the stereotype of \"a typical", "Beltway power broker.\" \"He doesn't have a", "commanding presence. He isn't a mesmerizing", "speaker. He has none of the look-at-me swagger or", "listen-to-me charisma so common among men with", "oversize Washington offices,\" the article said.", "Bernanke was sworn in as Federal Reserve chairman", "in February 2006. He spent years in academia, as", "a professor at Princeton, Stanford and New York", "universities and the Massachusetts Institute of", "Technology, according to the Fed's Web site. Time", "magazine, like CNN, is a unit of Time Warner." ]
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Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong that began Monday with students boycotting classes and demanding less involvement of China's Communist Party in Hong Kong's future continued Sunday and are growing into a wider movement. Organizers said some 60,000 protesters turned out for a Saturday night rally and police tried to block them from joining other protesters that are part of a sit-in outside government headquarters. They're protesting new election rules issued by the Chinese government in August that say candidates for the top posts in Hong Kong must be selected by a committee perceived to serve the Chinese Communist Party. The students want to pressure China into giving Hong Kong full voting rights and the ability to choose candidates independent of Beijing. Some protesters wore rain jackets, goggles and umbrellas in anticipation of the police's use of pepper spray as tension rose following more than 70 arrests of student activists. Organizers said they would continue to occupy the area outside government headquarters indefinitely until the students are released. They want to speak directly to Hong Kong's leader, Chief Executive C.Y. Leung. Hong Kong authorities said 34 people had been treated in hospital for injuries suffered in the protests. Student's home seached . Those arrested include 17-year-old protest leader Joshua Wong, whose parents issued a statement saying that their son's lawyer "can see no legal justification for this continued detention given the nature of the allegations, his young age and his clean record." Grace and Roger Wong said they can only conclude that their son is being detained for political reasons and call his arrest " political persecution." According to protest organizers, police spent two hours searching Wong's dorm room Saturday. They confiscated his computer, two SD cards, his phone and a thumb drive, they said. Amnesty International issued a statement Sunday calling for the release of the activists and condemned violence against protesters Friday night, when police used pepper spray. A government statement issued this week urged teachers and parents not to let minors take part in the rallies, saying their future opportunities could be affected. Teachers were also warned that if they are convicted "as a result of participating in unlawful activities, they will have to bear their legal responsibilities as well as professional- and career-related consequences." Other protest group joins in . Leaders of Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement, which had planned a separate mass protest in the city's financial district over voting rights, decided Sunday to join the student movement. Co-founder Benny Tai said he would stay with the students until the last minute and was prepared to be arrested. "We are willing to pay the price for civil disobedience," he said. Since the handover from Britain to China 17 years ago, the people of Hong Kong have been granted a wide range of civil liberties and a measure of autonomy under the governing principle known as "one country, two systems." But many believe that way of life is under threat as Beijing affirms its political authority over Hong Kong. Although most are not old enough to drive in the former British colony, the students' political vision is clear. "The future of Hong Kong is ours," said 16-year-old student Phoebe Leung. "I can't change Hong Kong, but if all of us are here ... we may change Hong Kong's future."
Weeklong student protests grows into larger movement . Organizers say 60,000 protesters turn out for pro-democracy rally . Authorities say 34 people have been treated in hospital for protest-related injuries . Students want to pressure China into giving Hong Kong full universal voting rights .
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(CNN) -- Florida's effort to reunite families with the remains of their relatives believed to be buried on the grounds of a now-defunct reform school is being challenged by county officials. Commissioners in Jackson County, Florida, have filed a court motion to thwart the efforts of the state attorney general, who filed a motion earlier this month seeking the excavation of nameless graves on the grounds of the Dozier School for Boys in the Florida panhandle town of Marianna. It's yet another chapter in the long, sordid past of the reform school. Inmates sent there have told tales of brutal beatings, sexual assaults, murder and boys who simply disappeared. The graves, marked only by white tubular steel crosses, have been there since the early 1900s. Even though the graves are on state property, the county objects to the proposed exhumations because it said it has not been determined who will pay for the efforts of the county medical examiner, who would be directing the effort. In its circuit court filing, the county also said that notice has not been made to the family members of those who died. Glen Varnadoe has been one of the leaders in the effort to have the graves exhumed. He said his father and his uncle were sent to the reform school in 1934 after they allegedly stole a typewriter. Mystery surrounds graves at boys reform school . Thirty days later, he said, his uncle, Thomas Varnadoe, was buried on school property. Varnadoe said his father told him that they were regularly beaten during their time at the school. One night, his father said, he was awakened by guards who brought him to a freshly dug grave site in the woods, where school administrators told him that his brother had just been buried. He was only told that his brother died from pneumonia. Varnadoe said he simply wants his uncle's remains so he can bury him properly. And he said he is willing to file a civil action against Jackson County to make that happen. "I'm angry, and I'm aggravated," Varnadoe said. "I think they're going to be in for a tough fight." "Look how they buried these people," he said. "If they want me to go away, then point me to Thomas Varnadoe's grave, and I'll have him disinterred and moved, and I'll leave these people alone." CNN's calls to the Jackson County Commission went unanswered. For years, stories and allegations of beatings, torture and murder have surrounded the century-old school. State authorities have said in the past that there were 31 burial sites at the school, and a 2009 state investigation found no wrongdoing in connection with those deaths. The case of the unnamed, unmarked graves has gotten a large amount of public attention in recent months, after a research project by the University of South Florida uncovered evidence that about 50 bodies are buried beneath and around the 31 crosses that make up the cemetery in the middle of the woods on the school's property. In the wake of the university's findings, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, asked the Department of Justice to investigate. Earlier this week, Nelson toured the cemetery site. "This is something that may be another part of our sordid past. This place was set up in the early 1900s and it was a different era back then when it came to civil rights," Nelson said. The mystery surrounding the graves first made headlines in 2008 when Florida's then-governor, Charlie Crist, ordered an investigation after a group of men, known as "the White House Boys," came forward with stories of how they were beaten with leather straps by school administrators inside a small, white building on school property. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2009 report said most of the 31 boys known to have been buried in the school's cemetery were killed in a 1914 fire at the facility, while others died in a 1918 flu outbreak. At the time, the law enforcement agency said it could not determine where another 50 boys, who it said died at the school as a result of illnesses or accidents, were buried, blaming poorly kept school records. FDLE closed the case due to the lack of evidence that anyone had died as a result of criminal conduct, and no charges were filed. Investigators say the records do not explain why the boys were buried on school property in the first place. The boys who attended the school were considered "young offenders" of state law and were placed in the school in order to be "separated from older more vicious associates," according to the 2009 report citing the Florida Children's Commission of 1953. Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice closed the school in 2011, blaming budget cuts. Glen Varnadoe is quite happy that the school is closed. He said he's spent a considerable amount of his own money trying to have the remains of his uncle returned to him and his family. "I don't know why you'd want to try to prevent anyone from returning a loved one after having been buried the way they have been buried," he said. "You tell me what their motive is."
County officials want to block Florida from exhuming graves at a former reform school . They cite concerns over who's going to pay for it . The move has upset families who have waited decades to properly bury their loved ones . University researchers recently found evidence of about 50 bodies buried at the site .
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[ "(CNN) -- Florida's effort to reunite families with", "the remains of their relatives believed to be", "buried on the grounds of a now-defunct reform", "school is being challenged by county officials.", "Commissioners in Jackson County, Florida, have", "filed a court motion to thwart the efforts of the", "state attorney general, who filed a motion", "earlier this month seeking the excavation of", "nameless graves on the grounds of the Dozier", "School for Boys in the Florida panhandle town of", "Marianna. It's yet another chapter in the long,", "sordid past of the reform school. Inmates sent", "there have told tales of brutal beatings, sexual", "assaults, murder and boys who simply disappeared.", "The graves, marked only by white tubular steel", "crosses, have been there since the early 1900s.", "Even though the graves are on state property, the", "county objects to the proposed exhumations", "because it said it has not been determined who", "will pay for the efforts of the county medical", "examiner, who would be directing the effort. In", "its circuit court filing, the county also said", "that notice has not been made to the family", "members of those who died. Glen Varnadoe has been", "one of the leaders in the effort to have the", "graves exhumed. He said his father and his uncle", "were sent to the reform school in 1934 after they", "allegedly stole a typewriter. Mystery surrounds", "graves at boys reform school . Thirty days later,", "he said, his uncle, Thomas Varnadoe, was buried", "on school property. Varnadoe said his father told", "him that they were regularly beaten during their", "time at the school. One night, his father said,", "he was awakened by guards who brought him to a", "freshly dug grave site in the woods, where school", "administrators told him that his brother had just", "been buried. He was only told that his brother", "died from pneumonia. Varnadoe said he simply", "wants his uncle's remains so he can bury him", "properly. And he said he is willing to file a", "civil action against Jackson County to make that", "happen. \"I'm angry, and I'm aggravated,\" Varnadoe", "said. \"I think they're going to be in for a tough", "fight.\" \"Look how they buried these people,\" he", "said. \"If they want me to go away, then point me", "to Thomas Varnadoe's grave, and I'll have him", "disinterred and moved, and I'll leave these", "people alone.\" CNN's calls to the Jackson County", "Commission went unanswered. For years, stories", "and allegations of beatings, torture and murder", "have surrounded the century-old school. State", "authorities have said in the past that there were", "31 burial sites at the school, and a 2009 state", "investigation found no wrongdoing in connection", "with those deaths. The case of the unnamed,", "unmarked graves has gotten a large amount of", "public attention in recent months, after a", "research project by the University of South", "Florida uncovered evidence that about 50 bodies", "are buried beneath and around the 31 crosses that", "make up the cemetery in the middle of the woods", "on the school's property. In the wake of the", "university's findings, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson,", "D-Florida, asked the Department of Justice to", "investigate. Earlier this week, Nelson toured the", "cemetery site. \"This is something that may be", "another part of our sordid past. This place was", "set up in the early 1900s and it was a different", "era back then when it came to civil rights,\"", "Nelson said. The mystery surrounding the graves", "first made headlines in 2008 when Florida's", "then-governor, Charlie Crist, ordered an", "investigation after a group of men, known as \"the", "White House Boys,\" came forward with stories of", "how they were beaten with leather straps by", "school administrators inside a small, white", "building on school property. The Florida", "Department of Law Enforcement's 2009 report said", "most of the 31 boys known to have been buried in", "the school's cemetery were killed in a 1914 fire", "at the facility, while others died in a 1918 flu", "outbreak. At the time, the law enforcement agency", "said it could not determine where another 50", "boys, who it said died at the school as a result", "of illnesses or accidents, were buried, blaming", "poorly kept school records. FDLE closed the case", "due to the lack of evidence that anyone had died", "as a result of criminal conduct, and no charges", "were filed. Investigators say the records do not", "explain why the boys were buried on school", "property in the first place. The boys who", "attended the school were considered \"young", "offenders\" of state law and were placed in the", "school in order to be \"separated from older more", "vicious associates,\" according to the 2009 report", "citing the Florida Children's Commission of 1953.", "Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice closed", "the school in 2011, blaming budget cuts. Glen", "Varnadoe is quite happy that the school is", "closed. He said he's spent a considerable amount", "of his own money trying to have the remains of", "his uncle returned to him and his family. \"I", "don't know why you'd want to try to prevent", "anyone from returning a loved one after having", "been buried the way they have been buried,\" he", "said. \"You tell me what their motive is.\"" ]
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(CNN) -- It's the YouTube equivalent of a roundhouse kick in the face. Remember last month's viral video that showed action star Jean-Claude Van Damme doing the splits between two moving Volvo trucks? Now, Chuck Norris -- an actor who's also known for his martial arts feats -- appears to have upped the ante. A spoof video by Hungarian company Delov Digital shows a CGI likeness of the actor doing the splits between two airplanes soaring through the sky. But that's not all. There's also a squad of 11 commandos balancing on his head, in the shape of a Christmas tree. As their clothes light up, a message that says "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" appears above them. It's unclear whether Norris, 73, was involved at all in producing the video, which has garnered more than 13.5 million hits on YouTube since it was posted last week. Representatives for Norris and Delov Digital did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
A spoof video shows a likeness of Chuck Norris doing the splits . A Hungarian company made the video . It's unclear whether the actor was involved . Last month a video showed Jean-Claude Van Damme doing the splits between trucks .
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[ "(CNN) -- It's the YouTube equivalent of a", "roundhouse kick in the face. Remember last", "month's viral video that showed action star", "Jean-Claude Van Damme doing the splits between", "two moving Volvo trucks? Now, Chuck Norris -- an", "actor who's also known for his martial arts feats", "-- appears to have upped the ante. A spoof video", "by Hungarian company Delov Digital shows a CGI", "likeness of the actor doing the splits between", "two airplanes soaring through the sky. But that's", "not all. There's also a squad of 11 commandos", "balancing on his head, in the shape of a", "Christmas tree. As their clothes light up, a", "message that says \"Merry Christmas and Happy New", "Year\" appears above them. It's unclear whether", "Norris, 73, was involved at all in producing the", "video, which has garnered more than 13.5 million", "hits on YouTube since it was posted last week.", "Representatives for Norris and Delov Digital did", "not immediately respond to requests for comment." ]
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(CNN) -- A shark bit a 16-year-old boy across both legs as he was surfing in Hawaii on Sunday, CNN affiliate KHON reported. The attack came four days after a shark severed the right arm of a German tourist while she was snorkeling. In the Sunday incident, the teen was surfing in Pohoiki Bay when an 8-foot gray shark attacked him, the affiliate reported. He was taken to a hospital, but his condition was not known. Authorities brought in helicopters to survey the area for sharks, but were unsuccessful. Shark found on New York subway car . Shark attack claims Brazilian teen's life . This shark attack is the fourth in the last month, and 9th for the year in Hawaii, the affiliate said. Last year, Hawaii had 11 shark attacks. While shark attacks have been on the uptick in recent years, according to the University of Florida, the fatality rate in the United States is just 2%. Discovery Channel defends dramatized shark special . Best places to swim with sharks .
This is the fourth shark attack this month . Hawaii has seen 9 attacks this year .
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(CNN) -- Myanmar announced Tuesday it will grant amnesty to 6,300 prisoners on Wednesday, one in a series of recent moves that could help the isolated nation normalize relations with Western nations including the United States. But is it really an authentic step toward greater freedoms in one of the world's most repressive states? Or is it another gesture by the nominally civilian government to appease critics? Kurt Campbell, a U.S. assistant secretary of state, called it a "dramatic development" that could prompt Washington to consider improving ties. The United States imposes an embargo on arms and investment in Myanmar, once known as Burma before a military junta took over. But if you ask Mark Farmaner, director of the London-based human rights group Burma Campaign UK, the prisoner amnesty is part of the "mood music" created to soothe the world. Obviously, he said, the amnesty was welcome, but it was hardly signaling the government's wish for democracy. "What's very clear is that (President) Thein Sein is willing to make more concessions in order to get sanctions lifted and get more international legitimacy," Farmaner said. The amnesty announcement in state-run media did not make it clear how many political detainees would be included. Amnesty International has reported that more than 2,200 political prisoners are detained in poor conditions and subjected to torture and cruel treatment. Their release remains a key demand of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and a priority for lifting of Western sanctions. There was cause for optimism after a letter to Thein Sein from a new state-appointed human rights panel called for the pardon of "prisoners of conscience who do not pose a threat to the stability of state and public tranquility." Myanmar, ruled by generals since 1962, denied for decades that political prisoners even existed. Since Myanmar's elections in November 2010 -- the first in two decades -- its leaders have been gingerly reaching out to critics. "Now I think it would be fair to say the elections themselves were flawed in many critical ways, and we have continuing concerns about a number of developments inside the country," Campbell, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said Monday in a lecture in Bangkok, Thailand. "But it is also undeniably the case that there are dramatic developments under way," he said. "We have stated clearly that we are prepared for a new chapter in our relations, and we are watching carefully developments on the ground. And I think it would be fair to say we will match their steps with comparable steps, and we are looking forward over the course of the next several weeks to continuing a dialogue that has really stepped up in recent months." Tint Swe, the head of Myanmar's state censorship, called Friday for greater press freedoms, saying his own office should be shuttered as part of government reforms, reported Radio Free Asia. Last week, the government suspended the Myitsone dam project on the Irrawaddy River -- annoying the Chinese but pleasing Suu Kyi and environmental activists, who had been vocal opponents. In September, Myanmar's Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin held a rare, historic meeting with U.S. officials in Washington following what a U.S. State Department spokesman characterized as positive developments after years of discord over human rights and other issues. A month earlier, Suu Kyi met with Thein Sein at the presidential residence in Naypyitaw and the two vowed to work together in the nation's interest, state media reported. Nyan Win, a spokesman for Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, said then that he thought the meeting "may be the first step towards reconciliation." The NLD was banned from the 2010 election, but Suu Kyi is fighting to restore her party's legitimacy. Myanmar and Western nations have been at odds for years because of Myanmar rulers' ongoing clampdown on their political foes, most notably Suu Kyi. She spent most of the past two decades in some form of detention before being released a week after last year's elections. Farmaner of Burma Campaign UK said the government's talks with Suu Kyi are also about self-preservation. As long as there are popular protests, the government runs the risk of having to crack down on a growing movement as it did in 2007, when outrage over rising fuel prices escalated to Buddhist monks leading 100,000 people in the largest anti-government demonstrations since 1988. "He wants to take politics off the streets of Burma and bring it under the parliament's wing," Farmaner said about Thein Sein. "He is scared of it being on the streets." Joshua Kurlantzick, fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, admitted he was a bit wary about the intentions of a government that in the past has failed implement reforms. However, he said he is taken with the scope of the latest developments. "Given that, this reform has definitely gone beyond what a lot of skeptics expected, including myself,' Kurlantzick said. A longtime pariah nation, Myanmar, he said, likely wants international recognition. "It's important to them," Kurlantzick said. "It's about diversifying their partners," he said. "They don't want to be totally reliant on China. It's about not being dependent." But a key issue that is not being addressed, said Farmaner, is rights for Myanmar's ethnic minorities, some of whom have waged armed insurgencies against the government. Until they are included in dialogue, he said, Myanmar cannot make progress. Ultimately, Farmaner has a warning for Western nations: Don't get carried away. Lift some sanctions if you want to send a message of encouragement, he said. "But don't give away too much, too soon." CNN's Saeed Ahmed contributed to this report.
It is not clear whether political detainees will be among those released . Myanmar has made moves in recent months to reach out to its critics . Last month, its foreign minister held a rare, historic meeting with U.S. officials . State Department official: "There are dramatic developments under way"
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[ "(CNN) -- Myanmar announced Tuesday it will grant", "amnesty to 6,300 prisoners on Wednesday, one in a", "series of recent moves that could help the", "isolated nation normalize relations with Western", "nations including the United States. But is it", "really an authentic step toward greater freedoms", "in one of the world's most repressive states? Or", "is it another gesture by the nominally civilian", "government to appease critics? Kurt Campbell, a", "U.S. assistant secretary of state, called it a", "\"dramatic development\" that could prompt", "Washington to consider improving ties. The United", "States imposes an embargo on arms and investment", "in Myanmar, once known as Burma before a military", "junta took over. But if you ask Mark Farmaner,", "director of the London-based human rights group", "Burma Campaign UK, the prisoner amnesty is part", "of the \"mood music\" created to soothe the world.", "Obviously, he said, the amnesty was welcome, but", "it was hardly signaling the government's wish for", "democracy. \"What's very clear is that (President)", "Thein Sein is willing to make more concessions in", "order to get sanctions lifted and get more", "international legitimacy,\" Farmaner said. The", "amnesty announcement in state-run media did not", "make it clear how many political detainees would", "be included. Amnesty International has reported", "that more than 2,200 political prisoners are", "detained in poor conditions and subjected to", "torture and cruel treatment. Their release", "remains a key demand of Nobel Peace Prize", "laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and a priority for", "lifting of Western sanctions. There was cause for", "optimism after a letter to Thein Sein from a new", "state-appointed human rights panel called for the", "pardon of \"prisoners of conscience who do not", "pose a threat to the stability of state and", "public tranquility.\" Myanmar, ruled by generals", "since 1962, denied for decades that political", "prisoners even existed. Since Myanmar's elections", "in November 2010 -- the first in two decades --", "its leaders have been gingerly reaching out to", "critics. \"Now I think it would be fair to say the", "elections themselves were flawed in many critical", "ways, and we have continuing concerns about a", "number of developments inside the country,\"", "Campbell, the assistant secretary of state for", "East Asian and Pacific affairs, said Monday in a", "lecture in Bangkok, Thailand. \"But it is also", "undeniably the case that there are dramatic", "developments under way,\" he said. \"We have stated", "clearly that we are prepared for a new chapter in", "our relations, and we are watching carefully", "developments on the ground. And I think it would", "be fair to say we will match their steps with", "comparable steps, and we are looking forward over", "the course of the next several weeks to", "continuing a dialogue that has really stepped up", "in recent months.\" Tint Swe, the head of", "Myanmar's state censorship, called Friday for", "greater press freedoms, saying his own office", "should be shuttered as part of government", "reforms, reported Radio Free Asia. Last week, the", "government suspended the Myitsone dam project on", "the Irrawaddy River -- annoying the Chinese but", "pleasing Suu Kyi and environmental activists, who", "had been vocal opponents. In September, Myanmar's", "Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin held a rare,", "historic meeting with U.S. officials in", "Washington following what a U.S. State Department", "spokesman characterized as positive developments", "after years of discord over human rights and", "other issues. A month earlier, Suu Kyi met with", "Thein Sein at the presidential residence in", "Naypyitaw and the two vowed to work together in", "the nation's interest, state media reported. Nyan", "Win, a spokesman for Suu Kyi's National League", "for Democracy party, said then that he thought", "the meeting \"may be the first step towards", "reconciliation.\" The NLD was banned from the 2010", "election, but Suu Kyi is fighting to restore her", "party's legitimacy. Myanmar and Western nations", "have been at odds for years because of Myanmar", "rulers' ongoing clampdown on their political", "foes, most notably Suu Kyi. She spent most of the", "past two decades in some form of detention before", "being released a week after last year's", "elections. Farmaner of Burma Campaign UK said the", "government's talks with Suu Kyi are also about", "self-preservation. As long as there are popular", "protests, the government runs the risk of having", "to crack down on a growing movement as it did in", "2007, when outrage over rising fuel prices", "escalated to Buddhist monks leading 100,000", "people in the largest anti-government", "demonstrations since 1988. \"He wants to take", "politics off the streets of Burma and bring it", "under the parliament's wing,\" Farmaner said about", "Thein Sein. \"He is scared of it being on the", "streets.\" Joshua Kurlantzick, fellow for", "Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign", "Relations, admitted he was a bit wary about the", "intentions of a government that in the past has", "failed implement reforms. However, he said he is", "taken with the scope of the latest developments.", "\"Given that, this reform has definitely gone", "beyond what a lot of skeptics expected, including", "myself,' Kurlantzick said. A longtime pariah", "nation, Myanmar, he said, likely wants", "international recognition. \"It's important to", "them,\" Kurlantzick said. \"It's about diversifying", "their partners,\" he said. \"They don't want to be", "totally reliant on China. It's about not being", "dependent.\" But a key issue that is not being", "addressed, said Farmaner, is rights for Myanmar's", "ethnic minorities, some of whom have waged armed", "insurgencies against the government. Until they", "are included in dialogue, he said, Myanmar cannot", "make progress. Ultimately, Farmaner has a warning", "for Western nations: Don't get carried away. Lift", "some sanctions if you want to send a message of", "encouragement, he said. \"But don't give away too", "much, too soon.\" CNN's Saeed Ahmed contributed to", "this report." ]
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(CNN) -- Responding to an allegation by the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that Pakistan's main intelligence agency has a "longstanding relationship" with a Taliban-allied insurgent group that targets U.S. troops in Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani intelligence official said: "We do have a relationship: that of an adversary." "We have made our resolve very clear that (the Haqqani Network) is an enemy we need to fight together," said the official, who did not want to be identified discussing intelligence matters. In an interview that aired Wednesday on Pakistan's Geo TV, Adm. Michael Mullen spoke forcefully about the Haqqani Network, which he said "very specifically facilitates and supports the Taliban who move in Afghanistan, and they're killing Americans." "I can't accept that and I will do everything I possibly can to prevent that specifically," he said. Then Mullen said Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence "has a longstanding relationship with the Haqqani Network. That doesn't mean everybody in the ISI, but it's there." "I also have an understanding that the ISI and the (Pakistani military) exist to protect their own citizens, and there's a way they have done that for a long period of time," Mullen said. "I believe that over time, that's got to change." Based in Pakistan's North Waziristan frontier, the Haqqani Network "has been at the forefront of insurgent activity in Afghanistan, responsible for many high-profile attacks," according to the United Nations. The group is believed to have three main sources of funds: donations from the Persian Gulf region, drug trafficking, and al Qaeda payments. Pakistani forces in December announced they had seized Nasiruddin Haqqani, son of the group's leader, Jalaluddin Haqqani. Other U.S. officials in recent months had expressed concerns that Pakistan has not been aggressively confronting militants operating in the tribal regions. The Pakistani intelligence official told CNN that "we have our hands full" fighting other Islamist militant groups along the border with Afghanistan, notably those under the umbrella of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) "and once we are through with them we can turn on the other (the Haqqanis). We do not have the capacity to undertake simultaneous operations." The official said the "onus of providing proof of this" relationship was on the Americans and it was not up to the ISI "to start providing clarification." Asked if offense was taken by Mullen's remarks, the intelligence official said: "Not personally, no." Earlier in the Geo TV interview, Mullen was pressed on issues such as the arrest of CIA contractor Raymond Davis and unmanned drone strikes against targets within Pakistan, which have marked what he called a "rough patch" of increasingly complex relations between the two nations in recent months. The admiral traced the difficulties back to the 12-year period in which the two countries had severed diplomatic ties, then restored them in the midst of the global terrorism crisis that followed the attacks of September 11, 2001. "We can't snap our fingers and say all of the sudden we trust each other," he said, "and that's what we're trying to work our way through in the midst of these huge terrorist challenges that we both have." "It's the focus from the United States' perspective on the terrorist threat (in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas), the al Qaeda leadership which still lives there and still threatens to kill as many Americans as they possibly could, combined with what I would call this federation of terrorist organizations that are getting along more than they used to, and at least from my experience ... the complexity is increasing, not decreasing." As Joint Chiefs chairman, Mullen is the highest-ranking uniformed official in the U.S. military's chain of command. He has been part of recent discussions that have included CIA Director Leon Panetta and their Pakistani counterparts: Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and the ISI's director, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha. Mullen's term is set to end this year. "It's been a very rough patch lately," Mullen said, "and I think the leaders, including Generals Pasha and Kayani, Director Panetta and myself and others are very committed to working our way through this because we see the need to solve this problem, and we just can't walk away from it." CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, Zarifmo Aslamshoyeva and Nasir Habib contributed to this report.
