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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Her curriculum vitae makes for impressive , if exhausting , reading . Dr. Nahed Taher tells CNN her views on currencies , the Saudi economy and whether women should be allowed to drive . While fulfilling a demanding role as the first female head of a Saudi investment bank -- which she founded -- Dr. Nahed Taher also sits on the board of a number of private companies and business committees . She has twice been named businesswoman of the year , and has made Forbes ' list of the world 's most powerful women . John Defterios found a spare moment to sit down with Dr Nahed Taher , the founder , CEO and Executive Director of Gulf One Investment Bank . John Defterios -LRB- JD -RRB- : Leading up to the GCC meeting in Doha , there was a great deal of not just speculation but even policy statements that this was the right time to de-peg from the US dollar . Why the backtrack , almost at the last minute , in your view ? Dr. Nahed Taher -LRB- NT -RRB- : They believe that it 's a cycle not a trend . However , I have some concerns . Having the dollar as a majority of this basket is not a problem , but it should be , it 's only wise to do this at the beginning , because they can not shift dramatically towards a flowing exchange rate or whatever , it should be a managed float . JD : Speaking of inflation , there 's a real number that 's put out by different governments in this region , and then the realities . What 's the real inflation right now because of the import cost rising with the weaker dollar ? NT : As an economist you can measure the inflationary gap , which is the difference between the growth in the money supply and the growth in the real GDP . And this is , in Saudi Arabia , 15 % . So the inflationary gap is 15 % , meaning that injection of money in the economy is not having an equal absorption capacity in the economy to create income . It 's just burning the money in consumption . JD : Let 's look out a little bit here into the future , you know , 5-10 years away . Can you create a single market for the trading of goods , a greater air of free trade association that 's real that lowers barriers so you have more inter-Arab trade ? NT : The problem is that we all import the same thing , and we all export the same thing almost . So there is not really intra-trade between us that makes sense a lot . Because for the GCC , for example , we all import everything from outside . What are we importing from each other ? Nothing . Almost , I mean a minority . But , that 's what 's needed in the future . If we go , for example , into production more like petrol-chemical and mining and whatever we should really create less barriers , and facilitate intra-trade and intra-production as well ... and go in mega-companies , not to have a petrol-chemical company in Saudi and one in Kuwait and whatever , and compete , we should work more towards collaboration . JD : Is the formula correct ? When you drive the streets of Jeddah do you say I think we 'll get it right this time , the wealth that 's coming into the country , recalibrating what we want to do with Saudi Arabia ? NT : There is a big recognition that this boom is totally different than the first boom . At the first boom we did n't have any debt . Now we have a government debt , and we have private sector debt . So we recognize that this wealth has to be wisely spent on projects for the future that can co-op with future demand . We have 60 % of our population under 24-years-old , which are baby boomers hopefully we do n't want them to be the baby losers in the future . JD : How about as a woman , do you think that it 's a bit strange that you ca n't drive on the streets but you can sign multi-million or billion dollar deals ? NT : I will leave this to my dearest King Abdullah , to decide . I know he 's supportive and he will have it very soon , in the right time . I can not go against the wind , but driving for women is definitely a necessity now , it 's becoming an economic need . E-mail to a friend .
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MME speaks with Dr. Nahed Taher of Gulf One Investment Bank . First female head of a Saudi Investment Bank , respected economist . Dr. Naher : intra-trade and intra-production should be encouraged in GCC . Says in Saudi Arabia `` driving for women is definitely a necessity now ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In Shandong Province in northeastern China , the nation 's grain heartland , the worst drought in 60 years has raised the specter of shortages for the world 's largest wheat producer . Russia -- still reeling from a drought that slashed wheat harvest by nearly 40 % and spurred Moscow to ban exports last summer -- hopes new , resilient strains of the crop will lead to a resumption of wheat exports . However , soil damaged by the drought means nearly 10 % of Russian wheat fields could n't be planted this year . Social media may have fanned the flames of revolt which toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt and triggered demonstrations across the Middle East . But the tinderbox was built on high unemployment , corruption and rising food prices . It 's a telling sign that the trouble in Tunisia started with the self immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi , a street vendor protesting the police seizure of his produce cart . `` I think that we have to be careful , as an international community , not to let food prices become not -LSB- only -RSB- a national security threat in countries , but a global security threat , '' Ngozi Iweala , managing director of the World Bank , told CNN . Rising food prices have driven nearly 44 million people into poverty since June , according to World Bank estimates released this week , pushing the number of chronically hungry toward 1 billion . Global food prices rose 29 % in the past year due to weather shocks such as the Russian drought and subsequent export ban , as well as the growing appetite for biofuels and rising demand from emerging economies such as Brazil , India and China . Rising inflation a top Chinese concern . Price increases were led by sugar and wheat , at 20 % . Fats and oils used in cooking rose 22 % , according to the World Bank . `` Our research shows higher global wheat prices have directly fed into sharp increases in domestic wheat prices in many countries , '' Robert Zoellick , president of the World Bank , said earlier this week . `` In just six months , prices for wheat rose by more than 50 % in Kyrgyzstan ; 45 % in Bangladesh and 33 % in Mongolia . '' Rising food prices create political strife . Nations in northern Africa and the Middle East -- where arable land is scarce -- scour Eastern Europe and Central Asia for grain deals . When Rachid Rachid was Egypt 's Trade and Industry Minister , he personally combed the world for wheat -- with visits to Russia and Central Asia -- attempting to meet the domestic demand of six million tons a year . `` The fact you know that you need this much quantity to feed the people in Egypt and knowing that there is not that much quantity around the world makes you really scared , '' Rachid told CNN . The price of a kilogram of onions in India nearly doubled from September to December , resulting in an export ban that was lifted this week after Indian farmers protested and onion prices plummeted . Chinese food prices rose 10.3 % in January , raising concerns about the economy overheating . In the U.S. consumer prices rose only 1.6 % in January , but as CNNMoney reports prices for clothing , appliances and food are expected to rise as increasing demand from emerging economies hikes the cost of raw materials . `` This is something we need to really pay attention to , because it impacts the most vulnerable : children , women , pregnant women and it really hits the poor , '' said Iweala of the World Bank . CNN 's Richard Quest , Kevin Voigt , John Defterios , Colleen McEdwards and Matthew Chance contributed to this report .
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The World Bank sounded the alarm this week on rising global food prices . Droughts in China have raised harvest worries in the world 's largest wheat producer . About 10 % of the wheat fields in Russia could n't be planted due to soil damage . Global food prices rose 29 % last year due to weather shocks such as the Russian drought .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Korean golfer In-Kyung Kim retained the lead at the halfway stage of the season-opening LPGA Thailand event on Friday , but is being chased by world No. 1 Yani Tseng and Michelle Wie . The 22-year-old Kim , seeking her fourth victory in successive years on the top women 's circuit , faltered with a one-over-par 73 at Siam Country Club 's Old Course but ended the day with a one-shot advantage . Kim , who finished third in two of last season 's four majors , had matched the course record of 63 in her opening round on Thursday . Taiwan 's Tseng carded a 71 in soggy fairway conditions following heavy rain earlier this week , while American Wie joined her on seven-under 137 after a 68 . `` I feel exhausted . It 's the first event , but it feels like the last event , '' Kim , who had four bogeys in her opening nine holes , told reporters . `` It was such a difference coming from yesterday when I teed off first and I did n't really expect much . I do n't know , I think I was too hard on myself the first nine holes and I could n't really find a rhythm . '' Wie said the greens were drying out in the hot sun . `` I think it 's a lot firmer . The greens are very fast . I need to stop hitting it five feet past the holes on my putts , '' she said . Americans Paula Creamer and Juli Inkster were tied for fourth on five under , shooting 70 and 73 respectively to be level with Japan 's Momoko Ueda -LRB- 69 -RRB- and South Korea 's Na Yeon Choi -LRB- 70 -RRB- . Norway 's Suzann Pettersen , who won her first major title last year , was tied for eighth after a 72 . Defending champion Ai Miyazato was tied for 25th after a second-round 69 . Meanwhile , Spain 's Rafael Cabrera-Bello holds a one-shot lead after the fog-delayed second round of the men 's European Tour event in India . The world No. 125 shot a three-under 69 at the Avantha Masters in New Delhi on Friday to be clear of a bunch of six players at the halfway stage . Of that group , Thailand 's Thongchai Jaidee and Indian Jeev Milkha Singh can both pass his total of eight-under 136 when they complete their final seven holes on Saturday . World No. 68 Jaidee is the only player in the field ranked inside the top-100 . An incredible nine players shared the lead after the opening round of the PGA Tour 's Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles on Thursday . John Senden set the clubhouse target with a four-under 67 at Riviera Country Club , then was joined by fellow Australians Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley , Britain 's Martin Laird , Sweden 's Carl Pettersson and Americans Spencer Levin , Ben Martin , Bill Haas and J.B. Holmes . Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington , former world No. 1s Vijay Singh and Fred Couples , plus European Ryder Cup star Luke Donald were in another group of nine on 68 .
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In-Kyung Kim keeps Thai lead despite struggling with a one-over 73 on Friday . Yani Tseng and Michelle Wie tied for second , one shot adrift , at the halfway stage . Spain 's Rafael Cabrera-Bello holds a one-shot lead at fog-hit Avantha Masters in India . Nine players shared the lead after the opening round of the PGA Tour 's Northern Trust Open .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When the FBI called Martha Huie 's house in 2005 , she did n't think much of it . `` I answered the phone , and he identified himself and wanted to speak with Ernest Withers . I said , ` This is not Ernest Withers ! ' '' Huie recalled , laughing . Last year , she learned the likely reason for the call was no laughing matter . In 2010 , The Memphis Commercial Appeal revealed that the friend she knew for almost 20 years was an FBI informant . As the pre-eminent photographer of the civil rights era , Withers had close access to leaders of the movement . To some , charges of informing represented a betrayal of the highest sort . But not to Huie . Watch the trailer for In America 's documentary about Withers , `` Pictures Do n't Lie '' `` I ca n't think about why it was presented in such shock value , '' Huie said . `` A lot of people talk to the FBI . If the FBI wants to talk to you , you talk to them . It 's just not a horror story , and Ernest just does n't deserve that . '' Huie met Withers at a contemporary art show in Memphis in 1988 . `` We were the senior people there ! '' she laughs . `` That was how Ernest and me started talking . '' He was black . She was white . He grew up poor in Tennessee . She had a relatively privileged upbringing in Alabama . Withers ' wife , Dorothy , supported his fledgling photography business and eight children . Huie 's late husband , William Bradford Huie , was a celebrated author and investigative journalist who chronicled the events of the civil rights movement and broke the story when two white men confessed to the 1955 murder of Emmett Till , a black teen . Withers , too , had covered the Emmett Till case . Huie and Withers formed an immediate bond over the journalistic work , but it was their mutual appreciation of art and history that kept them talking . The photographer shared stories about his experiences during the civil rights movement and how he learned to use a camera . In one conversation , Withers told Huie how he learned to see color . `` When he was a young boy , his mother died . His stepmother was his mother . And she sewed . She made things for rich white women , and she would send him to the store to buy thread , '' Huie said . `` And if he did n't come back with the exact right color , he would have to go right back . And there 's where he learned to see matching colors . '' When an FBI agent called Huie a second time in 2005 , she assumed again it was a mistake , and gave the agent Withers ' number . She still does n't know why they called her house . When Withers died in 2007 , his funeral was front-page news in Memphis . Huie and Withers never spoke about his involvement with the FBI , and she is n't concerned that the information will affect his legacy . `` Ernest was not a traitor , or doing anything political or underhanded , '' Huie said . `` If the FBI wanted to hand him some grocery money , then so what ? '' While the civil rights photographer later became famous for his photographs , he never achieved fortune . But , according to Huie , he lived a life rich in other ways . `` He tried his best every day of his life and made a lot of mistakes and laughed at himself , '' Huie reminisced . `` He was on the right side all the way , all the time . And he played it like he needed to . '' CNN 's Alicia Stewart contributed to this report .
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Civil rights photographer Ernest Withers was revealed in 2010 to be an FBI informant . His friend , Martha Huie , says Withers was n't a traitor . Withers maintained a long love of art and photography , but never became wealthy from his work .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Veteran actor Len Lesser died in his sleep Wednesday morning in Burbank , California , of complications from pneumonia . He was 88 . `` It was very peaceful , '' his daughter , Michele Lesser , told CNN , saying the family had hoped for a quick and painless death . `` He was a great grandpa , and an amazing father . He had a heart of gold -- and a sense of humor of platinum . '' Best known as Jerry Seinfeld 's Uncle Leo on TV 's `` Seinfeld , '' Lesser made more than 500 film , television and stage appearances . His TV roles ranged from `` Studio One in Hollywood '' in 1949 to a 2009 role on `` Castle . '' In addition to `` Seinfeld , '' he had a recurring role as Garvin on `` Everybody Loves Raymond . '' He also appeared on `` ER , '' `` Mad About You , '' `` Thirtysomething , '' `` Falcon Crest , '' `` Quincy M.E. , '' `` The Rockford Files , '' `` Kojak , '' `` The Bob Newhart Show , '' `` The Mod Squad , '' `` Green Acres , '' `` All In The Family , '' `` The Monkees , '' `` Get Smart , '' `` My Favorite Martian , '' `` Ben Casey '' and `` The Untouchables . '' Lesser 's films included `` Gallipoli , '' `` The Outlaw Josey Wales '' and `` Kelly 's Heroes . '' Lesser also served in the Army during World War II . In addition to his daughter Michelle , Lesser is survived by a son , David , David 's wife Julie and the couple 's three children .
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Len Lesser was a World War II veteran . He appeared in hundreds of television shows and movies .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Bangladeshi capital Dhaka was transformed into a wall of noise and color Thursday as a lavish ceremony officially opened the Cricket World Cup . A spectacular four-hour performance at the Bangabandhu Stadium showcased the cricket-crazy culture of the country , which is hosting the tournament along with south Asian neighbors India and Sri Lanka . The ceremony included 3,500 performers as the captain of each participating nation was introduced to the crowd via the traditional mode of transport , a rickshaw . Canadian pop star Bryan Adams took part in the festivities , along with Bangladesh singer Runa Laila and Sonu Nigam from India . CNN blog : Cricket fever builds in Bangladesh . The city of Mirpur plays host to the first of 49 games over the six-week tournament on Friday as World Cup favorites India take on Bangladesh . The last edition , in the Caribbean in 2007 , was criticized for being complicated to follow and going on too long . Australia retained their title in the West Indies , and are aiming to win a fourth straight World Cup this time around . The International Cricket Council 's -LRB- ICC -RRB- president Sharad Pawar told the crowd he was confident the 2011 installment would be the finest yet . `` Today is a historic day when the people of Bangladesh join India and Sri Lanka together to host the ICC Cricket World Cup , and make this tournament the most memorable yet , '' he said . `` The ICC Cricket World Cup , our flagship event , provides the stage on which players have the rare opportunity to create legend and to write their own chapter in the history of this great sport . `` The greatest cricketers in the world will grace this event and I am sure that their ability , whether with bat or ball , will provide excitement and enjoyment for all cricket lovers . '' Bangladesh 's prime minister , Sheikh Hasina , hailed a momentous day for her country . `` We feel greatly privileged to co-host the cricket extravaganza in our beautiful country , '' she said . `` I congratulate my cricket-loving countrymen for their great enthusiasm and cooperation to make this event a grand success . '' Prior to the opening ceremony the ICC announced its disappointment that Salman Butt , Pakistan 's former captain who was banned from the game for corruption , was to appear as a pundit covering the World Cup . ICC chief executive , Haroon Lorgat , said he was `` not satisfied '' by Butt 's role on a Pakistani television channel and would seek to clarify whether he is in breach of the terms of his ban . It was also confirmed that players and officials would be banned from using their mobile phones during matches , to prevent them updating sites like Twitter . New penalties were introduced for anyone found to break the new rules .
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Lavish ceremony officially opens 2011 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka . Bangladesh , Sri Lanka and India will host the tournament . The six-week competition is due to stage a total of 49 games . Australia aiming for fourth straight World Cup success .
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Chimaltenango , Guatemala -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In rural Guatemala , all it takes is a few minutes for tons of heavy mud to plow into a vulnerable hillside community and swallow its people and their homes . Sometimes , the devastation is there for all to see . But not always . `` I met a couple who lost their children and their home ... all of it just gone , '' Anne Hallum said , recalling a trip to the country in 2005 . `` We arrived , and it was hard to believe anyone had died . There were n't bodies lying around . ... They were buried under . '' Hundreds of dangerous mudslides occur every year during Guatemala 's rainy season , which lasts from mid-May until October or November . In one extreme case , a mudslide resulted in 700 deaths , according to CEPAL , the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America . There are plenty of natural reasons why Guatemalans are vulnerable to mudslides : frequent earthquakes , hurricanes and heavy rains oversaturate Guatemala 's mountainous terrain and muddy the soil . But Hallum said there 's another mudslide trigger to consider . `` Deforestation -- or the absence of trees -- causes mudslides to occur , '' said Hallum , co-founder of the Alliance for International Reforestation , a nonprofit trying to help the villagers protect themselves from mudslides . `` Trees are cut for firewood and to make room for the crops , and without realizing it ... they 've taken away their protection . Where it used to be rainforest becomes an open space for the mud to come right on through . '' Nearly 373 square kilometers of trees are destroyed each year in Guatemala , according to the University of Santa Barbara 's Department of Geography . Through her group 's efforts , Hallum is inspiring villagers to stop chopping and , instead , use trees to safeguard their lives and crops against mudslides . The effort , nearly 20 years strong , was one Hallum said she never really planned . A political science professor at Stetson University in DeLand , Florida , Hallum traveled to the rural town of Nueva Concepcion , Guatemala , in 1991 as an adviser for a university field trip . It was her first trip outside the United States , and despite not being able to speak Spanish , she was moved by a blatant poverty that `` broke her heart '' and birthed a `` new purpose . '' `` I went into the villages where lots of the trees were cut down , and I held some of the children , '' said Hallum , 57 . `` They were listless and could n't hold themselves up . Their eyes were dull , and it became pretty clear that they were malnourished . '' Do you know a hero ? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . The farms she visited were not sustainable , she said , because the soil was eroded and lacked nutrients . Hallum , a self-proclaimed nature lover , was not formally trained in agriculture , but she knew some basic facts about trees and food products that could be cheaply grown . With the help of a former student , she researched rural resources and learned that many local Guatemalan tree varieties could be strategically replanted to provide fruit , fertilizer , coffee , food and medicinal herbs where resources were failing or nonexistent . `` When we started , it was all about fighting poverty , '' Hallum said . `` We wanted to help families farm better and feed their children better . But we started to notice that in the areas where -LRB- pine -RRB- trees were planted , the mudslides were no longer occurring . So that brought a new focus for us . Food , shade , fertilizer and mudslide protection -- the trees can do it all . '' Not all trees that are planted can protect against mudslides , but Hallum said pine trees planted on high mountain slopes can be most effective . Pine trees have long , anchoring tap roots that can extend 6 meters below the soil . When they are planted in slopes above residential areas , Hallum explained , heavy rains are unlikely to loosen their grip on the soil . `` We learned the hard way that without trees , we are at risk , and our land is at risk , '' said Jose Avelino Boc , a lemon farmer and Alliance program participant . Boc , 53 , has lost family and friends to mudslide disasters , and he now attributes his life and the success of his farm to Hallum 's nonprofit . `` The trees give us life , '' he said . `` If there is too much rain , they keep the soil . And the mountainside does n't fall down anymore . '' Constant land surveys , particularly during the rainy season , help Hallum and her team identify which rural areas need assistance . But the easiest way to determine which village to target next , Hallum said , is simply `` to answer the door . '' `` They 're coming to us directly now to ask for help , '' Hallum said . `` People know us , and now they trust us . '' Local Guatemalan staff -- all trained agroforestry technicians -- are assigned six villages each and provide free weekly instructional courses on topics like tree planting , sustainable farming and air quality . Each technician remains in his or her assigned communities for five years . Hallum credits her group 's success to this commitment of staying within a community until the community itself can see and reap benefits . `` It 's a lot of work , '' Hallum said . `` We do n't come in , plant some trees and leave . We do that , and they 'll cut them down . It 's a step-by-step process that starts with education . In a little time , they notice their crops are doing better ; mudslides are n't happening . And the behavior changes : They start to protect the trees . We say : ` All right , you 've got it . You know how to do this now . ' Then we leave ... on to the next village . '' The Alliance for International Reforestation has helped 110 rural villages plant more than 3.8 million trees throughout Guatemala . As an added incentive for attending classes and planting trees , the group donates and installs ecofriendly , fuel-efficient cooking stoves to some program participants based on economic need . These stoves require very little firewood and give off no emissions . With the stoves , not only are fewer trees cut down , but families no longer inhale dangerous fumes caused by stovetop , chimney-less cooking . The group also provides educational resources and promotes economic independence within communities . Its agroforestry textbook series has been adopted by more than 200 Guatemalan schools . Hundreds of women have also benefited from the rural farming initiative . They help generate income for their families from the sale of fruits , salves and shampoos created from trees and fruits they learned to harvest . `` I learned so much from AIR and from Anne , '' Doña Elena Siquinajay said . `` We 're 50 women in our village working together . ... We come together and plant in the tree nurseries or pack the products , and we support each other . It is a lot of work , but we enjoy it very much . Without the program , some of us would not learn anything . '' Although Hallum remains a full-time university professor , she spends all of her free time in Guatemala . After 40 visits , she is happy with the progress of the program and vows to keep returning to the `` place where her heart remains . '' `` I can go back to areas that were nothing but mudslides and soil erosion , and now I see forest , '' Hallum said . `` This is not just a project . We are a team . It 's about building the community and saving the planet . ... It 's about a better future for the children . '' Want to get involved ? Check out the Alliance for International Reforestation website at www.air-guatemala.org and see how to help .
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Anne Hallum is helping rural Guatemalans prevent mudslide tragedies . Through her nonprofit , Hallum is showing villagers how some trees can provide protection . The group also provides educational resources and agricultural know-how . Do you know a hero ? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It is 20 years since Poland 's Solidarity movement defeated the Communist Party in an historic election that prompted the fall of communism across central and eastern Europe . Solidarity leader Lech Walesa takes the oath in front of Poland 's National Assembly on December 22 , 1990 . CNN International marks this significant anniversary with `` The New Poland , '' a week of programming examining the transformation of Poland from 1989 to where it sits today on the world stage . The combination of daily live programming and special reports from CNN correspondents in cities across Poland culminates June 4 with `` Autumn of Change , an in-depth documentary that takes a retrospective look at the events leading up to the election exactly 20 years ago . Reflecting the tumultuous year of 1989 , which changed Europe forever , `` Autumn of Change '' will mix live programming and documentary programming , unforgettable historical images with interviews past and present , and a huge online audience initiative through Poland , Hungary , Germany , the former Czechoslovakia , Bulgaria and Romania , in a comprehensive narrative of events that have helped to shape the Europe of today . `` CNN 's combination of historic footage , comprehensive reporting and access to Poland 's key figures puts us in an unparalleled position to set the scene for how Poland was the catalyst for the Europe of today , '' said Mike McCarthy , vice president of coverage and feature programming for CNN International . `` In step with the anniversaries of the events themselves , CNN will invite viewers to take part in our ambitious account of how Europe has changed over the last 20 years and what the future may hold . '' About the programming : . Just eight months after reporting from Poland for the week-long `` Eye on Poland '' special , Fionnuala Sweeney returns to the country to anchor the network 's live coverage for `` The New Poland . '' She will report on the various commemoration and celebration ceremonies throughout the week from cities across Poland including Warsaw , Krakow and Gdansk . In addition to Sweeney 's live reports , CNN correspondent Frederik Pleitgen will take viewers inside the Poland of today looking at the political , cultural , social and economic changes that have taken place in the past 20 years . The programs include : . -- Gdansk Today : CNN explores the city of Gdansk , the birthplace of the Solidarity movement . We visit the main shipyard and spend the day with a foreman who has been working there for more than 30 years . He talks about the transformation since Solidarity was born and the challenges the shipyards face three decades on . Finally , CNN heads out to sea with a polish yacht maker and finds out how they are dealing with the economic crisis . -- Catholicism in Poland : CNN looks at the Catholic Church in Poland and the challenges it faces . We visit Religia TV , a new project that aims to attract Catholics as well as viewers from other religions . -- Business in Poland : Solidarity transformed Poland from a communist state into a capitalist economy eventually capable of becoming a democratic member of the EU . During the last 20 years , its economy developed at a thriving pace , but even today there are remnants of the old system . CNN speaks to a family-run business on the local economy . We also visit Poland 's biggest copper mining and refining company . We find out how the global market place is impacting the global economy and Polish business . -- Polish Cuisine : CNN speaks to Krakow 's top celebrity chef and historian Robert Maklowicz about Polish cuisine and the recent trend to return to its roots . -- Poland 's Film School : CNN visits Poland 's largest film production Centrex , the National Film , Television and Theatre School in Lodz , and finds out what makes this school so unique . About the documentary : By combining narratives from key players within the Solidarity movement , the Communist leadership , CNN reporters who covered the events and Polish civilians who lived through it all , Autumn of Change charts the individuals , relationships and astonishing chain of events that shook eastern Europe to its foundations . About the online coverage : CNN 's television coverage will be complemented by a full interactive companion site . This special site will feature a number of pieces that reflect the cultural influence of this movement as well as narratives from some of the major figures involved in the process . Via iReport.com , CNN will also encourage viewers and users from Poland and elsewhere to submit content -- photos , videos and comments -- to illustrate personal experiences . Whether a part of this revolutionary period or not , CNN wants to know how these pivotal events affected them .
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20 years since Poland 's Solidarity movement defeated the Communist Party . The New Poland is a week of programming examining the transformation of Poland . Culminates in Autumn of Change , a look at the events that led to the election . Fionnuala Sweeney will anchor CNN 's live coverage from Poland .
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Sanaa , Yemen -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One person was killed and more that two dozen were hurt in a fresh round of anti-government protests in Yemen on Thursday , eyewitnesses and an opposition lawmaker reported . An 18-year-old demonstrator died in Aden when police fired to disperse protesters , said Aref al-Qubati , a participant who said the victim was a friend of his . It was the second fatality reported in the past two days in Aden , where authorities cut off power to the Al-Mansoora district and fired into the air to break up the crowd of about 3,000 . At least 12 other people were wounded in clashes with security forces throughout the day , witnesses said . But journalists have been barred from the city 's Al-Naqeeb hospital , and about 400 guards surrounded the facility . And in Yemen 's capital , Sanaa , at least 20 people were injured in clashes between stone-throwing pro- and anti-government demonstrators , opposition lawmaker Ahmed Hashid told CNN . Police at the scene did not try to intervene , he said . The clash took place in western Sanaa , with about 600 government opponents there at the peak , anti-government demonstrators claimed . The opponents had planned to gather at Sanaa University , but said they found government supporters there who forced them to leave , they said . By the time CNN arrived , there were about 100 anti-government protesters and 300 to 400 supporters of the government near the intersection of Rabat Street and Fitteen Street . One injured person was carried away while CNN was present , but it was not clear how serious the injuries were . Gunfire was heard in the area as well , but it was difficult to determine who was shooting or what the target was . Yemen is among several Middle Eastern nations to find itself convulsed by daily protests after the revolts that toppled the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt in recent weeks . Anti-government protesters have called for the ouster of longtime Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh , who has ruled the country since 1978 . The country has been wracked by a Shiite . Muslim uprising , a U.S.-aided crackdown on al Qaeda operatives , a secessionist movement in its once-independent south and a looming shortage of water . In an attempt to quell growing discontent , Saleh has announced that he wo n't seek another term in 2013 and would postpone parliamentary elections scheduled for April to allow more time for reform talks with the opposition . It is not clear who the pro-government demonstrators are . Anti-government activists say the government is putting hired thugs and plainclothes police on the street to break up protests , but pro-government demonstrators have told CNN they are there of their own volition and are not being paid . The government has not responded to CNN questions about the pro-government demonstrators . The top European Union foreign policy official , Catherine Ashton , is `` very concerned '' about the events in Aden , her representative said in a statement Thursday . Ashton `` strongly deplores the loss of life and violence and calls for calm and restraint of all parties , '' the statement said , calling for `` genuine , comprehensive and inclusive national dialogue . '' Human rights activists accused pro-government demonstrators of beating students after a similar protest in Sanaa Wednesday . Witnesses in Aden said the victim was an 18-year-old who was shot by security forces as they tried to disperse the crowd . Video distributed by student activists appeared to show the youth being carried away , bleeding heavily from his left side . But CNN could not independently confirm the authenticity of the video , and there was no immediate confirmation of the fatality from hospital officials . The Aden protest drew thousands of demonstrators , mostly students , to the city 's Al Mansoora district for a sixth straight day . And in Sanaa , students at Sanaa University rallied inside the gates of the campus in a demonstration organized by the head of the university 's student union , said Omar Al-Nihmi , a third-year media student at the school . The three students injured in Sanaa were attacked while on their way home from the university demonstration , human rights activist Abdul Rahman Barman said . Barman said he took one of the students to the hospital with head injuries from being hit with sticks , but the other two had only minor injuries . The student protest began as a call for an improved curriculum , for removal of the university dean and for security forces to remain off-campus . But about 90 minutes into the event , the mood turned anti-government , said third-year student Salah Al-Janadi . More students showed up , both Al-Nihmi and Al-Janadi said , and the protesters began chanting anti-government slogans such as `` The people want the fall of the regime '' and `` Oh Ali , son of Saleh , your regime is no good . '' They also chanted , `` Our protests are peaceful and we do n't have weapons . '' Shortly afterward , hundreds of pro-government demonstrators turned up -- but they were outside the university gates , while the students were inside . The pro-government demonstrators began throwing rocks , Al-Janadi said . Al-Janadi said he was told by the protest organizers `` that because today 's protest was a student union protest at the university , security forces at the scene would not interfere . '' Hundreds of police were on the scene as well . They did not interfere with protesters , Al-Janadi said , but fired bullets into the air , successfully dispersing the crowds . CNN 's Laura Perez Maestro and Journalist Hakim Almasmari contributed to this report .
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Yemen has seen nearly a week of daily demonstrations as protests sweep the region . Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been in power for 32 years . The European Union `` deplores '' the violence and calls for restraint .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A veteran police officer died from his injuries Friday after a shooting in Poughkeepsie , New York , according to the Poughkeepsie Police Department . The name of the deceased officer , an 18-year veteran of the department , was not released pending notification of relatives . Another police officer was being treated for a minor injury at Vasser Medical Center , Poughkeepsie Police Chief Ronald Knapp said at a press conference Friday afternoon . `` Today is the worst day our city has seen in perhaps our history , '' Mayor Mike Tkazyik said . Two other people died in the incident . The suspected gunman died from gunshot wounds at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie , according to hospital spokesman Greg Zurawick . Another victim , an unidentified female , was also shot , according to Knapp . She is believed to be the wife of the suspected gunman . The deceased officer suffered a single gunshot wound to the head , according to Knapp . A confrontation began around 1 p.m. Friday after Poughkeepsie authorities received reports of a shooting in a small parking lot . An officer noticed a man fleeing the scene of the shooting with a child in his arms and tried to confront the man . The child was removed from the man , but another confrontation involving multiple officers ensued , Knapp said . That was when the fatal shootings took place . The child is now in custody of New York state juvenile authorities .
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Mayor : `` Today is the worst day our city has seen perhaps in our history '' Officer was an 18-year veteran of Poughkeepsie Police Department . Suspected gunman and an unidentified woman also die in the incident . Police believe the accused gunman and deceased woman were married .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Rosary service and funeral were scheduled this week for Jaime Zapata , the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was killed in Mexico last week . The slain agent will be buried in his hometown of Brownsville , Texas . He was killed and another agent was injured on a highway in Mexico 's San Luis Potosi state after they were run off the road by two vehicles believed to be driven by members of the Zetas drug cartel , authorities have said . Zapata , 32 , was based in Laredo , Texas , and was in Mexico on temporary assignment . `` His dedication to service and integrity was unparalleled . He was the life and soul of our family and a joy to his friends and colleagues , '' Zapata 's brother , Amador , said in a statement . `` Jaime was a son , a brother , a boyfriend , and a caring , loving person , '' Amador Zapata said . `` He grew up giving of himself and was always committed to doing the right thing . I firmly believe he is in heaven now , continuing to work for what is right . '' Outside of that statement , the Zapata family has requested privacy and has not talked with the media . However , the public outpouring in the community was so great that the Rosary service and funeral will be open to the public . The Rosary service , in which mourners pray for the repose of the soul of the departed , will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the Brownsville Events Center . The funeral mass will take place in the same place at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday . He will be buried at Rose Lawn Gardens Cemetery . Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder will speak at the funeral .
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Jaime Zapata was ambushed by a Mexican cartel last week , authorities say . He will be buried in his hometown of Brownsville , Texas . His dedication was unparalleled , said his brother .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One of the Dallas Cowboys ' major donors is a named plaintiff in a class action lawsuit , seeking more than $ 5 million , over unavailability of seats at Super Bowl XLV , according to documents filed Monday at a U.S. District Court in Texas . The Cowboys , along with team owner Jerry Jones , the National Football League and corporate entities were named as defendants in the suit , along with corporate entities that manage Cowboys Stadium , where the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 Sunday . About 1,250 fans with tickets were affected in the seating fiasco , which came about because certain sections of Cowboys Stadium that were being added in an effort to boost attendance were n't ready by game time . About 850 of the fans were relocated to other seats , and some 400 were n't , the NFL said . Mike Dolabi of Tarrant County , Texas , who is one of the `` Founders '' of Texas Stadium who paid a minimum $ 100,000 per seat to help pay for the state-of-the-art venue 's construction , was one of the named plaintiffs in the class action . Dolabi and others had been assigned to `` seats with obstructed views and temporary metal fold-out chairs '' that `` lacked any reasonable view of the stadium 's prized ` video board , ' which defendant Jones and the Cowboys routinely claim is one of the most unique and best features of Cowboys Stadium , '' the lawsuit says . The lawsuit also notes that the Cowboys and the NFL knew that a problem with seating was unfolding in the days before the Super Bowl but did not notify ticket-holders that there might be a problem . Jones and NFL President Roger Goodell on Monday both apologized to fans affected by the seat shortage . Also , the league promised to give a free ticket to next year 's Super Bowl and a refund of triple the cost of the $ 800 face value of the ticket to each of the 400 fans denied seats -- or a free ticket to a future Super Bowl game of the fan 's choice , plus round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations . Fans can pick the option they want . Not good enough , the plaintiffs say : '' -LRB- T -RRB- his monetary sum is wholly insufficient to compensate plaintiffs for all of their expenses , including but not limited to travel costs , or of their disappointment and frustration in not being able to properly enjoy the Super Bowl . ''
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Class action is filed on behalf of Super Bowl fans who showed up to find they had no seats . One of the named plaintiffs is one of the Dallas Cowboys ' top-paying seat owners . Suit claims information about problems in finishing construction was concealed . Plaintiffs say NFL 's offers of triple refund , future tickets , travel and hotels are insufficient .
