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[ "(CNN) -- After nearly going to war last year over a Colombian military raid inside Ecuador, the two nations seemed to be patching relations when their foreign ministers met a few weeks ago. Then an Ecuadorian judge issued an arrest warrant this week for the head of the Colombian armed forces, pushing relations back one giant step. Colombian Gen. Freddy Padilla, the armed forces chief whose arrest is sought, canceled a meeting scheduled for Friday with Ecuadorian Gen. Fabian Varela.", "Colombian Gen. Freddy Padilla, the armed forces chief whose arrest is sought, canceled a meeting scheduled for Friday with Ecuadorian Gen. Fabian Varela. Padilla thought he might be arrested if he traveled to Ecuador. It's not the first pothole on the path to normalization. Ecuador previously issued an arrest warrant for former Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, who held the post during last year's raid. Colombia has dismissed both warrants, saying Ecuador has no jurisdiction to investigate and judge Colombian officials.", "Colombia has dismissed both warrants, saying Ecuador has no jurisdiction to investigate and judge Colombian officials. Analyst Patrick Esteruelas of the Eurasia Group consulting firm calls Ecuador's actions \"schizophrenic.\" Two former U.S. ambassadors to the area agree this is par for Ecuadorian foreign policy. \"That's the history of Ecuador, unfortunately,\" said Peter Romero, ambassador to that nation from 1993 to 1996. \"One step forward, two steps back.\"", "\"One step forward, two steps back.\" Myles Frechette, U.S. ambassador to Colombia from 1994 to 1997, said Friday that \"Ecuador is a specialist in bonehead plays. It has been for years. Nothing's changed much.\" Former Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Heinz Moeller, who served from 2000 to 2003, called the arrest warrant \"lamentable.\" \"It's absurd that these things happen,\" he said Friday. Tension between the two nations has existed for years.", "Tension between the two nations has existed for years. The latest enmity started in March 2008, when Colombia bombed a guerrilla base inside Ecuador. The raid killed a top leader for the Revolutionary Armed Force of Colombia, commonly known as the FARC. The Marxist guerrilla group has been waging war on Colombia since the 1960s and often takes refuge on the Ecuadorian side of the border. At least 25 people were killed, most of them said to be FARC guerrillas.", "At least 25 people were killed, most of them said to be FARC guerrillas. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe hailed the attack, saying \"terrorism ... does not respect borders.\" Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa called the attack \"aggression\" and a \"massacre\" and severed diplomatic relations with Colombia. Both nations went on war footing but stopped short of military action. Over time, tensions seemed to dissipate and Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez and his Ecuadorian counterpart, Fander Falconi, met last month.", "Over time, tensions seemed to dissipate and Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez and his Ecuadorian counterpart, Fander Falconi, met last month. After the meeting, Colombia signed a statement saying it would never attack inside Ecuador again. Friday's meeting between the two nations' top generals was supposed to further repair the damage. Then came the arrest warrant. What happened? Perhaps politics. Definitely one branch of the government acting without the consent of the other.", "Definitely one branch of the government acting without the consent of the other. Falconi quickly pointed out that the nation's judicial branch, not Correa's administration, decided to issue the warrant. Analysts agree that it wasn't Correa's doing. \"That's not a very coordinated government,\" said Frechette, the former envoy to Colombia. \"The executive branch didn't issue that order.\" Moeller, the former Ecuadorian foreign minister, said the judge who issued the arrest warrant is \"motivated by political criteria.\"", "Moeller, the former Ecuadorian foreign minister, said the judge who issued the arrest warrant is \"motivated by political criteria.\" \"I don't have another explanation,\" said Moeller, who also served as president of the Ecuadorian Congress three times. Normalization of relations will be a slow process, Eurasia analyst Esteruelas said. \"We're going to see a lot of stops and starts,\" he said.", "\"We're going to see a lot of stops and starts,\" he said. Alejandro Santos, editorial director of La Semana weekly news magazine in Colombia, said relations will not improve until the two countries \"can close the chapter\" on last year's bombing raid. \"That chapter can be closed when the Colombian government promises not to do that. They have done that (promise),\" Santos said. \"Now Ecuador needs to start avoiding those types of judicial measures against Colombian officials.\"", "\"Now Ecuador needs to start avoiding those types of judicial measures against Colombian officials.\" Esteruelas said Ecuador felt justifiably aggrieved over the attack and wants to make sure it never happens again. But he also sees another issue at play" ]

[ "two big hurdles." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Renewable energy is generating a lot of political heat. The bankruptcy of solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, after a half billion dollar loan from the Federal government, has set off a hot debate on Capitol Hill. And a group of American-based solar companies are demanding 100% tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels. They charge that China unfairly competes by subsidizing the Chinese industry, which Beijing resolutely denies. All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop.", "All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop. Around the world renewable energy is going through a rebirth. It is becoming a big business. It is also becoming a more established part of the world's overall energy supply. Last year, $120 billion was spent to install renewable electricity generation worldwide. Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis.", "Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis. The position of renewable energy is very different from where it was even a decade ago. The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s.", "The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s. But the early hopes soon crashed on the harsh reality of lower energy prices and the fact that the technologies were still immature and not yet ready for primetime. The subsequent years were tough.", "The subsequent years were tough. For many people in the renewable business, the late 1980s and 1990s are remembered as the \"valley of death\" as the pioneers struggled to hang on, often by their fingernails. But around the beginning of this century, several things came together to breathe new life into the field. Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom.", "Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom. The rise of climate change as a central issue in energy policy drove governments to much more actively promote carbon-free electricity. The European Union's energy policy is now predicated on using renewables to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050. The other is the rapidly growing energy needs of emerging market countries such as China and India. They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply.", "They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply. As a senior official in Beijing told me, China used to regard the fierce winds in its northwest as a \"natural disaster,\" but now they are prized as a \"very precious resource.\" But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution.", "But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution. In order to meet its rapidly growing needs for energy, China is pursuing all options -- oil and coal and natural gas and nuclear power, as well as renewables. Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development.", "Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development. Germany and Denmark took the lead in repowering renewables with a new system of electricity rates that blended the higher cost of renewable power into the overall price. As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills.", "As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills. In the United States, both federal and state governments provide tax incentives and subsidies that have been critical in stimulating demand, with the aim of increasing output and reducing costs. Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\"", "Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\" The most aggressive of all is California, where about 15% of electricity today is renewable. Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law requiring that a third of California's electricity be renewable by 2020. This is considered extremely ambitious, especially given the state's difficult economic situation and a 12% unemployment rate. Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles.", "Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles. One is that the sun does not shine all the time, and wind does not blow all the time. As the renewable share of electric power goes up, this \"intermittency\" will be a bigger concern. One solution is more use of natural gas as renewables' \"partner\" -- to generate electricity at those times when the sun and wind are off duty. Another -- the subject of much research -- is to find" ]

[ "renewable energy" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Renewable energy is generating a lot of political heat. The bankruptcy of solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, after a half billion dollar loan from the Federal government, has set off a hot debate on Capitol Hill. And a group of American-based solar companies are demanding 100% tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels. They charge that China unfairly competes by subsidizing the Chinese industry, which Beijing resolutely denies. All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop.", "All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop. Around the world renewable energy is going through a rebirth. It is becoming a big business. It is also becoming a more established part of the world's overall energy supply. Last year, $120 billion was spent to install renewable electricity generation worldwide. Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis.", "Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis. The position of renewable energy is very different from where it was even a decade ago. The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s.", "The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s. But the early hopes soon crashed on the harsh reality of lower energy prices and the fact that the technologies were still immature and not yet ready for primetime. The subsequent years were tough.", "The subsequent years were tough. For many people in the renewable business, the late 1980s and 1990s are remembered as the \"valley of death\" as the pioneers struggled to hang on, often by their fingernails. But around the beginning of this century, several things came together to breathe new life into the field. Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom.", "Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom. The rise of climate change as a central issue in energy policy drove governments to much more actively promote carbon-free electricity. The European Union's energy policy is now predicated on using renewables to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050. The other is the rapidly growing energy needs of emerging market countries such as China and India. They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply.", "They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply. As a senior official in Beijing told me, China used to regard the fierce winds in its northwest as a \"natural disaster,\" but now they are prized as a \"very precious resource.\" But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution.", "But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution. In order to meet its rapidly growing needs for energy, China is pursuing all options -- oil and coal and natural gas and nuclear power, as well as renewables. Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development.", "Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development. Germany and Denmark took the lead in repowering renewables with a new system of electricity rates that blended the higher cost of renewable power into the overall price. As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills.", "As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills. In the United States, both federal and state governments provide tax incentives and subsidies that have been critical in stimulating demand, with the aim of increasing output and reducing costs. Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\"", "Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\" The most aggressive of all is California, where about 15% of electricity today is renewable. Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law requiring that a third of California's electricity be renewable by 2020. This is considered extremely ambitious, especially given the state's difficult economic situation and a 12% unemployment rate. Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles.", "Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles. One is that the sun does not shine all the time, and wind does not blow all the time. As the renewable share of electric power goes up, this \"intermittency\" will be a bigger concern. One solution is more use of natural gas as renewables' \"partner\" -- to generate electricity at those times when the sun and wind are off duty. Another -- the subject of much research -- is to find" ]

[ "energy needs" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Renewable energy is generating a lot of political heat. The bankruptcy of solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, after a half billion dollar loan from the Federal government, has set off a hot debate on Capitol Hill. And a group of American-based solar companies are demanding 100% tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels. They charge that China unfairly competes by subsidizing the Chinese industry, which Beijing resolutely denies. All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop.", "All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop. Around the world renewable energy is going through a rebirth. It is becoming a big business. It is also becoming a more established part of the world's overall energy supply. Last year, $120 billion was spent to install renewable electricity generation worldwide. Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis.", "Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis. The position of renewable energy is very different from where it was even a decade ago. The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s.", "The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s. But the early hopes soon crashed on the harsh reality of lower energy prices and the fact that the technologies were still immature and not yet ready for primetime. The subsequent years were tough.", "The subsequent years were tough. For many people in the renewable business, the late 1980s and 1990s are remembered as the \"valley of death\" as the pioneers struggled to hang on, often by their fingernails. But around the beginning of this century, several things came together to breathe new life into the field. Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom.", "Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom. The rise of climate change as a central issue in energy policy drove governments to much more actively promote carbon-free electricity. The European Union's energy policy is now predicated on using renewables to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050. The other is the rapidly growing energy needs of emerging market countries such as China and India. They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply.", "They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply. As a senior official in Beijing told me, China used to regard the fierce winds in its northwest as a \"natural disaster,\" but now they are prized as a \"very precious resource.\" But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution.", "But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution. In order to meet its rapidly growing needs for energy, China is pursuing all options -- oil and coal and natural gas and nuclear power, as well as renewables. Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development.", "Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development. Germany and Denmark took the lead in repowering renewables with a new system of electricity rates that blended the higher cost of renewable power into the overall price. As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills.", "As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills. In the United States, both federal and state governments provide tax incentives and subsidies that have been critical in stimulating demand, with the aim of increasing output and reducing costs. Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\"", "Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\" The most aggressive of all is California, where about 15% of electricity today is renewable. Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law requiring that a third of California's electricity be renewable by 2020. This is considered extremely ambitious, especially given the state's difficult economic situation and a 12% unemployment rate. Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles.", "Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles. One is that the sun does not shine all the time, and wind does not blow all the time. As the renewable share of electric power goes up, this \"intermittency\" will be a bigger concern. One solution is more use of natural gas as renewables' \"partner\" -- to generate electricity at those times when the sun and wind are off duty. Another -- the subject of much research -- is to find" ]

[ "energy" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Renewable energy is generating a lot of political heat. The bankruptcy of solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, after a half billion dollar loan from the Federal government, has set off a hot debate on Capitol Hill. And a group of American-based solar companies are demanding 100% tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels. They charge that China unfairly competes by subsidizing the Chinese industry, which Beijing resolutely denies. All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop.", "All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop. Around the world renewable energy is going through a rebirth. It is becoming a big business. It is also becoming a more established part of the world's overall energy supply. Last year, $120 billion was spent to install renewable electricity generation worldwide. Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis.", "Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis. The position of renewable energy is very different from where it was even a decade ago. The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s.", "The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s. But the early hopes soon crashed on the harsh reality of lower energy prices and the fact that the technologies were still immature and not yet ready for primetime. The subsequent years were tough.", "The subsequent years were tough. For many people in the renewable business, the late 1980s and 1990s are remembered as the \"valley of death\" as the pioneers struggled to hang on, often by their fingernails. But around the beginning of this century, several things came together to breathe new life into the field. Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom.", "Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom. The rise of climate change as a central issue in energy policy drove governments to much more actively promote carbon-free electricity. The European Union's energy policy is now predicated on using renewables to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050. The other is the rapidly growing energy needs of emerging market countries such as China and India. They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply.", "They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply. As a senior official in Beijing told me, China used to regard the fierce winds in its northwest as a \"natural disaster,\" but now they are prized as a \"very precious resource.\" But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution.", "But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution. In order to meet its rapidly growing needs for energy, China is pursuing all options -- oil and coal and natural gas and nuclear power, as well as renewables. Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development.", "Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development. Germany and Denmark took the lead in repowering renewables with a new system of electricity rates that blended the higher cost of renewable power into the overall price. As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills.", "As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills. In the United States, both federal and state governments provide tax incentives and subsidies that have been critical in stimulating demand, with the aim of increasing output and reducing costs. Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\"", "Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\" The most aggressive of all is California, where about 15% of electricity today is renewable. Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law requiring that a third of California's electricity be renewable by 2020. This is considered extremely ambitious, especially given the state's difficult economic situation and a 12% unemployment rate. Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles.", "Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles. One is that the sun does not shine all the time, and wind does not blow all the time. As the renewable share of electric power goes up, this \"intermittency\" will be a bigger concern. One solution is more use of natural gas as renewables' \"partner\" -- to generate electricity at those times when the sun and wind are off duty. Another -- the subject of much research -- is to find" ]

[ "wind, solar, and other forms of" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Renewable energy is generating a lot of political heat. The bankruptcy of solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra, after a half billion dollar loan from the Federal government, has set off a hot debate on Capitol Hill. And a group of American-based solar companies are demanding 100% tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels. They charge that China unfairly competes by subsidizing the Chinese industry, which Beijing resolutely denies. All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop.", "All this, however, is occurring against a larger backdrop. Around the world renewable energy is going through a rebirth. It is becoming a big business. It is also becoming a more established part of the world's overall energy supply. Last year, $120 billion was spent to install renewable electricity generation worldwide. Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis.", "Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business, and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis. The position of renewable energy is very different from where it was even a decade ago. The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s.", "The modern renewable industry -- wind, solar, and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s. But the early hopes soon crashed on the harsh reality of lower energy prices and the fact that the technologies were still immature and not yet ready for primetime. The subsequent years were tough.", "The subsequent years were tough. For many people in the renewable business, the late 1980s and 1990s are remembered as the \"valley of death\" as the pioneers struggled to hang on, often by their fingernails. But around the beginning of this century, several things came together to breathe new life into the field. Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom.", "Now, it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection, which had stimulated the first boom. The rise of climate change as a central issue in energy policy drove governments to much more actively promote carbon-free electricity. The European Union's energy policy is now predicated on using renewables to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050. The other is the rapidly growing energy needs of emerging market countries such as China and India. They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply.", "They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply. As a senior official in Beijing told me, China used to regard the fierce winds in its northwest as a \"natural disaster,\" but now they are prized as a \"very precious resource.\" But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution.", "But it would be a mistake, as is sometimes said, to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution. In order to meet its rapidly growing needs for energy, China is pursuing all options -- oil and coal and natural gas and nuclear power, as well as renewables. Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development.", "Over the last decade, growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development. Germany and Denmark took the lead in repowering renewables with a new system of electricity rates that blended the higher cost of renewable power into the overall price. As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills.", "As a result, consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills. In the United States, both federal and state governments provide tax incentives and subsidies that have been critical in stimulating demand, with the aim of increasing output and reducing costs. Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\"", "Moreover, an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called \"renewable portfolio standards.\" The most aggressive of all is California, where about 15% of electricity today is renewable. Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law requiring that a third of California's electricity be renewable by 2020. This is considered extremely ambitious, especially given the state's difficult economic situation and a 12% unemployment rate. Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles.", "Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles. One is that the sun does not shine all the time, and wind does not blow all the time. As the renewable share of electric power goes up, this \"intermittency\" will be a bigger concern. One solution is more use of natural gas as renewables' \"partner\" -- to generate electricity at those times when the sun and wind are off duty. Another -- the subject of much research -- is to find" ]

