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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In a pair of unrelated incidents , three suspects were apprehended at New York-area airports within days of each other for attempting to smuggle $ 1.4 million worth of cocaine and heroin through customs , federal officials said Friday . In the first incident , on October 30 , a woman was found with 30 pounds of cocaine hidden in wooden hangers and clothing , according to a news release from Customs and Border Protection 's New York field office . The woman , Antoinette Gutierrez , was selected for a routine baggage inspection upon her arrival from Costa Rica at Newark Liberty International Airport , the agency said . In addition to the hidden cocaine , her clothing was soaked in liquid cocaine , it said . It put the value of the narcotics at more than $ 660,000 . Two days later , on November 1 , two men were taken into custody at New York 's John F. Kennedy International Airport after heroin was found in their checked luggage , the agency said . Customs and Border Protection officers selected the two men , Jeffrey Pena and Edwin Ortiz , for an enforcement examination and found the clothing in their suitcases to be particularly heavy , the agency said . Upon closer inspection , officers found packages of a brown powdery substance in some pants and shorts . In total , Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 16 pounds of heroin contained in brick-like packages , the agency said . It valued the heroin at $ 744,000 . Jeffrey C. Piettell , Ortiz 's defense attorney , said he thought his client might be able to get leniency in court if he is convicted . `` In any drug case , if a person is charged with possession with intent to distribute , their sentence is 10 years , '' Piettell said . `` I would expect the charge will have a minimum sentence of 10 years if he 's convicted . But there are other factors that permit him to get a lesser sentence . Mr. Ortiz has no prior record . '' The investigation has been turned over to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement , the investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security , which will handle the prosecution . John Saleh , spokesman for the New York field office , told CNN that the agency held off announcing the arrests until it determined that the cases would not be harmed by making them public .
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The suspects were taken into custody in two incidents . Cocaine was found at Newark 's airport ; heroin was found at JFK . Officials put the total value of the drugs at $ 1.4 million .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson carded a solid 69 in the opening round of the WGC-CA Championship but it was his highly unusual recovery shot on the 12th on the Blue Monster course at Doral which raised more than a few eyebrows . Stenson did not leave much to the imagination with his Doral antics . Stenson stripped down to the bare essentials -- a pair of white boxer shorts -- before wading into the mud to hack out his ball after an wayward tee shot . The watching galleries could hardly believe their eyes as the tall Swede peeled off his clothes . `` Shirt , trousers , socks , shoes , hat , the lot was off , '' he told the Press Association . `` Because of the mud I could n't really afford to play in any of my clothes as they would have been a real mess down the last six or so holes so I had no option , '' Stenson explained . After getting the ball back on to the fairway , Stenson eventually made a one-over par bogey on the hole when he could have dropped at least two shots by taking a drop . `` If you are saving a shot , that has to be worth taking your shirt and trousers , '' he added . What do you think of Stenson 's cheeky recovery shot ? The incident proved the main talking point on the day that Tiger Woods made his return to strokeplay golf and 32-year-old Stenson jokingly said it might offer a new avenue for sponsorships . `` Absolutely , you never know , after this I might have a new endorsement with PlayGirl or something like that . '' European Ryder Cup star Stenson is playing for the $ 1.4 million first prize in the tournament in Florida which has an elite 81-strong field . His recovery shot evoked memories of the last-hole drama at the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie when tournament leader Jean Van de Velde waded into the Barry Burn after taking off his shoes and socks . The Frenchman at least spared the blushes of the crowds by keeping on his clothes but he made a hash of hole and lost his chance of winning the famous major .
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Henrik Stenson creates a stir with ` striptease ' at top tournament in Florida . Swedish star strips down to the bare essentials to play his ball out of the mud . Tactic works as he saves at least a shot and cards a three-under 69 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano wants to leave Liverpool , according to the English club 's new manager Roy Hodgson , but Spain striker Fernando Torres wants to stay . Mascherano has been linked with a move to European champions Inter Milan , where his former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is now coach , and informed Hodgson of his desire to leave on his first day back at Anfield following a post-World Cup break . The 26-year-old joined Liverpool in 2007 on loan from English rivals West Ham , and signed a permanent four-year contract in 2008 . `` Yes , he wants to leave the club . He has made that perfectly clear , '' Hodgson told reporters at a press conference ahead of Thursday 's Europa League qualifier against Macedonia 's Rabotnicki . `` I think he wanted to leave a year ago and he wants to leave now . But he 's contracted to Liverpool Football Club , so whether he leaves or not is our decision . `` The mere fact that the player is a little bit unhappy with his situation and would prefer to leave does n't necessarily mean he will leave . It disappoints me , but it 's not unusual . `` He has a two-year contract and I expect him to honor that until the day comes when the club decides to accept an offer for his services . '' However , Hodgson had better news about the future of top scorer Torres , who has been linked with English double winners Chelsea after admitting to the former Fulham manager that he was unhappy with aspects of life at Liverpool . `` As far as I know , he is looking forward to coming back here on Monday , '' the 62-year-old said on Tuesday . `` He is enjoying a holiday , which is a well-deserved break as I do n't think he 's had one for three years . `` He is spending a lot of time with his family and , as far as I know , is keeping a very low profile and not really speaking to anybody . `` But he has told us he is looking forward to Monday , looking forward to getting back to work and looking forward to playing for Liverpool next season . That 's what I know , and I would suggest all other reports are erroneous . '' Meanwhile , Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has been recalled by Brazil for the friendly international with the United States on August 10 in New Jersey . The 23-year-old was not selected for the 2010 World Cup , but has been named by new national coach Mano Menezes -- who he worked with at previous club Gremio in Brazil . Menezes has called up 11 debutants in a 24-man squad , which features just Dani Alves , Ramires , Thiago Motta and Robinho from predecessor Dunga 's line-up in South Africa . Dunga was sacked after the five-time world champions were beaten in the quarterfinals by eventual runners-up the Netherlands .
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Liverpool manager has mixed news over futures of Javier Mascherano and Fernando Torres . Roy Hodgson says midfielder Mascherano wants to go but striker Torres is staying . Mascherano has been linked with a move to European champions Inter Milan . Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva recalled into Brazil squad after missing World Cup .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- October 7 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Afghanistan • Pakistan • Arizona . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Hope you know your branches of government , 'cause they 're all showing up in today 's show . It 's Thursday ; I 'm Carl Azuz ; this is CNN Student News , bringing today 's headlines right to your classroom . First Up : War in Afghanistan . AZUZ : First up , leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan are trying to stop something that started nine years ago today : the war in Afghanistan . These leaders are getting together for meetings this week to work on ways to end the fighting . One group that 'll have to be involved in any kind of peace deal : the Taliban . That is the militant group that used to control Afghanistan when the war started back in 2001 . They 're not in power anymore ; they were kicked out by the U.S.-led coalition . But they are the ones who are fighting against U.S. , Afghan and coalition forces . Ivan Watson explains some of the challenges in getting the sides to agree . IVAN WATSON , CNN CORRESPONDENT : You 've got to bridge a huge gap to get two warring parties to sit down at the negotiating table . And what you 've got right now is the Taliban insisting it will not talk peace until what it calls `` foreign occupying forces , '' some 150,000 U.S. and NATO troops , leave the country . The U.S. , for its part , it says that a negotiated peace would require the Taliban to cut ties with al Qaeda , to follow the Afghan constitution , and to put down weapons . So , there 's a lot of space between these two enemies right now . The Afghan government seems to be trying to fit somewhere in between right now . Medal of Honor . AZUZ : A U.S. soldier who gave his life while fighting in Afghanistan is being awarded the Medal of Honor ; that is the military 's highest honor . In 2008 , during a battle with the Taliban , Staff Sergeant Robert Miller , a Green Beret , purposely drew the enemy 's fire so that his team could get to safety . The Army says Sergeant Miller 's actions helped save his fellow Green Berets and 15 Afghan soldiers . President Obama presented the award to Sergeant Miller 's family yesterday . His parents said that they feel a sense of pride , knowing that their 24-year-old son gave his life so that others could live . Twisters in Arizona . AZUZ : What you are looking at right here is the damage left behind when tornadoes hit parts of Arizona on Wednesday . At least two twisters struck near Flagstaff . Authorities say the storms derailed a train . They also damaged more than 100 houses and injured at least seven people . Officials said none of those injuries were thought to be serious . The train that was derailed , it had actually stopped on the tracks because of the tornado warning . Is This Legit ? TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? The legislative branch of the U.S. government is responsible for interpreting the country 's laws . Not legit ! Interpreting the country 's laws is the responsibility of the judicial branch . Extent of Free Speech . AZUZ : The top part of that branch , the U.S. Supreme Court , is dealing with a case that involves the freedom of speech and the right to privacy . It all has to do with a small church that protested at the funeral of a U.S. soldier who died in Iraq . The church says it 's protesting against soldiers who , in its view , fight for a country that tolerates homosexuality . Church members argue that the freedom of speech gives them the right to express their beliefs by protesting at certain events , including funerals . The father of the soldier whose funeral was protested says his son was not gay . He argues that the protest was an invasion of privacy . The Supreme Court is n't expected to rule on the case for several months . CALM Act . AZUZ : Swinging back over to the legislative branch of government . It 's responsible for making laws , as you know , you 've learned in government class . Congress is working on a law right now that could bring some CALM to TV . All right , you know how when you 're watching a show and a commercial comes on . Well , not when you 're watching CNN Student News . But , okay , the commercial comes on , and it 's way louder than the show ? That could stop . Last week , the Senate unanimously passed the CALM , or Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act . Basically , it says a commercial ca n't be louder than the show . If the House approves the bill later this year and President Obama signs it , it 'll be the new law . Sound Check . DR. PHIL MCGRAW , HOST , `` DR. PHIL '' : When you get into the internet , the problem with that is the bully does n't have to look the victim in the eye . You know , they do n't have to deal with them one on one . They do n't see the repercussions of what they 're doing . I call them keyboard bullies , you know . They can just do this stuff with great anonymity . 85 % of the time , research tells us , there 's no consequence to what they do whatsoever . Bully Free Pledge . AZUZ : We 've been talking about different kinds of bullying all week long . Today , we want to talk about solutions , ways to try and stop bullying . Carol Costello visited a school in Oklahoma where students are promising to stand up against bullies . She talked to two students -- one who 's been bullied , one who bullied other people -- about why they think this is such an important issue . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . WESTERN HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : I am somebody . I can make a difference . CAROL COSTELLO , CNN CORRESPONDENT : At Oklahoma City 's Western Heights High School , students are pledging to protect the bullied . It 's especially important to Susan Le . She knows how bullying feels . Is it worse with words , do you think ? SUSAN LE , OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT : I think it is , because when I was little , like , people always said I was , like , really ugly . And it , I never knew it affected me so much . And , like , people would ask if I was a boy or a girl , and I was hurt . I never wanted that to happen and , like , it lowered my self esteem really bad . And I never wanted to go to school . COSTELLO : So , I see it hurts you . I see it hurts you so much . But you know you 're beautiful , right ? Yes . It 's the kind of pain that affects so many children . One in three kids are bullied or bully every year . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : Kids being bullied do n't always tell you about it . COSTELLO : Marissa Velasco , who is also participating in Western Heights ' anti-bullying campaign , knows exactly what Simmons is talking about . In junior high school , she was a bully . Why ? MARISSA VELASCO , OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT : I do n't really know if there was a reason . It was just an easy target , I guess . COSTELLO : Is it because other kids were making fun of those kids too ? VELASCO : Yes , there was a lot of others also bullying . COSTELLO : So , sort of like a mob mentality . VELASCO : Yes . COSTELLO : When you were calling people names , did it make you feel better ? VELASCO : It 's not that it made me feel better . It 's that I knew they felt worse . COSTELLO : Susan Le , Marissa Velasco certainly know the consequences . They 're hoping to make this school year bully free . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Blog Report . AZUZ : All right , there are a few places where you 're keeping this conversation going . From our blog , it does n't look like many of you think bullying 's gon na go away . Listen to Teddy : He thinks bullying is a part of life , and says `` we all just have to live with it . '' And Francis : `` It takes a strong person to stop bullying when they see it . We need more strong people . '' Something new we 're doing this year : the CNN Teachers ' Lounge . This is also on our front page , right under our blog . Here 's what some of your teachers are saying about bullying . Chrisbloom says his middle school has tried several anti-bullying programs , `` but each year , students still list bullying as the number one problem . '' He says it 's frustrating that this persists . RMS Groves tells us `` the biggest issue among students is the fear of telling adults , either for fear of personal harm or getting a reputation as a tattle tale . '' And Teacher 12345 suggests trying to catch bullying before it starts . `` If you see mild conflict with two students , stop that before it turns into bullying . '' Shoutout . STAN CASE , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Zielke 's social studies classes at Pacelli High School in Austin , Minnesota ! What is featured on the U.S. presidential seal ? Is it : A -RRB- The White House , B -RRB- The president 's picture , C -RRB- A bald eagle or D -RRB- An American flag ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! A bald eagle is front and center on the presidential seal . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Podium Malfunction . AZUZ : All right , so this is a little different than what we normally do , because President Obama usually does n't show up in our Before We Go segment . You 're about to see why he is today . Watch this . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : We can not sustain ... -LSB- THUD -RSB- Oops . Was that my , uh ... ? Oh , goodness . That 's all right . All of you know who I am . AZUZ : Yes , the president suffered a podium malfunction when the presidential seal just slipped right off the front of the podium . He recovered , though . Goodbye . AZUZ : And just seeing that certainly gets our seal of approval . For CNN Student News , you all know who I am . Back tomorrow , when our Friday show will be awesome . We 're looking forward to seeing you then . Bye now .
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Putting together a peace deal in Afghanistan means overcoming big obstacles . The U.S. Supreme Court considers a balance between privacy and free speech . A victim and a former perpetrator share some of their experiences about bullying . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The death toll from Pakistan 's massive flooding has climbed to 1,639 , but the number could rise substantially as flood waters recede and more bodies surface , government officials say . More than 17 million Pakistanis -- about the population of the Netherlands -- have been affected by the monsoon floods that began a month ago . In the past few days , at least 1 million people have been displaced in Pakistan 's Sindh province , the United Nations said . Authorities issued evacuation orders after a levee burst . Want to help Pakistan ? Impact Your World suggests how . Homeless families stomped through filthy waters as clean water remains a scarce commodity . Hundreds of thousands of victims have acquired transmittable ailments such as acute watery diarrhea , scabies and respiratory infections . The United Nations says more than $ 1 billion has been given or pledged . On Saturday , the United States announced the deployment of 18 additional helicopters to assist with relief efforts , according to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad , Pakistan . About 15 other U.S. helicopters and three other aircraft have transported 2 million pounds of supplies , the embassy said . But the need for help is greatly outpacing the supply . `` The magnitude of this crisis is reaching levels that are even beyond our initial fears , which were already leaning toward what we thought would be the worst , '' Maurizio Giuliano , a spokesman for the U.N. 's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , said Friday . `` The number of those affected and those in need of assistance from us are bound to keep rising . The floods seem determined to outrun our response . '' The U.N. also said Friday that it is increasingly concerned about flood-driven malnutrition among children . `` The flooding has surrounded millions of children with contaminated water , '' said Karen Allen , deputy representative of the United Nations Children 's Fund -LRB- UNICEF -RRB- in Pakistan . `` Most have nothing else to drink . We fear the deadly synergy of waterborne diseases , including diarrhea , dehydration and malnutrition . '' Acute malnutrition was high in much of Pakistan even before the floods . For instance , 27 percent of children under 5 in Baluchistan province were malnourished , as were 17 percent of children in Punjab , according to the U.N. . A hospital in Sindh is overrun with people suffering from waterborne illness ; two children share each bed and more are on the floor . A doctor at the hospital said there are `` not enough resources because of huge population ... coming to this hospital . '' Remat Chacher , a farmer in Sindh , escaped the flood waters with his wife and two children earlier this month . But then his 3-month-old daughter Benazir got sick . `` She started to get fever and could n't keep anything down ... lots of belly pain , '' said Ulla , the infant 's mom . A few days later , the same symptoms struck the Chachers ' son , 2-year-old Wazira . Both children died on the way to the hospital , with Wazira weighing just 8 pounds and Benazir weighing 2 pounds . At least 200 health facilities across the country have been damaged or destroyed , according to the World Health Organization . Flood waters have started to recede across Pakistan , but in the Indus River delta , the potential for more flooding remained high . It is unclear when displaced Pakistanis will be able to return to their homes . But many will have no house to return to . About 1.2 million homes have been destroyed from the flooding . CNN 's Sanjay Gupta , Reza Sayah , Samson Desta , Sara Sidner , Moni Basu and journalist Nasir Habib contributed to this report .
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More than 1,600 die from Pakistan flooding . 1.2 million homes are destroyed . UN spokesman : `` The floods seem determined to outrun our response ''
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Minneapolis , Minnesota -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- For 13-year-old Arrianna Merritt , the words mother and hero go hand in hand . Three years ago Sunday Arrianna watched her mother Kim Dahl drive a school bus loaded with children across the Mississippi River when the bridge began to buckle up and down . Thirteen people were killed in the bridge collapse in Minneapolis , Minnesota . What Arrianna remembers most was the choice her mother made that day after the bus became tilted upward on a steep incline . `` Either you let us free fall -- or you hold that brake to the ground and you stay where you are . '' Dahl held the brake with her foot until she could reach for the parking brake . Millions of viewers saw the jaw-dropping images of the school bus as it teetered on the edge of a broken stretch of highway , with nothing but a guard rail separating it from a deadly fall . Arrianna sat in the bus with her brother , 50 other children and eight adults . The bus `` went up , and then it went down , '' Dahl recalls , adding it soon turned into free fall and she was `` hanging on for dear life . '' `` I thought ` this is it , ' I 'm not getting out , and I 'm going to die . '' The new 35W bridge : Is it the safest in America ? With the parking brake on , Dahl kept the bus in place while everyone made it out the rear emergency door safely . Arrianna , 10 at the time , and her then-5-year-old brother David , were the last ones and had refused to get off with the others . `` We did n't want to leave our mom , '' David , now 8 , remembers . `` I 'm like ` get your butts off the bus , ' '' Dahl said . They eventually did . Dahl says she managed to break free herself after a jolt on the bridge seemed to release her seatbelt , which had been stuck . Since that day , those on the bridge and their loved ones have never been the same . This particular mother-daughter pair say they 've always had a tight bond but Arrianna says she and her mother have grown even closer since their ordeal . `` We 've always been close , but I think after the accident we got closer because we shared the same experience and we know what its like , '' Arrianna said . The physical reminders of that day often overshadow the emotional ones . `` It does hurt to see my mom in pain because she cant do the things that she used to love to do . '' Dahl broke her back in the fall and that 's been the primary cause of complications since . `` It 's like a new me that I 'm living with , '' Dahl said . `` It 's almost like your freedom is taken away ... I ca n't go grocery shopping by myself because I ca n't lift the milk up and put it in the cart . '' `` My kids and my husband -- I could n't ask for a better family , '' Dahl said . `` I mean my kids step up and do a lot of the work that I ca n't do or help me do things that I ca n't do . They 're pretty good about saying ` yea . ' '' `` I do n't know if life will ever be normal like it was before July of '07 and prior , but we 've made the best for it , '' said Dave Dahl . `` We 've adjusted our lives , we 've changed our lifestyles . But we 've just got to be positive . '' Dave Dahl reminds himself that things could have been worse . `` Our family unit here in this house is five people , '' he says . `` Within an instant it could have been two . '' Arrianna in particular has taken on a number of duties , like cleaning the bathrooms and doing the laundry , that she says has taught her how to be `` a grown-up . '' `` Most of the time when my mom is in the hospital or getting surgeries , I have to step in and be the surrogate mother to my younger siblings , '' Arrianna explains . The family also includes another daughter , Brianna , age 11 . `` And my dad is working a lot of the time so he kind of does n't have much time . '' `` It kind of teaches me to grow up some and how to be a grownup and what it 's like . '' She adds it can get difficult once in awhile , but these days she simply reminds herself who she 's doing it for . `` Now I kind of understand why I have to stand in and why sometimes I have to be the adult . '' Kim Dahl deals with PTSD , as well , and still sees a therapist twice a month . And while Arrianna no longer has therapy sessions of her own , occasionally she still struggles . Kim Dahl is among 122 victims and their families who 've filed suit against URS Corp. , an engineering and construction firm hired by Minnesota DOT to conduct engineering analysis on the bridge before it collapsed . A federal investigative report blamed the collapse on support plates that were too thin , and increased weight on the bridge from construction equipment . The amount of punitive damages plaintiffs are seeking against URS is `` hard to say , '' said Dahl 's attorney Bill Harper , who estimated it could be as much as $ 100 million . `` URS was hired by the state to make sure the integrity of the bridge was safe for the public , '' Harper said Wednesday . `` They did not do what they promised to do -- and as a result -- that bridge collapsed . '' Attorneys for URS said the company 's `` work was unrelated to the causes of the bridge collapse . ... URS did not design the bridge , was never asked to verify the bridge 's original design , and did not know the bridge 's original design was defective . '' Hennepin County District Judge Deborah Hedlund is expected to rule on punitive damages by mid-October . Painful reminders . On Tuesday Kim Dahl and Arrianna visited the site of the collapse -- where the new I-35 West bridge stands . The sound of a jackhammer in the distance is enough to remind Arrianna of the construction noise taking place on the bridge at the time of the accident . It brings her to tears . Thankfully mom is nearby . `` She is kind of like my counselor because she listens , '' Arrianna said . She no longer needs a therapist , but it 's these rare moments when mom comes in handy . And occasionally , Arrianna says , their roles are reversed . She recalls hearing her mother sometimes say things about how life would be easier if none of this had ever happened . Arrianna 's advice ? `` You need to move on , and you need to be strong and live your life to the fullest . '' Those are words the family is living by . Kim Dahl has had to give up what her husband Dave Dahl would call the `` wilder motor sports , '' and the five of them have taken on a new hobby : road trips . Kim Dahl says she 'll never be able to drive a bus again -- something she misses more than anything . She had the same bus routes for years and knew the kids and their parents well . But the family camper may be the next best thing . So far , they 've made it as far as Florida to the east and Colorado to the west . `` My mom could never afford it ... we never went anywhere , '' Kim Dahl recalls of her childhood . `` And we went on -LSB- our -RSB- first trip and it was just awesome . To learn stuff and to see stuff was just amazing . '' As Dave Dahl describes it , there 's `` no stress , there 's no itinerary , nothing , we just go . '' `` Wherever we get is where we get , '' he adds . `` We kind of have a goal of where we like to be in the end . '' Given the path Kim Dahl and her loved ones have traveled since 2007 , that phrase could be the family motto too .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- After a night rife with primaries in the far-flung four corners of the United States , plus one in the nation 's breadbasket , one race in the far Northwest is still up for grabs . In Alaska , incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski is trailing a political unknown . Joe Miller , who has the support of the Tea Party and former Gov. Sarah Palin , is leading by 51 percent to 49 percent , according to election tabulations . The numbers , which show Miller clinging to a less-than-2 ,000 - vote lead , are based on a count of roughly 86 percent of the total expected vote . With as many as 16,000 absentee ballots expected to be received over the next couple of weeks , the contest is not likely to be resolved quickly . Among Tuesday 's big winners was Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain , who fought off former congressman J.D. Hayworth . Down in Florida , Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek 's organizational support trumped political newcomer Jeff Greene 's billion-dollar bank account in a hard-fought Senate primary . Miller -- on the cusp of one of the biggest upsets of the year so far -- said on CNN 's `` American Morning '' Wednesday that high-profile endorsements helped his campaign , which reflects `` one central concern , and that is the out-of-control nature of D.C. '' `` Bankruptcy is crashing down on this country , '' Miller said . `` Unless we end that entitlement mentality , no level of seniority is going to save us from that . '' Miller added the problem is a result of a bipartisan `` crisis of leadership . '' Alaska voters also went to the polls Tuesday to pick their gubernatorial nominees . Gov. Sean Parnell , who replaced Palin when she resigned last year , faced two challengers in the GOP primary . With 86 percent of the expected vote in , Parnell had almost 50 percent of the vote , according to the unofficial election count . His nearest challenger , Bill Walker , had 34 percent . On the Democratic side , Ethan Berkowitz led with 49 percent of the vote , while Hollis French had 39 percent . In the southeastern corner of the country , two wealthy candidates in Florida spent a lot of their own money on campaigns . Rick Scott 's investment paid off . Greene 's did n't . Scott , a millionaire political newcomer , defeated state Attorney General Bill McCollum in the Republican primary for governor , CNN projected . Scott spent $ 50 million of his fortune since joining the race in April . He claimed victory in front of supporters and alluded to the divisive nature of his fight against McCollum , the party-establishment favorite and former congressman . `` Some of you may have noticed this was a hard-fought race . We talked a lot about our differences , but tonight it 's time to remember those things that bring us together -- to recall our core beliefs and recommit ourselves to fighting for our principles , '' Scott said . `` The Republican Party will come together , and the reason we will come together is our shared devotion to the values that make America great . '' Scott was ahead of McCollum , 47 percent to 43 percent , with 92 percent of precincts reporting , according to election tabulations . Scott will face a November general election against Alex Sink , Florida 's chief financial officer , who CNN projected will win the state 's Democratic primary for governor . In a different race featuring a political veteran against a self-funded candidate with deep pockets , Meek declared victory over Greene in Florida 's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate . Meek led Greene 56 percent to 32 percent , with 78 percent of precincts reporting , according to election tabulations . Meek will take on Marco Rubio -- who CNN projected will win the Republican primary for Senate -- and Gov. Charlie Crist , a Republican turned independent , in the general election . Rubio has cast himself as the outsider in the race , painting Crist and Meek as `` two people who support the direction that Washington is taking our country . '' He said on CNN 's `` American Morning '' on Wednesday that `` Washington 's agenda is destructive for America 's future . '' `` I 'm very proud of my association with the Tea Party , '' Rubio said . `` But people misunderstand what the Tea Party movement is in America . It is not a centralized organization or a political party . It 's the sentiment of everyday Americans who think that Washington has it wrong -- they 're taking our country in the wrong direction . And they are looking for voices in American politics that will stand up to that and offer a clear alternative . '' In northern Florida 's 2nd Congressional District , Blue Dog Democrat Allen Boyd faced a tough challenge from his left from Al Lawson . The Associated Press projects that Boyd won that race by a slim margin . Meanwhile , in the Southwest , Hayworth conceded the GOP Senate primary Tuesday night in Arizona after a bitter campaign against McCain . McCain -- seeking a fifth term as senator -- was ahead , 59 percent to 30 percent , with 50 percent of precincts reporting , according to election tabulations . The race between McCain -- the 2008 GOP presidential nominee -- and conservative talk show host Hayworth started off nasty and did n't get any friendlier down the home stretch . McCain spent $ 20 million to fight off the intraparty challenge , unusual for a four-term incumbent . McCain is expected to easily beat any of the four Democratic primary candidates in the solidly red state . A 10-way Republican primary in the Arizona 3rd Congressional District race to replace retiring Rep. John Shadegg has attracted national attention because Ben Quayle , son of former Vice President Dan Quayle , is one of the candidates . The Associated Press projected that Quayle has won the primary . Quayle would face Democrat Jon Hulburd in the fall in the heavily red district . In the Northeast , longtime Republican Gov. Jim Douglas is retiring in Vermont , giving Democrats hope of competing for the seat . Five Democrats are running in what is considered a tight race . With 89 percent of the precincts reporting , four of those candidates each have more than 20 percent of the vote . The winner will face GOP Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie . In Oklahoma , two U.S. House Republican nominations were decided in runoff elections . Charles Thompson and James Lankford trounced their opponents Tuesday night . In Thompson 's 2nd District , Republicans think they have a chance for a pickup this fall against conservative Democrat Dan Boren . Lankford will likely replace Rep. Mary Fallin , who 's running for governor . CNN 's Peter Hamby , Steve Brusk , Rachel Streitfeld , Jeff Simon and Mark Preston contributed to this report .
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The Alaskan GOP senate nomination is still up for grabs . Challenger Joe Miller says there 's a bipartisan crisis of leadership in D.C. Florida GOP Senate nominee says American voters are looking for alternatives . Rick Scott , who spent $ 50 million on his campaign , wins Florida GOP primary for governor .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- After two days of meetings and talks led by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the contentious issue of Israeli settlements . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met alone behind closed doors for more than an hour and a half Thursday in a State Department room just outside Clinton 's office . The one-on-one meeting followed their on-camera pledges to move the peace process forward and their hardy handshake with Clinton in the middle . But several diplomatic sources involved in the summit said the two leaders emerged from their meeting in a stalemate over whether Israeli settlements should continue . The two leaders met with Clinton to give a readout of their meeting . According to Fadi Elsalameen , who accompanied Abbas , the two leaders were very blunt about their opposing views . Netanyahu is under pressure from the Palestinians and the Obama administration to extend a 10-month moratorium on building Israeli settlements in the disputed West Bank territory . That moratorium is set to expire September 26 . Netanyahu 's conservative coalition government wants the Israeli prime minister to end the moratorium . Elsalameen said that during the leaders ' private discussion , Abbas asked Netanyahu to extend the settlement freeze . Netanyahu reportedly said , `` I can not extend . '' Elsalameen says Abbas responded , `` Then I can not continue . '' Before the summit even began , Abbas had threatened to abandon final status talks if Netanyahu allowed Israeli settlements to go forward . The Palestinian leader is trying to show he 'll keep his word . Elsalameen said Clinton was asked about what would happen if Israel continued to expand the controversial Jewish settlements . Elsalameen said Clinton responded , as Obama had publicly stated , `` Then all bets are off . '' Despite the standoff between the Palestinian and Israeli leadership , Elsalameen said that starting Sunday , their chief negotiators will meet on a daily basis to try to entertain compromises . According to U.S. , Israeli and Palestinian officials , the hope is that during those talks , some trust and confidence will be developed , and some of the other issues will be settled , possibly making it easier to find a formula for extending the moratorium . The issue could then be discussed when Netanyahu and Abbas meet again in Egypt on September 14 and 15 . Both sides , and the Americans , fully expect some formula to be found at the last minute to extend the moratorium , the officials said . Obama told the leaders not to ruin this opportunity , according to the sources , and to make sure the 26th of September goes by quietly without incident . While nothing was agreed to , officials from both sides said the tone of this week 's talks was fairly decent , and they expressed cautious optimism . Netanyahu was apparently in a good mood after the meetings , and Abbas , who was nervous and tense the night before the talks , seemed to come away from them in a better mood . He did n't feel pressured as he has been recently and was appearing to aides to be a little more relaxed and confident , they said . Elsalameen said Abbas would be visiting Libya and Tunisia to drum up support for the Palestinian people . CNN Senior State Department Producer Elise Labott contributed to this report .
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Both sides are hoping an agreement on settlements will be found . Negotiators will be meeting daily in advance of another summit next month . Netanyahu and Abbas met alone at State Department on Thursday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Firefighters in Detroit , Michigan , grappled with 85 fires in a four-hour period Tuesday night , officials said . `` A lot of these fires were due to high winds and downed wires , '' said Karen Dumas , a city spokeswoman . There were no reports of deaths or injuries , she said . `` We had winds from 30-50 mph and have a number of downed power wires , '' said Detroit Fire Commissioner James Mack Jr. `` We are attributing some of the fires to downed power wires which makes more fires with the wind being so strong . '' Mack said that between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. the fire department responded to 140 calls for wires down before the evening outbreak . Detroit firefighters received assistance from fire departments in the neighboring towns of Warren , Dearborn and Harper Woods . `` It 's a matter of public safety , '' Dumas said . `` We have enough resources to manage our daily demands , but that was an unusual and concentrated number of fires . '' There also was at least one report of suspected arson associated with the fires , Mack said . A man in the city 's northeast section is being questioned .
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The fire department responded to 140 calls for wires down . Fire crews from Dearborn , Warren and Harper Woods assisted . High winds are believed to have knocked down power lines .
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Jakarta , Indonesia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Volcanic ash spewing from Indonesia 's Mount Merapi has forced some airlines to cancel flights out of Jakarta 's international airport , airport officials said Wednesday . Cathay Pacific Airways and Qantas Airways had canceled flights at Jakarta 's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport , airport spokesman Andang Santoso said . Singapore Airlines said it was continuing to fly . Large clouds of gas and dust from Merapi 's recent eruptions also have forced some flight cancellations into and out of the Yogyakarta airport . Travelers were asked to check with their airlines for schedule changes . On Wednesday , U.S. President Barack Obama shortened his visit to the Indonesian capital because of concerns that volcanic ash could ground Air Force One in Jakarta , according to administration officials . Recent eruptions of Merapi , which started on October 26 , have killed at least 156 people , officials at Sardjito hospital have said . The eruptions also have displaced an estimated 200,000 people . The 3,000-meter -LRB- 9,800-foot -RRB- Merapi , in Central Java , is famously unpredictable . About 1,300 people died when Merapi erupted in 1930 .
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Cathay Pacific and Qantas cancels flights at Jakarta 's international airport . Singapore Airlines continues to fly . Travelers are asked to check with their airlines for schedule changes .
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Rio De Janeiro , Brazil -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brazil 's ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff garnered the most votes in Sunday 's presidential election but fell short of the majority she needed to avoid a runoff . With 98.75 percent of the votes counted , Rousseff led the race with 46.74 percent of the vote , according to the Superior Electoral Court . She needed 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a second-round runoff . She will now face Jose Serra , a former mayor of Sao Paulo and one of the county 's most experienced politicians . He had 32.68 percent of the vote with nearly 99 percent of votes counted , the Superior Electoral Court said . If she ultimately prevails , Rousseff -- a former Marxist guerrilla -- would be her country 's first female president . The runoff election is scheduled for October 31 . `` Thank you very much to all of you , and tomorrow we will again continue the conversation that we have been having since the beginning of this electoral campaign , '' Rousseff said soon after the count , according to video on Bandeirantes television . Sunday 's general election spanned across all levels of government , from local offices to the presidency . Nine candidates vied for the nation 's top job . Rousseff is the hand-picked successor of President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva , who has an 80 percent approval rating . The outgoing president has steered Brazil into a major global economy , and his choice for the next president appears to be influencing voters . The president is barred from running for a third consecutive term . Brazil has the world 's eighth-largest economy , which has grown 7 percent a year on the strength of a commodities boom and market-friendly policies . And the country will get more worldwide attention in the coming years , hosting events such as the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 . Voting is mandatory in Brazil for anyone over age 18 and under age 70 . Some 135 million people were eligible to vote . CNN 's Shasta Darlington and Umaro Djau contributed to this report .