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Cairo , Egypt -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Authorities in Egypt have frozen the assets of former President Hosni Mubarak and his family , state-run media reported Monday . Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud requested the action , according to the state-run EgyNews website . Along with Mubarak 's assets , those belonging to his wife , Suzanne , were also frozen , along with the assets of the former president 's eldest son , Alaa , and younger son , Gamal , and both of the sons ' wives , according to the report . After 30 years , Mubarak stepped down as Egypt 's president February 11 following 18 days of unrest . The same day , Switzerland 's government moved to freeze any assets in the country 's banks that might belong to Mubarak or his family . `` The -LRB- government -RRB- intends in doing so to avoid any risk of embezzlement of Egyptian state property , '' Swiss officials said in a statement at the time . In addition , the prosecutor has requested an investigation into Mubarak 's assets , prompted by citizen complaints , Egyptian state television reported . On Sunday , Mubarak 's attorney said that false information had been published by media outlets both in Egypt and elsewhere regarding the former president 's wealth , calling it `` baseless rumors ... an attempt to cause damage to his reputation and his integrity , '' according to EgyNews . And on Saturday , Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq responded to a question on the matter during a meeting with newspaper editors and media representatives by saying he only knew what he `` read about Mubarak 's wealth in the newspapers and in the media , just like everyone else , '' EgyNews reported . Shafiq said that any action on the former president 's assets was up to the country 's Military Council . Two former Egyptian ministers were transferred to criminal court on Monday , according to state news agency MENA . Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly , whose agency was reponsible for Egyptian police and paramilitary forces , and Zuhair Garana , former tourism minister , will face corruption charges , MENA reported . Al-Adly is charged with racketeering and money laundering , according to EgyNews , and Garana is charged with premeditated damage to public property and illegally enabling close associates to obtain financial benefits . The two were among four ministers from Mubarak 's government jailed last week , state media reported . Meanwhile , British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived Monday in Cairo , his office said , for meetings with Egypt 's military leadership , to which Mubarak ceded power . Cameron met Monday with Mohammed Tantawi , head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , according to his office . Cameron `` spoke of the UK 's willingness to be helpful and contribute to a successful political transition , '' the Downing Street website reported . `` This is a great opportunity for us to go and talk to those currently running Egypt to make sure this really is a genuine transition from military rule to civilian rule and see what friendly countries like Britain and others in Europe can do to help , '' Cameron said , according to the website . Cameron also plans to meet with Shafiq as well as `` members of the opposition movement , '' his office said . It was unclear whether Cameron would meet with the banned Muslim Brotherhood group . The opposition group , although officiallyillegal , has said it will apply to become a political party in Mubarak 's absence . It has said it does not plan to field a candidate for president when elections are held to replace Mubarak . CNN 's Carol Jordan , Saad Abedine and Caroline Faraj contributed to this report .
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The assets of Hosni Mubarak 's sons have also been frozen . Mubarak 's wealth has been the subject of false reports , his attorney says . British Prime Minister David Cameron is in Cairo to meet with officials .
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Lagos , Nigeria -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nigeria 's ruling party on Friday declared incumbent Goodluck Jonathan its presidential candidate in the April elections after he won a primary vote in Africa ' most populous nation . The president got 77.7 % of the vote in the People 's Democratic Party primary , election officials said . He beat rival Atiku Abubakar , a former vice president supported by a group of influential northern leaders . Jonathan is from the Niger Delta in the Christian-dominated south while Abubakar is from the majority Muslim north . The incumbent 's candidacy sparked a controversy because an unofficial zoning agreement in the ruling party aims to rotate power between the north and the south every two terms . Jonathan , then the vice president , inherited the presidency when President Umaru Yar ` Adua , a northerner , died during his first term last year . Some in the ruling party have said a northerner should have replaced Yar ` Adua to honor the zoning agreement . Nigeria has been rocked by violence in recent years , which the government has blamed on Islamist extremists . Christmas Eve attacks in the volatile northern city of Jos killed at least 31 people . Earlier this week , an attack on a Christian village in central Nigeria left 13 people dead , an official said . The village was attacked at midnight by unknown assailants . Militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta have also been a focal point in recent years . The most prominent rebel group in the area , the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta , and other militants say they 're fighting for a fairer distribution of the region 's oil wealth . CNN 's Christian Purefoy contributed to this report .
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Goodluck Jonathan gets 77.7 % of the vote in the People 's Democratic Party primary . He fends off a former vice president supported by influential northern leaders . The incumbent is from the Niger Delta in the Christian-dominated south .
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Rabat , Morocco -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Five charred bodies were found Monday in a Moroccan bank that burned down during protests the day before , Morocco 's state-run news agency reported , citing the country 's interior minister . The bodies were found in a bank in the town of Al Hoceima in northern Morocco , Interior Minister Taib Cherkaoui told reporters on Monday . He said the acts of vandalism followed the peaceful protests in at least six cities Sunday , according to Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse . He estimated that about 37,000 people participated in the protests nationwide . The demonstrators were calling for political reform , according to Human Rights Watch . Cherkaoui said Monday they included labor unions , youth organizations and human rights groups . Police stayed away from the marches and demonstrations , most of which were peaceful , Human Rights Watch reported . The vandalism broke out in a handful of cities afterward , Cherkaoui said , describing it as acts of sabotage committed by troublemakers including ex-convicts . Twenty-four banks were burned , he said , along with 50 shops and private buildings and 66 vehicles . Authorities dispersed the vandals and made arrests , Cherkaoui said , according to Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse . About 120 people are awaiting trial , he said , and detained minors were returned to their parents . Some 128 people were injured , he said , including 115 security forces members . Cherkaoui said authorities are investigating the five deaths in the bank , according to the news agency . The victims are thought to be computer technicians . Banks in Morocco are not open on Sunday . The interior minister said the protests included sit-ins , rallies and demonstrations , Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse reported . `` Thanks to the expanding liberties , the practice of a healthy and authentic democracy and the right to the freedom of expression enjoyed in our country , these protests took place in a peaceful environment marked by serenity and discipline , '' he said , according to the report . A government spokesman told a Russian television station on Sunday that protests in Morocco are not unusual , according to the Moroccan state news agency . `` Unlike most Arab countries , rallies and protests are common in Morocco , '' said Khalid Naciri , communication minister and government spokesman . Naciri said the protesters ' demands are `` ordinary '' and that the rallies take place lawfully and preserved public order in an environment of `` stability . '' He also said the protests are part of the practice of democracy , Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse said . Demonstrators ' demands are on the agenda of most political parties , he said . Morocco 's laws on demonstrations are liberal . Cherkaoui emphasized Monday that people are free to demonstrate in the country . But , he said , while authorities support freedom of expression , they will intervene to stop those who are disrupting public order or damaging property , the news agency said . In Rabat , Morocco 's capital , an estimated 2,000 demonstrators gathered at Bab al-Had Square and marched to parliament , where they chanted slogans calling for change , including `` Down with tyranny '' and `` The people demand change , '' according to Human Rights Watch . Hundreds also demonstrated in Casablanca , Marrakesh and Agadir , Human Rights Watch said , as well as in the Rif , the mountainous area in northern Morocco . There were reports that protesters set fire to a police station in Marrakesh , the organization reported , citing a witness . A few unarmed , uniformed police officers monitored the Rabat protests , the group said . There were no reports of arrests in the capital , according to Human Rights Watch . In Larache in northwest Morocco , a representative of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights reported that protesters set fire to a police station , robbed stores and attempted to break into banks , Human Rights Watch said . Cherkaoui told reporters they also stormed a customs administration building and looted drugs and alcohol that had been seized , Agence Maghreb Arabe Presse said . And in Al Hoceima , where the bodies were found , demonstrators vandalized a stadium , two political party offices and a pair of hotels , the organization said , citing activists in the city . Security forces responded with tear gas and rubber bullets , and there were reports of injuries , the group said . A small police building was also burned there , Cherkaoui said . Meanwhile , youth groups who demonstrated over the weekend are calling for their own political party . Morocco is much more advanced in many areas compared to Egypt and Tunisia and aligns itself more with Europe than other Arab countries in the region . The king , who is widely revered , is pushing through reforms in the country , but the government is not so well respected by many people here , particularly the youth . `` What happened over the weekend is that people sent a message to the king . We want reform in justice and free access to hospitals , '' said Fatiha Layadi , an opposition member of parliament . `` The problem is that these groups do n't feel there is a platform for their views . There 's no debate , so if we are to have more of these demonstrations , firstly the government needs to better organize itself , but secondly it would be better if these -LRB- youths -RRB- could have a voice of their own through the media . '' There are no political debate shows , Layadi said , but youths on Facebook are asking for help in forming a political party . Journalist Martin Jay contributed to this report for CNN .
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NEW : Interior minister says vandalism broke out after the demonstrations . The bodies were found in a bank in Al Hoceima , an official says . The demonstrations were mostly peaceful . Activists say police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets in one city .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two German journalists have been released from prison after being charged with espionage in Iran for interviewing the son and lawyer of a woman condemned to die by stoning , a spokesman for Germany 's Foreign Ministry confirmed Saturday . Both men were in the northwestern city of Tabriz , accompanied by German consular officials , the spokesman said . The officials hoped to bring them to the German Embassy in Tehran later in the day , though no other details were given . Marcus Hellwig and Jens Koch had been sentenced to 20 months in prison . But Iran 's Revolution Court dismissed the sentences , instead slapping each with $ 50,000 fines , Iran 's state-run Press TV said . The two men 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 . `` Their reports and propaganda in Tabriz proved that they are in the country for spying , '' Malek Ajdar Shafiee , the head of the Justice Department of East Azarbaijan , was quoted as saying by Iran 's semi-official Fars News Agency .
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NEW : Germany confirms release of reporters . Both men have had their sentences replaced by fines . They were arrested in October and accused of espionage .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Actor Alec Baldwin says he is `` very , very interested '' in running for political office but to leave acting would be `` extremely painful . '' The `` 30 Rock '' star made the comments in an interview to air Wednesday on CNN 's `` Parker Spitzer . '' Knowing Baldwin 's long-running interest in politics , Eliot Spitzer asked him if he was ready to `` get into this game . '' `` The answer is : Yes , it 's something that I am very , very interested in , '' Baldwin said . `` People would say to me all the time , ` Why would you want to do that ? ' And sometimes I do n't want to do it because to leave what I am doing now would be extremely painful . '' Baldwin , 52 , told Spitzer he loves where he is in his acting career right now . `` However , I do believe that people want to believe that someone , who deeply cares about the middle class ... would like to see public office . '' This is n't the first time Baldwin has flirted with the notion of becoming a politician . He told Playboy magazine over the summer that he was interested . `` The desire is there ; that 's one component . The other component is opportunity , '' said Baldwin , who descibes himself as a `` carry-me-out-in-a-box New Yorker '' and someone unlikely to move to another state for a political opportunity . `` I have sometimes thought I could move to New Jersey or Connecticut and run . I 'd love to run against Joe Lieberman . I have no use for him . But it 's all fantasy '' Baldwin also told CBS news magazine `` 60 Minutes '' in 2009 that running for political office is `` something I might do one day . ''
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Baldwin stars in the NBC show `` 30 Rock '' He has long flirted with running for political office . Baldwin has expressed a similar interest in interviews with Playboy and `` 60 Minutes ''
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sonia Peres , the wife of Israeli President Shimon Peres , died at her Tel Aviv home Thursday morning , a president 's spokeswoman said . She was 87 . The president was making his way to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem on Thursday , said spokeswoman Meital Jaslovitz . The couple has lived separately since Shimon Peres was elected president in 2007 , with his wife -- who preferred to remain out of the public eye -- remaining in their Tel Aviv home while her husband moved to the official residence in Jerusalem . Dr. Rafi Valdan , Peres ' son-in-law , told Israel Radio that she was found dead Thursday morning when a grandchild came to visit her , according to the daily newspaper Haaretz . Sonia Peres was `` all nobility and devotion , '' Valdan said . `` The family members were very close to her . We would see her almost every day . '' She was born in 1923 in the Ukraine and met Shimon Peres after they both came to Israel , Haaretz said . They married in May 1945 and had three children .
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Sonia Peres preferred to remain out of the public eye . The couple has lived separately since Shimon Peres was elected president .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least 36 people were killed in a stampede at a stadium in Mali after a speech by a prominent imam , the British Embassy in the country said Tuesday . The stampede at the Modibo Keita stadium took place Monday afternoon as the crowd was leaving the facility , said Mohamed Ba , a consular at the embassy . Another 64 people were wounded , he said . The crowd had come to hear Imam Osman Madani Haidara speak . `` The stadium seats 25,000 and it was absolutely full , as it is every time Imam Osman Madani Haidara gives a sermon , '' Ba said .
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NEW : The 25,000-seat stadium was packed , Ba says . The crowd had come to hear a prominent imam speak . 64 others are hurt , an official says .
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Sol Kerzner is the founder , CEO and chairman of the board of Kerzner International Holdings Limited -LRB- formerly Sun International -RRB- . Mr. Kerzner has gained international acclaim for his imaginatively designed , high-quality resorts and business acumen . His career spans some 40 years in the hotel/resort and casino industries . He founded both of Southern Africa 's largest hotel groups , played a pivotal role in the development of the tourism industries in Mauritius and The Bahamas , and continues to develop industry leading projects in unique destinations throughout the world . Sol Kerzner , the youngest of four children , was born on August 23 , 1935 in a lower-class suburb of Johannesburg to Russian immigrants . In 1958 , Mr. Kerzner graduated as a chartered accountant from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and immediately joined one of Durban 's largest firms , where , by age 25 , he was named a junior partner . Mr. Kerzner 's career in hospitality began in 1960 with the purchase of The Palace Hotel in Durban . Following the success of that and a second hotel , Mr. Kerzner bought and developed an underdeveloped site north of Durban , an area with little apparent tourist appeal . Contacts from his accounting days backed his revolutionary concept of a complete resort with entertainment and sporting facilities and a variety of specialty restaurants and bars . The result was the Beverly Hills Hotel , the first five-star hotel built in South Africa . It opened in December 1964 and within a year was acclaimed as a premier resort for local and international tourists . Following the Beverly Hills , Mr. Kerzner built the 450-room Elangeni , overlooking Durban 's beachfront . And , in 1969 , in partnership with South African Breweries , he established the chain of Southern Sun Hotels , which by 1983 was operating 30 luxury hotels with more than 5,000 rooms . In 1975 , Mr. Kerzner opened his first international hotel , Le Saint Géran , in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius . While in South Africa , Mr. Kerzner developed Sun City , the most ambitious resort development in Africa . This project included the development of four hotels , a man-made lake , two golf courses , an entertainment center with an indoor 6,000-seat arena , over 1 million hand-planted trees , a casino , two golf courses , and a series of water rides and attractions . In 1994 , Mr. Kerzner made his first major acquisition outside Africa through the purchase of the Paradise Island Resort in The Bahamas . This 1,150-room resort and casino had fallen into bankruptcy . Immediately after acquiring the resort , Mr. Kerzner launched a major re-development and expansion program turning the Atlantis , Paradise Island into a 2,300-room resort and casino that also includes the world 's largest man-made marine habitat , the largest casino entertainment center in the Caribbean , a world-class marina and other attractions . In 1996 , Mr. Kerzner opened the Mohegan Sun gaming resort in Connecticut , occupying 240 acres on the Thames River . This was as a result of negotiating a unique agreement with the Mohegan Indian Nation . Recently , the property has been expanded through a $ 1 billion investment and is now one of the two largest gaming and entertainment resorts in the United States . Kerzner is extending its Atlantis brand globally with the development of Atlantis , The Palm , Dubai . An approximately 2,000 room , water-themed resort expected to open in 2008 , currently being constructed on The Palm , Jumeirah , a multi-billion dollar leisure and residential development in Dubai . In the United Kingdom , Kerzner is currently developing a casino in Northampton and received a Certificate of Consent from the UK Gaming Board in 2004 . Throughout his career , Sol Kerzner has been bestowed with a number of global awards , including Hotels Magazine 's 2004 Hotelier of the World , Las Vegas Hotel & Restaurant Show 's International Hotelier of the Year for 2005 and a lifetime achievement award from the Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa . In 1992 he was the first non-American to be admitted to the U.S. Gaming Hall of Fame . E-mail to a friend .
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Kerzner was born in Johannesburg , South Africa , in 1935 . His first hotel purchase was The Palace Hotel in Durban , in 1960 . Kerzner was the first non-American in the U.S. Gaming Hall of Fame .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A space rocket carrying communications equipment exploded soon after takeoff Saturday evening in India , a news agency reported . The unmanned rocket strayed from its flight path and broke into pieces , according to the Press Trust of India . Video of the incident showed huge plumes of white and copper-colored smoke streaming across the sky . CNN 's sister network , CNN-IBN , reported that the rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota . Its launch was originally scheduled for December 20 , but had been postponed because of an engine leak , CNN-IBN said . It was not immediately clear what caused the failure , which the Press Trust called a setback to India 's space program .
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An unmanned rocket carrying communications equipment exploded , media reports . The rocket 's launch had been delayed due to an engine leak , according to CNN 's sister network . There was no immediately indication as to what caused the launch 's failure .
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-LRB- Mashable -RRB- -- Facebook accidentally went live with a handful of prototype features earlier today , including a site-wide yet short-lived overhaul of Pages . Roughly 45 minutes after the mistaken update , Facebook disabled the site , reverted back to its previous state and then tweeted apologetically about the downtime . But that brief span of time was enough for Facebook members and Page admins to get a sneak peak at new features in the works . Facebook admitted to pushing features before their time . `` Also , some internal prototypes were exposed to people and resulted in us disabling the site briefly . It 's now back to normal , '' read a tweet from Facebook . So what were those prototypes exactly ? Screenshots shared with us and surfaced through other media outlets suggest all of the following : new Facebook Pages -LRB- with Questions integration -RRB- , a `` Switch Accounts '' feature for Page Admins , a new Memories feature that chronicles photos and status updates from years past and an `` Outside World '' filter for the News Feed . What follows is a deeper look at what some Facebook users saw today . New Facebook Pages . Pages got a temporary facelift with a tab-free design -- the navigation instead being placed on the left-hand side of the Page -- that more closely resembles Facebook Place Pages and member Profiles . We also noticed that Questions were integrated into the Pages experience and that Facebook introduced a `` Switch Accounts '' feature for Page admins . We initially thought it strange that new Facebook Pages would be released without an announcement from Facebook . Commenters agreed ; many of you expressed displeasure at the idea that would Facebook would overhaul Pages without notifying you of the changes first . When pressed for clarification specifically around Pages , a Facebook spokesperson shared the following statement : `` While we are always experimenting with new features internally we are not making changes to Pages right now . Organizations invest a lot of time on their Facebook Pages because millions of people find them useful everyday . We remain committed to providing ways for Page owners to customize and control the experience on their Page . If we do make changes , we will provide partners with advance notice . '' Memories . Several users reported having access to a new `` Memories '' option listed below Photos in the left-hand menu on their Profile Pages . A `` Mashable '' commenter said of the feature , `` I was online during the glitch and also saw a new MEMORIES link under my profile pic . It 's gone now but I did get a sneak peek while it lasted . It allowed you to look back at status updates , photos , and new friends ... giving a snapshot of each year I 've been on FB . '' The `` Next Web '' reporter Courtney Boyd Myers saw the Memories option and described it in a similar fashion . `` It showed options for jumping to photos grouped by years : 2010 , 2009 , 2008 , etc. with complementing information like status dated status updates , the number of friends added per year , events attended and Facebook places check-ins , '' she wrote . Memories would make for a pleasant -LRB- hopefully -RRB- walk down memory lane , so we hope this features finds its way back to Profile Pages in the near future . Outside World News Feed Filter . We also found some evidence that Facebook may still be testing a filter for the News Feed called `` Outside World . '' Twitter user @casschin posted a TwitPic of the filter that shows the News Feed with a Most Recent drop-down menu that includes `` Outside World '' as a filter . `` FBHive '' first unearthed the filter back in 2009 and speculated that it was an RSS-like option for the News Feed . At the time , `` TechCrunch '' confirmed with Facebook that the filter was for internal staffers only . We 're not quite sure to make of this one just yet . Photos Lightbox UI . Several commenters have said they also saw the lightbox UI for Facebook Photos , albeit with a few bugs . The photo included here comes courtesy of `` Mashable '' reader Andrew Mrozkowski . The feature was first previewed when Facebook upgraded Photos two months ago . `` Any time you click on an image anywhere on Facebook , be it in an album or in your News Feed or on a friend 's Wall , you 'll see a black box hovering over the rest of the screen with some minimal navigation controls and relevant social features , allowing you to concentrate completely on the image at hand , '' said `` Mashable '' reporter Jolie O'Dell at the time . Removal of `` Comment '' Button from Comment Box . Facebook may have pushed a premature update to comment boxes earlier today , according to Mashable readers . Readers are reporting that comment boxes temporarily mirrored those in the new Facebook Groups product and did not have the `` Comment '' button . Without the button , a user simply needs to hit the Enter/Return key to submit his comment . The screenshot above is merely a mock up , but these reports sound about right . Facebook consistently updates older products to match the style of its newer ones . Hat tip to Long Nguyen , Dep and the rest of our astute readers on this find . Were you privy to these or other changes ? Share your thoughts in the comments . © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
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Facebook accidentally went live with a handful of prototype features . Users temporarily saw Pages get a temporary facelift with a tab-free design . Users also reported having access to a new `` Memories '' option listed below Photos .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The stepmother of a disabled girl whose remains were found after she went missing in North Carolina has been indicted on a bigamy charge . Elisa Baker , the stepmother of Zahra Baker , 10 , is accused of marrying the girl 's father before divorcing her previous husband , a Catawaba County court official said Tuesday . The family made international news late last year after the freckled-faced young girl went missing from their home in Hickory , North Carolina . The girl lost part of her left leg at age 5 and lost hearing in both ears while being treated for cancer . Police found Zahra 's remains on November 11 , just over a month after she was reported missing . Elisa Baker was charged with obstruction of justice after she admitted to planting a fake ransom note . Documents released after Zahra 's remains were found tell a grisly story . The stepmother told police the girl was killed two weeks before she was reported missing , according to search warrants . She said the disabled girl 's body was dismembered and disposed of in various locations , documents show . A search warrant dated October 27 shows police were looking for latex gloves used to dismember Zahra and trash bags used to store the remains . No one has been directly charged in the girl 's death .
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The disabled girl 's remains were found after she went missing in North Carolina . They were found November 11 , just over a month after she was reported missing . Authorities say the stepmother married Zahra 's father before divorcing her previous husband .
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Sanaa , Yemen -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As the ninth day of protests left six wounded Saturday , Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh blamed the roiling unrest on foreign agendas and a plot against Yemen 's stability , according to the state-run Saba news agency . `` Everybody has the right to express his views peacefully and has the right to have a say through media as there are many democratic means for the expression of opinion , '' Saleh told Saturday 's founding conference of Civil Society Organizations , according to Saba . The president said he hoped the conference will come up with recommendations to alleviate the country 's current unstable situation . `` We do not want to copy others , but we shall define what we want , '' he said , according to Saba . Saleh expressed concern about violence in the coastal city of Aden , where five people have been killed since Wednesday in anti-government demonstrations , hospital and government officials said . Saleh urged non-violent change through the ballot box , according to the state-run news agency . In an attempt to quell growing discontent , Saleh , a key U.S. ally in the fight against an offshoot of al Qaeda in Yemen , has announced he wo n't seek another term in 2013 after being in power for 32 years . He also said he would postpone parliamentary elections scheduled for April to allow more time for discussions about reform . Yemen 's situation is exacerbated by the U.S.-aided crackdown on al Qaeda , a Shiite uprising , a secessionist movement in its once-independent south , and a looming shortage of water . Hundreds of Yemeni anti-government protesters clashed with pro-government demonstrators Saturday at Sanaa University , eyewitnesses and a local human rights group said . Gunshots were fired into the crowd , leaving at least six wounded , they said . Abdul Rahman Barman , head of the human rights group HOOD , corrected an earlier account he provided about one student supposedly being killed in the demonstration . Barman said the chaos at the scene caused the error . Instead , that student , Bassam Othman , an anti-government demonstrator , was shot in the neck and was showing improvement while in Kuwait Hospital , said his brother , Sabri . The brother accused pro-government gang members of firing upon the crowd and questioned why the riot police did n't step in and protect students who were demonstrating . `` What 's happening is because of chaos and because of lack of security . Even if they were anti-government protesters , where is the security to keep us safe ? '' Sabri Othman told CNN . `` The whole world is seeing this and seeing that it 's wrong . These tactics that are being used means the regime here is falling apart . '' Four other injured persons were hospitalized and are in stable condition , said Khulaid Mashraqi , a local doctor . Two were shot in the leg while the other two had wounds to the head , he said . `` There were 30 to 40 pro-government gang members there that were randomly shooting at us , '' said Esam Al-Hajjaji , an anti-government protester who was shot in the leg . Saturday marked the ninth consecutive day of protests in Yemen . The Yemen parliament expressed its regrets Saturday for all the victims of the ongoing violent demonstrations , according to the state-run news outlet . In a statement , the parliament condemned any outlaw sabotage and violence as well as attempts to disturb the country 's security and stability . It rejected any efforts promoting `` hatred and regionalism culture '' and called on security forces to enhance stability and protect citizens , according to Saba . The parliament also called upon all Yemenis to put Yemen first among their priorities . Saba reported Saturday that an official source at the Interior Ministry has denounced some reports that security personnel in civilian clothes participated in marches . `` These fabrications are baseless and aims at insulting the security services , '' the source told Saba . The source also said security personnel are present in uniform near all rallies of pro- and anti-government marchers to maintain security and public order . The U.S. Embassy issued a statement Friday voicing concern for what it called `` a disturbing rise in the number and violence of attacks against Yemeni citizens gathering peacefully to express their views on the current political situation . '' The embassy said it had received reports that government officials were present during the attacks . `` The attacks are contrary to the commitments that President Saleh has made to protect the right of Yemeni citizens to gather peacefully to express their views , '' the statement said . On Friday , supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh hurled rocks and plunged into a crowd calling for the longtime president 's ouster in Sanaa as similar protests gained momentum in other Yemeni towns . In the wake of Egyptians successfully toppling President Hosni Mubarak more than a week ago , thousands of people in several Arab nations were trying to score their own victories . On Friday , Yemenis marched to Sanaa University , where security forces and riot police tried to stay between rival demonstrators . `` After Mubarak , now it 's Ali 's turn , '' chanted the anti-government protesters . `` The people want the fall of the regime . '' `` I 'm out here today because we want the president to go and we want to make sure that he and his family do n't stay in power , '' said Khalid Amer , a student . Despite concessions from Saleh , a rising tide of anger is sweeping through Yemen 's youth , who say they are simply fed up with the status quo . Saleh met earlier in the week with his National Defense Council to discuss discontent in his nation . The council `` stressed all should practice their rights according to the constitution , in a peaceful way and without violence , chaos , sabotage and lawbreaking , '' Saba reported . Saleh has also been in touch with King Hamad of Bahrain , also mired in unrest . `` He pointed out that there are schemes aimed at plunging the region into chaos and violence targeting the nation 's security and the stability of its countries , '' according to Saba . `` Those who commit acts of disorder and vandalism -LRB- are -RRB- simply implementing suspicious foreign agendas . '' The report did n't suggest who might be behind the agendas . Journalist Hakim Almasmari contributed to this report .
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NEW : One protester reportedly killed actually survived a gunshot wound to neck . Yemen 's president says foreign agendas threaten country 's stability . At least six are wounded from most recent clashes . Saturday marks the ninth consecutive day of protests in Yemen .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf defended Pakistan 's role in the fight against terrorism amid criticisms that it falls short on that front . `` Pakistan has always been accused of not doing enough . But I totally disagree with this statement . Pakistan is doing enough , '' Musharraf said in an interview that aired Sunday on ABC 's `` This Week . '' A private White House report to Congress , obtained by CNN last week , used unusually tough language to suggest the ally is not doing nearly enough to confront the Taliban and al Qaeda . The blunt language contradicted public comments by the Obama administration that Pakistan is working hard to crack down on militants . The report notes that from March to June , the Pakistani military `` continued to avoid military engagements that would put it in direct conflict with Afghan Taliban or -LSB- al Qaeda -RSB- forces in North Waziristan . This is as much a political choice as it is a reflection of an under-resourced military prioritizing its targets . '' Musharraf said that if critics want to point out deficiencies in North Waziristan , they should limit their comments to just that region . `` But do n't generalize the statement that the army is not doing enough . They 've suffered over 2,000 casualties . What do you mean by not doing enough ? '' he said . Pakistan has its problems , he said , but should not be blamed for its effort . `` We must understand the problems , but what hurts Pakistan and every leader in Pakistan is when they are blamed . Everyone in the world starts blaming them , while we are suffering casualties , we are suffering hundreds of people dying from bomb blasts and suicide bombs , and yet we are the rogues , '' Musharraf said . Musharraf has been in self-imposed exile in London since he left office in 2008 . But he said he wants to return for a presidential run in 2013 , because he sees suffering in Pakistan and does n't see a political party offering a solution .
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The Pakistani military is `` doing enough '' to fight terrorism , Musharraf says . Musharraf was president until 2008 . He intends on running again in 2013 .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The fall that seriously injured an actor in the stage musical `` Spider-Man : Turn Off the Dark '' was caused by human error , an actors ' union said Wednesday . The `` Spider-Man '' company met Tuesday with officials from the union , the Actors Equity Association , and members of Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the New York State Department of Labor . The union said after consulting with OSHA and the labor agency , it concluded that the fall was caused by human error . The union did not give any details but said it worked with the other agencies to develop a safety plan to address the issue . Christopher Tierney , 31 , is listed in serious condition , said Bellevue Hospital spokesman Steven Bohlen . Jonathan Dealwis , a tourist from New Zealand who was in the audience , said Tierney fell `` about 6 meters , '' or about 20 feet , Monday night . Reeve Carney is the actor who plays Spider-Man , but nine people perform Spider-Man 's stunts when the character is masked , according to show spokesman Jaron Caldwell . Dealwis said the accident happened near the end of the show . `` Spider-Man was on a bridge , and Mary Jane was dangling from it , '' Dealwis said . `` I think he was meant to sort of swoop over there , but he just fell off . ... The harness , you could see it just flick off his back and fly backward . '' Afterward , Dealwis said , `` It just went black , and the producer came on and said we 're going to pause for a moment . You could hear Mary Jane weeping . '' A producer then came out and said the show was over , Dealwis said . Dealwis said the performer was wheeled away in a neck brace and was alert when he was taken to Bellevue Hospital . Rick Miramontez , another show spokesman , issued a statement confirming the performer fell from a platform and the show was stopped . `` All signs were good as he was taken to the hospital for observation , '' Miramontez said . Wednesday 's matinee performance was postponed after the incident , Miramontez said , but all subsequent performances will proceed as scheduled . Show director Julie Taymor said the accident was `` obviously heartbreaking for our entire team and , of course , to me personally . '' `` I am so thankful that Chris is going to be all right and is in great spirits , '' Taymor said in a statement Tuesday . `` Nothing is more important than the safety of our ` Spider-Man ' family , and we 'll continue to do everything in our power to protect the cast and crew . '' The show , with music and lyrics by U2 's Bono and The Edge , is the most expensive in Broadway history , but the production has been beset by cast injuries and technical problems . CNN 's John Roberts , Ethel Bass and Logan Burruss contributed to this report .
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Director Julie Taymor calls fall `` heartbreaking '' Wednesday 's matinee performance has been postponed , a spokesman says . Performer Christopher Tierney is listed in serious condition after fall .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Virender Sehwag smashed a career-best one-day innings of 175 as India opened the 2011 Cricket World Cup with a convincing 87-run victory over co-hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday . Opening batsman Sehwag put on 203 for the third wicket with Virat Kohli , who was unbeaten on 100 , as India compiled 370-4 in the allotted 50 overs -- the fifth-highest total in tournament history . Bangladesh made a game effort in reply but could manage only 283-9 , crucially losing five wickets while scoring just 47 runs in the final 10 overs of the match . Sehwag , who hit 14 boundaries and five sixes in his 140-ball knock , matched the 175 not out by compatriot Kapil Dev in 1983 which is the fourth-highest score in World Cup matches . Bangladesh excited to host Cricket World Cup . `` It was a good start for the team , I have said this is a revenge game and we have won , '' the 32-year-old told reporters . `` I have said before Bangladesh are not good in Tests , but they can compete in ODIs -- but today they could not . Special thanks to my physio for helping me , I was carrying a couple of injuries and they got me ready for this game . '' After Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field , Sehwag opened the Indian innings with veteran Sachin Tendulkar -- the sport 's highest scorer in one-day and Test formats -- who scored 28 from 29 balls before being run out . Girls got game in cricket-crazy Bangladesh . Gautam Gambhir , who usually opens for India in five-day Tests , made a run-a-ball 39 before falling at 152-2 in the 24th over , bringing Koli to the crease . The 22-year-old reached three figures for the fourth time in one-day internationals , needing only 83 deliveries as he hit eight fours and two sixes . Bangladesh looked well-placed at 188-2 but then opener Tamil Iqbal fell for his team 's top score of 70 as the second of Munaf Patel 's four wickets . And when captain Shakib Al Hasan was caught in the deep by Harbhajan Singh for 55 off 50 balls in the 40th over , it signaled the end of the home team 's resistance . Spinner Harbhajan picked up a wicket and a runout , while Patel finished with figures of 4-48 off his 10 overs to give India a winning start to their Group B campaign . The seven-team pool also includes cricket heavyweights South Africa , England and the West Indies . The Group A schedule begins on Sunday as New Zealand take on African minnows Kenya in Chennai , India , and the third of the tournament 's hosts Sri Lanka play Canada . The group also includes three-time defending champions Australia , 1992 winners Pakistan and Zimbabwe .
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Batsman Virender Sehwag stars as India win World Cup opener by 87 runs in Dhaka . Opener equals the fourth-highest score in tournament 's history with 175 runs . Virat Kohli also scores a century as India compile a daunting 370-4 in 50 overs . Co-hosts Bangladesh lose six wickets in the last 11 overs , ending on 283-4 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- North Korea is sending an onslaught of faxes to South Korea , blaming its neighbor for tensions over a disputed island , an official said Wednesday . Earlier this month , faxes started arriving at South Korean companies , South Korean Unification Ministry deputy spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said Wednesday . The faxes blame South Korea for the November 23 artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island . Four South Koreans , two military personnel and two civilians , died when North Korea hit the island with artillery . `` Responsibility for the attack lies with the South , '' states the fax , according to Lee . `` Groups in the South should rise up against the South Korean government . '' The ministry says 15 companies , consisting of two religious groups , seven trade companies , five civic groups and one media organization , reported they had received the fax . The first report of a fax came in on December 8 , according to Lee . The ministry estimates that 50 to 80 companies likely received the messages , but have not reported them yet to the government . Most of the companies that received faxes had prior contact with North Korea through inter-Korean events or business operations , Lee said . All of the reported faxes were in the same format and none of them included updated information about the recent and ongoing South Korean drills , the ministry said . The faxes represent a rise in what 's known in the Korean Peninsula as the propaganda war . It 's taken various forms over the years , including a Christmas tree this week that left Seoul bracing for a possible backlash . South Korea lit up a major Christmas tree in an area bordering North Korea despite concerns that it may become the target of a military attack from Pyongyang . Pyongyang dismantled the tree in 2004 after the countries agreed to halt cross-border propaganda . The tree is clearly visible from North Korea . Last March , shortly after the South Korean Cheonan warship sunk , killing 46 sailors , Seoul restarted propaganda broadcasts aimed at turning North Koreans against Pyongyang . Seoul did not , however , re-installing loudspeakers at the border , after North Korea threatened to blow up the speakers . Local nonprofits started launching giant balloons packed with anti-Pyongyang fliers , small AM/FM radios , and DVDs of news broadcasts . Seoul views one of its most powerful tools in hurting the Kim regime is to inform the citizens of the hermit kingdom with news from the outside world . The propaganda war before the two countries has taken various forms , including a Christmas tree this week that left Seoul bracing for a possible backlash .