Adm. Mike Mullen said ISI has "longstanding relationship" with the Haqqani Network . A senior Pakistani intelligence official says that relationship is "that of an adversary" "Onus of providing proof on this" rests with the Americans, the official says . Despite strain, Mullen says leaders "are very committed to working our way through this"
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[ "(CNN) -- Responding to an allegation by the U.S.", "chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that", "Pakistan's main intelligence agency has a", "\"longstanding relationship\" with a Taliban-allied", "insurgent group that targets U.S. troops in", "Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani intelligence", "official said: \"We do have a relationship: that", "of an adversary.\" \"We have made our resolve very", "clear that (the Haqqani Network) is an enemy we", "need to fight together,\" said the official, who", "did not want to be identified discussing", "intelligence matters. In an interview that aired", "Wednesday on Pakistan's Geo TV, Adm. Michael", "Mullen spoke forcefully about the Haqqani", "Network, which he said \"very specifically", "facilitates and supports the Taliban who move in", "Afghanistan, and they're killing Americans.\" \"I", "can't accept that and I will do everything I", "possibly can to prevent that specifically,\" he", "said. Then Mullen said Pakistan's Inter-Services", "Intelligence \"has a longstanding relationship", "with the Haqqani Network. That doesn't mean", "everybody in the ISI, but it's there.\" \"I also", "have an understanding that the ISI and the", "(Pakistani military) exist to protect their own", "citizens, and there's a way they have done that", "for a long period of time,\" Mullen said. \"I", "believe that over time, that's got to change.\"", "Based in Pakistan's North Waziristan frontier,", "the Haqqani Network \"has been at the forefront of", "insurgent activity in Afghanistan, responsible", "for many high-profile attacks,\" according to the", "United Nations. The group is believed to have", "three main sources of funds: donations from the", "Persian Gulf region, drug trafficking, and al", "Qaeda payments. Pakistani forces in December", "announced they had seized Nasiruddin Haqqani, son", "of the group's leader, Jalaluddin Haqqani. Other", "U.S. officials in recent months had expressed", "concerns that Pakistan has not been aggressively", "confronting militants operating in the tribal", "regions. The Pakistani intelligence official told", "CNN that \"we have our hands full\" fighting other", "Islamist militant groups along the border with", "Afghanistan, notably those under the umbrella of", "the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) \"and once we are", "through with them we can turn on the other (the", "Haqqanis). We do not have the capacity to", "undertake simultaneous operations.\" The official", "said the \"onus of providing proof of this\"", "relationship was on the Americans and it was not", "up to the ISI \"to start providing clarification.\"", "Asked if offense was taken by Mullen's remarks,", "the intelligence official said: \"Not personally,", "no.\" Earlier in the Geo TV interview, Mullen was", "pressed on issues such as the arrest of CIA", "contractor Raymond Davis and unmanned drone", "strikes against targets within Pakistan, which", "have marked what he called a \"rough patch\" of", "increasingly complex relations between the two", "nations in recent months. The admiral traced the", "difficulties back to the 12-year period in which", "the two countries had severed diplomatic ties,", "then restored them in the midst of the global", "terrorism crisis that followed the attacks of", "September 11, 2001. \"We can't snap our fingers", "and say all of the sudden we trust each other,\"", "he said, \"and that's what we're trying to work", "our way through in the midst of these huge", "terrorist challenges that we both have.\" \"It's", "the focus from the United States' perspective on", "the terrorist threat (in the Federally", "Administered Tribal Areas), the al Qaeda", "leadership which still lives there and still", "threatens to kill as many Americans as they", "possibly could, combined with what I would call", "this federation of terrorist organizations that", "are getting along more than they used to, and at", "least from my experience ... the complexity is", "increasing, not decreasing.\" As Joint Chiefs", "chairman, Mullen is the highest-ranking uniformed", "official in the U.S. military's chain of command.", "He has been part of recent discussions that have", "included CIA Director Leon Panetta and their", "Pakistani counterparts: Chief of Army Staff Gen.", "Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and the ISI's director, Lt.", "Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha. Mullen's term is set to", "end this year. \"It's been a very rough patch", "lately,\" Mullen said, \"and I think the leaders,", "including Generals Pasha and Kayani, Director", "Panetta and myself and others are very committed", "to working our way through this because we see", "the need to solve this problem, and we just can't", "walk away from it.\" CNN's Nick Paton Walsh,", "Zarifmo Aslamshoyeva and Nasir Habib contributed", "to this report." ]
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(CNN) -- The 2013 tennis season may only be in its fledgling stages but already the heat is well and truly on for those preparing for the year's first major. As the great and good on the men's and women's circuits fine tune their game ahead of the Australian Open that starts in Melbourne on Monday, they are having to contend with stifling temperatures in Sydney. According to the Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Monday was the hottest day in the country since records began over 100 years ago with an average temperature of 40.3 degrees. Officials in New South Wales have warned of a "catastrophic" fire threat as strong winds combine with the heat to increase the danger of bushfires spreading out of control. Players had to battle heat that reached 41.4 deg in Sydney, with world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska claiming it was "too hot" to play and that officials should have halted proceedings under their extreme heat policy. But the Pole, along with the other players scheduled on Tuesday, battled through the searing sunshine with the help of regular breaks, ice towels and gallons of liquid. "I think this is too hot to play tennis," Radwanska told reporters at a press conference. "Even for players, for ball kids, for even the people sitting out there, I think it's just too hot." One saving grace for Radwanska was her quick 6-4 6-3 victory over Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm which meant she was only on court for 68 minutes. Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova battled through to a 7-6 1-6 6-2 victory over former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, though both players benefited from a heat break before contesting the deciding set. Kuznetsova told reporters: "I think it shows you one more time how tough the tennis is right now. How players have to be fit to play in the hot conditions, the windy conditions. We're like iron women almost. "It was very hot out there. In the second set the heat definitely disturbed me a lot. But the break really helped me before the third set." The 2011 French Open champion, Li Na of China, was quoted as saying by AFP that she felt like she was "playing in a sauna." Germany's Angelique Kerber triumphed 6-2 7-5 over Russian qualifier Galina Voskoboeva who took a medical time out because of the extreme heat. Kerber: "It was unbelievably hot. Usually I practice before my matches, 30 to 35 minutes, today it was just 10 or 15 minutes because I couldn't play more. It's tough to play in these conditions. "I was trying to focus on the next point and not thinking about the heat, the sun and the weather. The whole match was tough from the first point. I'm happy I won in two sets." Temperatures were due to cool off for Wednesday's play but by the end of the week the thermometer will be back up to 37 degrees in Melbourne, according to Jenny Harrison from the CNN Weather Center. She told CNN's World Sport show: "We do see this every couple of years but this is record-breaking heat. Monday has been confirmed as the hottest day across Australia since records began. "It looks as if Tuesday, once we get the stats in, could be the hottest day and outdo Monday. "What has happened in the last few hours is a front has come through across the south east of Australia. In literally an hour the temperature in Sydney has dropped more than 10 degrees. "Melbourne is cooler than that as the front went through there first. But in Melbourne by the end of the week the temperature is going to rise again, getting well above average."
Record temperatures hit Australia during tennis tournament in Sydney . Stifling heat of 41.4 degrees make conditions uncomfortable for players . World No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska claims it was "too hot" to play . Monday confirmed by Australia Bureau of Meteorology as hottest since records began .
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[ "(CNN) -- The 2013 tennis season may only be in its", "fledgling stages but already the heat is well and", "truly on for those preparing for the year's first", "major. As the great and good on the men's and", "women's circuits fine tune their game ahead of", "the Australian Open that starts in Melbourne on", "Monday, they are having to contend with stifling", "temperatures in Sydney. According to the", "Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Monday was the", "hottest day in the country since records began", "over 100 years ago with an average temperature of", "40.3 degrees. Officials in New South Wales have", "warned of a \"catastrophic\" fire threat as strong", "winds combine with the heat to increase the", "danger of bushfires spreading out of control.", "Players had to battle heat that reached 41.4 deg", "in Sydney, with world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska", "claiming it was \"too hot\" to play and that", "officials should have halted proceedings under", "their extreme heat policy. But the Pole, along", "with the other players scheduled on Tuesday,", "battled through the searing sunshine with the", "help of regular breaks, ice towels and gallons of", "liquid. \"I think this is too hot to play tennis,\"", "Radwanska told reporters at a press conference.", "\"Even for players, for ball kids, for even the", "people sitting out there, I think it's just too", "hot.\" One saving grace for Radwanska was her", "quick 6-4 6-3 victory over Japan's Kimiko", "Date-Krumm which meant she was only on court for", "68 minutes. Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova battled", "through to a 7-6 1-6 6-2 victory over former", "world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, though both", "players benefited from a heat break before", "contesting the deciding set. Kuznetsova told", "reporters: \"I think it shows you one more time", "how tough the tennis is right now. How players", "have to be fit to play in the hot conditions, the", "windy conditions. We're like iron women almost.", "\"It was very hot out there. In the second set the", "heat definitely disturbed me a lot. But the break", "really helped me before the third set.\" The 2011", "French Open champion, Li Na of China, was quoted", "as saying by AFP that she felt like she was", "\"playing in a sauna.\" Germany's Angelique Kerber", "triumphed 6-2 7-5 over Russian qualifier Galina", "Voskoboeva who took a medical time out because of", "the extreme heat. Kerber: \"It was unbelievably", "hot. Usually I practice before my matches, 30 to", "35 minutes, today it was just 10 or 15 minutes", "because I couldn't play more. It's tough to play", "in these conditions. \"I was trying to focus on", "the next point and not thinking about the heat,", "the sun and the weather. The whole match was", "tough from the first point. I'm happy I won in", "two sets.\" Temperatures were due to cool off for", "Wednesday's play but by the end of the week the", "thermometer will be back up to 37 degrees in", "Melbourne, according to Jenny Harrison from the", "CNN Weather Center. She told CNN's World Sport", "show: \"We do see this every couple of years but", "this is record-breaking heat. Monday has been", "confirmed as the hottest day across Australia", "since records began. \"It looks as if Tuesday,", "once we get the stats in, could be the hottest", "day and outdo Monday. \"What has happened in the", "last few hours is a front has come through across", "the south east of Australia. In literally an hour", "the temperature in Sydney has dropped more than", "10 degrees. \"Melbourne is cooler than that as the", "front went through there first. But in Melbourne", "by the end of the week the temperature is going", "to rise again, getting well above average.\"" ]
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Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Monday was the hottest day in the country since records began in Sydney, with world No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska claiming it was "too hot" to play and that confirmed as the hottest day across Australia
HANOVER, Germany (CNN) -- Archaeologists have found more than 600 relics from a huge battle between a Roman army and Barbarians in the third century, long after historians believed Rome had given up control of northern Germany. Some of the artifacts are so well preserved that the scientists can already retrace some of the battle lines. "We have to write our history books new, because what we thought was that the activities of the Romans ended at nine or 10 (years) after Christ," said Lutz Stratmann, science minister for the German state of Lower Saxony. "Now we know that it must be 200 or 250 after that." For weeks, archeologist Petra Loenne and her team have been searching this area with metal detectors, pulling hundreds of ancient Roman weapons out of the ground. They paint a picture of a highly organized, technologically superior Roman army beset by Germanic tribes in a forest about 80 km (50 miles) south of the modern city of Hanover. The hillside battlefield was discovered by relic-hunters illegally searching for souvenirs of more recent wars near the town of Kalefeld-Oldenrode. One of them brought some of the items he found to Loenne, who works for the local government. The artifacts are so well preserved that the scientists can already retrace some of the battle lines. Watch how the battlefield discovery could re-write history » . "We believe the Germans ambushed the Romans here, but the legions quickly fired back with catapults and archers -- and then it came to a massive man-on-man onslaught," Loenne said. The items unearthed so far include an axe, still sharp after nearly 1,800 years; horseshoes; shovels; spearheads; and dozens of arrowheads for a Scorpio, a cross between a catapult and a crossbow -- the ancient equivalent of artillery. "With a very high speed, on a very long distance -- about 300 meters -- you can hit targets precisely," said Henning Hassman, of Hanover's archeological institute. Researchers say the evidence suggests the tribesmen lured the Romans into the forest to keep them from making full use of those long-range weapons and draw them into hand-to-hand combat, outside of the formations the imperial troops had mastered. However, they believe the Romans ultimately prevailed. Other relics include coins depicting the late second-century Roman emperor Commodus, depicted in the Oscar-winning Hollywood epic "Gladiator" -- a film that opens with a scene of battle against a barbarian horde that scientists say appears to be largely accurate. And Loenne said her team may have only begun to scratch the surface of the forest. "We hope we might find fortifications and if we are lucky, maybe even battlefield graveyards," she said.
Relics found from battle between Romans, Barbarians in third century . Historians had thought Rome had given up control of northern Germany by then . Battlefield found by relic-hunters illegally searching for souvenirs of recent wars .
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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone attack killed five people early Wednesday in Pakistan's tribal region that borders Afghanistan, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. It was the first drone strike since demonstrators marched to the border of Pakistan's tribal region over the weekend to protest the attacks. Activists from the United States and Britain participated in the march, which was led by the cricket star turned politician Imran Khan. Opinion: Why U.S. will live to regret drone strikes . Opinion: Could spread of drones mark new arms race? Four missiles were fired Wednesday at a suspected militant hideout in the area of Mir Ali of North Waziristan, one of the seven districts of the volatile tribal region, the two intelligence officials said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the matter to the news media. The protest march against U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan came to a halt on Sunday when authorities used steel shipping containers and security forces to block access to the demonstration's final destination in the tribal region. When confronted with the roadblock, Khan directed protesters to turn back, saying the march had achieved its goal of drawing attention to the controversial U.S. drone strikes. Read more: U.S. activists in Pakistan to protest drone strikes . Khan has been a fierce critic of U.S. policy in Pakistan and the use of drone strikes, calling them a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and a strategy that stokes militant anger towards Washington. In recent years, the U.S. government has sharply stepped up the use of drone attacks in Pakistan's mostly ungoverned tribal region, widely believed to be a safe haven for militant groups fueling the insurgency in Afghanistan. U.S. officials say the drone strikes are an effective strategy against militant groups and insist civilian casualties are rare. Read more: U.S. study says drones kill, traumatize too many civilians . CNN's Reza Sayah contributed to this report.
Four missiles are fired at a suspected militant hideout, intelligence officials say . It was the first drone strike since a protest march at the weekend against the attacks . The strike took place in a district of Pakistan's volatile tribal region .
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(CNN) -- Paul Walker's sudden death has left many in Hollywood nearly too stunned to speak. As the news of his death spread on Saturday, some celebrities, including Lady Gaga and Alyssa Milano, tweeted their disbelief. Adored for his work in the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise, Walker was in the midst of filming a seventh installment at the time of his death. Two of his co-stars in the blockbuster series, Ludacris and Tyrese, expressed their grief on social media. "I can't believe I'm writing this," singer/actor Tyrese shared on Instagram, along with a photo of himself with the late star. "My heart is hurting so bad no one can make me believe this is real Father God I pray that you send clarity over this cause I just don't understand ... My heart hurts it's broken no one can convince me that this is real.... Prayer warriors please pray real hard for his only child, his daughter and family..." Ludacris, meanwhile, remembered Walker for his "humble spirit" with a verse: "Wherever you blessed your presence you always left a mark, we were like brothers & our birthdays are only 1 day apart, now You will forever hold a place in all of our hearts." The 40-year-old actor, who rose to fame in 2001's "The Fast & The Furious" after appearing in '90s hits "She's All That" and "Varsity Blues," died in a car accident. He'd been attending a charity event for his organization, Reach Out Worldwide. Throughout the industry, several are mourning the loss of a great friend and, by their account, giving humanitarian: . Tellingly, Walker's passing was felt throughout the entertainment world, as even those outside of acting took a moment to reflect on the sobering death. Walker's next film, "Hours," is scheduled to be released on December 13.
Actor Paul Walker died in a car crash Saturday . Several in Hollywood were stunned by the news . Stars took to social media to express their grief .
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[ "(CNN) -- Paul Walker's sudden death has left many", "in Hollywood nearly too stunned to speak. As the", "news of his death spread on Saturday, some", "celebrities, including Lady Gaga and Alyssa", "Milano, tweeted their disbelief. Adored for his", "work in the \"Fast & Furious\" movie franchise,", "Walker was in the midst of filming a seventh", "installment at the time of his death. Two of his", "co-stars in the blockbuster series, Ludacris and", "Tyrese, expressed their grief on social media. \"I", "can't believe I'm writing this,\" singer/actor", "Tyrese shared on Instagram, along with a photo of", "himself with the late star. \"My heart is hurting", "so bad no one can make me believe this is real", "Father God I pray that you send clarity over this", "cause I just don't understand ... My heart hurts", "it's broken no one can convince me that this is", "real.... Prayer warriors please pray real hard", "for his only child, his daughter and family...\"", "Ludacris, meanwhile, remembered Walker for his", "\"humble spirit\" with a verse: \"Wherever you", "blessed your presence you always left a mark, we", "were like brothers & our birthdays are only 1 day", "apart, now You will forever hold a place in all", "of our hearts.\" The 40-year-old actor, who rose", "to fame in 2001's \"The Fast & The Furious\" after", "appearing in '90s hits \"She's All That\" and", "\"Varsity Blues,\" died in a car accident. He'd", "been attending a charity event for his", "organization, Reach Out Worldwide. Throughout the", "industry, several are mourning the loss of a", "great friend and, by their account, giving", "humanitarian: . Tellingly, Walker's passing was", "felt throughout the entertainment world, as even", "those outside of acting took a moment to reflect", "on the sobering death. Walker's next film,", "\"Hours,\" is scheduled to be released on December", "13." ]
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(CNN) -- Formula One team Sauber will feature a message of support for the people of Japan on the livery of their cars at the opening grand prix of the season. The Asian country was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami on Friday last week with over 5,000 people now confirmed to have died. One of Sauber's drivers, Kamui Kobayashi, is a native of Japan and was born in the Hyogo prefecture. He and Mexican Sergio Perez's cars will carry a message in Japanese at the Melbourne Grand Prix in Australia on March 27 that reads 'may our prayers reach the people in Japan.' Sauber's team principal Peter Sauber told Formula One's official website it was important the team did something to demonstrate their support. "It is difficult to find the right words to express our emotions and feelings, but silence means we can't even begin imagine how to try," he said. "We can hardly believe what we are seeing. Our thoughts are with the people in Japan. "We hope they will have the necessary strength to overcome these circumstances of extreme adversity."
Formula One team Sauber to show support for Japan at opening race of the season . Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi is from Japan . Message to be displayed on the livery of Sauber's cars .
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[ "(CNN) -- Formula One team Sauber will feature a", "message of support for the people of Japan on the", "livery of their cars at the opening grand prix of", "the season. The Asian country was hit by a", "devastating earthquake and tsunami on Friday last", "week with over 5,000 people now confirmed to have", "died. One of Sauber's drivers, Kamui Kobayashi,", "is a native of Japan and was born in the Hyogo", "prefecture. He and Mexican Sergio Perez's cars", "will carry a message in Japanese at the Melbourne", "Grand Prix in Australia on March 27 that reads", "'may our prayers reach the people in Japan.'", "Sauber's team principal Peter Sauber told Formula", "One's official website it was important the team", "did something to demonstrate their support. \"It", "is difficult to find the right words to express", "our emotions and feelings, but silence means we", "can't even begin imagine how to try,\" he said.", "\"We can hardly believe what we are seeing. Our", "thoughts are with the people in Japan. \"We hope", "they will have the necessary strength to overcome", "these circumstances of extreme adversity.\"" ]
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(CNN) -- Formula One team Sauber will feature a message of support for the people of Japan on the livery of their cars at the opening grand prix of died. One of Sauber's drivers, Kamui Kobayashi,
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Up to 1,000 human rights campaigners demonstrated Saturday in front of No. 10 Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, calling on the British government to demand that full democracy be restored in Pakistan. Jemima Khan, center, ex-wife for former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan, joins protesters in London. Protesters waved placards and chanted in support of the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, a week after he imposed a state of emergency in the country. The crowd of demonstrators massed behind barriers and included Jemima Khan, the ex-wife of former Pakistani cricket star turned politician Imran Khan. The demonstrators carried placards saying "Free the innocent" and "End Musharraf's Regime" and waved Pakistani flags. Imran Khan, who heads the the Movement for Justice Party, has been under house arrest since the emergency declaration. His ex-wife delivered a petition to a doorman at Downing Street, calling on Britain to use its influence to ensure that all institutions are in place well in advance of Pakistani elections originally scheduled for early next year. The petition also demands that Pakistan restore democracy and the judiciary and calls on Musharraf to release all political prisoners, including lawyers, journalists and opposition politicians. E-mail to a friend .
Human rights campaigners demonstrate in front of No. 10 Downing Street . Protests urged UK government to demand full democracy restored in Pakistan . Cricketer turned politician Imran Khan's ex wife Jemima among protesters .
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(CNN) -- It was a mother's worst nightmare. On March 31, 2014, at 11 p.m., I received a phone call from my 25-year-old son. "Mom. I got lost, made a wrong turn and ended up at the Mexico border. I've been surrounded by military, and I need you to know in case anything happens to me." On April 1, I received another phone call. "Mom, I've been arrested. Please get me an attorney," Andrew said. It was the most frightening call of my life -- worse than the call from Afghanistan as my son explained, "We have just been hit by an IED." The call from La Mesa Prison in Tijuana, Mexico, three days later went this way: "Mom, I am not going to make it through the night. Whatever you do, do not come down here and ask questions or do an investigation as you will be killed as well." As Independence Day comes and goes this year, it is bittersweet to think about my son being bound by a felony arrest in a foreign country while we try to navigate a foreign judicial system. To think about my son, vibrant and ambitious, being held in the bondage of incarceration is inconceivable. This young man who valiantly fought for the freedom of others, willing to die to combat the evil of oppression and violence in two tours in Afghanistan, meritoriously promoted to sergeant on the battlefield in 2012 -- and now he is languishing in a Mexican penitentiary and experiencing captivity for the first time, as a result of one wrong turn. It is simply staggering. He has been incarcerated since April 1, for inadvertently crossing the border with legally purchased firearms. This separation is by far more traumatic than the combat tours. Marine 'optimistic' he'll soon be released . In Afghanistan, he had his Marine Corps brothers who always had his back. I feel like our executive branch has abandoned him, and it feels totally inhumane. The White House has not responded to us despite our petition on Whitehouse.gov, which has nearly 130,000 signatures. The White House says it will respond to petitions that get 100,000 signatures in 30 days. On a trip to Mexico in May, Secretary of State John Kerry "raised the issue" with authorities there. I am outraged. Andrew's situation should be considered a grave, serious and urgent concern. In the past years while reading scripture, I often paused at the directive to visit those in prison. Deep in my core was the question, mingled with fear: How, who, why? Today I have learned to walk without shame, boldly and compassionately, through the corridors of bars and locks and have a newfound perspective for those imprisoned. Incarceration of a loved one is a heart-wrenching, soul-searching experience that can debilitate, consume and potentially destroy both the captive and his free loved ones. Marine tells of abuse in Mexican prison . It is a difficult journey, but there is rest to be found in understanding that God's timing is perfect. I take huge comfort in that, and this is what keeps me going and fortifies my strength and helps me to persevere when I can't see God's plan. The saying, "Trust his heart when you can't trace his hand" is something I really have had to implement. Through faith, I will continue choosing not to be crippled by the weight of the dismay, trauma, and disbelief associated with this, and I will be steadfast in my determination to overcome the barriers of this injustice. My strength, focus and vision come both from the Lord and from the solidarity and outreach of so many good folks on both sides of the border and around the world. I am not journeying alone as I have poured out my broken heart to so many. And it feels as if they symbolically cupped my tears and replenish me continuously with flowing waters of hope and support. I fear that my son's plight is getting lost in current events happening on the ground in Mexico, but I know that through the collective strength of prayer and the unified focus of individual Americans standing together as advocates, there will be victory for Andrew.
Mother of Marine being held in Mexico says this separation is worse than his combat tours . Jill Tahmooressi says her son expressed fear he would not make it . He was arrested after crossing into Mexico with several guns in his car . Jill Tahmooressi is relying on her faith to get her through this .
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(CNN)A leader of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region said Friday he is not interested in a truce with the Ukrainian government in Kiev because his troops are on the offensive. "Since we're attacking, there is no sense to have peace talks now," Aleksandr Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk, said in a meeting with university students, according to his media office. "We've made this mistake before. It's not decent to repeat it," he said. Thousands have been killed in months of conflict between the rebels and Ukrainian troops, and a ceasefire agreed to in September crumbled long ago. Zakharchenko's comments came two days after the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia met in Berlin to discuss a way out of the violence. But Zakharchenko showed no interest in the talks. "There will be no attempts from our side to talk about the ceasefire," he said, reported Russian state news agency RIA. "We will be on the offensive until we reach the border of Donetsk region." He said that he was interested in cooperating with Ukraine on prisoner exchanges. "We need to get our guys who've been captured," he said, according to RIA. Despite the talks in Berlin, violence in the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine shows no signs of abating. Power is out in and around Luhansk after militants shelled a power plant there, Luhansk regional official Hennady Moskal told Ukraine's state-run Ukrinform news agency. Moskal noted that the local water supply and boilers are off, and trolley buses aren't operating. Thursday's shelling of a transit stop in Donetsk city -- an attack that Ukraine's Defense Ministry blamed on rebels -- killed eight civilians, according to state news reports. But Ukrainian troops have come under heavy fire, as well. That includes 115 attacks in a recent 24-hour period that killed three troops and wounded 50 more, Ukrinform reported Friday. The news agency said that "Russian-terrorist troops" faced off with Ukrainian soldiers Thursday along Bakhumtka Highway, even posting a picture that showed a man with stripes on his clothing, suggesting that he was part of the Russian military. This is in line with Kiev's repeated assertions that Russia has not only actively supported rebels with arms, but has sent its own troops across the border to battle Ukrainian forces. On Wednesday, for instance, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that "more than 9,000 Russian troops (crossed) our Russian-Ukrainian border, bring with them hundreds and hundreds of tanks, armed personnel carriers, and killing Ukrainian civilians and attacking Ukrainian troops." Claims that Russian forces entered Ukraine 'complete rubbish,' Russia says . Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov promptly responded to this assertion with a firm denial, much like other denials made by Russian officials in recent months over similar allegations of armed intervention. "As to the flow of troops and armaments, this is not the first time we hear something like that," he said. "And each time I hear that, I say if you're so confident about that, please present us with facts, but no one has been able to provide us with these facts." Russian forces, equipment enter Ukraine, PM says . Pro-Russian separatists have claimed control of parts of eastern Ukraine since the spring of 2014, despite a push by Ukrainian forces to defeat them. From mid-April to January 21, the conflict had killed at least 5,086 people and injured at least 10,948 others, said the United Nations. "We fear that the real figure may be considerably higher," the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said about the death toll in a report released Friday. At least 262 people were killed in the fighting from January 13 through Wednesday alone, the report said. Unrest in Ukraine began with protests in the country's capital last year after President Viktor Yanukovych, favoring closer ties to Russia, dropped plans to sign a political and economic agreement with the European Union. After months of protests and days of deadly clashes between demonstrators and security personnel in Kiev, Parliament ousted Yanukovych in February. Weeks later, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula. Then in April, violence broke out in two Ukrainian regions that border Russia -- Donetsk and Luhansk -- as separatist leaders declared independence from the government in Kiev.
Aleksandr Zakharchenko: No sense in talking peace since we're on the offensive . Zakharchenko is the leader of rebels in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region . He says he still wants prisoner exchanges .