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Dilma Rousseff , a former Marxist guerrilla , wins the first-round vote . She falls short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff . President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva campaigned for her . Rousseff will face Jose Serra in the second round .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor returned home Saturday from a Los Angeles hospital a day after she was rushed there by ambulance for a swollen leg , her husband said . Paramedics initially suspected Gabor suffered from a blood clot in her left leg , but an emergency room doctor at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center later determined she had an infection , Prince Frederic Von Anhalt said Saturday . The 93-year-old actress spent several weeks at the same hospital after hip replacement surgery in July . She has been frail and `` pretty much confined to a wheelchair '' since a 2002 car accident , Von Anhalt said . The crash happened when the car in which she was riding with her hairdresser slammed into a light pole on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles . The Hungarian-born actress , the second of the three celebrated Gabor sisters , is most famous for her many marriages . Among her husbands was Oscar-winning actor George Sanders . Her more prominent films include John Huston 's 1952 Toulouse-Lautrec biopic , `` Moulin Rouge ; '' `` The Story of Three Loves '' in 1953 ; `` The Girl in the Kremlin '' in 1957 ; and Orson Welles ' 1958 classic , `` Touch of Evil . ''
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The 93-year-old actress was released from a hospital Saturday . Gabor has been in ill health since a hip replacement in July . She 's been unable to walk since a 2002 car crash .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington fired his best score this year to take the halfway lead at the Transitions Championship in Florida , and then claimed he would be happy to be paired with Tiger Woods when the disgraced world No. 1 makes his golfing comeback at the Masters . The Irishman , whose last victory on the PGA Tour came at the U.S. PGA Championship in 2008 , carded six-under-par 65 on Friday to move a shot clear of defending champion Retief Goosen , Sweden 's Carl Pettersen and Woods ' fellow Americans Jim Furyk and Bubba Watson . Asked if he would relish the opportunity to be paired with Woods at Augusta next month when the fallen superstar returns following his admissions of marital infidelities , the 38-year-old said he could handle the attendant pressures of such an occasion . `` If there is an issue being drawn with him in his first tournament back , if you 're going to choose a golf course for it to happen , Augusta is the place , '' Harrington told reporters . `` It is as ordered as can be there , so I for one would be quite comfortable if I got drawn with Tiger . I do not see it being any different than being drawn with him the first two rounds last year . `` I do believe , though , if it was first two rounds at Bay Hill , that would be slightly different . But then again , you would n't mind being there to watch it all ! '' Harrington is seeking to build on last weekend 's third placing at the WGC-CA Championship in Miami , which was won by South African veteran Ernie Els , ahead of this season 's first major tournament . The two-time British Open champion was four shots adrift of first-round leader Garrett Willis after an opening 69 at the Copperhead course in Palm Harbor on Thursday , having missed the pro-am to attend President Barack Obama 's St Patrick 's Day dinner at the White House . He carded five birdies and a bogey on his front nine , and picked up shots at 11 and 16 to be on eight-under 134 . South Africa 's Goosen , himself a two-time major winner , followed up his 67 with a 68 -- with Pettersen and Furyk doing exactly the same . Watson moved up the leaderboard with an eight-birdie 65 as he overcame successive birdies midway through his front nine to join the others on 135 . World No. 2 Steve Stricker was tied for sixth after his 66 left him level with fellow American Jeff Maggert -LRB- 68 -RRB- and Australia 's Steve Elkington -LRB- 68 -RRB- on 136 . Willis slumped to a tie for 66th after a horrendous 77 which saw him double-bogey the first two holes , drop another shot at the third and then card another double at the ninth and a bogey at 11 . World Match Play victor Ian Poulter missed the cut of 143 by three shots after a second successive 73 , while British Open champion Stewart Cink , fellow major winner Rich Beem and young Japanese star Ryo Ishikawa also failed to make the weekend rounds .
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Padraig Harrington says he would be happy to partner Tiger Woods at the Masters . Disgraced former world No. 1 Woods will return to golf at Augusta next month . Harrington says he would be comfortable with the prospect of such a pairing at that venue . Irishman shoots his best score of this year to take halfway lead in Florida tournament .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bernie Madoff 's victims , who were collectively swindled out of more than $ 50 billion , effectively recouped more than $ 2 million on Saturday in an auction of the investment titan-turned-villain 's personal items . The U.S. Marshals Service sold off nearly 500 pieces of personal property belonging to Bernie and his wife Ruth Madoff in New York on Saturday morning . The money raised through the auction goes the U.S. Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund to compensate the victims of Madoff 's history-making fraud . `` Another chapter -LRB- in the Madoff saga -RRB- ended here today , '' Deputy U.S. Marshal Roland Ubaldo told CNN by e-mail . `` All 489 lots of ill-gotten gains sold today and the proceeds will go toward something good for a change . '' For months , Madoff successfully avoided detention after his arrest for engineering a sprawling Ponzi scheme , posting $ 10 million bail and cloistering himself with his wife in their $ 7 million Manhattan apartment . But he lost his freedom -- as well as access to his once vast wealth -- when he pleaded guilty in 2009 to 11 counts including money laundering and perjury . A judge , saying he had perpetrated `` extraordinarily evil '' crimes , later sentenced him to 150 years in prison . On Saturday , some of Madoff 's riches taken from his homes in New York City and Montauk , Long Island , were on the auction block . Several items went for significantly more money than had been expected in what the U.S. Marshall 's office deemed `` a very successful day . '' A 10.5-carat diamond engagement ring fetched $ 550,000 at the auction -- appreciably more than the $ 350,000 auctioneers had hoped to get . A Steinway and Sons grand piano , which had been expected to get $ 16,000 , went for $ 42,000 , while a pair of black velveteen slippers embroidered with the initials BLM in gold thread were sold for $ 6,100 , said Ubaldo . Last year , the first auction of Madoff 's property brought in more than $ 900,000 , with most items selling for prices well beyond the highest pre-sale estimates . The 71-year-old is now at the Butner Federal Correction Complex , a medium-security prison in North Carolina , and scheduled to be released on Nov. 14 , 2139 . He masqueraded his investment firm as legitimate when it was nothing more than a front . He would use the funds from new investors to send payments to his more mature investors . He would falsely portray these payments as proceeds from investments , when they were actually stolen money . CNN 's Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .
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An auction of convicted scam artist Bernie Madoff 's personal items brought in over $ 2 million . The big-ticket items included an engagement ring , piano and velveteen slippers . Maddoff , 71 , admitted heading a scheme that defrauded clients out of billions of dollars .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police are probing an apparent murder-suicide in Erie , Pennsylvania , saying they suspect a father shot dead his wife and two young children before turning the gun on himself . The two parents and children , ages 4 and 7 , were found dead in an Erie home around 11 a.m. Saturday , said Erie Police Lt. Tom Eberlein . A bullet also grazed the ear of a 2-year-old in the house , and the toddler was sent to an area hospital , said Eberlein . The child 's condition was not immediately known . The names of those killed have not been released ; the case remains under investigation . Several neighbors told CNN affiliate WICU that they heard gunshots around 9 a.m. and then again about an hour later . `` They were a happy family , never seen them argue or nothing , '' Olivia Shultz , a neighbor , told WICU . Erie , in western Pennsylvania on the banks of Lake Erie , is about 100 miles from both Buffalo , New York , to the northeast , and Cleveland , Ohio , to the southwest .
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NEW : A neighbor says the shooting victims appeared to be ' a happy family ' A father , mother and two of their children are found dead in a Pennsylvania home . Erie police say that the father is a suspect in apparent murder-suicide . A bullet grazed the ear of a 2-year-old in the house .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Authorities and residents in rural Ohio searched Saturday for two women and two children who have been missing for several days . Blood was found in the Howard home of Tina Herrmann , 32 , and her children Sarah Maynard , 13 , and Kody Maynard , 10 , Knox County Sheriff David Barber said Friday . Herrmann 's friend , Stephanie Sprang , 41 , is also missing . The sheriff described their disappearance as a missing persons case . `` Detectives are interviewing family members , friends and acquaintances , '' Barber told CNN affiliate WBNS on Saturday . `` Right now , there is no indication that they were abducted . '' Herrmann failed to report to work at a Dairy Queen in Mount Vernon , in central Ohio , on Wednesday . A deputy came twice to the house and saw Herrmann 's pickup truck . Lights were on in the house , but no one answered the door , Barber said . `` There were no signs of anything out of place , '' he said . A Dairy Queen manager entered the home on Thursday and discovered the blood . `` There is blood in the house . There is a sign of injury to a person or persons , '' Barber said Friday . Herrmann 's truck was discovered Thursday night near Kenyon College in Gambier , he said . On Friday morning , the college lifted a lockdown it had put in place late Thursday `` as a precaution because of concerns that a person of interest in the disappearances might have been on campus . '' The children were in school Wednesday , but not Thursday , the sheriff said . Sprang 's vehicle was found at Herrmann 's house , he added . State and federal agencies are assisting in the search , happening about 60 miles northeast of Columbus . Larry Maynard , the father of the children , spoke with WBNS . `` I am expecting the worst , hoping for the best , '' he said . Barber said Herrmann 's live-in boyfriend , Greg Borders , will be interviewed . Borders is not considered a suspect or person of interest , the sheriff said . Borders told WBNS that he left for work early Wednesday and then spent the night at a friend 's house in Urbana , Ohio . Borders said he would never hurt Herrmann or her children . He told CNN affiliate WSYX he had recently broken up with Herrmann but still lived in her home . Messages left Saturday afternoon for Barber were not immediately returned . Members of the close-knit community were gathering at a prayer service Saturday evening . `` There 's a lot of anxiety , '' about the four people 's fate , '' said Pastor Todd Miller of Amity-Apple Valley Baptist Church in Mount Vernon , about five miles from Howard . `` I do n't think anyone is trying to speculate . '' Kody Maynard has attended the church with a friend , Miller told CNN . `` He is very nice , very polite and quiet . '' Members of the church spent eight hours Saturday assisting in the search , the pastor said . `` It has touched our church , '' he said . CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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Mother , her two children and an adult friend are missing in Ohio . Blood found in house , but sheriff would not provide details . Community holds prayer service for the four .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Pennsylvania wildlife officer investigating possible poaching was killed during an exchange of gunfire after making a traffic stop late Thursday , authorities said . David L. Grove , 31 , was fatally shot in Freedom Township near Gettysburg , according to State Police Commissioner Col. Frank Pawlowski . Authorities detained Christopher Lynn Johnson , 27 , early Friday , and were in the processing of bringing charges against him in the case , according to Adams County District Attorney Shawn Wagner . Johnson sustained a gunshot wound and was receiving treatment at a nearby hospital , Pawlowski said . `` It is truly a painful day for the Pennsylvania Game Commission , '' said department spokesman Jerry Feaser . Grove was a `` bright , highly educated conservation officer '' who graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in wildlife and fisheries science , he said . Grove is the first the game commission officer to be killed in the line of duty since 1915 , and only the third since the game commission was founded in 1895 .
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Pennsylvania game warden fatally wounded . Suspect sustained gunshot wound and is in police custody . David Grove is the first game commission officer killed in the line of duty since 1915 .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Apparently President Barack Obama does n't need an iPad ; he 's got an aide for that : iReggie . At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation -LRB- APEC -RRB- leaders ' retreat in Yokohama , Japan , on Saturday , a print pool reporter was within earshot of a brief exchange between the president and an iPad owner , Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva . `` So you like your iPad ? '' Obama asked . The Thai leader nodded and asked Obama if he had one . `` These days mostly I have someone carrying my books . So that 's my iPad , '' Obama said , referring to personal aide Reggie Love . Obama said as much in a New York Times interview last month . `` I have an iReggie , who has my books , my newspapers , my music all in one place , '' he told the newspaper . Not everyone has an arsenal of human apps like the president 's : a personal aide , several advisers , cabinet secretaries , a press shop and military leaders at his beck and call . Obama may not have a personal iPad , but he 's not too disconnected from Apple 's latest technological craze . According to the pool reporter , Jonathan Weisman , the president told Abhisit that he recently bought an iPad for first lady Michelle Obama . At a rally in Seattle last month , the president was approached by someone with an iPad that said , `` Mr. President , sign my iPad . '' Obama penned his signature with the swipe of a finger instead of a pen . Obama is the first president to carry a smartphone with Internet and e-mail access , but the public rarely sees him using his BlackBerry . He may be considered tech-savvy , but the Oval Office is n't . The president 's Resolute Desk , the large wooden partner 's desk built from the timbers of the British exploration ship Resolute , has a telephone but conspicuously no computer . So what does the president do when he needs one ? On at least one occasion , the president borrowed his personal secretary 's computer . The White House posted a photo of the president sitting at personal secretary Katie Johnson 's desk . He was due to deliver remarks that day and made last-minute edits on her computer . Maybe there 's not an app for everything .
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Obama and other world leaders are in Japan for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit . A pool reporter hears Obama and the Thai prime minister talk about iPads . The Oval Office has a phone , but no computer .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- He 's the rock demigod who lives and breathes music , but whose heart beats thanks in part to a pacemaker . The former Guns N ' Roses guitarist , whose real name is Saul Hudson , is probably the most recognizable man in rock 'n' roll . Yet beneath the mane of curly locks and leather top hat is a devoted musician who kicked a drug and alcohol addiction because it was getting in way of the music . `` I was a productive junkie ... I was driven by music . I did have these distractions , but I managed to be functional as best as I possibly could , '' he told CNN . `` What helped clean me up at the end of the day was the fact that , after a while , it started to get in the way of being able to do what it is I wanted to do ... I 've done more in the last four years than I could have possibly done if I was still using , '' he continued . Since leaving Guns N ' Roses in 1996 -- `` As I walked out it was a huge weight off my shoulders '' -- he 's produced his own material , collaborated with numerous musicians and was the driving force behind supergroup Velvet Revolver , a band he 's trying to revive once again . He fixed his place in the pantheon of rock stars during his time with Guns N ' Roses -LRB- `` If I was n't in that band , it would have been my favorite band '' -RRB- and it 's been almost 15 years since he spoke to lead singer Axl Rose after their much-publicized split . However , the idea of a Guns N ' Roses reunion is n't completely out of the question . `` I used to be very sort of negative about it 'cause I just do n't see it happening , '' he said , `` but at the same time you just never know . No efforts have been made to try and do anything about it so I guess you just leave it to chance . Maybe it will ; maybe it wo n't . '' While a potential reunion might please thousands of fans , Slash is looking forward to Velvet Revolver and other projects , despite the music scene experiencing what he calls `` a very weird time . '' `` This whole thing with the internet being the mainstay of the industry at this point is taking a lot of adjusting and it has n't really settled yet , '' he told CNN . '' -LSB- A -RSB- certain energy and a certain attitude and that to me is very rock and roll . And that seems to be lacking in commercial music , especially in commercial rock and roll right now . I 'm sure there 's a lot of guys out there who have it all together but then they ca n't get a record deal . ''
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Former Guns N ' Roses guitarist kicked addictions four years ago . Told CNN that it was getting in the way of the music ; continues to play and perform . Has not ruled our reforming original line-up of Guns N ' Roses .
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-LRB- CNET -RRB- -- To help answer some questions about this week 's Copyright Office announcement regarding the legality of so-called cell phone jailbreaking , or the modification of the software that comes with iPhones and other handsets that is designed not to be changed , we 've compiled the following list of Frequently Asked Questions : . What does the Copyright Office 's ruling mean ? The short answer is that jailbreaking your iPhone or other mobile device will no longer violate a controversial federal copyright law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act , or DMCA . Bypassing a manufacturer 's protection mechanisms to allow `` handsets to execute software applications '' is now permitted . But in practice , the actual impact of that portion of the decision may be limited . How does it affect iPhones specifically ? Apple exercises greater control of its hardware and software than most of its competitors . Anyone remember last fall 's court-ordered permanent injunction that Apple won against Psystar , which sold PCs with OS X pre-installed ? On the iPhone , Apple restricts the software that can be loaded onto the device . Applications can be downloaded through the App Store , and to be included in the App Store , the program has to be vetted and approved by Apple . Apple says this maintains a high-quality user experience and weeds out malware . -LRB- An executive summed it up : `` You and your family and friends can download applications from the store , and for the most part they do what you 'd expect , and they get onto your phone , and you get billed appropriately , and it all just works . '' -RRB- . But if users want software that 's not permitted in the App Store -- Google Voice is a big one , and tethering is another -- they need to jailbreak their phone . That unlocks the file system , allowing apps to be added without Apple 's permission . Groups of software developers and individuals work to devise jailbreaking software for every new version of the iPhone 's operating system that is released . The best known is probably the iPhone Dev Team , which makes its software available at no cost . Why do you say the practical impact of the Copyright Office 's decision is limited ? Until this week , Apple has possessed the legal equivalent of a double-barreled shotgun , which would have permitted the company to file lawsuits accusing users -LRB- or jailbreak software creators -RRB- of violating both the DMCA and breaching the contract in the form of the Apple iPhone Software License Agreement . Now , thanks to the Copyright Office , Apple 's legal arsenal has been reduced to a single-barreled shotgun , the license agreement . But these amount to legal claims that the company could in theory pursue . In reality , Apple has never sued a single person for jailbreaking or distributing jailbreaking software . It 's never even threatened to do so , even after years have elapsed . Translated : If Apple is n't going to sue the hundreds of thousands of customers merrily jailbreaking their iPhones , or the active developer community abetting their theoretically illicit activities , it does n't matter what the caliber of their legal weaponry is . So why should we care ? We asked Jennifer Granick , an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation , the San Francisco-based civil liberties group that successfully petitioned the Copyright Office for the exception . Here 's what she told us : `` Apple 's never sued jailbreakers , but they claim it violates the DMCA , and thus there 's a legal cloud . If they were right , they could stop people from jailbreaking the phones , i.e. get an injunction . Now , they ca n't . Even if it violates contract law , they 'd have to sue , and all they could get would be a tiny bit of money . It greatly decreases any incentive they might have or develop to sue . And it takes injunction off the table . Which means that the law will not , in the next three years , prevent people from jailbreaking their phones . '' In addition , the possibility of punitive damages has been eliminated . What does Apple say ? Our old friend Leander Kahney extracted a statement from Apple on Monday , which says simply : `` Apple 's goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience . As we 've said before , the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably . '' Earlier , Apple had told the Copyright Office it opposed EFF 's request in part because the App Store process protected consumers , because iPhone customers only license the software and do not own it , and that fair use should not allow circumvention . What was the Copyright Office 's reasoning ? On all the important counts , it agreed with the EFF . It said , for instance , that `` the amount of copyrighted work modified in a typical jailbreaking scenario is fewer than 50 bytes of code out of more than 8 million bytes , or approximately 1/160 ,000 of the copyrighted work as a whole . '' The Obama administration had sided with Apple . The Department of Commerce said that granting the exemption `` might just as likely deter innovation by not allowing the developer to recoup its development costs and to be rewarded for its innovation . '' A side note : the Copyright Office also granted another exemption , which allows used handsets to be reprogrammed to enable use of the mobile phone on another network . Why would I want to risk jailbreaking my iPhone ? You might want to jailbreak your phone if there 's a piece of software you simply must have . But jailbreaking should probably be left to people who are technologically savvy -- after all , if something goes wrong , you 're on your own . The two big dangers to jailbreaking your phone are voiding your warranty , and not correctly following the instructions of whatever software program you 're using to do the jailbreak , which can lead to a unusable or `` bricked '' phone . Taking a phone that 's been jailbroken into an Apple store , or sending it to Apple 's service center means they likely wo n't fix it because you 've violated your user agreement . This includes repairing something that is not software-related , like a cracked screen . You may be able to find an authorized repair center that would do it , but it 's still a risk . According to Apple , the company 's support department already receives `` literally millions of reported instances of problems flowing from jailbroken phones . '' In a letter to the U.S. Copyright Office -LRB- PDF -RRB- opposing the new exemption , Apple warned that legitimizing the practice of jailbreaking would be a security risk for the devices and result in more malware being installed because the App Store 's protections would be bypassed . So does Apple have to support jailbreaking ? Nope . Section 2 -LRB- c -RRB- of the Apple iPhone Software License Agreement -LRB- PDF -RRB- bans any attempt to `` modify '' the iPhone software or to reverse-engineer it . What that means is that Apple can still legally -- if it chooses -- protect its phones from jailbreaking . The contract formed between the user and Apple -LRB- and the user and the wireless carrier -RRB- when the iPhone owner agrees to the user licensing agreement is binding , says Tom Sydnor , a senior fellow with the Progress and Freedom Foundation who takes an expansive view of copyright law . Just because the DMCA allows individuals an exemption to jailbreak their own phones , `` it does n't mean Apple or a carrier ca n't protect contractual restrictions to deal with it , '' Sydnor said . `` Essentially the exemption says this is the sort of thing that falls in bounds of contracts . '' Apple could pursue breach of contract if someone jailbreaks their phone , or they could sue a person or company that creates jailbreak software for inducing someone to breach their contract with Apple . In other words , Sydnor said , `` even if there was no DMCA , you could still be bound not to circumvent that technological protection . '' What does the DMCA do , exactly ? Check out section 1201 of the text of the 1998 law . Part 1 says that , in general , `` no person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access '' to a copyrighted work , including a computer program . Part 2 says that `` no person shall manufacture , import , offer to the public , provide , or otherwise traffic '' in any software that allows such circumvention . -LRB- Note this restriction has little impact on overseas software developers . -RRB- . But there 's an important caveat to the first part . The Library of Congress ' Copyright Office is charged with evaluating the DMCA 's impact every three years and adding exemptions on behalf of Americans who want to make `` noninfringing uses '' of copyrighted works . The last round of exemptions , for instance , said it 's officially legal to `` unlock '' your cell phone 's firmware if you 're hoping to switch carriers while continuing to use the same device . So how does this week 's DMCA announcement benefit consumers ? While it does n't completely remove all legal repercussions from users who want to jailbreak their own phone , losing the protection of the DMCA was a blow to Apple and other phone makers with proprietary software , according to Jason Schultz , co-director of Samuelson Law , Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law . `` It is an uphill battle now for Apple . What this does is kind of shifts things in favor of users , '' said Schultz . `` If Apple goes to court they have to explain to a judge why the copyright office is wrong -LRB- in this case -RRB- or why other laws should trump copyright laws . '' `` Another way to say it is the DMCA was Apple 's strongest weapon in controlling the iPhone platform . -LRB- Losing that exemption -RRB- is like losing your best player on the team , '' he said . CNET 's Josh Lowensohn 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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Copyright Office says jailbreaking your iPhone no longer violates copyright law . If if users want software not in the App Store , they need to jailbreak their phone . But Apple could pursue breach of contract if someone jailbreaks their phone .
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NAIROBI , Kenya -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Kenya 's plan to use its judiciary to try perpetrators of post-election violence reneges on an earlier pledge to use an independent tribunal , Human Rights Watch said Monday . Residents of a Nairobi slum shout during clashes between rival groups in January 2008 . The fighting , which flared after the 2007 elections , killed more than 1,300 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more . It started after the main opposition candidate disputed the results , sparking some of the worst violence in the nation 's history . A commission formed to investigate concluded that the nation 's judiciary was not credible enough to try the suspects , and recommended a tribunal made up of Kenyan and international judges . If that did not work , the commission urged , the International Criminal Court should try the suspects itself . The government pledged last year to implement the suggestions , and then re-emphasized its commitment last month . `` An independent domestic court with international participation remains the best option to start establishing accountability , and the government should immediately adopt legislation to establish the special tribunal , '' Human Rights Watch said in a statement . Leaders of the East African nation have been criticized for failure to form a tribunal to try perpetrators of post-election crimes . The announcement Thursday that Kenya was exploring using its judiciary as one of the options comes amid publicized wrangling among members of the coalition government formed in the wake of the violence . In a statement to announce the decision after a Cabinet meeting , President Mwai Kibaki said that the government was ready to pursue national healing . `` Cabinet was concerned that while it will not stand for impunity in the pursuit of justice , the country should equally pursue national healing and reconciliation , '' Kibaki said . `` This does not in any way reduce its desire to punish impunity . '' However , he acknowledged shortcomings in the judiciary system . `` It will undertake accelerated and far-reaching reforms in the judiciary , police and investigative arms of government to enable them investigate , prosecute and try perpetrators of post-election violence locally , '' he said . Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan , who negotiated the deal that led to the coalition government , has repeatedly warned that the International Criminal Court would be asked to intervene if a tribunal was not established . Annan handed a list of post-election violence suspects to the ICC on July 9 , a sign that he was losing patience with the delay in the formation of a tribunal . Analysts say the administration has been against an independent court because some top officials are on the list . The government is not putting its citizens ' needs first , critics say . `` Bringing justice to these victims is the most urgent test of the coalition government 's willingness to resolve Kenya 's crisis , '' said Georgette Gagnon , Africa director at Human Rights Watch . `` The Cabinet just resoundingly failed that test . ''
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Violence hit Kenya after December 2007 vote , more than 1,300 people were killed . Commission has said Kenya 's judiciary is not credible enough to try suspects . Critics say the Kenyan government is not putting its citizens ' needs first . Kenyan president says the nation should pursue healing and reconciliation .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Obama said Wednesday the United States must take the lead on energy , citing the `` enormous job creation potential that exists . '' President Obama holds talks with members of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board on Wednesday . Obama 's remarks came at the end of his first quarterly meeting with the Economic Recovery Advisory Board , which was created in February to provide the administration with independent , nonpartisan advice on how to promote economic growth and stability . The focus of Wednesday 's meeting , which was streamed live on the White House Web site , was job creation and green energy . Obama told the board members he 's seen `` some return to normalcy '' in parts of the financial markets . Watch Obama describe the ` progress ' he sees '' `` But obviously , one of the things I 've been concerned about since I took office is looking beyond the immediate crisis in front of us to find out what is a sustainable economic model , post bubble and bust , '' he said . `` How do we create sound fundamentals on issues like education , on health care and ... energy , as well as all the innovation that 's required around these various areas , so that moving forward , we do n't find ourselves in an unsustainable economic model ? '' he asked . Paul Volcker , who chairs the board , said as the panel discusses investments , they ca n't forget the risks of inaction . `` There is n't enough emphasis , it seems to me , on the cost of what happens if we do n't do anything , '' said Volcker , who served as the chairman of the Federal Reserve during the Carter and Reagan administrations . Obama said the steps taken around energy this week have been `` promising . '' The president on Tuesday announced new fuel economy rules , including a requirement for passenger cars and light trucks to get an overall average of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 . Obama and the board spent about an hour discussing the immediate opportunities and challenges for green energy . Panel members expressed concerned that the United States is behind other countries in controlling carbon emissions . `` We think it 's very important to act now , '' said John Doerr , a partner with Kleiner , Perkins , Caufield & Byers . `` If we act now , and send very clear signals to our business community and the nation . '' Doerr said he thinks `` putting a price on carbon '' is the most important thing they can do , but he said it 's not the only policy that can be adopted . He also stressed the importance of research and development funding . Obama has been pushing Congress to move ahead with legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution . Board member Jeffrey R. Immelt , the chairman and CEO of GE , called clean energy `` the most exciting , fastest growth industry of the 21st century . '' He said his company 's 70 energy-efficiency products are generating $ 18 billion in revenue and accounting for 50,000 jobs between GE and its suppliers . `` Technology is out there to be had . I think we have to have a broad aspiration to lead in technology , '' Immelt said . Richard Trumka , the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO , said he sees clean energy as a `` tremendous potential for us to lead '' and an opportunity for solid , middle-class jobs . Trumka expressed concern , however , that the tax code and various trade agreements the administration was looking at could put them at a disadvantage in the global market . But overall , he said , he sees green energy as a `` win , win , win '' for the country . The advisory board has been established for a two-year term , after which Obama will determine whether it is still needed . It is modeled on the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board , created during the Eisenhower administration to provide the president independent advice on global affairs . Austan Goolsbee , a University of Chicago economist , serves as the board 's staff director and chief economist . He also served as an economic adviser for Obama 's presidential campaign . The other board members are : . • William H. Donaldson , chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission . • Roger W. Ferguson Jr. , president & CEO of TIAA-CREF . • Robert Wolf , chairman and CEO of UBS Group Americas . • David F. Swensen , CIO of Yale University . • Mark T. Gallogly , founder and managing partner of Centerbridge Partners L.P. • Penny Pritzker , chairman and founder of Pritzker Realty Group . • Jim Owens , chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc. . • Monica C. Lozano , publisher and CEO of La Opinion . • Charles E. Phillips Jr. , president of Oracle Corporation . • Anna Burger , secretary-treasurer of the Service Employees International Union . • Laura D'Andrea Tyson , dean of the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley . • Martin Feldstein , George F. Baker professor of economics at Harvard University . CNN 's Kristi Keck contributed to this report .
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Obama meets with economic board to discuss green energy , job creation . Board chairman Paul Volcker says one can not forget the risk of inaction . Obama says he sees `` some return to normalcy '' in parts of financial markets . Board members discuss challenges , opportunities for a green energy economy .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Variations of two deadly superbugs that had previously only been discovered in the United States have surfaced in South America . Variations of two U.S. strains of killer bacteria have cropped up in South America , researchers say . The drug-resistant microorganisms are sweeping across communities in Colombia and have the potential to unleash devastating results , according to researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston . `` The people of Colombia are not aware this is coming . It is killing people here and it is going to kill a lot of people there if we do n't act quickly , '' Dr. Cesar Arias , one of the lead researchers of the study , told CNN . The study , which was carried out with the Universidad El Bosque in Bogota , was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday . The bugs that have emerged in Colombia are genetically related to two strains of bacteria -- MRSA and VREF -- that have spread across the United States . MRSA , or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , was once spread mainly in hospitals . In recent years , a number of people not in contact with hospitals have presented with the disease , which is a leading cause of severe skin infections in the United States . VREF , which stands for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium , mainly arises in hospitals and infects people in critical care units . Both so-called superbugs can cause lethal infections and are resistant to antibiotics . There were no known cases of this type of MRSA in Colombia before 2005 , and no cases of VREF before 2001 , the study said . But a total of 15 MRSA infections have been reported in Colombia in recent years and some 50 cases of VREF have been identified since it was first documented in the country . The MRSA strain has also been found in Ecuador and Venezuela . For some reason , the bacteria in South America are acting in a similar way as their genetic forebears in the United States , Arias , who is an assistant professor of infectious diseases at the UT Medical School at Houston , said . They are becoming more resistant and spreading the same way , Arias explained . `` The dramatic thing is the first 15 patients who had this disease presented out of hospital , and 20 percent of these patients died , '' he said . Researchers are tracking the cases to see how the organisms got to South America . The focus now , Arias said , is to establish the link between the two regions and to figure out how to control their spread .
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Superbugs that can cause lethal infections are hitting South America . The germs are genetically related to two strains of bacteria found in the U.S. Researchers are tracking cases to understand how the organisms got there .
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SEATTLE , Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Clifton Mitchell helped register nearly 2,000 voters for the community group ACORN . But not one of them actually existed . Clifton Mitchell filled out voter cards using fake birthdays , Social Security numbers and baby-name books . `` I regret it . I paid the price for it , '' he said . Mitchell was convicted last year and spent nearly three months in prison . He 's one of the few ACORN workers convicted of voter registration fraud . Today , he lives with his wife and two boys , ages 3 and 1 , in a small apartment in suburban Seattle , Washington . Mitchell said he scammed the system because , `` I needed money ; I had to support my family and I was new to the area . It was the only job I had . '' Mitchell said ACORN threatened to close the office if he and his team did n't meet their quota to register 13 to 20 voters a day . So , without consulting their supervisors , he said , they came up with a plan . `` We came up with the idea : Let 's make fraudulent cards . I tell my crew , ' I do n't care how you get 'em , just get 'em , ' '' Mitchell recalled . Watch Mitchell explain how they created voters '' They took addresses from homeless shelters , used fake birthdays and Social Security numbers and took names from baby books to create voters out of thin air . `` Every day I 'd go to the library and get a newspaper , '' Mitchell said . `` I had one guy who 'd go to the phone book . Everyone had different methods . '' The secretary of state called it `` the worst case of voter registration fraud in the history of the state of Washington . '' ACORN was fined $ 25,000 and ordered to improve its oversight . The group is under investigation in 10 states for voter registration fraud , and Republican presidential candidate John McCain 's campaign has accused ACORN of trying to rig the election for Democrats . But University of Washington law professor Eric Schnapper says the idea of fake cards turning into real votes is a myth . `` There are no known instances of fictitious people actually voting , '' Schnapper said . `` You look at some of the names : Mickey Mouse . Dr. Seuss . Mickey Mouse only votes in Disneyland . He 's not going to show up at a critical precinct in West Virginia or North Carolina . '' Schnapper said that if anyone should be upset , it 's ACORN . `` The victims of this are the people who paid these workers $ 8 an hour to go out and find legitimate voters , and ... they did n't get their $ 8 worth ; they put down phony names , '' Schnapper said . Schnapper said he 's worked on Republican and Democratic campaigns and has paid people to hand out leaflets or register voters . He said some of the workers do their jobs and some do n't . ACORN said it has registered well more than 1 million voters , most of them Democrats . Though the group is under investigation in a number of swing states , such as Ohio and Nevada , amid accusations that it turned in fake voter registration cards , Schnapper said there 's no evidence that any worker intended to commit voter fraud and actually take those names , produce phony identification and vote on Election Day . Threats of criminal prosecution may scare some groups into closing voter registration drives , according to Schnapper . It could scare actual voters away from the polls as well , he said , `` and that really does affect the outcomes of the election . '' A report from the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University Law School supports his claim . Researchers reviewed voter fraud claims across the country and found that most were caused by technical glitches , clerical errors or mistakes made by voters . One other finding : A person is more likely to be struck by lightning than to impersonate another voter at the polls . ACORN has recently released a video on the Internet called `` Fight Back : The Truth About ACORN . '' It uses a mix of interviews and video to fight what the group calls Republican efforts to suppress voter turnout . CNN asked Clifton Mitchell whether he and his team , at any point , got together to try to rig the election . `` When I did it , when my team did it , it was n't to steal any election , '' Mitchell said . `` They 're just trying to keep a job . But understand , I blame myself . I can only blame myself . ''
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Clifton Mitchell is one of few ACORN workers convicted of voter registration fraud . Mitchell : ACORN threatened to close his office if workers did n't meet quotas . Allegations of voter registration fraud have surfaced in several states . Study : Person more likely to get struck by lightning than commit voter fraud .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- With the Tuesday night shooting deaths of two students from the University of Texas in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico , six U.S. citizens have been killed in the volatile region this week , according to the U.S. consul general . `` We offer our deepest condolences to the families of victims . These incidences underscore U.S. travel warnings for Mexico , '' Consul General Dean J. Haas told CNN . `` The current warning is clear and states that U.S. citizens should defer unnecessary travel to Juarez and areas near the Mexican border . '' The current travel warning for U.S. citizens posted on the State Department website states , `` Recent violent attacks and persistent security concerns have prompted the U.S. Embassy to urge U.S. citizens to defer unnecessary travel to Michoacán and Tamaulipas , to parts of Chihuahua , Sinaloa , Durango , and Coahuila , and to advise U.S. citizens residing or traveling in those areas to exercise extreme caution . '' The consulate , based in Ciudad Juarez , would not comment on the extent of U.S. involvement in the investigation of the U.S. citizens killed in Mexico or their effect on relations with Mexico . `` Mexican authorities are in charge of this investigation , '' Haas said . `` The U.S. government is engaged on a broad bilateral basis on a variety of issues , including law enforcement , with the Mexican government . '' Violence is commonplace near the nations ' border as powerful drug cartels battle for control of lucrative smuggling routes into the United States . `` We encourage U.S. citizens traveling in this area to register with the consulate . We have a mechanism to communicate travel updates of registered citizens within the state of Chihuahua , '' Haas said . According to Haas , 108 U.S. citizens have been killed in the consular district of Chihuahua since October 1 , 2009 . Lorena Izaguirre died of multiple gunshot wounds outside a tortilla shop on Saturday . In a separate incident on Saturday , Jovana Herrera and Luis Carlos Araiza where shot while driving a BMW near the Zaragoza International Bridge . Edgar Lopez died outside a house in Ciudad Juarez of multiple gunshot wounds , authorities said . On Tuesday , University of Texas at El Paso students Manuel Acosta Villalobos , 25 , and Eder Diaz Sotero , 23 , were gunned down in a hail of more than 30 bullets while driving in Chihuahua State , Mexico .
