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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A bat that apparently had trouble flying instead tried to hitch a ride on the space shuttle Discovery , NASA officials said . The free tail bat was last seen clinging to the space shuttle Discovery 's external fuel tank just before launch . The animal was last seen clinging on the foam of the external tank of the space shuttle moments before the Discovery launched , officials said . NASA officials had hoped the bat would fly away on its own , but admitted the bat probably died quickly during Discovery 's climb into orbit . Discovery 's seven-member crew , which lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Sunday , is on a 14-day mission to deliver supplies needed to expand the International Space Station . NASA officials noticed the bat before shuttle 's liftoff and brought in a wildlife expert to look at video images of it . The expert said it appeared to be a free-tailed bat that probably had a broken left wing and an injured right shoulder or wrist . The launch pads at the space center are near the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge , so NASA has sirens to scare away animals that get near the shuttles . The bat is n't the first to try hitching a ride into space . NASA officials said they noticed one of the creatures on a tank of a shuttle in 1998 . That bat flew away as the shuttle 's massive engines ignited . The crew of the Discovery safely docked at the International Space Station on Tuesday . It was unclear whether its stowaway was still clinging to the shuttle .
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NASA : Bat was last seen clinging on space shuttle Discovery before launch . Wildlife expert says bat appeared to have broken wing or injured shoulder . Discovery is on 14-day mission to deliver supplies to International Space Station .
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Atlanta , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- This is a story of two test drives , albeit two very different ones . Recently I got behind the wheels of two highly anticipated new-model electric cars -- the first of what could be a new wave of electric vehicles in the United States . Made available for my scrutiny as a typical driver were the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt . I drove the Leaf about five miles around the city streets of Atlanta -LRB- with a brief highway detour -RRB- and the Chevrolet Volt 630 miles from Orlando , Florida , to Raleigh , North Carolina . It was 15 minutes in the Leaf versus 10 hours in the Volt . Both driving experiences showed me that these cars are very much like piloting a `` normal '' vehicle -- with one difference -- it 's much easier to sneak up on people . Electric range/gas mileage . We drove the Leaf at a Georgia Power/City of Atlanta/Nissan event near the CNN headquarters . The route was about 2 miles and we deviated another couple of miles by taking it exit-to-exit on the Downtown Connector -LRB- luckily it was before our 180-minute rush hour -RRB- . With such a short drive , neither we nor any of the other 20 drivers who came out to the test drive came close to wearing down the battery . When I took my turn behind the wheel , we had 73 miles of electric range left . When I exited the vehicle , there were 68 miles remaining . Nissan says the car should go 100 miles on a full charge , but that depends on weather conditions and driving style . A few days later we hopped in the Volt in Orlando . A team of Chevy engineers and PR folks were traveling north to Raleigh for some public events . Heading east on I-4 , I had about 40 miles of electric range . As I accelerated I paid scant attention to the green ball on the digital display that tells you how economical you 're driving . With a half-day 's drive in front of me , I was n't interested in saving power , only time . About 38 miles east of Orlando , driving about 70 mph , the batteries were down to the minimum . Now , in a purely electric-powered car you 'd have to pull over and charge up . But the Volt has a gas-powered generator that comes on when the batteries are nearly depleted . It creates electricity to keep the batteries minimally charged to drive the car -LRB- and at certain points it helps turn the wheels -RRB- . We traveled the remaining 600 miles on gas-powered electricity , and at speeds about 8 to 10 mph over the limit , we averaged about 37.1 mpg . Related story : Range-anxiety a concern for electric car buyers . Noise . It 's nearly impossible to describe the absence of noise , but both cars are eerily silent . It 's like riding in a golf cart ; you turn it on but there 's no sound . Even when you 're merging into traffic at 70 mph in the Leaf -LRB- hey , I was going with traffic -RRB- , the vehicle makes very little noise . When I ran down the Volt battery , the gas engine kicked on without much fanfare . I was told it was about to happen and I still did n't really hear it start . I pretended to notice , but I was guessing . With the radio on , I doubt you 'd hear it at all . When we drove into Savannah , Georgia , for lunch , we took the car down an alley to park . A happy couple -- full of local food and sunshine -- sauntered aimlessly in front of us , oblivious to the fact that our car was creeping up three feet behind them . So I pulled the bright lights bar to activate the horn designed to let pedestrians know there 's a Volt nearby . The pedestrian horn is quieter and more polite sounding than the regular Volt horn , which is accessed from where you 'd expect it to be on the steering wheel . Pickup . Electric cars can get up and go . At least initially . Both cars responded impressively to a foot mash on the pedal from a dead stop . I never got a chance to test the Leaf 's passing ability on the highway , but I sure did during the Volt journey . We encountered a few slower cars in the left lane . I drive an old Acura TL , with 210,000 miles accumulated in my own journeys to North Carolina . Based on my car 's performance , I guessed the amount of time my TL needs to make a highway pass and applied it to the Volt . Most of the time , I 'd clear the car enough to pass -- but not with the same amount of room to spare . And a couple of times I had to slow down , fall back and get in line again . It just seemed to take a long time to go from 60 mph to 70 mph . Comfort . The Leaf and the Volt are smaller cars and I 'm a semi-big man -LRB- 6-1 , 240 -RRB- . Both had comfortable front seats , but the leg room in the back was a little cramped , especially if the driver is my height or taller . My back did get a bit tight after three hours straight in the Volt 's driver 's seat , but I switched on the heated seats . Although my glutes got a bit toasty , it did help with my lower back . We drove about four hours at a time and each time I got out to stretch my legs , I was n't stiff or leg wobbly at all . My colleagues who came along on the Leaf ride were a bit shorter than me , and they had no problems with legroom or headroom . Styling . These cars are n't going to get looks at stoplights , until people realize they are electric cars . That 's when you get the questions . But to me , they 're both nicer looking cars when you see them in person . The Leaf was red -- and it drew raves from the test drivers . One said she thought even her teenage daughter would approve . We caught a few people on the highway snapping camera-phone pictures of the Volt . -LRB- There were four Volts in the caravan , so by the time you passed the third one , you had time to figure out what was going on -RRB- . Many buyers will care more about how the cars are fueled than they will about the cars ' styling . But they also wo n't be caught driving a car as ugly as some of the previous electric vehicles on the market . Overall . Both cars live up to their hype . The Leaf is cute and peppy and has enough room for five people for a short trip . The extras -- like satellite navigation that can find charging stations and the ability to start the air conditioning or heater a few minutes before you get in the car -- are great . It will cost $ 32,780 before a federal credit of $ 7,500 and state credits of up to $ 5,000 . Details on electric car tax breaks . A hundred miles should cover most commutes and errands , so the Leaf would make a good second car , a car for a high school driver , or the in-town resident who has easy access to charging . The Volt is a car for people who want to run on batteries during the workweek and be able to go on a weekend trip without renting another car . It 's a small car on the outside , but has the feel of an expensive car on the inside -LRB- although at $ 41,000 before a federal tax credit , it is a bit pricey for most people -RRB- . Chevy is throwing in bells -- like a free OnStar driver assist package for five years -- and whistles -- like an automatic climate system that warms the front seats and passenger cabin to a comfortable temperature when it 's cold outside . Second opinion : CNNMoney 's car critic drives the Volt . These cars will be on the road soon , and you might not even notice , unless you happen to see them plugging into to an electrical source to charge their batteries . While they have much in common with their totally gas-powered brethren , that 's what makes these two electric cars significant , and possibly , game-changing .
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Writer test drives Nissan Leaf in Atlanta and drives Chevy Volt up the East Coast . Cars are zippy off the line , and super quiet even at 70 mph . They look better in person , writer says . Most buyers will be interested in environment , but will also get good , fun car .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The nation 's top military man warned Monday of a potentially dangerous gulf between the civilian world and men and women in uniform . Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said most Americans know `` precious little '' about the military . `` To the degree we are out of touch I believe it is a very dangerous force , '' Mullen said in a speech to a conference on military professionalism at the National Defense University in Washington . The disconnect between the civilian and military worlds is partially because only a fraction of the population serves and those in uniform increasingly hail from fewer , primarily rural , areas of the country , Mullen said . `` Our audience , our underpinnings , our authority , everything we are , everything we do , comes from the American people , '' Mullen said . `` Fundamentally I believe that . Everything we do , and we can not afford to be out of touch with them . '' Fewer Americans have personal contact with members of the military , he said . `` They know that we are in two wars , we 've sacrificed a lot , lost a lot of people , over 5,500 people . They are very supportive of that , '' Mullen said . `` They care a lot about great young men and women that they know . Many of them do n't know that many , and it just speaks to the disconnect . '' The comments echo that of Defense Secretary Robert Gates who , in a September speech , told a college audience the volunteer forces carry an unfair burden in fighting the protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . `` Whatever their fond sentiments for men and women in uniform , for most Americans the wars remain an abstraction , a distant and unpleasant series of news items that do not affect them personally , '' Gates said at Duke University . `` Even 9/11 , in the absence of a draft , for a growing number of Americans , service in the military , no matter how laudable , has become something for other people to do . '' Mullen was one of the movers behind the day-long conference at the National Defense University . He used the span of his own career to show how public support for the military had risen dramatically from the lows of the Vietnam era . `` American people are extraordinarily supportive of our men and women ... there is a sea of good will , '' he said . The military must work to build and sustain trust or risk negative consequences , he said . Mullen predicted , '' We will find out that , yes we are less than 1 % and we are living in fewer and fewer places and we do n't know the American people and the American people do n't know us . ''
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Fewer people serve from fewer parts of the country , Mullen says . Wars remain an abstraction for most Americans , he says . `` We can not afford to be out of touch with them ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Borussia Dortmund moved seven points clear in the German Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over fellow title hopefuls Hamburg in front of a sellout home crowd of 80,720 on Friday night . Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa scored the opener four minutes after halftime , and was also involved as Paraguay forward Lucas Barrios killed off the visitors with 19 minutes to play . It was Dortmund 's 10th victory in 12 league matches this season , with Jurgen Klopp 's team unbeaten since losing on the opening day in August . `` It took us a while to get into the game , but things worked better for us after the break , '' Klopp told AFP , with the club seeking a first league crown since 2002 . `` Hamburg came back into the game late on , which made life hard for us . But we are very happy with the win . '' In the 49th minute , Lukas Piszczek found space to pick out Kagawa , and the midfielder fired in a shot that deflected off Hamburg defender Heiko Westermann for his sixth goal this season . Kagawa initiated the move that doubled the lead , with Barrios claiming his seventh of the campaign from Kevin Grosskreutz 's cross . The result left Hamburg in seventh place in a group of four clubs on 18 points ahead of Saturday 's matches . Second-placed Mainz , who have 24 points , host Hannover and third-placed Bayer Leverkusen travel to St. Pauli . Elsewhere , Werder Bremen host Eintracht Frankfurt , Wolfsburg are at home to struggling Schalke , Cologne face Borussia Monchengladbach in a battle of the bottom two clubs , and Stuttgart travel to Kaiserslautern in another lower-table affair . On Sunday , ninth-placed defending champions Bayern Munich will seek to reduce the 15-point deficit on Dortmund with victory at home to Nuremberg , while fifth-placed Hoffenheim host Freiburg .
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Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa and Paraguay forward Lucas Barrios score in second half . Dortmund unbeaten since opening day of the season , with 10 wins from 12 games . Second-placed Mainz will try to reduce the deficit in Saturday 's home clash with Hannover . Defending champions Bayern Munich 15 points adrift ahead of Sunday 's match .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- China took advantage of a Kuwait sending-off to make a winning start to the 2011 Asian Cup on Saturday . The 2-0 victory mirrored the result of Friday 's tournament-opening match , leaving two teams on three points in Group A following Uzbekistan 's surprise win over hosts Qatar . Kuwait had to play for almost an hour with only 10 men at Al Gharafa Stadium after defender Musaed Neda was sent off in the 35th minute for kicking out at Yang Xu following a tussle for the ball . Defender Zhang Linpeng put China ahead in the 58th minute when his shot took a big deflection to leave goalkeeper Nawaf Al Khaldi stranded , with Kuwait having failed to properly clear a corner . Qatar welcomes half the world . Deng Zhuoxiang sealed victory eight minutes later with a curling freekick after substitute Hao Junmin was fouled just outside the penalty area . `` I 'm very happy to win this game , '' China coach Gao Hongbo told the AFP news agency . `` The first match is always very tough , very hard . `` For the first 30 minutes the Kuwait team did very well , but after that our team controlled the match . The four teams in Group A are very close , so any result can help . We will have to wait until the last game to see who will qualify . '' Kuwait 's Serbian coach Goran Tufegdzic was unhappy that Australian referee Benjamin Williams did not award his team a penalty in the opening 20 minutes when China skipper Du Wei brought down Bader Al Mutawa . Hosts Qatar shocked in Asian Cup opener . `` I do n't want to make comments about referees but lots of people said he made many , many mistakes , '' Tufegdzic told AFP . `` I think the relevant commission will have to look at the match and give a punishment for this referee . '' China next play Qatar on Wednesday , when Kuwait face Uzbekistan . The Group B matches kick off on Sunday , with Japan playing Jordan and 2007 runners-up Saudi Arabia taking on Syria . The 16-team tournament , played every four years , sees defending champions Iraq facing Iran in Group D on Tuesday .
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Kuwait 's Musaed Neda becomes first player to be sent off at 2011 Asian Cup . Defender 's first-half dismissal helps China win 2-0 in the second match in Group A . Zhang Linpeng and Deng Zhuoxiang score in the second half in Qatar . Hosts beaten 2-0 by Uzbekistan in Friday 's tournament-opening match .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brazil need just three more points to clinch qualification for the 2010 World Cup after beating former South American Group leaders Paraguay on Wednesday , but Argentina 's hopes suffered a big blow . Brazil 's match-winner Nilmar , left , celebrates his goal with Elano and Daniel Alves , right . With four matches remaining , Brazil retained top spot with a 2-1 victory in Recife to lead second-placed Chile by a point , with Paraguay two further adrift on 24 and Argentina in fourth on 22 . The top four teams automatically qualify for next year 's finals in South Africa , while the fifth-placed nation -- Ecuador at this stage -- face a play-off against the fourth-placed side from the CONCACAF region . Mexico hold that spot following Wednesday 's matches , following a morale-boosting 2-1 win against bottom nation Trinidad and Tobago . Brazil and Paraguay had been level on points at the top of the table of Wednesday 's clash , and the visitors took the lead in the 25th minute when Salvador Cabanas 's free-kick took a deflection off midfielder Elano and looped over Julio Cesar . Elano 's Manchester City team-mate Robinho made amends with a superb volleyed equalizer four minutes before half-time from Daniel Alves ' right-wing cross . The home side then went ahead four minutes after the interval with a scrappy goal as striker Nilmar scrambled the ball into the net after a fortuitous rebound off Paraguay 's Julio Cesar Caceres when he tried to chest the ball down to Kaka . `` It was a match in which we had to be patient and persistent , '' Brazil coach Dunga said on FIFA.com . `` We had to try playing on the wings , at speed , changing sides . Everyone plays tight away from home and that makes it difficult to win . We need three more points to be sure -LRB- of qualifying -RRB- . '' For Paraguay , who were four points clear at the top at the halfway stage , it was a second setback in a week after Saturday 's 2-0 home defeat by Chile . Diego Maradona 's Argentina were unable to follow up last weekend 's 1-0 win over Colombia , crashing 2-0 away to Ecuador at high altitude in Quito . Carlos Tevez missed a first-half penalty before goals from Walter Ayovi and Pablo Palacios handed Maradona a second defeat in four qualifiers since taking charge . `` They did n't do anything in the first half , '' Maradona said on FIFA.com . `` In the second half , they got a couple of rebounds and they scored two goals . If we had scored a goal , it would have finished the game off . '' Ecuador coach Sixto Vizuete , whose side closed to within two points of the Argentines , said : `` These three points are worth their weight in gold and we 're satisfied because we beat great opponents . '' Tevez was fouled by Ecuador goalkeeper Marcelo Elizaga just inside the penalty area in the 28th minute , but then saw his weak spot-kick saved and Lionel Messi fired the rebound over the bar to add to an earlier easy miss by the the Barcelona forward . Left-back Ayovi equalized in the 72nd minute with a superb 25-meter strike , then substitute Palacios -- who had teed him up for that effort -- fired the winner with seven minutes left and Antonio Valencia struck the visitors ' woodwork with a long-range shot . Chile moved up into second place with a 4-0 crushing of 10-man Bolivia , as Alexis Sanchez netted twice . Jean Bonsejour headed the opener just before halftime from Matias Fernandez 's right-wing cross , Mark Gonzalez made it 2-0 with a free-kick in the 74th minute before Sanchez struck four minutes later . Sanchez scored again just before the end , and midfielder Ignacio Garcia was sent off after clattering into him while he celebrated . In other games , Uruguay dropped to sixth place after being held to a 2-2 draw away to Venezuela and Colombia beat bottom team Peru 1-0 . Diego Forlan put Uruguay 2-1 up in the 73rd minute , but Venezuela kept their hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance alive when Jose Manuel Rey scored from a trademark free-kick two minutes later . Radamel Falcao Garcia netted the only goal in Medellin from close range in the 25th minute , scoring just his nation 's seventh of the qualifiers as Peru crashed to an eighth successive defeat .
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Brazil need three more points to seal their place at the 2010 World Cup finals . Nilmar scores winner in 2-1 victory against Paraguay in Wednesday 's qualifier . Joint leaders Paraguay drop to third position after second consecutive defeat . Diego Maradona suffers his second defeat in charge of fourth-placed Argentina .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A woman convicted of murder and adultery and sentenced to die by stoning said Saturday she would sue the two German journalists who interviewed her son , Iran 's government-backed Press TV reported . The men , identified only as a reporter and photojournalist , were arrested in October after they interviewed the son and lawyer of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani , who was convicted of adultery in 2006 and sentenced to death by stoning . Her case has drawn sharp criticism from the international community . No date has been set for her execution . Ashtiani told reporters in the northwestern city of Tabriz that she planned to sue the German nationals , Press TV reported . The men , who work for the Bild am Sonntag newspaper , are charged with espionage and are accused of working illegally as journalists in Iran . Germany-based anti-stoning activist Mina Ahadi said that government and prison officials were also at the press conference . `` This regime has a history of pressuring innocent people into confessing on television . This is just another example of their propaganda , '' she said . Speaking outside the prison , Ashtiani criticized her lawyers for politicizing her case and denied she had been pressured to give interviews , Press TV said . Ashtiani 's son , Sajjad Qaderzadeh , was released from jail three weeks ago on humanitarian grounds , according to Press TV . He had served more than a month in prison for granting the interview , Press TV reported . Qaderzadeh appeared with his mother on Saturday and similarly said that he would sue the German nationals as well as his lawyers , who asked him to do the interview , Press TV said . The son also added that he plans to take legal action against Issa Taheri , who Press TV said murdered Qaderzadeh 's father in collaboration with Ashtiani . Germany 's Bild newspaper , a sister publication of Bild am Sonntag , published an editorial Sunday criticizing the reported lawsuit plans . `` The woman who has been sentenced to death was allowed to leave her jail cell for a few hours to declare in front of western TV cameras that she would file a suit against our reporters , '' the editorial said . It concludes , `` Does Iran really think that a strange farce like this will improve the credibility of its justice system abroad ? '' CNN 's Mitra Mobasherat and Fred Pleitgen contributed to this report .
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Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is sentenced to die by stoning . She says she will sue two German nationals who interviewed her son . An activist says the government pressured her to make comments to reporters . A German newspaper describes the events as a `` strange farce ''
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The manufacturers of seven caffeinated alcoholic beverages labeled a `` public health concern '' have stopped producing or shipping the products , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday . Last week , the FDA sent warning letters to four beverage makers saying the addition of caffeine to alcoholic beverages was not approved by the agency and it was an `` unsafe food additive . '' The agency said discussions with the companies resulted in these actions : . -- Phusion Projects of Chicago , Illinois , has ceased producing caffeinated alcoholic beverages , is no longer shipping such products and expects to have all of its caffeinated alcoholic beverages off retail store shelves by December 13 . Phusion Projects is the maker of Four Loko . -- San Diego , California-based United Brands has ceased shipping its caffeinated alcoholic beverage Joose and expects to have its product off retail store shelves by December 13 . United Brands also said that it no longer markets Max , another caffeinated alcoholic beverage listed in the warning letter . -- Charge Beverages Corp. of Portland , Oregon , ceased producing its caffeinated alcoholic beverages , Core High Gravity HG , Core High Gravity HG Orange , and Lemon Lime Core Spiked , in September and has not shipped any caffeinated alcoholic beverages since early November . -- New Century Brewing of Boston , Massachusetts , has ceased manufacturing its caffeinated alcoholic beverage , Moonshot . The warning letters last Wednesday followed a year-long review by the FDA , which gave the companies 15 days to either reformulate their products or face possible seizure under federal law , said Dr. Joshua Sharfstein , the agency 's principal deputy commissioner . Experts have said the caffeine in the beverages can mask the effects of alcohol , leaving drinkers unaware of how intoxicated they are . `` FDA does not find support for the claim that the addition of caffeine to these alcoholic beverages is ` generally recognized as safe , ' which is the legal standard , '' Sharfstein told reporters . `` To the contrary , there is evidence that the combinations of caffeine and alcohol in these products pose a public health concern . '' New Century proprietor Rhonda Kallman told CNN last week she was puzzled by the FDA 's decision to include Moonshot on its list . Kallman described Moonshot as a craft beer that has about 4 percent alcohol by weight and about two-thirds the caffeine of a cup of coffee , and is sold in only three cities -- `` and yet it 's being singled out with Four Loko and Joose . '' Wednesday , Kallman claimed the FDA has not had a clear policy on caffeinated alcohol . `` They have not done their homework , '' she said . `` I 'm not going to stop forever . '' Moonshot is `` absolutely , positively '' safe and was marketed to `` beer lovers who want a caffeinated choice , '' she said . Phusion Projects announced last week that it was dropping caffeine and two other ingredients , guarana and taurine , from Four Loko in the face of `` a difficult and politically charged regulatory environment . '' Four Loko has been nicknamed `` blackout in can '' by some users . Sharfstein called Phusion 's decision to drop those ingredients a `` positive step . '' And in a statement issued after the decision , the company said it was pleased by FDA 's response . `` As we stated yesterday , we have stopped the production and shipment of all our products containing these ingredients , '' the company said last week . United Brands previously said it was unaware `` of a single incident of injury or other harm associated with its products . '' The company declined comment Wednesday . Messages left Wednesday with Phusion Projects and Charge Beverages were not immediately returned . The FDA began its review in November 2009 after complaints from officials in several states . The controversy exploded last month , when nine underage students at Central Washington University were hospitalized after drinking Four Loko , both on its own and mixed with other drinks , police reported . Critics say drinks like Four Loko mix caffeine equal to the amount in three cups of coffee with the alcoholic equivalent of three cans of beer and are designed to appeal to younger consumers accustomed to consuming high-caffeine energy drinks . A 23.5-ounce can of Four Loko contains either 6 or 12 percent alcohol by volume , depending on state regulations . Phusion has compared Four Loko to popular drinks like rum and cola or Irish coffee that also mix caffeine and alcohol . But `` we did n't see these kinds of events when people were drinking Irish coffees , '' Rob McKenna , Washington 's state attorney general , told reporters earlier this month . `` What we 're seeing now is striking , and we need to take quick action , '' McKenna said . Washington and four other states -- New York , Utah , Michigan and Oklahoma -- already had taken steps to remove Four Loko and similar drinks from store shelves . And Gil Kerlikowske , director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy , praised the FDA for moving against products he said are `` designed , branded , and promoted to encourage binge drinking . '' CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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The FDA has called the seven caffeine-alcohol drinks unsafe . Manufacturers have agreed to stop shipping them , the agency says . The companies had been given two weeks to reformulate products .
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-LRB- Health -RRB- -- After zooming from one end of the mall to the other , do n't you deserve a quick bite ? Of course . Does it have to be greasy fries , gooey cinnamon buns , or some other equally fattening , sodium-loaded calorie bomb ? No way ! Believe it or not , you can eat healthy while you tackle holiday errands . Check out our delicious , nutritious picks . Asian Grilled Salmon on Brown Rice -LRB- P.F. Chang 's China Bistro -RRB- . This salmon-and-asparagus entrée won top honors because it 's `` a simple , wholesome dish with real foods , '' says David Katz , M.D. , director of the Yale Prevention Research Center . Our experts applauded P.F. Chang 's for including brown rice -- a great source of fiber -- on their menu . And salmon 's omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to improve memory -LRB- you do n't want to forget anyone on your list ! -RRB- . Omega-3s also help reduce inflammation in the body and may help lower your risk of heart disease , cancer , and arthritis . Since one order contains enough for two servings , split it with a friend -- you 'll save money and calories . Serving size : 6 ounces , or 1/2 of entrée Calories 230 ; Fat 12g -LRB- sat 2.5 g -RRB- ; Protein 17g ; Carbohydrate 14g ; Fiber 2g ; Sodium 300mg . Health.com : America 's top 10 healthiest fast food restaurants . Moroccan Chicken Salad -LRB- California Pizza Kitchen -RRB- . You wo n't get bored munching on this salad . Dressed with a champagne vinaigrette -LRB- ooh la la ! -RRB- , it contains loads of flavorful veggies -LRB- avocado , beets , red bell peppers , roasted butternut squash , romaine lettuce -RRB- and even fruit -LRB- dates and dried cranberries -RRB- . `` You 're eating the rainbow here , '' says dietitian Ellie Krieger , R.D. `` You 'll get a wide array of antioxidants like beta carotene from the squash and anthocyanins from the beets . '' And protein-rich chicken and egg plus 7 grams of fiber make this a super-satisfying dish . The salad may be high in total fat , but a fair amount of it comes from the avocado , which is chock-full of healthy , monounsaturated fats . Serving size : 1 -LRB- 1/2 - portion -RRB- salad Calories 412 ; Fat 27g -LRB- sat 4g -RRB- ; Protein 12g ; Carbohydrate 30g ; Fiber 7g ; Sodium 309mg . Health.com : 25 diet-busting foods you should never eat . Chicken on Flatbread with Hummus Artisan Snack Plate -LRB- Starbucks -RRB- . This snack or light lunch has a mix of veggies -LRB- grape tomatoes , carrot and cucumber sticks -RRB- and protein -LRB- chicken and hummus -RRB- , which keeps you energized . Our experts commended Starbucks overall for adding healthy options like this one to their menu . Serving size : 1 snack plate Calories 250 ; Fat 9g -LRB- sat 0g -RRB- ; Protein 17g ; Carbohydrate 27g ; Fiber 5g ; Sodium 520mg . Roasted Eggplant , Spinach , and Feta Multigrain Pizza -LRB- Uno Chicago Grill -RRB- . This veggie pizza boasts a full roster of good-for-you ingredients and a crust made mainly with whole-wheat stone-ground flour . `` Unlike other fast-food pies , this one is relatively light on sodium , '' says Frances Largeman-Roth , R.D. , Health magazine 's senior food and nutrition editor . But stick to just two or three slices , then take the rest home or share it with a friend . Serving size : 1/3 of -LRB- 10 1/2 - inch -RRB- pizza Calories 290 ; Fat 11g -LRB- sat 3.5 g -RRB- ; Protein 13g ; Carbohydrate 37g ; Fiber 6g ; Sodium 400mg . Health.com : Easy pizza recipes under 400 calories . Mayan Chicken Harvest Rice Bowl with Brown Rice -LRB- Au Bon Pain -RRB- . Slow-cooked chicken with spices served over brown rice and topped with a field-green salad ? Not your typical mall fare . Our panel thought this was a creative mix of lean protein , veggies , and whole grains . `` It 's a very complete meal , '' Katz says . It has a bit more calories than some of our other picks , so make it your main meal of the day . One thing the panelists did n't care for : the addition of partially hydrogenated oil . However , the amount is small enough that the company can still claim the dish has zero grams of trans fat . Serving size : 1 bowl Calories 510 ; Fat 13g -LRB- sat 3g -RRB- ; Protein 27g ; Carbohydrate 72g ; Fiber 4g ; Sodium 870mg . Broccoli Beef with White Rice -LRB- Panda Express -RRB- . Here 's a Chinese dish that wo n't leave you bloated : The sodium content is decent for food-court Asian fare , which tends to be higher in salt than other cuisines . The inclusion of super-nutritious broccoli deserves special mention , Katz says . The experts just wish Panda Express offered brown rice . Serving size : 5.4 ounces broccoli beef and 1/2 serving white rice Calories 340 ; Fat 4g -LRB- sat 1g -RRB- ; Protein 14g ; Carbohydrate 60g ; Fiber 3g ; Sodium 740mg . Health.com : 25 surprisingly salty foods . 6-Inch Veggie Delite with Swiss -LRB- Subway -RRB- . No need for portion control here : `` You can eat a whole sandwich for not many calories or fat grams , '' Krieger says . That means you can afford to top it with cheese and light mayo . The `` 9-grain wheat bread '' is a bit deceiving , though . While our panelists praised the fact that it contains barley , flaxseed , and millet , the bread is n't truly whole-grain -LRB- the first ingredient is enriched wheat flour -RRB- . Serving size : 1 -LRB- 6-inch -RRB- sandwich Calories 330 ; Fat 12g -LRB- sat 4g -RRB- ; Protein 12g ; Carbohydrate 45g ; Fiber 5g ; Sodium 540mg . Asian Sesame Chicken Salad -LRB- Panera Bread -RRB- . Chicken , almonds , and sesame seeds make this salad a protein-rich lunch . `` I love that the textural crunch from the almonds makes it more satisfying , '' Krieger says . A few qualms : `` Romaine lettuce is the only vegetable , '' she says . The reduced-sugar dressing also contains high-fructose corn syrup and preservatives . Serving size : 1 salad Calories 400 ; Fat 20g -LRB- sat 3.5 g -RRB- ; Protein 31g ; Carbohydrate 31g ; Fiber 3g ; Sodium 810mg . Health.com : The 50 fattiest foods in the states . Snack Size Fruit and Walnut Salad -LRB- McDonald 's -RRB- . This light bite will help hold you over until you get home . Our experts were impressed that you can get delicious fresh fruit -LRB- sliced apples and red grapes -RRB- and low-fat vanilla yogurt at a fast-food chain , but wondered why the walnuts have to be sweetened . Serving size : 1 salad Calories 210 ; Fat 8g -LRB- sat 1.5 g -RRB- ; Protein 4g ; Carbohydrate 31g ; Fiber 2g ; Sodium 60mg . Soft Serve Chocolate Frozen Yogurt -LRB- TCBY -RRB- . If you 're craving something sweet , this fro yo is a better choice than a giant cookie . It 's rich in calcium and contains seven live active cultures -- healthy bacteria that can help aid digestion . Just remember , it is dessert , so do n't overdo it ! Serving size : 4 ounces -LRB- about 1/2 of a small size -RRB- Calories 110 ; Fat 1.5 g -LRB- sat 1g -RRB- ; Protein 4g ; Carbohydrate 23g ; Fiber 3g ; Sodium 90mg . Copyright Health Magazine 2010 .
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Asian grilled salmon on brown rice from P.F. Chang 's China Bistro wins top honors . Try the Roasted Eggplant , Spinach , and Feta Multigrain Pizza from Uno Chicago Grill . For a quick bite , eat the McDonald 's snack size fruit and walnut salad .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Election Day will be consequential , perhaps a nail biter . Senate control may turn on a fistful of ballots in key states . Millions of Americans will be reminded again of their ramshackle election system . Lines are long , registration lists are error-filled , machines break down , and puzzled poll workers offer little help . This year , private citizens seeking to stop `` voter fraud '' could worsen the mess . Such unofficial and perhaps overheated activism may prove a far worse problem than phony voting itself . Nobody condones voter fraud . Every citizen has a right to know that ballots are legitimately cast and fairly counted . But illegal voting simply is not a widespread problem . An epidemic of voter fraud is an urban myth , like alligators living in the sewer . Fear of imaginary fraud must not be an excuse to block actual voting by real people . A recent example of the confusion sown by politically overheated allegations of fraud can be found in the much-ballyhooed charges by John McCain of voter fraud in 2008 , all of which proved to be false . Some canvassers were arrested for submitting fake registrations , a practice made worse by state laws requiring private groups to submit all registration applications , even the ones they know might be wrongly filled out . But phony voters never showed up to vote . One reason : First-time voters must always show ID . If Mickey Mouse registers to vote , he still must show ID . -LRB- Even in Orlando , where they know him ! -RRB- . Of course , from our democracy 's earliest days , politicians zestfully have stuffed ballot boxes . Boss Tweed bragged : `` So long as I count the votes , what are you going to do about it ? '' Robert Caro , in his masterful biography , recounted how Lyndon Baines Johnson won his Senate seat in 1948 when officials `` found '' a lost box of votes , in which every single voter supported Johnson -- conveniently in alphabetical order . Even JFK joked about how Mayor Daley had stolen votes on his behalf . When misconduct occurred , it was overwhelmingly by politicians , rarely by rogue individual voters . And it is largely a thing of the past . Far more worrisome is another ominous strain in American history : ugly efforts to block legitimate voters , often targeting racial minorities . Evidence abounds . Future Chief Justice William Rehnquist got his start in politics striding up to Hispanic voters and demanding they prove their eligibility . In 2004 , partisans planned to challenge voters in Ohio . A federal judge who blocked the move found that less than one in five voters in majority white precincts would have had their eligibility questioned , while nearly every voter in African-American majority locations would be challenged . All of which brings us to today . In 2010 , there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud -- none . That 's not because nobody was looking . The Bush administration made vote fraud a top Justice Department priority . Yet from 2002 to 2005 , federal prosecutors convicted just 17 people nationwide for casting fraudulent ballots . Recall that it was the failure of prosecutors to move against nonexistent fraud that led to the political purge of U.S. attorneys in 2006 , a scandal that prompted the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales . Yes , many registration lists contain mistakes or wrong names . But that is a product of slipshod and inaccurate paper records , not because crooks wrongly sought to vote . Statistically , an individual is more likely to be hit by lightning than to vote fraudulently . Yet fear of fraud continues to grip many activists . According to a 2009 poll by Public Policy Polling , an astonishing 52 percent of Republicans believed the now-defunct group ACORN stole the presidential election for Barack Obama in 2008 , even though there 's no evidence that such a theft occurred . During its voter registration campaign that year , ACORN said it signed up 1.3 million voters , a small percentage of which were fraudulent -- an amount that independent analysts said had negligible effect . Hardly a stolen election . On Election Day , some conservatives may fan out to polling places , demanding proof of eligibility and generally raising a ruckus . The Michigan GOP website describes a plan to post 3,600 challengers at Democratic-leaning polling places . The Illinois Republican candidate for Senate brags he will mount the largest `` voter integrity program '' in 15 years . More troubling are new efforts by angry private citizens . Tea Party groups have hosted challenger training sessions in at least four states . Talk show hosts are urging vigilance . People can now report voters they deem suspicious with two new iPhone apps . `` Ballot security '' squads manned by angry , under-trained activists at a polling place could easily spawn intimidation or chaos . How can we make sure this does n't happen ? Tea Party members and others must take care that monitoring does not cross the line into intimidation . Law enforcement should make clear what is illegal , including strong presence by local police when appropriate . And in the longer run , conservatives and liberals alike should agree on reforms to voter registration so that all eligible citizens are on the rolls permanently , minimizing any possibility of fraud while maximizing participation . Many states are moving in this direction already . When it comes to voting , let 's all agree : vigilance , yes ; vigilantism , never . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Michael Waldman .
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Michael Waldman says recent charges of widespread voter fraud turn out to be urban myth . He says ballot box-stuffing in U.S. is history ; new , real worry is blocking legitimate voters . He says evidence of challenging voters at polls , often minorities , abounds in recent years . Waldman : Voting activists must prevent intimidation for political advantage at polls .
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Dhaka , Bangladesh -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A top court has banned any corporal punishment in schools in Bangladesh , a country where millions of children are exposed to physical abuse , officials said Thursday . Despite official instructions to teachers on alternative approaches to child discipline , many children continue to live in fear of violence in schools , the High Court said . The court said caning , beating , chaining , forced haircuts and confinement are used to punish children in primary and secondary schools as well as in Islamic religious schools , known at madrassas . `` Such punishment is a clear violation of children 's fundamental rights to life and liberty , '' said the order handed down by Justices Imman Ali and Sheikh Hasan Arif . They said teachers ' involvement in corporal punishment should be treated as `` misconduct '' and asked the government to take action against those teachers . The court judgment followed a public-interest litigation filed by two leading rights groups , Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust and Ain O Shalish Kendra . As the High Court started hearing the rights groups ' petition last July , it asked the government to take steps to stop corporal punishment , noting allegations that a 10-year-old boy had committed suicide after he had been beaten by his teacher . A spokesman in the ministry of education said that in response , it had issued a circular asking teachers to stop physical abuse in schools . `` In fact , teachers are not well-trained and they need deftness to understand child psychology and alternative approaches to child discipline , '' Shafiq Rahman , a banker in Dhaka , told CNN . He has a child in the school system . A survey conducted by the United Nations Children Fund , or UNICEF , in Dhaka couple of years ago involving nearly 4,000 families found that 91 percent of children experienced physical abuse in schools . It said the poorer children were more likely to experience physical punishment , with greater frequency and severity , than richer students .