[ "selling the capital's airport" ]

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[ "ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- If a state held a yard sale of government entities to bring in some much-needed cash, this might be what it would look like. Two Minnesota lawmakers have proposed selling the capital's airport to alleviate the state's budget deficit. Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more.", "Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more. Coincidence or not, that's about the same size as the state's estimated budget deficit. State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way.", "State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way. \"The discussion is often 'do you tax more, [or] do you spend less?'\" Brod says. \"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\"", "\"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\" They also say their proposal is a way to spark debate over whether government should be in control of certain entities in the first place. \"Government doesn't always have to do it,\" Michel says. Running the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport (MSP) is a prime example of something the government could do without, they say. \"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds.", "\"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds. \"Why is the state running the airport, which provides restaurants and shops and the functions and the operations that a private business probably would do very well? \"So what we're looking at is just ... raising the real question of 'what should government be doing?'\" Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D.", "Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D. Power and Associates that put the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport at the bottom of a list of 19 \"large airports\" in terms of customer satisfaction. But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod.", "But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod. While privately owned and operated airports are much more common overseas, Michel and Brod could offer only one example of a similar notion in the United States: Chicago's plan to privatize Midway airport. That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration.", "That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration. Michel says their proposal might mimic the Midway deal in that it could be a leasing of the entire airport and its operations for a term of 99 years. Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport.", "Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport. Even though a final draft of a proposed bill is still days away from even being introduced, one lawmaker from across the aisle is already promising to make it an uphill battle. State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\"", "State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\" \"You have to do what you have to do to get by [in] these economic times, and it's not having a fire sale on government,\" Murphy says. \"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life.", "\"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life. It's cutting back on maybe Sen. Michel's per diem, things like that.\" The bill would have to get through Murphy's committee before it could make it to the floor of the legislature, and Murphy says his panel \"would not go for this.\" Despite the J.D. Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\"", "Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\" \"This is ... government that works,\" Murphy adds. \"So now we want to sell it? For what reason?\" In response, Brod calls Murphy's comments mere \"scare tactics.\" And Michel adds: \"There's nothing more" ]

[ "Two Minnesota lawmakers" ]

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[ "ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- If a state held a yard sale of government entities to bring in some much-needed cash, this might be what it would look like. Two Minnesota lawmakers have proposed selling the capital's airport to alleviate the state's budget deficit. Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more.", "Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more. Coincidence or not, that's about the same size as the state's estimated budget deficit. State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way.", "State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way. \"The discussion is often 'do you tax more, [or] do you spend less?'\" Brod says. \"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\"", "\"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\" They also say their proposal is a way to spark debate over whether government should be in control of certain entities in the first place. \"Government doesn't always have to do it,\" Michel says. Running the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport (MSP) is a prime example of something the government could do without, they say. \"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds.", "\"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds. \"Why is the state running the airport, which provides restaurants and shops and the functions and the operations that a private business probably would do very well? \"So what we're looking at is just ... raising the real question of 'what should government be doing?'\" Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D.", "Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D. Power and Associates that put the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport at the bottom of a list of 19 \"large airports\" in terms of customer satisfaction. But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod.", "But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod. While privately owned and operated airports are much more common overseas, Michel and Brod could offer only one example of a similar notion in the United States: Chicago's plan to privatize Midway airport. That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration.", "That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration. Michel says their proposal might mimic the Midway deal in that it could be a leasing of the entire airport and its operations for a term of 99 years. Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport.", "Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport. Even though a final draft of a proposed bill is still days away from even being introduced, one lawmaker from across the aisle is already promising to make it an uphill battle. State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\"", "State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\" \"You have to do what you have to do to get by [in] these economic times, and it's not having a fire sale on government,\" Murphy says. \"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life.", "\"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life. It's cutting back on maybe Sen. Michel's per diem, things like that.\" The bill would have to get through Murphy's committee before it could make it to the floor of the legislature, and Murphy says his panel \"would not go for this.\" Despite the J.D. Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\"", "Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\" \"This is ... government that works,\" Murphy adds. \"So now we want to sell it? For what reason?\" In response, Brod calls Murphy's comments mere \"scare tactics.\" And Michel adds: \"There's nothing more" ]

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[ "ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- If a state held a yard sale of government entities to bring in some much-needed cash, this might be what it would look like. Two Minnesota lawmakers have proposed selling the capital's airport to alleviate the state's budget deficit. Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more.", "Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more. Coincidence or not, that's about the same size as the state's estimated budget deficit. State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way.", "State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way. \"The discussion is often 'do you tax more, [or] do you spend less?'\" Brod says. \"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\"", "\"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\" They also say their proposal is a way to spark debate over whether government should be in control of certain entities in the first place. \"Government doesn't always have to do it,\" Michel says. Running the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport (MSP) is a prime example of something the government could do without, they say. \"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds.", "\"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds. \"Why is the state running the airport, which provides restaurants and shops and the functions and the operations that a private business probably would do very well? \"So what we're looking at is just ... raising the real question of 'what should government be doing?'\" Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D.", "Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D. Power and Associates that put the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport at the bottom of a list of 19 \"large airports\" in terms of customer satisfaction. But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod.", "But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod. While privately owned and operated airports are much more common overseas, Michel and Brod could offer only one example of a similar notion in the United States: Chicago's plan to privatize Midway airport. That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration.", "That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration. Michel says their proposal might mimic the Midway deal in that it could be a leasing of the entire airport and its operations for a term of 99 years. Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport.", "Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport. Even though a final draft of a proposed bill is still days away from even being introduced, one lawmaker from across the aisle is already promising to make it an uphill battle. State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\"", "State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\" \"You have to do what you have to do to get by [in] these economic times, and it's not having a fire sale on government,\" Murphy says. \"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life.", "\"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life. It's cutting back on maybe Sen. Michel's per diem, things like that.\" The bill would have to get through Murphy's committee before it could make it to the floor of the legislature, and Murphy says his panel \"would not go for this.\" Despite the J.D. Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\"", "Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\" \"This is ... government that works,\" Murphy adds. \"So now we want to sell it? For what reason?\" In response, Brod calls Murphy's comments mere \"scare tactics.\" And Michel adds: \"There's nothing more" ]

[ "selling the capital's airport to alleviate the state's budget deficit." ]

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[ "ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- If a state held a yard sale of government entities to bring in some much-needed cash, this might be what it would look like. Two Minnesota lawmakers have proposed selling the capital's airport to alleviate the state's budget deficit. Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more.", "Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more. Coincidence or not, that's about the same size as the state's estimated budget deficit. State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way.", "State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way. \"The discussion is often 'do you tax more, [or] do you spend less?'\" Brod says. \"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\"", "\"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\" They also say their proposal is a way to spark debate over whether government should be in control of certain entities in the first place. \"Government doesn't always have to do it,\" Michel says. Running the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport (MSP) is a prime example of something the government could do without, they say. \"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds.", "\"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds. \"Why is the state running the airport, which provides restaurants and shops and the functions and the operations that a private business probably would do very well? \"So what we're looking at is just ... raising the real question of 'what should government be doing?'\" Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D.", "Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D. Power and Associates that put the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport at the bottom of a list of 19 \"large airports\" in terms of customer satisfaction. But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod.", "But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod. While privately owned and operated airports are much more common overseas, Michel and Brod could offer only one example of a similar notion in the United States: Chicago's plan to privatize Midway airport. That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration.", "That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration. Michel says their proposal might mimic the Midway deal in that it could be a leasing of the entire airport and its operations for a term of 99 years. Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport.", "Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport. Even though a final draft of a proposed bill is still days away from even being introduced, one lawmaker from across the aisle is already promising to make it an uphill battle. State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\"", "State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\" \"You have to do what you have to do to get by [in] these economic times, and it's not having a fire sale on government,\" Murphy says. \"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life.", "\"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life. It's cutting back on maybe Sen. Michel's per diem, things like that.\" The bill would have to get through Murphy's committee before it could make it to the floor of the legislature, and Murphy says his panel \"would not go for this.\" Despite the J.D. Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\"", "Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\" \"This is ... government that works,\" Murphy adds. \"So now we want to sell it? For what reason?\" In response, Brod calls Murphy's comments mere \"scare tactics.\" And Michel adds: \"There's nothing more" ]

[ "state's budget deficit." ]

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[ "ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- If a state held a yard sale of government entities to bring in some much-needed cash, this might be what it would look like. Two Minnesota lawmakers have proposed selling the capital's airport to alleviate the state's budget deficit. Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more.", "Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legislature to consider a proposal that would sell to private firms the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, along with other state property and programs, in an effort to bring in roughly $6 billion or more. Coincidence or not, that's about the same size as the state's estimated budget deficit. State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way.", "State Sen. Geoff Michel and state Rep. Laura Brod -- two Republicans from Minneapolis suburbs -- say they don't want to go about solving the budget crisis in a traditional way. \"The discussion is often 'do you tax more, [or] do you spend less?'\" Brod says. \"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\"", "\"But it seems to me that there is a third option out there, and that's reforming how government operates.\" They also say their proposal is a way to spark debate over whether government should be in control of certain entities in the first place. \"Government doesn't always have to do it,\" Michel says. Running the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport (MSP) is a prime example of something the government could do without, they say. \"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds.", "\"The airport is a significant asset,\" Brod adds. \"Why is the state running the airport, which provides restaurants and shops and the functions and the operations that a private business probably would do very well? \"So what we're looking at is just ... raising the real question of 'what should government be doing?'\" Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D.", "Watch the lawmakers discuss their proposal » Michel and Brod also cite a recent survey by J.D. Power and Associates that put the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport at the bottom of a list of 19 \"large airports\" in terms of customer satisfaction. But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod.", "But they say their intention is not to \"indict\" anyone -- merely to \"shine a little light on what is a new idea for Minnesota,\" according to Brod. While privately owned and operated airports are much more common overseas, Michel and Brod could offer only one example of a similar notion in the United States: Chicago's plan to privatize Midway airport. That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration.", "That plan, however, has yet to be finalized by the Federal Aviation Administration. Michel says their proposal might mimic the Midway deal in that it could be a leasing of the entire airport and its operations for a term of 99 years. Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport.", "Midway sold for $2.5 billion, and Michel estimates that, given how much more use MSP sees, Minnesota might be able to bring in $5 billion with its airport. Even though a final draft of a proposed bill is still days away from even being introduced, one lawmaker from across the aisle is already promising to make it an uphill battle. State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\"", "State Sen. Steve Murphy, a Democrat and chair of the transportation committee, says the plan is a \"horrible idea\" and a \"gimmick.\" \"You have to do what you have to do to get by [in] these economic times, and it's not having a fire sale on government,\" Murphy says. \"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life.", "\"It's sitting down with a sharp pencil and cutting out programs that have run their useful life. It's cutting back on maybe Sen. Michel's per diem, things like that.\" The bill would have to get through Murphy's committee before it could make it to the floor of the legislature, and Murphy says his panel \"would not go for this.\" Despite the J.D. Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\"", "Power survey touted by Brod and Michel, Murphy calls the airport \"one of the best-run operations in the world.\" \"This is ... government that works,\" Murphy adds. \"So now we want to sell it? For what reason?\" In response, Brod calls Murphy's comments mere \"scare tactics.\" And Michel adds: \"There's nothing more" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\" The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq.", "The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq. \"To this day, they've never been recovered,\" Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell said. \"That's how much the show is loved there.\" That \"kidnapping\" is just one example of Sesame Street's devoted global following. And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children.", "And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children. In the Palestinian territories, Muppets teach nonviolence on a local version of Sesame Street called \"Shara'a Simsim.\" Sesame Workshop calls this effort \"Muppet diplomacy.\" \"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said.", "\"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said. \"Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.\" Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators.", "Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators. \"Anything the Muppets do, anything they say, any idea they transmit, the children accept.\" Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago.", "Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago. After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing.", "After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing. \"I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds -- if we don't catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it's conservative, religious or fundamentalist,\" Kuttab said. Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance.", "Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance. \"They have to be willing, prepared for the future. And that's why the Palestinians are showing seriousness,\" said Ahmed Yousef, a political leader in Hamas, the party in power in Gaza. \"To keep our dignity and our independence, we have to sacrifice our life. We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\"", "We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\" With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim.", "With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim. Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said.", "Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said. Worldwide influence Sesame's influential roots go back decades. The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education.", "The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education. Studies had presented compelling evidence that solid early education was vital for a child's later learning; still, public pre-kindergartens were scarce, and early education was rarely available to underprivileged children. Although it was designed to address an American need, Sesame Street had immediate global appeal. In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air.", "In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air. Today, children in 120 countries watch some version of \"Sesame Street.\" \"When I saw [Sinn Fein leader] Gerry Adams wearing a Cookie Monster watch,\" Sesame Workshop's Knell said, \"I knew we had made it in Northern Ireland.\" The program has always found fun and funny ways to teach reading and counting. But interspersed with those ABCs and 123s are lessons in cooperation," ]

[ "120" ]

[ { "end": [ 3685 ], "start": [ 3683 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\" The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq.", "The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq. \"To this day, they've never been recovered,\" Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell said. \"That's how much the show is loved there.\" That \"kidnapping\" is just one example of Sesame Street's devoted global following. And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children.", "And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children. In the Palestinian territories, Muppets teach nonviolence on a local version of Sesame Street called \"Shara'a Simsim.\" Sesame Workshop calls this effort \"Muppet diplomacy.\" \"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said.", "\"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said. \"Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.\" Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators.", "Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators. \"Anything the Muppets do, anything they say, any idea they transmit, the children accept.\" Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago.", "Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago. After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing.", "After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing. \"I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds -- if we don't catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it's conservative, religious or fundamentalist,\" Kuttab said. Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance.", "Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance. \"They have to be willing, prepared for the future. And that's why the Palestinians are showing seriousness,\" said Ahmed Yousef, a political leader in Hamas, the party in power in Gaza. \"To keep our dignity and our independence, we have to sacrifice our life. We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\"", "We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\" With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim.", "With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim. Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said.", "Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said. Worldwide influence Sesame's influential roots go back decades. The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education.", "The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education. Studies had presented compelling evidence that solid early education was vital for a child's later learning; still, public pre-kindergartens were scarce, and early education was rarely available to underprivileged children. Although it was designed to address an American need, Sesame Street had immediate global appeal. In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air.", "In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air. Today, children in 120 countries watch some version of \"Sesame Street.\" \"When I saw [Sinn Fein leader] Gerry Adams wearing a Cookie Monster watch,\" Sesame Workshop's Knell said, \"I knew we had made it in Northern Ireland.\" The program has always found fun and funny ways to teach reading and counting. But interspersed with those ABCs and 123s are lessons in cooperation," ]