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Incidents underscore U.S. travel warnings for Mexico , U.S. consul general says . 108 U.S. citizens have been killed in the consular district since October 1 , 2009 , he says . Consulate wo n't comment on extent of U.S. involvement in investigations .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Charges were filed Tuesday against 17 people accused of taking more than $ 42 million from programs established to help Holocaust survivors , authorities said . `` The alleged fraud is as substantial as it is galling '' said Preet Bharara , U.S. attorney for New York 's Southern District , calling it a `` perverse and pervasive fraud committed against a not-for-profit organization of historic significance . '' Over a period of almost 16 years , millions of dollars intended for Holocaust survivors `` instead found its way into the pockets of corrupt employees of the Claims Conference and an elaborate network of fraudsters , '' Bharara told reporters Tuesday afternoon . The money came from two funds managed by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany , also known as the Claims Conference , a nonprofit that was established almost 60 years ago to assist those harmed by Nazis . The Claims Conference distributes more than $ 400 million a year from funds provided by the German government to victims of the Holocaust . Bharara said conference officials first noticed the fraud and went to the FBI in December 2009 . `` The Claims Conference is to be commended for notifying us as soon as they found out there were issues , '' he said . Six of the 17 people charged Tuesday with fraud and conspiracy are former and currant employees of the Claims Conference , according to Bharara . He called Semen Domnitser the `` ringleader '' of the fraud , saying that for more than 10 years he served as the director and oversaw both the Hardship Fund and the Article Two Fund . The Hardship Fund makes one-time payments of about $ 3,600 to victims who were forced to leave their homes while fleeing advancing Nazis troops . Bharara said some 5,000 fraudulent applications worth $ 18 million were processed through the fund . The Article Two Fund gives pension payments of roughly $ 411 a month to those who earn less than $ 16,000 after taxes and spent a minimum of six months in a concentration camp or at least 18 months in a Jewish ghetto in hiding or living under a false identity to avoid the Nazis . Bharara said that this fund had processed over 650 fraudulent applications worth more than $ 25.5 million . The Claims Conference issued a statement saying that since discovering the fraud , it had implemented numerous steps to strengthen its safeguards . `` We are outraged that individuals would steal money intended for survivors of history 's worst crime to enrich themselves , '' said Julius Berman , chairman of the Claims Conference . Bharara said that applicants were recruited from the Russian-Jewish community and that fake birth dates , birthplaces and `` fabricated stories of persecution , completely made up stories about what happened to these individuals during World War II , '' were written in their applications . Bharara said the investigation continues and that some of the thousands of applicants also might be charged . It was unclear in some cases if the applicants knew that fraud was being committed , he said . Sixteen of the 17 people charged Tuesday have been arrested and four of them have admitted their guilt , Bharara said . `` We will bring to justice all those who would callously line their own pockets by looting an important lifeline for Holocaust survivors , '' he said .
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Seventeen people are accused of taking part in the alleged fraud . False claims were filed to get money from two funds , the U.S. attorney says . The scheme went on for nearly 16 years , he says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Federal agents in Gulfport , Mississippi , arrested Sunday a 53-year old man , declared dead in 1994 , on kidnapping charges . Thomas Steven Sanders was arrested in the early morning at a Flying J Truck Stop . He is suspected in the abduction of Lexis Roberts , 12 , of Las Vegas , Nevada . She was later found dead . His capture is unusual because Sanders was legally declared dead in Mississippi by family members some 16 years ago . `` However , we now know that he is still alive and has ties to several states across the country , '' the FBI said in a statement earlier this month . Sanders , who is thought to be missing most of his teeth , has changed his appearance several times over the years . He is described as a white male , around 200 pounds with brown eyes . In September , Sanders was seen purchasing bullets at a local Wal-Mart in Las Vegas . The ammunition he bought was consistent with the caliber weapon used during Roberts ' homicide , the FBI said . The girl 's remains were found by hunters in early October in a wooded area north of Harrisonburg , Louisiana . She was last seen with her mother , Suellen Roberts , and Sanders . Sanders was alone at the time of his arrest .
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Thomas Steven Sanders , 53 , was arrested in Gulfport , Mississippi . In 1994 , he was legally declared dead by family members . Sanders is suspected of having kidnapped Lexis Roberts , 12 .
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Yokohama , Japan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Sunday pledged to work toward a free trade area in the Asia-Pacific region . `` We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to achieving free and open trade and investment in the region , '' the leaders said in a joint statement at the end of their two-day summit in Yokohama , Japan . The summit brought together 21 leaders from countries around the Pacific Rim . But the group acknowledged challenges in the global economy and the environment . `` The Asia-Pacific regional economy is recovering from the recent economic and financial crisis , but uncertainty still remains , '' the leaders said . `` We also face heightened challenges with regard to the protection of our environment and natural resources , including the necessity to jointly address climate change . '' The summit also included the first formal talks between the Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan and the Chinese president Hu Jintao since a territorial dispute in September strained relations between the two . This weekend marks the end of Obama 's 10-day trip to Asia aimed at opening `` new markets for American products in this fast-growing part of the world , '' according to his weekly address . He headed back to the United States on Sunday . At the summit , Obama added , `` In the 21st century , there is no need to view trade , commerce or economic growth as zero-sum games , where one country always has to prosper at the expense of another . If we work together and act together , strengthening our economic ties can be a win-win for all of our nations . '' Obama has also pushed the Trans-Pacific Partnership , which is seen as a building block in trying to create a free-trade area in the Pacific Rim . The TPP would cut import tariffs for several countries . The United States is scheduled to host next year 's APEC summit in Hawaii . CNN 's Kyung Lah contributed to this report .
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21 leaders wrap up a two-day economic summit in Yokohama , Japan . The group also talks about a `` necessity to jointly address climate change '' Obama ends a 10-day trip to Asia aimed at opening `` new markets for American products ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Flavio Briatore has successfully appealed against his lifetime ban from Formula One for his part in a race-fixing conspiracy at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix , CNN confirmed Tuesday . Former Renault team boss Briatore was handed the ban last September by the World Motor Sport Council following an enquiry ordered by governing body , the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile -LRB- FIA -RRB- . It ruled that Briatore and his chief engineer Pat Symonds , who was given a five-year ban , ordered Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash his car to help his teammate Fernando Alonso to win F1 's first-ever night race in Singapore . Blog : Court ruling sets dangerous precedent . But both men have had their suspensions quashed by the French high court sitting in Paris . The pair were also seeking substantial damages against the FIA of $ 1.5 million , but they have been awarded $ 15,000 -LRB- $ 21,630 -RRB- and $ 5,000 -LRB- $ 7,220 -RRB- respectively . The court gave the FIA 15 days to pay Briatore and Symonds , otherwise it will be given a penalty of $ 10,000 -LRB- $ 14,420 -RRB- per day . The FIA has yet announce whether it will appeal the ruling . The court said that it had not annulled the decision by the World Motor Sport Council , but ruled it to be `` irregular '' and non-effective due to Mosley 's level of involvement , the UK Press Assocation reported . `` The decision of the World Council was presided over by the FIA president , who was well-known to be in conflict with Briatore , with Mr Mosley having played a leading role in launching the inquiry and its investigation in violation of the principle of separation of the power of the bodies , '' its judgment said . The 59-year-old Briatore said `` justice has been done '' , the Press Association reported . `` As a sports person and one passionately involved in car racing for more than 20 years , the decision to apply to the civil courts to contest a decision of the FIA was a difficult one for me to take , '' the Italian said . `` The fact the World Motor Sport Council had been utilised to deal with a personal agenda aimed at pushing me out of the world of competition left me no other choice . `` The decision handed down today restores to me the dignity and freedom certain people had arbitrarily attempted to deprive me of . `` The court recognised all the criticisms I had formulated against the decision of the World Council were founded , by finding the FIA had rendered a decision it was not competent to pronounce , infringed its own articles of association , totally failed to respect my right to a fair defense and entrusted the tasks of investigation , prosecution and judgment to a principle player known by all to be hostile to me . '' Briatore said he would `` enjoy this moment of happiness '' before discussing whether he planned to return to F1 . The court decision came soon after Renault , handed a two-year suspended ban at the FIA hearing over the Singapore incident , announced that Frenchman Eric Bouillier had been appointed as Briatore 's replacement as team principal . The team is attempting to restore its reputation in the aftermath of the Singapore incident , which came to light after Piquet Jr. was sacked and then went public with his admission of involvement . Double world champion Alonso of Spain won the race -- the first for Renault in two years -- despite starting from 15th on the grid . Just two laps after Alonso came in early to take on more fuel , Piquet 's crash forced the deployment of the safety car and the subsequent pit stop of nearly all the other drivers -- an action that promoted Alonso to fifth from where he went on to secure victory .
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Flavio Briatore successfully appeals against his life ban from F1 for his part in 2008 Singapore GP race fix conspiracy . Ex-Renault boss Briatore was said to have ordered Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash . The move helped Fernando Alonso of Spain claim the victory in F1 's first-ever night race . Former Renault chief engineer Pat Symonds also has five-year ban quaushed by court .
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-LRB- InStyle -RRB- -- It 's been almost three decades since the first-ever MTV Video Music Awards . And from the very beginning , stars like Madonna aimed to please their fans by shocking them , with a combination of risqué routines -- remember that `` Like A Virgin '' floor dance ? -- and outré fashion . So , in anticipation of the award show 's 27th iteration , which airs on Sunday , September 12 at 9 p.m. EST , InStyle looks back at five of the most memorable VMA performances and appearances ever , and wonders : Can we still be shocked , or have we seen it all ? We 'll be watching . 1984 At the inaugural ceremony in 1984 , Madonna attained instant superstar status thanks to a scandalous rendition of her already-controversial single , `` Like A Virgin . '' Clad in a lingerie-inspired `` wedding dress , '' complete with veil , `` boy toy '' belt , gloves , and a see-through polka dot skirt , she danced atop a giant cake , writhed on the floor and generally set the bar sky high for all subsequent would-be pop stars . See all of the VMA style shockers . 1999 Lil ' Kim did n't perform at the 1999 show , which may have been for the best , given the extreme precariousness of her glittering purple ensemble . Instead , she presented the award for Best Hip-Hop Video with the help of a slightly nonplussed-looking Mary J. Blige and Diana Ross , who could n't resist reaching over and jiggling the pasty-covered part at the podium . 2000 It was Britney Spears 's second time at the VMAs -- she 'd debuted the previous year , singing a relatively tame version of her first single , '' ... Baby One More Time . '' But in 2000 , she stepped up and changed the game , opening with a cover of the Rolling Stones ' `` Satisfaction '' -LRB- which she performed while dressed in a menswear-style pinstriped suit -RRB- , before segueing into her hit `` Oops ! ... I Did It Again , '' and tearing off her shirt , jacket and pants to reveal a surprising nude-tone two-piece bodysuit . InStyle.com : Britney Spears 's style transformation . 2003 In 2003 , for the 20th Video Music Awards , VMA MVPs Britney and Madonna teamed up -LRB- along with Christina Aguilera -RRB- for a startling performance that nabbed each of them a second spot on our top-five list . The show opened with each of the younger stars paying tribute to Madonna 's first-ever VMA appearance nineteen years earlier , singing `` Like A Virgin '' in not-so-virginal white . Then the Material Girl herself turned up in a suit to sing `` Hollywood '' ... and to kiss Britney , then Christina , on the lips . -LRB- Missy Elliot popped out of a `` wedding chapel '' to rap the finale . -RRB- . InStyle.com : Madonna 's transformation . 2009 Lady Gaga began her performance at last year 's VMAs precisely where Madonna ended hers 25 years before : Dressed in white and rolling on the ground . But it 's difficult to imagine anyone -- even Madge -- engineering the spectacle that followed as Gaga ran through `` Poker Face , '' and `` Papparazzi , '' then wrapped things up by rubbing fake blood all over her torso , face and hair . -LRB- She even got some in her eye , for maximum ick . -RRB- The other ensembles she donned that night were only slightly less startling : Her sheer red Alexander McQueen dress , topped with a lace mask and matching crown , was a standout . InStyle.com : Lady Gaga 's most gaga outfits . Want more VMA style shockers ? Visit InStyle.com to see the rest of our picks ! Get a FREE TRIAL issue of InStyle - CLICK HERE ! Copyright © 2010 Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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At the inaugural ceremony in 1984 , Madonna attained instant superstar status . Britney and Madonna teamed up -LRB- along with Christina Aguilera -RRB- in 2003 . In 1999 , Lil ' Kim appeared in an extreme glittering purple ensemble .
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Bowie , Maryland -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama interrupted a campaign speech twice on Thursday to seek help for people in the audience who collapsed . `` I think we might have had somebody faint down here , so if we got the paramedics , '' Obama said about halfway through his remarks under bright afternoon sunshine at Bowie State University . `` They 'll be all right . Just make sure you give them some space . And if somebody has a bottle of water , you might want to give it to them . '' A few minutes later , near the end of his remarks , Obama again noted a member of the crowd in distress . `` Someone up here got a little hot . Let 'em sit down . Let 'em sit down , '' he said to the audience , asking if there was a bottle of water on stage for the stricken person . `` Remember , next time you come out here , eat something and drink something '' beforehand , Obama added . The president was stumping for Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley , who is seeking re-election . Prince George 's County medical personnel said they responded to a number of sick cases at the university on Thursday . Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady said that between 1:45 and 2 p.m. , about an hour before Obama 's speech , ambulance crews stationed at the campus as part of the White House event responded to reports of people `` fainting , getting dizzy , and otherwise passing out . '' Prince George 's County Fire Department officials later told CNN they were treating at least two dozen people at the university for fainting and dehydration . Brady said that while the temperatures were mild , `` in that rally area , the sun is extremely hot . '' `` In addition , that rally area was extremely crowded and compacted , '' he said . `` You had the rally people shoulder to shoulder , if not closer , and standing for an extended period of time and waiting for the rally to start . A lot of these people that we treated today were senior citizens , so they 're probably not accustomed to this type of environment , and those were the people that we found that experienced the fainting , the dizziness issues . '' Also , a heckler was heard shouting `` You 're a liar ! '' early in Obama 's remarks . The man was shouted down by others in the crowd , and it was unclear whether the president heard him . CNN 's Tom Cohen and Vito Maggiolo contributed to this story .
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NEW : Fire official says most of the ill were senior citizens . The president interrupts his speech to seek help for the stricken . Authorities report more cases of sickness at site of the speech . Obama was campaigning for Maryland 's Democratic governor .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Goals from Lee Jung-Soo and Park Ji-Sung earned South Korea a comfortable 2-0 win against Greece in the opening match of Group B played in Port Elizabeth . The 2002 World Cup semifinalists created a string of chances against a poor Greek side who never looked like getting on the score sheet . Central defender Lee Jung-Soo opened the scoring for South Korea in the seventh minute , volleying home from close range from a well directed free kick delivered by Ki Sung-Yong . South Korea should have gone 2-0 up after 23 minutes when Monaco striker Park Chu-Young was sent through on goal by a defense-splitting pass from the boot of Park Ji-Sung . Chu-Young was only denied by a fine save from Greek goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas which saw the ball cannon onto the roof of the net . The Greeks were fortunate not to be further behind at half time as South Korea continued to push forward with a series of incisive moves . Aside from a chance which fell to defender Vasileios Torosidis in the third minute , and an error from South Korea 's goalkeeper Jung Sung Ryon late in the first half Greece never looked like scoring . The second half carried on where the first finished off , and it was no surprise when Park Ji-Sung added a second for South Korea after 52 minutes . Latching on to a mistake made by Loukas Vyntra , the Manchester United midfielder swept forward into the penalty area before coolly slotting past a helpless Tzorvas . The goal did seem to finally wake Greece from their slumber , and striker Theofanis Gekas forced a fine save from Jung Sung Ryon in the 80th minute but it was a rare moment of skill in a woeful display by the 2004 European Champions . Moments later , Lee Chung Young nearly added a third for South Korea at the other end . The result means Greece continue their winless World Cup finals record . Their only other appearance in 1994 finals yielded no goals and no points . South Korea face a sterner test next Thursday when they meet Argentina in Johannesburg , while the Greeks meet Nigeria in Bloemfontein .
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South Korea open their 2010 World Cup campaign with 2-0 victory over Greece . Goals from Lee Jung-Soo and Park Ji-Sung see the 2002 World Cup semi-finalists coast to victory . Greece yet to score a goal or a point in any World Cup finals .
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Westminster , Maryland -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Matthew Snyder 's funeral was to be a private affair , with family and friends gathering at a Catholic church to mourn the 20-year-old Marine who died a hero in Iraq , serving his country . But Matt 's father says his grief was compounded by anger and helplessness because of about a dozen unwanted visitors , a fringe group standing at the center of a constitutional showdown . `` I was just shocked that any individual could do this to another human being , '' Albert Snyder told CNN . `` I mean , it was inhuman . '' He speaks of members of a small Kansas church who have gained nationwide attention for protesting loudly at funerals of U.S. service members , denouncing homosexuality . Both sides will now receive a Supreme Court hearing over their competing constitutional rights . Oral arguments are Wednesday morning , with a final ruling some months away . At issue is a balancing test between the privacy rights of grieving families and the free speech and religious expression rights of demonstrators , however disturbing and provocative their message . Several states have attempted to impose specific limits on when and where the protests are conducted . Here , venue and context will be key to the justices ' decision -- whether funerals warrant a greater zone of privacy , and whether the `` speech '' in this case was specifically aimed at a private citizens like the Snyder family . ` Everyone deserves to be buried with dignity ' Matt Snyder always wanted to be a solider , his father said . His son enlisted just after high school , he said , and enjoyed the military life : `` I think Matt wanted to be in a job where he could help people and serve that purpose . '' The young lance corporal died from a noncombat-related vehicle accident in Iraq 's Anbar province on March 3 , 2006 . Albert Snyder called it the worst day of his life . The funeral was held at St. John Catholic Church in this northern Maryland town . Two days before , members of the Westboro Baptist Church had advertised its intent to appear and picket . That prompted a heavy police presence at the March 10 funeral , including a command center and SWAT team . Westboro Baptist Church members were confined to a pre-assigned space along a public road , some distance from the church building . The funeral procession was rerouted to avoid driving directly past the protesters . The hecklers carried signs that varied from the general to the personal : `` God Hates America , '' Priests Rape Boys , '' but also `` You 're Going to Hell , '' and `` God Hates You , '' which the Snyder family claimed was directed at their son , who was not gay . The church patriarch Fred Phelps led the protest . `` That 's what I preach . They 're either fags or f -- ing enablers . Take your choice , each one is going to hell . '' Another church member said , `` We 're here to tell them that they sent their son to hell . '' There were no direct confrontations and no arrests of the church members . Albert Snyder then sued , claiming defamation and invasion of privacy . He says he became violently ill when he saw an online `` manifesto '' the Westboro Baptist Church posted after that protest . In it , the Phelps family said Albert Snyder and his wife raised Matthew `` for the devil '' and that `` God killed Matthew so His servants would have an opportunity to preach His words '' at other venues across Maryland . `` They are very sick individuals , '' said Snyder . `` It comes down to dignity . No one should be buried with what the Phelps did . Everyone deserves to be buried with dignity . '' A jury agreed and awarded Snyder 's family $ 2.9 million in compensatory damages , plus $ 8 million in punitive damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress , and intrusion upon seclusion , among other finding . Those total damages were later reduced to $ 5 million . It was the nation 's first civil suit against the church over the protests . Albert Snyder testified he suffered severe physical and emotional distress , but church members argued their broader message was aimed at the unspecified actions of the military and those who serve in it . A federal appeals court agreed , concluding the signs and shouts did not directly refer to the lance corporal , and were therefore protected speech on issues of national debate . That court called the Kansas church 's actions `` rhetorical hyperbole . '' Now the Supreme Court is poised to offer the final word . Founder 's daughter dismisses effort to silence church . Westboro is a mostly family affair , with the Phelps family making up most of the 75 or so congregants . They own a compound of houses in Topeka , Kansas , where they live and conduct services . The pastor has 13 children , at least 54 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren . He described himself as an `` old-time '' gospel preacher in a CNN interview in 2006 , saying , `` You ca n't preach the Bible without preaching the hatred of God . '' The church , founded in 1955 and led by Phelps , is not affiliated with any known Baptist associations but has been officially registered as a religious institution . Its members believe God is punishing the United States for `` the sin of homosexuality , '' through events including soldiers ' deaths . Members have traveled the country hundreds of times , shouting their unique message . Before they began protesting the funerals of soldiers , church members brought their colorful `` God hates fags '' signs to the funerals of gay men who died of AIDS or AIDS-related illnesses . Church members also picketed the funeral of Matthew Shepherd , the victim of an anti-gay beating and one of those for whom the Matthew Shepherd and James Byrd Jr. . Hate Crimes Prevention Act was named . They also show up at football games , music concerts , Jewish institutions , the Holocaust Museum in Washington , state legislatures and courthouses . They plan to picket outside the Supreme Court at Wednesday 's oral arguments in the dispute . Westboro leaders openly admit they seek to shock and provoke with their message . `` WBC 's speech is in a format showing it is religious commentary , '' said church members in their brief to the Supreme Court . `` WBC 's speech was public-issue speech , highly disliked , and needing protection . A massive public discussion is under way in this nation -- about the wars ; the soldiers ; their deaths ; and their funerals . Everyone is using the occasion of soldiers ' deaths to comment , about the policies of this nation . '' Shirley Phelps-Roper , daughter of the church 's founder and a leader of the group , dismissed Snyder 's efforts to silence the church . `` I do n't care what they want to , '' she said in a 2006 CNN interview . `` What they want to do is litigate our religious doctrine . Well , you do n't do that in America . '' Free speech or harassment ? The Supreme Court has never addressed the specific issue of laws designed to protect the `` sanctity and dignity of memorial and funeral services '' as well as the privacy of family and friends of the deceased . But the high court has recognized the state 's interest in protecting people from unwanted protests or communications while in their homes . In a larger context , the justices will be asked to address how far states and private entities such as cemeteries and churches can go to justify picket-free zones and the use of `` floating buffers '' to silence or restrict the speech or movements of demonstrators exercising their constitutional rights in a funeral setting . Various jurisdictions across the nation have responded to the protests with varying levels of control over the Westboro church protesters . In a separate appeal , the high court last year temporarily blocked Missouri 's effort to enforce a specific law aimed at the church . Phelps , his daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper and other church members had protested near the August 2005 funeral of an Army soldier in St. Joseph , Missouri . State lawmakers later passed the `` Spc. Edward Lee Myers Law , '' criminalizing picketing `` in front or about '' a funeral location or procession . That issue could reach the Supreme Court in the next year or two . Snyder 's attorney , Sean Summers , says there would be no constitutional quandary if the Phelps picketed the state capitol or in a public park . But he says this is different . `` When they protest outside a private funeral , they 're not trying to advocate for or against a particular position , '' he told CNN . `` All they 're doing is harassing a family so they can hijack someone else 's private event . '' The grieving father remains angry at the Phelps and said he is determined to continue the fight . `` They are using the First Amendment as a sword and a shield . My son and thousands like him did not put their lives on the line so that someone could abuse the Constitution like this , '' he said . `` Men and women have died for this right and to have it abused and spit on -- it 's not free speech . This fight has never been about free speech to me , it 's about harassment . '' CNN 's Kate Bolduan contributed to this report .
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Westboro Baptist Church brings anti-gay message to soldiers ' funerals . Father of a Marine who died a hero in Iraq sued ; the case is now before U.S. Supreme Court . The church defends its `` highly disliked '' speech as `` needing protection '' One other lawsuit against the church could reach the high court next year .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A former New Jersey woman now living in Nevada was arrested on suspicion of abducting her daughter during a custody struggle more than 25 years ago , authorities said . Nancy Dunsavage Fiedler , 57 , of Incline Village , Nevada , was arrested Tuesday , according to the Somerset County , New Jersey , Prosecutor 's Office and the Washoe County , Nevada , Sheriff 's Office . She is accused of fleeing a courthouse in Somerville , New Jersey , with her then-6-year-old daughter , Eva Marie Fiedler , during a custody hearing on August 23 , 1984 . At the time , the girl 's father had full custody of her , according to New Jersey prosecutors . On June 28 , 1985 , Nancy Fiedler failed to appear for an arraignment on charges of interference with custody , and a warrant was issued for her arrest . The case resurfaced Tuesday , when Eva Marie Fiedler , now 32 , attempted to change her name to Melissa Reed in order to obtain a marriage license in Washoe County , Somerset County prosecutors said in a release . A background check found a listing in the National Crime Information Center for Eva Marie Fiedler as a missing child out of New Jersey . `` Investigating deputies determined that -LSB- Nancy Fiedler -RSB- had changed her name to Debbie Reed and was living in Incline Village , '' near Lake Tahoe , the Washoe County Sheriff 's Office said in a release . Washoe County authorities contacted Somerset County prosecutors , who asked the sheriff 's office to locate Debbie Reed . They did so Tuesday night . `` Deputies noted that ` Debbie Reed ' displayed the same descriptors as noted in the NCIC warrant for defendant Fiedler , '' New Jersey prosecutors said . After a brief interview , the woman admitted to authorities that she was Nancy Fiedler , Nevada authorities said , and was arrested . Eva Marie Fielder apparently had no idea she had been abducted or that her mother was sought by police , according to CNN affiliate KRNV . It was unclear why she was attempting to change her name . Capt. David Nikoley of the Washoe County Sheriff 's Office told CNN Thursday that authorities are n't sure whether the girl knew of her abduction or why she sought the name change . Investigators in Nevada have not interviewed her yet , he said , and are awaiting a request to do so from New Jersey . `` The dust has n't settled yet , '' he said . Washoe County authorities issued a statement saying the girl is now 31 , but a flyer posted on a `` Protect Your Kids '' internet forum lists her birthday as May 9 , 1978 , meaning she would now be 32 . The same forum , in a thread marked `` Parental Abduction , '' has a posting dated January 2010 from a person self-identified as Eva Marie Fiedler 's cousin . `` Myself and our whole family would love more than anything to have her back , '' the posting says . '' ... Please Eva Marie we all want you to come back and we all promise you will be safe with us we all love you ... if you or your mom are just afraid to come back , we promise you will be safe . '' New Jersey prosecutors will extradite Nancy Fiedler from Nevada , according to the statement . Washoe County said she was being held at the county detention facility on a no-bail warrant pending that extradition . `` Throughout the years , detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor 's Office have followed dozens of leads , both domestic and international , in an attempt to locate defendant Fiedler and her daughter , '' with the assistance of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children , the statement said . `` Detectives have stated that throughout the years defendant Fiedler was able to remain undetected by obtaining a number of identities for her and her daughter , '' prosecutors said . According to the Asbury Park Press newspaper in New Jersey , authorities charged Nancy Fiedler 's sister and the sister 's husband with conspiracy to interfere with a custody order and contempt of court in the case , three years after the girl 's disappearance . Prosecutors claimed the two , who were living in California , helped Nancy Fiedler keep the girl from her father . The couple was acquitted following a weeklong trial in 1988 , despite admitting Nancy Fiedler and the girl had stayed with them for several months , the newspaper said . The couple claimed they had had no contact with the two since they moved out . The girl 's father , identified as Greg Fiedler , testified during the trial , the Asbury Park Press said . Attempts by CNN to contact Greg Fiedler on Thursday were unsuccessful . CNN 's Ashley Hayes contributed to this report .
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Authorities were tipped off after girl , now 32 , applied for a marriage license . Her mother is being held in Nevada pending extradition to New Jersey . Police say she at first gave another name but later admitted her identity .
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Berkeley , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At some point , the `` rush to rehab , '' reached the ridiculous . Does a week pass without some celebrity , politician or famous athlete heading to a rehabilitation treatment center ? And often with the cameras rolling . Rehab is getting a bad name from this , and I worry that this will rub off on our perceptions of the average alcoholic or drug addict who works hard to stay clean and sober , takes responsibility for his or her actions -- and knows that there is still work to do after the first 30 days . Doubt it ? Then how to explain the cynical jokes on late-night TV , the tearful confessions from the talk-show couch , or this : `` Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew , '' a VH1 reality show that features famous or almost famous people in treatment for addiction or behavioral issues . The cases of Lindsay Lohan -LRB- in and out of rehab ; now off to jail -RRB- and Mel Gibson -LRB- reportedly in therapy after the release of the alleged tirade tapes -RRB- are just the most recent examples of a high-profile practice in vogue since the 1980s , when Betty Ford opened her famous center in Rancho Mirage , California . The celebrities followed . Of course , there are famous people who benefit greatly from a stay in treatment , who do it privately and with sincere purpose . But it 's common , too common , to see the well-known on TV , after completing a 30 - or 45-day program , proclaim themselves `` saved , '' only to show up on TMZ the next week partying or running people over with their cars . This `` rehab-abuse '' -LRB- used maybe to wait out a public relations storm after bad behavior , or draw attention to a stalled career ? -RRB- devalues and trivializes the very real , very unglamorous struggle of pulling free of addiction and making amends for harmful behavior . More than others , the famous have a responsibility to treat the process with respect . As a former drug and alcohol abuser -LRB- clean and sober for more than 26 years -RRB- , I know something about the work that goes into transforming a life . One of the first things I learned in Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous was that alcoholism and drug addiction are not excuses for injuring yourself or others . Part of recovery is making a list of people you 've harmed , making amends to them personally and accepting the consequences of your past actions . I did n't make an announcement to the world and I still do n't think I have all the answers , but I came out of it knowing a lot more . I also learned that I need to have a connection to something greater than myself , which to me is a higher power that I call God . Like other recovering substance abusers , I know I 'm not the center of the world and life does n't start and end with me . I 've found that people who stay clean and sober the longest have some kind of spiritual belief , whether it 's God , life force , universal energy or a sense of oneness with the world . They also realize that amends and apologies have to mean something and indicate a change in actions and thought processes . `` Apologies by proxy '' -- when celebrities -LRB- or noncelebrities , for that matter -RRB- make inappropriate , racist remarks , then apologize to well-known people from the group targeted by the comment -- just do n't cut it . Entering treatment for addiction means you get treatment for your addiction . Any other changes you make are up to you . That also means that a racist alcoholic who gets treated for alcoholism can still be a sober racist , anti-Semite , homophobe or engage in inappropriate behavior . Someone who spews hateful prejudices can stay in rehab forever , but unless he has some education , time for self-examination and the willingness to get to see people from diverse backgrounds as human beings and understand their lives and experiences , he 'll be the same . The media could stem this perverse fascination by remembering the young people -LRB- and older people , too -RRB- struggling with substance abuse who see `` role models '' regress on national TV and feel hopeless for their own chance for recovery . What else can they think but , `` What 's the use ? If they ca n't stay clean with so many people helping , how can I ? '' In the last 26 years , I 've experienced the death of my parents , the death of my partner of 18 years and a new life as a single parent . I was hospitalized and came close to death . I was run over and could n't work for a year . I did n't use drugs or alcohol as a way to deal with these experiences . Life happens to everyone . Let 's stop glamorizing these celebrity addicts and adding to their out-of-control drama . Let 's get real about their addictions and the impact on their families . Let 's discuss solutions , and all the options for help . Let 's sensationalize being clean and sober . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Simma Lieberman .