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Faxes start arriving at South Korean companies this month . They blame South Korea for a November 23 artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island . Most companies that received faxes had prior contact with North Korea .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Captain Carlos Tevez scored twice as Manchester City went top of the English Premier League after winning a seven-goal thriller at home to lowly Wolverhampton on Saturday . The result put City a point ahead of local rivals Manchester United , who have played three fewer matches ahead of Sunday 's trip to Tottenham . Arsenal stayed within two points of City after beating bottom club West Ham 3-0 in the late match , while defending champions Chelsea moved above Tottenham into fourth with a 2-0 win over Blackburn . Wolves beat City at home on October 30 , and Serbian midfielder Nenad Milijas followed up his opening goal in that match with another deadlock breaker in the 12th minute . Why were EPL players snubbed in all-star selection ? City leveled five minutes before halftime as defender Kolo Toure scored from close range , and Tevez made it 2-1 soon after the break as he waltzed past the Wolves defense . Kolo 's brother Yaya extended the lead in the 53rd minute after starting a move in his own half before being set up by Tevez and new striker Edin Dzeko . Tevez , being watched by his two young children on a rare trip to England , headed home a cross from fellow Argentine Pablo Zabaleta in the 66th minute before being substituted . His double took him level with United striker Dimitar Berbatov as the league 's top scorers on 14 . Wolves hit back as striker Kevin Doyle scored a penalty just two minutes later after being fouled by former Wolves defender Joleon Lescott , and Ronald Zubar set up a tense finish in the 85th minute when his header was ruled to have crossed the line despite Nigel de Jong 's attempts to clear . Robin van Persie netted twice as Arsenal piled more pressure on West Ham manager Avram Grant in a one-sided London derby . The Israeli is widely expected to be replaced by former Aston Villa and Celtic boss Martin O'Neill according to pre-match reports in Britain , and his position was left further in doubt after an 11th defeat in 23 matches . After the match , Grant applauded the West Ham fans and threw his club scarf into the crowd . West Ham had lost only once in seven previous matches , but with several key players missing rarely looked like testing an Arsenal team who took the lead in the 13th minute through Van Persie after Samir Nasri dummied a low cross by Theo Walcott . The Dutchman hit the post just after half an hour , and then provided the second goal in the 41st minute for young England winger Theo Walcott , who evaded West Ham 's on-loan debutant Wayne Bridge to reach double figures for the first time in his career . Former England defender Bridge had a tough night as he also fouled Walcott for Van Persie 's second goal , from the penalty spot in the 77th minute . It was a return to form for Arsenal , who lost 1-0 to Ipswich in the midweek first leg of the League Cup and face an FA Cup replay on Wednesday against another second division team , Leeds . Chelsea lifted the pressure on manager Carlo Ancelotti with a much-needed victory at home to Blackburn . Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic ended a frustrating wait for the first goal with a low shot in the 57th minute , and his header from a corner 19 minutes later allowed French striker Nicolas Anelka to score his 12th career goal against Blackburn . The result put Chelsea two points ahead of London rivals Tottenham , having played one more match , while Blackburn remained on 28 points in 11th behind Blackpool and Newcastle on goal difference . Promoted Blackpool , who have played two fewer games , were unable to build on Tuesday 's 2-1 win over Liverpool as Ian Holloway 's team fell to a 3-2 defeat at West Brom . West Brom joined Liverpool and Everton on 25 points ahead of Sunday 's Merseyside derby , as Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie 's 87th-minute winner ended his team 's run of five league defeats . Odemwingie also netted a 37th-minute equalizer after Blackpool took an early lead through David Vaughan , while James Morrison put the home side ahead on 56 before Gary Taylor-Fletcher leveled with 10 minutes left . Stoke joined seventh-placed Bolton on 30 points with a 2-0 home victory over Owen Coyle 's team , as Danny Higginbotham opening the scoring in the first half and Matthew Etherington sealing it in the second with a penalty . Wigan moved a point above third-bottom Wolves following a 1-1 draw with Fulham , who earned a point when former England striker Andy Johnson came off the bench to score in the 86th minute . The home side led through Hugo Rodallega 's 57th-minute goal , and the Colombia striker also hit the post twice , but Fulham fought back to move two points clear of the relegation zone . Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier , whose team are second from bottom ahead of Sunday 's derby with fellow strugglers Birmingham , boosted his squad with the signing of midfielder Jean Makoun . The 27-year-old has joined until mid-2014 from Houllier 's former French club Lyon . In Sunday 's other match , sixth-placed Sunderland host local rivals Newcastle , hoping to avenge the 5-1 defeat at St. James ' Park on October 31 .
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Manchester City take top spot in table after winning 4-3 at home to Wolves . Skipper Carlos Tevez nets twice after struggling visitors take an early lead . Arsenal in third place after a 3-0 win at bottom club West Ham in London derby . Chelsea move above Tottenham into fourth place with 2-0 victory over Blackburn .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Andy Roddick denied rising Canadian star Milos Raonic his second straight ATP Tour title as he rounded off a three-set final victory in Memphis with a diving forehand passing winner . It wrapped up a 7-6 -LRB- 9-7 -RRB- 6-7 -LRB- 11-13 -RRB- 7-5 victory for the American top seed after Sunday 's epic battle with his 20-year-old opponent , which lasted two hours 26 minutes . `` That 's the best shot I 've ever hit in my life , considering the circumstance , '' Roddick told the official ATP Tour website . `` He had a great volley there . I do n't really remember much else besides the fact that I went for the ball . I hit it . I did n't really think much of it . Then I heard people cheering . I was like , ` No , there 's no way that went in . ' '' Raonic , who came to prominence by claiming the ATP title in San Jose last week as a wildcard entry , pushed the world number eight to the limit , leveling the match when he won a marathon second-set tiebreak . His big serving eclipsed even Roddick , pummeling down 32 aces to take his tally for the week to 129 -- comfortably a new tournament record . Mark Philippoussis set the previous best total of 106 in 2001 . But Roddick 's full-stretch winner on match-point in the 12th game of the decider gave him his 30th career title from 50 finals and his third victory in Memphis . `` I think I was very fortunate , '' Roddick added . `` I feel like I got outplayed . I just stuck around and kept trying . `` He 's as exciting a talent as we have seen in a while . It wo n't surprise me if he 's top-10 sooner rather than later . '' Roddick is third among active players in career titles , trailing only Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after adding to his Memphis wins in 2002 and 2009 . Raonic , playing just his ninth top-level tournament , climbed to 37th in the world -- making him the highest-ranked Canadian player in ATP Tour history , surpassing the 41st reached by Greg Rusedski in 1994 before he opted for British citizenship . `` It 's not by any means something to be too happy with because I want to keep improving that . I want to keep progressing and developing and I think I can do a lot more , '' Raonic said . `` A lot has happened since the beginning of the year . I 'm going to take the moments I need , take the time , think about it , learn from it , as well as use it to my advantage in the future . '' Raonic 's compatriot Rebecca Marino suffered disappointment in the women 's final in Memphis , having to withdraw with a stomach injury after losing the first set 6-2 to Slovakia 's Magdalena Rybarikova . In other tennis news Monday , Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of France 's Davis Cup tie against Austria next month with a hip injury . France , who lost 3-2 to Serbia in last year 's final , area already missing Gael Monfils for the match in Vienna .
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Andy Roddick wins ATP tour title in Memphis to claim 30th career crown . American top seed outlasts new Canadian star Milos Raonic in three sets . World No. 8 Roddick seals victory with a spectacular diving passing shot . Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pulls out of France 's Davis Cup tie in Austria due to injury .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held a special meeting Thursday morning to discuss an urgent plan to evacuate South Korean construction workers in Libya . There are 1,398 South Koreans in the country working on almost 300 building sites . The presidential office tells CNN it 's sending an Egypt Air plane to Tripoli on Thursday . The first flight will evacuate 260 workers and their families . Officials are looking into chartering more planes to speed up the process . Plans were also discussed to move personnel out of the country by land and sea routes . Lee told ministers to `` use all possible measures for Koreans and Korean construction workers ' security . '' An emergency response team is already on the ground helping workers of 24 construction firms operating in Libya . A spate of attacks and violent break-ins have been reported at some construction sites in Libya amid growing anti-government protests and violence . An attack Monday left 17 workers injured . Two workers from Bangladesh suffered serious wounds after being stabbed , according to the South Korean Foreign Ministry . The Middle East is a substantial and important market for South Korean construction companies . Firms have been working in the region for around three decades . Projects in the Middle East are worth $ 257 billion , according to the International Contractors Association of Korea . The association says ongoing projects in Libya are worth $ 36.4 billion . Companies are asking the South Korean government not only to ensure the safety of their workers but also to give support if the violence is prolonged and work is stalled indefinitely . Exports from South Korea to Libya are also expected to be hit hard . Almost 600 companies rely on business in Libya , exporting goods such as ships , cars and heavy industries , a lucrative market worth $ 1.4 billion last year . A poll taken by the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency estimates exports will take an $ 18.7 million hit this year . The South Korean government has advised its citizens to cancel all nonurgent travel to Libya . Lee also asked his government to `` closely monitor the oil price and the impact to the economy . '' Lee stressed the importance of domestic energy conservation .
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There are 1,398 South Koreans in Libya working on almost 300 building sites . South Korean President Lee Myung-bak holds special evacuation planning meeting . South Korea chartering Egypt Air plan , looking to charter even more aircraft . Ongoing construction projects in Libya estimated to be worth $ 36.4 billion .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Last year was the safest in aviation history for passengers flying on Western-built jets , an international aviation trade group said Wednesday . The 2010 global accident rate was 0.61 per million flights , a rate equating to one accident for every 1.6 million flights , according to the International Air Transport Association -LRB- IATA -RRB- . That is just below the previous historic low rate of 0.65 rate in 2006 , and a `` significant improvement '' over the rate of 0.71 recorded in 2009 . There were 17 plane accidents -- or hull losses , in the lingo of the business -- involving Western-built jet aircraft in 2010 , compared to 19 the previous year . A hull loss is an accident in which a plane is destroyed or damaged beyond repair . There were 786 fatalities in passenger aircraft compared to 685 in 2009 , IATA said . As in the past , there were significant regional differences in the accident rates , with North America having relatively low rates and Africa having the worst rate . While Africa 's hull loss rate was 7.41 -- four Western-built planes crashed in Africa -- it was lower than the 2009 rate of 9.94 . IATA Director General Giovanni Bisignani said African systems must improve . `` Flying must be equally safe in all parts of the world , '' Bisignani said . `` An accident rate in Africa that is over 12 times the global average is not acceptable . '' He said African carriers should make use of an IATA audit system to improve safety . Runway excursions -- instances when a plane leaves the runway during take-offs or landings -- accounted for 21 percent of the worldwide accidents , IATA said , saying the number has dropped because of attention to the problem . Some of the accidents occur when planes land on wet runways ; others when the aircraft approaches too fast , too high or touches down beyond the desired spot on the runway . IATA said it is working with the industry and regulators to address the issue . IATA said 2010 had the following results : . 2.4 billion people flew safely on 36.8 million flights . 94 accidents for all types of aircraft -- Eastern and Western built -- compared to 90 in 2009 . 23 fatal accidents for all passenger aircraft types , compared to 18 in 2009 . IATA represents some 230 airlines comprising 93 percent of scheduled international air traffic .
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2010 saw 17 accidents on such airplanes . Africa has the worst rate . Industry group leader calls for improvement .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Missouri Supreme Court Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that terminated the parental rights of a Guatemalan woman whose son , the woman says , was adopted without her consent while she was imprisoned following an immigration sting in 2007 . The court ruled that the state violated its own laws in terminating the parental rights of Encarnacion Bail Romero , but the supreme court sent the case back to the lower court for retrial rather than return the boy to his biological mother . `` The trial court plainly erred by entering judgment on the adoption petition and terminating Mother 's parental rights without complying with the investigation and reporting requirements ... , '' Judge Patricia Breckenridge wrote in the court 's principal opinion . `` The trial court 's judgment terminating Mother 's parental rights , allowing the adoption to proceed without Mother 's consent to the adoption , and granting of the adoption , although supported by clear , cogent , and convincing evidence on the record , is reversed . The cause is remanded for a new trial in which Adoptive Parents and Mother will have the opportunity to present evidence on all claims in all counts of the petition that pertain to Mother . '' Bail Romero was caught up in an immigration sting in May 2007 , six months after her son was born . She was not deported , however ; instead , she was imprisoned as an illegal immigrant who used a stolen Social Security number to work at a poultry processing plant . Her brother and sister took care of the boy at first , attorneys in the case said . Eventually they sought help from a clergy couple who offered baby-sitting services . When that couple asked to adopt the boy , Bail Romero said no , her attorney , Omar Riojas , said . Rebuffed , the couple introduced the boy to Seth and Melinda Moser and eventually put him up for adoption -- something the boy 's biological mother said they lacked the legal ability to do . The Mosers soon asked a judge for temporary custody , said their lawyer , Richard Schnake . Bail Romero -- in prison at the time -- did not contact the Mosers or their attorney or object to them having custody , he said . After a judge granted the Mosers temporary custody , they waited a year -- rather than the six month minimum stipulated by Missouri law -- before asking to adopt the boy , Schnake says . Bail Romero said she did not fully understand what was going on and certainly did not give her blessing for them to adopt her son . In October 2008 , a judge approved the adoption , ruling that Bail Romero had abandoned her child by not trying to contact the Mosers for a year . Bail Romero said she does n't speak English and was left with no way to ask for help to plead her side . In addition to the clergy couple not having the authority to put up her son for adoption , Riojas has argued that Bail Romero was deprived of due process because she had no consular access or access to legal documents in her language . He also says an attorney who represented her at one point did not represent her well . In July 2010 , a court ruled that the adoption was invalid , a ruling appealed by the Mosers , who argue that they are the only parents the boy has really known . All seven of the court 's judges agreed to reverse the termination of Bail Romero 's parental rights , although some members thought the now 4-year-old boy -- called Carlitos by his mother and Jamison by the Mosers -- should have been returned to Bail Romero . Breckenridge addressed those concerns in a footnote to her opinion . `` Every member of this Court agrees that this case is a travesty in its egregious procedural errors , its long duration , and its impact on Mother , Adoptive Parents , and , most importantly , Child , '' she wrote . `` The dissenting members of this Court rely significantly on information outside the record to find that Mother has been victimized repeatedly and that her rights have been violated . The dissenting members believe passionately that custody of Child should be returned to Mother without further proceedings . That result can be reached only by disregarding the law . '' The federal government intends to deport Bail Romero to Guatemala , where her other two children live , but has delayed the proceedings until this case is complete . CNN 's Mariano Castillo contributed to this report .
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Encarnacion Bail Romero was in prison when her son was put up for adoption . Missouri 's supreme court sends the case back for a retrial . The state failed to comply `` with the investigation and reporting requirements , '' the court says .
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Manama , Bahrain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bahrain 's king ordered the release of a number of prisoners and closed cases against several Shia leaders accused of plotting against the kingdom , the country 's state news agency said early Tuesday . King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa named the leaders during a national unity speech last year , leading to the arrest of several of them and the exile of several others who were out of the country at the time . The announcement clears the way for the return of Hassan Mushaimaa , leader of Bahrain 's largest opposition party , the Haq Movement . Mushaimaa said he planned to arrive in Manama Tuesday evening -- amid early speculation that he would be arrested . `` I know that thousands will be waiting for me , '' said Mushaimaa , who said he planned to give a speech in Bahrain on Tuesday about the importance of national unity . Thousands more people moved into Pearl Roundabout on Monday , a presence that has taken on an air of permanence since government forces retreated on Saturday and demonstrators reoccupied the symbolic location . Tents , some of them outfitted with furniture and occupied by entire families , dot the square . The mass protests planned for Tuesday in support of calls for political reforms and other concessions and coincided with Mushaimaa 's return . . `` If the people want a new system in a constitutional kingdom , I will be with them , '' he said . `` If the people just want to change the regime , I will also be standing beside them . '' Mushaimaa , who has been living abroad , had previously been detained by the government for campaigning for more democratic rights in the island monarchy . In September , Bahrain said it requested Interpol -- the world 's largest international police organization -- to help in arresting Mushaimaa , who the government accused of a terrorist plot to destroy state buildings and of planning a coup . But the king 's decision closed the books on the case against Mushaimaa , giving him the freedom to return without fear of arrest . Meanwhile , fallout from last week 's violent protests continues . A 20-year-old protester in Bahrain , who was shot in the head on Friday , has died , hospital sources said Monday . Ridha Mohammed was advancing toward the Pearl Roundabout with other demonstrators when security forces opened fire . Prior to Mohammed 's death , about 10 protesters were thought to have died in five days of protests , but opposition activists say dozens more are unaccounted for . Bahrain canceled its participation in a Grand Prix auto race that had been scheduled to begin March 11 . Testing for the race had been scheduled to start March 3 , and protest organizers had threatened to disrupt the event . The race apparently will be rescheduled , but no date has been selected , race officials said . In announcing the decision , Crown Prince Salman said , `` We felt it was important for the country to focus on immediate issues of national interest and leave the hosting of Bahrain 's Formula 1 race to a later date . '' The country hopes to host the race `` in the very near future , according to Zayed R. Alzayani , chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit . State television on Monday broadcast images of pro-government demonstrators who gathered near a mosque in the capital city , holding flags and chanting slogans including `` Long live the king . '' Also on Monday , Standard & Poor 's downgraded Bahrain 's credit rating by one step and advised investors that it believes continued protests could result in a further degradation of the country 's ability to meet its financial obligations . `` We expect the demonstrations that have taken place over the past month will persist , '' the agency wrote . Protesters initially took to the streets of Manama last week to demand reform and the introduction of a constitutional monarchy . But some are now calling for the removal of the royal family , which has led the Persian Gulf state since the 18th century . Young members of the country 's Shiite Muslim majority have staged violent protests in recent years to complain about discrimination , unemployment and corruption , issues they say the country 's Sunni rulers have done little to address . The Bahrain Center for Human Rights says authorities launched a clampdown on dissent in late 2010 . It accused the government of torturing some human rights activists .
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NEW : The decision means a self-exiled opposition leader wo n't be arrested when he returns Tuesday . `` I know that thousands will be waiting for me , '' says Mushaimaa . Bahrain had requested Interpol to help in arresting Mushaimaa in September . Bahrain postpones Formula 1 race because of protests .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy 's decision to skip the Players Championship at Sawgrass in May has been defended by their manager Andrew Chandler . World number one Westwood and Northern Ireland 's rising star McIlroy are giving the tournament , dubbed the `` fifth major '' a wide berth , saying it did not fit their schedules . Both have opted to take up European Tour membership in 2011 , meaning they can only play three events on the PGA Tour outside of the majors . Chandler told CNN that moving the PGA Tour 's flagship tournament from just before the U.S. Masters to a slot in May had prompted the decisions of his star duo . `` I would think when it was played at the end of the March it was getting to be the fifth major , '' said Chandler . `` Moving it to the middle of May has made it about the 10th most important tournament in the world . `` It is n't a priority for them as they would rather win a major or a world golf championship event , '' he added . The absence of current world number one Westwood from the TPC has been seen as a snub to the PGA Tour , but Chandler says it is purely down to the calendar . `` They can not play every week , '' he said . McIlroy has also denied reports of a rift with PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem for abandoning the U.S. circuit after only one year as a full-time member . He wrote on his Twitter blog : `` For everyone who is interested , the reason I 'm not playing TPC this year is because I 've never thought the golf course has set up that well for me . `` Hence , two missed cuts in two years . I have no sort of vendetta against Tim Finchem or the PGA Tour ; I love playing in the U.S. and have always found the people very welcoming . '' South Africa 's Tim Clark won last year 's Players Championship , with Westwood finishing tied for fourth , four shots behind .
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Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy to miss PGA Tour 's Players Championship . The flagship event has moved from the end of March to mid-May . Westwood and McIlroy 's manager Andrew Chandler says decision down to scheduling . World number one Westwood finished fourth in last year 's TPC .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- While most eyes will be on the likes of Tiger Woods , Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer at the World Match Play this week , Italian teenager Matteo Manassero will be making his own slice of history in Tucson . At the tender age of 17 years and 310 days , he will become the youngest player to line up at a World Golf Championship event as he surpasses Japan 's Ryo Ishikawa , who was 18 and 153 days old when he debuted in last year 's tournament . Manassero , the European Tour 's 2010 rookie of the year , faces a tough task on Wednesday against U.S. Ryder Cup veteran Steve Stricker , at 44 the second-oldest player in the elite 64-man field . But having finished tied for 36th in his only other U.S. appearance at the Masters last April , he is expected to hold his own against nine-time PGA Tour winner Stricker , the event 's 2001 champion . Manassero has already won his first senior title , at the 2010 Castello Masters , and his rise has impressed fellow young star Rory McIlroy -- who reached the Match Play quarterfinals as a 19-year-old in 2009 . `` Yeah , I played Matteo this morning and it 's hard to believe he 's in this tournament as a 17-year-old . It 's pretty incredible , really , '' the Northern Irishman told the PGA Tour website . `` And there 's so many young guys coming through , all guys that are 21 and younger . It 's great for the game of golf , it makes it a little more exciting . '' McIlroy is up against American Jonathan Byrd in the 16-man Gary Player bracket , which also sees Germany 's world No. 2 Kaymer take on 19-year-old South Korean Noh Seung-yul , the 2010 Asian Tour money leader . Top-ranked Englishman Westwood plays Sweden 's 2007 winner Henrik Stenson , like Manassero-Stricker in the Bobby Jones group along with Ishikawa 's match against South African Charl Schwartzel . World No. 4 Phil Mickelson faces Australian Brendan Jones in the Ben Hogan bracket , where defending champion Ian Poulter takes on American Stewart Cink . Woods is a three-time World Match Play champion but has not won the tournament since it moved to Dove Mountain 's Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in 2009 . The American , who has dropped to third in the rankings after a winless past year , will play Denmark 's Thomas Bjorn in the Sam Snead group , which also features two-time runner-up Paul Casey . The Englishman , beaten in last year 's final by compatriot Poulter , is drawn with Australian left-hander Richard Green . Casey 's conqueror in 2009 , Australia 's two-time winner Geoff Ogilvy , faces three-time major champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland in the same quarter of the field . Each elimination match is played over 18 holes , with the winners progressing until Sunday 's final -- which is worth $ 1.4 million to the champion , out of a total prize pool of $ 8.5 million .
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Matteo Manassero will become youngest golfer to play at a World Golf Championship event . The 17-year-old Italian will beat the 2010 record of Japan 's Ryo Ishikawa . Manassero plays the oldest man in the field , 44-year-old American Steve Stricker . The elite 64-man field is seeking to claim the $ 1.4 million for the winner of Sunday 's final .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to strip $ 450 million from funds slated for a controversial program to build an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter second engine , a next-generation aircraft development program that has been riddled with cost overruns and labeled unnecessary by critics . The amendment to strip the funds passed 233-198 with bipartisan support . It was added to a bill that would fund the federal government for the remainder of the current fiscal year . Neither the House nor the Senate has the passed the full spending package yet . President Barack Obama has urged Congress to eliminate funding for the development of the second engine of the Joint Strike Fighter . House Speaker John Boehner , however , is a key supporter . The vote was a setback for the Ohio Republican . Defense Secretary Robert Gates told members of the House Armed Services Committee earlier Wednesday that he considers the program `` an unnecessary and extravagant expense , particularly during a period of fiscal contraction . '' Congress has often proven reluctant to end major Pentagon projects , which can be an important source of local jobs and revenue . CNN 's Alan Silverleib contributed to this report .
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The House votes down funding for a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter . The amendment ending funding passed 233-198 with bipartisan support . President Barack Obama has urged elimination of the program . House Speaker John Boehner , R-Ohio , supports the program .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- Lady Gaga gave Rolling Stone an advance preview of four songs from her upcoming album `` Born This Way '' an hour before the first show of the final leg of her Monster Ball tour in Atlantic City . Though Gaga 's people were quick to point out that these were not the final mixes , the tracks certainly sounded like polished , finished recordings . Here 's a track-by-track rundown of what we heard backstage , as well as what she played from the new record in concert . `` Judas '' Currently scheduled as the second single from the album , `` Judas '' is a classic Lady Gaga pop banger with three huge hooks , a thumping house music breakdown and a vocal part that borrows a bit of Rihanna 's distinctive cadence . Gaga has written about falling for the wrong guy before in `` LoveGame '' and `` Bad Romance , '' but this time around she 's a bit less dark and dramatic . There 's a bubbly sweetness in her voice as she sings `` I 'm just a horny fool / baby it 's so cool / I 'm still in love with Judas , baby . '' `` Edge of Glory '' This one sounds crazy in print -- it 's a massive power ballad with heavy club beats that features Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band wailing on his saxophone -LRB- Clemons also plays on `` Hair '' -RRB- -- but somehow it all seems totally natural when you actually hear it . There 's an element of cheesiness to it , but it 's totally captivating and incredibly catchy . If any of these new Gaga tunes demands to be a big fat hit , this is it . The inclusion of Clemons is an inspired touch that amplifies the song 's Eighties stadium rock vibe , but his actual performance is amazing and ranks among the best of his career . Photos : Lady Gaga 's Best Looks . `` Scheiße '' A remixed version of this number was used in a recent runway show by fashion designer Thierry Mugler . The album version does n't have the same hardcore European house flavor , but it 's definitely the tune most likely to bring back memories of early-Nineties dance crossover hits by C&C Music Factory , Snap and RuPaul . The opening of the song -- in which she flatly intones `` I do n't speak German , but I can if you like '' -- is fierce , but the song is saved from being a slight novelty by a soaring chorus that vaguely recalls Survivor 's `` Eye of the Tiger . '' Photos : Lady Gaga at the 2011 Grammys . `` Hair '' `` Hair '' is another inspirational song in the mold of `` Born This Way , '' but it 's a bit weirder , mixing the yearning romantic melodrama of Pat Benetar 's `` We Belong '' with the hard industrial metal edge of Broken-era Nine Inch Nails . The lyrics are essentially about embracing one 's hairstyle as the ultimate expression of their identity , climaxing with Gaga triumphantly declaring `` I am my hair ! '' in its huge sing along chorus . An anthem for hair salons everywhere . Photos : Lady Gaga 's Fashion Icons . `` You and I '' Gaga did n't share the studio version of this theatrical rock ballad , but she did perform it in her concert later in the evening . This one has been part of her Monster Ball setlist for months now , and at this point it 's already a crowd-pleasing showstopper . Assuming that the album recording will have more or less the same piano-centric arrangement , `` You and I '' will provide a necessary break from the high energy beats on the other tracks . Watch her performance of the song from `` The Today Show '' back in July below . `` Born This Way '' This is the Number One single in the country , so you 've probably heard this one by now . This was the first time Gaga has played the song in concert , but it 's already the ideal conclusion to her show , ending the night with a giddy communal celebration of personal empowerment and self-acceptance . Watch footage of the performance here . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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`` Judas , '' a classic Gaga pop banger , is scheduled as the second single from the album . `` Edge of Glory '' is a massive power ballad with heavy club beats . `` Hair '' is about embracing one 's hairstyle as the ultimate expression of their identity .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A commercial flight from Fort Lauderdale , Florida , to Minneapolis was aborted shortly after takeoff Sunday morning because of an indicator warning that one of the aircraft 's engines had been damaged , according to airline officials . Delta Air Lines Flight 1846 returned to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport within minutes of its 7:45 a.m. takeoff without incident or injury to any of its 119 passengers or six crew members , according to an airline spokesman . All were rescheduled to take another flight to Minnesota later Sunday afternoon , said Delta spokesman Anthony Black . Black said Delta mechanics confirmed that parts of the twin-engine Boeing 737-800 had been damaged , though the spokesman did not know which ones . `` Incidents like this are extremely rare , but the crew knows the protocol and it 's clear the pilot took appropriate action , '' Black said . Broward County Aviation Department spokesman Greg Meyer told CNN affiliate WPLG-TV that pieces of what appeared to be parts of the jet 's damaged engine were recovered near the airport . Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said an initial inspection of the aircraft revealed a `` contained failure . '' `` Engine turbine blades exited the rear of the engine , they did not penetrate the engine cover , '' wrote Bergen in an e-mail to CNN . Bergen said the FAA is continuing to investigate the incident . Darrell Calhoun contributed to this report .
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Delta flight returns to Fort Lauderdale , Florida , after engine damage detected . The flight was bound for Minneapolis .
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New Delhi , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Mumbai High Court rejected the appeal Monday of the only surviving gunman from the 2008 three-day terror attack on the Indian financial capital . A trial court handed down a death sentence last year for Mohammed Ajmal Kasab , a Pakistani , on charges of murder , conspiracy and waging war on India . The city 's High Court upheld his conviction and sentence , lawyer Ejaz Naqvi told reporters . The court , however , dismissed the prosecution 's appeal against the acquittal of two Indian nationals that police had accused of conspiracy in connection with the November 2008 strikes on Mumbai , said Naqvi , who represented one of them . The high court upheld the acquittal Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed for a lack of `` corroborative '' evidence , said public prosecutor Ujjwal Nika . He said authorities would petition the Supreme Court next . It was not immediately clear if Kasab too planned to file a fresh appeal to the country 's highest court in New Delhi . Convicts on death-row in India reserve the right to challenge the sentencing in the nation 's Supreme Court . They can also file a mercy petition with the country 's president if the Supreme Court also turns down their plea . Kasab 's lawyer , Farhana Shah , told reporters that her client would be briefed about options available to him . It will then be up to Kasab to make a decision about an appeal , she said . He would have 30 days to file his appeal , Shah said . During the raids , 10 men attacked buildings including the luxury Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and Oberoi-Trident hotels , the city 's Victoria Terminus train station , and the Jewish cultural center , Chabad House . More than 160 people died in the three-day coordinated attack . Kasab was photographed holding an assault weapon during the attacks . Indian forces killed nine suspects in the attack . Their bodies were embalmed and kept in a hospital morgue as some local Muslim groups refused them a burial in their graveyards , saying the attackers were not true followers of Islam . An Indian official in Maharashtra state , where Mumbai is located , said a burial took place in January last year . He did not give the date or the exact location of what he described as a secret funeral . India blamed the attacks on the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba , a Pakistan-based terror group allied with al Qaeda . Authorities said Kasab was trained by the organization , which was banned in Pakistan in 2002 after an attack on India 's parliament . The group denied responsibility . The Mumbai attack derailed a fragile peace process between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan for about 15 months . This year , the two nuclear-capable nations announced resumption of their fully-fledged dialogue after a series of high-level meetings over the past one year .
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Kasab was sentenced to death last year on murder and other charges . He has 30 days to appeal the High Court 's ruling to the Supreme Court . He is the only man convicted in the November 2008 attacks . More than 160 people were killed during the three-day siege .
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-LRB- Mashable -RRB- -- UPDATE We 've just heard from the NHL , who tell us : `` The NHL is not in discussions with YouTube to stream live games . The NHL has not had conversations with the Google spokespeople mentioned in the Bloomberg report . '' YouTube may be a hot bed for lip dub videos and life-casting teens , but soon sports fans could find a good reason to flock to the site : YouTube is reportedly in talks with the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League to broadcast games live . Last year , YouTube announced that it would begin live-streaming Indian Premier League cricket matches , a venture that was apparently very successful . According to Business Week , the games brought in 55 million visits from more than 250 countries . Gautam Anand , Google 's director of content partnerships for Asia Pacific , recently said that YouTube plans to show more live sports , but declined to elaborate on the particulars of talks with the NBA and NHL . Google is apparently also talking with other pro sports leagues , as well as soccer leagues in Europe . `` It 's fair to say that there will be a lot more appealing sports content you 'll see on YouTube , '' Anand said . `` We have ongoing conversations with pretty much everyone . '' By offering such content , YouTube and Google can boost their ad revenue , seeing as how viewers would be spending more time on the site . Lately , we 've been seeing YouTube seemingly getting more serious about being an entertainment hub , rather than a forum for cat videos . Just the other week , it was rumored that YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar will be building out the site 's recently instated talent program -LRB- last July , the video-sharing site announced its YouTube Partner Grants Program to ramp up quality content -RRB- by offering big-name stars their own YouTube channels . In addition , parent company Google recently acquired Widevine , an on-demand video service known for its multiplatform DRM and adaptive streaming technologies , and the web has been buzzing for months about the possibility of it acquiring web video production company , New Next Networks . What do you think of the prospect of watching live games on YouTube ? Would you tune in ? © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
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YouTube reportedly in talks with NBA and NHL to broadcast games live . Last year , YouTube began live-streaming Indian Premier League cricket matches . Google is apparently also talking with other pro sports leagues .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A municipal police officer was shot and killed late Thursday while standing guard at a local government booth inside a mall in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico , police said Friday . The officer was gunned down by three people who were trying to rob the booth , which is a place where local residents can pay their annual homeowners tax , municipal police spokesman Adrian Sanchez said . `` As of right now , we do not believe this had anything to do with the ongoing drug violence in the city , '' he said . `` The suspects were detained and are being processed . '' Photos from the scene taken just after the officer was shot showed mall patrons running for cover . The gunmen ran away , but police caught them , local journalist Arturo Chacon said . Also , around 4 a.m. Friday , a man who was being chased by gunmen in several cars drove to a municipal police station in Juarez looking for help , Sanchez said , leading to a 15-minute gunfight . `` It would be wrong to say the attack was on the police officers , '' he said . `` An injured man looking for help was being chased , and he came to us . That 's when we encountered the gun battle . '' No officers were injured , and the shooters fled . Since October 2010 , at least 26 municipal police officers have been killed in Ciudad Juarez , Sanchez said . Local journalist Arturo Chacon contributed to this report .
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Three people tried to rob local government booth that officer was guarding . Gunmen ran away , but police caught them , local journalist says . Violence not thought to be drug-related , police spokesman says . Later , in separate shooting , chase leads to 15-minute gunfight at Juarez police station .
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Abidjan , Ivory Coast -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two leading Ivory Coast banks closed their doors this week , raising fears that a money shortage will worsen the crisis in the West African nation . Mounting security concerns prompted BICICI and Citibank to suspend operations Monday . Paris-based BNP Paribas , parent of BICICI , issued a statement saying it has done its best to serve clients despite the instability in Ivory Coast . `` Over these past few days , however , legal uncertainty has significantly increased , '' the statement said . The bank , it said , `` is therefore no longer able to ensure legal and accounting security for its clients . It has thus decided to temporarily halt the bank 's activities until further notice . '' Ivory Coast has been in crisis since a late November election that ended in dispute . The international community has pressed incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to relinquish power to Alassane Ouattara , who foreign powers say won the election . The political standoff in the country has raised fears of a renewal of the bloodshed suffered after a civil war broke out in 2002 . More than 33,000 people have fled to neighboring Liberia since the crisis began ; another 20,000 have been internally displaced , U.N. agencies estimate .