[ "of understanding worldwide," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\" The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq.", "The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq. \"To this day, they've never been recovered,\" Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell said. \"That's how much the show is loved there.\" That \"kidnapping\" is just one example of Sesame Street's devoted global following. And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children.", "And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children. In the Palestinian territories, Muppets teach nonviolence on a local version of Sesame Street called \"Shara'a Simsim.\" Sesame Workshop calls this effort \"Muppet diplomacy.\" \"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said.", "\"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said. \"Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.\" Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators.", "Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators. \"Anything the Muppets do, anything they say, any idea they transmit, the children accept.\" Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago.", "Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago. After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing.", "After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing. \"I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds -- if we don't catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it's conservative, religious or fundamentalist,\" Kuttab said. Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance.", "Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance. \"They have to be willing, prepared for the future. And that's why the Palestinians are showing seriousness,\" said Ahmed Yousef, a political leader in Hamas, the party in power in Gaza. \"To keep our dignity and our independence, we have to sacrifice our life. We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\"", "We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\" With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim.", "With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim. Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said.", "Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said. Worldwide influence Sesame's influential roots go back decades. The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education.", "The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education. Studies had presented compelling evidence that solid early education was vital for a child's later learning; still, public pre-kindergartens were scarce, and early education was rarely available to underprivileged children. Although it was designed to address an American need, Sesame Street had immediate global appeal. In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air.", "In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air. Today, children in 120 countries watch some version of \"Sesame Street.\" \"When I saw [Sinn Fein leader] Gerry Adams wearing a Cookie Monster watch,\" Sesame Workshop's Knell said, \"I knew we had made it in Northern Ireland.\" The program has always found fun and funny ways to teach reading and counting. But interspersed with those ABCs and 123s are lessons in cooperation," ]

[ "\"Shara'a Simsim,\"" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\" The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq.", "The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq. \"To this day, they've never been recovered,\" Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell said. \"That's how much the show is loved there.\" That \"kidnapping\" is just one example of Sesame Street's devoted global following. And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children.", "And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children. In the Palestinian territories, Muppets teach nonviolence on a local version of Sesame Street called \"Shara'a Simsim.\" Sesame Workshop calls this effort \"Muppet diplomacy.\" \"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said.", "\"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said. \"Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.\" Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators.", "Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators. \"Anything the Muppets do, anything they say, any idea they transmit, the children accept.\" Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago.", "Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago. After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing.", "After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing. \"I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds -- if we don't catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it's conservative, religious or fundamentalist,\" Kuttab said. Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance.", "Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance. \"They have to be willing, prepared for the future. And that's why the Palestinians are showing seriousness,\" said Ahmed Yousef, a political leader in Hamas, the party in power in Gaza. \"To keep our dignity and our independence, we have to sacrifice our life. We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\"", "We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\" With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim.", "With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim. Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said.", "Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said. Worldwide influence Sesame's influential roots go back decades. The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education.", "The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education. Studies had presented compelling evidence that solid early education was vital for a child's later learning; still, public pre-kindergartens were scarce, and early education was rarely available to underprivileged children. Although it was designed to address an American need, Sesame Street had immediate global appeal. In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air.", "In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air. Today, children in 120 countries watch some version of \"Sesame Street.\" \"When I saw [Sinn Fein leader] Gerry Adams wearing a Cookie Monster watch,\" Sesame Workshop's Knell said, \"I knew we had made it in Northern Ireland.\" The program has always found fun and funny ways to teach reading and counting. But interspersed with those ABCs and 123s are lessons in cooperation," ]

[ "\"Sesame Street.\"" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\" The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq.", "The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq. \"To this day, they've never been recovered,\" Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell said. \"That's how much the show is loved there.\" That \"kidnapping\" is just one example of Sesame Street's devoted global following. And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children.", "And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children. In the Palestinian territories, Muppets teach nonviolence on a local version of Sesame Street called \"Shara'a Simsim.\" Sesame Workshop calls this effort \"Muppet diplomacy.\" \"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said.", "\"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said. \"Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.\" Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators.", "Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators. \"Anything the Muppets do, anything they say, any idea they transmit, the children accept.\" Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago.", "Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago. After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing.", "After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing. \"I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds -- if we don't catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it's conservative, religious or fundamentalist,\" Kuttab said. Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance.", "Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance. \"They have to be willing, prepared for the future. And that's why the Palestinians are showing seriousness,\" said Ahmed Yousef, a political leader in Hamas, the party in power in Gaza. \"To keep our dignity and our independence, we have to sacrifice our life. We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\"", "We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\" With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim.", "With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim. Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said.", "Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said. Worldwide influence Sesame's influential roots go back decades. The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education.", "The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education. Studies had presented compelling evidence that solid early education was vital for a child's later learning; still, public pre-kindergartens were scarce, and early education was rarely available to underprivileged children. Although it was designed to address an American need, Sesame Street had immediate global appeal. In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air.", "In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air. Today, children in 120 countries watch some version of \"Sesame Street.\" \"When I saw [Sinn Fein leader] Gerry Adams wearing a Cookie Monster watch,\" Sesame Workshop's Knell said, \"I knew we had made it in Northern Ireland.\" The program has always found fun and funny ways to teach reading and counting. But interspersed with those ABCs and 123s are lessons in cooperation," ]

[ "\"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\"" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\" The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq.", "The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq. \"To this day, they've never been recovered,\" Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell said. \"That's how much the show is loved there.\" That \"kidnapping\" is just one example of Sesame Street's devoted global following. And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children.", "And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children. In the Palestinian territories, Muppets teach nonviolence on a local version of Sesame Street called \"Shara'a Simsim.\" Sesame Workshop calls this effort \"Muppet diplomacy.\" \"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said.", "\"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said. \"Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.\" Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators.", "Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators. \"Anything the Muppets do, anything they say, any idea they transmit, the children accept.\" Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago.", "Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago. After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing.", "After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing. \"I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds -- if we don't catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it's conservative, religious or fundamentalist,\" Kuttab said. Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance.", "Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance. \"They have to be willing, prepared for the future. And that's why the Palestinians are showing seriousness,\" said Ahmed Yousef, a political leader in Hamas, the party in power in Gaza. \"To keep our dignity and our independence, we have to sacrifice our life. We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\"", "We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\" With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim.", "With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim. Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said.", "Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said. Worldwide influence Sesame's influential roots go back decades. The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education.", "The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education. Studies had presented compelling evidence that solid early education was vital for a child's later learning; still, public pre-kindergartens were scarce, and early education was rarely available to underprivileged children. Although it was designed to address an American need, Sesame Street had immediate global appeal. In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air.", "In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air. Today, children in 120 countries watch some version of \"Sesame Street.\" \"When I saw [Sinn Fein leader] Gerry Adams wearing a Cookie Monster watch,\" Sesame Workshop's Knell said, \"I knew we had made it in Northern Ireland.\" The program has always found fun and funny ways to teach reading and counting. But interspersed with those ABCs and 123s are lessons in cooperation," ]

[ "foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\" The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq.", "The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq. \"To this day, they've never been recovered,\" Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell said. \"That's how much the show is loved there.\" That \"kidnapping\" is just one example of Sesame Street's devoted global following. And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children.", "And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children. In the Palestinian territories, Muppets teach nonviolence on a local version of Sesame Street called \"Shara'a Simsim.\" Sesame Workshop calls this effort \"Muppet diplomacy.\" \"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said.", "\"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said. \"Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.\" Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators.", "Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators. \"Anything the Muppets do, anything they say, any idea they transmit, the children accept.\" Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago.", "Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago. After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing.", "After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing. \"I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds -- if we don't catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it's conservative, religious or fundamentalist,\" Kuttab said. Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance.", "Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance. \"They have to be willing, prepared for the future. And that's why the Palestinians are showing seriousness,\" said Ahmed Yousef, a political leader in Hamas, the party in power in Gaza. \"To keep our dignity and our independence, we have to sacrifice our life. We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\"", "We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\" With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim.", "With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim. Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said.", "Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said. Worldwide influence Sesame's influential roots go back decades. The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education.", "The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education. Studies had presented compelling evidence that solid early education was vital for a child's later learning; still, public pre-kindergartens were scarce, and early education was rarely available to underprivileged children. Although it was designed to address an American need, Sesame Street had immediate global appeal. In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air.", "In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air. Today, children in 120 countries watch some version of \"Sesame Street.\" \"When I saw [Sinn Fein leader] Gerry Adams wearing a Cookie Monster watch,\" Sesame Workshop's Knell said, \"I knew we had made it in Northern Ireland.\" The program has always found fun and funny ways to teach reading and counting. But interspersed with those ABCs and 123s are lessons in cooperation," ]

[ "\"Sesame Street.\"" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street.\" The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq.", "The camel, Cookie Monster and the other Sesame friends immediately became permanent POWs in Iraq. \"To this day, they've never been recovered,\" Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell said. \"That's how much the show is loved there.\" That \"kidnapping\" is just one example of Sesame Street's devoted global following. And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children.", "And Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding worldwide, beginning with children. In the Palestinian territories, Muppets teach nonviolence on a local version of Sesame Street called \"Shara'a Simsim.\" Sesame Workshop calls this effort \"Muppet diplomacy.\" \"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said.", "\"This means using our characters -- characters children love and parents trust -- to bridge some of the world's most intractable divides,\" Knell said. \"Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.\" Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators.", "Daoud Kuttab, executive producer of \"Shara'a Simsim,\" knows that the Muppets are highly effective communicators. \"Anything the Muppets do, anything they say, any idea they transmit, the children accept.\" Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago.", "Watch a clip from the Palestinian version of \"Sesame Street\" » An internationally respected Palestinian journalist, Kuttab began working with the show more than a decade ago. After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing.", "After covering the war-torn region for years, he realized that Sesame was a great way to reach Palestinian children who desperately needed an alternative to the harsh lessons they were absorbing. \"I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds -- if we don't catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it's conservative, religious or fundamentalist,\" Kuttab said. Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance.", "Hamas television runs a weekly program for kids, that sometimes preaches violent resistance. \"They have to be willing, prepared for the future. And that's why the Palestinians are showing seriousness,\" said Ahmed Yousef, a political leader in Hamas, the party in power in Gaza. \"To keep our dignity and our independence, we have to sacrifice our life. We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\"", "We are either victorious, or we die for the good cause.\" With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim.", "With some funding from the U.S. State Department and guidance from the U.S. producers, Kuttab's team developed the Sesame program into something uniquely Palestinian, complete with live-action segments filmed in the West Bank and Gaza, a set that looks like a typical Palestinian street and Muppets named Haneen and Karim. Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said.", "Watch Palestinian Americans trying to instill peace in society's youngest members » \"We are interested in teaching tolerance, respect, pride in their own country and their own nation, and also in understanding that there are people who are different, and that's OK,\" Kuttab said. Worldwide influence Sesame's influential roots go back decades. The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education.", "The creators of \"Sesame Street\" launched the show in the 1960s to fill a gap in American education. Studies had presented compelling evidence that solid early education was vital for a child's later learning; still, public pre-kindergartens were scarce, and early education was rarely available to underprivileged children. Although it was designed to address an American need, Sesame Street had immediate global appeal. In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air.", "In the 1970s, German producers put their version of the show on air. Today, children in 120 countries watch some version of \"Sesame Street.\" \"When I saw [Sinn Fein leader] Gerry Adams wearing a Cookie Monster watch,\" Sesame Workshop's Knell said, \"I knew we had made it in Northern Ireland.\" The program has always found fun and funny ways to teach reading and counting. But interspersed with those ABCs and 123s are lessons in cooperation," ]

[ "Hamit Altintop" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Bayern Munich capped a successful week by returning to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory away to title rivals Schalke on Saturday despite having a man sent off in the first half. Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts them a point clear of previous leaders Schalke ahead of Wednesday's trip to England for the second leg of the quarterfinal.", "Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts them a point clear of previous leaders Schalke ahead of Wednesday's trip to England for the second leg of the quarterfinal. Bayern took a 2-0 lead after only 26 minutes as Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller scored within 60 seconds of each other, but Schalke's former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi reduced the deficit soon after.", "Bayern took a 2-0 lead after only 26 minutes as Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller scored within 60 seconds of each other, but Schalke's former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi reduced the deficit soon after. The Bavarians had Hamit Altintop sent off for a second booking four minutes before halftime, but Schalke -- beaten by Bayern in the German Cup semifinals 10 days ago -- could not claim a point and had Marcelo Bordon dismissed at the end of the match.", "The Bavarians had Hamit Altintop sent off for a second booking four minutes before halftime, but Schalke -- beaten by Bayern in the German Cup semifinals 10 days ago -- could not claim a point and had Marcelo Bordon dismissed at the end of the match. Bayern were again without Dutch forward Arjen Robben, who missed the United game with a calf problem, but surged into a two-goal lead when French playmaker Ribery fired home from a corner and Tuesday's match-winner Ivica Olic set up Muller.", "Bayern were again without Dutch forward Arjen Robben, who missed the United game with a calf problem, but surged into a two-goal lead when French playmaker Ribery fired home from a corner and Tuesday's match-winner Ivica Olic set up Muller. Kuranyi followed up his double from last weekend with another strike from a pass by Rafinha, who was fouled by Altintop to see the Turkey international an early bath.", "Kuranyi followed up his double from last weekend with another strike from a pass by Rafinha, who was fouled by Altintop to see the Turkey international an early bath. Kuranyi should have leveled just before the break but missed from close range, and Schalke failed to seriously threaten the Bayern goal in the second spell. Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen suffered another blow to their title hopes with a 3-2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which left the former leaders six points adrift of Bayern after a run of just one win in seven league outings.", "Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen suffered another blow to their title hopes with a 3-2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which left the former leaders six points adrift of Bayern after a run of just one win in seven league outings. Frankfurt, who upset Bayern two weeks ago, moved up to eighth with a third successive win thanks to Maik Franz's 89th-minute winner. Leverkusen led 2-1 straight after halftime through Stefan Kiessling's second goal, but had Daniel Schwaab sent off three minutes later for a rash tackle on Umit Korkmaz.", "Leverkusen led 2-1 straight after halftime through Stefan Kiessling's second goal, but had Daniel Schwaab sent off three minutes later for a rash tackle on Umit Korkmaz. Caio leveled on 62 with a super long-range effort, and Franz snatched victory from close range. Borussia Dortmund consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 victory at home to Werder Bremen, scoring both goals in the first half through Kevin Grosskreutz and Neven Subotic before Aaron Hunt pulled one back in the 65th minute.", "Borussia Dortmund consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 victory at home to Werder Bremen, scoring both goals in the first half through Kevin Grosskreutz and Neven Subotic before Aaron Hunt pulled one back in the 65th minute. Dortmund closed to with a point of Leverkusen, who hold the final Champions League place, and went four clear of fifth-placed Bremen. Stuttgart moved up to seventh with a 2-1 victory at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Nuremberg moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Mainz.", "Stuttgart moved up to seventh with a 2-1 victory at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Nuremberg moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Mainz. Bochum joined Nuremberg on 28 points with a 1-1 draw at third-bottom Freiburg, while bottom side Hertha Berlin earned a surprise 3-0 win at Cologne in Saturday's late match thanks to two first-half goals from Raffael and a 75th-minute effort from fellow Brazilian Cicero." ]