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Bangladesh 's High Court bans caning , beating and chaining in schools . Justices : `` Such punishment is a clear violation of children 's fundamental rights '' The ruling applies to primary and secondary schools as well as Islamic religious schools .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Three suspects appeared in a Mauritius court Wednesday in connection with the death of Michaela Harte-McAreavey , daughter of a leading Irish sports figure and wife of Gaelic football star John McAreavey . The three men are all employees of a luxury hotel where the 27-year-old newlywed was found strangled Monday , according to the Mauritius Police Force . Room attendant Avinash Treebhoowoon , 29 , and Sandip Moneea , 41 , a floor supervisor , have been charged with murder . Room attendant Raj Theekoy , 33 , faces a conspiracy charge . The men appeared Wednesday morning at Mapou District Court in northern Mauritius , police said . They 've been remanded in custody to appear again in court January 19 . `` We believe we have substantial evidence to connect them to the case , '' said police Superintendent Yoosoof Soopun , who is leading the investigation . Soopun said the three men were employees of the Legends Hotel , and authorities believe they were inside the teacher 's hotel room when she returned alone . `` We presume they were inside and burgling the room when the lady returned and were surprised and attacked her , '' Soopun said . The killer used an electronic key card to enter the room , authorities said . The former beauty queen 's husband was in the restaurant of the hotel when his wife was killed and was not a suspect , Soopun said . She had returned to their room to fetch biscuits to go with her tea . When she failed to return , her husband went to look for her and found her dead , Soopun said . A post-mortem examination showed that she had died from asphyxiation , said Dr. Sudesh Kumar Gungadin . Harte was the daughter of one of the best-known figures in Irish sports , Mickey Harte , the Tyrone Gaelic football manager . In a statement outside his house Tuesday , Harte said his family was `` devastated , '' and offered support to his son-in-law . `` What a day she had on her wedding day . She was just radiant , a beautiful girl , and I just love her to bits . So did her whole family , '' Harte said . `` We will miss her so much , '' he added . `` This is the worst nightmare that anyone can imagine . If you think things can be bad , then you go beyond that because that is where we are . `` This is too horrible to contemplate . We are just all devastated . It is the worst of the worst and our hearts are broken , '' Harte said . Harte asked the media to refrain from contacting his son-in-law , who 's `` isolated out there '' in Mauritius , he said . `` Our hearts go out to him , '' Harte said . `` The lad is devastated . He is our son-in-law . He is a wonderful young man . Please lay off . '' Harte-McAreavey taught Irish at St Patrick 's Academy in Dungannon , County Tyrone , in Northern Ireland . She won the Ulster Rose of Tralee contest and participated in other beauty pageants .
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The 27-year-old was on her honeymoon with Gaelic football star John McAreavey in Mauritius . Mauritius police say McAreavey is not a suspect in his wife 's death . `` This is too horrible to contemplate . We are just all devastated , '' says her father , Mickey Harte .
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Tucson , Arizona -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The suspect in Saturday 's shooting at an Arizona supermarket has had some contacts with law enforcement , the Pima County Sheriff 's Department 's lead investigator said Wednesday , but none so alarming that authorities were concerned about what he might do . Pima County Sheriff 's Bureau Chief Richard Kastigar said that speculation law enforcement had enough information about Jared Loughner to stop the shooting is `` completely untrue . '' `` I could n't underscore that more , '' Kastigar told CNN 's `` John King USA . '' `` The events that led up to what happened Saturday as they relate to law enforcement contact really do not add up in their totality to anything that would cause a police officer to say . ` This guy is going to go out there and shoot 20 people . ' There 's nothing there , '' Kastigar said . The law enforcement contacts included episodes of underaged drinking and possessing drug paraphernalia , which Kastigar described as `` very minor occurrences or interactions with law enforcement . '' Kastigar also said investigators had found no evidence Loughner followed up on suggestions from Pima College officials that he seek mental health help for behavioral problems . Six people were killed in the shooting on Saturday and 13 others -- including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords -- were wounded . Giffords , whom police said was the target of the shooting , remains in critical condition but her doctors have been pleased with her progress . Loughner , 22 , appeared in a Phoenix federal courtroom Monday to formally hear the charges against him -- including two counts of murder , two counts of attempted murder and one count of attempting to kill a member of Congress . He is now in federal custody . And on Wednesday , the Ninth Circuit Courts designated a district judge in California to hear Loughner 's federal case . Judge Larry Burns is a 2003 Bush appointee serving in the U.S. District Court for Southern California , based in San Diego . The next scheduled federal hearing in the case is January 24 in Phoenix . All federal judges in Arizona have recused themselves from hearing the case . The chief federal judge in Arizona -- Judge John Roll of Tucson -- was among those killed in the Saturday shooting . Kastigar said that investigators are looking for a black bag Loughner was carrying early Saturday morning when he had a brief discussion with his father , Randy Loughner , in the Loughners ' front yard , Kastigar said . `` The father asked him questions similar to ` What are you doing ? What is that ? ' and Jared mumbled something back to his dad , and his dad said he did n't understand what was said , '' Kastigar said . `` It was unintelligible , and then Jared left . '' The elder Loughner got in his vehicle and tried to follow his son , but could not find him , Kastigar said . Kastigar said that investigators found `` a locked box of some kind and within that box was an envelope and a piece of paper and hand-scrawled on those pieces of paper were a few phrases . '' `` Die cop , '' `` die bitch '' and `` assassination plans have been made '' were among the phrases , he said . One of the pieces of paper found in the box was a letter from Giffords thanking Loughner for attending a 2007 event , he said . Mark Hart , spokesman for the Arizona Game and Fish Department , said Loughner was stopped by an officer for running a red light at 7:30 a.m. on the day of the shooting . He was given a verbal warning and released . Kastigar added that investigators are now certain that Loughner acted alone . A `` person of interest '' they had been seeking identified himself to police . He turned out to be a taxi driver who dropped off the suspect at the shopping center , Kastigar said . Loughner 's parents said Tuesday they do not know why the shooting occurred and that they were `` very sorry '' for the loss felt by victims ' families . `` There are no words that can possibly express how we feel . We wish that there were , so we could make you feel better . We do n't understand why this happened , '' the family said in its statement . `` It may not make any difference , but we wish that we could change the heinous events of Saturday . We care very deeply about the victims and their families . We are so very sorry for their loss . '' After the shooting , attendees at the Giffords event tackled Loughner and held him down until law enforcement arrived . The Pima County Sheriff 's Department said Loughner used a Glock 19 with a magazine that held 31 rounds -- all of which were recovered at the scene . CNN 's Bill Mears contributed to this report .
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NEW : Loughner 's father asked him about a black bag he was carrying Saturday morning . NEW : `` Assassination plans have been made '' was written on paper in a locked box . U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns is designated to hear Loughner 's case .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In her thoughts and prayers over the past year , Nadine Devilme has thanked God countless times for saving her baby after Haiti 's earthquake . She 's also wanted to thank the doctor who treated Jenny Alexis after the 2-month-old spent four days alone , crushed in the rubble with nothing to drink . There was one problem : Devilme never knew the doctor 's name , never knew exactly whom to thank for treating her daughter 's fractured skull and crushed chest and then arranging for her to be airlifted to a hospital in Miami . Meanwhile , the physician who saved Jenny , Dr. Karen Schneider , an assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins , has spent the past year wondering how the baby was doing . `` I want to know , is she walking , starting to talk , is she playing , because when she first came to me , I did n't think she 'd be able to do any of those things , '' Schneider said . `` I did n't think she would live . '' Finally , on Monday , the baby many call a miracle and the doctor who brought her from the brink of death were brought together . `` One of the few success stories of that horrible time !! '' Haitian couple await baby 's return . Last week , Schneider sent me an e-mail asking if I had contact information for Jenny 's parents . `` I would love to connect with her parents and see how she is doing !! '' she wrote . `` It is one of the few success stories of that horrible time !! '' Schneider , also a member of the Catholic order the Sisters of Mercy , had a layover Monday in Miami on her way to Haiti to work with cholera victims . We decided to meet up with Jenny and her family . Jenny 's parents have lived in Miami since April after obtaining visas to enter the United States . When we arrived at the family 's apartment , Devilme brought us into Jenny 's room , where she was taking her afternoon nap . `` Oh my gosh , she 's so big ! So big ! '' Schneider exclaimed when she saw Jenny . `` Marche ? Marche ? '' she asked , using the Creole word for `` walk . '' `` Is she walking ? '' `` Yes , yes ! '' Devilme told her . `` Her smile , it goes up on both sides ? Or does it droop on one side ? '' Schneider asked , concerned that trauma to Jenny 's head during the earthquake might have damaged the baby 's facial nerves . DNA testing confirms they 're the parents . Devilme , who 's learned some English in her nine months in Miami , assured the doctor that Jenny had a normal smile . Once Jenny awoke , she proved she 's a normal toddler , grabbing toys , saying `` Mama , '' taking a visitor 's keys off a table and walking outside even after she 'd been told not to . `` She looks like nothing ever happened , '' Schneider said . `` And we did n't think she would live two hours . '' Devilme called over an interpreter to translate from Creole to English . `` I would like to say thank you for saving my daughter , because I always wanted to meet you and I never had the opportunity , '' Devilme told Schneider . `` For me , it 's just a great thing to be able to say thank you to you . '' `` You 're welcome , '' Schneider said as she hugged Devilme . `` It 's such a gift to be able to see this baby . '' When they met Monday , Schneider agreed to be Jenny 's godmother . A risky procedure . When the earthquake struck , Devilme was in one part of her home in Port-au-Prince , and Jenny was in another part with her baby sitter . Devilme was injured and taken to a local hospital , and her husband , Junior Alexis , who was unharmed in the quake , returned to their ruined home to search for Jenny in the rubble . He could n't find her , but four days later , someone else found Jenny amid the concrete and flagged down a journalist who was driving nearby , who took the baby to a makeshift hospital run by the University of Miami and Project MediaShare . Schneider , the head of pediatrics at the hospital , had been up for 30 hours straight and had finally lain down for a nap when a nurse woke her up to take care of Jenny . `` She was n't conscious , and she had head trauma -- she had an indentation in her skull , '' Schneider told Devilme on Monday . `` And another thing that terrified me was her chest was completely caved in and everything was pushed to one side . '' But Schneider 's biggest concern was after four days without any liquids , Jenny was so dehydrated she could n't even get an IV into her veins . With no other choice , she delivered fluids directly into Jenny 's leg bones , a risky procedure . Once Jenny was stabilized , Project Medishare paid for a private jet to fly her to Miami . `` Miracle '' comes full circle with reunion . `` This was a big , fancy executive jet , '' she told her . `` And I laid Jenny down , and she peed all over the leather , and then she opened her eyes for the first time and smiled at me . '' Seeing that the baby was hydrated enough to urinate , Schneider felt for the first time Jenny might survive the two-hour flight to Miami . `` I was so thrilled , but the pilot was n't so happy she 'd peed on his leather seat , '' she told Devilme , laughing . An uncertain future . Devilme said she hopes to find a job and send Jenny to day care , but she 's had trouble finding both . Her husband already works at a local restaurant . The family has permission to stay in the United States for two years . The International Rescue Committee is supporting them while they 're in the United States , including helping them apply for health care benefits for her physical therapy . Her arms , which had surgery , continue to heal . `` I lost everything in Haiti , '' Devilme said . `` I have nothing to go back to , so I do n't know what 's going to happen . '' Schneider thinks Jenny has a bright future . `` She 's a miracle baby , '' she told her mother . `` For almost four days , she had almost no fluid , and yet she survived . I 've always said God has a special plan for her . '' CNN 's John Bonifield contributed to this report .
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Doctor treated Nadine Devilme 's daughter 's fractured skull and crushed chest . `` We did n't think she would live two hours , '' Dr. Karen Schneider says . Jenny is a normal toddler , with a big smile .
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Rome -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Italy 's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will learn the fate of a controversial law that would shield him from prosecution on Thursday , the country 's Constitutional Court said Tuesday . The court heard arguments Tuesday about the legality of the `` legitimate impediment '' law , which would effectively grant top Italian government officials immunity while they are in office . The Berlusconi-backed law says top government officials can not be prosecuted because their officials duties make it impossible for them to attend court hearings . The law would suspend criminal trials until the official leaves office . The law was approved in March 2010 , but prosecutors in Milan challenged the constitutionality of the measure , saying it should be judges , not politicians , who determined whether someone had time to attend court . Two separate trials against Berlusconi are pending , and a third one is in the works . He 's accused of bribing a witness to commit perjury in one case , and of tax fraud and other financial irregularities in another . Both trials began but were suspended when the immunity law was passed . Berlusconi has called the charges politically motivated . A third case against the prime minister , also related to tax fraud , is in preliminary stages . Berlusconi has been tried on at least 17 separate charges since first taking office as prime minister in 1994 , but remains very popular with the Italian public . The immunity law was due to expire 18 months after it was passed , which would make it expire in October . The Constitutional Court can rule it is unconstitutional and strike it down , uphold it , or rule it partially unconstitutional and modify it , Italian media reported .
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Madrid , Spain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police arrested a suspected top computer programmer for the Basque separatist group ETA in France Tuesday , the Spanish Interior Ministry said . The arrest comes a day after the separatist group 's latest cease-fire announcement . Despite the group 's declaration of a permanent general and verifiable cease-fire , police will not stop pressuring ETA , the Interior Ministry said . The programmer is accused of playing a key role in the group 's logistics by designing the computer codes that operatives used to secretly communicate , the ministry said . Police have been on the trail of the programmer for months , the ministry said . And authorities in Spain arrested the programmer 's girlfriend , also suspected of aiding ETA , according to the ministry . Police are also investigating whether the programmer allegedly helped Colombian FARC rebels with computer issues , but they have not confirmed a link with the leftist guerrilla group , the ministry said . In a statement released to the Basque newspaper Gara -- where it typically releases information -- ETA said Monday that it declared a permanent general and verifiable cease-fire as a `` firm commitment towards a process to achieve a lasting resolution and toward an end to the armed confrontation . '' Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said that the government wants to see a statement from ETA calling for a definitive end , which he said Monday 's statement did not do . `` Am I more tranquil today than before ? Yes , '' Perez said Monday . `` Is this the end ? I would say no . '' Spain 's Socialist government has repeatedly called for ETA to announce unilaterally a definitive end to its decades of separatist violence , blamed for more than 800 deaths , and a pledge to lay down its weapons . ETA wants Basque independence in northern Spain and southwest France . Various Basque leftist parties -- including the Batasuna party , outlawed for its links to ETA -- as well as four Nobel peace laureates and the Nelson Mandela Foundation also have called in recent months for the organization to establish a permanent and verifiable cease-fire . The Batasuna party 's ban from running candidates in municipal elections will not be lifted because of ETA 's statement , the interior minister said . The latest statement comes after weeks of speculation in Spain that ETA would issue a statement during the holiday season . `` It is time to act with historical responsibility . ETA calls upon those governing Spain and France to end all repressive measures and to leave aside for once and for all their position of denial towards the Basque Country , '' the statement said . Another part of the message said , `` The solution will come through the democratic process with dialogue and negotiation as its tools and with its compass pointed towards the will of the Basque people . '' `` ETA will continue its indefatigable struggle and efforts to promote and to bring to a conclusion the democratic process until there is a truly democratic situation in the Basque Country , '' it added . The organization has announced cease-fires before and broken them , notably its unilateral 2006 cease-fire that was announced as `` permanent , '' only to be broken months later with a car bomb at Madrid 's airport that killed two people . Despite ETA 's current cease-fire , in effect since September , the government has not eased up on the police pressure against ETA operatives in Spain and the organization 's hideouts in neighboring France and Portugal . In the past few years , police have arrested many of ETA 's suspected top operatives , as well as many of its foot soldiers , and seized bomb-making materials and weapons from hidden arms caches , virtually shutting off ETA attacks . There are about 800 ETA convicts or suspects in prison , mainly in Spain but also in France , the Interior Ministry said recently . ETA is listed as a terrorist group by the United States and the European Union for its campaign of car bombings and shootings . The Spanish government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero began a peace process in 2006 during ETA 's earlier unilateral cease-fire , but after the organization detonated an airport bomb , the government called off negotiations . Since then , officials of Zapatero 's government have said they would not accept another cease-fire , only a definitive statement from ETA that it would end its armed fight , and specifying when and where it would lay down its arms forever . The Basque region in northern Spain already has considerable home-rule authority , with its own police , parliament , taxing power and control of health and education . But ETA rejects those as partial steps , and has fought for full independence . ETA 's goal is an independent Basque nation comprising the three-province Basque region and the neighboring Navarra region in Spain , along with three departments in southwest France that also have Basque roots . About 3 million people live in those areas now . Officials have said that in recent years , ETA has become weaker and more isolated from its traditional base of popular support .
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A computer programmer is accused of playing a key role in the group 's logistics . Police have been on his trail for months , Spain 's Interior Ministry says . The Basque separatist group ETA has announced and broken other cease-fires . ETA seeks independence for Basques in northern Spain and southwest France .
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Tucson , Arizona -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nine-year-old Christina Green was ambitious , and she liked to be in charge . She was the only girl on her Little League baseball team in Tucson , Arizona -- and she told others she wanted to be the first woman to play in the major leagues . Most believed she could do it , someday . But her life was cut short by a gunman 's bullet Saturday as she attended a congresswoman 's meet-and-greet in a supermarket parking lot . Christina 's family , friends , classmates , and hundreds of mourners filled St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Tucson for a funeral service Thursday afternoon , all of them passing under a giant American flag that was recovered in the aftermath of the terror attacks in New York on September 11 , 2001 -- the day Christina was born . Dozens of mourners paid their respects by standing outside the church , which was was filled to capacity . Representatives from professional baseball also were in attendance . Green was the daughter of a Major League Baseball scout and the granddaughter of former baseball manager Dallas Green . The girl 's father , John Green , was the only speaker . Before the tearful crowd , he spoke directly to his departed daughter : `` Christina-Taylor Green , '' he began , `` I ca n't tell you how much we all miss you . '' `` I think you have affected the whole country , '' he said . Christina was `` a little girl with the wisdom of a wise woman , '' Bishop Gerald Kicanas said . `` She has found her dwelling place in God 's mansion . She went home . '' `` She wanted to make a difference with her life , to make her mark , '' he said of Christina . `` She has done so in such a powerful way that even she could not have imagined . '' Pink and white flowers , along with pink bows , adorned the church . The University of Arizona choir sang `` Ave Maria . '' Family friend Katy Martin sang Billy Joel 's `` Lullaby . '' `` Goodnight , my Angel , time to close your eyes , '' the song began . The young girl had recently been elected to the student council at Mesa Verde Elementary School , and a neighbor -- impressed with Christina 's civic interest -- took her to the event to meet Rep. Gabrielle Giffords . `` Imagine : here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy ; just beginning to understand the obligations of citizenship ; just starting to glimpse the fact that someday she , too , might play a part in shaping her nation 's future , '' President Barack Obama said at a memorial service Wednesday night for those killed and wounded in the shooting . `` She had been elected to her student council ; she saw public service as something exciting , something hopeful , '' the president said . `` She was off to meet her congresswoman , someone she was sure was good and important and might be a role model . '' Giffords , along with 12 others , was wounded when the gunman opened fire . Six people -- including Christina -- were killed . Police say suspect Jared Loughner , 22 , had complained for years about Giffords , after apparently getting a response he did n't like after asking her a question at a 2007 event . The shooting set off a political firestorm across the country , with pundits charging that extreme partisan politics somehow played a role in the mass killing . The president noted that Christina was just beginning to discover the political system -- something that she saw `` through the eyes of a child , undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often just take for granted . `` I want us to live up to her expectations . I want our democracy to be as good as Christina imagined it . I want America to be as good as she imagined it , '' Obama said . `` All of us -- we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children 's expectations . '' Christina 's parents say they 're just trying to get through it . `` It 's minute-by-minute , day-by-day . We 're just taking it slow . We 're hanging in there , we 're trying to be strong . We have to be strong . Our country 's being strong , our community is being strong for us , so we will , you know , get through this with our faith and our friends and our family , '' mother Roxanna Green told CNN 's Anderson Cooper Wednesday night , before the public memorial service . Most of the mourners arriving for Christina 's funeral service Thursday paused to look up at the huge flag that rippled between the extended ladders of two fire trucks outside the church . The banner , which has been patched with flags recovered from other disasters , was sent by the New York Says Thank You Foundation . The gesture is precious to the Green family . `` We both let out a gasp of emotion , because , you know , that meant a lot to us , '' Christina 's father told CNN . `` And for them to extend that courtesy to our daughter ... again , it 's just another one of those things that will help for us . We feel like the country wo n't forget her . '' Christina was to be buried in a custom-made red oak casket donated by a group of Trappist monks in Iowa . The lid of the casket was inscribed with her name , date of birth and death , and a cross . The family also will receive five small keepsake crosses hewn from the same wood as the casket , according to Sam Mulgrew , the general manager of Trappist Caskets . Before the casket was sent from the monastery to Arizona , the Roman Catholic monks gave it a special blessing inside their chapel on Tuesday . Obama met with the Greens before the public service Wednesday night . `` He expressed that there are no words , and to stay strong and believe in our country . And we 've -- one thing we promised him is we would do that , '' John Green said , adding that Michelle Obama extended an invitation to visit the Obamas in Washington . `` We would be proud to be a part of that , '' he said . `` I know Christina , you know ... that 's something she would have loved to do . '' The president also remarked on Christina 's unique appreciation for life . `` She 'd remind her mother , ` We are so blessed . We have the best life , ' '' Obama told the audience at the University of Arizona Wednesday evening . `` And she 'd pay those blessings back by participating in a charity that helped children who were less fortunate . '' Her family has set up the Christina Taylor Green Memorial Fund , to help children in her hometown of Tucson . The act seems to fulfill one of the child-like wishes that accompanied a photograph of Christina in a book published in 2002 called `` Faces of Hope : Babies Born on 9/11 . '' `` I hope you help those in need , '' the message read .
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NEW : Father talks about his daughter . `` A little girl with the wisdom of a wise woman , '' Bishop Gerald Kicanas says . Nine-year-old Christina Green is the youngest victim of the Tucson shooting . A custom-made casket was donated by Trappist monks in Iowa .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mississippi Winn did n't get caught up in the amazing statistics that accompanied someone her age . Only 1 in 5 million people in the industrialized world live to be 110 . About 60 people that age live in the United States , with another 300 or so scattered around the globe . Nine of 10 are women . Winn was believed to be the oldest living African-American when she died Friday afternoon in Shreveport , Louisiana , at 113 . Investigator Milton Carroll of the Caddo Parish Coroner 's Office said he was not permitted to disclose a cause of death , but a relative said Winn -- who was nicknamed `` Sweetie '' -- had been in declining health since last autumn . Robert Young , a senior claims researcher with the Gerontology Research Group and a senior consultant for Guinness World Records , visited Winn at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in July 2010 . `` She looked to be in very good shape , '' he said Saturday . `` It was a surprise she went downhill so fast . '' Young believes Winn 's parents were born into slavery . Her father was born in 1844 and her mother in 1860 . But Winn `` never discussed it , '' said her great-niece Mary C. Hollins of Shreveport . `` She would say , ' I do n't know about that . ' '' Winn , who did not marry and lived independently until 103 , appears to have lived a life that made her especially well-qualified for the elite club of supercentenarians -- those who live to be 110 or older . `` She had always been kind to others , '' Hollins said on Saturday . `` She was always respectful . '' Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover said the city has honored several centenarians . `` We have declared March 31 as Ms. Mississippi Winn Day since her 110th birthday , '' he wrote in an e-mail . `` Our thoughts and prayers are with Miss Winn 's family , relatives , her beloved Pastor Clarence Hicks and her church family and friends who all loved and cherished her , '' he said . The secret to living to and past 110 , besides not having an unhealthy weight , said Young , is a positive attitude and emotional and physical stability . Most supercentenarians take little medication during their lives , he said . `` They do things in moderation , '' he said . `` They do n't get upset . '' Most were still walking at age 105 , he added . Born in Bossier Parish , Louisiana , on March 31 , 1897 , Winn moved with her family to Shreveport after her father died in 1908 . One of 15 children , eight of whom lived to adulthood , Winn had a sister who lived to be 100 and a brother who lived to 95 . She worked as a domestic , cooking and helping families raise children . She worked in Kansas City for a time and lived in Seattle , Washington , from 1957 to 1975 , helping to raise three boys , before returning to Louisiana . Winn had a child who died at age 2 , Hollins said . Before she moved to the nursing home , Winn lived on her own , doing her own laundry and walking around a track for exercise . She never learned to drive . Instead , she got rides or took a bus to the grocery store . She liked bingo and sewing and loved to cook vegetables and stewed chicken . Said Hollins : `` She did n't make much over modern things . '' Winn was clear about what she liked . `` She was a disciplinarian , '' said Hollins . Right or wrong , it was her way . '' A member of Avenue Baptist Church , Winn received visits from church members and was able to attend a service on August 29 . The chuch will hold her funeral next Saturday . She outlived many of her church friends . `` When each one passed I could see part of her leaving with them , '' said Hollins , whose grandmother was Winn 's sister . In time , Winn came to enjoy the attention paid to her age . But she remained even-keeled , said Hollins , recalling what her great-aunt would say . `` I 'm just going to stay here until he 's ready for me . '' The oldest known African-American is now Mamie Rearden of Edgefield , South Carolina , who is 112 . The world 's oldest known living person is Eunice Sanborn , 114 , of Jacksonville , Texas , according to Young .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new proposed rule Thursday designed to strengthen school breakfast and lunch nutrition standards -- part of the Obama administration 's attempt to crack down on an epidemic of childhood obesity . The rule would increase the availability of fruits , vegetables , whole grains and low-fat milk while cutting the amount of sodium and saturated fat . It would reduce the availability of traditional school lunch staples such as pizza and french fries . Under the rule , federal minimum and maximum calorie intake guidelines would be established for the first time . Younger children would be offered 550 to 650 calories for lunch , while most high school students would be offered 750 to 850 calories . Saturated fat would constitute less than 10 percent of the total calories in school meals for children at all age levels . Trans fat would be banned . If implemented , the rule will affect an estimated 32 million school lunches and 12 million school breakfasts every year , according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack . Public health advocates praised the proposal , arguing it will encourage better lifelong eating habits . If children `` eat healthy foods at schools and like them , they 're going to be more open to eating healthy food at home and throughout the rest of their lives , '' said Margo Wootan , director of nutrition policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest . Some conservatives , however , contend that enforcement of nutrition standards in school meals is not an appropriate role for the federal government . The proposed rule is open for public comment through mid-April . Once the rule takes effect , school districts will be required to meet its standards to be eligible for federal assistance for school meals . Almost one-third of American children between the ages of 6 and 19 are overweight or obese , according to a recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Obese children face an increased risk of a range of health problems , including high blood pressure , high cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes . This is `` an issue that needs to be addressed , '' Vilsack said . `` The United States is facing an obesity epidemic and the crisis of poor diets threatens the future of our children -- and our nation . '' If the obesity problem is n't effectively dealt with , the country could face an additional $ 344 billion in health care costs by 2018 , Vilsack told reporters . President Barack Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of child nutrition standards in December , enacting a law meant to encourage better eating habits in part by giving the federal government more authority to set standards for food sold in vending machines and elsewhere on school grounds . The new proposed rule is a consequence of the $ 4.5 billion measure . Among other things , the law provides more money to poor areas to subsidize school lunches . To help offset the higher cost of including more fruits and vegetables , the bill increases the reimbursement rate for the program . The measure was a top priority for first lady Michelle Obama , who championed it as part of her `` Let 's Move '' initiative to combat child obesity in the United States . CNN 's Matt Cherry and Sally Holland contributed to this report .
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The USDA proposes rule to increase availability of fruits , vegetables and grains in school lunches . Strict calorie intake guidelines would be set . Poor areas will get more money for subsidized lunches .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Goran Stevanovic has been named as Ghana 's new national coach in his first major appointment , replacing fellow Serbian Milovan Rajevac . Rajevac quit in September when his two-year contract finished , having taken the African team to the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time in South Africa last year . The 44-year-old Stevanovic , previously head coach of Partizan Belgrade in his native country and assistant with Serbia and Montenegro from 2003-06 , will be unveiled at a press conference on Wednesday . `` The Ghana Football Association have appointed a new coach for the Black Stars . He is Goran Stevanovic , '' the GFA said in a statement . `` We have successfully negotiated with the coach and he will replace his compatriot , Milovan Rajevac . '' Stevanovic , who guided Partizan to the Serbian league title last season before resigning in April , headed off the likes of former France World Cup winner Marcel Desailly and ex-Portugal boss Humberto Coelho after being named on a five-man shortlist . He is Ghana 's third Serbian coach since 2004 following the reigns of 56-year-old Rajevac and Ratomir Dujkovic , which were separated by a stint with Frenchman Claude Le Roy in charge .
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Goran Stevanovic becomes third Serbian in seven years to take charge of Ghana . The 44-year-old replaces compatriot Milovan Rajevac as coach of the Black Stars . Rajevac decided not to extend his contract following successful World Cup . Stevanovic takes first top international job after winning Serbian league title .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lionel Messi celebrated his second successive world player of the year award with a hat-trick as Spanish champions Barcelona crushed division two team Real Betis 5-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal on Wednesday night . The Argentina forward , who headed off clubmates Andres Iniesta and Xavi to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or on Monday , proved the difference after the visitors provided stern early resistance . The 23-year-old finally broke the deadlock a minute before halftime with a delightful chip , and the tie was effectively over ahead of next week 's second leg when he completed his treble with 17 minutes to play . Betis deserved better for their first-half efforts , highlighted by Ruben Castro crashing a shot against the crossbar soon after Messi 's opener . Why were EPL players snubbed in all-star selection ? But in the end they had goalkeeper Casto to thank that the scoreline was not even greater as he bravely thwarted a succession of Barca attacks . As it was , Pedro made it 4-0 on 76 with his 13th goal in 14 games after Casto blocked Daniel Alves ' initial effort , and Seydou Keita headed the fifth with seven minutes to play as he rose high to meet Iniesta 's outrageous scooped cross . Midfielder Iniesta also had an assist with Messi 's first , while the second came in the 62nd minute following a pass from David Villa as the diminutive hero of the Catalan crowd squeezed home from an acute angle after Casto beat out his first attempt . Messi took his tally to 31 for the season when he won a one-on-one duel with the keeper , but Casto denied him a fourth from a similar situation before he was substituted . Messi claims World Player of the Year award . Josep Guardiola 's team , seeking a 26th King 's Cup crown , are now unbeaten in 29 matches in all competitions since the shock loss to Hercules in early September . In Wednesday 's other quarterfinal tie , cup holders Sevilla battled back to earn a 3-3 draw away to third-placed La Liga side Villarreal . The home team twice led by two goals , as Cani and Italy forward Giuseppe Rossi made it 2-0 inside the opening half hour . Striker Alvaro Negredo replied with the first of his two goals six minutes before halftime but Marco Ruben restored Villarreal 's advantage 10 minutes after the break . Blatter hails La Liga as ` best in the world ' Negredo leveled on the hour mark and defender Alexis Ruano grabbed a crucial third away goal ahead of the decider at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan . On Thursday , 17-time winners Real Madrid host city rivals Atletico while Deportivo La Coruna travel to Almeria in a clash between two of La Liga 's struggling teams . Inter Milan moved into the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup on Wednesday night as the defending champions won 3-2 at home to Genoa with two goals from striker Samuel Eto'o . The Cameroon star struck in the 15th minute and again just before halftime with a fierce half-volley for his 21st this season , but Genoa midfielder Houssine Kharja reduced the deficit nine minutes after the break with a penalty following a foul by debutant defender Andrea Ranocchia -- playing against his former club . Kenyan midfielder MacDonald Mariga restored Inter 's two-goal advantage with a header from a corner five minutes later , and Giuseppe Sculli 's reply in time added on was just a consolation . Palermo also progressed into the last eight of the Coppa Italia with a 1-0 win at home to Chievo , as Fabrizio Miccoli scored the only goal from the penalty spot with 10 minutes left .
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World player of year Lionel Messi nets treble as Barcelona thrash second division Betis . Argentina forward helps put Barca 5-0 ahead in Spanish Cup quarterfinal tie . Inter | Milan through to last eight of Italian Cup after beating Genoa 3-2 . Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o scores twice for the defending champions .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho claims it was in referee Paradas Romero 's `` nature '' to send him to the stands during Wednesday 's 5-1 Copa del Rey win over Real Murcia . Mourinho was protesting a 37th-minute yellow card given to Mali midfielder Mahamadou Diarra when Romero adjudged him to have overstepped the mark and banished him from the touchline . The Portuguese boss -- whose team advanced beyond the last-32 stage of Spain 's premier cup competition for the first time in three years -- highlighted Romero 's past record of handing out yellow cards as the reason behind his dismissal . The former Inter Milan coach stopped short of openly criticizing the match officials , and admitted he would not able to do a better job than Romero . The worst referee decisions in football ? `` I can not say he was a bad referee , '' Mourinho told Los Blancos ' official website . `` I would make a terrible referee . '' -LSB- But -RSB- just look at this referee 's statistics . It is in his nature . I 'm not saying he is good or bad . I am not one to judge him , but I do usually analyze referee statistics . `` This one has officiated about 50 matches in the Spanish league and has shown more than 250 yellow cards , an average of more than six per match . He booked 10 players in his last match . '' However , Spanish press reported that Romero claimed Mourinho abused him after being booked for protesting , forcing him to send the coach to the stands . Should referees be relegated too ? `` In the 37th minute , the manager Jose Mario dos Santos Mourinho Felix was given a yellow card for the following reason : raising his arms in the air , complaining about a decision I made , '' Romero reportedly wrote in his after-match summary . `` Once he was given the yellow card , he faced me and said , ` Go to hell . ' '' Real 's win was emphatic , as goals from Esteban Granero , Gonzalo Higuain , Cristiano Ronaldo , Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso ensured they avoided the humiliation of last year when they suffered a 4-1 aggregate loss to third-tier team Alcoron . Mourinho 's men are currently sitting top of the Spanish first division , a point clear of arch-rivals Barcelona after 10 matches . Meanwhile , the first `` Clasico '' clash between the two Spanish heavyweights this season will be played on a Monday due to the Catalan elections taking place the day before on November 28 . Barca will host Real with kickoff scheduled for 9 p.m. local time -LRB- 2000 GMT , 1500 ET -RRB- . `` This is due to the 13th round coinciding with the elections for the parliament of Catalonia and the security problems that would create , '' read a statement on Real 's website on Thursday .
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Jose Mourinho hits back at referee after being sent off during Madrid 's win over Murcia . Coach was dismissed by Paradas Romero after protesting official 's decision . Mourinho says Romero has a history of handing out yellow cards . First `` Clasico '' of season between Real and Barcelona moved due to Catalan elections .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton scored an early boost over his three Formula One world-championship rivals on Friday as he set the fastest time in practice ahead of Sunday 's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . Hamilton 's lap time of one minute 40.888 seconds put him clear of Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber , who finished second and fourth respectively , with Fernando Alonso -- the favorite to take the 2010 crown at the season-ending race -- third fastest . Who needs to do what to win the F1 drivers ' title . Two-time champion Alonso , 29 , is the only one of the four who can seal the title at the Yas Marina Circuit with a top-two finish regardless of where the others finish , with each of the remaining drivers needing results to go their way for victory . Hamilton still holds a slim hope of winning his second championship ; he is currently fourth in the standings , 24 points behind leader Alonso , with 25 points on offer for the winner of the season 's final race . Formula One standings after Brazilian Grand Prix . The 25-year-old had to battle with his Ferrari counterpart as they traded fast laps , but it was the 2008 champion who eventually got the better of the Spaniard . `` The car feels good , so I 'm hopeful for a good qualifying result tomorrow -LRB- Saturday -RRB- afternoon , '' said Hamilton in a McLaren statement . `` Of course , it will be tough , because the Red Bulls tend to pull out half a second in the third round of qualifying , but our pace is closer to theirs than it 's ever been . `` Of all the weekends this year , this time I feel like we really do have the right package to challenge the fastest cars . I think we can fight for the front row . '' The first practice session was dogged by unexpected rain on the track until the skies cleared and the driver 's enjoyed a disruption-free second session . Webber was almost half a second slower than the British pacesetter and knows he will need to improve over the course of the weekend if he is to win his first title . A repeat of the Australian 's fourth place in practice will require Alonso to finish ninth or lower in race for him to triumph . It was a decent start to the weekend for 23-year-old Vettel , who will more than likely need maximum points from Abu Dhabi to avoid the disappointment of finishing runner up for the second season running .
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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap time in practice ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . The Red Bull 's of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were second and fourth . Championship leader Fernando Alonso was third fastest .