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Security concerns prompted the banks to close . Many fear a money shortage will worsen the crisis . Laurent Gbagbo refuses to cede power .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Foreigners are making a run to get out of volatile Libya , with thousands hustling to the Egyptian border and foreign governments scrambling to help their citizens . Around 12,000 people have crossed into Egypt from Libya , officials say , in an effort to flee the violence engulfing the North Africa nation . `` There is no security over there , '' said Esat Abubakr , an Egyptian living in Benghazi said after he arrived in Sollum , Egypt . He described widespread violence and a climate of fear with no security . He said people drove to the border and then walked across . `` Every Egyptian I know is trying to come back to Egypt , '' he said . Lt. Col. Raouf Ezzat , an Egyptian military doctor overseeing medical care of the fleeing people , said the army is permitting only Egyptian citizens and Libyans married to Egyptians to enter Egypt . But he said anyone wounded would be treated . `` Any patient that comes to me , whether Egyptian or Libyan , I will treat them , '' he said , adding that any wounded Libyan who arrived at the border asking for help would be allowed to enter and be treated . Ten Egyptians with minor injuries arrived Tuesday from different parts of Libya , but authorities were expecting and preparing for large numbers of injured people . About 30 military doctors and 80 to 100 ambulances were stationed at the border , where an operating room was set up and 1,000 units of blood were en route . The French Foreign Ministry said that it had sent three planes to Libya to help repatriate French citizens and that its embassy in Tripoli was helping to get citizens to the airport . The Dutch military was responding as well . A Dutch Defense Ministry spokesman told CNN that `` a Dutch military plane has been authorized to land in Tripoli today to evacuate about 100 Dutch nationals '' and a NATO commander said a Dutch frigate is heading there as well . Britain said its citizens who do n't have `` a pressing need to remain in the country should leave by commercial means if it is safe to do so . '' Britain also `` is looking urgently into options for possible charter flights . '' The government was advising Britons who want to leave Libya but ca n't buy tickets online `` to travel to the airport carrying sufficient cash to buy tickets . Problems with internet connections in Libya mean that electronic payments may not be accepted . '' The United States was unable to move any Americans out of Libya on Tuesday , said State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley . `` We are working on this with Libyan authorities , '' he said . The State Department issued a travel alert for non-essential staff to leave the country , an order affecting 35 employees and their families . There are other American citizens in Libya who might want to leave ; some of them might be employees of energy companies that have suspended operations . Of the several thousand U.S. citizens in Libya , most are dual nationals ; those solely with U.S. citizenship number about 600 , Crowley said . The U.S. State Department was not able to land charter aircraft in Tripoli to fly out U.S. citizens because Libyan authorities did not give permission for those aircraft to land , said a senior administration official not authorized to speak for attribution . The State Department was chartering ferries to take travelers from Tripoli 's As-shahab port to Valletta , Malta on Wednesday , the official said , adding , `` Tomorrow the question will be if they let the ferry dock . If that happens , our people will flow out . '' Crowley said the airport in Tripoli remained open in `` challenging '' circumstances . International carriers , he said , were making more seats available for departure . Oil companies , such as Total , BP , OMV and BP , said they would or planned to evacuate people some staff and families . Libya 's official Jana news agency reported that airport authorities said Libyan airspace was open to civilian aviation and was operating normally , contrary to the rumors broadcast by `` conspiring media channels . '' One Air Malta official -- who declined to be identified in keeping with company policy -- said thousands were waiting at Tripoli 's airport for a flight out . British Airways and BMI flights in and out of Tripoli have been canceled . Both companies said they were monitoring the situation closely . The British Foreign Office confirmed the cancellations and said KLM also canceled its Tuesday flights . It said Turkish Airlines , Air Malta , Alitalia , Austrian and Egypt Air `` are operating flights but these are all full at present . '' Air Malta said a Malta-bound flight finally left Tripoli International Airport after it had been delayed because of heavy congestion there . Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey could n't land its planes and was sending a ship and two ferry boats for evacuations . `` Since there was no one in the control tower -LRB- at Benghazi airport -RRB- , landing was not allowed . It was also not possible to land in Tripoli , '' he said . CNN 's Tim Lister , Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jill Dougherty , Carol Jordan and Adam Levine and Journalist Ian Lee contributed to this report .
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About 12,000 people have crossed into Egypt . Many people are said to be at the Tripoli airport . `` There is no security '' in Libya , an Egyptian says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Standing 6 feet 3 inches -LRB- 1.9 meters -RRB- tall and with a shaved head , fashion designer Ozwald Boateng often cuts a dash as much as his tailored suits . Boateng 's eponymous fashion lable has been worn by Hollywood 's A-list celebrities . He 's married to a former model and his suits have been worn by Hollywood A-listers on Oscars night . Yet he remains in touch with his North London roots where he grew up , and to Ghana , his parents ' homeland . `` They taught me the value systems , '' Boateng told CNN . `` We have a very strong culture , people tend to like to intellectualize about everything , so we have a lot of red tape , we talk a lot but not a lot gets done . I 'd like to see a lot more get done , but most importantly the people are good people . '' In 1997 Boateng became the youngest tailor and the first black designer to have a shop on London 's exclusive men 's tailoring street , Savile Row . In 2003 he was made creative director of men 's wear for Givenchy . While he deals in a world with high-end clients and celebrities , he is committed to setting a good example to young people on how to be a successful business person and to improving the lives of people in Africa . Using his business acumen and passion for Africa , he set up the Made in Africa Trust in 2006 to help promote self-sufficiency and new businesses in countries across the continent . `` It 's not easy because you 're still dealing with infrastructure and sometimes governments are not that ready for new ways of thinking . But the thing is , it is changing and what you have to bear in mind is there are 53 countries in Africa so you know , we 're not saying you 've got all 53 right -LRB- on the -RRB- first hit , but I think you could probably get 20 right , '' he said . His love of designing will always remain , he says , as will helping people across Africa to tailor their own lives for the better . `` This is what I love , designing clothes and creating , that is just me . The whole mission for Africa is out of frustration and need . It is just not moving enough . I 'm frustrated getting off a plane . I do n't want to see open drains , I do n't want to see a road that takes 10 years to build , I want to be able to go there and open one of my stores . '' Watch Ozwald Boateng on CNN International on Saturday , August 22 , 12.30 , 21.30 GMT and Sunday , August 23 , 18.00 GMT .
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British designer was youngest to have shop on London 's exclusive Savile Row . Ghanaian parents instilled appreciation of African culture . Set up Made in Africa Trust to encourage wealth creation across Africa .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Tuesday pushed for talks between Thailand and Cambodia to end deadly clashes that have erupted over a temple along the border . The issue `` can only be addressed bilaterally , '' said Marty M. Natalegawa , who is also the Indonesian foreign minister . He added that he has the impression , after visiting Phnom Penh and Bangkok , that there is an overwhelming commitment on both sides to `` address their issues through peaceful means , through dialogues and negotiations . '' The border skirmishes , which started Friday , have killed five people , including members of the military and civilians , a statement from ASEAN said , adding that each nation accuses the other of firing first . Thailand 's official news agency , MCOT , reported Tuesday , `` Since the fighting erupted Friday , one Thai soldier was killed , 25 were wounded and one civilian died in the clashes . '' The report added that Cambodia on Tuesday `` handed over a Thai soldier captured during the cross border clash . '' Cambodia 's official news agency , AKP , reported Tuesday that `` Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has sought the United Nations ' intervention in arranging a buffer zone '' at the border area and wants to make sure the fighting does not expand to other parts of the border . The U.N. Security Council on Monday expressed `` grave concern at aggravation of tensions between Cambodia and Thailand '' and said it was willing to hold an emergency meeting requested by Cambodia , but first wanted to wait for regional mediation efforts by the Indonesian foreign minister . An official Thai report said the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday , but skirmishes continued after . The clashes stem from a longstanding conflict related to the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple . The building sits on a cliff in Cambodian territory , but the most accessible entrance to the site is on the Thai side . In a letter to the United Nations over the weekend , Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that in addition to the human toll the fighting was taking , the temple had suffered damage . Conflict over the Preah Vihear site has taken place periodically for years . In 1962 , the International Court of Justice in The Hague , Netherlands , ruled that the site was in Cambodia , adding that the structure was `` an outstanding masterpiece of Khmer architecture . '' But Thailand says the 1.8-square mile -LRB- 4.7-square kilometer -RRB- area around Preah Vihear was never fully demarcated , and blames a map drawn at the beginning of the 20th century during the French occupation of Cambodia . In July 2008 , the United Nations approved Cambodia 's application to have the temple listed as a World Heritage Site , meaning the U.N. believes the place has outstanding universal value .
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ASEAN official believes there is overwhelming commitment for a peaceful resolution . Cambodia handed over a captured Thai soldier on Tuesday . ASEAN says 5 people have been killed in the clashes . There have long been sporadic clashes over the Preah Vihear temple .
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Teachers and Parents : Watch with your students or record `` Pictures Do n't Lie '' when it airs on CNN on Saturday , February 26 at 8 p.m. ET . By recording the documentary , you agree that you will use the program for educational viewing purposes for a one-year period only . No other rights of any kind or nature whatsoever are granted , including , without limitation , any rights to sell , publish , distribute , post online or distribute in any other medium or forum , or use for any commercial or promotional purpose . To own `` Pictures Do n't Lie , '' go to Amazon.com or download it on iTunes . -LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- Program Description : `` Pictures Do n't Lie : A Black in America Special '' examines the hazy legacy of legendary photographer Ernest Withers , who helped advance the civil rights movement with his stunningly intimate black-and-white images . Withers was everywhere : in Dr. King 's hotel room for strategy sessions , in the courtroom of the Emmett Till lynching murder trial , behind the scenes at the Memphis sanitation strike before Dr. King was assassinated . Now , just three years after his death , the reputation of the man dubbed `` the original civil rights photographer '' is in question . Withers may have led a double life as a paid FBI `` racial informant . '' Caught in the middle of the firestorm are the children of Ernest Withers , who are disputing the charges and fighting to open the namesake museum that will display his historic images . The Withers children are speaking out for the first time with CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien . We will also speak to leaders of the civil rights movement who were allegedly spied on by Withers to hear their reactions . Do they believe the accusations ? Do they feel betrayed ? And how common was the FBI 's practice of employing racial informants ? During this month of reflection , the timing could n't be better to debate this conflicted character 's place in civil rights history . Recommended Grades : 11-12 , college . Before-Viewing Discussion Questions : Use these questions to initiate discussion with your students before they watch `` Pictures Do n't Lie . '' 1 . What was the American civil rights movement ? In your opinion , what impact has this movement had on today 's society ? 2 . What do you think might have been the potential risks and benefits of joining the civil rights movement ? 3 . Some people in the civil rights movement advocated non-violence , while others preferred a more militant approach . What other ways can you think of to try to enact social or political change ? How do you think that policy makers and the public might respond to each of these strategies ? 4 . If you could interview one of the leaders of the civil rights movement , what questions would you ask ? What lessons would you want these leaders to pass on to your generation ? Post-Viewing Discussion Questions : Use these questions to talk about the program and to promote critical thinking after students have watched `` Pictures Do n't Lie . '' 1 . Who was Ernest Withers ? What role did he play in Memphis society and in the American civil rights movement ? 2 . What are some of Withers ' images that are seen in the documentary ? Have you seen any of these photographs before ? What do you think that Andrew Young means when he says that , `` It would not have been the movement without the pictures '' ? In your opinion , what might be the value of Withers ' photographs for American history ? 3 . What were some of the historical events that Withers witnessed and photographed ? According to the program : How was he able to get some of his famous shots ? Why did the civil rights leaders give him access to their meetings and events ? 4 . Who were the `` Invaders '' ? How did this group 's approach to civil rights differ from the movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Young ? Why do you think that some civil rights groups chose non-violent action as a form of protest , while other groups decided to act more militantly ? 5 . Why was Withers accused of working for the FBI ? According to the program , why did the FBI use informants from the black community ? Why do you think that some people in the black community helped the FBI ? What impact do you think that the leaking of information might have had on the civil rights movement ? Explain . 6 . What are some of the theories presented in the documentary for why Withers might have informed for the FBI ? Which of these theories , if any , do you believe ? Explain . Do you think that Withers sold information to the FBI ? Why or why not ? 7 . Why do you think that the FBI monitored the civil rights movement ? What challenges did the agency face in doing so ? What is your opinion of the FBI 's surveillance of the movement ? 8 . What do you think might be the potential advantages and disadvantages of using informants for surveillance versus using other methods -LRB- e.g. , wiretapping -RRB- ? In your opinion , should the federal government monitor individuals and groups that may be opposed to its policies ? Why or why not ? 9 . How do some of Withers ' family members and contemporaries respond to the accusation that Withers gave information to the FBI ? What is your reaction to their statements ? 10 . In your opinion , what impact has the accusation that Withers was an informant for the FBI had on his legacy ? 11 . How would you assess Ernest Withers ' role in the civil rights movement ? Media Literacy Questions : You 've no doubt heard the expression `` A picture is worth a thousand words . '' In your opinion : How does a picture or image tell a story differently from words ? In what ways might a photojournalist shape your perception of a news event ? What images do you remember from events that happened during or before your lifetime ? Why do you think that these images are especially powerful ? Learning Activity : . Pose this question to students : Do you think that Ernest Withers did more to promote or to undermine the civil rights movement ? Before students answer , have them work in groups to review the evidence presented in the program and conduct online research as well . Assist groups in organizing their research into a chart or other visual aid that presents the two sides to the question and the evidence for each side . Have groups share their findings . Then , generate a discussion about the information students found and what methods they used to assess it as credible or not credible . Ask for volunteers to share their conclusions about what they have seen , heard and read , as well as how the information gathered helped them to formulate opinions . Finally , have each student produce a video essay in response to the initial question that was posed to the class . Assess the essays on composition , grammar , media literacy and production . Curriculum Connections . National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies : The Themes of Social Studies . 5 . INDIVIDUALS , GROUPS , AND INSTITUTIONS . Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals , groups , and institutions . 6 . POWER , AUTHORITY , AND GOVERNANCE . Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of how people create , interact with , and change structures of power , authority , and governance . The Curriculum Standards for Social Studies -LRB- http://www.socialstudies.org/standards -RRB- are published by the National Council for Social Studies -LRB- http://www.socialstudies.org/ -RRB- .
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`` Pictures Do n't Lie : a Black in America Special '' examines the legacy of civil rights photographer Ernest Withers . Withers may have led a double life as a paid FBI informant . Use this educator 's and parent 's guide to debate Withers ' place in civil rights history . The guide includes before-viewing and post-viewing questions , media literacy questions and a learning activity .
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Jerusalem -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As the United Nations was preparing Friday to debate a resolution branding Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank as illegal , Palestinian officials called Obama administration efforts to head off the vote as evidence that American policy is `` biased '' and `` seriously wrong . '' `` This is a moment of truth because very clearly the Americans so far have placed their strategic alliance with Israel and the legal cover for Israeli violations above their own interests , '' said veteran Palestinian legislator and PLO executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi . `` The Americans have very clearly demonstrated to Palestinians , to Arab public opinion , and to world public opinion that they are biased to the point of destruction , '' Ashrawi told CNN , echoing an argument made by many Palestinian officials . The resolution being brought to the Security Council by the Palestinians and other Arab states presents a political dilemma for the White House as it tries to navigate policy in a quickly evolving Middle East region . The Obama administration has been critical of Israeli settlement construction in the past , but has not gone as far as to call it `` illegal '' and anything short of an American veto of the resolution is bound to deepen tensions with Israel and stir up considerable congressional opposition . On Friday , the U.S. vetoed Friday the resolution . The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations , Susan Rice , said the United States agrees about `` the folly '' of continued Israeli settlement activity , but `` we think it unwise for this council to attempt to resolve the core issues that divide '' Israelis and Palestinians . Obama 's first U.N. veto . The previous day , White House spokesman Jay Carney said the U.S. does `` not accept the legitimacy of continued settlement activity '' and that it is `` corrosive not only to peace efforts and a two-state solution , but to Israel 's future itself . '' President Barack Obama on Thursday called Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the resolution and speak about alternatives to a Security Council vote . Among the options that have been floated , American and Palestinian officials said , was a Security Council presidential statement which is weaker than an actual resolution . Other ideas included stronger future statements from the international peace group known as the Quartet , and the possibility of a Security Council fact finding mission to the region . After the call , Abbas called an emergency Friday meeting of the PLO executive committee to discuss the issue but early indications suggest that the Palestinians will not agree to shelf the resolution . `` If they keep trying to manipulate and water down a resolution to become a statement , and they start selling us used goods again it 's not going to work , '' Ashrawi said . `` The legitimacy and strength of any leadership comes from the people not from American approval or disapproval and the Americans . Since the breakdown of American-brokered talks with Israel in September over the issue of settlements , the Palestinian Authority has been pursuing a policy aimed at unilaterally declaring a Palestinian state by September based on borders from 1967 and in recent months has won recognition from a number of South American countries . Both United States and Israel oppose the unilateral efforts insisting that all issues in the conflict must be dealt with through direct negotiations . Sabri Saidam , a senior official in Abbas ' Fatah party , said Palestinians were determined to press ahead with the resolution and said the administration needed to adapt to changing regional circumstances . `` Obviously the Untied States has to weigh its options , now amidst all the revolutions that are made and engineered by the people I think the voice of sense should prevail . ... Unless the international community pressures Israel to abide by its will by the will of the international community , it will be hard to see how the entire middle East could come to a rest . ''
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NEW : U.S. vetoes proposed Security Council resolutuion declaring Israel settlements illegal . `` Americans so far have placed their strategic alliance with Israel , '' Palestinian legislator said before veto . Resolution presented a political dilemma for the White House . The Obama administration has been critical of Israeli settlement construction but has not gone as far declaring it illegal .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday that U.S. intelligence officials should be questioned over their handling of `` Curveball , '' an Iraqi defector whose now discredited claims on weapons of mass destruction helped fuel the Bush administration 's drive to war in 2003 . It has become clear over the years that `` the source called Curveball was totally unreliable , '' Powell said in a statement to CNN . `` The question should be put to the CIA and the DIA -LRB- Defense Intelligence Agency -RRB- as to why this was n't known before the false information was put into -LRB- a key intelligence estimate -RRB- sent to Congress , the president 's State of the Union address and my February 5 presentation to the U.N. '' Powell , in an address to members of the United Nations Security Council in February 2003 , said the U.S. government had `` first-hand descriptions of biological weapons factories on wheels . '' `` The source was an eyewitness , an Iraqi chemical engineer who supervised one of these facilities , '' Powell said at the time . `` He actually was present during biological agent production runs . He was also at the site when an accident occurred in 1998 . Twelve technicians died . '' Two months later , the invasion of Iraq began . No biological weapons , no germ labs , and no weapons of mass destruction were found . The defector , Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi , has admitted in an interview with Britain 's Guardian newspaper that he lied to help bring down Saddam Hussein 's regime . `` I had the chance to fabricate something , to topple the regime , '' he said . `` I did this , and I am satisfied , because there is no dictator in Iraq anymore . '' When Alwan spoke to CNN in 2008 , he said , `` I never told anyone Saddam Hussein was producing weapons of mass destruction . '' At the time , intelligence sources told CNN that Alwan had claimed that Iraq had a secret bioweapons program . But now , Alwan admits that after he was granted asylum in Germany in 2000 , he used his training as a chemical engineer to concoct for his debriefers a story of Iraqi WMD production . Although the CIA was not given a chance to interview Alwan directly , and German officials had questioned some aspects of Alwan 's story , his assertions were included in the material provided to Powell for his U.N. presentation . Tyler Drumheller , who was the CIA 's chief of European operations at the time , agrees that the `` Curveball '' information was not well-enough vetted . He says he had reservations at the time about relying on it , but that when he asked for direct CIA access to Alwan through the German intelligence service , he was rebuffed . A representative of Germany 's intelligence service declined to comment . Drumheller claims top Bush administration officials were too willing to believe Alwan 's story `` because that was the only piece of intelligence they had that really fit what the administration was looking at . '' Former President George W. Bush declined through a spokesman to comment . Representatives for former Vice President Dick Cheney , former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld , and the DIA did not reply to CNN 's inquiries . Former CIA director George Tenet , who was Drumheller 's boss , wrote in his memoirs that `` perhaps some people 's recollections of ` if only someone had listened to me ' have become sharper than reality . '' Without naming names , Tenet said that `` concerns about Curveball did not get disseminated far and wide through the agency as they should have been . '' Former Homeland Security adviser Frances Townsend says that the U.S. government should seek Alwan 's extradition and prosecution , for `` intentionally lying and deceiving the U.S. government . '' `` It absolutely makes my blood boil , '' she told CNN . Not all observers are accepting Alwan 's claim that his goal in spinning his WMD tale was to free the people of Iraq from Hussein . `` He told the story because he wanted to get out of a refugee camp in Germany , '' said Bob Drogin , author of a book about the episode . `` He wanted to get his wife out and bring her to Germany , he wanted to get citizenship , and he wanted a Mercedes Benz . And he got all of those things . '' But in his interview with the Guardian , Alwan said he had already won asylum before he spoke to German intelligence about weapons programs in Iraq , and that telling them his story did not win him a life of ease . Alwan insisted he is proud of the role he played in the toppling of Hussein . In the video of the interview posted online , he said that if he had it all to do over again , he would say the same thing `` because I would n't want that regime to continue in our country . '' CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen and Pam Benson contributed to this report .
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Colin Powell says U.S. intelligence officials should be questioned over their handling of `` Curveball '' Curveball was an Iraqi defector whose claims of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction have been discredited . Curveball 's claims helped bolster the Bush administration 's case for going to war in Iraq . Curveball now admits he lied , but says he does n't regret his actions .
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Baghdad , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A least one person was shot dead and 55 others -- including four police -- were wounded Wednesday when private security guards and Iraqi security forces opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators outside the governor 's office in the eastern city of Kut , health officials said . Police officials in Kut , about 63 miles -LRB- 110 kilometers -RRB- south of Baghdad , tell CNN that nearly 2,000 demonstrators demanded the resignation of Wasit 's provincial governor , Latif Hamed , accusing him of corruption . Some of the protesters tried to force their way inside the governor 's office , prompting private security guards to shoot at them , police said . After the shooting , the situation escalated rapidly and the protesters became angrier , Kut police said . Dozens of protesters stormed the governor 's office again and destroyed furniture inside , then set the building on fire . Another group of demonstrators went to the governor 's house and set it on fire . Kut police tell CNN that Hamed was not in the city when protesters attacked his office and his house . Another group of protesters stormed the provincial council building and set it on fire , forcing some council members to flee the building from a rear gate , police said . Initially , Iraqi security forces used water cannons and batons on the crowds of demonstrators but later opened fire when protesters started attacking government buildings . Health officials said the four Iraqi police officers were wounded when protesters hurled stones at them . A few hours later , more Iraqi army troops entered the city and imposed a full curfew . The demonstration was to warn the government and lawmakers to conduct reforms and end the corruption `` that destroyed this country , '' said one protester , an older man . `` Look at our city , '' another protester said . `` It is a ruined city . The government has not done anything to improve the services here or find jobs for our sons . '' `` This government is only looking -LRB- out -RRB- for its interests and not the interests of Iraqi people , '' another said . The protesters were heard shouting , `` Down with -LRB- Prime Minister Nuri -RRB- al-Maliki , down with the corruption , down with thieves . '' Others were carrying a banner that said , `` Eight years of suffering , where are your promises ? '' referring to the Iraqi government that took power after Saddam Hussein 's regime in 2003 . On February 3 , another rally was held in Kut as citizens protested against the lack of basic services , unemployment and corruption and called for improvement of food rations in Wasit province , a predominantly Shiite province about 68 miles -LRB- 110 kilometers -RRB- south of Baghdad . The demonstrations are the latest in a series across Iraq , as protesters are inspired by uprisings in the Middle East . In Falluja , hundreds of protesters walked toward the city council building and the mayor 's office on Tuesday , demanding the resignation of the mayor and the head of the city council because of corruption and their inability to provide basic services to the people . Iraqiya state TV , for the first time since the demonstrations started across the country more than two weeks ago , broadcast video footage of the Kut demonstration and urged people to protest peacefully and not to turn to violence . From Mohammed Tawfeeq .
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Protesters are angry at the governor of Wasit province . After an initial confrontation with security guards and police , protesters set fire to buildings . The Iraqi army has imposed a curfew on the city .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Borussia Dortmund marched 13 points clear in the German Bundesliga on Saturday with a 2-0 win at home to St. Pauli . Coach Jurgen Klopp 's team later saw defending champions Bayern Munich move up to second place on goal difference above Bayer Leverkusen , who host lowly Stuttgart on Sunday . Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios scored his 10th goal this season to put Dortmund ahead six minutes before halftime , while an own-goal from Ralph Gunesch four minutes after the break left St. Pauli just five points above the relegation zone . Barrios netted for the first time this year after doing well to control Nuri Sahin 's cross , and his ball across goal forced Gunesch to turn the ball into his own net with Robert Lewandowski waiting behind him to score . It was a welcome return to winning ways for Dortmund , who had drawn three of the team 's first five games of 2011 . Bayern Munich warmed up for Wednesday 's Champions League final rematch against Inter Milan with a morale-boosting 3-1 win over Mainz , who stayed in fifth place . Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the first header of his Bundesliga career nine minutes into the first half and Thomas Muller made it 2-0 five minutes into the second , with Dutch winger Arjen Robben involved in setting up both goals . With 13 minutes left , Muller helped Germany striker Mario Gomez to score his 27th goal in all competitions this season for Louis van Gaal 's team , who travel to Italy seeking revenge for May 's defeat in Madrid . Tunisian striker Sami Allagui headed his second goal in successive games in the 83rd minute , but it was too late for Mainz -- who won in Munich in September . Fourth-placed Hanover moved four points clear of Mainz with a 3-1 win over struggling Kaiserslautern , with a goal in each half from Jan Schlaudraff and another just before the interval by Mohammed Abdellaoue . The defeat left visiting Kaiserslautern third from bottom on goal difference behind 2009 champions Wolfsburg , who lost 2-1 at sixth-placed Freiburg . Wolfsburg led when Turkey striker Tuncay Sanli helped set up fellow new signing Patrick Helmes , but substitute Stefan Reisinger leveled just before halftime and Papiss Demba Cisse 's 69th-minute winner was his 16th goal this season . Hamburg claimed seventh place above Nuremberg -- 3-0 winners over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday -- following a crushing 4-0 victory at home to Werder Bremen . Croatian striker Mladen Petric gave Hamburg the lead three minutes before halftime , then two bad second-half mistakes by Per Mertesacker gave Peru striker Paolo Guerrero a double on the counter-attack before Anis Ben-Hatira sealed victory near the end . The defeat left Bremen just a point above Wolfsburg and Kaiserslautern . Cologne came from behind to draw 1-1 at ninth-placed Hoffenheim , moving three points clear of the drop zone as Youssef Mohamad 's 69th-minute equalizer canceled out an own-goal by teammate Milivoje Novakovic soon after the interval .
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Borussia Dortmund return to winning form with a 2-0 victory at home to St. Pauli . German leaders now have a 13-point advantage over Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen . Bayern up to second place on goal difference after winning 3-1 away to Mainz . Hanover consolidate fourth following 3-1 win over struggling Kaiserslautern .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Barcelona restored their lead at the top of La Liga on Sunday night with a hard fought 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao at the Nou Camp . The league leaders made the perfect start after their midweek defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League with David Villa scoring after four minutes , latching onto a knock down from Daniel Alves . Despite dominating possession , Barca failed to find the net again in the first half and were made to pay five minutes after the break when Bilbao were awarded a penalty as Sergio Busquets brought down Fernando Llorente inside the box . Andoni Iraola duly converted the spot kick beating Jose Manuel Pinto who was standing in for the injured Victor Valdes . But Barca 's persistence finally paid off as Alves grabbed his second assist of the night laying the ball off for Messi who finished with customary aplomb . The win restores Josep Guardiola team 's five-point lead over rivals Real Madrid who beat Levante on Saturday . Mourinho milestone as Real Madrid win . Villarreal missed the opportunity to close the gap on Champions League rivals Valencia -LRB- who drew 0-0 with Sporting Gijon on Saturday -RRB- , as they played out a 1-1 draw against bottom-of-the-table Malaga . A win would have sent Villarreal up to third place but an 82nd minute strike by Uruguay 's Sebastian Fernandez cancelled out Marco Ruben 's 36th minute goal . The result means Villarreal remain in fourth , two points behind Valencia . New Osasuna coach , Jose Luis Mendilibar got off to a flyer as his side thrashed Espanyol 4-0 in Pamplona . Iranian midfielder Javad Nekounam opened the scoring after 15 minutes and doubled Osasuna 10 minutes into the second half as he slotted a penalty . Lola -LRB- 81st minute -RRB- and Fernando Soriano -LRB- 88th minute -RRB- completed a resounding win which lifts Osasuna out of the bottom three . Despite losing their fourth successive league game , Espanyol stay in sixth place but are now nine points off a top four finish . Deportivo La Coruna left it late to grab a point at Almeria . Argentine Pablo Piatti had put Almeria ahead three minutes into the second half , but Deportivo 's goalkeeper Dani Aranzubia scored a dramatic 95th minute equalizer . The draw keeps Almeria in 19th place and three points from safety . Sevilla move up to seventh after a 1-0 win over Hercules . Croatian Ivan Rakitic 's 21st minute goal proving enough to secure three points and relieve the pressure on coach Gregorio Manzano . An 89th minute penalty by Pablo Pinillos secured Racing Santander a crucial win over at Getafe . The result means Santander now lie 12th in the table with 28 points , while ninth-placed Getafe remain on 31 points .
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Lionel Messi scores the winner as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at the Nou Camp . Win restores Barca 's five-point cushion over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga . Villareal draw 1-1 with Malaga and miss chance to make up ground on Valencia .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by English League One side Leyton Orient in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday . Arsenal , who recorded a famous 2-1 win over Barcelona in the Champions League in midweek , fielded a weakened side for Sunday 's fixture and looked to have done enough to win when Tomas Rosicky headed home in the 53rd minute . But Leyton Orient battled on and were rewarded when substitute striker Jonathan Tehoue beat two defenders before striking a low drive through Manuel Almunia 's legs in the 88th minute . The winners of the replay at the Emirates stadium will face Manchester United at Old Trafford in the quarterfinals . In the other FA Cup ties played Sunday , Manchester City thrashed Nott 's County 5-0 in their FA Cup fourth round replay match at Eastlands . Paul Ince 's League One side had managed to hold their more illustrious opponents to a 1-1 draw at Meadow Lane in January , and for a time held their own against Roberto Mancini 's men . It took City almost 40 minutes to break the deadlock when Patrick Vieira opened the scoring when he headed in at the near post from a David Silva corner . Vieira added a second just before the hour to all but kill off any hopes of a revival by County . But City were n't finished and further goals were added by Carlos Tevez -- who rounded Nelson in the Notts County goal before sliding the ball home -- in the 84th minute . Edin Dzeko added another in the 89th minute and Micah Richards made it five in injury time . The win sets up a fifth round tie with Aston Villa . Bolton Wanderers have booked their place in the quarterfinals after recording a 1-0 victory at Fulham . Croatian striker Ivan Krasnic got the decisive goal after 19 minutes with a volley past Mark Schwarzer . Bolton will face Birmingham at St Andrews for a place in the semifinals . Sunday 's only English Premier League match saw the Midlands derby between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers finish in a 1-1 draw . Wolves were heading for all three points after Jamie O'Hara had put them ahead after 39 minutes . But Carlos Vela 's pounced on a loose ball to tuck away an injury-time equalizer for Roy Hodgson 's team . The goal denied Wolves the chance to move off the bottom of the table , while a point lifts West Brom one point above Wigan in 17th place .
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League One side Leyton Orient hold Barcelona conquerors , Arsenal to 1-1 draw in FA Cup . Manchester City beat Notts County 5-0 in FA Cup fourth round replay at Eastlands . Bolton book place in FA Cup quarterfinals after beating Fulham 1-0 . West Brom and Wolves draw 1-1 in Premier League .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Top seed Andy Roddick will take on Canadian rising star Milos Raonic in the 50th ATP Tour final of his career in Memphis on Sunday . The American overcame 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro in Saturday 's second semi , winning 6-3 6-4 to give himself a chance of winning his third title in the U.S. city and his 30th overall . World No. 8 Roddick triumphed in an hour and 35 minutes against the Argentine , who played only three events last year due to his wrist problems . Former world No. 4 Del Potro made two second-round exits in Australia before reaching the semifinals in San Jose last weekend . The 20-year-old Raonic won that event for his breakthrough ATP title in just his seventh start on the circuit , and is now set to become the first player from his country to reach the top 40 in the men 's rankings . `` It 's amazing to be in two finals in a row . After you get the results , everything comes with it , like the rankings . But the thing I 'm most proud of is my level , '' he told the ATP Tour website after beating American fourth seed Mardy Fish 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the opening semifinal . The final will be a clash of big servers , with the 6ft 5in Raonic taking his tournament-leading tally to 97 aces as he beat the conqueror of defending champion Sam Querrey . `` He 's got all the serves that anyone else that I 've ever seen does . I was n't familiar with his game at all ; I had n't seen him play live , '' Fish said . `` From the waist down he has the strongest legs of anyone I 've seen . You can tell he still has some growing to do in his upper body , and it 's a scary thought to think he 's got ways to improve . '' Roddick , playing in his first tournament since losing in the last 16 of the Australian Open in January , followed up Friday 's hard-fought 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory over fellow former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in Memphis in which he needed seven match-points . Raonic 's sixth-seeded compatriot Rebecca Marino will seek her first WTA title against Slovakia 's Magdalena Rybarikova in the Memphis women 's final . In France , Marin Cilic saved a match-point before reaching the final of the ATP Marseille Open with a 6-2 1-6 7-5 win over Russian third seed Mikhail Youzhny on Saturday . The Croatian world No. 28 will play Swedish top seed Robin Soderling in Sunday 's final , having been 5-3 down on his own serve in the deciding set when he escaped defeat . World No. 4 Soderling beat Youzhny 's 129th-ranked compatriot Dmitry Tursunov 7-5 6-1 . Meanwhile , Caroline Wozniacki celebrated her return to the women 's world No. 1 ranking by reaching the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 7-5 6-3 win over Serbian sixth seed Jelena Jankovic on Saturday . The 20-year-old Dane will play two-time grand slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in Sunday 's final , after the Russian beat Italy 's world No. 18 Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-4 in the day 's second match .
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Andy Roddick beats former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in semis . Top-seeded American will play Canada 's Milos Raonic in his 50th final . Raonic , 20 , reaches his second successive final , beating fourth seed Mardy Fish . Women 's No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki through to final in Dubai tournament .
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-LRB- Mashable -RRB- -- Popular restaurant recommendation app Urbanspoon has just launched a brand new version of its app , complete with a full redesign and the ability to rate and upload photos of your dishes . Version 1.17 of the Urbanspoon iPhone app -LSB- iTunes link -RSB- puts its focus on the food you eat . Like Foodspotting , you can take a picture of your meal and upload it . You can then write a specific recommendation for that dish and post it on Urbanspoon . The IAC-owned service also updated its navigation . It has de-emphasized the `` shake to find a random restaurant '' home screen in favor of a menu system that lets you browse restaurants , see what your friends are recommending and reserve a table -LRB- a beta feature available in Seattle , Los Angeles and New York City -RRB- . The focus on photography and dishes makes the app richer . It will have more data on not just the best places to eat but the best things to order at these locations . The upgraded app puts it in direct competition with several heavyweights though , including Yelp and OpenTable . Moreover , the photos feature pushes Urbanspoon onto Foodspotting 's turf . Urbanspoon has the vast resources of InterActive Corp at its disposal , while Foodspotting has raised just $ 750,000 . This could prove to be an interesting battle . © 2010 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
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App now lets you rate and upload photos of your dishes . Update de-emphasizes `` shake to find a random restaurant '' home screen . Photos feature pushes Urbanspoon onto Foodspotting 's turf .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's often assumed that older people generally are n't very digitally savvy -- but new research from Pew indicates that older people are becoming about as skilled online as younger ones . According to the 2010 Generations report from the Pew Internet and American Life project , `` The biggest online trend -LRB- we found -RRB- is that , while the very youngest and oldest cohorts may differ , certain key internet uses are becoming more uniformly popular across all age groups . '' The study found that internet users aged 34 and older are more likely than those age 33 and younger to engage in several online activities , including visiting government sites and getting financial information online . These online activities are becoming more uniformly popular across all age groups : e-mail , search engines , getting health information , following the news , researching or making purchases -LRB- including travel reservations -RRB- , online banking , supplying reviews or ratings , donating to charity , and downloading podcasts . And get ready : Your grandmother might soon try to friend you on Facebook . Even though younger people are significantly more likely to use social networking services , Pew reports that `` the fastest growth has come from internet users 74 and older : social network site usage for this oldest cohort has quadrupled since 2008 , from 4 % to 16 % . '' Some online trends are creeping down the age ladder , too . According to Pew , it used to be mostly older adults who searched for online health information . But now this has become `` the third most popular online activity for all internet users 18 and older . '' Wireless net access is definitely not the exclusive province of youth . Like the recent iPass mobile workforce study -- which put the median aged of a mobile-enabled worker at 46 -- Pew found that 55 % of people aged 46-55 access websites or other digital media or services via a laptop , cell phone , or other internet-connected mobile device . That figure drops to 46 % for people aged 56-64 , and 33 % for people aged 65-73 . The bottom line is , do n't assume you know how digitally savvy someone is based on their age . That octogenarian sitting across the Starbucks from you might be using Firesheep to sidejack your Facebook account right now .