[ "2-1" ]

[ { "end": [ 106 ], "start": [ 104 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Bayern Munich capped a successful week by returning to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory away to title rivals Schalke on Saturday despite having a man sent off in the first half. Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts them a point clear of previous leaders Schalke ahead of Wednesday's trip to England for the second leg of the quarterfinal.", "Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts them a point clear of previous leaders Schalke ahead of Wednesday's trip to England for the second leg of the quarterfinal. Bayern took a 2-0 lead after only 26 minutes as Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller scored within 60 seconds of each other, but Schalke's former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi reduced the deficit soon after.", "Bayern took a 2-0 lead after only 26 minutes as Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller scored within 60 seconds of each other, but Schalke's former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi reduced the deficit soon after. The Bavarians had Hamit Altintop sent off for a second booking four minutes before halftime, but Schalke -- beaten by Bayern in the German Cup semifinals 10 days ago -- could not claim a point and had Marcelo Bordon dismissed at the end of the match.", "The Bavarians had Hamit Altintop sent off for a second booking four minutes before halftime, but Schalke -- beaten by Bayern in the German Cup semifinals 10 days ago -- could not claim a point and had Marcelo Bordon dismissed at the end of the match. Bayern were again without Dutch forward Arjen Robben, who missed the United game with a calf problem, but surged into a two-goal lead when French playmaker Ribery fired home from a corner and Tuesday's match-winner Ivica Olic set up Muller.", "Bayern were again without Dutch forward Arjen Robben, who missed the United game with a calf problem, but surged into a two-goal lead when French playmaker Ribery fired home from a corner and Tuesday's match-winner Ivica Olic set up Muller. Kuranyi followed up his double from last weekend with another strike from a pass by Rafinha, who was fouled by Altintop to see the Turkey international an early bath.", "Kuranyi followed up his double from last weekend with another strike from a pass by Rafinha, who was fouled by Altintop to see the Turkey international an early bath. Kuranyi should have leveled just before the break but missed from close range, and Schalke failed to seriously threaten the Bayern goal in the second spell. Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen suffered another blow to their title hopes with a 3-2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which left the former leaders six points adrift of Bayern after a run of just one win in seven league outings.", "Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen suffered another blow to their title hopes with a 3-2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which left the former leaders six points adrift of Bayern after a run of just one win in seven league outings. Frankfurt, who upset Bayern two weeks ago, moved up to eighth with a third successive win thanks to Maik Franz's 89th-minute winner. Leverkusen led 2-1 straight after halftime through Stefan Kiessling's second goal, but had Daniel Schwaab sent off three minutes later for a rash tackle on Umit Korkmaz.", "Leverkusen led 2-1 straight after halftime through Stefan Kiessling's second goal, but had Daniel Schwaab sent off three minutes later for a rash tackle on Umit Korkmaz. Caio leveled on 62 with a super long-range effort, and Franz snatched victory from close range. Borussia Dortmund consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 victory at home to Werder Bremen, scoring both goals in the first half through Kevin Grosskreutz and Neven Subotic before Aaron Hunt pulled one back in the 65th minute.", "Borussia Dortmund consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 victory at home to Werder Bremen, scoring both goals in the first half through Kevin Grosskreutz and Neven Subotic before Aaron Hunt pulled one back in the 65th minute. Dortmund closed to with a point of Leverkusen, who hold the final Champions League place, and went four clear of fifth-placed Bremen. Stuttgart moved up to seventh with a 2-1 victory at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Nuremberg moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Mainz.", "Stuttgart moved up to seventh with a 2-1 victory at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Nuremberg moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Mainz. Bochum joined Nuremberg on 28 points with a 1-1 draw at third-bottom Freiburg, while bottom side Hertha Berlin earned a surprise 3-0 win at Cologne in Saturday's late match thanks to two first-half goals from Raffael and a 75th-minute effort from fellow Brazilian Cicero." ]

[ "Schalke" ]

[ { "end": [ 143 ], "start": [ 137 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Bayern Munich capped a successful week by returning to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory away to title rivals Schalke on Saturday despite having a man sent off in the first half. Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts them a point clear of previous leaders Schalke ahead of Wednesday's trip to England for the second leg of the quarterfinal.", "Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts them a point clear of previous leaders Schalke ahead of Wednesday's trip to England for the second leg of the quarterfinal. Bayern took a 2-0 lead after only 26 minutes as Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller scored within 60 seconds of each other, but Schalke's former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi reduced the deficit soon after.", "Bayern took a 2-0 lead after only 26 minutes as Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller scored within 60 seconds of each other, but Schalke's former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi reduced the deficit soon after. The Bavarians had Hamit Altintop sent off for a second booking four minutes before halftime, but Schalke -- beaten by Bayern in the German Cup semifinals 10 days ago -- could not claim a point and had Marcelo Bordon dismissed at the end of the match.", "The Bavarians had Hamit Altintop sent off for a second booking four minutes before halftime, but Schalke -- beaten by Bayern in the German Cup semifinals 10 days ago -- could not claim a point and had Marcelo Bordon dismissed at the end of the match. Bayern were again without Dutch forward Arjen Robben, who missed the United game with a calf problem, but surged into a two-goal lead when French playmaker Ribery fired home from a corner and Tuesday's match-winner Ivica Olic set up Muller.", "Bayern were again without Dutch forward Arjen Robben, who missed the United game with a calf problem, but surged into a two-goal lead when French playmaker Ribery fired home from a corner and Tuesday's match-winner Ivica Olic set up Muller. Kuranyi followed up his double from last weekend with another strike from a pass by Rafinha, who was fouled by Altintop to see the Turkey international an early bath.", "Kuranyi followed up his double from last weekend with another strike from a pass by Rafinha, who was fouled by Altintop to see the Turkey international an early bath. Kuranyi should have leveled just before the break but missed from close range, and Schalke failed to seriously threaten the Bayern goal in the second spell. Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen suffered another blow to their title hopes with a 3-2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which left the former leaders six points adrift of Bayern after a run of just one win in seven league outings.", "Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen suffered another blow to their title hopes with a 3-2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which left the former leaders six points adrift of Bayern after a run of just one win in seven league outings. Frankfurt, who upset Bayern two weeks ago, moved up to eighth with a third successive win thanks to Maik Franz's 89th-minute winner. Leverkusen led 2-1 straight after halftime through Stefan Kiessling's second goal, but had Daniel Schwaab sent off three minutes later for a rash tackle on Umit Korkmaz.", "Leverkusen led 2-1 straight after halftime through Stefan Kiessling's second goal, but had Daniel Schwaab sent off three minutes later for a rash tackle on Umit Korkmaz. Caio leveled on 62 with a super long-range effort, and Franz snatched victory from close range. Borussia Dortmund consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 victory at home to Werder Bremen, scoring both goals in the first half through Kevin Grosskreutz and Neven Subotic before Aaron Hunt pulled one back in the 65th minute.", "Borussia Dortmund consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 victory at home to Werder Bremen, scoring both goals in the first half through Kevin Grosskreutz and Neven Subotic before Aaron Hunt pulled one back in the 65th minute. Dortmund closed to with a point of Leverkusen, who hold the final Champions League place, and went four clear of fifth-placed Bremen. Stuttgart moved up to seventh with a 2-1 victory at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Nuremberg moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Mainz.", "Stuttgart moved up to seventh with a 2-1 victory at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Nuremberg moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Mainz. Bochum joined Nuremberg on 28 points with a 1-1 draw at third-bottom Freiburg, while bottom side Hertha Berlin earned a surprise 3-0 win at Cologne in Saturday's late match thanks to two first-half goals from Raffael and a 75th-minute effort from fellow Brazilian Cicero." ]

[ "Bayern" ]

[ { "end": [ 14 ], "start": [ 9 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Bayern Munich capped a successful week by returning to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory away to title rivals Schalke on Saturday despite having a man sent off in the first half. Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts them a point clear of previous leaders Schalke ahead of Wednesday's trip to England for the second leg of the quarterfinal.", "Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that puts them a point clear of previous leaders Schalke ahead of Wednesday's trip to England for the second leg of the quarterfinal. Bayern took a 2-0 lead after only 26 minutes as Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller scored within 60 seconds of each other, but Schalke's former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi reduced the deficit soon after.", "Bayern took a 2-0 lead after only 26 minutes as Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller scored within 60 seconds of each other, but Schalke's former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi reduced the deficit soon after. The Bavarians had Hamit Altintop sent off for a second booking four minutes before halftime, but Schalke -- beaten by Bayern in the German Cup semifinals 10 days ago -- could not claim a point and had Marcelo Bordon dismissed at the end of the match.", "The Bavarians had Hamit Altintop sent off for a second booking four minutes before halftime, but Schalke -- beaten by Bayern in the German Cup semifinals 10 days ago -- could not claim a point and had Marcelo Bordon dismissed at the end of the match. Bayern were again without Dutch forward Arjen Robben, who missed the United game with a calf problem, but surged into a two-goal lead when French playmaker Ribery fired home from a corner and Tuesday's match-winner Ivica Olic set up Muller.", "Bayern were again without Dutch forward Arjen Robben, who missed the United game with a calf problem, but surged into a two-goal lead when French playmaker Ribery fired home from a corner and Tuesday's match-winner Ivica Olic set up Muller. Kuranyi followed up his double from last weekend with another strike from a pass by Rafinha, who was fouled by Altintop to see the Turkey international an early bath.", "Kuranyi followed up his double from last weekend with another strike from a pass by Rafinha, who was fouled by Altintop to see the Turkey international an early bath. Kuranyi should have leveled just before the break but missed from close range, and Schalke failed to seriously threaten the Bayern goal in the second spell. Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen suffered another blow to their title hopes with a 3-2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which left the former leaders six points adrift of Bayern after a run of just one win in seven league outings.", "Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen suffered another blow to their title hopes with a 3-2 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which left the former leaders six points adrift of Bayern after a run of just one win in seven league outings. Frankfurt, who upset Bayern two weeks ago, moved up to eighth with a third successive win thanks to Maik Franz's 89th-minute winner. Leverkusen led 2-1 straight after halftime through Stefan Kiessling's second goal, but had Daniel Schwaab sent off three minutes later for a rash tackle on Umit Korkmaz.", "Leverkusen led 2-1 straight after halftime through Stefan Kiessling's second goal, but had Daniel Schwaab sent off three minutes later for a rash tackle on Umit Korkmaz. Caio leveled on 62 with a super long-range effort, and Franz snatched victory from close range. Borussia Dortmund consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 victory at home to Werder Bremen, scoring both goals in the first half through Kevin Grosskreutz and Neven Subotic before Aaron Hunt pulled one back in the 65th minute.", "Borussia Dortmund consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 victory at home to Werder Bremen, scoring both goals in the first half through Kevin Grosskreutz and Neven Subotic before Aaron Hunt pulled one back in the 65th minute. Dortmund closed to with a point of Leverkusen, who hold the final Champions League place, and went four clear of fifth-placed Bremen. Stuttgart moved up to seventh with a 2-1 victory at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Nuremberg moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Mainz.", "Stuttgart moved up to seventh with a 2-1 victory at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Nuremberg moved three points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Mainz. Bochum joined Nuremberg on 28 points with a 1-1 draw at third-bottom Freiburg, while bottom side Hertha Berlin earned a surprise 3-0 win at Cologne in Saturday's late match thanks to two first-half goals from Raffael and a 75th-minute effort from fellow Brazilian Cicero." ]

[ "over excessive CEO pay and perks." ]

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[ "Editor's note: Carly Fiorina is chief executive of Carly Fiorina Enterprises and former chief executive of HP. She was an adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last year. Carly Fiorina says outrage at Wall St. pay is justified but salaries shouldn't be set by government. (CNN) -- Americans are outraged over excessive CEO pay and perks. That outrage is justified, particularly when American taxpayers are footing the bill. Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability.", "Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability. There has been too little of both on Wall Street. Inevitably, the president and Congress are now attempting to respond to taxpayer anger and restore some \"common sense,\" as President Obama recently declared, to CEO compensation. The proposed solution caps top executive pay at $500,000 for institutions that have received bailout money. I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction.", "I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction. It's arbitrary: Why not $400,000 or $600,000? It's incomplete. It only applies to institutions that will receive more government assistance going forward. And it doesn't strengthen our economy when government decides how much each job is worth. In America we leave that job to markets. So what's the answer? To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis.", "To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis. This should include airplanes, cars, golf-club memberships, bonuses, stock options, retirement plans and salaries -- in short everything that a common-sense person would consider part of a CEO reward package. See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis.", "See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis. Ultimately, it is the owners of a company who must determine whether a CEO's rewards are justified by a CEO's performance. And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote.", "And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote. In addition, \"clawback provisions,\" which require a CEO to return compensation to shareholders if promised results aren't delivered, should be standard fare. Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed.", "Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed. These CEOs should be prepared to tender their resignations and those of their boards. To earn a bailout, a CEO and board should be held accountable. We should not weaken our economy while trying to fix it. These are difficult times. President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\"", "President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\" In such times, action is required. The key is to take actions that help in the short-term, while also being sensible for the medium and long-term. Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time.", "Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time. In this country, the opportunity to be rewarded for taking prudent risk is fundamental to our economic vitality and strength. Let's not lose that fundamental principle in our outrage over Wall Street greed and excess. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Carly Fiorina." ]

[ "pay at $500,000" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Carly Fiorina is chief executive of Carly Fiorina Enterprises and former chief executive of HP. She was an adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last year. Carly Fiorina says outrage at Wall St. pay is justified but salaries shouldn't be set by government. (CNN) -- Americans are outraged over excessive CEO pay and perks. That outrage is justified, particularly when American taxpayers are footing the bill. Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability.", "Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability. There has been too little of both on Wall Street. Inevitably, the president and Congress are now attempting to respond to taxpayer anger and restore some \"common sense,\" as President Obama recently declared, to CEO compensation. The proposed solution caps top executive pay at $500,000 for institutions that have received bailout money. I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction.", "I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction. It's arbitrary: Why not $400,000 or $600,000? It's incomplete. It only applies to institutions that will receive more government assistance going forward. And it doesn't strengthen our economy when government decides how much each job is worth. In America we leave that job to markets. So what's the answer? To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis.", "To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis. This should include airplanes, cars, golf-club memberships, bonuses, stock options, retirement plans and salaries -- in short everything that a common-sense person would consider part of a CEO reward package. See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis.", "See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis. Ultimately, it is the owners of a company who must determine whether a CEO's rewards are justified by a CEO's performance. And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote.", "And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote. In addition, \"clawback provisions,\" which require a CEO to return compensation to shareholders if promised results aren't delivered, should be standard fare. Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed.", "Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed. These CEOs should be prepared to tender their resignations and those of their boards. To earn a bailout, a CEO and board should be held accountable. We should not weaken our economy while trying to fix it. These are difficult times. President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\"", "President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\" In such times, action is required. The key is to take actions that help in the short-term, while also being sensible for the medium and long-term. Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time.", "Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time. In this country, the opportunity to be rewarded for taking prudent risk is fundamental to our economic vitality and strength. Let's not lose that fundamental principle in our outrage over Wall Street greed and excess. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Carly Fiorina." ]

