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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Corey Haim seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death , his manager and closest friend said Wednesday . The 1980s teen movie actor and heartthrob died early Wednesday after collapsing in the Los Angeles apartment he shared with his mother , authorities said . Haim was `` weaned down to literally zero medications '' in the last two weeks by an addiction specialist , manager Mark Heaslip said on HLN 's `` Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell . '' The doctor `` put him on a new line of medications , '' Haim 's longtime friend and frequent co-star Corey Feldman said on CNN 's `` Larry King Live . '' Feldman pleaded with people not to draw conclusions that Haim died from a drug overdose . He said that until the autopsy report is issued , `` nobody knows and nobody 's going to know . '' `` I know that there were symptoms that he was showing that expressed it could be a number of things , '' Feldman said . `` This could have been a kidney failure . This could have been a heart failure . '' Heaslip said Haim 's mother , Judy , told him `` there were no signs of him overdosing . '' His death came as his career was picking up , with Haim booking `` movie after movie , '' Heaslip said . His latest film is set for release soon , he said . Haim `` really became a man '' in recent months as he helped his mother in her battle with cancer , Feldman said . `` He 's been there for her , taking care of her , being responsible , '' he said . Haim , 38 , was taken to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank , California , early Wednesday , where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. , Los Angeles County Deputy Coroner Ed Winter said . Haim was in the apartment he shared with his mother , Judy , when he `` became a little dizzy , he kind of went to his knees in the bedroom , '' Winter said . `` His mom assisted him in the bed . He became unresponsive . '' His mother called paramedics to the apartment , which is between Hollywood Hills and Burbank , he said . Los Angeles Police Sgt. Frank Albarran said earlier that Haim 's death appeared to be accidental and may have been because of an overdose . Haim had suffered flu-like symptoms for two days , the deputy coroner said . `` We found no illicit drugs ; however , we did recover four of his prescription meds at the location , '' Winter said , adding he does not know what those drugs were . An autopsy , including toxicology tests , will be conducted Wednesday , Winter said . It is likely to be weeks before any conclusions are made public . The actor was under the care of his doctor , who visited him Tuesday night , as well as another doctor who specializes in treating addictions , Heaslip said . Feldman said he was angry about how Haim has been snubbed in recent years by the entertainment industry . He was broke , without a car and living in a month-to-month rental apartment with his mother , he said . `` We build people up as children , we put them on pedestals and then when we decide that they are not marketable anymore , we walk away from them , '' he said . Haim 's most famous role was in the 1987 movie `` The Lost Boys , '' in which he appeared with Feldman . Haim played the role of a fresh-faced teenager whose brother becomes a vampire . In later years , the two friends , who appeared in eight movies together , struggled with drug abuse and went their separate ways . They reunited for a reality show , `` The Two Coreys , '' in 2007 , but A&E Network canceled the program after slightly more than a year . In a 2007 interview on CNN 's `` Larry King Live , '' Haim and Feldman discussed their battle with drugs . Feldman told King that he had gotten clean , but it took Haim longer . Haim called himself `` a chronic relapser for the rest of my life . '' `` I think I have an addiction to pretty much everything , '' he said . `` I mean , I have to be very careful with myself as far as that goes , which is why I have a support group around me consistently . '' iReport : Share your memories of Haim . In 2008 , Feldman told People magazine that he would no longer speak to Haim until his former co-star got sober . In a clip from `` The Two Coreys , '' Feldman and his wife , along with two other former teen stars , called on Haim in an effort to get him to admit he needed help , the magazine said . The meeting followed an incident in which Haim , scheduled to film a cameo appearance in a direct-to-DVD sequel to `` The Lost Boys , '' appeared on the set `` clearly under the influence , '' People reported . Feldman told King on Wednesday that he renewed his contact with Haim in the past year because of the progress he made against his addiction . Haim was born December 23 , 1971 , in Toronto , Ontario , according to a biography on his Web site . He made his first television appearance in 1982 on the Canadian series `` The Edison Twins . '' His first film role was in the 1984 American movie `` First Born . '' Haim also won rave reviews for his title role in the 1986 film `` Lucas . '' Film critic Roger Ebert said of him at the time , `` If he continues to act this well , he will never become a half-forgotten child star , but will continue to grow into an important actor . '' After `` The Lost Boys , '' Haim and Feldman appeared in `` License to Drive '' and `` Dream a Little Dream . ''
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Cause of actor Corey Haim 's death unknown . His agent says his career was picking up . Friend Corey Feldman says Haim `` became a man '' caring for sick mother .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia could return to action in February , manager Alex Ferguson told the English Premier League club 's official website . Valencia dislocated and fractured his left ankle after tangling with Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot in a UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday , and it was feared he may miss the remainder of the season . However , Ferguson allayed these concerns , saying the injury was not as bad as first thought . `` Antonio had his operation and it was successful . The break was clean and we were delighted to announce that . It was a major concern for us at the time . '' The 68-year-old Scot is hopeful Valencia may still be able to play a part in the Premier League season , and has praised the attitude of the former Wigan player . `` There is ligament damage but we are looking at the end of February , which is better than we thought on Tuesday night . He is a strong boy and he is very positive about it -- being positive helps in these situations . ''
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Manchester United 's Antonio Valencia is expected to be out of action until February . Valencia suffered a broken ankle in Tuesday 's Champions Leagu game against Rangers . Manager Alex Ferguson said : `` He 's a strong boy and he is very positive about it . ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More state restrictions on fishing in the Gulf of Mexico were lifted Monday as the fall shrimping season began , but efforts to permanently plug the ruptured BP oil well were delayed again . The worst oil spill in U.S. history has hobbled fishermen across the Gulf as federal and state authorities put much of its waters off-limits due to safety concerns . With the well capped on a temporary basis for a month , the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the Gulf states have begun lifting those restrictions -- but Louisiana shrimpers like Anthony Bourgeoif say more needs to be done , and soon . `` It 's open down over here with small shrimp , where it should be open over there where the big shrimp are , '' Bourgeoif told CNN . `` Ca n't make no money with no little shrimp , man . '' Bourgeoif said he planned to go out , because `` I ai n't made nothing since the BP spill . '' But he was concerned that inspectors might find signs of oil in his catch and make him dump it . `` So why go out there and catch it if they 're just going to be dumped , and I ai n't going to make no money off it ? '' he asked . `` I 've got to make money . I 've got four grandkids I 'm raising , man . '' Deborah Long , a spokeswoman for the Southern Shrimp Alliance , said it will likely take days to assess what impact the spill has had on the Gulf catch . And while some shrimpers are eager to get back out , many are still working for the well 's owner , BP , which has hired many boats to skim oil off the surface and lay protective booms along the shorelines . And concerns about the long-term impact of the spill persisted with a new report from researchers at the University of South Florida , who reported that oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have settled to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico further east than previously suspected -- and at levels toxic to marine life . Initial findings from a new survey of the Gulf conclude that dispersants may have sent droplets of crude to the ocean floor , where it has turned up at the bottom of an undersea canyon within 40 miles of the Florida Panhandle . The results are scheduled to be released Tuesday , but CNN obtained a summary of the initial conclusions Monday night . Plankton and other organisms at the base of the food chain showed a `` strong toxic response '' to the crude , and the oil could well up onto the continental shelf and resurface later , according to researchers . `` The dispersant is moving the oil down out of the surface and into the deeper waters , where it can affect phytoplankton and other marine life , '' said John Paul , a marine microbiologist at USF . The spill erupted April 20 with an explosion that sank the offshore drilling platform Deepwater Horizon . The blast killed 11 men and uncapped an undersea gusher that spewed an estimated 205 million gallons of oil into the Gulf before it was temporarily shut in July 15 . Thad Allen , the federal government 's point man in the Gulf , said Monday that attempts to permanently seal the well wo n't start until the latest potential problem is evaluated . Allen said engineers are now concerned about how to manage the risk of pressure in the annulus , a ring that surrounds the casing pipe at the center of the well shaft . The `` timelines wo n't be known until we get a recommendation on the course of action , '' Allen said . Scientists began new pressure tests last week to gauge the effects of the mud and cement poured into the well from above during the `` static kill '' procedure that started August 3 . From those pressure readings , they believe that either some of the cement breached the casing pipe and leaked into the annulus , or cement came up into the annulus from the bottom . The scientists believe that process may have trapped some oil between the cement and the top of the well , inside the annulus . Now , given that new variable , they 're trying to figure out how to safely maintain the pressure within the well before launching the `` bottom kill , '' a procedure aimed at sealing the well from below . Allen told reporters that when it comes to giving a green light to the `` bottom kill '' of the well through the nearby relief well , `` nobody wants to make that declaration any more than I do . '' But the process `` will not start until we figure out how to manage the risk of pressure in the annulus . '' `` We 're using an overabundance of caution , '' he said . Allen said crews could remove the capping stack that sealed the oil in the well on July 15 , then replace the well 's blowout preventer with a new one stored on the nearby Development Driller II in the Gulf . Allen said a new blowout preventer would be `` rated at much higher pressure levels than the annulus . '' The other option would require BP to devise a pressure-relief device for the current capping stack . Once crews get their marching orders , it will take them about 96 hours to prepare , drill the final 50 feet of a relief well and intercept the main well . Then , the bottom kill process of plugging the well from below would begin . BP acknowledged Monday that the disruption the oil spill has caused to lives across the Gulf coast has built up tension among residents . In response , the company announced Monday it is providing a total of $ 52 million to five behavioral health support and outreach programs . BP released a statement saying it would give the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration $ 10 million ; the Florida Department of Children and Families , $ 3 million ; the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals , $ 15 million ; and the departments of mental health in Mississippi and Alabama , $ 12 million each . `` We appreciate that there is a great deal of stress and anxiety across the region , and as part of our determination to make things right for the people of the region , we are providing this assistance now to help make sure individuals who need help know where to turn , '' said Lamar McKay , president of BP America and incoming leader of BP 's Gulf Coast Restoration Organization . CNN 's Vivian Kuo , Reynolds Wolf , Ed Lavandera , Rich Phillips , Matt Smith and Chris Turner contributed to this report .
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NEW : `` Ca n't make no money with no little shrimp '' NEW : Oil traces said to spread east on sea floor . No timeline set for bottom kill as scientists study well pressure . BP pledges $ 52 million to behavioral health support .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than 7,200 children in Gaza dribbled their way to an unofficial record Thursday night at an airport in Rafah , officials from a United Nations agency said . `` It was a fantastic day today , '' John Ging , head of the U.N. Relief Works Agency said of the event . `` Children of Gaza once again show they have fantastic abilities , fantastic talent , and all we need to do is help them to realize their potential . '' Relief agency spokesman Chris Gunness said the mass-dribbling record still needs to be verified by the Guinness Book of World Records . Organized by the U.N. agency , the Great Gaza Global Bounce is part of the annual Summer Games program that provides recreational activities for more than a quarter of million children across Gaza . Now in its fourth year , the games are the largest recreation program for Gaza 's children and are designed to bring a positive summer experience for many of the children who have been affected by poverty and unrest . Children in Gaza , who often have few outlets for recreation outside of school , attend the camps to engage in sports , arts and craft , theater , and drama activities . The record attempt was n't the first for the children of the U.N.-backed summer camp . Last year , Summer Games participants set the record for the number of kites flown simultaneously . Prior to Thursday 's attempt to break the basketball-bouncing record , U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his support in a video message . `` I want to congratulate the children of Gaza for taking part in this great event , '' he said . `` You are showing the world that if you are given the opportunity ... you can be number one ! '' The previous world record for simultaneously bouncing basketballs was set in 2007 at the Hoosier Basketball Celebration in Indiana where more than 3,000 were bounced simultaneously .
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NEW : U.N. agency : 7,203 children in Gaza dribbled basketballs simultaneously . NEW : Guinness Book of World Records officials needs to verify the achievement . `` Great Gaza Global Bounce '' is part of an annual summer games program for the children . Many children in Gaza have been affected by poverty and unrest .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The National Football League has sent a memo to all 32 of its teams , reminding players and league employees that female reporters should be treated professionally and with respect . The note comes on the heels of news that the New York Jets team is investigating allegations of harassment by team members toward television sports reporter Ines Sainz . The memo cites the NFL 's Media Relations Playbook , which states that `` by law , women must be granted the same rights to perform their jobs as men . Please remember that women reporters are professionals and should be treated as such . '' Among other things , the playbook stresses that `` it is important to you and this organization that you present yourself to the media in a manner and style in which you yourself would like to be received and treated . '' The memo also notes that `` barring individual members of the regularly accredited media ... for what is perceived as ` unfair coverage ' or any similar reason is not permitted . '' It is still unclear what exactly happened when Sainz , from the Mexican network TV Azteca , entered the Jets locker room last Saturday after practice but Sainz told CNN 's Rick Sanchez on Monday that from the moment she entered , she felt all eyes were on her . `` I feel -LSB- a -RSB- little uncomfortable because evidently it is not easy to be in the locker room and hear and notice that everybody is speaking about you , '' Sainz said . CNN was not able to contact anyone else in the locker room at the time but Sainz said that a female colleague took her aside and expressed concern and embarrassment for the situation she was in . But Sainz said she was just trying to focus on her job , and not the joking and talking going on behind her . `` But I really know that she heard something that I did n't hear , and the rest of the media that was inside heard things that I did n't hear , '' Sainz told CNN . The Association of Women in Sports and Media spoke out Monday on Sainz ' behalf , calling for a sharp rebuke . `` If Jets players , coaches and staff allegedly involved in the incident are found to have acted in unprofessional and harassing behavior toward Ms. Sainz , we expect and demand reprimand and punishment by the NFL and Jets , '' the association said in a statement . The Jets released a statement on Sunday saying , `` We will continue to work with the league to gather the facts and take any appropriate steps necessary to maintain a respectful environment for the media . '' Sainz confirmed in her interview on CNN 's `` Rick 's List '' that Jets team owner Woody Johnson called her personally to stress that all Jets members are expected to act professionally and to extend courtesy to members of media regardless of gender . Sainz told CNN that she accepted the apology from Johnson and that she also made a statement to the NFL about the incident . Although Sainz at first seemed surprised by the attention she was garnering , she told CNN that she does not believe this type of behavior is acceptable . `` I think that it 's not good that these kinds of things happen and it must n't happen anymore , '' Sainz told CNN . `` Everyone knows that a woman or a man deserves the same treatment in the locker room . '' CNN 's Chris Kokenes and Alan Silverleib contributed to this report .
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The NFL is reminding players and other league employees that women journalists should be treated with respect . The reminder comes in the wake of allegations that sports reporter Ines Sainz was harassed . The NFL is also warning players that women reporters must be granted the same access as men . Sainz received an apology from the Jets owner after an incident last Saturday .
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CNN -- Newly-appointed Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier will take control of the squad after Saturday 's English Premier League match against Bolton Wanderers . Houllier was presented to the media as Martin O'Neill 's successor on September 10 , but was unable to begin work with his new club due to his current role with the French Football Federation -LRB- FFF -RRB- , where he is a technical director . The former Liverpool and Lyon manager 's first game in charge will be a Carling Cup clash against Blackburn Rovers on September 22 , but he will be present at Villa Park to see Aston Villa take on Bolton this weekend . Another new appointment is Milovan Rajevac , who has become the new coach of Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli . The Serbian , who guided Ghana to the quarterfinals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa , will face Al Ittihad in his first match on September 16 .
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Gerard Houllier will take control at Aston Villa after Saturday 's match with Bolton . His first game in charge will be against Blackburn Rovers on September 22 . Milovan Rajevac has become the new coach of Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The District of Columbia public school system announced Friday that it is letting 226 employees go for poor performance under the education assessment system IMPACT . Another 76 employees will be terminated because of licensing issues , schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee said in a news release . Of the 302 employees who are losing their jobs , 241 are teachers , she said . `` Every child in a District of Columbia public school has a right to a highly effective teacher -- in every classroom of every school , of every neighborhood or every ward , in this city , '' Rhee said . Rhee said on CNN 's `` John King , USA '' that she thought the cleanup was a long time coming . `` We want to get along with the union . We want to get along with this person or that person . We do n't want to fire anyone , '' she said . `` But in the meantime , children have been done a disservice every single day . We have graduated a generation of Washingtonians who do n't have the skills and knowledge that they need to be productive members of society because our schools have failed them . '' Rhee did not break down the number of teachers fired for poor performance versus licensing issues . Under the IMPACT program , teachers were judged on five classroom observation visits by principals and outside education experts . The system also rates teachers based on their students ' achievement . In response to the firings , the Washington Teachers Union released the results of a membership study showing that `` a large majority of teachers believe that IMPACT is not a fair evaluation system . '' Washington Teachers Union President George Parker said , `` It is evident from this survey that our members agree that IMPACT is a flawed instrument with many loopholes . '' The union claims that teachers under the IMPACT system need clearer communication on expectations , among other things . The teachers union has no say in which evaluation system that the D.C. public school system chooses to use , and by contract , teachers can be let go for low evaluations . Parker added that the union plans to challenge the firings of about 81 of the teachers . Randi Weingarten , president of the American Federation of Teachers , told CNN 's Rick Sanchez that the IMPACT system needed more evaluation itself . . `` Everyone who teaches gets better with time and gets better with experience , just like ballplayers and others , '' she said . '' ... All we 're saying is that if an evaluation system is thorough , competent , comprehensive , measures how we 're doing as teachers and how students are learning , then it 's fine , '' she said . `` But the thing is , in the whole year , we have raised , and the teachers have raised , lots and lots of different issues about the evaluation system , and the person who turned a blind eye to it was Michelle . '' Rhee told King that she had heard the teacher 's union say teachers with poor evaluations should have been given more time to improve . `` But the question that I ask to them is ` Whose children are we going to put in the classroom of ineffective teachers next year ? ' My two kids go to DCPS . I 'm not willing to put my kids in those classrooms , and I do n't think any parents anywhere in this city should be forced to make that decision , '' Rhee said . The 2009-10 school year was the first full year of implementation of the IMPACT program for the D.C. Public Schools . Also Friday , the district announced that it has notified 737 employees that if their performance does n't improve , they will be terminated after the upcoming school year .
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NEW : Schools chancellor Michelle Rhee says children are done `` a disservice '' by poor teachers . Teachers union says most members dislike IMPACT program . Union plans to challenge 81 firings . Hundreds of other employees are put on notice .
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-LRB- CNET -RRB- -- An attack directed at the DNS provider for some of the Internet 's larger e-commerce companies -- including Amazon , Wal-Mart , and Expedia -- took several Internet shopping sites offline Wednesday evening , two days before Christmas . Neustar , the company that provides DNS services under the UltraDNS brand name , confirmed an attack took place Wednesday afternoon , taking out sites or rendering them extremely sluggish for about an hour . A representative who answered the customer support line said the attacks were directed against Neustar facilities in Palo Alto and San Jose , California , and Allen Goldberg , vice president of corporate communications for Neustar , confirmed that at about 4:45 p.m. PST , `` our alarms went off . '' Goldberg said the company received a disproportionately high number of queries coming into the system , and analyzed it as an attack . Neustar deployed `` a mitigation response '' within minutes of the attack , he said , and brought matters under control within an hour . The response limited the problems to Northern California , he said . In addition to the high-profile sites , dozens of smaller sites that rely upon Amazon for Web-hosting services were also taken down by the attack . Amazon 's S3 and EC2 services were affected by the problems , according to Jeff Barr , Amazon 's lead Web Evangelist , who retweeted a report to that effect without clarification and confirmed it in later tweets . For a brief period Wednesday evening , `` ultradns '' was the top search term on Google , likely as frantic technicians at Web sites attempted to figure out what was going on with their sites . Web sites need DNS providers to translate the character-based URLs that people can remember to the IP addresses that Web sites actually use to list themselves on the Internet . When a DNS provider is overwhelmed with malicious requests for IP addresses , the system can overload and prevent legitimate users from reaching their destinations . Amazon 's Web Services Health Dashboard declared an all-clear around 6:40 p.m. PST , saying that DNS resolution had returned to normal . Amazon and several other big sites seemed to recover around 5:40 p.m. , but some other sites continued to report problems until around 6 p.m. Needless to say , the timing of such an outage could not have been much worse , as holiday procrastinators rushed to make sure they could get one-day shipping for gifts to be delivered before Christmas Day on Friday . Wolf Austad , a CNET reader , wrote in around 5:00 p.m. PST Wednesday to report that a last-minute gift purchase for his wife from Amazon.com had gone awry . He later reported that his transaction was stored in Amazon.com 's history once he was able to get back into the site . However , `` now I need to explain to my wife why she is getting her gift on the 26th , '' he wrote in an e-mail . UltraDNS suffered a similar attack earlier this year , which took out Amazon , Salesforce.com , and other sites . Goldberg described Wednesday 's attack as smaller than that one , in that it affected fewer customers . However , Amazon is no small customer . Goldberg declined to comment on specific customers affected by the outage , and said Neustar had not yet determined the source of the attack . One expert thought the attack might have been more widespread . `` This was wider than just UltraDNS , '' said Bill Woodcock , research director at Packet Clearing House , which operates domain name servers and supports Internet exchange points around the globe . `` It 's difficult to tell at this point how much is a DDoS attack and how much is collateral damage from the attack that is being felt in other ways , '' like a domino effect , he said . `` There were routing problems at some major European exchanges at the same time that caused major Internet service providers ' routers to encounter a higher load and pass fewer packets . '' CNET 's Elinor Mills contributed to this report . © 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. . All rights reserved . CNET , CNET.com and the CNET logo are registered trademarks of CBS Interactive Inc. . Used by permission .
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A DDoS attack Wednesday evening crippled some of larger e-commerce sites . Neustar , a DNS provider in California , was targeted , hurting Amazon , Wal-Mart and more . The attack , two days before Christmas , foiled plans of some last-minute shoppers .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When international supermodel Naomi Campbell took the witness stand Friday in the trial against Liberia 's former President Charles Taylor , Western media outlets showered unprecedented attention on this largely ignored war crimes trial . But many witnesses besides Campbell have testified since the trial began in January 2008 . Judges have heard accounts of bravery and fortitude by ordinary civilians whose limbs were amputated , who were raped or forced into slavery ; stories of horrifying acts of wickedness by faction commanders and their fighters ; and the unsavory involvement of outsiders , often business opportunists . These business leaders ' willingness to seek profit in diamonds , timber , rubber or weapons on the back of the war is shocking . Yet despite the dramatic and horrifying nature of this testimony , the trial garnered only minimal Western media coverage . That is , until the trial took a surprising twist , with supermodel Naomi Campbell and actress Mia Farrow testifying about a dinner in South Africa that happened nearly 13 years ago . At that dinner , then-newly elected President Charles Taylor allegedly gave the supermodel a parcel of rough diamonds . The judges will ultimately determine what exactly happened that night and how it relates to Taylor 's case . But the Campbell-Farrow-diamond saga might bring public attention to an issue that goes far beyond the celebrities and even the trial itself . The supermodel , perhaps unintentionally , said it best when she described the gift she received at that dinner in South Africa . She called them `` dirty little stones '' unfamiliar to her because she was used to seeing diamonds `` shiny and in a box . '' Campbell 's comment spoke not only of her relative naïvety , but of the troubling nexus between Western economies and some of the world 's worst resource-based conflicts and most corrupt regimes , particularly in Africa . The wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone were perhaps the first and most vivid examples of the new nature of post-Cold War conflicts in Africa . The Liberian civil war and eventually the larger regional war involving four neighboring countries started on December 24 , 1989 , the day that some mark as the end of the Cold War . The old client patronage support system for belligerents quickly evaporated . Commercial entities and transnational organized criminal networks , often overlapping , filled the void , providing weapons and a market for resources that sustained military campaigns conducted by both governments and rebel forces . In Liberia , it was timber , rubber and gold . In Sierra Leone , it was diamonds . But the pattern was evident in other wars as well , whether it was diamonds , oil , timber , or even rare minerals like coltan , used in today 's cell phones . Commentators in the West typically point to the corruption and human rights abuses of African leaders , as if this happens in isolation . But it is a two-way street . In nearly every armed conflict or instance of a highly corrupt regime coupled with some desired resource , a network of outsiders extending from organized criminal networks to reputable financial institutions facilitates and exacerbates some of the world 's worst abuses . This is not simply about a few unsavory businessmen willing to make back-room deals . It is also about major international financial institutions that exercise little due-diligence as they oppose stricter transparency regulations . It 's about major corporations that transact with shell companies representing criminal networks , or that make payments to off-budget bank accounts . In short , it involves the `` see no evil '' approach by some of the world 's largest mineral extraction , oil and financial institutions . For the people of Sierra Leone and Liberia , Naomi Campbell 's association with this whole affair is of little consequence . But it is a cruel reminder of another stark fact : In the years of war that engulfed both countries , not only were thousands of innocent lives lost and people maimed , not only were women and girls raped or made sex slaves , not only were children conscripted to fight , but the people 's resources also were stolen out from under them and never returned . The diamond industry has given almost nothing back to Sierra Leone , despite the critical role diamonds played in the war . The same is true for segments of the timber industry that profited from the deforestation of Liberia during the war . I hope the recent media attention surrounding Naomi Campbell will last beyond fashion critiques of the custom-fitted suit , bouffant hairstyle and high-heeled shoes she wore to court , and chatter of a celebrity feud between her and Mia Farrow . Instead , I hope Campbell 's appearance at court will raise awareness about a truly significant and profound issue -- how some within the affluent economies of the world profit from the world 's worst conflicts and their `` dirty little stones . '' The opinions in this commentary are solely those of Christopher Santora .
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Christopher Santora : Naomi Campbell brought attention to Charles Taylor 's war crimes trial . Since 2008 , he writes , judges have heard of rape , amputation , slavery , child soldiers . Big businesses complicit by profiting from timber , diamonds in war zones , he says . Dirty secret is that affluent countries profit from the world 's worst wars , he writes .
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CHICAGO , Illinois -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As a young man , Barack Obama idolized the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement . A young Barack Obama , left , joins fellow Chicago community activists for this snapshot in the mid-1980s . `` Reading about people not that much older than me who had gone to jail and suffered beatings in order to liberate a people , '' he said , `` I thought there 's something powerful about that . '' Fellow Harvard University student Kenneth Mack remembered walking around the Harvard Law campus with his friend , who was constantly quoting the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. . '' ` The arc of the moral universe is long , but it bends toward justice , ' '' Mack remembered Obama saying . `` For other people to say things like that , people would n't take it seriously , but with Barack , people really did take him seriously . They thought of him as someone who really sincerely believed it . '' But Obama was about 20 years too late to join King 's movement . So , he decided to do the next best thing . In 1985 , a few years before he went to Harvard , Obama took a job as a community organizer . Test your knowledge about Obama '' He worked with Jerry Kellman 's Developing Communities Project . As a leader , he stayed in the background , but he taught residents of Chicago 's poor South Side how to effectively lobby their government to get badly needed services . `` Remember , at the time in Chicago , the wards were really politically motivated , '' said the Rev. Alvin Love , pastor at Lilydale First Baptist Church . `` If you were n't onboard with the political process and people in leadership , then your garbage did n't get picked up on time and your street did n't get fixed . '' Obama helped bring pastors like Love and other community activists together to work on their neighborhood 's problems . En masse , they showed up at city meetings , and in a professional but firm manner made their concerns heard . `` Politicians understand that the number of community residents that come out for a community meeting probably represent 10 times the number of votes , '' Love said . `` So they pay attention . '' See Obama timeline '' At first , the group achieved simple things . It got the city to clean up Palmer Park , a park filled with garbage and overrun with drug dealers . It got the city to start an after-school program . It even got the area its first badly needed job center . See photos of Obama campaigning '' `` It might have been small victories to the outside world , but to us , it was big . It meant those kids could get the jobs ; they could buy things to start back to school , '' said Yvonne Lloyd , one of the residents Obama trained to lead lobbying efforts . The small success gave residents something that would last a lot longer than a clean park or a job center . Residents said Obama gave them hope . `` We saw what could happen . We saw what can be done if the community has the resources and somebody to come in and train them . I 'll always be grateful for that , '' Lloyd said . The biggest challenge Obama 's group faced was the one that eventually ended Obama 's career as a community organizer . Linda Randle , a fellow activist , brought a dramatic injustice to Obama 's attention . At her job at the Ida B. Wells housing project , she noticed workers removing asbestos from the Public Housing Authority 's offices in that building . When she asked management when they planned to remove the dangerous substance from residents ' apartments , she said they told her they had no such plans . She was livid . `` I 'm a lot more of a hothead than Barack is , '' she said . `` Barack is more for compromise , you know . He 'll wait and see . '' Obama joined the growing effort to lobby the city to remove the asbestos from public housing . Randle said he counseled calm and added that was good for her , because he encouraged her to take the high road in negotiations . `` So I would say to myself , OK , I 'm not really great at the high road , because the road is already crumbling , OK ? So , I do n't know if I can make the road higher . '' Eventually , the Housing Authority gave in to the residents ' pressure . The management promised to remove asbestos from all parts of the buildings , not just its offices . The effort took years , and the slow pace of this change frustrated Obama . He told friends at the time he felt he 'd be more effective on the other side of the negotiating table . Soon , he left Chicago for Harvard . But before he left , he told residents he would come back and help . Twenty years later , a few of those same residents he trained to speak truth to power appeared in his Senate offices . They were recently in Washington to lobby him for federal funds to extend the elevated train to their neighborhood . `` This is the only area of Chicago where real transportation does not run to the city limits , '' Love said . `` We have a whole community that 's isolated with no way to get to jobs . '' After lobbying their old friend , Love and his fellow residents got some of the money they requested . `` With Sen. Obama 's help , we wound up getting President Bush to sign the transportation bill allocating $ 580 million for the extension of the Red Line train , '' he said . But the group is still waiting for Illinois to come up with its share of the funds . If that does n't work , Love said , he hopes he will be able to take the issue even higher . `` We may someday soon have a president in the White House who will listen to people like us , '' Love said . `` Then maybe , finally , we 'll have someone who will respond to our needs . ''
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Presidential candidate worked as community organizer in Chicago in 1985 . College friend : `` with Barack , people really did take him seriously '' Victories included ridding park of drugs , creating job center , school program .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- British forces in southern Afghanistan have handed responsibility for security in the Sangin district of Helmand province to the U.S. Marines , the British and American militaries said Monday . British forces have been in Sangin since 2006 . The transfer of authority was first announced by the British defense secretary in July . It follows heavy British losses in the area , a Taliban stronghold . The British sustained 105 casualties in Sangin -- roughly a third of all British deaths in the country , according to Lt. Campbell Spencer , a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force . British Defence Secretary Liam Fox acknowledged that `` the level of sacrifice has been high '' in praising the British mission in `` one of the most challenging areas of Afghanistan . '' Campbell described the militants in the area as `` very skillful , very organized -LRB- and -RRB- very difficult to combat , '' adding that the Taliban is `` very well entrenched '' in Helmand province . NATO 's International Security Assistance Force said the handover was possible because of the increase in the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan . Shamsullah Sahrai , a Sangin resident and a candidate in Saturday 's parliamentary election , told CNN that residents in the district are happy that the United States is taking over because `` they believe that the United States has more decisiveness in the war than the British . '' Sahrai said that under British control the security situation worsened , adding that residents are waiting to see whether security improves under U.S. control . `` They are waiting to see if the Americans can create security , job facilities , opening schools and investment on reconstruction projects , '' Sahrai said . The switch of command in Sangin is not a defeat for British troops , but simply works well militarily , said Michael Clarke , director of the Royal United Services Institute , an independent defense and security think tank in London . `` It never made much military sense to put troops into the northern areas of Sangin , Musa Qala and Kajacki in the first place , '' Clarke said in July when Fox announced the plan . `` But in 2006 they were sent there at the insistence of -LSB- Afghan -RSB- President -LSB- Hamid -RSB- Karzai , and once established , any pullback would have represented a victory for the Taliban . '' With the arrival of some 18,000 U.S. Marines in the region by the end of August , it makes sense for the British troops to reorganize themselves and reinforce their numbers in central Helmand , Clarke said . It will make the British force more effective and safer , he said . The political fallout of the move , however , is unpredictable , Clarke said . When the Brits ended operations in the southern Iraqi city of Basra last year , it was under similar circumstances , but still appeared as a `` furtive retreat , '' he said . `` The image at home that Britain was giving up a job it could no longer handle was impossible to shake off , '' Clarke said . `` The same may attach to Sangin . This war is as much about image and perception as it is about who controls the ground in Afghanistan . '' Spencer emphasized Monday that the handover `` is in no way the British backing away from Sangin . It 's the redeployment of forces . '' CNN 's Melissa Gray and Ivan Watson contributed to this report .
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British Royal Marines turn control of Sangin district to the U.S Marines . The British have suffered heavy losses in the Taliban stronghold . The handover was possible because of the increase in the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan , NATO says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police in Texas are looking for a convicted murderer after a tip led them to a body in his back yard . Last week , Harris County Sheriff 's Office investigators received a Crime Stoppers tip about a body being in a barrel at a northwest Houston address . The homeowner , Dennis Anderson , 64 , was not home when police arrived but a roommate allowed them to check the property . Court documents say an old , rusted barrel with black paint on it was found and pried open . `` Upon opening the barrel , investigators discovered the skeletal remains of an unknown person , '' a statement from the Harris County Sheriff 's Office says . The decaying body was that of a female , and it had been wrapped in a bed sheet and trash bags and was covered in dirt , the documents say . The legs had been tied together by what appeared to be weed trimmer line that also was tied to the neck of the victim . Authorities examining the barrel said it appeared to have been in place for some time , and noted that the bolts on top were rusty . The victim had been dead for several months , the documents say . The remains were taken to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences for identification and to try to find the cause of death . While no charges have been filed against the homeowner , authorities are now searching for him . `` Mr. Anderson is only wanted for questioning at this time , '' said Christina Garza of the Harris County Sheriff 's Office . Michelle Lyons of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Anderson was sentenced to life in prison for committing a double murder in 1972 , but was paroled after serving 17 years . He also had concurrent sentences for theft and arson , Lyons said . More recently , he was sentenced to 180 days in prison for theft , and was held from July 12 to August 13 of this year . According to court documents , the tipster who led police to the body said Anderson had told him he had strangled a person and placed the body in the barrel . The informant also said Anderson had told him he takes the barrel with him when he moves from state to state .