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New research from Pew focuses on generational trends in the digital world . Research found people 74 and older have the fastest growth in social networking services . Internet users aged 34 and older are more likely to engage in several common activities .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello spent Monday at the Wisconsin protests , performing acoustic songs at a rally and delivering a fiery speech to the thousands inside of the capital rotunda who are protesting Governor Walker 's attempt to end the right of state employees to collectively bargain . `` What 's happened so far might be the most inspiring 24 hours of my life as an activist , '' Morello tells Rolling Stone . `` I 've never seen this kind of outpouring of unapologetic , steel-backboned support for union causes in the United States . The Madison police were delivering bratwurst to the protesters inside the capitol , and the kids were thanking them . It was unbelievable . '' Rolling Stone : Tom Morello rocks Wisconsin protesters . At a freezing cold rally outside of the capital , Morello was joined by Rise Against frontman Tim Mcilrath , Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and Boston folk group Street Dogs . The show mixed classics like Neil Young 's `` Ohio , '' Bob Marley 's `` Get Up , Stand Up '' and Morello 's driving acoustic version of Rage Against the Machine 's `` Guerilla Radio . '' `` No matter what Gov. Walker , the Mubarak of the Midwest , says , this land is your land , '' Morello said before singing Woody Guthrie 's `` This Land is Your Land . '' `` Never give up and never give in ! '' Rolling Stone : Tom Morello 's top ten protest anthems . If Governor Walker 's bill passes , it would effectively destroy Wisconsin 's civil servant unions ; many fear that other Republican-controlled states would attempt to follow suit . `` I come from a coal-mining town in central Illinois where everybody was union , '' says Morello . `` For almost 30 years , my mom was a public high school teacher in Libertyville , Illinois . I grew up with a firm belief that the leverage we have as working people is through the union . It 's the only counterweight to the raw greed of corporate power . For the past 22 years , I 've been a union man in L.A. as a member of the Professional Musicians Local 47 . '' Rolling Stone : Rage Against the Machine rock for immigrants ' rights in California . After the rally , Morello entered the packed Capitol rotunda , which had been occupied for the past week , grabbed a bullhorn , and made one of the most rousing speeches of the day . `` This is what they do in times of economic crisis , '' Morello said . `` They think people are n't paying attention , that they can just sneak through this legislation that would rob us of decades , centuries of social progress . We did n't pick this fight . -LSB- Governor Walker -RSB- tapped us on the shoulder and said ` let 's fight . ' And now we 're gon na knock his legislative teeth out . '' Reporting by Patrick Doyle . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Outside of the capital , Morello was joined by other musicians to protest . `` I come from a coal-mining town in central Illinois where everybody was union . '' In the Capitol rotunda , Morello grabbed a bullhorn and made a speech .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mobile devices are only as good as the networks that serve them . But too often , a mobile user will purchase a new smartphone with a two-year carrier contract , only then to learn that the phone gets lousy reception at home , work or school . That 's why the first -- and obvious -- question consumers should ask themselves when considering a mobile phone is this : Which carriers get the best service in the places where I spend most of my time ? The trouble : This is n't always an easy question to answer . Yes , carriers all provide coverage maps on their websites that show where their networks are supposed to reach -- theoretically , based on cell phone tower locations . But , in reality , signal strength and network speed can vary substantially due to terrain , structures , the typical amount of data-hungry wireless devices on the network in a given location , and other factors . When looking for a new carrier , some people attempt to gauge the local quality of a network by finding local customers of various carriers and asking them how many signal bars they generally see on their phones . However , this is n't necessarily reliable , since -LRB- as I wrote last year -RRB- signal bars are largely meaningless , and they 're sometimes misleading . This is where crowdsourcing can help : Mobile users can work together to create crowdsourced maps that show how well wireless networks really perform in specific locations . Here are two projects that you can actually contribute to , by sending data from an app on your smartphone : . Open Signal Maps . This project , by Staircase3 , collects data via an Android application . As you are out and about , this application runs in the background , monitoring the signal strength of your carrier 's network . If you have data-sharing turned on for the app -LRB- you can turn it off -RRB- , your data are stripped of identifying information and uploaded to Staircase3 's servers . Aggregate user data are displayed on maps on the Open Signal Maps site . I 've installed this app on my Droid Incredible , and it 's interesting and useful . In addition to showing the direction and location of the tower my phone is connected to , and signal strength , it allows me to conduct network speed tests . This is important because both signal strength and network speed play important roles in the quality of voice calls and data connections . According to the Open Signal Maps blog , `` A high -LRB- signal strength -RRB- does not guarantee a good connection . You can be communicating really well with the tower but the tower might be choked up -- it might be dealing with so much network data that you get terrible speeds . '' Also , being able to easily conduct your own network speed test can indicate whether your carrier might be `` throttling '' your data connection , as Verizon recently said it will start doing to the top 5 % of its customers by data usage . The coverage maps on the Open Signal Maps site appear to offer data for major and minor carriers in most regions . They do n't offer an iPhone app , because of differences in how the iOS operating system captures signal data . A BlackBerry app is under consideration . RootMetrics . This project collects data via an iPhone app . Android and BlackBerry apps are coming , the site says . The maps on the RootMetrics site allow you to compare the performance of AT&T , Verizon , Sprint and T-Mobile networks . Smaller carriers , such as US Cellular or MetroPCS , are not shown . These maps are a bit simpler to interpret than the Open Signal Maps , and they have user-friendly features . For example , they express network speed as the number of seconds it takes to upload or download a song . RootMetrics users also can view their own personal map with a history of signal strength and network speed . Both of these projects are most useful in major metro areas where lots of people use smartphones . They encourage people to use their apps in other locations to help make their maps more complete . Although people who use feature phones -LRB- the next step down from smartphones , used by nearly 75 % of U.S. mobile users -RRB- can not run the apps for these projects , the data on these maps still might be useful for selecting a local carrier . In the big picture , projects like these could help hold carriers accountable for the network speeds they advertise , an issue that 's likely to become especially contentious in the next few years as carriers struggle to deliver high-speed wireless broadband to a fast-growing number of data-sucking phones . As Mashable notes , `` Finally , we 'd have a source of real-world information to counteract the questionable maps we see from wireless providers . '' The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Amy Gahran .
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Company maps of wireless networks can be inaccurate or lacking detail . Application designers have turned to crowdsourced data . Open Signal maps has an app for Android . RootMetrics has an app for iPhone ; Android and Blackberry versions coming .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- This list is n't just about soundtracks or great music in the movies -- it is about quintessential movie moments where a song flawlessly complements or enhances the action . Reservoir Dogs : Mr. Blonde tortures a prisoner accompanied by 70s bubblegum pop . A riff or harmony that works so perfectly that the hair on the back of your neck stands on end . Or a classic song at just the right moment to mainline feel good factor . We 've compiled a list of 10 of what we think are the best . If you do n't agree or think we 've missed one , share your views by using the Sound Off box below and we 'll publish the best . 1 . The film : Easy Rider , Dennis Hopper -LRB- 1969 -RRB- The song : Born to be Wild , Steppenwolf The scene : The opening sequence From the moment Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper kicked their motorbikes to life and gunned down the dusty highway accompanied by `` Born to be Wild '' almost 40 years ago , audiences were electrified . The lure of escaping onto endless , empty roads still resonates today , even if Steppenwolf has become the food of a million drivetime clichés . 2 . The film : Reservoir Dogs , Quentin Tarantino -LRB- 1992 -RRB- The song : Stuck in the middle with you , Stealers Wheel The scene : Mr. Blonde cuts a man 's ear off . `` You ever listen to K Billy 's Super sounds of the 70 's ? '' asks Michael Madsen 's super-cool psychopath Mr. Blonde as he opens up a cut throat razor . Innocuous -- but then we see a bloody man with a duct-taped mouth . Mr. Blonde tunes the radio , does an eccentric little dance to `` Stuck in the Middle With You '' and then brutally cuts the man 's ear off . It 's the juxtaposition of sadistic violence with bubblegum pop that epitomizes Tarantino 's brilliance and has been much aped since . 3 . The film : Goodfellas , Martin Scorsese -LRB- 1990 -RRB- The song : Layla , Eric Clapton The scene : Jimmy 's murder spree montage . Scorsese 's use of the piano exit from `` Layla '' over a montage showing the ugly demise of a series of gangsters after a heist is simply brilliant . The pink car , the garbage truck , the meat locker : scene after scene of horribly disfigured corpses that Scorsese has somehow imbued with the wistful poetry of the end of an era . 4 . Apocalypse Now , Francis Ford Coppola -LRB- 1979 -RRB- The song : The End , The Doors The scene : Captain Willard waiting for an assignment in Saigon The Doors ' dark epic twists and turns of over the opening scenes of Captain Willard waiting for his next assignment in a humid hotel room in Saigon . It perfectly evokes the stifling claustrophobia he feels stuck alone with nothing but his demons and a bottle for company . 5 . The film : Muriel 's Wedding , P. J. Hogan -LRB- 1995 -RRB- The song : Waterloo by ABBA The scene : Muriel and Rhonda triumph at a talent contest . ABBA-obsessed ugly duckling , Muriel performs `` Waterloo '' at the local talent contest and sticks the proverbial two fingers up to the small-town bitches who have been bullying her . Even the white satin jumpsuit straining over her ample figure ca n't take away from her triumph -- and when the synchronized dancing starts there are n't many film moments that can beat it for feel-good factor . 6 . The film : Almost Famous , Cameron Crowe -LRB- 2000 -RRB- The song : Tiny Dancer , Elton John The scene : On the tourbus the band sing along to Tiny Dancer 1960 's rockers , Stillwater , are stuck on the tour bus . No-one is talking and the tension is palpable . `` Tiny Dancer '' comes on the radio and slowly one by one they start singing along . Everyone grins and tensions drain away . Touching without being cheesy , this scene is full of nostalgia for good times had with friends and will stay with you long after watching the film . 7 . Say Anything , Cameron Crowe -LRB- 1989 -RRB- The song : In Your Eyes , Peter Gabriel The scene : Lloyd tries to woo Diane . You have to admire Lloyd 's -LRB- played by a young John Cusack -RRB- style as he stands outside love interest Diane 's window holding his boombox aloft blaring `` In Your Eyes '' like a modern day Romeo . Maybe Peter Gabriel 's song has n't quite stood the test of time but if you do n't get hung up on the fact that it sounds a bit cringeworthy now , this is a scene of perfect romance -- 80 's - style . 8 . The Royal Tenenbaums , Wes Anderson -LRB- 2001 -RRB- The song : Needle in the Hay , Elliot Smith The scene : Richie Tenenbaum attempts suicide . Beautifully shot with no ambient noise , just the melancholy `` Needle in the Hay , '' we see Richie -- the tennis prodigy who never realized his potential -- methodically cutting off all his hair before , shockingly , slicing his wrists . It 's both intimate and appalling . In a dark coincidence , Smith died in 2003 as a result of two stab wounds to the chest , thought to be suicide . 9 . Dr Strangelove or : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , Stanley Kubrick -LRB- 1964 -RRB- The song : We 'll meet again , Vera Lynn The scene : Nuclear apocalypse . `` We 'll meet again , Do n't know where , Do n't know when , '' warbles a hopeful Vera Lynn as mushroom cloud after mushroom cloud explodes into the sky . It 's as preposterous as making a comedy about nuclear armageddon . But with Kubrick at the helm and Peter Sellers playing three of the main characters , this unlikely film -- like its ending -- works very well indeed . The film : Trainspotting , Danny Boyle -LRB- 1996 -RRB- The song : Lust for Life , Iggy Pop The scene : Choose Life voiceover . The opening drumbeat of `` Lust for Life '' kicks in and Renton deadpans `` Chose life . Choose a career . '' -- the beginning of one of the most cynically brilliant monologues in film or literature . It is strangely exhilarating and the fact that Iggy Pop is a punk legend and heroin survivor just adds to the pop culture cool . E-mail to a friend .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The nation 's most energy-efficient National Christmas Tree does n't appear to be the nation 's most energy-resistant one . The 42-foot Colorado blue spruce snapped at its base during high winds Saturday morning in Washington . Sustained winds at 25 miles per hour and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour swept through the area and snapped the tree 4 feet above the ground , the National Park Service said in a statement . By 5:30 p.m. , less than seven hours later , the tree was reduced to mulch by work crews . The tree was trimmed over the holidays with green-hued LED lights and snowflake ornaments in an area called The Ellipse directly between the south lawn of the White House and the Washington Monument . The first family lighted the tree , a tradition going back 87 years , on December 9 , 2010 , as blues legend B.B. King , Maroon 5 , and others performed at the ceremony . It stayed lit each evening until New Year 's Day . According to the National Park Service , decorations are provided by sponsoring organizations from every state and are placed in a protective plastic globe to protect them from bad weather . The Park Service has identified a successor tree and will announce this spring when it will be brought to the Ellipse , the statement said . The spruce had been in its current location for more than 32 years . It came from the Myers family farm outside York , Pennsylvania , the Park Service said . `` The tree had been planted and watered by the Myers ' grandchildren . When the tree was 6 years old it had been planted in the Myers ' front yard as a Mother 's Day gift for Mrs. Myers . After discussions with the NPS horticulturists , the Myers agreed to let the tree go to become the nation 's Christmas tree . ''
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High winds snapped the tree Saturday morning . The 42-foot-tree was reduced to mulch by Saturday evening . The Colorado blue spruce had been in its current location for more than 32 years .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Internazionale moved up to second place in Italy 's Serie A with a dour 1-0 victory over Cagliari on Saturday that put the defending champions within two points of rivals AC Milan . Defender Andrea Ranocchia was credited with the only goal in the seventh minute in an unconvincing warm-up for Wednesday 's Champions League final rematch with Bayern Munich . AC Milan , beaten by English club Tottenham in Tuesday 's last-16 , first-leg tie in Europe 's top club competition , will look to bounce back with victory at Chievo on Sunday . Napoli can regain second place with victory at home to Catania . Inter caught the Cagliari defense unawares for the early winner , as a quickly-taken free-kick by Samuel Eto'o set up a chance for Goran Pandev , whose blocked shot was returned goalwards by on-loan Morocco midfielder Houssine Kharja and into the net off Ranocchia . It was the 23-year-old Italy international 's first goal since joining from Genoa last month . Gattuso says sorry for Jordan ` head-butt ' It proved to be a match of few clear-cut chances as Inter missed the creativity of playmaker Wesley Sneijder , who was rested after injuring his groin in Wednesday 's 2-1 win over Fiorentina . Coach Leonardo also left out Brazil defender Lucio ahead of German club Bayern 's visit to the San Siro . `` We struggled a bit but the main thing is that we got the three points , '' Inter fullback Maicon told the club 's website . `` AC Milan ? We 're just concentrating on ourselves , but having us breathing down their necks wo n't make things easy for them . And now we can focus on the Champions League . '' The defeat left former Italy coach Roberto Donadoni 's Sardinians in ninth place , 17 points off the lead . Seventh-placed Palermo 's hopes of qualifying for the European Champions League were dented by a 1-0 defeat at Bologna in Saturday 's only other Serie A match . The visitors played the final half-hour with only 10 men after Santiago Garcia was booked for the second time , and Bologna took advantage as substitute Daniele Paponi headed the only goal in the 90th minute . The result left Palermo five points behind fourth-placed Lazio , who host bottom club Bari on Sunday . Bologna took a big step towards safety , moving 10 points clear of the relegation zone .
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Inter Milan give the city the top two places in Serie with 1-0 win over Cagliari . Defending champions now just two points adrift of rivals AC Milan , who play Sunday . Inter battle to win ahead of Champions League final rematch with Bayern Munich . Seventh-placed Palermo beaten by Bologna after having a player sent off .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mickey Rourke says there is only one person he blames for the spectacular implosion of his career the first time round -- himself . Mickey Rourke backstage at the Golden Globes holding his Best Actor award for his portrayal of Randy `` The Ram '' Robinson in `` The Wrestler . '' `` You lose your house , your wife , your career , your everything at one time , '' he says , `` You 've got to look in the mirror and go ` It 's your fault . ' '' For a long time it looked like Rourke was destined for obscurity . But , amazingly , he has battled his way back to the top . It has taken him 15 years , but his critically-acclaimed role in Darren Aronofsky 's latest film , `` The Wrestler '' might finally allow the actor to shake off the notoriety and grab on to the career that should have been his all along . Rourke 's recent Golden Globe win for Best Actor seems to be just another chapter in the actor 's strange roller coaster story . Despite early promise , Rourke gained such a terrible reputation for self-destructive behavior and on-set antics that , no one in Hollywood would touch him . He has also been beset by public mistakes and scandal : his ruined face , the arrests and alleged spousal abuse , a short stint as a boxer and some terrible career choices -- he turned down the role of prize-fighter Butch Coolidge in `` Pulp Fiction '' which was eventually played by Bruce Willis . Today , a relaxed , expansive Rourke is sitting in sweats in a private room at an exclusive London hotel that is thick with cigarette smoke . The Face , battered during his short boxing career and reconstructed with extensive plastic surgery , is , unexpectedly , less of a train wreck in the flesh , although his moustache does look distinctly stuck-on . His ever-present pet Chihuahua , Loki , is also there , slumbering quietly by Rourke 's side in a tiny gray hooded top . -LRB- In his Golden Globes acceptance speech , he thanked his dogs saying , `` Sometimes when a man is alone , that 's all you 've got is your dog . '' -RRB- . Squashed on top of his scarecrow hair extensions is a beanie with the word `` indestructible '' embroidered across the front . It 's not a bad description for the 52-year-old actor . Candid is another one -- especially about the bad times . `` Seeing your entourage leaving with everything they can carry . '' he says , giving an example of a particularly bleak time , `` And you 're standing there in the dark with your thumb up your ass . '' It is the uncomfortable parallels between the ups and downs of Rourke 's life and that of his character Randy `` The Ram '' Robinson -- a burnt-out fighter , once a crowd-puller , now scraping a living from second division fights in school gyms -- that give particular resonance to the role . `` There was so much of the character ... living in shame , the character being a has-been , it was like it hit me in the face really hard , '' he tells CNN . He says he also knew director Aronofsky would `` want his pound of flesh . '' `` I knew he 'd want me to revisit some very dark painful places . '' Things started to go wrong for Rourke in 1987 , at the height of his fame after explicit blockbuster `` 9 1/2 Weeks . '' He says simply that he lost interest in acting and preferred riding motorcycles . But it was more than that . Alan Parker , who directed Rourke in 1987 film `` Angel Heart '' is quoted as calling him `` a nightmare '' and `` very dangerous on set . '' Rourke puts this down to a problem with authority -- for him `` there were no rules '' -- and an innate mistrust of the political side of Hollywood . He says it could be to do with being abused by his father as a child . `` You look at some other guy who 's making movies and they 're calling him a movie star or whatever and the guy ca n't , he ca n't carry your jockstrap . `` Because of my temperament and my upbringing I took it real personal and short-circuited . '' Whatever it was , Rourke gave up acting and took up professional boxing for four years in the early 1990s and , it seems he was able to fully indulge his self-destructive streak . By the time doctors told him he must stop boxing , he was suffering from memory loss , poor balance and needed extensive plastic surgery to reconstruct his battered face . Of course , Rourke 's scandals and problems would n't be half as interesting if it was n't for his prodigious talent . He was one of the last actors to train with the legendary Lee Strasberg at the Actor 's studio in New York with Al Pacino , Robert De Niro and Chris Walken and Harvey Keitel . Early roles had some comparing him to Marlon Brando and De Niro . He says he has spent the last 13 years going to therapy to deal with his issues -- not a natural place for an `` old school guy . '' `` For me it would be easier to talk to a priest than a therapist , '' he explains , `` I was afraid that if I changed I would n't be a man . '' But , he says he persevered and straightened out `` some issues from my childhood . '' He says he is now a changed man and is being welcomed back into the bosom of Hollywood : he is reprising his role as `` Marv '' in `` Sin City 2 , '' is lined up for a role in Sylvester Stallone 's `` The Expendables '' and is in talks to play a villain in the upcoming blockbuster `` Iron Man 2 '' -- his first major studio film since resurrecting his career . He 's still a bit edgy , though . Even after all the years of therapy . He recently sparked up one of his beloved Marlboros during an interview and , then , of course , he called Sean Penn a `` homophobe , '' as reported in the Los Angeles Times . Does he ever worry he might throw it all away again ? `` I 'll never lose it all again , '' he says , `` It was too much hard work to get it back and too lonely and too dark . `` I 've worked too hard for it . It would be too hard to take . ''
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Mickey Rourke has spent 15 years battling his way back to the top . After a promising start , he threw away his career with self-destructive behavior . Rourke on losing everything : `` You 've got to look in the mirror and go ` It 's your fault ' '' He has been in therapy for 13 years and says he was `` afraid of change ''
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- September 9 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Cleveland , Ohio • Detroit , Michigan • Long Island , New York . 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 : Hi , I 'm Carl Azuz with your morning announcements . One : CNN Student News is on , and you 're gon na love it . Two : The CNN Teachers ' Lounge is open , and you 're gon na hear more about it in just a few minutes ! First Up : Economic Plans . AZUZ : First up , though , the economy , and a pair of plans that both aim to give it a needed boost . The first one comes from President Obama . During a visit to Cleveland , Ohio yesterday , he laid out his ideas to help the economy . They include cutting taxes for businesses that buy new equipment or do new research ; and spending money on the country 's infrastructure , things like roads and power programs . He also talked about some of the things that have happened since he took office in 2009 . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : Our economic plan has invested in badly needed infrastructure projects over the last nineteen months . Not just roads and bridges , but high-speed railroads and expanded broadband access . Altogether , these are projects that have led to thousands of good , private sector jobs , especially for those in the trades . Mr. Boehner and the Republicans in Congress said no to these projects , fought them tooth and nail . AZUZ : You heard President Obama mention a Mr. Boehner there . That would be Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner . He 's from Ohio . He says the president 's economic plans so far have n't worked , and Mr. Boehner does n't think the new ideas will work either . He 's pushing a different plan to boost the economy , one that comes from Republican leaders in Congress . This one has two main points . The first is to cut government spending . Congressman Boehner says that 's caused more debt and fewer jobs . The second point is to put a freeze on tax rates for two years . Mr. Boehner argues that when taxes go up , it hurts families and small businesses . BP Investigation . AZUZ : When it comes to something like the Gulf Coast oil spill , a lot of people want to know whom can be blamed . Well , there 's a new report out that puts most of that blame on TransOcean and Halliburton , two companies that BP hired to work on the oil well . But the report was written by BP . The company did accept some of the responsibility . It says faulty cementing , a misread pressure test , and a blowout preventer that was n't maintained correctly all led to the spill . Halliburton and Transocean have criticized BP 's report . One expert talked about how this whole situation is a unique one . DON VAN NIEUWENHUISE , PROFESSOR , PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE , UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON : What 's interesting in this case is that , you know , they actually went through eight steps and no one said , `` Hey , stop . '' That , to me , is more of a rig problem than , say , a systemic problem across the oil industry . Detroit Fires . AZUZ : 85 fires in four hours . That 's what firefighters in Detroit , Michigan had to deal with Tuesday night . There were so many fires that nearby towns sent emergency workers to help out . Fire officials say a lot of the blazes started when strong winds knocked down power lines . The winds then carried flames from house to house . That caused nine homes to catch fire on one block alone . Officials say no one was hurt , but a power company spokesperson said 15,000 people still did n't have power yesterday morning . Authorities think at least one fire might have been caused by arson ; it might have been set on purpose . Is This Legit ? TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? Fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam . True ! During Ramadan , Muslims do n't eat or drink during daylight hours . Ramadan Observance . AZUZ : There are more than a billion Muslims around the world . And for them , Ramadan is the most sacred time of the year . It 's been going on since August ; it 'll finish at the end of this week . But the exact date when Ramadan finishes this year has some Muslims considering how they might celebrate the end of Ramadan . It 's on September 11th , and this is the first time since the 9/11 attacks that Ramadan has ended on that date . Mary Snow visits an Islamic center in New York to see how celebrations might be balanced with sensitivity . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . MARY SNOW , CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT : Afternoon prayers at the Islamic center of Long Island . As Ramadan draws to a close later this week , these worshipers are being advised to tone down what is usually a celebratory occasion . SAJID SHAH , PRESIDENT , ISLAMIC CENTER OF LONG ISLAND : After 30 days of fasting , you know , this is the month that ended our celebration . SNOW : How will it be different this year ? SHAH : This year will be a little different . You know , we are not celebrating the way we suppose to do , normally would do . SNOW : Because ? SHAH : Because of 9/11 . SNOW : The end of Ramadan , or Eid , depending on the moon Thursday night , falls on either Friday or Saturday , which is September 11th . But many Muslims have decided to mark it on Friday . Imam Al-Amin Abdul Latif is the head of the Islamic Leadership Council in New York , an umbrella group of Muslim organizations . IMAM AL-AMIN ABDUL LATIF , MAJLIS ASH-SHURA : I guess people may think , look at Eid as a protest , you know , against , against people who may be celebrating . SNOW : One Muslim group , for example , celebrates Eid at Six Flags parks . This year , organizers have been careful not to schedule their events for September 11th . It comes against the backdrop over anger about the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero and protests at other mosques around the country . Muslims are trying to send out their own message , like this public service announcement created through grassroots efforts . VIDEO CLIP , MYFAITHMYVOICE.COM : I do n't want to take over this country . SNOW : One Muslim leader who works with an interfaith youth group in Chicago says he feels the attitude towards Muslims this year is unlike any other . EBOO PATEL , INTERFAITH YOUTH CORE : Frankly , I have not felt this fearful . A mother came up to me at my Muslim house of worship earlier this week and said to me , `` Eboo , when will my 8 and 10-year-old sons stop being bullied on the playground because of their names , Ahmed and Akbar ? '' And what I said to her is `` very soon , very soon , '' because the forces of inclusion in America have always defeated the forces of intolerance , and they will defeat the forces of intolerance again . SNOW : This 9/11 , this mosque in Westbury , New York will dedicate a peace garden with other clergy , but it has also asked local police for protection following suspicious incident of broken windows at the mosque . Imam Latif says his group has also decided not to hold a counter-protest Saturday supporting the Islamic center near Ground Zero after the families of 9/11 victims requested they not hold the rally . LATIF : We 've been encouraging our people to be calm , to be patient , but be firm and be strong and to reach out , you know . SNOW : And this Islamic center , for one , is opening its doors to hold open houses with the aim of promoting understanding . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Rosh Hashanah . AZUZ : Ramadan is n't the only religious holiday that 's happening this week . Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish new year , began last night . It marks the start of the Jewish High Holy Days , which end ten days later with Yom Kippur . In Hebrew , Rosh Hashanah means `` beginning of the year . '' It 's also sometimes referred to as the `` day of repentance '' or `` day of remembrance . '' One of the holiday 's most significant rituals is the blowing of the shofar . It 's a ram 's horn that 's used to call people to worship during the High Holy Days . Shoutout . BILL CAIACCIO , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for the Shoutout ! What is the name for small , rocky objects that are found in space ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Is it : A -RRB- Nebula , B -RRB- Asteroid , C -RRB- Stalactite or D -RRB- Metroid ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! l Those rocky objects are called asteroids , and most of them are found between Mars and Jupiter . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Asteroid Encounter . AZUZ : The space community is buzzing about two asteroids that buzzed by Earth yesterday . One passed our planet in the morning . The other went by about 12 hours later . Both of them were closer to the Earth than the moon is . Officials say neither asteroid were any sort of threat to our planet . Unless you had a telescope , you would n't even have been able to see them . What 's interesting about this is both asteroids passed so close to Earth on the same day , and that NASA spotted them so far in advance . The CNN Teachers ' Lounge . AZUZ : We ask for your opinions on our blog , and you 're great about giving them to us . Now , though , it 's your teachers ' turn ! The CNN Teachers ' Lounge is up and running . Teachers , this is where you can sound off on education issues . This week 's question : When is the best time to start a new school year ? Log on to the lounge at CNNStudentNews.com , and tell us what you think . Before We Go . AZUZ : All right , before we go , water skiing ai n't easy the first time you do it . Even kneeboarding requires a bit of balance . This here dog has twice the legs we do , though , combined with a fish 's love for the water . And when it comes to tricks , sit , shake and roll over have nothing on this . Chibi the water skiing dog is giving the water skiing squirrel a run for its acorns . How do you top this ? One neighbor says skydiving , maybe parasailing . Goodbye . AZUZ : We say hot dogging ! We 'll `` ski '' you tomorrow for our awesome Friday edition of CNN Student News ! I 'm sorry about the puns , but really I 'm not . Have a great day . Talk to you soon !
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Learn about the details of a pair of plans to boost the U.S. economy . Find out why some Muslims are balancing celebrations with sensitivity . Discover why the space world is buzzing about a pair of asteroids . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Whether Moammar Gadhafi stays or goes , the turmoil-wracked country is likely to be in for more of a rough time , two Libya experts told CNN Monday . `` Whichever way this goes , I think there 's going to be a good amount of chaos , '' said Diederik Vandewalle , associate professor of government at Dartmouth College . During his 42 years in power , Gadhafi has limited the formation of political and other institutions , Vandewalle said . `` All civil society organizations have been eviscerated by the regime , '' he said . In a telephone interview Monday night , he predicted more bloodshed if Gadhafi steps aside . `` We could see some tribal uprisings '' as competing groups seek a share of Libya 's oil wealth , he said , describing the likely scenario as `` not very pretty . '' But , he added , oil exports will likely continue after `` some '' interruption . `` It would be in the interest of all parties that oil keep flowing , '' he said , dismissing as unlikely any apocalyptic scenario in which Libya would descend into civil war . The current uncertainty will likely be decided in the next few days , he predicted . `` It seems to me that we 're in an endgame here , '' he said . `` The big question is how much bloodshed we 're going to see . '' He called the violence against unarmed civilians `` extraordinary , but not surprising from a regime that 's truly entrenched . '' There are few candidates in the wings to replace Gadhafi -- `` no younger leadership able to assume that mantle of leadership , '' he said . But Gadhafi 's imminent departure is not a foregone conclusion , he added , putting the odds at `` 80 % go , 20 % stay . '' Ronald Bruce St John , who has written seven books on Libya , said Gadhafi 's reign appears to be drawing quickly to a close . `` He 's losing support by the hour from critical people in his regime , '' he said . But St John said it was unlikely that the next leader would emerge from the military , since Gadhafi has long sought to keep the institution at arm 's length . `` Though he was an army officer when he came to power and was supported by the military and all the original members of the Revolutionary Command Council were from the military , he has , from the beginning , evidenced a great distrust for the military , '' St John said . `` He recognized it as the most likely power to overthrow him . '' As a result , Gadhafi has routinely rotated commanders `` so no one established a base of support . '' Unlike Egyptians , who were seeking a more liberal system , Libyans want a new system , St John said . Accomplishing that will mean `` a great deal of chaos in the short term , '' he predicted . `` If he does leave , I think we 'll see the tribal leadership of Libya , probably through social leadership committees , trying to come up with some kind of a nonviolent solution , '' he said . St John noted that two major tribes had already withdrawn their support of Gadhafi . One of them , the Warfala tribe , has long been a supporter . The other , the Zuwayya , is one of the larger tribes of eastern Libya and is located near the terminals from where oil is exported . `` That 's a significant loss , '' he said . Though another strongman could emerge , St John predicted instead that a nationwide network of `` social leadership '' committees set up by Gadhafi in 1993 and composed primarily of traditional leaders and tribal leaders would seek to take charge . Gadhafi had tried without success to eliminate the more than 100 tribes in Libya in an effort that lasted from 1969 to 1980 , St John said . So in 1993 , the leader made a dramatic move -- reinforcing the tribal system and recognizing its leaders as important by creating social leadership positions , St John said . The leaders were given power at the local level as well as such `` goodies '' as housing and scholarships for their tribal members , he said . But the gifts came with a catch : `` In turn , you must recognize that you 're in charge of your tribe , '' St John said . `` If they step out of line , we 'll go to you . '' If Gadhafi leaves power , `` those tribal leaders will try to find a way to put together some kind of a new government , '' he predicted . `` I think you 'll see the tribes being the ones that will , in the short term anyway , try to find a way through the obvious chaos that 's going to occur . '' Are you there ? Share photos , video . Not everyone predicts rough sailing . Sayyid Idris Al-Senussi , an exiled Libyan opposition figure who said his great-uncle was overthrown by Gadhafi , predicted that any transition would go smoothly . `` If Gadhafi departs , there will be no problem , '' he told CNN in a telephone interview from Washington . `` There will be a national council , which would be represented by all the tribes and all the Libyans from all different walks of life . '' He said the opposition already has a constitution and a flag ready for use in the event of Gadhafi 's departure . `` We will have a democracy , '' he predicted . `` After this experience , I do n't think they 'll allow anybody to single-handedly rule . '' Despite an exile that has lasted four decades , Al-Senussi said he would return to Libya `` in a heartbeat . '' But Dartmouth 's Vandewalle said Al-Senussi and his relatives would have little hope of gaining a position of power upon their return . `` It 's about as likely that they 'll get back in power as the Marcoses in the Philippines , '' he said , referring to the family of the former president of the Philippines , Ferdinand Marcos , who in 1986 fled a military rebellion and moved to Hawaii .
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`` I think there 's going to be a good amount of chaos , '' says one Libya expert . Gadhafi has `` eviscerated '' civil society organizations . Tribal leaders expected to seek a solution .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- All British rock stars eventually make their version of `` Led Zeppelin III '' -- the album where they look to the history and mythology of England for inspiration . Usually , this means pastoral celebrations and druids dancing around the maypole . -LRB- Hark , minstrel ! Is that a bustle in the hedgerow ? -RRB- . But Polly Jean Harvey , as always , does things her own way , so there 's no celebration on `` Let England Shake . '' Even as she sings , `` Take me back to beautiful England , '' she focuses on war , imperialism and bad sanitation . `` Let England Shake '' sounds a world apart from the introspective piano confessions of Harvey 's last solo album , 2007 's `` White Chalk . '' For England , she holed up in a rural 19th-century church , accompanied by longtime collaborators like John Parish , Mick Harvey and producer Flood . The sound is muted guitar/organ balladry , heavy on melody but never rocking out , channeling her voice through different electronic filters for that extra touch of spooky alienation . In `` The Last Living Rose , '' she sings about Blighty 's `` gray , damp filthiness of ages . '' Click to Listen to PJ Harvey 's `` Let England Shake '' Always an underrated guitarist , Harvey makes use of the jaunty rhythms of British folk music , but takes no comfort in the past . And you do n't have to care about English history -- or England in general -- to fall under Harvey 's spell . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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`` Let England Shake '' sounds a world apart from Harvey 's last solo album , 2007 's `` White Chalk '' The sound is muted guitar/organ balladry , heavy on melody but never rocking out . She was in a rural 19th-century church with collaborators like John Parish , Mick Harvey .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Vincenzo Montella has been appointed as the new coach of Italian club AS Roma after Claudio Ranieri handed in his resignation . Roma acted quickly after the departure of Ranieri , who quit after his side were beaten 4-3 by Genoa on Sunday , having led 3-0 six minutes into the second half . Montella , 36 , scored 118 goals in 267 Serie A matches and netted 84 for Roma during a ten-year stint with the club . He joined Ranieri 's coaching staff in 2009 . `` AS Roma have , today , given first team duties to Mr Vincenzo Montella until the end of the current season , '' the club said in a statement . `` We are certain he will be able to put the team 's quality together with his professionalism , dedication , enthusiasm and experience . '' Ranieri offered his resignation shortly after Roma 's defeat at Genoa -- their fourth in a row . They lost at home to Ukrainian side Shahktar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday and head for the second leg trailing 3-2 . After much speculation about Ranieri 's future , AFP reported that the 59-year-old had told Italian news agency Ansa : `` I 've always thought about the good of Roma and after a game such as today 's I believe it 's right to give a signal . `` After the final whistle I went into the changing rooms to thank the team and I decided to hand in my resignation , '' the Italian reportedly said . The club confirmed his departure in a statement on Monday : '' AS Roma announces it received yesterday evening the resignation of Mr Claudio Ranieri as coach of the first team . `` Following this move , the financial contract with Ranieri , whose deal was coming to an end on June 30 , 2011 , has ended by mutual consent . Roma wishes to thank Claudio Ranieri for the professionalism shown and the work done . '' Elsewhere , Raul Tamudo 's goal was enough to help Real Sociedad past Mallorca and move them up to seventh in the Spanish Primera Liga . Tamudo struck on 55 minutes as he nodded a Daniel Estrada cross into the net . Mallorca stay 11th after their defeat . In England , West Ham powered through to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup with an emphatic 5-1 win over second division Burnley . The London club will now face Stoke in the last eight of the competition . Striker Carlton Cole scored twice while German midfielder Thomas Hitzelsperger also found the net on his debut .