[ "is justified but salaries shouldn't be set by government." ]

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[ "Editor's note: Carly Fiorina is chief executive of Carly Fiorina Enterprises and former chief executive of HP. She was an adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last year. Carly Fiorina says outrage at Wall St. pay is justified but salaries shouldn't be set by government. (CNN) -- Americans are outraged over excessive CEO pay and perks. That outrage is justified, particularly when American taxpayers are footing the bill. Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability.", "Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability. There has been too little of both on Wall Street. Inevitably, the president and Congress are now attempting to respond to taxpayer anger and restore some \"common sense,\" as President Obama recently declared, to CEO compensation. The proposed solution caps top executive pay at $500,000 for institutions that have received bailout money. I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction.", "I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction. It's arbitrary: Why not $400,000 or $600,000? It's incomplete. It only applies to institutions that will receive more government assistance going forward. And it doesn't strengthen our economy when government decides how much each job is worth. In America we leave that job to markets. So what's the answer? To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis.", "To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis. This should include airplanes, cars, golf-club memberships, bonuses, stock options, retirement plans and salaries -- in short everything that a common-sense person would consider part of a CEO reward package. See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis.", "See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis. Ultimately, it is the owners of a company who must determine whether a CEO's rewards are justified by a CEO's performance. And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote.", "And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote. In addition, \"clawback provisions,\" which require a CEO to return compensation to shareholders if promised results aren't delivered, should be standard fare. Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed.", "Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed. These CEOs should be prepared to tender their resignations and those of their boards. To earn a bailout, a CEO and board should be held accountable. We should not weaken our economy while trying to fix it. These are difficult times. President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\"", "President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\" In such times, action is required. The key is to take actions that help in the short-term, while also being sensible for the medium and long-term. Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time.", "Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time. In this country, the opportunity to be rewarded for taking prudent risk is fundamental to our economic vitality and strength. Let's not lose that fundamental principle in our outrage over Wall Street greed and excess. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Carly Fiorina." ]

[ "outrage at Wall St. pay is justified but salaries shouldn't be set by government." ]

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[ "Editor's note: Carly Fiorina is chief executive of Carly Fiorina Enterprises and former chief executive of HP. She was an adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last year. Carly Fiorina says outrage at Wall St. pay is justified but salaries shouldn't be set by government. (CNN) -- Americans are outraged over excessive CEO pay and perks. That outrage is justified, particularly when American taxpayers are footing the bill. Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability.", "Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability. There has been too little of both on Wall Street. Inevitably, the president and Congress are now attempting to respond to taxpayer anger and restore some \"common sense,\" as President Obama recently declared, to CEO compensation. The proposed solution caps top executive pay at $500,000 for institutions that have received bailout money. I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction.", "I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction. It's arbitrary: Why not $400,000 or $600,000? It's incomplete. It only applies to institutions that will receive more government assistance going forward. And it doesn't strengthen our economy when government decides how much each job is worth. In America we leave that job to markets. So what's the answer? To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis.", "To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis. This should include airplanes, cars, golf-club memberships, bonuses, stock options, retirement plans and salaries -- in short everything that a common-sense person would consider part of a CEO reward package. See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis.", "See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis. Ultimately, it is the owners of a company who must determine whether a CEO's rewards are justified by a CEO's performance. And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote.", "And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote. In addition, \"clawback provisions,\" which require a CEO to return compensation to shareholders if promised results aren't delivered, should be standard fare. Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed.", "Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed. These CEOs should be prepared to tender their resignations and those of their boards. To earn a bailout, a CEO and board should be held accountable. We should not weaken our economy while trying to fix it. These are difficult times. President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\"", "President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\" In such times, action is required. The key is to take actions that help in the short-term, while also being sensible for the medium and long-term. Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time.", "Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time. In this country, the opportunity to be rewarded for taking prudent risk is fundamental to our economic vitality and strength. Let's not lose that fundamental principle in our outrage over Wall Street greed and excess. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Carly Fiorina." ]

[ "all aspects of CEO pay and perks" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Carly Fiorina is chief executive of Carly Fiorina Enterprises and former chief executive of HP. She was an adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last year. Carly Fiorina says outrage at Wall St. pay is justified but salaries shouldn't be set by government. (CNN) -- Americans are outraged over excessive CEO pay and perks. That outrage is justified, particularly when American taxpayers are footing the bill. Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability.", "Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability. There has been too little of both on Wall Street. Inevitably, the president and Congress are now attempting to respond to taxpayer anger and restore some \"common sense,\" as President Obama recently declared, to CEO compensation. The proposed solution caps top executive pay at $500,000 for institutions that have received bailout money. I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction.", "I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction. It's arbitrary: Why not $400,000 or $600,000? It's incomplete. It only applies to institutions that will receive more government assistance going forward. And it doesn't strengthen our economy when government decides how much each job is worth. In America we leave that job to markets. So what's the answer? To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis.", "To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis. This should include airplanes, cars, golf-club memberships, bonuses, stock options, retirement plans and salaries -- in short everything that a common-sense person would consider part of a CEO reward package. See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis.", "See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis. Ultimately, it is the owners of a company who must determine whether a CEO's rewards are justified by a CEO's performance. And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote.", "And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote. In addition, \"clawback provisions,\" which require a CEO to return compensation to shareholders if promised results aren't delivered, should be standard fare. Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed.", "Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed. These CEOs should be prepared to tender their resignations and those of their boards. To earn a bailout, a CEO and board should be held accountable. We should not weaken our economy while trying to fix it. These are difficult times. President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\"", "President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\" In such times, action is required. The key is to take actions that help in the short-term, while also being sensible for the medium and long-term. Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time.", "Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time. In this country, the opportunity to be rewarded for taking prudent risk is fundamental to our economic vitality and strength. Let's not lose that fundamental principle in our outrage over Wall Street greed and excess. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Carly Fiorina." ]

[ "all aspects of CEO compensation" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Carly Fiorina is chief executive of Carly Fiorina Enterprises and former chief executive of HP. She was an adviser to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last year. Carly Fiorina says outrage at Wall St. pay is justified but salaries shouldn't be set by government. (CNN) -- Americans are outraged over excessive CEO pay and perks. That outrage is justified, particularly when American taxpayers are footing the bill. Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability.", "Our capitalist system works best when there is transparency and accountability. There has been too little of both on Wall Street. Inevitably, the president and Congress are now attempting to respond to taxpayer anger and restore some \"common sense,\" as President Obama recently declared, to CEO compensation. The proposed solution caps top executive pay at $500,000 for institutions that have received bailout money. I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction.", "I don't think this is the answer, although it is an understandable reaction. It's arbitrary: Why not $400,000 or $600,000? It's incomplete. It only applies to institutions that will receive more government assistance going forward. And it doesn't strengthen our economy when government decides how much each job is worth. In America we leave that job to markets. So what's the answer? To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis.", "To strengthen transparency, all aspects of CEO pay and perks should be fully disclosed on a regular basis. This should include airplanes, cars, golf-club memberships, bonuses, stock options, retirement plans and salaries -- in short everything that a common-sense person would consider part of a CEO reward package. See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis.", "See Fiorina discuss exec pay, including her own » To strengthen accountability, all aspects of CEO compensation should be voted on by shareholders on an annual basis. Ultimately, it is the owners of a company who must determine whether a CEO's rewards are justified by a CEO's performance. And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote.", "And because the American taxpayer is now a partial owner in many companies, the government can get a vote as well -- in some cases a very sizeable vote. In addition, \"clawback provisions,\" which require a CEO to return compensation to shareholders if promised results aren't delivered, should be standard fare. Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed.", "Finally, when a company comes to Washington for American taxpayer money, it is an admission that mistakes have been made and major bets have failed. These CEOs should be prepared to tender their resignations and those of their boards. To earn a bailout, a CEO and board should be held accountable. We should not weaken our economy while trying to fix it. These are difficult times. President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\"", "President Obama has described our current situation as a \"crisis\" and an impending \"catastrophe.\" In such times, action is required. The key is to take actions that help in the short-term, while also being sensible for the medium and long-term. Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time.", "Too often our politicians react to crisis and public anger by over-reaching, and they create new, unforeseen problems that only become clear with the passage of time. In this country, the opportunity to be rewarded for taking prudent risk is fundamental to our economic vitality and strength. Let's not lose that fundamental principle in our outrage over Wall Street greed and excess. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Carly Fiorina." ]

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[ "Editor's note: Clark Howard, the Atlanta, Georgia-based host of a nationally syndicated radio show, is host of a television show designed to help viewers save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off during these tough economic times. The show airs at noon and 4 p.m. ET Saturdays and Sundays on HLN. Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay.", "Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Over the last several years, we as Americans became \"negative net savers\" -- a fancy term used by pointy-headed economists to say that we spent more money than we made. In fact, our savings rate was at negative 2.7 percent as recently as four years ago. Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing.", "Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing. We actually saved five percent out of every dollar of disposable income in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Wow, a whole nickel out of every dollar. Thomas Jefferson would be proud! Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start.", "Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start. Watch Clark talk with an amazing saver » The truly noteworthy thing here is how we're saving this much-heralded five percent. Where exactly are we cutting back to satisfy our newfound hunger for pinching nickels? The BEA's numbers show that vehicles and fuel expenses account for nearly two-thirds of the savings. That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers.", "That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers. Americans are riding their vehicles until the wheels fall off. The second largest category where we've cut back on is eating out, which is down $55.7 billion from last January. After that, we're also trimming the budget on clothing, jewelry, alcohol and more. In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle.", "In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle. I'm not so sure that behavior itself has changed, but this time around, people are trading down in their drink of choice. For example, fancy wine drinkers may be switching to Trader Joe's lines of Charles Shaw wines (a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price).", "Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price). Beer drinkers, meanwhile, are skipping expensive and exotic microbrews in favor of cheaper choices. Of course, there are other ways to save a nickel without having to trade down or go without. Many people are simply becoming \"do-it-yourselfers.\" This trend has also been called insourcing -- when you do something yourself instead of paying someone else to do it. Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect.", "Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect. For example, Target recently ran an ad campaign that aimed to reinvent the store's image for these new, leaner times. Consider this: The ailing retailer has always positioned itself as an affordable splurge over the years. But suddenly, any kind of splurge is seen as irrelevant in today's economy and Target's sales are suffering. So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\"", "So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\" A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales.", "A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales. Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally.", "Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally. The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal recently reported on \"closet boutiques\" where women are now opening up their homes and closets to strangers in order to sell unwanted designer clothes. Closet boutiques are typically advertised on Craigslist. There were 715,000 postings in February -- more than double the amount last year at that time. For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost.", "For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost. But a word of caution for sellers: You'll almost certainly have some questionable characters" ]

[ "vehicles and fuel expenses account for nearly two-thirds of the" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Clark Howard, the Atlanta, Georgia-based host of a nationally syndicated radio show, is host of a television show designed to help viewers save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off during these tough economic times. The show airs at noon and 4 p.m. ET Saturdays and Sundays on HLN. Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay.", "Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Over the last several years, we as Americans became \"negative net savers\" -- a fancy term used by pointy-headed economists to say that we spent more money than we made. In fact, our savings rate was at negative 2.7 percent as recently as four years ago. Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing.", "Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing. We actually saved five percent out of every dollar of disposable income in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Wow, a whole nickel out of every dollar. Thomas Jefferson would be proud! Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start.", "Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start. Watch Clark talk with an amazing saver » The truly noteworthy thing here is how we're saving this much-heralded five percent. Where exactly are we cutting back to satisfy our newfound hunger for pinching nickels? The BEA's numbers show that vehicles and fuel expenses account for nearly two-thirds of the savings. That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers.", "That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers. Americans are riding their vehicles until the wheels fall off. The second largest category where we've cut back on is eating out, which is down $55.7 billion from last January. After that, we're also trimming the budget on clothing, jewelry, alcohol and more. In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle.", "In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle. I'm not so sure that behavior itself has changed, but this time around, people are trading down in their drink of choice. For example, fancy wine drinkers may be switching to Trader Joe's lines of Charles Shaw wines (a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price).", "Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price). Beer drinkers, meanwhile, are skipping expensive and exotic microbrews in favor of cheaper choices. Of course, there are other ways to save a nickel without having to trade down or go without. Many people are simply becoming \"do-it-yourselfers.\" This trend has also been called insourcing -- when you do something yourself instead of paying someone else to do it. Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect.", "Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect. For example, Target recently ran an ad campaign that aimed to reinvent the store's image for these new, leaner times. Consider this: The ailing retailer has always positioned itself as an affordable splurge over the years. But suddenly, any kind of splurge is seen as irrelevant in today's economy and Target's sales are suffering. So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\"", "So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\" A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales.", "A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales. Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally.", "Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally. The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal recently reported on \"closet boutiques\" where women are now opening up their homes and closets to strangers in order to sell unwanted designer clothes. Closet boutiques are typically advertised on Craigslist. There were 715,000 postings in February -- more than double the amount last year at that time. For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost.", "For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost. But a word of caution for sellers: You'll almost certainly have some questionable characters" ]

[ "vehicles and fuel expenses" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Clark Howard, the Atlanta, Georgia-based host of a nationally syndicated radio show, is host of a television show designed to help viewers save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off during these tough economic times. The show airs at noon and 4 p.m. ET Saturdays and Sundays on HLN. Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay.", "Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Over the last several years, we as Americans became \"negative net savers\" -- a fancy term used by pointy-headed economists to say that we spent more money than we made. In fact, our savings rate was at negative 2.7 percent as recently as four years ago. Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing.", "Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing. We actually saved five percent out of every dollar of disposable income in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Wow, a whole nickel out of every dollar. Thomas Jefferson would be proud! Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start.", "Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start. Watch Clark talk with an amazing saver » The truly noteworthy thing here is how we're saving this much-heralded five percent. Where exactly are we cutting back to satisfy our newfound hunger for pinching nickels? The BEA's numbers show that vehicles and fuel expenses account for nearly two-thirds of the savings. That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers.", "That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers. Americans are riding their vehicles until the wheels fall off. The second largest category where we've cut back on is eating out, which is down $55.7 billion from last January. After that, we're also trimming the budget on clothing, jewelry, alcohol and more. In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle.", "In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle. I'm not so sure that behavior itself has changed, but this time around, people are trading down in their drink of choice. For example, fancy wine drinkers may be switching to Trader Joe's lines of Charles Shaw wines (a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price).", "Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price). Beer drinkers, meanwhile, are skipping expensive and exotic microbrews in favor of cheaper choices. Of course, there are other ways to save a nickel without having to trade down or go without. Many people are simply becoming \"do-it-yourselfers.\" This trend has also been called insourcing -- when you do something yourself instead of paying someone else to do it. Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect.", "Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect. For example, Target recently ran an ad campaign that aimed to reinvent the store's image for these new, leaner times. Consider this: The ailing retailer has always positioned itself as an affordable splurge over the years. But suddenly, any kind of splurge is seen as irrelevant in today's economy and Target's sales are suffering. So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\"", "So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\" A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales.", "A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales. Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally.", "Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally. The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal recently reported on \"closet boutiques\" where women are now opening up their homes and closets to strangers in order to sell unwanted designer clothes. Closet boutiques are typically advertised on Craigslist. There were 715,000 postings in February -- more than double the amount last year at that time. For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost.", "For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost. But a word of caution for sellers: You'll almost certainly have some questionable characters" ]