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Austin , Texas -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will serve three years in prison on his November conviction on money laundering and conspiracy charges , a Texas judge ruled Monday . Judge Pat Priest sentenced DeLay to three years on the conspiracy charge and five years on the money-laundering charge . But the judge will allow DeLay to serve 10 years probation with community service on the laundering charge in lieu of the prison sentence , and the two sentences will be served concurrently . Priest remanded DeLay into custody and set a $ 10,000 bond pending appeal . Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin left the courthouse quickly after the sentence was announced but he spoke briefly , saying , `` If I told you what I thought , I would get sued . This will not stand . '' Addressing the court prior to the sentencing , DeLay argued that he still does n't believe he did anything wrong and never did anything for personal gain . `` I always intended to follow the law , '' he said . `` I 'm not stupid . Everything I did I had accountants and lawyers telling me what to do and how to follow the letter of the law , even the spirit of the law . '' DeLay was found guilty in November of illegally funneling corporate money to help elect Republican candidates to the Texas legislature . `` Judge , I ca n't be remorseful for something I do n't think I did , '' he said . Earlier , prosecutor Steve Brandt urged the judge to send DeLay to prison , saying the once-powerful Republican showed too much disregard for the law to warrant community service and probation . `` He has shown no remorse , no remorse whatsoever , '' said prosecutor Steve Brandt in his closing arguments . `` The man , according to him , does nothing wrong . '' `` He needs to go to prison , your honor , and he needs to go today . '' `` If he gets probation , '' Brandt said , `` and those people who read the newspaper tomorrow ... will say , ' I told you . He wears a tie , he gets probation . ' '' `` I 'm going to use a quote from Alexander Hamilton , '' he said . '' ` No one is above the law . ' '' DeGuerin countered that `` no purpose would be served today by sending Tom DeLay to prison ... He lost it all already . '' DeGuerin stressed DeLay 's lifetime of public service , detailing `` his good works for his party , his state and his country , '' and claimed that the prosecution was `` political . '' `` We accept the jury entered its verdict , but we do not accept it , '' he said . `` We will challenge it ... and we have the right . '' DeGuerin said the prosecution was based on the redistricting that took place by the new Texas legislature after the 2002 election -- an effort that changed district lines and cost several Democrats their congressional seats . `` I say that the redistricting that came about ... is what motivated the prosecution to go after him , '' the attorney said , `` because for the first time in decades , the representation represented more of the voters ' make-up of Texas . '' At the outset of the trial , DeLay predicted he would be proclaimed innocent and called his conviction `` an abuse of power '' and `` a miscarriage of justice . '' DeLay was found guilty of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering , after being accused of funneling $ 190,000 to help elect Republicans to the state House and Senate in 2002 . He faced a possible maximum prison term of 99 years on the money-laundering charge and 20 years on the conspiracy charge . The prosecution had asked for the full extent of punishment or `` no less than 10 years confinement . '' The defense sought only probation . Two other men facing charges in the case are awaiting trial . DeLay , a conservative Republican , helped Newt Gingrich spearhead the GOP revival in 1994 that won control of the House and Senate in the first midterm election under Democratic President Bill Clinton . While serving as the GOP 's congressional whip , DeLay earned the nickname `` The Hammer '' for his strict enforcement of party discipline . In 2004 , he was admonished three times by the House ethics committee , which warned him to `` temper '' his future actions to comply with House rules . DeLay stepped aside as majority leader after his 2005 indictment on the money-laundering and conspiracy charges and resigned from Congress the following year . He fought the charges on procedural grounds for several years seeking unsuccessfully to have the trial held in his home county in suburban Houston instead of in the state capital , Austin , and blaming the indictment on a partisan prosecutor . This past summer , DeLay said a separate , long-running federal criminal investigation of his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff had been closed with no charges . Abramoff pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges of fraud , tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials . Two former DeLay aides who joined Abramoff 's lobbying team after leaving Capitol Hill , also pleaded guilty during the wide-ranging influence peddling investigation . The Justice Department has declined to comment on the status of the Abramoff investigation , which also resulted in prison time for Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney and for Steven Griles , the No. 2 official in the Interior Department for much of the administration of President George W. Bush . On Monady , DeLay told the judge that his legal bills have topped $ 10 million . Despite his legal troubles , DeLay found time last year to appear as a short-lived contestant on the television show `` Dancing with the Stars . '' He dropped out of the demanding dance competition due to stress fractures in both feet . CNN 's Tracy Sabo contributed to this report .
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DeLay sentenced to 3 years on the conspiracy charge , 5 years on the money-laundering charge . The judge will allow 10 years community service and probation in lieu of the laundering sentence . DeLay faced up to 99 years for money laundering and 20 years on the conspiracy charge . DeLay : `` I ca n't feel remorseful for something I do n't think I did ''
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A bevy of political and diplomatic heavyweights came together Friday to remember Richard Holbrooke , the veteran U.S. diplomat who died last month after surgery to repair a tear in his aorta . A memorial service at the Kennedy Center was attended by President Barack Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , former President Bill Clinton , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , former Secretary of State Colin Powell , and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright . Pakistani President Asif Zardari also attended , along with FBI Director Robert Mueller and Joints Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen , among others . Holbrooke led `` an extraordinary life , '' Obama said . He `` was the leading light of a generation of American diplomats who came of age in Vietnam . '' `` The list of places he served and the things he did reads as a chronicle of American foreign policy '' in recent decades , Obama noted . His `` coupling of realism and idealism ... always represented what is best in American foreign policy . '' He `` made a difference , '' the president concluded . `` Let us now carry that work forward . '' Obama announced the creation of an annual Richard C. Holbrooke Award for Diplomacy to honor `` especially meritorious contributions to diplomacy . '' In an interview with CNN last month , Zardari called Holbrooke an `` extremely hard-working man '' who can `` get things done which would otherwise take weeks to get through . '' In a statement released last month , Hillary Clinton said the nation had lost one of its top champions . `` He was the consummate diplomat , able to stare down dictators and stand up for America 's interests and values even under the most difficult circumstances , '' she said . `` Few people have ever left a larger mark on the State Department or our country . '' Holbrooke , 69 , died December 13 . He most recently served as the Obama administration 's point man in the volatile Afghan-Pakistani war zone . Holbrooke , however , was perhaps best known for his role as the chief architect of the Dayton Peace Accords -- signed December 14 , 1995 -- which ended the deadly ethnic conflict that erupted during the breakup of Yugoslavia . One of the world 's most recognizable diplomats , Holbrooke 's career spanned five decades , from the Vietnam War era to the war against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan , from the presidency of John F. Kennedy to that of Obama . He also worked as a journalist and an investment banker . But as a diplomat , he was plain-speaking , accessible and known for his tough-mindedness . `` I had the honor and privilege of working with Richard through many international crises over several decades , most particularly the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo , '' Albright said after his death last month . `` He could always be counted on for his imagination , dedication and forcefulness . '' After Obama took office in 2008 , Holbrooke took one of the toughest diplomatic assignments -- U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan , the region the president regards as critical to the fight against terrorism . Holbrooke 's assertive style worked in the Balkans , but it brought perils for diplomats in Afghanistan and Pakistan , where long stretches of chatting and tea-drinking are the norm . He was frank in his assessments about the region and officials in both countries regarded him as abrasive , including Afghan President Hamid Karzai . In April 2009 , there were reports of a heated argument between Holbrooke and Karzai after charges of fraud surfaced in the Afghan presidential election . Karzai 's office issued a statement that described Holbrooke as `` a veteran and seasoned diplomat who had served greatly to the government and the people of the United States . '' In an October interview with CNN , Holbrooke cautioned patience in the struggle against the militants and for democracy in the so-called AfPak region , a mission that he said was of the `` most vital importance to our national security interests . '' `` We are determined to see it through , '' he said , and he made reference to the Vietnam War and the Dayton Accords in his comments . He noted that dealing with so many foes on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistani border made the process difficult . `` A peace deal requires agreements , and you do n't make agreements with your friends , you make agreements with your enemies , '' he said . Holbrooke mentioned a range of militant groups , such as the Afghan Taliban , the Pakistani Taliban , the Haqqani network , and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba , and noted that `` an expert could add another 30 . '' `` There 's no Ho Chi Minh . There 's no Slobodan Milosevic . There 's no Palestinian Authority . There is a widely dispersed group of people that we roughly call the enemy . There 's al Qaeda , with which there 's no possibility of any discussion at all . '' `` There is no clear single address that you go to , '' he said .
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Obama praises Holbrooke 's `` coupling of realism and idealism '' Albright praises his `` imagination , dedication and forcefulness '' The diplomat ruffled feathers in a career that ranged from Vietnam to Afghanistan .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Saudi Arabia 's quest for a fourth Asian Cup title , and first since 1996 , is over after they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Jordan in Doha on Thursday . A mistake from goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah sealed Saudi Arabia 's fate , as the kingdom slumped to their second successive defeat following their surprise 2-1 loss to Syria on Sunday . Last weekend 's defeat saw the instant dismissal of Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro , but his replacement Nasser Al Johar failed to get the victory the Saudi 's needed to keep their tournament alive , despite making four changes to his side . An ominous sign for the 2022 World Cup ? The only goal of the game came three minutes before half-time against the run of play . There looked no danger when Baha Abdelrahman floated in a cross from the right hand side , but Abdullah completely misjudged the flight of the ball and could only watch on in horror as it looped into the net . Despite the shock nature of their exit , Al Johar was philosophical about the defeat . `` We played very well and we created opportunities to score , especially in the second half , '' he told reporters . `` But we were not lucky and this is football . Maybe we 'll do better in the future , '' he added . The result means Saudi Arabia become the first team to bow out of the competition and puts Jordan level on points with Japan at the top of the group . Meanwhile , Group B favorites Japan claimed a hard fought 2-1 win over Syria in the day 's other match to move onto four points after their two matches . Japan were never at their best against committed opponents , who would have qualified for the knockout stages with another victory , and a tense encounter saw both teams finish with 10 men . Captain Makoto Hasebe opened the scoring for the three-time champions in the 35th minute , finding the corner of the net with a well-placed strike after some superb individual play from Keisuke Honda . However , Syria levelled in controversial fashion with 14 minutes remaining , when Firas Al Khatib netted from the penalty spot after goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima had fouled Sanharib Malki -- despite the player being flagged offside . Japan 's players protested vehemently but the Iranian referee stuck by his decision , sending off Kawashima in the process . Despite being a man down , Japan rallied and won the match in the 80th minute when Honda coverted another penalty , given after Ali Dyab had brought down substitute striker Shinji Okazaki . Syria were also to finish with 10 men after Nadim Sabagh was sent off in injury time for two quick yellow cards . Japan only need to draw with Saudi Arabia in their final match to qualify for the next stage , while whoever wins the match between Jordan and Syria will join them , although Jordan also just need a point from that fixture .
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Saudi Arabia crash out of the Asian Cup after a 1-0 defeat by Jordan on Thursday . A mistake from goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah sealed Saudi Arabia 's fate . The defeat means they crash out of the tournament after an earlier loss to Syria . Japan lead the group , level on points with Jordan , after a tense 2-1 win over Syria .
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Tunis , Tunisia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As clashes spread Tuesday , a Tunisian workers union called on President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to order an independent inquiry into the deaths of demonstrators protesting high unemployment and poor living conditions in Tunisia . Union sources said the death toll had exceeded 50 since mid-December , but Minister of Information Samir Abidi said approximately 21 people were killed during two days of rioting in two Tunisian cities near its border with Algeria . He challenged Arab and international news media who were reporting higher tolls to provide a list of the dead . The unrest occurred in the cities of Thala and Kasserine , said Abidi . All of the dead were demonstrators ; more than 30 police were injured , he said . State-run television and the information ministry reported that violent clashes between police and demonstrators occurred Tuesday in a suburb of Tunis . The union Tuesday demanded the release of demonstrators and said it will call a general strike in several southern cities in response to what it calls police brutality . It also condemned acts of vandalism . Amnesty International said Tuesday -- without citing a source -- that `` scores '' have been killed in the protests and at least 23 people died in protests over the weekend . The organization also said that `` scores have reportedly been detained in the protests , with authorities carrying out mass arrests and night raids . '' Amnesty called for an investigation into the deaths and for those responsible to be punished . The demonstrations included demands for the government to improve social services . Tunisia 's government called the protesters violent troublemakers . Tunisia has been ruled for 23 years by Zine el Abidine Ben Ali , an ally of Western powers and a target of activist and human rights groups that accuse him of running a corrupt police state that has infringed on citizens ' rights . Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday that a number of journalists and bloggers have been arrested for reporting on the events . But Ben Ali said Monday that `` certain parties ... have sought to involve our students and unemployed youth ... by spreading erroneous slogans of despair and concocting false news . '' In his second speech since the riots erupted , he said Monday on national radio and television that he was ordering the creation of as many as 300,000 jobs and called for greater freedoms for members of the news media . `` These violent , sometimes bloody events , which caused deaths among civilians and injuries among security officers , were perpetrated by hooded gangs that attacked , at night , public institutions and even citizens in their houses , '' he said . `` This is an intolerable act of terrorism . '' He said he would lower taxes on employers who generate new jobs . Tunisia 's 14 % unemployment rate does not reflect the true problems faced by the nation , said Abidi , the information minister . The government pays for college educations , but only about a third of the 80,000 students who graduate each year from the nation 's universities are able to find work , he said . As a result , he said , unemployment among college graduates hovers around 25 % . The wave of demonstrations was sparked by the suicide of an unemployed college graduate in December . Mohamed Bouazizi , 26 , set himself on fire in front of a government building in the town of Sidi Bouzid after police confiscated his fruit cart , saying he was selling without a permit , according to Amnesty International . In an interview with Al-Arabiya carried out Tuesday in Dubai , U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she regretted that Tunisia on Monday summoned the U.S. ambassador to Tunisia to express its discontent over U.S. criticism . `` What the ambassador and what the State Department back in Washington did was just express concern that this is a protest that has , unfortunately , provoked such a reaction from the government , leading to the deaths of mostly young people who were protesting . '' CNN 's Richard Roth and Elise Labott contributed to this report .
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Clashes break out in suburb of capital . Workers union calls for investigation into deaths of Tunisian protesters . Amnesty International says the death toll from unrest is at least 23 . Demonstrators are demanding the government improve social services .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Here 's the thing : Blaming Arizona is easy . In the wake of the terrible shooting at that congressional town hall meeting , it is simple to point to a rampant culture of easy gun access , intolerance , and anti-government fever and say , `` Sure , this man was unbalanced , but the wild winds of the Grand Canyon State blew him over the edge . '' Just ask Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik , who jumped into the fray with his reaction . `` Well , I think we 're the Tombstone of the United States of America , '' he said , evoking his state 's storied history . `` We have become the Mecca for prejudice and bigotry . '' Since then Dupnik has been assailed on TV , radio , and the internet as a grief-blinded malcontent by some conservatives , and praised as a clearsighted analyst by some liberals -- both sides armed with broad generalizations about Arizona . But having lived out West for 10 years , I have a generalization of my own : Pundits in the East often make pronouncements about the world beyond the Mississippi , when their on-the-ground experience with such places consists of campaign visits , speaking engagements , and skiing trips . In other words , they 're talking out of their Jackson Holes , if you know what I mean . So I thought I 'd look at some of the evidence to see if Arizona really has become unmoored from the rest of us -- a rogue state in which the unthinkable not only happens , but may be a byproduct of social and political unrest run amok . I started with guns . In August 2009 , President Obama spoke in Phoenix , only to find a guy outside the hall making off with the headlines by showing up with a semiautomatic rifle slung over his shoulder . He said he was exercising his Second Amendment rights . He picked the right place . Arizona has some of the nation 's most lenient gun laws . You can buy , possess and carry a handgun there far more easily than in most places , and gun-control advocates were plenty worried long before these killings . As Paul Helmke from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence told me about the accused Arizona shooter , Jared Loughner , `` This individual broke no laws in purchasing the gun , broke no laws in carrying the gun , broke no laws in having an extended clip with 30 bullets in it . He did n't break a single law until he pulled the trigger ! '' Gun-rights advocates counter that other places which have pioneered much more restrictive laws , such as the District of Columbia , still have higher violent crime rates . True . But the facts suggest that whatever problems Loughner faced , Arizona 's laws made sure that getting a gun was not one of them . Next , I looked at Arizona 's sociopolitical climate , which seems to be broadly accepted as one of the hottest in the country . Among the flashpoints : cuts for Medicaid transplants , Gov. Jan Brewer 's bizarre election claim that headless bodies were being found in the desert , and the always entertaining adventures of hell-for-leather lawman Sheriff Joe Arpaio . But the biggest one has been , and continues to be , illegal immigration . Last year 's controversial immigration law spurred protests , angry denunciations , and nationwide calls for a boycott . But often overlooked amid the noise : Polls found that a tremendous number of Americans all over agreed with the state 's actions . And for anyone who wants to paint Arizona as the poster child for intolerance , this is worth noting : The FBI reports that there were 274 hate crimes in Arizona in 2009 . That 's pretty robust , but on a per capita basis , the state of Washington had about the same , and Massachusetts was considerably worse . The Southern Poverty Law Center says Arizona has 10 active Patriot groups embracing extreme anti-government doctrines , and the Center 's Mark Potok has found echoes of Patriot ideology in Loughner 's rambling writings . `` The relationship is indirect , and it is filtered through a mind that is not right , '' Potok tells me , but it is there . So is Arizona 's murky right-wing counterculture partially to blame for the shootings ? `` It does n't seem unreasonable to look at something like this and consider its provenance , '' Potok says . Probably so . After all , the Oklahoma City bomber , Timothy McVeigh , believed his attack would spur a popular uprising against the government and that an army of fellow travelers was waiting in the wings ; and he did much of his planning while living in Arizona . The problem is almost half the states , according to the Center 's website , have as many or more Patriot groups , which would mean if we are going to connect these dots , that those states too are potential hotbeds in which violent , maybe mentally ill extremists could grow . For example , New York has 17 Patriot groups ; Michigan , 47 ; Texas , 52 . We reached out to one of Arizona 's most well-known Patriot groups , the Arizona Citizens Militia , which clearly portrays big government as an enemy and urges citizens to be prepared to defend their rights , their homes , whatever . Its website is packed with military imagery . These groups , in my experience , are notoriously media-shy and difficult to reach . And yet within minutes of my request for their views on the shooting , they sent this response : . `` It makes your heart hurt for the entire country . This just keeps happening over and over again . The one common denominator seems to be that most of the shooters are mentally ill , but driven by current events . We do n't have any answer either . We 're just trying to do what we can to protect our country and our borders . '' I suspect how people react to that message would tell me as much about the reader as it would about the writer . And maybe that 's the whole point . The facts suggest that Arizona does have difficulties ; certainly , it is near the upper end of states around which furious social and political debates are swirling . It is not unfair to consider that some of the language , actions , and laws connected to those debates can combine with a violent , deranged mind to produce awful consequences . But Arizona is far from alone . If the shots had been heard in any number of other states , we might also hear the same innuendoes that are now being sneered at Arizona . The viciousness of our public debates , the dirtiness of our politics , the anger of our people are not confined to one town , one state , or one region . They are everywhere . Only the degrees are different . How you see the facts on Arizona depends on how you come at them . As I said : Blaming Arizona is easy . But almost 7 million Americans live there , and all we know for certain is that one of them did something terribly wrong .
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Some blame Arizona 's culture for shootings , Foreman writes , but is that realistic ? Arizona has very lenient gun laws , but places with stricter laws have higher crime rates . Arizona 's rates of hate crimes , extremist groups are comparable to other states . Anger , vicious political debate are found everywhere , Foreman says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes Spain 's La Liga is the best football league in the world , and claims that England 's top division can learn from it . In an exclusive interview with CNN 's World Sport , Blatter pointed to the eight Spain-based players in the 2010 FIFA World XI and Spain 's World Cup success as justification . '' -LRB- Looking at the World XI -RRB- it must be the strongest league in the world , '' he said . `` And when you see the starting XI of the Spanish national team -LRB- who won the World Cup -RRB- , all of them play their football in Spain . The Spanish league also has the highest number of local players . '' Why were EPL players snubbed in all-star team ? Blatter told World Sport 's Pedro Pinto the lack of England-based players in the FIFA World XI undermined the quality of the country 's Premier League . `` The Premier League is the best-marketed league in the world , '' he said . `` It 's a good league , with good players , but when you consider not one player made the best XI of the world , maybe they should think about whether something can be adapted . '' The FIFA World XI featured six players from Barcelona and two from Real Madrid , with the other three from Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan . Among their number was the 2010 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi , the 23-year-old midfielder who beat his Barcelona teammates Xavi and Andres Iniesta to be named the world 's best player for the second year in a row . `` Leo Messi is what I identify as a wonderful football player and a good boy . He is really humble . It 's not a game he 's playing , he 's not an actor , '' Blatter said . Have your say on Blatter 's decisions . Blatter said Messi needed to win a World Cup before he could be compared to fellow Argentine Diego Maradona , captain of the 1986 champion side . `` When I compare Messi to Maradona , both are excellent , talented players . They could not be more talented . But the difference is their personal educational characteristics , '' Blatter said . `` One is still in football , modest and not trying to get into the extravaganza . The other did it . ''
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes Spanish La Liga is best in the world . Eight of the players in the FIFA 2010 World XI play for Barcelona or Real Madrid . Lionel Messi awarded Ballon d'Or ahead of Barcelona teammates Xavi and Iniesta . Blatter hails Messi as a wonderful footballer who is humble and a `` good boy ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World number three Kim Clijsters overcame Russia 's Alisa Kleybanova 4-6 6-3 7-6 in a two-hour 38 minute battle on Thursday to reach the final of the Sydney International tournament . Klijsters will now face China 's Li Na in Friday 's final and a win at Sydney 's Olympic Park will see her rise to number two in the world rankings . The 27-year-old Belgian , who had lost her only previous clash with Kleybanova , was twice forced to recover from breaks of serve in the final set before she emerged victorious . `` I 'm pleased with the way I finished , '' the U.S. Open champion told the WTA website . `` It probably was n't my best tennis , but I worked hard for it , and that 's a big part of my preparation . Blog : The Oz Open should be in February ! `` If you 're not able to play your own game or the way you like to play , you have to work your way through points and matches . You can get a lot out of a match like this . '' Number-eight seed Li -- a semifinalist at the 2010 Australian Open -- defeated qualifier Bojana Jovanovski 7-6 6-3 to book her place in the final . Jovanovski , 19 , twice served for the opening set but eventually slipped to defeat against the number-eleven ranked Li . In the men 's draw , Serbia 's Viktor Troicki set up a semifinal clash with Florian Mayer after he defeated Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-4 . Germany 's Mayer secured his place in the last four of the competition with a straight-sets 6-4 6-1 win over Italian Potito Starace . The second men 's semifinal will see Frenchman Gilles Simon take on Latvian Ernests Gulbis , after both players scored straight-set wins at the last-eight stage . Simon dispatched of Ukraine 's Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-3 , while Gulbis advanced at the expense of another Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky with a 6-4 6-4 win . Elsewhere in Australia , top seed Marion Bartoli crashed out at the quarterfinal stage of the rain-hit Hobart International after defeat by the Czech Klara Zakopalova . Weather delays meant Zakopalova was forced to play two matches on the same day , but she still had enough to beat world number 17 Bartoli 6-4 6-2 . France 's Bartoli was full of praise for her opponent , who is ranked 47 in the world . `` She -LRB- Zakopalova -RRB- played unbelievable to be honest , '' Bartoli told the tournament 's website . `` I mean I 'm used to playing against top 10 players , and they can barely play like that . '' With her victory , the 28-year-old set up a final-four showdown against her doubles partner and local favorite Jarmila Groth . The Australian Groth scored a comfortable triumph against Italy 's Roberta Vinci in her quarterfinal tie . In the tournament 's second semifinal , Bethanie Mattek-Sands -LRB- USA -RRB- will meet Shuai Peng -LRB- CHN -RRB- after the American continued her impressive form after last week 's victory in the Hopman Cup .
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Kim Clijsters is into the final of the Sydney International tournament . Clijsters will face China 's Li Na in Friday 's final at Sydney 's Olympic Park . Victor Troicki and Florian Mayer will meet in the semifinals of the men 's draw . Marion Bartoli is out of the Hobart International after she lost to Klara Zakopalova .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two-time world footballer of the year Ronaldinho has joined Flamengo on a four-year contract , the Brazilian club confirmed on Tuesday . The 30-year-old , whose star has fallen since being named the planet 's best player in 2004 and 2005 while with Spanish club Barcelona , has left Italian league leaders AC Milan with six months left to run on his contract . The fee was not disclosed . The Brazilian forward fell down the pecking order at Milan following the arrival of compatriot Robinho , Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and , most recently , Italian bad-boy Antonio Cassano . He has stated that he wants to win back his international place back for when his nation hosts the 2014 World Cup , and initially had been expected to rejoin his hometown club Gremio , with Flamengo and Palmeiras also interested . English Premier League club Blackburn also made an ambitious offer to sign the former Paris Saint Germain player . `` We are pleased to announce the hiring of Ronaldinho for the next four years , '' Flamengo president Patricia Amorim told the club 's official website . `` I thank the board for the discretion and wisdom throughout the negotiations . `` This project started from the first day I got the presidency . I thank the legal department to -LRB- head coach Wanderley -RRB- Luxemburgo and especially the fans of Flamengo . '' Milan , who like Flamengo play in red and black colors , confirmed Ronaldinho 's departure after 18 months at the San Siro with a farewell statement on the club 's website . Milan : Ronaldinho returning to Brazil . `` The club thanks the player for his excellent performances and wishes him success and satisfaction for the next chapter of his career , '' it said . `` Ronaldinho is about to begin a new adventure , continuing to put on the red and black colors , but from now on it 'll be a shirt with horizontal stripes . '' The main Brazilian league kicks off again in May , with 2009 champions Flamengo seeking to bounce back after a disappointing 14th-place finish last year . AC Milan have allowed United States defender Oguchi Onyewu to join Dutch champions Twente until the end of this season . The 28-year-old , who has not played for Milan this campaign , reunites with his former Standard Liege coach Michel Preud ` homme . English superstar David Beckham began training with Tottenham on Tuesday , with the English Premier League club still hopeful of resurrecting his loan deal despite apparently calling it off on Sunday . The 35-year-old midfielder 's American club LA Galaxy want him back by February 10 ahead of the new MLS season . `` There is nothing at the moment , but we will see what happens , who knows ? '' Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp told Sky Sports . Tottenham 's English rivals unveiled Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko on Tuesday , having completed his reported $ 42 million move from German club Wolfsburg last Friday . `` I decided to come here because I saw something else in Manchester City , '' he told reporters , before aiming a dig at the club 's local rivals United . `` It is a big club with big ambition and I am an ambitious player . `` I know this is a big project . Manchester City are a very good team . They have a very good coach . And I have heard a lot about the fans . I have also heard that most of the people from Manchester are Manchester City fans . '' German league leaders Borussia Dortmund have retained goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller after the 30-year-old extended his contract until mid-2014 .
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Flamengo announce the signing of former Brazil international Ronaldinho . The 30-year-old leaves Italian leaders AC Milan to pen a contract until 2015 . He had been courted by hometown club Gremio , Palmeiras and Blackburn . LA Galaxy 's David Beckham begins his training stint with English club Tottenham .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Obama began working Monday night on the speech he will deliver during a memorial service Wednesday for the victims of Saturday 's mass shooting in Tucson , Arizona . White House officials say Obama has determined the broad idea of what he wants to say and is working with his team of speechwriters on drafting his remarks . According to one White House official , the president will likely continue tweaking the speech throughout the day before his scheduled Wednesday evening remarks . While the details , tone and length of the speech have not been released , Obama `` will devote most of his remarks to memorializing the victims , '' a White House official said . `` As president of the United States , but also as a father , obviously I 'm spending a lot of time just thinking about the families and reaching out to them , '' Obama said Monday . Obama will also meet with family members of victims in Tucson , according to a White House official . The official said details are still being worked out on how many families he will meet with and where . Like many presidents before him , Obama is thrust into the position of `` mourner-in-chief '' in the face of a national tragedy . President Ronald Reagan was the voice of a nation grieving after the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 . `` We will never forget them , nor the last time we saw them , this morning , as they prepared for the journey and waved goodbye and ` slipped the surly bonds of earth ' to ` touch the face of God , ' '' Reagan said from the Oval Office . President Bill Clinton 's remarks following the Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , bombing in 1995 were widely praised and were described by many as a defining moment in his presidency . `` Let us let our own children know that we will stand against the forces of fear , '' Clinton said at the nationally televised memorial service in Oklahoma City . `` When there is talk of hatred , let us stand up and talk against it . When there is talk of violence , let us stand up and talk against it . In the face of death , let us honor life . '' From his impromptu remarks and rallying cry atop of mound of rubble at ground zero in New York to his memorable speech at Washington 's National Cathedral , President George W. Bush faced a similar task of bringing the country together in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11 , 2001 . `` It is said that adversity introduces us to ourselves . This is true of a nation as well , '' Bush said . `` In this trial , we have been reminded , and the world has seen , that our fellow Americans are generous and kind , resourceful and brave , '' he said . This will not be Obama 's first time in this unfortunate territory : He spoke after the West Virginia coal mine tragedy in April 2010 and the shooting at Fort Hood in Texas , in which 13 people were killed , in November 2009 . `` It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy . But this much we do know -- no faith justifies these murderous and craven acts , '' Obama said during the Fort Hood memorial service . As is always the case , the big challenge is striking the right tone , said presidential scholar Stephen Hess . `` He has to give a lovely , passionate memorial statement , a eulogy of grief , of hope perhaps for the future , said Hess , a former adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter . `` But it 's not a political speech and it has to be carefully stated it 's not a political speech . `` It 's always a fine line like this . If he chooses to step over the line and talk about things that subsequently can be dissected as political ... then he 's made a mistake and he 's done a disservice , '' Hess said . `` But that , I think , is unlikely to happen , '' Hess said . CNN 's Ed Henry contributed to this report .
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President Obama continues to work on speech he will deliver at memorial Wednesday . Like presidents before him , Obama is thrust into role of `` mourner-in-chief '' Presidents Reagan , Clinton and Bush all had defining moments amid national grief . Obama , too , has had unpleasant duty before -- after coal mine disaster and Fort Hood .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Events are scheduled around the United States to commemorate civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of a holiday in his honor . President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama planned to mark the day by participating in a service project in Washington . `` Martin Luther King , Jr. lived his life for others , dedicating his work to ensuring equal opportunity , freedom , and justice for all , '' Obama said in a statement . `` I encourage every American to observe this holiday in honor of Dr. King 's selfless legacy by volunteering in their own communities and by dedicating time each day to bettering the lives of those around us . '' A federal holiday to honor King , who was assassinated in 1968 , was first observed in 1986 . In 1994 , Congress also designated it a national day of service . A video posted on mlkday.gov , the U.S. government website dedicated to the day , quotes King : `` He who is greatest among you shall be a servant . That 's the new definition of greatness . ... By giving that definition of greatness , it means that everybody can be great , because everybody can serve . '' The site calls on Americans to honor King by `` pledging to take at least 25 actions during 2011 to make a difference for others and strengthen our communities . '' Vice President Joe Biden and numerous Cabinet secretaries and administration officials are also scheduled to participate in service events , the White House said . King 's son , Martin Luther King III , is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at a memorial service at Atlanta 's Ebenezer Baptist Church . The Rev. Al Sharpton 's National Action Network said it planned to mark the day with a breakfast in Washington and a public policy forum in New York . In a statement Sunday , Interior Secretary Ken Salazar noted that a memorial in King 's honor is under construction on the National Mall in Washington . `` When completed later this year , the memorial will serve to remind us of Dr. King 's hope , sense of justice , and quest for equality , '' he said . A march `` for jobs and justice '' was scheduled to begin at that monument site Monday and end at the Lincoln Memorial , where King delivered his famous `` I Have a Dream '' speech .
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The federal holiday was first observed in 1986 . Congress designated a national day of service in 1994 . Obama and numerous Cabinet secretaries plan to participate . Other events are scheduled throughout the nation .
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Tucson , Arizona -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As the U.S. House of Representatives resumes regular business Monday for the first time since since the January 8 Arizona shootings , the congresswoman shot in the attack continued to make progress , and mourners said goodbye to a staff member who rushed to the aid of others and a retired construction worker who died shielding his wife . U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was upgraded from critical to serious condition Sunday , eight days after being shot through the brain at a public event . `` The congresswoman continues to do well , '' University Medical Center in Tucson said in a statement Sunday . Giffords was among 19 people shot at the `` Congress on Your Corner '' event at a Tucson supermarket . Authorities believe she was the target of the mass shooting that left six dead and another 13 wounded . A 22-year-old suspect , Jared Lee Loughner , is in custody . On Sunday , the funeral for Dorwan Stoddard took place in Tucson . Witnesses said when the gunfire rang out , Stoddard , 76 , was trying to protect his wife , Mavy , when he was shot in the head and fell onto her . Mavy Stoddard was shot three times in her legs but is expected to recover . `` He threw himself over me , '' Mavy Stoddard said last week . `` I think it was the last shots that killed him . So he saved my life , and gave his for it . And you can not ask for much more . '' A memorial for Gabriel `` Gabe '' Zimmerman , 30 , also took place Sunday . Zimmerman was director for community outreach on Giffords ' staff and was engaged to be married . In addition to Stoddard and Zimmerman , those killed included 9-year-old Christina Green ; Arizona 's chief federal judge , John Roll ; Dorothy Morris , 76 ; and Phyllis Schneck , 79 . The contentious issue of gun control was put in the spotlight Saturday when one of the 13 wounded in the attack was involuntarily committed to a county mental services unit after he made threats against a Tea Party member at a town hall event in Tucson . James Eric Fuller , 63 , photographed Trent Humphries and said , `` You are dead , '' when Humphries began speaking at the event , according to Pima County Sheriff 's Department spokesman Jason Ogan . Humphries told CNN that Fuller 's comment came when the town hall discussion turned toward the issue of gun control . `` I was asked to give my thoughts on gun control laws and perhaps the passage of new laws , '' Humphries said of the incident . `` I said something to the effect that although gun rights and laws are not necessarily the primary focus of the Tucson Tea Party , our community needs to be given the opportunity to allow some time to pass and people to heal before we start this type of political dialogue . '' CNN 's Jason Hanna contributed to this report .
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Giffords is upgraded from critical to serious condition . Dorwan Stoddard 's widow : `` He saved my life , and gave his for it . '' A memorial takes place for Giffords staffer Gabriel `` Gabe '' Zimmerman .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Still reeling from the January earthquake , Haiti is now in the grip of a deadly cholera outbreak . Aid organizations , already struggling to provide the most basic necessities , now face the possibility of a catastrophic epidemic . With this health crisis unfolding , relief leaders shared with CNN their views of where Haiti stands today , and what the country needs to get through to tomorrow . The International Rescue Committee was concerned that a waterborne disease outbreak would occur . Workers stockpiled rehydration salts , cleared water channels , and dug hundreds of emergency latrines . Even with planning for the worst , the IRC 's director of humanitarian affairs , Gerald Martone , was not surprised when the outbreak was identified as cholera . `` It is the most feared disease in disaster relief , because it spreads extremely quickly and is lethal . People can die in as short as four hours , '' he said . Much of the group 's health staff is returning to Haiti for this outbreak , and the IRC is trying to help stop the spread of the disease by protecting water sources , educating about proper hygiene , and improving disposal of human waste . Martone 's biggest concern is a possible outbreak of cholera in a crowded camp , which he likens to holding a match to a tinderbox . Thousands of Haitians have lived in densely populated tent camps since the earthquake destroyed their homes . `` In addition to preventing the spread of this disease , '' Martone said , `` you have to aggressively treat the people affected , as you only have a few hours before someone can die . This challenge will overwhelm the Haiti health system . '' For those wishing to help respond to the crisis , Martone suggests supporting charity medical organizations working in Haiti . The International Medical Corps is also responding to the outbreak , repositioning its doctors and nurses and setting up mobile clinics to create a perimeter around the contaminated zone . The group is calling for more nurses to volunteer and preparing its doctor and nurse networks abroad in case this becomes an epidemic . `` Cholera is not endemic to Haiti . It is a new disease and health professionals in Haiti do not have experience with it , '' said Margaret Aguirre , director of global communications for International Medical Corps . IMC 's medical teams are teaching Haiti 's health professionals how to identify , treat and prevent the disease , in addition to educating the community about proper hygiene and clean water . For Martone , the outbreak reflects the level of hygiene in Haiti . When he saw the squalid conditions in the camps in April , he realized that , despite the IRC 's best efforts , the longer people were forced to live in these unhealthy , filthy conditions , the more likely it was that cholera would break out . Aguirre also sees the continual displacement of the Haitian people as a constant concern . `` Water and shelter has been the continuing problem , it is a health issue , '' she said . The IMC medical staff is trying to transition from the acute emergency phase to a transitional phase , with more emphasis on long-term care . `` There is less wound care and a great need for more mental health care and chronic disease care , '' Aguirre said . However , IMC is still addressing the struggles with nutrition and hygiene that were present immediately after the earthquake . CAN-DO founder Eric Klein finds advancing the relief process challenging , especially when the initial needs are still not met . `` Food , water , housing , jobs and medical -- those are still the same five things that they need , '' Klein said . `` But now we also have to look to the longer goals , more permanent housing and infrastructure . We have to move to another phase , but the first is still not finished , so we have two phases at once now . '' His CAN-DO foundation is trying to do both . Workers are training Haitians to construct home , school and medical domes . `` You have so many camps with tents and tarps that have now rotted and are duct-taped together , '' Klein said . `` People will take anything . They need more tents , they will take them , tarps , anything , but that is like putting a Band-Aid on it . There needs to be a better solution . '' While his team tackles housing and the CAN-DO Orphanage Revitalization Project , it is still trying to conduct water and food truck drops . On delivery runs , Klein said he finds areas that have not seen distribution in months . Charity organizations are in the midst of transitioning their work force to address the desperate need for jobs . The IMC staff has changed since the earthquake to a more local face . CAN-DO has been training Haitians for housing construction and plans to help bring a factory to the country . `` Jobs is the biggest thing -- every single person you talk to wants to work , they are looking for jobs , '' Klein said . Until now , IRC was focused on education and training programs , instead of direct aid . `` Creating self-reliance is the goal , '' Martone said .