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Roma appoint Vincenzo Montella as their new coach to replace Claudio Ranieri . Montella played for Roma for 10 years and joined the coaching staff in 2009 . Real Sociedad beat Mallorca 1-0 in Spain thanks to a Raul Tamudo goal . West Ham thrash Burnley 5-1 to reach the English FA Cup quarterfinals .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Thousands of security officers cracked down on landmark sites in Iran 's capital and other major cities Sunday , at times striking at throngs of protesters with batons and rushing others on motorcycles , witnesses said . A few plainclothes security agents stood in the middle of Tehran 's Revolution Square , countering anti-government protesters with signs of their own in support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and chanting `` I will give my life for the leader , '' an eyewitness told CNN . Hundreds of other security personnel cheered the group . Another witness said large crowds chanted `` Death to the dictator '' at the intersection of Gharib and Enghelab -LRB- revolution -RRB- avenues . Security forces on foot and motorcycles there beat several protesters with batons and detained at least four , the witness said . By nightfall , a witness in Tehran said the streets were quiet , with the exception of the occasional buzz of security forces ' motorcycles . Earlier , witnesses reported that security officers doubled up on motorcycles charged a group of 150 people gathered on Vali Asr Avenue , striking at least 15 fleeing protesters with batons as crowds of people grew near Revolution Square . The daughter of former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani , one of the nation 's most powerful clerics and a vocal critic of the government , was briefly detained on Vali Asr for `` provocative behavior , '' Iranian media reported . Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani was chanting anti-government slogans to create `` unrest in the streets , '' the official Islamic Republic News Agency said . The semi-official Fars news agency she was released shortly after her arrest . Opposition websites reported that security forces opened fire on protesters in Hafteh Tir Square , killing one person . Safari-Ali Baratloo , a security official , denied there were clashes in Tehran on Sunday , much less a death , the semi-official Fars news agency said . He accused the websites of reporting lies . Iranian security forces put up a steel gate in front of the narrow alley that leads to opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi 's Tehran home , opposition website Kaleme reported . An employee at a neighborhood hospital confirmed to CNN by phone that a new steel gate now blocks entry to the alley . She said the gate was not there on Friday . Moussavi and fellow opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi -- both of whom have decried the results of the June 2009 election that declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the overwhelming winner -- have been under house arrest in recent weeks . Security forces surrounded Moussavi 's Tehran home on Saturday , blocking anyone from coming or going , and cut off all phone lines , according to opposition websites . Moussavi 's family members say the security forces have told them they 're from the prosecutor 's office , but have not provided any identification or produced court order for the heightened restrictions , Kaleme reported . Large numbers of security forces continued to patrol areas throughout Tehran and other parts of the Islamic Republic . Hundreds of miles south of the capital , protesters in Isfahan were met with batons and pepper spray in one square while hundreds of others were able to march peacefully under the watch of about 200 security agents at another demonstration site , a witness said . Two protesters in Isfahan were beaten , then taken away in an unmarked car by security agents , the witness said . An eyewitness in historic Shiraz , who participated in demonstrations Sunday , told CNN that large crowds of anti-government protesters have gathered along Mollasadra Avenue in the center of the city . Roughly 200 people , including men and women of all ages , gathered at the site , but were dispersed by uniformed and plainclothes security agents who hit at protesters with batons . The witness , an art student who has been involved in protests in Iran since the 2009 fallout over Iran 's disputed presidential election , said security officers on motorcycles would aim for the crowd but swerve just before of hitting people . She said she saw at least five people wounded at the scene . CNN could not independently verify the reports . Reporting from Iran has been difficult this week -- foreign journalists were denied visas , accredited journalists living in the country were restricted from covering the demonstrations and internet speed slowed to a crawl in an apparent attempt to both limit protest organizing and restrict information from being transmitted out of the country . Earlier , sources told CNN that 11 journalists , cameramen and photographers working for international media had their work permits revoked by Iran 's ministry of culture on Friday for covering unrest in the country on February 14 . They include staffers from AFP , Al-Jazeera and The New York Times . New York Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha confirmed to CNN that a Times reporter 's press credentials were confiscated in Iran . Ha said the newspaper is not identifying the reporter and would not share any more details . Last week , thousands of government opponents marched in Tehran on Monday . And Wednesday , thousands more took to the streets for the funeral of a man killed in Monday 's demonstration . Iranian authorities began rounding up many government opponents last week amid calls for protests like those that have swept across North Africa and the Middle East . Journalist Farbod Jamali contributed to this report .
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NEW : Security forces put up gate in front of alley to opposition leader 's home , opposition website reports . The daughter of a former Iranian president was briefly detained . Opposition websites say one protester was shot dead . More clashes reported on the streets of Tehran and other cities .
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Sanaa , Yemen -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is calling for an end to the protests in that country and said he supports the creation of a national unity government to oversee upcoming parliamentary elections , the state-run news service Saba reported Wednesday . According to the news service , Saleh made the statement during a meeting with an official with the non-profit National Democratic Institute . Saba reported that Saleh told the official , Leslie Campbell , the NDI 's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa , that demonstrations must stop to `` prepare for a suitable atmosphere '' for the elections . Saleh also ordered security forces to prevent clashes between demonstrators both for and against . the government , and urged both sides to prevent `` saboteurs '' from entering their ranks , Saba reported . Saleh also repeated his pledge not to run for re-election , Saba reported . Anti-government demonstrators say that 's not good enough . Undeterred by an attack on their sit-in a day earlier , anti-government protesters gathered at Sanaa University again on Wednesday to demand that Saleh step down . `` We are worried that it could happen again . But we have nothing to lose and it 's for the sake of the country , '' said Yasser Hasani , a student . At least two people were killed when government loyalists attacked and opened fire on sit-in participants Tuesday night , an opposition lawmaker said . Foad Dahaba , a lawmaker with the opposition Islah party , provided the figure to CNN on Wednesday . Until now , protesters had provided conflicting numbers for the toll . Some of the protesters carried photos of the two victims , calling them martyrs . `` We feel sad for what happened yesterday but we are enthusiastic that their blood will not be forgotten , '' Hasani said Wednesday . `` Everyday that passes with bloodshed makes us stronger and more firm in our demands . Earlier Tuesday , sit-in participants had overturned a car and set it on fire after discovering weapons inside apparently brought to a demonstration by government loyalists , a protester said . Demonstrators noticed a parked car near the sit-in and were told that the people in the car were government loyalists who had come to harass them , according to one of the protesters , Adnan al-Nathari . Several hundred students converged on the car to confront those inside , who then fled , he said . The protesters searched the car and found a rifle and a gun , al-Nathari told CNN . The students then flipped the car and set it ablaze . There were no injuries reported in that incident . The sit-in at Sanaa University was one of at least five protests on Tuesday in Yemen . There were others in Aden and Taiz , and in the provinces of Ibb and Lahj . Saleh 's call for the creation of a new government to supervise parliamentary elections came two days after he rejected demands that he give up power . On Monday , Saleh rejected demands that he step aside and compared the anti-government protests to an illness sweeping through the region . `` This is a virus and is not part of our heritage or the culture of the Yemeni people , '' he told reporters . `` It 's a virus that came from Tunisia to Egypt . And to some regions , the scent of the fever is like influenza . As soon as you sit with someone who is infected , you 'll be infected . '' Saleh added that those seeking change should accept the reforms he has proposed . He had earlier said he wo n't seek another term in 2013 after being in power for 32 years . He also said he would postpone parliamentary elections scheduled for April to allow more time for discussions about reform .
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NEW : Yemen 's president calls for a new government to oversee parliamentary elections . NEW : President Saleh calls on security forces to prevent violence . Protesters return to the streets , some carrying photos of the two people who died Tuesday . `` We have nothing to lose , '' says a demonstrator .
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Los Angeles -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Dr. Conrad Murray , whose involuntary manslaughter trial starts next month , has hired a new lawyer for his legal team . Los Angeles lawyer Nareg Gourjian will assist lawyers Ed Chernoff and J. Michael Flanagan in defending Murray , who is charged in pop star Michael Jackson 's death . A document filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday said Gourjian is replacing Joseph Low , who is leaving the Murray defense team . Gourjian is a former of associate of Mark Geragos , a lawyer known for high-profile criminal cases . He helped Geragos with those cases , including Chris Brown 's domestic violence charge and the trial of Scott Peterson , who was convicted of killing his wife . Gourjian currently represents Joe Finley , an `` America 's Got Talent '' prospect whose wife was found dead last fall at a Los Angeles hotel . Murray is accused of killing Michael Jackson in June of 2009 with an overdose of the anesthetic propofol . The defense lawyers and prosecution will meet for a hearing Tuesday to discuss discovery motions and other issues as they prepare for the start of jury selection on March 24 . Judge Michael Pastor ruled last week that the trial can be televised .
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Nareg Gourjian joins Ed Chernoff and J. Michael Flanagan to defend the doctor . He replaces lawyer Joseph Low , who is leaving the team ; the trial is to start March 24 . Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson 's death .
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Madison , Wisconsin -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Protesters , Tea Partiers and now rock 'n rollers . Wisconsin 's growing demonstration over a budget bill that supporters call vital and opponents label union-busting continues Monday with guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame planning to play for the protesters a day after Republican Gov. Scott Walker signaled no retreat on the measure . The growing crowds gathering daily in Madison , the state capital , over the issue exceeded 50,000 on Saturday , according to an official estimate , and shows no sign of abating . `` History is happening in the streets of Madison , Wisconsin and I 'm going to be there , '' said a statement by Morello , who will perform in his solo identity as The Nightwatchman . Calling the proposed budget law `` unjust , '' Morello said he will join `` teachers , students , firefighters , policemen , Green Bay Packers , nurses , steel workers , construction workers and religious groups that are filling the streets to protest . '' He referred to Walker as `` the Mubarak of the Midwest '' in reference to the Egyptian leader ousted by popular protest , and accused the governor and unnamed corporate allies of trying to `` rob American workers of their fundamental rights . '' The Budget Repair Bill proposed by Walker to address a $ 137 million shortfall through June 30 would increase contributions of state workers for their pensions and health insurance benefits . It also requires collective bargaining units to conduct annual votes to maintain certification , a costly procedure , and eliminates the right of unions to have dues deducted from worker paychecks . Last week , 14 Democratic state senators essentially boycotted the legislature and went to Illinois to prevent a quorum from passing the bill . The measure 's opponents say they wo n't allow a vote unless Walker negotiates on the plan to eliminate collective bargaining rights for everything but wages . Walker rejected such a deal Sunday in an interview on `` FOX News Sunday . '' He called the Democratic complaint of union-busting `` a red herring '' and said significant changes were needed for budgetary reasons , but powerful public employee unions were able to block the necessary adjustments . `` If we 're going to ask our state and local workers who are doing a great job to pay a little bit more , to sacrifice , to help to balance this budget , we should also give them the flexibility saying that for those members , for those workers , who do n't want to be a part of the union , if you do n't want that deduction each month out of the paycheck , they should be able to get that $ 500 , $ 600 or in some cases , $ 1,000 back that they can apply for their health care and their pension contribution , '' Walker said . Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of neighboring Illinois disagreed , saying that anyone who thinks the bill is only about money and the budget would also think that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was working only for African Americans to have access to restaurants . `` There 's a much bigger issue at stake here , '' Durbin said on the NBC program `` Meet the Press , '' adding that Walker `` is not setting out just to fix a budget ; he 's setting out to break a union . '' However , Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said the events in his state are a microcosm of the budget pressure felt by governors throughout the country . `` It just shows the point , all levels of government have been making empty promises to people , '' Ryan said on the CBS program `` Face the Nation . '' `` And these governors are telling people the truth . '' Walker said he hoped the Democratic state senators would return to Madison so that debate on the bill could ensue , but added that all options were on the table -- including a possible contempt proceeding -- if they do n't . On Saturday , Tea Party activists supporting the bill brought a new dimension to the street demonstration . `` Wisconsin is ground zero , '' said Tim Phillips , president of Americans for Prosperity . `` I think it is going to determine largely whether the pampered nature of these public employees is finally reigned in . '' One of the missing Democratic state senators , Jon Erpenbach , said all state and local public employees -- including teachers -- have agreed to the financial aspects of Walker 's requested concessions on paying more for employee health care and pensions . `` In return they ask only that the provisions that deny their right to collectively bargain are removed , '' Erpenbach said . `` This will solve the budget challenge . '' Walker , however , said it was necessary to change the collective bargaining rules because the alternative would be laying off thousands of state employees . `` I ca n't have anybody laid off , '' he said on FOX . `` I do n't want a single person laid off in the public nor in the private sector , and that 's why this is a much better alternative than to losing jobs . '' Until Saturday 's counter-demonstrators appeared , the growing protests since Monday were largely made up of those against Walker 's plan . They remained the clear majority of those marching , with of them on Saturday drawn by the arrival of Walker 's supporters . There were no reports of major incidents or arrests by late Saturday afternoon , and authorities expressed their gratitude . `` On behalf of all the law enforcement agencies that helped keep the peace on the Capitol Square Saturday , a very sincere thank you to all of those who showed up to exercise their First Amendment rights , '' Madison police said in a statement . `` You conducted yourselves with great decorum and civility , and if the eyes of the nation were upon Wisconsin , then you have shown how democracy can flourish even amongst those who passionately disagree . '' White House Press Secretary Jay Carney addressed the continued protests Friday , saying President Barack Obama `` is very understanding of the need for state governments , governors , state legislatures to reduce spending to make tough choices to be fiscally responsible . '' But he added , `` He also feels very strongly that we need not to make this an assault on the collective bargaining rights of workers in any given state . `` He understands public employees need to make sacrifices just like everyone else . '' Walker and other Republicans criticized Obama on Sunday for getting involved in the issue , calling it inappropriate . CNN 's Gabriella Schwarz , Tom Cohen , Casey Wian and Chris Welch contributed to this report .
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Rock guitarist says he 'll play for protesters on Monday . Gov. Walker reiterates calls for missing Democrats to come back . Tea Party activists are bused in to support the budget bill .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lyon scored a late equalizer against Real Madrid to deny Karim Benzema a victorious return to his old club on Tuesday , while Chelsea moved towards a place in the Champions League quarterfinals with victory at Copenhagen . Claude Puel 's Lyon team are now unbeaten in seven encounters with Real in Europe 's top club competition . Nine-time European champions Real had lost in three previous visits to the Stade de Gerland , and last season were knocked out of the competition at the last-16 stage for the sixth year in a row after losing the first leg 1-0 . But this time , with Champions League-winning coach Jose Mourinho at the helm , the Spanish club have a better chance to end that poor run in next month 's home leg after striker Benzema scored a vital away goal in France . The 23-year-old , who has struggled to win a regular place since his $ 50 million signing in 2009 , was named as a substitute despite netting in Saturday 's La Liga win over Levante . But he made an instant impact after replacing on-loan Togo forward Emmanuel Adebayor in the 64th minute -- within 60 seconds he burst into the area and poked a low shot over the line despite a desperate attempt to clear by Cris . `` At home , in the first leg , we would have preferred them not to score , '' Puel told reporters . `` It 's a bit of a shame , especially because we played a great first half . '' However , Lyon captain Cris made a vital contribution to last season 's semifinalists ' 83rd-minute leveler when he rose highest to head a deflected free-kick into the path of France striker Bafetimbi Gomis , who calmly volleyed past goalkeeper Iker Casillas . Gomis made amends for a poor first-half miss , having blazed a shot over the crossbar with the goal at his mercy in the 34th minute . Real will be left to rue two efforts that hit the woodwork five minutes after the break . First Cristiano Ronaldo smashed a free-kick against the far post following a booking to Lyon midfielder Michel Bastos that ruled the Brazilian out of the match at the Santiago Bernabeu on March 16 . Then defender Sergio Ramos , who had just narrowly missed glancing in Ronaldo 's curled effort , headed against the crossbar from Mesut Ozil 's corner . `` In the second half we managed to find spaces and , to begin with , we were closer to a second goal than Lyon were to an equalizer , '' Mourinho told reporters . `` But it sets things up well for the second leg , where we will hope to qualify in front of our supporters . '' Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti dropped striker Didier Drogba for the trip to Denmark , meaning $ 80 million signing Fernando Torres returned after being ineligible for the English FA Cup defeat by Everton on Saturday . But it was France forward Nicolas Anelka who stole the headlines with both goals in a 2-0 victory over Copenhagen , who were playing for the first time since December 5 due to the Danish winter break . Anelka broke the deadlock in the 17th minute with an opportunist effort after a loose pass by former Chelsea player Jesper Gronkjaer from near the halfway line gave the 31-year-old space to surge forward and drill a low shot past goalkeeper Johan Wiland . He was again on target nine minutes after the interval , firing his seventh goal of the competition this season from Frank Lampard 's pass . He made way for Drogba in the 74th minute , then almost immediately Torres had a shot cleared off the line as Chelsea went on to complete a first win since February 1 to lift some of the pressure on Ancelotti ahead of the second leg at Stamford Bridge . Spain World Cup winner Torres is still looking for his first goal since leaving Liverpool three weeks ago and endured another frustrating night . `` He played very , very well , '' the Italian said . `` The key to this game was the work the strikers did , always dangerous . Torres was unlucky he did n't score , but had a fantastic game . '' Chelsea 's chances of qualifying for next season 's Champions League were boosted on Tuesday night when London rivals Tottenham suffered a 3-1 defeat at lowly Blackpool in the English Premier League . Tottenham , who beat AC Milan in the Champions League last week , would have gone third above Manchester City with victory but instead remained two points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea -- who now have a game in hand . Blackpool captain Charlie Adam , who almost joined Tottenham on the last day of the January transfer window , opened the scoring with an 18th-minute penalty and striker D.J. Campbell continued his scoring run with the second goal just before halftime . Substitute Brett Ormerod made it 3-0 with 10 minutes to play , while Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a consolation in time added on with a deflected long-range effort as he started in place of San Siro match-winner Peter Crouch . The victory lifted Blackpool into 12th place , five points above the relegation zone . Chelsea 's aspirations face a big test next Tuesday at home to Premier League leaders Manchester United , who have a 12-point advantage over Ancelotti 's defending champions and can extend that at Wigan on Saturday .
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Bafetimbi Gomis scores with seven minutes left to give Lyon a 1-1 draw . Real Madrid took the lead through former Lyon striker Karim Benzema . Nicolas Anelka scores both goals as Chelsea win 2-0 away to Copenhagen . Chelsea 's hopes of qualifying next year boosted as Premier League rivals Tottenham lose .
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Lisbon , Portugal -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The NATO meeting in Lisbon ended on a high note Saturday , with U.S. President Barack Obama calling the summit `` extremely productive . '' Obama said that after a period in which U.S.-Europe relations were `` severely strained , that strain no longer exists . '' `` We came to Lisbon with a clear task , to revitalize our alliance , '' he said , explaining that the alliance has resulted in a unified Europe , a strong ally of the United States , and prosperity for the United States , Europe and the world . NATO , which held a two-day summit , adopted a new strategic concept that will serve as the alliance 's road map for the next ten years and reconfirmed `` its commitment to defend one another against attack as the cornerstone of Euro-Atlantic security . '' `` NATO leaders reiterated their commitment to ensure that the Euro-Atlantic Alliance has the full range of capabilities necessary to deter and defend against any threat to the safety and security of the populations of member countries , '' the alliance said in a press release rounding up highlights of its meeting . `` To this end , they decided to develop the capability to defend European territory and populations against missile attack as a core element of collective defence and to extend an offer to Russia to cooperate with NATO in this regard , '' the release said . The alliance also focused on Afghan security , missile defense , modernizing , a `` fresh start in relations with Russia '' and streamlining its military command structure . NATO 's leaders agreed to forge a `` capability to protect NATO 's populations and territories in Europe against ballistic missile attacks , '' according to the release . Alliance leaders said `` they see this as a core element of NATO 's collective defence task in view of the growing threat of the proliferation of ballistic missile technology and weapons of mass destruction . '' The 28 NATO countries were joined by others , including the 20 partners who are contributing forces to the mission in Afghanistan , representatives of the United Nations , the World Bank and the European Union , and Afghan President Hamid Karzai . `` Together , they launched the process by which Afghan security forces will increasingly take the lead for security operations across the country , starting early 2011 , '' NATO said . NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen signed a long-term partnership agreement with Karzai under which `` NATO will stay as long as necessary to support Afghanistan until it can no longer become a safe haven for terrorism . '' As for Russia , NATO allies agreed with Russia `` to jointly expand support for Afghanistan , including by broadening transit arrangements , extending training of counter narcotics officials and providing equipment to Afghan security forces . '' Obama and Rasmussen announced that NATO heads of state will gather again in 2012 , in the United States .
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U.S.-Europe relations no longer `` strained , '' President Obama says . NATO renewed commitment to defend member nations against attack . NATO and Afghanistan forge long-term partnership . In 2012 , NATO heads of state will meet in the United States .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Gasoline prices have jumped another nickel , to 55 cents a gallon more than a year ago , according to a study published Sunday . The average price for a gallon of regular is $ 3.18 , the Lundberg Survey found . That 's up 5 cents from two weeks ago , publisher Trilby Lundberg said . `` That is a significant bite for motorists considering the continued deep unemployment , '' Lundberg said . And it comes amid a `` very wide and deep glut of gasoline supply , '' she added . The spike is partly due to events in the Middle East and north Africa , Lundberg said . The most common benchmark for crude oil is West Texas Intermediate on the futures market . That crude is `` glutted , in serious oversupply , '' she said . `` But U.S. refiners use many other crudes , some of which have been jumping on Middle East tensions . '' The gasoline glut has helped prevent prices from rising even more , she said . Gas prices may rise another nickel or dime in the coming weeks , Lundberg said . `` It would of course be far more if Middle East problems augmented and caused oil prices to skyrocket , '' she said . Prices at the pump have risen 49 cents a gallon since late September . The Lundberg Survey tallies average gas prices at thousands of gas stations nationwide . Here are the latest average prices in some U.S. cities : . - Billings , Montana - $ 2.95 . - San Francisco - $ 3.54 . - Houston - $ 2.98 . - St. Louis - $ 2.99 . - Tulsa , Oklahoma - $ 3.01 . - Baltimore - $ 3.09 . - Atlanta - $ 3.11 . - Boston - $ 3.21 . - Las Vegas - $ 3.20 . - Minneapolis - $ 3.18 .
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Middle East tensions are behind the increase , survey publisher says . Prices have risen 49 cents since September .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been banned for four matches by UEFA after he `` assaulted '' Tottenham 's assistant manager during their Champions League tie . The Italian grabbed 59-year-old Joe Jordan round the throat during the match as tempers flared , then as the pair came face-to-face after the final whistle , Gattuso launched a head-butt . UEFA charged the 33-year-old with `` gross sporting misconduct '' after Milan 's 1-0 defeat in the first leg of their last 16 tie with the English Premier League club at the San Siro stadium . He was due to miss the second leg next week anyway after picking up his third yellow card of the competition during the clash . CNN blog : Why Gattuso has to lose his cool . A statement on UEFA 's website read : `` AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been suspended for four competition matches by the UEFA control and disciplinary body . `` The control and disciplinary body ruled that Gattuso had assaulted the Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Joe Jordan after the match . `` Gattuso , who was also cautioned in the 76th minute of the game , is already suspended for the return leg of the UEFA Champions League tie against Tottenham after receiving three yellow cards . `` Consequently , the four-match suspension applies to the next four UEFA club competition matches for which he would be eligible . '' The ex-Glasgow Rangers star came to blows with England striker Peter Crouch during the game , in which Milan struggled to find a way past their opponents . Gattuso did apologize to Jordan after the game , admitting : `` I lost my head . '' `` I 'm taking responsibility because I did something I should n't have done , '' he added . `` I made a mistake doing what I did to an older person , and that 's it . I will wait and see what UEFA decides now . ''
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UEFA ban AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso for four matches . Gattuso head-butted Tottenham 's assistant manager during a Champions League tie . The 33-year-old later apologized to Joe Jordan for his actions . Milan lost 1-0 to the English club and will play the second leg next week .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Libya 's Moammar Gadhafi is clinging to power despite a wave of opposition due in part to a legacy of decentralized authority and divided tribal politics that has been reinforced during the embattled strongman 's four-decade rule , analysts told CNN Tuesday . Gadhafi 's grip on power nevertheless appears to be weakening , a fact illustrated by the recent defections of a number of prominent Libyan diplomatic officials . Libya 's ambassador to the United States and deputy ambassador to the United Nations are among those now pushing for Gadhafi to step aside . In eastern Libya , groups of armed people in civilian clothing have been guarding the streets and appear to be in firm control . Two Libyan fighter pilots defected to Malta with their jets on Monday rather than follow orders to bomb their fellow citizens . But Gadhafi has been able to carry through on a brutal crackdown resulting in the apparent deaths of hundreds of Libyans . He pledged Tuesday to die `` a martyr '' before voluntarily relinquishing power . Opposition to Gadhafi is hampered by the fact that Libya 's sense of national identity is `` very weak , '' said Robert Danin , a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations . Tribal loyalty in the sparsely populated North African country comes first -- a fact which makes it extremely tough for Gadhafi 's opponents to present a unified front . For years , Gadhafi has effectively played different tribes against each another while using Libyan oil wealth to generate patronage and buy off potential opponents , Danin said . A resulting decentralized power structure beneath the very top levels of the Libyan government has made it easier for the longtime leader to survive in the face of a growing push for change . To the extent that Gadhafi has empowered others in his regime , he has placed his trust in a few key members of his own ethnic group , according to Jennifer Cooke , head of the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies . Using tools of co-option and coercion , he effectively shifted power away from the city of Benghazi and the eastern portion of the country -- traditional bases of opposition to his rule . Recently , Gadhafi further bolstered his power by bringing in mercenaries from neighboring countries such as Sudan and Chad . Libya 's armed forces remain relatively weak by design , Danin noted . Gadhafi has worked over the years to prevent the creation of a military that could become unified in opposition to him , a development that contributed to the overthrow of the Egyptian and Tunisian governments . `` This has been an absolute rule , '' Danin told CNN . `` There have been no countervailing institutions . '' Egypt , in contrast to Libya , had at least `` some organized political opposition , some freedom of the press , and some freedom of association , '' traditions which proved critical in the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak . Gadhafi , much like his counterparts in Iran , has also not hesitated to use brutal force when necessary . He has shown `` no reservations about bombing people into submission , '' Cooke noted . Adding to the hurdles faced by would-be reformers : Tripoli 's lack of a strong tradition of vibrant intellectual discourse and dissent . `` He 's been very successful in tamping down any potential opposition from an intellectual class , '' Cooke said . And while Libya has a wealthy business community , `` there 's fear to speak out on the issues , '' she added . Can Gadhafi survive the winds of change ? If he falls , Cooke asserted , it will likely be due to opposition from the military 's middle ranks -- an officer corps that has been subjected to repeated purges in the past . While the purges have helped Gadhafi maintain his hold on power over the years , they have n't made him very popular , she noted . To the extent that the outside world can influence events in Libya , there will be a continued push for rapid change , Danin argued . Western European countries such as France , Germany and Italy are extremely dependent on Libyan oil and can not tolerate instability there . `` If Libya descends into civil war with major disruptions in the oil market , this could really hit Europe in its pocketbook , '' he said . `` We 're in uncharted waters now , '' Danin noted . `` It seems that the regime is rotting from within . ... It 's hard to see how he puts the genie back in the bottle . If he does , it 'll require such enormous brutality that Libya will become a true international pariah . '' CNN 's Alan Silverleib contributed to this report .
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Moammar Gadhafi has clung to power partly by creating obstacles to a unified opposition . Libya is dominated by tribal politics -- a tradition that hampers opponents . Gadhafi has repeatedly purged the military , the institution most likely to bring about change . Europe is very dependent on Libyan oil , not prepared to deal with extended instability there .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The opening race of the Formula One season , the Bahrain Grand Prix , has been axed due to ongoing political unrest in the country . The Bahrain government confirmed the race , scheduled for March 13 , had been called off on Monday afternoon after days of speculation . The Bahraini Crown Prince , Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa , informed Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone of the decision by telephone after days of unrest in the Gulf kingdom . The 2011 Formula One season will now begin in Melbourne , Australia on March 27 . CNN blog : Have F1 's global riches come at a cost ? The Crown Prince told the country 's Information Affairs Authority Twitter site : `` We felt it was important for the country to focus on immediate issues of national interest . `` Bahrain 's priority is on overcoming tragedy , healing divisions and rediscovering the fabric that draws this country together to remind the world of the very best that Bahrain is capable of as a nation once again united . `` At the present time the country 's entire attention is focused on building a new national dialogue for Bahrain . `` I would like to extend my personal gratitude to Bernie Ecclestone for his support and understanding . '' Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in recent days to protest against the country 's ruling monarchy , basing themselves at the Pearl Roundabout in the capital Manama . Around 10 protestors were reported to have been killed after security services attempted to clear the roundabout on Thursday . The Crown Prince said he was deeply sorry for the deaths in an interview with CNN . There has been no announcement yet on whether the race will be held at a later date , though chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit Zayed R. Alzayani told CNN he was hopeful there would be an annoucement in a `` matter of weeks . '' He said : `` That all depends on how the events in Bahrain going on at present turn out -- there will be a process of reconciliation launched soon and all parties will come to the table in response to his Royal Highness 's efforts and things will come back to normality . '' The cancellation of the race could be costly for Bahrain 's economy . The 2008 grand prix was worth around $ 600 million in direct and indirect revenue , according to the Marcopolis website . British newspaper The Times reported that it cost Bahrain race organizers $ 40 million to secure a place in this year 's calendar , plus another $ 20 million to ensure it was the first of the season . On top of that , the $ 200 million Sakhir circuit has also had a $ 50 million revamp since last year 's race . Mark Webber , driver for the Red Bull team , backed the cancellation . He said `` I think the right decision was made , in light of what is going on , so we look forward to Melbourne instead . `` It would have been nice to go to Bahrain , but hopefully it can stage the race again . As for starting in Melbourne , it 's my home race and , as always , I 'm looking forward to it . Webber 's comments were echoed by Renault team boss Eric Boullier . He said : `` The recent situation in Bahrain has been difficult for the country . We feel the decision taken by the Crown Prince is wise and we fully support it . `` The Bahrain Grand Prix has always been warmly welcomed with enthusiasm from the Bahraini people and we 're looking forward to going back there when they have healed their country . ''
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The Bahrain Grand Prix has been canceled . Opening race of the Formula One season was due to take place on March 13 . It is called off due to ongoing political unrest in the Gulf kingdom . The season will now begin in Melbourne , Australia on March 27 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cricket officials plan to commemorate the victims of the New Zealand earthquake when the country 's national team plays neighboring Australia at the World Cup in India on Friday . Emergency workers are searching for survivors after at least 65 people were killed in a 6.3-magnitude quake in the southern hemisphere nation 's second-biggest city Christchurch on Tuesday . `` At times like this , sport can only offer its support and its deepest sympathy to those who have lost loved ones during such a tragedy , '' International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement . `` It 's a helpless feeling but I will be discussing with the organizers of the Cricket World Cup how we can most appropriately remember those who lost their lives or have been injured and affected when the Black Caps play their next match against Australia in Nagpur on Friday . '' New Zealand Cricket 's headquarters is based in Christchurch , which is reeling from its second serious earthquake in six months . The first in September was stronger but caused no fatalities . It is the South Island 's third tragedy in that period , following the mine explosion that killed 29 people in November . `` The news we have is that the NZC offices have been severely damaged but thankfully everyone who works for NZC seems to have escaped without injury , '' Lorgat said . The New Zealand players opened their World Cup campaign on Sunday with a comfortable win over Kenya , but are now preparing for a much more difficult task against four-time champions Australia . `` The greatest thing I think we can do for everyone is win our game against Australia . That 'll bring a little bit of light relief to a lot of people going through a tough time , '' captain Daniel Vettori told the NZC website on Tuesday . `` It 's been a tough morning . Five or six guys from the team and the management are based in Christchurch . It 's been a rough time for them finding out that their families are safe . `` For everyone within the team , they have family or friends in Christchurch so they 're feeling it too . Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the Canterbury community . '' Some of the Kiwi players wrote about the situation on social networking website Twitter . `` Everyone 's families are fine . But quite a numb and flat feeling in the squad . Training was tough yet surprisingly the quality very high , '' said Scott Styris . Netherlands captain Peter Borren , who was in action against England in Nagpur on Tuesday , was born in Christchurch and actually played for New Zealand at youth level before switching international allegiances in 2006 . `` I managed to get hold of my immediate family , who were all okay , so that was a relief , '' he said at a press conference after the match . `` Obviously it 's a tragedy and it 's been a tough day back in Christchurch . Hopefully everyone can look after themselves and move on . '' Borren scored 35 not out as team lost by six wickets after setting England a victory target of 293 in 50 overs , with Ryan ten Doeschate top-scoring on 119 for the Dutch . England passed that with more than an over to spare , as captain Andrew Strauss led the way with 88 and Jonathan Trott scored 62 . The venue for the tournament 's April 2 final , Mumbai 's Wankhede Stadium , has been cleared by fire safety officials following earlier concerns , the Press Trust of India reported Tuesday . Christchurch , meanwhile , is scheduled to host seven matches at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in September and October , including two quarterfinals . The International Rugby Union said it was too early to evaluate whether the city would be able to fulfill its commitments . `` The thoughts and deepest sympathies of the global rugby family are with the people of Christchurch , their families and all New Zealanders at this very difficult time , '' it said in a statement . `` We feel it would be inappropriate to comment at this stage on the status of Rugby World Cup 2011 infrastructure or operations . The focus at this point must be on the emergency response . ''
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ICC plans memorial for Christchurch earthquake victims at Cricket World Cup match . New Zealand players reveal families safe following 6.3-magnitude quake on Tuesday . Captain Daniel Vettori says his team are determined to beat Australia on Friday . Rugby officials say it is too early to evaluate impact on this year 's World Cup in NZ .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Scientists in New Zealand said there had been less than a one in twenty chance of Tuesday 's earthquake being so destructive . The fatal 6.3 magnitude quake that has damaged much of Christchurch on New Zealand 's South Island was actually an aftershock of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the same area in September last year . Seismologists for GNS Science had calculated on Monday that there was only a 35 % chance of a 5.0 magnitude aftershock hitting the region in the near future , but only a 4 % chance of a 6.0 or above aftershock . Check out CNN 's hi-res image gallery of the earthquake . `` It 's part of a sequence , so not uncommon , but this was so large it will have aftershocks of its own , '' said Dr. Bill Fry of GNS Science . Tuesday 's quake caused widespread damage as the epicenter was only around 3 miles -LRB- 5 kilometers -RRB- below the earth 's surface . `` Anything less than 10 kilometers -LRB- 6.2 miles -RRB- deep is really shallow , '' said Fry . Fry and his colleagues had been monitoring the region since the September 4 earthquake . That quake struck before dawn and authorities said the deserted streets at that time likely kept injuries to a minimum . Most earthquakes happen away from the Christchurch region , said Fry , but in a country that experiences around 15,000 earthquakes each year , it was n't completely unexpected , he said . The majority of those quakes are hardly felt and do not damage property . On average New Zealand only experiences a few magnitude 6 earthquakes each year . Prior to Tuesday 's quake the most damaging to hit the country was in 1931 near Hawke 's Bay on the North Island . The country is on the south western edge of the Ring of Fire , the ring of volcanoes and earthquakes that ring the Pacific ocean , and straddles the Pacific and Indian-Australian tectonic plates . Movement of the plates causes earthquakes across the country and volcanic activity in the North Island . Christchurch is New Zealand 's second biggest city on the eastern side of the South Island . The population of around 390,000 and enjoys a mild climate and close proximity to beaches and mountains . Aftershocks are expected to continue to hit the Christchurch region in the coming days and weeks . The usual pattern is for a large aftershock followed by others of diminishing magnitude , said Fry . `` The country is very seismically active . We probably wo n't see another -LRB- aftershock -RRB- this big , but there is still a statistical chance , '' Fry cautioned . Dean Irvine contributed to this report .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- NASCAR has a new king . It 's not enough that the Daytona 500 champion turned 20 years old the day before the race , making him the youngest driver ever to win ; he is also the first rookie ever to win it . `` I never thought in a million years we were gon na win our first one , '' Trevor Bayne told CNN Monday morning , `` it 's incredible . '' Bayne was n't the only one who did n't think he would win . He came into the race a complete underdog , according to some NASCAR writers , and even into the last lap , it was anyone 's guess who would take the checkered flag . Read about Trevor Bayne 's race for faith . Bayne said that after he saw the white flag signaling the final lap , `` I thought we were in the worst position possible . '' Less than a minute later , he got an unobstructed view of the checkered flag , and `` there was a collective gasp at the track , '' said motorsports writer Jeff Gluck . `` It was probably the most memorable race I 've ever been to , '' said Gluck , who is starting his eighth season covering NASCAR . Bayne , less than a full day into his historic win in NASCAR 's most prestigious race , has been thrust into sudden fame . `` It has n't sunk in to me yet just how big a deal this is , '' said the Knoxville , Tennessee , native . `` This is just , ah , incredible . '' Sunday 's race provided a record-setting start for NASCAR 's premier Sprint Cup series , and a fresh new face for fans . `` It 's great for the sport , '' Gluck says , `` fans have been clamoring for a new personality . '' `` Nobody does n't like him , '' Gluck said of Bayne . `` He 's someone everyone can get behind . '' `` I ca n't thank everybody enough , '' Bayne said . In only his second Sprint Cup race , the young driver spoke reverently of veteran drivers on the track who `` took that leap of faith seeing our yellow rookie stripes on the back bumper , and still worked with us anyway . '' `` Those guys are the ones that laid the foundation . '' Bayne said he almost felt bad about his win because he was `` coming in and spoiling the fun for everybody . '' Bayne , who is not yet 21 and ca n't drink alcohol , had to have a different celebratory drink . `` I think they had Gatorade instead of whatever else they use in the victory lanes , '' he said . Gluck said Bayne is outspoken about his faith . He is also active in Back2Back Ministries , a Christian organization that works with orphaned children and needy people in Mexico , Nigeria and India . Bayne 's car was inducted into the Daytona 500 Museum Monday morning , where it will remain until next year 's winning car claims the spot . According to Gluck , drivers divided up a purse worth $ 18.7 million , with Bayne 's team , the Wood Brothers racing , taking in $ 1.4 million . He said Bayne is expected to get about one-third of that .