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A Crime Stoppers tip led police to look for a body in a backyard barrel . Harris County Sheriff 's investigators are searching for the homeowner . He previously served 17 in prison after being convicted in a double murder .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former champion Maria Sharapova was the biggest name to fall as she lost an epic three-set match with fellow-Russian Maria Kirilenko on a wet and windy opening day at the Australian Open . Sharapova committed 66 unforced errors to lose 7-6 3-6 6-4 in a match that lasted a marathon three hours and 21 minutes . It was a disappointing early exit for 14th seed Sharapova and continued a poor recent run in majors after she lost in the second round at Wimbledon and third round at the U.S. Open last year . The 2008 winner told reporters . `` I could be disappointed or I could take it as it is and just go back on the court and keep working . `` I choose option two . It 's just a bad day . A bad day 's not going to stop me from doing what I love . `` I 'm still going to go back on the court and work hard and perform . I 'll be back here on a Saturday of the second week , so you watch . '' The anticipated second-round clash between returning Belgian Justin Henin and fifth seed Elena Dementieva will occur after they both negotiated the first round . Henin made her return to a grand slam after a 20-month retirement by beating compatriot Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-3 , before Dementieva conceded just three games to see off Vera Dushevina 6-2 6-1 . Both players are in form with wild card entrant Henin reaching the final at Brisbane a fortnight ago in her first tournament back , while Dementieva won the Sydney International last week after beating world number one Serena Williams in the final . Henin 's fellow-returning Belgian Kim Clijsters hardly needed to raise a sweat as she beat Canadian qualifier Valerie Tetreault 6-0 6-4 . The U.S. Open champion raced through the opening set in just 23 minutes , and while she took her foot off the accelerator in the second , the match was always within the 15th seed 's keeping . Last year 's runner-up and second seed Dinara Safina was made to battle for her first win beating Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4 6-4 in 89 minutes , while fellow-Russian and third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova was a straight-sets winner over Anastasia Rodionova 6-1 6-2 .
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Former champion Maria Sharapova is the biggest name to fall in the first round of the Australian Open . The Russian is beaten 7-6 3-6 6-4 by compatriot Maria Kirilenko in a match lasting over three hours . Justine Henin and Elena Dementieva both through to set up a mouth - watering second round showdown .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- With his nine special-needs children in his house and one of them with him in the master bedroom , a Florida man was on his knees when an armed intruder shot him in the face , then fired twice more after the victim had fallen face down on the floor , a medical examiner said Wednesday . Byrd Billings died execution-style the night of July 9 , 2009 , as did his wife , Melanie , after a band of people dressed as ninjas broke into their Beulah , Florida , home . Prosecutors say Leonard Gonzalez Jr. , 35 , led six other men into the house looking to steal an expected $ 13 million and personally killed the defenseless couple . Dr. Andrea Minyard testified Wednesday , the second day of Gonzalez 's first-degree murder trial in Escambia County Circuit Court in Pensacola . She pinned needles on human-sized dummies to show how nine bullets hit the Billings ' couple . Video footage aired earlier in the trial showed a masked , armed man hovering over a shirtless Byrd Billings in the palatial home 's living room shooting a shirtless Byrd Billings twice , with one shot in each leg . Frederick Thornton -- part of the group who testified after pleading guilty to second-degree murder -- fingered Gonzalez as the man who fired the shots , then led the couple into the first-floor bedroom . After shooting Byrd Billings the first time , Gonzalez said `` where 's the money at , and he told him to get up , '' said Thornton , 20 . Defense attorneys dispute Thornton 's assertion , claiming he 's not a credible witness and saying another masked man fired the shots . The Billingses had 16 cameras around their home , set up to keep tabs on the nine special-needs children for whom they cared . There was no camera in the master bedroom , but prosecution witnesses Wednesday cited DNA tests as showing that Gonzalez likely handled the rifle used in the fatal shootings . One of the videos aired in court Tuesday shows the scene from one girl 's bedroom as a red van packed with people arrives outside the house . The girl gets up out of bed as the masked men enter the house , then hides under the covers pretending to sleep after hearing the commotion nearby . The team had started , then called off , an armed invasion at the home on July 4 . Before the second try , Rakeem Florence -- who , like Thornton , plead guilty to second-degree murder for his role and testified for the prosecution -- said there was no mention anyone would be killed until he overheard Gonzalez minutes before they went to the house . `` He said he was going to kill somebody , '' Florence , now 18 , said of Gonzalez . Florence and Thornton claimed Gonzalez captained the scheme , leading pre-invasion meetings , supplying the firearms and all-black clothing , and ordering they destroy the clothing afterward . Florence testified that he was told the plotters were trying to get laundered cash believed to be in a safe at the house , as the Billings family was `` washing money from the Mexican mafia . '' Defense attorneys for Gonzalez questioned the credibility of the two witnesses , since they are related -LRB- Florence is the father of a child born to Thornton 's sister -RRB- and had changed the stories they told their family and police , saying they had `` practiced lying . '' Also Wednesday , the jury of 11 women and two men saw prosecutors try to establish the guns used in the crime , as well as see the safe taken from the Billings ' home . Prosecutors say a small safe containing prescription medication , family documents and some jewelry was later was found in the backyard of a woman who said she was a friend of Gonzalez , authorities said . Two sources familiar with the investigation told CNN that a second safe at the home contained at least $ 100,000 . The defendant 's wife , Tabitha Gonzalez , testified Tuesday that the family 's business , a karate school , had gone under . Byrd Billings had even donated $ 5,000 to the Gonzalez 's school . Prosecutors argue this indicates that financial gain was Leonard Gonzalez 's overriding motive in the armed invasion . `` He was so broke ... that his mother had to buy him a car , which turned out to be a big red van that was used in the murders , '' prosecutor Bill Eddins said in his opening statements of Gonzalez , who had six children with Tabitha . Of the eight people arrested in the case , seven males faced charges of murder and home invasion robbery . Two of them have already pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges . The woman is accused of being an accessory after the fact . The remaining males , including a 16-year-old charged as an adult , have pleaded not guilty to the charges . If convicted , Gonzalez could be sentenced to death . In Session 's Jean Casarez and Nancy Leung contributed to this report .
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Medical examiner claims Florida man was shot twice when he was face down . Byrd and Melanie Billings died after masked invaders fired nine bullets at them . Two men involved in invasion say Leonard Gonzalez Jr. was ringleader , shooter . Florida couple known for caring for special-needs kids were shot and killed in 2009 .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A New York police officer getting her hair done over the weekend thwarted a would-be robber in a beauty salon , shooting the weapon from the gunman 's hands , Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said in awarding the officer a promotion . Kelly praised the actions of newly promoted Det. Feris Jones Tuesday , saying she `` showed the steely courage and professionalism that epitomizes the finest traditions of the New York City Police Department . '' `` Well done and congratulations , '' the commissioner said as he pinned a gold detective shield to Jones ' uniform . Mayor Michael Bloomberg also expressed his gratitude at the news conference . `` This officer , like the other officers that are out there every day , really do take care of us , '' he said . Kelly said Jones was a customer in a salon Saturday when a man walked in with a gun . '' ` This is no joke , this is a robbery . I will kill you , '' ' Kelly quoted the gunman as saying . After the man ordered the customers and employees into the bathroom , Jones reemerged with her weapon drawn , identified herself as a police officer , and told the man not to move , Kelly said . The suspect fired four shots at Jones , narrowly missing her head with one , the commissioner recounted . She fired five shots back -- emptying her service revolver and marking the first time she 'd ever fired her weapon in the line of duty -- and hit both of the man 's hands , causing him to drop his 44-caliber gun . Her shots also knocked the handle off the door of the salon , briefly trapping the man as he tried to escape , Kelly said . He eventually broke the window in the door and fled on foot . `` She knew the gunman might shoot , and when he did , she was ready for him , demonstrating stunning marksmanship in the process , '' the commissioner said . `` To describe Officer Jones as cool under fire would be a gross understatement , '' he added . `` That 's my personality . I do n't fuss about much , '' Jones responded modestly , asking reporters to address her as `` Jonesy '' instead of Detective Jones . The new detective said she got her start in the department when her then-husband brought home an application for the force because he `` liked the coverage and medical benefits . '' The accused gunman was arrested Monday , police said . Winston Cox , 19 , is charged with attempted murder , attempted aggravated robbery , and criminal possession of a weapon .
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An off-duty cop getting her hair done stopped an attempted robbery . Kelly says Jones showed `` steely courage '' The officer had never fired her weapon in the line of duty in 20 years of service .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Chandra Levy 's mother averted her eyes Wednesday as prosecutors showed the jury a photograph of her daughter 's skull discovered in woods by a man and his dog , a year after the Washington intern vanished in 2001 . Philip Palmer testified he found the skull while walking his puppy `` Paco '' in an area away from established paths in Washington 's Rock Creek Park . Authorities believe the young woman was attacked while jogging and dragged away from a trail by suspect Ingmar Guandique , who allegedly killed her when she resisted . Guandique denies killing the woman , who had just turned 24 and was preparing to return to her parents ' home in California after a federal internship . Her mother , Susan Levy , who also is on the government 's witness list , has been in the spectator gallery throughout the trial . When prosecutors brought out the 8-by-10 glossy police photograph , she turned her head aside and avoided watching as the picture was placed on an overhead projector for the jury to see on a large screen in the courtroom . Prosecutors then played an audio recording of a call to 911 Palmer made from a borrowed telephone at a construction site some distance away . After explaining he had been walking with his dog in the woods , Palmer was heard telling police , `` I came across a human skull . '' The emergency worker answering the phone asked him if he was sure , and Palmer replied that he was `` not sure anything else looks like that , that has -LRB- dental -RRB- fillings . '' The emergency worker seemed to chuckle at the description and said `` guess not , '' as he took down a location . `` I 've got a dog leash marking the spot , '' Palmer added . The jury Wednesday also heard from Guandique 's former landlord , who said she twice allowed Guandique to stay at her own apartment after what were said to be fights with his girlfriend . `` She had attacked him , '' property manager Sheila Phillips quoted Guandique as saying . Phillips said there were family ties with the suspect that began while `` Ingmar was living with my husband 's uncle . '' Eventually he moved in with a woman in the same apartment complex , but the two did n't get along , Phillips testified . Guandique showed up at her place with cuts and a swollen lip around May 1 , 2001 , saying he 'd had another fight with the girlfriend , Phillips told prosecutor Fernando Campoamor-Sanchez . The date was at about the same time Chandra Levy is thought to have been attacked and killed . Prosecutors hope to prove Guandique 's injuries are from Levy fighting for her life . `` He told people his girlfriend did it , '' said prosecutor Amanda Haines during opening statements Monday . `` But the girlfriend at four-foot something and 90 pounds , will say no , '' Haines told the jury . Defense attorney Santha Sonenberg , during cross-examination of the landlord , challenged the time frame of Guandique 's purported May 1 fight , saying Phillips later said she was not sure of the exact date . Prosecutors prepared to call the former girlfriend to the witness stand later Wednesday . The woman was expected to tell the jury Guandique physically attacked her during the arguments . On Tuesday the jury heard from Robert Levy , the dead woman 's father , who described the family 's frantic search for Chandra , who by the first week of May was overdue for a flight home , and missing her graduation ceremony in southern California . Looking through her cellphone records , Levy testified he called one that rang at the office of then-California Rep. Gary Condit . The family immediately thought he was linked to her disappearance . `` We were mad at Condit , trying to point him as the villain , '' Robert Levy testified on cross-examination Tuesday . `` I was suspicious of him . He was the primary suspect , '' Levy said , reflecting on a transcript of what he earlier had told a grand jury investigating the case . `` We were thinking Condit was the guilty one before we knew about this character here , '' Levy testified , looking toward the defendant . Levy 's disappearance nine years ago received widespread publicity because of her alleged relationship with the sitting California Democrat . The revelation contributed to the political downfall of Condit , who will be called to testify during the trial . Police said Condit was never a suspect in the case , although he was questioned intensively as investigators tried to find Levy . A police supervisor testified Tuesday he was taken off the case when he told his superiors their pressure to pursue Condit was interfering with the investigation . Still , when authorities questioned Condit in the weeks after Levy 's disappearance , he seemed evasive , according to detective Sgt. Ronald Wyatt of the Metropolitan Police Department . He testified Condit `` was a bit arrogant and not forthright '' in a 2001 meeting at the congressman 's condominium in Washington . Wyatt said Condit denied having an intimate affair with Levy . Guandique 's public defenders say DNA evidence exonerates him since it does not match the suspect , Levy , or Condit . Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Haines told the jury in opening statements Monday that the `` dozen or so skin cells '' found on Levy 's jogging tights are the result of contamination by poorly-handled evidence . Prosecutors admit their case is circumstantial , but have presented testimony from two women Guandique has admitted attacking along the same wooded trails of Rock Creek Park where Levy 's remains were found . Both women survived and positively identified the man on trial . The government plans to call jailhouse associates who claim Guandique described killing Levy , and hope the judge will see the other attacks as something the jury should consider when it deliberates the murder charges .
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NEW : The suspect 's landlord describes a history of domestic violence . Police show photograph of crime scene ; audio played of 911 call . Levy 's mother avoids looking at images of the young woman 's remains . Defendant Ingmar Guandique is fighting charges of murder for the intern 's death .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A roadside blast killed a NATO service member Wednesday in northern Afghanistan , the International Security Assistance Force said . The international alliance does not provide the nationalities of victims . An alliance statement did not provide an exact location of the improvised explosive device attack . This year is already the deadliest for coalition and U.S. forces since the battle against the Taliban started some nine years ago . Last year , 516 coalition troops were killed in Afghanistan . More than 600 have died so far in 2010 , according to a CNN tally -- with more than two months left in the year . The morbid milestone comes as the United States is making a strong effort to fight the Taliban . U.S. President Barack Obama ordered the deployment of 30,000 extra U.S. forces to Afghanistan this year , increasing the total American troop commitment to almost 100,000 . At least 25 other countries pledged an additional 7,000 troops . The international alliance was formed under a U.N. mandate to bolster a secure environment and support the reconstruction of Afghanistan . NATO took command in 2003 . The force comprises troops from dozens of countries .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama gently sparred with Jon Stewart on `` The Daily Show '' in the final run-up to next week 's midterm elections , after the comedian called his legislative progress `` timid . '' Playing off the title of Obama 's book `` The Audacity of Hope , '' Stewart challenged the forcefulness of the president 's political agenda during his first two years in office . `` Is the difficulty that you have here the distance between what you ran on and what you delivered ? '' Stewart said . `` You ran with such , if I may , audacity ... yet legislatively it has felt timid at times . '' `` Jon , I love your show , but this is something where I have a profound disagreement with you ... '' Obama said , leaning forward and intently tapping his finger on the desk , `` this notion that health care was timid . '' `` This is what most people would say is as significant a piece of legislation as we have seen in this country 's history , '' the president continued , saying the Affordable Care Act will provide health coverage for 30 million people , introduces a Patient 's Bill of Rights and will cut the deficit by over a trillion dollars . `` What happens is , it gets discounted because the presumption is we did n't get 100 percent of what we wanted , we only get 90 percent of what we wanted -- so let 's focus on the 10 percent we did n't get as opposed to the 90 percent we did , '' Obama said . The 30-minute program taped at Washington 's Harman Center for the Arts took place before a packed house , with some waiting in line for up to four hours to attend . `` The Daily Show '' is in Washington all week ahead of Stewart 's planned `` Rally to Restore Sanity '' on the National Mall on Saturday . `` You ran on the idea that this system needed basic reform ... feels like some reform was done in a political manner that has papered over a system that is corrupt , '' Stewart said , again challenging the pace and extent of change initiated by the Obama administration . `` Over the last two years , in emergency situations , our basic attitude was we have to get things done , in some cases quicker , '' the president said , acknowledging the global economic crisis that was swirling at the time he took office . '' -LSB- Democratic leaders -RSB- worked within the process instead of transforming the process . '' During a lighter moment , Stewart presented Obama with Mug Force One -- a presidential coffee cup . The men traded quips over `` The Daily Show '' stage , which resembled a Grecian temple . `` This is a nice set , '' Obama said . `` It reminds me of the convention . '' `` We actually bought it , it was in a warehouse , '' Stewart retorted . The president 's theme of change from the 2008 race resurfaced during the show , along with a popular campaign slogan . `` When we promised during campaign ` change you can believe in , ' it was n't ` change you can believe in ' in 18 months , '' Obama said to applause from the audience . `` We 're going to have to work for it . '' Noting the tough election climate , the president said he hopes Democratic members of Congress are rewarded on election day for the tough votes they took on health care and financial regulatory reform . Near the end of the interview , Obama invoked his famous campaign phrase , `` Yes we can , but it 's not going to happen overnight , '' prompting a laugh from Stewart . CNN 's Ed Payne and Padma Rama contributed to this report .
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President Obama appears on the show . Jon Stewart questions Obama on his successes compared to his campaign rhetoric . `` The Daily Show '' is taping in Washington this week .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Help trickled in Thursday , three days after a magnitude-7 .7 earthquake struck off Indonesia , triggering a tsunami that has killed at least 311 people and left more than 400 missing . An assessment team from the nonprofit group SurfAid International had reached the disaster zone , but the area 's remoteness prevented further contact with headquarters in Sumatera Barat , Indonesia . SurfAid had shipped 1,000 shelter kits to victims , and is preparing to send more supplies once communication is established , spokeswoman Jossi Syahrial said Thursday . The group was trying to work with government officials to establish an information and coordination hub for all non-governmental organizations , she said . The hard-hit Mentawai Islands region is among Indonesia 's myriad islands . `` It 's very difficult '' to reach the region either by boat or road , said Andrew Judge , CEO of SurfAid . The trip takes at least 10 hours in good conditions , according to aid agencies . The Indonesian Red Cross also had sent at least two aid teams . One aid shipment included about 400 body bags . Urgent needs are expected to include clean water , food , blankets , clothing , medical attention , emergency shelter and hygiene kits , said Ita Balanda , a program manager for the World Vision aid organization in Padang , Indonesia . An estimated 7,900 households were affected , she said . `` The worst hit area is North and South Pagai Island . Reports of villages flattened are coming from there , '' said Antorizon of the West Sumatra disaster management agency , who like many Indonesians goes by one name . The first pictures from North Pagai Island showed damaged and flattened structures . Monday 's quake generated a `` significant '' tsunami , the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said . Some of the missing might include people who are unaccounted for after fleeing to higher ground , said Henri Dori Satoko , head of the Mentawai Islands parliament . Though communication poses a challenge in the remote area , some witnesses in West Sumatra reported seeing a wave 6 meters -LRB- nearly 20 feet -RRB- high . Other reports described the tsunami as being about 3 meters -LRB- almost 10 feet -RRB- high . At least one village with a population of about 200 people was swept away , with only 40 people recovered , Satoko said . The quake struck at 9:42 p.m. Monday , triggering a tsunami warning . Its epicenter was 240 kilometers -LRB- 150 miles -RRB- south of Padang , at a depth of 20.6 kilometers -LRB- 12.8 miles -RRB- , according to the U.S. Geological Survey . The magnitude was revised upward from a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 . `` On Mentawai , a -LSB- tsunami -RSB- warning was issued seven minutes after detection of earthquake , which is what the existing system is capable of doing . Preliminary report indicates the destructive waves hit the Mentawai Islands after five minutes . ... For Mentawai villagers , the warning is late , as they are very close to the tsunami source , '' said Sanny Jegillos of the U.N. Development Programme . He oversees the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system , including Indonesia . Indonesia 's government has since warned residents of West Sumatra province to stay alert and stay away from the coastline for up to five days because of the possibility of more earthquakes , Balanda said . The city of Padang and the Mentawai Islands are at the meeting place of two tectonic plates , making them vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis . On December 26 , 2004 , a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Sumatra . A tsunami generated by that earthquake killed more than 225,000 people in 14 countries -- mainly India , Indonesia , Maldives , Sri Lanka and Thailand . The Indonesian region of Banda Aceh was hard-hit : About 150,000 died there . CNN 's Kathy Quiano and Stan Grant contributed to this report .
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The area 's remoteness has limited help and communications . At least 311 people have died and more than 400 are missing . A team from SurfAid International has reached the area . The nonprofit group also has shipped 1,000 shelter kits .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday stoody by a decree to disband private security firms operating in his country , despite objections from the United States and other countries that the move would leave international development organizations without adequate protection to do their work . Karzai said that he has wanted to disband the organizations for some time and had warned about security for development organizations before , but that his words went unheeded . `` I mentioned that problem five years ago but international friends called it impossible and threatened to close the development projects at that time , '' Karzai said . `` Again , I mentioned that problem three years ago and I requested the international community to help us in implementing it but they asked me to give them time more two years . Now the Afghanistan government is committed in its decision to disband the private security companies . '' Karzai believes that the private security companies are creating a parallel security system that challenges the Afghan security forces , his office said . Regarding protection for the development organizations , Karzai asked other countries to present a list of security requirements for large national projects and that the Afghan government would take decisions on whether and how to safeguard them . The only exception to the closure of private security firms is their work protecting embassies and diplomats . Meanwhile , some U.S.-funded development organizations have begun implementing contingency plans that could result in those organizations pulling out of the country . The U.S. government and NATO have been talking to the Afghan government about the ramifications of the measure . The most recent meeting was Sunday , when Karzai and members of his government met with U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry , Gen. David Petraeus -- top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan -- and others . All the participants at the meeting reiterated their support for the decree and agreed to continue working together on implementing the ban in a way that does n't leave development agencies in a lurch , U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said . `` As a matter of priority , the United States will continue to work with the Afghan government and international community to fully implement the decree over a period of time to ensure the protection of our development implementing partners as they continue their operations , '' Hayden said . One day earlier , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to Karzai to offer ideas on how to implement the ban on private security firms , according to State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley in a Twitter message . Crowley said the Clinton suggested building a joint plan to steadily replace contractors while managing the impact on existing operations . Clinton also pledged to work cooperatively with Karzai to support a smooth transition to full Afghan security responsibility , he said . CNN 's Barbara Starr , Jill Dougherty and Matiullah Mati contributed to this report .
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NEW : Afghan , international officials meet to discuss implentation of ban . Afghanistan is banning all private security firms . President Karzai stands by the decision . The U.S. is concerned about the ramifications for development organizations .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The grease-covered orange overalls ca n't hide 14-year-old Nazer Ahmad 's frail frame . As he leans under the hood of a wrecked car , torn plastic sandals on his feet , I know I can not possibly understand the life this young boy is forced to lead in war-torn Afghanistan -- where jobs are few , pay is appalling , and young children must work rather than go to school and play with their friends . Nazer is one of the boy mechanics of the Sarai Malim yard in western Kabul . CNN producer Matiullah Mati has brought me here . As an Afghan , Mati sees a side of life here that the NATO generals and politicians never see . There are dozens of young boys here -- thin and frail because of a lack of nutrition brought on by staggering poverty . They are typically brought to the muddy yard by a male relative . Dozens of ramshackle huts , lean-tos and tiny one-room buildings house auto mechanics and repair shops where cars , buses and trucks are brought by local Afghans to be fixed . There is no safety gear . Welding sparks hit one young boy 's eye as Nazer carries large pieces of metal across the yard . Another young boy struggles under the weight of large pails of supplies he is carrying . Nazer agrees to sit for a few minutes to talk to me , with Mati translating . His words are few . I quickly learn he works ten hours a day , six days a week . The boss pays him less than a dollar a day . And his wages are the only income for his family of five . His father was blinded years ago in a Soviet rocket attack and can not work . His mother has two other small children at home . Nazer has had three years of school . Then , last year , his uncle brought him here . It takes Nazer one hour to walk from his one-room home to the yard . He arrives at 7 a.m. and begins to work . He and the boys get a morning and noon meal . At the end of his ten-hour day , this small boy walks home again , often in the very lonely dark . When I ask if he ever plays with friends , I get a heartbreaking answer of one word : `` No . '' In Nazer 's world there is no time for play . He tells me he just works and there is `` no time for fun . '' He tells me he is happy to have the job and be able to help his family . But these boy mechanics of Kabul do have dreams of another life for themselves -- and , remarkably , for their country . Nazer tells me he would like to go back to school and become a teacher . He says he feels it 's a way he can `` serve '' his country . Throughout our chat , Nazer never smiles . Not once . Across the yard we meet 12-year-old Mohammed Azam inside one of the dark shops , bent over his cooking pots . His father brings him here to cook for the workers and then he can go to school . Mohammed says he does n't want to be a mechanic . He says he wants to be a doctor so he can `` serve society . '' Mohammed 's father Najibullah has a philosophical outlook tempered by the reality of life in this country . `` Knowledge is good , education is good . But most of these boys are poor and they must work . '' CNN 's Matiullah Mati contributed to this report .
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Boys in their early teens work as mechanics with no safety gear in Afghan capital . 14-year-old Nazer Ahmad earns less than a dollar a day -- his family 's only income . Nazer works ten-hour days , says he has no time for fun . He 'd like to go back to school and become a teacher to `` serve '' his country .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least 20 people have died in severe flooding in Vietnam , official media reported Monday . But the death toll varied as the state-run Vietnam News Agency -LRB- VNA -RRB- said the death toll is 30 as of Sunday , sourcing a government flood committee . Floods damaged crops and hindered transportation leaving passengers stranded in trains and blocking roadways , and flood waters covered more than 150,000 homes , VNA reported . Seven died in Ha Tinh province after Sunday 's rainfall reached more that 800 millimeters -LRB- 31.5 inches -RRB- , according to VietNamNet . The province accounted for more than half the homes reported flooded . A similar amount of rain fell on Nghe An province , triggering flooding that killed eight people but inundating far fewer homes , VietNamNet reported . Four more died in Quang Binh province . One person has been reported missing in this week 's floods . Throughout the region , people and cattle could be seen sitting on roofs , while boats floated through what would otherwise have been the nation 's streets . About 1 meter of water lay over some parts of a Highway 1A , a north-south connection through Vietnam , and service on the north-south railway through the southeastern Asian nation was suspended , reported state-run Vietnam News . The Vietnamese government is distributing 2,000 tons of rice and $ 10 million worth of aid to the worst-hit areas , in Ha Trinh and Quang Binh provinces , reports said . Record-setting rains a few weeks earlier in central Vietnam spurred severe flooding that killed 66 people and inundated more than 10,000 dwellings . Hundreds of Vietnamese troops were dispatched to the region in the first week of October to help with rescue operations and help residents and business owners deal with millions of dollars of damage .
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Heavy rains and severe flooding in central Vietnam led to the deaths of 20 people . Over 30 inches of rain in one day triggered heavy flooding . Over 150,000 homes were submerged . Two weeks earlier , 66 people in region died after record-setting rains and subsequent flooding .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A massive drilling machine broke through rock beneath the Swiss Alps on Friday , creating what is being touted as the world 's longest railroad tunnel . The Gotthard Base Tunnel is 57 km -LRB- 34 miles -RRB- and links northern and southern Europe , AlpTransit Gotthard company said in a statement . `` The world 's longest tunnel should become operational at the end of 2017 , '' the statement said . The tunnel will cut regional travel time on routes including Zurich , Switzerland , to Milan , Italy , an important business link . Officials say demands for railroads have increased as international trade goes up and road traffic worsens . Freight traffic in the entire Alpine region will grow by as much as 75 percent by 2010 , according to a study by the EU Commission . The trend will affect the environment , prompting Switzerland to adopt environmentally-friendly means of travel . The company says the tunnel is an environmental feat and will allow millions more tons of items to pass through the Alps by rail . `` Only by upgrading its railway infrastructure can Switzerland meet the rising demand for freight transportation and the increasing needs of customers , '' the statement said .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Arab nations meeting in Libya said they will support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ' decision to refrain from direct peace talks unless Israel stops settlement construction . `` Restarting negotiations is conditional to the complete stop of settlement building on occupied Palestinian land , including East Jerusalem , '' according to a statement issued Friday from the Arab League Ministerial Committee on the Arab Peace Initiative . `` The Israeli government is responsible for halting the direct negotiations ... as a result of its continued unlawful settlement policy . '' The Israeli prime minister 's office had no immediate comment on the developments in Libya . The statement supported U.S. peacemaking efforts and President Barack Obama 's speech at the U.N. General Assembly last month regarding Palestinian rights . It also called for a `` U.S. recognition of an independent Palestinian state with pre-June 4 , 1967 , borders and east Jerusalem as its capital . '' The statement also said there wo n't be `` real peace with Israel '' unless the Jewish state withdraws from occupied Arab lands , including Syria 's occupied Golan and Palestinian territory . The statement said the international community should `` take necessary steps '' to end Israel 's blockade of Gaza and it called for ending political differences among Palestinians . The peace initiative committee comprises the foreign ministers of Jordan , Bahrain , Tunisia , Algeria , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Syria , the Palestinian Authority , Lebanon , Egypt , Morocco , Yemen , United Arab Emirates , Oman and Qatar . Nabil Shaath , an adviser to Abbas , told CNN on Friday that all the efforts should be focused on settlement activities and that the United States should pressure Israel to halt all the settlement activities . He also said Abbas will be delivering an important speech during the Arab League summit this weekend . The United States had been scrambling to find a way to save the recently started direct Middle East peace talks ahead of the Arab League meeting in Libya this weekend . U.S. , Israeli , Palestinian and Arab sources say intensive negotiations continue between the United States and Israel to find a formula on Israel 's construction of new settlements that will keep Abbas at the talks . Sources said the Obama administration has floated a possible set of assurances the United States could offer if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would agree to extend a freeze on new settlements . CNN 's Amir Ahmed and Kevin Flower contributed to this report .
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Arab nations : Talks are contingent on halt to settlement building . U.S. is trying to salvage direct peace talks between Israel , Palestinians . Palestinians want U.S. to pressure Israel over settlements .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Three Pakistani cricket players at the center of a gambling scandal have been charged with `` various offenses '' by the sport 's governing body , the International Cricket Council announced Thursday . Team captain Salman Butt , Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have all said they were innocent but have been provisionally suspended pending a decision on the charges , the council said . `` We will not tolerate corruption in cricket -- simple as that , '' said the council 's chief executive , Haroon Lorgat . `` We must be decisive with such matters and if proven , these offenses carry serious penalties up to a life ban . '' A fine could also be imposed as part of the punishment . Lorgat cautioned that the players ' guilt has not been proven . `` That is for the independent tribunal alone to decide , '' he said . Meanwhile , Pakistani High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hassan told reporters after meeting with the players that he believes their claims of innocence . `` They have not been proven guilty , '' Hassan told a throng of reporters . `` And until you are proven guilty , you are innocent . '' A police investigation into the alleged scandal is continuing , but no further meeting with police or questioning of the men is scheduled , he said . Hassan did , however , vow to take legal action to defend the players if necessary . `` I think we will go to the court of law to defend them , '' he said . Eighteen-year-old Amir is the youngest-ever bowler to reach 50 Test wickets . He took six wickets -- considered an impressive feat -- against England in the Test on which the betting allegations are centered . For such an exciting prospect , already hugely popular in his homeland , to be tarnished by a scandal like this has depressed many cricket fans in Pakistan . Asif has already courted controversy in his career . He has tested positive for steroids twice , and soon after the second offense , he was caught with a recreational drug in his wallet at the Dubai airport and was kept in detention for three weeks . The betting allegations emerged Sunday in the British tabloid News of the World , which reported that two Pakistan players deliberately bowled `` no balls , '' or fouls , during their Test series with England in London last week . It said the alleged ringleader made 150,000 pounds -LRB- $ 232,800 -RRB- in the scam . England won the match at Lord 's Cricket Ground . It ended Sunday afternoon , after the scandal broke . Hassan said Thursday it is possible the players are the victims of a setup , saying they have been `` maligned by the media '' and are the victims of `` character assassination by the media . '' `` You have to investigate to find out whether they 've been set up or not , '' he said . Referring to the News of the World -- a newspaper known for its sensational headlines -- he added , `` What is the reputation of those people who have brought us this story ? '' Team manager Yawar Saeed said London 's Metropolitan Police have already questioned him and the three players . Several people have been arrested in connection with the case . The Met Police arrested a 35-year-old man late Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers and released him on bail Sunday , and customs officials arrested three people Sunday on suspicion of money laundering . Pakistan 's President Asif Ali Zardari also ordered an investigation into the scandal , his spokesman said Sunday . CNN 's Chris Murphy and Don Riddell contributed to this report .
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NEW : Players have been suspended pending a decision . The players say they are innocent . The Pakistani high commissioner says he believes they are innocent . Charges follow allegations that players threw a game on Sunday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Tour de France legend Laurent Fignon has died from cancer in a Paris hospital aged just 50 . Fignon won the Tour in 1983 and 1984 but was perhaps most famous for the 1989 contest , when he was beaten by Greg Lemond by only eight seconds -- the smallest winning margin in the history of the race . The Frenchman actually held the lead going into the final stage time-trial into Paris , but he let his advantage slip to allow American Lemond to snatch victory in the most dramatic finish ever seen . As well as his two Tour victories , Fignon won nine stages and held the leader 's yellow jersey for 22 days . His other big race successes included two wins in the Milan-San Remo one-day classic and two stage wins in both the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta Espana . Fignon was a colorful character on and off the bike , famous for his flowing blond hair and glasses , and was also regarded as an anti-establishment figure . In his autobiography , `` We Were Young and Carefree '' , Fignon admitted taking amphetamines and cortisone during his career but did not establish a direct link with his cancer . `` In those days everyone was doing it , '' he explained in his book . `` But it is impossible to know to what extent doping harms you . `` Whether those who lived through 1998 , when a lot of extreme things happened , will get cancer after 10 or 20 years , I really ca n't say . '' Meanwhile , tributes for Fignon have poured in from the world of cycling . Defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador led the tributes on his Twitter page , saying : `` Today we lost a great champion , Laurent Fignon , after a hard struggle . It was a privilege to share some time with him in Paris . Rest in peace . Lance Armstrong , who himself battled cancer before becoming the greatest Tour de France champion of all time , said on his official website : `` I awoke today to the terrible news that my dear friend and legendary cyclist Laurent Fignon has passed away . `` I will never forget the early 90 's when I first turned pro , of course terrified of the older guys . Laurent was always a friendly face with words of advice . He was a special man to me , to cycling , and to all of France . Laurent , we will all miss you . '' And fellow-American Lemond , whose name will always be linked with Fignon after their epic 1989 duel , echoed those sentiments . `` I will miss Laurent Fignon as a great person and competitor . A truly sad day for everyone whose lives he touched . '' In later life , Fignon became a consultant for French television and commentated on the Tour de France in 2009 and 2010 despite the treatment he was receiving .