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Emergency conditions make containing the cholera outbreak difficult . Aid groups focus on building houses and finding jobs for Haitians affected by the quake . Aid workers observe that food and water deliveries do n't get distributed for months at a time .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- January 13 , 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Arizona • Australia . 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 : A problem that wo n't be solved , even if the solution is clear . The story and the reasons , leading off today 's broadcast of CNN Student News ! My name is Carl Azuz ! First Up : Winter Storm Woes . AZUZ : Florida is the only state in the union without snow on the ground and that includes Hawaii ! In the northeast , that snow is deep . When a weather emergency is called in New York , which gets more than two feet of snow a year , you know it 's bad . More than 1,700 flights have been canceled at New York city 's 3 major airports , though the city 's public schools stayed open . They 're closed in Philly and Boston , though . And across Massachusetts , 64,000 homes had their power knocked out . Forecasters expect 24 inches in some areas . Some of this can be blamed on the storm system that iced out the southeast . And Martin Savidge explains how and why , that 's likely to happen again ! -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . MARTIN SAVIDGE , CNN CORRESPONDENT : Officials knew Atlanta was n't prepared for the storm . In fact , over the years the city made a conscious decision not to be ready . Historically , what 's been the attitude of the city when it comes to snow or ice ? MAYOR KASIM REED , -LRB- D -RRB- ATLANTA : Well , I mean , when I was a boy growing up here it was a day off , a day or two off . But now that I 'm mayor , that 's fundamentally different . SAVIDGE : Atlanta has relied on two basic facts -- southern snowstorms are rare , and the best way to get rid of the snow is to simply let it melt . That logic fails about once a decade . This time the city remained shut down for days as roads became impassable . In fact the roads are still so bad I could n't get to the experts I wanted to interview , so I called them . Do we have any idea of what this snow event for the city of Atlanta may cost ? TOM CUNNINGHAM , FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA -LSB- ON PHONE -RSB- : No , not right now . SAVIDGE : Cunningham says because a convention might have been snowed out does n't mean the city lost money . Remember all those passengers stuck at the airport ? Most would have just passed through . Instead they spent money on hotels and ate at area restaurants . What about all those businesses who could n't work because their employees could n't get in ? CUNNINGHAM -LSB- ON PHONE -RSB- : There is certainly some lost income associated with hourly workers not being able to get in and get paid . A lot of that aggregate output is going to be made up over the course of the year . SAVIDGE : But why lose it at all ? Why not just buy the equipment to handle the snow ? I got that answer in my very next call to the Georgia Department of Transportation . JILL GOLDBERG , DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY , GDOT -LSB- ON PHONE -RSB- : A snowplow is $ 250,000 . You would need so many of them it would be $ 100 million or more to shell out in order to truly cover all of the interstates . SAVIDGE : And that 's not likely to happen in this economy . There are many businesses that were unable to do business , employees could n't come in . Millions of dollars , maybe tens of millions , maybe more , lost over what appears to be this 3 day period ? Still not worth buying the trucks : . REED : My answer right now is no . SAVIDGE : And you know what , the economist says the mayor 's probably right . It appears that the business community , at least for now , is in agreement with the city that these events are so rare that its not worth the expense of investment of equipment and personnel . CUNNINGHAM -LSB- ON PHONE -RSB- : I think that 's a fair assessment . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . House Condemns Shooting . AZUZ : A tone of coming together at the U.S. House of Representatives . Yesterday , lawmakers held a bipartisan Congressional prayer service in honor of the 19 shooting victims in Arizona . House Speaker John Boehner said , `` our nation mourns for the victims , it yearns for peace and it thirsts for answers . '' Later , the House planned to vote on a Resolution , a statement , that spoke out against the Arizona shooting . President Obama left Washington , D.C. for Tucson , Arizona yesterday . Last night , he was scheduled to speak at a memorial service for attack victims . The president and first lady , whom you see here , were also planning to spend time at the University of Arizona in Tucson , where they were going to visit with victims ' families . Blog Report . AZUZ : We 're turning now to our Facebook page , for some of your comments on the Arizona shooting . Justin writes that even if the suspect is mentally unstable , he was stable enough to target the Congresswoman , and therefore should be tried and thrown into prison . Savannah lives in a town near Tucson , in Gabrielle Giffords ' area . She said she was completely shocked and that this was a horrible tragedy that never should 've happened . And Aubrey states , `` when things like this happen , I often wonder what were the signs that he was going to do this , and why could no one see them ? '' All of these comments from Facebook.com / cnnstudentnews . And on our blog : Jacob believes that in order for someone to carry a gun , they need to have a mental stability test . And listen to what Ben says : `` This was a flaw in U.S. defense ; There was n't enough security at this gathering to prevent the shooting from happening . But if we lived in a civilized country , we would n't need that security . '' You can talk to us at Facebook.com / cnnstudentnews . And of course at our blog at CNNStudentNews.com ! Is This Legit ? CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is This Legit ? Queensland is a state in New Zealand . Not Legit ! Queensland is a state in Australia . Australia Floodwaters Rising . AZUZ : Parts of Queensland , Australia are suffering through what 's being called the worst natural disaster in the state 's history . Massive flooding has left huge areas of Queensland underwater . And it 's not just the people in the middle of these floods who 've been affected . Some areas that were able to stay dry have been completely cut off for weeks . Supplies had to be brought in by helicopter . Phil Black is where people are racing against the rising tide . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . PHIL BLACK , CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT : The Brisbane river churned swiftly , sweeping away boats , their jetties and other huge pieces of debris . And the water steadily began creeping beyond its banks . But this was just the beginning . This marker on a riverside pub showed what to expect . 2011 is predicted to get very close to the floods of 1974 . Very quickly the first streets were inundated and locals were shocked by the water 's speed . It 's well up there already is n't it ? UNIDENTIFIED MALE : It is . It 's coming up real quick . BLACK : All along the river people desperately packed what they could into cars and trailers . They raced the water , and some kept going even when they were clearly falling behind . Philip Johnston got his family out before the floods reached his home . PHILIP JOHNSTON , BRISBANE RESIDENT : We 've got places to go to so we 're right with that . Some of the lower lying guys are going to lose everything . ADAM BESWICK , BRISBANE RESIDENT IN ROW BOAT : Water was halfway up the driveway . Waist deep at the gate . BLACK : We rowed with Adam Beswick to his home , past others with water already up to the ceiling . Beswick 's house is on a small hill and on stilts , but he believes it will be swamped . If the prediction is accurate , how high up will this come ? How much of it will be covered ? BESWICK : I would probably think up to this ridge here but not the main ridge . BLACK : And all of this is just one street . What you are seeing here is going to be experienced by , it 's estimated , more than 20,000 homes and properties across the city . Some people were clearly taking things casually . Some were too casual and too slow to realize the seriousness of their situation . More proof of just how quickly this water is coming in . These rescue boats have been called out to help people who very suddenly found themselves surrounded by water . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : We could n't evacuate before and we just could n't go anywhere so we ended up calling the police . BLACK : How would you describe what you 've seen out there ? UNIDENTIFIED MALE : It 's pretty horrendous actually . Especially looking at the river . It 's just frightening looking at the power of nature there . BLACK : The extent of that power will be known soon with flood waters expected to peak here on Thursday . Phil Black , CNN , Brisbane , Australia . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Shoutout . CNN STUDENT NEWS : We know you want a Shoutout dedicated to your class on CNN Student News and there is one way to get it , so listen up , y' all ! First : Have your teacher take an original photo of your school . It has to be an original , not taken from anywhere else . Then : Head to CNNStudentNews.com , and scroll down the page to the `` How Do I '' box on the left side . You click `` How do I get a Shoutout ? '' And you follow the instructions to get your iReport to us . Hope to hear from you soon ! Before We Go . AZUZ : If you 've ever visited us here at the CNN Center , you 've been only a snowball 's throw , from the world famous Peachtree Street . These days , it 's more like an ice rink . A place where driving is deleterious , but skating is serious ! Or at least seriously possible . Of everyone who 's ever passed through the middle of downtown Atlanta , this guy 's got ta be one of the only people ever , to do it on ice skates . Goodbye . AZUZ : At least as far as ice-see it . It 's like Peachtree on ice : A once-in-a-lifetime sight to ski . We 'll ski ya tomorrow , on air , online , on iTunes , and probably still on ice . I 'm Carl Azuz !
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A winter storm slams the northeastern United States . The U.S. House of Representatives condemns the Arizona shooting . Massive floods leave vast areas of Australia underwater . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran 's bid for a record fourth Asian Cup final title began with a 2-1 victory over neighbors Iraq in Qatar on Tuesday , thanks to a late goalkeeping error by the defending champions ' Mohammed Kassid . Kassid completely misjudged a dipping free-kick from out on the left by Iman Mobali , which bounced in front of him and appeared to go through his legs in the 84th minute . One of the fiercest rivalries in world football produced a relatively low-key affair , with the booking received by Iraq substitute Samer Saeed that led to the goal being the only yellow card brandished by Uzbekistan referee Ravshan Irmatov . Iran made the worst possible start in the long-awaited pivotal match in Group D when conceding the opening goal against the run of play in the 12th minute . An ominous sign ahead of the 2022 World Cup ? Iraq skipper Younis Mahmoud , the player of the tournament four years ago after netting the only goal of the final against Saudi Arabia , was credited with the score after ramming the ball home from right on the line after Emad Mohammed 's header back across the box appeared to be heading in anyway . However , Iran leveled three minutes before halftime when Gholam Reza Rezai beat the offside trap to collect Andranik Teymourian 's clever pass into the penalty area and beat goalkeeper Kassid for his ninth international goal . Pitch warfare : Iran take on Iraq . The Iranians could not make their dominance count until Kassid 's mistake , with Rezai coming closest to scoring shortly before that lapse when he hit the sidenetting . Al-Rayyan Stadium was barely half-full for a match between nations at war from 1980-88 , with a brief period of silence before the kickoff in honor of the77 people who died in Iran after a plane crash on Sunday . `` When these two teams play each other there 's so much rivalry and history , so it 's very difficult to get the players to concentrate and focus on football and it becomes a fighting game , '' Iran coach Afshin Ghotbi said in quotes reported by the AFP news agency . `` I was very happy my players were able to concentrate and could get this very special three points . '' North Korea and the United Arab Emirates earlier kicked off the Group D schedule with a 0-0 draw at the Qatar Sports Club in match between teams ranked 105th and 108th in the world respectively . Captain Hong Yong-Jo missed an eighth-minute penalty for the Koreans , who qualified for the 2010 World Cup but lost all three matches , after Hamdan Al Kamali fouled Germany-based striker Jong Tae-Se . Five football matches that changed the world . The Middle Eastern side , runners-up when hosts in 1996 , went on to dominate the game after Hong 's spotkick hit the bar but could not beat goalkeeper Ri Myong-Guk . The U.A.E. had won their only previous Asian Cup encounter in 1992 -- the communist country 's last Asian Cup appearance , and second since it began in 1956 . `` We did n't play well . It was our first match and the players showed about 80 % of their skills , '' said North Korea coach Jo Tong-Sop , who took over from Kim Jong-Hun after the World Cup . `` After failing the penalty shot , it became psychologically tough for our players as they became nervous . '' Qatar welcomes half the world . Meanwhile , Saudi Arabia have brought back Nasser Al Johar for a fifth stint as national coach ahead of Thursday 's second Group B clash with Jordan . Portugal 's Jose Peseiro was sacked after the shock 2-1 defeat by Syria on Sunday . Peseiro replaced Al Johar in 2009 when the Green Falcons failed to qualify for last year 's World Cup .
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Mohammed Kassid 's late error gives three-time Asian Cup winners Iran a winning start . Defending champions Iraq took an early lead but lost 2-1 in Tuesday 's second Group D tie . North Korea drew 0-0 with United Arab Emirates in the day 's first match in Qatar . The Koreans ' captain Hong Yong-Jo missed an eighth-minute penalty .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- AT&T has been slow to adopt a feature that lets customers share a smartphone data signal wirelessly to other gadgets and computers . But a mobile hotspot feature is coming to at least two new AT&T phones running Google 's Android operating system . The carrier is also mulling whether it will add the ability to Apple 's iPhone through a software update . Verizon Wireless says its iPhone 4 models , which come out February 10 , will have the hotspot feature . The next version of the iPhone 's operating system , iOS 4.3 , will have that ability built in , say developers who were provided with access to a beta version . But it 's unclear whether AT&T will allow customers to make use of the feature . `` It 's something we 're taking a look at , '' said AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel . He declined to comment on negotiations with Apple regarding the feature 's deployment . Once the hotspot feature is enabled , a phone creates its own Wi-Fi access point . Then as many as five devices , usually , such as laptops , iPods , Kindles or other Wi-Fi-enabled electronics , can get online . Enabling the feature generally reduces the phone 's battery more quickly . HTC 's Inspire 4G and Motorola 's Atrix 4G , two upcoming AT&T Android phones , will allow owners to subscribe to a more expensive data plan in order to utilize mobile hotspot . Some AT&T phones , including the iPhone , offer a feature called tethering . This uses a phone 's USB cable or a Bluetooth connection to share the internet connection to a single computer . The extra monthly fee for tethering is comparable to what AT&T will charge for hot spot . T-Mobile USA offered its free Hotspot feature on Google 's Nexus One phone . However , a T-Mobile spokesman said in June that usage of that is `` not something the company encourages . '' Now , T-Mobile offers the feature , with an upgraded data plan , to MyTouch 4G owners . Sprint Nextel 's Evo and Verizon 's Droid phones , among others , can act as hotspots . For Verizon 's 3G phones , the internet signal is cut -- and the connected devices dropped -- when on a phone call . That 's a limitation of the type of 3G network Verizon uses , but it should n't affect the carrier 's upcoming 4G phones . Verizon , with Mi-Fi , was one of the first carriers out of the gate to offer standalone hardware that connects to its wireless data network and shares that signal with other devices . AT&T , which has perpetually struggled to meet data demand from iPhone customers in the last three years , began selling a Mi-Fi device in November -- more than a year after competitors . As AT&T rolls out faster networks , including 4G infrastructure with speeds to match Verizon 's later this year , the second-largest U.S. carrier by subscribers is finally ready to encourage heavier data usage . That 's especially an attractive proposition for the company now that it has a tiered pricing plan in place to charge heavy users more .
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AT&T is preparing to allow customers to use a feature called mobile hotspot . Hotspot allows users to share a phone 's wireless data connection among other devices . AT&T is late , compared to competitors , in adding this ability to its phones .
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Tucson , Arizona -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jared Lee Loughner was up all night before gunning down 19 people -- six fatally -- outside an Arizona supermarket , taking several trips to the supermarket 's shopping plaza in between checking in at an area hotel and visiting two Walmarts to buy ammunition , according to a timeline released Friday by the Pima County Sheriff 's Office . Loughner , 22 , got a room at a nearby Motel 6 , but did not spend much time there late the night of January 7 and early January 8 , the Sheriff 's Office timeline indicates . At 11:35 p.m. , he dropped off a roll of 35 mm film at a Walgreens next door to the Safeway supermarket where the shooting occurred . After buying something about an hour later at a nearby Circle K convenience store and checking into the Motel 6 one mile to the west on Ina Road , he returned at 2:19 a.m. to pick up the photos and make other purchases . Fifteen minutes later , he stopped at a Chevron gas station where , according to a source with direct knowledge , he bought a doughnut , a soft drink and several energy bars . Surveillance video captured Loughner making the purchases , and he also used the pay phone at the store , according to the source . Then , at 4:12 a.m. , Loughner posted a photo of the Walgreens on his MySpace page , with the caption `` Goodbye friends . '' The shooting suspect headed out from his hotel room again , buying items at Walmart at the Foothills Mall , about three miles away -- once at 6:12 a.m. and again at 7:04 a.m. , sandwiched around another trip to another Circle K store -- according to the timeline . He was unsuccessful at buying ammunition at that Walmart . He then headed to a different Walmart store -- this one nearly 6 miles away in the Tucson suburb of Marana , where , at 7:27 a.m. , he bought ammunition and a black backpack-style diaper bag . Three minutes later , an officer with the Arizona Game and Fish Department pulled Loughner over for running a red light . He was given a verbal warning and released . He then headed home . He remained there until being confronted by his father sometime before 9:40 a.m. , the timeline says . He ran away with the black bag in hand . A taxi driver picked him up around 9:41 a.m. from one of the Circle K stores he had visited and drove him to the Safeway , in the same plaza as the Walgreens . Both Loughner and the cab driver went inside the store , at 9:54 a.m. , apparently so he could get change to pay his fare . Then , at 10:10 a.m. , Loughner began shooting . The first 911 call went out a minute later , and by 10:15 a.m. , Loughner had been detained -- but not before 19 people had been shot , including his alleged main target , Rep. Gabrielle Giffords . She is in critical condition after being shot in the head , but her doctors have been pleased with her progress . Security cameras at the Safeway captured the shootings , according to Capt. Chris Nanos of the Sheriff 's Department . The video was sent to the FBI for analysis . Earlier Friday , Nanos said that it could take 10 days to get DNA test results on the black bag , which contained seven boxes of 9 mm ammunition -- the same type Loughner allegedly used in the Tucson massacre . The bag , which is now in the FBI 's possession , also contained a receipt for its purchase , according to Nanos . A teenager walking his dog spotted the bag Thursday in a dry riverbed near Loughner 's family home , officials said . The teen gave it to a Qwest Communications worker , who called police . `` We certainly believe this is the bag '' Loughner was carrying , Nanos said . `` We got ammunition in there , and it matches the type used in the incident , '' added Richard Kastigar , the department 's bureau chief , on CNN 's `` John King USA . '' Police say Loughner 's father , Randy , told them his son was carrying a black bag Saturday morning , just hours before the attack . `` The father asked him questions similar to ` What are you doing ? What is that ? ' and Jared mumbled something back to his dad , and his dad said he did n't understand what was said , '' Kastigar said . `` It was unintelligible , and then Jared left . '' The elder Loughner got in his vehicle and tried to follow his son , but could not find him , he said . Motel 6 declined to provide additional details regarding Jared Loughner 's stay at the motel , saying it `` is fully cooperating with authorities on their ongoing investigation into the suspect 's activities prior to the tragic shooting , '' according to a statement from company spokeswoman Laura Rojo-Eddy . Police say they believe Loughner drove to the riverbed after being pulled over for running the red light and tossed the ammunition-filled bag . After Loughner 's arrest Saturday , police discovered in his pockets two 15-round gun magazines , a four-inch Buck-style knife , a plastic bag containing currency , Loughner 's Arizona driver 's license and a Visa credit card , said Jason Ogan , a spokesman for the Pima County Sheriff 's Department . Loughner appeared in a Phoenix federal courtroom Monday to formally hear the charges against him , including two counts of murder , two counts of attempted murder and one count of attempting to kill a member of Congress . He is now in federal custody . Pima County on Thursday released records saying that Loughner visited the Rio Nuevo One-Stop Career Center in September , but was asked to leave because he was using a video camera and refused to turn it off despite being asked repeatedly . `` He pulled a crumpled copy of the Constitution out of his pocket and waved it at me , saying it was his right , '' a staffer 's report on the incident said . Loughner 's former community college also released records showing that he frightened fellow students and acted oddly in incidents throughout 2010 . Pima Community College ultimately suspended him . His history at the college included an incident in February in which he reacted strangely to a poem read in one of his classes and made comments about abortion , wars and killing people . Two months later , a library staffer reported he was making loud noises at a computer . Also , a teacher reported Loughner became `` very hostile '' after being told his grade in a Pilates class would be a B . The incidents and disruptions continued into autumn , the records said , and college officials became concerned about Loughner 's mental health . After an incident in September , a police officer delivered a suspension letter to him and recounted the events that had taken place . When the officer was finished , according to the report , Loughner responded , `` I realize now that this is all a scam . '' On Wednesday , the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals designated a district judge in California to hear Loughner 's federal case . Judge Larry Burns is a 2003 Bush appointee serving in the U.S. District Court for Southern California , based in San Diego . The next scheduled federal hearing in the case is January 24 in Phoenix . All federal judges in Arizona have recused themselves from hearing the case . The chief federal judge in Arizona -- Judge John Roll of Tucson -- was among those killed in the Saturday shooting . Kastigar added that investigators are now certain that Loughner acted alone . A `` person of interest '' they sought immediately after the shooting turned out to be the taxi driver who dropped off the suspect at the shopping center , Kastigar said . CNN 's Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .
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Loughner bought a doughnut , energy bars at a gas station at 2:34 a.m. , source says . He visited two Walmarts and Walgreens twice in the hours before the shooting , police say . The shooting suspect was in and out of his hotel room repeatedly early that morning . Police say it will take 10 days to get DNA test results on a black bag related to the probe .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Borussia Dortmund delivered a devastating blow to Bayer Leverkusen 's title hopes with a 3-1 away victory that extended the German league leaders ' advantage to 13 points . Leverkusen went into the match in second place on goal difference ahead of Mainz , but paid the price for poor second-half defending as Dortmund made the perfect start following the Bundesliga 's mid-winter break . Two goals from Kevin Grosskreutz and another from teenager Mario Gotze gave Jurgen Klopp 's team a ninth victory in 10 away trips and 15 from 18 matches overall , in front of a stunned sellout crowd of 30,210 at the BayArena . `` I have been going to watch Dortmund since 1994 and I know what it 's like to win the league title as a fan on the terraces , '' Grosskreutz said of his team 's hopes of a first championship since 2002 . `` I have been dreaming of this since I was a little boy , and I 'd love to hold the cup in my hands . '' Dortmund hit the post early in the first half with a header by Sven Bender , but Leverkusen slowly got into the game despite leaving veteran Germany international Michael Ballack on the substitutes ' bench . However , Grosskreutz broke the deadlock four minutes after the break when Leverkusen defender Manuel Friedrich failed to deal with a long throw by Lukasz Piszczek and actually diverted the ball into the midfielder 's path with his arm . Grosskreutz then made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute after Poland striker Robert Lewandowski headed on a long clearance as the home defense was again caught out . The 18-year-old Gotze , who made his international debut for Germany last year , then effectively ended the match two minutes later as he calmly slotted the ball through the legs of Leverkusen keeper Rene Adler for his fifth goal this season after being set free by Grosskreutz . It was Gotze 's last significant contribution as he was replaced by top scorer Lucas Barrios , who forced a fine save from Adler in the 70th minute . Stefan Kiessling finally pulled one back for Leverkusen with 10 minutes to play as he bravely poked in a cross by Renato Augusto before colliding with the goal-post . The striker had another chance soon after , but shot wide as Leverkusen dropped down to third place . In Saturday 's fixtures , Mainz travel to Stuttgart while fifth-placed defending champions Bayern Munich will try to reduce a 17-point deficit on Dortmund with victory at Wolfsburg .
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Kevin Grosskreutz scores twice as Borussia Dortmund extend Bundesliga lead . He also sets up third goal for Mario Gotze in 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen . Leverkusen fall 13 points behind and drop to third place on goal difference . Dortmund , seeking first German league title since 2002 , have 15 wins from 18 matches .
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Tucson , Arizona -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Arizonans paid tribute Friday morning to the federal judge killed in the deadly shooting rampage last weekend in Tucson . U.S. District Judge John Roll was one of six people gunned down Saturday when he dropped by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ' meet-and-greet in a supermarket parking lot . The funeral service for the revered 63-year-old jurist was held at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Tucson . Roll 's service came a day after a memorial was held for Christina Green , 9 , the youngest victim of the mass shooting . In addition to the six deaths , 13 others , including Giffords , were wounded in the gunfire . Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl , both Republicans , said Friday they will introduce legislation to name a new federal courthouse in Yuma after Roll . The courthouse is about to be built , and Roll , as Arizona 's chief federal judge , recently approved the plans for the building , according to Brooke Buchanan , an aide to McCain . President Barack Obama described Roll as `` the hardest-working judge '' within the 9th Circuit in a speech Wednesday night at a public memorial at the University of Arizona . McCain called Roll `` a man of great qualities and character . '' He had recommended him for the federal bench 20 years ago . Chief Justice John Roberts said Roll was `` a wise jurist who selflessly served Arizona and the nation with great distinction , as attorney and judge , for more than 35 years , '' McCain said . President George H.W. Bush appointed Roll , a Pennsylvania native , to the bench , and he rose to become the state 's chief federal judge . Two years ago , he received death threats after ruling that a $ 32 million civil rights lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants against a rancher could proceed , a ruling that sparked outrage from radio talk-show hosts and others . Roll was placed under protection by federal marshals for several weeks . No one was charged in the case . The jurist also received criticism recently when he asked to delay bringing felons to trial in Tucson , citing a judicial emergency . He said in a November letter to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the ever-increasing number of federal felony arrests had overwhelmed his court . Roll also had been assigned to hear a case on ethnic studies , according to the lead attorney in the case , Richard Martinez . The case , out of Tucson , involves a new law banning certain ethnic studies programs in public schools . Tucson resident Jared Lee Loughner , 22 , is facing federal charges in Saturday 's attack . Police said Loughner targeted Giffords and had complained about the lawmaker for years after apparently getting a response he did n't like to a question he asked her at a 2007 event . The shooting set off a political firestorm across the country , with some pundits saying that extreme partisan politics played a role in the mass killing . On Thursday , family , friends , classmates and hundreds of mourners filled St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Tucson for the funeral service for Christina Green , the 9-year-old . All of them passed under a giant American flag that was recovered in the aftermath of the terror attacks in New York on September 11 , 2001 -- the day Christina was born . Dozens of other mourners paid their respects by standing outside the church , which was filled to capacity . Obama noted Wednesday that Christina was beginning to discover the political system -- something that she saw `` through the eyes of a child . '' `` I want us to live up to her expectations . I want our democracy to be as good as Christina imagined it . I want America to be as good as she imagined it , '' Obama said . `` All of us -- we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children 's expectations . '' CNN 's Ted Barrett contributed to this story .
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NEW : U.S. senators propose naming a planned federal courthouse after Judge Roll . Roll 's funeral comes a day after the service for the youngest victim . Roll was Arizona 's chief federal judge . Six people were killed in the Arizona shooting rampage .
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BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid a visit to Baghdad on Friday to congratulate its citizens for last weekend 's `` remarkable '' Iraq-led provincial elections , a process he said `` augurs well for the transition process and the solidifying of Iraq 's national reconciliation . '' U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon , left , meets Friday in Baghdad with Iraq President Jalal Talabani . On a tour that also has taken him to Pakistan and Afghanistan , Ban met with Iraqi leaders and appeared at a news conference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki , whose allies won big in nine of the 14 provinces where the local elections were held . `` I have been following the electoral process closely from the early days of the parliamentary debate over the elections law last summer to the final stages of adjudication of the complaints and yesterday evening 's release of the provisional results , '' Ban said at the news conference , according to prepared remarks issued by the United Nations . `` It will be some days before final results are known , but current indications are that the elections have been successfully carried out . '' Ban last visited Iraq in 2007 . In March of that year , he got a taste of the violence that often rocks the Iraqi capital . An explosion rattled Baghdad 's International Zone , where he was holding a televised news conference with al-Maliki . Apparently used to such blasts , al-Maliki remained stoic , while Ban briefly ducked before regaining his composure and continuing . Now , he said , he 's `` very much impressed to have witnessed myself the great success and progress the Iraqi government and people have made under the leadership of Prime Minister Maliki , and I congratulate you , '' he said , emphasizing the improvements in security . The secretary-general praised the turnout of millions of voters in `` an environment free of violence , '' a development he called a `` remarkable achievement '' in a strife-torn nation . `` Iraq has come a long way in taking their own affairs in hand , this being the first Iraqi-led and Iraqi-owned electoral process . It is a tribute to the growing effectiveness of the Iraqi security forces , and testifies to the increasing stability in the country , '' he said . Ban praised Iraqi election officials , the local U.N. office and its special representative , Staffan de Mistura , and election workers . Voters in 14 of 18 provinces turned out last weekend to elect provincial councils . The nation 's three Kurdish provinces will hold elections in May , and voting in Tameem province has been suspended because of political disputes in Kirkuk . `` This marks an important event , these being the first polls to affect the day-to-day lives of Iraqi voters , '' Ban said . `` In fact , these elections are about real power , in the sense that local leaders are nominated to be accountable for the delivery of basic services . '' The United Nations helped Iraq with logistics in its election process and plans to help in this year 's parliamentary elections and to deal with sticky disputes , such as the status of Kirkuk and disputes over some internal boundaries . Al-Maliki thanked the United Nations for the supportive role it played . He noted that the provincial elections `` changed the political map '' of Iraq , but he said the elections were successful for all Iraqis . He said he was proud people voted for blocs based on political goals and not along sectarian and ethnic lines . Ban also met with the three members of the presidency council -- Kurdish President Jalal Talabani , Shiite Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi and Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi . CNN 's Mohammed Tawfeeq and Jomana Karadsheh contributed to this report .
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U.N. secretary-general visits Iraq , lauds `` remarkable '' elections there . Ban Ki-Moon last visited Iraq in 2007 , when violence was still raging . Voters in 14 of 18 provinces turned out last weekend to cast ballots . Iraq prime minister thanks United Nations for assistance , support .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- For some fans , tailgating is something to do before a football game . For others , a football game is something to do after tailgating . It 's a religion at various schools , complete with copious amounts of food , games and flat-screen TVs . Even though the weather is cooling off , tailgating season is still heating up . We 're months away from the beginning of the Bowl Championship Series , which begins on January 1 with the Rose Bowl and ends on January 10 with the BCS National Championship . Until then , the best college programs in the country are still fighting for a spot in one of the highly competitive bowl games . And the fans are there every game , diligently camped out for hours -- sometimes days -- to show their support for the home team . CNN.com , with the help of experts at Sports Illustrated , chose five football programs with top tailgating institutions worth a trip . 1 . Louisiana State University Tigers -- Baton Rouge , Louisiana . Tailgating is of prime importance at LSU , and the ritual continues throughout generations of Tiger fans . `` It 's a tradition we want to pass down to our children , '' says Rusty Welch , the creator of Tigertailgating.com . `` We want them to see the camaraderie and spirit that 's centered around the game . '' Welch has been tailgating in the same spot before every home game for 19 years . He and his companions prepare everything from fried shrimp to whole pigs to white chili , changing the menu with every game . `` People in Louisiana take very seriously our food and our football , '' says Randy Rosetta , a football reporter for The Advocate , Baton Rouge 's newspaper . `` Tailgating is a perfect opportunity to wed those two seven or eight times a year . '' The tailgate begins on Thursday night for some diehard fans . Motor homes descend upon Baton Rouge and surround the stadium , setting up camp for the weekend . Season parking sells out quickly , but some spots are available on a game-by-game basis . Walking through the tailgate area offers some of the benefits of actually tailgating . You 'll smell smoke -- either hickory or mesquite -- and bourbon , and if you 're lucky , you 'll get invited to partake in a tailgate already in progress . `` We try to invite the visiting teams to our tailgate as they stroll by , because eventually we 'll be going to their campuses , '' Welch says . `` You hope you meet somebody who will reciprocate . '' A few hours before the game begins , Victory Hill houses a procession for the team and coaches . Fans press in on both sides , cheering the team as it heads to the stadium . `` It 's a Louisiana thing , '' Rosetta says . `` People love to have their parties . It can be a football game . It can be if the sun comes up two days in a row . Football is the heart and soul for a lot of people , and they love to combine an eating party and football . '' Check out other great destinations and tips at Five To Go . 2 . Auburn Tigers -- Auburn , Alabama . There are two types of tailgates taking place at Auburn , though both have the same goal in mind . `` There 's the students who do it in their front yards , then there 's the people who get in their RVs and drive from all over the South and make a whole weekend out of it , '' says David Morrison , a sports reporter for the Opelika-Auburn News . `` It 's not just a game here . It 's a cultural happening . '' As soon as classes let out on Friday , people begin marking their tailgating areas to claim a spot for the game . Mike Clardy , director of university communications for Auburn , estimates that 20,000 or so people show up on game weekends with no intention of actually going to the game . Morrison says the atmosphere gives off an `` oddly familial vibe for a college tailgating scene . '' Even if the University of Alabama , Auburn 's biggest rival , is the visiting team , the Tiger tailgaters invite the opposing fans to come to their cookouts , Clardy says . Fans can expect to find lots of barbecue and souped up RVs , complete with fully functioning entertainment systems for watching the pre-game coverage and other college football games . Two hours before the start of a game , the team arrives on buses and walks through the thousands of people lining the street toward the stadium -- a practice that , due to its popularity , takes place at away games as well . `` I do n't think there 's a better place to tailgate and a better atmosphere for college football than right here at Auburn , '' Clardy says . `` I think away teams would agree . '' 3 . Notre Dame Fighting Irish -- South Bend , Indiana . Though independent of a conference , Notre Dame is steeped in football tradition , and , along with it , tailgating tradition . It 's smaller than many Southeastern Conference and Big 10 schools , but Notre Dame sees a surge of people on campus for game day . `` We have a fairly small student body -- maybe 10,000 people , '' says Samuel Warner , a football beat writer and assistant managing editor for The Observer , Notre Dame 's student newspaper . `` But on game days there are as many as 100,000 people on campus . '' Game day really kicks off at midnight on Friday with the Midnight Drummer 's Circle , when the drum line plays through the cheers at the Golden Dome on campus . Even before that , however , people are lined up taking pictures of Touchdown Jesus , a nickname given to the Word of Life Mural painted on the side of the Hesburgh Library . `` Jesus has both of his arms raised , '' Warner says . `` It looks like he 's signaling a touchdown . '' Starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday , the band plays continually around campus . The players attend Mass and are cheered on by fans on their walk from the basilica to the stadium . Many of the pre-game rituals take place around campus , with tailgating interspersed throughout the town . `` Notre Dame is such a legacy school , '' Warner says . `` I have friends that are third or fourth generation graduates . ... Tradition is so ingrained in Notre Dame football that it kind of carries over to the tailgating . '' 4 . University of Washington Huskies -- Seattle , Washington . The scenery of Lake Washington adds a unique element to the Huskies ' tailgating experience : fans can spend their time on the water before a game . `` You can actually tie up to a dock that 's a few blocks from the stadium , '' says Kyle Griffith , a Washington alumnus . `` People take big charter boats that can hold several hundred people or they have their own boats . '' Tailgaters cook out and make drinks on their boats , interacting with other boaters close by . Some do n't fare as well on the water as others . `` Every year , during at least one game , somebody will fall into the water , '' Griffith says . `` Nobody gets hurt ... but that 's a sight to see . '' When it 's close to game time , shuttle boats pick up fans that are tied up to buoys and transport them to the docks , which are within short walking distance to the stadium . Of course , there are dry land tailgaters as well -- in greater numbers than the ones using boats . `` It 's more of an adult crowd than you would find at a lot of schools , '' says Bob Condotta , a football reporter for The Seattle Times . `` About 7,000 students get tickets to every game out of about 70,000 fans . '' Hundreds of RVs are set up in parking lots , where , weather permitting , fans grill out and play typical tailgating games . `` The University of Washington , compared to other Pac 10 schools , is definitely regarded as having one of the most intense and passionate fan bases , '' Condotta says . 5 . Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions -- State College , Pennsylvania . State College , Pennsylvania , is a small town smack dab in the middle of the state . Surrounded by fields and fields of farmland , Penn State 's grounds make room for plenty of tailgating . `` If you were at Beaver Stadium and looked out toward the farms , you 'd just see cars and cars and cars of tailgaters , '' says Brendan Monahan , a football beat reporter for The Daily Collegian , Penn State 's student newspaper . Though State College has a population of just under 40,000 , the stadium seats more than 100,000 , packing the fields with fans . `` There 's a certain escape that comes with the workweek ending , coming up here on a fall weekend and parking in the middle of a grass field to set up your tailgate , '' says Greg Myford , associate athletic director for marketing and communications at Penn State . Alumni , students and families make home contests into a weekend event , full of games , cheers and food . `` I think if it goes on the grill , it 's fair game , '' Myford says . `` We 're seeing food that at least psychologically is making people stay warmer if they eat it . '' The team arrives at Beaver Stadium about an hour and a half before every game , and the quarterback is always the first off the bus . The sound of cowbell clinks alternates with resounding cheers of `` P-S-U ! '' Myford says that walking through the fields of tailgaters shows him how committed the fans are to the program and the traditions . `` The amount of prep put into a tailgate is a real statement as to how they feel about the experience , '' Myford says . `` We do n't want to lose sight of that or diminish the value of it . How they tailgate outside is a reflection of how they feel about Penn State inside . ''
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Tailgating is a tradition at many colleges , passed down from generation to generation . Many tailgates include games , food and an entertainment system . At the University of Washington , fans can tailgate on the water . Tigers fans -- both Auburn 's and LSU 's -- invite opposing teams to their tailgates .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Norway 's navy announced on Monday that it will help search for the missing plane of 20th century explorer Roald Amundsen , more than 80 years after his death . Roald Amundsen led the first successful expedition to the South Pole from 1910 to 1912 . The search -- scheduled for later this year -- will focus on a 40 square-mile -LRB- 104 square-kilometer -RRB- area of the Arctic Ocean where researchers believe Amundsen 's plane crashed in 1928 . `` If there is something down there , we will find it , '' said senior Commander Frode Loeseth told CNN . Loeseth said they will be concentrating on finding the plane 's wreckage , and do not expect to find any remains . Amundsen , who is a national hero in Norway , led the first successful expedition to the South Pole from 1910 to 1912 . He is also credited with being the first person to reach both the North and South Poles . He went missing in June 1928 at the age of 55 while flying to the North Pole for a rescue operation . The location of his disappearance `` is one of the remaining unsolved mysteries in our time , '' a press release from the Norwegian Navy said . Loeseth said the navy will participate in the search along with the Norwegian Aviation Museum ; Kongsberg Maritime , a Norwegian maritime technology company ; and Context TV , a German TV production company that will document the operation . The search is scheduled to begin the last week of August . There have been several attempts to find the location of Amundsen 's crash , most recently in 2004 . But this time Norway 's navy will be able to scour the depths of the Arctic Ocean with a submarine , named after a character in Norse mythology . `` We have one special tool -- Hugin -- that is a state-of-the-art submarine , unmanned , and can search for 18 hours , '' the commander said . Hugin is the mythological raven that traveled around Earth and informed the Norse god , Odin , of what happened that day . Loeseth said the navy has had the unmanned submarine for some time , but the one that will be used in the search is the Hugin 1000 , a `` newly modified and upgraded '' model . Loeseth would not say how much the operation was expected to cost , or which organization was funding the bulk of the search . He stressed that the partners have an agreement and a budget , and Norwegian taxpayers will not be paying for any part of the search . He said Amundsen 's relatives support the project . He noted that it has been five years since the last search for Amundsen 's wreckage because `` it takes time to raise funding for such projects . ''
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Unmanned submarine to be used in search for Roald Amundsen 's plane . Amundsen 's plane crashed in 1928 while he was on a rescue mission to North Pole . Amundsen first to reach South Pole ; credited with being first to both poles . Search due to begin later this year .