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[ "(CNN)A leader of pro-Russian rebels in eastern", "Ukraine's Donetsk region said Friday he is not", "interested in a truce with the Ukrainian", "government in Kiev because his troops are on the", "offensive. \"Since we're attacking, there is no", "sense to have peace talks now,\" Aleksandr", "Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed", "People's Republic of Donetsk, said in a meeting", "with university students, according to his media", "office. \"We've made this mistake before. It's not", "decent to repeat it,\" he said. Thousands have", "been killed in months of conflict between the", "rebels and Ukrainian troops, and a ceasefire", "agreed to in September crumbled long ago.", "Zakharchenko's comments came two days after the", "foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia met in", "Berlin to discuss a way out of the violence. But", "Zakharchenko showed no interest in the talks.", "\"There will be no attempts from our side to talk", "about the ceasefire,\" he said, reported Russian", "state news agency RIA. \"We will be on the", "offensive until we reach the border of Donetsk", "region.\" He said that he was interested in", "cooperating with Ukraine on prisoner exchanges.", "\"We need to get our guys who've been captured,\"", "he said, according to RIA. Despite the talks in", "Berlin, violence in the breakaway Donetsk and", "Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine shows no signs", "of abating. Power is out in and around Luhansk", "after militants shelled a power plant there,", "Luhansk regional official Hennady Moskal told", "Ukraine's state-run Ukrinform news agency. Moskal", "noted that the local water supply and boilers are", "off, and trolley buses aren't operating.", "Thursday's shelling of a transit stop in Donetsk", "city -- an attack that Ukraine's Defense Ministry", "blamed on rebels -- killed eight civilians,", "according to state news reports. But Ukrainian", "troops have come under heavy fire, as well. That", "includes 115 attacks in a recent 24-hour period", "that killed three troops and wounded 50 more,", "Ukrinform reported Friday. The news agency said", "that \"Russian-terrorist troops\" faced off with", "Ukrainian soldiers Thursday along Bakhumtka", "Highway, even posting a picture that showed a man", "with stripes on his clothing, suggesting that he", "was part of the Russian military. This is in line", "with Kiev's repeated assertions that Russia has", "not only actively supported rebels with arms, but", "has sent its own troops across the border to", "battle Ukrainian forces. On Wednesday, for", "instance, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko", "said that \"more than 9,000 Russian troops", "(crossed) our Russian-Ukrainian border, bring", "with them hundreds and hundreds of tanks, armed", "personnel carriers, and killing Ukrainian", "civilians and attacking Ukrainian troops.\" Claims", "that Russian forces entered Ukraine 'complete", "rubbish,' Russia says . Russian Foreign Minister", "Sergey Lavrov promptly responded to this", "assertion with a firm denial, much like other", "denials made by Russian officials in recent", "months over similar allegations of armed", "intervention. \"As to the flow of troops and", "armaments, this is not the first time we hear", "something like that,\" he said. \"And each time I", "hear that, I say if you're so confident about", "that, please present us with facts, but no one", "has been able to provide us with these facts.\"", "Russian forces, equipment enter Ukraine, PM says", ". Pro-Russian separatists have claimed control of", "parts of eastern Ukraine since the spring of", "2014, despite a push by Ukrainian forces to", "defeat them. From mid-April to January 21, the", "conflict had killed at least 5,086 people and", "injured at least 10,948 others, said the United", "Nations. \"We fear that the real figure may be", "considerably higher,\" the Office of the U.N.", "High Commissioner for Human Rights said about the", "death toll in a report released Friday. At least", "262 people were killed in the fighting from", "January 13 through Wednesday alone, the report", "said. Unrest in Ukraine began with protests in", "the country's capital last year after President", "Viktor Yanukovych, favoring closer ties to", "Russia, dropped plans to sign a political and", "economic agreement with the European Union. After", "months of protests and days of deadly clashes", "between demonstrators and security personnel in", "Kiev, Parliament ousted Yanukovych in February.", "Weeks later, Russia annexed the Crimean", "Peninsula. Then in April, violence broke out in", "two Ukrainian regions that border Russia --", "Donetsk and Luhansk -- as separatist leaders", "declared independence from the government in", "Kiev." ]
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SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il tapped his son to join the powerful National Defense Commission -- a move analysts say makes the latter the heir apparent, South Korean state media said. Kim Jong-il has appointed his youngest son and his brother-in-law to the National Defense Commission. "Kim Jong-un had been appointed to a low-level post, called 'instructor' at the National Defense Commission days before the first session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly meeting was held," South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a source. CNN was not able to independently confirm the report. The secretive North Korea shields its internal affairs from international scrutiny. And often, the only news coming the Communist nation is reported by its neighbor South Korea. The two countries have technically remained in a state of war since the Korean War ended in 1953, although relations have warmed somewhat in the last few years. The Korean conflict ended in a truce, but no formal peace treaty was ever signed. The 25-year-old picked for the North Korean defense commission is the youngest of Kim's three sons, Yonhap said. The move comes two weeks after Kim added his brother-in-law Jang Song Thaek to the military board. Analysts said Jang will serve as a caretaker for the successor, Yonhap said. Jang, who has been married to Kim's sister since 1972, is considered his right-hand man, according to Yonhap. Kim was reappointed this month as chairman of the military board in his first major public appearance since a reported stroke in August. His recent health problems and long absence from public functions prompted speculation on whether he was ready to groom an heir to the world's only communist dynasty.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's son joins National Defense Commission . South Korean media says move makes Kim Jong-un his father's heir apparent . 25-year-old is youngest of Kim's three sons .
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[ "SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korean leader", "Kim Jong-il tapped his son to join the powerful", "National Defense Commission -- a move analysts", "say makes the latter the heir apparent, South", "Korean state media said. Kim Jong-il has", "appointed his youngest son and his brother-in-law", "to the National Defense Commission. \"Kim Jong-un", "had been appointed to a low-level post, called", "'instructor' at the National Defense Commission", "days before the first session of the 12th Supreme", "People's Assembly meeting was held,\" South", "Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a", "source. CNN was not able to independently confirm", "the report. The secretive North Korea shields its", "internal affairs from international scrutiny. And", "often, the only news coming the Communist nation", "is reported by its neighbor South Korea. The two", "countries have technically remained in a state of", "war since the Korean War ended in 1953, although", "relations have warmed somewhat in the last few", "years. The Korean conflict ended in a truce, but", "no formal peace treaty was ever signed. The", "25-year-old picked for the North Korean defense", "commission is the youngest of Kim's three sons,", "Yonhap said. The move comes two weeks after Kim", "added his brother-in-law Jang Song Thaek to the", "military board. Analysts said Jang will serve as", "a caretaker for the successor, Yonhap said. Jang,", "who has been married to Kim's sister since 1972,", "is considered his right-hand man, according to", "Yonhap. Kim was reappointed this month as", "chairman of the military board in his first major", "public appearance since a reported stroke in", "August. His recent health problems and long", "absence from public functions prompted", "speculation on whether he was ready to groom an", "heir to the world's only communist dynasty." ]
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SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korean leader say makes the latter the heir apparent, South to the National Defense Commission. "Kim Jong-un commission is the youngest of Kim's three sons,
(CNN) -- You've been thinking about it for weeks. Mounds of turkey piled high with buttery mashed potatoes, dripping with gravy. Green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. Or sweet potato casserole and pecan pie. Cranberries. Collard greens. Stuffing. Every year, we spend hours making the traditional Thanksgiving favorites just like our mom used to do, like her mom did before that. "When you do something repeatedly over the years, it builds up a kind of power," nutritional psychologist Marc David says. "It creates its own momentum. To make the same dish year after year, decade after decade, there's something in that that connects us to the past." Nostalgia comes from the Greek word for homecoming (nostos) and pain (algos). But experts say feeling nostalgic is actually good for your mental health. Anything can bring on that special moment -- music, smells, photos. We play the same songs, cook the same recipes, take the same family photo in the same spot next to the same fireplace because we're human, David says. Our biological functions are based on repetitive rhythms. Our brains are hardwired to relax when surrounded by the familiar. "Emotional eating has gotten a bad name," David says. "We're emotional people. We are emotional beings. We're built for pleasure." Nostalgic products fill a need to belong and feel socially connected, according to an Arizona State University study published in the Journal of Consumer Research last year. That's why this time of year, TV and radio ads are filled with smiling families sitting around a large table in holiday sweaters, passing the dinner rolls. Even if you're far away from home, companies want you to believe that buying those same dinner rolls will fill your heart with holiday joy. Turns out, it works. Dr. Clay Routledge works with other researchers from the University of Southampton's nostalgia project. He recently published an article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology titled "The past makes present meaningful." Nostalgia, Routledge found, increases a person's self-esteem. Daily activities like going to class or attending meetings are routine, even boring. When we engage in nostalgia, we tend to think of the things that are really important to us. That makes us feel like our life is meaningful. Taste of Home's sweet potato tart recipe . "What's amazing about autobiographical memory is that bad memories fade faster than positive memories," Routledge says. "One thing that's interesting about nostalgia is that it's not 100% detail accurate -- it's more the highlights." Nostalgia is largely social. Routledge' s studies found that people who are alone or disconnected feel better after engaging in nostalgia. Yet you're probably dreaming right now about your grandfather's deep-fried turkey, not about him, right? "Is it really about the food?" Routledge asks. "Or is the food just sort of a trigger or cue for what the holidays are really all about, which is relationships. We don't eat these foods other times of the year because we've segmented them off as special. They go with this occasion. They go with the relationships." For Taste of Home editor Catherine Cassidy, Thanksgiving means cooking for the ones she loves. She gets satisfaction in putting good food on the table for her family. So many of our best moments from the past, she says, are rooted in our sense of smell. "We call them food memories. When it comes to the holidays we are always trying to recreate the magic and the specialness we experienced when we were children." So indulge in a little Thanksgiving daydream. Long for the oyster stuffing. Sniff the air in anticipation of mom's pumpkin pie. Then on the big day, enjoy your holiday feast, and all the benefits that come from the power of nostalgia.
Nostalgia comes from the Greek word for homecoming (nostos) and pain (algos) Nostalgic products fill a need to belong and feel socially connected . People who are alone or disconnected feel better after engaging in nostalgia .
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[ "(CNN) -- You've been thinking about it for weeks.", "Mounds of turkey piled high with buttery mashed", "potatoes, dripping with gravy. Green bean", "casserole and pumpkin pie. Or sweet potato", "casserole and pecan pie. Cranberries. Collard", "greens. Stuffing. Every year, we spend hours", "making the traditional Thanksgiving favorites", "just like our mom used to do, like her mom did", "before that. \"When you do something repeatedly", "over the years, it builds up a kind of power,\"", "nutritional psychologist Marc David says. \"It", "creates its own momentum. To make the same dish", "year after year, decade after decade, there's", "something in that that connects us to the past.\"", "Nostalgia comes from the Greek word for", "homecoming (nostos) and pain (algos). But experts", "say feeling nostalgic is actually good for your", "mental health. Anything can bring on that special", "moment -- music, smells, photos. We play the same", "songs, cook the same recipes, take the same", "family photo in the same spot next to the same", "fireplace because we're human, David says. Our", "biological functions are based on repetitive", "rhythms. Our brains are hardwired to relax when", "surrounded by the familiar. \"Emotional eating has", "gotten a bad name,\" David says. \"We're emotional", "people. We are emotional beings. We're built for", "pleasure.\" Nostalgic products fill a need to", "belong and feel socially connected, according to", "an Arizona State University study published in", "the Journal of Consumer Research last year.", "That's why this time of year, TV and radio ads", "are filled with smiling families sitting around a", "large table in holiday sweaters, passing the", "dinner rolls. Even if you're far away from home,", "companies want you to believe that buying those", "same dinner rolls will fill your heart with", "holiday joy. Turns out, it works. Dr. Clay", "Routledge works with other researchers from the", "University of Southampton's nostalgia project. He", "recently published an article in the Journal of", "Personality and Social Psychology titled \"The", "past makes present meaningful.\" Nostalgia,", "Routledge found, increases a person's", "self-esteem. Daily activities like going to class", "or attending meetings are routine, even boring.", "When we engage in nostalgia, we tend to think of", "the things that are really important to us. That", "makes us feel like our life is meaningful. Taste", "of Home's sweet potato tart recipe . \"What's", "amazing about autobiographical memory is that bad", "memories fade faster than positive memories,\"", "Routledge says. \"One thing that's interesting", "about nostalgia is that it's not 100% detail", "accurate -- it's more the highlights.\" Nostalgia", "is largely social. Routledge' s studies found", "that people who are alone or disconnected feel", "better after engaging in nostalgia. Yet you're", "probably dreaming right now about your", "grandfather's deep-fried turkey, not about him,", "right? \"Is it really about the food?\" Routledge", "asks. \"Or is the food just sort of a trigger or", "cue for what the holidays are really all about,", "which is relationships. We don't eat these foods", "other times of the year because we've segmented", "them off as special. They go with this occasion.", "They go with the relationships.\" For Taste of", "Home editor Catherine Cassidy, Thanksgiving means", "cooking for the ones she loves. She gets", "satisfaction in putting good food on the table", "for her family. So many of our best moments from", "the past, she says, are rooted in our sense of", "smell. \"We call them food memories. When it comes", "to the holidays we are always trying to recreate", "the magic and the specialness we experienced when", "we were children.\" So indulge in a little", "Thanksgiving daydream. Long for the oyster", "stuffing. Sniff the air in anticipation of mom's", "pumpkin pie. Then on the big day, enjoy your", "holiday feast, and all the benefits that come", "from the power of nostalgia." ]
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(CNN) -- Two health care workers went to the emergency room with flu-like symptoms after coming into contact with a patient confirmed to have Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, officials said Tuesday. The Florida patient represents the second confirmed case of MERS brought into the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. MERS is a mysterious virus that can be fatal, and was first found in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012. One health care worker in Orlando began showing symptoms 72 hours after exposure to the MERS patient but did not meet criteria for admission and was sent home, said Dr. Antonio Crespo, an infectious disease specialist at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, where the MERS patient is being treated. The health care worker will be monitored and seems to be improving, Crespo said. The other one, whose symptoms began 24 hours after exposure, was admitted to the same hospital, officials said Tuesday at a press conference. "We're just waiting for the results from the testing that was done yesterday to decide about discharge," Crespo said. At-risk workers at home . The two health care workers are among 20 in the Orlando area who may have been exposed to the MERS patient, and they are being tested for the virus, officials said. They were all notified and told to stay home and not work for 14 days, Crespo said. They also should monitor their temperatures and check for possible symptoms such as a cough, sore throat and fever. Five health team members who may be at risk have been identified at Orlando Regional Medical Center and 15 at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Crespo said. They were all evaluated for signs and symptoms that would be consistent for MERS. Samples were sent to the state lab for testing, said Dr. Ken Michaels, medical director for occupational health at Orlando Health. "I'm glad to report that I've spoken to most of these team members today. They all report that they're doing great," Michaels said. On the 14th day, everyone involved will be brought back for further testing. Once medically cleared, they can return to work, officials said. Initial testing should be back within the next day or two, Michaels said. MERS: 5 things to know . Two confirmed U.S. cases . The confirmed MERS patient visited Orlando Regional Medical Center on May 5, accompanying another person who was having a medical procedure, officials said. "I think the risk is negligible to those in the waiting room or the radiology area at (Orlando Regional Medical Center)," said Dr. Kevin Sherin of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County. The MERS patient was admitted to Dr. P. Phillips Hospital on May 9. "Before the patient came to the hospital, he was not having a cough," Crespo said. "He was not having respiratory symptoms. So we believe that that makes less risk of transmission to other potential contacts." Officials from the CDC and the Florida Department of Health are investigating the MERS case. During a White House briefing Tuesday, press secretary Jay Carney said President Barack Obama had been briefed on the MERS situation in the United States and that the CDC is taking the lead. The first U.S. case was reported this month in Indiana. That patient was released from a hospital Friday into home isolation, according to state health officials. The Indiana patient was an American health care provider who had been working in Saudi Arabia and was on a planned visit to Indiana to see his family. The Florida patient is also a health care provider who lives and works in Saudi Arabia, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon general with the U.S. Public Health Service and director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. She said that he is not a U.S. citizen and that the Florida case is not linked to the Indiana one. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will post CDC advisories at more than 20 U.S. airports to alert travelers about the virus. Although there are no recommendations to change travel plans, the signs will advise travelers to the Arabian Peninsula to avoid contact with sick people and wash their hands often. They should contact a doctor if they develop symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath and coughing, the CDC said. "We think it's really critical to avoid overreacting in the community but also avoid under-reacting in the health care environment," Schuchat told CNN. "The reason for the signage is so that we can promptly identify potential cases so that they can be separated from other people." Can SARS lessons prevent a MERS virus outbreak? What is MERS? As of Friday, there have been 538 cases of MERS in 17 countries, including 145 deaths, according to the World Health Organization, Schuchat said. The virus is also known as MERS-CoV since it is a coronavirus, the same group of viruses as the common cold. It attacks the respiratory system, according to the CDC. Symptoms can lead to pneumonia or kidney failure. There is no vaccine or special treatment for MERS. Doctors said they believe the Indiana patient's quick diagnosis and care dramatically increased his chances for getting better. The "risk to the general public remains very low," Schuchat said. In some countries, the virus has spread from person to person, but only in close contact, such as a person who was caring for an ill person. "This virus has not shown the ability to spread easily from person to person in community settings," she said. Out of "an abundance of caution," the CDC has been contacting people who were passengers on the same flights as the two patients with confirmed MERS, Schuchat said. No cases of MERS have been diagnosed as a result of transmission on a plane, the CDC's Dr. Marty Cetron said. The 44-year-old Florida patient traveled on May 1 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to London, then from London to Boston, Boston to Atlanta, and finally Atlanta to Orlando. The man began feeling unwell on the flight from Jeddah, with symptoms including "fever, chills and a slight cough," Schuchat said. Family members of the patient have been tested as well, Crespo said. "The patient has been doing very well," Crespo said. The patient had a low-grade fever of 100.2 on Monday night but has a minimal cough, and he is "in great spirits." MERS mystery: Virus found in camels . CNN's Miriam Falco, Elizabeth Cohen, Jen Christensen, and Athena Jones contributed to this report.
NEW: TSA will put up advisories about MERS in airports . Two cases have been confirmed in the U.S. At least 20 health care workers told to not come to work . They can return to work after 14 days if medically cleared .
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[ "(CNN) -- Two health care workers went to the", "emergency room with flu-like symptoms after", "coming into contact with a patient confirmed to", "have Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS,", "officials said Tuesday. The Florida patient", "represents the second confirmed case of MERS", "brought into the United States, the Centers for", "Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. MERS", "is a mysterious virus that can be fatal, and was", "first found in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012. One", "health care worker in Orlando began showing", "symptoms 72 hours after exposure to the MERS", "patient but did not meet criteria for admission", "and was sent home, said Dr. Antonio Crespo, an", "infectious disease specialist at Dr. P. Phillips", "Hospital, where the MERS patient is being", "treated. The health care worker will be monitored", "and seems to be improving, Crespo said. The other", "one, whose symptoms began 24 hours after", "exposure, was admitted to the same hospital,", "officials said Tuesday at a press conference.", "\"We're just waiting for the results from the", "testing that was done yesterday to decide about", "discharge,\" Crespo said. At-risk workers at home", ". The two health care workers are among 20 in the", "Orlando area who may have been exposed to the", "MERS patient, and they are being tested for the", "virus, officials said. They were all notified and", "told to stay home and not work for 14 days,", "Crespo said. They also should monitor their", "temperatures and check for possible symptoms such", "as a cough, sore throat and fever. Five health", "team members who may be at risk have been", "identified at Orlando Regional Medical Center and", "15 at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Crespo said. They", "were all evaluated for signs and symptoms that", "would be consistent for MERS. Samples were sent", "to the state lab for testing, said Dr. Ken", "Michaels, medical director for occupational", "health at Orlando Health. \"I'm glad to report", "that I've spoken to most of these team members", "today. They all report that they're doing great,\"", "Michaels said. On the 14th day, everyone involved", "will be brought back for further testing. Once", "medically cleared, they can return to work,", "officials said. Initial testing should be back", "within the next day or two, Michaels said. MERS:", "5 things to know . Two confirmed U.S. cases . The", "confirmed MERS patient visited Orlando Regional", "Medical Center on May 5, accompanying another", "person who was having a medical procedure,", "officials said. \"I think the risk is negligible", "to those in the waiting room or the radiology", "area at (Orlando Regional Medical Center),\" said", "Dr. Kevin Sherin of the Florida Department of", "Health in Orange County. The MERS patient was", "admitted to Dr. P. Phillips Hospital on May 9.", "\"Before the patient came to the hospital, he was", "not having a cough,\" Crespo said. \"He was not", "having respiratory symptoms. So we believe that", "that makes less risk of transmission to other", "potential contacts.\" Officials from the CDC and", "the Florida Department of Health are", "investigating the MERS case. During a White House", "briefing Tuesday, press secretary Jay Carney said", "President Barack Obama had been briefed on the", "MERS situation in the United States and that the", "CDC is taking the lead. The first U.S. case was", "reported this month in Indiana. That patient was", "released from a hospital Friday into home", "isolation, according to state health officials.", "The Indiana patient was an American health care", "provider who had been working in Saudi Arabia and", "was on a planned visit to Indiana to see his", "family. The Florida patient is also a health care", "provider who lives and works in Saudi Arabia,", "said Dr. Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon general", "with the U.S. Public Health Service and director", "of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and", "Respiratory Diseases. She said that he is not a", "U.S. citizen and that the Florida case is not", "linked to the Indiana one. The U.S.", "Transportation Security Administration will post", "CDC advisories at more than 20 U.S. airports to", "alert travelers about the virus. Although there", "are no recommendations to change travel plans,", "the signs will advise travelers to the Arabian", "Peninsula to avoid contact with sick people and", "wash their hands often. They should contact a", "doctor if they develop symptoms such as fever,", "shortness of breath and coughing, the CDC said.", "\"We think it's really critical to avoid", "overreacting in the community but also avoid", "under-reacting in the health care environment,\"", "Schuchat told CNN. \"The reason for the signage is", "so that we can promptly identify potential cases", "so that they can be separated from other people.\"", "Can SARS lessons prevent a MERS virus outbreak?", "What is MERS? As of Friday, there have been 538", "cases of MERS in 17 countries, including 145", "deaths, according to the World Health", "Organization, Schuchat said. The virus is also", "known as MERS-CoV since it is a coronavirus, the", "same group of viruses as the common cold. It", "attacks the respiratory system, according to the", "CDC. Symptoms can lead to pneumonia or kidney", "failure. There is no vaccine or special treatment", "for MERS. Doctors said they believe the Indiana", "patient's quick diagnosis and care dramatically", "increased his chances for getting better. The", "\"risk to the general public remains very low,\"", "Schuchat said. In some countries, the virus has", "spread from person to person, but only in close", "contact, such as a person who was caring for an", "ill person. \"This virus has not shown the ability", "to spread easily from person to person in", "community settings,\" she said. Out of \"an", "abundance of caution,\" the CDC has been", "contacting people who were passengers on the same", "flights as the two patients with confirmed MERS,", "Schuchat said. No cases of MERS have been", "diagnosed as a result of transmission on a plane,", "the CDC's Dr. Marty Cetron said. The 44-year-old", "Florida patient traveled on May 1 from Jeddah,", "Saudi Arabia, to London, then from London to", "Boston, Boston to Atlanta, and finally Atlanta to", "Orlando. The man began feeling unwell on the", "flight from Jeddah, with symptoms including", "\"fever, chills and a slight cough,\" Schuchat", "said. Family members of the patient have been", "tested as well, Crespo said. \"The patient has", "been doing very well,\" Crespo said. The patient", "had a low-grade fever of 100.2 on Monday night", "but has a minimal cough, and he is \"in great", "spirits.\" MERS mystery: Virus found in camels .", "CNN's Miriam Falco, Elizabeth Cohen, Jen", "Christensen, and Athena Jones contributed to this", "report." ]
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(CNN) -- Two health care workers went to the told to stay home and not work for 14 days, medically cleared, they can return to work, CDC advisories at more than 20 U.S. airports to under-reacting in the health care environment," Schuchat said. No cases of MERS have been
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's parliament set out new guidelines for its relations with the United States, as it agreed to re-engage with Washington after months of tension over deadly airstrikes on a Pakistani border post by NATO forces and other issues. A list of recommendations approved by lawmakers includes a call for an immediate end to U.S. drone attacks and no further use of Pakistan as a transportation route for weapons into Afghanistan. Future relations with the United States are to be based on mutual interest, Parliament Speaker Raza Rabbani said, as he read out the list to lawmakers. In addition, no overt or covert operations will be allowed on Pakistani soil and no private security companies or operatives will be permitted in Pakistan, he said. Foreign countries will not be allowed to establish bases in Pakistan, Rabbani said. The recommendations were drawn up by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, a group of 18 lawmakers responsible for reviewing relations with the United States, NATO and ISAF. Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani told lawmakers that his government would work to implement the resolution "in letter and spirit." But in Washington, the U.S. State Department greeted the demands coolly. "We respect the seriousness with which parliament's review of U.S.-Pakistan relations has been conducted," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon. "We seek a relationship with Pakistan that is enduring, strategic, and more clearly defined. We look forward to discussing these policy recommendations with the government of Pakistan and continuing to engage with it on our shared interests." Relations between Pakistan and the United States hit a new low after NATO airstrikes on November 26 killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on the Pakistani-Afghan border. The deaths added to the anger already felt by Pakistanis over the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden at a compound in Pakistan last May, and continued American drone strikes on targets in the nation. Following the deadly border airstrikes, the Pakistani government shut down the two NATO supply routes in the country, asked the United States to vacate an air base on its territory and boycotted a conference about the future of Afghanistan. U.S. President Barack Obama expressed hope last month that the two nations could arrive at a "balanced approach" to relations as he met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in South Korea. The talks were the highest profile meeting between the two countries since the November airstrikes. Obama said then that his expectation was that "we can achieve the kind of balanced approach that respects Pakistan's sovereignty but also respects our concerns with respect to our national security and our needs to battle terrorists who have targeted us in the past." Gilani expressed appreciation that Obama had acknowledged the need to respect Pakistani sovereignty and said his government was committed to fighting against extremism. He also said it was important to maintain stability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. An investigation into the lethal NATO airstrikes in November by Brig. Gen. Stephen Clark on behalf of the United States concluded that Pakistan provoked NATO forces and that distrust between the two parties led to the firefight. Pakistan disputed the findings, saying Clark's report was factually incorrect. There has been a sharp drop in the number of drone attacks in Pakistan since the airstrikes. U.S. officials rarely discuss the CIA's drone program in Pakistan, though privately they have said that the covert strikes are legal and an effective tactic in the fight against extremists. CNN's Nasir Habib, Aliza Kassim and Barbara Starr contributed to this report.
NEW: Pakistan's prime minister promises to follow the guidelines "in letter and spirit" NEW: Washington says it looks forward to discussing the recomendations . Pakistan wants U.S. drone attacks and other covert operations on its soil to end . Relations hit a low after a NATO airstrike in November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers .