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Tour de France legend Laurent Fignon has died from cancer in a Paris hospital . The 50-year-old won the Tour de France twice in the 1980s and was second in 1989 . Fignon lost the 1989 Tour to Greg Lemond by eight seconds , the smallest-margin ever .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brazilian striker Robinho , the most expensive player in English football history after Manchester City paid Real Madrid 42.5 million euros for him two years ago , has joined AC Milan on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee . The 26-year-old became the first big-name signing in City 's recent revolution , but he failed to settle in the north of England -- going back home to join Santos on loan in January before eventually leaving Eastlands on a permanent basis for the San Siro . Robinho will link up with recent Barcelona loan signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic and compatriots Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato in an exciting-looking forward line for the new Serie A season . `` I am really happy to be here , '' Robinho told Milan 's official website . `` I am delighted to have been given this opportunity and I want to prove my worth . `` My ambition is to play well and to help Milan regain the title , '' added the Brazilian , who scored 14 goals in 41 appearances for the English side . With Robinho 's arrival , Milan have allowed Klass Jan Huntelaar to leave the club with the Dutch striker signing for German Bundesliga side Schalke , as the final day of the summer transfer window saw a host of players move clubs . Schalke have paid Milan 14 million euros for the 27-year-old , who was a member of the Netherlands squad that reached the World Cup final in Soouth Africa . Huntelaar failed to establish himself as a regular in his one season at the San Siro following his move from Real Madrid in 2009 . `` Negotiations were tougher than expected , '' Schalke coach Felix Magath told German newspaper Bild on Tuesday , `` I am happy to have Klaas Jan. . He will help us . '' Huntelaar was not alone in leaving the San Siro with long-serving defender Kakha Kaladze ending a 10-year association with Milan by joining Genoa . And striker Marco Borriello has also been allowed to move on following the signings of Robinho and Ibrahimovic , joining Roma on a one-year loan deal . Huntelaar will link up again with fomer Real Madrid team-mate Raul , who signed for the Gelsenkirchen-based side earlier in the year . On a busy day for Schalke , they have also signed 24-year-old Spanish midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado from Atletico Madrid and Lille defender Nicolas Plestan on a three-year deal . Elsewhere in Germany , Bundesliga leaders Hoffenheim have announced the signing of Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson on a four-year deal from English Championship side Reading for a fee of seven million euros . Meanwhile , Stuttgart have announced the arrival of Italian international Mauro Camoranesi from Juventus on a one-year deal with an option for an additional year . The 34-year-old moves on after eight seasons with the club and joins Frenchman David Trezeguet , who has joined Spanish Primera Liga newcomers Hercules , in leaving the Turin giants as coach Luigi del Neri continues reshaping his squad . Hercules added to the signing of Trezeguet by completing the capture of Real Madrid 's Dutch midfielder Royston Drenthe on a one-year loan deal . Another player to leave Juventus is French defender Jonathan Zebina , who has joined Brescia on a two-year contract . Juve have replaced Zebina in their squad with Arsenal left-back Armand Traore , who has joined on a season-long loan deal . In England , Sunderland have smashed their transfer record with the signing of Rennes striker Asamoah Gyan on a four-year contract . Gyan , who starred for Ghana in the World Cup finals , has cost Sunderland 15 million euros , beating the fee paid last year for Tottenham striker Darren Bent . The biggest domestic transfer in England saw Liverpool swoop for Fulham left-back Paul Konchesky for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract . Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson , who was in charge of Konchesky when he was at Craven Cottage , has allowed Finnish striker Lauri Dalla Valle and Swedish winger Alex Kacaniklic to move to London in the opposite direction . Elsewhere in England , Birmingham City have pulled off a transfer coup by signing former Arsenal winger Alexander Hleb on a one-year loan deal from Barcelona . On a busy day for Birmingham manager Alex McLeish , the club also confirmed the signings of Spartak Moscow 's Czech defender Martin Jiranek on a one-year contract and the capture of Chile international midfielder Jean Beausejour from Mexican outfit Club America on a three-year contract . Meanwhile , Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano was unveiled as a Barcelona player to fans at the Camp Nou on Monday , after passing a five-hour medical at the Catalan club . The 26-year-old had made no secret of his wish to leave Liverpool and expressed his delight at signing a four-year deal with the Spanish champions . `` When I landed , I said that I was achieving a dream . At last I will be able to say that I play for Barcelona , the team who I wanted to play for , '' Mascherano told the official FIFA website . `` I 'm going to have the chance to play with players who I admire . This is an opportunity of a lifetime . ''
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AC Milan complete the signing of Brazilian striker Robinho from Manchester City . The 26-year-old signs a four-year contract and leaves City after failing to settle at club . Bundesliga club Schalke confirm signing of Dutch striker Klass Jan Huntelaar from Milan . The 27-year-old leaves Milan for a fee of 14 million euros after one season in Italy . Long-serving players Mauro Camoranesi and David Trezeguet both leave Juventus .
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NEW DELHI , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lorna Irungu sits on a hospital bed looking extremely frail . She has lupus and her kidneys continue to fail . Lorna Irungu , 35 , had to travel from Kenya to India to receive her third kidney transplant . `` At some point I just wanted it to be over , '' said Irungu , 35 . `` I was just tired . I was really , really tired of the fighting , of the struggling , of being sick . '' But Irungu did decide to fight , with the help of a very giving family . Three times she has needed a kidney transplant , and three times her family members insisted on donating . First her father donated , then her sister , and then her brother . Irungu says what she could n't find was a doctor who would do the tricky third transplant in her own country of Kenya . When she checked in neighboring countries , the cost was impossibly high . Irungu , who 's single and has no children , has no insurance . So the former television host was paying for the surgery and medicines out of her own pocket . `` When we looked at the price of getting things done in South Africa . I 'm like , ` We 're never gon na get there . ' It 's $ 45,000 . Where do I even begin ? '' The cost of a kidney transplant in the United States can be $ 25,000 to $ 150,000 , also out of Irungu 's price range . Watch more on Lorna Irungu 's odyssey '' So she began looking elsewhere , sending out e-mails and making phone calls to hospitals in other countries . Doctors at Fortis Hospital in New Delhi , India , were the only ones who responded to her somewhat complicated case . Dr. Vijay Kher , the hospital 's director of nephrology , first talked to Irungu by phone . `` When she called me from Kenya , she was very sick , '' Kher said . `` She had uncontrolled blood pressures , and she was having fever . She had been in ICU for about three weeks . '' But Irungu made it to India . Once her condition was stabilized , doctors performed the third transplant , which is a rare operation in India . Of the 1,500 kidney transplants performed at Fortis Hospital , doctors remember having done only two in which the patient was having a third transplant . Doctors had to remove one of the previously transplanted kidneys to make room for the new kidney , Kher said . Doctors said it was unnecessary to remove the three other kidneys because they were not causing harm and they did n't want to subject her to more surgery than was necessary . Even with the complications that can arise during a third transplant , the cost of it and the weeklong hospital stay in India came to about $ 8,000 . It 's a fraction of the price she was quoted elsewhere , as is the cost of the post-transplant medication . `` This last surgery , I keep saying , has been remarkable . '' Irungu said . `` I have n't felt as good post transplant as I did this time around . '' After three months in India , Irungu is leaving with four kidneys inside her . Irungu says for now the newly transplanted kidney seems to be working great . `` From my experience , the cost here and the quality of care is worth it , '' Irungu said . `` It 's worth it because instead of you sitting wherever you are , thinking , ` This is the end for me , ' or just getting depressed or getting into this struggle , -LRB- you can -RRB- just pack up and go . ''
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Woman travels from Kenya to India for a tricky third kidney transplant . Lorna Irungu suffers from lupus and already has received two previous transplants . One kidney was removed during the surgery to make room for the new kidney . Irungu now has four kidneys , but only one works properly .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Los Angeles photographer claims singer and former Playboy model Tila Tequila kidnapped his girlfriend and threatened to kill him a week ago , according to a court filing made public Wednesday . Garry Sun filed an application for a temporary restraining order against Tequila , who stands less than 5 feet and weighs just 90 pounds . `` The story is patently absurd , '' said Alan Gutman , Tequila 's lawyer . `` The allegations are delusional and a work of fiction . '' Sun , who said he is Tequila 's former boyfriend , accused her of making `` several threats to my girlfriend -LRB- 21-year-old Shyla Jennings -RRB- that if police were in any ways notified of her crimes , that either she or I would be killed . '' His application for the restraining order , which was obtained by CNN , alleged that on October 19 , Jennings `` was kidnapped from her home in Houston , Texas , and was flown to Los Angeles . '' It does not detail how Tequila was involved in the alleged kidnapping . Tequila `` drove to my home address with four armed men with guns threatening to kill me and threatening my father , '' Sun said . Tequila 's lawyer said Sun `` is a former paparazzi who was terminated from his role on Tila 's website and is now desperate to get back at her . '' She has two witnesses who `` can confirm that she had nothing to do with any of these ridiculous claims , '' Gutman said . `` Mr. Sun 's filing shows that anyone can file anything in a courthouse , '' Gutman said . `` He will undoubtedly be held accountable by appropriate authorities for making these false allegations . '' Sun has not returned CNN calls for comment . Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Anthony Jones has not yet decided whether he will grant the temporary restraining order .
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A self-described former boyfriend claims Tila Tequila threatened his life . Garry Sun files for a temporary restraining order against the model-singer . Sun claims Tequila orchestrated the kidnapping of his current girlfriend . The judge has not decided yet on Sun 's restraining order request .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bullying and harassment in schools often includes violations of federally protected civil rights , the federal government warned Tuesday in new guidelines for educators on how to address the problem . If school administrators fail to properly deal with harassment based on gender , race or other issues , they risk being cited for contributing to a pattern of civil rights violations that could , in extreme cases , lead to a cut in federal funding , according to top officials who spoke to reporters on a conference call about the new guidelines . `` In extreme cases , schools could be stripped of their federal education monies if they do n't comply with all of our civil rights laws , '' said Russlynn Ali , assistant secretary for civil rights . Also on the call were Arne Duncan , secretary of education , and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes . The issue of harassment gained prominence this year after a spate of suicides by students who were being bullied . President Obama has called for greater awareness of the problem , saying the nation must `` dispel the myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage or an inevitable part of growing up . '' The guidelines were part of a letter that began `` Dear Colleague '' sent Tuesday to thousands of schools , colleges , universities and school districts around the country that included examples of bullying and harassment cases that constituted violations of federal civil rights laws . In addition , the government said the White House will host a conference next year on preventing bullying and harassment , building on efforts by Duncan 's department and other agencies . In August , the Obama administration hosted the first National Bullying Summit and launched a national campaign against bullying . Ali said the government proposed $ 410 million in fiscal year 2011 spending for `` successful , safe and healthy students , '' a 12 percent increase over 2010 . In a statement Tuesday , the American Civil Liberties Union welcomed the new government guidelines for making clear that most religious , gender and sexual harassment comes under federal civil rights prohibitions , but it called for expanding the federal law to eliminate any doubt . `` Though the guidance goes far under current law , it does not replace having a federal statute that explicitly protects '' lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender students , said Laura Murphy , the director of the ACLU 's Washington legislative office . Murphy called for Congress to pass the Student Non-Discrimination Act , a bill pending in the House and Senate that the ACLU said would guarantee that homosexual and transgender students are explicitly protected from harassment and discrimination under federal law .
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New federal guidelines sent to nation 's schools and colleges . Failure to respond properly to bullying could risk cut in funding . White House to host a harassment conference next year .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Now that 33 miners who have been trapped in the earth for 19 days have been found alive , the focus is shifting to their physical and mental health as they face a potentially long period before being rescued . Chile is calling on experts from space and sea to consult on how to maintain the psychological well-being of a group of men crammed into a small space . Experts from NASA and Chilean navy submarine experts have been called to help , Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said Tuesday . The miners have been trapped inside the San Jose copper and gold mine since an August 5 cave-in . A probe over the weekend reached the miners , who survived inside a shelter some 2,300 feet underground . Officials have estimated that it could take three to four months to reach the miners . So far , authorities have spoken with the miners via microphone , but have not disclosed to them their lengthy prediction for a rescue . `` We have still not told them the timetable , but we are sure that as miners , they know this will take a long time , '' Health Minister Jaime Manalich said . As it is , relief such as food and nutrients will also be reaching the miners in small amounts . Manalich said that the miners will likely not be given solid food for five days . Instead , authorities will send down fluids , liquid proteins and liquid vitamins . The strategy is a precaution , Manalich said , as doctors do not know the exact health of the miners . So far , however , the diagnosis looks good , he said . None of the men suffered major injuries , though some have minor injuries , Manalich said . Some of the miners reported eye irritation from the dust . Health officials are designing an exercise program and light work to keep the trapped miners physically and mentally active , Manalich said . On Monday , the trapped workers cheered , applauded and sang the country 's national anthem in their first verbal contact with officials . Several of Chile 's top officials gathered around a white telephone outside the mine as the miners ' voices crackled through the speakers in an emotional conversation that was also broadcast on television . `` We are listening all of us , strong and clear . Who 's speaking ? ... How are you doing ? '' said Golborne , according to CNN Chile . Miner Luiz Urzua responded : `` We are well and hoping that you will rescue us . '' The miners cheered as officials informed them that their family members had been keeping vigil outside the mine , CNN Chile reported . The San Jose mine is near the town of Copiapo , in the Atacama region in northern Chile . `` Yesterday , all of Chile celebrated in all the plazas of the country that we had made contact with you . Today they are going to be even happier that we have spoken , '' Golborne said . The miners survived for more than 17 days by sharing small amounts of tuna and mackerel that were in a shelter , along with water , President Sebastian Pinera told CNN en Espanol on Monday . `` They had very little food , '' he said . `` They told us they ate tuna and mackerel every other day , and that they shared ... a jar of peaches among the 33 . '' The area where the miners find themselves is about 50 square meters -LRB- 538 square feet -RRB- , Pinera said . He described the shelter as a type of cavern where they had access to an area called the `` workshop , '' where they found batteries for light and water for consumption . Pinera estimated the temperatures where the miners are hover between 32-35 degrees Celsius -LRB- 90-95 degrees Fahrenheit -RRB- . `` They 've got the immediate problem of getting supplies and food to these individuals who have been trapped for 18 days now . ... They 've got to satisfy their basic needs , '' he said . `` Then , they 've got the secondary problem , longer-term problem , of drilling down a 28-inch , 30-inch hole and getting it down 2,500 feet in very unstable rock conditions . And to do that , in order to make it successful , they have got to go slow . And that 's the problem , is that despite the fact that everybody wants to rush , the fact is they have to use a slow drill in order to try to stabilize and get stable the hole so that they can , in fact , pull people out from that entrapment underground , '' McAteer said . McAteer told `` American Morning '' the mental and emotional components of the miners ' entrapment may be difficult to overcome . `` How do you come up with things for them to do and arrange things so that they can get their attention diverted from just sitting there waiting ? That 's going to be the real challenge for the Chileans and for the rescuers , '' he said . `` I think the fact that they 've made it these 18 days is very , very positive . But the euphoria of making contact with the surface is going to last a couple days and then it is going to be a long slope . '' McAteer added that the Chilean government and counselors were helping the `` resilient '' miners , but modern technology could be the biggest boon to the caged miners ' mental health . `` I see no reason why you could n't pass cellphones down to them or computers , tethered down to them . We 're in a new day . There 'll need to be -- something will need to be done to divert their attention , '' he said . Chile 's mining minister reiterated Monday that those responsible for the cave-in will be prosecuted , a point also made a few minutes later at a separate event by the Chilean president . `` We will investigate and punish those who are responsible , '' Pinera said . Family members had cheered Sunday when Pinera held up a handwritten note pulled from the mine . The note was tied to a probe authorities had lowered earlier Sunday . Written in Spanish in red ink , it said simply : `` We are fine in the shelter , the 33 of us . '' CNN 's Karl Penhaul contributed to this report .
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NEW : The focus is on miners ' physical and mental health . NEW : Chile asks for experts from its navy and from NASA . Former U.S. mine safety chief says two problems exist : supplies and rescue . Authorities say it could take months to rescue miners .
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Belfast , Northern Ireland -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Senior police officers failed to pursue extensive intelligence that indicated a Catholic priest was involved in one of Northern Ireland 's worst terrorist attacks , an independent report concluded Tuesday . Nine people died and 30 were wounded July 31 , 1972 , when three bombs went off in the town of Claudy , in County Londonderry . The first was a car bomb that had been parked outside a local pub . Minutes later , bombs exploded outside a post office and a hotel , according to Irish state broadcaster RTE . No one was ever charged in the case , but there have long been suspicions that a Catholic priest was involved . Tuesday 's report was issued by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland , an independent body that investigates complaints against the police . The report found that , rather than acting on the information about the priest 's possible involvement , the police sought the government 's help in dealing with the Catholic Church . The police then accepted the government 's `` understanding '' that was reported back to them , the report found . `` The consequence of their acquiescence was that the investigation was further compromised , '' wrote Al Hutchinson , the police ombudsman . `` The decision failed those who were murdered , injured , and bereaved in the bombing . The police officers who were working on the investigation were also undermined . '' The priest at the center of the controversy was identified by the report as Father James Chesney , who died in 1980 . According to the ombudsman 's investigation , police had `` extensive intelligence '' after the bombing from which they concluded Chesney worked for the Irish Republican Army as its regional director of operations . Police also knew of allegations he had been directly involved in both the Claudy bombings and other terrorist incidents , the report found . That should have led the Royal Ulster Constabulary -LRB- RUC -RRB- -- the police force in Northern Ireland at the time -- to pursue further investigation that could have either implicated or cleared the priest , the report said . A detective wanted to arrest Chesney in the months after the bombing , but an assistant chief constable turned down that request , the report found . That senior officer then suggested to the government that it hold a meeting with Catholic officials about the issue . A government official wrote to the RUC in December 1972 to say the secretary of state for Northern Ireland met with Cardinal William Conway to express `` disgust '' at the priest 's behavior , and that the cardinal said he knew the priest was a `` very bad man . '' The cardinal promised to see `` what could be done '' about the priest , including a possible transfer to another parish . Then-chief Constable Graham Shillington wrote back to say only that he had seen the letter about the meeting and preferred a transfer . Chesney was moved to a parish in the Republic of Ireland in late 1973 . Church records indicate that when questioned by his superiors , Chesney denied involvement in terrorist activity , the report said . As a result of the way police handled the case , the report said , the priest 's denials were never tested . Hutchinson , the ombudsman , said the decisions made by those in charge at the time have to be considered in the context of the time . He said 1972 was one of the worst years of violence in Northern Ireland and the arrest of a priest could have aggravated the security situation . Without more information about why the police failed to follow up the leads , however , Hutchinson said their actions look like a collusive act . `` The key police decision-makers referred to in this statement are deceased , '' he said . `` Had they been alive today , their actions would have demanded explanation , which would have been the subject of further investigation . '' The report found no evidence of criminal intent on the part of any government or Catholic official . It also found no evidence that the police had information that could have prevented the bombings . In a joint statement , Cardinal Sean Brady , Archbishop of Armagh , and Bishop Seamus Hegarty said they accepted the report 's findings and conclusions . They said the church had made all known material available to investigators . `` Throughout the Troubles -LRB- the 30-year period of violence in Northern Ireland -RRB- , the Catholic Church , along with other churches in Northern Ireland , was constant in its condemnation of the evil of violence , '' they said . `` It is therefore shocking that a priest should be suspected of involvement in such violence . `` This case should have been properly investigated and resolved during Father Chesney 's lifetime . If there was sufficient evidence to link him to criminal activity , he should have been arrested and questioned at the earliest opportunity , like anyone else . We agree with the police ombudsman that the fact this did not happen failed those who were murdered , injured and bereaved in the bombings . '' They appealed for any information about other suspects in the case . `` Father Chesney is dead and , as a suspect in the Claudy bombing , he is beyond the justice of earthly courts , '' they said . `` Clearly a number of people were involved in the planning and carrying out of this terrible atrocity , some of whom may still be alive . Those bereaved and injured deserve to know the truth . We appeal to anyone who has information in relation to this horrific crime to provide it to the Police Service of Northern Ireland . '' The RUC became the Police Service of Northern Ireland -LRB- PSNI -RRB- in 2001 . The ombudsman began its investigation in late 2002 after the PSNI said the RUC had information that a priest was an active IRA member and had been involved in the Claudy bombings .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama got help from baseball great Joe Torre at a White House event Wednesday highlighting new steps the government is taking to reduce domestic violence . Torre told the East Room audience about domestic abuse in his childhood home , where he said his father beat his mother . He pledged to help in any way he could to better protect the nation 's children , whom he called `` our treasure . '' `` Awareness is probably the biggest deterrent to domestic violence and abuse that goes on , '' said Torre , who with his wife started the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation to raise awareness about domestic violence . `` What better place than the White House to raise awareness ? '' The new initiatives announced Wednesday include creation of a national advisory committee on violence against women that will work with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and others to come up with best solutions for reducing domestic violence and helping the victims . Obama noted 25 percent of women in America experience domestic violence at some point in their lives . He described new initiatives that focus on protecting children , improving legal protection for victims , increasing arrests and successful prosecutions of sexual assault cases and helping victims attain financial independence . `` Nobody in America should live in fear because they are unsafe in their own home . No adult . No child , '' Obama said , adding that one goal is to make sure `` no one has to choose between a violent home and no home at all . '' A background document provided by the White House said Obama `` has called on every agency in the federal government to be part of the solution to ending violence against women . ''
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Baseball great Joe Torre tells White House event about his abusive father . New initiatives seek to reduce violence and help victims . One in four American women experiences domestic violence in her life .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former President Jimmy Carter predicted that Republicans ' obstructionist ways should change and President Obama 's re-election prospects could improve after next week 's midterm elections . Speaking Wednesday on HLN 's `` The Joy Behar Show , '' Carter said the Republican party has been `` completely irresponsible '' in the past 18 months by opposing most legislative initiatives backed by Obama and his fellow Democrats . But the nation 's 39th president said that approach might not work as well , if Republicans go from the minority to the majority in either the Senate or House of Representatives . He said it could also end up leading to less of a logjam on Capitol Hill . `` If they , maybe , gain control , ... they 'll have to show some responsibility , so that Obama will will have an opponent with whom he can debate with some degree of rationality , '' Carter said . Carter praised Obama for doing `` an extraordinary job '' despite numerous challenges , including an environment in which most every move he made , even if it had once been championed by Republicans , faced immediate opposition . If and when Republicans engage the White House after voters hit the polls on November 2 , Obama may be more able to engage them as well as voters in drawing a clear distinction between himself and his opponents , Carter said . `` They 've been able to snipe away at what he does , and -LRB- Obama -RRB- has n't had a target to debate , '' he said . `` But that 's going to change over the next two years . So I think he 'll have a better chance to be re-elected than I think he -LRB- may seem to have -RRB- now . '' A devout Christian and longtime Sunday school teacher , Carter also addressed recent comments from Republican senatorial candidates Sharron Angle of Nevada and Christine O'Donnell of Delaware talking openly about religion on the campaign trail . He said that it 's very different from when he was president in the 1970s , because `` there 's sort of a marriage between religious groups and one political party '' -- the Republicans . Carter said the growing role of money in politics had poisoned the process , not only in funding relentless rounds of negative advertising , but also when the candidates set up shop in Washington . `` That 's been the main cause of the change in the political environment -- the enormous influence of vast amounts of money , -LRB- sometimes -RRB- secretly without identifying donors . A lot of that money is used in negative advertising to destroy the reputations of opponents , '' said Carter . `` That animosity , that hatred , carries over . ''
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Former President Jimmy Carter says Obama 's re-election prospects could improve . He blasts Republicans for obstructionism , saying they will need to change after November . Carter blames `` vast amounts of money '' for fueling animosity in Washington .
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Jakarta , Indonesia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Help trickled in Thursday to remote islands where whole villages were flattened by a earthquake and tsunami in western Indonesia . At least 343 people died and another 340 were missing after the magnitude 7.7 earthquake Monday , according to Indonesia 's National Disaster Agency . Meanwhile , nature continued to shows its force , with hot clouds and ash spewing from a Java volcano that erupted and killed more than 30 residents . A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rumbled in Maluku province to the east . There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage there . The delivery of aid to the devastated islands near Sumatra is a logistics challenge . An assessment team from the nonprofit group SurfAid International began surveying villages on the islands of North Pagai and South Pagai , the group said Thursday . The nonprofit is one of the few to have reached the remote disaster zone . The trip takes at least 10 hours in good conditions , according to aid agencies . The hard-hit Mentawai Islands region is among Indonesia 's myriad islands . `` The village of Sabeugungung has been completely wiped out , with 50 dead and 150 missing presumed dead . Sikakap hospital is overflowing with over 200 people seeking assistance , '' SurfAid said in a blog post . Ten villagers in Bosua had been killed , another was missing , and 78 houses had been destroyed , the nonprofit said . Late Wednesday , SurfAid sent 1,000 shelter kits , 500 building kits and 500 hygiene kits to victims by charter boat . Another charter boat had delivered an initial batch of supplies , including blankets , tarps and water containers , and more aid shipments were planned , SurfAid said . The group was trying to work with government officials to establish an information and coordination hub for all non-governmental organizations , spokeswoman Jossi Syahrial said . The Indonesian Red Cross also had sent at least two aid teams to the disaster zone . One aid shipment included about 400 body bags . Urgent needs are expected to include clean water , food , blankets , clothing , medical attention , emergency shelter and hygiene kits , said Ita Balanda , a program manager for the World Vision aid organization in Padang , Indonesia . An estimated 7,900 households were affected , she said . `` The worst hit area is North and South Pagai Island . Reports of villages flattened are coming from there , '' said Antorizon of the West Sumatra disaster management agency , who like many Indonesians goes by one name . The first pictures from North Pagai Island showed damaged and flattened structures . Monday 's quake generated a `` significant '' tsunami , the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said . Some of the missing might include people who are unaccounted for after fleeing to higher ground , said Henri Dori Satoko , head of the Mentawai Islands parliament . Though communication poses a challenge in the remote area , some witnesses in West Sumatra reported seeing a wave 6 meters -LRB- nearly 20 feet -RRB- high . Other reports described the tsunami as being about 3 meters -LRB- almost 10 feet -RRB- high . At least one village with a population of about 200 people was swept away , with only 40 people recovered , Satoko said . Indonesia 's government has since warned residents of West Sumatra province to stay alert and stay away from the coastline for up to five days because of the possibility of more earthquakes , Balanda said . The city of Padang and the Mentawai Islands are at the meeting place of two tectonic plates , making them vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis . On December 26 , 2004 , a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Sumatra . A tsunami generated by that earthquake killed more than 225,000 people in 14 countries -- mainly India , Indonesia , Maldives , Sri Lanka and Thailand . The Indonesian region of Banda Aceh was hard-hit : About 150,000 died there . To the east , on Java , the death toll from Tuesday 's eruption of Mount Merapi has climbed to 32 , medical officials said Thursday . Merapi , which looms on the horizon north of the major city of Yogyakarta , is one of Indonesia 's most active volcanoes and lies in one of the world 's most densely populated areas . The volcano has a summit elevation of nearly 10,000 feet -LRB- 3,000 meters -RRB- . Hundreds of displaced residents have crammed a small government building in Yogyakarta . Many had fled with only the clothes on their backs . Some refused to flee , holding out to watch over their crops and livestock . Some residents awaited word from the traditional gatekeeper of Mount Merapi . But Maradjin , the gatekeeper , fell victim to the volcano as well . He was to be buried Thursday . He died in his 80s , after being appointed about two decades ago by the last Sultan of Java . Maradjin 's father was gatekeeper before him . `` Merapi is a house of spirits , which also means a living mountain , '' Maradjin told CNN in a 2006 interview . `` When Merapi emits smoke , we have to be respectful . '' CNN 's Kathy Quiano , Paula Hancocks and Stan Grant contributed to this report .