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Trevor Bayne `` never thought in a million years '' he 'd win his first time out at Daytona . He becomes the first rookie ever to win NASCAR 's most prestigious race . `` There was a collective gasp '' as the race ended , motorsports writer says . Bayne is considered a `` fresh new face ' '' for NASCAR fans .
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Fort Campbell , Kentucky -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Maylanie Shorter sleeps with a T-shirt tucked in her pillowcase . It carries the scent of her father 's cologne while he 's on patrol in Afghanistan . Her younger sister , Ariana , sleeps with her Daddy Doll -- a stuffed soldier that displays a photo of her father across its face . At 14 and 10 , the two girls try to maintain normalcy . They 're active in school , they help with dinner , they rally around their mother . And they show no mercy for Pops over the Silver Star he earned by saving several comrades whose armored Humvee was shredded by a roadside bomb . They tease him about a photo of the burned-out vehicle . `` How did you take this picture ? Were n't you supposed to go get them and help ? '' Ariana says . As much as the two laugh , in an instant , the giggles can turn into tears . They want to hold their father again , tickle his tummy . They really want to go fishing with him in their special spot . While Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy Shorter serves his third combat tour , the lives of his two young girls -- like the tens of thousands of other children with a parent deployed overseas -- are being changed and shaped by a war that is already the longest in U.S. history . For them , at tender ages , the war is personal . Heading to ` Hell on Earth ' Four weeks earlier , the girls escorted their father across Fort Campbell to say goodbye . Dressed in his camouflage fatigues , Randy Shorter wrapped his arms around both his girls . `` You try to take it all in , '' he said . `` Take as much time with your family as you can . '' Ariana had one arm around her dad ; in the other , she clutched her Daddy Doll . Every now and then , she wiped away tears . `` All the emotions are wrapped up in this moment , '' said mother Sheryll Shorter , who married Randy 14 years ago . Randy wears four Silly Bandz bracelets on his right wrist -- one for each member of his family and the fourth for Diego , their bug-eyed Boston terrier . In the pocket over his heart , he carries photos of his children and wife . Roughly 17,000 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are deployed as part of the surge in Afghanistan . It marks one of the few times in history when nearly the entire division has been together in battle under one command . The 101st this summer has seen its highest three-month death toll in Afghanistan since the war began . Every soldier deploying knows the gravity of the situation . Home and away : Share memories of lost loved ones . As Sgt. 1st Class Shorter waited with his family , other members of his unit begin showing up in their fatigues . After tearful goodbyes , the soldiers headed to a gym . In their hands , they carried soldier readiness packets detailing their medical history , their dental records -- and their wills . The men represent the epitome of the American soldier -- hulking guys of all races with closely cropped hair , square jaws , and arms the size of pythons . They have an intensity on their faces , steeped in thought , many having to transition from fathers to warriors in an instant . By week 's end , they will arrive in Afghanistan , ready to battle members of al Qaeda and Taliban fighters after an exhaustive series of flights with stops in Ireland , Romania and Kyrgyzstan along the way . Before shipping out , the soldiers gathered around Lt. Col. Joel Hamby . A giant American flag and a Screaming Eagle banner hung above them . `` Your job is to think about what 's next , especially the platoon leaders , '' Hamby said . `` You are the very best , and I thank you for what you 're doing today . OK ? And I want to see all of you back here in a year . '' A chaplain talked to the soldiers about their time overseas , especially those with children . `` Let them know you love them , care for them and miss them , '' said Capt. Bernard Buzulak . `` Do n't isolate . Communicate . '' Randy Shorter soon was on a plane with his comrades headed to a remote region of Afghanistan dubbed `` Hell on Earth . '' They 'll be there for a year . While his daughters have the Daddy Dolls and T-shirt to cling to , he has his own special mementos -- a trinket with a Psalm and letters from home . He keeps letters from Ariana , Maylanie and Sheryll in a chest pocket . He pulls them out for inspiration on rough days , when he 's more than 7,500 miles from the ones he loves most , in the line of fire for his country . `` It brings a sense of home . It actually brings me peace . '' On the battlefield , he often rubs the trinket , one of the few items he 's carried on all three deployments . In Kentucky , his family prays and anxiously counts the days until they see him again . Missing their ` Chooby ' Maylanie arrives home from Fort Campbell High School and immediately begins helping her mother prepare dinner . The family dog scurries along the floor , following her every movement . `` I 'm not cutting onions , '' Maylanie tells her mom . She begins peeling potatoes . Her mother talks about what needs to get done and other activities for the rest of the week . `` There 's gon na be a Wednesday candlelight vigil where they form the Spade , '' Sheryll says , referring to the ace of spades symbol for the 506th Regimental Combat Team . `` This is for what ? '' Maylanie asks . `` Your dad . '' Maylanie was 4 and had just started kindergarten when her father first deployed . She 's now a bubbly teenager in her freshman year of high school . `` It 's different now , '' she says . `` Even when he 's not here , he 's here in my heart , and that 's what keeps me going . I pray for him every night and for his soldiers . '' Her mom stays active volunteering with a Family Readiness Group , a support network that helps families cope while loved ones are deployed . Maylanie says she becomes closer to her mother and sister while her father is away . It 's the first time she 's lived on post during a deployment . That 's helped too , because all the kids understand . Sometimes , she talks to the counselor at school . When she lived off post , her peers could n't relate . `` They 'd be like , ` Your dad 's in Afghanistan . That 's cool ! ' '' `` I try to keep myself busy , '' she says . `` In my down time , I do think about him a lot . '' She pauses as she peels . `` Do you want these potatoes in a bowl ? '' she asks her mother . Maylanie does n't ask her dad about details from the war zone . `` It 's probably not something comfortable to talk about with your kids . '' She prefers to ask about the countryside of Afghanistan -- the mountains , the weather , the people . In the family living room , Sgt. 1st Class Shorter 's presence is everywhere . Photos of him in uniform hang on the wall . He has a shrine to Bob Marley ; his favorite song is `` Buffalo Soldier . '' One photo from Fort Benning , Georgia , in 2007 has an inscription : `` Thanks for the hard work and dedication , from one partner to another , Godspeed , stay safe and keep your head down . '' Ariana soon arrives home from elementary school , one of five at Fort Campbell . As she comes through the front door , she passes a calendar counting the days until their father will return . He 'll be home in March for R&R . It immediately becomes clear just how much these girls love their dad . Sitting on the living room couch , they begin a girl gab session . They reveal a secret : Dad 's nickname is Chooby , short for Chubby Boobies . The two squeal with delight . `` He 's ticklish , '' the younger Ariana says . `` Very ticklish , '' adds Maylanie . `` Like when we go out , he seems all strong and confident . So when he comes home and we tickle him , he 's like a little girl ! Because he screams . ... We know his weak side . '' Ariana whispers . `` His secret dream is to go on `` American Idol '' and win . '' Does he have a shot at winning ? The two girls are harsher than `` Idol 's '' Simon Cowell . They say their dad ca n't sing or dance . At stoplights , when their father is grooving in the car , they distance themselves . `` People will pull up and they 'll just be like , ` What the heck is going on with him ? ' They probably think he 's having a spaz attack , '' Maylanie says . `` Yeah , '' Ariana sighs . `` But we go along with it . We put up with him , '' Maylanie adds . Both girls have their own Daddy Dolls . Ariana takes hers when she has sleepovers at friends ' houses . She also wraps herself in a blanket , the same one that kept her father warm in Afghanistan in 2008 . `` It keeps me warm a lot , '' the 10-year-old says . Ariana buries her head in her hands , unable to speak , tears streaming down her face . When her younger sister struggles for words , Maylanie takes charge , showing a maturity well beyond her 14 years . `` Families that are n't in the military , they do n't understand what you go through , '' she says . `` We do n't want to spend our whole entire day thinking about Dad and worrying about him and wondering what he 's doing and what he 's going through . ... Like , we have to keep going forward , stay positive and just be strong . '' Soon , the two are back to their routine . They bury themselves in homework . By night 's end , Maylanie will place her head on her pillow , the cologne from her father 's shirt comforting her . He was wearing the shirt in 2008 when he told his daughters he 'd soon be heading to Afghanistan . `` We were tickling him in bed , and he was talking about deploying , '' Maylanie says . `` I cried on that T-shirt . ... It gives me security . It 's from my dad , and my dad means everything . '' CNN 's Jason Carroll contributed to this report .
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Family of Sgt. 1st Class Randy Shorter discuss life while dad 's deployed . Shorter is on his third deployment , currently in Afghanistan . `` We have to keep going forward , stay positive , '' daughter says .
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Abidjan , Ivory Coast -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hundreds of people fled a pro-Alassane Ouattara neighborhood in Abidjan , Ivory Coast , where forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbabgbo have been fighting an armed Ouattara supporters for the past week . Ggagbo 's Army spokesman also said their forces fought armed supporters of Ouattara Thursday night in Yamoussoukro where two insurgents were killed and several wounded . Violence sharply escalated over the last week in Ivory Coast 's commercial capital Abidjan and spread to the political capital Yamoussoukro as well as the west of the country , putting more refugees and displaced people on the roads . The government imposed a curfew from Friday to Monday morning . The violence rose sharply mid-week after a mission of four African heads of state , mandated by the African Union to find a `` binding solution '' to the Ivorian post electoral crisis , left Abidjan . Emanuel Djaman , a teacher in Abidjan , said he saw several bodies lying on the ground when he was leaving his school after it was shut down because of the fighting . Other witnesses fleeing the area reported heavy fighting and casualties . The conflict was set off in November after a run-off presidential election between incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and challenger Alassane Ouattara -- an election in which both men claimed victory . An independent electoral commission declared Ouattara the winner of the election , but Gbagbo has refused to step aside . Ouattara is holed up in the Golf hotel in Abidjan under the protection of U.N. peacekeepers . Earlier Friday , during a rally in Abidjan , Gbagbo 's minister of youth , Ble Goude , called on young supporters of the incumbent `` to organize committees to impede by any means the movements of U.N. forces around the country . '' He also told the youth to get ready to liberate `` the Golf Hotel in one week from now . '' In a statement released Friday , U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Ivory Coast , deploring recent clashes between rival groups as well as threats against the United Nations , including the call to impede the movement of peacekeepers . `` These developments mark a disturbing escalation which draws the country closer to the brink of reigniting civil war , '' Ban warned . In his Friday statement , Ban reiterated his call on both sides to exercise maximum restraint and to extend their cooperation to the African Union High-Level Panel . He said he hopes that the panel will expedite its discussions and take decisions that will help prevent further violence and facilitate a peaceful settlement to the crisis . Meanwhile , Gbagbo 's government accused U.N. troops of killing a police officer in Daloa . Army spokesman Col. Babri Gohourou said on national television that the police officer went to the U.N. camp to negotiate the release of three Gbagbo supporters who were arrested during a demonstration . Gohourou said the U.N. peacekeepers shot the officer in the back while he was bringing the three young men away from the camp . Earlier this week , government spokesman Ahoua don Mello alleged that the pro-Ouattara forces were engaged in `` a revolution with the help of UN forces . '' U.N. spokesman Hamadoun Toure denied the allegations in a telephone interview . The political standoff in the country has raised fears of a renewal of the bloodshed suffered after a civil war broke out in 2002 . More than 33,000 people have fled to neighboring Liberia since the crisis began ; 20,000 more have been internally displaced , according to the United Nations .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- About this time last year , many American families were sharing Thanksgiving leftovers and curious conversations about a traffic accident involving the world 's most famous golfer . Almost a year has passed since the Tiger Woods ' car accident outside his Florida home that spiraled into a sex scandal that dominated headlines , ended his marriage and caused him to take a break from golf . While his story last year was filled with scandal , talk around the Thanksgiving table this year may be more about redemption . `` Obviously , this has been a very difficult year for me and my family , on and off the golf course , '' Woods wrote this week on his official website . The Thanksgiving-weekend accident last year outside the couple 's home in Florida shattered Woods once tightly-controlled image and led to the golfer 's admission that he had engaged in multiple affairs during his nearly six-year marriage . Authorities were alerted of the crash near Woods ' Orlando-area home the morning after Thanksgiving . An initial police report said Woods pulled out of his driveway in a 2009 Cadillac SUV and struck a fire hydrant . Woods ' wife told the police that she used a golf club to break out the rear window of the vehicle , then pulled the golfer from the SUV after she heard the accident from inside their home . The golfer suffered minor injuries from the single-vehicle accident and was treated and released from a hospital . But his problems were only beginning . On November 28 , a day later , Woods declines to talk to the Florida highway patrol troopers about the accident . Police say Woods was found on the street unconscious after the crash . On November 30 , Woods releases a statement praising his wife and saying the accident is a `` private matter . '' He declines to talk to Florida highway patrol troopers for a third time . On December 2 , Woods apologizes for `` transgressions '' that `` let his family down '' -- the same day a gossip magazine publishes a report alleging he had an affair . On December 8 , Woods ' mother-in-law is admitted to a hospital with stomach pains after a 911 call from the golfer 's home . On December 12 , Woods announces that he is taking `` an indefinite break '' from professional golf , according to a statement posted on his website . `` I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people , most of all my wife and children , '' the statement says . Woods has returned to golf and spoke recently on his website about the changes in his life . `` I got through the year , and I 'm in a much better place than I was a year ago and my life has balance , '' he said .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama spoke Thursday with the leaders of France , Italy and the United Kingdom on coordinating an international response to the crisis in Libya , the White House said . In separate phone conversations with French President Nicolas Sarkozy , Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister David Cameron , Obama `` expressed his deep concern with the Libyan government 's use of violence which violates international norms and every standard of human decency , and discussed appropriate and effective ways for the international community to immediately respond , '' the White House statement said . While some critics say the Obama administration has been slow to react to the deteriorating situation in Libya , the statement said Thursday 's discussions were to `` coordinate our urgent efforts to respond to developments and ensure that there is appropriate accountability . '' `` The leaders discussed the range of options that both the United States and European countries are preparing to hold the Libyan government accountable for its actions , as well as planning for humanitarian assistance , '' the White House statement said . U.S. officials have said all options were under consideration , including sanctions and enforcement of a no-fly zone , to try to stop the Libyan government from attacking protesters . A statement by the French Embassy said Obama discussed steps the United States plans to take regarding Libya in his phone call with Sarkozy . `` President Sarkozy presented the measures currently being examined by the European Union at his behest , and which he hopes will be swiftly adopted , '' the statement said . `` President Obama presented the measures that the United States plans on taking . '' Earlier Thursday , White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters that a range of options were being discussed , but he refused to provide details or specify those receiving the most consideration . Carney said the goals of any U.S. response were to protect American citizens in Libya and compel the Libyan government to stop attacking its own people . `` What we have said is we 're not going to specify which options are on or off the table . We 're discussing a full range of options , '' Carney told reporters , adding that it was likely any action would be in concert with the international community . `` We 're interested in outcomes , '' Carney said . `` We 're interested in taking measures that will actually have the desired effect , which is getting the Libyan government to stop '' killing its own people . On Wednesday , Obama strongly condemned the use of violence on protesters in Libya and said a unified international response was forming . `` The suffering and bloodshed is outrageous , and it is unacceptable , '' Obama said in his strongest and most direct statements to date on the unrest in Libya . `` So are threats and orders to shoot peaceful protesters and further punish the people of Libya . These actions violate international norms and every standard of common decency . This violence must stop . '' Flanked by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , Obama said Libya 's government `` must be held accountable '' for its failure to meet its responsibilities , and he emphasized a growing international chorus of condemnation against the situation . Clinton will travel to Geneva , Switzerland , on Monday to join a Human Rights Council meeting . The group , part of the United Nations , is negotiating a resolution on Libya , according to European diplomats who spoke to CNN . Among the elements under consideration for the resolution are a call on Libya to protect its citizens , condemnation of the violence and a demand for an international inquiry and access for humanitarian groups . The president 's public statement before television cameras Wednesday was considered part of an administration effort to counter impressions of inaction and presidential silence involving Libya , with U.S. officials saying the government is considering a range of options to pressure Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi . Meanwhile , the United States has been struggling to evacuate its own citizens from the country . On Tuesday , the Libyan government refused permission for a U.S. charter to land in Tripoli . A chartered ferry with 285 people aboard , including 40 nonessential U.S. Embassy employees and family members , 127 American citizens and 118 citizens of other countries , was docked in Tripoli awaiting a break in the weather to travel to Malta , State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Thursday . CNN 's Tom Cohen contributed to this report .
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NEW : The White House says the leaders discussed a coordinated response . The French Embassy says Obama discussed planned measures . The White House spokesman says all options are under consideration . U.S. goals are to protect Americans and halt attacks on Libyan people .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A.B. de Villiers scored the fastest century by a South African batsman at a Cricket World Cup to give his country a winning start to the 2011 tournament on Thursday , beating the West Indies by seven wickets in New Delhi . De Villiers , who also scored a World Cup ton against the Windies four years ago with 146 in the Caribbean , guided the Proteas to their target of 223 with 7.1 of the 50 allotted overs remaining . He came to the crease with South Africa wobbling at 20-2 after key batsman Jacques Kallis fell for just four runs , but he added 119 with captain Graeme Smith -LRB- 45 -RRB- to steady the innings and then an unbroken 84 with J.P. Duminy . There was a brief break for rain after 38 overs , but De Villiers went on to reach three figures in 97 balls faced -- a lot slower than Australian Matthew Hayden 's record of 66 against South Africa in 2007 . World Cup cricketers to honor NZ earthquake victims . It was the 27-year-old 's 10th century in one-day internationals -- nine of them have resulted in victories -- and his third against the West Indies as he finished on 107 off 105 balls . He told reporters that his time with Indian Premier League side Delhi Darevils in the lucrative Twenty20 competition had proved insightful . `` I chatted to Graeme before the game and said that the outfield gets very damp at night here , therefore it 's better to bat second . It 's really hard to defend a total on this outfield , '' de Villiers said in quotes carried by the AFP agency . Duminy passed 2,000 runs in limited-overs cricket as he hit the winning shot to be unbeaten on 42 from 53 balls in his World Cup debut against the 1975 and 1979 champions . The match had an inauspicious start when the South African national anthem was cut short , to the bemusement of the players and fans . Another South African debutant , spin bowler Imran Tahir , claimed four wickets in his first international match as the Windies were bowled out for 222 in 47.3 overs after losing the toss and being asked to bat first . The Pakistan-born 31-year-old ended with figures of 4-41 from his 10 overs , while fast bowler Dale Steyn took 3-24 and spinner Johan Botha claimed 2-48 in his first World Cup outing . Australia captain Ponting reprimanded for TV incident . The West Indies reached 113 for the loss of only one batsman when Botha , who opened the bowling with Steyn , trapped top scorer Darren Bravo leg before wicket for 73 off 82 deliveries . Tahir then struck twice before Dwayne Bravo was run-out after a rollicking 40 off 37 balls that featured three sixes . Tahir also dismissed veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul for 31 and Steyn cleaned up the tail as the last five wickets fell for just 14 runs . The result put South Africa second in Group B on run differential behind co-hosts India and above England , with all three teams having won their opening matches . On Friday the action returns to Group A , with four-time champions Australia playing New Zealand in the Indian city of Nagpur . In Group B , co-hosts Bangladesh take on Ireland in Dhaka .
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South Africa beat West Indies by seven wickets in Group B clash in New Delhi . A.B. de Villiers hits fastest century by a Proteas batsman at a Cricket World Cup . He follows up his 146 against Windies at previous tournament four years ago . Pakistan-born Imran Tahir takes four West Indies wickets on his international debut .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Obama delivered his long-awaited and wide-ranging speech Thursday on American and Muslim relations , offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures . President Obama urges a new chapter in ties between the U.S. and Muslims in a speech Thursday in Cairo , Egypt . At Egypt 's Cairo University , Obama quoted from the Quran as he expounded on Islam 's glories and rights , the legitimate rights of Israel and the Palestinians , Iranian nuclear aspirations , the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , women 's rights , economic development , and religious rights and democracy in the Muslim world . The address , billed as a fence-mending mission between the United States and Islam , urged those present and the people across the globe viewing the speech on television to enter a new , productive and peaceful chapter in their relationship . Obama 's stop in Egypt is part of a trip that started in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and will continue later to Germany and France . Watch Obama 's entire speech '' `` I know there are many -- Muslim and non-Muslim -- who question whether we can forge this new beginning , '' Obama said , emphasizing that `` it is easier to start wars than to end them . It is easier to blame others than to look inward , to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share . '' Obama reiterated a statement he made in Turkey in April . `` In Ankara , I made clear that America is not -- and never will be -- at war with Islam . `` We will , however , relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security -- because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject : the killing of innocent men , women and children . And it is my first duty as president to protect the American people . '' Obama explored the Palestinian and Israeli conflict , endorsing a two-state solution and urging compromise and understanding between `` two peoples with legitimate aspirations . '' iReport.com : A reaction to Obama 's speech . And then he entered into the conflict 's thickets , understanding claims from both sides . He said the United States `` does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements '' seen by Muslims as impediments to Middle East peace . Watch as Obama seeks a `` new beginning '' '' `` This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace . It is time for these settlements to stop . '' Calling America 's `` strong bond '' with Israel `` unbreakable , '' he said , `` It is based upon cultural and historical ties and the recognition that the aspiration for a Jewish homeland is rooted in a tragic history that can not be denied . '' He denounced the denial of the Holocaust and anti-Semitic stereotyping , and criticized anyone who would threaten Israel 's destruction . Expounding on the plight of Palestinians , Obama said `` it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people -- Muslims and Christians -- have suffered in pursuit of a homeland . '' `` For more than 60 years they have endured the pain of dislocation . Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank , Gaza and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead , '' he said . Watch Obama discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict '' `` They endure the daily humiliations -- large and small -- that come with occupation . So let there be no doubt : The situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable . America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity , opportunity and a state of their own . '' Obama also denounced Palestinian violence and the rejection by some of Israeli existence -- both seen by Israel as obstacles to peace . The president conjured the lessons of America 's civil rights movement when he urged Palestinians to `` abandon violence . '' `` Resistance through violence and killing is wrong , and it does not succeed . For centuries , black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the humiliation of segregation , '' he said . `` It was not violence that won full and equal rights . It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America 's founding . '' The conflict , Obama said , needs to be seen from a larger perspective , not from the viewpoint of one side or another . And both sides must live up to the responsibilities of the moribund `` road map '' peace process , he said . Watch CNN 's Christiane Amanpour on Obama 's message of detente '' He added that the Hamas movement -- which controls Gaza -- and has some support among Palestinians must end violence and recognize past agreements . He also urged Arab states to no longer use the conflict to distract their peoples from other problems . `` The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states , where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security , '' he said . Obama talked about the importance of confronting violent extremism , touching on the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda after the September 11 , 2001 , attacks on the United States . Emphasizing the fact that the United States entered Afghanistan by `` necessity '' and not `` choice , '' he countered the stances of some `` who `` question or justify the events of 9/11 . '' `` But let us be clear : Al Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people on that day . The victims were innocent men , women and children from America and many other nations who had done nothing to harm anybody . And yet al Qaeda chose to ruthlessly murder these people , claimed credit for the attack and even now states their determination to kill on a massive scale . They have affiliates in many countries and are trying to expand their reach . These are not opinions to be debated ; these are facts to be dealt with , '' he said . Obama said the United States does not seek to keep its troops in Afghanistan or establish military bases there but needs to continue the fight against `` extremists , '' with both military power and investment in the infrastructure and economy of Pakistan and Afghanistan . `` It is agonizing for America to lose our young men and women . It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict . We would gladly bring every single one of our troops home if we could be confident that there were not violent extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan determined to kill as many Americans as they possibly can . But that is not yet the case , '' he said . He addressed the conflict in Iraq , calling it unlike Afghanistan `` a war of choice that provoked strong differences in my country and around the world . '' `` Although I believe that the Iraqi people are ultimately better off without the tyranny of Saddam Hussein , I also believe that events in Iraq have reminded America of the need to use diplomacy and build international consensus to resolve our problems whenever possible , '' he said . He said the United States needs to help Iraq `` forge a better future and leave Iraq to Iraqis . '' `` I have made it clear to the Iraqi people that we pursue no bases , and no claim on their territory or resources . Iraq 's sovereignty is its own . That is why I ordered the removal of our combat brigades by next August . That is why we will honor our agreement with Iraq 's democratically elected government to remove combat troops from Iraqi cities by July , and to remove all our troops from Iraq by 2012 . '' Speaking about prohibiting torture and the closing of the Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , detention facility , Obama talked about working on `` concrete actions to change course '' and correct abuses in the war on terror . `` Just as America can never tolerate violence by extremists , we must never alter our principles . 9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country . The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable , but in some cases , it led us to act contrary to our traditions and our ideals , '' he said . Obama dwelled on the tensions over nuclear weapons between the United States and Iran and the `` tumultuous history '' between the countries . He pointed to the U.S. role in overthrowing a democratically elected government during the Cold War era and Iran 's role in hostage-taking and violence against U.S. troops and civilians since the Islamic revolution in 1979 . The president reiterated his desire to move forward with Iran on many issues , saying the `` question , now , is not what Iran is against , but rather what future it wants to build . '' `` But it is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons , we have reached a decisive point . This is not simply about America 's interests . It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path . '' The United States and other Western nations have opposed what they believe are Iran 's intentions to develop nuclear weapons . Obama said that any nation , including Iran , `` should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power if it complies with its responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . '' He said such a `` commitment '' is at the treaty 's core and `` it must be kept for all who fully abide by it . '' `` And I am hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal , '' Obama said .
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President Obama touches on Iran , Mideast conflict , wars in Iraq , Afghanistan . Obama says U.S. does n't want to keep troops in Afghanistan . U.S. `` does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements , '' Obama says . Obama calls America 's `` strong bond '' with Israel `` unbreakable ''
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ian Murphy , the online news website editor who duped Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker into taking a prank call by posing as a billionaire conservative activist , told CNN Thursday that Walker is a `` delusional '' politician seeking to help wealthy GOP backers . Murphy , editor of the news website `` Buffalo Beast , '' posed as business tycoon David Koch while placing a call to Walker 's office . He was able to secure a candid 20-minute conversation with the governor . In a transcript of the conversation on the website , Walker discusses the idea of bringing 14 Democratic state senators -- who left the state to prevent a quorum for discussing the budget bill -- back to the assembly to `` talk , not negotiate , '' allow them to recess , and then have the 19 Republican senators declare a quorum . At that point , presumably , the Republican-led Senate would be able to move forward on the controversial legislation , which would end the state 's public union workers ' collective bargaining rights on all matters but salaries and wages . It would also raise the amount they would have to pay into their pensions and health insurance plans . Murphy , posing as Koch , suggested `` planting some troublemakers '' among the people protesting the measure in Madison . `` We thought about that , '' Walker allegedly replied . The governor also drew an analogy between his standoff with the Wisconsin unions and President Ronald Reagan 's decision to fire striking air traffic controllers in 1981 . `` This is our moment , '' he said . `` This is our time to change the course of history . '' `` I think -LRB- Walker -RRB- is truly a right-wing delusional person , '' Murphy told CNN . `` He believes in the fairy tale '' of conservative economic theory . `` But there 's also got to be another part of him who believes he 'll eventually profit -LRB- by breaking the unions -RRB- and so will the people who back him -- a la David Koch . '' Murphy said he hopes `` the right thing will happen '' and `` the unions will come out on top . '' `` My entire adult life has seemed like a series of moments where Democrats could have revitalized themselves and taken a stand , '' Murphy noted . `` But every time '' they 've shifted to the political center `` and lost the opportunity . '' As a result , `` the country 's gone further to the right . '' Walker confirmed Wednesday that he had been duped by Murphy . But the plan for getting 14 Democrats back into the Capitol to force a quorum on the controversial budget bill is not `` a trick , '' he insisted . It is part of a plan he has discussed publicly in the past , he said . `` I take phone calls all the time . '' Walker said at a news conference . `` The things I said are the things I 've said publicly all along . The fact of the matter is people have brought up all sorts of different options . '' Walker continued : `` In terms of other ways to come on in , it 's not a trick . We 've said it point blank ; come on in and talk about it , I 'm willing to talk about it ... but I ultimately believe it needs to lead to a vote . I do n't think that 's a trick , I think that 's something I 've said time and time again in front of all of you here , and stated very frankly . `` Now , I 'm not going to allow one prank phone call to be a distraction from the reality that we have a job to do , and the job is to debate this bill , and you 're only able to debate it if you 're in the Capitol , focused on the task at hand . '' Walker raised the specter of layoffs `` that would affect 1,500 individuals '' if the Democratic senators do not return to Madison promptly . Describing the legislation as a necessary precursor to the process of producing a budget that addresses Wisconsin 's $ 3.6 billion deficit , Walker on Wednesday said that if is n't passed by week 's end , or `` we lose out on about $ 165 million in savings '' that the bill generates for debt restructuring , it could result in further layoffs . `` For us to lock in those savings , to have that done in anticipation of the budget bill , we need one thing and we need one thing in particular . And that is for those 14 state senators to come back to Wisconsin to debate this bill , to participate in democracy and to allow us to move forward , and to do ultimately the job they were elected to do , '' Walker said .
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Ian Murphy calls Gov. Walker `` delusional '' and a `` right-winger '' The blogger poses as a billionaire political activist and calls Walker . Walker : `` The things I said are the things I 've said publicly all along '' He urges the 14 Democratic senators to come back to the Capitol .
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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The United States Mint launched a new coin Tuesday featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington , making him the first African-American to appear by himself on a circulating U.S. coin . The District of Columbia coin honoring Duke Ellington was introduced Tuesday in Washington . Ellington , the composer of classics including `` It Do n't Mean a Thing If It Ai n't Got That Swing '' appears on the `` tails '' side of the new D.C. quarter . George Washington is on the `` heads '' side , as is usual with U.S. quarters . The coin was issued to celebrate Ellington 's birthplace , the District of Columbia . U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy introduced the new coin at a news conference Tuesday at the Smithsonian Institution 's National Museum of American History . Members of Ellington 's family were present at the ceremony , and the jazz band of Duke Ellington High School performed . Ellington won the honor by a vote of D.C. residents , beating out abolitionist Frederick Douglass and astronomer Benjamin Banneker . Also on the coin is the phrase `` Justice for all . '' The Mint rejected the first inscription choice of D.C. voters , which was `` taxation without representation , '' in protest of the district 's lack of voting representation in Congress . Edward Kennedy `` Duke '' Ellington received 13 Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize , among numerous other honors . His orchestra 's theme song , `` Take the A Train , '' is one of the best-known compositions in jazz . Ellington was born in the district in 1899 and composed more than 3,000 songs , including `` Satin Doll , '' `` Perdido '' and `` Do n't Get Around Much Any More . '' `` It Do n't Mean a Thing If It Ai n't Got That Swing '' helped usher in the swing era of jazz . Ellington performed with other famous artists , including John Coltrane , Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald , and he traveled around the world with his orchestras . He died in 1974 at the age of 75 . The first African-American to appear on a circulating coin was York , a slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their `` Corps of Discovery '' adventures across America at the dawn of the 19th century . The 2003 Missouri quarter features the three men together in a canoe on the obverse . The U.S. Mint distinguishes between circulating coins , which are intended for daily use , and commemorative ones , which mark special occasions . African-Americans including Jackie Robinson , who broke baseball 's color barrier , have appeared on commemorative coins . Educator Booker T. Washington , botanist George Washington Carver and the first Revolutionary War casualty , Crispus Attucks , all of whom were black , have also appeared on commemorative coins , according to the U.S. Mint .