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[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's parliament", "set out new guidelines for its relations with the", "United States, as it agreed to re-engage with", "Washington after months of tension over deadly", "airstrikes on a Pakistani border post by NATO", "forces and other issues. A list of", "recommendations approved by lawmakers includes a", "call for an immediate end to U.S. drone attacks", "and no further use of Pakistan as a", "transportation route for weapons into", "Afghanistan. Future relations with the United", "States are to be based on mutual interest,", "Parliament Speaker Raza Rabbani said, as he read", "out the list to lawmakers. In addition, no overt", "or covert operations will be allowed on Pakistani", "soil and no private security companies or", "operatives will be permitted in Pakistan, he", "said. Foreign countries will not be allowed to", "establish bases in Pakistan, Rabbani said. The", "recommendations were drawn up by the", "Parliamentary Committee on National Security, a", "group of 18 lawmakers responsible for reviewing", "relations with the United States, NATO and ISAF.", "Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani told", "lawmakers that his government would work to", "implement the resolution \"in letter and spirit.\"", "But in Washington, the U.S. State Department", "greeted the demands coolly. \"We respect the", "seriousness with which parliament's review of", "U.S.-Pakistan relations has been conducted,\"", "State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said", "in a statement issued Thursday afternoon. \"We", "seek a relationship with Pakistan that is", "enduring, strategic, and more clearly defined. We", "look forward to discussing these policy", "recommendations with the government of Pakistan", "and continuing to engage with it on our shared", "interests.\" Relations between Pakistan and the", "United States hit a new low after NATO airstrikes", "on November 26 killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on", "the Pakistani-Afghan border. The deaths added to", "the anger already felt by Pakistanis over the", "U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden at a", "compound in Pakistan last May, and continued", "American drone strikes on targets in the nation.", "Following the deadly border airstrikes, the", "Pakistani government shut down the two NATO", "supply routes in the country, asked the United", "States to vacate an air base on its territory and", "boycotted a conference about the future of", "Afghanistan. U.S. President Barack Obama", "expressed hope last month that the two nations", "could arrive at a \"balanced approach\" to", "relations as he met with Pakistani Prime Minister", "Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a nuclear", "security summit in South Korea. The talks were", "the highest profile meeting between the two", "countries since the November airstrikes. Obama", "said then that his expectation was that \"we can", "achieve the kind of balanced approach that", "respects Pakistan's sovereignty but also respects", "our concerns with respect to our national", "security and our needs to battle terrorists who", "have targeted us in the past.\" Gilani expressed", "appreciation that Obama had acknowledged the need", "to respect Pakistani sovereignty and said his", "government was committed to fighting against", "extremism. He also said it was important to", "maintain stability in both Pakistan and", "Afghanistan. An investigation into the lethal", "NATO airstrikes in November by Brig. Gen. Stephen", "Clark on behalf of the United States concluded", "that Pakistan provoked NATO forces and that", "distrust between the two parties led to the", "firefight. Pakistan disputed the findings, saying", "Clark's report was factually incorrect. There has", "been a sharp drop in the number of drone attacks", "in Pakistan since the airstrikes. U.S. officials", "rarely discuss the CIA's drone program in", "Pakistan, though privately they have said that", "the covert strikes are legal and an effective", "tactic in the fight against extremists. CNN's", "Nasir Habib, Aliza Kassim and Barbara Starr", "contributed to this report." ]
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MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- Inside the blacked-out Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, hallways were littered with bloodied bodies. A commando in disguise give details of what went down in the Taj hotel when commandos went in. Terrorists were still holding 200 people 33 hours after the assault began. Knowing next to nothing about what they might encounter in the dark recesses of the hotel, Indian Army commandos decided to go back in -- and were met by terrorists firing mercilessly, throwing grenades and continuously switching positions. The sound of gunfire and explosions reverberated throughout the hotel's atrium, making it impossible to pinpoint the origin of the shots. Through it all, the commandos walked down pitch-black halls, trying to navigate the damaged hotel without knowing the layout. A commando spokesman, his face and hair swathed in a black scarf and wearing dark glasses to hide his identity, revealed these details of the mission inside the Taj at a news conference Friday. At 6:30 a.m. Friday, the battle at the Taj came to a head with a final firefight at the room holding the 200 hostages, he said. Watch what it was like inside the hotel for commandos » . When the gunfire stopped, commandos -- known as the Black Cats -- entered the room and freed all 200 hostages. Their difficulties had been apparent from the beginning, he said. "We did not know the layout of the hotel," the commando told reporters. "There was one person on the hotel staff who was helping to guide us around." They entered the hotel for the first time essentially blind to what was ahead. They had no idea what kind of people they would encounter, what kind of weapons might be pointed at them, and whether they might be blown up by explosives. Learn more about the Taj's past and future » . "Then we heard gunshots on the second floor and we rushed toward the fired shots," he said. "While taking cover we found that there were 30 to 50 bodies lying dead. At that point we also came under fire. The moment they saw us, they hurled grenades." When the shots stopped, the commandos moved toward the source of the gunfire. See the first photos from inside the Taj Mahal hotel » . "At that time, they vanished ... they had gone elsewhere," the commando said. The attackers had a clear advantage, commandos said, because it was apparent from their movements they knew the hotel's layout. Some tourists rescued from the hotel said the building's large dome and a massive atrium made the sounds of gunfire and explosions reverberate endlessly. It was impossible to pinpoint where the shooters were. Because of the darkness, commandos could not tell how many terrorists were there -- were there many, or only a few who continued to change positions? At one point, commandos believed some of the terrorists were hiding on the eighth floor. As the commandos approached one of the rooms, attackers opened fire at them and said all the people in the room were dead. "We fired at them and they fired at us, but because the room was absolutely dark and we had just gotten [inside] it made it difficult for us," the commando said. Watch commandos talk about fighting the attackers » . During the fight, two commandos were shot. They decided to flush out the terrorists by blocking entry and exit routes. But the attackers knew all the doors, he said. When they made it inside the room, the terrorists had disappeared again. Inside that room, commandos found AK-47 ammunition rounds, including seven magazines fully loaded, and 400 other rounds for other weapons. They found grenades, credit cards, U.S. notes, foreign money and bags of dried fruit, which they believed helped sustain the attackers during the siege. During the three-day assault, the attackers fired indiscriminately. But the commandos were forced to use caution. "Let me tell you one thing," the commando said. "Within the first exchanges of fire, we could have got those terrorists -- but there was so many hotel guests -- there were bodies all over and blood all over. And we were trying to avoid the causalities of civilians. We had to be more careful in our fighting." In trying to rescue hostages and trapped civilians, commandos had to convince guests they were there to help, not terrorists trying to trick them, Indian Army Lt. Gen. Noble Thamburaj said. "There are a number of rooms that are locked from inside," he told reporters. "It is possible that some of the hotel guests have locked themselves in and for their own security and safety. Even though we have identified ourselves they are not opening the doors." The overall operation may have been made more difficult because of a late start, CNN sister station CNN-IBN reported. CNN-IBN said that attacks at the Taj Mahal Hotel were well under way at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, but unnamed sources said the commandos were not given the go-ahead to take part in the rescue until midnight. Those sources told CNN-IBN said that once the commandos got the go-ahead, it took nearly three hours for them to leave for Mumbai from their undisclosed location. Once they arrived, the sources said, commandos had no precise maps of the hotel layout or its access points. While local police and other officers were at the scene, the sources said, the commandos and army special force units are the only ones equipped and trained to rescue hostages.
Disguised commando tells reporters rescuers entered unknown layout in the dark . Commandos had to avoid hurting civilians, convince them they were not terrorists . Attackers knew layout well, moved around frequently, commando says . 33 hours after siege, commandos rescued 200 people from Taj Mahal Hotel .
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Some tourists rescued from the", "hotel said the building's large dome and a", "massive atrium made the sounds of gunfire and", "explosions reverberate endlessly. It was", "impossible to pinpoint where the shooters were.", "Because of the darkness, commandos could not tell", "how many terrorists were there -- were there", "many, or only a few who continued to change", "positions? At one point, commandos believed some", "of the terrorists were hiding on the eighth", "floor. As the commandos approached one of the", "rooms, attackers opened fire at them and said all", "the people in the room were dead. \"We fired at", "them and they fired at us, but because the room", "was absolutely dark and we had just gotten", "[inside] it made it difficult for us,\" the", "commando said. Watch commandos talk about", "fighting the attackers » . During the fight, two", "commandos were shot. 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Those sources told CNN-IBN said that", "once the commandos got the go-ahead, it took", "nearly three hours for them to leave for Mumbai", "from their undisclosed location. Once they", "arrived, the sources said, commandos had no", "precise maps of the hotel layout or its access", "points. While local police and other officers", "were at the scene, the sources said, the", "commandos and army special force units are the", "only ones equipped and trained to rescue", "hostages." ]
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(CNN) -- A Native American chief has asked all tribal employees not to use FedEx until the Washington Redskins changes its team name. "Until the name of the NFL team is changed to something less inflammatory and insulting, I direct all employees to refrain from using FedEx when there is an alternative available," Osage Nation Chief Geoffrey M. Standing Bear penned in his directive to all employees. The tribe also issued a news release saying that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder "chooses to stick with a brand which dictionaries define as disparaging and offensive. FedEx chose to endorse that brand through their sponsorship of Mr. Snyder's organization." It concludes, "The Osage Nation chooses not to use FedEx services. We encourage other tribal nations to consider similar actions." Standing Bear was not available for an interview, but Assistant Chief Raymond Red Corn said the tribe would "stand-pat" on the press release. "It was not our intention to become a news item," he said, adding that "ethics" drove the tribe's decision. The Redskins play their home games at FedExField, to which the shipping giant purchased the naming rights in a 27-year, $207 million deal in 1999, Forbes reports. Fred Smith, FedEx's chairman, president and CEO, is part of the team's ownership group. Patrick Fitzgerald, FedEx's senior vice president of marketing and communications, released a statement Wednesday saying that his employer values its sponsorship of the stadium and "we are proud that FedExField is a venue that is used by a wide range of community groups." "FedEx has closely followed the dialogue and difference of opinion concerning the Washington Redskins team name, but we continue to direct questions about the name to the franchise owner," Fitzgerald said. Snyder has repeatedly defended the name and wrote in a March letter that the name "captures the best of who we are and who we can be, by staying true to our history and honoring the deep and enduring values our name represents." The team has employed Native Americans to defend the name and launched a site called Redskins Facts to promote its stance that the names honors Native Americans rather than disparages them. The team also has created a foundation to provide resources to tribal communities. The good deed hasn't stemmed the controversy as opposition to the name persists, and President Barack Obama said last year that if he were Snyder, he might change the name. In June, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled six trademarks belonging to the team, saying they were offensive. The team appealed the decision, saying it spent millions defending the trademark, and the patent office ruled the Redskins could use the logos until the years-long appeals process was complete. The National Congress of American Indians has spoken out against the use of Redskins and other Native American mascots, and the Native Voice Network, which represents numerous Native American organizations, has targeted FedEx in its effort to convince Snyder to change the team name. The Native Voice Network says use of "R-word" has a negative, dehumanizing effect on children, a major concern when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Native American people between the ages of 15 and 24. Chrissie Castro, the Native Voice Network's "network weaver," says her group "definitely" supports Osage Nation. "We're very proud of their position and we'd love to see other tribal communities do the same," she said. The Oklahoma tribe has about 18,000 members and is situated in Osage County, the setting for the Meryl Streep movie, "August: Osage County." CNN's Devon M. Sayers contributed to this report.
Chief: Don't use FedEx until Redskins change "disparaging and offensive" name . Washington Redskins team name has been source of controversy . Team defends name and says it honors rather than disparages Native Americans . Redskins stadium changed name to FedExField in 27-year, $207 million deal in 1999 .
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(CNN) -- Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, face corruption charges in a scandal that encompassed the Chicago Cubs, President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat and a children's hospital, according to an affidavit. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to laid-off workers in Chicago on Monday. The men were each charged with a count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and a count of solicitation of bribery, authorities said. According to the affidavit outlining some of the charges against the Blagojevich and Harris, here are some of the details that led authorities to charge the officials: . Senate seat . Blagojevich said in phone conversation that he is conspiring to trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama in exchange for positions that Obama has the power to appoint, namely the secretary of health and human services post. Watch how the FBI's tapes show the governor wanted to trade seat » . In a November 3 conversation with an adviser, Blagojevich discussed receiving a kickback for appointing someone, identified only as "Senate Candidate 1," to the vacant Senate seat. Obama reportedly backed the Senate candidate. "During the call, Rod Blagojevich stated, 'Unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], s--t, I'll just send myself, you know what I'm saying?' " the affidavit says. He later said, "I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. You hear what I'm saying? And if I don't get what I want and I'm not satisfied with it, then I'll just take the Senate seat myself," according to the affidavit. The governor said the seat "is a f---ing valuable thing; you just don't give it away for nothing." "Blagojevich has also been intercepted conspiring to sell the Senate seat in exchange for his wife's placement on paid corporate boards or Rod Blagojevich's placement at a private foundation in a significant position with a substantial salary," the affidavit says. Intercepted phone calls indicate that the governor also has conspired to sell the Senate seat in exchange for millions of dollars in funding for "a nonprofit organization that he would start and that would employ him at a substantial salary after he left the governorship," according to the affidavit. Tribune Co. Blagojevich and Harris threatened to withhold financial assistance from the Tribune Co. unless the company fired certain editorial board members who had been critical of Blagojevich and had called for the governor's impeachment. The money was related to the sale or financing of Wrigley Field, home stadium of the Chicago Cubs, a team owned by the Tribune Co. The governor instructed Harris to tell the Tribune's financial adviser that the assistance, which Blagojevich estimated to be worth at least $100 million, was contingent on the ouster of several board members. In a November 4 phone call, Blagojevich told Harris to tell the Tribune adviser, "Our recommendation is fire all those f---ing people, get 'em the f--- out of there and get us some editorial support." The affidavit gives only one name, Deputy Editorial Page Editor John McCormick. In a follow-up conversation, Harris said he had informed the adviser that the newspaper needed "wholesale changes" "This is a priority. Stay on it, right. I mean, he, he gets the message, doesn't he?" Blagojevich asked. "Oh, yeah. He got it loud and clear," Harris reportedly replied. In another follow-up conversation, Harris said the Tribune owner told the financial adviser that he "was very sensitive to our concerns" and that certain cuts personnel cuts were imminent. On November 21, Harris said he had singled out McCormick "as somebody who was the most biased and unfair." Beginning November 30, Blagojevich began talking to a sports consultant and a Cubs officials about making state money available for Wrigley Field. Children's hospital . On October 8, Blagojevich told a person described only as "Individual A" that he was willing to make $8 million available for Children's Memorial Hospital, but "I want to get [Hospital Executive 1] for 50." Individual A felt that Blagojevich was talking about a $50,000 campaign contribution from the hospital's chief executive officer and that the $8 million referred to a recent commitment by Blagojevich to secure state funds via "some type of pediatric care reimbursement." "Intercepted phone conversations between Rod Blagojevich and others indicate that Rod Blagojevich is contemplating rescinding his commitment of state funds to benefit Children's Memorial Hospital because Hospital Executive 1 has not made a recent campaign contribution," the affidavit says.
Affidavit says Blagojevich called Senate seat "a f---ing valuable thing" Governor talked of getting newspaper employees fired for editorials, affidavit says . Blagojevich wanted campaign contribution for funding children's hospital, it says .
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[ "(CNN) -- Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his", "chief of staff, John Harris, face corruption", "charges in a scandal that encompassed the Chicago", "Cubs, President-elect Barack Obama's vacated", "Senate seat and a children's hospital, according", "to an affidavit. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich", "talks to laid-off workers in Chicago on Monday.", "The men were each charged with a count of", "conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and a", "count of solicitation of bribery, authorities", "said. According to the affidavit outlining some", "of the charges against the Blagojevich and", "Harris, here are some of the details that led", "authorities to charge the officials: . Senate", "seat . Blagojevich said in phone conversation", "that he is conspiring to trade the Senate seat", "left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama in", "exchange for positions that Obama has the power", "to appoint, namely the secretary of health and", "human services post. Watch how the FBI's tapes", "show the governor wanted to trade seat » . In a", "November 3 conversation with an adviser,", "Blagojevich discussed receiving a kickback for", "appointing someone, identified only as \"Senate", "Candidate 1,\" to the vacant Senate seat. Obama", "reportedly backed the Senate candidate. \"During", "the call, Rod Blagojevich stated, 'Unless I get", "something real good for [Senate Candidate 1],", "s--t, I'll just send myself, you know what I'm", "saying?' \" the affidavit says. He later said,", "\"I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a", "real possibility, you know, and therefore I can", "drive a hard bargain. You hear what I'm saying?", "And if I don't get what I want and I'm not", "satisfied with it, then I'll just take the Senate", "seat myself,\" according to the affidavit. The", "governor said the seat \"is a f---ing valuable", "thing; you just don't give it away for nothing.\"", "\"Blagojevich has also been intercepted conspiring", "to sell the Senate seat in exchange for his", "wife's placement on paid corporate boards or Rod", "Blagojevich's placement at a private foundation", "in a significant position with a substantial", "salary,\" the affidavit says. Intercepted phone", "calls indicate that the governor also has", "conspired to sell the Senate seat in exchange for", "millions of dollars in funding for \"a nonprofit", "organization that he would start and that would", "employ him at a substantial salary after he left", "the governorship,\" according to the affidavit.", "Tribune Co. Blagojevich and Harris threatened to", "withhold financial assistance from the Tribune", "Co. unless the company fired certain editorial", "board members who had been critical of", "Blagojevich and had called for the governor's", "impeachment. The money was related to the sale or", "financing of Wrigley Field, home stadium of the", "Chicago Cubs, a team owned by the Tribune Co. The", "governor instructed Harris to tell the Tribune's", "financial adviser that the assistance, which", "Blagojevich estimated to be worth at least $100", "million, was contingent on the ouster of several", "board members. In a November 4 phone call,", "Blagojevich told Harris to tell the Tribune", "adviser, \"Our recommendation is fire all those", "f---ing people, get 'em the f--- out of there and", "get us some editorial support.\" The affidavit", "gives only one name, Deputy Editorial Page Editor", "John McCormick. In a follow-up conversation,", "Harris said he had informed the adviser that the", "newspaper needed \"wholesale changes\" \"This is a", "priority. Stay on it, right. I mean, he, he gets", "the message, doesn't he?\" Blagojevich asked. \"Oh,", "yeah. He got it loud and clear,\" Harris", "reportedly replied. In another follow-up", "conversation, Harris said the Tribune owner told", "the financial adviser that he \"was very sensitive", "to our concerns\" and that certain cuts personnel", "cuts were imminent. On November 21, Harris said", "he had singled out McCormick \"as somebody who was", "the most biased and unfair.\" Beginning November", "30, Blagojevich began talking to a sports", "consultant and a Cubs officials about making", "state money available for Wrigley Field.", "Children's hospital . On October 8, Blagojevich", "told a person described only as \"Individual A\"", "that he was willing to make $8 million available", "for Children's Memorial Hospital, but \"I want to", "get [Hospital Executive 1] for 50.\" Individual A", "felt that Blagojevich was talking about a $50,000", "campaign contribution from the hospital's chief", "executive officer and that the $8 million", "referred to a recent commitment by Blagojevich to", "secure state funds via \"some type of pediatric", "care reimbursement.\" \"Intercepted phone", "conversations between Rod Blagojevich and others", "indicate that Rod Blagojevich is contemplating", "rescinding his commitment of state funds to", "benefit Children's Memorial Hospital because", "Hospital Executive 1 has not made a recent", "campaign contribution,\" the affidavit says." ]
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(CNN) -- A federal judge Friday ruled in favor of a former UCLA college basketball star who sued to end the NCAA's control over the rights to college athletes' names, images and likenesses. In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken sided with Ed O'Bannon in his lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association. O'Bannon argued athletes in the top tier of college basketball and football should be allowed to profit from their schools' use of their likenesses. In a 99-page ruling, Wilken wrote that current NCAA rules "unreasonably restrain trade in the market for certain educational and athletic opportunities offered by NCAA Division I schools." Wilken issued an injunction to block the NCAA from prohibiting its member schools and conferences from offering their Football Bowl Subdivision or Division I basketball recruits a limited share of the revenues generated from the use of their names, images, and likenesses. She did rule, however, that the NCAA could set a cap on the money paid to athletes, as long as it allows at least $5,000 per athlete per year. "The NCAA's witnesses stated that their concerns about student-athlete compensation would be minimized or negated if compensation was capped at a few thousand dollars per year," the judge wrote. O'Bannon's suit alleged the waivers the athletes are required to sign are illegal and asked that players be able to collectively negotiate the terms of their likenesses in order to keep a share of those profits. "Before the court in this case is only whether the NCAA violates antitrust law by agreeing with its member schools to restrain their ability to compensate Division I men's basketball and FBS football players any more than the current association rules allow," Wilken wrote. "For the reasons set forth above, the court finds that this restraint does violate antitrust law." The ruling could potentially change college sports drastically, eventually forcing the NCAA to restructure its amateur model and allow college athletes to be paid. NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy said: "We disagree with the court's decision that NCAA rules violate antitrust laws. We note that the court's decision sets limits on compensation, but are reviewing the full decision and will provide further comment later." William Isaacson, an attorney for the plaintiffs, called the ruling "a big step forward for common decency." "One of the things the judge is saying here ... is some sharing is OK," he said. "It won't affect amateurism, won't affect the popularity of the sport. She made a very reasonable and significant and measured decision." Ramogi Huma, president of the National College Players Association, said the ruling was "a big win" that signaled "the time for college athletes to get their due," though he was critical of the $5,000 compensation cap. "The ruling says the NCAA was operating illegally and college athletes do have rights," said Huma, who helped find players to join the case. "Even if you label them student-athletes and want to call it amateurism, it doesn't give the NCAA the right to deny them the rights that other Americans deserve." Sonny Vaccaro, who started the lawsuit by introducing O'Bannon and lead attorney Michael Hausfeld, said the decision was precedent-setting. "The key is, they're allowed to get paid," said Vacarro, who helped pioneer branding athletes by putting Nike shoes on Michael Jordan. Vacarro called the decision his most important career accomplishment. "It's more important to me that these kids won and this go forward and the principles are right," he said. "To me, it's more important than the Jordan and Kobe and things I did in my professional life. ...This was just something that was wrong and I totally believed in it." The judge wrote that the injunction will not affect student-athletes who enroll in college before July 1, 2016. When athletes commit to a university, players are required to sign a waiver that relinquishes their right to their own likenesses in every form. That means they can't make money off their television appearances, their jerseys, or in any other way. The universities get any revenues from selling sports paraphernalia or other material related to the players. The trial began June 9 in federal court in Oakland, California. The plaintiffs were 20 current and former student athletes who play or played for an FBS football or Division I men's basketball team starting in 1956. Legal appeals could delay a final outcome for years but the decision is in a position to be the first major NCAA reform effort to take hold. Already the issues brought up in the case have had an effect, even before the ruling was made. Texas A&M, the University of Arizona and Northwestern University have decided to stop selling jerseys with the numbers of specific players. Instead, Texas A&M will sell the number 12 jersey, in keeping with its 12th man tradition; and Arizona will sell jerseys with numbers that correspond to the year of competition -- 14 for this year, according to a school spokesman. Northwestern will sell only jersey number 51, in honor of its head coach, Pat Fitzgerald, and legendary Chicago linebacker Dick Butkus. The NCAA's argument in both the ongoing O'Bannon suit and another one filed by former quarterback Sam Keller, also in federal court in Oakland, is that it is trying to protect the amateur model of college sports. Paying college athletes would hurt traditions, NCAA chief testifies . NCAA under fire: 5 things to know . NCAA faces change, legal challenges in months ahead .
The judge sides with an ex-UCLA college basketball star who challenged the NCAA . The NCAA says college athletes are amateurs, rewarded with an education . The ruling could potentially change college sports drastically .
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[ "(CNN) -- A federal judge Friday ruled in favor of", "a former UCLA college basketball star who sued to", "end the NCAA's control over the rights to college", "athletes' names, images and likenesses. In a", "landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Claudia", "Wilken sided with Ed O'Bannon in his lawsuit", "against the National Collegiate Athletic", "Association. O'Bannon argued athletes in the top", "tier of college basketball and football should be", "allowed to profit from their schools' use of", "their likenesses. In a 99-page ruling, Wilken", "wrote that current NCAA rules \"unreasonably", "restrain trade in the market for certain", "educational and athletic opportunities offered by", "NCAA Division I schools.\" Wilken issued an", "injunction to block the NCAA from prohibiting its", "member schools and conferences from offering", "their Football Bowl Subdivision or Division I", "basketball recruits a limited share of the", "revenues generated from the use of their names,", "images, and likenesses. She did rule, however,", "that the NCAA could set a cap on the money paid", "to athletes, as long as it allows at least $5,000", "per athlete per year. \"The NCAA's witnesses", "stated that their concerns about student-athlete", "compensation would be minimized or negated if", "compensation was capped at a few thousand dollars", "per year,\" the judge wrote. O'Bannon's suit", "alleged the waivers the athletes are required to", "sign are illegal and asked that players be able", "to collectively negotiate the terms of their", "likenesses in order to keep a share of those", "profits. \"Before the court in this case is only", "whether the NCAA violates antitrust law by", "agreeing with its member schools to restrain", "their ability to compensate Division I men's", "basketball and FBS football players any more than", "the current association rules allow,\" Wilken", "wrote. \"For the reasons set forth above, the", "court finds that this restraint does violate", "antitrust law.\" The ruling could potentially", "change college sports drastically, eventually", "forcing the NCAA to restructure its amateur model", "and allow college athletes to be paid. NCAA chief", "legal officer Donald Remy said: \"We disagree with", "the court's decision that NCAA rules violate", "antitrust laws. We note that the court's decision", "sets limits on compensation, but are reviewing", "the full decision and will provide further", "comment later.\" William Isaacson, an attorney for", "the plaintiffs, called the ruling \"a big step", "forward for common decency.\" \"One of the things", "the judge is saying here ... is some sharing is", "OK,\" he said. \"It won't affect amateurism, won't", "affect the popularity of the sport. She made a", "very reasonable and significant and measured", "decision.\" Ramogi Huma, president of the National", "College Players Association, said the ruling was", "\"a big win\" that signaled \"the time for college", "athletes to get their due,\" though he was", "critical of the $5,000 compensation cap. \"The", "ruling says the NCAA was operating illegally and", "college athletes do have rights,\" said Huma, who", "helped find players to join the case. \"Even if", "you label them student-athletes and want to call", "it amateurism, it doesn't give the NCAA the right", "to deny them the rights that other Americans", "deserve.\" Sonny Vaccaro, who started the lawsuit", "by introducing O'Bannon and lead attorney Michael", "Hausfeld, said the decision was", "precedent-setting. \"The key is, they're allowed", "to get paid,\" said Vacarro, who helped pioneer", "branding athletes by putting Nike shoes on", "Michael Jordan. Vacarro called the decision his", "most important career accomplishment. \"It's more", "important to me that these kids won and this go", "forward and the principles are right,\" he said.", "\"To me, it's more important than the Jordan and", "Kobe and things I did in my professional life.", "...This was just something that was wrong and I", "totally believed in it.\" The judge wrote that the", "injunction will not affect student-athletes who", "enroll in college before July 1, 2016. When", "athletes commit to a university, players are", "required to sign a waiver that relinquishes their", "right to their own likenesses in every form. That", "means they can't make money off their television", "appearances, their jerseys, or in any other way.", "The universities get any revenues from selling", "sports paraphernalia or other material related to", "the players. The trial began June 9 in federal", "court in Oakland, California. The plaintiffs were", "20 current and former student athletes who play", "or played for an FBS football or Division I men's", "basketball team starting in 1956. Legal appeals", "could delay a final outcome for years but the", "decision is in a position to be the first major", "NCAA reform effort to take hold. Already the", "issues brought up in the case have had an effect,", "even before the ruling was made. Texas A&M, the", "University of Arizona and Northwestern University", "have decided to stop selling jerseys with the", "numbers of specific players. Instead, Texas A&M", "will sell the number 12 jersey, in keeping with", "its 12th man tradition; and Arizona will sell", "jerseys with numbers that correspond to the year", "of competition -- 14 for this year, according to", "a school spokesman. Northwestern will sell only", "jersey number 51, in honor of its head coach, Pat", "Fitzgerald, and legendary Chicago linebacker Dick", "Butkus. The NCAA's argument in both the ongoing", "O'Bannon suit and another one filed by former", "quarterback Sam Keller, also in federal court in", "Oakland, is that it is trying to protect the", "amateur model of college sports. Paying college", "athletes would hurt traditions, NCAA chief", "testifies . NCAA under fire: 5 things to know .", "NCAA faces change, legal challenges in months", "ahead ." ]
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(CNN) -- Donald Sterling can't seem to avoid trouble over recorded phone calls. In the latest twist to a downfall triggered by more recordings, the Los Angeles Clippers' owner allegedly threatened to "take out" his wife's lawyer and sue two doctors who declared him mentally unfit. He made several calls to the doctors this month and left profanity-laced voice mails to intimidate them out of testifying next month, according to attorneys for his wife, Shelly Sterling. "I'm not incompetent. You're (expletive) incompetent, you stupid (expletive) doctor," he said in a June 9 voice mail provided by his wife's attorneys. 'How dare you' In the message, he identifies himself and expresses anger about the release of his medical records. "There's an ethical issue here. ... How dare you give my records to a lawyer for the purpose of using it against me?" he demands. "You're nothing but a fraud and a liar and a cheat, and I'm going to see that you lose your license, and I'm suing you for conspiracy." Sterling made the calls to two doctors, James Spar and Meril Platzer, who diagnosed him as mentally incapacitated. Both will present their evidence in court on behalf of Shelly Sterling, who's vying to uphold a negotiated sale of the Clippers. Death threat? His wife's attorney, Pierce O'Donnell, said Sterling targeted him as well and threatened to "take you out." "I took that as a death threat," O'Donnell said. "That hasn't happened in 40 years as a trial lawyer." Donald Sterling waived doctor-patient confidentiality in connection with his mental evaluation, Shelly Sterling's attorneys said in court papers, an assertion denied by his lawyers. She asked a judge to order her husband and his legal team to stop contacting and harassing witnesses involved in the court battle. Los Angeles Judge Michael Levanas on Thursday rejected the wife's request to keep her husband and his lawyers away from witnesses, saying her assertions don't "rise to the level of great and irreparable injury." "It is probably no surprise to anyone that this case might involve high emotions and some litigation posturing," the judge wrote. Deal to sell the team . Donald Sterling's attorneys admitted he left the voice mails, but they said he meant no harm and was just distressed that his medical records were publicized. The two physicians who examined Donald Sterling didn't have his permission to talk to third parties, said Bobby Samini, another attorney for Donald Sterling, . In next month's probate court trial, Shelly Sterling will ask the court to uphold her deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion. Her decision to go to probate court follows a ruling by three physicians that her 80-year-old husband is mentally incapacitated and shows early Alzheimer's or other brain disease. The couple co-owns the basketball team. If one of the trustees is declared mentally incapacitated, the other becomes the lone trustee, according to records. His wife used that provision to negotiate the deal with Ballmer. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million after a different recording appeared in April in which he made a series of racist comments to a friend.