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Death toll from earthquake and tsunami rises to 343 . Getting aid to villages in western Indonesia a logistics challenge . Steam , ash rise from Mount Merapi volcano .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- They were elected to serve their small towns , but recently , mayors throughout Mexico have found themselves the targets of violent killings believed to be perpetrated by drug cartels . As the cartels face challenges from the military and rival cartels , many of the groups have sought to increase their influence over the towns in the areas where they operate . Not only do they traffic in drugs , but cartels have diversified into human smuggling , extortion , and even into public works . A typical drug trafficking organization has a network of lookouts on city streets , `` tax '' collectors who collect protection money , and hit men who enforce their will on populations . The result has been situations where the duties of mayors -- to collect taxes , provide security , and carry out public works -- have butted against the interests of the cartels , oftentimes with fatal results . Thirteen mayors have been killed so far this year in Mexico , in states around the country . The killings represent just a fraction of all the mayors throughout the country , but illustrate a disturbing new development in the drug war . The turf wars that the cartels are fighting are reflected in the office of the mayor , said Ana Maria Salazar , a television and radio political commentator in Mexico City . `` These groups are demanding more from the mayors , '' Salazar told CNN . The cartels seek information , police protection and means of communication from the local governments , she said , adding that she was surprised that more mayors have not been killed . This year , the largest number of mayors -- four -- have been killed in the border state of Chihuahua , a hotbed of fighting between the Juarez cartel and the Sinaloa cartel . Killings have also been recorded in hot spots such as the state of Michoacan , home to the Familia Michoacana cartel . Also affected have been Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon , two border states where the Zetas drug cartel is battling an alliance comprised of the Sinaloans , La Familia Michoacana and the Gulf cartel . George Grayson , a Mexico expert and professor of government at the College of William and Mary , said that he sees the Zetas , who got their start as army defectors , as a force behind some of the killings . The Zetas have been on the defensive against the alliance that formed against them , as well as from the government forces . `` They are trying to demonstrate they are still important players , '' Grayson said . `` They want to regain the reputation they think they have lost as the most ruthless organization in the Americas . '' While the Zetas are not known for doing public works , some of their illicit activities -- collecting money for protection , for example -- shadow the responsibilities of the local government . `` You are expected at least to turn a blind eye , if you are a mayor , especially , '' Grayson told CNN . Most of the violence against mayors has happened in small towns in drug cartel territory , where the leaders are more vulnerable than their big-city counterparts . One example is the small border town of Puerto Palomas , known locally simply as Palomas , in Chihuahua . A year ago this month , the mayor , Estanislao Garcia , was kidnapped and then found executed . Palomas , located across the border from Columbus , New Mexico , literally scrapes along the border with the United States . As a town , it is known as a staging area for immigrants looking to steal across the border , and lacks an industry of its own . `` It 's been a difficult challenge , '' Maria Lopez , the current mayor of Palomas , said of her position . But since that killing , things have been relatively calm . `` I have not had any problems , thank God , '' she told CNN . At first , she says that she was not scared when she succeeded Garcia . Then , she restated her answer . `` I first I was scared , why should I lie ? But not anymore '' No drug traffickers have come to negotiate with her on any issues , she said . Lopez says she does n't know who killed Garcia , though speculation is that it was one of the cartels that work in the area . `` It 's sad . It 's truly sad . I do n't know what is behind it , '' she said . Garcia had been in a quarrel with local teachers at the time of his death , but she does n't think they were the ones who ended his life . Other killings offer more clear evidence of cartel involvement . In September , in the town of El Naranjo in San Luis Potosi , witnesses saw four armed and hooded men exit a white truck in front of city hall in the early afternoon . Two men waited in front of the building while the other two went inside Mayor Alexander Lopez 's office and shot him . Other killings have been even more violent . The mayor of Tancitaro , Michoacan -- Gustavo Sanchez -- was found stoned to death on the side of the road . An aide who was with him met the same fate . Being a mayor in Mexico these days requires great courage because they face intimidation , threats and bribes , Mayor Jaime Dominguez of Ascension , Chihuahua , told CNN . `` As mayors we are under a lot of risk , '' he said . Dominguez says that he tries to focus on his job , helping the people of his community with infrastructure and water projects in his agricultural town . The only crime he is concerned with are local ones , such as robbery and domestic violence . Drug trafficking and murders fall to the state and federal authorities to investigate . `` Our job is to work closely with the community , '' he said . `` I feel safe , I feel secure . My hands are clean . '' Still , he wishes for more federal and state help for issues such as social development and security . `` In a way , this -LRB- violence -RRB- was expected , '' Salazar said , referring to how cartels continue to push the limit to who they can kill . Before the mayors were targeted , cartels had been targeting police chiefs throughout the country . Grayson agreed . `` I think the death toll will rise with the mayors . '' Could governors be next ? A leading gubernatorial candidate in Tamaulipas state , Rodolfo Torre Cantu , was gunned down in June .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hundreds of energy workers across the UK have taken strike action Friday in protest over the use of foreign workers on a multimillion-dollar oil refinery project on the northeast coast of England . Protesters gather outside the Total Lindsey oil refinery in north-east England on January 30 . The dispute surrounds the decision by oil giant Total to award Italian company IREM a contract to build a new hydro desulphurization facility at its Lindsey Oil Refinery in North Lincolnshire . The British Press Association reported that several hundred demonstrators had gathered for a third day outside the plant , following a walk-out by contractors on Wednesday , but the unofficial action has now spread to other parts of the UK , including Scotland and Wales . In Scotland , hundreds of workers at the giant Grangemouth oil refinery walked out following an early morning meeting Friday . According to PA , the mechanical contractors , who work for BP and INEOS , said they were supporting their colleagues in Lincolnshire . Elsewhere , PA reported that police were called to the Aberthaw power station near Barry in South Wales after workers staged a protest , while around 400 workers staged a demonstration at the Wilton oil refinery in Teesside , north-east England . In a statement released Friday , Total said : `` We recognize the concerns of contractors but we want to stress that there will be no direct redundancies as a result of this contract being awarded to IREM and that all IREM staff will be paid the same as the existing contractors working on the project . `` It is important to note that we have been a major local employer for 40 years with 550 permanent staff employed at the refinery . There are also between 200 and 1000 contractors working at the refinery , the vast majority of which work for UK companies employing local people . `` On this one specific occasion , IREM was selected , through a fair and competitive tender process , as the most appropriate company to complete this work . We will continue to put contracts out to tender in the future and we are confident we will award further contracts to UK companies . '' But Bernard McAuley , a representative of Britain 's Unite union , was quoted by the BBC telling demonstrators in Lincolnshire that there was `` sufficient unemployed skilled labor wanting the right to work on that site and they are demanding the right to work on that site . '' Five British companies and two European contractors bid for the work before it was awarded to the Italian firm on the basis that it was supplying its own permanent workforce , PA said . The news agency added that 100 Italian and Portuguese workers are currently on site , with a further 300 expected to arrive next month . The workers are being accommodated in large , gray housing barges moored at nearby Grimsby . Meanwhile , The Guardian newspaper reported Friday that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was quizzed about the strikes during a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland . He said : `` I understand people 's worries about their jobs . I understand people 's anxieties about employment across the country . But we are doing everything we can both to get economic growth moving in our country and to help people who are unemployed , to help them into new jobs . ''
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Dispute over Total 's decision to award oil refinery contract to Italian company . IREM will supply their own permanent workers from Italy and Portugal . Striking workers at Lincolnshire site joined by energy workers across UK . Total : There will be no direct redundancies as a result of this contract .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Latinos in the United States are divided over a host of issues , including what to do about unauthorized immigrants , a reflection of the national political controversy over illegal immigration , a national study released Thursday finds . Slightly more than half of the nation 's Hispanics say illegal immigrants should pay a small fine but not be deported , according to a report by the Pew Hispanic Center . Another 28 percent of the Latino respondents to the Pew poll say unauthorized immigrants should not be punished . On the other side , 13 percent say they should be deported . Explainer : Illegal immigration 101 . Latinos also are feeling increased concerns about discrimination , again the result of the national controversy over illegal immigration , the survey found . This year , 61 percent of Latinos say discrimination is a `` major problem , '' an increase from the 54 percent who categorized it that way in 2007 , Pew said . `` Asked to state the most important factor leading to discrimination , a plurality of 36 percent now cites immigration status , up from a minority of 23 percent who said the same in 2007 , '' the report states . `` Back then , a plurality of respondents -- 46 percent -- identified language skills as the biggest cause of discrimination against Hispanics . '' In addition , the Pew report says , Latinos are divided about the impact of illegal immigration on Hispanics living in the United States . `` Roughly equal shares say the impact has been positive -LRB- 29 percent -RRB- , negative -LRB- 31 percent -RRB- or made no difference -LRB- 30 percent -RRB- , '' the report says . `` This mixed judgment stands in sharp contrast to views that Latinos expressed on this subject in 2007 . Back then , fully half -LRB- 50 percent -RRB- of Latinos said the impact was positive , while just 20 percent said it was negative . '' The latest survey also finds that Latinos are divided over whether immigrant and native-born Hispanics are working together to achieve common political goals . About half -LRB- 45 percent -RRB- say they are and about half -LRB- 46 percent -RRB- say they are not . Both the native born -LRB- who comprise 47 percent of the adult Latino population -RRB- and the foreign born -LRB- who comprise 53 percent -RRB- are roughly equally divided on their perceptions of political solidarity , Pew said . `` The native born and foreign born have different views on many topics explored in the survey , '' the report says . `` For example , seven in 10 -LRB- 70 percent -RRB- foreign-born Latinos say discrimination against Hispanics is a major problem preventing Latinos from succeeding in America . Less than half -LRB- 49 percent -RRB- of the native born agree . `` And when it comes to their views of immigrants , fewer than seven in 10 native-born Hispanics say immigrants strengthen the country , while 85 percent of immigrant Hispanics say the same . '' Although the survey found differences of opinion among Latinos , it also revealed areas of broad agreement . For example , Pew said , 86 percent of Latinos support providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants if they pass background checks , pay a fine and have jobs . That level of support surpasses the 68 percent of the general public who favor such a path to citizenship , Pew said . Among Latinos , 82 percent of the native born and 90 percent of the foreign born say they support providing that path . Latinos also are united in their opposition to Arizona 's SB 1070 , a controversial law enacted this year that authorizes police to check the immigration status of anyone who is being investigated for another suspected crime . According to Pew , 79 percent of Latinos oppose the measure , most of which has been stayed pending a lawsuit by the federal government . The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press found this year that the general population supports the law by a 2-to-1 ratio . With regard to rising concerns about a backlash triggered by illegal immigration , the Pew survey found no increase over past years in the percentage of Latinos who report that they or someone they know have been targets of discrimination or have been stopped by authorities and asked about their immigration status . About one-third of all Latinos -LRB- 34 percent -RRB- say they , a member of their family or a close friend have experienced discrimination in the past five years because of their race or ethnic group , Pew said . That amount is largely unchanged from 2009 , when it stood at 32 percent . Perhaps even more significantly , only 5 percent said they had been stopped by police or other authorities and asked about their immigration status , down from 9 percent in 2008 . Despite the immigration controversy , Pew also found that Latinos are more satisfied this year with the direction of the United States . Thirty-six percent said they are satisfied , a significant increase over the 25 percent who said the same thing in 2008 . By contrast , the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press in a late summer survey found 25 percent of the general public satisfied with the country 's direction . Latinos also remain as upbeat about their lives as they were three years ago , Pew said , with 24 percent rating it as `` excellent '' and 45 percent as `` good . '' About 80 percent on the nation 's estimated 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants are of Hispanic origin . Latinos are the nation 's largest minority . The 47 million Hispanics in the United States make up nearly 15 percent of the nation 's population . About 38 percent of the nation 's Latinos are immigrants . Of those , about 19 percent are unauthorized . The study results come from a new national survey of 1,375 Latino adults conducted by land line and cellular telephones in English and Spanish from August 17 through September 19 , Pew said . The margin of error is plus or minus 3.3 percentage points for the full sample and larger for subgroups . The Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization that does not take positions on policy issues . It is part of the Pew Research Center , a nonpartisan institute based in Washington that is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts , a Philadelphia-based public charity .
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The divisions come from the national political row over illegal immigration , Pew says . Latinos also feel heightened concerns over discrimination based on immigration status . But Latinos also share areas of broad agreement , such as their opposition to SB 1070 . The survey of 1,375 Latinos was conducted in August and September .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The message from President John F. Kennedy 's January 20 , 1961 , inaugural address has withstood the test of time , but not the elements at his grave site at Arlington National Cemetery . To remedy that , workers Thursday began to restore the legibility of the inscription on a granite wall near Kennedy 's tomb . `` Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country , '' it reads in part . Generations of Americans and international visitors have thronged to Kennedy 's grave and eternal flame , which lie on the slope beneath the Custis-Lee Mansion . Words from other Kennedy speeches also are on the wall , which was erected in 1965 . The original engraving was done by master stone mason John Everett Benson , who was on hand Thursday to advise workers . The project is being underwritten by the Knights of Columbus . Kennedy , the first Catholic president , was a member of the Catholic fraternal organization from 1946 until his assassination in November 1963 . The restoration work is being done by Gordon Ponsford , the Knights of Columbus said . The work will take about a week and will cost less than $ 10,000 , said Knights spokesman Patrick Korten . The group noticed the weathering in August after members walked to the site after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns . `` We all looked at the wall and we could not read it , '' said Korten . The organization also is sponsoring a high school essay contest to mark the 50th anniversary of Kennedy 's inaugural address . CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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John F. Kennedy delivered famous inaugural address in January 1961 . He asked Americans to serve their country . Inscription at his Arlington grave site is being restored .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An Argentine government report released Tuesday alleges that two of the country 's largest newspapers , Clarin and La Nacion , resorted to human rights violations against the owners of a paper company in what was an illegal appropriation of its shares . Founded in 1972 , Papel Prensa is the main manufacturer of newsprint in Argentina and is owned by Clarin , La Nacion , and the government . The report alleges that the two newspaper conglomerates colluded with Argentina 's dictatorship in 1976 to force the sale of the shares through torture and threats . Both newspapers have denied the claims , and say the shares of Papel Prensa were bought legally . President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner presented the 233-page report herself . The government will present the findings of the report to the judiciary to see if criminal charges will be brought against the papers . She also accused Clarin , which owns 49 percent of Papel Prensa , of managing a monopoly that put some competitors out of business and kept other newspapers from emerging in Argentina . The government is the second largest stakeholder in the company , with more than 27 percent of the shares . La Nacion owns 23 percent of the company . The report comes amid tensions between the government and the media , particularly Clarin . Clarin has been highly critical of the leadership of Fernandez and her husband and predecessor , Nestor Kirchner . Last year , Fernandez spearheaded a controversial audio-visual communication policy that critics said was aimed at hobbling the holdings of Clarin , which also has business interests in cable , television and radio . In a recent editorial , Clarin accused the government of trying to gain control over Papel Prensa in order to control the print media in the country . Fernandez agreed that whoever controls the company controls the print media , but said that Clarin has abused that power . The president announced that she would send a proposal to congress to create a commission that would regulate the production of newsprint `` as a public interest '' to make its access more equitable among publishers . Among the evidence that Fernandez cited was the price the then-owner of Papel Prensa , Linda Graiver , sold the company for . According to the report , Graiver sold it for just under $ 1 million , when records show the firm was worth between $ 2.3 million and $ 4 million . In the end , Fernandez said , Graiver was paid only $ 7,000 before she was detained by elements of the dictatorship . `` When you read this , you feel you are reading a thriller , an Argentine thriller , '' Fernandez said .
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A report alleges that Argentina 's largest newspapers illegally obtained shares of Papel Prensa . Papel Prensa is the country 's largest newsprint producer . The papers worked with the dictatorship at the time to gain the shares , the report says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Veteran Portugal international Deco is poised to end his career in the country of his birth after agreeing to join Fluminense , the Brazilian club announced on Saturday . The 32-year-old midfielder will leave English champions Chelsea and sign a two-year contract on Monday , Fluminense revealed on the club 's website . `` The vice president of Fluminense , Alcides Antunes , has officially signed Deco from Chelsea , '' a statement said . `` After intense negotiations , the player , who participated in two World Cups for the Portugal national team , got his release from the English club and will sign a two-year contract with the Tricolor . Deco will be officially presented to the press at 12:30 -LRB- local time -RRB- on Monday . '' Deco , who played just once as Portugal reached the second round in South Africa , made only 14 starts for Chelsea in the Premier League last season . He struggled to make an impact in England , having been signed by former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari in 2008 . Deco , who was born in Sao Bernardo do Campo in Sao Paulo state , was previously a big hit at Spanish club Barcelona , where he won the Champions League for the second time in 2006 following his triumph with Porto two years previously . He started his career in Brazil , playing for Corinthians before Benfica took him to Portugal in 1997 , and he subsequently played more than 70 times for his adopted nation . Deco will join former Barcelona teammate Juliano Belletti at Fluminense , who signed the Brazil international defender last month following his release by Chelsea . Meanwhile , Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta has signed a new five-year contract with English Premier League club Everton , ending speculation that the 28-year-old would be leaving .
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Brazilian club Fluminense to unveil signing of Chelsea midfielder Deco on Monday . Portugal international will sign a two-year contract as he returns to country of his birth . The 32-year-old struggled to make an impact in two seasons in England . He has twice won the UEFA Champions League with Barcelona and Porto .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Tiger Woods may have clung on to his world number one status but after a disappointing final round at the PGA Championship will have to rely on captain Corey Pavin to play in the Ryder Cup . Woods needed to finish in the top 15 at Whistling Straits to have any chance of forcing his way into the eight automatic selections for the United States team to face Europe at Celtic Manor in October . Handily placed after three rounds , Woods stumbled to a one-over 73 to end up in a tie for 28th . `` I hit my irons really good today . I drove it terrible , '' was his verdict . His performance was certainly an improvement on a disastrous showing in the preceding WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and Woods briefly led at the start of his first round , but after that the inconsistencies crept in . `` I did n't miss a shot for the first four holes . And then after that I hit it awful , '' he added . Woods could have done with replicating the final round 67 of arch-rival Phil Mickelson , which lifted him into a tie for 12th , but not enough to surpass his fellow American in the rankings . Woods is now hoping that U.S. captain Corey Pavin will make him one of his four captain 's picks . `` Corey texts me a lot so , I 'm sure he 'll be texting me or calling me and I 'm sure we 'll be talking . `` We still have what , two more weeks , right ? Two more weeks before the picks ? Three more weeks ? '' Woods is still searching for his first win of a truncated season and has not claimed a major since the U.S. Open in 2008 . Consolation for runner-up Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson , who was penalized two shots to miss out on the playoff , comes as they have moved into the automatic eight spots . Germany 's Martin Kaymer has sealed his place in the Europe team after his first major victory , while Paul Casey , who tied 12th , has also forced his way into the nine automatic selection spots . It leaves Luke Donald , Padraig Harrington and Justin Rose now requiring picks from captain Colin Montgomerie , but Sergio Garcia 's decision to take a break from golf has made his decision a little easier .
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Tiger Woods finishes outside the top eight spots for the U.S. Ryder Cup team . World number one blows his chance with disappointing final round at Whistling Straits . He will now rely on a pick from United States captain Corey Pavin . PGA Championship winner Martin Kaymer clinches his spot on European team .
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Lagos , Nigeria -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nigeria 's national security adviser has resigned from his post in order to run in the 2011 presidential election , he told CNN on Sunday . In announcing his bid for the presidency , Gen. Aliyu Gusau will compete against President Goodluck Jonathan , who appointed Gusau to his national security post earlier this year to help quell religious clashes in the city of Jos. Gusau is one of four main contenders from the country 's north who announced Friday that they would put forth a single candidate to challenge Jonathan in next month 's primaries for the People 's Democratic Party . Gusau 's announcement comes a day after Jonathan formally declared that he will run in the 2011 elections . `` I have decided to humbly offer myself as a candidate in the presidential primaries of our party , the great PDP -LRB- People 's Democratic Party -RRB- , '' he said Saturday . Under Nigerian `` zoning '' rules , power must shift to different regions and ethnic groups every eight years . Jonathan -- who is from the Niger Delta , in the south -- was part of the joint ticket of the late President Umaru Yar ` Adua , who was from the north . Yar ` Adua 's death in May , after a long illness , upset the order of the zoning . Yar ` Adua was elected in 2007 and his southern replacement threatened to halt the north 's turn at holding power . Under an agreement with the four contenders from the north , Gusau will challenge Jonathan and the bloc will support his bid to try to win the election in favor of the north . The challenge has the potential to split the ruling party when primaries are scheduled to be held between October 18 and 20 . However , Nigeria 's Independent National Electoral Commission indicated in a communique Sunday that it could extend the timeline for the election . CNN 's Christian Purefoy contributed to this report .
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Gen. Aliyu Gusau will challenge President Goodluck Jonathan . Gusau is part of a northern bloc hoping to take control of the ruling party . Primaries are scheduled to be held next month .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The United States is contributing an estimated $ 4.5 million worth of firefighting equipment and other supplies to help battle massive wildfires in Russia , according to the Obama administration . President Barack Obama called Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday to express his `` deepest condolences '' for Russian losses in the fires , which have killed hundreds of people this summer , the White House noted . `` The president told President Medvedev that he is monitoring the situation closely , and that the United States is responding to Russia 's request for technical assistance in combating the fires , '' the White House said . U.S. deliveries include `` water tanks , pumps , hand tools , fire-protective clothing , and medical kits , '' a State Department release said Friday . The United States also donated $ 50,000 to support Red Cross and Red Crescent efforts `` to provide relief items , including blankets , bedding , and food parcels , for victims . '' We stand `` with the people of Russia as they fight to contain the destructive spread of wildfires , '' State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said . `` We are taking action to support the heroic efforts of Russian firefighters and emergency responders as they seek to bring these fires under control . '' The U.S. Agency for International Development , the U.S. Department of Defense , the U.S. Forest Service , and the state of California are mobilizing firefighting equipment and airlift capacity for Russia , it added .
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NEW : The United States sending $ 4.5 million in supplies to help Russia fight wildfires . The aid includes firefighting equipment and airlift capacity . Hundreds have died in the wildfires this summer .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Airline passengers can expect to see as well as feel new pat-down procedures at U.S. airports over the coming weeks in an effort to provide another layer of security for travelers , the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday . `` Pat-downs are one important tool to help TSA detect hidden and dangerous items such as explosives , '' according to a TSA statement sent to CNN . The TSA said passengers should continue to expect `` an unpredictable mix of security layers that include explosives trace detection , advanced imaging technology , canine teams , among others . '' But it 's the hands-on procedures that have at least one traveler concerned that the TSA may be going too far . Rosemary Fitzpatrick , a CNN employee , said she was subjected to a pat-down at the Orlando , Florida , airport on Wednesday night after her underwire bra set off a magnetometer . She said she was taken to a private area and searched , with transportation screening officers telling her the pat-down was a new procedure . According to Fitzpatrick , a female screener ran her hands around her breasts , over her stomach , buttocks and her inner thighs , and briefly touched her crotch . `` I felt helpless , I felt violated , and I felt humiliated , '' Fitzpatrick said , adding that she was reduced to tears at the checkpoint . She particularly objected to the fact that travelers were not warned about the new procedures . Fitzpatrick sent an e-mail complaint about her experience to the TSA that said the agency needs to get the word out so that travelers know their rights . The TSA employees `` conducted themselves in a professional manner , so my complaint is not about them professionally , '' Fitzpatrick wrote . She told the TSA the agency needs to get the word out so the travelers know their rights . `` I am appalled and disgusted at the new search procedures and the fact that passengers have not been made aware of the new invasive steps prior to entering the security area , '' Fitzpatrick wrote . `` It appears once you enter the security area , passengers forfeit their rights . There were no signs , video information , etc. at the entrance of the security area the airport . Why ? '' She added : `` As an experienced traveler for work who was in tears for most of the search process , I have never experienced a more traumatic and invasive travel event ! '' The TSA sent an automated initial e-mail response to Fitzpatrick saying , `` Thank you for your inquiry to the Transportation Security Administration . We have forwarded your e-mail to the appropriate group for response . '' In its statement to CNN , the TSA said : `` Pat-down procedures are used to resolve alarms that occur at a walk-through metal detector , if an anomaly is detected during screening with advanced imaging technology or during random screening . '' The statement also indicated that `` passengers who opt out of advanced imaging technology screening will receive alternate screening to include a thorough pat-down . '' CNN 's Jeanne Meserve and Carol Cratty contributed to this story .
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The move is to help detect hidden items , TSA says . CNN employee complains of invasive pat-down , lack of communication . Pat-downs are only used after an initial alarm is triggered , TSA says .
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New Delhi , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An official with the Indian lawn bowls team has been diagnosed with dengue fever but is in stable condition , doctors confirmed Monday . Ruptu Gogoi was hospitalized on Friday , according to doctors , who suspect the 30-year-old male patient could have contracted the mosquito-borne viral disease from outside the Commonwealth Games athletes ' village in New Delhi . Gogoi had complained of feeling sick a day after he arrived at the athletes village last month , said Rajiv Sagar , a spokesman for the G.B. Pant Hospital in the city . Doctors , therefore , think he may have acquired the mosquito-borne viral disease from outside the facility , Sagar said . Dengue is the most common virus transmitted by mosquitoes in the world . It causes as many as 100 million infections and kills 25,000 people every year . Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide , mostly in urban and semi-urban areas , according to the World Health Organization . Meanwhile , after harsh criticism and controversy , the 2010 Commonwealth Games began Sunday with a lavish opening ceremony . Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium gleamed with multi-colored lights as representatives from Commonwealth countries walked the length of the field by turns , waving their flags and wearing traditional native costumes . It 's the first time India has hosted the international sporting event between countries of the former British Empire . The games , held every four years , include many Olympic events as well as other sports played traditionally in those countries . Among the competitions is lawn bowling , where the object is to get more of one team 's ball closer to a small white ball , or jack , than the opponent . Britain 's Prince Charles and Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil officially declared the games open . Prince Charles was representing his mother , Queen Elizabeth . The games have been a tough act for a nation that has never hosted such a large international event . Parliament has been forced to deal with accusations of corruption in the planning of the games . Two weeks ago , gunmen fired on a tourist bus in New Delhi and injured two Taiwanese tourists . A car blaze turned out to be a crudely manufactured bomb . And a militant group warned that it planned to target the games . Indian law enforcement authorities responded with a heightened security plan , placing thousands of extra forces on the streets of the capital . If all that were n't enough , two days before athletes were scheduled to begin arriving , complaints rang out across the globe about their shoddy living quarters . `` You know , construction dust is still there , filth , excrement , it really is disgusting in parts and it really requires a professional deep clean throughout the entire complex , '' said Michael Hooper , chief executive officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation . As if to amplify Hooper 's complaint , a pedestrian bridge leading to Nehru stadium collapsed that same day . Two world-class athletes canceled their trips , citing security and health concerns . Entire teams threatened to do the same , while others delayed their arrival date . Indian officials went to work on a massive clean-up effort . In the end , athletes from 71 countries showed up . CNN 's Moni Basu contributed to this report .
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Doctors think Gogoi may have contracted the disease outside the athletes ' village . Dengue kills 25,000 people every year . The games open in a lavish ceremony .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- France captain Thierry Henry says he considered quitting international football over the handball controversy as Les Bleus qualified for the World Cup finals at the expense of Ireland last week . Henry told the French sports paper L'Equipe that he felt `` truly alone '' as the row raged over his blatant handball to assist William Gallas for the winning goal in the playoff match with the Irish at the Stade de France . The Barcelona striker faced a barrage of criticism at home and abroad and admits he questioned his future in French colors . `` Yes , I asked myself the question . `` Without the support of my family , I perhaps would not have made the same decision . `` But I will always fight to the end - even if what just happened will be engraved . You can always forgive but you can not always forget . '' FIFA must act after Henry handball goal . Henry revealed that he had little support from his own federation and as the row raged decided , with the help of his lawyer , to issue a statement in which he said that a replay of the second leg would be the `` fairest solution . '' It came hours after world governing body FIFA had turned down Irish appeals for a second chance . `` After the game , and even for the next two days , I felt alone , truly alone , '' Henry claimed . `` It was only after I sent my statement that people from the French federation appeared . '' The 32-year-old , who forged his reputation in a glittering clear at English Premier League Arsenal , is France 's record scorer with 51 goals and will be a key player in the World Cup finals in South Africa . `` Despite everything that has happened , the fact of feeling abandoned , I do not let go of -LRB- playing for -RRB- my country , '' he added . But Henry was repentant over his celebration with teammates after referee Martin Hansson had waived away Irish appeals to award the goal . `` I should not have done it , '' he said . `` But frankly , it was uncontrollable . After all that had happened ... yes , I regret it . That 's why right after I spoke with the Irish one by one . '' France , runners-up to Italy at the 2006 World Cup , will go into the draw for the finals in South Africa on December 4 as one of eight-seeded teams .
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Thierry Henry claims he nearly quit international football after ` handball ' goal against Ireland . Henry came under fire after his blatant handball set up winner for William Gallas . Barcelona striker says he felt ` truly alone ' in the aftermath of the match . Henry is France 's leading scorer in internationals with 51 goals .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- FIFA will investigate the latest allegations of corruption which have further brought into question the integrity of the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups . Football 's ruling body faces further embarrassment after its former secretary general was accused of identifying members of the current executive committee who are open to bribery . Committee members Amos Adamu , of Nigeria , and Oceania representative Reynald Temarii of Tahiti have already been provisionally suspended ahead of another ethics hearing next month , along with four other FIFA officials . Britain 's Sunday Times newspaper , which provided evidence that led to that decision after an undercover investigation , has now released secretly-filmed video of Michel Zen-Ruffinen offering inside information on others who might be open to selling their votes ahead of the December 2 decisions on which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments . FIFA must challenge any potential corruption cancer . Zen-Ruffinen was forced out of his FIFA post before the 2002 World Cup , having prepared a report which led to FIFA taking unsuccessful legal action against president Sepp Blatter over allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement . He told undercover Times reporters that two current executive committee members could be bribed with money , another would accept sexual favors from women and that a fourth -- `` the biggest gangster you will find on earth '' -- would require a payment of $ 500,000 . `` FIFA has already requested to receive all the documents and potential evidence that the newspaper has in relation to this matter , and will in any case analyze the material available , '' the Switzerland-based body said in a statement on Monday . `` As announced on October 20 , the FIFA ethics committee decided , at the request of FIFA , to open an investigation into alleged agreements between member associations and between their bid committees in relation to the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process . FIFA will provide all of the information collected on this matter to the ethics committee . '' The Sunday Times reporters posed as lobbyists linked to the United States ' initial bid to host one of the tournaments . The U.S. has since withdrawn from the running for 2018 , meaning a European nation will host the event as only England , Russia , Spain-Portugal and Belgium-Holland remain as candidates . The Americans will bid against Australia , Japan , South Korea and Qatar for the right to host in 2022 .
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Soccer 's governing body faces more claims of corruption in World Cup bidding process . FIFA to investigate the latest revelations made by a British newspaper on Sunday . Its former secretary general was filmed identifying officials who can allegedly be bribed . Michel Zen-Ruffinen was dismissed in 2002 following claims against Sepp Blatter .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Water testing by a private environmental engineering firm has discovered toxic chemicals in wells in a township in Susquehanna County , Pennsylvania . Victoria Switzer , a resident of the northeastern Pennsylvania township of Dimock , revealed the results of the water tests from her well this week at an Environmental Protection Agency hearing on hydraulic fracturing in Binghamton , New York . Hydraulic fracturing , or `` fracking , '' is a controversial process used to extract natural gas from deep underground . Critics say chemicals used in the process can be injected into groundwater . How fracking works . Farnham & Associates confirmed that ethylene glycol , propylene glycol and toluene were present in her water , Switzer said . `` I 'm fighting for my home , '' Switzer said Thursday . `` Has n't this proven that -LSB- fracking -RSB- has n't been done safely ? '' The contaminated Dimock wells are in the Marcellus shale formation underneath parts of Pennsylvania , New York , West Virginia and Ohio , one of the largest natural gas deposits in the nation . The profitable natural gas reserve is attracting a flurry of gas companies wanting to drill . Fracking yields fuel , fear in Northeast . The tests , which were verified by three certified laboratories , found chemicals in the majority of samples taken from water wells in Dimock , said Daniel Farnham , president of Farnham & Associates , based in Scranton , Pennsylvania . `` For anybody to say this was occurring prior to drilling is ludicrous , '' Farnham said Friday . `` The water was not like this before . '' In 2008 , Farnham was contracted by Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. , the company working in the Dimock area , to perform pre-drilling tests on numerous wells in Susquehanna County , he said , adding that he did not test for nor discover ethylene glycol , propylene glycol and toluene . Despite his latest findings , however , Farnham said he can not reach any conclusions about the source of the chemical compounds found in the drinking water wells . `` Unfortunately no one can say that right now , until there is a way to track frac fluids , '' he said . `` And I think the gas companies know that . '' Ethylene glycol , propylene glycol and toluene are on the list posted on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 's website of chemicals used by hydraulic fracturing companies in the state . But George Stark , a spokesman for Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. , said his company does not use the chemicals discovered by Farnham & Associates . `` When we look at the ingredients we use in fracking and completing of wells , these chemicals are not found . Toluene is not at all used , '' Stark said . `` If you look at what Dan said , he found these and he ca n't trace these to fracking . `` The fact is that we do n't use these chemicals , '' Stark said . The chemicals have a number of common applications and appear in products ranging from toothpaste to antifreeze , Farnham said . But they can be toxic in higher concentrations . The Department of Environmental Protection is conducting its own water tests across Dimock , spokesman Tom Rathbun said . `` We want to see if our findings agree with Farnham , '' Rathbun said . `` We want to see if we can duplicate it . '' Department water tests in April across Dimock for ethylene glycol and propylene glycol were negative , and the agency is testing for `` toluene and a host of other constituents , '' he said . On Friday , Rathbun said that Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger plans to make a `` major announcement '' regarding water supplies in Dimock at the end of September . He would not elaborate about the details of the announcement . The Environmental Protection Agency concluded its final hydraulic fracturing hearing on Wednesday in Binghamton . The EPA plans to begin a study in January and release initial results by late 2012 . Switzer is among a group of Dimock residents who sued Houston-based Cabot Oil and Gas in November , alleging that the company contaminated their well water with methane gas and other contaminates . In hydraulic fracturing , drillers pump large amounts of water mixed with sand and chemicals into the shale formation thousands of feet underground under high pressure . Fracturing the shale around the well then allows the natural gas to flow freely . `` This industry is cradle-to-grave , '' Switzer said . `` And this baby has teeth . ''
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Tests show toxic chemicals in water wells in northeastern Pennsylvania . Resident says it shows controversial hydraulic fracturing is not safe . Drilling company says it does not use those chemicals .
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Istanbul , Turkey -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Turkish authorities have detained American activist and freelance journalist Jake Hess in the southeastern , predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir . At a court appearance Sunday , a prosecutor charged Hess with `` taking orders from a terrorist organization '' and called for his immediate deportation from Turkey , witnesses said . Turkish officialdom regularly refers to the Kurdistan Workers ' Party , or PKK , as a terrorist organization . U.S. diplomats say Hess rejected their offer of assistance after he was taken into custody . `` We have spoken with him on the phone regarding his situation , and he specifically asked us not to share any information on his case , '' said Deborah Guido , a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Ankara . `` He did not sign a privacy waiver . We can take an oral privacy waiver -LSB- by phone -RSB- , and it was his choice . He did not want to be helped . '' Asked why he rejected the American offer , Hess answered that `` the U.S. is an imperialist country , and I disagree with U.S. policy towards Turkey and the Kurds . It would be hypocritical to support an American journalist who is persecuted for human rights journalism while at the same time supporting the Turkish policy of criminalizing Kurdish political activists . '' Hess spoke with CNN by telephone on Monday from the detention center in Diyarbakir . He said he was initially detained by a Turkish anti-terrorist police unit on August 11 . `` I am being targeted for criticizing the Turkish government and criticizing human rights abuses , '' he said . `` The prosecutor accused me of waging a smear campaign against the Turkish republic . '' Turkish officials in Diyarbakir and in the capital , Ankara , have declined to comment on Hess ' case . The 25-year old American said he hoped his detention would focus attention on the arrest of hundreds of ethnic Kurds in recent years , including elected mayors from Turkey 's Peace and Democracy Party -LRB- BDP -RRB- , a Kurdish nationalist political party . `` Some of these people have been in custody since April 2009 without trial , '' he said . `` It 's an absolutely unbelievable and outrageous injustice . '' Hess is a native of New Hampshire who studied at Suffolk University and Brown University . He said he previously volunteered as an activist with several Kurdish activist organizations in Europe and in Turkey . After moving to Diyarbakir more than a year ago , Hess volunteered with the Human Rights Association -LRB- IHD -RRB- , a local non-governmental organization that has reported extensively on abuses committed against ethnic Kurds during Turkey 's quarter-century long war with PKK guerrillas . More than 30,000 people , most of them ethnic Kurds , have been killed in the conflict . Hess had also begun writing as a freelance journalist with the online Inter Press Service news agency , filing a report this month from Iraqi Kurdistan about periodic Turkish and Iranian artillery bombardment of Kurdish villages on the Iraqi side of the border . Hess denied charges that he was an active accomplice to the PKK , which is formally classified by the Turkish and U.S. governments as a terrorist organization . `` The only relationship I had with the PKK was maybe two months ago , when I went to northern Iraq and interviewed a PKK spokesman there , '' Hess said . Media watchdog organizations are demanding Hess 's release . `` We call for Hess 's immediate release . Neither placing him in pre-trial detention nor deporting him are appropriate solutions , '' said the Paris-based group Reporters Without Borders in a statement . `` Kurdish media and journalists who cover the consequences of Turkish policy towards the Kurds are too often the target of harassment , which the authorities clumsily try to justify as a necessary part of their efforts to combat terrorism . '' Turkish police also briefly detained several other residents of Diyarbakir in connection with Hess 's case , including Yilmaz Akinci , a respected Kurdish journalist who has worked with Reuters , National Public Radio , ABC News and CNN , and who is now a producer with Al Jazeera 's Arabic language service . Akinci said Hess approached him in June , looking for work . `` He had been applying for jobs everywhere , '' Akinci said . `` He came to me and said , ' I want to be a journalist . ' '' Turkish police detained Akinci at his family 's home in a predawn raid Sunday . He said he later learned that security forces had secretly photographed him during his earlier meeting with Hess . Akinci said he was released later Sunday , after authorities learned that he was a journalist .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The three Pakistani cricket players at the center of a betting scandal have been summoned to meet their country 's top cricket authorities in London , England , where the alleged fixing took place , team manager Yawar Saeed told CNN on Tuesday . Salman Butt , Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir may remain in London for two days for meetings with the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board , their manager said . They have not been arrested , suspended , or summoned for further questioning by police , Saeed said . Saeed made his remarks two days after allegations surfaced that gamblers fixed part of a Pakistan match against England last week . Separately , customs authorities said Tuesday that three people were arrested Sunday in connection with the scandal . They were held on suspicion of money-laundering , a representative of Her Majesty 's Revenue and Customs told CNN . The head of cricket 's world governing body said Tuesday he wants disciplinary action within days if anyone on the Pakistan team was involved in the alleged betting scheme . Haroon Lorgat , chief executive of the International Cricket Council , said he wants any action taken by Thursday , if at all possible , an ICC spokesman told CNN . `` The integrity of the game is of paramount importance , '' Lorgat said in a statement . `` Prompt and decisive action will be taken against those who seek to harm it . However , the facts must first be established through a thorough investigation and it is important to respect the right of due process when addressing serious allegations of this sort . '' Investigators from the ICC , the sport 's governing body , are already in the United Kingdom making inquiries into the allegations , the council said Tuesday . The investigators , from the council 's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit , are working with London 's Metropolitan Police on their criminal investigation , the council said . Federal investigators from Pakistan had been expected to arrive in England on Tuesday to look into the alleged scandal , but Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik later said their plans changed . `` We have requested Interpol and Scotland Yard to provide us with -LSB- the -RSB- preliminary report , and we have asked for permission to send our team there , '' Malik told CNN . `` The moment we get permission , we will send them . '' Lorgat said that if any players are found guilty , `` the ICC will ensure that the appropriate punishment is handed out . We will not tolerate corruption in this great game . '' Police have questioned four people over the scandal , Pakistani manager Saeed said Sunday . The four are Saeed , team captain Salman Butt , and two players , he said . The alleged scandal came to light Sunday when a British tabloid newspaper reported that two Pakistan players deliberately bowled `` no balls '' -- fouls -- during their four-day series with England . A `` no ball '' is when the bowler -- the equivalent of a pitcher in baseball -- steps over the line as he unleashes the ball . The batting team gets a run when that happens . The News of the World posted video of what it said was an undercover reporter meeting with a man identified as Mazhar Majeed , who tells the reporter exactly which bowlers will bowl `` no balls '' and when , then lays out 14 thick stacks of bills on a table . The video of the meeting -- which the newspaper said took place Wednesday , the day before the match between Pakistan and England began -- is intercut with clips from the following two days , where the players perform as Majeed said they would . The tabloid said the alleged ringleader pocketed 150,000 British pounds -LRB- $ 232,800 -RRB- in the scam . The Met Police said a 35-year-old man was arrested late Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers and released on bail Sunday . Police said no date had been set for a hearing or further proceedings , but that the investigation was continuing . Saeed did not name the two players questioned by police , but Britain 's Press Association earlier reported he identified them as bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif . Police refused to confirm to CNN who was being questioned . The Pakistani players at the center of the scandal were free to leave the country , police said Monday . Team captain Butt said Pakistan gave 100 percent throughout the match . `` We have given our best , '' Butt said after his team lost to England . The team manager refused to comment on the report that Pakistan players intentionally committed three fouls during the match . `` No allegations are true until they are proved either way , '' said Saeed . `` So that this point in time they are just allegations . Let 's wait until the case is complete . '' England beat Pakistan in the four-day match at Lord 's Cricket Ground , which ended Sunday afternoon , after the scandal broke . Pakistan 's President Asif Ali Zardari ordered an investigation into the scandal , his spokesman said Sunday . He directed the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board to submit a preliminary report `` immediately , '' Farhatullah Babar said , adding that Zardari asked to be kept informed about any British investigations as well . It is the second allegation of corruption directed at the Pakistan cricket team this year . Betting on cricket matches is legal in England . CNN 's Melissa Gray in London , England , and Samson Desta in Islamabad , Pakistan , contributed to this report .