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Simma Lieberman says it 's routine to see celebrities very publicly checking into rehab . This trivializes the hard work of rehab , she says , makes it fodder for late-night gags and reality TV . When celebs lapse , seem not to take treatment seriously , she says , it sends harmful message . Lieberman : Let 's stop feeding fascination ; get serious about addiction 's costs , responsibilities .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In the grand scheme of things , LeBron James 's answer to CNN 's Soledad O'Brien regarding whether race played a role in the backlash to his `` The Decision '' special -- `` I think so , at times . It 's always , you know , a race factor . '' -- was n't much . This was n't Isiah Thomas supporting then-teammate Dennis Rodman 's assertion that , if Larry Bird was black , `` he 'd be just another good guy . '' Yet here we are . For those of you who may have missed it , James chose to announce he was leaving his home state Cleveland Cavaliers via `` The Decision , '' an hourlong , prime-time special aired on ESPN . This was not the best decision anyone has ever made . In fact , in the annals of NBA-related TV decisions , it may rank just above Magic Johnson 's deciding he 'd make a good late-night talk show host and just below everything else . When at the end of the hour James announced -- finally -- that he was `` taking his talents to South Beach '' -LRB- making him sound more like a particularly driven Hooters waitress than an elite professional athlete -RRB- , the sports world could stop holding its collective breath . Many used that very next breath to refer to James as some sort of selfish expletive . This was the equivalent of a breakup via Jumbotron times a million . The fact that the advertising revenue -- some $ 3 million -- went to the Boys & Girls Club did n't make it any less self-serving and egotistical and misguided . LeBron probably keeps that much on his Starbucks card . Somewhere along the line , though , the self-righteousness of the backlash eclipsed the selfishness of the initial announcement . And with that one innocuous comment on CNN , the backlash actually became the story itself . Noted good decision-maker and TNT analyst Charles Barkley stated on Philadelphia radio that James 's continued decisions were `` like watching a movie -- just when you think it could n't get any stupider , it gets more stupid . '' Barkley was 100 percent correct ; just not in the way he intended . Some things worth noting : . • James did n't bring up the racial element , O'Brien -- who previously anchored a CNN special entitled `` Black in America '' -- did . His statement was in response to the question , `` Do you think there 's a role that race plays in this ? '' What was he supposed to say ? `` No '' ? • Just because we elected Barack Obama , a black man , to the presidency , does not mean we immediately moved on to some sort of utopian post-racial society . Sorry . • James did n't say all the backlash was racial in nature . He did n't even say that most of it was . He did n't call anyone a racist . Heck , he did n't really say anything at all . He did n't `` play the race card '' as much as quickly drop it face-down in the discard pile . • James was 100 percent correct . • Even LeBron 's closest advisor , Maverick Carter 's less nuanced follow-up : `` It definitely played a role in some of the stuff coming out of the media , things that were written for sure '' seemed true enough after , well , things that were written . There was n't anything particularly overt , except for -LRB- mostly white -RRB- sportswriters lamenting LeBron 's sense of entitlement while displaying an absolutely shocking amount of their own . In the prologue to his 2006 book , `` Forty Million Dollar Slaves , '' William Rhoden wrote : `` Today 's generation of pro athletes may be wealthy , but they are simultaneously cheered and resented -- a tension that ca n't last forever . '' We like our greatest athletes to stick to a time-worn script , to stay where they are and persevere until mountains are climbed , hurdles are hurdled , bullies are vanquished and championships are won . We 're able to overlook the staggering salaries and outrageous ticket prices in hopes of seeing another Michael , another Magic , another Bird . We like our sports stories to build like fairy tales , to end with Jack vanquishing the giant , with Cinderella going to the ball , with `` and they all lived happily ever after . '' And when a superstar departs from this storyline , we feel betrayed . How could you do this to us ? To claim that such reactions do n't split at least partially on racial lines is to be either irrationally optimistic or willfully blindered . Even the numbers support a division . According to a Q Scores popularity poll taken after `` The Decision , '' James 's negative Q rating amongst nonblacks went from 24 percent to 44 , while among blacks it only gained one point , from 14 percent to 15 . Those numbers ca n't be explained away , or attributed to some sort of polling error . To deny the racial aspect of the backlash entirely -- well , just when you think it ca n't get any stupider , it gets more stupid . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Russ Bengston .
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Lebron James said race played a role in backlash to `` The Decision '' His announcement generated more negative reaction from whites , says Russ Bengtson . He says James was asked about race factor , and never said anyone was being a racist . Bengtson : Self-righteousness of backlash eclipsed selfishness of announcement .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama on Thursday signed the Tribal Law and Order Act , which provides greater law enforcement powers for tribal authorities on Indian reservations . At an emotional White House ceremony , Obama comforted a rape victim who broke down while trying to introduce him , by coming out early and offering her reassurance as she struggled to tell her story . Lisa Marie Iyotte of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe wept openly in describing the assault in 1994 by an attacker who was later convicted of another rape , but never prosecuted for the crime against Iyotte . Obama said the law he was signing would help prevent something like that from happening . Crime rates on some Indian reservations are 20 times higher than the national average , Obama said , adding that one in three Native American women are raped in their lifetimes , which he called `` an assault on our national conscience . '' `` These are significant measures that will empower tribal nations and make a real difference in people 's lives , '' Obama said of the new law . The law requires the Department of Justice to improve coordination with tribal justice officials in prosecuting crimes on reservations , and provides resources for better overall cooperation between tribal , state and federal agencies . In addition , the measure increases the maximum sentence that tribal courts can impose to three years , instead of the previous limit of a one-year sentence . Supporters of the measure say the sentencing provision will expand the number of cases handled by tribal courts , increasing local tribal control on reservations . The new law reauthorizes existing initiatives such as at-risk youth programs and treatment programs , said Jefferson Keel , president of the National Congress of American Indians . `` Law enforcement on tribal lands has long been hamstrung by a lack of resources and by restrictions placed by the federal government , '' Keel said . `` The Tribal Law and Order Act is a significant step forward for tribal police . '' The House approved the bill last week ; it passed the Senate in June .
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NEW : President Obama signs the Tribal Law and Order Act . NEW : Obama comforts rape victim who breaks down while introducing him . The new law expands law enforcement powers of tribal authorities . Statistics : One in three Native American women are raped .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has recalled about 8,500 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli , the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday . The move came after three people , two in Maine and one in New York , were identified as becoming ill from a strain of E. coli , the government said . None of the three required hospitalization , said Cargill Inc. spokesman Mike Martin . `` It was a relief it was n't more serious , '' he told CNN . The USDA says it believes certain BJ 's Wholesale Club stores in Connecticut , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York and Virginia received the products . The recalled ground beef was shipped June 11 to distribution centers , where it was repackaged into consumer-size packages and sold under different retail brand names . The USDA did not identify the brands . The recalled beef bears the USDA establishment number `` EST. 9400 , '' a product code of `` W69032 '' and a `` use/freeze by '' date of July 1 . The USDA 's Food Safety and Inspection Services , which said it became aware of the problem on August 5 , `` determined that there is an association between the ground beef products subject to recall and the cluster of illnesses in the states of Maine and New York . '' Saturday 's statement identified the strain as E. coli 026 , which can cause bloody diarrhea , dehydration and , in severe cases , kidney failure . The government `` strongly encourages consumers to check their freezers and immediately discard any product subject to this recall . '' The government lists the recall as Class 1 , meaning `` there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious , adverse health consequences or death . '' Consumers with questions regarding the recall should contact the Cargill consumer line at -LRB-877-RRB- 788-4953 . Martin said Cargill is working with the USDA to learn what happened . `` We decided to take swift action to do the right thing , '' he said of the recall .
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NEW : None of those who became ill required hospitalization . Cargill Meat Solutions has recalled 8,500 pounds of beef . Three people became sick from a strain of E. coli . The USDA is urging consumers to check their freezers .
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-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- The fall season does n't officially begin until Sept. 20 , but the broadcast networks have already kicked off development for the following September . A number of hot projects have hit the marketplace -- a crime thriller and an Alcatraz drama from uber-producer J.J. Abrams , just to name two -- but those scripts do n't seem nearly as provocative as the possibility of a -LRB- major ? -RRB- comeback by a former ABC star . EW has learned from multiple sources that Tim Allen -LRB- `` Home Improvement '' -RRB- is looking to stage a return to prime time -- as long as it involves the right project . `` It will be huge , '' predicts one manager of Allen 's comeback -- if and when it happens . Another source indicated that the actor is taking `` a few select meetings '' with writer-producers , one of whom may include Greg Daniels -LRB- `` Parks & Recreation , '' `` The Office '' -RRB- . Is there a chance that Allen could even join the staff of Dunder-Mifflin ? What is this , the return of the '90s stars ? Not that there 's anything wrong with that : There are certain veteran TV actors who will always trigger a flurry of excitement and activity from the industry if they indicate a desire to revisit their roots . Tom Selleck , a.k.a. `` Magnum P.I. , '' is expected to be the primary draw of `` Blue Bloods '' when it bows on CBS on Sept. 24 . `` Friends ' '' Matthew Perry is headlining ABC 's mid-season comedy `` Mr. Sunshine . '' Paul Reiser , who was on `` Mad About You '' from 1992-1999 , will star in an eponymous comedy for NBC early next year . And Michael Chiklis , who last starred in the `` The Shield '' but headlined `` The Commish '' back in the '90s , was one of the most sought-after actors this development season before he joined ABC 's `` No Ordinary Family '' -LRB- Sept. 28 -RRB- . And do n't get us started on the enduring appeal of `` NCIS ' '' Mark Harmon , who 's been a bona fide TV star since his days on `` St. Elsewhere '' in the '80s . There are some TV stars who fans will always be drawn to , no matter what year -LRB- or decade -RRB- they decide to do another series . Allen now joins a small , but exclusive , list of actors that the broadcast networks yearn to cast every year in their next big TV shows . Perennial favorites include Kevin Bacon , Lisa Kudrow , Claire Danes , Ashley Judd , William H. Macy , Susan Sarandon , Elisabeth Shue , Josh Duhamel , and Scott Speedman . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2010 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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Tim Allen is looking to stage a return to prime time -- as long as it involves the right project . Allen is said to be taking `` a few select meetings '' with writer-producers . There are certain veteran TV actors who will always trigger a flurry of excitement .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- India and Pakistan have finally found something they can agree on . Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi , an Indian and Pakistani doubles team , made it to the men 's doubles finals in the U.S. Open . On Friday afternoon , the 16th-seeded pair lost to the top-seeded Mike and Bob Bryan , an American team of identical twins . This unlikely pair , dubbed the Indo-Pak Express , has become a symbol of pride for both nations . Qureshi , from Pakistan , says he can see it in the fans who come to watch . `` It was great to see all the Indian supporters , most of them wearing Pakistani flags on their faces , holding Pakistani flags and cheering for the same team , '' he said . `` That 's a moment I will never forget in my life , meeting so many Indians supporting us . '' India and Pakistan have been bitter foes since their creation in 1947 , fighting three wars over the disputed territory of Kashmir and routinely exchanging fire over the border . Bopanna and Qureshi hope they can ease these tense relations with their message of peace through sport . At Wimbledon this year , the team sported T-shirts and jackets with the message `` Stop War , Start Tennis . '' The pair has even proposed playing a match at the Wagah border crossing between India and Pakistan . `` And just looking at the bigger picture , I just feel if me , as a Pakistani , and him , as an Indian , can do so well on the court and be friends off the court , there 's no other reason why those Indians and Pakistanis ca n't be friends , '' Qureshi said in an interview with CNN . Friends say they also carry this spirit of peace and cooperation with them off the court . `` They understand each other , speak the same language , their games complement each other , '' said Fazal Syed , a former Davis Cup player . They have chemistry , key to winning doubles matches , Syed said . In the audience at Wednesday 's match was another unlikely pair : the United Nations ambassadors from India and Pakistan , cheering on the Indo-Pak Express -- together . This is the type of cooperation and progress that Bopanna and Qureshi hope to encourage . This chemistry has allowed Bopanna and Qureshi to upset several teams during the tournament . In round 3 of the U.S. Open , the pair beat No. 2-seeded Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia . Bopanna and Qureshi went on in the quarterfinals to beat 10th-seeded Wesley Moodie of South Africa and Dick Norman of Belgium . And on Wednesday , the pair beat unseeded Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina . Bopanna hopes they can get their message to their home nations by playing well at the tournament . `` I think it 's really about practicing well and then working as a team together , and I think that 's the main key , just believing in each other , '' he said . The run to the finals in New York is sure to generate publicity at home . But the pair wo n't be talking politics . `` You ca n't mix politics , religion or culture with sports , '' Qureshi said . `` That 's the beauty about it . '' There 's only one thing that the two players do n't agree on , and it has little to do with cross-border differences . Bopanna likes spicy food ; Qureshi most certainly does n't .
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Indian Rohan Bopanna , Pakistani Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi are the Indo-Pak Express . They 'll play in the men 's doubles finals at the U.S. Open on Friday afternoon . They want to ease tensions between their countries with message of peace through sport . The players say they hope their chemistry rubs off on others .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino is dedicated to ending human trafficking . She serves as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , and she frequently travels abroad to raise awareness about the issue . Sorvino also been involved with CNN Heroes since 2007 , the first year of the campaign . She recently sat down with CNN Heroes producer Brittany Stahl to talk about the campaign and her humanitarian work . Below are excerpts from that interview . Brittany Stahl : Tell me about your work fighting human trafficking . Why did you get involved , and what exactly do you do ? Mira Sorvino : Trafficking is the worst kind of human depravity that you can imagine . And it involves children and the most vulnerable , the poorest of the poor . So , everywhere I go with the U.N. , in addition to doing our official duties and holding our press conferences , I interview victims . I basically consider myself a victim 's advocate . I feel like that that 's the best way that I can expose the really horrendous nature of the crime to the public and try to produce swifter results . Because once you get to know individuals who have suffered at the hands of traffickers ... who have lived to tell the tale , it is so disturbing and heartbreaking that you feel compelled to act . You feel compelled to work against it . It 's definitely a cause worth fighting for . Stahl : What is a hero to you ? Sorvino : A hero is someone who braves extraordinary risk and gives so much more of him or herself ... to uplift someone or many people who are suffering . Stahl : Do you have any personal heroes ? Sorvino : The first one that comes to mind for me is Martin Luther King . He was always my hero . That was always who I aspired to be like if I could be like anybody in a moral , human way . I read all of his speeches and his autobiography , and I just try to learn from his path and what he did . Stahl : You were a presenter at the first `` CNN Heroes : An All-Star Tribute '' back in 2007 . What was that like ? Sorvino : It was really amazing . I was extremely moved by all the extraordinary things that all the various Heroes had done . And that the emphasis of such a prestigious show -- on acts of altruism and selflessness and service -- is exactly what the world 's focus should be on . It combats the ridiculous frothiness of reality TV and the consumerism that has sort of become our national religion . Human acts of kindness and love -- and love borne out by action -- is really what life is all about . It 's about how much you 're giving , not how much you 're getting . So it 's an extraordinary show , and I was really , really proud to be a part of it . Stahl : Did any of those CNN Heroes particularly inspire you ? Sorvino : You know , they all did . I was just sort of in awe , one after the next . Wow . They just inspired me further to do what little I can on my side in any of my activism or things that I 'm trying to do . It 's just like : `` OK , yeah , you can do this . You can get involved , and you can try to make a small difference . '' Stahl : Why do you think we need to honor everyday heroes ? Sorvino : It 's really inspirational . But you know there 's lots of ways to be a hero , too . There are many people who are heroic in their everyday life and their everyday generosity . Some people are gigantic heroes who save people from burning buildings , and some people are just saving people by loving them in a constant and almost superhuman way . I think it 's a wonderful thing .
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Actress Mira Sorvino is a U.N. ambassador raising awareness about human trafficking . She has also been involved with CNN Heroes since it began in 2007 . Sorvino : CNN Heroes `` inspired me further to do what little I can on my side ''
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Islamabad , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Amid the overwhelming flood disaster in Pakistan , the world has `` no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope '' that things can improve there , actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie told CNN Wednesday . Jolie is in the country as the personal envoy of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres . She spoke to CNN from Islamabad after touring flood-hit areas of Pakistan , including the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region . She described meeting a couple in their 70s who live on a pension and who watched as floodwater destroyed the family home they had worked hard to build . `` The woman is so embarrassed with her situation , and the man spoke of the fact that he never felt in his lifetime he is ever going to be able to recuperate what he 's lost -- that he would never again have nice things , he would never have a nice bed , a nice house , '' Jolie told CNN . `` They lived in this place since 1972 and raised their children and their grandchildren there . And in a moment , a few hours , it was completely gone . '' She said the area the couple lived in is now covered in mud and dirt , with feces in the fly-covered river nearby , all because of the floods . `` It does n't have the dignity that they deserve to live in -- anybody deserves to live in , '' Jolie said . The couple lives in the village of Mohib Banda , where some 70 percent of the homes were destroyed or badly damaged by the swirling floodwater , according to the UNHCR . The death toll in the country has climbed to 1,738 , the Pakistan Disaster Authority said over the weekend . Almost 21 million people have been affected by the flooding , Valerie Amos , the new U.N. emergency relief coordinator , said Monday . Water-borne illnesses from contaminated floodwaters have erupted nationwide . At least 1 million Pakistanis have crippling diarrhea or respiratory infections , and about 65,000 cases of malaria have been reported . Jolie 's visit is intended to highlight the suffering of the millions of flood victims and the need for continuing aid for the displaced . One reason relatively few people have paid attention to the suffering in Pakistan , Jolie said , may be disaster fatigue . She pointed out Pakistan has endured several disasters in recent years , including an earthquake in 2005 that killed more than 70,000 people . `` We tend to focus on one issue at a time , because that seems to be what people can absorb and care for , '' she said . She added that it 's difficult to convey the story of the disaster in Pakistan , and that even she had no idea what she would face . `` When I was standing in one of the houses , it was nine feet tall , the water . It was not a flood that made everything wet for a -LRB- while -RRB- . It washed away children right out of their parents ' hands . It destroyed lives . '' Jolie said she would want people to remember this : `` They are people . They are family , and lovely , lovely , hard-working people and beautiful children , and they deserve dignity and assistance , and we have to treat them with respect and try to preserve what we can of their livelihood and their future . '' The Pakistani people are resilient and will move on , Jolie said , but she urged international support to help them do that . `` I think we have no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope , '' she said . `` I think without that , we are just lost , and things deteriorate . ''
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Jolie is in Pakistan as the envoy to the U.N. high commissioner for refugees . She toured flood-hit areas of Pakistan , including the northwest . Almost 21 million people have been affected by the floods .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Imagine a star so luminous that it would burn the Earth up if it were anywhere near , a star that outshines the sun as much as the sun outshines the moon . A monster even in the abyss of space . The star is not some scientist 's celestial dream . Astronomers used a Very Large Telescope -- the instrument 's official name -- to detect the most massive star discovered to date . In scientific lingo , it 's a `` hypergiant . '' Led by Paul Crowther , professor of astrophysics at England 's University of Sheffield , the team of astronomers studied two young clusters of stars , NGC 3603 and RMC 136a . R136a1 , found in the RMC 136a cluster , is 10 million times brighter than the sun and is the heaviest star ever found , Crowther said Wednesday , with a mass that is roughly 265 times more than the sun . It was born even heavier , with a solar mass of 320 . Astronomers previously thought 150 to be the upper limit . Several of the stars studied had surface temperatures of 40,000 degrees , more than seven times hotter than the sun . R136a1 is rare and resides in another galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud . Its home is more than 165,000 light years away from Earth 's Milky Way galaxy . As such , said Crowther , it is not visible to the naked eye , nor with a rooftop telescope . `` Owing to the rarity of these monsters , I think it is unlikely that this new record will be broken any time soon , '' Crowther said . Crowther 's team used the sophisticated infrared equipment on the Very Large Telescope in a European Southern Observatory facility in Chile as well as data collected from the Hubble Space Telescope to detect the colossal star . The telescope is considered the world 's `` biggest eye on the sky '' and is 8 meters -LRB- 26 feet -RRB- in diameter . The research was published in the current issue of the British scientific journal The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . `` Unlike people , these kind of stars are massive when they are babies , '' Crowther told CNN . `` They lose weight as they get older . '' At over a million years old , the star is already middle-aged , Crowther said , and could easily be a poster child for WeightWatchers , having shed a fifth of its initial mass over time because of powerful winds . In another million years -- a brief life span compared to the sun 's 5 billion years of existence -- the giant star will probably explode as a supernova . It wo n't be noticeable on Earth because it 's so far away . Crowther , excited about the new find , had to find simple terminology to describe it to his 6-year-old son Billy . Billy , in turn , wanted dad to name the monster star after him . That might have sounded a whole lot better than R136a1 , but nonetheless , a star is born .
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The newly detected star is 10 million times brighter than the sun . Its birth weight was 320 times the sun . Unlike humans , stars are born heavy and lose weight as they get older . A team of astronomers used a sophisticated telescope in Chile .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The first mobile phone powered by Google has gone on sale in the UK -- its first foray into the European market . The G1 represents Google 's first foray into the mobile phone market . The G1 -- unveiled in New York last month -- has been released exclusively by T-Mobile and will go head to head with products such as Apple 's iPhone , the Blackberry and other smartphones from makers including Nokia . The handset uses Google 's Android software and is being touted as a phone with the capability of a hand-held computer . The arrival of Android signals the opening round of the battle between Google and its rivals such as Apple to create software for the next generation of mobile phones that allows users to connect seamlessly to the internet . It provides access to Android Market , which lets third party companies offer applications to users . The G1 makes use of applications such as Google Maps , instant messaging through Google Talk , as well as high-speed internet browsing and a 3-megapixel camera . Other manufacturers -- including LG and Samsung -- are expected to produce their own Google phones over the next 12 months . Analysts have said the gadget could potentially transform the mobile telephone market by providing service supported by advertising instead of subscription fees . But some believe the phone may struggle to compete with the iPhone in particular . Ernest Doku , from mobile phone comparison Web site Omio.com , told the British Press Association : `` Despite the popularity of the Google brand , the G1 's design lacks the inherent ` cool ' factor that made the iPhone 3G such a mass market success for Apple . `` The launch of the G1 is important not only because it 's Google 's first foray into the mobile market but because it 's also the launch of an entirely new mobile phone operating system . `` Android is the equivalent of releasing an alternative to Microsoft 's Windows - and equally as risky . '' However T-Mobile UK managing director Jim Hyde told PA that the phone was set to `` revolutionise the way we use the internet on our mobiles . '' `` It 's uniquely built for effortless online communication whether you want to email , text or blog , and with access to some groundbreaking applications on Android Market , the possibilities really are endless , '' he added .
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G1 -- unveiled in New York last month -- released exclusively by T-Mobile . The handset uses Google 's Android software . The technology allows users to connect seamlessly to the internet . Will compete with rival `` smartphones '' such as Apple 's iPhone .
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Madrid , Spain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spain 's unemployment rate rose to 20.09 percent for the second quarter of 2010 , up from 20.05 percent from the previous quarter , Spain 's National Statistics Institute said Friday . It is the highest level in 13 years , and it comes despite a rise in seasonal jobs for the summer . The figure means 4.6 million people are jobless in Spain . Spain has had one of the highest unemployment rates in the European Union , hovering near 20 percent for months . Data released earlier this month by Eurostat , the European statistics agency , showed the Baltic countries of Latvia and Estonia with similar jobless rates . The Eurostat figures , which were for May , showed overall unemployment in the 27-member European Union was at 9.6 percent . CNN 's Al Goodman contributed to this report .
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Spanish unemployment rises to 20.09 percent . 4.6 million people are now jobless in Spain . Spain has had one of the highest jobless rates in Europe .
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Atlanta , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Country music act Sugarland settled a lawsuit with a co-founder who claimed she was owed a share of the group 's profits since she left five years ago , according to a court filing . Kristen Hall left the trio Sugarland to write songs and to pursue a solo career in 2005 , leaving Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles to carry on as a duo . Hall filed a federal lawsuit against her former bandmates two years ago demanding that she be paid a third of Sugarland 's profits because of her role in founding the group and in creating their hit debut album in 2004 . U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten signed an order last week recognizing the settlement , although terms of the agreement were not included . Lawyers have until December 13 to file the final papers or else Hall has the right to re-open the lawsuit , the order said . The Atlanta-based group picked up their fourth Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year award last week . They won Grammys for best performance by a group or duo and best country song last year . CNN 's Denise Quan contributed to this report .
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Kristen Hall claimed she was owed a share of the country duo 's profits . Hall co-founded the group before Jennifer Nettles joined . Hall left the band in 2005 to pursue a solo career . Terms of the settlement are not public .
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-LRB- The Frisky -RRB- -- As a reality TV fiend , I assumed that `` Top Chef : Just Desserts '' was going to be totally vanilla . Oh , how wrong I was . Throughout the season , pastry chef Seth Caro has had some serious drama with assorted meltdowns and crocodile tears brought on by such tragedies as the fact that there were no more grapefruits in the kitchen . But this week 's episode was beyond . Seth got so worked up after being told he could n't make ice cream from scratch during a `` Quickfire '' challenge that he had a full-blown panic attack , saying he was leaving and screaming at the producers . He was carted off in an ambulance . And so , he was forced to drop out of the competition . But he was n't the only one to go this week . Contestant Malika Ameen also decided to go home voluntarily , interrupting a judge to say , `` I would , perhaps , like to ask to be eliminated today . '' Over the years , many people have quit reality TV shows in the middle of shooting . In honor of Seth and Malika , we rounded up 10 other reality TV dropouts : . The Frisky : 12 celebs who deny getting breast implants despite radical pics . 1 . Ali dumped `` The Bachelor '' One minute Ali Fedotowsky was rolling around with Jake Pavelka in a pile of leaves on her hometown date on `` The Bachelor . '' The next minute , she was knocking on his door and telling him , `` I have the most impossible decision to make right now . I just found out that I have to choose between staying here and going back to work . '' After a discussion and a bunch of tears , Ali decided to leave the show . It was the first time on `` The Bachelor '' where a rose ceremony was n't necessary . 2 . Frank said `` no thanks '' to `` The Bachelorette '' A season later , Frank Neuschaefer closed the karmic loop . He was one of Ali 's three finalists on `` The Bachelorette , '' but realized he still had feelings for an ex-girlfriend , Nicole . He dumped Ali in Tahiti and left the show . I thought for a second maybe he was pulling an Ed -- by leaving the show and coming back , you can virtually guarantee a dating show win -- but , alas , he never looked back . The Frisky : 10 stars with bad body habits . 3 . `` Speidi '' escaped the jungle . Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt left `` I 'm a Celebrity , Get Me Out Of Here '' three times . First , they had a freak-out when they learned they 'd have to take a turn cleaning their group 's Port-O-Potty . Spencer said , `` I 'm too rich and I 'm too famous to be sitting with these people and cleaning up their s ** t in the jungle , my man . And this cast is devaluing our fame right now . I 'm sitting next to VH1 comedians that I have never even seen before ... I thought it was gon na be all celebrities . '' They returned the next morning , when Spencer freaked out again . They returned once again but when Heidi got a stomach illness , they finally left for good . 4 . Model was scared off by scissors . Every season of `` America 's Next Top Model , '' there 's a girl who is horrified when her hair is cut off during makeovers . But pageant queen Cassandra Whitehead took the cake in cycle eight . When the judges were n't pleased with her haircut and wanted to make it more like Mia Farrow 's in `` Rosemary 's Baby , '' she decided to leave the show rather than let them near her with a pair of scissors again . The Frisky : 10 celebs who showed way too much in Twitter pics . 5 . Real Housewife left New Jersey . Dina Manzo left `` The Real Housewives of New Jersey '' because she was over having to interact with Danielle Staub . `` I would say 99.9 percent is because of Danielle , but the other .1 percent was drama created by her , '' Dina explained . Guess she was scared that Danielle was actually going to make a skin suit out of her ? 6 . American Idol skipped the finals . Midway through season four of `` American Idol , '' fans voted Mario Vazquez right behind Carrie Underwood as their favorite to win . But he dropped out of the competition . `` I know I disappointed many fans , but it 's all for the best , it really is , '' he said . `` It was a very , very hard decision , just thinking about everyone in the competition , who are my friends first , before competitors . It was a lot to think about , but my intuition told me I need to focus on personal things in my life . '' Many speculate that Mario thought he could be a superstar without `` Idol . '' He did get an album . But he is no Carrie Underwood . The Frisky : 15 signs you are `` just friends '' 7 . Designer walked way from `` Project Runway '' Maya Luz was my favorite contestant on season 7 of `` Project Runway '' with her cool bangs and awesome designs . So when she quit the show saying she was n't ready for Bryant Park , I was baffled . She explained , `` At the time I 'd just graduated from school . I want to work for other designers . I want to maybe get my Master 's . Just gain more experience , because when you 're coming up with a collection , it needs to be totally representative of what I am . I just was n't feeling like I was really ready to do it yet . I still stand by my decision . '' 8 . Puck was ushered off `` The Real World '' In its 24 seasons -- and by the way , how is that possible ? -- `` The Real World '' has had about a zillion quitters , starting with Irene who left the show to get hitched in season two . The one we 'll always remember the best : Puck , the nasty , foul-mouthed , snot-spitting bike messenger from season three . The housemates had to choose between him and AIDS activist Pedro Zamora . Guess who they picked ? The Frisky : 30 things every woman should quit doing by 30 . 9 . Quit `` Survivor '' for a good cause . `` Survivor '' has had its share of quitters over the years , too -- not that I understand why anyone would ever opt to stay on the show . Swimsuit model Jenna Morasca surprised us all in 2003 when she became the youngest winner of the show . A year later , she returned for `` Survivor : All Stars . '' Midway through , she walked out the door to spend time with her mom who was battling cancer . She became the first woman to quit the show , though we certainly get why . 10 . London left `` Daisy '' `` Daisy of Love '' may not have been the most popular reality TV shows of all time , but it is certainly one of the trashiest . On the show , Daisy quickly fell hard for brooding rocker London . He left , protesting the fact that the show seemed so fake . But -- surprise ! -- he returned and in the end won Daisy 's love . The Frisky : 13 ways people abuse Facebook and Twitter . TM & © 2010 TMV , Inc. | All Rights Reserved .
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Seth Caro and Malika Ameen left `` Top Chef : Just Desserts '' this week . Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt left `` I 'm a Celebrity , Get Me Out Of Here '' three times . Cassandra Whitehead left `` America 's Next Top Model '' instead of getting a haircut .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Veteran NFL superstar Brett Favre has promised that this will definitely be his last comeback , having decided to return for one more season with the Minnesota Vikings . Favre , who turns 41 in October , has previously retired with the Green Bay Packers in March 2008 and in February 2009 with the New York Jets . But the 11-time Pro-Bowl selection has announced that he will continue for a 20th season with the Vikings following successful ankle surgery . He is now hoping to win his second Super Bowl title after taking Minnesota to within a match of last year 's final , losing in New Orleans as his final throw was intercepted . Favre was visited by teammates Jared Allen , Steve Hutchinson and Ryan Longwell this week , and confirmed his return to the Vikings on Wednesday . `` It was very tough , I could make a case for playing and not playing . Ultimately much has made about the three guys coming down , it was really about the team , '' he told reporters at a press conference . `` When I left New Orleans a big part of me was , I do n't want to say done , but the fact we lost that game ... It 's hard to make people understand . `` The mental toll is what is hard to deal with . This team is a very good football team , the chances here are much greater than other places . From that standpoint it has always made it easier , but answering the bell again ... `` My wife always says I look at things more negatively than I should , but the ` what ifs . ' I 'd love to win the Super Bowl again , but what happens if you do n't ? '' Favre has been plagued by injuries throughout his career , and said even his latest surgery has not stopped a new spur forming on his ankle . `` I have played 309 straight games , I ca n't complain . There 's nothing on me that 's 100 percent , there 's nothing on me that was the year before either . But the surgeries , I think , have made me a little better . `` There 's a little bit of pain there . The fact is it 's something I 'm going to have to deal with . There 's a little bit more range of movement there since the surgery , but we 're not talking about a lot . I was hoping to resolve this , but every time you sprain an ankle , mine sprains a little bit easier than it did earlier in my career . '' However , Favre is hopeful that he can add to his 1996 Super Bowl triumph , having returned to training on Wednesday . `` I 've done it all . There 's nothing left for me to prove . I 'm here to have fun , help these guys win . I really enjoy this group of guys like you would n't believe . I think the feeling is mutual , '' he said . `` I can promise you this : Not that I have ever set out as a goal to play 20 years , -LSB- but -RSB- it 's 20 years and I 'm done . This is the last year of my contract . I 'm sure a lot of people are like , ` Yes ! ' `` Did I just say that ? I do believe it now . I do . I 'm going to fall apart sometime . ''
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Brett Favre decides to play one more NFL season with the Minnesota Vikings . Veteran quarterback aims to finally retire following his 20th season as a player . The 40-year-old is hoping to win his second career Super Bowl before he quits . He has officially retired on at least two other occasions , then returned to play .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his ICC cricketer of the year award with another remarkable innings on Monday which should ensure that India wins the two-Test series against Australia if the pitch in Bangalore holds up . The 37-year-old batted throughout Monday 's play as he moved from 44 to an unbeaten 191 , just nine runs short of his sixth double-century in what is his 171st Test appearance . On Sunday , he became the first player to reach 14,000 runs in Tests -- just days after winning the International Cricket Council 's top award for the first time in his illustrious career . He extended his world record to 49 centuries as he passed three figures with consecutive sixes off spinner Nathan Hauritz , helping India to 435-5 at stumps in reply to Australia 's first-innings 478 . Tendulkar , who fell just short of his seventh Test ton this year in India 's first Test victory in Mohali , extended his third-wicket partnership with Murali Vijay to 308 runs . Tendulkar named cricketer of the year . The opener scored his maiden Test hundred before falling to fast bowler Mitchell Johnson in the 101st over for 139 as the left-armer took two wickets in four balls in the final session . Debutant Cheteshwar Pujara hit Johnson to the boundary from the second ball he faced , but was then trapped leg before wicket with the next delivery that kept alarmingly low . Suresh Raina -LRB- 32 -RRB- helped Tendulkar add another 61 before his brisk 43-ball knock ended with a reckless slog off part-time bowler Michael Clarke . Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was unbeaten on 11 as he and Tendulkar negotiated their way to stumps , with India still 43 runs short of the tourists ahead of the final two days . Tendulkar was particularly harsh on Hauritz as he scored his 11th Test ton against the Australians , with the off-break bowler conceding 153 runs from his 39 overs . Laxman inspires remarkable India victory over Australia . The `` Little Master '' smashed 20 boundaries to go with his two shots over the boundary ropes , and has now faced 319 deliveries . Vijay was more sedate in what is only his eighth Test match , but also hit two sixes in his 310 balls faced -- though he should have been run out by Hauritz on 49 when he nervously scampered through for a single . `` It was a really special knock for me . It was a dream to play with Sachin . He helped me a lot and gave me pep-talks through the day , '' the 25-year-old told reporters . `` I was just focused on each ball and did not try to think too far ahead . I just want to do well whenever I get a chance . '' Johnson , who won the ICC 's top award last year , said Australia still had hopes of winning to level the series against the world 's No. 1-ranked team . `` As a fast bowler , you want to see some bounce and carry , but this one was a bit too slow , '' he said . `` We stuck through the day and got a few wickets in the end to put some pressure on them . `` We saw signs of deterioration in the wicket at the end . Some kept low , a couple jumped . We have to wait and see what happens tomorrow . ''
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Sachin Tendulkar closes on another double-century as India reach 435-5 on day three . Hosts trail Australia by 43 runs in first innings with two days to play in second Test . Tourists strike three times in final session as wicket shows signs of deterioration . Australia need to win in Bangalore to level the two-match series .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has defended the club 's American owners telling CNN he has `` no complaints '' with the way they have done their job . The 18-time English league champions were bought by the Glazer family in 2005 but have long been targeted by the club 's supporters for running up huge debts . Though United have recently been rated as the world 's most valuable sporting club by Forbes they still have estimated debts of over $ 1bn , leading many fans to call for a change of ownership . A group of wealthy businessmen called the Red Knights tried to launch a takeover bid last season but were knocked back , and now Ferguson has insisted the current owners are doing a good job . Is this the real Alex Ferguson ? He told CNN : `` The debt has come through by the club being bought out by an owner . You know fine well that when a business is bought it 's usually bought with debt . `` Because it 's a football club it seems to attract a different type of negative reporting via the media and , particularly some of our fans . `` But Manchester United football club , when it went plc , it was always going to be bought . It was inevitable . So when a particular family like the Glazers have bought it , it 's unfair they come in for criticism because anybody could have bought it . `` I have to say they 've done their job well . They support myself , the manager , they 've supported the players . I 've never been refused when I 've asked for money for a player . `` So what can I do other than carry on the way we 're doing it and the way I 'm allowed to carry on , I 've no complaints . '' Ferguson is about to enter his 24th season as manager of one of the world 's most high profile clubs . In that time he has won 11 English league titles and two European Cups . Speaking to CNN World Sport anchor Terry Baddoo on the club 's pre-season tour of the United States , 68-year-old Ferguson reiterated his desire to continue as manager as long as he retains his health . He said : `` I 'm at the right club , it 's a fantastic club , it demands a challenge all the time . Every day , every year there 's the challenge of being at the top and that helps me . I think you need good natural energy and I 've been blessed with that . `` What you have to do is maintain the success of the club and make sure no matter when I quit the club is always in good hands and that 's when I come back to the point about having young players . `` There 's no need for a complete overhaul of the playing squad . I 've got 12 players aged 21 or under which means the future should be pretty secure with them . `` Whenever I do go , and I do n't seeing that being tomorrow , having my health is important . If I 've got my health I can carry on . There will be a point when I do quit but when it is I 've absolutely no idea . `` I tried it a few years ago and it was an absolute disaster . My wife made me change my mind and she was dead right . But when the time comes , I think the club should be ok . ''
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Alex Ferguson tells CNN he has `` no complaints '' with Man Utd owners the Glazer family . Glazers bought Manchester United in 2005 but debts now stand at around $ 1bn . Ferguson says he will continue as Manchester United manager as long as he is healthy . United boss spoke to CNN World Sport on club 's pre-season tour of the U.S.