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Duke Ellington featured on reverse of new quarter honoring District of Columbia . Coin introduced at Smithsonian 's National Museum of American History . African-Americans have appeared on commemorative coins or as minor figures . Ellington was born in D.C. and composed several jazz standards .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The December death of a 27-year-old woman at the Missouri home of beer tycoon August Busch IV was ruled an accident , a medical examiner said Wednesday . Adrienne Nicole Martin died of an oxycodone overdose , the St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner said in a statement . She was found dead December 19 at Busch 's Frontenac , Missouri , home , authorities said . The medical examiner 's office said that information , and its complete report , was forwarded to the law enforcement agencies investigating Martin 's death . Police responded to a call from the home about an unresponsive woman , authorities said . `` This girl is not waking up , '' Michael Jung , a home staff employee at the Busch estate , told the operator . `` Is she breathing '' ? the 911 operator asked Jung . `` We do n't know , '' Jung replied . `` It 's dark . I 'm going to get a light to see . '' The call ended after the operator told Jung an ambulance had been sent to the property . Martin had no apparent signs of trauma or other indications of cause of death , police said . Oxycodone is a narcotic pain medication . Busch 's lawyer , Art Margulis , described Martin as a friend of his client 's . `` There 's absolutely nothing here that would indicate that this occurred under any suspicious circumstances , '' Margulis said at the time . `` It 's a tragic death of a ... very nice young lady . '' Frontenac , a community of about 3,500 people , is 11 miles west of St. Louis . Martin was a model and aspiring art therapist , described as Native American on her page on iStudio.com , which says it serves `` the modeling , photography , and associated industries . '' In the About Me section of her page , she wrote that she had been in beauty pageants for years and `` would really like to do beer advertising . '' Busch , 46 , became chief executive officer of Anheuser-Busch in December 2006 , after years of working in the company 's brewing , operations and marking divisions . He was in charge in 2008 when Belgian brewer InBev engineered a $ 52 billion takeover of the then-St . Louis-based , company . With that move , the combined Anheuser-Busch InBev became the world 's largest brewer . That also largely ended the Busch family 's long legacy in brewing , namely heading the legendary eastern Missouri institution known for its Budweiser and other brands . The story started with Adolphus Busch , the company founder and August Busch IV 's great-grandfather . August Busch IV is the only representative of the family -- and its former namesake company -- on the Anheuser-Busch InBev board of directors .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two dozen lions rescued from harrowing conditions at circuses in Bolivia have a new home in Colorado , where they will live outside of cages and roar at the distant Rocky Mountains . Animal Defenders International -LRB- ADI -RRB- brought them last week to Denver , where they were transported to the Wild Animal Sanctuary , to conclude its `` Operation Lion Ark. '' The flight followed the passage of a 2009 law in Bolivia that bans the use of any animals in circuses . The 25 felines are currently housed in a 15,000-square-foot temporary biosphere , complete with grass , trees and other natural features , at the sanctuary in Keenesburg , about 30 miles northeast of Denver . They 're sleeping better , are getting exercise and have begun to roar in unison , `` which demonstrates they are beginning to bond as we expected , '' said Pat Craig , executive director of the sanctuary . The ADI campaign and airlift got a big financial boost from TV game show host Bob Barker . Barker and actress Jorja Fox of `` CSI '' described the campaign Wednesday night on HLN 's `` Jane Velez-Mitchell . `` It is a true testament to the Bolivian people what they were able to accomplish quickly , '' Fox said of the law and the rescue of the lions , which were part of eight circuses . Of the 25 lions , 24 were seized from circuses , many the traveling variety . Eight were living in a cage pulled by a truck , Fox said , and at least two had never seen other lions . The sanctuary is building a permanent 80-acre fenced site for the lions , which will live in four prides , Craig told CNN . They 'll get along just fine with the climate in Colorado , he said , because they are exposed to the cold in North Africa . Living in Bolivia put them in a much warmer climate that will require acclimation until they are released into the permanent living area in late March or April . `` It was a surprise to me to know that lions are genetically wired for winter , '' said Fox . The 320-acre sanctuary of rolling grasslands , split into habitats , houses more than 275 large carnivores , including bears , tigers and other big cats . The Wild Animal Sanctuary emphasizes its mission is to serve as a sanctuary , not for entertainment . `` It 's a home for animals , not a zoo for people , '' Craig said . Animal rights activists and groups are optimistic that Bolivia 's 2009 action will lead other countries to ban animals in circuses and change conditions in zoos . `` I 'm against zoos . I consider them prisons for animals , '' Barker told HLN . The sanctuary uses proceeds from its annual 50,000 visitors to cover the costs of their visit , Craig said . `` We hope they become long-term contributors . '' About 80 percent of the carnivores at the facility , which costs about $ 2.5 million a year to operate , were in the United States when they were seized from deplorable or illegal situations , he added . Most of the lions will have a lifespan of about 21 to 23 years , double their expected longevity in the wild . That 's largely because they have no predators or competition from within their population . Lionesses receive estrogen implants so that they wo n't go into heat . That reduces the competition and fighting among males . Craig praised Bolivia for taking action . `` This is the first country that stepped up , '' he said . He expects Peru , Ecuador and other countries to take steps that eliminate or limit the use of animals in circuses and other entertainment venues . Cities and states in the United States are taking a hard look at the treatment of elephants and carnivores , according to Craig . The 25 lions are adjusting well , appear calm and enjoy stretching their legs while running and playing . `` Like many rescued animals that come from extreme captive situations , they are quickly accepting all of the positive changes that are happening , '' Craig told CNN . `` There is nowhere to go but up when you have lived at the bottom , so they are open to grasping every opportunity to enjoy life that we present . This will continue all the way until they are roaming freely in large acreage habitats , when they can complete their journey . '' CNN 's Phil Gast contributed to this report .
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Twenty-five lions have new home at Colorado sanctuary . They were brought from Bolivia , where they were in traveling circuses . South American country banned use of animals in circuses . Bob Barker helped fund the effort to move them .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Protests in Tunisia turned violent and deadly Saturday , just over six weeks after a popular uprising forced the president out of office , and lit a spark of desire for democratic reform in parts of Africa and the Middle East . Three people were killed Saturday and nine others injured during mayhem in the capital , Tunis , according to a Interior Ministry statement cited by the state-run news agency , Tunis Afrique Presse -LRB- TAP -RRB- . More than 100 people were arrested , the ministry said , in the area around Habib Bourguiba Avenue , in the city 's center , accused of `` acts of destruction and burning . '' Protesters had gathered in the area to demand that the interim government step down and the current parliament be disbanded . Demonstrators were also asking for suspension of the current constitution and the election of an assembly that can write a new one , as well as organize the transition to democracy . Several people infiltrated peaceful demonstrators in the Tunisian capital `` to commit acts of disturbance , burning and looting , '' according to TAP , which also reported that a cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas exploded in front of a building along the avenue . There are rumors in Tunis that the violence was perpetrated by people who are still loyal to ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and want to spread chaos and nostalgia for the old regime . Similar violence broke out in the same area on Friday night as well , according to TAP . The agency cites an Interior Ministry source that claims acts of vandalism and destruction along the avenue resulted in injuries to 21 policemen . Protests in Tunisia erupted late last year . Fed up with corruption , unemployment and escalating prices of food , people began demonstrating en masse after the self-immolation suicide of a fruit cart vendor in December . By January 13 , Ben Ali -- who had ruled Tunisia since 1987 -- turned executive power over to his prime minister and fled the country . Journalist Zied Mhirsi contributed to this report .
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Three people are dead and nine injured after violence erupts at Tunis demonstration . More than 100 are arrested , accused of `` acts of destruction and burning '' Protesters want the prime minister and parliament to resign . Protesters want assembly to write new constitution and oversee democratic transition .
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A woman suspected of snatching an infant from a New York hospital in 1987 told investigators she was frustrated with her inability to give birth , according to court papers filed Monday . Ann `` Annugetta '' Pettway has been charged with one count of kidnapping in the abduction of Carlina Renae White , who has since reunited with her biological mother . According to court documents filed in the case Monday , Pettway admitted to taking the girl from a Harlem hospital after suffering several miscarriages . Pettway , 49 , made an initial appearance in federal court Monday afternoon to face the single kidnapping count . She did not speak or enter a plea during the five-minute hearing . Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein ordered her held until a February 7 bail hearing . She was dressed in a blue jail uniform and did not look around as she was escorted into the courtroom . In their second-row seats , White 's parents leaned forward for a better view of the woman accused of taking their daughter from them more than 23 years ago . During an interview with federal investigators Sunday , Pettway allegedly expressed remorse that she `` caused a lot of pain , '' court papers state . After the hearing , defense attorney Robert Baum said he believed Pettway did express remorse but would not say whether he would challenge her statement to investigators before reading the charging documents . `` A lot of facts here have yet to come out , '' Baum told reporters . He added , `` She 's hopeful that the ending of this tragedy for everyone will shed new light on her role . '' Regina Tyson , White 's aunt , said her family wants to see prison time for Pettway . `` She should get 23 years -- the same amount of time she took away from my family , '' Tyson said . Pettway turned herself in Sunday morning at the FBI office in Bridgeport , Connecticut , FBI spokesman William Reiner said . She faces up to 20 years to life in prison and a fine of up to $ 250,000 if convicted . White tracked down her birth family in early January , saying she had had a nagging feeling all her life that she was brought up by a family to which she did n't belong . Ernie Allen , president and CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children , said White 's suspicions grew after the woman who raised her could not produce a birth certificate for her . Court documents state Pettway tried unsuccessfully several times to forge the document . Janice Fedarcyk , the No. 1 official in the FBI 's New York office , called the kidnapping `` an unimaginable trauma '' for White 's parents . `` In a calculated deception , she was raised as the child of the woman now charged with her kidnapping , '' Fedarcyk said in a statement issued Monday afternoon . `` Those 23 years can not be restored , but unlike most child abductions , this one , at long last , has a happy ending . '' White 's mother , Joy White , told the New York Post last week that she last saw her daughter when she was 19 days old . She took her to a Harlem hospital on August 4 , 1987 , because the baby had a high fever , a New York police official said . Carlina was admitted to the hospital , and her mother went home to rest . When she returned , the baby was gone . `` That was a big part of my heart that was just ripped apart , '' Carlina White 's biological father , Carl Tyson , told the Post regarding her disappearance . Carlina White told the Post that Pettway raised her . Pettway was pregnant in 1987 , she said , but lost the baby . Pettway later acknowledged that she was not White 's biological mother , claiming she was given to her as an infant by a woman who was `` on drugs , '' according to the court documents . `` I just started typing in Yahoo and Google different articles -- anything that pulled up in 1987 with any child that went missing -- and I came across the article , and the baby picture just struck me because ... it looked like my daughter , '' White , who has a 5-year-old daughter , told the Post . On January 4 , Joy White 's phone rang . The woman on the other end said she was Carlina , and sent a picture taken in 1987 in which she bore a striking resemblance to a baby picture Joy White had held onto . A DNA test proved the link . The family has since been joyously reunited . `` This is what I wanted ever since I found out that lady was n't my biological mother , '' Carlina White told the Post . CNN 's Stephanie Gallman , Raelyn Johnson and Nina Golgowski contributed to this report .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- January 21 , 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Washington , D.C. • China • Texas . 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 : It is Friday , and it is awesome ! Thank you for rounding out your week with CNN Student News . From the CNN Center in Atlanta , Georgia , I 'm Carl Azuz . Let 's get to today 's headlines . First Up : China Relations . AZUZ : First up , President Hu heads to the Hill . The Chinese leader wrapping up his visit to Washington , D.C. yesterday . The reception he got when he met with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill , not necessarily a warm one . Democratic and Republican leaders raised some of the strong concerns they have about China 's policies on human rights and economic issues . It was a different story Wednesday night at the White House , when President Hu was the guest of honor at a formal state dinner with President Obama you see here . These are special events , these state dinners , for world leaders when they visit the United States . The White House had n't hosted one for China since 1997 . During his time in Washington , President Hu talked about China 's role as one of the biggest economic powers in the world . Some of China 's economic policies are frustrating some officials and companies in the United States , and Brian Todd explains why . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . BRIAN TODD , CNN CORRESPONDENT , WASHINGTON , D.C. : At the White House , the dignified pageantry of a state visit for China 's president , Hu Jintao . But just under the surface , smoldering resentment towards the Chinese in the halls of American government and business . Accusations of currency manipulation , unfair barriers to American businesses in China , and American products being copied or ripped off . Bootlegged DVDs of the latest Hollywood releases are sometimes available on Chinese streets before they even open in American theaters . American companies developing electronics , prescription drugs and software have similar complaints . The Chinese government even engages in some of this practice , right ? FRED BERGSTEN , PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS : The Chinese government has laws that protect intellectual property , but in practice , enforcement is very lax . And in some cases , Chinese government agencies , including military agencies , will sometimes rip off the intellectual property themselves . TODD : Fred Bergsten of the Peterson Institute says the Chinese steal American intellectual property by reverse engineering : buying American products , figuring out how they 're put together . Then they make those parts themselves at a cheaper cost . Then there are complaints about China 's trade rules . Take a company like Marlin Steel Products in Baltimore , where 20 percent of revenue comes from exports . Company president Drew Greenblatt says he 'd like to export to China , but the Chinese have a rule that many products sold to government agencies there , or which get tax breaks , have to be made completely in China . Known as the `` indigenous innovation policy , '' it stacks the deck against American companies like Marlin Steel . There 's a direct impact , Greenblatt says , on American jobs . GREENBLATT : For every million dollars in new exports I get , I 'm going to hire about eight more people . TODD : Chinese officials say their trade policies are not unfair , and they 're stepping up enforcement of intellectual property laws . But the list of American complaints may prompt action from Congress , especially newly empowered Republican leaders in the House . What are you and other congressional leaders prepared to do to put more pressure on China to level this playing field ? REP. CHARLES BOUSTANY , -LRB- R -RRB- LOUISIANA : We 're going to continue to work , looking at our trade law , what we have to enforce trade agreements . We 're going to continue to really pressure Chinese leaders , whether it 's coming from Congress or from the administration , on this indigenous innovation policy and meeting their agreements under the WTO , the World Trade Organization agreements . TODD : But taking action against China is not risk free . Fred Bergsten of the Peterson Institute says , as the second biggest economy in the world right now , the Chinese have a lot of clout , that they can and will retaliate . They 'll block U.S. exports , they 'll reduce their investments in American securities . The Chinese are America 's biggest banker in the world by far , Bergsten says , and right now , they have a lot of leverage . Brian Todd , CNN , Washington . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Is This Legit ? TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? The U.S. vice president oversees the U.S. House of Representatives . Not true ! That part of Congress is overseen by the Speaker of the House . Health Care Vote . AZUZ : Republican John Boehner is currently serving in the role as speaker of the House . And earlier this week , he oversaw a House vote to repeal President Obama 's controversial health care reform law . This law is widely considered to be President Obama 's biggest U.S. accomplishment while he was president . House Republicans are working to come up with some replacement plans for the law . But as Samantha Hayes explains , the idea of repealing the existing law altogether might not go any further than it already has . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . SAMANTHA HAYES , CNN CORRESPONDENT , WASHINGTON , D.C. : It may turn out to be largely symbolic , but House Republicans , along with three Democrats , voted Wednesday to repeal the health care law championed by President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress . The vote , 245 to 189 , was mostly along party lines . It 's the culmination of a campaign promise Republicans made ahead of the November midterm elections . The next step for the newly passed legislation is all but certain : the Senate likely wo n't even take it up . Earlier Wednesday , House Majority Leader Eric Cantor challenged his Democratic counterpart in the Senate , Majority Leader Harry Reid , to consider the bill . REP. ERIC CANTOR , -LRB- R -RRB- MAJORITY LEADER : And leader Reid continues to say that he is not going to bring this up for a vote in the Senate . The American people deserve a full hearing . They deserve to see this legislation go to the Senate for a full vote . HAYES : A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows 50 percent of Americans favor getting rid of the law . But for Democrats , defending the president 's top domestic achievement is paramount . REP. ROBERT ANDREWS , -LRB- D -RRB- NEW JERSEY : I think what is picking up steam is the understanding that this repeal hurts the middle class of this country . REP. JOHN LARSON , -LRB- D -RRB- CONNECTICUT : This is not about campaign promises . This is about real people experiencing real problems in real time that we need to address . HAYES : Most Republicans acknowledge that an outright repeal is highly unlikely and will instead focus on finding ways to cut funding for the law . For CNN Student News , I 'm Samantha Hayes . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Mafia Raids . AZUZ : Federal agents carry out a huge raid on suspected Mafia members and take dozens of people into police custody . Kinda sounds like something out of a movie , and some of the suspects arrested yesterday probably wish it was . Officials are calling this one of the biggest , single-day operations against the mafia in FBI history . More than a hundred people with alleged ties to the mob were arrested across parts of New York , New Jersey , Rhode Island and even Italy . The charges include drug trafficking , illegal gambling , extortion , arson and murder . Some of those charges go back to 1981 . Officials say organized crime -- the mob -- is an ongoing threat , but that yesterday 's raids made a serious dent against that threat . Shoutout . JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for the Shoutout ! Which of these terms describes a low-level crime ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Is it : A -RRB- Felony , B -RRB- Habeus corpus , C -RRB- Capital offense or D -RRB- Misdemeanor ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! A misdemeanor is a low-level crime . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Ticketing Students . AZUZ : So , for examples of a misdemeanor : They might include vandalism ; they might include trespassing . In parts of Texas , you can add disrupting class or using profanity to that list . Instead of getting sent to the principal 's office , students who act up are issued tickets and could end up in court in some places ! They could face fines of up to $ 500 . This policy is n't new ; it 's been going on for a while there . Some parents are n't happy about it . They argue that schools and parents -- not the court system -- should help students figure out right from wrong . A school district in Dallas issued a statement saying , `` The vast majority of our students are not disruptive . Those who do receive tickets are hopefully learning that their actions have consequences . '' Promo . AZUZ : You know what comes next . Go to CNNStudentNews.com and tell us what you think of this story ! Our blog is the perfect place for you to sound off on ticketing as a method of discipline . And if you do n't like it , tell us what should be done instead . Also , you should totally introduce our show . Record your intro , head to CNNStudentNews.com to send us your iReport . And then , look for our e-mail response that tells you the next step in getting on CNN Student News . It 's easier than you think ! Before We Go . AZUZ : And before we go today , they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder . In this guy 's case , his good looks are also at the mercy of the sun . Students heading back for the spring semester at Notre Dame were greeted by this frosty fellow . His eyes are made of coal ; yeah , that 's pretty predictable . But the nose is a traffic cone . And the hat , well , that 's from the sculpture that this gigantic snowman was built around . Goodbye . AZUZ : It 's a cool idea . We just hope no one got confused and thought it was a real person . Although if they did , you know what we 'd have to tell them : That 's no man ! It 's the kind of story you can always say you thaw on CNN Student News . We 're gon na go chill out . We hope you have a great weekend , that you forgive us for those puns , and that you join us on Monday , when CNN Student News returns . Bye bye now !
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Explore how some Chinese economic policies lead to frustration in the U.S. Examine the efforts of U.S. House Republicans to repeal health care reform . Consider a program in Texas that hands out tickets to disruptive students . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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Belfast , Northern Ireland -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius said Tuesday they were treating the death of a Gaelic football star 's wife during their honeymoon as murder . Michaela Harte , a 27-year-old teacher , was found dead in her luxury hotel room on Monday by her husband of two weeks , John McAreavey . A post-mortem revealed the former beauty queen had been strangled , according to police . Mauritius Police Force Superintendent Yoosoof Soopun said Tuesday that officers had identified six potential suspects . He said police believe robbery might have been a motive and were questioning hotel staff . Soopun said McAreavey was in the restaurant of the hotel when his wife was killed and is not a suspect . `` She had gone back to the room to get some biscuits to put in her tea , and when she failed to return , her husband went to look for her , '' Soopun said . `` When he found her in the room , she had been killed . He tried to help her , but she was already dead . '' Soopun said the killer used an electronic key card to enter the room . `` This is being viewed with much concern by the police and the government of Mauritius , '' Soopun said . `` We are doing everything we can to find whoever was responsible . The inquiry is progressing , and we are confident it will reach a successful conclusion . '' Monday night , John McAreavey -- the Catholic Bishop of Dromore and the football star 's uncle and namesake -- said the family did not know the full facts of the death . `` The biggest struggle today was to cope with what happened , '' he said . `` There will come a time when people will want to get answers to questions . '' Harte was the daughter of one of the best-known figures in Irish sports , Tyrone Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte . In a written statement , Harte said his family was `` devastated , '' and he 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 , '' he 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 . '' On Monday evening , Harte also issued a joint statement with Bishop McAreavey . `` We wish to confirm that we have received confirmation this afternoon that Michaela was killed today in Mauritius where the couple were on honeymoon , '' the statement read . `` We ask for prayers for Michaela , John and their families and loved ones . `` Both families are deeply shocked and devastated by this tragic news and they ask for privacy and space at this time of profound grief . '' Michaela Harte taught Irish at St Patrick 's Girls Academy in Dungannon , County Tyrone , in Northern Ireland . She won the Ulster Rose of Tralee contest and was a former Rose of Tralee contestant .
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NEW : `` This is too horrible to contemplate . We are just all devastated , '' her father says . Police say robbery might have been a motive in Michaela Harte 's strangulation . She was on her honeymoon with Gaelic football star John McAreavey in Mauritius . Police say McAreavey is not a suspect .
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Tehran , Iran -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran hanged two men Monday for their actions during post-election unrest in 2009 , state media reported , months after the United States ' secretary of state called for Iran to drop the `` imminent '' executions . Iran 's Press TV described the men as terrorists and members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization -LRB- MKO -RRB- . Jafar Kazemi and Mohammad Ali Haj Aqaei were hanged on Monday `` for distributing placards and photos of the terrorist group , making videos and images during the post-election unrest in Iran in 2009 and chanting slogans in favor of the MKO , '' the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported . In an August 2010 statement , U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the Iranian government to halt the executions of the men who were `` exercising their right to free expression . '' `` The United States is deeply concerned that Iran continues to deny its citizens their civil rights and intimidate and detain those Iranians who seek to hold their government accountable and stand up for the rights of their fellow citizens , '' the statement read . '' ... We are also concerned about the fate of Iranians who are in danger of imminent execution for exercising their right to free expression after the June 2009 elections , including Jafar Kazemi , Mohammad Haj Aghaei , and Javad Lari . The United States urges the Iranian Government to halt these executions in accordance with its obligations to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and calls for the immediate release of all political prisoners and imprisoned human rights defenders . ''
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State media : Jafar Kazemi and Mohammad Ali Haj Aqaei were hanged on Monday . U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had earlier urged Iran to halt the executions . IRNA : The men were hanged for making videos during unrest in 2009 , among other charges .
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Tunis , Tunisia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hollywood A-listers Antonio Banderas and Freida Pinto kept working on a new movie in Tunisia even as the country was beset by turmoil and protests , and its president fled to Saudi Arabia . The actors were shooting a film on location near Hammamet -- one of the towns caught up in rioting and looting . The film `` Black Gold '' is a drama set in Arabia during the 1930s when oil was discovered -- a watershed development for the entire region . Its stars include Banderas , Pinto , Mark Strong and French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim and is directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud -- veteran of such films as `` The Name of the Rose '' , `` Enemy at the Gates '' and `` Seven Years in Tibet . '' CNN 's feature show `` Inside the Middle East '' was shooting an exclusive feature on the making of the film when the unrest escalated around the country -- four days before President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia . At the time , the cast and crew expressed concern about the developments but were determined to continue with the production . When asked whether , as an international actor , he was concerned about working in Tunisia , Banderas told CNN : . `` Yes . Of course . I hope that everything comes to terms . I hope that both sides -- in the problems that they 're having right now -- have an open hand to understand each other 's position , and I hope that they start believing very much in the young people because these are the people that are going to be running this country in the future . They have to believe in them they have to bat for them . '' The crew was still shooting during the dramatic developments last Friday and continued the following day . A spokesman said the actors followed events on TV and on the internet , and were offered the chance to leave but decided to stay . He said the overseas actors were concerned for their Tunisian colleagues but there was no panic . Banderas flew to France for business reasons but planned to return to the set on Thursday to wrap filming in Tunisia . The lavish set is part of Empire Studios , the brainchild of Tarak Ben Ammar , the biggest name in Tunisian cinema and a producer on many films including `` The Last Legion '' and Monty Python 's `` Life of Brian . '' He 's also a nephew of Tunisia 's first president , Habib Bourgiba -- the man replaced by Ben Ali 23 years ago . Ben Ammar welcomed the developments as a great opportunity for democracy in Tunisia and hoped his country -- which provided the locations for `` Star Wars , '' `` The English Patient '' and `` Raiders of the Lost Ark '' -- would remain a popular destination for international movie-makers in the future .
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Hollywood A-list star Antonio Banderas was shooting a movie in Tunisia . The cast and crew of `` Black Gold '' kept working even as protests and clashes increased . Tunisia has been the locale for shots in major movies in recent decades . Films have included `` Star Wars , '' `` The English Patient , '' and `` Raiders of the Lost Ark ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Navy police shot one sailor in the gut and took another into custody early Saturday after their vehicle smashed into two police cruisers following a chase at San Diego 's naval base , a military spokesman said . The wounded sailor is in stable condition at the University of California San Diego Medical Center after undergoing surgery , said Brian O'Rourke , the Navy 's public affairs officer for the southwest region . The other sailor was uninjured . No charges have been filed against either the driver , who was shot , or his passenger . O'Rourke said that they had been stopped around 1:30 a.m. at a gate outside the San Diego Naval Base on strong suspicions of drunken driving . A gate guard then called for assistance from Navy police units . But before a Breathalyzer could be given , the driver sped inside the base and was soon pursued by military police . The sailors tried to go through another gate , which had been shut down according to protocol , but instead slammed into the security vehicles , O'Rourke said . The passenger then got out of the car , but the driver continued . Naval police officers then opened fire , eventually hitting that sailor in the abdomen . In a statement , the Navy said its police decided to use `` deadly force '' after determining `` the driver represented a threat to the lives of officers . '' The passenger is being held on base , the biggest on the West Coast and home to 59 ported ships and thousands of sailors . O'Rourke said police and others at the base just finished a week of security training , preparing them for an incident like this . Formal charges -- which have not yet been specified -- are likely to be filed Monday against the car 's driver and possibly its passenger , the spokesman said .
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A Navy sailor had surgery and is stable at a hospital after being shot in the abdomen . After being stopped , the sailor drove onto the base and hit two cruisers , a spokesman says . A passenger in the car , who was not injured , is in Navy police custody . The spokesman says the car was stopped on strong suspicions of drunken driving .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Australia captain Ricky Ponting was reprimanded Wednesday by the International Cricket Council -LRB- ICC -RRB- for damaging a television after being dismissed at the World Cup . Ponting had made 28 in his side 's match against Zimbabwe at the Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad Monday when he was run out attempting a second run . Clearly angry with himself as he walked off , Ponting reacted with fury when he saw a replay of the incident on a television in the dressing room . He hurled a piece of his equipment which bounced off his kit bag and hit the corner of the LCD screen . Initial reports inaccurately claimed Ponting had smashed up the television with his bat , but the damage he caused did prompt an official complaint from the Gujarat Cricket Association . A statement released to CNN from the ICC , said Ponting had accepted a Level 1 charge , which carries a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of his match fee . `` Ricky knows that his action was in breach of the code , involving a brief moment of frustration , '' said match referee Roshan Mahanama . He added : `` It was clear that the damage he caused was purely accidental and without malice , he apologized shortly after the incident at the ground and immediately agreed to pay for the damage . '' Ponting was found to have breached an ICC rule which relates to `` abuse of cricket equipment or clothing , ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match '' . Despite the incident , Australia comfortably won their Group A opener by 91 runs as the 36-year-old Ponting bids to be the first man to captain a side to three straight World Cu triumphs . Australia play New Zealand in Nagpur Friday in their second group clash . In Wednesday 's action on the field , Pakistan crushed Kenya by 205 runs in Group A , recovering from the loss of two early wickets in Hambantota in Sri Lanka . Kenya did not assist their cause by conceding 46 extras as Pakistan scored 317 for 7 in their 50 overs with half centuries for Kamran Akmal , Younis Khan , Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal . Captain Shahid Afridi then took five wickets for 16 as Kenya crumbled to 112 all out for a second straight loss after going down by 10 wickets to New Zealand in their opener .
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Cairo , Egypt -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Smoke billowed into the sky over Egypt 's capital Wednesday from a fire at the Interior Ministry compound , a blaze witnesses say was set by protesters upset about labor issues . Part of a building , surrounding buildings such as the criminal records building , and several cars had been torched . Witnesses said the flames could have been ignited by Molotov cocktails . Soldiers and police rushed to scene and a couple of men were detained , the witnesses reported . The compound is three blocks away from Tahrir Square , the epicenter of the sometimes violent clashes that eventually brought down the 30-year regime of President Hosni Mubarak February 11 . Skirmishes also took place near where the fire burned Wednesday . The incident comes as Egyptians continue to work to create the new leadership structure of the country after the revolution . State-run media reported Wednesday that there have been about 1,300 official complaints lodged against former Egyptian ministers and government officials . Interior Minister Mahmoud Wagdi said he ordered that all of the complaints , many of them about government waste and corruption , be investigated , the state-run EgyNews website reported . The investigation comes after Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud requested that the assets of Mubarak and his family be frozen , according to EgyNews website . Along with the former president 's assets , those belonging to his wife , Suzanne , were also frozen , along with the assets of the former president 's eldest son , Alaa , and younger son , Gamal , and both of the sons ' wives , according to the report . As CNN correspondent Ivan Watson was filming the aftermath of the fire outside the Interior Ministry Wednesday , an Egyptian military officer with two stars on his epaulets grabbed Watson and demanded he turn over his camera . Watson showed the officer his Egyptian government press accreditation . Saying , `` Be quiet , do n't talk ! '' the officer dragged Watson away from bystanders and demanded Watson delete video of the incident . `` If you delete the video , I will let you go free , '' the officer said , identifying himself only as `` Mohammed . '' Eventually , another officer intervened , and escorted CNN journalists from the scene . Journalists , especially photographers , routinely have been harassed by Egyptian authorities since protests erupted last month . Cairo-based photographer Roy Mattieu wrote Wednesday on his Twitter account , `` I 've been arrested three times by the army for my camera & lens , afraid to take them out of the bag now , thought it was improving , not . '' Egypt has faced a wave of labor unrest since Mubarak was ousted . Workers at banks , factories , government ministries and at the strategic Suez Canal have gone on strike , demanding better wages and the resignation of executives accused of corruption . Egypt 's new military rulers have repeatedly called for an end to the strikes . CNN 's Amir Ahmed contributed to this report .
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Egyptian military officer demands CNN delete footage . Witnesses say the blaze was started by protesters with labor disputes . The interior minister says he will investigate complaints . The move comes after authorities froze the assets of former President Hosni Mubarak .
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Madrid , Spain -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Israel 's president called the presence of Iranian warships in the Suez Canal a `` provocation '' and not a serious `` threat , '' but he warned an audience of Europeans that they face an `` existential '' danger from the regime 's nuclear program . In Iran , a military commander expressed patriotic pride over the development : the first Iranian vessels to sail through the Suez since the Islamic republic 's 1979 revolution . The rhetoric from the two Mideast enemies flowed after two Iranian ships sailed through the Suez Canal Tuesday on their way to the Mediterranean Sea . The move , which occurred four days after Egypt 's post-Hosni Mubarak government gave the green light to their passage , put Egypt 's new military regime in a prickly position with its Israeli neighbor . Israeli President Shimon Peres , speaking on Wednesday at a meeting with government leaders , diplomats and journalists in Madrid , said that while Iran 's Suez trip was a `` cheap provocation , '' it is not by itself a serious `` threat . '' `` The real threat stands as a clear warning sign to you and the entire world -- Iran is developing nuclear weapons of mass destruction , '' Peres said , according to a statement from his office citing his comments . `` When nuclear weapons fall into the hands of terror organizations , or Iranian proxies , European capitals will be under an existential threat . Spain has suffered terribly from terror attacks and this will be the lot of many other countries in the world if they do not take drastic measures against Iran . Iran desires to take over the entire Middle East and impose its radical religious hegemony on the inhabitants of the Middle East , '' he said , according to the statement . The commander of Iran 's navy said Tuesday that `` the presence '' of the ships in the Suez means Iran can `` turn threats into opportunities . '' `` Iran has always proved that , with guidance of the supreme leader and awareness and intelligence of young people , has reached self-confidence , and the presence of Iran 's Navy flotilla in the Suez Canal is another proof , '' Fars News Agency reported . The vessels , a frigate and supply ship , are on a yearlong intelligence-gathering mission to prepare cadets to defend Iran 's cargo ships and oil tankers from the threat of attack by Somali pirates , Iranian officials have said , according to Fars . The Khark and the Alvand , which passed through the canal without incident , are headed to Syria , Fars said , citing officials . The Khark has 250 crew members and can carry three helicopters . Alvand is armed with torpedoes and anti-ship missiles , Fars said . Egypt has sovereignty over the canal . But the country also is bound by the 1978 Camp David Accords , which guarantee the right of free passage by ships belonging to Israel and all other nations on the basis of the Constantinople Convention of 1888 . Before that , Egypt did not allow Israeli ships to sail through the canal . The Suez Canal is a key waterway for international trade . It connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea , allowing ships to navigate between Europe and Asia without having to go around Africa . Millions of barrels of oil move through the Suez every day en route to Europe and North America .
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Shimon Peres says the `` real threat '' is Iran 's nuclear program . The Iranian navy 's commander says the trip represents Iran 's `` self-confidence '' The Suez Canal is a key waterway for international trade .
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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- New information regarding the killing of a U.S. immigration agent in Mexico points to it being a sanctioned hit by the Zetas drug cartel and not a rogue incident , said Rep. Michael McCaul , R-Texas , who said he has been briefed by federal immigration officials . U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Jaime Zapata was killed and another agent injured when they were ambushed on a highway in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi this week . McCaul , chairman of the Homeland Security Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee , said he has been receiving various reports on the incident and he provided new details on the shooting . Zapata and Special Agent Victor Avila were driving back to Mexico City from a meeting with U.S. officials from Monterrey and stopped for sandwiches at a Subway shop in the city of San Luis Potosi , McCaul told CNN . It is possible that the attackers began tracking them from that point , the congressman said . Once on the highway , two vehicles carrying what are now believed to be members of the Zetas bracketed the agents ' SUV , he said . The car in front of them braked , and the agents ' vehicle made contact with it and went off the road , he said . According to the reports McCaul has received , the agents put the car in park , which automatically unlocked the doors and which gave the assailants an opportunity to try to open the door . In the struggle to lock the doors , the SUV 's window was partially rolled down . Zapata and Avila told the 10-15 gunmen , `` We 're Americans , we 're diplomats , '' according to McCaul . They responded by opening fire through the opening . Investigators recovered 83 shell casings at the scene , he said . `` The question is whether they were rogue Zetas operating on their own , or if it was a sanctioned Zeta hit , '' McCaul said . New information , McCaul said , pointed to the latter . It was unclear whether any of the information came from debriefings by Avila , who was recovering from his wounds after being discharged from the hospital Wednesday . Earlier , Mexico 's ambassador to the United States said his country will do everything it can to apprehend those who shot the two agents . `` Mexican law enforcement authorities and the Mexican government will do anything and everything in their power to find these individuals and swiftly bring them to justice , '' Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan said Wednesday . His pledge came as the United States announced the formation of a joint task force to investigate Tuesday 's shootings in Mexico . The announcement came after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday to discuss the attack on the two agents . The FBI will lead the task force , composed of Justice and Homeland Security investigators . `` This joint task force reflects our commitment to bring the investigatory and prosecutorial power of the U.S. government to bear as we work with the Mexican government to bring these criminals to justice , '' Napolitano said in a news release . `` The murder of Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the shooting of another ICE agent provide a sad reminder of the dangers American law enforcement officers face every day , '' Holder said in the release . `` Working with our Mexican counterparts , we have already launched an aggressive investigation , and this joint task force will ensure that every available resource is used to bring the perpetrators of this terrible crime to justice . '' The agents were returning to Mexico City after meeting other U.S. personnel in San Luis Potosí , the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said Wednesday . `` Such meetings among U.S. law enforcement personnel working in Mexico are a regular part of ICE 's bilateral cooperation in Mexico under existing agreements , '' it said , adding that the Mexican government does not authorize U.S. law enforcement personnel to carry weapons . One official said the victims were the first Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be gunned down in Mexico . The agency said about 30 officers are assigned to its office in Mexico City ; they work on a range of issues including drugs , weapons , currency and immigration . Mexican officials also condemned the shootings , saying the implications could be grim . `` I think it 's a serious escalation of the willingness of these syndicates to push back not only against the Mexican government 's efforts to shut them down , but to the very important and very productive cooperation that we 've unleashed with the United States . '' Sarukhan said . Zapata joined the immigration agency in 2006 and was assigned to a Laredo , Texas , office , where he served on the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit and the Border Enforcement Security Task Force , according to the statement from the agency 's director , John Morton . Zapata had been assigned to the agency 's Attache Office at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City . Avila served on the agency 's Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit and Financial/Asset Forfeiture Unit based in El Paso , and was on temporary assignment in the country , ICE said . Prior to joining the agency in 2004 , Avila was a federal probation officer . CNN 's Mariano Castillo , Jeanne Meserve , Paul Vercammen and Mike Ahlers contributed to this report .
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NEW : The killing may have been a targeted hit , congressman says . NEW : Some 83 shell casings from AK-47s were found at the scene , he says . Mexican officials condemn the shootings , saying the implications could be grim . U.S. law enforcement personnel are not authorized to carry weapons in Mexico .
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