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French footballing legend Zinedine Zidane has been appointed as `` presidential advisor '' to Real Madrid 's first team , working alongside head coach Jose Mourinho . The 38-year-old has been working as a personal advisor to the Spanish club 's president Florentino Perez since mid-2009 , having retired from playing after the 2006 World Cup final . Mourinho , who has been given a two-match domestic ban for insulting a referee in a Copa del Rey match on Tuesday night , had requested that Zidane be involved in his backroom staff . `` The reasoning for his appointment is to assist in optimizing first-team working conditions , '' Real 's website reported on Friday . `` Zidane will be readily available to the president and coach for all matters concerning Real Madrid 's first team , with whom he will keep in frequent contact . `` The former player will participate in Champions League events and functions . He will also travel with the team on a regular basis for said competition and will participate in the pre-match gatherings , training sessions and meetings with the head coach . '' Sent-off Mourinho questions ref 's record . Mourinho , who is unbeaten at Real since taking over from Manuel Pellegrini in the off-season , will not be present on the touchline for Sunday 's trip to Sporting Gijon and the following weekend 's match against Athletic Bilbao . However , he will be free to return for the first `` Clasico '' of this season against arch-rivals Barcelona on Monday November 29 . The Portuguese coach was sent to the stands during the 5-1 win over Real Murcia after protesting against a yellow card and then insulting the referee . `` Mourinho was booked ` for formulating observations about the referee ' and he has been suspended for the Sporting and Athletic matches ` for addressing the referee with disrespectful vocabulary , ' '' Real 's website reported . Meanwhile , Italian club AC Milan may face a striker shortage ahead of this weekend 's derby with city rivals Inter with both veteran Filippo Inzaghi and Alexandre Pato sidelined . The 37-year-old Inzaghi is likely to miss the rest of this season after suffering a serious knee injury in Wednesday 's 3-1 Serie A victory over Palermo . Brazil international Pato , who came off with a thigh problem in the same match , will be ruled out for six weeks -- meaning he will not likely return until early January after the mid-winter break . Inzaghi will now have an operation on his damaged knee , and looks set to be out for the next six months -- prompting concerns that his long career may be at an end . `` Inzaghi underwent a scan which revealed lesions on the ligaments of his left knee . After consultation with Doctor Piero Volpi , it has been decided that the player will undergo surgery , '' said an official release from the club . It is a cruel blow for the one-time Juventus striker , who scored a match-saving brace during Milan 's 2-2 draw with Real Madrid in the European Champions League last week . He has already received a message of support from former Italy teammate and Roma talisman Francesco Totti , with the AC website relaying his kind words . `` Francesco Totti sent Filippo Inzaghi a greeting of support after hearing of the striker 's knee injury and told him he was a great goalscorer and example to all young players , '' read the statement . Inzaghi has enjoyed a glittering career and has twice won the European Champions League with the Rossoneri , in 2003 and 2007 . During the 2007 final he scored both goals in Milan 's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Athens ' Olympic Stadium .
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Zinedine Zidane given post working alongside Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho . Former France star has been an advisor to Real president since mid-2009 . Mourinho will miss two La Liga matches after being banned for insulting a referee . AC Milan hit by double striker blow ahead of Sunday 's derby with arch-rivals Inter .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ever since an 18-foot chunk of fuselage ripped off an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 in mid-flight , aircraft metal fatigue has been a worry in the aviation industry . A flight attendant died and eight passengers were injured in the incident , which occurred in April of 1988 . To address the problem of aging aircraft , the Federal Aviation Administration says it has issued numerous regulations and 100 airworthiness directives . But on Friday the agency announced a rule to end the ad hoc approach to a critical issue of aviation safety . The final rule to prevent `` widespread fatigue damage '' requires aircraft makers and airlines to establish the number of takeoff-and-landing cycles or the number of hours a plane can operate without risk of fatigue damage . After the limit is established the rule will prevent airlines from flying the aircraft past that point unless they receive an extension . `` Safety is our highest priority . This rule provides a comprehensive approach to the problem of widespread fatigue in aging aircraft , '' said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood . `` Requiring carriers to regularly inspect their aircraft for possible fatigue is essential to ensuring the highest levels of safety . '' In June of 2002 , three airborne firefighters over California were killed when their plane collapsed due to fatigue cracks in the wing structure . A similar accident killed two firefighters in Colorado the very next month . More recently , two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s suffered serious fatigue cracks last year . One caused an 18-inch by 12-inch gap in the fuselage that depressurized the airplane and another led to the loss of a wheel-and-brake assembly during landing . There were no serious injuries in either event . Every flight of an airplane puts some stress on its structure . After numerous flights fatigue can trigger cracks , which can expand and connect . `` Widespread fatigue damage is increasingly likely as the airplane ages , and is certain if the airplane is operated long enough , '' said the FAA in its summary of the new rule . `` Existing inspection methods do not reliably detect WFD because cracks are initially so small and may then link up and grow so rapidly that the affected structure fails before an inspection can be performed to detect the cracks . '' `` This is definitely a good thing they 're doing this , '' said Chuck Horning , chairman of the Aviation Maintenance Science Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University . `` It 's not uncommon as an airplane ages that you 'll find those things . '' American Airlines had argued `` the rule was not justified in terms of safety , '' according to the FAA 's summary of industry discussion of the rule . Aircraft manufacturer Boeing supported the rule . `` We already have some very good plans that are approved by the FAA that address this issue , '' said American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith . American says its fleet , on average , is 14.5 years old and getting younger as it receives delivery of new Boeing 737-800s and retires old MD 80s . The average age of Delta 's fleet also is 14.5 years while United 's is 14.3 years , according to the website airfleets.net , which tracks airline fleets worldwide . The Federal Aviation Administration is giving airlines and manufacturers up to 60 months to come up with time-in-service limits .
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The new rule is designed to end the ad hoc approach to aircraft metal fatigue . Aircraft makers and airlines will have to determine plane safety limits . Cracks in airplane metal are small but can link up and grow rapidly , the FAA says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Marine was killed in California on Friday when the amphibious assault vehicle he was riding in submerged during a training exercise , the Camp Pendleton public affairs office said . Six Marines were in the vehicle during the incident , the base 's public affairs office said in a statement , and no injuries were reported among the five survivors . The Marine who died was submerged in a boat basin , the office said . Camp Pendleton is along the Pacific Coast between Los Angeles and San Diego . The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday , the base 's statement said , and the Marine was recovered at approximately 2:15 p.m. . He was flown to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla , where he was pronounced dead at 2:47 p.m. . The Marine 's name is being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin , the Camp Pendleton statement said . The incident is under investigation , the statement said .
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Marine 's amphibious assault vehicle submerged . The Incident occurred at Camp Pendleton . Marine 's name was not released Friday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has told reporters that he believes rival David Haye is only bluffing with his threats to quit boxing in October . International Boxing Federation -LRB- IBF -RRB- and World Boxing Organization -LRB- WBO -RRB- champion Klitschko will defend his titles against Dereck Chisora on April 30 , prompting World Boxing Association -LRB- WBA -RRB- champion Haye to announce that the unification fight between the duo will now not happen because he intends to retire when he turns 31 later this year . But Ukrainian Klitschko has poured scorn on Haye 's claims , saying : `` This is total nonsense and he is playing the media . `` He will not retire because he is a liar . He has no legacy whatsoever from boxing -- beating Audley Harrison has not given him a legacy . `` David Haye has accomplished nothing in the heavyweight division other than to present himself with his stupid t-shirt and comments , '' Klitschko continued . `` This guy will eventually fight me because everything coming out of his mouth is a lie , but if he does retire , he will be a loser with no legacy in the heavyweight division at all . '' Haye made the comments after Klitschko chose to honor an agreement to face the Briton 's compatriot Chisora , in a fight that was postponed from last year after Klitschko suffered a back injury in training . However , Klitschko maintains that if he beats Chisora , he can still fight Haye later in the year . The Ukrainian added : `` I do n't need a half a year to prepare for Haye . Me facing Chisora first is good promotion for the fight because the guy is also British and also very loud . '' Haye could be forced to fight mandatory WBA challenger and former world champion Ruslan Chagaev , with a preliminary date set for July 2 , although Klitshcko maintains that could be side-stepped . `` I do n't take David Haye as a super-special fight . I 'm always in shape anyway . He could give Chagaev step-aside money and then I 'm going to be there with nobody to fight , '' continued Klitschko . `` Because of our history before , I would fight him on July 2 and we would work on the contract , but I would still fight Chisora first . ''
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Wladimir Klitschko believes David Haye is only bluffing with his threats to quit boxing . Briton Haye maintains he will retire in October without facing Ukrainian Klitschko . Haye made the claims after Klitschko 's decision to fight Dereck Chisora in April .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , we consider ourselves to be impatient optimists -- we are impatient with the way the world is , but optimistic that changing it is possible . One reason for this optimism is the progress that we have seen in the 10 years since the United Nations created the Millennium Development Goals , eight international goals to improve social and economic conditions in the world 's poorest countries . Recently , we partnered with TED to create a global event to discuss this progress . TEDxChange was hosted in New York and broadcast live to over 80 simultaneous TEDx events in 40 countries around the world , including sites in Kibera , Kenya ; Abuja , Nigeria ; Pune , India ; Cochabamba , Bolivia ; and Lahore , Pakistan . The millennium goals themselves embody impatient optimism . They recognize how much there is to be done , while at the same time signaling the scale and scope of the world 's ambition . The world is not called on to conjure progress from a void . Instead , it is called on to learn from very real progress on nearly all the goals , to expand it , and to speed it up . One refrain I hear is that we are off track on many of the goals . That statement is technically accurate . Not every country will meet every goal , and there is a risk that some of the global goals wo n't be met . But that binary outlook -- with total success on one side , total failure on the other , and people on all sides blaming each other -- obscures extraordinary progress driven by extraordinary people across the globe . Take the goal for child mortality . The goal is a two-thirds reduction , and we may not reach it by 2015 . But have we failed when 4 million children who would have died in 1990 will survive in 2010 ? Have we failed when we have reduced polio , a crippling childhood disease , by 99 percent in the past 20 years ? Another complaint I hear a lot is that progress is n't spread evenly . Some people dismiss the fact that 1.3 billion people have lifted themselves out of poverty by pointing out that most of them live in China and India , not in African countries . I believe that when poor people lift themselves out of poverty , we ought to celebrate , no matter where they happen to live . Bill and I started our foundation because we believe that all lives have equal value , and I am not comfortable comparing one person 's suffering to that of another . While it 's true that some countries are reducing poverty more quickly than others -- and some , sadly , have moved backwards -- eight African countries have already achieved the goal on poverty reduction , and several more are on schedule to do so by 2015 . Across nearly every goal , there are inspiring examples of even the poorest countries making dramatic improvements in short periods of time . However , we can also learn from the successes in other sectors . My TEDxChange talk focuses on the question of how Coca-Cola has become so ubiquitous around the world and what governments and the development community can learn from the company 's success . By analyzing what Coca-Cola has done to become so prevalent , we can apply those lessons to the millennium goals and save even more lives . The task ahead is to learn what 's working so that we can spread best practices . In difficult economic times , it is imperative that we increase support for effective interventions that provide maximum value for money -- and not shift even bigger burdens to the poorest by cutting back on development spending . So I am impatient . I am impatient because the world is not getting better fast enough , or for enough people . But I am also optimistic . I am optimistic because there are proven and affordable ways to decrease hunger and poverty , to help mothers and their babies thrive , to make rapid progress on all the Millennium Development Goals . And I am optimistic that our impatience will lead us all to be more motivated , not less . I am optimistic that our sense of urgency will inspire us to work together , not to isolate ourselves . For if we are motivated , if we are inspired , if we work together -- then we can meet again in five years to celebrate achievements that few of us might have dared to imagine . I 'm grateful to CNN for including my TEDxChange presentation as part of their TEDTalks Tuesday series . There were several other speakers who joined our event that day , and I urge you to come to our TEDxChange website and watch their speeches as well . • Hans Rosling , professor of international health at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden , who uses statistics to show concrete examples of progress in child health ; . • Graca Machel , a renowned international advocate for women 's and children 's rights , on the key role of women and girls in achieving social change ; . • Mechai Viravaidya , aka Mr. Condom , the founder and chairman of the Population and Community Development Association , on creative approaches to family planning . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Melinda French Gates .
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Melinda Gates : The UN adopted Millennium Development Goals 10 years ago . She says there 's been extraordinary progress in many areas . Reduction in child mortality alone will save 4 million lives in 2010 , compared to 1990 , she says . Gates : I 'm optimistic about the world but impatient for faster change .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A major winter storm system was rolling across the southeastern United States early Monday , sending out shocks of snow , freezing rain and sleet , and forcing some airlines to cancel flights . AirTran Airways canceled 14 flights Sunday , most of them heading into Atlanta , in order to have fewer aircraft on the ground there at the time the storm hits , spokesman Christopher White said . Another 270 flights were canceled for Monday , which represents a majority of the Atlanta-bound flights for the airline . There will be a handful of arrivals and departures only , White said . The latest computer models show wintry weather extending from northeast Texas through the Carolinas , bringing freezing temperatures , snow and ice to areas that normally do n't see heavy winter precipitation , according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen . The northern regions of Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia and the Carolinas should expect heavy snow , while ice storms are expected to affect the southern regions of those states , he said . Forecasters expect freezing rain to move north in those states , possibly by Monday morning . Meanwhile , American Airlines reported that 100 flights in and out of Dallas-Fort Worth were canceled . That 's about 20 % of American 's flights . Its American Eagle carrier has canceled 180 flights . `` That sounds ominous , but in the big picture it could be far worse , '' spokesman Tim Smith said . He added later that the snow was not as bad as was forecast and that Dallas `` really dodged a bullet . '' Anthony Black , a spokesman for Delta Air Lines , said the airline expects to operate normally in Atlanta until Sunday night , after which some 330 mainline and Delta Connection flights will be canceled . Nationwide , `` we have planned approximately 1,400 Delta and Delta Connection flight cancellations systemwide Monday as the storm is at its peak , approximately 25 % of all planned flights for the day , '' Black said . Southwest Airlines reported it is running at normal capacity with no major cancellations . Track weather and travel delays . Atlantic Southeast Airlines spokesman Jarek Beem said the storm had forced a number of cancellations , Sunday through Tuesday . He declined to provide a specific number . Below freezing temperatures through Tuesday could leave trees and power lines across the south with a heavy coating of ice , said Hennen , which could cause numerous long-duration power outages . Winter storm warnings covered much of the Southeast as the storm system developed Sunday morning in Texas and tracked along the Gulf Coast . The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings for parts of Texas , Arkansas , Louisiana , Tennessee , Mississippi and Alabama . The agency warns that significant snow amounts could make travel difficult and dangerous . Three to eight inches of snow could fall by Monday evening and roads are expected to be hazardous through Monday night , especially secondary roads . Various winter storm watches have also been put in place by the weather agency , stretching from northeast Texas to the far western corner of Virginia . In preparation for wintry conditions , governors in Louisiana and Alabama declared states of emergencies , according to the governor 's office in Alabama and CNN affiliate KSLA in Baton Rouge . `` We face a serious storm that will have an impact all across Alabama , '' Gov. Bob Riley said in a statement . He advised motorists to stay the roads . Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue similarly issued a state of emergency . Snow began falling in Atlanta during the evening hours Sunday , and is forecast to accumulate through Monday afternoon . Temperatures at or below freezing are expected to remain in place through Tuesday , keeping roads dangerous and travel difficult , Hennen said . Parts of Louisiana could get up to an inch of ice , while other states in the region could get between a quarter and a half-inch of ice coating power lines , trees , bridges and roadways , said CNN meteorologist Reynolds Wolf . In Alabama , Auburn University canceled classes and viewing events for the BCS championship game on Monday night . Meanwhile , snow moved into the Northeast but the region was spared a repeat of the Christmas blizzard that virtually shut down large cities such as New York and Philadelphia . Emergency management officials were able to quickly recover from the comparably light dusting of snow that began blanketing the region Friday . CNN 's Nick Valencia contributed to this report .
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NEW : States of emergencies are declared in Louisiana , Alabama and Georgia . Airlines are beginning to cancel flights . Snow , ice and freezing temperatures are expected across the southeastern U.S. Weather conditions in Atlanta could impact air travel across the country .
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London -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As Iraq 's insurgency was peaking , and American soldiers were dying at a dizzying rate from roadside bombs , a theater director in London was having an epiphany . Plenty of plays about the Iraqi carnage were piling up on his desk , but there were none about the the calamities befalling Afghanistan . It was then that Nicholas Kent , director of the tiny Tricycle Theatre -- far from the glitz and glamour of London 's fabled West End playhouses -- decided to act . `` I became aware in 2007-2008 how it was all going wrong in Afghanistan , '' he said . `` It was n't being reported in the media and certainly there was no artistic response to it . '' He commissioned a dozen writers to produce a dozen short plays on Afghan history . The result , `` The Great Game , '' changed the Afghan debate in the United Kingdom at a stroke . When the Chief of Britain 's Defence Staff , Sir David Richards , saw the performance , he said , `` I wish I 'd seen it before I first deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 . It would have made me a much better commander . '' And the performance is now on its way to the Pentagon . Kent says Gen. Richards has been a significant driving force in bringing the performance to his American counterparts . `` The Great Game '' is usually performed over three days , with four half-hour plays performed back-to-back each day . Part one `` traces the history of foreign and Western involvement in Afghanistan since the defeat of the British in 1842 , '' Kent said . The second installment of the trilogy `` is more or less a reflection of now , '' he said : `` The Soviet surge that fails over a decade , through the coming of the Taliban and the arrival of U.S. troops . '' The final four plays highlight the problems facing aid workers , Afghans and troops today . The British and American military are getting special performances , playing the whole cycle out in one day rather than three . Kent wanted to stimulate debate and discussion on a conflict he felt was wrong . `` You are putting yourself in some one else 's boots , '' he said of what happens to the audience . `` You are empathizing , you are sympathizing with people , thinking what you would do in their situation . '' He is thrilled that both the British and now the American military have taken such a significant interest in the production , saying there can be no better way to grapple with the complexities of Afghanistan . `` If you read a book you can put it down . If you read a newspaper you can turn the page . If you see some television you can switch channels , '' he said . `` With a play , you are stuck there for some time , and in this case for a whole day . You have to really think about the challenges . '' But it 's not just his audiences who have been challenged . `` The Great Game '' has changed Kent 's own views . He now thinks pulling troops out precipitously would be a disaster and is increasingly concerned about instability over the border in nuclear-armed Pakistan -- so much so that he 's considering a play on non-proliferation . Kent is a product of his own ethos , learning from his experiences . `` If people start to think outside the box and look at these issues through a different form , rather than in a lecture hall but maybe through an art form , they may learn quite a lot , '' he said .
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A London theater company commissions a cycle of plays about Afghanistan . Britain 's top general says seeing it sooner would have made him a better commander there . He has been instrumental in getting America 's top brass to watch it . The theatre director says the plays have changed his own mind about the conflict too .
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Madrid , Spain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spanish police arrested 10 people early Tuesday for suspected links to the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA , just a week after the group 's latest cease-fire announcement , an interior ministry statement said . The Spanish government - wary of ETA 's unilateral cease-fire because the armed militants have broken previous cease-fires - has said it would not cease police operations against the group blamed for 800 deaths in its long fight for Basque independence . Nine of the pre-dawn arrests on Tuesday came in Navarra , the northern region with Basque roots whose capital is Pamplona , the statement said . The other arrest was in the nearby Basque province of Alava . Eight men and two women were arrested . Six of the suspects are thought to be involved with Ekin , a shadowy group which Spain 's National Court in 2007 ruled was `` part of the heart '' of ETA and not a mere satellite . Spanish media reports said police believe the suspects were trying to rebuild Ekin , whose tasks include passing directives from ETA 's leadership to a string of shadowy support groups . The other four suspects , including the two women , are suspected of involvement in pro-ETA propaganda in a group called Askatasuna , also in Navarra province , the statement said . ETA on January 10 beefed up its cease-fire in effect since last September , saying it would now be `` permanent , general and verifiable . '' But that fell short of demands by the Socialist government and most opposition parties that ETA unconditionally declare a permanent end to the violence and commitment to lay down its arms . On January 11 , police arrested a suspected top computer programmer for ETA in France . He is accused of playing a key role in the group 's logistics by designing the computer codes that operatives used to secretly communicate , Spain 's Interior Ministry said on Jan. 11 . ETA is listed as a terrorist group by United States and the European Union . ETA declared a `` permanent '' cease-fire in March 2006 , but while the government was exploring a peace process , an ETA car bomb at Madrid 's airport in December 2006 killed two men and caused extensive damage to the airport 's newest terminal . Since then , the government and opposition parties have been generally united in their stance that further ETA cease-fires would be insufficient and that the only statement needed was ETA 's commitment to give up its fight . There are about 800 ETA convicts or suspects in prisons in Spain and in France , ETA 's traditional rearguard base , the Spanish government has said .
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The government has said it will not cease operations against ETA despite cease-fire . The suspects are thought to be involved with Ekin . Spain 's National Court calls Ekin `` part of the heart '' of ETA . ETA is listed as a terrorist group by United States and the European Union .
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Mecca , Saudi Arabia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- About 1.8 million Muslims were in the holy city of Mecca on Monday for the first day of Hajj , the annual pilgrimage that every able-bodied Muslim is expected to perform at least once in his or her lifetime . `` I hear you calling O Lord , I hear you calling , '' pilgrims clad in white called across the Plain of Arafat on Monday morning . Saudi Arabia 's Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz , who is overseeing Hajj this year , was quoted in the Saudi Press Agency as saying that the pilgrims this year amounted to the `` highest number ever recorded . '' An additional 1.6 million local residents are expected , bringing the total anticipated number of pilgrims to more than 3.4 million , the Saudi Press Agency said . The pilgrims have come from a total of 181 countries . The pilgrimage will last five days . CNN 's Raja Razek and journalist Nima Elbagir contributed to this report .
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Saudi official says number of pilgrims this year is the highest ever recorded . Hajj is an annual pilgrimage that lasts about five days . Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz overseeing event .
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Gould , Arkansas -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- People on death row have a lot of time to think . Damien Echols is no different . Since his conviction for the 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys , Echols has been fighting to keep his thoughts moving forward : to study , to grow intellectually and to distance himself from the bitterness that threatens to consume him . Echols was one of three teenagers convicted for that crime . They became known as the `` West Memphis Three , '' probably the most feared and hated kids to ever walk into an Arkansas courtroom . The crime they were accused of was particularly heinous : the boys ' bruised and mutilated bodies were found in May 1993 in West Memphis , Arkansas , their arms and legs bound with their own shoelaces . Echols was the only one sentenced to die , believed to be the ring leader in murders driven by a worship of Satan . That was almost 18 years ago . Today Echols spends 23 hours a day alone in a cell with nothing to do but ponder all he 's lost and wonder if the Arkansas Supreme Court will be the key that finally sets him free . Later this year , an Arkansas Supreme Court judge will determine if Echols and the rest of the West Memphis Three should have their convictions thrown out . Prosecutors would then have the chance to retry them all and since they were sent to prison , the cases against them seem to have fallen apart . Echols ' attorneys plan to present DNA evidence not available at the time of the trial , as well as testimony that they say supports arguments that Echols and the two others are innocent . ` West Memphis Three ' cases receive new hearing . On a dreary , overcast day in late November , I was allowed to talk to Echols for two hours about his conviction , his hopes and his most hated question -- the one he fears will follow him for the rest of his life , whether he is freed or not . I was n't sure what to expect . An advocate who arranged my interview with Echols cautioned that `` Damien does not suffer fools gladly . '' I remember thinking how pale and gaunt Echols , now 36 years old , appeared as he was escorted down a hallway to a seat behind a thick glass wall . The handcuffs left bright red marks on his pale skin after they were removed . `` That looks like it hurt , '' I said . Looking down and rubbing his wrist , Echols replied softly , `` It does . '' He seemed a little surprised I would notice something like that . Echols says he has given hundreds of interviews , so many that there seems to be no question he would not be prepared to answer . The one question that has always bothered him the most also is the most obvious : Did you kill those children ? Echols believes the answer should be equally obvious . Echols : After all the new evidence that we have that 's come up now , it feels to me like I should n't have to answer that anymore , that people should be able to look at the evidence now and know that I did n't do it , without having to ask me that . I do n't know . I do n't know . Mattingly : People are going to be watching you right now . They 're going to be asking that question in their minds . They 're going to be judging you . Echols : I know . Mattingly : I 'll just ask you the question . Did you kill those boys ? Echols : No , I did n't . No , I did n't . Mattingly : When you answer that , what 's different now , compared to when you were on trial ? Do you think people are listening now , who might not have been listening before ? Echols : I think so . I think you have some people now who are looking at the evidence , who do . It 's been long enough for people to get past their emotions . The evidence Echols talks about is DNA and the fact that not a single tiny cell was recovered from the crime scene that belonged to the three convicted teens . Police did find a hair on one of the bodies that was a possible match to the stepfather of one of the victims . The emotion Echols refers to is the fear and raw anger of a public that he believes was out for his blood . The investigation , arrests and trials fueled the outrage , producing nightly reports of grisly details and shocking headlines . Echols seemed immune to it during his trial , appearing only to be what he describes as a `` smart-ass '' and `` white trash '' 18-year-old . But some wounds cut to the bone and today his scars seem just as deep . Echols was so interview-savvy that I was surprised when he suddenly got emotional . Mattingly : Are my questions upsetting you right now ? Echols : It 's hard . -LRB- pause -RRB- And I do n't know why . Because you would think I 'd be used to this by now . -LRB- long pause -RRB- I do n't know . It -- it 's hard . It -- it -- it -- like I said , it does n't get any easier . And you would think I would be used to this by now . But -- you do n't get used to this . -LRB- sighs -RRB- . And it does continue to get worse as time goes by . Knowing that -- you know , even if I were to go to trial today , and we were to present all this new evidence , and they were to find us not guilty , I would still , for the rest of my life , have people looking at me and asking me these questions about me , thinking these things about me . There 's no way to -- for them to undo what 's been done . If the Arkansas Supreme Court dismisses his conviction and orders a new trial for the three men , it would be extremely rare . But so far , Echols has beaten the odds . Consider that under normal circumstances , my interview would have never taken place . Echols was originally scheduled to be executed in 1994 . Instead he sits alone in his cell while possibly thousands follow his case . He has won the support of celebrities like Johnny Depp and Eddie Vedder . Echols is also married to a woman who left her job and life behind to fight for him in Arkansas . Not bad for a `` smart-ass '' `` white trash '' convicted killer . Mattingly : If the court does eventually decide that you are innocent , you know what that means ? Echols : What ? Mattingly : That the killer is still out there . Echols : Oh . Exactly . Yeah . Mattingly : What would you want for that killer ? Echols : That 's a hard question . Because my first instinct would be that he have to suffer everything that I 've had to suffer for the past almost 18 years now . But I do n't want to be that person . I do n't want to be that angry . I do n't want to be that bitter . Easier said than done . There are people who remain convinced of his guilt and want him to die . That will never change . After our interview , there was one comment from Echols I could n't forget . `` I miss the stars , '' he said . `` You know , I have n't seen the stars in years and years and years . I miss the rain . I miss food . I miss all these things . But what it comes down to the most -- and this is the thing that will scar me the most and that I 'll carry with me as a scar the longest -- the thing I miss the most is being treated like a human being . ''
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Damien Echols is on death row for the 1993 murders of three boys in Arkansas . He was convicted along with two others , all teenagers at the time . Arkansas Supreme Court ruled in November to have the case reviewed . That could result in a new trial for the `` West Memphis Three ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Boeing resumed testing Monday of its 787 Dreamliner in an effort to receive certification from the Federal Aviation Administration , a company spokeswoman said . The certification tests come two months after a fire on board one of the planes caused a power failure during a test flight . Boeing halted tests after the November 9 incident . Boeing resumed in-house testing of the jet on December 23 , and the FAA certification tests began Monday , said Boeing spokeswoman Lori Gunter . Once the plane meets FAA approval , Boeing can begin filling orders for nearly 900 jets from around the world . The Dreamliner is Boeing 's next-generation passenger jet . It is touted as a highly fuel-efficient aircraft made largely with composite materials . Boeing suspended test flights after the fire during a flight near Laredo , Texas , in November . The crew used backup systems to land the aircraft . Engineers determined the problem started as a short circuit or an electrical arc in a power distribution panel , most likely caused by foreign debris , Boeing said .
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A fire on board one of the planes causes a power failure during a test flight . Tests are halted after the incident . Once the plane meets FAA approval , Boeing can begin filling orders . The Dreamliner is Boeing 's next-generation passenger jet .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In a symbolic gesture toward more civil political discourse , Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer and Republican Sen. Tom Coburn said Sunday they will sit together at the upcoming State of the Union address . Appearing on the NBC 's `` Meet the Press , '' Schumer and Coburn called for political debate based on issues and ideology , rather than motives and personal attacks , in the aftermath of the Tucson , Arizona , shootings last week that killed six people and critically injured Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords . Schumer acknowledged that sitting with Coburn for the president 's annual speech to Congress would be symbolic , `` but maybe it just sets a tone and everything gets a little bit more civil . '' `` We believe in discourse in America , we believe in strenuous discourse , '' said Schumer , who is from New York . `` We do n't sweep differences under the rug . Tom and I have real differences , but we can do it civilly . '' Asked about the inflammatory political climate , Coburn rejected portrayals by some conservatives that President Barack Obama 's agenda is anti-American or intended to harm the country . `` What we ca n't question is the president 's love for our country , '' said Coburn of Oklahoma , later adding : `` When we get in trouble is when we question motive rather than ideology . '' Traditionally , Democrats and Republicans sit on different sides of the House of Representatives for the State of the Union address that also includes Cabinet members , military leaders , the Supreme Court and other government officials . Last week , Sen. Mark Udall , D-Colorado , sent a letter to congressional leaders suggesting that Democrats and Republicans sit together for the January 25 speech . `` As the nation watches , Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself , '' Udall wrote in the letter . `` Perhaps , by sitting with each other for one night , we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good . '' Other politicians also supported Udall 's call . `` Well , I think it 's a symbol , and a symbol is a very good place to start , '' Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York told the CBS program `` Face the Nation . '' `` And so if we can actually come into that chamber and instead of me going to the left , I go to the right , and the Republicans do the opposite , what you 're going to create is an image of the Congress deciding that we are going to work as a body , not as two separate sides . That 's a very good place to start . '' Republican Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona said he expected more civil debate in the wake of the Tucson shootings , even if the issues and `` the substance of the debate '' wo n't change . `` I think that we Republicans , and I think Democrats alike , will realize that if we tone down the rhetoric sometimes , our debate is more effective from our own side , '' Flake said on the CBS program . However , old habits die hard , Flake acknowledged . `` It 's easy to slip back into old ways , '' Flake said . `` I think we can have the debates we need to with a more civil tone . And , frankly , I think that we 'll find that that 's more effective from both sides . But keeping that into the future is going to be a tough thing . '' On the same program , outgoing Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania said a change in the hyper-partisan political discourse is necessary . Asked about the biggest changes during his two terms in office that end this week , Rendell said : `` In my eight years , I 've seen the level of partisanship and ideological posturing just increase and increase and increase and I think it 's tearing the fabric of our government apart . '' Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , D-Florida , said the tone may change , but not the intensity . `` I do n't plan to debate my values and the principles of my constituents any less vigorously , '' she said on the CBS program . `` But I think it starts with us , and we have to lead by example . And so I think all of us need to be more careful about the words that we choose to use . ''
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NEW : Tone of debate should change , not intensity , politicians say . Democrat Schumer , Republican Coburn want to symbolize civil discourse . Schumer says the the move may help tone down the rhetoric . Coburn says question ideology , not motives , of political foes .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the United States on Tuesday for a state visit that will include high-profile talks with President Barack Obama on trade , currency , North Korea and other issues . The three-day trip includes a state dinner on Wednesday and the eighth face-to-face meeting between Obama and the Chinese leader , which administration officials say illustrates the importance of relations between two global powers at a time described by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a `` critical juncture . '' Chinese state media has reported that Hu will stress how a constructive , comprehensive partnership between the two nations could be mutually beneficial and help ensure stability in Asia and worldwide , despite differences between Beijing and Washington on issues such as human rights and currency controls . In addition to Obama , Hu is also scheduled to meet with top legislators and business executives . After Washington , Hu will make a stop in Chicago on Thursday . Vice President Joe Biden greeted Hu when the Chinese leader arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon . A military honor guard saluted Hu and a military band played the national anthems of both countries as Hu and Biden stood on a red carpet on the air base tarmac . Hu later arrived at the White House for what officials called a small dinner gathering with Obama , Clinton and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon . `` This provides a bit of an informal setting in which to have some of these discussions , '' White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said earlier Tuesday about the dinner . On Wednesday , the two leaders will hold bilateral talks followed by a joint news conference , and Hu will be the guest of honor at a formal state dinner in the evening . Before Hu 's arrival , U.S. legislators and demonstrators criticized China 's human rights record , including political repression , and called for Obama to press the issue in his talks with the Chinese leader . `` It is more important to honor and remember those who can not attend this State Dinner rather than those who will be in attendance , '' said a statement by the Rev. Patrick Mahoney , director of the Christian Defense Coalition . `` While the guests are dining on expensive and extravagant food there will be scores who will be oppressed and placed behind bars by the Chinese government because of their faith and political beliefs ; people like Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo who is in prison , '' and others . Gibbs said that Obama would raise human rights concerns with Hu . `` Obviously that is a topic of some significance that the two leaders will talk about , '' Gibbs told reporters . `` We will continue to have difficult conversations '' with China on the subject . This week 's meeting between the leaders of the world 's two largest economies also put the spotlight on criticism that the government-controlled People 's Bank of China artificially undervalues the yuan , bringing down the cost of Chinese exports , which would give it an advantage in the international market . Last week , Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said China must do more to address its undervalued currency and dependence on exports , adding that such a move is in Beijing 's best interest because it will control inflation . Senate Democrats this week renewed their push to crack down on countries that manipulate their currencies , with China clearly in their crosshairs . A bill introduced Monday by New York Sen. Charles Schumer and two other Democrats would impose penalties , including possible tariffs , on nations that manipulate their currencies . The senators told reporters in a conference call that China 's currency and trade polices undercut U.S. manufacturers and are costing American jobs . `` China 's currency is like a boot on the throat of America 's economic recovery , '' Schumer said . But Hu dismissed the argument that price stability is a reason for yuan appreciation , telling the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal that Chinese inflation is `` moderate and controllable . '' In an apparent attempt to smooth relations ahead of this week 's meeting with Obama , the Bank of China last week began providing the yuan directly to U.S. traders for the first time . The Chinese president has complaints of his own , particularly with Federal Reserve policy aimed at stimulating the economy . The policies especially affect China , given that it holds billions of dollars in government debt . The Federal Reserve policy makes U.S. bonds a less attractive investment for the Chinese . In a speech Friday at the State Department , Clinton said China must assume the responsibility of being a world power , rather than basing policies on its own self-interest . Clinton acknowledged that relations between Beijing and Washington were at a `` critical juncture , '' noting persisting tensions on economic and security issues and accusing China of discriminatory practices that put American firms at a disadvantage . Still , insisting that the United States does n't view China as a threat , she said , `` our economies are intertwined and so are our futures . '' One hot-button issue that Beijing addressed on Sunday was the Korean peninsula , days after Clinton urged China to use its `` unique ties '' with North Korea to tamp down tensions there . Urging an early resumption of long-stalled six-party talks committed to reining in North Korea 's nuclear program , Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue told Xinhua that `` the peninsula 's denuclearization and the normalization of relations '' was in all parties ' interest . `` China will continue to work with all the parties concerned and the international community to ensure peace , stability and prosperity , '' he said . CNN 's Ben Rooney , Tom Cohen and Aaron Smith contributed to this report .