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- German World Cup star Sami Khedira joined up with his new Real Madrid teammates on Sunday after completing his move from Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart . The 23-year-old passed a medical on Saturday , and has now traveled to California for the Spanish giants ' pre-season tour of the United States , the Real website reported . He and Sergio Canales , another of new coach Jose Mourinho 's four acquisitions since he arrived from European champions Inter Milan , have swelled the Madrid touring squad to 25 after departing with Alvaro Arbeloa , Raul Albiol and Rafael van der Vaart . Real will play Club America in San Francisco on Wednesday , then take on Los Angeles Galaxy in the Rose Bowl on Sunday before heading to Germany for a clash with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on August 13 . Real go to Belgium for a match against Standard Liege on August 17 , then return to Spain to face Hercules in Alicante before hosting the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy match against Uruguay champions Penarol . Khedira became hot property after his superb performances in South Africa , where seized his chance after Germany captain Michael Ballack was ruled out of the World Cup through injury , as he formed a superb partnership in central midfield with Bastian Schweinsteiger . Khedira , who had been linked with a move to English Premier League champions Chelsea , has won 12 caps for Germany after making his debut less than a year ago . He scored his first goal for his country in the third-place playoff win over Uruguay . Stuttgart said details of the transfer fee remained secret , but reports have suggested he will move for around $ 18 million .
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Germany midfielder Sami Khedira heads to U.S. after sealing Real Madrid transfer . Former Stuttgart player joins pre-season tour , having passed his medical on Saturday . Spanish giants will play two pre-season matches in California before returning to Europe .
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Atletico Madrid upset European champions Inter Milan to secure the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco . Goals from Jose Reyes and Sergio Aguero handed the Europa League winners a healthy advantage before Inter 's Argentina striker Diego Milito missed a late penalty . It signaled defeat for new Inter coach Rafael Benitez in his first competitive fixture , after taking over from Jose Mourinho , who joined Spanish club Real Madrid . Inter had the better of the opening half with Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder going close from a tight angle . But in the second half , Atletico posed more problems of Inter 's defence and they deservedly took the lead when Reyes ' shot squeezed past keeper Julio Cesar at the near post . As Inter pressed for an equalizer , Atletico doubled their advantage when Sergio Aguero turned home Simao 's left wing cross . There was still time for Atletico keeper David De Gea to save Diego Milto 's penalty in the final minute . Elsewhere , newly-promoted Kaiserslautern shocked German champions Bayern Munich with a 2-0 win in the Bundesliga . Two goals in as many minutes from Ivo Ilicevic and Srdjan Lakic gave the home side the advantage just after the half hour mark . Despite fielding a host of World Cup stars , including Franck Ribery , Thomas Muller , Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mark Van Bommel , Bayern could n't find a way back into the game . Goalscorer Ilicevic was sent off in the closing stages for a second bookable offence but Kaiserslautern held on to win their second game in a row and climb to the top of the table .
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Atletico Madrid lift the European Super Cup by beating Inter Milan 2-0 . Jose Reyes and Sergio Aguero score for the Europa League holders . Rafael Benitez loses his first competitive game in charge of Inter . German champions Bayern Munich are beaten by newly-promoted Kaiserslautern .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spanish champions Barcelona started their season with a 3-0 win at Racing Santander but Jose Mourinho endured a low key start to his Real Madrid career as his team were held to a 0-0 draw by Real Mallorca . Argentina striker Lionel Messi was on target inside three minutes for Pep Guardiola 's side , as they look to record their third successive La Liga title . Andres Iniesta , who scored the goal that won Spain the World Cup in South Africa , doubled Barca 's lead half an hour later with a precise volley . Mohamed Tchite missed a penalty for Santander before new Barcelona signing David Villa grabbed his first goal for the club on the hour mark as he nodded Dani Alves 's cross into the net . Mourinho 's new look Madrid were held to a listless draw by Mallorca despite squandering a host of chances . Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain missed a string of opportunities , as Mourinho threw more and more men forward in search of a winner . Elsewhere , Real Sociedad beat Villarreal 1-0 thanks to Xabi Prieto 's goal , while Pablo Osvaldo grabbed two goals as Espanyol beat Getafe 3-1 . Osasuna and Almeria , and Deportivo La Coruna and Real Zaragoza drew 0-0 . In Italy , AC Milan began their season with a resounding 4-0 victory over Lecce to hand new coach Massimiliano Allegri a debut league win . Brazilian striker Pato scored twice with Thiago Silva and Filippo Inzaghi grabbing the other goals . Massimo Donati scored the only goal of the game as Bari consigned Juventus to a 1-0 defeat . Sampdoria made up for their midweek Champions League exit by beating Lazio 2-0 thanks to goals from Antonio Cassano and Stefano Guberti . Fiorentina and Napoli drew 1-1 as both teams finished with ten men while Parma beat Brescia 2-0 . Sergio Pellissier 's late penalty gave Chievo Verona a 2-1 win over Catania . Palermo and Cagliari drew 0-0 . In Germany , Borussia Monchengladbach beat Bayer Leverkusen 6-3 in an astonishing game at the BayArena . Patrick Herrman got two for Monchengladbach while Roel Brouwers , Juan Arango , Mohamadou Idrissou and Marco Reus all got on the scoresheet . Borussia Dortmund won 3-1 at VfB Stuttgart thanks to an own goal from Khalid Boulahrouz and strikes from Lucas Barrios and Mario Götze . In France , Bordeaux are still searching for their first win of the new season as they rescued a 1-1 draw with defending champions Marseille thanks to Anthony Modeste 's late goal . Lille and Nice drew 1-1 , Sochaux beat Paris St Germain 3-1 while AS Monaco beat Auxerre 2-0 .
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Barcelona begin the defense of their Spanish title with a 3-0 win at Racing Santander . Jose Mourinho 's Real Madrid are held to a 0-0 draw with Real Mallorca . AC Milan thump Lecce 4-0 as the Italian league season gets underway . Bayer Leverkusen are thrashed 6-3 by Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mainz made it seven wins out of seven in the Bundesliga on Saturday as they overcame 10-man Hoffenheim 4-2 at the Stadion am Bruchweg . The win equals the record -- held by Kaisterslautern and Bayern Munich -- for most wins at the start of a Bundesliga season . Tunisia striker Sami Allagui opened the scoring for Mainz after just two minutes . Hoffenheim hit back before half time with a strike from Demba Ba , but Hungarian striker Adam Szalai restored the home side 's lead two minutes into the second half . Midfielder Lewis Holtby added a third before 19-year-old striker Andre Schuerrle added a fourth from the penalty spot after Josip Simunic was shown a red card for bringing down Holtby in the 73rd minute . How Germany 's ` Carnival Club ' is finding success . Mainz , who beat Bayern Munich 2-1 last week , face Hamburg in their next Bundesliga fixture and will be hoping to create Bundesliga history by claiming their eighth straight win . But coach Thomas Tuchel says he 's not interested in records . `` During the game , I did n't even think about records , for me it is not even an issue , '' Tuchel said , AFP reported . Ex-England boss Steve McClaren was denied a fourth straight win as Wolfsburg drew 1-1 with Moenchengladbach . Danish midfielder Thomas Kahlenberg gave Wolfsburg the lead after 27 minutes but Thorben Marx tied the scores with a 65th minute strike . Freiburg moved up to fourth place in the table after a 3-2 home win over Cologne , while Hamburg are now seventh after they came from behind to beat Kaiserslautern 2-1 . Schalke went down to their fifth defeat of the season losing 2-1 to Nuremberg , leaving last year 's runners-up languishing in second to last place in the table . Sunday 's fixtures see Bayern Munich travel to second-placed Dortmund , bottom-placed Stuttgart host Frankfurt and fifth-placed Bayer Leverkusen take on Werder Bremen .
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Mainz their 100 percent record in the Bundesliga with a 4-2 defeat of Hoffenheim . Mainz need one more win to secure record for most wins at start of Bundesliga season . Wolfsburg held to a 1-1 draw with Moenchengladbach ; Hamburg beat Kaiserslautern 2-1 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- American golfer and world number six , Jim Furyk , was kicked out of the first FedEx Cup play-off on Wednesday after missing his tee-off time by oversleeping . Furyk , 40 , told the official website of PGA Tour that he set an alarm on his cell phone which ran out of power overnight and failed to wake him up . `` The hotel had power ... but somehow my phone died . I never use a backup because I just figure if the phone is charged , I 'm good to go , '' Furyk said . After waking five minutes before he was due to start playing , Furyk made a dash from his hotel to the course but failed to get to the 11th tee of The Barclays tournament in New Jersey in time . Injury or family emergency are the only reasons that excuse a player 's absence , consequently , Furyk will miss Thursday 's planned round with countryman Steve Stricker and Ernie Els of South Africa . `` The rules are rules . No matter what tournament it was , I would be upset . But I 'm more upset because it 's this one , '' Furyk added . It means Furyk misses an opportunity to cement his third-place playoff standing in the race to be crowned champion . According to the playoff scenarios he could see his position slide to 19th before the Deutsche Bank Championship next week in Boston . One consolation to Furyk is that he already has enough points for the 30-man season-ending Tour Championship to be staged in Atlanta in September . Slugger White , the Tour 's vice president of rules and competition told the PGA Tour website : `` It is unfortunate . Knowing Jim as I do and we all do , he handled it extremely professionally and put all of the blame on himself . `` He is a fan favorite and everybody likes him . He is a really good guy , but my hands are tied . I am sure he will recover quite nicely next week and jump right in there again . '' Furyk is due to win his seventh Ryder Cup cap against Europe at Celtic Manor in October .
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American golfer and world number six , Jim Furyk , was kicked out of the first FedEx Cup play-off . 40-year-old missed his tee-off time by oversleeping . Furyk tells PGA Tour that he set an alarm on his cell phone which ran out of power overnight .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. response to the increasing natural disaster in Pakistan is , like so much else when it comes to American relations with that country , too little and too tentative . Epic flooding now hitting Pakistan is an unfolding humanitarian crisis on the scale of its 2005 earthquake , which claimed some 75,000 lives , or the 2004 Asian tsunami , in which more than 200,000 people died . And because of the gradual nature of flooding , as opposed to the sudden impact of an earthquake , the devastation over time could overwhelm those earlier crises . One in nine Pakistanis -- some 20 million people -- are already homeless , lacking food or medicine . Health officials warn that a cholera epidemic is likely , with 3 1/2 million children now at risk . Despite the cataclysmic scale of this disaster , the Obama administration is not responding with the same direct , comprehensive and large-scale effort that the Bush administration undertook in response to the 2005 Pakistani earthquake and the 2004 Asian tsunami . This current approach of primarily relying on the Pakistani government and local aid groups will not work -- either in terms of meeting the scale of the crisis or swaying Pakistani public opinion toward the United States . American aid to the flood victims is a clear humanitarian imperative . Some have argued that it is also in the national security interest of the United States to win friends and stabilize the country . This is of particular concern since , according to my contacts in Pakistan and reports in South Asia media , radical Islamist groups allied to al Qaeda are on the front lines in providing direct aid to the flood victims . Jamaat-ud-Dawa , linked to the terrorists who carried out the 2008 attack in Mumbai , India , has already reportedly established 13 relief camps , with some 2,000 members providing help . Pakistan , the only nuclear-armed Muslim majority country , is the home base for both the Taliban and al Qaeda . Its population faces growing radicalization ; the chairman of the Joint Chiefs , Adm. Mike Mullen , has called it the most important country to the future of Islamist extremism . The United States thus far is donating $ 76 million in assistance , only a portion of which is being provided directly by the U.S. military . But the $ 76 million is dwarfed by the massive humanitarian assistance -- hundreds of millions -- the U.S. military brought directly to victims of the 2005 earthquake and the 2004 tsunami -- delivered via aircraft carriers , hospital ships and thousands of American troops . U.S. military helicopters flew some 6,000 relief operations to Pakistani earthquake victims alone . For both the 2005 earthquake and the tsunami , the U.S. military worked closely with local governments , but did not leave it primarily up to them to deliver the aid . Large-scale humanitarian assistance can have a dramatic favorable influence on public opinion . The nonprofit organization I lead provided empirical proof of this in conducting the first public opinion surveys of Indonesia after the tsunami and Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake , as well as follow-up polls . After the tsunami struck Indonesia , the world 's largest Muslim country , on December 26 , 2004 , the United States led an extraordinary international relief effort of on-the-ground , people-to-people aid . It was broadcast nonstop on local Indonesian television and had a clear American `` brand . '' Afterward , public opinion among Indonesians dramatically swung toward the United States , with 65 percent of Indonesians expressing a favorable opinion as a direct result of American aid . Mullen called the shift in Indonesian public opinion toward America `` one of the defining moments of this new century . '' Similarly , after the devastating earthquake hit Pakistan in 2005 , the United States stepped in with another intensive relief effort -- again widely reported in local media and clearly identified as American aid . Afterward , our surveys found that 79 percent of self-identified Osama Bin Laden supporters -LRB- 78 percent of all Pakistanis -RRB- thought well of the United States because of its humanitarian mission . Among all Pakistanis , the U.S. government was more popular than al Qaeda , the Taliban , or any Pakistani Islamist radical group -- even among Pakistanis who thought favorably of these groups . Indeed , the number of Pakistanis who voiced a favorable opinion of the United States doubled from 23 percent six months before the earthquake to 46 percent one month after American aid began . Yet our research shows that in the case of both the tsunami and Pakistani earthquake , public opinion changed only because the American military delivered the aid directly , in a comprehensive campaign cooperative with , but not dependent on , local governments or nonprofit groups . Whether from donor fatigue or simply a lack of vision , the United States is not mobilizing a similar effort now . In addition , the Pakistani government 's response to the crisis has been ineffective at best . Distrust of Pakistan 's political leaders is spreading as rapidly as the floodwaters . The United States has the same opportunity as the radical Islamists to fill the void . It can help the victims of one of the largest natural disasters we have recently seen . The United States can also win over Pakistanis , in the key country in the battle against extremism . But only if the administration steps up and deploys the same level of military resources as with the 2004 tsunami and the 2005 Pakistani earthquake can we succeed . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ken Ballen .
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Ken Ballen says Pakistan floods are crisis that could rival 2005 earthquake , Asian tsunami . But U.S. not meeting disaster with rapid , comprehensive approach , as before . Extremists ready to assume aid role ; U.S. squandering chance to woo Pakistanis , he says . Ballen : Aid efforts are important opportunities to garner good will ; wrest aid role from extremists .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- New France coach Laurent Blanc has chosen not to select any of the 23-man World Cup squad , that refused to take part in a training session during their disastrous tournament , for next month 's friendly international against Norway . Blanc , who took over from Raymond Domenech following France 's exit at the group stage of the competition , opted to exclude the whole squad for one match as a punishment for their role in the protest that came just two days before their final match against host nation South Africa . The French Football Federation confirmed the decision on their official website , with a statement saying : `` Laurent Blanc proposed to the federal council not to retain any of the 23 players officially selected for the World Cup in South Africa , for the friendly match against Norway in Oslo on Wednesday August 11 . `` Laurent Blanc will release the list of players selected for this match on Thursday August 5 . '' France 's tournament fell into disarray after Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka was sent home following a row with Domenech . Captain Patrice Evra then became involved in a heated public argument with coach Robert Duverne -- resulting in Duverne storming off the training ground with the squad retreating to their team bus and refusing to train . Among the players now not available to Blanc are Arsenal trio Bacary Sagna , Gael Clichy and Abou Diaby , Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery , Barcelona 's Eric Abidal , Chelsea 's Anelka and Florent Malouda and playmaker Yoann Gourcuff -- who Blanc coached when he the pair were at Bordeaux . However , there is no suggestion that the ban will last longer than a single match and many of the players are expected to return for the opening Euro 2012 qualifier at home to Belarus -- although it remains to be seen whether Anelka and Evra , who were perceived as the ringleaders , will return to the squad . Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris earlier admitted to L'Equipe newspaper that the players had made a mistake in refusing to train . `` We acted as a team . To strike was the decision of a squad who felt lonely , who believed that no-one had stood up for them and who had a message to convey . `` We went too far . It was a very awkward decision , a big mistake . It was completely stupid . But there were so many problems . '' Lloris ' Lyon teammate Jeremy Toulalan told the Journal du Dimanche : `` I 'm not proud of what I did but I accept responsibility . There were no ringleaders and no slaves , no good guys and no bad guys . We were all involved and we are all responsible because nobody said a word against the boycott . ''
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Laurent Blanc choses not to select any of France 's 23-man World Cup squad for Norway friendly . Blanc makes the decision following the squad 's boycott of training during the World Cup . Franck Ribery , Eric Abidal , Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda among those suspended . Captain Patrice Evra was involved in a row with a fitness coach which prompted boycott .
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Rome , Italy -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A jailed Italian mobster claims he can prove American student Amanda Knox , her former boyfriend and a drifter are innocent of murdering Knox 's British roommate because he knows who the real killer is -- his brother . Luciano Aviello , 41 , made the statement during a videotaped interview with Knox 's lawyers . He said he had tried to write the Italian court several times to say that Knox and the others were innocent , but no one ever contacted him , defense and prosecution officials said . A source close to the case tells CNN that Aviello , who has been in and out of prison since age 17 , was out of prison , living down the street from Knox and Meredith Kercher and under a `` protection program '' at the time of the murder . Aviello is serving 17 years in an Italian prison because of his association with the Camorra crime family . According to Italian media reports and Britain 's Daily Mail , he has testified against the mob at several trials , always from behind a screen to shield his identity . Kercher , 21 , was found semi-naked with her throat slashed in the house she shared with Knox in November 2007 . Knox and her former Italian boyfriend , Raffaele Sollecito , 25 , were found guilty in December 2009 of Kercher 's murder and are serving sentences of 26 and 25 years , respectively . A third person , Rudy Guede , a drifter originally from the Ivory Coast , plead guilty to the murder and is serving a 16-year prison sentence . In March , Aviello contacted Knox 's attorneys , who visited him in prison to learn more about his story . Aviello told Knox 's lawyers during the videotaped interviews that his brother , who was staying with him at the time of Kercher 's murder , came home one night and said he had killed a girl during a botched robbery . British and Italian media have reported the brother 's whereabouts are unknown and neither the lawyers for Knox nor the prosecution would comment further . `` When he came to my house he had a bloodstained jacket on and was carrying a flick knife . He said he had broken into a house and killed a girl and then he had run away , '' Aviello said in his statement . Originally from Naples , Aviello says he was living in Perugia at the time of the attack . `` I know -LSB- he was involved -RSB- because my brother confessed to me that he had killed Meredith and he asked me to hide a blood-stained knife and set of keys , '' he said , according to an attachment to Knox 's appeal documents . Aviello told the lawyers that his brother said he and an Albanian man broke into the house and found `` the poor English girl , '' Kercher and the drifter , Rudy Guede . Aviello said when Kercher saw them she `` started screaming like mad '' The brother `` stabbed her in the throat then he tried to stifle her screams , '' Aviello said . `` Meredith defended herself like mad , scratching and hitting out at him . '' Aviello said he can prove Knox 's innocence and his brother 's involvement because of evidence he buried at his home . `` I had everything under a little wall behind my house , '' he said . `` I am happy to stand up in court and confirm all this and wrote to the court several times to tell them but was never questioned . '' Italian prosecutor Giuliano Mignini , who led the case against Knox and Sollecito , told British and Italian media that Aviello 's claims were irrelevant since the court already deemed him not credible and did n't interview him . Allevio sent the court three letters during the course of the trial , one of which was obtained by CNN . In the letter , which was sent to the court in 2009 , Aviello said he was writing because he wanted to clarify `` what the media has distorted '' about Knox , Sollecito and Guede 's involvement in the crime . Allevio also said that he met Sollecito while he was in prison and even expressed his `` bewilderment '' at how out of hand the trial had gotten . Allevio said in the letter that he knows `` the name of the real assassin '' because Kercher 's death was committed by `` persons that are dear to me . '' He did not identify his brother or anyone else in the 2009 letter , but he has now told Knox 's lawyers his brother was the killer . Mignini told CNN on Thursday he could n't comment much on Aviello 's assertions because `` we need to verify his claims , in general , all of what he is saying . '' Mignini said he has not yet interviewed Aviello , but will begin looking into his background as part of an investigation . That investigation will include checking out the burial of the key . Knox 's lawyer , Carlo Dalla Vedova , said he hopes a judge will allow Aviello to testify at Knox 's appeal hearing , which is likely to take place in the fall . See the evidence presented in the Knox case . `` The court should have vetted the reliability of the person and the worthiness of his claims , '' Dalla Vedova said . `` We have posed again the same request to the appeals court . In filing an appeal , Dalla Vedova pointed to Aviello 's letters to the courts , saying they show Knox was not able to present all the witnesses , and that may have influenced the verdict . Mignini disputed the claim . We `` ca n't simply investigate in the course of a trial every claim that comes up , '' Mignini told CNN . David Marriott , a spokesman for the Knox family , said that while they do n't yet know whether Aviello 's claim is valid , he feels it is only right that Knox get to air all the evidence in court . Even if the story is n't true , Knox and her lawyers should at least get the chance to investigate it and have his claims heard , Marriott said . `` The fact that the court did n't even decide to question him or at least look further into the claims is a part of what Amanda 's appeal is all about , '' he said . `` We do n't know the truth , but the court has the responsibility to check it out . '' Marriott also said he thinks it 's possible Aviello 's statements were n't checked out because Italian police and prosecutors believed they already solved the case . `` There 's no motivation I would guess for the police to actually pursue it , '' he said , when asked if the keys , clothing or knife Aviello claims were buried were ever dug up . `` In their minds not only is it over , but why would they investigate something that might show their initial investigation was faulty . ''
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Jailed mobster Luciano Aviello claims his brother told him he killed Meredith Kercher in botched robbery . Aviello says he buried brother 's bloody knife , clothes and keys to Kercher 's apartment . Amanda Knox 's lawyers want Aviello 's story investigated for her appeal . Knox , her former boyfriend were convicted of murdering Kercher in December 2009 .
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-LRB- Mental Floss -RRB- -- How well do you know your margarine history ? Let 's take a look at the origins of the butter substitute , and the dairy lobby 's attempts to defeat it . Where did the name `` margarine '' originate ? In a chemist 's lab . French scientist Michel Eugene Chevreul discovered a new fatty acid in 1813 that he dubbed acide margarique . Chevreul 's discovery contained lustrous , pearly deposits , so he named it after the Greek word margarites , for `` pearly . '' Did Chevreul take his margaric acid and head straight for the toaster ? Not quite . If you enjoy margarine , tip your cap to Emperor Napoleon III . Napoleon III saw that both his poorer subjects and his navy would benefit from having easy access to a cheap butter substitute , so he offered a prize for anyone who could create an adequate replacement . Enter French chemist Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès . In 1869 , Mège-Mouriès perfected and patented a process for churning beef tallow with milk to create an acceptable butter substitute , thereby winning the Emperor 's prize . Mental Floss : 10 foods that -LRB- thankfully -RRB- flopped . So Mège-Mouriès became the first margarine tycoon ? Far from it . Despite Napoleon III 's high hopes for Mège-Mouriès ' product , which the scientist had dubbed `` oleomargarine , '' the market did n't really take off . In 1871 , Mège-Mouriès showed his process to a Dutch company that improved on his methods and helped build an international market for margarine . The Dutch entrepreneurs realized that if margarine were going to become a substitute for butter , it needed to look like butter , so they began dyeing margarine -- which is naturally white -- a buttery yellow . Mège-Mouriès did n't get a princely sum for his invention ; he actually died a pauper in 1880 . The Dutch company that improved upon his recipe did pretty well for itself , though . The company , Jurgens , eventually became a world-renowned maker of margarines and soaps and later became a part of Unilever . How did the dairy world react to margarine 's sudden popularity ? They were predictably more than a little irked . Butter was big business , and the notion that a cheaper substitute , even one made in part with milk , might storm the market terrified dairy farmers . They did n't take the threat lying down , though , and convinced legislators to tax margarine at a rate of two cents per pound -- no small sum in the late 19th century . Dairy farmers also successfully lobbied for restrictions that banned the use of yellow dyes to make margarine look more appetizing . By 1900 , artificially colored butter was contraband in 30 U.S. states . Several states took even more extreme measures to turn consumers away from margarine -- they required the product to be dyed an unappealing pink color . Mental Floss : How Temperance Movement almost killed root beer . Did other countries enact similar restrictions ? If you think taxes and dyes are tough , then the Canadian government 's anti-margarine campaign seems downright draconian . From 1886 until 1948 , Canadian law banned any and all margarine . The only exception to this rule came between 1917 and 1923 , when World War I and its aftermath left butter in short supply and the government temporarily gave margarine the thumbs up . Margarine did n't necessarily have an easier time after the ban was relaxed , either . Quebec 's strong dairy lobby ensured that rules against dyeing remained in place in the province until 2008 . Was there any way around these color restrictions ? Sure . It sounds almost laughable now , but if you wanted to eat margarine on your toast without having to stare at its natural white color , there was a solution . As the coloring restrictions became widespread around the turn of the 20th century , margarine producers accepted that they could n't dye their wares yellow . There was no reason why they could n't simultaneously sell consumers margarine and yellow dye , though . When you bought a block or tube of margarine , you also got a packet of food coloring that could be kneaded into the margarine by hand . What helped margarine stay competitive with butter ? More restrictions , of course . Paradoxically , the pure foods movement of the 1920s helped undermine natural butter and elevate the status of margarine . In 1923 Congress passed a law that made it illegal to add any other ingredients to butter , even additives that would help make the butter more spreadable . As any toast aficionado knows , margarine is a heck of a lot easier to spread than butter . Suddenly , butter makers could n't tweak their products to make it easier to slather on breakfast , but margarine manufacturers could . Margarine 's popularity skyrocketed . Margarine also got a bit bump from World War II . When wartime butter scarcity forced consumers to switch to margarine , lots of margarine holdouts realized that the improved product was n't so bad after all . In 1950 , the U.S. government repealed the heavy margarine tax , and the market continued to grow as individual states reversed their bans on colored margarine . The last state to repeal the ban on dyes ? You guessed it : Wisconsin . America 's Dairyland did n't allow dyed margarine until 1967 . Mental Floss : 9 tasty foods named after people . For more mental_floss articles , visit mentalfloss.com . Entire contents of this article copyright , Mental Floss LLC . All rights reserved .
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Butter was big business , and margarine , a cheaper substitute , terrified dairy farmers . Lawmakers put a tax on margarine , banned dyeing it yellow . From 1886 until 1948 , Canadian law banned any and all margarine . Wisconsin did n't allow dyed margarine until 1967 .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- With Congress adjourned until after the November elections , the campaign season accelerated Thursday as top Democrats accused Republicans of a strategy of obstruction while the House GOP leader called for an overhaul of how the chamber works . President Barack Obama met with Democratic leaders from both chambers before they left Washington for the election fray back home . Democratic sources said the party 's congressional leaders pushed Obama to be more aggressive in helping them campaign in the final weeks before the November 2 vote . Their message after the talks with Obama focused on legislative accomplishments on behalf of working-class Americans despite the relentless Republican opposition . `` The Republican strategy has been and continues to this day to create gridlock and failure , '' House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer , D-Maryland , told a news conference . The strategy failed , Hoyer said , because Congress passed major bills including health care reform and Wall Street reform , `` but they gave the impression to the American people that we could n't work together . '' Meanwhile , House Minority Leader John Boehner , R-Ohio , laid out a sweeping reform agenda for Congress , promising to make spending increases much tougher if he becomes House speaker in January . Republicans are pushing for a repeat of 1994 , when a conservative-driven wave helped them seize control of the House from Democrats two years after Bill Clinton became president . This year , they are criticizing Obama and Democrats for continuing to increase the federal deficit and failing to bring down high unemployment in the slow recover from the economic recession . Democratic leaders have said they expect to lose some seats in the November voting , but they insist their part will retain majorities in both chambers of Congress . Addressing the conservative American Enterprise Institute , Boehner promised to help usher in a new era of bipartisan cooperation , but also pledged to change House rules in a way that would strongly favor the agenda being pushed by fiscal conservatives , including the Tea Party movement . In particular , he proposed doing away with the `` comprehensive '' spending bills that have been a hallmark of the congressional appropriations process for decades . Those measures authorize spending for multiple departments and agencies . `` Let 's break them up to encourage scrutiny and make spending cuts easier , '' Boehner said , later adding that House members `` should n't have to vote for big increases at the Commerce Department just because they support NASA . Each department and agency should justify itself each year to the full House and Senate , and be judged on its own . '' Boehner also proposed a new `` cut as you go '' rule that would require any bill containing a new government program to also include steps to reduce the same amount of spending elsewhere . Asked about the hostile political climate in Congress , Boehner said : `` There 's no question that there 's a lot of scar tissue that 's been built up on both sides of the aisle , and both parties are to blame . '' White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs agreed that Congress needs fixing , but he cited a different cause of the problem -- gridlock due to Republican intransigence . `` We 've got judges that have sat around for 240 days , that passed out of a committee unanimously , '' Gibbs told reporters , later adding : `` It 's not the way that place should run . It 's not what the American people want to see . But it 's the way Republicans have acted on Capitol Hill for the entirety of the president 's time here in Washington . '' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Boehner 's call for reforms was intended to shift focus away from what she described as a dearth of Republican ideas . `` It 's no wonder that Mr. Boehner wants to talk about process , '' Pelosi said . `` They have no substantive issues to take to the American people . We 'd rather talk about progress than process . '' Obama already appears to be in campaign mode , traveling to four states this week to hold town hall-style meetings and address Democratic rallies . At a meeting Tuesday in New Mexico , Obama faced a range of questions but no matter the topic -- education , small businesses , military veterans , clean energy -- he repeatedly reminded listeners that the upcoming congressional elections would be their time to decide . `` I hope everybody is going to pay attention and do their homework and find out about candidates , '' Obama said at the end of the hour-long event . `` And I think what you 'll find is , is that when you 're making choices for governor and you 're making choices for Senate and Congress , that these choices are going to mean something . '' He encouraged people to ask themselves , `` What direction do I want this country to go in ? '' `` Do I want to invest in our people , in our middle class and making it stronger , and our infrastructure and our education system and clean energy -- is that one vision , '' Obama said , `` or are we just going to keep on doing the same things that got us into this mess in the first place ? '' That 's the kind of messaging that congressional Democrats want from Obama , according to multiple senior Democratic sources who spoke to CNN after party leaders met with the president . Pelosi told Obama they wanted him to continue to make the Democratic case on jobs and the economy , and to contrast it with the Republican positions , the sources said . Obama said he would , and signaled there would be more campaign events than the handful already announced , according to the sources . CNN 's Dana Bash , Deirdre Walsh and Alan Silverleib contributed to this story .