Sterling allegedly left intimidating voice mail messages for two doctors . He threatens to sue the two after they declared him mentally unfit . Both will present their evidence in court on behalf of his wife, Shelly Sterling .
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[ "(CNN) -- Donald Sterling can't seem to avoid", "trouble over recorded phone calls. In the latest", "twist to a downfall triggered by more recordings,", "the Los Angeles Clippers' owner allegedly", "threatened to \"take out\" his wife's lawyer and", "sue two doctors who declared him mentally unfit.", "He made several calls to the doctors this month", "and left profanity-laced voice mails to", "intimidate them out of testifying next month,", "according to attorneys for his wife, Shelly", "Sterling. \"I'm not incompetent. You're", "(expletive) incompetent, you stupid (expletive)", "doctor,\" he said in a June 9 voice mail provided", "by his wife's attorneys. 'How dare you' In the", "message, he identifies himself and expresses", "anger about the release of his medical records.", "\"There's an ethical issue here. ... How dare you", "give my records to a lawyer for the purpose of", "using it against me?\" he demands. \"You're nothing", "but a fraud and a liar and a cheat, and I'm going", "to see that you lose your license, and I'm suing", "you for conspiracy.\" Sterling made the calls to", "two doctors, James Spar and Meril Platzer, who", "diagnosed him as mentally incapacitated. Both", "will present their evidence in court on behalf of", "Shelly Sterling, who's vying to uphold a", "negotiated sale of the Clippers. Death threat?", "His wife's attorney, Pierce O'Donnell, said", "Sterling targeted him as well and threatened to", "\"take you out.\" \"I took that as a death threat,\"", "O'Donnell said. \"That hasn't happened in 40 years", "as a trial lawyer.\" Donald Sterling waived", "doctor-patient confidentiality in connection with", "his mental evaluation, Shelly Sterling's", "attorneys said in court papers, an assertion", "denied by his lawyers. She asked a judge to order", "her husband and his legal team to stop contacting", "and harassing witnesses involved in the court", "battle. Los Angeles Judge Michael Levanas on", "Thursday rejected the wife's request to keep her", "husband and his lawyers away from witnesses,", "saying her assertions don't \"rise to the level of", "great and irreparable injury.\" \"It is probably no", "surprise to anyone that this case might involve", "high emotions and some litigation posturing,\" the", "judge wrote. Deal to sell the team . Donald", "Sterling's attorneys admitted he left the voice", "mails, but they said he meant no harm and was", "just distressed that his medical records were", "publicized. The two physicians who examined", "Donald Sterling didn't have his permission to", "talk to third parties, said Bobby Samini, another", "attorney for Donald Sterling, . In next month's", "probate court trial, Shelly Sterling will ask the", "court to uphold her deal to sell the team to", "former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2", "billion. Her decision to go to probate court", "follows a ruling by three physicians that her", "80-year-old husband is mentally incapacitated and", "shows early Alzheimer's or other brain disease.", "The couple co-owns the basketball team. If one of", "the trustees is declared mentally incapacitated,", "the other becomes the lone trustee, according to", "records. His wife used that provision to", "negotiate the deal with Ballmer. NBA Commissioner", "Adam Silver banned Sterling for life and fined", "him $2.5 million after a different recording", "appeared in April in which he made a series of", "racist comments to a friend." ]
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(CNN) -- Joel Osteen is the senior pastor for the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. It's America's largest congregation. His wife, Victoria Osteen, is the co-pastor there. Joel and Victoria Osteen appear on "Larry King Live" Tuesday night. The Osteens, known for their optimistic outlook on life, visited "Larry King Live" Tuesday night for a wide-ranging interview that covered President Obama, same-sex marriage, the recent outbreak of mass shootings, the state of religion in America and more. The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity: . Larry King: Since you were last on, we have sworn in our first African-American president. What are your impressions [of Barack Obama]? Joel Osteen: Well, I think he's doing a great job. I'm impressed with his skill, his calmness, his just strength under pressure. These are tough times for him. King: And you, Victoria? Victoria Osteen: I've been really impressed. In fact, I've been impressed [with] the first lady. She stepped up, and she's done a remarkable job. King: Recent polls show 12 percent of Americans still believe Obama is a Muslim, and 35 percent say they don't know his religion, but to most of them it don't matter. Should it matter? Joel Osteen: Well, it matters to me. It matters to me that I know he loves the Lord, and I think it's important that he has convictions from his faith. So to me, it matters when I'm making my personal decisions. King: Does it matter to you, Victoria? Victoria Osteen: It does. It matters to me. ... I believe he is a Christian. King: The "Hope for Today Bible." This is a new Bible [from you]. How is this different from other Bibles? Joel Osteen: It's a living translation of the Bible, which is an easy version to read. And then it's got our notes besides certain passages. And it's just to help people maybe to understand the Bible a little bit easier. King: Do you think that eventually many more states are going to allow same-sex marriage? Joel Osteen: You know, I don't know where it's all going ... I'd love to see it stay between a male and a female, not knocking anybody else. King: Supposing there were more states that had it. What would be the harm? Victoria Osteen: We really want to see marriage between a man and a woman. There [are] going to be people who get together and have relationships and have what they call their families. But I just think marriage should be sanctified by the church. It should be between a man and a woman. King: Should a gay couple be allowed to adopt? Joel Osteen: I think that, again, it's best for a male and a female. I'm not saying that gay people aren't good people. ... King: Or good parents. Watch Larry King's interview with the Osteens » . Joel Osteen: Yeah, exactly. But again, I like to shoot for God's best, and that is a father and a mother in the home. It doesn't always happen. I know a lot of people raised by single parents. And you know what? We bless them and pray for them as well. But I think God's best is a male and female. King: In the new issue of Newsweek, the lead story by Jon Meacham is "The Decline and Fall of Christian America." Just off the premise of that headline, do you accept that? That Christian America is in trouble? Joel Osteen: I'm trying to think where he's coming from. ... I see faith in America at an all-time high. King: The Newsweek article quotes our Albert Mohler Jr. And he's president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. And he said, "The so-called Judeo-Christian consensus of the last millennium has given way to a post-modern, post-Christian, post-Western cultural crisis which threatens the heart of our very culture." Joel Osteen: Well, he's a smart man and I respect him. You know, maybe what he's saying is true. ... America is more diverse than it was 50 years ago. And I don't know that that means we as Christians are any less. I would like to think our influence is still there. ... And I'm sure I'm an optimistic by nature. King: What do you make of these mass shootings? Joel Osteen: You know, it's really sad. People get deranged. People get confused. ... I believe there are dark forces in our world. There are evil forces that, unfortunately, we can give into. And some of it is just from depression, just that mental illness. King: Do you pray for them, Victoria? The shooters? Victoria Osteen: Oh, absolutely. You've got to pray for them. They're obviously tormented. They're deceived and not cherishing life. ... So yeah, we do pray for them. King: We've had a mass depression in this country, recession. Do you think that might be at the core of some of these things? Victoria Osteen: I think it is. When you've lost your job and you've just been beaten down and you don't see any future, it's easy to start letting those negative thoughts play. ... You don't have anything to live for. It's never going to get any better. And I think that if you don't watch it, you'll just spiral down and down and down. And that is why we feel so strongly about just giving people hope. Even at your lowest moment, you never know what God can do. He can turn any situation around. You can be just one night from getting the break you need, getting the job you want. King: How do you deal with death, having to console people [who are] dying? Joel Osteen: Well, it's difficult. But Larry, we have the hope of heaven. We believe we'll see our loved ones again. And as hard as it is, we'll just try to encourage people that death is just a separation. ... I lost my dad 10 years ago, and he was my best friend. But it's amazing the peace that God gave me. So I believe that God can give you a strength and a new beginning. King: Where do you believe he is? Joel Osteen: I believe he's in heaven. King: Which is a place. ... Joel Osteen: I believe it's a real place. ... You've had people on a lot about near death experience, and I've talked to them too, how they've had an accident and all of a sudden, they're up watching themselves. And I believe that our spirit's on the inside. My belief as a Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation that that gives us a guarantee for heaven.
Joel and Victoria Osteen pastor America's largest church, visit "Larry King Live" Joel Osteen would like to see marriage stay between man and woman . Victoria Osteen says we need to pray for troubled, violent people . Her advice if you're facing hard times: God "can turn any situation around"
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[ "(CNN) -- Joel Osteen is the senior pastor for the", "Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. It's America's", "largest congregation. His wife, Victoria Osteen,", "is the co-pastor there. Joel and Victoria Osteen", "appear on \"Larry King Live\" Tuesday night. The", "Osteens, known for their optimistic outlook on", "life, visited \"Larry King Live\" Tuesday night for", "a wide-ranging interview that covered President", "Obama, same-sex marriage, the recent outbreak of", "mass shootings, the state of religion in America", "and more. The following interview has been edited", "for brevity and clarity: . Larry King: Since you", "were last on, we have sworn in our first", "African-American president. What are your", "impressions [of Barack Obama]? Joel Osteen: Well,", "I think he's doing a great job. I'm impressed", "with his skill, his calmness, his just strength", "under pressure. These are tough times for him.", "King: And you, Victoria? Victoria Osteen: I've", "been really impressed. In fact, I've been", "impressed [with] the first lady. She stepped up,", "and she's done a remarkable job. King: Recent", "polls show 12 percent of Americans still believe", "Obama is a Muslim, and 35 percent say they don't", "know his religion, but to most of them it don't", "matter. Should it matter? Joel Osteen: Well, it", "matters to me. It matters to me that I know he", "loves the Lord, and I think it's important that", "he has convictions from his faith. So to me, it", "matters when I'm making my personal decisions.", "King: Does it matter to you, Victoria? Victoria", "Osteen: It does. It matters to me. ... I believe", "he is a Christian. King: The \"Hope for Today", "Bible.\" This is a new Bible [from you]. How is", "this different from other Bibles? Joel Osteen:", "It's a living translation of the Bible, which is", "an easy version to read. And then it's got our", "notes besides certain passages. And it's just to", "help people maybe to understand the Bible a", "little bit easier. King: Do you think that", "eventually many more states are going to allow", "same-sex marriage? Joel Osteen: You know, I don't", "know where it's all going ... I'd love to see it", "stay between a male and a female, not knocking", "anybody else. King: Supposing there were more", "states that had it. What would be the harm?", "Victoria Osteen: We really want to see marriage", "between a man and a woman. There [are] going to", "be people who get together and have relationships", "and have what they call their families. But I", "just think marriage should be sanctified by the", "church. It should be between a man and a woman.", "King: Should a gay couple be allowed to adopt?", "Joel Osteen: I think that, again, it's best for a", "male and a female. I'm not saying that gay people", "aren't good people. ... King: Or good parents.", "Watch Larry King's interview with the Osteens » .", "Joel Osteen: Yeah, exactly. But again, I like to", "shoot for God's best, and that is a father and a", "mother in the home. It doesn't always happen. I", "know a lot of people raised by single parents.", "And you know what? We bless them and pray for", "them as well. But I think God's best is a male", "and female. King: In the new issue of Newsweek,", "the lead story by Jon Meacham is \"The Decline and", "Fall of Christian America.\" Just off the premise", "of that headline, do you accept that? That", "Christian America is in trouble? Joel Osteen: I'm", "trying to think where he's coming from. ... I", "see faith in America at an all-time high. King:", "The Newsweek article quotes our Albert Mohler Jr.", "And he's president of the Southern Baptist", "Theological Seminary. And he said, \"The so-called", "Judeo-Christian consensus of the last millennium", "has given way to a post-modern, post-Christian,", "post-Western cultural crisis which threatens the", "heart of our very culture.\" Joel Osteen: Well,", "he's a smart man and I respect him. You know,", "maybe what he's saying is true. ... America is", "more diverse than it was 50 years ago. And I", "don't know that that means we as Christians are", "any less. I would like to think our influence is", "still there. ... And I'm sure I'm an optimistic", "by nature. King: What do you make of these mass", "shootings? Joel Osteen: You know, it's really", "sad. People get deranged. People get confused.", "... I believe there are dark forces in our world.", "There are evil forces that, unfortunately, we can", "give into. And some of it is just from", "depression, just that mental illness. King: Do", "you pray for them, Victoria? The shooters?", "Victoria Osteen: Oh, absolutely. You've got to", "pray for them. They're obviously tormented.", "They're deceived and not cherishing life. ... So", "yeah, we do pray for them. King: We've had a mass", "depression in this country, recession. Do you", "think that might be at the core of some of these", "things? Victoria Osteen: I think it is. When", "you've lost your job and you've just been beaten", "down and you don't see any future, it's easy to", "start letting those negative thoughts play. ...", "You don't have anything to live for. It's never", "going to get any better. And I think that if you", "don't watch it, you'll just spiral down and down", "and down. And that is why we feel so strongly", "about just giving people hope. Even at your", "lowest moment, you never know what God can do. He", "can turn any situation around. You can be just", "one night from getting the break you need,", "getting the job you want. King: How do you deal", "with death, having to console people [who are]", "dying? Joel Osteen: Well, it's difficult. But", "Larry, we have the hope of heaven. We believe", "we'll see our loved ones again. And as hard as it", "is, we'll just try to encourage people that death", "is just a separation. ... I lost my dad 10 years", "ago, and he was my best friend. But it's amazing", "the peace that God gave me. So I believe that God", "can give you a strength and a new beginning.", "King: Where do you believe he is? Joel Osteen: I", "believe he's in heaven. King: Which is a place.", "... Joel Osteen: I believe it's a real place. ...", "You've had people on a lot about near death", "experience, and I've talked to them too, how", "they've had an accident and all of a sudden,", "they're up watching themselves. And I believe", "that our spirit's on the inside. My belief as a", "Christian is when we receive Christ as salvation", "that that gives us a guarantee for heaven." ]
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(CNN) -- Joel Osteen is the senior pastor for the is the co-pastor there. Joel and Victoria Osteen life, visited "Larry King Live" Tuesday night for Victoria Osteen: We really want to see marriage church. It should be between a man and a woman. any less. I would like to think our influence is can turn any situation around. You can be just
The Department of Justice announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement with the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to address a "pattern or practice of excessive force" by the problem-plagued Albuquerque Police Department. The DOJ said the city has agreed to allow an independent monitor and the courts to oversee reforms at the police department, along with community input and involvement. According to a joint statement, the department and the city plan to implement reform in eight areas of concern: "use of force policies, interactions with individuals with mental illness and other disabilities, tactical units, training, internal investigations and civilian complaints, management and supervision, recruitment and selection of officers, and community engagement and oversight." "This agreement marks an important step forward in addressing the unreasonable use of deadly force uncovered in our investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department," Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. The Justice Department concluded in a report released in April that Albuquerque Police had a history of brutality and unnecessary deadly force. "The pattern and practice is the result of serious systemic deficiencies in policy, training, supervision and accountability. The police department's failure to ensure that officers respect the Constitution undermines public trust," the DOJ said in the report. "I am confident that the Albuquerque Police Department will be able to correct troubling practices, restore public trust, and better protect its citizens against all threats and dangers -- while providing the model of professionalism and fairness that all Americans deserve," Holder said. The reforms will include input from the community and the police department. "We have asked for and received valuable ideas and insights from officers, members of the community, representatives of many organizations, and others who have a stake in the future of our community," said Damon Martinez, U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico. Police brutality in Albuquerque, New Mexico's most populous city reached a boiling point in March when protesters clashed with police for more than 12 hours over the fatal shooting of James Boyd, 38, a homeless man. Video shows Albuquerque police killing homeless man . Report: Albuquerque police have 'pattern' of excessive, deadly force .
U.S. Department of Justice and city of Albuquerque agree on police reforms . The city agrees to allow independent monitor and court to oversee reforms . Agreement follows Justice report on deadly practices and brutality by Albuquerque Police .
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[ "The Department of Justice announced on Thursday it", "has reached an agreement with the city of", "Albuquerque, New Mexico, to address a \"pattern or", "practice of excessive force\" by the", "problem-plagued Albuquerque Police Department.", "The DOJ said the city has agreed to allow an", "independent monitor and the courts to oversee", "reforms at the police department, along with", "community input and involvement. According to a", "joint statement, the department and the city plan", "to implement reform in eight areas of concern:", "\"use of force policies, interactions with", "individuals with mental illness and other", "disabilities, tactical units, training, internal", "investigations and civilian complaints,", "management and supervision, recruitment and", "selection of officers, and community engagement", "and oversight.\" \"This agreement marks an", "important step forward in addressing the", "unreasonable use of deadly force uncovered in our", "investigation into the Albuquerque Police", "Department,\" Attorney General Eric Holder said", "Thursday. The Justice Department concluded in a", "report released in April that Albuquerque Police", "had a history of brutality and unnecessary", "deadly force. \"The pattern and practice is the", "result of serious systemic deficiencies in", "policy, training, supervision and accountability.", "The police department's failure to ensure that", "officers respect the Constitution undermines", "public trust,\" the DOJ said in the report. \"I am", "confident that the Albuquerque Police Department", "will be able to correct troubling practices,", "restore public trust, and better protect its", "citizens against all threats and dangers -- while", "providing the model of professionalism and", "fairness that all Americans deserve,\" Holder", "said. The reforms will include input from the", "community and the police department. \"We have", "asked for and received valuable ideas and", "insights from officers, members of the community,", "representatives of many organizations, and others", "who have a stake in the future of our community,\"", "said Damon Martinez, U.S. attorney for the", "District of New Mexico. Police brutality in", "Albuquerque, New Mexico's most populous city", "reached a boiling point in March when protesters", "clashed with police for more than 12 hours over", "the fatal shooting of James Boyd, 38, a homeless", "man. Video shows Albuquerque police killing", "homeless man . Report: Albuquerque police have", "'pattern' of excessive, deadly force ." ]
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President Barack Obama apologized Thursday to those Americans whose insurance plans are being canceled due to the federal health law he championed even though he said repeatedly they could keep their coverage if they liked. "I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me," he told NBC News in an exclusive interview. "We've got to work hard to make sure that they know we hear them and we are going to do everything we can to deal with folks who find themselves in a tough position as a consequence of this," he added. Obama's comments come days after he attempted to clarify what he meant when he assured Americans in previous years that they would be able to keep their plans under the Affordable Care Act, a controversy that is prompting legislation in Congress to address it. Obama further alters 'you can keep your plan' pledge . Republicans have hammered Obama over the promise since insurers began discontinuing coverage for some of the 12 million Americans who buy individual policies on the private market that don't meet Obamacare requirements for more comprehensive care. GOP moves past troubled Obamacare website . Insurance companies appear to be doing this for a variety of reasons; some are pulling all their plans from certain states where they have fewer subscribers in order to save money. In many cases, affected policyholders are being squeezed. They either don't qualify for subsidies to lower the cost of new premiums or they may have to pay more in the health care exchange marketplace. When Obama says he's looking to fix it, he primarily means steps that can be taken administratively, senior administration officials said. Some experts suggest one possible approach would be to ask insurers to delay the cancellation of plans and extend them into the New Year so that people are not left without insurance. That has been done, for example, in the state of California. But House Speaker John Boehner said an Obama apology was in order and said the Republican-led House had its own plan in mind. "What Americans want to hear is that the President is going to keep his promise. That's why the House will vote next week to allow anyone with a health care plan they like to keep it," Boehner said. "If the President is sincerely sorry that he misled the American people, the very least he can do is support this bipartisan effort. Otherwise, this apology doesn't amount to anything." The administration eventually knew that many policies would be changed by the insurance carriers after Obamacare was introduced, and the associated political uproar since its October 1 online rollout has also angered Democrats and fueled Republican efforts to extend related controversies onto the campaign trail. Vulnerable Senate Democrats voice concerns . In 2010, the Health and Human Services Department estimated that 40% to 67% of individual plans would eventually lose their "grandfathered" status, which only was conferred if a plan was purchased before the health care law was approved in 2010. Although Obama said the "buck stops" with him on Obamacare problems to date -- including the rocky rollout of the website -- he still was resolute that his initiative to provide coverage for the uninsured and better coverage for many others would be better for the country. "Most of the folks who ... got these cancellation letters, they'll be able to get better care at the same cost or cheaper in these new marketplaces," Obama said, also noting that "we have to make sure" people do not feel as if they've been betrayed by an effort carried out with their best interests in mind. "They'll have more choice, they'll have more competition. They're part of a bigger pool. The insurance companies are going to be hungry for their business. So the majority of folks will end up being better off," he said. Key elements of the health law prohibit discrimination for pre-existing conditions and require new plans cover maternity care, mental health and other areas. The program was developed to put comprehensive care within reach of millions of uninsured Americans. About 95% of legal U.S. residents receive health insurance through private employers or the federal government, the Obama administration says. But more than 48 million Americans don't have any coverage. Debunking 4 Obamacare myths: Both sides get it wrong . Obama's apology comes a week after similar refrains were made by Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding the botched Obamacare online rollout. Five things we learned from Obamacare records . WH: Chief tech officer too busy for congressional testimony . Asked if he thinks Americans will be able to trust what he says in the future, Obama said he thinks he'll ultimately be "judged on whether" Obamacare is better for Americans overall. "When you try to do something big like make our health care system better ... there are going to be problems along the way, even if ultimately what you're doing is going to make a whole lot of people better off, and I hope that people will look at the end product and they're going to be able to look back and say, you know what, we now have protections we didn't have before," he said. In the NBC interview, Obama reiterated the administration's line that he's "confident" a "majority of people" will be able to use the website and apply for insurance by November 30. But he did not say whether he would push back the March 31 deadline to enroll or the penalty for those who do not purchase insurance. Obamacare depends on younger, healthier Americans to buy into the program and pay premiums to offset costs for covering older people who need more health care. Those without insurance who do not sign up for a plan face a fine. What else could go wrong with Obamacare? A Gallup poll conducted just over a week ago showed 36% of Americans said they didn't think that in the long run the Affordable Care Act would make much of a difference to their family's health care situation. Just over a third said the health care law would make matters worse, and one in four said that Obamacare would make things better. Opinion: Here's the truth about Obamacare .
Obama says in interview with NBC he's sorry . Some people are losing their health coverage due to Affordable Care Act . Obama said previously Americans could keep their plans if they liked them . House will vote next week on bill allowing Americans to keep their health plans .
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Republicans have hammered Obama over the", "promise since insurers began discontinuing", "coverage for some of the 12 million Americans who", "buy individual policies on the private market", "that don't meet Obamacare requirements for more", "comprehensive care. GOP moves past troubled", "Obamacare website . Insurance companies appear to", "be doing this for a variety of reasons; some are", "pulling all their plans from certain states where", "they have fewer subscribers in order to save", "money. In many cases, affected policyholders are", "being squeezed. They either don't qualify for", "subsidies to lower the cost of new premiums or", "they may have to pay more in the health care", "exchange marketplace. When Obama says he's", "looking to fix it, he primarily means steps that", "can be taken administratively, senior", "administration officials said. Some experts", "suggest one possible approach would be to ask", "insurers to delay the cancellation of plans and", "extend them into the New Year so that people are", "not left without insurance. That has been done,", "for example, in the state of California. But", "House Speaker John Boehner said an Obama apology", "was in order and said the Republican-led House", "had its own plan in mind. \"What Americans want to", "hear is that the President is going to keep his", "promise. That's why the House will vote next week", "to allow anyone with a health care plan they like", "to keep it,\" Boehner said. \"If the President is", "sincerely sorry that he misled the American", "people, the very least he can do is support this", "bipartisan effort. Otherwise, this apology", "doesn't amount to anything.\" The administration", "eventually knew that many policies would be", "changed by the insurance carriers after Obamacare", "was introduced, and the associated political", "uproar since its October 1 online rollout has", "also angered Democrats and fueled Republican", "efforts to extend related controversies onto the", "campaign trail. Vulnerable Senate Democrats voice", "concerns . In 2010, the Health and Human Services", "Department estimated that 40% to 67% of", "individual plans would eventually lose their", "\"grandfathered\" status, which only was conferred", "if a plan was purchased before the health care", "law was approved in 2010. Although Obama said the", "\"buck stops\" with him on Obamacare problems to", "date -- including the rocky rollout of the", "website -- he still was resolute that his", "initiative to provide coverage for the uninsured", "and better coverage for many others would be", "better for the country. \"Most of the folks who", "... got these cancellation letters, they'll be", "able to get better care at the same cost or", "cheaper in these new marketplaces,\" Obama said,", "also noting that \"we have to make sure\" people do", "not feel as if they've been betrayed by an effort", "carried out with their best interests in mind.", "\"They'll have more choice, they'll have more", "competition. They're part of a bigger pool. The", "insurance companies are going to be hungry for", "their business. So the majority of folks will end", "up being better off,\" he said. Key elements of", "the health law prohibit discrimination for", "pre-existing conditions and require new plans", "cover maternity care, mental health and other", "areas. The program was developed to put", "comprehensive care within reach of millions of", "uninsured Americans. About 95% of legal U.S.", "residents receive health insurance through", "private employers or the federal government, the", "Obama administration says. But more than 48", "million Americans don't have any coverage.", "Debunking 4 Obamacare myths: Both sides get it", "wrong . Obama's apology comes a week after", "similar refrains were made by Vice President Joe", "Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary", "Kathleen Sebelius regarding the botched Obamacare", "online rollout. Five things we learned from", "Obamacare records . WH: Chief tech officer too", "busy for congressional testimony . Asked if he", "thinks Americans will be able to trust what he", "says in the future, Obama said he thinks he'll", "ultimately be \"judged on whether\" Obamacare is", "better for Americans overall. \"When you try to do", "something big like make our health care system", "better ... there are going to be problems along", "the way, even if ultimately what you're doing is", "going to make a whole lot of people better off,", "and I hope that people will look at the end", "product and they're going to be able to look back", "and say, you know what, we now have protections", "we didn't have before,\" he said. In the NBC", "interview, Obama reiterated the administration's", "line that he's \"confident\" a \"majority of people\"", "will be able to use the website and apply for", "insurance by November 30. But he did not say", "whether he would push back the March 31 deadline", "to enroll or the penalty for those who do not", "purchase insurance. Obamacare depends on younger,", "healthier Americans to buy into the program and", "pay premiums to offset costs for covering older", "people who need more health care. Those without", "insurance who do not sign up for a plan face a", "fine. What else could go wrong with Obamacare? A", "Gallup poll conducted just over a week ago showed", "36% of Americans said they didn't think that in", "the long run the Affordable Care Act would make", "much of a difference to their family's health", "care situation. Just over a third said the health", "care law would make matters worse, and one in", "four said that Obamacare would make things", "better. Opinion: Here's the truth about Obamacare", "." ]
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canceled due to the federal health law he could keep their coverage if they liked. "I am would be able to keep their plans under the Affordable Care Act, a controversy that is extend them into the New Year so that people are promise. That's why the House will vote next week says in the future, Obama said he thinks he'll
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Arizonans paid tribute Friday morning to the federal judge killed in the deadly shooting rampage last weekend in Tucson. U.S. District Judge John Roll was one of six people gunned down Saturday when he dropped by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' meet-and-greet in a supermarket parking lot. The funeral service for the revered 63-year-old jurist was held at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Tucson. Roll's service came a day after a memorial was held for Christina Green, 9, the youngest victim of the mass shooting. In addition to the six deaths, 13 others, including Giffords, were wounded in the gunfire. Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, both Republicans, said Friday they will introduce legislation to name a new federal courthouse in Yuma after Roll. The courthouse is about to be built, and Roll, as Arizona's chief federal judge, recently approved the plans for the building, according to Brooke Buchanan, an aide to McCain. President Barack Obama described Roll as "the hardest-working judge" within the 9th Circuit in a speech Wednesday night at a public memorial at the University of Arizona. McCain called Roll "a man of great qualities and character." He had recommended him for the federal bench 20 years ago. Chief Justice John Roberts said Roll was "a wise jurist who selflessly served Arizona and the nation with great distinction, as attorney and judge, for more than 35 years," McCain said. President George H.W. Bush appointed Roll, a Pennsylvania native, to the bench, and he rose to become the state's chief federal judge. Two years ago, he received death threats after ruling that a $32 million civil rights lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants against a rancher could proceed, a ruling that sparked outrage from radio talk-show hosts and others. Roll was placed under protection by federal marshals for several weeks. No one was charged in the case. The jurist also received criticism recently when he asked to delay bringing felons to trial in Tucson, citing a judicial emergency. He said in a November letter to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the ever-increasing number of federal felony arrests had overwhelmed his court. Roll also had been assigned to hear a case on ethnic studies, according to the lead attorney in the case, Richard Martinez. The case, out of Tucson, involves a new law banning certain ethnic studies programs in public schools. Tucson resident Jared Lee Loughner, 22, is facing federal charges in Saturday's attack. Police said Loughner targeted Giffords and had complained about the lawmaker for years after apparently getting a response he didn't like to a question he asked her at a 2007 event. The shooting set off a political firestorm across the country, with some pundits saying that extreme partisan politics played a role in the mass killing. On Thursday, family, friends, classmates and hundreds of mourners filled St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Tucson for the funeral service for Christina Green, the 9-year-old. All of them passed under a giant American flag that was recovered in the aftermath of the terror attacks in New York on September 11, 2001 -- the day Christina was born. Dozens of other mourners paid their respects by standing outside the church, which was filled to capacity. Obama noted Wednesday that Christina was beginning to discover the political system -- something that she saw "through the eyes of a child." "I want us to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as Christina imagined it. I want America to be as good as she imagined it," Obama said. "All of us -- we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations." CNN's Ted Barrett contributed to this story.