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Obama hosts Hu at a small White House dinner Tuesday evening . Hu is greeted by Vice President Biden on his arrival . China 's human rights record will be a topic of the Obama-Hu talks . Obama and Hu are expected to discuss trade , currency and North Korea .
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Islamabad , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck Wednesday morning in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan , but initial reports revealed no major damage . The earthquake occurred at 1:23 a.m. -LRB- 3:23 p.m. Tuesday ET -RRB- at a depth of 84 kilometers -LRB- 52 miles -RRB- , the U.S. Geological Survey said . It was centered 45 kilometers -LRB- 30 miles -RRB- west of Dalbandin , and 1,035 kilometers -LRB- 640 miles -RRB- west-southwest of Islamabad , the USGS said on its website . Arif Mahmood , director of the Pakistan Meteorological Department , put the epicenter at 320 kilometers -LRB- about 200 miles -RRB- southwest of Quetta near Kharan , Balochistan , and said it had been felt in Punjab , Sindh , and Balochistan provinces in Pakistan , as well as parts of Iran and India . Mahmood predicted major aftershocks . `` Earthquakes with such magnitudes in the past have brought on aftershocks , '' he told CNN from Islamabad . Residents near the epicenter in the districts of Kalat , Dalbadin and Kharan told CNN some mud-walled homes were damaged but no one was hurt . An official at Quetta 's Civil Hospital said a female cardiac patient suffered a fatal heart attack during the earthquake . He said two residents raced to the hospital but they proved not to have been injured , just scared . Malik Muhammad Iqbal , the police chief of Balochistan province , said he was aware of no injuries . `` Things in the headquarters started shaking and books fell off the desks , '' Balochistan Police Inspector Sultan Mehmood told CNN in a telephone interview . `` We left the headquarters running into the streets -- scared for our lives . '' In Karachi , Faraz Leghari , director general police , said he had heard no immediate reports of casualties or building damage . USGS initially reported the quake at 7.4 . Quakes of 7.0 to 7.9 are classified as major ; anything over 8.0 is classified as great . In Dubai , about 500 miles southwest of the epicenter , a reporter said he felt a moderate shaking that lasted for about 30 seconds . Usman Zahid , a night manager at Serina Hotel in Quetta , Pakistan , felt the quake . He said it was `` frightening '' and estimated that it lasted about 20 seconds . It left `` broken glass in the kitchen '' and made a chandelier swing , but caused no major damage , he said . People with Twitter accounts in New Delhi , Jaipur and Dehradun -- all in India -- felt the quake . People with Twitter accounts in Bahrain said they felt the quake . In Dubai , `` I was just getting ready to go to bed , '' said Leone Lakhani in Dubai . She said she texted her friends in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain . `` It 's not uncommon for this region to have earthquakes , '' said Kurt Frankel of the Georgia Institute of Technology . It is where two tectonic plates come together , he said . CNN 's Aliza Kassim , Reza Sayah and Journalist Nasir Habib in Islamabad contributed to this story .
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NEW : `` Scared for our lives , '' police inspector says . USGS cites a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 . The quake occurred 640 miles west-southwest of Islamabad . It caused glass to break in a hotel in Quetta .
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Port-Au-Prince , Haiti -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Extraordinary drama unfolded Tuesday in Port-au-Prince as charges were filed against former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude `` Baby Doc '' Duvalier , government sources told CNN . It was not immediately clear what the charges were . A judge will have 30 days to investigate and decide whether the accusations merit moving forward with a case against Duvalier . Earlier in the day , the former leader was taken into custody at his hotel and transported to a downtown courthouse for a hearing . After hours of questioning , Duvalier was allowed to return to his hotel . A flurry of intense legal activity preceded Duvalier 's emergence from the Karibe Hotel , where he had been since his mysterious return to Haiti on Sunday . His hands free of handcuffs , he made his way down three flights of stairs and waved to a small crowd of supporters before heavily armed police escorted him away in a waiting white van . Outside the hotel in the swanky suburb of Petionville , throngs of journalists had waited for Duvalier 's appearance amid speculation that the former despot would be arrested . Several hundred people lined the downhill road from Petionville to downtown Port-au-Prince to show support . Some held photos of Duvalier when he was in his prime and banners . Duvalier shocked the world by returning to his homeland Sunday night after some 25 years of exile in France . He is accused of pillaging the country , siphoning money from Haiti 's treasury into his family 's pockets during his rule , which ended with a popular rebellion in 1986 . Human rights groups have sounded a call for justice for atrocities committed during his 15 years of rule . Under Duvalier 's presidency , thousands were killed and tortured , and hundreds of thousands of Haitians fled into exile , according to Human Rights Watch . Michele Montas , a Haitian journalist who has fought for democracy and is a former spokeswoman for the United Nations secretary-general , said Monday night that she plans to file a criminal complaint against Duvalier . `` We have enough proof . There are enough people who can testify . And what I will do is go to a public prosecutor , and there is a public prosecutor that could actually accommodate our complaints , '' she said on CNN 's `` Parker Spitzer . '' The United Nations said Tuesday that Duvalier 's presence in Haiti had taken the global body by surprise and it `` clearly raises issues of impunity and accountability . '' Rupert Colville , a spokesman for the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , said a range of human rights abuses and corruption issues surround Duvalier . U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told reporters Tuesday she hoped for a peaceful resolution to the tensions in Haiti . `` I think that it is clearly a tense and fragile time in Haiti , given the unresolved issues around the election , given the cholera epidemic , and it 's certainly in the interests of the people of Haiti for there to be peaceful and cooperative efforts to resolve the outstanding issues related to the elections , '' she said . It 's still unclear why Duvalier decided to go back to Haiti , and speculation is mounting over what he hopes to accomplish . His presence certainly added to a bubbling cauldron of political turmoil sparked by a presidential election mired in controversy . `` Obviously this is an important and crucial time for the people of Haiti , '' said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs . `` Any political leader or any former political leader should focus not only on him or herself , but on making progress towards a set of important elections , '' Gibbs said , adding that such people should dedicate `` their time and their energy toward the reconstruction of the country . '' Journalist Amy Wilentz , author of `` The Rainy Season : Haiti Since Duvalier , '' said the `` Baby Doc '' media circus was taking the focus off Haiti 's leadership crisis . `` It 's a giant sideshow to the electoral debate , '' she said . Preliminary results of the November 28 election placed former first lady Mirlande Manigat in a runoff with Jude Celestin , the candidate backed by Haiti 's unpopular President Rene Preval . However , international monitors charged fraud and a subsequent election review put Celestin in third place . Observers suggested he be eliminated from contention . Preval 's government has not officially commented on Duvalier 's return , though some Haitians , craving a father figure to lead the nation out of crisis , have commented favorably on the old days of Duvalier . Back then , the streets were safe , said Port-au-Prince resident Jean Etienne . People could walk outside at night and food was cheap , he said . But Garry Pierre-Pierre , editor of the New York-based Haitian Times , blamed the father-son Duvalier dynasty for a nation struggling to regain footing . He said the scars still run deep from an era when no one trusted each other . Pierre-Pierre said he hopes justice will finally prevail . `` If there is a bright sport , '' he said , `` finally we have to face that decision that we have never faced straight up . We 've been in denial about what happened during the 29-year reign of dictatorship of the Duvaliers . '' Duvalier was supposed to have held a news conference Monday but it was canceled and he remained huddled inside the Karibe until he was taken away Tuesday . Henry Robert Sterlin , a Duvalier associate , told reporters that Duvalier returned because he was moved by the anniversary of last year 's tragic earthquake and because he missed his native land . `` He 's deeply hurt in his soul after the earthquake , '' Sterlin said . `` He wanted to come back to see how is the actual Haitian situation -- of the people and of the country . '' Sterlin said he did not know how long the former leader had planned to stay . The Duvalier family ruled Haiti for three decades , starting in 1957 when Francois `` Papa Doc '' Duvalier was elected president . He later declared himself president for life . When he died in 1971 , he was succeeded by his son , then only 19 . CNN 's Lonzo Cook , Kim Segal , John Zarrella , Mary Snow and Moni Basu contributed to this report .
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It is not immediately clear what the charges are . A judge must now decide whether the charges merit moving a case forward . Police escort the former dictator from his hotel to a courthouse . A Haitian journalist plans to seek criminal charges against the former dictator .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has revealed that the Spanish club 's bosses have relented and will seek to sign him a new striker after all . Mourinho had initially been told that he could not replace Gonzalo Higuain , who could miss the rest of this season after having back surgery . France international Karim Benzema has been filling in for the Argentine , but Mourinho wants more options as Real seek to stop Barcelona retaining the Spanish title and also to win the European Champions League for the first time since 2002 . `` I am sticking to my beliefs . I think it would be good to have another forward for what is left of the season , '' Mourinho told Madrid 's website ahead of Sunday 's trip to bottom club Almeria . `` The club is looking into the possibility of signing a forward , which pleases me to no end . '' Real have been linked with a move to bring veteran Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy back to the Santiago Bernabeu , and the player 's German club Hamburg confirmed the La Liga side 's interest on its website on Saturday night . Hamburg also referred to comments the 34-year-old made after scoring the only goal against Schalke , who this season signed another former Real striker in Raul . `` The reports are correct . It has been a strange week , it has been hard to concentrate and I am just glad it worked out , '' Van Nistelrooy , who left Madrid a year ago , said in quotes carried by the AFP news agency . `` We just need to see what happens in the next few days , but it is not easy for me . It is not just any club which have expressed interest , it is Real . They are the only club which can make me change my mind . '' Real trail Barcelona by two points ahead of the halfway point of the Spanish season , with the Catalan club hosting Malaga on Sunday . Third-placed Villarreal won 4-2 at home to Osasuna on Saturday to be 10 points adrift of Barcelona . The highlight of the match was a superb goal from halfway by Ruben Cani that put Villarreal 2-1 ahead . Espanyol joined fourth-placed Valencia on 34 points with a 2-1 win at Sevilla as striker Jose Callejon twice beat the offside trap to score in each half , doubling his tally for this season . Sevilla substitute Alvaro Negredo scored in time added on despite an apparent handball , but his team stayed in 10th place . Athletic Bilbao moved up to sixth place with a 2-1 win at home to Racing Santander following goals inside the first 10 minutes from Javi Martinez and Iker Muniain . Ivan Bolado reduced the deficit with 15 minutes to play , but his fellow striker Pedro Munitis was sent off as the match came to an ill-tempered close with five players booked at the end . Ninth-placed Getafe crashed to a 4-0 defeat at home to Real Sociedad , who ended a run of four defeats as Mikel Aranburu scored a late double . Real Zaragoza moved up to third from bottom above Levante after beating their relegation rivals 1-0 as Gabi Fernandez scored the winner on halftime for the home team . Sporting Gijon joined Zaragoza on 16 points , with a better goal difference , after beating Hercules 2-0 thanks to first-half goals from David Barral and Nacho Cases .
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Jose Mourinho hoping to land a new striker after Real Madrid sanction a signing . Real could be without the injured Gonzalo Higuain for the rest of this season . Former Real star Ruud van Nistelrooy claims he is wanted by the Spanish club . Villarreal consolidate third place in La Liga with 4-2 victory over Osasuna .
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Brooksville , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Freda Green thought the battle was over when her husband returned from the Vietnam War . But more than seven years after his death in 2003 , she says the U.S. Defense Department is demanding she repay more than $ 41,000 in benefits the government shelled out as part of an insurance policy he paid into . `` They gave me 45 days to pay it back , '' said Green , 74 , who claims the federal government began garnishing her benefit payments when she could n't pay it all back at once . `` They said 45 days , and two weeks later they started taking it out of my check , '' she said . Green says $ 577 is now being deducted from her military benefit check each month . The reason : She got remarried last year . It is a confusing section of a federal law that affects some 57,000 military spouses -- and their children -- who receive military benefits and are now being forced to pay Uncle Sam back after walking down the aisle again , according to Norb Ryan , a retired Navy vice admiral and president of the Military Officers Association of America . `` Here we are taxing the groups that have done the most for this country , '' said Ryan . `` If I were in the Pentagon , I 'd be awfully embarrassed by this situation . '' A Pentagon spokesman declined to comment on Green 's case . Green 's first husband , Jerry , a 33-year Air Force veteran who served during World War II , Korea and Vietnam , elected to pay monthly premiums on an insurance policy for supplemental survivor benefit coverage , she said . The program is a Department of Defense plan , similar to an annuity , that provides the benefit to the surviving spouse . When her husband died from heart and lung problems that the Air Force determined were military-related , Green had to choose between collecting his pension or a separate monthly benefit from the Veterans Administration . She chose the latter . In addition to the monthly benefit , the Pentagon sent her more than $ 41,000 from the government-sponsored insurance policy her husband purchased . Green said she received the lump-sum check shortly after his death . It prompted her to call the Defense Department for an explanation , she said . `` I called Air Force finance , and they said , ` No . That 's your money . ' I was afraid the money was n't mine and they made a mistake . '' The letter from the Air Force reads : `` Because Jerry died from 100 percent service connected disabilities , all of the money he paid for survivor 's benefits is to be refunded . '' `` That 's what they told me , '' she recalled . Green said she then cashed the check , paying more than $ 6,000 in taxes . In 2009 , a federal judge ruled survivors could get both of the original benefits if they remarry after the age of 57 . Green -- who was remarried last April -- then became entitled to collect her husband 's pension in addition to the separate Veterans Administration benefits . Uncle Sam is now paying both , but wants the $ 41,000 back from the supplemental insurance policy , plus 6 % interest -- all because of her marriage . A bill that Rep. Joe Wilson , R-South Carolina , introduced last week is meant to fix the issue . `` A cost of war is not just guns and ammunition and tanks and airplanes , '' said Sen. Bill Nelson , D-Florida . `` A cost of war is taking care of veterans and also taking care of the deceased service members widows , widowers , and orphans . '' The issue may be cost . In congressional testimony , Pentagon officials have opposed eliminating the offset because they believe it would create an inequity as some spouses would receive two benefits while others would receive only one . Ryan said it will cost more than $ 600 million each year to fully cover all 57,000 remarried military spouses . `` The military gave her the money back when he died , '' said Suzanne Gerstner , a spokeswoman for Gold Star Wives of America , a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military widows . `` Now they want it back . '' Gerstner also said it is unfair that Green , and others like her , have to repay the full amount , including the $ 6,000 she lost in government taxes . `` She paid taxes -LRB- and -RRB- she 's going to pay taxes again , '' Gerstner said . `` This is n't right under anybody 's book . '' Green says Congress needs to change the law . `` They need to fix it now , '' she said , saying she feels as though Pentagon and elected officials are `` waiting for the military widows to die off . ''
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Widow says the Defense Department demanded she repay $ 41,000 in benefits after she remarried . Green says $ 577 is being deducted from her military benefit check each month . A Pentagon spokesman declines to comment .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- SPECIAL EDITION REPEAT SHOW . EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the UAE . From the region 's largest airport , the largest airline and the largest trade port , in the past two decades , Dubai has created a name for itself in finance , tourism and logistics . The past six months have included a whole different set of challenges . It has restructured $ 23.5 billion of Dubai World 's debt and is now dealing with the debt of other companies . In an exclusive interview , MME sat down with the Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum . Watch the show this week at the times -LRB- GMT -RRB- below : . Friday : 0915 , 1745 Saturday : 0445 Sunday : 0615,1745 .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. military has tried to close the security gaps that it believes allowed a low-level military intelligence analyst to steal hundreds of thousands of classified documents and ultimately give them to the WikiLeaks website . Since the first batch of documents was published earlier this year , military officials have warned that they need to balance the security and limited access with the need for troops around the world to be able to see the latest , raw intelligence . `` In the wake of this incident , it will be a real challenge to strike the right balance between security and providing our frontline troops the information they need , '' Defense Secretary Robert Gates said after WikiLeaks published a trove of documents about the war in Afghanistan . `` We want those soldiers in a forward operating base to have all the information they possibly can have that impacts on their own security but also being able to accomplish their mission . '' After the WikiLeaks publications , Gates ordered two reviews of document security , according to Bryan Whitman , a Pentagon spokesman . As a result , stricter rules and more limiting technology has been used to help close the gaps while maintaining that balance , he said . `` Bottom line : It is now much more difficult for a determined actor to get access to and move information outside of authorized channels , '' Whitman wrote in an e-mail to reporters Sunday . In the short term , Whitman said , computers within the Department of Defense classified system have been disabled from any ability to record and download information `` as a temporary technical solution to mitigate the future risks of personnel moving classified data to unclassified systems . '' The ability to access classified information was instituted in the wake of the September 11 , 2001 , attacks as a way to promote intra-agency cooperation . Known in the government as Net-Centric Diplomacy , the initiative is meant to give those on the front lines a full range of details from diplomatic and military communications . It is this system that Pfc. Bradley Manning is charged with exploiting to download documents and slip them to WikiLeaks . A U.S. soldier who served in Iraq , Manning has been charged with illegally transferring classified data onto his personal computer and adding unauthorized software to a classified computer system . The 22-year-old is suspected of having downloaded thousands of other documents from a server in Iraq . Manning is currently being held by the military in Quantico , Virginia , as he awaits trial . According to the charges against him , he was able to not only download documents for which he had clearance but was able to gain access to information that `` knowingly exceeded his authorization access . '' The Defense Department also has restricted the number of systems where data can be moved from a classified computer to an unclassified computer , and now it takes two people in order to move data `` to ensure proper oversight and reduce chances of unauthorized release of classified material . '' The Pentagon is developing methods to monitors suspicious behavior , `` similar to procedures now being used by credit card companies to detect and monitor fraud , '' Whitman explained . Still , there are some changes that have yet to be installed systemwide . A monitoring system to alert to unusual access of data is only overseeing 60 percent of the classified system , according to Whitman , although the installation of the monitoring system is being accelerated . The Pentagon also has increased training to make staff more aware of `` insider threat , '' Whitman said .
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Document security reviewed after previous WikiLeaks disclosures . Pentagon says new safeguards make leaks `` much more difficult '' Troops got more access to classified documents after 9/11 attacks .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bring back the ban on assault weapons , or tighten enforcement of existing gun control laws and regulations ? Those were two options for strengthening gun control offered Sunday by Democrats in the wake of the Tucson , Arizona , shootings last week that killed six people and wounded 13 , including Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords . The limited range of ideas showed the power of the pro-gun lobby in Washington , with Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York acknowledging that passing any gun control legislation was `` hard . '' `` Let 's be honest here -- there have n't been the votes in the Congress for gun control , '' Schumer told the NBC program `` Meet the Press . '' While outgoing Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania called for restoring the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 , Schumer instead proposed `` looking for things where we can maybe find some common ground and get something done . '' Republicans stuck to their traditional pro-gun stance , arguing that the Tucson incident involved a mentally unstable assailant rather than a symptom of lax gun control laws . `` If you have somebody that is a criminal , that wants to get around the law , they 're going to get around the law , '' Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma said on the NBC program . `` The problem with gun laws is they limit the ability to defend yourself , one . But number two , is that people who are going to commit a crime or going to do something crazy are n't going to pay attention to the laws in the first place . '' Possible steps outlined by Schumer and other Democrats included limiting to 10 the number of rounds for ammunition magazines in semi-automatic weapons like the one used in the Tucson shootings , which had magazines holding more than 30 rounds . The 10-round limit was part of the assault weapons ban , which was passed in 1994 under Democratic President Bill Clinton and allowed to expire 10 years later under Republican President George W. Bush . Schumer also called for stronger steps to prevent mentally ill people from purchasing guns , and ensuring that the military notifies the FBI when it rejects candidates based on excessive drug use . He said Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner was rejected for military service because of excessive drug use . `` By law that 's on the books , he should not have been allowed to buy a gun , but the law does n't require the military to notify the FBI about that , '' Schumer said . `` In this case , they did n't . '' Schumer defended both the constitutional right to bear arms , as well as the power of Congress to put some limits on weapon ownership and use . `` There is a right to bear arms . It 's in the Constitution . And you ca n't ignore it , just like you ca n't ignore the others , '' Schumer said . `` But like all the other rights , it 's not absolute . '' Citing the success of previous gun control efforts , Schumer said that `` smart , rational gun control laws that protect the right to bear arms , but have reasonable limits are the way to go . '' Coburn , however , said approaching the Tucson shootings as a gun control issue would miss the central problem -- the failure to properly intervene in a case of obvious mental instability . Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani , a possible Republican presidential contender in 2012 , made the same point on the CBS program `` Face the Nation . '' `` It would seem to me that you 'd address this with the most relevant problem first , '' Giuliani said . `` The most relevant problem was the lack of an ability to deal with what was apparently paranoid schizophrenia that should have been treated . '' He also said political civility must return so that a legitimate debate on gun control could ensue , free of the hyper-partisanship emblematic of Washington . `` I think we could take a look at gun laws and see what can be done that does n't affect the constitutional rights that people have to have guns , the right they have to protect themselves , '' Giuliani said . `` I mean , there are people that would argue that , if more people had guns , this may not have happened because somebody might have been able to take action immediately and stop him before he inflicted either damage or as much damage as he did . '' On the same program , Rendell also said the issue required a thorough and reasoned debate free from excessive politicking . `` We need a rational discussion on guns where we put aside the pressure from interest groups and we take a look and say , does any citizen protecting themselves or their home or using a handgun to hunt , do they need a clip that has 33 bullets in it ? '' Rendell said , adding that in his mind , the answer was no . `` I think the nation 's spirits would be lifted if the Congress acted quickly with the president and reinstated the assault weapons ban , which also had the ban on these large magazines , these clips that carried 30-plus bullets , '' Rendell added .
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Stiff resistance to gun control remains despite the 6 killed and 13 wounded . Democratic Sen. Schumer : `` There have n't been the votes in Congress '' Republicans cite failure to detect mental illness , not lax gun laws .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Queensland 's flood disaster fund received a massive boost on Sunday as the world 's best tennis players turned out to raise money at a packed Rod Laver Arena , Melbourne . The specially organized Rally for Relief raised nearly $ 2 million and counting as stars from the ATP and WTA tours gave up their time on the eve of the Australian Open . Australian Open : From nomad to nouveau riche . Over 15,000 tennis fans turned up to the arena to watch the event and hundreds more watched on the big screen outside in Garden Square . Players were split into two teams : `` Gold , '' led by Lleyton Hewitt and `` Green '' captained by Queenslander Pat Rafter . Hewitt 's team included Roger Federer , Novak Djokovic , Ana Ivanovic , Justine Henin and Caroline Wozniacki , while Rafter led Rafa Nadal , Andy Roddick , Andy Murray , Victoria Azarenka , Vera Zvonareva and Kim Clijsters . Two-time Australian Open champion Jim Courier presided over the matches from the umpire 's chair . Australia floods full coverage . The 90-minute exhibition was a light-hearted affair full of trick shots and lively banter as the players -- some wearing microphones -- laughed and joked with each other and the crowd . The finale pitted Nadal and Clijsters against Federer and Samantha Stosur who played out a highly entertaining mixed doubles match . Earlier Hewitt and Rafter went head-to-head in an all Australian clash - the first time they had played one another publicly since 2001 . World number two Federer starts his defence of the Australian Open title he won in 2010 , against Slovakia 's Lukas Lacko on Monday . The women 's top seed Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark will play Argentina 's Gisela Dulko in the preceding match at the opening grand slam of the year .
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal play in Rally for Relief in aid of Queensland floods . Women 's top players including Vera Zvonareva and Kim Clijsters also lend support . Lleyton Hewitt and Pat Rafter captain two teams in entertaining exhibition . Nearly $ 2 million already raised from the event at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Injuries from a bicycle accident could change a NASA astronaut 's duties on Space Shuttle Discovery , the agency said in a statement . Mission Specialist Tim Kopra was injured in a bicycle accident Saturday , NASA said . The agency said he `` will be OK , '' but did not release further details , citing medical privacy . But it said the impact the accident would have on Kopra 's shuttle duties `` is being evaluated . '' He is scheduled to be on the Discovery mission to the international space station , slated for February 24 . Kopra was selected as an astronaut in 2000 , has previously been aboard two shuttle missions , and spent one tour of duty on the international space station .
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Astronaut Tim Kopra `` will be OK , '' the agency says . The agency is evaluating whether the accident will affect his shuttle duties . The Discovery mission to the international space station is slated for February 24 .
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Madrid , Spain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Spanish court is requesting an arrest warrant for alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk . In a ruling dated January 7 but released Friday , Spanish Judge Ismael Moreno Chamarro said Demjanjuk is accused of being `` an accomplice to the crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity . '' The indictment said more than 150 Spaniards were imprisoned at the Flossenburg concentration camp , where Demjanjuk allegedly was a guard . Sixty of them died , according to evidence cited in the judge 's ruling . The ruling orders that a European arrest warrant be issued for Demjanjuk , who is currently on trial in Germany on charges of being an accessory to thousands of murders during World War II . He was extradited there from the United States in 2009 . Demjanjuk lost a U.S. Supreme Court case against his deportation . His lawyers had asked the high court to consider their claims that he was too ill and frail to be sent overseas . They also raised human rights and other legal issues . In the German trial , his defense attorney there has argued that the court was imposing a `` moral and judicial double standard . '' The retired auto worker from Cleveland , Ohio -- a native Ukrainian -- was a prisoner of war during the conflict , and would have been killed had he not done what the Nazis ordered , the defense team argued in 2009 . The Munich state prosecutor brought the charges against Demjanjuk for his alleged role at the Sobibor death camp in Poland , where the Nazis and their accessories killed at least 167,000 people , according to the U.S Holocaust Memorial Museum . Relatives of victims have joined the prosecution 's case in Germany . The accusations against Demjanjuk date to the late 1970s , when the U.S. Justice Department accused him of being a Nazi guard known as `` Ivan the Terrible . '' His U.S. citizenship was revoked in 1981 , and he was extradited to Israel in 1986 . Demjanjuk was convicted in an Israeli court in 1988 and sentenced to death , but that conviction was overturned in 1993 amid evidence that someone else was `` Ivan the Terrible . '' A federal court restored Demjanjuk 's citizenship , ruling the government withheld evidence supporting his case . But his citizenship was revoked again in 2002 after a federal judge ruled his 1952 entry into the United States was illegal because he hid his past as a Nazi guard . CNN 's Al Goodman contributed to this report .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Real Madrid came from behind to beat cross-city rivals Atletico 3-1 in the first leg of their Copa Del Rey quarterfinal tie at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday . Real fell behind to a goal from Uruguay 's Diego Forlan after seven minutes before defender Sergio Ramos headed an equalizer for the home team six minutes later . Cristiano Ronaldo followed up his hat-trick against Villarreal on Saturday with Los Blancos ' second goal on the hour mark , before Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil sealed the victory with Real 's third one minute from time . Real head coach Jose Mourinho was pleased his team were able to find a third goal , but warned against complacency ahead of the second leg at Atletico 's Vicente Calderon Stadium on January 20 . Why were EPL players snubbed in all-star selection ? `` It is very important to reach the second leg with the advantage , '' Mourinho told the club 's official website . `` The third goal gives us a little peace of mind , but we still have to play another 90 minutes in the Vicente Calderon , where Atletico are very strong . The outcome is still undecided . '' In Thursday 's other tie , Spanish Primera Liga strugglers Almeria claimed a 1-0 victory at home to Deportivo La Coruna . The match at Estadio del Mediterraneo was settled by an own goal from Deportivo 's Norwegian defender Knut Olav Rindaroy after 34 minutes . The second leg will be played at Deportivo 's Riazor stadium on January 19 .
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Real Madrid claimed a 3-1 win over rivals Atletico in the Copa Del Rey on Thursday . Goals from Sergio Ramos , Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil gave Real their victory . Spanish strugglers Almeria claimed a 1-0 victory at home to Deportivo La Coruna .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ahead of the first grand slam tournament of the year , the Australian Open , defending champion Roger Federer has exclusively told CNN 's Pedro Pinto that his rivalry with Rafael Nadal is only on the tennis court -- and the pair are good friends when the action stops . `` Some people might think that it 's strange . Some other people think its great and it 's actually really nice for the sport , '' Federer said . `` In the past , maybe there have been much tougher and harsher rivalries . People would n't talk to each other , they did n't like each other and they needed to hate each other to actually perform well against each other . But it does n't need to be that way , '' he added . Fierce competition with the Spaniard has not only made both of them better players , Federer says , but also forged a stronger bond between them . At the end of last year , Nadal accepted the World No. 2 's invitation to play in the `` Match for Africa '' in Zurich for the Roger Federer Foundation which funds child development in Africa . Federer aims to help Australian flood victims . The Swiss won that battle , although Nadal evened things up when the two faced each other in Madrid . And Federer has carried the good form he showed at the end of 2010 into the new year , already winning the Qatar Open in Doha for the third time in his career . Federer and Nadal did not face each other in the gulf state , but their paths have crossed 22 times since 2004 , with Nadal currently leading the head-to-head 14 victories to eight . Federer is now turning his attention to the Australian Open in Melbourne , but admits to feeling a few nerves heading into the tournament . Should tennis follow football 's lead ? `` There 's a bit of pressure being the defending champion , but I love going down to Australia ; it 's a wonderful place to play tennis . `` In the off season I practiced really well , so I feel very confident going into the tournament , '' Federer added . Federer 's resurgence in form has also given his critics food for thought , with some commentators believing that the 29-year-old 's best days were firmly behind him . `` It is n't the first time that I have been written off . It happened when Rafa took the number one spot a couple of years ago , '' continued Federer . `` But I was able to snatch it back and then people were questioning Rafa when he went nine months without winning a tournament . `` It 's disappointing that people have short memories . Even after everything you have done there are those who write you off so quickly . `` It 's frustrating to say the least . You walk into press conferences and there is a negative tone in there , when really there is nothing to be negative about . `` Sometimes , I am beaten simply because my opponent has played better than me , but often that fact is n't respected which I do n't think is fair . '' In addition to his regular backroom team -- which includes the Swiss Davis captain Severin Luthi -- Federer will also draw on the experience of renowned coach Paul Annacone , who he recruited in August last year and has overseen a definite upsurge in Federer 's performances . Federer to link up with coach Annacone . `` I just thought it would be nice to get someone else into my team who comes in with huge experience and comes from a different angle , '' he said . So what has Federer learnt from Annacaone , a man who coached Pete Sampras for six years . `` He 's obviously told me to play more aggressive , because I did have a tendency to start chipping the backhand return into play just getting the rally started . `` So we 've been working on a few key little areas and they seemed to have worked ... ''
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Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal share a rivalry on court , but also a friendship off it . Sixteen-time grand slam champion says some people might find friendship strange but it 's good for tennis . Federer starts defense of Australian Open title in Melbourne this month . New coach Paul Annacone has urged Federer to be more aggressive .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- British Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated the country 's cricket team Friday after it beat Australia on Aussie home turf in a series of matches for cricket 's historic Ashes trophy . It was the first time in 24 years that England clinched an Ashes series win in Australia . `` Retaining the Ashes was a fantastic achievement , but winning the series really is the icing on the cake , '' Cameron said . `` We 've seen some great sporting moments over the series and the team have provided us with some brilliant memories that I 'm sure fans will talk about for years to come . `` The whole country is incredibly proud of them . '' The rampaging visitors concluded their triumph Friday in Sydney , winning the fifth and final Test of the series by an innings and 83 runs after amassing 644 runs . It 's the highest score an English team has ever amassed in a Test match Down Under . England overwhelmed their arch rivals in three Tests , winning each by an innings , the most decisive manner of victory in cricket . Australia won one Test , and the other was inconclusive . In a rivalry that started in 1877 , England and Australia play for the Ashes every two years , alternating between the two countries . Because the English team had won the previous Ashes series in England in 2009 , it retained the trophy once it got an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the current series with only the Sydney Test remaining . The English players , dominating with both bat and ball , hammered home their dominance to wrap up the series with a 3-1 victory . England batsman Alastair Cook was announced as the best player of the series . He scored 766 runs , including a double century in the first Test in Brisbane . The Ashes is a symbolic trophy that dates back to 1882 , when Australia beat England on U.K. soil for the first time and a British newspaper ran a tongue-in-cheek `` obituary '' saying cricket had died and the body would be cremated and the ashes sent to Australia .
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NEW : Cameron : Winning the series is `` icing on the cake . '' Australia loses to England on its own home turf for first time in 24 years . England gets highest score it 's ever amassed in Test match in Australia . The Ashes cricket rivalry started in 1877 , and they play for the trophy every two years .
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London -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The chief executive of British airport operator BAA , which is responsible for London 's Heathrow , says he will not be taking his bonus for 2010 following the travel chaos caused by heavy snow . Colin Matthews told CNN : `` I am focusing 100 % on passengers , we have n't got everyone home yet , there is still a backlog . '' He refused to comment on the size of the bonus he has declined . `` I do not want to talk about my remuneration . I will be foregoing my bonus for the calendar year 2010 , '' he said . When questioned about a rumored `` secret bonus '' based on profits , Matthews said : `` There is no secret bonus . '' BAA would not discuss its bonus schemes but last year Matthews ' salary and bonuses totalled # 944,000 -LRB- $ 1.45 million -RRB- , according to the British Press Association . Asked how Heathrow will respond to the crisis , he said : `` It is clear that we will need to buy new equipment ... and purchase that as quickly as possible . What has caught us out is the intensity of the snow . '' His comments came as tens of thousands of stranded passengers across Europe were finally starting their Christmas holidays Wednesday after airport and rail operators made the most of a clear weather spell and began addressing a huge backlog . Heathrow , the busiest airport in Europe and one of the hubs most affected by winter weather , opened its second runway Tuesday evening and said it was operating at between 70 % and 80 % of capacity Wednesday . However , around 400 flights have been canceled . Travelers were advised to check with their airlines before traveling to the airport . Malcolm Robertson , head of communications at BAA , told CNN : `` We 're making progress ... 100 % of our infrastructure is clear and we 're in a good position to increase the number of people we move . '' Robertson said that he expected Heathrow to be fully open on Thursday and that the airport was `` as prepared as we can be '' for further predicted snow later this week . On Wednesday British Airways said that it would operate a `` full longhaul departure schedule '' on Thursday and Friday from Heathrow . Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris , the second busiest airport in Europe , was also slowly returning to normal . However , forecasted snow on Wednesday forced an expected 15 % reduction in flight schedules between 18:00 GMT and 23:00 GMT . Airlines were expected to cancel one-quarter of scheduled flights on Thursday at Charles de Gaulle , said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation . At Frankfurt , another major European hub , 1,400 flights were expected to operate Wednesday , according to Juergen Harrer , an airport spokesman . All three runways were open , although there were 70 flight cancellations due to other airports not being operational , he said . Harrer told CNN , `` There are still many passengers in the terminals but we are doing our best to get them to their destinations . '' An official at Gatwick Airport , London , also warned of `` some knock-on delays and cancellations Wednesday , '' due to the ongoing impact of snow . Meanwhile , the long queues that had been winding down the street outside Eurostar 's London rail terminal , St. Pancras International , had largely cleared on Wednesday . A Eurostar spokesman estimated around 500 people were queuing for check-in early Wednesday , far fewer than the thousands seen Tuesday . `` People seem to be respecting our advice not to come to the terminal unless they have a valid ticket for today , and not to arrive more than one hour before their train 's departure . This is helping the terminal to get back to normal , '' Eurostar spokesman Leigh Calder said . Eurostar has stopped selling new tickets for travel before December 26 in an effort to get pre-booked passengers on trains in time for Christmas . `` We are confident we will get everyone with a valid ticket to their destination before Christmas Eve , '' Calder said . Eurostar was running at 80 % of normal capacity , taking passengers across the Channel Tunnel to Paris and Brussels , Belgium . Nine trains have been canceled out of 52 scheduled services on Wednesday . Speed restrictions have been applied , so each journey is taking longer than usual and creating knock-on delays for other services . The UK 's Met Office has issued weather warnings for parts of central England Wednesday but said it was not expecting further snow in London Wednesday and that Heathrow and Gatwick airports `` should remain dry . '' CNN 's Laura Perez-Maestro and Atika Shubert contributed to this report .