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NEW : Sources say Democratic leaders urge Obama to step up campaigning . Democrats tout congressional record , highlight choice for voters . Boehner calls for reforms in Congress . Gibbs , Democrats say Republican strategy was obstruction .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- While winter 's start remains more than a month away , much of Minnesota and Wisconsin were under a winter storm warning Saturday , with some areas seeing almost a foot of snow . As early as 10:30 a.m. , 11 inches of snow had fallen in Eden Prairie , Minnesota , the National Weather Service reported . Other Minnesota communities had seen 10 inches by midday , including New Hope , Amboy , Mankato and Montgomery , while parts of Minneapolis were blanketed by at least nine inches of snow . In some areas , an inch of snow was falling an hour . `` Even though we get this every single year , for whatever reason , the first snow of the year appears to make everyone forget how to drive in snow , '' Drew Gordon , of Eagan , Minnesota , told CNN Radio . `` So it 's always a huge , huge mess . '' Shortly after 5 p.m. , the Minnesota State Patrol reported on its Twitter page that officers had responded to at least 401 crashes on Saturday , 45 of them with injuries . The agency warned drivers that conditions could worsen in the evening , as roads turned icy . The storm also affected air travel , with dozens of flights to and from Minneapolis-St . Paul International Airport delayed or canceled . The snow was accompanied by sustained winds blowing as high as 25 mph . The National Weather Service 's warning extends through noon Sunday , with just under a foot of snow predicted in the heaviest hit areas , including Minneapolis and St. Paul . The storm 's weekend timing muted its impact on traffic and the economy . Still , as the first big snow since last spring , it managed to jolt even Minnesota residents familiar with wintry weather . `` The reality hits when you need to dig out the shovels , and the snowsuits and the boots , '' said Lisa Saline of Bloomington told CNN Radio . `` I 'm glad I do n't have kids in strollers anymore , and I can hand them a shovel and have them go do the driveway . '' The snow was forecast to continue into Sunday , and more might come before long , according to the National Weather Service . Temperatures were forecast to be below freezing much of next week , with a 30 percent chance of additional snow on Tuesday . Minnesota and Wisconsin are n't the only U.S. locales experiencing wintry weather in mid-November . `` Near blizzard conditions '' are forecast for Wyoming and parts of western Nebraska starting as early as Monday night , with persistent snow combining with sustained winds as high as 45 mph and gusts up to 60 mph . While the National Weather Service is predicting a break Thursday , another winter storm could barrel through that region next weekend .
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NEW : Minnesota State Patrol has responded to 401 accidents , 45 with injuries . NEW : Dozens of flights have been delayed or canceled . As much as 11 inches of snow have fallen since Friday night in parts of Minnesota . A winter storm warning is in effect in that state as well as portions of Wisconsin .
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CNN -- Spanish giants Real Madrid have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Portuguese club Benfica for the transfer of Argentina striker Angel di Maria . The 22-year-old is expected to sign a six-year-deal at Madrid with the fee believed to be in the region of $ 30 million . Di Maria is Jose Mourinho 's first signing since taking over as manager from Manual Pellegrini at Madrid on May 31 . `` Real Madrid and Benfica have come to terms for the transfer of Angel di Maria . The player will sign a six-year contract , '' the club said in a statement on their website . The attacking midfielder won the 2007 World Under-20 championship with Argentina in Canada . He also scored the winner against Nigeria in the final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics . Di Maria is currently on international duty at the World Cup in South Africa , and has started all four of Argentina 's matches . He started his career at CA Rosario Central of Argentina before moving to Benfica in 2007 after a host of impressive displays . He then alerted many of Europe 's top clubs last season after helping Benfica claim a Portuguese league and cup double . Di Maria is expected to be the first in a string of big name signings as Mourinho attempts to wrest the Spanish league title back from rivals Barcelona .
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Real Madrid confirm agreement to sign Argentina 's Angel di Maria from Benfica . The striker , who is playing at the World Cup in South Africa , will sign a six-year-contract . The capture of Di Maria is Jose Mourinho 's first signing as Real Madrid manager .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nearly 35 years after a Texas judge sentenced him to death , Ronald Chambers was found dead Monday morning on the floor of his cell . Guards found Chambers , 55 , unresponsive around 6:30 a.m. while doing their rounds , Dallas County Sheriff Spokeswoman Kim Leach said . He was then transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas , where he was pronounced dead . The Dallas County medical examiner 's office said it would take six to 12 weeks before Chambers ' cause of death could be definitively determined . But Leach said Chambers had many health complications when he came last year to the Dallas County jail . Chambers was 19 when he and Clarence Ray Williams kidnapped Mike McMahon and his date from the parking lot of a Dallas nightclub , then ordered them down the embankment of the Trinity River , according to the Texas Attorney General 's Office . The two men robbed the couple and , after shooting at them , left them for dead . The female survivor , Deia Sutton , testified that she and her boyfriend survived the first attack , but Chambers went back and killed McMahan by repeatedly hitting him over the head with the barrel of a shotgun . On December 18 , 1975 , a jury found Chambers guilty of capital murder and a judge subsequently put him on the state 's death row . The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals twice set aside his conviction -- once because he was n't read his Miranda rights after being interviewed by a state psychiatrist -- but both times he was retried and convicted again . In 2007 , the U.S. Supreme Court again granted Chambers a stay of execution , amid questions about the instructions given to the jury , the Dallas Observer reported . The case was sent back to Texas and a fourth sentencing trial was set for spring 2011 , according to published reports . While numerous reports called Chambers the `` Dean of Death Row , '' because of the various legal maneuverings he did n't have a death sentence the entire time he was behind bars , including at the time of his death . Excell White , who killed four people in 1974 and was n't executed until 1999 , spent more time -- 8,854 days -- on death row before being put to death than any other Texas convict . Texas , which has executed more prisoners since 1976 than any other state , pays $ 86.08 to execute a death row inmate , or the cost of drugs used in a lethal injection , the state 's Division of Criminal Justice reports . That compares to the $ 17,338 , on average , that it costs to jail a Texas inmate for 12 months , according to 2009 data from the National Institute of Corrections , which is below the national yearly average of $ 28,689 .
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Ronald Chambers was found on the floor of his cell and later pronounced dead . He was convicted of capital murder in 1975 , then sentenced to Texas ' death row . Chambers ' conviction was twice set aside , but he was later convicted again .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Thirty-four vehicles , including four semi-trailer trucks , were involved in a chain-reaction pile-up Monday morning in Colorado that temporarily shut down a major highway and sent 12 people to area hospitals , state police said . The massive accident occurred on Interstate 25 northbound in Larkspur , about 40 miles south of Denver and 30 miles north of Colorado Springs , Colorado , State Patrol Trooper Nate Reid told CNN . None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening , according to Reid . He added that road conditions were icy and wet at the time of the accident . Motorist Brad Simpson told CNN affiliate KOAA , `` It was just really bad snow , it was something where a lot of people were driving way too fast for the conditions . '' Authorities used school buses to move people who were not injured but were stuck on the highway . They were taken to a shelter at the New Covenant Church in Larkspur , authorities told CNN affiliate KUSA . The accident prompted police to close the highway northbound . Several CNN affiliates , including KMGH and KWGN , reported that one lane reopened around noon and traffic was moving through all lanes by 12:45 p.m. -- about four hours after the accident happened . CNN 's Frances Causey contributed to this report .
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34 vehicles , including 4 semi-trailer trucks , were in a huge pile-up Monday morning . The accident was on Interstate 25 between Denver and Colorado Springs . 12 people were sent to hospitals , but police say none of the injuries are life-threatening . It was snowing at the time of the accident .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic upstaged Lionel Messi as Barcelona edged past lowly Osasuna with a 2-0 victory to go top of Spain 's La Liga . All the recent focus has been on Argentina striker Messi who came into the match on the back of two successive league hat-tricks . But Josep Guardiola 's men were made to work hard by Osasuna and were thankful to their Swedish forward Ibrahimovic who broke the deadlock on 73 minutes . Teenager Bojan Krkic added a late second to seal the game . Blog : Is Messi better than Maradona ? The result takes Barcelona three points clear of rivals Real Madrid at the top of the league but Real can regain first place if they beat Getafe on Thursday . Elsewhere , Valencia moved clear in fourth after David Villa 's goal was enough to see off Malaga . Mallorca failed to keep pace with Valencia after they drew 0-0 at Racing Santander . A late goal from Guiseppe Rossi salvaged a point for Villarreal at Tenerife while Kalu Uche 's goal handed Almeria a 1-0 win over Real Zaragoza . Vallodolid and Espanyol each had a man sent off as they drew 0-0 . In Italy , league leaders Inter Milan moved four points clear at the top of the table after a 3-0 win over Livorno . Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o grabbed two goals while Maicon added the other . AC Milan dropped down to third after they were beaten 1-0 at Parma . Valeri Bojinov got the only goal of the game before Milan 's Andrea Pirlo was sent off . AS Roma took advantage of Milan 's slip by winning 2-0 at Bologna to go second . John Arne Riise and Julio Baptista got on the scoresheet . Palermo drew 2-2 at Genoa and stay fourth , Sampdoria were beaten 2-1 at Bari while Giuseppe Mascara 's strike was enough for Catania to beat Fiorentina . Lazio grabbed a much-needed victory over Siena , Atalanta beat Cagliari 3-1 at home and Udinese and Chievo drew 0-0 .
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Barcelona beat Osasuna 2-0 to go top of Spain 's La Liga . Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bojan Krkic got the goals for Barca . Samuel Eto'o scored twice as Inter Milan beat Livorno 3-0 . AC Milan were beaten 1-0 at Parma .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cristiano Ronaldo was to the fore as Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Sporting Gijon 3-1 on Saturday night and move three points clear of Barcelona at the top of Spain 's La Liga . Former Real reserve player David Barral shocked the home fans with the opening goal eight minutes after halftime when he beat the offside trap and fired into the roof of the net past goalkeeper Iker Casillas . But the expensively assembled Madrid team responded immediately , with Rafael Van Der Vaart making up for an earlier missed header as he pounced after Gijon keeper Juan Pablo failed to deal with Ronaldo 's swerving free-kick . Pablo was booked after protesting that the Dutch midfielder had appeared to use his hand to control the ball before smashing in the rebound . Real took the lead in the 57th minute with another opportunist goal as midfielder Xavi Alonso netted his second of the season as he nodded in at the far post after Ronaldo rose highest to power a header which was destined to go well wide of Pablo 's goal . Gonzalo Higuain , who scored a hat-trick against Valladolid last weekend , wrapped up the victory 11 minutes later when he cut in from the right and surged towards the Gijon penalty area before slotting in a low left-foot effort . It was the Argentina forward 's 20th league goal this season , and sealed Real 's 14th win from 14 at the Santiago Bernabeu . Coach Manuel Pellegrini , who received a vote of confidence from Real 's directors after the disappointing last-16 exit from the Champions League two weeks ago , was not happy with the way his team played . `` We did not have a good first half , we did not have the creativity to break through Sporting 's defense , '' the Chilean said . `` But what 's important is that after the goal we conceded we knew how to react and we improved a lot in the second half . The team won and that 's the most important thing . '' Barcelona , who face English club Arsenal in the quarterfinals of Europe 's premier club competition , can draw level on 68 points with victory at Real Zaragoza on Sunday . Sevilla 's hopes of qualifying for next season 's Champions League were dented by a 2-0 defeat at Barcelona 's city rivals Espanyol in Saturday 's late match . Striker Dani Osvaldo headed an eighth-minute opener and then doubled the lead on the breakaway after an hour to leave Sevilla four points behind third-placed Valencia , who host Almeria on Sunday . Sevilla , knocked out of the Champions League by CSKA Moscow in midweek , will lose fourth spot if Mallorca draw with Atletico Madrid on Sunday . Athletic Bilbao moved to within a point of Mallorca after drawing 2-2 with Getafe on Saturday , with both teams reduced to 10 men . Pablo Orbaiz put the Basques ahead but was sent off seven minutes before halftime , with Getafe having earlier drawn level through Manu -LRB- 32 -RRB- . Fernando Llorente restored the hosts ' lead from the penalty spot with 10 minutes left after Miguel Torres received a second booking , but Pedro Leon leveled on 86 . Bilbao edged ahead of Deportivo La Coruna on goal difference after the Galicians suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at home to relegation-threatened Valladolid . Basement club Xerez won 2-1 at home to second-bottom Tenerife to leave the islanders level with Valladolid on 23 points .
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Real Madrid go three points clear of Barcelona with 3-1 victory over Sporting Gijon . Leaders have to come from behind before clinching 14th successive home league win . Barcelona can draw level on points with victory at Real Zaragoza on Sunday . Fourth-placed Sevilla end miserable week with 2-0 defeat by Espanyol .
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-LRB- Health.com -RRB- -- The changes may be subtle , especially at first : An aging executive misses an appointment or two , or ca n't recall what was said in last week 's meeting . A doctor who 's nearing retirement suddenly blanks on a longtime patient 's name . So-called senior moments like these are n't unusual as people age , but if memory lapses on the job persist , get worse , and can no longer be overlooked or downplayed by colleagues , it could be a red flag for Alzheimer 's disease . `` New cases of Alzheimer 's occur every 70 seconds , '' says Richard Mayeux , MD , a professor of neurology , psychiatry , and epidemiology at Columbia University , in New York City . `` The total number of individuals with problems like this will increase as the population ages . '' Health.com : 25 signs and symptoms of Alzheimer 's disease . Given the aging population and the weak economy -- which is prompting older people who do have jobs to stay in them -- the problem will likely only get worse . More than 5 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer 's disease , and this number will quadruple by 2050 , according to the Alzheimer 's Association . In a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in May , 35 % of employed adults over the age of 61 said they 'd delayed their retirement due to the recession . Roughly 60 % of people in their 50s were worried they would have to do the same . Spotting the warning signs of Alzheimer 's . What does early Alzheimer 's look like on the job ? The warning signs may differ depending on the profession , but one common denominator that affects executives , doctors , and construction workers alike is an overall decline in job performance , according to John C. Morris , MD , the director of the Alzheimer 's disease research center at Washington University , in St. Louis . `` People just ca n't do their job as well as before , '' Dr. Morris says . `` These changes or declines in mental ability are subtle , so co-workers will cover up at first and make excuses such as ` Well , Fred is getting over the loss of his brother ' or ` We just got a new computer system . ' Gradually , their level of responsibility has to keep getting reduced so the person is either let go or kept on in a largely ceremonial role . '' Health.com : 9 foods that may help save your memory . This pattern of rationalization and decreased responsibility is `` very common , '' says Patrick Lyden , MD , the chair of the department of neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , in Los Angeles . `` We see it most often in businesses where the founder is still in charge . '' Short-term memory loss is the hallmark early symptom of Alzheimer 's . Initially , memory problems may show up as forgetting appointments , repeating anecdotes , confusion , misplacing things , and trouble finding the right word in conversation . `` Eventually the diagnosis is made when the impairment is to the point where no one can ignore it anymore , '' Dr. Lyden says . `` People come to me because the forgetfulness has gone beyond names and phone numbers to include meetings , key decisions , and reiterating and rehashing decisions that have already been made . '' Health.com : How to age-proof your memory . Memory loss is n't the only warning sign , however . Others include difficulty with technology and new tasks , and personality changes such as becoming more withdrawn and less talkative . In some cases , people may become irritable or agitated , or may start to behave inappropriately . These signs often become noticeable in the workplace before anywhere else . `` A lot of time stuff shows up at work that does n't show up at home , '' says Anna Treinkman , RN , a nurse practitioner at the Rush University Alzheimer 's Disease Clinic , in Chicago . Getting help . If a person begins to experience persistent memory problems and other signs of Alzheimer 's , the first step is an evaluation that may include blood work , an MRI , and tests of mental function , says Dr. Mayeux , who wrote about Alzheimer 's symptoms in the workplace in the New England Journal of Medicine earlier this year . It 's important to seek medical attention sooner rather than later , as early diagnosis may improve prognosis , says Nina Silverberg , PhD , assistant director of the Alzheimer 's Disease Centers program at the National Institute on Aging , in Bethesda , Md. . `` Get evaluated by a medical professional , whether a neurologist , neuropsychologist , or primary-care doctor , '' Silverberg says . `` The belief in the field is that the earlier you catch it , the more effective certain treatments are . The less damage -LSB- to -RSB- the neurons , the more likely we will be able to preserve what you have for as long as possible . '' Health.com : Alzheimer 's disease : Should I take medicines ? If early Alzheimer 's is diagnosed , starting one or more prescription drugs may help slow the progression of the disease . But the available medications work only for a short period of time and only in some people , Silverberg says . How to handle Alzheimer 's at work . If you have a co-worker who you suspect may be showing signs of Alzheimer 's , sitting down with the person and expressing your concern in a nonjudgmental fashion can be helpful . `` Say , ` Have you noticed any memory problems ? Do you have concerns or has anyone else commented about this ? ' '' Treinkman suggests . Calling a family member may also be an option . Although a person could become defensive , `` it 's in their best interest to get an evaluation while still working , so they do n't get fired , '' Treinkman says . Some employees may be eligible for short - or long-term disability , she adds . Health.com : Should you get disability insurance ? The Social Security Administration recently approved expedited benefits for people who have been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer 's , which is defined as dementia occurring before age 65 -LRB- when Medicare kicks in -RRB- . Roughly 10 % of Alzheimer 's cases are early-onset . Mary Sano , PhD , the director of the Alzheimer 's disease research center at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine , in New York City , worries that the legitimate concerns about rising rates of dementia in the workplace could spill over to older workers who are still competent . `` The awareness of a progressive disease with likelihood of further deterioration would impact on the ability to continue in many types of jobs , '' Sano says . `` Raising the retirement age could increase the likely occurrence of the working population being at risk for the disease , but most problematic is the potential stigma that this risk may impose on an older worker . '' Enter to win a monthly Room Makeover Giveaway from MyHomeIdeas.com . Copyright Health Magazine 2010 .
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Short-term memory loss is the hallmark early symptom of Alzheimer 's . The SSA approved benefits for people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer 's . These signs often become noticeable in the workplace before anywhere else .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The newly-rescued Sauber team have been awarded the 13th place on the grid for the 2010 Formula One season . Motorsport 's world ruling body the FIA revealed on Thursday that the Switzerland-based team will take the place of Toyota , who have decided to quit F1 . Pete Sauber bought back the outfit from BMW last week after the German car manufacturer also decided to pull out of racing 's premier category . The 66-year-old had run his own marque for 13 years before selling a majority holding to BMW in 2005 , and he will again be at the helm after agreeing a deal which saved the team 's Hinwil headquarters . `` The FIA has written to inform BMW Sauber AG that their application for an entry in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship has been successful , '' the governing body said in a statement on its Web site . `` Subject to their signing the Concorde Agreement , BMW Sauber will be awarded the 13th entry in the championship , taking the place of the departing Toyota team . `` The FIA has worked closely with the commercial rights holder -LRB- Bernie Ecclestone -RRB- and the teams involved over recent weeks , and is grateful for their support in achieving the best outcome for the sport . '' Sauber have yet to indicate who next year 's drivers will be , having finished sixth in the team standings in 2009 with Poland 's Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld of Germany at the wheel .
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Newly-rescued Sauber team have been awarded the 13th place on the F1 grid . Motorsport 's governing body the FIA says Sauber will take the place of Toyota in 2010 . Toyota have decided to pull out of motor racing 's premier category due to the recession . BMW had also pulled out but were bought out by former owner Pete Sauber .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The thumbs of two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso are now insured for 10 million euros -LRB- $ 13.3 million -RRB- as part of a new campaign by Spanish-based bank Santander . Alonso 's thumbs are both essential to F1 driving and `` a sign of victory and that everything is under control and well-protected , '' the bank said in announcing the new deal . The Ferrari ace will be starring in a series of ads for Santander 's new insurance campaign , which kicked off Monday near Madrid . Alonso is a national hero in his native Spain after claiming back-to-back Formula One world championships in 2005 and 2006 when driving for Renault . He moved to McLaren for the 2007 season , but an intense rivalry on and off the track with teammate Lewis Hamilton led to Alonso leaving the team after one season . After returning to Renault for a second spell , the 28-year-old moved to Ferrari for the 2010 season , joining Felipe Massa at the famous Italian team . He led a Ferrari 1-2 at the opening round of this year 's championship in Bahrain , but has been less successful in the two latest races , lying third in the title race ahead of next weekend 's Spanish Grand Prix . `` We have n't always gained what we could have , according to our potential , but we 're fighting for the title and this is what counts more than anything else , '' he told gathered reporters as his unusual insurance deal was announced .
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Spanish F1 star Fernando Alonso has his thumbs insured for $ 13.3 million . The deal is part of an advertisement campaign by a Spanish-based bank . Alonso is hoping to set up his title bid with Ferrari at next weekend 's Spanish GP .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The search for a freckle-faced 10-year-old North Carolina girl is over , with police announcing Friday that they had found her remains . `` We have recovered enough physical evidence to believe we have found Zahra -LRB- Baker -RRB- , '' said Hickory , North Carolina , police Chief Tom Adkins . `` Today , our community mourns , our state mourns , our nation mourns , and the world mourns . '' Adkins said that DNA from a bone dug up off Christie Road in Caldwell County -- the same place Zahra Baker 's prosthetic leg was recovered late last month -- was consistent with that taken from the girl 's personal items in her Hickory home , about 15 miles away . Meanwhile , investigators are working to confirm that more human remains found earlier this week on Dudley Shoals Road in Caldwell County -- five miles from the Christie Road discovery -- also belonged to Zahra . The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation will create a complete DNA profile of Zahra , using samples taken from her biological father and mother , to confirm they match the Caldwell County remains , according to Adkins . While there will be no confirmation until those tests are completed , Adkins said Friday that medical examiner 's staff at the Dudley Shoals Road site said the remains found there `` were consistent with a child . '' `` Investigators , agents , officers and staff who have worked on this case are devastated that they were not able to find Zahra alive and bring her home safely , '' Adkins said . The girl 's stepmother , Elisa Baker , reported Zahra missing on October 9 . Elisa Baker was arrested the next day , after police said that she admitted writing a fake ransom note found at the family 's home in Hickory . But no one other than a relative had seen Zahra since September 25 , according to authorities , when a woman said she saw the girl at a furniture store . In mid-October , police announced they were treating Zahra 's disappearance as a homicide . The disappearance of Zahra made international news . The girl , whose biological parents were both from Australia , lost part of her left leg at age 5 and lost hearing in both ears while being treated for cancer . The girl 's father , Adam Troy Baker , was arrested late last month in nearby Catawba County on eight charges : five counts of writing bad checks and three counts of failing to appear in court . Authorities said that the charges were unrelated to Zahra 's disappearance , and he was later released on bail . His wife , Elisa Baker , remains in jail . Besides an obstruction of justice charge for the ransom note , she was accused of writing worthless checks . Police said that she has been cooperating with investigators , including going with them to the Dudley Shoals search site . Elisa Baker 's sister , Carrie Fairchild , spoke on HLN 's `` Nancy Grace '' soon after police reported they had found Zahra 's remains . `` Most of the family 's reaction is we 're heartbroken and dealing with probably a lot of anger , too , '' said Fairchild . `` She 's made her way into everyone 's heart . She was a special girl and she will definitely be missed . '' Friday 's announcement is the most significant , but not the first major development in the search for Zahra 's remains . On October 27 , investigators announced they had found the 10-year-old 's prosthetic leg in a brushy area off Christie Road . And earlier this month , authorities reported finding the bone that Adkins said Friday belonged to Zahra . Zahra 's biological mother , Emily Dietrich , who has not seen her daughter since she was an infant , arrived in North Carolina on Thursday . Dietrich was emotional as she kneeled outside a makeshift memorial at the Baker home , CNN affiliate WCNC reported . At Friday 's news conference , Adkins stressed that `` this is still a developing case '' and that investigators would continue to gather evidence . No one has been charged with a crime directly related to Zahra 's disappearance and death . CNN 's Deborah Bloom contributed to this report .
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NEW : `` She 's made her way into everyone 's heart , '' a family member says about Zahra Baker . DNA evidence showed that a discovered bone was Zahra 's . Police have been searching for the girl since October 9 . Her disappearance is being investigated as a homicide .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A hearing for a soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians for amusement enters a second day Tuesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state . Military officials will determine if there is enough evidence to court martial Pfc. Andrew Holmes over the allegedly premeditated deaths of three Afghan civilians . Holmes is also charged with smoking hashish , possessing a dismembered human finger and wrongfully possessing photos of human casualties . He is accused of conspiring with Spc. Jeremy Morlock to shoot at a civilian and then toss a grenade so it would look like the soldiers were under attack . On Monday , Spc. Ryan Mallett testified that he was on patrol with Holmes and Morlock in January when more than 20 soldiers were taking part in an operation to gather intelligence in an Afghan village . He testified that Holmes and Morlock gestured to an Afghan farmer working in a field with about eight other farmers to come closer so they could question him . Mallett said he saw the soldiers have the man raise his shirt to prove he did n't have any weapons . That 's when Mallett heard Morlock yell , `` He 's got a grenade , Holmes , shoot him , '' Mallett testified . `` I saw him -LSB- Holmes -RSB- shoot . I could n't tell if he hit him . There were little pockmarks on the wall . I saw the grenade go off , '' Mallett testified . Mallett said Morlock and Holmes ducked behind a wall to avoid the grenade blast . As he ran down to the scene , Mallett said he tripped and fell but got up and kept running . He said the Afghan farmer was dead . Mallett said he recalled that as the soldiers checked their weapons , Holmes had shot eight to 10 rounds , and Morlock had shot two to three rounds . Also on Monday , Benjamin Stevenson , special agent for the U.S. Army 's Criminal Investigation Command , testified by phone from Afghanistan about visiting Bagram Air Base in May and finding human remains . `` When we reached the location , we climbed up on a barrier , and right where we were told the fingers would be -- that 's where they were , '' Stevenson testified . Stevenson said fingers were wrapped in cloth . He also described the discovery of two bones that appeared to be arm or leg bones . Holmes is one of five U.S. soldiers from the 5th Stryker Brigade accused of killing civilians for sport and staging the deaths to look like legitimate war casualties . In all , officials charged 12 U.S. soldiers in what they called a conspiracy to murder Afghan civilians and cover it up , along with charges they mutilated corpses and kept grisly souvenirs . Five of the soldiers face murder charges , while seven others are charged with participating in a coverup . Morlock was the first of the five to face an Article 32 hearing , the military equivalent of a grand jury hearing , at Joint Base Lewis-McChord . Morlock is charged with three counts of murder . He is accused of killing Afghan civilian Gul Mudin in January with a grenade and rifle ; killing civilian Mullah Adahdad in May in a similar manner ; and shooting to death Marach Agha in February . All of the accused men were members of a 2nd Infantry Division brigade operating near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010 . The three others facing murder charges are Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs , of Billings , Montana ; Adam Winfield , of Cape Coral , Florida ; and Spc. Michael Wagnon , of Las Vegas , Nevada . According to the military documents , the five were also involved in throwing grenades at civilians . Authorities allege Gibbs kept finger bones , leg bones and a tooth from Afghan corpses . Wagnon allegedly kept a skull from a corpse , according to charging documents . Several soldiers are charged with taking pictures of the corpses , and one soldier is charged with with stabbing a corpse . Holmes ' civilian lawyer , Dan Conway , has said his client did not kill any civilian and was ordered by his supervisor , Gibbs , to keep a human finger . `` There is no proof that ... Holmes caused or conspired to cause the death of any human being unlawfully , '' Conway said . During a break in the hearing Monday , Conway told journalists , `` The government , as they often do in some these of cases , casts a net entirely too wide . '' Conway has said he plans to ask serious questions about the Army 's command of a platoon that everyone agrees went terribly astray . `` The only way these kind of allegations can occur is the command is completely derelict in supervising , meaning not there , or they 're ignoring that this kind of conduct may be occurring , '' Conway said . `` And I do n't know which one it is at this point . '' The Army refuses to comment on any aspect of any of the cases and has sought to limit circulation of evidence , especially since videotaped interrogations of some of the soldiers and alleged written confessions by some soldiers were obtained and reported by media outlets , including CNN . But it was the Army 's own charging documents that portrayed a platoon gone rogue . In explicit detail , the Army wrote how killings were staged -- how a fellow soldier was beaten and how Gibbs allegedly threw human fingers at another soldier believed to have snitched about the group 's hashish smoking . The Army moved to restrict attorney access to what has been described to CNN by some who have seen them as a series of gruesome photos of dead Afghans by allowing inspection of the material only at a secure facility at Lewis-McChord . A number of attorneys have objected , telling CNN the Army is limiting their ability to defend their clients because it is more concerned how the charges are being played in the media and perceived in Afghanistan . CNN 's Patrick Oppmann , Barbara Starr , Drew Griffin , Kathleen Johnston , Todd Schwarzschild and Courtney Yager contributed to this report .
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Pfc. Andrew Holmes is one of five soldiers accused of killing Afghans for sport . Soldiers are also accused of mutilating corpses and keeping grisly souvenirs . A special agent testifies finding fingers wrapped in cloth at an air base . Holmes ' attorney has said his client did not kill any civilian .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Young golf star Rory McIlroy has turned his back on the PGA Tour and decided to focus on playing in Europe next year , revealing that he feels `` lonely '' when on the U.S. circuit . The 21-year-old , who won his first PGA Tour title at Quail Hollow in May , will follow Ryder Cup teammate and new world No. 1 Lee Westwood in concentrating on the European Tour . `` Sometimes you feel as though you have to be in America just to play the mandatory 15 and , at the start of this year , that was something I really wanted to do , '' he told reporters in Singapore , according to Reuters.com . `` I did that , but I also realized it was n't for me -- but then it does n't mean to say that I do n't want to play fulltime in the States again . '' The world No. 9 qualified for the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs in his rookie year in the U.S. as he earned more than $ 2.5 million in prize money and finished 26th overall . `` I found myself in America -- especially in the FedEx Cup play-off series -- just not wanting to be there , especially on the golf course , '' the Northern Irishman said . `` I switched on the Golf Channel and began watching the Omega European Masters in Switzerland and thinking to myself I would rather be there instead . `` It would be easier if I had a place in the States , and that would definitely make it easier to play both tours . Besides , with the majors and the WGCs , plus a few other events such as my defense of the Wells Fargo Championship , I will still play 11 or 12 there next year , and I will be happy with that . '' McIlroy said he made his decision before European Tour officials increased the minimum number of tournaments required for full membership to 13 . `` But that does make it more difficult , '' he said . `` Besides , I enjoy my time too much back at home . Holly -LSB- his girlfriend -RSB- also has another two years at university and we have two dogs , a nice house and I love my life back in Ireland , back in Europe and I do n't want ever to give that up . `` But if I keep playing the way I have been playing , I will get all the invitations I need . Also after playing the Ryder Cup , I got a great sense of the camaraderie out there , and I got to know many of the European guys a lot better . `` The thing is that if you are playing well in the States , it 's a great place to be , but if you 're not it can be a lonely place . Whereas if you are not playing well on the European Tour you still have plenty of mates to hang out with . '' McIlroy has decided to skip this week 's Singapore Open , where Ryder Cup teammate Ian Poulter will defend his title , and instead focus on retaining his own Hong Kong Open crown later this month . Englishman Poulter will be up against the European Tour 's leading money-winners , Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell , plus Sunday 's WGC-HSBC Champions winner Francesco Molinari . Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods will defend his Australian Masters title in Melbourne this week , with the field also featuring Colombia 's Camilo Villegas and Spain 's Sergio Garcia . Home hopes include two-time champion Robert Allenby , former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy and Stuart Appleby .
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Rory McIlroy will return to the European Tour as a full member next season . Northern Irishman had played fulltime for his rookie year on PGA Tour in 2010 . The 21-year-old says he misses being at home with his friends and family . McIlroy is skipping this week 's Singapore Open , where Ian Poulter is defending champion .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The men 's U.S. Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be played on Monday after officials made the decision to call off the match due to persistent rain in New York on Sunday . The final was due to start at 4.30 pm local time but U.S. Open officials took the decision to postpone the match at 6.20 pm , with the rain at Flushing Meadows showing no sign of stopping . `` Due to the continued uncertainty of the weather forecast and to be fair to the players and not inconvenience our on-site fans any longer , we regrettably have to move the US Open Men 's Singles Final , '' a statement on the official U.S. Open website read . It will be the third year in a row that the final grand slam of the year has ran into an extra day because of bad weather , re igniting debate over whether a roof should be built over the Arthur Ashe court like those in use at the Australian Open and Wimbledon . The women 's doubles champions will also be decided on Monday , with Lizel Huber and Nadia Petrova leading Vania King and Yaroslavl Shvedova 5-4 in the final set . The doubles match is scheduled for 3pm local time , with the men 's final to follow not before 4pm . For world number one Nadal it will be his first U.S. Open final , having already won the other three grand slam tournaments . Should he win the Spaniard would not only achieve the career grand slam but would become the first man since Australia 's Rod Laver in 1969 to win the French , Wimbledon and U.S. slams back to back . Meanwhile , third-ranked Djokovic will be contesting the New York final for the second time in his career after beating six-time champion Roger Federer in a five-set semifinal on Saturday . Informed that rain was forecast for Sunday by reporters in his press conference , the Serbian was relieved that he might be given some extra rest time after his exertions over Federer . `` I will have to do a lot of recovery , because it 's been exhausting match . I have to be ready in less than 20 hours , '' he told the U.S. Open website . `` I do n't know the rituals of how to invite the rain , but an extra day would be great , actually . ''
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Men 's U.S. Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic delayed until Monday due to rain . Third year in a row tournament has needed an extra day to be completed . Women 's doubles final will also be concluded on Monday . Play at Flushing Meadows will begin at 3pm local time .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- While Myanmar 's military rulers ordered Aung San Suu Kyi detained for two decades , legendary rock band U2 gave her a voice -- in the form of the hit song `` Walk On '' -- on the world stage . Bono , the Irish band 's lead singer and a long-time political activist , was among those cheering the pro-democracy activist 's release Saturday . In an exclusive CNN interview , Bono said he was `` feeling great '' for Suu Kyi , adding that he 's hopeful the action might signal real political progress in the south Asian country after decades of political strife . `` It 's sort of a cautious joy , because though she 's out in the world , ... she 's perhaps more vulnerable , '' Bono told CNN . `` I 'm very excited , very thrilled at the possibility that this might be the beginning of some sort of rational discussion . '' Bono said he 'd spoken with members of Suu Kyi 's family recently , but has n't heard from them or the democracy leader since her release Saturday . Still , he said he 's been eagerly following the recent developments of a woman he has deemed a `` real hero '' for her humility , conviction and idealism over the years . `` She is kind of the Mandela of our moment , '' said Bono , referring to Nelson Mandela , who spent decades in prison during South Africa 's apartheid era prior to his release and political ascent . `` She 's a character of great grace . Her struggle has become a symbol of what 's best about our humanity and worst . '' U2 and Bono have long been among Suu Kyi 's most high-profile advocates . The band wrote its hit 2001 single `` Walk On '' about the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner . Bono wore a t-shirt emblazoned with Suu Kyi 's face in the music video , while tens of thousands of concertgoers sometimes held up her picture while the song was played . In a 2004 Time magazine article , Bono explained why U2 dedicated the song to a woman he called `` a real hero in an age of phony phone-in celebrity . '' `` Suu Kyi , with an idea too big for any jail and a spirit too strong for any army , changes our view -- as only real heroes can -- of what we believe is possible , '' he wrote . Suu Kyi 's MySpace page said that Myanmar 's ruling junta had banned the song , which contains the lyrics : . `` And if your glass heart should crack . And for a second you turn back . Oh no , be strong -- . What you got , they ca n't steal it . No , they ca n't even feel it . Walk on , walk on . Stay safe tonight . '' In 2004 , U2 joined forces with R.E.M. , Paul McCartney , Eric Clapton , Sting , Pearl Jam , Peter Gabriel and other rock stars on an album called `` For the Lady , '' which was released in support of Suu Kyi . Bono said his excitement at Suu Kyi 's release was tempered by fears that she could be arrested again or become a target for political opponents . He said that he hoped the United Nations and other world bodies would seize the moment , and facilitate talks to create a permanent political resolution in Myanmar . This was the third time Myanmar 's regime has released Suu Kyi from house arrest . Benjamin Zawacki , Myanmar expert for Amnesty International , noted that her last release had been unconditional and then she was thrown again into house arrest . `` For this to be real , there has to be progress toward real peace , '' said Bono .