[ "it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay." ]

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[ "Editor's note: Clark Howard, the Atlanta, Georgia-based host of a nationally syndicated radio show, is host of a television show designed to help viewers save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off during these tough economic times. The show airs at noon and 4 p.m. ET Saturdays and Sundays on HLN. Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay.", "Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Over the last several years, we as Americans became \"negative net savers\" -- a fancy term used by pointy-headed economists to say that we spent more money than we made. In fact, our savings rate was at negative 2.7 percent as recently as four years ago. Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing.", "Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing. We actually saved five percent out of every dollar of disposable income in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Wow, a whole nickel out of every dollar. Thomas Jefferson would be proud! Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start.", "Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start. Watch Clark talk with an amazing saver » The truly noteworthy thing here is how we're saving this much-heralded five percent. Where exactly are we cutting back to satisfy our newfound hunger for pinching nickels? The BEA's numbers show that vehicles and fuel expenses account for nearly two-thirds of the savings. That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers.", "That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers. Americans are riding their vehicles until the wheels fall off. The second largest category where we've cut back on is eating out, which is down $55.7 billion from last January. After that, we're also trimming the budget on clothing, jewelry, alcohol and more. In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle.", "In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle. I'm not so sure that behavior itself has changed, but this time around, people are trading down in their drink of choice. For example, fancy wine drinkers may be switching to Trader Joe's lines of Charles Shaw wines (a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price).", "Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price). Beer drinkers, meanwhile, are skipping expensive and exotic microbrews in favor of cheaper choices. Of course, there are other ways to save a nickel without having to trade down or go without. Many people are simply becoming \"do-it-yourselfers.\" This trend has also been called insourcing -- when you do something yourself instead of paying someone else to do it. Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect.", "Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect. For example, Target recently ran an ad campaign that aimed to reinvent the store's image for these new, leaner times. Consider this: The ailing retailer has always positioned itself as an affordable splurge over the years. But suddenly, any kind of splurge is seen as irrelevant in today's economy and Target's sales are suffering. So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\"", "So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\" A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales.", "A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales. Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally.", "Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally. The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal recently reported on \"closet boutiques\" where women are now opening up their homes and closets to strangers in order to sell unwanted designer clothes. Closet boutiques are typically advertised on Craigslist. There were 715,000 postings in February -- more than double the amount last year at that time. For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost.", "For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost. But a word of caution for sellers: You'll almost certainly have some questionable characters" ]

[ "five percent out of every dollar of disposable income" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Clark Howard, the Atlanta, Georgia-based host of a nationally syndicated radio show, is host of a television show designed to help viewers save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off during these tough economic times. The show airs at noon and 4 p.m. ET Saturdays and Sundays on HLN. Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay.", "Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Over the last several years, we as Americans became \"negative net savers\" -- a fancy term used by pointy-headed economists to say that we spent more money than we made. In fact, our savings rate was at negative 2.7 percent as recently as four years ago. Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing.", "Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing. We actually saved five percent out of every dollar of disposable income in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Wow, a whole nickel out of every dollar. Thomas Jefferson would be proud! Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start.", "Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start. Watch Clark talk with an amazing saver » The truly noteworthy thing here is how we're saving this much-heralded five percent. Where exactly are we cutting back to satisfy our newfound hunger for pinching nickels? The BEA's numbers show that vehicles and fuel expenses account for nearly two-thirds of the savings. That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers.", "That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers. Americans are riding their vehicles until the wheels fall off. The second largest category where we've cut back on is eating out, which is down $55.7 billion from last January. After that, we're also trimming the budget on clothing, jewelry, alcohol and more. In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle.", "In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle. I'm not so sure that behavior itself has changed, but this time around, people are trading down in their drink of choice. For example, fancy wine drinkers may be switching to Trader Joe's lines of Charles Shaw wines (a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price).", "Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price). Beer drinkers, meanwhile, are skipping expensive and exotic microbrews in favor of cheaper choices. Of course, there are other ways to save a nickel without having to trade down or go without. Many people are simply becoming \"do-it-yourselfers.\" This trend has also been called insourcing -- when you do something yourself instead of paying someone else to do it. Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect.", "Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect. For example, Target recently ran an ad campaign that aimed to reinvent the store's image for these new, leaner times. Consider this: The ailing retailer has always positioned itself as an affordable splurge over the years. But suddenly, any kind of splurge is seen as irrelevant in today's economy and Target's sales are suffering. So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\"", "So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\" A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales.", "A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales. Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally.", "Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally. The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal recently reported on \"closet boutiques\" where women are now opening up their homes and closets to strangers in order to sell unwanted designer clothes. Closet boutiques are typically advertised on Craigslist. There were 715,000 postings in February -- more than double the amount last year at that time. For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost.", "For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost. But a word of caution for sellers: You'll almost certainly have some questionable characters" ]

[ "five percent out of every" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Clark Howard, the Atlanta, Georgia-based host of a nationally syndicated radio show, is host of a television show designed to help viewers save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off during these tough economic times. The show airs at noon and 4 p.m. ET Saturdays and Sundays on HLN. Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay.", "Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Over the last several years, we as Americans became \"negative net savers\" -- a fancy term used by pointy-headed economists to say that we spent more money than we made. In fact, our savings rate was at negative 2.7 percent as recently as four years ago. Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing.", "Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing. We actually saved five percent out of every dollar of disposable income in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Wow, a whole nickel out of every dollar. Thomas Jefferson would be proud! Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start.", "Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start. Watch Clark talk with an amazing saver » The truly noteworthy thing here is how we're saving this much-heralded five percent. Where exactly are we cutting back to satisfy our newfound hunger for pinching nickels? The BEA's numbers show that vehicles and fuel expenses account for nearly two-thirds of the savings. That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers.", "That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers. Americans are riding their vehicles until the wheels fall off. The second largest category where we've cut back on is eating out, which is down $55.7 billion from last January. After that, we're also trimming the budget on clothing, jewelry, alcohol and more. In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle.", "In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle. I'm not so sure that behavior itself has changed, but this time around, people are trading down in their drink of choice. For example, fancy wine drinkers may be switching to Trader Joe's lines of Charles Shaw wines (a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price).", "Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price). Beer drinkers, meanwhile, are skipping expensive and exotic microbrews in favor of cheaper choices. Of course, there are other ways to save a nickel without having to trade down or go without. Many people are simply becoming \"do-it-yourselfers.\" This trend has also been called insourcing -- when you do something yourself instead of paying someone else to do it. Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect.", "Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect. For example, Target recently ran an ad campaign that aimed to reinvent the store's image for these new, leaner times. Consider this: The ailing retailer has always positioned itself as an affordable splurge over the years. But suddenly, any kind of splurge is seen as irrelevant in today's economy and Target's sales are suffering. So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\"", "So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\" A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales.", "A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales. Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally.", "Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally. The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal recently reported on \"closet boutiques\" where women are now opening up their homes and closets to strangers in order to sell unwanted designer clothes. Closet boutiques are typically advertised on Craigslist. There were 715,000 postings in February -- more than double the amount last year at that time. For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost.", "For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost. But a word of caution for sellers: You'll almost certainly have some questionable characters" ]

[ "account for nearly two-thirds of the savings." ]

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[ "Editor's note: Clark Howard, the Atlanta, Georgia-based host of a nationally syndicated radio show, is host of a television show designed to help viewers save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off during these tough economic times. The show airs at noon and 4 p.m. ET Saturdays and Sundays on HLN. Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay.", "Clark Howard says it's smart to cut back and save, but sometimes being cheap doesn't pay. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Over the last several years, we as Americans became \"negative net savers\" -- a fancy term used by pointy-headed economists to say that we spent more money than we made. In fact, our savings rate was at negative 2.7 percent as recently as four years ago. Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing.", "Now, however, the trend seems to be reversing. We actually saved five percent out of every dollar of disposable income in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Wow, a whole nickel out of every dollar. Thomas Jefferson would be proud! Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start.", "Sure, it's not the \"dime on a dollar\" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start. Watch Clark talk with an amazing saver » The truly noteworthy thing here is how we're saving this much-heralded five percent. Where exactly are we cutting back to satisfy our newfound hunger for pinching nickels? The BEA's numbers show that vehicles and fuel expenses account for nearly two-thirds of the savings. That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers.", "That category alone has seen a $115.2 billion decline compared with January 2008 numbers. Americans are riding their vehicles until the wheels fall off. The second largest category where we've cut back on is eating out, which is down $55.7 billion from last January. After that, we're also trimming the budget on clothing, jewelry, alcohol and more. In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle.", "In most recessions, the sales of alcohol do very well as people try to drown their worries in a bottle. I'm not so sure that behavior itself has changed, but this time around, people are trading down in their drink of choice. For example, fancy wine drinkers may be switching to Trader Joe's lines of Charles Shaw wines (a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price).", "Two Buck Chuck, for their $1.99-$3.49 per bottle price). Beer drinkers, meanwhile, are skipping expensive and exotic microbrews in favor of cheaper choices. Of course, there are other ways to save a nickel without having to trade down or go without. Many people are simply becoming \"do-it-yourselfers.\" This trend has also been called insourcing -- when you do something yourself instead of paying someone else to do it. Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect.", "Some marketers have seized on insourcing to great effect. For example, Target recently ran an ad campaign that aimed to reinvent the store's image for these new, leaner times. Consider this: The ailing retailer has always positioned itself as an affordable splurge over the years. But suddenly, any kind of splurge is seen as irrelevant in today's economy and Target's sales are suffering. So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\"", "So their recent ad campaign was all about the \"new.\" A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales.", "A circular I saw showed the \"new\" room service (store brand orange juice and cereal served at home); the \"new\" personal trainer (using home exercise equipment instead of paying for a gym membership); and the \"new\" restaurant (eating at home) -- all things that can be pricey, but are now being repositioned on the cheap in an effort to boost sales. Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally.", "Insourcing is making direct inroads into the home too -- quite literally. The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal recently reported on \"closet boutiques\" where women are now opening up their homes and closets to strangers in order to sell unwanted designer clothes. Closet boutiques are typically advertised on Craigslist. There were 715,000 postings in February -- more than double the amount last year at that time. For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost.", "For buyers, a closet boutique offers the opportunity to pick up designer threads at a tiny fraction of their new cost. But a word of caution for sellers: You'll almost certainly have some questionable characters" ]

[ "off into France" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino in Switzerland and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN.", "The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN. One group tried to break into the casino's vault on the lower level but could not get in, but they did rob the cashier of the money that was not secured, he said. The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said.", "The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said. As the thieves were leaving the casino, a woman driving by and unaware of what was occurring unknowingly blocked the armed robbers' vehicles. A gunman pulled the woman from her vehicle, beat her, and took off for the French border. The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said.", "The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said. There were about 600 people in the casino at the time of the robbery. There were no serious injuries, although one guest on the Casino floor was kicked in the head by one of the robbers when he moved, the police officer said. Swiss authorities are working closely with French authorities, Gill said. The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates.", "The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates. CNN's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report." ]

[ "in black clothes and black ski masks," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino in Switzerland and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN.", "The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN. One group tried to break into the casino's vault on the lower level but could not get in, but they did rob the cashier of the money that was not secured, he said. The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said.", "The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said. As the thieves were leaving the casino, a woman driving by and unaware of what was occurring unknowingly blocked the armed robbers' vehicles. A gunman pulled the woman from her vehicle, beat her, and took off for the French border. The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said.", "The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said. There were about 600 people in the casino at the time of the robbery. There were no serious injuries, although one guest on the Casino floor was kicked in the head by one of the robbers when he moved, the police officer said. Swiss authorities are working closely with French authorities, Gill said. The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates.", "The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates. CNN's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report." ]

[ "10 men" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino in Switzerland and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN.", "The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN. One group tried to break into the casino's vault on the lower level but could not get in, but they did rob the cashier of the money that was not secured, he said. The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said.", "The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said. As the thieves were leaving the casino, a woman driving by and unaware of what was occurring unknowingly blocked the armed robbers' vehicles. A gunman pulled the woman from her vehicle, beat her, and took off for the French border. The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said.", "The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said. There were about 600 people in the casino at the time of the robbery. There were no serious injuries, although one guest on the Casino floor was kicked in the head by one of the robbers when he moved, the police officer said. Swiss authorities are working closely with French authorities, Gill said. The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates.", "The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates. CNN's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report." ]

[ "100" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino in Switzerland and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN.", "The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN. One group tried to break into the casino's vault on the lower level but could not get in, but they did rob the cashier of the money that was not secured, he said. The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said.", "The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said. As the thieves were leaving the casino, a woman driving by and unaware of what was occurring unknowingly blocked the armed robbers' vehicles. A gunman pulled the woman from her vehicle, beat her, and took off for the French border. The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said.", "The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said. There were about 600 people in the casino at the time of the robbery. There were no serious injuries, although one guest on the Casino floor was kicked in the head by one of the robbers when he moved, the police officer said. Swiss authorities are working closely with French authorities, Gill said. The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates.", "The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates. CNN's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report." ]

[ "casino's vault" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino in Switzerland and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN.", "The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN. One group tried to break into the casino's vault on the lower level but could not get in, but they did rob the cashier of the money that was not secured, he said. The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said.", "The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said. As the thieves were leaving the casino, a woman driving by and unaware of what was occurring unknowingly blocked the armed robbers' vehicles. A gunman pulled the woman from her vehicle, beat her, and took off for the French border. The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said.", "The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said. There were about 600 people in the casino at the time of the robbery. There were no serious injuries, although one guest on the Casino floor was kicked in the head by one of the robbers when he moved, the police officer said. Swiss authorities are working closely with French authorities, Gill said. The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates.", "The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates. CNN's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report." ]

[ "10" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino in Switzerland and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN.", "The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN. One group tried to break into the casino's vault on the lower level but could not get in, but they did rob the cashier of the money that was not secured, he said. The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said.", "The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said. As the thieves were leaving the casino, a woman driving by and unaware of what was occurring unknowingly blocked the armed robbers' vehicles. A gunman pulled the woman from her vehicle, beat her, and took off for the French border. The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said.", "The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said. There were about 600 people in the casino at the time of the robbery. There were no serious injuries, although one guest on the Casino floor was kicked in the head by one of the robbers when he moved, the police officer said. Swiss authorities are working closely with French authorities, Gill said. The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates.", "The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates. CNN's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report." ]