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NEW : Pakistan Cricket Board summons team captain and two bowlers . NEW : Three people arrested on suspicion of money-laundering . ICC chief Haroon Lorgat says he wants any disciplinary action by Thursday , if possible . ICC investigators are in England making inquiries .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cattle carcasses dot the desert . More beggars show up at street corners in the capital , Niamey . These are indications that Niger is on the brink of catastrophe , say aid workers . But few outside the country have noticed these signs in one of the world 's least developed nations . And now an encroaching emergency caused by months of severe drought is threatening to leave 8 million people , or half the nation 's population , hungry . The United Nations ' World Food Programme announced Tuesday that it is `` massively scaling up '' food distribution to people who have lost crops and livestock . In this nomadic , pastoral nation , they are people who have lost everything . `` The drought in Niger is an unfolding catastrophe for millions of people and we are struggling against time to scale up quickly enough to reach the escalating number of hungry , '' said Josette Sheeran , executive director for the U.N. agency . Sheeran traveled to Niger to see the crisis for herself and saw a landlocked , drought-prone nation where hunger has been growing steadily since the last harvest in September 2009 . `` We are massively scaling up special nutritional help for children under two years of age , whose brains and bodies face permanent damage from acute malnutrition , '' said Sheeran in a statement released Tuesday after her visit . The agency said it aims to feed about 8 million people through the end of the year by distributing food rations that include a corn and soy supplement , a peanut paste and vitamin-fortified sugar and milk for children . Earlier this month , 10 leading international aid agencies had called for a surge in the humanitarian response to the hunger crisis across the Sahel region of west and central Africa -- 2 million more people are threatened in Chad and thousands others in Mali , Mauritania , parts of Burkina Faso and northern Nigeria . But Niger is at the heart . And despite months of warnings , the money for emergency aid has been what aid agencies described as paltry . The United Nations needs another $ 229 million to reach its recently revised target aid amount of $ 371 million . The World Food Programme 's appeal follows a similar call by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , which earlier this month increased the aid requirement for Niger to $ 253 million from $ 191 million . The food agency said it only has half the $ 213 million it needs to expand its feeding operation . `` I think it has been a really slow onset emergency , '' said Johannes Schoors , chief of missions in Niger for the aid agency CARE International . `` We got very little response from donors . '' That 's partly because Niger 's has been an invisible problem so far . There are not yet thousands of people starving . Nor are there images of distended bellies and bones piercing out of flesh , as there were in the Sudan famine in the 1990s . The markets still carry fresh fruit for those who can travel far and have deep pockets . But , Schoors said , if things are allowed to go on this way , human suffering will become unbearable . Schoors ' colleague Stephane Petitprez , CARE 's emergency director who just returned from 10 days in eastern Niger , said the people of Niger have no way to survive without their livestock . Their future is dying with the animals . `` They have to start a new life , '' she said . But without rain , it will be difficult .
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Paris , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her six-year captivity in a book due to hit the shelves Tuesday . Betancourt , a former presidential candidate in Colombia , was held for more than six years by Marxist rebels before the Colombian military rescued her and 14 others in 2008 . `` Meme le Silence a une Fin , '' or `` Even Silence Has an End , '' will go on sale around the world , the publishing house Gallimard said . In June , Betancourt filed a suit , asking for about $ 7 million from the Colombian government for the years she spent as a hostage . Betancourt and her family members say the government did not do enough to protect her . Betancourt was freed in a high-profile helicopter rescue mission in July 2008 . Colombian commandos posed as humanitarian aid workers to free the group , which included three U.S. military contractors and 11 Colombian police and military members . In a memoir published last year , the U.S. military contractors rescued along with Betancourt painted an unflattering portrait of the dual citizen of France and Colombia , describing her as someone who hoarded belongings and let her temper flare during their time in the rebel camp . CNN 's Sarah Goddard contributed to this report .
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The book tells the story of her six-year captivity in Colombia . It is titled `` Even Silence Has an End ''
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- HBO 's `` True Blood '' is already in its third season and it is one of the most watched shows on cable . The last show on HBO to garner as large an audience was `` The Sopranos . '' The show has tons of fan sites and more `` True Blood '' fanatics worldwide than you can shake a stake at . So what better time to launch a comic book right ? Well , that 's exactly what creator Alan Ball thought . He , along with publishers IDW and HBO , are putting out the first `` True Blood '' comic book in a series which debuts at Comic-Con . But if you think it 's just like the TV show , think again . CNN recently spoke with Ball about the comic book , the show and what 's next for `` True Blood . '' CNN : So we are going into the third season of `` True Blood . '' Alan Ball : Yeah . CNN : It 's as popular as ever . There could n't be a better time to bring out the comic book . Ball : Well , we were approached last year by some comic book publishers and it seemed like a great fit . I mean it seems like there 's definitely characters and a story to fill comic books outside of the world of the show . So I said yeah , let 's go for it . We got together and we talked about stories , and we came up with a story . Now issue one is ready and it 's going to be available at Comic-Con on July 21 . CNN : Was it hard to create this comic book series ? ... The TV show is based on a book , so are you paralleling the comic book to the actual show ? Ball : Well it was a little difficult for me because comics are such a distinct medium in which I have never worked . So I had to learn a little bit about the medium and what it was all about . What we decided to do was to take the characters of the show and put them in a story that 's independent of the show itself , but is very true to the mythology of the show . It 's not something that is dependent on the show or the show is dependent on it , which makes a lot of sense . CNN : But is it hard to essentially write two different `` True Blood '' scripts ? Ball : Well , you have to stay on top of the mythology . You ca n't have vampires being made one way in the comic book and a different way in the show . You ca n't have characters having different histories in the show and another one in the comic . ... You just really have to stay true to what we call the bible of the show and not deviate from that . And that 's hard . As each year goes on there 's more stuff to stay on top of . CNN : The creatures are very interesting in the comic book series . Ball : There is a new creature in the comic book that is different from any creature that we 've done on the show . But who 's to say what 's going to happen in the future . CNN : How hard was it to develop the picture for that ? Ball : We actually knew what the creature was . But in terms of how it manifested physically and what powers it had to work with -- well , I sort of left that up to the artist . We knew that it was vicious , it was supernatural , it was not human , and it could do some real damage . And that sort of got incorporated into the writing of the script . CNN : Are you influenced by the fans because many times these fans know stuff that even the `` True Blood '' writers and publicists do n't know about . Ball : It 's true , they are very hardcore . CNN : Putting a comic book together , are you looking at some of those fan sites to see what people want or what they 're saying at all ? Are you influenced by that ? Ball : I 'm not . I personally do not go to those sites . I do n't read what people post . There are plenty of people in the writers room who do and communicate things to me . I just do n't have the time . And obviously I spend so many hours per day working on `` True Blood '' that in my free time the last thing I want to do is have more `` True Blood '' -- you know what I mean ? I tend to read or play with my dogs or go in the canyon or something like that , because I do n't want to go crazy . I want to maintain some reality . CNN : So you guys are unveiling the comic book at Comic-Con this week . Who 's going to be there ? What are we going to see at Comic-Con ? Ball : A lot of us are going to be there -- a lot of the cast . I know that Anna and Stephen and Ryan and Sam and Rutina and Nelson and Deborah will be there . I think Joe is going to be there . I do n't think Alexander Skarsgard is going to be there because he 's going to be shooting a movie . I 'm assuming it 'll be pretty much the same group , and we have a big panel discussion . We 're going to sign autographs and just sort of partake in the wackiness that is Comic-Con . It 's really fun . CNN : How many comic books are in the first series ? And how many will be put out ? Ball : We 're going to do six issues this year . I think there will be a new one every month . And then once all six issues are published , they will be bound in a special collector 's anthology edition . And I 'm assuming we 'll do it again next year if it works out well . CNN : So where do you hope to rank in the world of comic books ? Ball : Oh I do n't know , I 'm such a newbie . To use a `` True Blood '' term , I 'm such a newbie to the world of comics that I 'm not really sure . I know the comic book is really good . It 's a really fun story . It 's really entertaining . It 's all the characters that you know and love in a new situation fighting a new adversary . You also get some very interesting back story on all the characters , which is very true to who they are . I 'm very pleased with it . CNN : Since it 's independent of the actual show , will you have new characters being introduced into future issues of the comic book series ? Ball : There is a main story where one known character encounters this creature in a situation that they ca n't get out of , and each of them sort of shares a story from their past and that 's where we might meet some new people . We 'll see some people who may no longer exist on the show . CNN : Okay so give us a sneak peak of upcoming episodes on season three . Ball : Very soon you 're going to find out something that is very important from Eric 's past and that is going to motivate him and has been motivating him for years . That is a little bit of a big shocker .
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`` True Blood '' is capitalizing on popularity with a comic book . The first issue in the series is scheduled to be released at Comic-Con . The show 's creator spoke with CNN about the new project and the upcoming television season .
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New Delhi , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- India has unveiled a $ 35 computer prototype as part of its program to provide connectivity to its students and teachers at affordable prices . Kapil Sibal , the country 's human resources development minister , displayed what he called a low-cost computing and access device in New Delhi on Thursday . The ministry said the price would gradually fall to $ 10 apiece . India said connectivity to all its colleges and universities is key to achieving its education goals . Home to a billion-plus population , the country 's literacy rate stands at 65 percent , according to the 2001 census figures . Nevertheless , the South Asian nation has made giant strides in various areas since it opened up its economy in the early 1990s . The country ushered in a telecom revolution that delivered mobile telephony to nearly 600 million people in just a little more than a decade with highly competitive call tariffs . Now , India is preparing for another leap into the digital world . Recently , it auctioned off its airwaves for third-generation services to enable super-fast multimedia streaming of wireless . The move is aimed at bringing India 's online market on a par with its booming cell-phone business through Internet penetration with technology allowing quick access , data transfer and entertainment on mobile handsets . The country has announced plans to link up all its 250,000 village councils by 2012 in a bid to plug massive broadband divides between rural and urban communities as it emerges as one of the world 's few growth markets . Authorities say technical institutions involved in designing the new device are now setting up research to address price and quality issues in developing budget gadgets for students . `` The aim is to reach such devices to the students of colleges and universities , and to provide these institutions a host of choices of low-cost access devices around Rs 1,500 -LSB- $ 35 -RSB- or less in near future , '' the human resources ministry said at the launch of the computer . Ministry spokeswoman Mamata Varma said the government aimed to introduce the new touch-screen computing tool at higher educational institutions in 2011 . The ministry , she said , is expected to tender out contracts to private companies for mass production of its prototype . The Linux-based computer is equipped with an Internet browser , a PDF reader and several other facilities , she said .
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India : Connectivity to all colleges is key to achieving education goals . Officials say the price would gradually fall to $ 10 apiece . The country 's literacy rate stands at 65 percent .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Pennsylvania woman was charged Monday with criminal homicide after forensic tests showed her to be the mother of four infants whose remains were found in her home in July , according to Berks County , Pennsylvania , District Attorney John Adams . Authorities also linked her to a fifth set of infant remains found in a nearby landfill . Michele Kalina , who has been in jail since she was arrested August 9 on charges relating to the discovery of the infants ' remains at her home in Reading , was charged Monday with criminal homicide and five counts of `` abuse of corpse '' and is being held without bail , Adams said in a statement released by his office . Kalina 's teenage daughter first contacted authorities on July 29 , unsure of what she had discovered in the living room closet , Adams told CNN . Later that day , officers recovered the suspected remains of three infants from Kalina 's apartment . `` These remains were stored in a living room closet and each infant was recovered from an individual plastic container , '' according to the district attorney 's statement . `` One of the containers contained an amount of cured cement , which was later determined to have encased the remains of one of the infants . '' Detectives later recovered a fourth set of infant remains at the house , and found a bone believed to be from a fifth set of infant remains in a landfill . Adams said DNA testing matched her positively to four of the five remains and a man Adams described as her boyfriend to three . Adams said both the boyfriend and Kalina 's husband denied knowledge of any pregnancies . Kalina , a nurse 's aide , `` always sort of wore those scrubs and hid -LSB- her pregnancies -RSB- well , '' Adams told CNN . According to the statement from Adams ' office , the pathology report indicated four of the deaths were , `` consistent with asphyxia , poisoning , or neglect . '' `` We may make the determination that we will charge her with four separate counts , '' Adams said . `` However , this is a very unusual case and frankly we 're going to have to discuss this with our forensic pathologist . '' Kalina 's attorney , public defender Holly Feeney , had no comment .
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Police discovered four sets of infant remains at a Pennsylvania house in July . A fifth set of infant remains was found in a landfill . DNA tests showed a woman to be the mother of at least four of the infants , police said . She was charged Monday with criminal homicide .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell has revealed he will join the U.S. PGA Tour next year , but Europe teammate Lee Westwood insists he will not be switching allegiance . U.S. Open champion McDowell , who beat Hunter Mahan in the deciding singles match at Celtic Manor on Monday , told reporters that he plans to try to qualify for the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs . `` I wo n't be playing as many events in America as , say , Luke Donald and Justin Rose , but I am taking up my card , '' the Northern Irishman said on Wednesday . `` I had one in 2006 but got injured early in that season , and now I want to give it a real try . '' But world No. 2 Westwood , who can topple Tiger Woods from the top of the rankings if he finishes first or second at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland this week , has decided to stay on the European Tour -- which he won last year . If he succeeds , he will be the first European golfer to reach No. 1 since compatriot Nick Faldo in 1994 . `` The FedEx Cup sits right in the middle of the kids ' summer holidays , and I like going on holiday with them , '' said the Englishman , who has twice finished second in major events this year . `` I do n't want to be dictated to by having to go to America to play FedEx Cup when it does n't really mean that much to me . It does n't mean enough to me , anyway . `` I think they -LSB- the PGA Tour -RSB- would like me to go and be a member there , but as of Monday evening I became an individual again and I do what 's right for Lee Westwood now . '' The 37-year-old could end Woods ' five-year reign even if he took the next fortnight off , but has decided to defend his Portugal Masters title next week as well . `` That 's not me . That 's not the way I want to do it . I want to get to world number one by playing the way I have for the last two years and proving I 'm the best , '' he said . Woods , who has struggled following his return to action after his well-publicized marital problems , will not play again until November , when he plays tournaments in China and Australia . Westwood is paired with Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy for Thursday 's opening round at Gleneagles , and the 21-year-old Northern Irishman revealed that he will be cutting back his schedule next year . McIlroy played on both circuits this year after finishing second overall in Europe in 2009 , making his breakthrough triumph on the PGA Tour at Quail Hollow in May . `` I will only be playing 25 tournaments in all next year as against 29 on both tours this year , '' he said .
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U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell plans to take up PGA Tour card in 2011 . McDowell 's Ryder Cup teammate Lee Westwood will stay on European Tour . World No. 2 Westwood can topple top-ranked Tiger Woods this weekend . Another Ryder Cup winner , Rory McIlroy , plans to reduce his playing schedule next year .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The same weapon was used in three recent incidents of shots fired at military buildings , including the Pentagon , the FBI said . Tests at the FBI Laboratory showed that the Tuesday night shooting at a vacant Marine Corps Recruiting Station in Chantilly , Virginia , involved the same weapon as earlier similar incidents at the Pentagon and the National Museum of the Marine Corps , an FBI statement said . On Friday , the FBI said that more shots were fired overnight at the National Museum of the Marine Corps building in Triangle , Virginia . No one was injured in any of the earlier shooting incidents , which all involved shots fired into the buildings during overnight hours . The FBI Washington field office 's Joint Terrorism Task Force is leading an investigation of the shootings . CNN 's Carol Cratty contributed to this report .
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NEW : More shots fired overnight at National Museum of Marine Corps , FBI says . Tests show same weapon was used in three earlier shootings . No one injured in those earlier shootings . An FBI task force is leading the investigation .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- His past largely defined by his World Series heroics , Jim Leyritz 's future is now in the hands of a Florida jury that could send him to prison for up to 15 years for hitting and killing a woman while allegedly driving drunk . Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of the former baseball star , who is charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter while driving drunk in a 2007 wreck . A jury of five men and one woman , plus two alternates , has been seated in the case . According to court documents , the incident began as a nighttime celebration for Leyritz , who was ringing in his 44th birthday with friends by bar-hopping in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . While driving a friend home shortly after 3 a.m. ET on December 28 , 2007 , his red 2006 Ford Expedition hit the vehicle of 30-year-old Freida Veitch , a Fort Lauderdale police report stated . She was thrown from her dark green 2000 Mitsubishi Montero , knocked unconscious and pronounced dead at 4:08 a.m. Blood drawn from Leyritz three hours later showed he had 0.14 percent blood alcohol level , above the 0.08 benchmark in Florida . He also failed field sobriety tests , according to police . Veitch was also legally drunk with a 0.18 blood alcohol level and was not wearing her seat belt , according to court documents . In pre-trial court actions , questions have also been raised as to whether Veitch was distracted by calls and texts on her cell phone , how fast she was driving and if her headlights were on . Still , beyond determining if he was legally intoxicated , Leyritz 's fate may be most tied to one key question : whether the light he went through , prior to hitting Veitch , was red or yellow . Based on court documents , defense attorneys are also expected to argue that Veitch was to blame for the accident and there 's little to nothing Leyritz could have done , sober or not . Leyritz and his passenger , Bruce Barger -- a 19-year-old who was with the former baseball star from midnight on and who was getting a ride home -- claim the light was yellow and turned red while Leyritz 's SUV was in the intersection , court documents state . But a pedestrian at the scene , Garth Henry , said it was red even before Leyritz drove through . Leyritz played eleven years in the major leagues , including all or parts of eight seasons with the New York Yankees . His career highlight came in 1996 , when he hit a winning home run in Game 4 of the World Series . He also hit pivotal homers during the 1995 , 1998 and 1999 postseasons . He remained in the limelight after his career ended in 2000 , appearing on national and New York-based radio programs . An outspoken character during and after a career , Leyritz admitted that he 'd used amphetamines in his playing days . After his arrest , the twice-divorced Leyritz told In Session that he lost his job as a sports commentator and an endorsement deal , leaving him to rely on loans from friends and reporters . If convicted , under Florida law , Leyritz faces a minimum of four years and a maximum of 15 years in state prison . In Session 's Beth Karas and Grace Wong contributed to this report .
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Opening statements are next week in the vehicular manslaughter trial of Jim Leyritz . Leyritz is a well-known former professional baseball player and sports commentator . He is accused of a running a red light while drunk , hitting and killing a woman in Florida . Leyritz claims the light was yellow , and he could not have prevented the crash .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former German international star Lothar Matthaeus is to take charge of the Bulgarian national team , it was announced Tuesday . The much-traveled Matthaeus replaces Stanimar Stoilov , who quit after Euro 2012 qualifying defeats to England , and more damagingly , Montenegro earlier this month . `` Lothar Matthaeus is the new national team coach , '' Bulgarian Football Union president Borislav Mihaylov told a press conference Tuesday . Mihaylov said Matthaeus will be given a one-year contract with an option to extend for two more years . The 49-year-old enjoyed a glittering playing career , taking part in five World Cups and leading Germany to their 1990 triumph . He was also named as the first-ever FIFA World Player of the Year in 1991 and earned a record 150 caps for his country . Matthaeus also won Bundesliga and Serie A titles with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan . But his managerial career has been less successful and his last job was a one-year spell in charge of Maccabi Netanya in Israel and he has also coached Partizan Belgrade and Red Bull Salzburg . The former midfielder 's only international experience was with the Hungarian national side from 2003-2005 , leaving after they failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup finals . His first game with Bulgaria will be against Wales next month as they attempt to get their qualifying campaign back on track in the October 8 clash . Meanwhile , Paulo Bento was confirmed Tuesday as the new Portugal coach until the end of Euro 2012 . The 41-year-old , who won 35 caps for Portugal , succeeds Carlos Queiroz , who was sacked earlier this month . Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho had been linked with the job on a temporary basis but later ruled himself out .
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Lothar Matthaeus to take charge of the Bulgarian national team . 49-year-old German international legend replaces Stanimar Stoilov . Matthaeus has previously managed Hungary and a clutch of minor clubs . NEW : Paulo Bento appointed coach of Portugal .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A flu shot can do more than just fight against influenza , a new study suggests . It may also fight against heart attacks . Adults who take the flu vaccine may be less likely to get their first heart attack the next year , researchers say . The study , published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal , was conducted to add to other studies that suggested that there is a link between respiratory infections and heart attacks . `` By the nature of the study , it does not prove cause and effect . So it does not prove that the flu vaccine prevents heart attacks . But it does show that the flu vaccine is associated with the reduction , '' said Niro Siriwardena , one of the authors of the study and a professor at the University of Lincoln in England . British researchers , who conducted the study , compared the medical records of a little more than 16,000 first-time heart attack victims age 40 and older with the records of nearly 62,700 people who had not had heart attacks . After factoring other major risks for heart attacks , such as smoking and family history of heart ailments , the research found that the flu shot was associated to a 19 percent reduction in the rate of first heart attack , the study found . And the benefit was even more for those that received flu shots earlier in the flu season . Those who got the shots early had a 21 percent reduction in the rate of heart attacks in the next year , the study found .
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NEW : Study does not prove cause and effect , researcher says . UK researchers say flu vaccine is associated with a 19 percent drop in first time heart attacks . Researchers studied a large group of people age 40 and older .
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San Bruno , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- California Sen. Barbara Boxer demanded answers Saturday to questions about why a gas transmission line ruptured in a suburban San Francisco town , triggering a massive fire that killed four people and left five people missing . Accompanied by state and federal officials , Boxer toured blocks of the charred neighborhood in San Bruno that now looks like a war zone . The Democratic senator saw firsthand the intensely hot fire 's wrath : melted cars , burned out skeletons of houses . At a news conference later , she said it was hard to put into words how a beautiful neighborhood almost disappeared . `` Many questions must be answered by all of us whose job it is to protect our people , '' Boxer said . `` What was the cause of this blast of course , first and foremost ? '' she asked . `` Were there reports that there were odors escaping from the pipeline ? If there were those reports , what actions took place in response to those complaints ? Were emergency systems such as water supply up to the task ? Was the gas flow shut down as quickly as possible ? Does danger lie in similar pipelines in populated areas ? '' Lt. Gov Abel Maldonado said he has written a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission , seeking information on gas pipelines across the state , including their age , inspection dates and records . New remains were found in the debris left by the large fire , Steve Firpo , a city spokesman , said on Saturday , though he could not immediately confirm whether they were human . He had initially told CNN two more bodies were found . San Bruno Police Chief Neil Telford said five people were still missing . Residents packed a town hall meeting later Saturday , seeking answers from public officials about when they can go home and other rebuilding and compensation issues . Pacific Gas and Electric President Chris Johns said the company has been scouring phone records and so far , there is no evidence that complaint calls were placed . Nor was there evidence , he said , that utility crews had been in the area Thursday , the day of the blast . Firefighters were able to fully contain the blaze Friday , but federal and state investigators had not yet determined the cause . `` We are not hear to determine liability or blame , but we are here to determine the cause of the accident , '' National Transportation Safety Board -LRB- NTSB -RRB- Vice Chairman Christopher Hart said . Hart said the 30-inch natural gas pipe was installed in 1956 . `` We have seen that piece of pipeline that was blown away , and it is really quite amazing to see this huge piece of pipeline blown the distance it was blown , '' he said . Hart said investigators will look closely at the pipe 's welding and whether the pipe properly emitted an odor that may indicate a gas leak . There have been allegations of a smell in the neighborhood at least a week before the blast . Officials have identified three of the dead . Rescue workers initially feared the death toll would climb higher as they combed through the smoldering scene with cadaver dogs . Jacqueline Greig , 44 , and her 13-year-old daughter Janessa were killed , San Mateo County Deputy Coroner Michelle Rippy said . A third victim was identified as Jessica Morales , 20 . Another 52 people were injured , including three patients who were taken to the hospital with third-degree burns and four firefighters who suffered from smoke inhalation . Boxer assured those affected by the fire that state and federal authorities would do all they could in ensuring recovery . `` We must leave no stone unturned , '' she said about getting assistance to the devastated community . Some residents remained in shelters and watched the harrowing drama unfold on television in a Starbucks or other restaurants at the Bayhill Shopping Center . Patty Blick did not know whether to laugh or cry . Anger , she told CNN iReporter Brad Bailey , has not yet set in , even though she watched her entire block burn to the ground and her home of seven years vanish into ashes . Blick was still worrying about some of her neighbors . She did n't know whether they were lying in a hospital or whether they had escaped unscathed . Outside in the parking lot , food and other donated items piled up as San Bruno residents chipped in to help their neighbors . One person even left a baby stroller . The NTSB investigation will include analyzing many aspects of the blast and its aftermath , Hart said , including the history of the pipeline , the training and performance of its operators , emergency response and injuries sustained . Employees involved in operating the pipeline have been tested for drugs and alcohol , he said . The fire destroyed 37 homes and damaged eight , California Emergency Management Agency Secretary Matthew Bettenhausen said . Those numbers were considerably lower than the estimate of roughly 170 homes that NTSB 's Hart originally said were affected by the blaze . Companies operating natural gas transmission pipelines reported an average of one death per year from 2004 to 2008 , a February report from the Congressional Research Service . Carl Weimer , head of the watchdog group Pipeline Safety Trust , told CNN that , unfortunately , when it comes to pipelines , for most of the public it 's `` out of sight , out of mind . '' `` I 'm betting in San Bruno most people did n't even know the pipeline was under their neighborhood , '' he said . Weimer noted that there can be multiple causes for a pipeline failure , including unintentional excavation-related damage and , more often , age and corrosion . CNN 's Dan Simon contributed to this report .
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NEW : Lieutenant governor seeks information on pipelines . NTSB is looking closely at a section of pipe . Sen. Barbara Boxer tours the charred neighborhood in San Bruno . Authorities identify three of the known dead .
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New Delhi , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A lot of work remains to be done at the venues and athletes ' village at the Commonwealth Games in India , just a week before they are due to begin , the head of the games said Saturday . `` It 's not over yet . There is still a lot of work to be done , '' said Mike Fennell , president of the Commonwealth Games Federation . Fennell spoke to reporters in New Delhi after a week of criticism and concern about safety and security , and the apparent poor state of the athletes ' accommodation . He said the Indian organizing committee was `` responding to the needs in a very positive way '' and that now was not the time for finger-pointing , with the games due to open Oct. 3 . `` I 'm well aware that we could say to them this should have been done before , yes , but right now we 're concentrating on getting it right , and all systems are geared toward ensuring that the remedial work that 's necessary is done and completed in time , '' Fennell said . The `` great concern '' remains safety and security at the athletes ' village and making sure the buildings are equipped with the necessary fire and alarm systems , Fennell said . Organizers scrambled to pull the games together after a pedestrian bridge at a stadium collapsed Tuesday and officials called village accommodation uninhabitable and filthy . Pictures emerged showing soiled rooms that included excrement , exposed wiring , and animal footprints on a mattress . Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other top officials got involved . Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram told CNN on Friday that all security issues had been addressed and that the midnight Friday deadline to clean up the venues was met . Chidambaram said 10 of the 11 village venues had been taken over by security , with another to be taken over shortly . More than 1,000 cleaners entered the athletes ' village Friday , armed with brooms , mops and other cleaning supplies to get the facility into shape . Asked why there had n't been more monitoring of the progress in the seven years since New Delhi was awarded the games , Fennell said on the contrary , he has noted the poor progress before . `` Last year , when I paid a visit , I made some very critical remarks about what needed to be done , and there were a lot of people that were upset about those remarks at the time , '' Fennell said . `` But I said far more needed to be done very urgently , and I have had visits subsequently ... and we pointed out all along the way what needed to be done . So this is not something that was just discovered now . '' Fennell said it is the local organizing committee that is ultimately responsible for the preparation of the games . He pointed out the committee depends on developers to deliver the venues on time , though he said organizers must monitor the progress of that construction . New Delhi organizing committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi said Fennell was not singling out organizers for blame . `` We have taken on the venues a little late , and that 's where the problems came , '' he said . As head of the committee , `` I will take on the blame , '' he said , `` but I wish the venues were handed over to me last year . '' Concerns about the conditions for the New Delhi games have prompted some teams like Canada and New Zealand to delay their departures and some athletes to cancel their trips altogether . Other teams , like Scotland and Wales , departed for the games after receiving assurances from organizers . English diver Peter Waterfield on Saturday became the latest athlete to withdraw , citing security fears and conditions at the village . `` I have a wife and two young children who were very concerned about me attending the event and this decision is one that we have made as a family , '' said Waterfield , an Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalist . `` My decision to pull out of the Commonwealth Games has been especially hard because I am probably in the best form I have ever been in at the moment . '' Such concerns led to the withdrawals Friday of New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson and four British cyclists -- Peter Kennaugh from the Isle of Man , Geraint Thomas from Wales , and Ian Stannard and Ben Swift from England . The withdrawal of the four British cyclists was confirmed by Team Sky , their professional cycling team . The Commonwealth Games take place every four years among members of the former British empire . Fennell defended the decision to give the games to India and called it the right host for the competition . `` We 've got to give these people an opportunity to learn how to host these events , '' he told Olympic news website Around the Rings after arriving in New Delhi . `` India 's the largest Commonwealth country that we have , with 1.2 billion people . How will you ever know unless they 're given an opportunity to make an effort ? ''
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Mike Fennell says a lot of work still needs to be done at the games . Indian organizers are responding to the needs , he says . Now is not the time for finger-pointing , Fennell says .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Not everyone expects a response when they write a letter to the president of the United States . But Caroline Jamieson got much more than she expected when her husband ended up in jail and afraid he would be deported . Jamieson , vice president of marketing at a new-media advertising company , wrote President Barack Obama in January because her husband , Hervé Fonkou Takoulo , was facing deportation to his native Cameroon . Takoulo failed in a bid before political asylum almost a decade ago , and a judge issued a deportation order after they were married . After he and Jamieson married on 2005 , Takoulo applied for a green card based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen . But immigration law requires that the deportation order be lifted before the couple can appear before immigration officials to argue their case that the marriage is legitimate and not a ploy to legalize Takoulo 's presence in the United States . `` We want to be given the chance to interview and prove that we are a married couple , so Hervé can get a green card , and that has proven extremely difficult to do , '' Jamieson told CNN . They never received a direct response to the letter . But they did get two Immigration and Customs Enforcement -LRB- ICE -RRB- officers waiting outside their East Village , Manhattan apartment on June 3 when Takoulo was leaving the apartment to go to the gym . Jamieson told CNN that the officers cornered her husband and asked him if he had written a letter to the president . `` He said ` No , but my wife did . ' And they explained that with that letter -- when it was brought to their attention -- that the Obama administration wanted them to resolve this quickly , ' '' Jamieson said . Her husband was held at ICE headquarters for six hours , alone in a room , until he was chained at the wrists , around his stomach and his ankles and taken to the Hudson County Correctional Center in New Jersey , she said . For the next two weeks , a frantic Jamieson wrote letters to politicians and anyone else who might be able to help . She got responses , she said , but none seemed to lead anywhere . Takoulo was allowed to call his wife once a day at designated times but he knew little about his situation . He spent his days with repeat sex offenders and men accused of felonies , fearing imminent deportation . `` I did everything I could and went into survival mode and pushed for all these connections to the press , '' she said . `` We are fortunate to have that leverage . What about the people in the country who do n't have access to those means ? '' Then , on Thursday , he was brought to an immigration processing jail in Manhattan and released . There was no explanation offered for his release , but Takoulo is now wearing an electronic ankle monitor while his case is being reviewed . ICE spokesman Brian P. Hale said the circumstances of Takoulo 's arrest were undergoing an internal review and he was released as `` an alternative to detention pending a review of his case . '' Investigators are looking to determine whether `` appropriate separation '' between Jamieson 's letter to the president and Takoulo 's deportation case were violated . If so , he said , the case will go to the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility and the Homeland Security Department 's inspector general for `` immediate and appropriate action . '' Takoulo graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with an engineering degree in 2008 and received several job interview offers after graduation . But the deportation order hung over his head and prevented any followup . `` All he wants to do is contribute to this economy , '' Jamieson told CNN . `` We want to be a productive couple . He 's been dying to work . '' The couple has been following Barack Obama 's rise in the political world since 2004 . `` I felt a special kinship to him because I 'm of mixed race , and my husband obviously has a similar background , '' Jamieson told CNN . Regardless of whether or not her letter was mishandled , the incident has deeply affected the couple 's faith in the Obama administration . `` I feel really confused , I do n't understand how something like this is possible . I ca n't imagine that at the top of the Obama administration that they realize that something like this is happening , '' Jamieson told CNN .