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Rock music icon Bono expresses ` cautious joy ' after the release of Aung San Suu Kyi . The band 's hit 2001 single , `` Walk On , '' was dedicated to the Myanmar democracy leader . Bono calls Suu Kyi `` the Mandela of our moment '' for her grace and conviction .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mexico 's government must create jobs and improve education to help fight drug trafficking , the country 's senate president said in an interview with CNN en Espanol . `` Together they form a true strategy for fighting crime and violence , '' said Sen. Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera , a top official in Mexico 's opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party . Currently , Mexico 's war on drugs is a `` fight of firepower between criminals and the state , '' he said . `` We have seen 30,000 people die in the past four years , '' Beltrones said . `` And we are very close to seeing , at the end of this six-year term , an equal number of dead as in the Vietnam War . '' Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced a crackdown on cartels shortly after taking office at the end of 2006 . Since then , more than 28,000 people have died in drug-related violence across the country . And Calderon 's government has dispatched about 50,000 troops to the nation 's trouble spots . A past governor of Sonora state , which borders Arizona , Beltrones also discussed California 's recently defeated proposition to legalize marijuana . Proposition 19 , which failed to garner enough support from California voters earlier this month , left many Mexican lawmakers wondering what they would do if it had passed , he said . California has already legalized medical marijuana . Supporters of Proposition 19 argued that the `` prohibition '' of marijuana -- much like that for alcohol decades ago -- has created a violent criminal black market , led today by international drug cartels . But opponents prevailed earlier this month . Still , Beltrones said the debate over legalizing marijuana is an issue Mexican officials will have to tackle `` sooner or later . '' `` But we could not do it without developing a strategy with the United States , which is the drug 's largest consumer ... Crime and drug trafficking , which are transnational problems , need international solutions , '' he said . CNN en Espanol 's Mario Gonzalez contributed to this report .
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Sen. Manlio Fabio Beltrones says Mexico 's current war on drugs is a `` fight of firepower '' There could be as many casualties as there were in the Vietnam War , he says . Beltrones is a former governor of Sonora state , which borders Arizona .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manny Pacquiao staked his claim to be the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet after his brutal demolition of Antonio Margarito in their WBC light-middleweight title bout in Dallas , Texas late Saturday . Nicknamed Pacman , Pacquiao -- the only boxer in history to have won a world title at seven different weight divisions -- claimed his eighth belt in a new class after a unanimous decision over Margarito . Pacquiao dominated from the outset , with his superior hand speed and power constantly troubling the Mexican fighter who had boasted a significant height and reach advantage . But the champion 's ruthless barrage of punches inevitably began to take their toll on Margarito 's face as a nasty cut opened up below his right eye . At one point in the 11th round Pacquiao appeared to look towards referee Laurence Cole as if he was trying to get him to call a halt to the fight . Despite his domination Pacquiao could not land the knock-out blow against what was thought to be his biggest opponent yet , even taking a few powerful blows himself in the middle rounds . `` He is really strong , '' Pacquiao commented after the fight , in quotes carried by Agence France-Press . `` I never expected him to be as strong as he was . '' But he admitted that the injuries sustained by Margarito , who had completed a suspension after being caught with plaster-filled hand wraps in his gloves prior to a fight against Shane Mosley , caused him some concern . `` I feel for my opponent , '' Pacquiao said , in quotes carried by AFP . `` His eyes -LRB- were swollen and cut -RRB- and bloody face . I wanted the ref to look at that . '' The build up to the fight had been overshadowed by rumors that the Filipino could soon retire . Last month Pacquiao 's long-time coach Freddie Roach said the Filipino was more preoccupied with his new role as a lawmaker and could not concentrate on his preparations for the November 13 bout . The pair eventually agreed to move their training camp to the U.S. to focus on the fight . Pacquiao had been lined up for an eagerly-awaited clash with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. earlier this year , but negotiations broke down amid a welter of recriminations and legal threats . A clash with Mayweather would likely be the richest in boxing history , but appears no closer to fruition .
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Pacquiao the only boxer in history to have won a world title at seven different weights . Took WBC light-middleweight title after win over Mexico 's Antonio Margarito . Eagerly-awaited clash with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. no nearer .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A communication breakdown has left people in anxious limbo around the globe with those outside Haiti not knowing whether loved ones there survived a major earthquake , and those in Haiti unable to get word out that they 're safe . With few phone calls going through in the Caribbean nation in the aftermath of Tuesday 's 7.0-magnitude quake , people were driven to texting , social networking sites and other online communication . Thousands of people reached out through CNN 's iReport Web page , posting pictures of missing loved ones and asking anyone with information to contact them . Pleas for help filled page after page on iReports , including : . • Johanna Neyra , who was trying to track down her cousin and his wife , Luis and Heidy Carazas . Luis Carazas works for the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince , in the Haitian capital . `` His family is very concerned in Peru , '' said Neyra , who waited for word of their fate , knowing the official Vatican newspaper had reported that Joseph Serge Miot , the Roman Catholic archbishop of Port-au-Prince , had died in the earthquake . • Naeemah Carre of Garden City , New York , reported no success in trying to raise her brother and six other relatives via e-mail and Facebook . • New York City resident Marie Aline Sillice had not heard from her father , Frangel Victor Sillice , or her cousin Yvon Consean , who were to have been traveling outside the Haitian capital on Tuesday . • Chico and Kathleen Boyer waited in Brooklyn , New York , to hear from daughter Maureen , who moved to Haiti two weeks ago . A number of aunts and cousins also were missing . Maureen Boyer posted to her Twitter account late Tuesday afternoon , but had not been heard from since . `` When the earthquake hit , she may have been home already or on the road close to home , '' Kathleen Boyer said in her iReport . `` We ca n't get through to the consulate to report her as a missing U.S. citizen . '' • Renee Guercia of Muttontown , New York , waited for word about her 71-year-old father , Joseph , who was in Port-au-Prince on business when the quake hit . Joseph Guercia was meeting with an associate , John Scarborough , on the fifth floor of the Hotel Montana when the shaking began . `` They were having a conversation when the earthquake hit and the roof caved in , '' Renee Guercia said . `` John called out for my dad and there was no response . '' Scarborough -- knocked unconscious -- was later rescued from the rubble of the hotel and airlifted to Miami , Guercia said . The Red Cross , as part of its relief effort , has set up a Web page to assist people who have lost contact with someone in Haiti . More than 1,000 names were on the list early Thursday . Impact Your World : How you can help . In Port-au-Prince , residents reached out to CNN reporters , pressing bits of paper into their hands with personal information , in the hope that television could tell of their survival after phone lines had failed them . `` It just rings , but nobody answers and we have no communication right now in Haiti , '' Jean Desroches told CNN 's John Zarrella in the Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami , Florida . `` It 's worse not knowing . That is my problem right now . '' CNN 's Ed Payne contributed to this report .
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Communication breakdown in Haiti leaves people around world anxious over fate of loved ones . Few phone calls going through in Haiti in the aftermath of Tuesday 's 7.0-magnitude quake . People were driven to texting , social networking sites and other online communication . Thousands reached out through CNN 's iReport Web page , asking for information .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The international governing body for athletics urged caution Friday after reports that the world-champion South African runner Caster Semenya has both male and female organs . The front cover of You magazine shows Semenya after a recent makeover . The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia and The Sun newspaper in Britain reported that gender tests ordered by the International Association of Athletics Federations -LRB- IAAF -RRB- show the 18-year-old is a hermaphrodite . Neither paper named the source of their information . IAAF spokesman Nick Davies would not discuss the findings with CNN . `` I simply have n't seen the results , '' Davies said . `` We have received the results from Germany , but they now need to be examined by a group of experts and we will not be in a position to speak to the athlete about them for at least a few weeks . `` After that , depending on the results , we will meet privately with the athlete to discuss further action . '' Has Semenya been treated fairly ? The IAAF issued a statement , saying no decision on the case will be announced until the experts can look at the results . A final decision regarding the case is not expected before the IAAF Council meets in late November in Monaco , the IAAF said . Davies also said the news reports should be treated with caution . The newspapers said extensive physical examinations of Semenya show she has no ovaries , but rather has internal testes , which are producing large amounts of testosterone . What is intersexuality ? Semenya won the women 's 800-meters gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin last month . She crushed her rivals by streaking away to secure victory in 1 minute , 55.45 seconds -- the best women 's time in the world this year . Defending champion Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya took the silver and Jennifer Meadows of Britain claimed bronze . The IAAF said it was seeking tests on Semenya 's gender even before that race . Davies said questions about her were first raised after her astonishing displays at the African junior championships in July , with her masculine build and surprising performance fueling the rumors . South Africans reacted angrily to Friday 's reports , with one newspaper headline declaring `` outrage . '' Sport and Recreation Minister Makhenkesi Stofile said he was `` shocked and disgusted '' at the treatment that Semenya has received from the media , the IAAF , and the world . `` She may be a hermaphrodite , but so what ? She is still a girl , '' Stofile told a news conference in Pretoria . Even if Semenya has an unfortunate `` proportion of hormones , '' he said , she is still `` a young girl enjoying growing up . '' Stofile said he believes the teenager 's human rights have been violated and that she was not given a chance to understand what the gender testing was all about . South Africa will fight back if Semenya is excluded from further competition , Stofile said , adding , `` It will be a third world war . '' All indications were Friday that , at the very least , Semenya may be able to keep the gold medal she won in Berlin . `` Our legal advice is that , if she proves to have an advantage because of the male hormones , then it will be extremely difficult to strip the medal off her , since she has not cheated , '' Davies told CNN . Semenya 's countrymen -- including her father and the South Africa team manager -- have maintained that Semenya is a female . Thousands of supporters crammed the airport in Johannesburg when she returned from Berlin last month . And this week , the athlete appeared on the cover of a South African magazine wearing makeup , jewelry and a glamorous dress . Under IAAF rules , any time there is suspicion about an athlete 's gender , the athlete can be asked to attend a medical evaluation before a panel consisting of a gynecologist , an endocrinologist , a psychologist , an internal medicine specialist and an expert on gender issues . There are chromosome tests and scans of the athlete 's body , Davies has said . He called gender verification -- which is generally required only for female athletes -- `` an extremely complex procedure . '' The process of gender verification has undergone big changes since it was first introduced for international competition in the 1960s , the IAAF said . The first mechanism involved `` rather crude and perhaps humiliating physical examinations , '' which soon gave way to mouth swabs to collect chromosomes , the IAAF said . There were too many uncertainties regarding the mouth swabs , so the IAAF abandoned them in 1991 and the International Olympic Committee discontinued them in 2000 , the IAAF said . A proper test has yet to be found , the IAAF said , and the current round of tests is considered a good interim solution .
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South African Sports Minister `` shocked and disgusted '' at Semenya treatment . Sydney Morning Herald reports tests have revealed athlete 's internal testes . South Africa team manager maintains Semenya is female . Semenya won the 800-meters gold at the World Athletics Championships .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher made an impressive return to Formula One in the first day of official testing for 2010 in Spain on Monday -- but was upstaged by another driver making his comeback , Ferrari 's Felipe Massa . Schumacher , who has ended a three-year retirement to drive for Ross Brawn 's new Mercedes team , was third quickest behind Massa and BMW Sauber 's new signing Pedro De La Rosa . The 41-year-old German took over from Nico Rosberg with about an hour and a half of the Valencia session remaining , and ended up posting a time more than a second faster than his younger teammate . `` It was a perfect rollout for the new car today . I felt totally comfortable and really had a feeling that everything was very natural , '' Schumacher told his official Web site . `` It felt just like at the very beginning of my career in 1991 when on the first lap , I thought wow that was really fast , and then on the second lap , I was extremely excited . I feel just like a young boy again and really enjoyed myself . `` We did a good job today , making a few control checks , and the most important thing was that the car ran reliably . With Nico and I covering 79 laps today , it was a superb job by the team . '' Rosberg , who drove for Williams last year before Mercedes took over world champions Brawn and signed the German , completed 39 laps and Schumacher was on the track for 40 , according to Web site autosport.com . `` For me , to have him here is a great thing , fantastic , '' Rosberg told reporters about his alliance with Schumacher . `` It has given me a little bit of extra motivation . `` My relationship with him is very good . I get on well with him . We respect each other and I think we will be great teammates . There will be a few things I 'll be able to pick up from him as he is one of the best that has ever driven . '' Massa was back behind the wheel of a Formula One car in a public session for the first time since his accident in Hungary in July , which left him needing life-saving skull surgery . The Brazilian clocked an unofficial fastest time of one minute and 12.574 seconds as he completed 102 laps , autosport.com reported , with veteran Spaniard De La Rosa posting 1:12.784 . Schumacher 's 1:12.947 put him well ahead of Rosberg , who was fourth best on 1:13.543 . McLaren test driver Gary Paffett was fifth fastest , but his team 's official race entries for this year -- world champion Jenson Button and his predecessor Lewis Hamilton -- sat out the session . Hamilton will drive on Tuesday , and Button is scheduled to take the wheel on Wednesday . The other drivers to take part were Button 's former Brawn teammate Rubens Barrichello in a Williams , Toro Rosso 's Sebastien Buemi and Renault 's new signing Robert Kubica .
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Michael Schumacher makes impressive return to F1 in first day of official testing for 2010 . Seven-time world champion is third fastest in Spain , racing 40 laps for Mercedes . Ferrari 's Felipe Massa , making his comeback after six months out , is quickest in Valencia . World champion Jenson Button and McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton sit out session .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The British government will compensate a number of British residents who were interned at Guantanamo Bay , Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced Tuesday , saying he could not reveal the amount of compensation . `` The settlement is not to be taken as any admission of liability , '' he said , portraying it as a way of resolving lawsuits against the British government so that an independent inquiry into torture allegations could get started . `` It was not in the interest of any party to get stuck in litigation , '' Clarke told the House of Commons . `` It could have taken years , it could have cost tens of millions of pounds , '' he said . `` It was a difficult and unusual situation , but it was the right thing to do . I think we 've saved public money . '' The settlement will cover all British citizens and residents who were held at the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Bay , as far as the British government is aware , Clarke said . At least six men had filed suit against the British government , seeking damages over human rights violations they say they suffered during their rendition to and detention at various locations , including Guantanamo Bay . The British government inquiry into the issue -- announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in July -- could not begin until the suits were settled , Clarke said . Police investigations will also have to be finished before the so-called Gibson inquiry can begin , he said . Amnesty International said that the British government is n't going far enough . `` Financial compensation can be an important part of the right to remedy and reparation for victims of grave human rights violations . However , it remains only one part , '' said Amnesty official Nicola Duckworth . The human rights group said lawyers acting for the British government have repeatedly sought to prevent disclosure of relevant material , and had argued for closed procedures allowing courts to consider secret material presented by U.K. authorities in closed sessions . And in the United States , the American Civil Liberties Union welcomed the British action while condeming Washington for not following suit . `` Here in the United States , the Obama administration continues to shield the architects of the torture program from civil liability , '' said Jameel Jaffer , deputy legal director of the ACLU . `` If other democracies can compensate survivors and hold officials accountable for their endorsement of torture , surely we can do the same , '' he said .
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NEW : Amnesty International and the ACLU demand more action and information . `` It was the right thing to do , '' Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke says . The amount of the settlement is confidential , he says . The payments are not an admission of liability , Clarke says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World No. 2 Roger Federer reached the semifinals of the Paris Masters for the first time in his long and illustrious career with a straight-sets victory over Austria 's Jurgen Melzer on Friday . The top seed in the absence of the injured Rafael Nadal , Federer had previously never made it past the last-eight stage -- where he was eliminated in 2002 , 2003 and 2008 . It is the second time he has beaten a frustrating run in the capital , having ended his long wait for a first French Open title on clay at Roland Garros last year . The Swiss star , a 16-time Grand Slam champion who has won 65 career titles , defeated 11th seed Melzer for the third time this season following straight-sets victories at Wimbledon and the US Open . The 29-year-old triumphed 6-1 7-6 -LRB- 7-4 -RRB- against the French Open semifinalist to set up a Saturday showdown with last year 's losing finalist Gael Monfils , who upset world No. 4 Andy Murray in front of a jubilant home crowd in the late match . `` I thought I served well the whole match , '' Federer told the ATP website after firing 18 aces , his best in a two-set match . `` I think in the second he was able play a bit more solid overall , and I think he served a bit better . Top guys rarely just go through two sets not having a sniff at all . His sniff was in the breaker when he hit two good returns to go 2-1 in a mini-break , really . '' French 12th seed Monfils lost the opening game to love but broke Murray on the Scot 's next turn at serve before going on to seal a 6-2 2-6 6-3 victory . Monfils will be seeking to stop Federer 's bid to win a third successive ATP event as he bids to emulate last year 's feat , when he made it to the title match before losing to Novak Djokovic . The other semifinal of the indoor hardcourt tournament will be fought out by fourth seed Robin Soderling and dark horse Michael Llodra , who knocked out Djokovic on Thursday . Soderling saw off American eighth seed Andy Roddick , with the Swede winning 7-5 6-4 against a player he will line up with at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London later this month . He reached the last four at Paris-Bercy for the first time , having ended a run of two three-set defeats to Roddick in the U.S. earlier this year . `` I just did n't feel sharp - everything was very basic , '' Roddick told the ATP website . `` I played one good point , one bad point . The basics were n't there as much as they have been in the past couple of weeks , which is disappointing . '' World No. 34 Llodra , France 's fourth-ranked player , boosted his chances of being picked for next month 's Davis Cup final against Serbia as he continued his dream run this week . The first unseeded semifinalist since 2007 , the left-hander defeated Russian 10th seed and 2006 champion Nikolay Davydenko 7-5 6-1 . The 30-year-old fought back from 4-2 down in the first set to win 11 of the next 13 games . `` I needed to play serve-and-volley because he was returning very well , '' Llodra said . `` I was very lucid on break-points . When I had opportunities , I tried to be aggressive . I think today it was more mental victory than a tennis victory . ''
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Roger Federer had previously lost all three of his quarterfinals at Paris Masters . The 29-year-old beats Jurgen Melzer to set up clash with last year 's runner-up Gael Monfils . Fourth seed Robin Soderling will play dark horse Michael Llodra in other semifinal . Frenchman Llodra became the first unseeded player to reach last four since 2007 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Gael Monfils saved five match points before beating top seed Roger Federer 7-6 6-7 7-6 to reach the final of the Paris Masters on Saturday . The home hero will play Robin Soderling for the title after the Swede beat another Frenchman , Michael Llodra , in an earlier pulsating encounter at the Bercy arena . It was truly the great escape for 12th seed Monfils , who was on the ropes as he served at 5-6 down in the deciding set , having broken back after dropping his service for the first time . The opening two sets were shared on tiebreaks . 16-time grand slam champion Federer proceeded to force a succession of match points , all saved by a mixture of dogged defense by his French opponent or uncustomary errors by the world number two . The partisan crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when Monfils finally forced the third tiebreak of the match and claimed an early mini-break . Federer retrieved the loss but uncharacteristic forehand errors saw him fall behind again and when Monfils was presented with his first match point he seized it . He will now hope to go one better than 2009 when he was beaten in the final by Novak Djokovic . `` I went to the limits of myself , '' Monfils admitted after his first career victory over Federer . `` I feel better and better as the tournament goes on . I ran out of juice a little bit at the start of the third set but the fans were there , they pushed me and I kept believing . '' Earlier , world number five Robin Soderling had to save three match points before ending the fairytale run of Llodra . He won 6-7 7-5 7-6 to reach his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final , but came under massive pressure in the 12th game of the third set . Like Monfils , Soderling staved off defeat to force a deciding tiebreak and secured victory on his second match point after two hours and 49 minutes of gripping action . `` Today it was a great match . It was n't maybe pretty , but I 'm here as a winner , '' Soderling told the official ATP Tour website . Llodra , who came back from a break down in the deciding set to set up his victory chances , had defeated defending champion Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko on his way to his first Masters semifinal .
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Gael Monfils to play Robin Soderling in the final of the Paris Masters . Monfils saves five match points before beating top seed Roger Federer . Soderling saves three match points to end hopes of Frenchman Michael Llodra .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his third goal in as many games to continue his return to form and lift Barcelona to the top of Spain 's La Liga on Saturday night . The Sweden striker , who was criticized after his scoring streak dried up in the first two months of this year , netted the only goal against fourth-placed Mallorca to put the defending champions three points clear of Real Madrid . Real can return to the summit on goal difference with victory in Sunday 's Madrid derby against Atletico . Mallorca had won 12 of 13 matches at home this season , and should have taken the lead in the second minute when Aritz Aduriz smashed a shot against the post . Barcelona started with top scorer Lionel Messi and playmaker Xavi on the bench , while ahead of Wednesday 's Champions League quarterfinal at English club Arsenal , while Thierry Henry and Gerard Pique were also rested . The European champions had a goal disallowed in the 12th minute when young winger Pedro Rodriguez was ruled to be offside . Mallorca keeper Dudu Aouate then denied Gabriel Milito and Ibrahimovic , and the islanders hit the post again just before halftime from Borja Valero 's free-kick . Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola brought on Messi for Andres Iniesta seven minutes after the break , and Xavi replaced Yaya Toure around the hour mark . The move worked as Ibrahimovic pounced to score his 15th goal this season from close range in the 63rd minute after Pepe Luis Marti deflected Xavi 's corner at his own goalkeeper , and Aouate could only manage a reflex block . Aouate did well to tip over a fierce Messi drive , and the in-form Argentina forward -- named the world 's highest-earning player during the week -- should have doubled Barcelona 's lead but surprisingly fired well over the bar . The Catalans then played out for time to clinch a 26th clean sheet this season for goalkeeper Victor Valdes . Mallorca can lose fourth place if Sevilla win at Villarreal on Sunday . Third-placed Valencia remained six points ahead of Mallorca after losing 3-0 to struggling Real Zaragoza in Saturday 's late match . Valencia went behind four minutes before halftime to a thunderous left-foot shot from Uruguayan defender Diogo , and were reduced to 10 men just before the break when Nikola Zigic received a second yellow card . The giant Serbian was given a rare start in place of star striker David Villa , but was given an early bath after making an awkward lunge at a defender . Angel Javier Arizmendi doubled the lead with a goal against his former club in the 63rd minute after Edmilson 's fine long pass helped him beat the offside trap , and Jiri Jarosik made it 3-0 eight minutes later as he stuck out a leg to divert a corner into the net . The win lifted Zaragoza four points clear of the relegation zone , with third-bottom Tenerife coming from behind to draw 1-1 at Malaga in the early match .
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Barcelona move three points clear of Real Madrid with 1-0 victory at Mallorca . Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic nets winner for his third goal in a week . Real can return to top on goal difference with win in Sunday 's derby against Atletico . Third - placed Valencia crash to a 3-0 defeat at lowly Zaragoza as Nikola Zigic is sent off .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain each scored twice as Real Madrid beat city rivals Getafe 4-2 on Thursday to move back above Barcelona at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga table . Real Madrid 's 10th successive league victory ensured Manuel Pellegrini 's side move above Barcelona on goal difference , just 24 hours after the defending champions had gone top with a 2-0 win over Osasuna . Four goals in the opening 37 minutes set the visitors on their way , with Ronaldo opening the scoring in the 13th minute with a superb free-kick . Higuain made it 2-0 just seven minutes later after converting Rafael van der Vaart 's pass and he added a third within three minutes after being put through by fellow-Argentine Fernando Gago . That goal was Higuain 's 22nd of the season , equalling his tally for the whole of last season . And Ronaldo made it 4-0 for a rampant Real side in the 37th minute -- cutting inside from the right before thundering home a superb shot into the top corner . But Getafe refused to lie down and pulled a goal back almost immediately when former Madrid player Dani Parejo dispossessed goalkeeper Iker Casillas before firing into an empty net . And the home side added a second consolation goal with 10 minutes remaining when Pedro Leon slotted home after Javi Casquero 's shot had deflected off Raul Albiol . Meanwhile , Juventus continue to struggle in Italy 's Serie A and they slumped to another defeat on Thursday , 3-1 at Napoli -- who moved up to sixth place in the table , one ahead of Juve . The evening started well for Alberto Zaccheroni 's side and they took an early lead when defender Giorgio Chiellini nodded home from close range . The home side missed a penalty early in the second half before levelling when Fabio Quagliarella 's superb cross from the left was headed home by Marek Hamsik , who had been the guilty party from the spot . Hamsik then set up Quagliarella to put Napoli ahead with 18 minutes remaining and the points were sealed with two minutes left when Ezequiel Lavezzi slotted home .
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Giguain both score twice for Real Madrid . The pair help Real defeat city rivals Getafe 4-2 in Spain 's Primera Liga . Madrid move above Barcelona to top the league table on goal difference .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- AC Milan missed the chance to leapfrog city rivals Inter at the summit of Serie A after being held to a 1-1 draw by Napoli in the San Siro on Sunday . A victory would have seen Milan go top for the first time this season but it was Napoli who went ahead after 13 minutes through Hugo Canpagnaro before Filippo Inzaghi headed the equalizer 13 minutes later . The draw sees Milan stay in second spot , one point behind champions Inter , who were held to a 1-1 draw at Palermo on Saturday . Third-placed Roma are three points adrift but meet Inter next Saturday in a decisive clash . Milan are bidding for their first Italian championship since 2004 , but have lost David Beckham and Aleessandro Nesta to serious injuries in the past week . Milan coach Leonardo gambled on the fitness of Brazilian striker Pato , but he limped off shortly after Campagnaro had taken advantage of laughable home defending as Christian Abbiati and Massimo Oddo collided to leave him a simple chance . But Pato 's fellow Brazilian Ronaldinho set up Inzaghi for a simple headed goal after a clever piece of play and fine cross . Napoli , who are still chasing a Champions League place , had chances to reclaim the lead and home keeper Abbiati had to show his mettle either side of the break . Milan also had opportunities in an entertaining game and Inzaghi and Mancini were denied by fine saves by Morgan De Sanctis . `` It 's never easy playing Napoli . We had a few chances after the goal but it was n't to be , '' Ronaldinho told AFP . `` There are ten games left to give it our all . We need to take the positives from the game and keep our feet on the ground . If we do , the scudetto is a real possibility . In other key results on Sunday , first-half strikes from Tommaso Rocchi and Sergio Floccari gave Lazio a 2-0 win at Cagliari , to boost their battle against relegation . Bari and Parma shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw to stay in mid-table with Chievo and Catania also ending 1-1 . Sampdoria later completed a miserable week for Juventus with a 1-0 home win in the battle for the final Champions League spot . Juve , shocked by Fulham in the Europa League , were beaten by a superb long range strong from Antonio Cassano for Samp , who go fifth .
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AC Milan held 1-1 at home by Europe-chasing Napoli to stay second in Serie A . Filippo Inzaghi equalizes for Milan after Hugo Canpagnaro put Napoli ahead in San Siro . Lazio win 2-0 at Cagliari to pull clear of relegation zone . Antonio Cassano 's wonder goal sees Sampdoria beat Juventus 1-0w .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roma blew the Italian title race wide open with a 2-1 victory at home to Inter Milan on Saturday that saw Claudio Ranieri 's team close to within a point of the four-time defending champions . The capital club moved above AC Milan into second place after riding their luck against Inter , who hit the woodwork three times . A mistake by goalkeeper Julio Cesar gifted Daniele De Rossi a 17th-minute opener for the hosts , then Inter defender Walter Samuel headed against the bar just before halftime and fellow Argentine Diego Milito hit the corner of the goalframe soon after the interval . Jose Mourinho 's team drew level in the 66th minute as Wesley Sneijder set up Milito despite Roma 's claims for offside , but on-loan striker Luca Toni netted the winner six minutes later after a wayward shot by substitute Rodrigo Taddei dropped in his path . Milito was again left ruing a close miss as he hit the post deep into injury-time , sealing a frustrating defeat ahead of Wednesday 's Champions League quarterfinal first leg against CSKA Moscow . Roma are now unbeaten in 21 league games , a run which began with a 1-1 draw at Inter in November when Ranieri 's side were 14 points adrift of the Nerazzuri . The result was satisfying for Ranieri , who was replaced by Mourinho at English club Chelsea in 2004 . `` Now we face a battle of nerves in our remaining games and the real deal begins . We will not give up although Inter are still one point ahead of us , '' he told reporters . Third-placed AC Milan , who lost to Parma in midweek , can join Roma on 62 points with seven matches to play by beating Lazio on Sunday . Palermo moved four points clear of fifth-placed Sampdoria with a 3-1 victory at home to Bologna in Saturday 's late match thanks to a hat-trick from striker Fabrizio Miccoli . Miccoli 's 10th-minute opener was canceled out by Brazilian forward Adailton on 38 , but the former Italy international put the Sicilians ahead at halftime from the penalty spot . The 30-year-old then sealed victory with 11 minutes to play . Sampdoria host mid-table Cagliari on Sunday , while sixth-placed Napoli take on Catania and Juventus are at home to Atalanta .
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Roma move into second place in Italy with a 2-1 victory at home to leaders Inter Milan . Claudio Ranieri 's team reduce Inter 's advantage to a point thanks to Luca Toni winner . Diego Milito hit woodwork twice for Inter , while Walter Samuel headed against bar . Palermo go four points clear of fifth-placed Sampdoria with 3-1 win over Bologna .
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Ottawa , Canada -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Canadian air force colonel and pilot who was entrusted with flying Queen Elizabeth across Canada has pleaded guilty to charges of murder , rape and dozens of sexually motivated break-ins . Police say Col. Russell Williams confessed that he murdered two women , sexually assaulted two others , and broke into dozens of homes in search of women 's lingerie . He was arrested in February after being pulled over at a police roadblock near the home of Jessica Lloyd , one of his murder victims . He pleaded guilty in an Ontario courtroom on Monday , sparing victims and their families weeks of gruesome testimony . The country is now bracing for victims ' impact statements during the sentencing phase . Lurid details of how the colonel video-recorded and photographed his victims and saved this evidence as `` trophies '' are expected to be aired . A portrait of Williams as a merciless sexual predator is beginning to emerge . Many are wondering how a man trusted with the country 's most sensitive military secrets could have , for so long , kept so many secrets of his own . `` Down deep it 's still hard to believe it , that it 's the same guy . But we 've accepted it . It does n't make any sense at all for those that knew him , '' said George White , a neighbor and friend of Williams for 14 years . `` I think there 's two personalities there , '' added White , who said that the colonel kept many details of his life to himself but was always very friendly and a good companion . He described a man who was an avid fisherman and jogger , and someone who was the consummate professional at work . But White said that in hindsight it was strange that Williams never spoke of his family or his past . `` He was extremely secretive . We never knew anything about his family till after the fact . He never divulged anything . But that 's all in hindsight , of course , '' he said in an interview with CNN . Williams divided his time between his home in Ottawa and a country cottage in southern Ontario , both of which he shared with his wife , Mary-Elizabeth Harriman . In legal evidence filed as part of a civil suit , Mary-Elizabeth Harriman said she had no idea of the crimes her husband had committed and described herself as being devastated by what she had learned . White said he took the time to write her on behalf of their mutual friends . `` I sent Mary-Elizabeth a letter , a letter on behalf of our small group that sat together every evening for coffee and that . I sent her a letter , explained that we were her friends , we were there to stand by her , '' he said . `` Never heard back from her . '' No one seems to have had any idea that the colonel was leading a double life . For many , to try to figure out what could have triggered such a deadly spree of sexual attacks has been a nagging mystery . Most troubling for victims and their families is the great lengths police say Williams went to to preserve the video , pictures and mementos from his crimes . It seems to have been a consuming obsession for the highly decorated military commander . Police say dozens of these `` trophies , '' along with other souvenirs of his crimes , were hidden and even catalogued in his upscale Ottawa home . Despite his confession , Williams has so far given no indication as to what could have driven him to such bizarre and cruel behavior . Victims were subjected to hours of sexual torture and made to pose for video and photographs , usually while blindfolded and bound . `` Unanswered questions : How , why , when , where , everything , '' said White , who added that despite Williams ' guilty plea , `` I 'm sure we 'll never know . ''
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Former Canadian air force colonel pleads guilty to murders and sexual assaults . Police say he kept videos and photos of his victims . A friend says `` it 's still hard to believe it ... but we 've accepted it ''
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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A nonprofit consumer group said Thursday that it will sue Bayer HealthCare , alleging `` deceptive and irresponsible '' advertising that contends selenium in two of its multivitamins may reduce men 's risk of prostate cancer . One A Day Men 's 50 + Advantage ads say selenium may cut men 's risk of prostate cancer , a consumer group says . The Center for Science in the Public Interest said it informed the multinational company of its intent Thursday . David Schardt , the center 's senior nutritionist , told reporters during a teleconference that the center already has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission . `` We are standing behind all the claims we make in support of the products , '' Trish McKernan , Bayer 's global spokeswoman , told CNN . `` The selenium claims are made by a -LSB- Food and Drug Administration -RSB- - approved qualified health claim . We regularly review the evidence , and we change our claims if necessitated . The emerging science has n't compelled us to change our claims , and the FDA claim is intact . '' Bayer 's HealthCare division , based in Leverkusen , Germany , researches , manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products . Bayer promotes One A Day Men 's 50 + Advantage and One A Day Men 's Health Formula multivitamins on package labels , TV and radio ads and on its Web site . In its promotions , the company says `` emerging research '' suggests that selenium might reduce the risk of prostate cancer , the center said . `` Did you know that there are more new cases of prostate cancer each year than any other cancer ? '' according to one radio ad . `` Now there is something you can do . '' Both dietary supplements contain 105 micrograms of the trace mineral selenium per daily dose , or about twice the Recommended Daily Allowance , which is 55 micrograms a day for adults , according to the center . Visit CNNhealth.com , your connection for better living . `` It 's astounding that a company such as Bayer ... would make such deceptive claims , '' the center 's litigation director , Steve Gardner , told reporters during the same teleconference . Supporting the center in its letter of complaint to the FTC are nine researchers , who wrote a separate letter to Mary Engle , associate director of advertising practices . Among the signees are medical professionals from the Harvard School of Public Health , American Cancer Society and University of Illinois at Chicago Division of Pathology Research . All agree there is scant evidence to support Bayer 's claim . A seven-year , $ 118 million study funded by the National Institutes of Health found last year that selenium does not prevent prostate cancer in healthy men , the center said . The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial involving 35,000 U.S. and Canadian men was halted in October when researchers determined that selenium was not protecting the men from prostate cancer and may have been causing diabetes in some of them . According to the researchers in their letter supporting the FTC 's complaint , `` the federally financed study was the largest individually , randomized cancer prevention trial ever conducted , and , given its high rates of adherence and its statistical power , it is unlikely to have missed detecting a benefit of even a very modest size . '' `` Bayer Healthcare is doing a disservice to men by misleading them about a protective role for selenium in prostate cancer , '' they added . CNN 's Ann Curley contributed to this report .