[ "France," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino in Switzerland and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN.", "The men, dressed in black clothes and black ski masks, split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel, Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN. One group tried to break into the casino's vault on the lower level but could not get in, but they did rob the cashier of the money that was not secured, he said. The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said.", "The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there, he said. As the thieves were leaving the casino, a woman driving by and unaware of what was occurring unknowingly blocked the armed robbers' vehicles. A gunman pulled the woman from her vehicle, beat her, and took off for the French border. The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said.", "The other gunmen followed into France, which is only about 100 meters (yards) from the casino, Gill said. There were about 600 people in the casino at the time of the robbery. There were no serious injuries, although one guest on the Casino floor was kicked in the head by one of the robbers when he moved, the police officer said. Swiss authorities are working closely with French authorities, Gill said. The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates.", "The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates. CNN's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report." ]

[ "Brittanee Drexel" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Police are examining grainy hotel surveillance video and following up on new leads, including a reported sighting, in the case of a 17-year-old girl who traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for spring break last week and then disappeared. Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina.", "Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina. The possible sighting of Brittanee Drexel was on a bus Wednesday morning in the Myrtle Beach area, according to police, who later showed photos of her to passengers. As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues.", "As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues. Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break.", "Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break. Although they stayed in touch by phone and spoke on Saturday, Drexel said she believed the girl was in Rochester when she actually was in Myrtle Beach. \"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said.", "\"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said. \"I do trust my daughter, and she needed to cool down a little bit because she was upset that I wasn't going to let her go.\" Drexel said her daughter rode there in a car with several friends. She thinks Brittanee used money she had earned and borrowed to finance her trip." ]

[ "Wednesday morning" ]

[ { "end": [ 440 ], "start": [ 424 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Police are examining grainy hotel surveillance video and following up on new leads, including a reported sighting, in the case of a 17-year-old girl who traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for spring break last week and then disappeared. Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina.", "Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina. The possible sighting of Brittanee Drexel was on a bus Wednesday morning in the Myrtle Beach area, according to police, who later showed photos of her to passengers. As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues.", "As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues. Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break.", "Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break. Although they stayed in touch by phone and spoke on Saturday, Drexel said she believed the girl was in Rochester when she actually was in Myrtle Beach. \"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said.", "\"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said. \"I do trust my daughter, and she needed to cool down a little bit because she was upset that I wasn't going to let her go.\" Drexel said her daughter rode there in a car with several friends. She thinks Brittanee used money she had earned and borrowed to finance her trip." ]

[ "passengers." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Police are examining grainy hotel surveillance video and following up on new leads, including a reported sighting, in the case of a 17-year-old girl who traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for spring break last week and then disappeared. Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina.", "Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina. The possible sighting of Brittanee Drexel was on a bus Wednesday morning in the Myrtle Beach area, according to police, who later showed photos of her to passengers. As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues.", "As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues. Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break.", "Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break. Although they stayed in touch by phone and spoke on Saturday, Drexel said she believed the girl was in Rochester when she actually was in Myrtle Beach. \"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said.", "\"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said. \"I do trust my daughter, and she needed to cool down a little bit because she was upset that I wasn't going to let her go.\" Drexel said her daughter rode there in a car with several friends. She thinks Brittanee used money she had earned and borrowed to finance her trip." ]

[ "high school and college students on spring break." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Police are examining grainy hotel surveillance video and following up on new leads, including a reported sighting, in the case of a 17-year-old girl who traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for spring break last week and then disappeared. Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina.", "Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina. The possible sighting of Brittanee Drexel was on a bus Wednesday morning in the Myrtle Beach area, according to police, who later showed photos of her to passengers. As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues.", "As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues. Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break.", "Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break. Although they stayed in touch by phone and spoke on Saturday, Drexel said she believed the girl was in Rochester when she actually was in Myrtle Beach. \"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said.", "\"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said. \"I do trust my daughter, and she needed to cool down a little bit because she was upset that I wasn't going to let her go.\" Drexel said her daughter rode there in a car with several friends. She thinks Brittanee used money she had earned and borrowed to finance her trip." ]

[ "Myrtle Beach, South Carolina," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Police are examining grainy hotel surveillance video and following up on new leads, including a reported sighting, in the case of a 17-year-old girl who traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for spring break last week and then disappeared. Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina.", "Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina. The possible sighting of Brittanee Drexel was on a bus Wednesday morning in the Myrtle Beach area, according to police, who later showed photos of her to passengers. As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues.", "As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues. Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break.", "Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break. Although they stayed in touch by phone and spoke on Saturday, Drexel said she believed the girl was in Rochester when she actually was in Myrtle Beach. \"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said.", "\"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said. \"I do trust my daughter, and she needed to cool down a little bit because she was upset that I wasn't going to let her go.\" Drexel said her daughter rode there in a car with several friends. She thinks Brittanee used money she had earned and borrowed to finance her trip." ]

[ "Myrtle Beach, South Carolina," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Police are examining grainy hotel surveillance video and following up on new leads, including a reported sighting, in the case of a 17-year-old girl who traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for spring break last week and then disappeared. Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina.", "Brittanee Marie Drexel's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York, not South Carolina. The possible sighting of Brittanee Drexel was on a bus Wednesday morning in the Myrtle Beach area, according to police, who later showed photos of her to passengers. As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues.", "As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee's disappearance Saturday night, they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress, or other clues. Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break.", "Brittanee's mother, Dawn Drexel, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester, New York, high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach, a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break. Although they stayed in touch by phone and spoke on Saturday, Drexel said she believed the girl was in Rochester when she actually was in Myrtle Beach. \"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said.", "\"I didn't have any idea that she was going to do this,\" Drexel said. \"I do trust my daughter, and she needed to cool down a little bit because she was upset that I wasn't going to let her go.\" Drexel said her daughter rode there in a car with several friends. She thinks Brittanee used money she had earned and borrowed to finance her trip." ]

[ "every tool" ]

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[ "Editor's note: President Lyndon B. Johnson secured passage of Medicare, the Voting Rights Act and other milestone legislation. Tom Johnson, who served as one of LBJ's White House press secretaries, is former chief executive of CNN News Group and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times. He is an associate member of the board of visitors of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Tom Johnson says President Lyndon Johnson would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill.", "Tom Johnson says President Lyndon Johnson would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill. (CNN) -- LBJ would: Have a list of every member of Congress on his desk. He would be on the telephone with members (and their key staffers) constantly: \"Your president really needs your vote on this bill.\" He would have a list of every special request every member wanted -- from White House tours to appointments to federal jobs and commissions.", "He would have a list of every special request every member wanted -- from White House tours to appointments to federal jobs and commissions. He would make a phone call or have a personal visit with every member -- individually or in a group. Charts, graphs, coffee. They would get the \"Johnson Treatment\" as nobody else could give it. He would have a willingness to horse-trade with every member. He would keep a list of people who support each member financially.", "He would keep a list of people who support each member financially. A call to each to tell them to get the vote of that representative. He would have Billy Graham calling Baptists, Cardinal Cushing calling Catholics, Dr. Martin Luther King calling blacks, Henry Gonzales calling Hispanics, Henry Ford and David Rockefeller calling Republicans. He would get Jack Valenti to call the Pope if it would help. He would have speeches written for members for the Congressional Record and hometown newspapers.", "He would have speeches written for members for the Congressional Record and hometown newspapers. He would use up White House liquor having nightcaps with the leaders and key members of BOTH parties. Each of them would take home cufflinks, watches, signed photos, and perhaps even a pledge to come raise money for their next election. He would be sending gifts to children and grandchildren of members. He would walk around the South Lawn with reporters telling them why this was important to their own families.", "He would walk around the South Lawn with reporters telling them why this was important to their own families. He would send every aide in the White House to see every member of the House and Senate. He would send me to see Sen. Richard Russell and Rep. Carl Vinson because I am a Georgian. He would call media executives Kay Graham, Frank Stanton, Robert Kintner, and the heads of every network. He would go to pray at six different churches.", "He would go to pray at six different churches. He would do newspaper, radio and TV interviews -- especially with Merriman Smith, Hugh Sidey, Sid Davis, Forrest Boyd, Ray Scherer, Helen Thomas, Marianne Means, Walter Cronkite, Phil Potter, Bob Novak. He would threaten, cajole, flirt, flatter, hug -- and get the health care bill passed. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Tom Johnson." ]

[ "to pass a health care bill." ]

[ { "end": [ 510 ], "start": [ 484 ] } ]

[ "Editor's note: President Lyndon B. Johnson secured passage of Medicare, the Voting Rights Act and other milestone legislation. Tom Johnson, who served as one of LBJ's White House press secretaries, is former chief executive of CNN News Group and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times. He is an associate member of the board of visitors of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Tom Johnson says President Lyndon Johnson would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill.", "Tom Johnson says President Lyndon Johnson would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill. (CNN) -- LBJ would: Have a list of every member of Congress on his desk. He would be on the telephone with members (and their key staffers) constantly: \"Your president really needs your vote on this bill.\" He would have a list of every special request every member wanted -- from White House tours to appointments to federal jobs and commissions.", "He would have a list of every special request every member wanted -- from White House tours to appointments to federal jobs and commissions. He would make a phone call or have a personal visit with every member -- individually or in a group. Charts, graphs, coffee. They would get the \"Johnson Treatment\" as nobody else could give it. He would have a willingness to horse-trade with every member. He would keep a list of people who support each member financially.", "He would keep a list of people who support each member financially. A call to each to tell them to get the vote of that representative. He would have Billy Graham calling Baptists, Cardinal Cushing calling Catholics, Dr. Martin Luther King calling blacks, Henry Gonzales calling Hispanics, Henry Ford and David Rockefeller calling Republicans. He would get Jack Valenti to call the Pope if it would help. He would have speeches written for members for the Congressional Record and hometown newspapers.", "He would have speeches written for members for the Congressional Record and hometown newspapers. He would use up White House liquor having nightcaps with the leaders and key members of BOTH parties. Each of them would take home cufflinks, watches, signed photos, and perhaps even a pledge to come raise money for their next election. He would be sending gifts to children and grandchildren of members. He would walk around the South Lawn with reporters telling them why this was important to their own families.", "He would walk around the South Lawn with reporters telling them why this was important to their own families. He would send every aide in the White House to see every member of the House and Senate. He would send me to see Sen. Richard Russell and Rep. Carl Vinson because I am a Georgian. He would call media executives Kay Graham, Frank Stanton, Robert Kintner, and the heads of every network. He would go to pray at six different churches.", "He would go to pray at six different churches. He would do newspaper, radio and TV interviews -- especially with Merriman Smith, Hugh Sidey, Sid Davis, Forrest Boyd, Ray Scherer, Helen Thomas, Marianne Means, Walter Cronkite, Phil Potter, Bob Novak. He would threaten, cajole, flirt, flatter, hug -- and get the health care bill passed. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Tom Johnson." ]

[ "would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill." ]

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[ "Editor's note: President Lyndon B. Johnson secured passage of Medicare, the Voting Rights Act and other milestone legislation. Tom Johnson, who served as one of LBJ's White House press secretaries, is former chief executive of CNN News Group and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times. He is an associate member of the board of visitors of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Tom Johnson says President Lyndon Johnson would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill.", "Tom Johnson says President Lyndon Johnson would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill. (CNN) -- LBJ would: Have a list of every member of Congress on his desk. He would be on the telephone with members (and their key staffers) constantly: \"Your president really needs your vote on this bill.\" He would have a list of every special request every member wanted -- from White House tours to appointments to federal jobs and commissions.", "He would have a list of every special request every member wanted -- from White House tours to appointments to federal jobs and commissions. He would make a phone call or have a personal visit with every member -- individually or in a group. Charts, graphs, coffee. They would get the \"Johnson Treatment\" as nobody else could give it. He would have a willingness to horse-trade with every member. He would keep a list of people who support each member financially.", "He would keep a list of people who support each member financially. A call to each to tell them to get the vote of that representative. He would have Billy Graham calling Baptists, Cardinal Cushing calling Catholics, Dr. Martin Luther King calling blacks, Henry Gonzales calling Hispanics, Henry Ford and David Rockefeller calling Republicans. He would get Jack Valenti to call the Pope if it would help. He would have speeches written for members for the Congressional Record and hometown newspapers.", "He would have speeches written for members for the Congressional Record and hometown newspapers. He would use up White House liquor having nightcaps with the leaders and key members of BOTH parties. Each of them would take home cufflinks, watches, signed photos, and perhaps even a pledge to come raise money for their next election. He would be sending gifts to children and grandchildren of members. He would walk around the South Lawn with reporters telling them why this was important to their own families.", "He would walk around the South Lawn with reporters telling them why this was important to their own families. He would send every aide in the White House to see every member of the House and Senate. He would send me to see Sen. Richard Russell and Rep. Carl Vinson because I am a Georgian. He would call media executives Kay Graham, Frank Stanton, Robert Kintner, and the heads of every network. He would go to pray at six different churches.", "He would go to pray at six different churches. He would do newspaper, radio and TV interviews -- especially with Merriman Smith, Hugh Sidey, Sid Davis, Forrest Boyd, Ray Scherer, Helen Thomas, Marianne Means, Walter Cronkite, Phil Potter, Bob Novak. He would threaten, cajole, flirt, flatter, hug -- and get the health care bill passed. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Tom Johnson." ]

[ "would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill." ]

[ { "end": [ 510 ], "start": [ 441 ] } ]

[ "Editor's note: President Lyndon B. Johnson secured passage of Medicare, the Voting Rights Act and other milestone legislation. Tom Johnson, who served as one of LBJ's White House press secretaries, is former chief executive of CNN News Group and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times. He is an associate member of the board of visitors of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Tom Johnson says President Lyndon Johnson would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill.", "Tom Johnson says President Lyndon Johnson would have used every tool to get Congress to pass a health care bill. (CNN) -- LBJ would: Have a list of every member of Congress on his desk. He would be on the telephone with members (and their key staffers) constantly: \"Your president really needs your vote on this bill.\" He would have a list of every special request every member wanted -- from White House tours to appointments to federal jobs and commissions.", "He would have a list of every special request every member wanted -- from White House tours to appointments to federal jobs and commissions. He would make a phone call or have a personal visit with every member -- individually or in a group. Charts, graphs, coffee. They would get the \"Johnson Treatment\" as nobody else could give it. He would have a willingness to horse-trade with every member. He would keep a list of people who support each member financially.", "He would keep a list of people who support each member financially. A call to each to tell them to get the vote of that representative. He would have Billy Graham calling Baptists, Cardinal Cushing calling Catholics, Dr. Martin Luther King calling blacks, Henry Gonzales calling Hispanics, Henry Ford and David Rockefeller calling Republicans. He would get Jack Valenti to call the Pope if it would help. He would have speeches written for members for the Congressional Record and hometown newspapers.", "He would have speeches written for members for the Congressional Record and hometown newspapers. He would use up White House liquor having nightcaps with the leaders and key members of BOTH parties. Each of them would take home cufflinks, watches, signed photos, and perhaps even a pledge to come raise money for their next election. He would be sending gifts to children and grandchildren of members. He would walk around the South Lawn with reporters telling them why this was important to their own families.", "He would walk around the South Lawn with reporters telling them why this was important to their own families. He would send every aide in the White House to see every member of the House and Senate. He would send me to see Sen. Richard Russell and Rep. Carl Vinson because I am a Georgian. He would call media executives Kay Graham, Frank Stanton, Robert Kintner, and the heads of every network. He would go to pray at six different churches.", "He would go to pray at six different churches. He would do newspaper, radio and TV interviews -- especially with Merriman Smith, Hugh Sidey, Sid Davis, Forrest Boyd, Ray Scherer, Helen Thomas, Marianne Means, Walter Cronkite, Phil Potter, Bob Novak. He would threaten, cajole, flirt, flatter, hug -- and get the health care bill passed. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Tom Johnson." ]