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NEW : Heathrow boss Colin Matthews will not take his bonus for 2010 . NEW : Matthews ' salary and bonuses totalled $ 1.45 million in 2009 , according to PA. . Heathrow operating at 70 % capacity Wednesday , around 400 flights canceled . Cancellations at Gatwick and Frankfurt airports due to `` knock-on '' effect from other airports .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- `` This echo is ` good , ' '' Neil Young said toward the end of his set at Farm Aid 's 25th annual concert , which drew 35,000 to Milwaukee 's Miller Park . Playing songs like `` Down By the River '' and `` Ohio '' alone with an electric guitar and organ pedals he manipulated with his feet -- and occasionally joined by a harmonica and a choir featuring his wife , Pegi -- Young used the baseball dome 's booming acoustics to his advantage , creating dissonant echoes and swirls of feedback with his snarling licks . Between songs he unleashed tirades about factory farms , estimating that over the last quarter-century hundreds of thousands of family farms have been displaced or overrun by factories . `` We 're all hopeful , '' he said . `` That 's why we 're here . You can never give up . Never . Never . Never . So every year I get a chance to rant about it . '' Appropriately , Young ended his set with the Seventies gem , `` Homegrown , '' joined by his fellow Farm Aid board members Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp , as well as Farm Aid 's president , Willie Nelson . It was as close to an all-star jam as the night had to offer . Even Jeff Tweedy , who had played earlier , could n't resist harmonizing from the visiting team 's dugout , where he watched the rest of the show with his wife and two sons . Capping off the night was the eleven-hour concert 's biggest surprise : Steven Tyler joining Willie Nelson on `` One Time Too Many '' and `` Once is Enough . '' Farm Aid 25 Photos : Willie Nelson , John Mellencamp , Dave Matthews , Neil Young , Steven Tyler and more . The Farm Aid foursome -- Nelson , Young , Mellencamp and Matthews -- were joined by twelve other acts on Saturday at Miller Park , including Nelson 's guitar-slinging son Lukas , who ran around the stage barefoot leading his band , the Promise of the Real , through blues incantations and rockers . `` I 'm worried he 's gon na break his legs jumping around like that , '' his dad told Rolling Stone that afternoon on his tour bus . Band of Horses followed with tunes from their latest , `` Infinite Arms . '' `` I remember seeing the first Farm Aid on TV when I was seven , '' says BOH frontman Ben Bridwell , who played with Willie on `` Mama , Do n't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys , '' in Maui , in 2009 . `` I mean , I 've known about Farm Aid longer than I 've been able to distinguish color , or do long division . I 'm am never gon na forget this . '' Photos : Front Row at the Hottest Live Shows . Many artists performed stripped-down sets . Country hellraiser Jamey Johnson played the classic `` I Saw the Light '' alone with an acoustic . The dreary day , with temperatures in the forties and steady rain coming down , caused organizers to close the dome 's retractable roof , but the sun finally peeked through the windows when Jeff Tweedy hit the stage . With an acoustic guitar and harmonica rack , Tweedy ran through `` Out of Tune , '' `` I 'll Go '' and `` I 'm the Man Who Loves You , '' which he dedicated to his wife , Sue Miller . Matthews was joined by guitarist Tim Reynold for his half-hour set , culled mostly from his 2003 solo album , `` Some Devil , '' but featuring some Dave Matthews Band jams like `` Do n't Drink the Water . '' Nelson also sat in with them for a haunting `` Gravedigger . '' Random Notes : Hot Rock Pics . Norah Jones , the only female on the bill , was warmly received . She alternated between guitar and piano , borrowing Young 's upright , just as she did at last year 's Bridge School Benefit . Jones , a bassist , and singer-strummer Sasha Dobson -- who nicknamed themselves the Rams , because they were all born Aries , in 1979 -- sauntered through `` Come Away With Me , '' Johnny Cash 's `` Cry , Cry , Cry '' and `` How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart '' -LRB- the lyrics for which were written by Hank Williams . -RRB- . Midway through Jones ' set , Nelson pulled up to the stage in a golf cart to duet with her on `` Lonestar . '' `` We 're both Texans , '' she pointed out . -LRB- She also announced , at another point , that she was a farmer for Halloween last year . -RRB- . Later Jones joined Tweedy in the visitor 's dugout and celebrated the day with an organic hot dog . `` As the family farmer goes , so goes America , '' said Mellencamp , before tearing thorugh `` Pink Houses , '' `` Take Some Time To Dream , '' and `` Scarecrow , '' which he also performed at the inaugural Farm Aid , held in Illinois in 1985 . Before his set , as he smoked American Spirits in his Airstream trailer outside the venue , Mellencamp reminisced about that first show . `` I remember seeing Bob Dylan and Tom Petty sitting on a step , smoking cigarettes , '' he said , smiling . After twenty-five annual shows , he says his most profound memory is of watching Elton John perform `` Candle in the Wind '' at the 1990 show in his homestate of Indiana . `` The day before , at Elton 's request , I had visited Ryan White in his hospital , '' said Mellencamp , referring to the young boy suffering from AIDS to whom Elton had dedicated his performance . `` I was pretty choked up . '' Earlier in the day , at a press conference held at Miller Park 's adjacent little league field , Mellencamp said , not for the first time , that Nelson should be honored with a Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless devotion to American farmers . After all , Farm Aid is the longest-running musical cause ever . Willie , standing to Mellencamp 's right , responded , `` How ` bout the No Bull prize ? '' Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Dave Matthews and Steven Tyler join the benefit 's founders for the all-day anniversay show . Capping off the night was the eleven-hour concert 's biggest surprise : Steven Tyler . Mellencamp says Nelson should be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his devotion to farmers .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At `` CNN Heroes : An All-Star Tribute , '' celebrity presenters and performers help shine the spotlight on 10 everyday people whose extraordinary accomplishments are making a difference in their communities and beyond . Some of the celebrities involved in this year 's show shared their thoughts about what it was like to help celebrate the Heroes . Jon Bon Jovi At this year 's show , Bon Jovi and his band performed `` What Do You Got ? '' -- a new song from their greatest-hits album that came out last month . `` As a performer , I am often asked to sing at television award shows , '' Bon Jovi said . `` But none was more exciting than participating in CNN Heroes . To be able to help shine a light on those who give so much of themselves -- with no agenda other than helping others -- is most humbling . Again , thanks , CNN , for airing this inspiring tribute to real Heroes . '' Holly Robinson Peete Robinson Peete was a member of the blue-ribbon panel that helped select the top 10 CNN Heroes this year . `` I look so forward to attending every year , '' she said . `` Heroes has so much heart . Being on the blue-ribbon judges panel again , I got a chance to really know so much about each Hero . And then I get star-struck when I finally get to see them in person . `` Every year , Heroes is just food for your soul . But this year , cold opening the show with the Chilean miners ? What a way to set the tone . The room was indescribable . '' Sugarland Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush , also known as the country music duo Sugarland , performed `` Stand Up '' at this year 's show . The song is from their album `` The Incredible Machine , '' which made its debut in October . `` In a time where the news can feel only negative , it is refreshing and realistic to celebrate these wonderful people and the kindness they are bestowing on the world , '' Nettles said . `` Now , more than ever , we need the message that the show Heroes shares . `` Performing on the show was such a beautiful moment of communion with the audience . I can only hope that the audience at home is inspired to stand up and step toward helping those in need . The world may never be perfect , but it can always be better . Heroes shows how these people do make it better . I want to be a part of that . '' Bush said : `` Being a part of this show is a true honor . Hearing the stories of these Heroes -- and how their choices change so many lives on a daily basis -- humbles me . They give me faith that humans on earth do have within them the goodness and strength to stand up and change the things that are wrong and make them better . '' LL Cool J Actor and rap pioneer LL Cool J presented a CNN Heroes award this year to Linda Fondren , who has helped residents of her Mississippi town lose nearly 15,000 pounds . `` The CNN Heroes show was one of the most amazing experiences I 've ever had , '' he said . `` Everyday people doing extraordinary things for those in need . They are n't just CNN Heroes , they are CNN Superheroes ! '' Common and Melanie Fiona Along with John Legend , Common and Fiona performed `` Wake Up Everybody '' at this year 's show . `` When I initially arrived to the event , I just did not know it was going to be that special , '' Common said . `` But as soon as I stepped out on that red carpet and began to hear some of the stories about human beings around the world , I began to realize that this event could be actually life-fulfilling . And it truly was . The stories of the Heroes really inspired my life and made me want to be a better person . To CNN Heroes and all the heroic human beings in the world , I thank you ! '' Fiona said : `` CNN Heroes is a television event that everyone needs to see . As an artist , I root myself in making music with a message and feel so blessed and honored to be a part of something this special . I hope people are as moved and inspired as I am . Cheers to all the amazing people dedicated to promoting love and positive change in our world . ''
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Every year , celebrities come out to help recognize CNN Heroes making a difference . Bon Jovi : No awards show is more exciting than CNN Heroes . Robinson Peete : `` Heroes is just food for your soul ''
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Painting , simple painting is what caused Samten Dakpa to become a victim of terror . For painting classic Tibetan images as a teenager , Dakpa says , Chinese police -- intent on suppressing Tibetan culture -- arrested , beat and tortured him , shoving his hands into a coal-burning oven . `` It was like a barbecue , '' he said , describing the painful burns on his hands . Cheikhna Mahawa of Mauritania says he was arrested and tortured because he organized protests to improve education for the poor and lobbied for instruction of classic Arabic rather than the local Hassaniya dialect . Police , Mahawa says , shoved a rifle butt into his mouth , forced him to stare at the sun and beat him when he was unable to keep a cockroach within a small circle , using a stick . Aside from their victimization , what the two men share is a story of recovery made possible by the Bellevue Hospital Center-New York University program for survivors of torture , which provides care for victims from around the world , regardless of ability to pay . -LRB- http://www.survivorsoftorture.org/ -RRB- . `` The individuals who come to us are among the most traumatized and brutalized individuals there are , '' said Dr. Allen Keller , who founded the program in 1995 . `` But they also come to us with incredible resilience , and we have the opportunity to help them heal . '' Dakpa escaped from police custody , crossed the border into Nepal and then to India before finally arriving in the United States in 2003 , a dozen years after his torture . `` When Sampten first came to us , he was in excruciating pain , both physically and emotionally . He could barely use his hands , '' Keller said . `` He would try to paint and he could barely hold a paint brush . When he did he would get terrifying memories of the torture he endured . '' Doctors operated on Dakpa 's right hand , allowing him to hold a paint brush without pain for the first time in years . His left hand , badly scarred , still has limited mobility . `` Just these two fingers are stuck here and I can not open more than this , '' Dakpa said as he tried to stretch his palm . `` Middle finger , if I try to open strongly , it hurts a lot . '' So , this spring , surgeons plans to operate on the left hand . Dakpa said he had nightmares in which he was being chased along an icy river . The ice would crack and he would fall into the freezing water . Therapists helped him deal with the trauma and today , Dakpa said , he hardly has any nightmares . Mahawa has received treatment for his jaw and persistent back pain as well as psychological counseling . But , the Bellevue-NYU program does more than provide medical care . It connects patients with free legal assistance . Many , like Dakpa and Mahawa , are able to gain asylum status . Social workers also aid with English lessons , connections for employment and housing . The Survivors of Torture program , in a cramped , somewhat decrepit corridor of Bellevue Hospital , is like a international refugee center . On a recent morning , a patient from Cameroon was reunited with her two daughters , who had just arrived in the United States . Other patients patiently waited in the hallway to meet with therapists and social workers . During its 15 years , the program has treated nearly 3,000 survivors , Keller said . `` We 're able to help them heal , help them to function and get on with their lives , and that 's really gratifying . '' Samten Dakpa is delighted and grateful to earn a living creating art -- without pain . -LRB- http://www.samdak.com -RRB- . `` I 'm feeling really relaxed when I paint . It 's very meditational , '' said the torture survivor . Cheikhna Mahawa , meanwhile , feels victory over his former captors , as he teaches calculus and linear algebra at City College of New York while he pursues a doctorate there . `` Absolutely . Without a doubt , '' Mahawa said when asked if it 's worth fighting for education , even to the point of becoming a victim of torture . `` What is living without wisdom ? '' he asks . `` What is living without knowledge ? ''
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Samten Dakpa says he was tortured for painting classic Tibetan images . Cheikhna Mahawa says he was tortured over education . Survivors of torture from all over the world participate in the New York program .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manny Pacquiao 's promoter plans to make another attempt to set up the long-awaited boxing showdown with Floyd Mayweather Junior . The Filipino became the first fighter to win world titles in eight divisions on Saturday night after claiming the vacant WBC super-welterweight belt from Antonio Margarito in a brutal bout that left his opponent needing facial surgery . The 31-year-old is running out of new opponents following two failed attempts to seal a deal to fight Mayweather , who is his main rival for the title of the world 's best pound-for-pound boxer . Mayweather last fought in May , beating Shane Mosley , but has since been embroiled in domestic violence claims by his former girlfriend and faces criminal charges in court in January . Pacquiao wins eighth different belt . Pacquiao 's promoter Bob Arum told reporters after the Margarito fight in Arlington , Texas that his staff at the Top Rank organization would begin sounding out Mayweather about a fight next year . `` I will have Todd Duboef place a call directly to Floyd . Todd will ask one question and one question only , and that is whether Floyd wants to fight Manny , '' Arum said in quotes carried by sports website FanHouse . `` If Floyd 's answer is yes about fighting Manny , then Todd will ask for Floyd 's expressed permission to call his criminal lawyer . Todd will ask the lawyer if he can be sure if Floyd will be available , not on trial or otherwise occupied , on specific dates . '' Margarito says sorry for Roach video . Mayweather is represented by Oscar De La Hoya 's Golden Boy Promotions , but has been linked with legendary entrepreneur Don King . `` If Todd gets a good answer from the lawyer , then Todd calls Floyd directly one more time , '' Arum said . `` Todd will ask Floyd , ` Who is your chosen representative , who should we sit down with to put this fight together ? ' `` We do n't care who Floyd says , who he picks , be it Don King , Golden Boy or anyone else . ''
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Bob Arum says his Top Rank firm will try to contact Floyd Mayweather Junior . Mayweather is facing criminal charges after a dispute with his former girlfriend . Manny Pacquiao is running out of possible opponents after beating Antonio Margarito . Filipino became first boxer to win titles in eight different weight categories .
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United Nations -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The United Nations Security Council decided Tuesday to postpone for a day a vote to approve sending 2,000 additional troops to the Ivory Coast . Security Council diplomats said the vote was delayed because Russia had objections to the `` political '' language in the draft resolution . '' -LSB- Wednesday -RSB- , we will adopt the resolution , '' Ambassador Ivan Barbalic of Bosnia-Herzegovina , this month 's president of the council , told reporters . Asked whether disagreements between member states led to the delay , Barbalic said `` There are no disagreements . It will be adopted . '' The Security Council is expected to approve the increase unanimously , a diplomat from one of the council 's member states told CNN on Monday . U.N. officials requested up to 2,000 more peacekeepers in early January , which would bring mission strength to more than 11,000 troops and police . The increased number of troops comes amid a standoff between self-proclaimed President Laurent Gbagbo and the internationally recognized winner of November 's presidential runoff , Alassane Ouattara . Ouattara is holed up in a hotel in Abidjan under the protection of U.N. peacekeepers , and the United Nations has blamed Gbagbo 's supporters for a string of attacks on U.N. vehicles and troops in the past week . Gbagbo 's foreign minister , Alcide Djedje , said earlier this month that the peacekeepers are `` complicit with the rebellion '' and that the sitting government has `` no more confidence in the U.N. '' The standoff has raised fears of a renewal of the bloodshed suffered after a civil war broke out in 2002 . More than 25,000 Ivorians have fled to neighboring Liberia since the crisis began , the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees reported last week . The Economic Community of West African States has threatened to use `` legitimate force '' to remove Gbagbo , who met Monday with African Union mediator Raila Odinga . Odinga , Kenya 's prime minister , arrived in Abidjan for the talks early Monday . The cocoa-producing nation was wracked by civil war from 2002 to 2007 , when a settlement left the country divided between north and south . The 2010 elections came with high expectations that they would open a new chapter in the country 's history . CNN 's Whitney Hurst and Zain Verjee contributed to this report .
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NEW : The vote is delayed until Wednesday . NEW : The Security Council president expresses confidence it will be adopted . Raila Odinga , serving as the African Union 's mediator , met with Gbagbo on Monday .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A former aide to Bernard Madoff , who faces charges related to Madoff 's massive Ponzi scheme , appeared Friday in U.S. District Court for a pretrial hearing . Annette Bongiorno , 62 , along with co-defendants George Perez , Daniel Bonventre and Joann Crupi , went before U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain to address concerns about the right to a speedy trial . Bongiorno 's attorney , Roland Riopelle , said his client remains under detention at her Manhasset home on New York 's Long Island with all of her assets restrained . He added , however , that there has been a `` very preliminary discussion with the government to work things out . '' Swain reduced Bongiorno 's bail to $ 3 million from $ 5 million a week ago . The charges against Bongiorno include conspiracy and tax evasion . Bongiorno turned herself in to the U.S. Marshals Service in Florida in December after a federal judge in New York rejected her bail , according to U.S. Marshals Deputy Wayne Pickering . Bongiorno had been approved for bail , but Swain later revoked that right over concerns of flight risk , given that she has access to millions of dollars , according to court documents . She is said to have managed investment accounts for some of Madoff 's largest and most important customers , including Carl Shapiro , Stanley Chais and Jeffry Picower , said Madoff 's secretary , Eleanor Squillari . '' -LRB- Bongiorno -RRB- was running the accounts for the favored clients , '' Squillari said . `` She really was the head of her department in the investment advisory part of the business . '' The government previously filed civil complaints against Bongiorno and Crupi , both longtime Madoff employees who were supervisors of his `` back office '' staff . The suits are intended to retrieve millions of dollars in assets -- including homes and luxury cars -- that the two allegedly received while involved in Madoff 's scheme . In December , Madoff 's son , Mark Madoff , committed suicide in his Manhattan apartment two years to the day after his father was arrested for swindling $ 50 billion from investors in the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history . Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty in 2009 and was sentenced to 150 years in prison . CNN 's Jordana Ossad contributed to this report .
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Bernard Madoff 's former aide Annette Bongiorno is under home detention . The charges against Bongiorno include conspiracy and tax evasion . Madoff was imprisoned for swindling investors in the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roberto Mancini believes Carlos Tevez should apologize to Manchester City fans after the Argentina star changed his mind and decided to stay at Eastlands . Tevez stunned the City faithful when he said he wanted to leave the English Premier League side , citing personal issues . It led to a stand off with Mancini , which was resolved when Tevez had a change of heart , although doubts remain about his long-term future with the club . The saga was reminiscent of Wayne Rooney 's situation at city rivals Manchester United , where the England star said he wanted to leave before a very public climb down and apology . Football 's heroes and villains of 2010 . Now Mancini is advising Tevez to take a similar course of action . `` I do n't know . Maybe he should apologize , '' Mancini told the official Manchester City website . Despite the furore , Tevez retained the captain 's armband for the 2-1 home defeat to Everton on Monday . The shock loss was a setback to City 's title challenge and Mancini added : . `` It is important now that Carlos plays well and scores goals . `` But the fans still love him . '' Ahead of City 's Boxing Day trip to Newcastle , Mancini had more words of advice for his summer signing Mario Balotelli . The striker has won plaudits for his goalscoring ability , but Mancini wants him to show more battling qualities . `` You must also put your heart and your strength on the pitch , he said . `` I know a lot of players , good players like Mario , who did not play football in a top team because of this . '' Mancini is set to recall controversial midfielder Nigel de Jong to his side for the trip to St James ' Park . The Dutchman has just served a one-game ban after picking up five bookings , but it was his challenge on Newcastle 's Hatem Ben Arfa in the home match in October which gained notoriety , although it went unpunished by referee Martin Atkinson . Ben Arfu was left with a broken leg , but Mancini said the controversy would not affect his selection . `` It has not affected Nigel and I never thought about leaving him out , '' he said .
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Roberto Mancini says Carlos Tevez should apologize to Manchester City fans . Tevez said he wanted to leave Eastlands before changing his mind . Mancini calls on Mario Balotelli to show more commitment .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Serie A leaders AC Milan have agreed a deal to sign unsettled Italy international striker Antonio Cassano from Sampdoria in the January transfer window . Italian news agency Ansa confirmed on Tuesday that the 28-year-old will finally be leaving the Genoa-based club following his highly-publicized row with Sampdoria owner Riccardo Garrone in October . Cassano has not played a competitive match since falling out with Sampdoria , although the club recently failed to get the player 's contract cancelled at an arbitration panel . Although Cassano can not officially sign for Milan until next month , he can join his new team at their winter training camp in Dubai from December 27 . Rafa Benitez 's old tricks backfire in Italy . Neither club has confirmed the deal yet , but Italian media reported that Cassano 's contract will run until 2014 and that a $ 5 million sell-on clause due to his former Spanish team Real Madrid will now be divided between Milan , Sampdoria and the player . Despite his undoubted ability , Cassano has proved a controversial figure during his career with Bari , Roma and Real , and has made only 20 appearances for Italy in seven years . However , with Filippo Inzaghi ruled out for the season with a knee injury , Cassano was quickly identified by Milan as a replacement for the veteran striker . Cassano joins an already star-studded attack which includes Zlatan Ibrahimovic , Alexandre Pato , Robinho and Ronaldinho , with speculation already mounting about the latter Brazilian 's future following his failure to command a regular place at the San Siro this season .
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AC Milan poised to sign Antonio Cassano after reaching a deal with Sampdoria . The Italian forward has not played since falling out with Genovese club in October . Cassano 's arrival could hasten the departure of Milan 's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Kenny Dalglish last managed a football club more than a decade ago , and he was given a stark reminder of how much the game has changed since then as Manchester United spoiled his return to the hotseat at Liverpool on Sunday . The 59-year-old , known as `` King Kenny '' by the English club 's fans after winning eight league titles and three European crowns as player and then manager , saw Liverpool beaten 1-0 in his first match in charge , an FA Cup third-round tie at Old Trafford . The club 's arch-rivals United scored a second-minute penalty through Ryan Giggs after Daniel Agger made a small amount of contact with Dimitar Berbatov , then influential captain Steven Gerrard was sent off after half an hour for a two-footed challenge on Michael Carrick . Dalglish , a dour Scot used to the physical demands of 1970s and '80s football , ruefully reflected on the decisions of referee Howard Webb , who officiated at the 2010 World Cup final in July . `` The penalty is a joke . I have seen the replay and unless they have changed the rules , it is no penalty , '' he told reporters following his first match as a manager since leaving Scottish club Celtic in 2000 . Did Liverpool make the right decision ? `` The other one , I can not see that as a red card either . In the dressing-room before the game , someone said to me the game 's not changed that much . I said ' I thought it was a non-contact sport . ' Maybe I was right . '' Dalglish 's next task following his appointment to the end of this season as replacement for Roy Hodgson is to prepare Liverpool for Wednesday 's Premier League trip to Blackpool , with the club 12th in the table just four points above the bottom three . Liverpool lost at home to the unfancied promoted club in October under Hodgson before new American owners New England Sports Ventures bought out Tom Hicks and George Gillett . Liverpool appoint legend Dalglish . Dalglish 's first Liverpool reign ended in February 1991 when he resigned after a 4-4 draw with city rivals Everton , who will visit Anfield next Sunday . United won through to the fourth round of England 's historic knockout competition , with a trip to third division Southampton on January 29 or 30 . Manager Alex Ferguson expects England striker Wayne Rooney to be ready to return from an ankle injury well before then . `` Wayne came out for training on Friday and we thought he would make today , '' he told reporters . `` But he just felt it again . At that point , we said no . There was no point . '' The Premier League leaders hope to have Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic back against Tottenham on Sunday . Meanwhile , Chelsea also progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a thumping 7-0 win over managerless second division club Ipswich on Sunday . The two-time defending champions lifted the pressure on their own boss Carlo Ancelotti with their biggest victory since 1908 as young forward Daniel Sturridge and England midfielder Frank Lampard both scored twice and French striker Nicolas Anelka netted his first goal in two months . The London side went into the match in the worst run of league form since owner Roman Abramovich took over in 2003 , but had few problems in setting up a clash with Everton as they seek to become the first team since the 1880s to win the cup three times in a row . Ipswich , who sacked former Manchester United star and Sunderland manager Roy Keane on Friday , suffered the worst defeat in the club 's 132-year history -- surpassing the 6-1 reverse to West Ham in August . Manchester City face an FA Cup replay after the club 's former manager Sven Eriksson led second division Leicester to a 2-2 home draw . Leicester took the lead after just 50 seconds as new defender Sol Bamba scored from close range following a corner , but Premier League high-flyers hit back through James Milner and captain Carlos Tevez to lead at halftime . However , Leicester drew level in the 64th minute through Andy King after England goalkeeper Joe Hart spilled a cross from Paul Gallagher to keep alive the club 's hopes of a fourth-round tie with third division Notts County -- shock victors against Sunderland on Saturday . Tottenham , who announced earlier in the day that David Beckham 's proposed loan move had been called off , will make the short trip to London rivals Fulham following a 3-0 victory at home to third division Charlton . Spurs ' 19-year-old midfielder Andros Townsend opened the scoring , then England striker Jermain Defoe netted twice against his former club .
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Ten-man Liverpool lose 1-0 to Manchester United in third round of FA Cup . Ryan Giggs scores early penalty then Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is sent off . Two-time defending champions Chelsea thrash Ipswich 7-0 to reach fourth round . Manchester City face a replay after drawing 2-2 at second division Leicester .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal set up a semifinal showdown with Andy Murray after winning his third successive match at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London on Friday . The Spaniard overcame sixth seed Tomas Berdych 7-6 -LRB- 7-3 -RRB- 6-1 to repeat his victory over the Czech in the Wimbledon final in July . Third seed Novak Djokovic will play No. 2 Roger Federer in Saturday evening 's second semifinal after handing American Andy Roddick his third successive defeat in Friday 's closing match of the round-robin stage . The 24-year-old , who needed to win just one set to progress , completed his seventh straight win over Berdych despite losing his cool with an umpiring call . Nadal was infuriated when Berdych was allowed to challenge a decision in the 12th game and was given the point as his backhand was shown to touch the line and not be long . Nadal calmed himself down after a long , heated exchange with the umpire and held serve before winning the tie-break comfortably and then racing away with the second set to reach the last four of the event for the first time . Behind the scenes at the ATP Finals . `` It was a very important victory because every day I 'm playing a little better and today I played a great match . It 's going to be a really , really difficult match against Andy , '' he told the crowd after ending Berdych 's hopes of progressing . Nadal has never won an indoor hardcourt tournament , and failed to win a set at the O2 Arena last year . He has beaten Murray eight times in their 12 meetings , but lost to the British player on hardcourt in Toronto in August and retired hurt on the same surface during their Australian Open last-16 clash in January . Nadal won their first two hardcourt meetings in 2007 but they went 2-2 last year . In Friday 's final Group A match , Djokovic needed to win only one set to earn a clash with Group B winner Federer . Roddick , who lost his first two games , needed to win in straight sets to go through as runner-up . He had won his past four encounters with Djokovic , three of them being two-setters . But it was the Serbian who prevailed with the minimum of fuss , winning 6-2 6-3 as he suffered none of the contact lens problems that hampered him in his earlier defeat by Nadal . `` It 's definitely a great achievement to get to the semifinals . It 's great for the tournament to have the top four guys in the semifinals , '' the 23-year-old , who walked out to the court wearing a joke eye patch , told the crowd afterwards .
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Rafael Nadal defeats Tomas Berdych to reach semifinals and eliminate the Czech . World No. 1 will on Saturday play Andy Murray , who was runner-up in Group B . World No. 3 Novak Djokovic beats Andy Roddick in Friday night 's final Group A tie . Serbian won in straight sets to earn last-four clash with Roger Federer on Saturday evening .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nikolay Davydenko made a winning start in his defense of the Qatar Open title with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Italy 's Fabio Fognini on Monday . Davydenko is fourth seed at prestigious ATP Tour season-opener where the star attractions are the world 's top two players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer , who begin their campaigns later in the week . The Russian , hoping to return to top form after injury blighted his 2010 season , needed just over an hour to dispatch Fognini . He beat two-time Doha champion Federer and Spain 's Nadal on the way to the title last season . But the statistics point to a Federer or Nadal triumph come Saturday . They have been the top two seeds in 66 tournaments , with one or other going on to win the title on 44 occasions . Third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was also a straight sets winner on his debut at the $ 1.024 million tournament . The Frenchman blasted 10 aces as he breezed past Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-2 6-0 . Tsonga only dropped eight points on service and converted five of nine break point opportunities to open his 2011 account in some style . Seventh seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain began proceedings with a 6-1 7-6 win over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in just over 90 minutes . In the Chennai Open , there was a shock defeat for reigning champion Marin Cilic of Croatia . Cilic was upset by Japan 's Kei Nishikori 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the first round as he bid for a hat-trick of titles at the Indian tournament .
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Nikolay Davydenko beats Fabio Fognini 6-1 6-4 to begin Qatar Open title defense . Third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sees off Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo in his opener . Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer star attractions at $ 1.024 million tournament . Champion Marin Cilic knocked out of the Chennai Open in the first round .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lleyton Hewitt hopes his first experience of playing at the Australian Open 's former venue in Kooyong will stand him in good stead for his 15th consecutive appearance at the season 's first grand slam next week . The 29-year-old Australian won the Kooyong Classic exhibition event , beating France 's Gael Monfils 7-5 6-3 in the final on Saturday for his third win of the week . His home major tournament moved from the suburbs to central-city Melbourne Park in 1988 , and his career began as precocious teenager almost a decade later . Former world No. 1 Hewitt , a two-time grand slam champion and a losing Australian Open finalist in 2005 , will be unseeded after slipping to 54th in the rankings following an injury-hit 2010 . Should the Australian Open be moved to February ? He decided against entering the official ATP season-opening events in Brisbane and Sydney , instead playing at the mixed teams Hopman Cup event in Perth and then Kooyong . Hewitt beat top Russian duo Mikhail Youzhny and Nikolay Davydenko before meeting Monfils , and feels ready for his opening match in Melbourne against former No. 3 David Nalbandian -- who lost to Spanish top seed David Ferrer in the final of New Zealand 's Auckland Open on Saturday . It will be the feature match of the opening round , a rematch of the duo 's 2002 Wimbledon final and 2005 Australian Open quarterfinal , both won by Hewitt . `` I felt pretty comfortable this week and only time will tell over the next couple of weeks if it was the perfect preparation , '' he told the ATP website . `` But at the moment I 'm extremely excited about winning three tough matches . ` I 've done everything possible and feel like my game is where I wanted it to be 10 weeks ago , and physically I feel good . `` Ten weeks ago when I sat down with Rochey -LRB- his coach Tony Roche , a former French Open winner who has also worked with tennis greats Ivan Lendl , Pete Sampras and Roger Federer -RRB- and talked about what we wanted to work on and get out of that training block . I think we 've been able to do that , so we 've done the best preparation possible . '' Australian Open : From nomad to nouveau riche . World No. 7 Ferrer regained the hardcourt title he first won back in 2007 as he defeated Nalbandian 6-3 6-2 . He ended a three-match losing run against Nalbandian , who is seeded 27th in Melbourne , ahead of his opening match against Finland 's Jarkko Nieminen . At the Sydney Invitational , Gilles Simon became the first Frenchman to win the men 's title in 20 years as he beat Serbian fourth seed Viktor Troicki 7-5 7-6 -LRB- 7-4 -RRB- in just under two hours . Troicki , seeded 29th in Melbourne , will take on Russia 's Dmitry Tursunov in his opening match while Simon plays Taiwan 's 35th-ranked Yen-Hsun Lu . Defending champion Roger Federer faces Slovakia 's No. 99 Lukas Lacko first up , while No. 1 Rafael Nadal begins his bid to hold all four grand slams against Brazil 's No. 96 Marcos Daniel . Third seed Novak Djokovic plays Spain 's world No. 42 Marcel Granollers , fourth seed Robin Soderling is up against Italy 's 47th-ranked Potito Starace and fifth seed Andy Murray faces Slovakian No. 104 Karol Beck . Federer : My friend Nadal . Meanwhile , Jarmila Groth won the women 's event in Hobart , with the Australian sixth seed beating American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4 6-3 in Saturday 's final . Groth , who knocked out Australian No. 1 Sam Stosur in Brisbane , won her second WTA Tour title ahead of her opening match against Belgian 21st seed Yanina Wickmayer in Melbourne . Mattek-Sands has an easier task as she faces one of the qualifiers , as does last year 's runner-up Justine Henin . World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki faces Argentina 's Gisela Dulko as she seeks her first grand slam title , while second-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva plays Austria 's Sybille Bammer . Third seed and 2004 runner-up Kim Clijsters faces Russia 's former No. 1 Dinara Safina in perhaps the highlight of the first round , and fourth seed Venus Williams -- the 2003 losing finalist -- takes on Italy 's Sara Errani .
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Lleyton Hewitt defeats Frenchman Gael Monfils in his final Australian Open warm-up . Australian will be making his 15th successive appearance at the grand slam . He starts against old rival David Nalbandian , who loses final of Auckland Open . Australia 's rising star Jarmila Groth wins women 's event in Hobart on Saturday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former world number one Ana Ivanovic says she is determined to get back to the top of tennis following her morale-boosting title success in Austria . The 22-year-old ended her two-year trophy drought on Sunday , moving up to 26th in the rankings after beating Patty Schnyder in the final of the event in Linz . `` I think I deserve a position at the top and I think I have the ability to win another grand slam , '' the 2008 French Open champion told CNN on Monday . `` I am very keen to get back there , and I am putting everything into it . I really want it to happen soon . '' The Serbian had slumped as low as 65th in the WTA standings this year , but said her ninth career title was evidence that she was on the way back up . `` I feel great , '' she said . `` It really means a lot for me because I have put a lot of hard work in . I 'm thrilled to have finally won a title again . '' After claiming the prestigious number one ranking back in 2008 -- the same year she won her one and only grand slam title to date in Paris -- Ivanovic found herself quickly slipping outside of the world 's top 20 . Critics were quick to blame a lack of focus , claiming she had been distracted by off-court matters as she signed some lucrative endorsement deals and was courted by media enchanted by her good looks . But the Belgrade-born athlete denies any claims that her slump was due to a problem with motivation or a declining interest in the sport she began playing at the age of five . `` Once I became number one I started working even harder . I changed my technique but injuries started creeping in -- it was a big mistake as I was doing something right to get to that spot in the first place , '' she said . `` I had a few little injuries and then I lost matches I should have won . It affects your confidence -- it 's like a circle that is hard to break . '' Ivanovic 's previous WTA Tour victory had been on the same Austrian hard-courts at her peak in 2008 , and she now hopes Sunday 's breakthrough can be the catalyst to further success in her still-young career . `` I am working very hard . I know it 's going to be a process , but I am ready to give it my all and come back to the top , '' said Ivanovic , who is seeded fourth for this week 's Luxembourg Open .
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Ana Ivanovic won her first tennis title in two years in Linz , Austria on Sunday . Former world number one is now aiming to get back to the top of the game . Serbian slipped to a low of 65 in world rankings earlier this year following her peak in 2008 . The 22-year-old wants to reclaim her place among the best women 's players .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World No. 2 Roger Federer will seek to win just his third title this year when he takes on German Florian Mayer in Sunday 's final of the Stockholm Open . The top seed , playing the Swedish event for the first time since his debut there 10 years ago , was tested for the second match in a row as he overcame Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 -LRB- 7-5 -RRB- 6-2 in Saturday 's semifinals . Federer , who was taken to three sets by fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka on Friday , faced again losing the opener but broke the Croatian fourth seed 's serve at 5-4 down . The 29-year-old then won five successive games from 2-1 down in the second set to give himself a chance of adding to his 2010 Australian Open and Cincinnati Masters crowns and 63 career titles . `` I 'd love to win , I 've never won a title in Sweden . That would be something special . But it 's good to win one in any case . It 's a good feeling to walk off court as a winner , '' the 16-time Grand Slam champion told reporters . Federer lost to Andy Murray in the final of his last event , the Shanghai Masters , and has only been successful in two of six title matches this year for a 51-12 winning record overall . `` I 've had an amazing run in the past winning 24 straight finals . Maybe this can be the start of another streak , '' he said . Mayer , who has lost both previous meetings with Federer , is seeking his first ATP Tour title following final losses in 2005 and 2006 . The world No. 47 followed up his surprise quarterfinal victory over second seed Robin Soderling with a hard-fought 4-6 6-4 7-6 -LRB- 7-3 -RRB- win against Finland 's Jarkko Nieminen on Saturday . `` I have nothing to lose . I was a little tired today , physically and mentally , '' said the 27-year-old , who saved a match-point at 5-4 down in the final set before winning the tie-break . Meanwhile , Soderling will join Federer , Murray , Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals in London next month despite his defeat . The Swede , a semifinalist in the season-ending event last year , has qualified for the fifth of eight places due to the schedule of draws made on Saturday for next week 's tournaments in Vienna , St. Petersburg and Montpellier . Last year 's Stockholm champion Marcos Baghdatis reached the final of the Kremlin Cup on Saturday with a 6-4 6-7 -LRB- 5-7 -RRB- 7-6 -LRB- 7-2 -RRB- win over Uzbekistan 's Denis Istomin . The fourth-seeded Cypriot will face Viktor Troicki on Sunday after the Serbian world No. 43 earlier beat Uruguay 's Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-3 to reach the third final of his career , having lost his previous two . In the women 's event in Moscow , second seed Victoria Azarenka reached her fourth final of the year with a 6-3 6-3 win over Spanish No. 8 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez . The 21-year-old world No. 6 will take on sixth seed Maria Kirilenko , who thrashed fellow Russian Vera Dushevina 6-1 6-1 . In the WTA Tour 's Luxembourg Open , German eighth seed Julia Gorges will face Italy 's Roberta Vinci in Sunday 's final . Gorges beat compatriot Angelique Kerber 6-4 3-6 6-1 , while Vinci ended the run of Britain 's world No. 143 Anne Keothavong with a 6-4 6-2 victory .