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Center for Science in the Public Interest plans to sue Bayer HealthCare . Group says claims that ingredient in men 's vitamins may cut cancer risk are false . Bayer spokeswoman : `` We are standing behind all the claims '' NIH : Selenium does not prevent prostate cancer in healthy men .
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-LRB- LifeWire -RRB- -- When George Dello of San Diego was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he had at best five months to live , he did n't immediately begin the chemotherapy treatments his doctor recommended . Instead , he and his wife , Pam , drove up the California coast and spent a week among the redwoods north of San Francisco . Expert : Family and friends can help the terminally ill by spending time with them . `` These trees are 5 feet wide and 150 feet tall , '' said Dello , 43 . `` They still have another 150 feet to grow and are going to stick around for another 1,000 years . When I thought about that , I 'm just a flea on the bark . It 's unbelievable . '' The trip offered Dello , who worked in the auto repossession business , and his wife a chance to come to terms with the diagnosis in August 2008 , and to scratch the trip to the redwood forests off his life `` to do '' list while he was still relatively healthy . He died four months later . The idea that dying well is as important as living well gained cultural currency last year when Randy Pausch , a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University , delivered a final lecture a month after learning that his pancreatic cancer had spread and was inoperable . The lecture was viewed millions of times on the Internet and adapted into a best-selling book . `` We can not change the cards we are dealt , '' Pausch , who died in July at age 47 , told his audience , `` just how we play the hand . '' `` Die the way you live '' It 's easy , experts say , for terminally ill patients and their loved ones to focus so much on their medical care and other important practical matters , including funerals and wills , that a `` good '' death eludes them . Health permitting , a trip like the one Dello took with his wife can help , as can visits from friends and family . `` You 're going to die the way you live , '' says Fran Moreland Johns , a former hospice volunteer and author of `` Dying Unafraid . '' `` Laughter , music , all of the things that have been important in your life -- if you put them to work for making your end times better , you can actually affect your dying days . '' `` That 's where Randy Pausch has set a wonderful example . He brought all of his skills to bear on living until the moment he died . '' Tony Wallace , a retired foreign service officer from Arlington , Virginia , went on a Caribbean cruise with his wife , Susan , after he learned in September 2004 that he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , or ALS . As his illness progressed , Wallace , a former adjunct professor of public policy at George Mason University , put his teaching and writing skills to work by starting a blog , `` Navigating Through ALS , '' and using it as a platform to help others suffering from the disease . `` I 'm not a compiler of life lists of things I never got to do and places I never got to visit , '' Wallace wrote in December 2007 . `` I look back on my life to date and view it as a well-judged race -- like a NASCAR race in which you do n't set the speed record , but you do n't crash , handle the curves well , and deliver a respectable performance . '' Wallace died September 4 , 2008 at age 67 . Susan Wallace , a part-time editor , says her husband 's illness , while painful and difficult , offered an opportunity of sorts . `` If I had to choose between a long-term illness and an immediate death , I think I would go for a long-term illness , although it was hard on both of us , '' she says . `` But the last four years have been incredible years , probably the best years of our marriage . We became closer than we ever were . '' For friends and family . Friends and family can help tremendously simply by showing up , says Kathy Brandt , vice president of professional leadership , consumer and caregiver services for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization . Often , she says , people worry so much about what to say to someone with a terminal illness -- or about saying the wrong thing -- that they just stay away . `` We need to put aside our selfish fears , '' says Brandt . `` That may sound a little harsh , but it 's not really about us . '' One way to avoid saying the wrong thing is to steer clear of cliches , she says . '' ` God has a reason ' or ` tomorrow will be another day ' -- those kinds of things are trite , but they 're also impersonal , '' says Brandt . `` If the person wants to chat and talk , then just ask a question or two and let the person talk . If the person 's not physically well enough to do a lot of talking , ask if they 'd like to hear a story about something that happened at work , or saying , ` Would you like me to read a story to you ? ' It 's all about figuring out where the person is at and meeting them where they are . '' Visits can be used to tie up loose ends or resolve old conflicts , says Brandt . Susan Wallace says her husband had time to repair one particularly nagging rift before he died , and Dello also took opportunities to resolve disputes with friends and former co-workers . `` Most people at the end of their life need closure , '' says Brandt . `` If they 've offended someone or had an argument with somebody , they can say they 're sorry . Oftentimes they like the opportunity to say goodbye to people . They may not say those words , but that 's what those visits can be with friends and loved ones . '' In Johns ' view , the biggest hurdle for most people is overcoming their fear of the unknown and realizing that , for most , death `` is not the worst thing that 's going to happen . '' `` We do n't know what dying is , '' says Johns . `` Whatever your religious background , it 's easier for us to ignore death and pretend that it does n't happen than to accept it as an unknown with all the other unknowns -- in this day and age there are a lot of them -- and deal with what we can and not be so spooked . '' LifeWire provides original and syndicated content to Web publishers . William Lamb is a staff writer for The Record of Bergen County , New Jersey . His writing has appeared in Dwell , the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , the Philadelphia Inquirer and at USATODAY.com .
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Randy Pausch set an example of a good death for the terminally ill . Author : He used his skills to go on `` living until the moment he died '' Hospice official : People avoid the sick , worrying too much about what to say . Visits can be used by dying to tie up loose ends or heal rifts .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britain 's Queen Elizabeth visited Wimbledon on Thursday , her first visit to the annual tennis tournament in 33 years . The queen , wearing a teal outfit and matching hat and holding a small bouquet , was escorted through the grounds as tennis fans rushed to catch a glimpse of her . The last time the queen attended the championships was in 1977 , when she watched British player Virginia Wade win the ladies ' singles title . The queen greeted a lineup of past Wimbledon champions that included Billie Jean King , Martina Navratilova , Venus and Serena Williams , Jelena Jankovic and Roger Federer . She then entered the royal box at Center Court , where she planned to watch Britain 's fourth-seed Andy Murray play Finland 's Jarkko Nieminen under mostly sunny skies . The queen also planned to have lunch at the clubhouse with current and former players . Organizers said poached salmon , new potatoes and the traditional Wimbledon treat of strawberries and cream were likely to be on the menu .
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Queen 's first visit to Wimbledon in 33 years . Past champions on hand to greet queen . Lunch at clubhouse planned .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Despite the recent recall of potentially contaminated Romaine , lettuce lovers do n't have to nix key ingredients from their BLTs or face lifeless , leafless salads -- they just need to go to seed . Food-borne illness has been tied to E. coli 0145 found in commercially-grown lettuce sold to wholesalers , food service outlets and some in-store salad bars and delis . Lettuce E. coli outbreak spreads to fourth state . Not only can at-home growers skip this risk -- they 'll also save money , enjoy a nearly endless variety of organic and heirloom options and have fresh salads at their fingertips all year around -- even without an outdoor garden . Restaurants assure customers lettuce is safe amid recall . Supplies you need : . Seeds . Lettuce grows in several major formats : loose leaf -LRB- like Lolla Rossa and Black Seeded Simpson -RRB- , crisphead -LRB- Iceberg and Great Lakes -RRB- , butterhead -LRB- Bibb and Buttercrunch -RRB- , Cos -LRB- also called Romaine -RRB- and stem -LRB- mostly used in Chinese cooking -RRB- . For small container gardens and windowboxes , loose leaf is a solid bet , as it grows quickly and does n't need to establish deep roots . Most hardware , garden and variety stores carry a range of popular seed varieties -- often for $ 1 or less -- but adventurous gardeners may wish to explore colorful , flavor-packed heirloom and certified organic single-seed packets and blends from online retailers . The Seed Savers Exchange and D. Landreth stock dozens , from blazing Mascara to deep , dark Red Velvet . Containers . Just about any will do , from store bought terracotta pots and plastic window boxes to take-out containers , foil pie pans , halved two-liter bottles and emptied-out plastic clamshells from the supermarket . The vessel just needs to be food-safe , several inches deep and perforated at the bottom to allow drainage . Starting head lettuce in peat pots inside containers allows the option for transplant into a larger garden space -- or even sharing the bounty with friends . Picture yourself : Cool gardens . Soil . If it 's going into the food , it 's going into you . If possible , opt for chemical-free or organic potting soil -- increasingly available at major hardware stores and home centers . Lighting . Lightly shaded outdoor areas are ideal , as tender young leaves are susceptible to burning in bright sunlight , but windowboxes and kitchen counters can also produce surprisingly robust crops . If natural light is n't available , cool white bulbs and fluorescent lights can successfully stimulate vegetative growth . The seedlings need about 12 hours of light a day , and gardeners may need to adjust the distance from bulb to soil to figure out what works best in their home . You will also need a spray bottle and some plastic wrap . Instructions : . Place at least 2 inches of moist , lightly-packed potting soil into a container with drainage holes . Sprinkle a sparse layer of seeds on top of the soil and follow that with a very light dusting of soil . Mist the soil with a few pumps from a water bottle , lightly cover the container with plastic wrap and place in a warm , bright spot . The seedlings should germinate in about five days . Once they have , remove the plastic wrap and keep the container in the light for around 12 hours a day . Keep the soil moist with the spray bottle or gentle watering from a can or cup . Make sure the soil is draining and not pooling at the bottom of the container . Most crops will be ready to harvest and enjoy within three to four weeks for leaf varieties , and longer for more robust heads . Just snip leaves directly into a colander , rinse and enjoy the fruits -- and vegetables -- of your labor .
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Potentially contaminated Romaine lettuce recalled after E. coli outbreak . To avoid food-borne illnesses , you can grow your own lettuce . You will need , seeds , container , potting soil , light , plastic and spray bottle . Seedlings should germinate in about five days after planting seeds .
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NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jeff Walker says from as far back as he can remember , he always wanted to be a father . Jeff Walker , with his two daughters , tried to adopt , but ultimately turned to surogacy to build a family . `` It was always something I knew , from the time I was a child . '' Just like his 3-year-old daughter , Elizabeth , who says she wants to be a mommy someday , Jeff says , `` I knew I wanted to be a daddy . '' Walker , a Manhattan music executive , says he and his partner had talked about adopting a baby years ago . But after three emotionally draining , failed attempts at adoption , they decided to turn to surrogacy . They contacted Circle Surrogacy , a Boston agency that specializes in gay clients . Their child was conceived with a donor egg , and then the embryo implanted in the surrogate , or carrier . After Elizabeth was born , Walker and his partner separated . He then made a critical decision -- to become a dad again , single , and by choice . `` I realized my family , my two-dad family was going to look different than I thought it was going to look , '' he said . Without a partner , he would face even steeper challenges raising Elizabeth and a sibling alone . Walker says he gave the decision a lot of thought . `` That was the only part that was really controversial , because I do think there are a lot of challenges that single parents face , but at the same time I felt I was capable of handling those challenges , '' he said . His second daughter , Alexandra , was born two years ago to the same surrogate , implanted with an egg from a different donor . Walker , 45 , is one of a growing number of single men -- both gay and straight -- who are opting to become fathers alone , with the help of gestational surrogacy . Surrogacy experts say because the practice is not regulated , many surrogacy arrangements are handled privately by individuals . Precise figures are hard to come by , but experts say there 's no doubt the United States is experiencing a surrogacy baby boom . Celebrities like Ricky Martin and Clay Aiken announced this year they had had babies with the help of surrogates and the the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology , representing scores of reproductive clinics , reports that the number of gestational surrogate births in the country quadrupled between 1996 and 2006 . Watch more on the surrogacy boom '' Surrogacy experts say gestational surrogacy has increased steadily since the advent of in vitro fertilization in the early 1980s , because it provides an extra layer of emotional and legal protection for the client . The egg donor usually does not even know the client , and unlike the legally contentious `` Baby M '' case from the 1980s , the surrogate is not giving birth to her genetic child . `` It rises as an issue far less frequently with gestational surrogacy , because women never see it as their child to begin with , '' said John Weltman , president of Circle Surrogacy . His agency , which expects more than 70 babies to be born in 2009 , has seen a 50 percent growth in the number of single male clients over the past year . Walker and other men are willing to pay well over $ 100,000 to have a baby through surrogacy -- the final cost depending on the number of IVF treatments necessary and how much is paid by insurance . Circle is not the only major surrogacy provider experiencing a single-dad surge . At Growing Generations , a Los Angeles , California , agency that facilitates about 100 births a year , the number of single men seeking surrogates has doubled in the past three years , spokeswoman Erica Bowers said . Although most of their single male clients are gay , surrogacy providers say a smaller but growing number are straight . Steven Harris , a New York malpractice and personal-injury attorney , says he gave up trying to get married when he realized his primary motive was to start a family . Harris , 54 , says he knew he made the right decision after 21-month old Ben was born . `` I thought getting married was the only way to go , because I did want a family . But having Ben , I feel complete now , '' Harris says .
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Single men who want children find surrogate births better option than adoption . Most such fathers are gay , but straight men use surrogacy as well . Clay Aiken , Ricky Martin are high-profile single dads who used surrogates . Surrogate does n't provide egg , making it less likely she 'll see child as hers .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Distinguished scientist Stephen Hawking was said to be in a `` comfortable '' condition Tuesday after spending the night in hospital , Cambridge University said in a statement . Stephen Hawking in Pasadena , California , in March . The 67-year-old , who suffers from a degenerative condition , was taken to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge by ambulance in a `` very ill '' condition on Monday . `` He is comfortable and his family is looking forward to him making a full recovery , '' the university , where Hawking is a professor of mathematics , said in a short statement . Hawking -- a physicist , cosmologist , astronomer and mathematician -- is considered by many to be the greatest scientist of recent years . His numerous books include `` A Brief History of Time , '' a global bestseller exploring the origins of the universe which also made him one of the world 's best known scientists . Hawking suffers from ALS -LRB- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -RRB- , commonly known as Lou Gehrig 's Disease . ALS is usually fatal within a few years , but Hawking has lived with the disease since he was diagnosed in 1963 . ALS is `` a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord , '' according to the ALS Association . `` Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord ... to the muscles throughout the body . '' So when motor neurons die , the brain can no longer control muscle movement . The disease has left him wheelchair-bound and paralyzed -- he is able to move only a few fingers on one hand . He is completely dependent on others or technology for virtually everything , communicating through a speech synthesizer . On his Web site , Hawking has written about living with ALS . `` I try to lead as normal a life as possible , and not think about my condition , or regret the things it prevents me from doing , which are not that many , '' he wrote . He added , `` I have been lucky , that my condition has progressed more slowly than is often the case . But it shows that one need not lose hope . '' Watch Larry King 's interview with Hawking in 1999 '' Sharon Matland , vice president of patient services for the ALS Association , told CNN Monday , `` He is living an amazing life . '' She said about 350,000 people worldwide have the disease . Hawking has been married and divorced twice . In 2004 , police completed an investigation into accusations by Hawking 's daughter that his second wife was abusing him . Authorities said they found no proof . He has three children and one grandchild , according to his Web site . Hawking was born in Oxford , England , on a date auspicious for his future career : January 8 , 1942 -- the 300th anniversary of the death of astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei . Professor Peter Haynes , head of the university 's department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics , said : `` Professor Hawking is a remarkable colleague , we all hope he will be amongst us again soon . '' At Cambridge , he holds the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics -- one of the world 's most prestigious academic posts which was held from 1669 to 1702 by Isaac Newton , who laid the foundations of modern physics by discovering the universal law of gravity . Hawking has guest-starred , as himself , on `` Star Trek : The Next Generation '' and `` The Simpsons . '' He also said if he had the choice of meeting Newton or Marilyn Monroe , his choice would be Marilyn . In October , CNN 's Becky Anderson interviewed Hawking . `` Over the last twenty years , observations have to a large extent confirmed the picture I painted in ' A Brief History of Time . ' '' he said then . `` The one major development that was not anticipated was the discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating now , rather than slowing down ... We live in the most probable of all possible worlds . Watch the CNN interview '' Hawking also predicted `` great dangers '' for the human race and said the species would have to look beyond the earth for its long-term survival . `` I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space . It will be difficult enough to avoid disaster on planet Earth in the next hundred years , let alone next thousand , or million , '' he said . `` I see great dangers for the human race ... but I 'm an optimist . If we can avoid disaster for the next two centuries , our species should be safe as we spread into space . '' CNN 's Jennifer Pifer contributed to this report .
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Physicist Stephen Hawking `` comfortable '' in hospital , Cambridge University says . Hawking was hospitalized Monday in `` very ill '' condition . 67-year-old suffers from degenerative condition known as Lou Gehrig 's Disease . Hawking is considered by many to be world 's greatest living scientist .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo scored two first half goals in quick succession to power Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Malaga in the Bernabeu , but also earned his second red card of the season . Ronaldo 's strikes all but sealed victory for Real by halftime , but he blotted his copybook with a flying elbow earning him his marching orders in the 70th minute , his second dismissal this season . But it was a much-needed win for Real , who cut the gap at the top on Barcelona , who won 3-0 at Valladolid on Saturday , to five points . Malaga had the better of the early exchanges and might have taken a shock lead before a fine team move led to Kaka feeding his fellow superstar Ronaldo from the right . He duly converted with a first time shot for a 35th minute opener and three minutes later he was on the scoresheet again , connecting on the volley with Guti 's clever pass forward to score his second . Just before halftime Ronaldo might have completed his hat-trick as a trademark free kick was parried away but he has scored 15 goals in 16 games for Real this season . In other matches on Sunday , Tenerife held third-placed Valencia to a 0-0 draw while Real Mallorca went fourth on goal difference ahead of Deportivo La Coruna after claiming a 1-1 draw at Espanyol . Valencia showed little of the form which saw them dispatch Villarreal 4-1 last week and aside from a deflected David Silva shot which went close and a David Navarro header offered scant threat in attack . Pablo Osvaldo gave Espanyol the lead just after halftime with Bonja Valero equalizing from the spot in the 80th minute .
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Real Madrid beat Malaga 2-0 in the Bernabeu to cut Barcelona 's lead to five points . Cristiano Ronaldo scores both goals but is sent off in the second half . Third-placed Valencia held goalless by Tenerife .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spanish champions Barcelona remained five points clear of Real Madrid despite having two players sent off against Getafe on Saturday . Josep Guardiola 's team played more than an hour with 10 men after Gerard Pique was dismissed , then substitute Rafael Marquez was ordered off in time added on to concede a penalty , but Barca still managed to pull off a 2-1 victory and remain undefeated in 21 La Liga matches this season . Second-placed Real had no such problems in defeating Barca 's city neighbors Espanyol 3-0 in the late match , keeping within two victories of their great rivals . Barcelona took the lead after only seven minutes against visiting Getafe when world player of the year Lionel Messi curled in a superb left-foot effort for his 16th league goal in 18 appearances after a corner was not cleared . Defender Gerard Pique then saw red for a rash lunge in the 25th minute on Rafa Lopez , who prevented the hosts from doubling their lead just before halftime with a flying block to keep out striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic 's goalbound shot . Mali midfielder Seydou Keita also should have scored but hit Getafe 's sidenetting just before an hour , then a counter-attacking Messi set up stand-in captain Xavi to make it 2-0 on 67 . Mexico defender Marquez , who came on at halftime , was red-carded in the second minute of injury-time after crudely pushing Kepa Blanco from behind when he seemed set to score , and Roberto Soldado netted the resulting spot-kick . It came too late for Getafe , who were left in seventh place , 24 points behind the leaders . Kaka scored for the first time since November as Real Madrid cruised to victory at home to Espanyol despite being without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo . Defender Sergio Ramos headed home Esteban Granero 's fifth-minute free-kick , while Brazil playmaker Kaka pounced to score the second goal after half an hour after goalkeeper Carlos Kameni did well to block Raul 's header . Real seemed to take their foot off the pedal in the second spell until the 90th minute when Gonzalo Higuain showed silky skills to control a long ball , evade the defense and slot his 12th league goal of the season to clinch an 11th successive league win at the Bernabeu this season . Valencia consolidated third place with a 2-0 victory at home to Real Valladolid which left them eight points behind Real . Midfielder Ever Banega scored in the eighth minute and Spain striker David Villa doubled the lead after half an hour as Onesimo Sanchez made a losing start top his reign as coach of the 17th-placed visitors , who could drop into the bottom three after Sunday 's fixtures .
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Barcelona remain five points clear of Real Madrid , beating Getafe 2-1 despite two red cards . Gerard Pique sent off in 25th minute and sub Rafael Marquez goes in time added on . Second-placed Real cruise to 3-0 win over Espanyol as Kaka nets for first time in 2010 . Valencia consolidate third place with 2-0 victory at home to lowly Real Valladolid .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- David Beckham returned to the AC Milan team to help inspire them to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Genoa on Wednesday which kept up the pressure up on Inter Milan at the top of Italy 's Serie A . The England midfielder is in his second spell with Milan having joined on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy for six months and replaced the injured Alexandre Pato in the starting line-up . Despite not getting on the scoresheet , Beckham 's passing created problems throughout and he impressed on the right of a three-man attack in a game watched by England coach Fabio Capello . Genoa took the lead in the 25th minute through Giuseppe Sculli gave , but a penalty from Ronaldinho , who had earlier missed from the spot , brought Leonardo 's team level in the 32nd minute . Thiago Silva gave Milan the lead at the break before two goals from Marco Borriello early in the second half and a penalty from Dutch international Klaas-Jan Huntelaar put the game beyond Genoa , who grabbed a consolation from David Suazo 11 minutes from time . Elsewhere , Inter Milan continued where they left off before the winter break with a 1-0 win over Chievo in Verona thanks to Mario Balotelli 's first-half strike . Goran Pandev was handed his debut by Jose Mourinho following his arrival on a free transfer earlier this month and he was involved in the only goal of the game . Neat work by Pandev and midfielder Wesley Sneijder sent Balotelli through on goal and his first shot was saved by Chievo keeper Stefano Sorrentino . Juventus returned to winning ways after three consecutive defeats in all competitions before the winter break with a 2-1 win over Parma thanks to goals from Hasan Salihamidzic and Paolo Castellini 's own-goal after Nicola Amoruso had equalized for Parma . Elsewhere , Roma conceded twice in stoppage time as they drew 2-2 with Cagliari while Napoli climbed up to fourth with a 2-0 win over Atalanta and Fiorentina hammered Siena 5-1 . Lazio eased their relegation worries with a 4-1 victory over Livorno as Catania boosted their survival hopes with a tense 1-0 win over Bologna . Sampdoria missed the chance to climb above Palermo in the table after being held to a 1-1 draw by the Sicilian outfit as new Udinese coach Gianni De Biasi suffered defeat in his first game in charge after his side were beaten 2-0 by Bari .
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David Beckham returned to the AC Milan team to help inspire them an emphatic 5-2 victory over Genoa to keep the pressure up on Inter Milan . Beckham 's passing was danger throughout and he impressed in a game watched by England coach Fabio Capello . Inter remain top of the table after Mario Balotelli 's first-half strike gave them a 1-0 win over Chievo in Verona .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Camilo Villegas of Colombia won the PGA Honda Classic by five shots over American Anthony Kim . The two had shared the lead after the third round at the Palm Beach course in Florida . Villegas ' win on Sunday moves him to the third position in the 2010 standings , according to PGATour.com . The 28-year-old shot a final-round 68 and finished on 13-under 267 for the tournament . `` I 've been working hard on my game . I 've been working hard on my attitude . I 've been excited about playing golf . I 've been feeling good . And you 've got to feel good to play good , '' PGATour.com cited Villegas as saying after his win . Justin Rose came in third with a six-under-par 64 , with Paul Casey and Vijay Singh tied for fourth position . South Korean Noh Seung-yul has won the Malaysian Open by a single stroke from compatriot KJ Choi , after a dramatic finale saw him birdie the final hole to see him finish on 14-under-par . Welsh teenager Rhys Davies , the co-leader going into the final round , carded a one-under-par 71 to finish third , a further stroke behind the winner .
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NEW : Villegas ' victory moves him to third position in 2010 standings , . Kim comes in second with Rose in third ; and Casey , Singh tied for 4th . South Korean Noh Seung-yul has won the Malaysian Open by a single stroke .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Veteran golfer Jim Furyk insists that the timing of Tiger Woods ' headline-grabbing post-sex scandal interviews on Sunday did not take the gloss off his first U.S. PGA Tour victory since 2007 . The 39-year-old was still playing out the final hole of the Transitions Championship in Florida when his fellow American was broadcast on two television channels in his first comments since announcing that he will return to action at the Masters next month . Woods was criticized by some players after making his first statement admitting marital infidelities during the World Match Play tournament in Arizona after a controversy that emerged just before the Chevron World Challenge event last December . Woods was due to host that post-season tournament , which Furyk also won -- but his success but was completely overshadowed by the intense media speculation over the world No. 1 . But Furyk was just relieved to have claimed his first victory on the world 's premier golf circuit since the Canadian Open two and a half years ago . `` Shoot , no-one was watching me then , '' he quipped on the PGA Tour Web site after completing a one-shot victory over Korea 's K.J. Choi at Palm Harbor 's Innisbrook course in Tampa Bay following a four-hour delay caused by a thunderstorm . `` You know what , tomorrow the paper is going to read that I won the golf tournament , and I do n't really care if it 's a three-page spread or a little blurb in the corner of the paper because the article is about him . `` I won the damn thing and it really does n't matter to me . I 've never been someone that 's craved the notoriety or the limelight . I can live with it and I 'm fine with it . '' Furyk claimed his 14th win on tour , 58 tournaments after his victory in Canada , despite faltering with a bogey at the last hole which came after a nervy near-shanked shot from the trees off the fairway . `` I ca n't tell you how happy I am , '' he said . `` Hindsight , I wish I would have stamped it out and knocked it right in the center of the 17th green , right in the center of the 18th green and got it out there in style . `` But my family likes to tell me I never do that , I make it interesting , and once again I did . '' Furyk moved up three places to sixth in the world rankings , which Woods still tops by a large margin from Steve Stricker despite his absence from the circuit so far this year . Stricker finished in a tie for eighth on six-under-par 278 , seven shots behind Furyk .
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Jim Furyk says he is not angry with Tiger Woods over timing of Sunday 's interviews . Furyk was still playing final hole of Florida tournament when Woods spoke on television . American claimed his first PGA Tour victory since 2007 with title at Transitions Championship . His win at Chevron World Challenge in December also overshadowed by Woods saga .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spaniard Pablo Martin claimed his first European Tour win as a professional as he held off home hope Charl Schwartzel by a stroke to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek . Martin claimed the Portugal Open as an amateur , but has since endured a sorry run of form and only narrowly kept his tour card at the end of last season . But victory in the first tournament of the 2010 Race to Dubai has seen the 23-year-old create history as the first man to win European Tour events as both an amateur and professional . While Martin triumphed , South African favorite Ernie Els , who had been his closest challenger overnight , slumped to a sorry five-over 77 , with a double bogey on the famous 18th on the course which adjoins the Kruger National Park . Els , who will skip next week 's South African Open , will see his run of winning a tournament every year since 1990 come to an end . Compatriot Schwartzel provided the main challenge to Martin and came close to forcing a playoff on the 18th . Two shots behind on the final tee , he pitched close with his third and holed for a birdie , forcing Martin to two-putt from long range to claim the title . After closing with as three-under-par 69 for a 17-under total of 271 , Martin was overjoyed . `` It 's an unbelievable feeling , '' he told www.europeantour.com . `` I am so happy and there was so much emotion today . '' The 541-yard 18th - one of the toughest finishing holes in golf - claimed other victims than Els . Welshman Sion Bebb , only one behind after an eagle on the 13th , crashed to a sextuple bogey 11 after a poor tee shot and then two balls into the water . Ireland 's Gareth Maybin also took seven when lying third and Frenchman Michael Lorenzo-Vera had an eight to fall from fourth to eighth . But Martin kept his nerve to set a unique record , which New Zealander Danny Lee and Irishman Shane Lowry can match after their wins as amateurs on the European Tour last season before turning pro . Home golfer Robert Allenby carded a five-under 66 to win the Australian PGA title by four shots at Coolum . He finished four shots ahead of his nearest challengers , fellow Australians Scott Strange and John Senden , to claim his fourth Australian PGA title .
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Pablo Martin wins Alfred Dunhill Championship with final round 69 at Leopard Creek . Spaniard holds off South African Charl Schwartzel by a shot to claim first pro triumph . Martin becomes first man to win European Tour events as an amateur and professional . Home favorite Ernie Els slumps to final round five-over-par 77 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cholera has arrived in the Dominican Republic , and so have fear and worry . The bacterial intestinal disease has already killed more than 1,100 people in neighboring Haiti and hospitalized more than 18,000 others . Dominican officials said Tuesday the first case has been detected in their nation -- a 32-year-old Haitian construction worker who returned Friday to the Dominican Republic from a visit to his homeland . Although the lone reported case is the result of a migrant bringing the disease into the country and is not related to local water or food contamination , many Dominicans are still worried . `` Yes , yes . Of course , '' said Yehenny Rodriguez , a private security guard who lives in Santo Domingo , the nation 's capital . `` There 's much worry in the country . This is a strong disease that people get easily . `` Everybody 's talking about it . '' Asked if people are concerned , Dominican physician Martin Madera had a succinct and emphatic answer : `` Indisputably , yes . '' Officials in the Dominican Republic , which already has a strained public health system , have issued a maximum health alert . The disease , which can cause deadly diarrhea and vomiting , is contracted by ingesting contaminated food or water . Dominicans are being urged to wash their hands often and to be careful about what they eat and drink . All forms of media -- television , radio , newspapers , social networks -- are being employed to get the word out , said Madera . `` The most important thing is that the population be advised , '' Madera said . Rodriguez said Wednesday he is taking that advice seriously -- washing his hands often and not eating any food that was n't prepared at home , especially street food . Many others are following the same practice , he said . The World Health Organization rates the Dominican Republic 's health system as the 51st most efficient among 191 countries . That ranking places it in a lower position than the United Kingdom -LRB- No. 18 -RRB- and the United States -LRB- No. 37 -RRB- , but higher than South Korea -LRB- No. 58 -RRB- and Mexico -LRB- No. 61 -RRB- . Madera , who spent two weeks treating patients in Haiti after January 's deadly earthquake , is confident that the Dominican health system can handle an outbreak -- up to a certain point . `` We have sufficient medicine and medical institutions that can handle cases that may come up -- for now , '' he said Wednesday . And Dominican authorities , he said , are taking a proactive approach . Efforts are being made to investigate passengers who were on the same bus in which the ill Haitian traveled to the Dominican Republic last week . Also , he said , all reported cases of diarrhea are being investigated . `` Haitians with diarrhea get greater interest , '' Madera said . The Dominican Republic Ministry of Public Health is receiving help in contingency planning and implementation from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , said Todd Haskell , spokesman for the USAID office in Santo Domingo . The CDC also is assisting the public health ministry in establishing laboratory testing for cholera , Haskell said in an e-mail . Both agencies started offering their assistance October 22 , the spokesman said . Despite Madera 's confidence that the Dominican Republic can handle an outbreak , he said , `` it can reach a point where it can overtake a nation 's capacity to treat it . '' Should that occur , he said , a public state of emergency would be declared and private physicians and health institutions would be called upon to join the battle . For now , he said , the situation is under control . The ill patient , identified as Wilmo Louwes , was hospitalized and immediately isolated in the town of Higuey , near the eastern resort city of Punta Cana , Dominican Republic . No firm numbers exist for how many Haitians and Haitian-descended Dominicans live and work in the Dominican Republic . The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights placed the number in 1999 as 500,000 to 700,000 . Human Rights Watch reported in 2001 that the head of the Dominican army estimated there were about 1 million Haitians in the Dominican Republic . The Haitian embassy in the Dominican Republic gave a similar figure that year . A widespread cholera outbreak could prove devastating for the Dominican Republic if tourists decide to stay away , because the Caribbean island nation relies heavily on tourism . In 2004 , for example , the nation of 9 million inhabitants had 4.2 million tourists , the Central Bank and the Ministry of Tourism reported . Of those tourists , more than 4.2 million came by air and more than 455,000 were cruise ship passengers . The services sector of the economy , which includes tourism , employs about 64 percent of the workforce and contributes 55 percent of the gross domestic product , the measure of the nation 's services and products .
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NEW : USAID and the CDC are offering help , a U.S. spokesman says . NEW : A cholera outbreak could damage the nation 's tourism industry . The patient is a Haitian man who works in the Dominican Republic . People are worried and `` everybody 's talking about it , '' a Dominican man says .
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