NEW: U.S. senators propose naming a planned federal courthouse after Judge Roll . Roll's funeral comes a day after the service for the youngest victim . Roll was Arizona's chief federal judge . Six people were killed in the Arizona shooting rampage .
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(CNN) -- Police in Brazil say they have arrested a fourth person in connection with the March 30 rape of an American woman and the beating and robbery of her French boyfriend on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro. The fourth person arrested -- a 13-year-old boy -- is accused of helping steal the tourists' credit cards, police said Tuesday. According to Brazilian media, the boy has denied involvement in the rape. Police said the woman and man boarded the minibus in the Copacabana beach district in Rio de Janeiro early on March 30. Three men subsequently boarded the minibus and forced off all the other passengers, police said. The woman was raped and her boyfriend was held captive and robbed, authorities said. Their credit cards were used at several locations inside and outside of Rio de Janeiro over a span of hours, police said. According to Brazilian newspapers, the man was handcuffed and beaten, while the woman was repeatedly raped. The two were dumped in Itaborai, a city more than 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) away, after six hours, O Globo newspaper said. Earlier, police arrested three other people in the case: Carlos Armando Costa dos Santos, Jonathan Foudakis de Souza and Wallace Aparecido Souza Silva. The rape highlights security concerns in the Brazilian city that will host matches in the 2014 World Cup and will put on the Summer Olympics two years later. As more women came forward saying they were victims of similar attacks, Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Chief Martha Rocha issued a written apology. She also fired two police officers responsible for handling rape cases. CNN's Shasta Darlington contributed to this report from Sao Paulo, Brazil .
A 13-year-old boy is accused of helping steal the victims' credit cards, police say . The boy denies involvement in rape, Brazilian media report . The incident highlights security concerns in Rio before coming high-profile events .
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[ "(CNN) -- Police in Brazil say they have arrested a", "fourth person in connection with the March 30", "rape of an American woman and the beating and", "robbery of her French boyfriend on a minibus in", "Rio de Janeiro. The fourth person arrested -- a", "13-year-old boy -- is accused of helping steal", "the tourists' credit cards, police said Tuesday.", "According to Brazilian media, the boy has denied", "involvement in the rape. Police said the woman", "and man boarded the minibus in the Copacabana", "beach district in Rio de Janeiro early on March", "30. Three men subsequently boarded the minibus", "and forced off all the other passengers, police", "said. The woman was raped and her boyfriend was", "held captive and robbed, authorities said. Their", "credit cards were used at several locations", "inside and outside of Rio de Janeiro over a span", "of hours, police said. According to Brazilian", "newspapers, the man was handcuffed and beaten,", "while the woman was repeatedly raped. The two", "were dumped in Itaborai, a city more than 30", "miles (about 50 kilometers) away, after six", "hours, O Globo newspaper said. Earlier, police", "arrested three other people in the case: Carlos", "Armando Costa dos Santos, Jonathan Foudakis de", "Souza and Wallace Aparecido Souza Silva. The rape", "highlights security concerns in the Brazilian", "city that will host matches in the 2014 World Cup", "and will put on the Summer Olympics two years", "later. As more women came forward saying they", "were victims of similar attacks, Rio de Janeiro", "Civil Police Chief Martha Rocha issued a written", "apology. She also fired two police officers", "responsible for handling rape cases. CNN's Shasta", "Darlington contributed to this report from Sao", "Paulo, Brazil ." ]
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(CNN) -- The leader of Colombia's main leftist rebel group -- the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia -- died in a military operation in the country's southwest, President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday. "I confirm the death of Alfonso Cano. The No. 1 of FARC is dead," Santos said. "This is the most overwhelming blow given to the FARC in all of Colombia's history." The military operation that took place Friday in the state of Cauca also killed Cano's communications chief, a female friend and members of his security team, Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon told reporters. Cano's chief of security was captured. "The death of Alfonso Cano is the most important historical mark of our military forces and our national police in our fight against the FARC organization," Pinzon said. "He was part of the organization for over 33 years. He was their ideologue, their political figure and most importantly, he was a despised terrorist ready to act in a radical way ..." Cano, an alias for Guillermo Leon Saenz, took over the FARC's top spot in March 2008 after an apparent heart attack killed the former leader, Manuel Marulanda. Cano's family released a statement following his death, urging peace and asking the media to respect their privacy. They called on authorities in Colombia, and specifically on President Santos, to allow them the opportunity to give Cano a dignified burial. "This is great news for all the Colombian people," said Labor Minister Rafael Pardo. "This will help the peace process and it shows that armed conflict is no longer the way forward in Colombia." The FARC has been at war with the Colombian government since the 1960s. While severely weakened in recent years, the guerrilla group has continued to carry out kidnappings and attack security forces in the South American nation. Following Cano's death, the FARC released a statement in which its leaders said they would not end their guerrilla struggle. "This is not the first time that the oppressed and exploited in Colombia are mourning one of its greatest leaders. Nor is it the first (time) that he will be replaced with the courage and absolute conviction of victory. Peace in Colombia will not be born in any guerrilla demobilization, but the abolition of the causes that give birth the upheaval," they wrote. Senior officials in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama said that they believe Cano's death will pose a serious challenge to the FARC going forward. There aren't many people left to head the group and most of those who might, no longer live in Colombia, they said. The FARC, which began as a revolutionary guerrilla group, has evolved into a narco-trafficking organization, the officials said. While it is no longer able to threaten the state, the FARC still has the potential to hurt a lot of people, they added. The United States and European Union consider the FARC a terrorist organization. "This is an important victory for Colombia and represents a major blow against the largest terrorist organization in this hemisphere," said U.S. State Department spokeswoman Darla Jordan. "We firmly support the efforts of the Colombian people, their security forces, and President Santos to combat the FARC," she said. In July, Santos said Cano escaped an attack by less than a day. At the time, security forces raided a remote camp believed to have been his hideout. After the raid, authorities found clothes they believe belonged to Cano. CNN affiliate Caracol TV reported that authorities also found large quantities of the cigarettes the FARC leader is thought to smoke. "We were very close," the president told reporters at a military airport in Bogota. He said security forces had acted on an intelligence tip from one of Cano's "own people." CNN's Claudia Dominguez, Luis Carlos Velez and Elise Labott contributed to this report.
NEW: The FARC says his death does not spell the end of the guerrilla struggle . The FARC leader's family asks that his remains be treated with dignity . Alfonso Cano took over the FARC's top spot in 2008 . President says security forces missed the leader by less than a day in July .
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In July, Iran lost one of its most acclaimed playwrights and directors when Mahmoud Ostad-Mohammad passed away in Tehran at the age of 62. Scores of relatives, friends, and theater lovers attended his funeral ceremony that was adorned with pictures of Ostad-Mohammad -- his trademark mustache and playful smile on display. Some wept while embracing copies of his famous screenplays. Among the mourners was Ostad-Mohammad's daughter, Mana, who is convinced that Western sanctions against Iran were partly to blame for his father's passing. "This was the doctor's testimony," said Mana Ostad-Mohammad. "This is based on my father's medical tests." Through five decades, some of the most famous Iranian plays were brought to life by Ostad-Mohammad. Some were Iranian classics. Others were originals. All were stories about the loves and losses of everyday Iranians. Then in 2011, came a diagnosis of late-stage liver cancer. Surgery was not an option, but Ostad-Mohammad's oncologist prescribed the cancer drug Nexavar. According to his doctor and medical tests, the drug appeared to stop the cancer from spreading. "We were very hopeful that if he gets through this stage, he could get healthy and start living his life again," said his daughter Mana. But beginning last year -- soon after Washington and Western powers imposed additional sanctions against Iran to rein in its nuclear program -- Iranian doctors, pharmacists and patients say finding Nexavar and several other drugs that treated deadly diseases became increasingly difficult. Western powers have stepped up the pressure on Iran since 2006, when the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose new sanctions for Tehran's failure to suspend its nuclear program. The European Union imposed further sanctions last year. U.S. officials have long said medical goods are exempt from the measures and that Western sanctions are specifically designed to target the government, not ordinary Iranians. But Iranian officials say with the Western ban on Iranian banks doing business with much of the outside world, even medical goods that are exempt from the sanctions are often impossible to import. "We have a serious shortage of drugs due to high prices or because they're impossible to purchase," says Tehran-based pharmacist Imen Heirani. Heirani said everyday he gets as many as 30 calls a day from patients looking for hard-to-find drugs. "They're obviously tired because they've been searching for a while." Mana was getting tired too. This year, finding Nexavar -- the drug that helped keep her father alive -- became harder than ever. "It was very unexpected," said Mana. "For 18 months we could easily get the drug but now we couldn't. We didn't know what to do." Searching for the drug became Mana's daily mission. If pharmacies in Tehran didn't have Nexavar, Mana would open her phone book and start dialing pharmacies in other Iranian cities like Tabriz, Isfahan and Mashad. But last March finding Nexavar became virtually impossible, she says. Medical tests then showed her father's feto-protein level -- an indicator of cancer -- skyrocketed over the four months he went without Nexavar. On July 25, Ostad-Mohammad lost his fight with cancer. Iran lost a beloved playwright. And a daughter lost a father who she believes was a victim of Western sanctions and a political conflict that had nothing to do with him. "More than being angry, I think about how simple-minded politicians are," she said. "Sanctions are impacting the people, not the groups politicians say they're impacting."
Iranians say access to life-saving drugs is difficult because of Western sanctions . West has imposed harsh economic sanctions for Iran's failure to suspend nuclear program . Economic sanctions targeting Iranian banks and energy sector have crippled Iran's economy . U.S. officials say Western sanctions are designed to target government, not citizens .
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[ "In July, Iran lost one of its most acclaimed", "playwrights and directors when Mahmoud", "Ostad-Mohammad passed away in Tehran at the age", "of 62. Scores of relatives, friends, and theater", "lovers attended his funeral ceremony that was", "adorned with pictures of Ostad-Mohammad -- his", "trademark mustache and playful smile on display.", "Some wept while embracing copies of his famous", "screenplays. Among the mourners was", "Ostad-Mohammad's daughter, Mana, who is convinced", "that Western sanctions against Iran were partly", "to blame for his father's passing. \"This was the", "doctor's testimony,\" said Mana Ostad-Mohammad.", "\"This is based on my father's medical tests.\"", "Through five decades, some of the most famous", "Iranian plays were brought to life by", "Ostad-Mohammad. Some were Iranian classics.", "Others were originals. All were stories about", "the loves and losses of everyday Iranians. Then", "in 2011, came a diagnosis of late-stage liver", "cancer. Surgery was not an option, but", "Ostad-Mohammad's oncologist prescribed the cancer", "drug Nexavar. According to his doctor and medical", "tests, the drug appeared to stop the cancer from", "spreading. \"We were very hopeful that if he gets", "through this stage, he could get healthy and", "start living his life again,\" said his daughter", "Mana. But beginning last year -- soon after", "Washington and Western powers imposed additional", "sanctions against Iran to rein in its nuclear", "program -- Iranian doctors, pharmacists and", "patients say finding Nexavar and several other", "drugs that treated deadly diseases became", "increasingly difficult. Western powers have", "stepped up the pressure on Iran since 2006, when", "the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to", "impose new sanctions for Tehran's failure to", "suspend its nuclear program. The European Union", "imposed further sanctions last year. U.S.", "officials have long said medical goods are exempt", "from the measures and that Western sanctions are", "specifically designed to target the government,", "not ordinary Iranians. But Iranian officials say", "with the Western ban on Iranian banks doing", "business with much of the outside world, even", "medical goods that are exempt from the sanctions", "are often impossible to import. \"We have a", "serious shortage of drugs due to high prices or", "because they're impossible to purchase,\" says", "Tehran-based pharmacist Imen Heirani. Heirani", "said everyday he gets as many as 30 calls a day", "from patients looking for hard-to-find drugs.", "\"They're obviously tired because they've been", "searching for a while.\" Mana was getting tired", "too. This year, finding Nexavar -- the drug that", "helped keep her father alive -- became harder", "than ever. \"It was very unexpected,\" said Mana.", "\"For 18 months we could easily get the drug but", "now we couldn't. We didn't know what to do.\"", "Searching for the drug became Mana's daily", "mission. If pharmacies in Tehran didn't have", "Nexavar, Mana would open her phone book and start", "dialing pharmacies in other Iranian cities like", "Tabriz, Isfahan and Mashad. But last March", "finding Nexavar became virtually impossible, she", "says. Medical tests then showed her father's", "feto-protein level -- an indicator of cancer --", "skyrocketed over the four months he went without", "Nexavar. On July 25, Ostad-Mohammad lost his", "fight with cancer. Iran lost a beloved", "playwright. And a daughter lost a father who she", "believes was a victim of Western sanctions and a", "political conflict that had nothing to do with", "him. \"More than being angry, I think about how", "simple-minded politicians are,\" she said.", "\"Sanctions are impacting the people, not the", "groups politicians say they're impacting.\"" ]
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(CNN) -- Nearly 35 years after a Texas judge sentenced him to death, Ronald Chambers was found dead Monday morning on the floor of his cell. Guards found Chambers, 55, unresponsive around 6:30 a.m. while doing their rounds, Dallas County Sheriff Spokeswoman Kim Leach said. He was then transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, where he was pronounced dead. The Dallas County medical examiner's office said it would take six to 12 weeks before Chambers' cause of death could be definitively determined. But Leach said Chambers had many health complications when he came last year to the Dallas County jail. Chambers was 19 when he and Clarence Ray Williams kidnapped Mike McMahon and his date from the parking lot of a Dallas nightclub, then ordered them down the embankment of the Trinity River, according to the Texas Attorney General's Office. The two men robbed the couple and, after shooting at them, left them for dead. The female survivor, Deia Sutton, testified that she and her boyfriend survived the first attack, but Chambers went back and killed McMahan by repeatedly hitting him over the head with the barrel of a shotgun. On December 18, 1975, a jury found Chambers guilty of capital murder and a judge subsequently put him on the state's death row. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals twice set aside his conviction -- once because he wasn't read his Miranda rights after being interviewed by a state psychiatrist -- but both times he was retried and convicted again. In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court again granted Chambers a stay of execution, amid questions about the instructions given to the jury, the Dallas Observer reported. The case was sent back to Texas and a fourth sentencing trial was set for spring 2011, according to published reports. While numerous reports called Chambers the "Dean of Death Row," because of the various legal maneuverings he didn't have a death sentence the entire time he was behind bars, including at the time of his death. Excell White, who killed four people in 1974 and wasn't executed until 1999, spent more time -- 8,854 days -- on death row before being put to death than any other Texas convict. Texas, which has executed more prisoners since 1976 than any other state, pays $86.08 to execute a death row inmate, or the cost of drugs used in a lethal injection, the state's Division of Criminal Justice reports. That compares to the $17,338, on average, that it costs to jail a Texas inmate for 12 months, according to 2009 data from the National Institute of Corrections, which is below the national yearly average of $28,689.
Ronald Chambers was found on the floor of his cell and later pronounced dead . He was convicted of capital murder in 1975, then sentenced to Texas' death row . Chambers' conviction was twice set aside, but he was later convicted again .
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[ "(CNN) -- Nearly 35 years after a Texas judge", "sentenced him to death, Ronald Chambers was found", "dead Monday morning on the floor of his cell.", "Guards found Chambers, 55, unresponsive around", "6:30 a.m. while doing their rounds, Dallas County", "Sheriff Spokeswoman Kim Leach said. He was then", "transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital in", "Dallas, where he was pronounced dead. The Dallas", "County medical examiner's office said it would", "take six to 12 weeks before Chambers' cause of", "death could be definitively determined. But Leach", "said Chambers had many health complications when", "he came last year to the Dallas County jail.", "Chambers was 19 when he and Clarence Ray Williams", "kidnapped Mike McMahon and his date from the", "parking lot of a Dallas nightclub, then ordered", "them down the embankment of the Trinity River,", "according to the Texas Attorney General's Office.", "The two men robbed the couple and, after shooting", "at them, left them for dead. The female survivor,", "Deia Sutton, testified that she and her boyfriend", "survived the first attack, but Chambers went back", "and killed McMahan by repeatedly hitting him over", "the head with the barrel of a shotgun. On", "December 18, 1975, a jury found Chambers guilty", "of capital murder and a judge subsequently put", "him on the state's death row. The Texas Court of", "Criminal Appeals twice set aside his conviction", "-- once because he wasn't read his Miranda rights", "after being interviewed by a state psychiatrist", "-- but both times he was retried and convicted", "again. In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court again", "granted Chambers a stay of execution, amid", "questions about the instructions given to the", "jury, the Dallas Observer reported. The case was", "sent back to Texas and a fourth sentencing trial", "was set for spring 2011, according to published", "reports. While numerous reports called Chambers", "the \"Dean of Death Row,\" because of the various", "legal maneuverings he didn't have a death", "sentence the entire time he was behind bars,", "including at the time of his death. Excell", "White, who killed four people in 1974 and wasn't", "executed until 1999, spent more time -- 8,854", "days -- on death row before being put to death", "than any other Texas convict. Texas, which has", "executed more prisoners since 1976 than any other", "state, pays $86.08 to execute a death row inmate,", "or the cost of drugs used in a lethal injection,", "the state's Division of Criminal Justice reports.", "That compares to the $17,338, on average, that it", "costs to jail a Texas inmate for 12 months,", "according to 2009 data from the National", "Institute of Corrections, which is below the", "national yearly average of $28,689." ]
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sentenced him to death, Ronald Chambers was found dead Monday morning on the floor of his cell. Dallas, where he was pronounced dead. The Dallas of capital murder and a judge subsequently put him on the state's death row. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals twice set aside his conviction
(CNN) -- Renee Mosier was one of an estimated half-million patients in the United States who were unable to get the drugs they needed because of shortages. "You feel like you're in a fight with one hand tied behind your back," said Mosier, 56. It was a fight she lost in June. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the number of drug shortages has increased nearly 300% since 2005. More than half of the drugs on the shortage list are considered critical -- meaning they have no alternative. The drugs most often in short supply include anesthetics and oncological drugs. Mosier was diagnosed in 2006 with ovarian cancer, the fifth-deadliest cancer for women, according to the American Cancer Society. Surgery and treatment were able to keep her tumors at bay until 2009, when she returned to surgery. She was back in remission until June 2011, when her cancer appeared once again. Mosier was able to get her required surgery, but her doctor, Dr. Wendel Naumann, was unable to get Doxil, the chemotherapy treatment she needed. 'A huge, growing crisis in this country' "This is a huge, growing crisis in this country, where we're actually having to ration drugs," said Naumann, who calls it "unbelievable." In November 2011, Mosier appeared on CNN's "Sanjay Gupta, MD" to share her ordeal. She told Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, that without Doxil, she had few alternatives. "At the time we just said, 'Let's go with what we have, and see what happens,' and the cancer pretty rapidly recurred." Mosier was never able to get another dose of Doxil and spent the last month of her life in hospice care. She was able to make one last trip -- to the Bahamas to attend her daughter's wedding. In a follow-up interview with Mosier's daughters on this past weekend's "Sanjay Gupta, MD," daughter Michelle Philipp told Gupta, "We weren't sure until even (the) last minute if she was able to come. So we bought her the ticket, hoping it would give her something for her to look forward to, and she did, and it was just wonderful." On June 29, 2012, Mosier died. Philipp's sister, Nicole Penninger, didn't hide her frustration with the situation. "You feel like you're in this time now, it's 2012. You feel like, you're in America. Why can't she get these drugs, that she needs to treat something so serious?" Critical dependence on a few companies . How did it get to this point? According to Naumann, "We only have a couple of companies, and the problem is that if one of these companies goes down because of FDA inspections, manufacturing problems or something like that, we don't have those drugs if only one company is making them." The House Oversight Committee came to the same conclusion. In a recent report, the panel claimed the FDA -- the very agency tasked with dealing with shortages -- is partly to blame for the shortage situation. The report paints a scathing picture of a regulatory agency that gave little consideration to the potential outcome of its actions. "The committee has learned that FDA regulatory activity has effectively shut down 30% of the total manufacturing capacity at four of America's largest producers of generic injectable medications," it said. "The FDA has failed to ensure that enforcement and compliance activities are conducted in a manner that does not create unnecessary shortages of critical drugs," according to the House report. That report is disputed by the FDA. "Let me just say, very clearly, that the report is incorrect," Dr. Sandra Kweder of the FDA said on "Sanjay Gupta, MD." "We are not in this situation because the FDA is shutting down companies. FDA is part of the solution." Kweder is the deputy director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of New Drugs. She said FDA inspection processes and enforcement rules have not changed. "What has changed is that there is an aging manufacturing infrastructure, and there are serious quality problems that have required companies to close down to fix the problems." On Monday, the FDA issued a letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) of the House Oversight Committee, responding to the committee's blaming the FDA for the shortages. The letter reiterated the report was false and emphasized the FDA is part of the solution. What happened with Doxil . While Doxil is not a generic drug, it was manufactured by Ben Venue Laboratories, one of the country's four largest producers of generic injectables. The Ben Venue lab was the sole manufacturer of Doxil in the nation. It voluntarily shut down in November 2011. A May 2011 FDA inspection found a string of problems, including inadequate oversight and metallic particle shards in some of the drugs produced on site. A November 2011 FDA inspection found additional problems, including finding a 10-gallon can in a storage area that contained urine. In a statement sent to CNN after it shut down, Ben Venue labs said its team "has been working around the clock to implement changes needed to ensure a more sustained supply of the medicines we produce and to address the manufacturing-related issues at our facility noted in recent inspections by the FDA and other global regulatory agencies." However, Ben Venue maintained that none of the Doxil supply was affected. From their findings, the House Oversight Committee found that 58% of the drugs on the shortage list were produced at facilities cited by the FDA. They also found that the FDA's warning letters increased 156% from 2010 to 2011. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA deputy commissioner, said the FDA isn't concerned about the outcome, though. "They go in, they inspect facilities and then they issue findings. You're not asked to worry if there's a stable supply. You're asked to make sure the facility falls in line." But Kweder says it's quite the opposite. "Well, it's our job to worry about it in our drug shortages team. When we issue warning letters today, we ask companies to very specifically communicate with us how they plan to address the problem, so we can assess what the potential of a shortage is, " she told CNN. Kweder also cited the recent reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act as a key to preventing shortages. Signed by President Barack Obama earlier this month, the act will help the FDA expedite the drug review process, particularly for drugs in shortage. It will also require companies to notify the FDA if they anticipate an interruption in production. "It allows us as a regulatory agency to step in, and try and prevent the shortage in the first place," Kweder said. "So for example, we can go to other companies to ask them to increase their production. We can assist companies that are having difficulties to finding alternatives for the difficulties they are having, and even in rare cases, we can seek sources of medications from other countries, where they might be being produced to our standards." Help comes from abroad . That's actually what happened in the case of Doxil. In February, the FDA stepped in and allowed the importation of Lipodox from an Indian manufacturer, a possible therapeutic alternative. But Naumann said he was never able to get his hands on it. "The key is having enough notice," says Kweder. Since Obama signed an executive order requesting early notification from manufacturers in November 2011, more and more companies have been able to give the FDA the needed heads-up. "We've done that successfully innumerable times. Just since January, at our count, we've prevented 94 to 100 shortages, things the public never sees," Kweder told Gupta. "I think it's a start," says Naumann, but it's not enough. "I think these shortages are going to continue because of the same problems that we have. There are certainly fixes out there for it. I don't think these shortages are going to go away because of this bill." For Mosier's daughters, it's all too late. Had Mosier gotten the Doxil, Philipp says, "I think she thought it would have at least put her in remission in another time, or it would save her from the chemo that was detrimental to her."
Renee Mosier, who had cancer, died after not receiving the drug she needed . The number of drug shortages is up 300% since 2005, according to the FDA . The House Oversight Committee blames the FDA for shortages .