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Woman sends letter to President Obama about fears of husband being deported . ICE officers arrest him , and he is in jail for two weeks . Released when case starts attracting media attention . ICE investigating whether agents inappropriately arrested him after letter .
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Srinagar , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Indian army accused Pakistani troops of violating a cease-fire agreement early Thursday by firing across the Line of Control that divides Kashmir . Pakistani border troops fired for about 90 minutes in Poonch district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir , said Biplab Nath , an Indian army spokesman . The Pakistanis used heavy volumes of small arms , and heavy caliber weapons such as mortars and rocket propelled grenades , Nath said . Indian troops retaliated `` appropriately '' to the `` unprovoked '' firing , he said . A spokesman for the Pakistani military confirmed the gunfire , but said Indian troops fired at their soldiers . Spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said the two nations have agreed to meet soon to discuss the incident and seek clarification . Nath said there were no casualties on the Indian side . `` Our assessment is that this firing was to primarily assist infiltration of terrorists , '' he said . Such ceasefire violations have been common since 2003 , but Nath described the latest incident firing as `` major . '' Kashmir has been a source of bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since the independence of both nations in 1947 . Under terms agreed by the two countries , Kashmir 's rulers could either opt to merge with India or Pakistan or remain independent . One part sided with Pakistan . The ruler of the other part sided with predominantly Hindu India , sparking a controversy among the region 's Muslim majority . India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir and militants , who India says are backed by Pakistan , have been fighting since the late 1980s to end Indian rule in the region . A cease-fire to end the violence was agreed to in 2003 . Both India and Pakistan routinely accuse each other of firing across the border . CNN 's Samson Desta contributed to this report .
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Pakistani military confirms the gunfire , but says Indian troops fired at its soldiers . India alleges that Pakistani border troops fired across the line of control in Kashmir . Indian troops retaliated `` appropriately , '' army spokesman says . Kashmir is a source of bitter dispute between India and Pakistan .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Artwork that used to adorn the walls and halls of Lehman Brothers ' offices in London is expected to fetch two million pounds -LRB- $ 3.1 million -RRB- when it goes up for auction Wednesday . Christie 's auction house in London is selling the art , which includes works by Lucian Freud and Anthony Gormley , antique maps and surveys , Chinese ceramics , and even Lehman Brothers signs . Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the United States two years ago following a nearly $ 4 billion loss , the failure of buyout negotiations with Bank of America and Barclays Capital , and the refusal of U.S. regulators to offer a government-backed bailout . At the same time , Lehman in the United Kingdom went into liquidation , with administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers -LRB- PWC -RRB- appointed to sell off the assets . Christie 's said there are many people who may like to own art with a Lehman connection . `` We look forward to presenting what is a fascinating glimpse into the history of what was a giant of the financial world , '' said Benjamin Clark , director of corporate collections at Christie 's London . The sale takes place Wednesday and the art will be up for public viewings starting this weekend . Barry Gilbertson , a partner at PWC , said the auction date was chosen to coincide with the second anniversary of the Lehman collapse . Old masters up for sale include seascapes and naval scenes . Tea caddies , cigar boxes , porcelain , and leather-bound books including the works of Charles Dickens , Samuel Johnson , and William Shakespeare are also being offered . Modern art includes `` Madonna '' by Gary Hume , once described by the Guardian newspaper as `` disconcertingly featureless , '' and estimated between 70,000 and 100,000 pounds -LRB- $ 110,240 and $ 157,000 -RRB- . Two etchings by Lucian Feud are also up for sale . Lehman Brothers corporate signs , including a plaque commemorating then-Chancellor Gordon Brown 's opening of the European headquarters in 2004 , estimated at 1,000 to 1,500 pounds -LRB- $ 1,566 to $ 2,349 -RRB- , are also available . Lehman Brothers has its roots in Montgomery , Alabama , where Henry Lehman -- who had emigrated from Bavaria -- founded a convenience store in 1844 . His brothers , Mayer and Emanuel , soon joined the business and later steered it toward the local cotton trade . They opened an office in New York , which became their headquarters , and in 1870 Mayer Lehman was one of the founding members of the New York Cotton Exchange . It was the earliest commodities exchange in the city and still exists . The company developed into primarily an investment bank by World War I. `` The brothers Lehman collected artwork which adorned their offices since the 19th century , '' Gilbertson said . `` Over the subsequent years , of course , as the business expanded and the leadership changed , so did their corporate taste in art . ''
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The art and signage used to be at their offices in London . Lehman Brothers collapsed two years ago . The sale will help to pay off creditors .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two decades ago , the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law , becoming a hallmark of American civil rights legislation . The act forbids discrimination against individuals with disabilities in a range of areas like employment , access to public facilities , transportation and telecommunications . Over the last 20 years , sidewalk ramps have been installed and accessibility to most public places has been improved . Yet , vehicles largely have been ignored . But that 's about to change . Vehicle Production Group , a Miami , Florida-based company plans to start production of the MV-1 , which stands for first mobility vehicle , at a plant in Mishawaka , Indiana , late this year . `` This is the first vehicle that 's been built from the ground up for wheelchair accessibility and the only vehicle that 's factory-produced that meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act , '' according to Dave Schembri , the CEO for Vehicle Production Group . Schembri said there are 54 million Americans who have some kind of of disability , with 4 million of them being wheelchair dependent . Those needing wheelchair accessibility typically have to convert a new or used vehicle , including the addition of a ramp , which Schembri says compromises vehicle 's structural integrity . That , he said , negates the safety ratings of the vehicle and negates the factory warranty as it pertains to those modifications . `` Our vehicle , you drive up the ramp , and you turn right and immediately you 're sitting in the prime seat of the vehicle which is shotgun next to the driver , '' Schembri said . During a test drive , Schembri said he took a friend of his , who is a member of the New York Knicks wheelchair basketball team , out to lunch . `` He 's sitting there having a sandwich and his coke and he says ` I 'm sitting in the front seat using a cup holder looking out the front window of this car . And I ca n't even remember the last time I did that , ' '' Schembri said . Smaller than your typical passenger van converted to handle wheelchairs , the MV-1 will be rated as a car , standing about five-feet tall . The 36-inch door opening and access ramp complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act , while fitting nearly every size wheelchair . Schembri said he expects the MV-1 to start below $ 40,000 , noting the company has received 4,000 reservations .
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The new vehicle is made for wheelchair-bound passengers . The MV-1 is made `` from the ground up '' for people with disabilities . The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Retired baseball star Roger Clemens says he 's looking forward to fighting perjury and other charges brought against him Thursday and again denied he ever used performance-enhancing drugs . A federal grand jury in Washington has charged the seven-time Cy Young winner with perjury , obstruction of Congress and making false statements over his insistence to a House committee that he never used steroids or human growth hormone . `` I never took HGH or steroids . And I did not lie to Congress , '' Clemens said in a statement posted on the website Twitter . `` I look forward to challenging the government 's accusations , and hope people will keep an open mind until trial . I appreciate all the support I have been getting . I am happy to finally have my day in court . '' Clemens left baseball in 2007 after 24 seasons in the major leagues , during which he played for the Boston Red Sox , Toronto Blue Jays , Houston Astros and New York Yankees . He was the first pitcher to win seven Cy Young awards , ranks third in all-time career strikeouts with 4,672 and ninth in all-time wins with 354 . The charges stem the longtime pitcher 's February 2008 appearance before the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee . Both Clemens ' former trainer , Brian McNamee , and a report by former Sen. George Mitchell stated that Clemens had used banned substances at points in his career . Rep. Henry Waxman , then the committee 's chairman , said perjury and false statements `` are serious crimes that undermine the ability of Congress to perform its duties . '' `` Whether he committed a crime will be up to the judge and jury , '' the California Democrat said in a written statement . But he said the investigation , which Waxman and then-ranking Republican Tom Davis requested , `` are important actions to protect the integrity of the Committee 's oversight work in this area and to help end the use of steroids and performance enhancing drugs in professional sports . '' During the February 2008 hearing , Clemens vehemently denied using performance-enhancing drugs . Steroid use `` is totally incompatible with who I am and what I stand for , '' he told lawmakers , adding , `` I can not in good conscience admit to doing something that I did not do , even if it would be easier to do so . '' The six-count indictment , returned by a grand jury in Washington , states that Clemens `` did corruptly endeavor to influence , obstruct , and impede '' the congressional investigation into the use of steroids by him and other major league players . It includes three counts of making false statements to investigators about the use of human growth hormone , steroids and vitamin B12 , and two counts of perjury stemming from his appearance before Waxman 's committee in 2008 . That testimony put him at odds with McNamee as well as one-time Yankees teammate Andy Pettite , who told a league investigation led by Mitchell that Clemens admitted using human growth hormone . A few weeks later , the committee 's leaders asked the Justice Department to launch a perjury probe of Clemens . Clemens ' lawyer , Rusty Hardin , told reporters Thursday that the pitcher expected the indictment . `` Roger has known from the very beginning that if he chose to publicly deny the accusations in the Mitchell report , that this day would come , '' Hardin said . He said he warned Clemens he would be called before the House committee if he issued that denial , and if he repeated it in front of Congress , he would likely face perjury charges . If he had used steroids , `` All he had to do was just admit he did it and move on like Andy , '' Hardin said . But he added , `` I think people will understand sometimes the government 's wrong . '' `` Now that they are ready to move forward , we are too , and we 'll let everything get taken care of in the courts , '' he said . Clemens told investigators that Pettite -- who admitted to using human growth hormone on two occasions himself -- must have `` misheard '' him , and he accused McNamee of lying `` to save his own skin '' as federal authorities began probing the use of steroids in major sports . He filed a defamation suit against his ex-trainer in late 2008 . Clemens said the shots he recieved from his trainer were vitamin B12 , which is an allowed substance . But the trainer never had access to B12 and never injected him with such supplements , the indictment states .
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NEW : Pitching legend 's lawyer says Clemens knew `` this day would come '' Clemens denies allegations and says he wants his day in court . Charges include obstructing Congress , false statements and perjury . In 2008 , Clemens testified that he did n't use performance-enhancing drugs .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The body of Edelmiro Cavazos Leal , the mayor of the city of Santiago in Nuevo Leon state , was found Wednesday , two days after he was abducted , Mexico 's interior ministry announced . His handcuffed and blindfolded body was found on the outskirts of Santiago along a road leading to a tourist attraction , the state-run Notimex news agency reported . There were signs of torture , Notimex said . Interior Minister Jose Francisco Blake Mora said he will travel to Nuevo Leon to confer with local officials . Nuevo Leon , which borders Texas , has been the frequent site of drug cartel violence , especially around the state capital of Monterrey . Santiago is on the outskirts of Monterrey . Cavazos was kidnapped by gunmen early Monday , Nuevo Leon state officials said at a news conference later that day . Mexican President Felipe Calderon lamented the killing Wednesday . `` Edelmiro 's death makes us indignant and obligates us to redouble our fight against these cowardly criminals who kill our citizens , '' Calderon posted on the online service Twitter . More than 28,000 people have been killed in Mexican drug violence since Calderon initiated a crackdown against the cartels shortly after coming into office in December 2006 .
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NEW : His bound and blindfolded body was found with signs of torture , Notimex says . Edelmiro Cavazos Leal was kidnapped early Monday , officials say . Nuevo Leon state has been the site of much drug cartel violence . Mexican President Felipe Calderon lamented the mayor 's slaying .
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Israel 's anti-missile system , the Iron Dome , will become operational within four months , the Israeli Defense Ministry said Monday . The security system -- which was designed to protect Israel from short-range missiles and rockets -- is part of a larger defense system that includes protection from mid - and long-range missiles , intended to protect Israel from a possible Iranian attack , the ministry said in a statement Monday . Video released by the ministry shows the interception of Grad and Qassam-like rockets , similar to those launched into Israel from Gaza in recent years and from Lebanon during the second Lebanon war of 2006 . Israel has considered rockets and missiles the main threat to its security since it withdrew its troops from southern Lebanon in 2000 and from Gaza in 2005 . `` This is an important landmark for the security system and the security industries , '' Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a written statement . `` We will work to station the systems on the ground as soon as possible . '' `` The importance of the new system is major , '' concurred Ron Ben Yishai , national security and defense commentator for Yediot Aharonot newspaper and its website , known as Ynet . `` The IDF can easily identify and target heavy missiles before being launched because of the time required to prepare them , whereas short-range rockets can easily be hidden behind any bush or house in southern Lebanon , '' he said . `` It is the lighter -- up to 70 kilometers range -- rockets that pose the serious nuisance to the Israeli population . '' In Washington , the White House is asking Congress to approve $ 205 million to help Israel build the system , Obama administration officials said . White House spokesman Tommy Vietor explained the administration 's rationale , saying , `` The president recognizes the threat missiles and rockets fired by Hamas and Hezbollah pose to Israelis . '' According to an Israeli defense ministry spokesman , the cost of developing and manufacturing the first two batteries was approximately $ 218 million . The cost of each additional battery is estimated at $ 13 million and rises to $ 21 million with the addition of radars and missiles . `` A good coverage of Israel 's borders requires 15 to 20 batteries , '' Ben Yishai said . He said he believes the advantages of the system justify the cost . `` Each intercepting missile costs the IDF $ 50,000 , yet the price should not be compared to the cost of the cheap Qassam but rather to the cost of the damages it causes both in human lives and in property . When examined this way , -LRB- the -RRB- equation is clear . '' The funds proposed by the White House are expected to pay for up to nine more Iron Dome batteries . Two senior administration officials said the $ 205 million would be in addition to the $ 3 billion the United States spends each year to support Israel 's defense . One senior administration official said a U.S. team traveled last fall to Israel to see work on Iron Dome , and concluded that it was `` a system that made sense . '' Another senior administration official said the funding is part of an ongoing partnership between the United States and Israel to promote steps `` we can jointly take to improve Israel 's security . '' Israel 's short-range rocket-defense system is `` one of the security measures we 've been talking -LRB- about -RRB- with them over time , '' the official added . The Obama administration is helping Israel enhance its security systems , in part , to address Israeli fears that the establishment of a Palestinian state would create a safe launching pad for rocket attacks . The batteries `` can be transferred anywhere within Israel within a matter of hours , '' the defense ministry said .
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NEW : `` The importance of the new system is major , '' said YNET commentator . NEW : The batteries are portable . The Israeli defense system is known as the Iron Dome . It is designed to protect against short-range missiles and rockets .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran unveiled the first long-range military drone manufactured in the country on Sunday , state media reported . The unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of carrying out bombing missions against ground targets and flying long distances at a high speed , Press TV said . Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attended the unveiling of the drone , dubbed the `` Karrar , '' in a ceremony marking Iran 's Defense Industry Day . In February , Iran inaugurated the production line for two types of drones with bombing and reconnaissance capabilities , the semiofficial Fars news agency reported . Iran has manufactured its own tanks , armored personnel carriers , missiles and fighter planes since 1992 , according to Press TV . The country successfully tested a radar-evading drone with bombing capabilities in June 2009 , Press TV said . In March 2009 , U.S. military officials said U.S. fighter jets in Iraq shot down an unmanned Iranian spy drone aircraft . At the time , most major state-run media outlets in Iran did not carry news of any incident involving an Iranian drone and Iraq 's national security adviser declined to comment . Unmanned vehicles have become a staple of modern combat . U.S. military officials have said remotely-controlled drones minimize risk and allow troops to spy on and attack enemy combatants . Ahead of the drone 's unveiling , Iran 's defense minister said the country 's military planned to reveal a project of `` great importance '' on Sunday , according to state-run Press TV . `` Iran 's defense capability has reached a point which does not need any aid from other countries , '' Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said , according to the semiofficial Iranian Students News Agency . It is not clear whether the unveiling of the long-range drone was the announcement he was referring to . Vahidi 's announcement Saturday came as Iran began fueling its first nuclear energy plant in the southern city of Bushehr , the nation 's state media reported . Press TV said the effort will help the country create nuclear-generated electricity . But some Western nations have questioned whether the nuclear fuel will be used solely for electricity , suggesting that Iran would eventually try to enrich uranium on its own , providing material for nuclear weapons . The United States has questioned Iran 's motives in continuing to enrich uranium within its borders . `` Russia is providing the fuel , and taking the fuel back out , '' White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said earlier this month . `` It , quite clearly , I think , underscores that Iran does not need its own enrichment capability if its intentions , as it states , are for a peaceful nuclear program , '' he said . Iran has maintained all along that the site will produce energy , but the United States and some other international observers remain unconvinced . Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , speaking to Russian reporters in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Wednesday , brushed off Western concerns about the Bushehr facility , calling it `` the most important anchor holding Iran to the nonproliferation regime , '' according to the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti .
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State media : The unmanned aircraft can carry out bombing missions . Ahmadinejad attends unveiling ceremony . Drones have become a staple of modern combat .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to help others he thought were members of al Qaeda in planning multiple bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington area , the Department of Justice said . Farooque Ahmed , 34 , appeared briefly Wednesday before federal Magistrate John Anderson at the U.S. District Court in Alexandria , Virginia . The court will appoint an attorney for Ahmed , and he was ordered to remain in custody until a detention hearing Friday , said Peter Carr , a spokesman for the U.S. attorney 's office in Alexandria . A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Ahmed on Tuesday , the Justice Department said in a statement . `` In announcing this arrest , officials emphasized that at no time was the public in danger during this investigation and that the FBI was aware of Ahmed 's activities from before the alleged attempt began and closely monitored his activities until his arrest , '' the statement said . `` The public should be assured that there was no threat against Metrorail or the general public in the Washington , D.C. , area . '' Metrorail is the name of the subway system that serves the greater Washington area , including suburbs in northern Virginia and south-central Maryland . Ahmed is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization , collecting information to assist in planning a terrorist attack on a transit facility and attempting to provide material support `` to help carry out multiple bombings to cause mass casualties '' at the Washington-area stations , authorities said . If convicted , he faces a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison . An administration official said Wednesday that Ahmed has no known connections to any overseas terrorist groups or individuals . The investigation is continuing , the official said on condition of not being identified . White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters the arrest is `` another important example '' of work by the FBI , all levels of law enforcement and the national security team `` to keep our country safe . '' `` At no point was the public in any danger , '' Gibbs said . In a statement , the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said , `` This arrest reinforces the need for continued vigilance by Metro and its customers . '' Carr said Ahmed was dressed in casual clothes and had a long beard at the court appearance , where he appeared reserved and `` addressed the judge respectfully . '' Ahmed was arrested at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday at a hotel in Herndon , Virginia , according to Carr . Ahmed attempted to assist others `` whom he believed to be members of al Qaeda '' from April through Monday in planning multiple bombings at the stations , according to the indictment . Federal authorities declined to provide further information on the identities of the purported al Qaeda members who allegedly were in contact with Ahmed . On April 18 , Ahmed allegedly drove to a hotel in Dulles , Virginia , and met with a courier who he thought was affiliated with a terrorist organization , the indictment said . That person `` provided Ahmed with a document that provided potential locations at which future meetings could be arranged , '' the Justice Department said , citing the indictment . On May 15 , Ahmed allegedly agreed to `` watch and photograph '' a Washington hotel as well as a Metrorail station in Arlington , Virginia , `` to obtain information about their security and busiest periods , '' the department said . Ahmed , a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Pakistan , `` allegedly participated in surveillance and recorded video images of Metrorail stations in Arlington , Virginia , on four occasions , '' the statement said . On or about July 19 , in a Sterling , Virginia , hotel room , Ahmed allegedly gave a memory stick containing video images of the station to `` an individual whom Ahmed believed to be affiliated with al Qaeda , '' according to the indictment . That same day , he allegedly agreed to assess the security of two other Metrorail stations in Arlington as possible locations of terrorist attacks , the Justice Department statement said . And in a Herndon hotel room on September 28 , Ahmed allegedly handed over a USB drive containing images of two Arlington Metrorail stations to a person he thought was affiliated with al Qaeda , authorities said . He also allegedly provided diagrams he drew of three Arlington Metrorail stations and provided suggestions as to where explosives should be placed on trains at the stations `` to kill the most people '' in simultaneous attacks planned for 2011 , the Justice Department said . `` Today 's case underscores the need for continued vigilance against terrorist threats and demonstrates how the government can neutralize such threats before they come to fruition , '' said David Kris , assistant attorney general for national security . `` Farooque Ahmed is accused of plotting with individuals he believed were terrorists to bomb our transit system , but a coordinated law enforcement and intelligence effort was able to thwart his plans . '' CNN 's Jeanne Meserve , Dan Lothian , Carol Cratty and Devon Sayers contributed to this report .
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Source says suspect has no known terrorism links . Farooque Ahmed faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted . Ahmed was arrested Wednesday morning . Feds : At no time was the public in danger .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A mechanical problem forced NASA to delay the final launch of the Space shuttle Discovery at least until next Tuesday , the space agency said Friday . Engineers found an air leak in the right hand Orbital Maneuvering System Pod , which they say will take a day to repair . Launchtime on Tuesday is set for 4:12 p.m. , when weather experts predict a 70 percent chance of acceptable weather , NASA said . The Discovery 's 11-day flight , which had been set to launch on Monday , will be a `` very busy mission , '' according to NASA Flight Director Bryan Lunney . `` After we fly around the Earth about 170 times , Discovery will come home for its last flight , '' Lunney said during a news conference last month . `` The crew is ready to go . '' The six-member crew , led by Cmdr. Steven Lindsey , will install a new `` permanent multipurpose module '' called Leonardo on the International Space Station . This will be the 133rd space shuttle mission and the final one for Discovery . The shuttle Endeavour is set to launch February 26 , and Congress passed a bill this month authorizing another , final space shuttle mission .
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NEW : Weather experts predict 70 percent chance of good launch weather . Engineers expect it will take a day to fix the air leak . The Discovery could launch on Tuesday . NASA will retire the Discovery after it 's November mission .
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Paris , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- All 12 of France 's oil refineries have reopened after being shut down for two weeks or more following a series of massive union-led actions protesting the government 's planned pension overhaul . Strikes ended Friday at all six of Total 's refineries , according to a spokesman for that company . It should take about a week for those facilities to start producing fuel again . Yves le Goff , a spokesman for the French Union of Petroleum Industries , said industry leaders planned to meet Friday afternoon to discuss the situation . The refineries and the nation 's 219 petroleum depots were targets this month when hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets to rail against a plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 . Unions call the move unfair , though France 's government say it is critical to keep public finances in order . The latest round of nationwide protests took place Thursday . France 's Interior Ministry estimated that 560,000 people demonstrated , while unions -- six of which called for the protest , along with another one planned for November 6 -- put the number at a much higher 2 million . A day earlier , the lower house of France 's parliament approved the controversial pension reform bill ; the Senate had approved it Tuesday . But lawmakers can still force the bill to go to the Constitutional Council before it becomes law . The opposition Socialist party has said it will try that route , which requires 60 legislators . The pension plan is the latest in a continuing round of moves by President Nicolas Sarkozy 's administration to pare down France 's deficit and curtail government spending . While many nations in Europe and elsewhere have undertaken or proposed major cuts , such moves are especially significant in France , where historically one in four jobs has been tied to the public sector . Already , 40,000 teachers and staff have been laid off since 2008 in schools and universities . And 54,000 military jobs are set to be lost through 2015 , per a plan announced two years ago . The government says that another 100,000 civil service jobs have been cut since Sarkozy took office in May 2007 . CNN 's Winnie Andrews contributed to this report .
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NEW : All of France 's 12 oil refineries have reopened after several strikes ended Friday . NEW : A Total spokesman says it will take a week for facilities to produce oil again . Production had been halted at the refineries during protests over national pension reform .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- You voted : he won . Revered by the masses of moviegoers worldwide , it came as no surprise that Martin Scorsese -LRB- `` Taxi Driver , '' `` Raging Bull , '' `` The Departed '' -RRB- topped the Screening Room 's `` Directors Cut '' poll . Martin Scorsese : You voted him best director in our Screening Room poll . Walking away with 15 percent of your votes , Scorsese 's hard-hitting documentary style , quickfire editing , fondness for NYC backdrops and rapport with De Niro make him your top director . Born on November 17 , 1942 , as a child Scorsese struggled with his health . The movies -- along with the church -- became a haven for him . `` When I was a kid I had terrible asthma -- I did n't go out at all , '' he told CNN at a masterclass at the 2007 Marrakech Film Festival . `` I was out on the streets , yes , but I was not athletic in any way and so the movie theatre was a refuge . '' His love for the silver screen led him to devote his free time to watching movies wherever he could -- at the cinema and on TV at home . `` I do n't think I was ever happier than when I was alone in our 2 , 3-room tenement apartment on Elizabeth Street , '' he recalls . `` My mother and father were at work , my brother was at work . I would come home from school in the afternoon and on television would be ` La Belle et La Bete ' by Cocteau , ` The Southerner ' by Renoir , Von Sternberg ... I would be doing little drawings of them like my own movies . And I never stopped doing that . '' Even so , Scorsese almost did n't make it into the movies . Born into the devoutly religious Catholic community of Little Italy on New York 's Lower East Side and a devout Catholic , he studied for the priesthood , almost joining the seminary before his passion for filmmaking took his talents elsewhere . `` The ritual of the Catholic Church is important to me . I found it fascinating ; I found it moving ; I still find it fascinating , '' he said . He entered NYU in 1960 as an undergraduate , where he was taught to make films about what he knew -- his own life . He was also very influenced by the cinema verité movement and the fly-on-the-wall documentary style that was just beginning to emerge at the time . This influence would show up again and again in his student films , and later in `` Raging Bull , '' `` Taxi Driver '' and `` Mean Streets . '' Despite coming from a poor background and not having access to 8mm cameras like many of his university peers , Scorsese dove into film with a passion and was soon a star pupil . Head and shoulders above his classmates , he won every award and scholarship going . When Martin -LRB- known to his friends as Marty -RRB- Scorsese arrived in Los Angeles in 1971 he was an unknown . He hung out with other young actors and directors , among them Steven Spielberg and George Lucas , all hustling for their big break . Scorsese had made films before , notably a no-budget effort , `` Who 's that knocking at my door ? '' with a young Harvey Keitel . But it was with `` Mean Streets '' that Scorsese got his big break . `` Taxi Driver '' followed three years later , while 1980 's `` Raging Bull '' probably saw De Niro 's finest performance under Scorsese . Iconic and violent , 1990 's `` Goodfellas '' featured top-drawer performances from Scorsese favorites , De Niro , Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci , while `` Casino '' -LRB- 1995 -RRB- drew heavily on its predecessor , with a good measure of extra violence and an Oscar-nominated performance from Sharon Stone . More recently , `` The Aviator '' paired Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio , Cate Blanchett and John C Reilly . But it was 2006 's `` The Departed , '' a remake of Korean film `` Infernal Affairs '' starring DiCaprio alongside Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg , that broke the Oscar drought for Scorsese , at last winning him his gold statuette . When CNN asked him at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival what makes a great director , Scorsese said that it is something he finds hard to pin down . `` It 's very hard to make these value judgments , '' he said . `` I think one key element in good and great is to have something to say , a voice . '' But he added that skill in telling a visual story plays a large part . `` There are directors , filmmakers who simply -LRB- and it 's not simple at all -RRB- know how to put things in the frame , '' he explained . `` They know how to keep a story going , fast and in such a way that and make it entertaining . It may not say much but there 's a technical skill that 's overwhelmingly difficult to master . '' That 's a skill Scorsese has by the bucketload -- and one he revels in . `` The designing of the shots is something that I enjoy a lot , '' he told CNN at Marrakech . `` It 's the biggest challenge ... When I design and edit a sequence , when I know a shot is going to go from shot A to B to C and then I 'll intercut shot C with B and D -- I get very excited about that , '' he revealed . But his favorite part of filming remains the editing process . `` Editing takes me back to being alone and drawing pictures , '' he explained . But his love for the edit suite caused friction early on in his career . `` I had to live in Los Angeles between 1970 and 1981 in order to get to make film and be introduced to the people who allowed me to make films , '' he revealed , `` But I found that I had difficulty sometimes with the way some excellent editors resented the director in the editing room . '' Scorsese is famous for his partnerships with leading actors , most notably Robert De Niro and , more recently , Leonardo DiCaprio . Shunned by the Academy for years , Scorsese finally snapped up his elusive Best Director Oscar for `` The Departed '' in 2006 . Following his 2005 rockumentary on Bob Dylan , he has just completed `` Shine A Light , '' a documentary following the career of the Rolling Stones . E-mail to a friend .
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Martin Scorsese topped the Screening Room 's `` Directors Cut '' poll . His lauded films include `` Mean Streets , '' `` Taxi Driver , '' `` Goodfellas '' Scorsese finally won the Best Director Oscar for 2006 's `` The Departed ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Remote and wild , the windswept island of Newfoundland off Canada 's Atlantic Coast offers Viking history , stunning rocky landscapes and warm , welcoming locals . iReporter Margaret Zubert , from Sudbury in the Canadian province of Ontario , recently traveled to Newfoundland as part of a travel quest . `` My goal is to visit all the Canadian provinces on the premise that even though I love to travel to other countries , I should also know my own country too . So , after the Newfoundland trip , I only have one more province to go ! '' she said . The large island , which is part of Canada 's easternmost province , Newfoundland and Labrador , even has its own time zone -- a half-hour ahead of neighbors to the west . Zubert , 63 , made the trip to Newfoundland with her sister-in-law , Sylvia . They two took a 12-day bus tour from Deer Lake in the northwest , along the Northern Peninsula and then south along the east coast to St. John 's . The tour was operated by McCarthy 's Party , a local company . `` Our tour escort was a retired school principal who was just a fountain of information about the history , the people and the culture of the province , '' Zubert said . Zubert answered the following questions about her trip : . Favorite spots . That is a tough one to answer since we visited so many wonderful places . I 'll give two places : St. John 's , the capital city , because it 's so different from most North American cities , and Conche , a small fishing village on the Northern Peninsula , which has the most fabulous tapestry I 've seen outside of Europe . Do n't - miss experience . Do n't miss the chance to hear the locals perform ! At almost every stop , local fiddlers and singers performed their own music . At times , it was toe-tapping dances or sea shanties ; at other times , sad ballads that brought a tear to the eye . Share your travel experiences on iReport.com : Just back from . First impression . I was amazed by how rugged the landscape was and how close the sea was to every community . It 's obvious that this harsh environment has helped to shape a tough and resilient people . Lasting memory . I will always remember the friendliness of the people . They were courteous yet funny , helpful but proud . Three adjectives that capture this place . Scenic , rugged , resilient . Biggest surprise . The amazing history -- from Vikings , to explorers , to current-day oil rigs off the coast . Most delicious food , drink or place to eat . Maybe not most delicious , but most notable is the local rum , Screech . If you go to Newfoundland , you have to be Screeched in ! Most meals featured fish , and the featured fish there is cod . We had wonderful fish chowders and fish cakes . Atlantic salmon was also very good . Check out Zubert 's photos above for more on the places she visited . Have you been on a trip recently ? Share your story at Just back from on iReport.com .