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Roger Federer faces Florian Mayer in the final of the Stockholm Open on Sunday . World No. 2 looking to add to his Australian Open and Cincinnati Masters trophies . Last year 's Stockholm champion Marcos Baghdatis reaches final of Kremlin Cup . World No. 6 Victoria Azarenka plays Maria Kirilenko in women 's final in Moscow .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Serbia and France are tied at 1-1 after the first day of the Davis Cup final after sharing the opening singles rubbers in Belgrade . Gael Monfils put France ahead with an emphatic 6-1 7-6 6-0 win over Janko Tipsarevic before Novak Djokovic brushed aside Gilles Simon 6-3 6-1 7-5 to level for the hosts . Djokovic hit a blistering 62 winners for his sixth win out of six in singles ties for Serbia this year as they bid for their first Davis Cup title . The world number three was always in command against Simon , who had been handed the second French singles berth in the place of the injured Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and to the roars of the capacity home crowd won in two hours 18 minutes . `` Definitely it 's an advantage for the home team playing in front of their people . To be able to have this support is really relevant , '' Djokovic told the official Davis Cup website . . Earlier , the in-form Monfils silenced a partisan home crowd by thrashing Janko Tipsarevic in the opening singles rubber on Friday . Serbian tennis completes transformation . Speaking to France 3 TV , Monfils said : `` I got into the match straight away and that helped settle me . `` I 'm really happy with the result . Janko started off with two double faults and straight away I saw that he was tense . That helped me to relax a little . '' Tipsarevic has often been the hero for Serbia in Davis Cup over recent years , but he was subjected to booing from some of his own fans as he capitulated in a one-sided third set . Saturday 's doubles rubber will see Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement of France take on Serbian duo Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki , but Djokovic could be drafted in at short notice to bolster the home team . His match with world number 12 Monfils in Sunday 's reverse singles is also set to have a strong influence on the outcome .
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NEW : Novak Djokovic beats Gilles Simon in straight sets to level Davis Cup final at 1-1 . Gael Monfils thrashes Janko Tipsarevic in straight sets in the opening singles rubber . Saturday sees doubles action with reverse singles on Sunday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- China 's Li Na recovered from 5-0 down in the opening set to defeat third seed Kim Clijsters 7-6 6-3 in the final of the Sydney International tournament on Friday . World number three Clijsters looked destined to power through the first set , after taking just 19 minutes to open up her advantage , only for eighth seed Li to fight back to eventually win it 7-3 in the tie-break . Clijsters , 27 , had won four of her previous five meetings with Li , but the world number 11 secured the second set to win her first WTA Tour title since June 2010 . `` She 's definitely a player who has every quality to win a grand slam , '' Clijsters said of her opponent , a semifinalist at last year 's Australian Open , on the WTA 's website . `` She 's a contender who probably is n't being focused on enough . Mentally she maybe gets a little bit nervous in big matches , but she can beat any top player out there when she 's playing her best . '' U.S. Open champion Clijsters would have moved up to second in the world rankings with a win , and the Belgian admitted she was not on top form at Sydney Olympic Park . `` I was n't serving great ... gradually you just try to fight , but then it becomes frustrating when you know you 're not playing your best . '' In the men 's draw , Serbia 's Viktor Troicki is set to meet Gilles Simon of France in Saturday 's final after a 6-4 7-6 -LRB- 7-4 -RRB- triumph over Florian Mayer . Despite his win , fourth seed Troicki explained how he had struggled with the weather conditions . The Australian Open should be in February ! `` I would say the match was pretty bad , '' the world number 30 told the tournament 's website . `` It was quite windy . We were both struggling with our games . I was n't so happy with my performance , but still I 'm happy that I won . There was a lot mistakes from both sides . '' Simon progressed at the expense of Latvian third seed Ernests Gulbis with a 7-6 -LRB- 7-1 -RRB- 6-0 win in 73 minutes . Elsewhere , Australia 's Jarmila Groth beat her doubles partner , Czech fifth seed Klara Zakopalova , 6-3 6-2 to progress into the final of the Hobart International tournament . It will be sixth seed Groth 's first title match on home soil and she will face America 's Bethanie Mattek-Sands , who disposed of China 's Peng Shuai 4-6 6-1 6-1 to reach her first WTA Tour final .
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Li Na beats world No. 3 Kim Clijsters 7-6 6-3 in the final of the Sydney International . Li recovers from going 5-0 down in 19 minutes to win the first set on a tie-break . Fourth seed Viktor Troicki and Gilles Simon will go head-to-head in the men 's final . Jarmila Groth and Bethanie Mattek-Sands will contest the Hobart International final .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rafael Nadal will face Roger Federer in Sunday 's final ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London . Federer dispatched semi-final opponent Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-1 6-4 on Saturday evening , while Rafael Nadal beat a determined Andy Murray 7-6 -LRB- 7-5 -RRB- 3-6 7-6 -LRB- 8-6 -RRB- in the first semi-final earlier in the day . Federer was in ruthless form in the opening set , holding his opening service game to love and then wasted no time breaking the Serb 's serve in the next . Djokovic managed to open his account in the fourth game , but there was no stopping the World No. 2 after that as he secured a double break in the sixth , before polishing off the set with trademark efficiency . The Serb started the second set more promisingly , holding his opening two service games and breaking Federer in between to establish a 3-0 lead . But Federer broke back in the fifth to restore parity , and broke again in the ninth with a series of wonderful forehand winners , before holding serve to win the set and the match . Tennis aces feel like rock stars . Earlier in the day , World No. 1 Nadal narrowly overcame Britain 's Andy Murray in an epic three setter 7-6 -LRB- 7-5 -RRB- 3-6 7-6 -LRB- 8-6 -RRB- . Despite a spirited display , Murray 's pre-match pessimism earlier in the week turned out to be well-founded , as the Spaniard eventually prevailed in a grueling encounter . Murray produced his best tennis of the week and there was little to choose between the two men in the first set as they traded some thumping forehands . But there were few alarms on serve as the set progressed and a tiebreak was the inevitable conclusion . Nadal secured the first mini-break to go 3-1 up and soon extended his lead to 5-2 . But Murray fought back , winning the next three points to level up at 5-5 . But a miscued running forehand by the Scot handed Nadal his first set point which he seized , attacking Murray 's serve before delivering a deft drop volley . The first six games of the second set went with serve , but in the seventh Murray earned himself three break points . Nadal managed to save them all , but an over-hit return at deuce handed Murray a fourth opportunity which , this time , he secured with a crosscourt backhand winner . Murray held his next service game to lead 5-3 and when Nadal faltered again on his serve Murray took full advantage and ensured -- to the delight of a rapt crowd at the O2 Arena -- that the match would go to a deciding third set . Nadal started it the stronger , breaking Murray in the third game and looked as if he would close out the set and the match comfortably . But Murray claimed the 10th game to level the scores at five games apiece as the match headed towards a deciding tiebreak . Murray had the better of the early exchanges and opened up a 4-1 lead only for Nadal to level things up at 4-4 . The Spaniard then seized the initiative which saw him close out the tiebreak 8-6 and take the match to set up a 22nd meeting with Federer . Nadal has an impressive 14-7 head-to-head record against the 16-time Grand Slam champion , according to atpworldtour.com . Their last meeting was on clay at ATP Masters event in Spain earlier this year , where Nadal won in straight sets and in their last ten meetings the Spaniard has prevailed seven times . But it 's currently honors even in their hard court meetings with each player having won on three occasions .
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Rafael Nadal overcomes spirited Andy Murray to book place in ATP World Tour final . Roger Federer earns comfortable win over Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4 in other semi . Pair have met on 21 previous occasions , with Nadal currently leading 14 matches to seven .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roger Federer aims to bounce back from his crushing final defeat in Shanghai as he enters his final four tournaments of 2010 with a long-awaited return to Sweden this week . The 16-time Grand Slam winner moved back to second in the world rankings above Novak Djokovic despite being thrashed in straight sets by Andy Murray on Sunday . He will open his campaign at the Stockholm Open on Thursday against American Taylor Dent in his first appearance at the ATP Tour event since 2010 , having pulled out two years ago with a back injury . The indoor hardcourt tournament is run by the Swiss star 's former on-court rivals Thomas Johansson and Jonas Bjorkman . `` Physically I 'm feeling good , and mentally I have a lot left in me . I do n't feel like it 's the end of the year . I intend to make it fun for myself , '' Federer told the ATP Tour website . `` It 's a combination of factors behind a decision like this . I love playing tennis and love playing tournaments , and have n't played here in 10 years . `` I was supposed to have played here two years ago , but had a bad back . I thought it would be fun to come back to Stockholm , and the fact that Thomas and Jonas are in charge makes it extra special . '' Federer has won just two titles this year , the Australian Open and the Cincinnati Masters , but told reporters on Tuesday that he is determined to win back his No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal -- who has moved well clear at the top after his Wimbledon and U.S. Open victories . Federer will try to reduce the deficit in Stockholm , his home event in Basle , Paris and then London at the ATP Tour World Finals . `` For me there is number one and everything else . It 's not too important for me to be two , three or four , '' he said in quotes carried by AFP . `` I 'm always trying to get back to number one , it 's what I 'm concentrating on week by week . '' Dent moved into the second round on Tuesday when Poland 's Michael Przysiezny retired with an injury , having lost the first set 6-2 . Spanish sixth seed Feliciano Lopez was upset 6-2 6-2 by Germany 's Florent Mayer , while his eighth-seeded compatriot Tommy Robredo crashed out with a 6-3 6-2 defeat by Croatian qualifier Ivan Dodig . Unseeded German Benjamin Becker beat young Dutchman Thomas Schoorel 6-3 6-0 to set up a second-round clash with second-seeded home hope Robin Soderling , runner-up in 2003 and 2008 . At the Kremlin Cup in Russia , Radek Stepanek was the only seeded men 's player in action on Tuesday and the Czech No. 5 overcame Romania 's Victor Hanescu 7-6 -LRB- 7-5 -RRB- 6-3 . In the women 's event , Chinese third seed Li Na was knocked out by 2006 champion Anna Chakvetadze in her opening match , having been given a wildcard entry . The 23-year-old Russian , who has fallen to 68th in the rankings after a career-high fifth in 2007 , set up a clash with the Ukraine 's Mariya Koryttseva following her 6-4 6-2 victory . Italian fifth seed Flavia Pennetta also crashed out , losing 6-4 2-6 6-2 to Russian Elena Vesnina . Vesnina 's compatriots Maria Kirilenko and Alisa Kleybanova , ranked sixth and seventh respectively , also progressed into round two .
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World No. 2 Roger Federer returns to Stockholm a decade after his debut appearance . Swiss star has a first-round bye and faces American Taylor Dent in opening match . He is hoping to add to his two tournament victories this year as season nears climax . Chinese third seed Lin Na loses first-round match at women 's Kremlin Cup event .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A trial for nine terror suspects accused of having ties to al Qaeda opened in a Belgian court Monday , with the main defendant suspected of nearly launching a terror attack just hours before a 2008 European Union summit in Brussels . That defendant , Malika el Aroud , and her husband , Moez Garsallaoui , are charged with heading a terrorist cell linked to al Qaeda and running a Web site that glorified suicide bombings and urged young Muslims to sacrifice themselves in jihad , or holy war . The couple has long enjoyed a notorious reputation among European counterterrorism services . El Aroud 's previous husband , Abdessattar Dahmane , had assassinated Ahmed Shah Massoud , the head of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance , in a suicide bombing ordered by Osama bin Laden two days before the September 11 , 2001 , attacks on the United States . When CNN interviewed the couple in 2006 , el Aroud showed how she administered a pro-al Qaeda Web forum called Minbar SOS , which included pro-al Qaeda postings and propaganda videos . Belgian investigators say the Web site played an important role in the radicalization of members of the French-Belgian group . The Belgian-Moroccan woman was considered an `` al Qaeda living legend '' upon her arrest on December 11 , 2008 , as leaders of the European Union 's 27 member states arrived in Brussels for the summit . Fourteen people were arrested early that morning in one of the largest counterterrorism operations in Belgian history . Six eventually were charged with participation in a terrorist group . The others were released . At the time , officials told CNN that the alleged cell had connections to a senior al Qaeda operative who helped orchestrate the 2006 `` Airline Plot , '' widely recognized as al Qaeda 's most serious terror attempt since 9/11 . A senior counterterrorism source with detailed knowledge of the investigation said the alleged cell was connected to the top ranks of al Qaeda through Garsallaoui , a Tunisian Islamist militant who left Belgium for the tribal areas of Pakistan in late 2007 . According to Belgian counterterrorism officials , Garsallaoui , a Tunisian citizen , relied heavily on the Internet to recruit members to the group . The other defendants are Belgian citizens : Hicham Beyayo , Ali El Ghanouti , Yussuf Said Harrizi , Hicham Bouhali Zrioul , Jean Trefois , Abdullazziz Bastin , and Mohammed Bastin . Garsallaoui , who has yet to be captured , and Zrioul , who has fled on bail , will be tried in absentia . Defense lawyer Christophe Marchand said the trial is scheduled to take place four days a week , from Monday to March 26 . A ruling is expected toward the end of April . The use of the Internet by the suspected al Qaeda cell was instrumental in getting approval recently for a law that will give state security agents power to monitor Internet usage . The law will take effect at the end of the year . While the country 's intelligence services previously had some of the weakest Internet laws at its disposal , it now has some of the strongest regulations in the world . `` One of the people involved in the case in Belgium -- I 'd rather not name her -- is coming forward as someone who is seeking to defend jihad ideology by what 's on the Internet , '' Alain Winants , the head of Belgian intelligence , told CNN in a recent interview . `` I think that a lot of individuals in these cases -- and Bryant Neal Vinas , too -- have been wrapped up by radicalization on Internet site . '' Vinas , a native of New York , pleaded pleaded guilty in January 2009 to charges of aiding al Qaeda and helping attack a U.S. military base in Afghanistan . Authorities accused Vinas of firing rockets at the base along with others in September 2008 , and of providing al Qaeda with information about the New York transit system and the Long Island Railroad . Vinas , 27 , was arrested in Pakistan late in 2008 and is awaiting sentencing . He told investigators that about the time he became an al Qaeda member , he came across several Belgian and French militants . He said he met in Waziristan in northwest Pakistan with at least three members of this group , including Garsallaoui and Zrioul , a Belgian-Moroccan who once worked as a taxi driver in Brussels . In June 2008 , Garsallaoui wrote an e-mail to his wife , intercepted by U.S. counterterrorism agencies , in which he claimed to have killed several Americans in Afghanistan , according to Belgian legal documents . However , Garsallaoui 's list of enemies does not seem to have been limited to U.S. troops in Afghanistan . On May 11 , 2009 , he issued this threat to Belgium authorities on his wife 's Web site : `` If you thought that you could pressure me to slow down through the arrest of my wife , you were wrong . It wo n't stop me fulfilling my objectives . ... The place of my wife in my heart and the heart of all the mujahedeen is greater than ever . ... Surprises are sure to be in store for you in the days ahead . Those who laugh last , laugh more . '' CNN 's Nic Robertson and Paul Cruickshank contributed to this report .
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Trial begins in Belgium for nine people accused of having ties to al Qaeda . Two main defendats charged with heading a terrorist cell linked to al Qaeda . Key suspect is 50-year-old woman accused of heading terror cell . Trial expected to last until end of March ; verdict expected toward end of April .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Formula One 's new tire provider Pirelli has simulated rainfall in the desert to test its wet-weather products ahead of the 2011 season . The Italian company , which returns to the elite motorsport after a 20-year absence as official supplier in place of Bridgestone , coated the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi in water for the unprecedented two-night session . Pedro de la Rosa , who raced for Sauber last year , was at the wheel for the final test on Tuesday . The 39-year-old Spaniard drove a Toyota TF109 , the last car made by the Japanese manufacturer before it exited Formula One in 2009 . The tests , which took place between 6 p.m. and midnight local time , were designed to investigate how the tires handled hot and cold tarmac . `` We decided to do it this way because we want to challenge our rain tires with the most difficult and demanding of all situations , '' Pirelli 's F1 team director Paul Hembery told the company 's website on Monday . `` And who knows , perhaps it could be a good idea for a future grand prix ? These tests will provide us with useful information to finalize our tire development process for Formula One . `` It is seven months since we started developing our tires and five since we started with the actual testing . We are very satisfied with the results so far . '' De la Rosa took part in 14 races with Sauber last year before being replaced by Nick Heidfeld after the Italian Grand Prix in September . Heidfeld , De la Rosa and former Renault driver Romain Grosjean have been testing Pirelli 's range of tires over a period of nine sessions , from wet and intermediate rubber to super-soft and soft compounds . The Yas Marina circuit has been the setting for the final grand prix of the racing calendar since 2009 , and was the scene of Sebastian Vettel 's maiden world championship triumph last November . The 12 Formula One teams set to compete in the 2011 season should be present for the first official pre-season test in Valencia , Spain on February 1 .
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Pirelli has been testing its wet-weather tires for the 2011 season in Abu Dhabi . The Yas Marina circuit was coated with water to simulate rainy conditions . Pedro de la Rosa again drove a Toyota Formula One car for the two-night session .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- German driver Nick Heidfeld has replaced Pedro de la Rosa at Formula One team Sauber for the rest of the season . The 33-year-old , who drove for Sauber from 2001-03 and again from 2006-09 , will take over from the Spaniard for the next race in Singapore and the four following races . `` I 'm looking forward like crazy to having the opportunity to go racing again in a good car in Formula One from the Singapore Grand Prix onwards , '' said Heidfeld in a statement on the Sauber website . `` After the last months I 'm even more motivated than ever . For me it is like coming home , as I raced for seven years in total for the team from Hinwil . '' Heidfeld began the season at Mercedes as a test driver for Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg before leaving to work with tire manufacturer Pirelli . De la Rosa has been dropped after only managing to score six points so far this season . Sauber 's other driver , Japan 's Kamui Kobayashi , has 21 points . `` I am surprised by the team 's decision , but I respect it and would like to wish everyone good luck for the remainder of the season , '' said De la Rosa , who vowed to continue in the sport next season . Heidfeld has posted 12 podium finishes in 167 Grand Prix since making his debut with the Prost team in 2000 . `` It was a hard decision for me to make as a Team Principal and I want to thank Pedro for his professionalism , '' said team principal Peter Sauber . `` By signing Nick we have a driver we know extremely well who will help us to further judge the comparative potential of our car . ''
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Nick Heidfeld joins Sauber for the rest of the 2011 Formula One season . Heidfeld replaces Pedro de la Rosa , who is ` surprised ' by the decision . Heidfeld began season as test driver for Mercedes before joining Pirelli .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Stephane Peterhansel reveled in the challenging sand dunes which marked the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally and stepped up his challenge for yet another triumph in the event with an emphatic victory . He covered he 423km from Calama to Iquique in Chile in his BMW in four hours 33 minutes 19 seconds . It left him one minute 24 seconds ahead of Qatar 's Nasser Al-Attiyah with race leader Carlos Sainz over three minutes back . The 45-year-old Frenchman has won the car section of the Dakar Rally three times and is a six-time motorcycle winner . Sainz , who has seen his overall lead over Peterhansel cut to two minutes 26 seconds , and Volkwagen teammate Al-Attiyah , both had navigational problems in the dunes to lose time . Al-Attiyah , who won the third stage , is two minutes 33 seconds back in third in a tight battle for race honors . Peterhansel is optimistic that he can secure his 10th Dakar Rally triumph . `` The first three places in the general standings are separated by three minutes , '' he told the official race website . `` That 's good . I hope it stays like that until the rest day , that way we 'll have a thrilling end to the race . Everything is still possible for us . '' Portugal 's Paulo Goncalves , riding a BMW , won the motorbike section with Chile 's Aprilia rider Francisco Lopez taking second . Dutchman Frans Verhoeven , on another BMW , was third with overall leader Marc Coma of Spain on a KTM . Coma 's arch rival and defending champion Cyril Despres of France was fifth . Despres stays second in the overall standings despite being handed a 10-minute penalty overnight for a technical infringement as he did not follow the official race route at the start .
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Stephane Peterhansel wins the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally in his BMW . Peterhansel closes up on overall race leader Carlos Sainz . Portugal 's Paulo Goncalves takes motorbike section on a BMW .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg took advantage of changeable weather conditions to secure a remarkable first-ever pole position for Sunday 's Brazilian Grand Prix , stunning all the Formula One title favorites in the process . Hulkenberg mastered the change in the weather , which saw the rain ease up in final qualifying -- prompting drivers to switch from intermediate to slick tires -- to give Williams their first pole position since the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in May 2005 . The 23-year-old German has the four drivers battling it out for ther world title breathing down his neck . The Red Bull duo of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are second and third on the grid , with McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton fourth and world championship leader Fernando Alonso in fifth position . The second Williams of Rubens Barrichello finished sixth , with Robert Kubica , Michael Schumacher , Felipe Massa and Vitaly Petrov completing the top 10 at Interlagos . Hulkenberg could not contain his joy , telling reporters : `` It 's amazing . I still ca n't believe I 've done it . `` To go on slicks was the right decision . I squeezed everything out of my car , so I 'm very , very happy . I 'm just enjoying the moment . `` My first pole is so emotional . I 'm just lost for words . I 'm still shaking from the thrill , but now we have to get on with the job . '' Vettel added : `` It was a tricky session , but in the end everyone decided to go to dry tires . At first I thought I 'd missed pole by a tenth of a second , but I saw it was actually a second , so congratulations to Nico . ''
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Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg claims his first-ever pole positon in Brazil GP . Hulkenberg takes advantage of the changeable weather conditions at Interlagos . It is Williams ' first pole position since the 2005 European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring . The Red Bull duo of Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber second and third on the grid .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has promised that the Italian Formula One team will not make major changes for 2011 despite this year 's title disappointment , and he tipped Felipe Massa to return to form . Massa played very much a secondary role on his return to driving following his horror accident in July last year , and had to watch as new teammate Fernando Alonso was denied his third drivers ' crown on the last day of the season . Ferrari were criticized for the tactical decision to have Alonso follow Red Bull 's Mark Webber into the pits early on in Abu Dhabi , which consequently helped the Australian 's teammate Sebastian Vettel claim the race victory and his first world title . However , Montezemolo backed Ferrari to bounce back next year with both drivers at the helm . `` That is the strength of Ferrari , in that we never give up , '' he told the Ferrari website . `` Having been in Formula One for such a long time , this was certainly not the first time I have lost a world championship at the final race . Ferrari ` astonished ' by politician 's rant . `` Changes within the team ? That is not our philosophy , because for years now we have adopted a policy based on dynamic stability : a few minor adjustments are possible , but no major upheaval . `` Alonso was amazing , both on and off the track : determined and full of self-belief , a real driving force . I expect a lot from Felipe next year : I am sure he will return to being the man we saw in 2008 . '' The Brazilian driver , who was denied the drivers ' title by Lewis Hamilton at the final race two years ago , played down suggestions that he was battling for his future at Ferrari . `` I do n't think 2011 signifies a crucial year for me . Fundamentally , I have been in this situation often , '' he told the team 's website . Massa impressed with new Pirelli tires . `` I remember that at the start of 2006 , many people said I would only last a year at Ferrari and then I won races that season and went on to stay for a long time more . `` This year , there were many who said I would have a difficult year after my accident in Budapest : it turned out that way , but not for that reason . Over the years , the names of at least 10 drivers have been put forward as replacements for me at Ferrari , but I am still here ! '' Montezemolo also backed team principal Stefano Domenicali as the Scuderia seek to adapt to technical changes in 2011 and add to the marque 's 15 drivers ' titles and 16 constructors ' crowns . `` I am very happy with the work with which Stefano Domenicali is moving us forward , with great ability , spirit and a sense of balance , '' the 63-year-old said . `` For 2011 there will be various technical changes , from the return of KERS to the arrival of Pirelli tires and an adjustable rear wing . `` We are starting from a solid base . I 'm thinking here of the fact that at the end of last year , our energy recovery system was very competitive . As for the rear wing , I hope we start the season with total clarity as regards the regulations . I am not worried about it , but our experience of 2009 still grates . '' Montezemolo revealed that 2011 will also be a big year for Ferrari both on and off the racetrack . `` We are finalizing the details for our first showroom in India , we are strengthening our position in China and the United States . In Formula One terms , we have very clear targets , '' he said . `` There is a great will to fight back and be ready for next season , when our aim is to have a car that , right from the start , is capable of winning so that we do n't have to play catch-up . ''
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Ferrari boss plans to keep Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa as the team 's drivers . Massa 's future was under scrutiny after the Brazilian struggled on his return to racing . President Luca di Montezemolo says no major changes are needed at Italian marque . He also backs team principal Stefano Domenicali as Ferrari seek to improve in 2011 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber has revealed in his newly-published autobiography that he drove the final four races of last season with a broken shoulder . The Australian , who was in contention to win his first world championship right up to the final race in Abu Dhabi , sustained the fracture in a mountain bike accident prior to the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka in early October . And despite needing pain-killing injections ahead of the Japanese and Korean Grands Prix , Webber decided to keep the injury secret from Red Bull principal Christian Horner . In the book , entitled ` Webber up front ' , the 34-year-old wrote : `` I was riding with a great friend of mine . Suddenly , he crashed right in front of me and I had nowhere to go but straight through the handlebars . `` I suffered what they call a skier 's fracture to my right shoulder , '' he added . Webber , who went on to finish second behind teammate and eventual world champion Sebastian Vettel in Japan , continued : `` Suzuka is a brutal track so it was a blessing that the Japanese weather gave me an enforced rest day on the Saturday when qualifying was rained off . `` A pre-race cortisone injection helped me too and , in the end , we got through the weekend all right , '' he added . Although Webber has not blamed the shoulder injury for failing to lift the world title , his fortunes faded over the final three races . He failed to finish in Korea and his second place in Brazil meant he went into the final race in Abu Dhabi behind Fernando Alonso in the title chase .
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Mark Webber reveals he drove the final four races of last season with a broken shoulder . The Australian makes the revelations in a newly-published autobiography . Webber also had pain-killing injections ahead of the Japanese and Korean GPs .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Williams rookie Nico Hulkenberg believes that the Force India team could be his best chance of driving in the 2011 Formula One championship . The German lost his race seat after being unable to earn a new contract , despite an impressive end to his debut season . Williams instead opted to sign 25-year-old Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado to drive alongside Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello ahead of the new season starting in March . `` Force India is our best shot , but it is also no secret that quite a few drivers are trying to land a seat there . We are talking to them and let 's wait and see what develops , '' the 23-year-old told the official F1 website . Maldonado earns F1 drive at Williams . Force India , Toro Rosso , Virgin , Hispania Racing and Renault have yet to confirm their line-ups for 2011 . Hulkenberg finished the season a point above Force India 's 15th-placed Vitantonio Liuzzi in the overall standings , but 25 below the British-based team 's 11th-placed Adrian Sutil . `` The hope is still there and I am not giving up , '' he said . `` We are working very hard to get a deal done , but there are not many good race seats left . '' Hulkenberg snatched pole position for Williams at the penultimate grand prix of 2010 in Brazil in November , but the driver said he knew this would not be enough for him to stay with the British team . `` One lap does not change the course of history . There had been signs before that there was something brewing , because the team repeatedly delayed contract talks . So I was forewarned that something was going on . '' Rookie Hulkenberg leaves Williams . And Hulkenberg believes that drivers will no longer be able to count on just their ability in securing team spots , with sponsorship being an equally important factor in the economic climate . `` The team has not done too well over the last couple of years -- if you can not produce that performance you eventually have to look for other ways to close the budget gap , '' he said . `` It has become much harder to open doors if your application does not come with a serious sponsor package and you really only rely on your talent This is quite frustrating and somewhat sad . '' Nevertheless , Hulkenberg remains upbeat about the sport he joined just over a year ago -- and confident about the future , however uncertain it might be . `` I would have liked to stay with them , '' he said of his former employers . `` Being teamed up with Rubens Barrichello -- he is a great guy and still a great driver . I really enjoyed working with him . `` I do n't want to think about a Plan B. My focus is 100 % on finding a good race seat for 2011 . That is where all my efforts are going right now . ''
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Nico Hulkenberg is without a team for the 2011 Formula One championship . Rookie driver was dropped by Williams F1 at the end of the 2010 season . The German says his best chance of a seat next year lies with Force India . The 23-year-old claimed pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix in his debut year .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- This weekend 's inaugural Korean Grand Prix is a step into the unknown for Formula One , but Red Bull 's title hopefuls Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are looking forward to the challenge as the 2010 season heads into its final three races . Vettel led the Austrian team to a 1-2 in Japan two weeks ago , leaving him tied for second overall with Ferrari 's Fernando Alonso 14 points behind Webber . The Yeongam circuit in South Korea was finally cleared by F1 officials last week , despite rules stating a new venue should be completed 90 days before a race is due to take place , and the drivers are keen to see a track that most have experienced only in simulators and video footage . `` It looks like a nice layout in terms of the track , we are all optimistic to go there and have a good run and I am looking forward to it , '' Webber told the Red Bull website . Vettel added : `` I am pretty excited about South Korea : it 's a new race track , which means none of us have been there before . While I know the race will take place , I ca n't really say anything about the track itself until Friday . '' Korean GP gets green light from FIA . The duo will be taking tips from Karun Chandhok , a driver for Hispania Racing who carried out a test run in a Red Bull show event there in September . `` The track 's got a good mix of corners and I think we 'll see a lot of overtaking in the first sector -- there are long straights into slow hairpins , '' he told the Red Bull website . `` The straight after turn one and two is really long , so we may see some good slipstreaming there , like in Shanghai . From turn seven onwards , there 's a fast section of flowing corners all the way back to the start-finish line , so I think the Red Bull Racing guys will be happy in sectors two and three . It 's an interesting layout and the location 's nice , overlooking the sea . '' Latest F1 championship standings . The 3.5-mile -LRB- 5.6-kilometer -RRB- Korean International Circuit was built on marshland on the South Korean coast and is the work of German Hermann Tilke , who has also designed F1 venues in Abu Dhabi , Malaysia , China , Bahrain , Singapore and Spain among others . It will be the center of a new urban development , sited in an area popular with tourists about five hours ' drive from the capital Seoul . McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton , who trails Webber by 28 points , is also looking forward to the race as he seeks to regain the world title he won in 2008 . `` I 've driven the Korean International Circuit on the simulator , and my first impressions were extremely positive , '' the British driver told the official F1 website . `` On paper , the track should suit our car quite well -- the first sector is all about good end-of-straight speeds and strong performance under heavy braking , both key characteristics of our car . `` And the middle sector is fast and flowing -- it 's the kind of place where you want a car with a good balance and good downforce . I think it 'll reward commitment , it actually feels like quite a nice driver 's track . '' Vettel wins in Japan as Webber extends lead . His teammate Jenson Button , who is fifth overall , has also been impressed with the circuit . `` There appear to be a couple of very likely opportunities for overtaking , particularly at the end of the three main straights , but possibly also off-line in the twisty final sector , '' the defending world champion said . `` The track looks quite high-speed , and the walls are close , so I think it 'll be an interesting challenge . '' Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher believes the drivers will be able to adapt to the new track . `` Finally this year we are going to a circuit which is not only new for me but for all of the drivers . Korea will be a very interesting country to see and even if the track has only just been finished in time , I am confident that everything will be fine , '' the Mercedes veteran said . `` I am very much in favor of new races and I think it is a benefit for all of us in the sport . It should not be too complicated to learn the layout and we are used to adapting quickly to new circumstances . ''
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The first Korean Grand Prix takes place this weekend at the new circuit in Yeongam . The venue was cleared for racing only last week after a delayed final inspection . F1 drivers have been using simulators to prepare for the event . Red Bull 's Mark Webber leads drivers ' standings with three races left this season .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Teenage golf sensation Noh Seung-Yul has entered the sport 's record books as the youngest player to top the Asian Tour 's money list . The 19-year-old , who won $ 822,361 on his way to becoming the Asian Tour 's No. 1 , was honored for his achievements at an award ceremony in Thailand following the conclusion of the 2010 season . As well as claiming the Order of Merit trophy , the South Korean was also named the Players ' Player of the Year , but was unable to accept the accolades in person after having recently undergone corrective eye surgery . `` I am honored becoming the youngest-ever Asian Tour champion in history , '' the world No. 66 said in a video message played at the event . `` It is also special for me to win the Players ' Player of the Year Award as this is nominated by my fellow professionals . '' Noh 's season highlights include victory at the Malaysian Open in March and four other top-10 finishes on the Asian Tour , and he did not miss a halfway cut in all of its events that he played . He also made the weekend rounds in two of the three major tournaments in which he gained entry , finishing tied for 40th place at the U.S. Open and equal 28th at the PGA Championship . `` The Asian Tour has done so much in my career and I am thankful for the opportunities that I have enjoyed since coming through from qualifying school in 2008 , '' he said . `` My game has become better over the years through the high level of competition and I will continue to represent the tour proudly . '' Another qualifying school graduate , Rikard Karlberg of Sweden , was named Rookie of the Year after finishing third in the Order of Merit in his debut season . Japan 's Tetsuji Hiratsuka finished fifth overall on $ 333,000 after winning Sunday 's closing tournament , the Black Mountain Masters in Thailand . The 39-year-old claimed his third title this season as he beat young home hope Namchoak Tantipokakul in the first hole of a playoff in Hua Hin .
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Noh Seung-Yul is the youngest golfer to top the Asian Tour money list . 19-year-old was crowned Order of Merit Champion at an awards ceremony on Sunday . South Korean also named Players ' Player of the Year at season-ending event . Malaysian Open winner finished 40th at the U.S. Open and 28th at the PGA Championship .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Martin Kaymer increased his lead in the Race to Dubai with a superlative final round of 66 at St.Andrews to claim a three-shot victory in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday . The German birdied the final two holes at the home of golf to hold off a determined challenge by England 's Danny Willett as he finished on 17-under 271 . But there was disappointment for Lee Westwood who needed a top two finish to immediately dislodge Tiger Woods as world number one , but struggled to a one-over 73 for a tie for 11th . Westwood , who has been struggling with a recurrence of a calf injury , then confirmed he will not play again until the end of the month at the latest . But due to a quirk of the rankings , it could mean the Englishman will take over at the top in three weeks ' time unless Woods changes his plans and enters a tournament before next month 's HSBC Champions in China . `` It 's just got more aggravated and achy as the week has gone on , '' Westwood told Sky Sports after his round . Kaymer , who claimed his first major title with victory at the PGA Championship , was winning his third straight tournament and again showed his cool under pressure . With Willett challenging , Kaymer needed to get down in two from just off the green at the famous 17th Road Hole to stay at 15 under . But he proceeded to hole his putt to suddenly open up a two-shot lead and despite finding a tricky lie on the road at the 18th hit his approach to within 10 feet . Kaymer duly holed the putt to complete one of his ambitions of winning at St.Andrews and claim his fourth title of a superb season which has seen him move nearly $ 1.5 million clear of Ryder Cup teammate Graeme McDowell at the top of the European Tour money list . He had his own views on the ongoing battle to top the rankings . `` To be honest I think at the moment Lee Westwood is number one in the world , '' Kaymer said . `` He plays unbelievable golf . '' Overnight leader John Parry of England recovered from a mid-round crisis to finish with a level-par 72 for 13-under and sole third . Another Englishman , Gary Boyd , finished a further shot back for fourth after a fine 68 .
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Martin Kaymer of Germany wins the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship . The victory increases his lead over second-placed Graeme McDowell in the Race to Dubai . Lee Westwood fails in his bid to take over as world number one from Tiger Woods . Danny Willett of England finishes with a 67 to claim second place .
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