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[ "(CNN) -- Renee Mosier was one of an estimated", "half-million patients in the United States who", "were unable to get the drugs they needed because", "of shortages. \"You feel like you're in a fight", "with one hand tied behind your back,\" said", "Mosier, 56. It was a fight she lost in June.", "According to the Food and Drug Administration,", "the number of drug shortages has increased nearly", "300% since 2005. More than half of the drugs on", "the shortage list are considered critical --", "meaning they have no alternative. The drugs most", "often in short supply include anesthetics and", "oncological drugs. Mosier was diagnosed in 2006", "with ovarian cancer, the fifth-deadliest cancer", "for women, according to the American Cancer", "Society. Surgery and treatment were able to keep", "her tumors at bay until 2009, when she returned", "to surgery. She was back in remission until June", "2011, when her cancer appeared once again. Mosier", "was able to get her required surgery, but her", "doctor, Dr. Wendel Naumann, was unable to get", "Doxil, the chemotherapy treatment she needed. 'A", "huge, growing crisis in this country' \"This is a", "huge, growing crisis in this country, where we're", "actually having to ration drugs,\" said Naumann,", "who calls it \"unbelievable.\" In November 2011,", "Mosier appeared on CNN's \"Sanjay Gupta, MD\" to", "share her ordeal. She told Dr. Sanjay Gupta,", "CNN's chief medical correspondent, that without", "Doxil, she had few alternatives. \"At the time we", "just said, 'Let's go with what we have, and see", "what happens,' and the cancer pretty rapidly", "recurred.\" Mosier was never able to get another", "dose of Doxil and spent the last month of her", "life in hospice care. She was able to make one", "last trip -- to the Bahamas to attend her", "daughter's wedding. In a follow-up interview with", "Mosier's daughters on this past weekend's \"Sanjay", "Gupta, MD,\" daughter Michelle Philipp told Gupta,", "\"We weren't sure until even (the) last minute if", "she was able to come. So we bought her the", "ticket, hoping it would give her something for", "her to look forward to, and she did, and it was", "just wonderful.\" On June 29, 2012, Mosier died.", "Philipp's sister, Nicole Penninger, didn't hide", "her frustration with the situation. \"You feel", "like you're in this time now, it's 2012. You feel", "like, you're in America. Why can't she get these", "drugs, that she needs to treat something so", "serious?\" Critical dependence on a few companies", ". How did it get to this point? According to", "Naumann, \"We only have a couple of companies, and", "the problem is that if one of these companies", "goes down because of FDA inspections,", "manufacturing problems or something like that, we", "don't have those drugs if only one company is", "making them.\" The House Oversight Committee came", "to the same conclusion. In a recent report, the", "panel claimed the FDA -- the very agency tasked", "with dealing with shortages -- is partly to blame", "for the shortage situation. The report paints a", "scathing picture of a regulatory agency that gave", "little consideration to the potential outcome of", "its actions. \"The committee has learned that FDA", "regulatory activity has effectively shut down 30%", "of the total manufacturing capacity at four of", "America's largest producers of generic injectable", "medications,\" it said. \"The FDA has failed to", "ensure that enforcement and compliance activities", "are conducted in a manner that does not create", "unnecessary shortages of critical drugs,\"", "according to the House report. That report is", "disputed by the FDA. \"Let me just say, very", "clearly, that the report is incorrect,\" Dr.", "Sandra Kweder of the FDA said on \"Sanjay Gupta,", "MD.\" \"We are not in this situation because the", "FDA is shutting down companies. FDA is part of", "the solution.\" Kweder is the deputy director of", "the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and", "Research, Office of New Drugs. She said FDA", "inspection processes and enforcement rules have", "not changed. \"What has changed is that there is", "an aging manufacturing infrastructure, and there", "are serious quality problems that have required", "companies to close down to fix the problems.\" On", "Monday, the FDA issued a letter to Rep. Elijah", "Cummings (D-Maryland) of the House Oversight", "Committee, responding to the committee's blaming", "the FDA for the shortages. The letter reiterated", "the report was false and emphasized the FDA is", "part of the solution. What happened with Doxil .", "While Doxil is not a generic drug, it was", "manufactured by Ben Venue Laboratories, one of", "the country's four largest producers of generic", "injectables. The Ben Venue lab was the sole", "manufacturer of Doxil in the nation. It", "voluntarily shut down in November 2011. A May", "2011 FDA inspection found a string of problems,", "including inadequate oversight and metallic", "particle shards in some of the drugs produced on", "site. A November 2011 FDA inspection found", "additional problems, including finding a", "10-gallon can in a storage area that contained", "urine. In a statement sent to CNN after it shut", "down, Ben Venue labs said its team \"has been", "working around the clock to implement changes", "needed to ensure a more sustained supply of the", "medicines we produce and to address the", "manufacturing-related issues at our facility", "noted in recent inspections by the FDA and other", "global regulatory agencies.\" However, Ben Venue", "maintained that none of the Doxil supply was", "affected. From their findings, the House", "Oversight Committee found that 58% of the drugs", "on the shortage list were produced at facilities", "cited by the FDA. They also found that the FDA's", "warning letters increased 156% from 2010 to 2011.", "Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA deputy", "commissioner, said the FDA isn't concerned about", "the outcome, though. \"They go in, they inspect", "facilities and then they issue findings. You're", "not asked to worry if there's a stable supply.", "You're asked to make sure the facility falls in", "line.\" But Kweder says it's quite the opposite.", "\"Well, it's our job to worry about it in our drug", "shortages team. When we issue warning letters", "today, we ask companies to very specifically", "communicate with us how they plan to address the", "problem, so we can assess what the potential of a", "shortage is, \" she told CNN. Kweder also cited", "the recent reauthorization of the Prescription", "Drug User Fee Act as a key to preventing", "shortages. Signed by President Barack Obama", "earlier this month, the act will help the FDA", "expedite the drug review process, particularly", "for drugs in shortage. It will also require", "companies to notify the FDA if they anticipate an", "interruption in production. \"It allows us as a", "regulatory agency to step in, and try and prevent", "the shortage in the first place,\" Kweder said.", "\"So for example, we can go to other companies to", "ask them to increase their production. We can", "assist companies that are having difficulties to", "finding alternatives for the difficulties they", "are having, and even in rare cases, we can seek", "sources of medications from other countries,", "where they might be being produced to our", "standards.\" Help comes from abroad . That's", "actually what happened in the case of Doxil. In", "February, the FDA stepped in and allowed the", "importation of Lipodox from an Indian", "manufacturer, a possible therapeutic alternative.", "But Naumann said he was never able to get his", "hands on it. \"The key is having enough notice,\"", "says Kweder. Since Obama signed an executive", "order requesting early notification from", "manufacturers in November 2011, more and more", "companies have been able to give the FDA the", "needed heads-up. \"We've done that successfully", "innumerable times. Just since January, at our", "count, we've prevented 94 to 100 shortages,", "things the public never sees,\" Kweder told Gupta.", "\"I think it's a start,\" says Naumann, but it's", "not enough. \"I think these shortages are going to", "continue because of the same problems that we", "have. There are certainly fixes out there for it.", "I don't think these shortages are going to go", "away because of this bill.\" For Mosier's", "daughters, it's all too late. Had Mosier gotten", "the Doxil, Philipp says, \"I think she thought it", "would have at least put her in remission in", "another time, or it would save her from the chemo", "that was detrimental to her.\"" ]
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the number of drug shortages has increased nearly 300% since 2005. More than half of the drugs on Doxil, the chemotherapy treatment she needed. 'A making them." The House Oversight Committee came according to the House report. That report is the FDA for the shortages. The letter reiterated
If the Gaza truce holds and Israel's Operation Protective Edge comes to its conclusion, some things are certain. Both Israel and Hamas will declare military victory -- Israel pointing to the destruction of militants' tunnels and depletion of Hamas' rocket supply; Hamas pointing to dozens of dead Israeli troops and the survival of Hamas leadership in Gaza. But unlike in previous conflicts, when Hamas had the support of many Arab nations, things have changed. This time, as CNN has reported, the fighting between Israel and Hamas has been a proxy war for the Mideast. Key regional players Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have their own reasons to want to fend off the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas is part, experts say. And Europe, like the United States, lists Hamas as a terrorist organization for its numerous attacks on civilians. But the group does have the support of some countries. "It's no longer the Muslims against the Jews," said Danielle Pletka, vice president of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. "Now it's the extremists -- the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, and their backers Iran, Qatar and Turkey -- against Israel and the more moderate Muslims including Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia." A look at some key Hamas supporters: . Turkey . Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly supports Hamas. "Erdogan has tried to use the cause of the Brotherhood to bolster his own Islamist credentials at home," says Eric Trager, of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey also has "more of an ideological sympathy with the Brotherhood," Trager says. Qatar . Qatar supported the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt -- which was toppled from power in a coup last year. Qatar funds many Muslim Brotherhood figures in exile, including Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal, who is believed to have orchestrated numerous terrorist attacks. "Qatar has a long history of providing shelter to Islamist groups, amongst them the Muslim Brotherhood and the Taliban," Shashank Joshi of the Royal United Services Institute tells Time. Advocating for Hamas is beneficial to Turkey and Qatar in their political objectives because the cause draws popular support at home, says world affairs writer Frida Ghitis in a CNN.com column. But some question whether Qatar's support for Hamas is still strong. The country's financial support to the group "largely dried up" as Qatar sought "to mend ties with its neighbors, with whom it had fallen out in part for backing the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt," the Council on Foreign Relations said. While Qatar and Turkey are powerful allies, "Hamas might wish for more support given the breadth of the Arab world," Time reported. Iran and Syria . In the past, Iran and Syria supported Hamas. Iran supplied the group with weapons; Syria was home to Meshaal. But Meshaal did not support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country's civil war. In 2012, Meshaal left for Qatar, causing a breakdown in his relationship with both Syria and its ally Iran, says Firas Abi Ali, head of Middle East and North Africa Country Risk and Forecasting at the global information company IHS. And while Iran still professes to support Hamas, such claims "are more ostentatious, showy, exaggerated and theatrical rather than genuine and practical," writes Majid Rafizadeh, an Iranian-American scholar at Harvard University, in a column for al Arabiya. Iran, which is a Muslim but not an Arab nation, "uses Hamas (as well as Tehran's support for the Palestinian cause) as a tool to project its power and influence in the Arab world," he argues. The Council on Foreign Relations says Iran, while cutting its funding to Hamas in recent years, "sought to bolster its ties to other resistance groups in the region, such as Islamic Jihad." Hezbollah . The Lebanese militant group based in Lebanon is aligned with al-Assad's regime in Syria. During the conflict, Hezbollah reached out to Hamas, praising its "steadfastness." This does not mean the relationship is repaired to where it stood before Syria's civil war, but "a new realignment might happen," Farwaz Gerges of the London School of Economics told Time. Popular support . Hamas' greatest support in the wake of the conflict with Israel may be from the public in Gaza and other parts of the Arab world. "Hamas is not a monolith, nor is it only a terrorist group," Ed Husain of the Council on Foreign Relations writes on CNN.com. "It is a social movement, with a mass membership, a popular message of resistance that resonates across the Muslim world, and a political party with which we must negotiate." Some analysts believe Hamas will emerge stronger from the fight with Israel. The conflict "will only further radicalize the Palestinian population -- and alienate frustrated friends in the United States," Mark Perry of Foreign Policy argues. Before Operation Protective Edge, a poll by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy found that most Palestinians in Gaza oppose a two-state solution and want to work toward abolishing Israel -- a goal that is in line with Hamas' charter. But the poll also found most Palestinians support nonviolent methods of achieving their goals. Support could affect arms supply . While Hamas' recruitment might soar now, militarily the group "is on the ropes," with tunnels destroyed and much of its rocket supply depleted, writes Rick Francona, retired U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and CNN military analyst. "After similar conflicts in the past, Hamas has been rearmed and resupplied by its supporters, primarily Iran and to some extent Syria. The most efficient method for the rearming and resupply effort has been via the large number of smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. "That is not likely to be the case this time -- another blow to Hamas, which it must factor in to its assessment of this conflict as well as its future planning." What is Hamas' endgame in Gaza? What is Israel's endgame in Gaza?
Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia don't support Hamas, analysts say . Turkey and Qatar do; some question the extent of Qatar's support . Iran and Syria had a falling out with Hamas . Popular support may spike, but weapon supply is limited, analysts say .
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[ "If the Gaza truce holds and Israel's Operation", "Protective Edge comes to its conclusion, some", "things are certain. Both Israel and Hamas will", "declare military victory -- Israel pointing to", "the destruction of militants' tunnels and", "depletion of Hamas' rocket supply; Hamas pointing", "to dozens of dead Israeli troops and the survival", "of Hamas leadership in Gaza. But unlike in", "previous conflicts, when Hamas had the support of", "many Arab nations, things have changed. This", "time, as CNN has reported, the fighting between", "Israel and Hamas has been a proxy war for the", "Mideast. Key regional players Jordan, Egypt and", "Saudi Arabia have their own reasons to want to", "fend off the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas", "is part, experts say. And Europe, like the United", "States, lists Hamas as a terrorist organization", "for its numerous attacks on civilians. But the", "group does have the support of some countries.", "\"It's no longer the Muslims against the Jews,\"", "said Danielle Pletka, vice president of foreign", "and defense policy studies at the American", "Enterprise Institute. \"Now it's the extremists --", "the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, and", "their backers Iran, Qatar and Turkey -- against", "Israel and the more moderate Muslims including", "Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.\" A look at some", "key Hamas supporters: . Turkey . Prime Minister", "Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly supports Hamas.", "\"Erdogan has tried to use the cause of the", "Brotherhood to bolster his own Islamist", "credentials at home,\" says Eric Trager, of the", "Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Turkey", "also has \"more of an ideological sympathy with", "the Brotherhood,\" Trager says. Qatar . Qatar", "supported the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt --", "which was toppled from power in a coup last year.", "Qatar funds many Muslim Brotherhood figures in", "exile, including Hamas political leader Khaled", "Meshaal, who is believed to have orchestrated", "numerous terrorist attacks. \"Qatar has a long", "history of providing shelter to Islamist groups,", "amongst them the Muslim Brotherhood and the", "Taliban,\" Shashank Joshi of the Royal United", "Services Institute tells Time. Advocating for", "Hamas is beneficial to Turkey and Qatar in their", "political objectives because the cause draws", "popular support at home, says world affairs", "writer Frida Ghitis in a CNN.com column. But some", "question whether Qatar's support for Hamas is", "still strong. The country's financial support to", "the group \"largely dried up\" as Qatar sought \"to", "mend ties with its neighbors, with whom it had", "fallen out in part for backing the Muslim", "Brotherhood in Egypt,\" the Council on Foreign", "Relations said. While Qatar and Turkey are", "powerful allies, \"Hamas might wish for more", "support given the breadth of the Arab world,\"", "Time reported. Iran and Syria . In the past, Iran", "and Syria supported Hamas. Iran supplied the", "group with weapons; Syria was home to Meshaal.", "But Meshaal did not support Syrian President", "Bashar al-Assad in the country's civil war. In", "2012, Meshaal left for Qatar, causing a breakdown", "in his relationship with both Syria and its ally", "Iran, says Firas Abi Ali, head of Middle East and", "North Africa Country Risk and Forecasting at the", "global information company IHS. And while Iran", "still professes to support Hamas, such claims", "\"are more ostentatious, showy, exaggerated and", "theatrical rather than genuine and practical,\"", "writes Majid Rafizadeh, an Iranian-American", "scholar at Harvard University, in a column for al", "Arabiya. Iran, which is a Muslim but not an Arab", "nation, \"uses Hamas (as well as Tehran's support", "for the Palestinian cause) as a tool to project", "its power and influence in the Arab world,\" he", "argues. The Council on Foreign Relations says", "Iran, while cutting its funding to Hamas in", "recent years, \"sought to bolster its ties to", "other resistance groups in the region, such as", "Islamic Jihad.\" Hezbollah . The Lebanese militant", "group based in Lebanon is aligned with al-Assad's", "regime in Syria. During the conflict, Hezbollah", "reached out to Hamas, praising its", "\"steadfastness.\" This does not mean the", "relationship is repaired to where it stood before", "Syria's civil war, but \"a new realignment might", "happen,\" Farwaz Gerges of the London School of", "Economics told Time. Popular support . Hamas'", "greatest support in the wake of the conflict with", "Israel may be from the public in Gaza and other", "parts of the Arab world. \"Hamas is not a", "monolith, nor is it only a terrorist group,\" Ed", "Husain of the Council on Foreign Relations writes", "on CNN.com. \"It is a social movement, with a mass", "membership, a popular message of resistance that", "resonates across the Muslim world, and a", "political party with which we must negotiate.\"", "Some analysts believe Hamas will emerge stronger", "from the fight with Israel. The conflict \"will", "only further radicalize the Palestinian", "population -- and alienate frustrated friends in", "the United States,\" Mark Perry of Foreign Policy", "argues. Before Operation Protective Edge, a poll", "by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy", "found that most Palestinians in Gaza oppose a", "two-state solution and want to work toward", "abolishing Israel -- a goal that is in line with", "Hamas' charter. But the poll also found most", "Palestinians support nonviolent methods of", "achieving their goals. Support could affect arms", "supply . While Hamas' recruitment might soar now,", "militarily the group \"is on the ropes,\" with", "tunnels destroyed and much of its rocket supply", "depleted, writes Rick Francona, retired U.S. Air", "Force intelligence officer and CNN military", "analyst. \"After similar conflicts in the past,", "Hamas has been rearmed and resupplied by its", "supporters, primarily Iran and to some extent", "Syria. The most efficient method for the rearming", "and resupply effort has been via the large number", "of smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Egypt's", "Sinai Peninsula. \"That is not likely to be the", "case this time -- another blow to Hamas, which it", "must factor in to its assessment of this conflict", "as well as its future planning.\" What is Hamas'", "endgame in Gaza? What is Israel's endgame in", "Gaza?" ]
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(CNN) -- Last Monday, only a few people knew about an obscure anti-Islam video produced in the U.S. Today, people around the world are aware of it. The video sparked protests worldwide, starting in Egypt and Libya, and then spreading to other countries. Tragically, some of the protests turned violent and took the lives of Americans, Libyans, Tunisians and Yemenis. The protests have subsided for now, it seems. In assessing what happened, we have to be cautious and ensure that we do not point fingers in the wrong direction. As things become clearer, it seems that the video was created and promoted by members of the American Coptic Christian community -- a community with its roots in Egypt. It is understandable that Muslims worldwide were deeply offended by the video. The United Nations called the video "hateful" and the Obama administration called it "disgusting." But, there were other elements at work in the some of the protests; there are those who used anger at the video to promote their own agendas. For example, the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was likely a terrorist operation that took advantage of the protests. In the midst of all this, it is not surprising that some people looked to assign blame and demand apologies. These people within the Arab world began blaming the Coptic community -- a community whose very name means "Egyptian." In response, the Coptic Church, both in Egypt as well as in the United States, insisted that it has nothing to do with the video. It also said that the video does not in any way represent the view of the Coptic community. I do know a Copt who was involved with the promotion of the video. I met Morris Sadek earlier this year. Sadek's personal actions have nothing to do with the Coptic Church or the Coptic-American community. Virtually no Coptic Christian I encountered had heard of him before. They know about him now. And in response, he received a volley of shoes from outraged members of the Coptic community for his promotion of bigotry. It is a mark of Christian value for the Coptic Church to condemn the video and its filmmakers. But the Coptic Church should never be placed in the position of having to apologize for the actions of a few of its members. The same applies to Muslims. From the local representatives of Muslim communities in America, to the religious establishments of Egypt and Libya, to the leadership of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which represents all Muslim countries, we have heard apologies and condemnations for the violence. The Muslim community at large is not responsible for the violence, and it should not be expected to apologize for the actions of some of its members. The violent actions of a comparatively small number of individuals do not represent all Muslims, just as the video does not represent the views of all Coptic Christians. Neither group needs to apologize, but both should be recognized for their solidarity in condemning the violence. At some point, there do need to be levelheaded discussions about hate speech (which is legal in America, unlike most other countries), the roots of widespread anti-Americanism in the Middle East and elsewhere, and what different cultures consider as sacred. Before that can take place, we should be careful about whom we hold accountable. It should be those who have been directly fanning the flames of intolerance not just over the last few months, but over the years. The video did not appear in a vacuum. There is a well-organized network that thrives on promoting anti-Muslim bigotry within the U.S. It provided an ideological base for Anders Breivik, recently convicted of mass murder in Norway. Similarly, there are those within the Muslim Arab world who also push for a hateful agenda, to devastating effect. The last few days are just a reminder of how important it is to confront such promoters of hate. Whether it's through legal channels or social pressures, they must be dealt with. Their aim, simply, is to engineer cultural wars between non-Muslims and Muslims. That must not be allowed to happen. The least we can do now is to make sure not to blame the wrong people for the vile actions of a few individuals. That is, after all, precisely what they want -- for us to do their dirty work for them. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of H.A. Hellyer.
An anti-Islam video that sparked protests seems to have involved Coptics . H.A. Hellyer: We must not point fingers in the wrong direction . He says the video does not in any way represent the view of the Coptic community . Hellyer: Coptics, Muslims should not have to apologize for the actions of a few people .
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[ "(CNN) -- Last Monday, only a few people knew about", "an obscure anti-Islam video produced in the U.S.", "Today, people around the world are aware of it.", "The video sparked protests worldwide, starting in", "Egypt and Libya, and then spreading to other", "countries. Tragically, some of the protests", "turned violent and took the lives of Americans,", "Libyans, Tunisians and Yemenis. The protests have", "subsided for now, it seems. In assessing what", "happened, we have to be cautious and ensure that", "we do not point fingers in the wrong direction.", "As things become clearer, it seems that the video", "was created and promoted by members of the", "American Coptic Christian community -- a", "community with its roots in Egypt. It is", "understandable that Muslims worldwide were deeply", "offended by the video. The United Nations called", "the video \"hateful\" and the Obama administration", "called it \"disgusting.\" But, there were other", "elements at work in the some of the protests;", "there are those who used anger at the video to", "promote their own agendas. For example, the", "attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was likely", "a terrorist operation that took advantage of the", "protests. In the midst of all this, it is not", "surprising that some people looked to assign", "blame and demand apologies. These people within", "the Arab world began blaming the Coptic community", "-- a community whose very name means \"Egyptian.\"", "In response, the Coptic Church, both in Egypt as", "well as in the United States, insisted that it", "has nothing to do with the video. It also said", "that the video does not in any way represent the", "view of the Coptic community. I do know a Copt", "who was involved with the promotion of the video.", "I met Morris Sadek earlier this year. Sadek's", "personal actions have nothing to do with the", "Coptic Church or the Coptic-American community.", "Virtually no Coptic Christian I encountered had", "heard of him before. They know about him now. And", "in response, he received a volley of shoes from", "outraged members of the Coptic community for his", "promotion of bigotry. It is a mark of Christian", "value for the Coptic Church to condemn the video", "and its filmmakers. But the Coptic Church should", "never be placed in the position of having to", "apologize for the actions of a few of its", "members. The same applies to Muslims. From the", "local representatives of Muslim communities in", "America, to the religious establishments of Egypt", "and Libya, to the leadership of the Organization", "of the Islamic Conference, which represents all", "Muslim countries, we have heard apologies and", "condemnations for the violence. The Muslim", "community at large is not responsible for the", "violence, and it should not be expected to", "apologize for the actions of some of its members.", "The violent actions of a comparatively small", "number of individuals do not represent all", "Muslims, just as the video does not represent the", "views of all Coptic Christians. Neither group", "needs to apologize, but both should be recognized", "for their solidarity in condemning the violence.", "At some point, there do need to be levelheaded", "discussions about hate speech (which is legal in", "America, unlike most other countries), the roots", "of widespread anti-Americanism in the Middle East", "and elsewhere, and what different cultures", "consider as sacred. Before that can take place,", "we should be careful about whom we hold", "accountable. It should be those who have been", "directly fanning the flames of intolerance not", "just over the last few months, but over the", "years. The video did not appear in a vacuum.", "There is a well-organized network that thrives on", "promoting anti-Muslim bigotry within the U.S. It", "provided an ideological base for Anders Breivik,", "recently convicted of mass murder in Norway.", "Similarly, there are those within the Muslim Arab", "world who also push for a hateful agenda, to", "devastating effect. The last few days are just a", "reminder of how important it is to confront such", "promoters of hate. Whether it's through legal", "channels or social pressures, they must be dealt", "with. Their aim, simply, is to engineer cultural", "wars between non-Muslims and Muslims. That must", "not be allowed to happen. The least we can do now", "is to make sure not to blame the wrong people for", "the vile actions of a few individuals. That is,", "after all, precisely what they want -- for us to", "do their dirty work for them. The opinions", "expressed in this commentary are solely those of", "H.A. Hellyer." ]
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we do not point fingers in the wrong direction. that the video does not in any way represent the view of the Coptic community. I do know a Copt apologize for the actions of a few of its H.A. Hellyer.
(CNN) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan's father jumped from a third-floor balcony Thursday to try to escape re-arrest, police said, but officers soon caught up with him and took him into custody -- again. Officers detained Michael Lohan after his girlfriend, Kate Major, said he violated terms of his release from jail earlier this week by calling her, the Tampa Police Department said in a statement. Investigators arrested Lohan on suspicion of domestic violence after an incident on Monday night, but they let him out of jail after he posted bail. Just after 1 a.m. Thursday, Lohan's girlfriend called police to say Lohan had violated the terms of his release by calling her, the police statement said. Lohan called his girlfriend again while she was talking with police, and she put him on speakerphone, it said. After prosecutors authorized Lohan's re-arrest, officers went to a hotel, the Tahitian Inn, where he was staying. "Upon seeing officers, he jumped out of a third-story balcony in an attempt to escape arrest," the police statement said. Officers took him into custody after a short chase and discovered after taking him to jail that he may have broken his foot, police said. Doctors were evaluating him. Lohan is not expected to be released from Tampa General Hospital Thursday and has been admitted for overnight observation, said Tampa police spokeswoman Andrea Davis. Police responded to a domestic violence call at Michael Lohan's home Monday and arrested him for the battery of his live-in girlfriend, police said. Lohan told reporters Wednesday he "didn't lay a hand" on his girlfriend. "I did not hurt her," he said. Lohan also said he never was served with a restraining order to stay away from the woman. According to CNN Tampa affiliate WFTS, a Sarasota County judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday. Lohan, 51, was arrested in Los Angeles in March in connection with alleged domestic violence and was charged with one misdemeanor count of corporal injury to a cohabitant. The relationship between Lohan and his daughter has been publicly strained for years, although the two did undergo family counseling together during her treatment at the Betty Ford Center. CNN's Rich Phillips contributed to this report.
NEW: Lohan has been admitted for overnight hospital observation, police said . Officers say they caught him after a short chase . Lohan may have broken his foot and is being evaluated by doctors . Michael Lohan jumped off a third-floor balcony to escape arrest, police said .
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[ "(CNN) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan's father jumped", "from a third-floor balcony Thursday to try to", "escape re-arrest, police said, but officers soon", "caught up with him and took him into custody --", "again. Officers detained Michael Lohan after his", "girlfriend, Kate Major, said he violated terms of", "his release from jail earlier this week by", "calling her, the Tampa Police Department said in", "a statement. Investigators arrested Lohan on", "suspicion of domestic violence after an incident", "on Monday night, but they let him out of jail", "after he posted bail. Just after 1 a.m. Thursday,", "Lohan's girlfriend called police to say Lohan had", "violated the terms of his release by calling her,", "the police statement said. Lohan called his", "girlfriend again while she was talking with", "police, and she put him on speakerphone, it said.", "After prosecutors authorized Lohan's re-arrest,", "officers went to a hotel, the Tahitian Inn, where", "he was staying. \"Upon seeing officers, he jumped", "out of a third-story balcony in an attempt to", "escape arrest,\" the police statement said.", "Officers took him into custody after a short", "chase and discovered after taking him to jail", "that he may have broken his foot, police said.", "Doctors were evaluating him. Lohan is not", "expected to be released from Tampa General", "Hospital Thursday and has been admitted for", "overnight observation, said Tampa police", "spokeswoman Andrea Davis. Police responded to a", "domestic violence call at Michael Lohan's home", "Monday and arrested him for the battery of his", "live-in girlfriend, police said. Lohan told", "reporters Wednesday he \"didn't lay a hand\" on his", "girlfriend. \"I did not hurt her,\" he said. Lohan", "also said he never was served with a restraining", "order to stay away from the woman. According to", "CNN Tampa affiliate WFTS, a Sarasota County judge", "issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday.", "Lohan, 51, was arrested in Los Angeles in March", "in connection with alleged domestic violence and", "was charged with one misdemeanor count of", "corporal injury to a cohabitant. The relationship", "between Lohan and his daughter has been publicly", "strained for years, although the two did undergo", "family counseling together during her treatment", "at the Betty Ford Center. CNN's Rich Phillips", "contributed to this report." ]
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London (CNN) -- Some samples of designer Marc Jacobs' fashions for next year disappeared on the way from Paris to London by train this week, forcing the company to cancel Thursday's press day in London, the company said. "The Marc Jacobs PR team is sorry to inform you that our press day tomorrow in the Marc Jacobs store is canceled, due to the theft of the spring/summer 2012 collections during its transfer from Paris," the company said in an e-mail sent Wednesday to fashion publications. Fashion editors attend the press days to see samples they'll use for photo shoots as part of their coverage of what's coming to stores in the future. A highly placed source in the Jacobs company, who asked not to be identified, said the apparent theft was not unusual for the fashion business. Contrary to some reports, only a part of the collection is missing, the source said. Paris police said they have not been contacted to investigate. CNN's Alina Cho and Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report.