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Newfoundland is a large island off Canada 's Atlantic Coast . It is part of Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada 's easternmost province . Friendly people , local music and rugged scenery impressed iReporter Margaret Zubert .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It was the kind of experience I could n't make up . A few weeks ago , my husband and I were invited to a large dinner party . After we arrived , we were seated at a round table with four other couples . Introductions were made , and glasses of wine were poured . Kids and sports were discussed . Then , out of the blue , one of the men at the table made an announcement . `` Tom 's wife writes Amish romances , '' he said while smiling , almost as if I should be embarrassed that he divulged my secret . My husband squeezed my hand , told how I write inspirational romances and said he was proud of me . The conversation moved on . I picked up my fork , ready to dig into my salad and listen to everyone else talk . Really , that 's what I do best . But then I realized everyone was staring at me . `` You write religious books ? '' one of the women asked . `` About people in buggies ? '' I nodded . And then came the million-dollar question : `` Why ? '' Of all the answers brewing inside of me , only one came to mind ; the one answer that still feels the best : It gives me joy and enriches my readers ' lives . Well , that 's it in a nutshell , as one of my characters would say . I feel lucky to spend much of my days writing about people loving the Lord and falling in love at the same time . I do n't feel those two things are mutually exclusive . Being a Christian is part of who I am , just like me being left-handed . It would be impossible to park my faith on the sidelines , pulling it out only on Sundays when it 's time for church . I do n't think I 'm alone in this . Several articles have appeared lately in the media about the popularity of inspirational romances . The Wall Street Journal , Business Week and USA Today have noticed the popularity of inspirational fiction -- `` bonnet romances '' in particular . It 's become one of the most profitable industries in publishing . Since I 'm a working writer , I 'm glad of that . But in my heart , I also see the need for this genre . In today 's society , it 's hard not to be blindsided by swearing , violence or suggestive language . Things that used to be thought of as unmentionable are now on television and in movies , and of course , in books . There 's a large market for entertainment that pushes the envelope . I certainly do n't shield myself against all of this . But sometimes , it 's nice to know that there 's a haven for people who do n't necessarily want to spend their time around those elements . And that 's where the inspirational market comes in . My readers know if they pick up one of my novels , they wo n't be shocked by anything in its pages . Furthermore , I work very hard to ensure that my characters will be spiritually challenged and lifted . I want my readers to believe in love and romance and maybe even God 's grace by the time they read the last page . I enjoy Amish inspirational novels because they depict a lifestyle that is vastly different from mine . Like a lot of other women my age , I 'm busy working , running to my children 's sporting events and doing a hundred other activities that seem to take up too much time and leave me exhausted . However , in my Amish-themed novels , the pace is slower . Driving to town in a buggy means there 's time to look at the flowers on the side of the road , or to actually talk to the person you 're sitting next to . There 's a quiet appeal to a way of life that does n't involve computers , cell phones , traffic , radios or GPS systems . In the Amish community , family and faith are integral to every decision -- and with that comes comfort . When I write about my characters spending the morning in prayer , passing an afternoon canning with friends or piecing a quilt for a charity auction , I wish I were doing those things , too . And when my characters speak with absolute certainty that the Lord is with them , I also yearn to feel that way . I feel fortunate to be able to spend my days writing inspirational fiction , and even talking about it to people at a dinner party . And though people were still smirking at me at the end of the dinner , I 'm hopeful that maybe one or two of them will pick up an inspirational novel from the shelves and give it a try . They might be pleasantly surprised .
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Shelley Shepard Gray writes Amish romances , also known as bonnet romances . She says she writes because `` It gives me joy and enriches my readers ' lives '' In her books , the pace is slower , and family and faith are integral to every decision .
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Zhouqu , China -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A day after a miraculous rescue , the sounds of cheers were replaced by crying families , the roar of bulldozers and dynamite blasting debris in Zhouqu , China , on Wednesday . More than 24 hours after a man was pulled from the debris of his collapsed home , the grim reality is setting in that the death toll in the region is rising rapidly . Recovery teams pulled another dead body from one destroyed building . Another group carried what appeared to be the remains of a young child through the streets . The bodies are delivered to a makeshift morgue just outside the city . The roads in are also jammed with trucks carrying hundreds of coffins , along with the much needed supplies of water , food and medicine . The official death toll stands at 702 , with more than a thousand still reported missing after mudslides and flooding engulfed this ethnic-Tibetan city in northwest China Saturday night . One village of 300 houses that local people said was home to more than 2,000 people was completely wiped out . The mud is becoming a threat to rescue teams as well . Pockets of air remain just below the surface , threatening to swallow up anyone who steps through them . The heat also hampered the rescue efforts , compounded by a severe lack of drinking water and the growing threat of disease . Temperatures on the ground are hovering around 34-degrees Celsius -LRB- 93-degrees Fahrenheit -RRB- . Teams of workers combed through the city spraying for insecticide and disinfectants . With so many dead bodies still believed to be decomposing in the heat and mud , fears of epidemic were on the rise . State media reported that 7,000 tents were delivered to the city to help house the displaced . But a lack of flat and stable ground to pitch camps meant that most survivors faced the prospect of another day without shelter , while digging through debris in search of loved ones . China 's rainy season started with a vengeance in early May and has brought the worst flooding in a decade . More rain is forecast in the next few days . Some of the rocks and debris from the mudslide landed in the middle of the Bailong River that snakes through the area . The river overflowed and inundated low-lying neighborhoods . The government has been using explosives to break up the river debris , in an attempt to gradually release the water safely . CNN 's Emily Chang in Zhouqu , China , and Brian Walker in Atlanta contributed to this report .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river Thursday after floods destroyed a bridge in southwest China 's Sichuan Province , state-run CCTV reported Friday , citing Chengdu Railway authorities . It was not immediately known how many passengers were inside the carriages , which a firefighter said were swept 200 meters downriver . Local authorities said they were doing their best to carry out rescues . The accident occurred in Guanghan at about 3:20 p.m. Thursday on the Shi-ting-jiang Bridge , part of the railway line that links Chengdu and Baoji , in northwestern Shaanxi Province . Floods caused the bridge piers to collapse , which forced the train from its track , they said . People aboard five other carriages were taken to safety . The train was traveling from Xi'an , the capital of Shaanxi , to Kunming , the capital of southwestern Yunnan Province .
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The fate of passengers and crew is not clear . Floods caused the bridge piers to collapse , forcing the train from its track . The train was traveling from Shaanxi to Yunnan Province .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The salmonella outbreak that led to the recall of 380 million eggs was preventable and will likely grow , federal officials said Thursday . Hundreds of Americans likely have become ill from tainted eggs in recent months , according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , CDC spokeswoman Lola Russell said Thursday . From May 1 to July 31 , a total of 1,953 cases of Salmonella enteritidis were reported ; the expected number of such cases ordinarlily in that time would be about 700 , Dr. Christopher Braden , acting director of the CDC 's division of food-borne , waterborne and environmental diseases , said in a conference call Thursday . The CDC is not yet sure exactly how many cases can be attributed to this particular outbreak . The salmonella outbreak prompted Wright County Egg of Galt , Iowa , to increase its recall Wednesday to 380 million eggs . The number of salmonella cases is expected to grow because any that occurred after July 17 may not yet be reported due to a two - to three-week lag between when a person becomes sick and when the case gets reported in the system , the CDC said . `` We would certainly characterize this as one of the largest shell egg recalls in recent history , '' Sherri McGarry of the Food and Drug Administration said in a conference call Thursday . On July 9 , the FDA announced it had new safety rules for large-scale egg producers , but that came after the salmonella outbreak apparently began . `` The outbreak could have been prevented . '' McGarry said . `` The egg safety rule is in a phase-in approach , but there are measures that would have been in place that could have prevented this if it been placed earlier than in July . '' FDA 's new rules cover refrigeration of stored and transported eggs , pasteurization , rodent control , cleanliness and a required written Salmonella enteritidis prevention plan . The agency said `` implementing the preventive measures would reduce the number of Salmonella Enteritidis infections from eggs by nearly 60 percent . '' Producers with more than 50,000 laying hens , or about 80 percent of the market , were to comply by now . The regulations requires `` egg producers with fewer than 50,000 but at least 3,000 laying hens whose shell eggs are not processed with a treatment , such as pasteurization , to comply with the regulation by July 9 , 2012 . '' The Center for Science in the Public Interest , an advocacy group , said the FDA needs a strong inspection force . Health departments across the country are tracking cases of salmonella and dispensing advice to citizens . Arizona , for example , has seen a twofold increase in salmonella reports , with an uptick beginning in June , said Dr. Joli Weiss , food-borne disease epidemiologist for the state Department of Health Services . Thoroughly cooking eggs kills salmonella bacteria within , but there is still risk of cross-contamination if a food preparer does n't properly wash kitchen utensils , such as whisks or spatulas , that came into contact with the raw eggs . Undercooked food also leaves the consumer at risk of infection . Salmonella , which is generally contracted from contaminated poultry , meat , eggs , or water , affects the intestinal tract . Symptoms include diarrhea , fever and abdominal cramps , which typically begin within 12 to 72 hours , according to the CDC . Vomiting , chills , headache and muscle pains also may occur , according to the Mayo Clinic . These symptoms last about four to seven days , and then go away without specific treatment in healthy people . Antidiarrheal medications may help with cramps , but they may also prolong the diarrhea , the Mayo Clinic said . The elderly , infants , and people with impaired immune systems are at heightened risk for developing a more serious illness because of salmonella , the CDC said . Some people can develop life-threatening complications if the infection spreads beyond the intestines . Chickens can pass the bacteria to eggs because the eggs leave hens through the same passageway as feces , according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's Food Safety and Inspection Service . Alternatively , bacteria in the hen 's ovary or oviduct can get to the egg before the shell forms around it , FSIS said . Wright County Egg added several more batches and brands to the recall Wednesday afternoon . `` Wright County Egg is fully cooperating with FDA 's investigation by undertaking this voluntary recall , '' the company said in a statement . `` Our primary concern is keeping salmonella out of the food supply and away from consumers . As a precautionary measure , Wright County Egg also has decided to divert its existing inventory of shell eggs from the recalled plants to a breaker , where they will be pasteurized to kill any salmonella bacteria present . '' After the uptick in salmonella infections , the CDC and the FDA traced the source and determined it was most likely eggs from Wright County Egg . The company says it is working to determine how the shell eggs are being contaminated . The CDC reported Thursday evening that more than one person became ill in 26 restaurants in 10 states . Information showed that Wright County Egg was an egg supplier to 15 of the restaurants . Krista Eberle , director of food safety programs at the Egg Safety Center , reiterated that only shell eggs are affected by the Wright County recall . `` From what we know they only do shell eggs , and if they did extra egg products , they are still considered to be safe , '' Eberle said . She added that egg products such as egg whites and dried eggs go through pasteurization and extensive heat treatment , so they 're considered safe to eat and the Egg Safety Center is not concerned the other products might be sullied with bacteria . Country Eggs , Inc. on Thursday said it is voluntary recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by Wright County Egg . Eggs were distributed to food wholesalers , distribution centers and food-service companies in California , Arizona and Nevada , according to a statement . Eggs were packaged under the Country Eggs , Inc. brand name in 15 dozen bulk pack with the identifying plant code of P 1946 and P 1026 . Julian code dates are 216-221 . Dates and codes can be found on the box label . Wednesday 's recall covers eggs branded as Albertsons , Farm Fresh , James Farms , Glenview , Mountain Dairy , Ralph 's , Boomsma , Lund , Kemps and Pacific Coast and are marked with a three-digit code ranging from 136 to 229 and plant numbers1720 and 1942 , the company said . In addition , NuCal Foods , which , on its website , calls itself the largest distributor of shell eggs in the western United States , announced Thursday it was `` voluntarily recalling specific ... dates of shell eggs produced by Wright County Egg and packaged by NuCal Foods because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella . '' The earlier recall covered the Lucerne , Albertson , Mountain Dairy , Ralph 's , Boomsma , Sunshine , Hillandale , Trafficanda , Farm Fresh , Shoreland , Lund , Dutch Farms and Kemps brands that were marked with with a three-digit code ranging from 136 to 225 and plant numbers 1026 , 1413 and 1946 . The four-digit plant number begins with `` P - '' and is followed by the three-digit code . Both recalls affect eggs packed in several different sized cartons , from a half-dozen to 18 eggs . Only shell eggs are affected by the recall , the company said . Consumers are encouraged to return the eggs in their original packaging to where they were purchased for a full refund . Eggs have not been a major source of infection in humans for this particular strain of salmonella , enteritidis , in the last twoor three years , said Patrick McDonough at Cornell University 's School of Veterinary Medicine . A big outbreak like this one is out of the norm , he said . Ideally , when a chick becomes a candidate to become an egg-laying hen , it is put in a clean environment with clean water and feed , he said . But that is not always the case , he said . Rodents can get in the feed , and their feces can transmit bacteria to the birds . One Wisconsin woman infected by salmonella has filed a lawsuit against a restaurant that allegedly served contaminated eggs linked to the nationwide outbreak of the potentially deadly bacteria . Plaintiff Tanja Dzinovic , 27 , from Pleasant Prairie , Wisconsin , said she got sick after eating at the Baker Street Restaurant and Pub in Kenosha , Wisconsin , in June . She recently retained the Seattle , Washington-based law firm Marler Clark , which specializes in food poisoning cases , and amended her lawsuit against the restaurant to include Wright County Egg . Drew Falkenstein , the Marler Clark attorney co-representing Dzinovic , said Thursday although she returned to work a while ago , after a week of acute illness , she suffers from ongoing gastrointestinal problems . In the legal complaint , Marler Clark says , `` defendant Baker Street Restaurant and Pub purchased and used in the manufacture of its menu items Salmonella-contaminated shell eggs subject to defendant Wright County Egg 's August 16 , 2010 recall . '' The Kenosha County Health Department closed the restaurant on July 13 to investigate an outbreak of `` at least 30 confirmed Salmonella enteritidis illnesses ... including the plaintiff 's , '' according to the complaint . The restaurant has since reopened . Falkenstein said even though Wright County has recalled the eggs , Baker Street Restaurant will remain part of the lawsuit . He said when so many people in one restaurant became ill that it should have raised red flags and called the food-handling practices into question . The 30 cases of salmonella reported in Kenosha County came from no specific source and not all the people were connected to the restaurant , said Diane Bosovich , assistant director of nursing for the health department . She was n't certain how many may have been tied to the restaurant , which she said was closed for a week as `` a precaution . '' She indicated that Baker Street Restaurant has been inspected and employees were educated on proper food handling . There were no findings of food-borne sources of salmonella , but she could n't comment on whether any employees tested positive for the disease at the time . L & K Tricoli , LLC , which owns the Baker Street Restaurant and Pub and two other Kenosha restaurants , did not respond to repeated CNN requests for comment . CNN 's Elizabeth Landau , Caitlin Hagan , Val Willingham and Mark Morgenstein contributed to this report .
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Illnesses since July 17 may not yet be reported . The CDC estimates hundreds of Americans have been rendered ill by contaminated eggs . Iowa 's Wright County Egg has recalled 380 million eggs due to salmonella concerns . The U.S. egg industry produced about 6.5 billion eggs in April .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A tell-all book by a former `` Girls Gone Wild '' photographer alleges that Paris Hilton once smuggled illegal drugs into Europe using a cigarette box hidden inside her body . Hilton 's representative did not comment on the book 's allegation when contacted by CNN Wednesday . A copy of `` Flash ! Bars , Boobs and Busted -- 5 years on the Road with Girls Gone Wild '' was filed as an exhibit in the publisher 's response to a lawsuit aimed at stopping its sale on Tuesday . The lawsuit described the `` Girls Gone Wild '' video series as `` filming real college coeds reveling in spring break . '' The video series ' founder , Joe Francis , filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court in July accusing his former employee , Ryan Simkins , of violating confidentiality agreements with the book . `` Simkins agreed orally and in writing not to disclose confidential information or speak publicly in a manner that could harm the reputation of Mr. Francis or the Girls Gone Wild enterprise , '' his suit said . Simkin 's legal response contended he was not bound by any confidentiality agreement . `` To the extent the parties previously may have agreed that the defendant would not write about plaintiffs , that agreement was waived by plaintiffs , '' the response said . The book became available online Tuesday despite the lawsuit , according to the publisher 's lawyer . Publisher 4th Street Media , named as a co-defendant , submitted the book as an exhibit in a court filing on Tuesday . An excerpt of the filing obtained by CNN described a purported encounter between Simkins and Hilton , who was naked in her dressing room during a photo shoot in Los Angeles . Hilton was about to fly to Europe to meet Francis , whom she was dating at the time , he wrote . Simkins wrote that he was delivering a Camel cigarette package filled with cocaine and Ecstasy to Hilton at the request of Francis : . `` I took out the Camel box and handed it to her , and she thanked me . We talked for a minute or two about the apparent difficulty of procuring those drugs in Europe . I asked if she was flying private , and she said , ` No , commercial . ' And then as politely as I could , I asked her how she planned on traveling with that amount of blow and X. `` She held the box in her right hand , and then with an underhand swoop like a lower case J , she demonstrated exactly how she intended to beat airport security . She even whistled as she did it . '' He then describes how she placed the box between her legs and into her body . Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas , Nevada , on a cocaine possession charge last month .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The divorce of golfer Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren was finalized Monday , according to a joint statement issued by their attorneys . The marriage 's end comes nine months after allegations surfaced that Woods carried on several extramarital affairs . `` We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future , '' the statement said . `` While we are no longer married , we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been , and will always be , of paramount importance to both of us . '' The judgment , issued Monday in Bay County , Florida , Circuit Court , allows for `` shared parenting of their two children , '' their attorneys said in a statement . The estranged couple asked for privacy as they `` adjust to a new family situation . '' In the dissolution of marriage petition filed Monday , Nordegren cites the marriage as `` irretrievably broken '' as the reason for divorce . According to the document , the couple reached a settlement agreement July 3 in which they agreed to a joint parenting plan . Both Woods and Nordegren agreed to waive the 20-day delay period offered in Florida before a final judgment . `` The parties have been separated for a substantial period of time ... and the delay would generate unnecessary public attention , '' according to the waivers . The couple were married October 5 , 2004 . Allegations of infidelity first began to surface in November when Woods crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and tree outside his family 's home in Orlando . The November 27 incident , which left him with a sore neck and a cut on his lip that required five stitches to close , also set in motion the crash of his storybook life . A few days beforehand , the National Enquirer had reported he was having an affair with a New York nightclub hostess , who denied it . But that allegation was followed by others , and Woods ' tightly controlled world and image soon began to crumble . Just after Christmas he entered a rehabilitation center , where he stayed for 45 days getting treatment for undisclosed `` issues . '' `` It was to take a hard look at myself , and I did , and I 've come out better , '' he said in April when he made his return to the PGA tour . Woods also has acknowledged that he engaged in multiple extramarital affairs over the course of his nearly six-year marriage .
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The couple reached a settlement July 3 , document says . Elin Nordegren says marriage is `` irretrievably broken '' `` We wish each other the very best for the future , '' the couple says . The settlement allows for `` shared parenting of their two children ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Defending champion Roger Federer will seek to claim his fourth Cincinnati Masters title on Sunday when he faces Mardy Fish . The third seed Federer leads Fish 5-1 in career meetings , but Fish beat Federer in their last meeting in 2008 at Indian Wells , according to ATP World Tour 's Web site . In Saturday 's semifinal , Fish beat fellow American ninth seed Andy Roddick 4-6 , 7-6 -LRB- 3 -RRB- , 6-1 after rallying from a set down and near-defeat in the second set , according to ATP World Tour . Two rain delays went in favor of Fish , the first coming when Roddick led 5-4 in the first set , giving each players an hour respite . The second delay came during the second set when Fish was facing near-defeat at 2-5 . Fish would return and force a tie-breaker , which he 'd win , followed by a dominant deciding set . `` I 've never felt better on the court , and I 've never been more confident and I 've never played better , '' Fish said , according to ATP World Tour 's Web site . `` I 've won a lot of matches this summer . -LSB- The weight loss -RSB- has a ton to do with it , '' he added , referring to some 30 pounds -LRB- 13.6 kilos -RRB- he has shed . Of the weather , Roddick said , according to ATP World Tour , `` That 's the thing with rain delays . The momentum can shift really fast . '' Federer , playing against Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the other Saturday semifinal , won handedly 6-4 , 6-3 . The five-time ATP World Tour No. 1 from Switzerland dropped only three points on first serve and attributed a more aggressive game , including rushes to the net , to his downtime since Wimbledon . `` After Wimbledon I had six weeks to work on a few things . On the hard courts it 's nice to play forwards and not always be defensive and let the other guy dictate , '' ATP World Tour quoted Federer as saying . `` I 'm happy that the hard work is paying off right away . '' Baghdatis , now ranked 20th , on Friday upset world No. 1 Rafael Nadal for the first time in his career following six defeats to the Spaniard . Federer is seeking only his second title this year following January 's Australian Open success .
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Fish beats fellow American Andy Roddick 4-6 , 7-6 -LRB- 3 -RRB- , 6-1 . Federer , playing against Baghdatis in the other semifinal , wins 6-4 , 6-3 . Baghdatis had earlier upset Nadal .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal made light work of their opening matches on the 2010 ATP Tour circuit on Tuesday , but a man who has beaten the world 's top two tennis players suffered an embarrassing defeat . No. 1 Federer brushed aside unseeded Belgian Christophe Rochus 6-1 6-2 in the first round of the Qatar Open in Doha , while second seed Nadal was similarly untroubled in defeating Italy 's Simone Bolelli 6-3 6-3 . However , world No. 8 Robin Soderling was knocked out in the first round of the Chennai Open in India , where he was top seed . The Swede -- who beat Federer in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi last week before losing in the final to Nadal , on whom he inflicted a shock defeat at last year 's French Open -- was beaten in straight sets by American Robby Ginepri . `` Everything went wrong for me , '' Soderling said after his 6-4 7-5 reverse to a player ranked 100th in the world . `` I was n't hitting the ball well , I did n't take my chances and he took his . `` It does n't matter whether you have two break-points or three , you still have to take them . '' Swiss star Federer should have another easy ride in the second round when he faces unseeded Russian Evgeny Korolev , while Spaniard Nadal takes on another Italian in Potito Starace . The day 's most significant result in Doha saw 38-year-old Moroccan wildcard Younes El Aynaoui become the oldest player to win an ATP Tour match since Jimmy Connors , who was 42 when he triumphed at the Halle Open in 1995 . El Aynaoui , whose previous competitive match was in May 2008 , beat American qualifier Ryler DeHeart 7-6 -LRB- 7-3 -RRB- 7-6 -LRB- 7-4 -RRB- . The 2002 champion , who was runner-up in 1996 , earned a clash with Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis , who upset Spanish eighth seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-1 . Meanwhile , at the Hopman Cup mixed teams event in Perth , hosts Australia eliminated the United States with a 2-1 victory in Group A on Tuesday . Samantha Stosur beat Melanie Oudin 6-2 6-4 , then Lleyton Hewitt gave Australia an unassailable lead by defeating big-serving John Isner before the Americans won the mixed doubles . Australia , who have a win and a loss , next face Spain -- who remained on course for a fifth final appearance with a 3-0 drubbing of Romania . Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez won the opening singles 6-4 6-3 against Sorana Cirstea , and then the Romanians had to concede after Victor Hanescu suffered an injury and pulled out at 6-3 down against Tommy Robredo .
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal win their opening matches on the 2010 ATP Tour circuit . The world 's top two players triumph in straight sets in first round at Qatar Open in Doha . Robin Soderling , who has beaten both recently , loses as top seed at Chennai Open . Younes El Aynaoui , 38 , becomes the oldest player to win on ATP Tour since 1995 .
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Srinagar , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pro-India groups Sunday welcomed the latest initiative from New Delhi to defuse the crisis in Indian-administered Kashmir , but a hard-line separatist leader spearheading the unrelenting pro-independence unrest dismissed the plan as `` an eyewash . '' Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah was one of the first to hail the eight-point proposal , describing it as `` a positive development which should lead to resolving the political issues of the state . '' Omar said students who had been detained for throwing stones during the violent demonstrations that have so far claimed 106 lives would be released soon , and schools and colleges should reopen Monday so that students will be prepared for annual state board exams . However , he said , one of the main points of the proposal -- to scale down the number of security forces in the area and to withdraw the Disturbed Areas Act in some places -- would be reviewed this week at the unified headquarters meeting . The Indian government had imposed a strict round-the-clock curfew in the summer capital of Srinagar and in several other areas in an attempt to prevent angry mobs from taking to the street . Still , residents -- many of whom favor an independent Kashmiri nation in the Muslim majority Kashmir Valley , part of India 's northern Jammu and Kashmir state -- came out hurling stones at police and paramilitary troopers who have in turn , opened fire and used tear gas . State Congress party chief Saif-ud-Din Soz described the eight-point initiative , which was introduced Saturday by Home Minister P. Chidambaram , as `` a good beginning . '' The moderate All Parties Hurriyat Conference -LRB- APHC -RRB- chairman , Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq , expressed `` disappointment '' with the proposal . He said his group would issue its formal reaction Monday after a meeting of its executive committee . The hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dismissed the initiative as `` an eyewash , as it does n't address the fundamental issue of accepting Kashmir as an international dispute by New Delhi . '' It also does not take into account other demands of demilitarization under the auspices of a credible international agency and withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act -LRB- AFSPA -RRB- , he said . Referring to the Indian home minister 's announcement regarding a plan for dialogue with all sectors of society , Geelani said that by his count , more than `` 150 rounds of talks have been held since 1947 between Kashmiris and New Delhi which have , however , yielded nothing . '' Kashmir analyst Abdul Quyoom noted that the proposal `` has failed to enthuse the separatist leaders , who have been upping the ante for Kashmir 's secession from India . '' Also included in the plan is proposed compensation for the families of protest victims of the equivalent of about $ 11,000 each . Since the latest wave of unrest began in June , 106 people have died . The Indian government says another 245 people were detained . Earlier in the week , Chidambaram , the home minister , led an all-party delegation of Indian parliamentarians to Srinagar to assess the situation firsthand . Delegation members drove through the curfew-bound streets to an international conference center on the banks of Dal Lake , once one of India 's most popular tourist destinations . The delegation met with leaders of various pro-India parties . Kashmiri separatist leaders had turned down invitations for talks . Moderate leaders Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik also turned down invitations to join the discussions , but sent a joint memorandum to the delegation reiterating their demands for restoration of normalcy and the initiation of dialogue . Among those demands were demilitarization , the release of detainees and the withdrawal of what they called draconian laws . Claims on the mostly Muslim Kashmir Valley has been a matter of dispute since the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947 . India deployed thousands of troops in Kashmir to guard against what Indian leaders believe was a Pakistan-backed insurgency that began in late 1980s . That insurgency , which claimed tens of thousands of lives , has waned but the troops have remained , fueling new waves of separatist unrest .
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Pro-India parties welcome the 8-point plan to defuse tensions in Kashmir . Hard-line separatist leader Geelani dismisses the proposal as `` an eyewash '' The plan proposes scaling down the number of security forces , compensating victims ' families .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Kim Clijsters will play Maria Sharapova in the final of the WTA tournament in Cincinnati after both had contrasting semifinal victories . Fourth seed Clijsters was leading 2-1 in the opening set of her last four match when fellow former world number one Ana Ivanovic withdrew . 10th seed Sharapova had to battle for two and a half hours to beat fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 3-6 6-2 in their later night match . Belgian ace Clijsters is 4-3 ahead in career meetings with Sharapova and both will be bidding for a season-leading third title of the season on Sunday . Ivanovic will be hoping that the injury does not ruin her chances of continuing her improvement at next month 's U.S. Open in New York , the final grand slam event of the tennis year . `` I was very scared . All of a sudden on that one shot , I felt something crack a little bit , '' she told reporters . `` Just on that one forehand when I went to step around it , I just felt like pain all of a sudden , so much pain in my foot and I could n't step on it anymore . `` I tried a bit of tape , but I could not put any weight on it and there was no point in me continuing . '' The 22-year-old , who before this week had won back-to-back matches only twice this year in reaching the semifinals in Brisbane and Rome , was seeking to reach her first final since Indian Wells in March 2009 . After almost being knocked out in the opening round of the hardcourt event , she had few problems in winning her next two matches and then on Friday won her quarterfinal against Uzbekistan 's Akgul Amanmuradova , who earlier upset top seed Jelena Jankovic . `` It 's a shame a match like this had to end like that for her , '' Clijsters told the official WTA website . `` It was nice to see her do well this week , and then something like that happens . '' Sharapova , who has had her share of injury problems , will be bidding to add to her titles in Memphis and Strasbourg as she moves up the rankings .
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Kim Clijsters has the chance to win her third title on the WTA Tour this year . Belgian moves into Cincinnati final after Ana Ivanovic suffers foot injury . The Serbian retires hurt after losing the third game of the opening set on Saturday . NEW : Maria Sharapova to face Clijsters in final after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Android smartphones can do a lot , but unless you 're already an Android power user or enjoy configuring a sophisticated device , getting set up on your first Android phone is probably a bit of an ordeal . Speaking from experience , it 's definitely not as simple or straightforward as getting started with your first iPhone . Sprint aims to ease the setup process with Sprint ID , a service launched this month for the carrier 's new mid-range Android phones . In a nutshell , Sprint is providing preconfigured packages of apps , wallpaper , icons , ringtones and premium content -LRB- through partnerships with major media brands -RRB- . Sprint ID packs are free to download and install , but users are charged for premium content and features delivered through those packs . Users can customize their own phones further , and you can load up to to five Sprint ID packs on a device . This may sound limiting to experienced smartphone users , but it 's probably a good enough starting point for most beginning Android users , especially if you just got your first-ever phone that goes beyond what a basic feature phone or messaging phone can do . As a Sprint news release notes : `` According to the Pew Research Center , more than one third of US adults own smartphones , but three out of four of those owners do n't use many of the smartphone 's features . It 's not because they do n't want apps that are cool or make their lives easier ; it 's because finding the right content is simply too confusing , time consuming or even intimidating . '' Phonescoop is reporting that Sprint is also rolling out the Sprint ID service for higher-end Android devices -- specifically the Samsung Epic 4G and the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy tablet . It probably would have to come up with far more sophisticated packages to make this service compelling to users of those devices . We 'll see what emerges on this front . The Sprint ID concept is intriguing . Basically , it 's selling `` skins '' for Android devices . In this case , the purpose is to ease the less-experienced user 's setup process and overall experience . But skins for Android devices can serve many purposes for all kinds of users . And the more the device can do , the greater the opportunities for creating compelling skins that integrate a wide range of content and functions . Sprint views Sprint ID not just as a service for the packs it decides to offer , but a platform through which others can create and offer their own custom Android skins . These could be sold or given away either to the general public or a select group of users , such as fans of a particular band or team , or employees of a large company . The October 12 episode of `` The Cell Phone Junkie Unlocked '' podcast included an interview at CTIA with a Sprint representative who explained that the Sprint ID platform basically allows developers to create custom collections of applications , widgets and other tools to serve specific user groups . For instance , many large companies already provide smartphones for their employees . The IT or telecom department of a large company like FedEx or Merrill Lynch might use Sprint ID to deploy an Android skin for its employees that would include access to in-house proprietary tools or information . Employees could activate the job-related skin during the workday , then switch to a personal skin -LRB- or no skin -RRB- when off-duty . This week 's Sprint Developer Conference included several sessions that focus on Sprint ID , so expect to see the list of available public and proprietary Sprint ID packs expanding significantly in coming months . Sprint has n't yet specified how it will choose those it will allow to create Sprint ID packs . I doubt this carrier 's platform would be wide open to any developer for any purpose , like the Android App Market . Also , Sprint ID packs are , of course , available only to Sprint customers , but Android devices are now available on every carrier . Maybe alternative Android skin platforms might arise , and they might be open , rather than tied to specific wireless carriers . Android Central speculated that this strategy may `` spell doom '' for phone manufacturers ' custom Android user interfaces like HTC Sense or Samsung Touchwiz . What if you could get an Android skin for the city where you live , or for particular news venues , or organizations that you support ? Why not an Android skin for Denver residents , or Texas Republicans , or stock traders , or people who track bills in Congress , or the BBC , or the Natural Resources Defense Council , or Presbyterians ? Right now , there are smartphone apps to serve these communities -- but apps are n't everything . A custom skin could allow you to integrate mobile web bookmarks , widgets , messaging services , ticker-style updates and more in one experience that you could turn on and off at will on your phone . It 'll be interesting to see how this concept develops and spreads .
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Sprint aims to ease the setup process with Sprint ID . Sprint providing preconfigured packages of apps , wallpaper , icons , ringtones , etc. . Packs are free to download and install , but users are charged for premium content .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Netherlands reached their third World Cup final with a 3-2 win over Uruguay in a dramatic semifinal in Cape Town on Tuesday . The Dutch will play the winners of the second semifinal between Germany and Spain for the ultimate prize in football at Soccer City on Johannesburg on Sunday . Second-half goals from Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben put the Dutch 3-1 up but Maxi Pereira summed up the never-say-die spirit of the Uruguayans with an injury-time strike to ensure a frantic finish . Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk was proud of his team , who have won all six matches in the finals , the best record of any side . `` It 's amazing that we have managed to do this . It 's been 32 years -LRB- that the Netherlands last played in a final -RRB- . It is unbelievable . We can be very proud for such a small country , '' he told AFP . Netherlands vs Uruguay minute by minute . His 35-year-old captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst put the Netherlands ahead after 18 minutes with probably the goal of the tournament , a stunning 30 meter strike which whistled past Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera . But Diego Forlan , the Uruguay captain on the night , equalized shortly before halftime with a long-range effort that eluded Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg , his fourth goal of the World Cup . Read how the game was followed in Montevideo . The second half burst to life just after the hour mark as first Sneijder 's shot found its way through a sea of legs to beat Muslera for his fifth of the tournament . In the 73rd minute , Robben headed home Dirk Kuyt 's cross to make it 3-1 . Robben might have added a fourth and his third of the finals on a swift counter attack but he was denied by Muslera . SI.com : 3 quick thoughts . It looked academic , but the last South American team in the tournament conjured up a late goal as Pereira scored with a low curling shot . In a desperate finale , Uruguay threatened an equalizer , but it is the Dutch who go into an all-European final . They were previous losing finalists in 1974 , to West Germany , and 1978 against Argentina . Germany play European champions Spain in Durban on Wednesday .
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Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 in first semifinal of World Cup in Cape Town . Giovanni van Bronckhorst , Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben score Dutch goals . Diego Forlan and Maxi Pereira reply for Uruguay . Netherland will play either Germany or Spain in final on Sunday .