Missing Marc Jacobs samples force London press day cancellation . Garments disappeared from Paris-to-London train, company says . Fashions are part of Jacobs' spring/summer 2012 collection .
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[ "London (CNN) -- Some samples of designer Marc", "Jacobs' fashions for next year disappeared on the", "way from Paris to London by train this week,", "forcing the company to cancel Thursday's press", "day in London, the company said. \"The Marc Jacobs", "PR team is sorry to inform you that our press day", "tomorrow in the Marc Jacobs store is canceled,", "due to the theft of the spring/summer 2012", "collections during its transfer from Paris,\" the", "company said in an e-mail sent Wednesday to", "fashion publications. Fashion editors attend the", "press days to see samples they'll use for photo", "shoots as part of their coverage of what's coming", "to stores in the future. A highly placed source", "in the Jacobs company, who asked not to be", "identified, said the apparent theft was not", "unusual for the fashion business. Contrary to", "some reports, only a part of the collection is", "missing, the source said. Paris police said they", "have not been contacted to investigate. CNN's", "Alina Cho and Stephanie Halasz contributed to", "this report." ]
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(CNN) -- Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards was released from federal prison Thursday after serving about 10 years, the federal Bureau of Prisons said. Edwards was convicted of racketeering, conspiracy and extortion after prosecutors said he asked for payoffs from people who applied for riverboat casino licenses in New Orleans in the 1990s. Edwards, 83, had pursued a pardon from President George W. Bush, but never got one. He began serving his sentence in February 2001. He was released from prison to a halfway house, said Edmond Ross, spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons. At Edwards' trial in 2000, star witness Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., former owner of the San Francisco 49ers, got a reduced sentence in exchange for testifying about his own $400,000 bribe to Edwards. He said he had felt compelled to make the payment. DeBartolo ended up not going through with the project after the scandal broke. Allegations of corruption dogged Edwards throughout much of his political career, but he always maintained that he'd never lose an election, and famously joked that he'd keep his office unless he was caught "in bed with a dead girl or a live boy." Frequently during his trial -- for allegedly extorting almost $3 million from casino applicants -- he held his own court on the courthouse steps. "Today, I took care of some housekeeping and had my car fixed and went and cashed a check before they freeze my accounts," he told reporters at one point. Edwards served several terms in office -- from 1972 to 1980, 1984 to 1988 and 1992 to 1996. The Democrat, U.S. Navy aviation cadet and lawyer began his career as a city councilman and state representative before being elected to Congress, and then governor. He won his first gubernatorial term "by an unprecedented combination of 'Cajun' and black votes," according to his biography on the Louisiana Secretary of State's website. "Edwards named blacks to key state positions and his support of black politicians resulted in a mutually beneficial relationship," the biography says. His third term "was marked by federal indictments, but not convictions, for mail fraud, obstruction of justice and public bribery," the biography adds. The bio does not refer to Edwards' conviction later on. The U.S. District Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, on its website, describes Edwards as "leader of the corrupt enterprise whose objectives included the illegal and corrupt manipulation of the riverboat gaming licensing process during and after his four terms as governor." "Also convicted were Edwin's son, Stephen Edwards and his close associates Andrew Martin, Cecil Brown, and Bobby Johnson," the office says. CNN's Dave Alsup contributed to this report.
The former governor was convicted of extortion in casino industry . Edwards had pursued a pardon from President Bush . A former NFL team owner testified about a bribe during Edwards' trial . Edwards said he'd keep his office unless he was caught with a "dead girl or a live boy"
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Prisons said. Edwards was convicted of Orleans in the 1990s. Edwards, 83, had pursued a pardon from President George W. Bush, but never election, and famously joked that he'd keep his office unless he was caught "in bed with a dead girl or a live boy." Frequently during his trial
(CNN) -- Modern technology has made campaigning much easier in some ways. It's now possible to raise millions in small donations through the Internet, host Facebook town halls and galvanize millions of supporters through Twitter. An ad can be released on YouTube and attract enough media coverage to make it worthwhile without spending a dime on TV time. Technology is also a double-edged sword that's made campaigning more complicated. A candidate's every word can now be captured by modern technology and live in e-perpetuity. There is no such thing as wiping the slate clean after the primary. Candidates should be read their Miranda Rights before beginning a campaign. Anything they say can and will be used against them. How can Mitt Romney contend with some of the things he said during the primary campaign which will come back to haunt him in the general election? He needs to gracefully pivot. Nowhere is this more true than in his outreach efforts with Hispanics. Romney cannot Hispander (blatant pandering to Hispanics, usually involving mariachi music and merciless butchering of the Spanish language). He cannot flip-flop on immigration (again). He's fought the flip-flopper label for years, and neither the right that still doesn't entirely trust him nor the left that is salivating to defeat him will let him get away with a drastic change of position. Romney desperately needs to improve his numbers with Latinos. Polls show Romney trailing by as much as an unbelievable 50 percentage points behind President Obama with Hispanic voters. In 2008, Arizona Sen. John McCain won 31% of the Latino vote. It cost him states like Florida, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah. Unless Romney gets close to 40% of the Latino vote, he can kiss the White House goodbye. Polls also show that immigration is not the most important issue for Latinos. Like other Americans, we are most concerned about the economy. Still, immigration does set a tone. If Latinos perceive a candidate as anti-immigrant, it can turn them off, period. So, what's Romney to do? He can't erase the things he's said on immigration. Despite his campaign's efforts, they can't make supporters (or an adviser) like Kris Kobach disappear, and he is as radioactive as Kryptonite in the Latino community. However, all's not lost. From now until Election Day, when Romney gets asked an immigration question, he needs to start and finish by reminding Latinos that Obama promised, without caveats, to get immigration reform passed in his first year in office. Navarrette: Why Marco Rubio can't save the GOP . For many Latinos, a person's word is sacred. Romney should unequivocally say that Obama broke his word and dramatically increased deportation rates, causing family separation. He should sound angry and indignant about it. Romney needs to go from playing defense to playing offense on immigration. Hispanics are disillusioned with Obama. He too is vulnerable on the issue but only if Romney exploits that weakness. Romney has to remain staunchly anti-amnesty and pro-border security but at the same time sound sympathetic and understanding of the desperation of people who often risk their lives crossing a border so they can put food on their family's table. He needs to talk about the benefits of immigration and how the richness of our diversity has made us a stronger country. If Romney can neutralize the immigration issue by moderating his tone, giving more nuanced answers and taking the offensive against Obama, then he can focus on other issues. Hispanics are an aspirational people. We seek opportunities to provide a better life to our children. Romney should take every chance to remind Latinos that we have been disproportionately affected by the bad economy. As a group, Hispanics have suffered some of the highest unemployment, foreclosure and poverty rates. If Latinos are asked whether they are better off than four years ago, the answer is "No, señor." Romney is also going to have to put the time and resources into Hispanic outreach. If he expects to make up the lost ground, Hispanics cannot be an afterthought. His campaign needs to wake up and go to sleep every night thinking of the Latino vote. They'd be well served to embrace and deploy strong surrogates like Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Raul Labrador. They speak the language not only literally but culturally. Latinos want to be courted. Obama has accepted speaking invitations to the NALEO and La Raza conferences. Romney needs to do the same, pronto, and he needs to make it count by delivering memorable speeches. Come Election Day, I don't know whether Romney is going to do better with Hispanics than the polls indicate or if Obama is going to do worse. Romney needs a lot of both to happen if he wants to move into la Casa Blanca. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ana Navarro.
Ana Navarro: Polls show Mitt Romney way behind Barack Obama among Latinos . She says Romney can't wipe slate clean, erase what he said in the primaries . She said he can pivot to show he understands the value of immigration . Navarro: Romney needs to address economic issues and court Hispanic voters .
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[ "(CNN) -- Modern technology has made campaigning", "much easier in some ways. It's now possible to", "raise millions in small donations through the", "Internet, host Facebook town halls and galvanize", "millions of supporters through Twitter. An ad can", "be released on YouTube and attract enough media", "coverage to make it worthwhile without spending a", "dime on TV time. Technology is also a", "double-edged sword that's made campaigning more", "complicated. A candidate's every word can now be", "captured by modern technology and live in", "e-perpetuity. There is no such thing as wiping", "the slate clean after the primary. Candidates", "should be read their Miranda Rights before", "beginning a campaign. Anything they say can and", "will be used against them. How can Mitt Romney", "contend with some of the things he said during", "the primary campaign which will come back to", "haunt him in the general election? He needs to", "gracefully pivot. Nowhere is this more true than", "in his outreach efforts with Hispanics. Romney", "cannot Hispander (blatant pandering to Hispanics,", "usually involving mariachi music and merciless", "butchering of the Spanish language). He cannot", "flip-flop on immigration (again). He's fought the", "flip-flopper label for years, and neither the", "right that still doesn't entirely trust him nor", "the left that is salivating to defeat him will", "let him get away with a drastic change of", "position. Romney desperately needs to improve his", "numbers with Latinos. Polls show Romney trailing", "by as much as an unbelievable 50 percentage", "points behind President Obama with Hispanic", "voters. In 2008, Arizona Sen. John McCain won 31%", "of the Latino vote. It cost him states like", "Florida, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah. Unless", "Romney gets close to 40% of the Latino vote, he", "can kiss the White House goodbye. Polls also show", "that immigration is not the most important issue", "for Latinos. Like other Americans, we are most", "concerned about the economy. Still, immigration", "does set a tone. If Latinos perceive a candidate", "as anti-immigrant, it can turn them off, period.", "So, what's Romney to do? He can't erase the", "things he's said on immigration. Despite his", "campaign's efforts, they can't make supporters", "(or an adviser) like Kris Kobach disappear, and", "he is as radioactive as Kryptonite in the Latino", "community. However, all's not lost. From now", "until Election Day, when Romney gets asked an", "immigration question, he needs to start and", "finish by reminding Latinos that Obama promised,", "without caveats, to get immigration reform passed", "in his first year in office. Navarrette: Why", "Marco Rubio can't save the GOP . For many", "Latinos, a person's word is sacred. Romney should", "unequivocally say that Obama broke his word and", "dramatically increased deportation rates, causing", "family separation. He should sound angry and", "indignant about it. Romney needs to go from", "playing defense to playing offense on", "immigration. Hispanics are disillusioned with", "Obama. He too is vulnerable on the issue but only", "if Romney exploits that weakness. Romney has to", "remain staunchly anti-amnesty and pro-border", "security but at the same time sound sympathetic", "and understanding of the desperation of people", "who often risk their lives crossing a border so", "they can put food on their family's table. He", "needs to talk about the benefits of immigration", "and how the richness of our diversity has made us", "a stronger country. If Romney can neutralize the", "immigration issue by moderating his tone, giving", "more nuanced answers and taking the offensive", "against Obama, then he can focus on other issues.", "Hispanics are an aspirational people. We seek", "opportunities to provide a better life to our", "children. Romney should take every chance to", "remind Latinos that we have been", "disproportionately affected by the bad economy.", "As a group, Hispanics have suffered some of the", "highest unemployment, foreclosure and poverty", "rates. If Latinos are asked whether they are", "better off than four years ago, the answer is", "\"No, señor.\" Romney is also going to have to put", "the time and resources into Hispanic outreach. If", "he expects to make up the lost ground, Hispanics", "cannot be an afterthought. His campaign needs to", "wake up and go to sleep every night thinking of", "the Latino vote. They'd be well served to embrace", "and deploy strong surrogates like Jeb Bush, Marco", "Rubio and Raul Labrador. They speak the language", "not only literally but culturally. Latinos want", "to be courted. Obama has accepted speaking", "invitations to the NALEO and La Raza conferences.", "Romney needs to do the same, pronto, and he needs", "to make it count by delivering memorable", "speeches. Come Election Day, I don't know whether", "Romney is going to do better with Hispanics than", "the polls indicate or if Obama is going to do", "worse. Romney needs a lot of both to happen if he", "wants to move into la Casa Blanca. The opinions", "expressed in this commentary are solely those of", "Ana Navarro." ]
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the slate clean after the primary. Candidates numbers with Latinos. Polls show Romney trailing points behind President Obama with Hispanic So, what's Romney to do? He can't erase the needs to talk about the benefits of immigration against Obama, then he can focus on other issues. Romney needs to do the same, pronto, and he needs Ana Navarro.
(CNN) -- North Korea resumed firing near its sea border with South Korea on Thursday, South Korean media said, citing Seoul officials. Artillery shells were fired toward South Korean-controlled Yeonpyeong Island, Yonhap News Agency quoted the officials as saying, adding that the shells fell in waters north of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto inter-Korean maritime border. The North fired artillery shells on Wednesday in the same area, saying they were part of an annual training drill. "We have confirmed North Korea's firing of several artillery shells, but they did not cross" the two countries' maritime border, said Park Sung-woo, of Seoul's joint chiefs of staff, according to Yonhap. "We are on high military alert." "Following the firing by North Korea, South Korea responded by shooting vulcan canons into the air, a statement that it would not be intimidated by saber-rattling by the communist neighbor," Yonhap said. There were no reports of casualties. Also Thursday, a South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman said that despite the tension, talks slated for Monday with North Korea would still go forward in the North Korean border town of Kaesong, Yonhap reported. Seventeen South Korean officials are expected to attend those talks, Yonhap cited Chun Hae-sung, the official, as saying.
NEW: Talks still on for Monday in North Korean border town, South Korean official says . North says firing of artillery shells is part of an annual training drill . Inter-Korean talks still set for Monday, Yonhap cites S. Korean official as saying .
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(CNN) -- Men sprawled on a tile floor, shirtless and convulsing. Children, too, seemingly unable to control their shaking and flailing. Panic and screams in the background. These are some of the hard-to-stomach images that the Obama administration has shown a select group of senators in closed-door briefings to make the case that a limited military attack on Syria is justified. CNN was the first to obtain the 13 different videos seen by members of the Senate Intelligence Committee that depict the gruesome scene of an chemical weapons attack in Syria on August 21. The administration told senators that their authenticity was verified by the intelligence community. The attack, allegedly carried out by Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad, has touched off the most critical foreign policy question since the uprising began in 2011: Is a military response merited? The videos capture a moment of panic, as those who are standing try to feed water to those who appear incapacitated. Prayers are repeated. What is sarin? Many of the videos were previously posted on YouTube, but this collection of footage is significant because the intelligence community has given it a stamp of authenticity. The footage could be vital in the administration's quest to convince Congress and the American public that the U.S. must launch punitive strikes against Syria, former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson said. "That video will sensitize the American people that this isn't just an intervention, that this is a military strike to stop that type of atrocity," the former congressman told CNN. While the videos are hard to watch, they do not prove who is responsible for the attack, nor do they provide an answer for whether military strikes are the correct course. President Barack Obama favors limited intervention, and his administration has been working nonstop to convince allies in Europe and lawmakers back home for support. Hours after CNN obtained and broadcast portions of the videos, the Senate Intelligence Committee posted them on its website for public viewing. An aide to Dianne Feinstein, the committee's chairwoman, said it's expected the video will be played Monday at a briefing for all House members. Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and National Security Adviser Susan Rice will be among those representing the Obama administration at that hearing and one Wednesday for senators, according to the White House. Based on her attendance at closed-door briefings, Feinstein has decided to vote in favor of the measure to intervene militarily in Syria, defying the wishes of many of her constituents. "What's coming in is overwhelmingly negative," Feinstein said Thursday about the feedback from voters. "There's no question about that. But you see, then they don't know what I know." The availability of these videos obtained by CNN means that anyone can see at least part of the administration's evidence and come to their own conclusions. One video shows a room with enough children to fill a classroom, but they are arranged on the ground, the bright colors of their shirts -- red, yellow, green, purple, blue -- contrasting the paleness of their dead bodies. There were dead adults placed in this space, too. The video captures at least six rows of adults with no less than four bodies each. Sheets and blankets cover some of the bodies. In another video, a man uses a manual resuscitator on a toddler, who appears motionless. Another man comes with a bottled water and the men together try to rinse the small boy's face. It looks like the boy's chest moves, but his arms remain pinned to his side like a soldier at attention. CNN cannot independently confirm the authenticity of the videos. But officials have a number of reasons as to why they believe they are authentic. The videos were shot from multiple angles, providing overlap, not just in what could be seen but what could be heard, the administration officials told the senators. Why use chemical weapons? CNN's Ted Barrett contributed to this report.
NEW: The Senate Intelligence Committee posted the videos on its website . NEW: They'll likely be shown to House members Monday, a congressional aide says . The videos first obtained by CNN show the aftermath of a chemical attack . They are hard to watch, but do not prove who was behind the attack .
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(CNN) -- The U.S. Justice Department is suing the state of California and Gov. Jerry Brown because prison authorities required a Sikh prison inmate to cut his beard. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of Sukhjinder Basra, an inmate at prison in San Luis Obispo in central California. It said that the requirement violated the man's right "to practice his religion" under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLIUPA). In the Sikh religion, which originated in northwestern India, unshorn hair is an article of faith. The Justice Department said the suit followed a probe "that revealed that California's inmate grooming policy substantially burdens the rights of an inmate to practice his Sikh faith. " "The rights guaranteed by the Constitution extend to all people in the United States," said Andre Birotte Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. "By protecting those rights -- even for those incarcerated -- we strengthen those rights for all." The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was also named in the suit. RLUIPA, which became law in 2000, protects the religious freedom of people "confined to institutions such as prisons, mental health facilities and state-run nursing homes," the Justice Department said.
Justice Department says the inmate has the right to practice his religion . The inmate grooming policy burdened the inmate's religious rights, Justice said . "Even those incarcerated" have the right to practice their religions, an attorney says .
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[ "(CNN) -- The U.S. Justice Department is suing the", "state of California and Gov. Jerry Brown because", "prison authorities required a Sikh prison inmate", "to cut his beard. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday", "on behalf of Sukhjinder Basra, an inmate at", "prison in San Luis Obispo in central California.", "It said that the requirement violated the man's", "right \"to practice his religion\" under the", "federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized", "Persons Act (RLIUPA). In the Sikh religion, which", "originated in northwestern India, unshorn hair is", "an article of faith. The Justice Department said", "the suit followed a probe \"that revealed that", "California's inmate grooming policy substantially", "burdens the rights of an inmate to practice his", "Sikh faith. \" \"The rights guaranteed by the", "Constitution extend to all people in the United", "States,\" said Andre Birotte Jr., U.S. Attorney", "for the Central District of California. \"By", "protecting those rights -- even for those", "incarcerated -- we strengthen those rights for", "all.\" The state Department of Corrections and", "Rehabilitation was also named in the suit.", "RLUIPA, which became law in 2000, protects the", "religious freedom of people \"confined to", "institutions such as prisons, mental health", "facilities and state-run nursing homes,\" the", "Justice Department said." ]
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Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius is a heartbroken man who has to live with the fact that he killed the love of his life, his uncle has told CNN in an exclusive interview. For the past three months, the double amputee sprinter has been living at his Uncle Arnold's house in Pretoria. He has grown a beard because he doesn't want to be recognized, and has surrounded himself with photos of Reeva Steenkamp, his uncle says. Pistorius is charged with murdering the 29-year-old model and law school graduate early on February 14, and faces a court hearing next Tuesday. Arnold Pistorius described the runner's grief as "unthinkable" and says his heart bleeds for his nephew. "He's got photos in his room, photos all over the place. He's housebound, you know. He doesn't go out in public places. Bloody photos of scene of killing leaked . "What can you say if the person you love the most dies, and you were the instrument? How would you feel? It's unthinkable." Pistorius says Steenkamp's death was an accident and that he mistook her for a burglar. The state says it was murder. A trial date has not been set. The sprinter's agent has also spoken for the first time about the 4 a.m. call he received telling him there had been a shooting at the track star's home. "It was the estate where Oscar (was) staying at, the estate manager's daughter phoned me from Oscar's phone. So I picked up the phone and saw it was Oscar's number and thought it was him phoning me. And just had this voice of a girl frantically on the other side shouting, 'Please, you have to rush over here, you have to come to Oscar's house,'" Peet van Zyl told CNN in an exclusive interview. "I initially thought it was Oscar that has been shot. She said, 'No, no, no, no. Reeva's been shot.' She explained then to me basically just briefly what happened. And yeah, total shock obviously. So I had to jump in the car and rush through to Pretoria." Van Zyl said he then called Ampie Louw, the sprinter's coach, and told him to jump in his car and get to Pistorius's house. "When arrived at the house and you see all the police cars and lights ... I was standing outside, me and Peet and the lawyer, but Oscar was inside," Louw told CNN. "I could hear him crying in the garage, and Reeva was at the entrance. So that was terrible for me." Pistorius will make a brief appearance Tuesday at the Pretoria Magistrates Court, which will hear a motion by state prosecutors to postpone the case for further investigations. The trial itself may not happen until early 2014. READ MORE: Not everyone surprised at Oscar Pistorius' fall from grace . READ MORE: Pistorius, and the psychology of walls . CNN's Nick Thompson contributed to this report.
Exclusive: Uncle says Pistorius's grief over killing of Reeva Steenkamp 'unthinkable' Pistorius has grown a beard and is surrounded by photos of Steenkamp . CNN's Robyn Curnow first reporter to speak to 'Blade Runner' at uncle's Pretoria home . Pistorius charged with murdering Steenkamp on February 14; has court hearing Tuesday .
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[ "Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius is", "a heartbroken man who has to live with the fact", "that he killed the love of his life, his uncle", "has told CNN in an exclusive interview. For the", "past three months, the double amputee sprinter", "has been living at his Uncle Arnold's house in", "Pretoria. He has grown a beard because he doesn't", "want to be recognized, and has surrounded himself", "with photos of Reeva Steenkamp, his uncle says.", "Pistorius is charged with murdering the", "29-year-old model and law school graduate early", "on February 14, and faces a court hearing next", "Tuesday. Arnold Pistorius described the runner's", "grief as \"unthinkable\" and says his heart bleeds", "for his nephew. \"He's got photos in his room,", "photos all over the place. He's housebound, you", "know. He doesn't go out in public places. Bloody", "photos of scene of killing leaked . \"What can you", "say if the person you love the most dies, and you", "were the instrument? How would you feel? It's", "unthinkable.\" Pistorius says Steenkamp's death", "was an accident and that he mistook her for a", "burglar. The state says it was murder. A trial", "date has not been set. The sprinter's agent has", "also spoken for the first time about the 4 a.m.", "call he received telling him there had been a", "shooting at the track star's home. \"It was the", "estate where Oscar (was) staying at, the estate", "manager's daughter phoned me from Oscar's phone.", "So I picked up the phone and saw it was Oscar's", "number and thought it was him phoning me. And", "just had this voice of a girl frantically on the", "other side shouting, 'Please, you have to rush", "over here, you have to come to Oscar's house,'\"", "Peet van Zyl told CNN in an exclusive interview.", "\"I initially thought it was Oscar that has been", "shot. She said, 'No, no, no, no. Reeva's been", "shot.' She explained then to me basically just", "briefly what happened. And yeah, total shock", "obviously. So I had to jump in the car and rush", "through to Pretoria.\" Van Zyl said he then called", "Ampie Louw, the sprinter's coach, and told him to", "jump in his car and get to Pistorius's house.", "\"When arrived at the house and you see all the", "police cars and lights ... I was standing", "outside, me and Peet and the lawyer, but Oscar", "was inside,\" Louw told CNN. \"I could hear him", "crying in the garage, and Reeva was at the", "entrance. So that was terrible for me.\" Pistorius", "will make a brief appearance Tuesday at the", "Pretoria Magistrates Court, which will hear a", "motion by state prosecutors to postpone the case", "for further investigations. The trial itself may", "not happen until early 2014. READ MORE: Not", "everyone surprised at Oscar Pistorius' fall from", "grace . READ MORE: Pistorius, and the psychology", "of walls . CNN's Nick Thompson contributed to", "this report." ]
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(CNN) -- The man who police say plowed his vehicle into a California Walmart, where he then attacked several customers, was booked Monday on four counts of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Haamid Zaid, 33, of Seaside, California, is suspected of having been under the influence of drugs, but the motive is under investigation, according to Albert Morales, an officer with the San Jose Police Department. "Once Mr. Zaid emerged from the vehicle, he used some type of metal object to attack people," Morales said of the Sunday incident at the San Jose store. The suspect was later subdued by a group of customers until police arrived, he said . One of the victims, a 61-year-old man, was transported to an area hospital. The injury was considered serious but not life-threatening. Three other unidentified victims were treated for injuries at the scene and released, authorities said. Detectives are reviewing surveillance video to help determine how the vehicle plowed into the store and whether the crash was intentional. Police: Man plows vehicle into a Walmart, assault customers . CNN's Scott Thompson contributed to this report .
A man plowed his vehicle into a San Jose Walmart on Sunday, police say . Haamid Zaid, 33, of Seaside, California, faces four counts of assault with a deadly weapon . A 61-year-old man was transported to a hospital with a serious injury .
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(CNN) -- The man who police say plowed his vehicle counts of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Haamid Zaid, 33, of Seaside, . One of the victims, a 61-year-old man, was transported to an area hospital. The injury was Police: Man plows vehicle into a Walmart, assault
(CNN) -- Parts of the Eastern United States on Friday fended off freezing rain and snow as a powerful winter storm lumbered through the Great Lakes, driving thunderstorms eastward. The National Weather Service predicted the storm would affect the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and the Northeast, with blizzard conditions in Minnesota and Iowa and strong winds across a portion of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Severe storms -- with wind and large hail -- were possible from Boston to Miami, said CNN meteorologist Sherri Pugh. Frozen conditions may have been a factor in a crash early Friday in Maine that left a driver dead. An SUV driver lost control of the vehicle while it was traveling on a snow-covered stretch in Somerville and slammed into a big rig, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said. Several New York-area airports -- LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark in northern New Jersey -- were experiencing ground delays as of 6 p.m, due to limited visibility, the Federal Aviation Administration reported online. The wild weather also brought strong winds to parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, though that threat was over by evening. Before then, the weather service reported two possible tornadoes early Friday afternoon in south-central Georgia, including one in Johnson County that damaged 12 buildings, including ripping the front doors off a fire station. There was also an EF0 tornado -- indicating 65 to 85 mph winds lasting three seconds or more -- in Compton, Maryland, 60 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. Heavy winds also downed trees in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, while up to quarter-size hail was reported on Florida's Atlantic coast around St. Augustine. This all came on the heels of severe storms that struck Illinois late Thursday afternoon, knocking out power, damaging buildings and spawning floods, the National Weather Service reported. On Thursday night, storms and high winds swept across Tennessee, pelting Nashville with rain and hail and leaving thousands in the dark. In Illinois, damaging wind and golf ball-size hail were reported overnight. About 24,000 people in the state lost power, according to utility Ameren Illinois. Effingham and Champaign counties in Illinois reported flooding. "We have some power lines down and a little water in the road in some places," said Pam Jacobs, director of the Effingham County Emergency Management Agency. John Dwyer, emergency management coordinator for Champaign County, reported road flooding and standing water in farm fields. He said the flooding was caused by 3 inches of rain Thursday coupled with the snow melt. The National Weather Service said radar indicated rainfall of 3 to 4 inches per hour. The Illinois State Police reported that fog caused a wreck on Interstate 57 in northeast Illinois, involving at least 27 vehicles. Authorities said they received reports of injuries, none of them life-threatening. As the storm moved eastward, winds knocked down dozens of trees in Nashville, reported CNN affiliate WSMV-TV. The station said trained weather spotters reported 1-inch hail and 95-mph winds. CNN's Ed Payne, Greg Botelho and Ralph Ellis contributed to this report.
NEW: Low visibility causes ground delays at three New York-area airports . NEW: Possible tornadoes touch down in Georgia, Maryland . NEW: High winds strike parts of the Southeast, mid-Atlantic . Storm is expected to affect the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast .
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