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Islamabad , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An official with Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation , a group with alleged links to a banned Pakistani terrorist organization , says the U.S. Agency for International Development 's administrator visited a camp the group is running and praised the work being done there . The United States is denying that claim . On Wednesday , the head of USAID , Dr. Rajiv Shah , went to Sukkur , Pakistan , to get a firsthand look at the needs of the flood survivors and how aid is being distributed . He visited two relief camps . One of the camps was inside Double Session High School , where the charity with alleged terrorist ties says it had a banner up in Urdu . Inside the camp , aid was being distributed in big bags from USAID . Representatives from the World Food Program also were there , as was the U.S.-based Save the Children charity . But the Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation 's leader in Sukkur , Khateeb Ullah , said his group is running that camp and others . `` Our charity is running five camps in the city and providing accommodations , food and medicine to 3,500 flood victims . Jamaat-ud-Dawa is supporting us financially and morally , '' Ullah said . Jamaat-ud-Dawa has been banned by Pakistan and the United Nations as a terrorist front group . Hafiz Saeed , the leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa , has `` provided us dry food in huge quantity to help the flood victims , '' Ullah said . The Indian government has accused Saeed of being the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks , in which 10 Pakistani terrorists took over five-star hotels and a Jewish center in India and left more than 160 people dead . Saeed was put under house arrest but was released by a Pakistani court that cited insufficient evidence . A spokesman with the U.S. Embassy , Richard Snelsire , said , `` They may have had a banner up , and the organization may have been there and distributed aid earlier , but that does n't mean the group is running the camp . '' A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan later in the day read in part : `` USAID partners have been providing assistance to victims of the flooding at the school since August 16th . The Double Session High School is a Pakistan government school and is under the supervision of the government of Pakistan . At no time during his visit did Dr. Shah encounter or meet with any members of a banned extremist organization . '' Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit said , `` I am not aware of any camps being run by any banned organization . '' Although Falah-e-Insanyiat is not a banned terrorist organization , it allegedly is the charity wing of one . Pakistan is a strategic country in the war on terrorism , and analysts say the United States can not afford to let a lack of Western aid increase the impact of charities associated with militant groups . Amjad Jamal , the spokesman in Pakistan for the World Food Program , which also is providing assistance at the school , said : `` Our systems of engaging partners in every country are very clear . World Food Program does not work with any charity linked to terrorism . '' The United States pumped millions of dollars into Pakistan before the floods . With millions more new aid coming into the country because of the flooding , it is insisting the government be transparent about how aid money from around the world is being spent .
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Falah-e-Insaniyat says it is operating a camp praised by the head of USAID . The group is allegedly linked to a Pakistani terrorist organization . The United States contends the camp is not being run by Falah-e-Insaniyat .
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ISTANBUL , Turkey -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sevket Sahintas works the night shift driving his taxi around Istanbul , Turkey , from midnight until dawn . Sevket Sahintas says he did n't know anything about photography when he began snapping photos . His route takes him past symbols of wealth old and new : the ornate carved stone gates of a 19th-century Ottoman sultan 's palace , the gleaming high-rises in the city 's rapidly growing financial district . Periodically , Sahintas stops his yellow cab not for customers , but for photos . Under a roaring overpass , he steps out of his vehicle and walks across the street to two homeless men who sleep huddled on the concrete under a blanket next to a half-finished plastic bottle of water . Sahintas pauses for a moment and presses a button on his small camera . A flash erupts , then he turns and walks slowly back to the car . In addition to being a cabbie , Sahintas is a self-taught photographer . He focuses his lens on the poorest segments of Istanbul 's society . Sahintas , who began driving a taxi when he was 19 , said he started taking photos five years ago when he began working the night shift . Watch Sahintas as he photographs street scenes '' `` I saw people on the street in winter . They were cold at night , '' he said . `` To make their voices heard , I wanted to buy a camera and show that these people are living in difficult conditions . That 's how it started . '' Sahintas takes photos of homeless people , who often sleep barefoot in bus stops next to billboards where smiling models advertise everything from ice cream bars to credit cards . See the streets through Sahintas ' lens '' `` I like to capture those contradictions , '' he said . `` Happy smiling people on the ad boards beside that unhappy person who is trying to sleep . I want the happy people to see that minority and do something about it . '' Sahintas also takes black-and-white portraits of the other characters who roam Istanbul 's streets at night : dirty street children , garbage pickers , transvestite prostitutes . Eventually , Sahintas ' nocturnal perspective on Turkey 's largest city began attracting attention , both at home and overseas . This month , an exhibit of his photos titled `` The Other Side of the Night , '' is on display in an Istanbul gallery . `` Basically , we were amazed by his photos , '' said Anna Heidenhain , one of the directors of Manzara Perspectives , the art program displaying Sahintas ' work . She compares his photographs to the social documentary form of photography that rose to prominence in the 1930s . iReport.com : Share your view of the world . But Sahintas is the first to acknowledge he approached photography as an amateur . `` I did n't know anything about photography , '' he said . `` I did n't know any technical terms , just an on and an off button . '' He keeps an eye out for subjects while driving Istanbul 's winding streets . At 2 a.m. , he spotted a freelance garbage-picker patrolling Istanbul and hauling giant rolling carts through traffic . Sahintas stopped and met with the man , named Yasar , and offered him a cigarette . Yasar told Sahintas he scavenges packing paper and cardboard boxes from garbage bins for resale to private recycling companies . Working until dawn , he can make the equivalent of $ 7 a night to feed his family of six . `` We are struggling to earn enough money to buy bread , '' Yasar said , before trundling off into the night with his cargo of paper , a lit cigarette hanging from his lips . This week Turkey , one of the world 's 20 wealthiest economies , is holding an annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund . The delegates are expected to discuss ways to battle poverty and strategies to prevent a repeat of last year 's global economic crisis . But Sahintas disagrees with experts who rate economies based on gross domestic product . A country 's wealth `` should be related to how that money is distributed , '' he said . `` If all the money is controlled by a few monopolies , I believe it shows a country 's poverty , not its wealth . '' Sahintas ' work highlights the huge income gap in Turkish society . Even though the Turkish economy enjoyed steady growth for much of the past decade , the latest government statistics show that nearly one in five Turks live below the poverty line . During the past year , the economic crisis pummeled Turkey 's export-driven industries , pushing unemployment to record highs . The downturn has hit many Turks -- from Istanbul 's garbage-pickers , who say there is less useful trash to scavenge , to the city 's cabbies , who complain that fewer customers can afford their services . Still , at the station from where Sahintas operates his cab , taxi drivers are quick to heap praise on their colleague . `` We are proud of our friend . We like his pictures , as well , '' Tolga Donmez said between glasses of steaming hot Turkish tea . `` He makes us want to learn new skills , as well . '' Despite the attention , Sahintas does n't make enough money from his photos to earn a living . For that , the photographer has to work the night shift in his yellow cab .
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Cabbie 's familiarity with cameras once consisted only of `` an on and an off button '' Sevket Sahintas garnering attention for photos taken on his night shift . Fellow cabbie says , `` He makes us want to learn new skills , as well '' Sahintas wants Istanbul 's `` happy people '' to see how cold , poor residents live .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- November 8 , 1994 : It was a slaughter . In one night , Republicans seized 54 seats in the House and eight seats in the Senate , capturing Congress for the first time since 1954 . The newcomers , many from the South , were predominantly white , male and angry . `` You 're going to have a difference in style , '' predicted an Atlanta-based Republican pollster . `` With the Southern Republicans , you get a more aggressive , assertive conservatism . This is a conservatism that has been built on confronting Democrats and liberals , not accommodating them . '' Conservative leaders credited Rush Limbaugh , king of angry white men , with propelling the Republican revolution . `` He was the standard by which we ran , '' said former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay . The Heritage Foundation , a conservative think tank , invited Limbaugh to deliver the keynote at its orientation for new lawmakers . Limbaugh encouraged the newcomers to stay mean : `` This is not the time to get moderate . This is not the time to start trying to be liked . '' The newcomers listened . Led by House Speaker Newt Gingrich , the angry white men of Capitol Hill shut down the government and spent the next six years trying to drive Bill Clinton from office . Those were the days , my friend . We thought they 'd never end . November 2 , 2010 : Four years after recapturing Congress , Democrats are again cowering in expectation of a brutal Election Day beating . Rush Limbaugh is still angry , but some of this year 's Republican candidates take their cues from someone new : Glenn Beck . Where Limbaugh was angry , Beck is paranoid . In his land of make-believe , devious enemies have infiltrated the government and are plotting to destroy America . Every significant phenomenon , from the recession to the BP oil spill , is part of their master plan . Their final objective is a fascist-communist-Big Brother-world-government-über-tyranny , and they will annihilate anyone who interferes , which is why Beck frequently asks listeners to pray for his safety . Just as Republicans channeled Limbaugh 's anger in 1994 , many of today 's Republican nominees exhibit Beck 's paranoia . For instance , Rand Paul , the Republican Senate nominee from Kentucky , has described a secret plot to merge the United States into a North American Union under a single currency , sealed by a colossal 10-lane highway from Mexico to Canada . `` It 's gon na go up through Texas , I guess , all the way to Montana , '' he explained . `` If you talk about it like it 's a conspiracy , '' he said , `` they 'll paint you as a nut . ... But I guarantee you it 's one of their long-term goals to have one sort of borderless mass continent . '' Bill Randall , a Republican congressional nominee from North Carolina , speculated that the government has colluded with BP to create the oil spill : `` Now , I 'm not necessarily a conspiracy person , but I do n't think enough investigation has been done on this . ... I do n't know how or why , but in that situation , if you have someone from a company proposing to violate the safety process and the government signing off on it , excuse me : Maybe they wanted it to leak . '' Sharron Angle , Republican Senate nominee from Nevada , has spoken of armed resistance to tyranny . `` You know , our founding fathers , they put that Second Amendment in there for a good reason , and that was for the people to protect themselves against a tyrannical government , '' she warned . `` I hope that 's not where we 're going , but , you know , if this Congress keeps going the way it is , people are really looking toward those Second Amendment remedies and saying , my goodness , what can we do to turn this country around ? '' Christine O'Donnell , Republican Senate nominee from Delaware , checks for political opponents hiding in her bushes . `` They 're following me , '' she insisted . `` They follow me home at night . I make sure that I come back to the townhouse , and then we have our team come out and check all the bushes and check all the cars to make sure that -- they follow me . '' Some Democrats have cheered these wild-eyed candidates , believing that extremists wo n't win elections . But history contradicts faith in Americans ' moderation . When militant conservatives seized control of the Republican Party in December 1992 , one Democratic analyst gloated , `` They are silencing the more moderate elements in their party and seeking an ideological purity from the right . A marginalized , right-wing Republican Party will be less competitive with Bill Clinton in 1996 than a more inclusive and centrist Republican Party . '' But while the relatively moderate Bob Dole lost to Clinton , conservative shock troops swarmed into Congress and hobbled his presidency . The way things are going , the incoming Republicans of 2010 will make the class of 1994 look like pragmatic centrists . If so , we can look forward to years of partisan gridlock and poisonous incriminations . In the words of Glenn Beck , `` Buckle up , because trouble is coming . '' The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Michael Wolraich .
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Michael Wolraich says Rush Limbaugh helped propel 1990 's GOP revolution . But in 2010 midterms , candidates take cues from Glenn Beck , who uses paranoia . GOP candidates such as O'Donnell , Paul have taken up paranoid theme to tar opponents . Wolraich : Republicans of 2010 will make class of 1994 look like pragmatic centrists .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- War-plagued Somalia , with its crumbling government infrastructure , is the world 's most corrupt country , according to a global survey by the international watchdog Transparency International . The group 's annual Corruption Perception Index measures perceived levels of public sector corruption . As was the case last year , the 2009 survey found that countries that scored lowest all have something in common : they are fragile , unstable and scarred by war or long-standing conflicts . The group scored 180 countries on a scale of 0 -LRB- perceived to be highly corrupt -RRB- to 10 -LRB- perceived to have low levels of corruption -RRB- . Somalia scored 1.1 . Next came Afghanistan at 1.3 , Myanmar at 1.4 , and Sudan and Iraq -- both at 1.5 . On the other end of the scale , New Zealand ranked highest at 9.4 , followed by Denmark -LRB- 9.3 -RRB- , Singapore and Sweden -LRB- 9.2 -RRB- and Switzerland -LRB- 9.0 -RRB- . The United States came it at 19 -LRB- 7.5 -RRB- and the United Kingdom was at 17 -LRB- 7.7 -RRB- . `` When essential institutions are weak or non-existent , corruption spirals out of control and the plundering of public resources feeds insecurity and impunity , '' the group said . On the other hand , countries that fared well in the survey have oversight to stem corruption . These include a well-performing judiciary , an independent media , and vigorous law enforcement , it said .
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Transparency International 's annual Corruption Perception Index measures perceived levels of public sector corruption . Survey found that lowest-scoring countries were fragile , unstable and scarred by war or long-standing conflicts . Somalia topped the list as most corrupt , while New Zealand ranked highest at the other end of the scale .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The DUI manslaughter trial of former New York Yankees player Jim Leyritz is set to begin Monday in Broward County Circuit Court in Florida . Leyritz is charged with driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that killed 30-year-old Fredia Veitch on December 28 , 2007 . The fatal crash happened shortly after 3 a.m. at an intersection controlled by traffic lights . Leyritz , a hero of the 1996 World Series , had turned 44 the previous day and had spent the evening celebrating at bars in Fort Lauderdale . Attorneys in the case expect witnesses to disagree about whether Leyritz had a yellow or red light as he entered the intersection of S.W. 7th Avenue and S.W. 2nd Street . The front of Leyritz 's Ford Expedition hit the driver 's side of Veitch 's Mitsubishi Montero , causing the car to spin and roll . Veitch , who lived in Plantation , was thrown from the car and died from her injuries . Leyritz stayed at the scene , where police administered and videotaped field sobriety tests . Police allege the former ballplayer failed the tests ; his defense maintains Leyritz was not impaired at the time . More than three hours after the crash , Leyritz 's blood was drawn at Broward General Hospital . His blood alcohol level was .14 ; the legal limit in Florida is .08 . Both sides agree that Veitch was intoxicated at the time of the crash . Her blood alcohol was .18 and she was not wearing a seat belt . The defense also says that Veitch was driving without headlights and receiving calls and text messages on her cell phone around the time of the crash . A judge ruled last month that Veitch 's conduct and state of mind are not relevant to the issue of whether she had a red or green light . Leyritz 's attorney is barred from telling the jury that Veitch was intoxicated , that she did not wear her seat belt and that she may have been distracted by calls and texts on her cell phone . Leyritz maintains that he entered the intersection when his traffic light was yellow and that Veitch caused the crash by running a red light . Under Florida law , if Leyritz caused or contributed to the accident , he can be found guilty of DUI manslaughter , even if jurors believe Veitch shares the blame . He pleaded not guilty and if convicted , the former New York Yankee faces a minimum of four to 15 years in state prison . Leyritz settled a wrongful death case earlier this year , agreeing to pay an initial lump sum of $ 250,000 . He also agreed to pay $ 1,000 a month for 100 months starting on April 15 , 2011 . The money is to be paid to Veitch 's husband and two children . Leyritz played for the New York Yankees from 1990 to 1996 and returned for parts of the 1999 and 2000 seasons . He is best known for a three-run home run in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves , which turned the series around for the Yankees . Leyritz also played for the Anaheim Angels , Texas Rangers , Boston Red Sox , San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers . He was mainly a catcher throughout his career . He retired from professional baseball in 2000 . Now divorced , Leyritz lives in Florida , where he is raising his three sons .
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Former Yankees player Jim Leyritz goes on trial in a fatal 2007 DUI crash . Leyritz is accused of running a light and killing Fredia Veitch , 30 . Veitch also was driving while intoxicated , but the jury ca n't consider that . Leyritz is famous for his three-run homer in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United 's new goalscoring machine Javier Hernandez grabbed a late winner as the holders reached the quarterfinals of the English League Cup with a 3-2 win over Wolves . Mexican international Hernandez , nicknamed ` little pea ' strode on to a Darron Gibson pass before beating visiting goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey for his last minute clincher at Old Trafford . Hernandez had been introduced as a late substitute for Bebe , but not before the young Portuguese find had put United ahead early in the second half . It was Bebe 's first goal since his surprise summer signing for United from Estrela Amorada . He showed enough in a tepid first half and with his goal , admittedly after a deflection , to suggest that manager Alex Ferguson 's gamble on a player he admitted he had not seen play , could pay off . But Wolves threatened an upset with George Elokobi muscling his way through to level from a corner , while the returning Stephen Hunt saw his shot clip the top of the crossbar as United wobbled . Then Korean Park Ji-Sung , having wasted an earlier cast-iron chance , put United ahead again with a clever shot from inside the area . But Wolves leveled again through Kevin Foley and looked set to force injury time until Hernandez , who scored twice in the 2-1 win at Stoke in the Premier League on Saturday , popped up again . `` When he comes on , you just know that if he gets a chance he is going to take it , '' Ferguson told Sky Sports . In other League Cup action , Premier League Wigan beat Swansea 2-0 and Birmingham saw off the challenge of third-flight Brentford in a penalty shoot out . High-flying West Bromwich Albion continued their fine form with a 4-1 win at Sven-Goran Eriksson 's Leicester .
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Javier Hernandez scores the winner as Manchester United beat Wolves in League Cup . United 's Bebe scored his first goal for the club in the 3-2 win at Old Trafford . West Bromwich Albion beat Sven-Goran Eriksson 's Leicester to reach last eight .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan 's government is not aware of any threat against international aid workers helping with flood relief efforts in the country , despite concerns from U.S. officials and others . Pakistani Information Minister Qamal Zaman Kaira told CNN Sunday that he knows of no specific threat against the aid workers and that the government has not received any information of such threats . He said if any aid worker requires security , the Pakistani goverment will provide it . Earlier , USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah has addressed reports of threats to international aid workers helping with flood relief efforts in Pakistan , calling it `` deeply saddening that others would choose to use these environments to propagate themselves or to threaten international aid workers . '' Shah , who leads the U.S. agency that provides economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide , said Friday that he himself had been forced to leave one food distribution site early due to `` suspicious individuals '' in the area . `` I had hoped to spend more time talking to people in line , but within a few minutes of being there , our Diplomatic Security detail informed me that there were some suspicious individuals in the area and we needed to leave , '' he said . Shah 's comments came a day after the U.S. State Department announced it had obtained information about threats against foreign aid workers who are assisting with relief efforts in the flood-ravaged country , where monsoon rains have killed 1,639 people . `` We are concerned that extremist elements within Pakistan may decide to attack foreigners who are in Pakistan helping the people of Pakistan , or may choose at this time to attack government institutions in Pakistan that are responding on behalf of the Pakistani people , '' State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters Thursday . Shah expressed disappointment at the threats , saying , `` I ca n't tell you how ... inappropriate that feels when you 've been there and you 've talked to people who have literally lost everything and are just trying to survive . '' At least 17 million Pakistanis have been affected by the monsoon floods that began a month ago , and thousands remain at risk . Crowley said the United States is doing everything it can to ensure that the U.S. and Pakistani disaster response can continue despite the threat . `` The fact that suspicious individuals had been in this site -- in part because they knew I was coming , and the day before , our security folks who had gone out there , of course , had n't seen any signs of them -- is an indication these are open sites , '' Shah said . `` People can get there . The whole point is to have people who are in urgent need come and get food . So it 's just -- it 's deeply saddening that others would choose to use these environments to propagate themselves or to threaten international aid workers . ''
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NEW : Pakistan says it has not received reports of threats . USAID administrator was forced to leave a site in Pakistan early due to `` suspicious individuals '' The State Department has said it has information about threats against foreign aid workers . Dozens of countries are assisting in flood relief efforts in Pakistan .
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-LRB- OPRAH.com -RRB- -- What do Pinocchio , Richard Nixon , and an `` O , The Oprah Magazine '' very inventive columnist all have in common ? Every now and then , when the situation calls for it , they 've been known to bend , sculpt , or otherwise contort the facts to their liking . Hey , if it saves Bambi 's mother ... The story goes that , as a child , George Washington chopped down the backyard cherry tree and then admitted the whole sordid affair to his beloved father : `` I can not tell a lie , '' he is said to have said . `` It was I who chopped down your cherry tree . '' This leads me to a couple of thoughts : First , what were the Washingtons thinking ? Color me cautious , but I 've never been a big believer in allowing children direct access to an ax . Ditto hatchets , swords , tomahawks , muskets , and Barbie . Second , I can not tell a lie ; had I been in that very same situation , there 's no doubt in my mind that I 'd have looked my beloved father straight in the eye and told a lie . And that , my friends , along with the wooden teeth and powdered wig , is what separates me from our first president . I could tell you I believe it is imperative that we be absolutely meticulous with the truth 100 percent of the time , but the truth is -- I 'd be lying . You see , I live in New York City , where manhole covers explode and construction cranes crash from the sky and people slip through the space between the subway platform and the train , and you feel almost giddy with relief on those days when you manage to make it home in one piece . The bottom line is this : Life is short , time is precious , and I do n't want to spend Saturday night watching my friend , the would-be actress , do a walk-on in `` Tartuffe . '' It 's not that I do n't love my friend , and it 's not that I do n't love `` Tartuffe '' -LRB- okay , that 's a lie , nobody actually loves `` Tartuffe '' -RRB- . It 's just that I reserve Saturday night for slathering my reptilelike feet in Vaseline Intensive Care as my daughter shampoos her Polly Pocket doll in the toilet . But try explaining that to a friend who has just spent $ 200 on a brocade bustle and is flying her parents in from Wisconsin for her off-off-off-Broadway debut . My choices ? Well , I can sit through `` Tartuffe '' with a lovely couple from Racine and a running time of two hours and 46 minutes that I 'll never get back . I can pray that one of my undermoisturized feet will suddenly fossilize so that I can use it to knock myself unconscious . Or I can say , `` Darn the luck , that 's the night I have to ... '' Fill in fiendishly fabricated excuse here . And , yes , I know , this makes me sound kind of awful , but I ask that you refrain from judging me until you 've endured an evening of musical theater based on the early years of Joseph Goebbels , courtesy of this same friend . Honesty is a delightful policy , but I 'm here to tell you that without at least a few lies , Thanksgiving with the family would be a thing of the past , first dates would end faster than you can dismiss your biological clock with a jaunty `` Que sera , sera ... , '' every political figure who intentionally linked Iraq with Osama bin Laden would be forced to resign in disgrace , and any number of plastic surgeons throughout the greater Los Angeles area would end their lives in the gutter holding large cardboard signs that read WILL BOTOX FOR FOOD . Ask any man in a healthy relationship , and he will tell you that when his wife comes home with a horrific haircut , it 's a mistake for him to start feverishly skimming the Yellow Pages for an attorney while muttering , `` I think we 've got a lawsuit here . The bastard who did this to you will never trim bangs in this town again ! '' Oprah.com : How you -LRB- yes , you ! -RRB- should live your life . No , he must greet her with the simple phrase that Johannes -LRB- boyfriend extraordinaire , father of the aforementioned shampoo girl -RRB- uses to chill me out whenever I despair . He will look up from whatever he 's doing , pause , tilt his head , then casually ask : `` Are you losing weight ? '' Couplehood : A brief one act . Lisa : Plastic is destroying the earth ! Johannes : Are you losing weight ? L : The creepy guy who hangs out on Lexington Avenue followed me into Dunkin' Donuts to announce that I remind him of a young Kim Jong-il ! J : Are you losing weight ? L : I 've put on three pounds since breakfast ! J : Are you losing weight ? What can I say ? He 's lying , I know he 's lying and yet it works for us . I am also a firm believer in lying to chatty cabdrivers -LRB- `` Sir , I have the kind of menstrual cramps that could turn a lesser woman homicidal , so you need to trust me when I tell you that it 's beyond crucial for us to travel in complete silence '' -RRB- , my dental hygienist -LRB- `` Of course I floss . Flossing is my life '' -RRB- , and my 5-year-old -LRB- `` Bambi 's mother is alive and well . She has merely relocated to a breathtaking piece of beachfront property off the coast of Hawaii with her hunky new boyfriend , Raoul , who is both incredibly wealthy and deeply sensitive to her every need '' -RRB- . Oprah.com : What makes a relationship work . To this day , Julia believes that Toys `` R '' Us is only open when my parents visit Manhattan ; the shelves are stocked as Grandma and Grandpa 's plane touches down and the doors to the store lock as soon as they head back to Detroit . Here is the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth : My name is Lisa , and I am a liar , though a good marketing consultant could probably finesse the word into something a bit more palatable : `` Reality Stylist '' might be good , or `` Pinocchiotologist '' could work . My mother insists that , at the end of the day , what I am is a storyteller -- and she might have a point . Joan Didion says that `` we tell ourselves stories in order to live . '' I think that 's right . Forget what I tell cabdrivers for sport or dental hygienists for spin control or `` Bambi '' readers for peace of mind . It 's the lies we tell ourselves that determine the particular arc of our stories . I tell myself that it 's never too late to master Italian and piecrust , that one day I 'll appreciate Clay Aiken and understand calculus . I tell myself that I 'll be able to guarantee my daughter a life of joy and confidence and financial security in a universe that 's just and safe and green . To be honest , I have my doubts . Perhaps I was born predisposed to pessimism or maybe I 've witnessed too much pain , but my mind is forever taking me to the dark side and I am afraid of the dark . So I sugarcoat and I gloss over , and I rationalize and , yes , I sometimes fictionalize my little story . I tell rose-colored lies because Wellbutrin only takes a girl so far , because I want with all my heart to believe in something just a bit sweeter than what I see on the 6 o'clock news . And because , to tell you the truth , I 've always been a sucker for a happy ending -- even if it means my pants catch fire . By Lisa Kogan from `` O , The Oprah Magazine , '' August 2008 . Subscribe to O , The Oprah Magazine for up to 75 % off the newsstand price . That 's like getting 18 issues FREE . Subscribe now ! TM & © 2009 Harpo Productions , Inc. . All Rights Reserved .
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A few lies can go a long way to smoothing the road of life , columnist says . Writer confesses to being a `` Reality Stylist '' or `` Pinocchiotologist '' Husband asks `` Are you losing weight ? '' anytime she needs to calm down . Daughter believes Toys `` R '' Us is only open when grandparents come .
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PARIS , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- French Internet users who download files illegally could have their service cut off under a new law enacted by the French government . French filmmaker Luc Besson attended the vote passing the new law into action . The `` three strikes and you 're out '' law will see violators getting up to two warnings before their Internet service providers could be allowed to cut service for as long as a year . The tough new legislation sailed through the French Senate this week , even as opponents promised to continue to fight it in the courts . The law sets up a special government anti-piracy agency to monitor `` internauts , '' as French Internet users are called . It will ensure users are paying for movies and music that they download . While there are countries with stricter penalties such as jail time , in France opponents of the law are angry that the new government agency will be outside the judicial process . That means it can disconnect Internet service without oversight . Opponents of the law worry the government agency could be packed with over zealous enforcers who will side with filmmakers and the recording industry , or even invade the privacy of Internet users . The legislation has split France 's political opposition , which protested against the new law . The political left -- traditionally supported by performers and artists -- found that on this issue the creative types were on the government 's side , seeing the legislation as a way to protect the intellectual rights that are the foundation of their livelihood . Though the new law still faces a court test and may not be compatible with European legislation , the government plans to have the agency up and running by next year .
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French Internet users downloading files illegally could have their service cut off . New law enacted by French government could see users banned for year . Special government anti-piracy agency to monitor violations .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- NBA player Ron Artest , who gained infamy in 2004 when he jumped into the stands and punched a fan during a game-stopping brawl between fans and players , is seeking public redemption by raffling off his new NBA championship ring for charity . The proceeds , which he hopes will exceed $ 1 millon , will be used to fund mental health services for youths who ca n't afford the counseling . Artest became a poster boy for NBA bad behavoir after the 2004 melee , which resulted in his being suspended for 73 games , amounting to a loss of about $ 6 million in salary , he said . Artest was then playing with the Indiana Pacers , against the home team Detroit Pistons . Upon his return to the NBA , Artest bounced around from the Sacramento Kings to the Houston Rockets and eventually landing with the Los Angeles Lakers , which won the NBA championship last season . It was during the victory celebration that Artest publicly credited a mental health professional with turning his life around , and now he wants to further public acceptance for people in need of mental health care . His court-order anger management therapy transformed him , he said . `` A great psychologist made me reach deep , deep into my lies , deep , deep into my vices . Then I had to tell my wife everything . That totally changed my life , '' Artest said , who 's a father of four . As one of the league 's premier defenders , Artest made few excuses for his admittedly aggressive behavior , but then a secret slipped out . In front of the largest global TV audience ever for an NBA final game , Artest surprised viewers with an announcement : `` I want to thank my psychiatrist . '' With those words , he opened up his personal life , and as a sports celebrity , he took a step toward destigmatizing mental health care , observed Rep. Grace Napolitano , D-California . Napolitano enlisted the help of the NBA star to push the Mental Health in Schools Act , which would provide $ 200 million in funding for on-site counseling for students with mental health issues . Artest is also an aspiring rapper . In a recent CNN interview , he revealed that while he publicly thanked a psychiatrist , he actually sees a psychologist . `` I did n't know the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist , '' he said . `` Having someone to talk to is very important . And there 's no shame in asking for help , '' Artest said . When he was 13 , his parents split up . `` As a kid , I had a bad temper , '' Artest said . `` As an adult , I was a bad father , and I had to speak to somebody about that . '' Artest kicked off his online raffle Wednesday night with a scheduled appearance on CNN 's `` Larry King Live . '' Wealthy celebrities have offered to buy his ring outright , but Artest wanted all fans to have a chance at winning his ring . So he decided to hold an online raffle in which all bidders will enjoy a fair shot at the ring . He and his teammates received their rings in a ceremony Tuesday evening before their game against the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles . Artest said he will try not to wear his first and only NBA championship ring , so that the raffle winner will be the first person to put on the diamond-encrusted ring . Watch Larry King Live Monday through Sunday 9pm ET . For the latest from Larry King Live click here .
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The NBA bad boy credits a psychologist with turning around his life . Now Ron Artest wants to raise money for youths who ca n't afford mental health care . He and the Los Angeles Lakers just received their championship rings Tuesday . Artest : `` Having someone to talk to is very important ''
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San Francisco , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- To bolster its digital currency , Facebook is deepening ties with digital purchasing provider PayPal , the two companies said at an event Tuesday . After a flurry of partnerships announced at the PayPal Innovate conference , the Web 's linchpin payment platform said it will provide a new option for buying inexpensive virtual goods from the largest social network . Facebook currently allows its users to buy Credits , the site 's proprietary currency , with a PayPal account . Facebook will add the ability to buy virtual items individually , rather than in increments of $ 15 , thanks to PayPal 's new digital goods platform , which was unveiled at the conference . Credits are used to purchase virtual gifts for friends or power-ups in games . Developers making Facebook applications powered by Credits -- such as the Zynga Game Network , which makes FarmVille -- will soon have the option of receiving payments through deposits to their PayPal accounts . `` The gaming industry is often an indicator of what 's to come , '' Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said during the announcement . `` More people play games on Facebook than on the top three consoles combined . '' These features will roll out in the next several months , said Osama Bedier , PayPal 's vice president of product development . `` PayPal is already one of the main ways to buy Facebook Credits , '' Sandberg said . `` PayPal took the pain out of transactions . '' Facebook also accepts credit cards and payments via cell phone from some wireless carriers . Gift cards containing Facebook Credits can be found at stores such as Target , Walmart and Best Buy . Although PayPal had a partnership in place with Facebook in February , PayPal President Scott Thompson said these new features are a step toward expansions between the two companies . `` Today 's announcement was a refinement of our product , '' he said . For Facebook , the Credits product may also need refinement . Sandberg took a moment during her announcement to poll the sizable audience about whether they had purchased Credits . Few people raised their hands . `` Try it ! '' Sandberg urged the audience . `` You 'll like it . '' Facebook has drawn a million developers to make software and widgets that run within or connect with the social network , Sandberg said . `` The games and stuff that have happened on this platform are just amazing , '' Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said last week during a panel at his company 's headquarters in Palo Alto , California . `` Five years out , I think the world is going to look a lot more like Zynga . '' But Facebook 's platform is n't quite mature . That could have something to do with a flimsy relationship with developers , PayPal 's Naveed Anwar said . `` Facebook has done a really good job building out their platform , but one area where they have n't really done a good job is paying developers , '' said Anwar , who is senior director of PayPal 's developer network . `` And that 's where this partnership comes in . '' PayPal announced a number of other agreements , including new ways to use the service to buy things within smartphone apps ; using that phone in lieu of a credit card at a few stores in San Francisco ; and buying memorabilia using software made for televisions . Next year , PayPal will launch an app marketplace to showcase websites and products that tie into its services .
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PayPal and Facebook deepen corporate ties . Facebook users can pay for inexpensive goods incrementally using PayPal . Credits , Facebook 's virtual currency , has struggled to gain traction among some audiences .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- LeBron James addresses the off-season controversy over his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat in a 90-second video posted on YouTube by Nike . `` What should I do ? '' the NBA star asks rhetorically . The video -- titled `` Rise '' -- begins on a set similar to the one James used to announce last summer he was leaving Cleveland , Ohio , for Miami , Florida . The fast-paced video looks at different scenarios of what James could have done , including a cameo by `` Miami Vice '' TV star Don Johnson offering advice . `` You 've got to deal with the heat , man , '' Johnson says . `` Be patient . After a while the temperature drops and everything is free and easy . '' James recites a portion of Maya Angelou 's poem `` Still I Rise . '' `` Should I be who you want me to be ? '' James asks as a basketball rolls off his fingertips and into a hoop . `` We 're celebrating his courage to forge his own journey even when others may have disagreed with his decisions , '' Nike 's vice president of global brand marketing , Davide Grasso , said in a news release . Nike produced similar videos for Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant after their involvement in extramarital affairs . TNT will show the James video Tuesday night during its coverage of the NBA season opener between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics .
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The 90-second video addresses James ' decision to move to Miami . `` Miami Vice '' star Don Johnson makes a cameo appearance . Nike also produced a video to help Tiger Woods ' image .
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