[ "1950s," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

[ "Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\"" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

[ "Colombo, Sri Lanka," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

[ "Arthur C. Clarke," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

[ "\"2001: A Space Odyssey\"" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

[ "Arthur C. Clarke," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

[ "\"2001: A Space Odyssey\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 127 ], "start": [ 105 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

[ "Colombo, Sri Lanka," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Author Arthur C. Clarke, whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" to an early proposal for communications satellites, has died at age 90, associates have said. Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world. Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.", "Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently, said Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said.", "He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since the 1950s, Chase said. \"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said.", "\"He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,\" he said. In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists.", "In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans, Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth, more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and \"closer to home,\" an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists. \"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said.", "\"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible,\" he said. \"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence.\" Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for \"2001.\" The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive.", "The film grew out of Clarke's 1951 short story, \"The Sentinel,\" about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive. As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II, Clarke took part in the early development of radar. In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe.", "In a paper written for the radio journal \"Wireless World\" in 1945, he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe. He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite, the first of which were launched in the early 1960s. But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\"", "But he never patented the idea, prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled, \"How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time.\" His best-known works, such as \"2001\" or the 1953 novel \"Childhood's End,\" combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity. David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s.", "David Eicher, editor of Astronomy magazine, told CNN that Clarke's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s. Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants » \"He was very interested in technology and also in humanity's history and what lay out in the cosmos,\" Eicher said. His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said.", "His works combined those \"big-picture\" themes with \"compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing,\" he said. Tedson Meyers, the chairman of the Clarke Foundation, said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring. \"The question for us is, how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain?\" he asked. \"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\"", "\"How do you find the next Arthur Clarke?\" Clarke was knighted in 1998. He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career, and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions. Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning.", "Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972, Clarke said he was confident that a \"Golden Age\" of space travel was just beginning. Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality » \"After half a century of government-sponsored efforts, we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight,\" he said in his December birthday message. \"Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then, to the moon and beyond. Space travel and space tourism will one" ]

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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday, releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year. If enacted, the president's sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans.", "The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans. Among other things, the White House said it would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage, increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance and give the federal government new authority to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies. It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in.", "It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in. As with both the House and Senate plans, it includes significant reductions in Medicare spending in part through changes in payments made under the Medicare Advantage program. President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates.", "President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates. It also eliminates a deeply unpopular provision in the Senate bill worked in by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, that would exempt his Midwestern state from paying increased Medicaid expenses. Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years.", "Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years. They estimate the total cost of the bill to be $950 billion in the next decade. The Senate bill would cost an estimated $871 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, while the more expansive House plan has been estimated to cost more than $1 trillion. The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans.", "The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans. The White House is trying to pressure GOP leaders to present a detailed alternative proposal in advance of the meeting. \"We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting\" on Thursday, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told reporters. \"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills.", "\"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills. \"It is our hope the Republicans will come together around [their] plan and post it online\" before the meeting. President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\"", "President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\" The president's willing to back decent Republican ideas if the two sides can have an \"honest, open, substantive discussion\" in which \"both parties can get off their talking points,\" he said. GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely.", "GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely. They characterized Obama's proposal Monday as setting the stage for a meeting that will amount to little more than political posturing. \"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.", "\"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. \"This new Democrats-only backroom deal doubles down on the same failed approach that will drive up premiums, destroy jobs, raise taxes and slash Medicare benefits. This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\"", "This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, released a statement calling the plan \"disappointing that Democrats in Washington either aren't listening or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying.\" White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months.", "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months. \"If they're not the party of no, Thursday's the perfect venue to be the party of yes,\" Gibbs said. Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes.", "Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes. This Health Insurance Rate Authority would provide an annual report to recommend to states whether" ]

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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday, releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year. If enacted, the president's sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans.", "The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans. Among other things, the White House said it would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage, increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance and give the federal government new authority to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies. It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in.", "It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in. As with both the House and Senate plans, it includes significant reductions in Medicare spending in part through changes in payments made under the Medicare Advantage program. President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates.", "President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates. It also eliminates a deeply unpopular provision in the Senate bill worked in by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, that would exempt his Midwestern state from paying increased Medicaid expenses. Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years.", "Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years. They estimate the total cost of the bill to be $950 billion in the next decade. The Senate bill would cost an estimated $871 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, while the more expansive House plan has been estimated to cost more than $1 trillion. The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans.", "The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans. The White House is trying to pressure GOP leaders to present a detailed alternative proposal in advance of the meeting. \"We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting\" on Thursday, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told reporters. \"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills.", "\"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills. \"It is our hope the Republicans will come together around [their] plan and post it online\" before the meeting. President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\"", "President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\" The president's willing to back decent Republican ideas if the two sides can have an \"honest, open, substantive discussion\" in which \"both parties can get off their talking points,\" he said. GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely.", "GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely. They characterized Obama's proposal Monday as setting the stage for a meeting that will amount to little more than political posturing. \"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.", "\"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. \"This new Democrats-only backroom deal doubles down on the same failed approach that will drive up premiums, destroy jobs, raise taxes and slash Medicare benefits. This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\"", "This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, released a statement calling the plan \"disappointing that Democrats in Washington either aren't listening or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying.\" White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months.", "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months. \"If they're not the party of no, Thursday's the perfect venue to be the party of yes,\" Gibbs said. Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes.", "Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes. This Health Insurance Rate Authority would provide an annual report to recommend to states whether" ]

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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday, releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year. If enacted, the president's sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans.", "The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans. Among other things, the White House said it would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage, increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance and give the federal government new authority to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies. It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in.", "It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in. As with both the House and Senate plans, it includes significant reductions in Medicare spending in part through changes in payments made under the Medicare Advantage program. President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates.", "President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates. It also eliminates a deeply unpopular provision in the Senate bill worked in by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, that would exempt his Midwestern state from paying increased Medicaid expenses. Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years.", "Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years. They estimate the total cost of the bill to be $950 billion in the next decade. The Senate bill would cost an estimated $871 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, while the more expansive House plan has been estimated to cost more than $1 trillion. The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans.", "The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans. The White House is trying to pressure GOP leaders to present a detailed alternative proposal in advance of the meeting. \"We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting\" on Thursday, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told reporters. \"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills.", "\"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills. \"It is our hope the Republicans will come together around [their] plan and post it online\" before the meeting. President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\"", "President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\" The president's willing to back decent Republican ideas if the two sides can have an \"honest, open, substantive discussion\" in which \"both parties can get off their talking points,\" he said. GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely.", "GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely. They characterized Obama's proposal Monday as setting the stage for a meeting that will amount to little more than political posturing. \"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.", "\"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. \"This new Democrats-only backroom deal doubles down on the same failed approach that will drive up premiums, destroy jobs, raise taxes and slash Medicare benefits. This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\"", "This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, released a statement calling the plan \"disappointing that Democrats in Washington either aren't listening or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying.\" White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months.", "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months. \"If they're not the party of no, Thursday's the perfect venue to be the party of yes,\" Gibbs said. Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes.", "Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes. This Health Insurance Rate Authority would provide an annual report to recommend to states whether" ]

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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday, releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year. If enacted, the president's sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans.", "The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans. Among other things, the White House said it would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage, increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance and give the federal government new authority to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies. It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in.", "It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in. As with both the House and Senate plans, it includes significant reductions in Medicare spending in part through changes in payments made under the Medicare Advantage program. President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates.", "President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates. It also eliminates a deeply unpopular provision in the Senate bill worked in by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, that would exempt his Midwestern state from paying increased Medicaid expenses. Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years.", "Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years. They estimate the total cost of the bill to be $950 billion in the next decade. The Senate bill would cost an estimated $871 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, while the more expansive House plan has been estimated to cost more than $1 trillion. The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans.", "The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans. The White House is trying to pressure GOP leaders to present a detailed alternative proposal in advance of the meeting. \"We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting\" on Thursday, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told reporters. \"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills.", "\"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills. \"It is our hope the Republicans will come together around [their] plan and post it online\" before the meeting. President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\"", "President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\" The president's willing to back decent Republican ideas if the two sides can have an \"honest, open, substantive discussion\" in which \"both parties can get off their talking points,\" he said. GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely.", "GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely. They characterized Obama's proposal Monday as setting the stage for a meeting that will amount to little more than political posturing. \"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.", "\"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. \"This new Democrats-only backroom deal doubles down on the same failed approach that will drive up premiums, destroy jobs, raise taxes and slash Medicare benefits. This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\"", "This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, released a statement calling the plan \"disappointing that Democrats in Washington either aren't listening or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying.\" White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months.", "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months. \"If they're not the party of no, Thursday's the perfect venue to be the party of yes,\" Gibbs said. Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes.", "Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes. This Health Insurance Rate Authority would provide an annual report to recommend to states whether" ]

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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday, releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year. If enacted, the president's sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans.", "The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans. Among other things, the White House said it would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage, increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance and give the federal government new authority to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies. It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in.", "It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in. As with both the House and Senate plans, it includes significant reductions in Medicare spending in part through changes in payments made under the Medicare Advantage program. President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates.", "President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates. It also eliminates a deeply unpopular provision in the Senate bill worked in by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, that would exempt his Midwestern state from paying increased Medicaid expenses. Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years.", "Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years. They estimate the total cost of the bill to be $950 billion in the next decade. The Senate bill would cost an estimated $871 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, while the more expansive House plan has been estimated to cost more than $1 trillion. The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans.", "The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans. The White House is trying to pressure GOP leaders to present a detailed alternative proposal in advance of the meeting. \"We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting\" on Thursday, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told reporters. \"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills.", "\"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills. \"It is our hope the Republicans will come together around [their] plan and post it online\" before the meeting. President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\"", "President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\" The president's willing to back decent Republican ideas if the two sides can have an \"honest, open, substantive discussion\" in which \"both parties can get off their talking points,\" he said. GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely.", "GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely. They characterized Obama's proposal Monday as setting the stage for a meeting that will amount to little more than political posturing. \"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.", "\"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. \"This new Democrats-only backroom deal doubles down on the same failed approach that will drive up premiums, destroy jobs, raise taxes and slash Medicare benefits. This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\"", "This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, released a statement calling the plan \"disappointing that Democrats in Washington either aren't listening or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying.\" White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months.", "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months. \"If they're not the party of no, Thursday's the perfect venue to be the party of yes,\" Gibbs said. Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes.", "Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes. This Health Insurance Rate Authority would provide an annual report to recommend to states whether" ]

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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday, releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year. If enacted, the president's sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans.", "The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans. Among other things, the White House said it would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage, increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance and give the federal government new authority to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies. It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in.", "It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in. As with both the House and Senate plans, it includes significant reductions in Medicare spending in part through changes in payments made under the Medicare Advantage program. President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates.", "President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates. It also eliminates a deeply unpopular provision in the Senate bill worked in by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, that would exempt his Midwestern state from paying increased Medicaid expenses. Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years.", "Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years. They estimate the total cost of the bill to be $950 billion in the next decade. The Senate bill would cost an estimated $871 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, while the more expansive House plan has been estimated to cost more than $1 trillion. The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans.", "The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans. The White House is trying to pressure GOP leaders to present a detailed alternative proposal in advance of the meeting. \"We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting\" on Thursday, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told reporters. \"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills.", "\"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills. \"It is our hope the Republicans will come together around [their] plan and post it online\" before the meeting. President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\"", "President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\" The president's willing to back decent Republican ideas if the two sides can have an \"honest, open, substantive discussion\" in which \"both parties can get off their talking points,\" he said. GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely.", "GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely. They characterized Obama's proposal Monday as setting the stage for a meeting that will amount to little more than political posturing. \"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.", "\"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. \"This new Democrats-only backroom deal doubles down on the same failed approach that will drive up premiums, destroy jobs, raise taxes and slash Medicare benefits. This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\"", "This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, released a statement calling the plan \"disappointing that Democrats in Washington either aren't listening or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying.\" White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months.", "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months. \"If they're not the party of no, Thursday's the perfect venue to be the party of yes,\" Gibbs said. Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes.", "Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes. This Health Insurance Rate Authority would provide an annual report to recommend to states whether" ]

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[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday, releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year. If enacted, the president's sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans.", "The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans. Among other things, the White House said it would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage, increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance and give the federal government new authority to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies. It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in.", "It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in. As with both the House and Senate plans, it includes significant reductions in Medicare spending in part through changes in payments made under the Medicare Advantage program. President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates.", "President Obama's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option, an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates. It also eliminates a deeply unpopular provision in the Senate bill worked in by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, that would exempt his Midwestern state from paying increased Medicaid expenses. Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years.", "Administration officials said Obama's measure would cut the deficit by $100 billion over the next 10 years. They estimate the total cost of the bill to be $950 billion in the next decade. The Senate bill would cost an estimated $871 billion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, while the more expansive House plan has been estimated to cost more than $1 trillion. The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans.", "The release of Obama's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans. The White House is trying to pressure GOP leaders to present a detailed alternative proposal in advance of the meeting. \"We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting\" on Thursday, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told reporters. \"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills.", "\"We took our best shot at bridging the differences\" between the House and Senate bills. \"It is our hope the Republicans will come together around [their] plan and post it online\" before the meeting. President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\"", "President's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday's meeting \"with an open mind.\" The president's willing to back decent Republican ideas if the two sides can have an \"honest, open, substantive discussion\" in which \"both parties can get off their talking points,\" he said. GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely.", "GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely. They characterized Obama's proposal Monday as setting the stage for a meeting that will amount to little more than political posturing. \"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.", "\"The president has crippled the credibility of this week's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected,\" said House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. \"This new Democrats-only backroom deal doubles down on the same failed approach that will drive up premiums, destroy jobs, raise taxes and slash Medicare benefits. This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\"", "This week's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial.\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, released a statement calling the plan \"disappointing that Democrats in Washington either aren't listening or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying.\" White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months.", "White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms, arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week's meeting for months. \"If they're not the party of no, Thursday's the perfect venue to be the party of yes,\" Gibbs said. Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes.", "Highlights of Obama's proposal Under Obama's plan: • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors, economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes. This Health Insurance Rate Authority would provide an annual report to recommend to states whether" ]

[ "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "Alzheimer's," ]

[ { "end": [ 138 ], "start": [ 127 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "Vincent Astor Foundation," ]

[ { "end": [ 1641 ], "start": [ 1617 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall," ]

[ { "end": [ 348 ], "start": [ 325 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "about $200 million." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "Brooke Astor," ]

[ { "end": [ 85 ], "start": [ 73 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "Brooke Astor," ]

[ { "end": [ 85 ], "start": [ 73 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy." ]

[ { "end": [ 477 ], "start": [ 409 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "$200 million." ]

[ { "end": [ 1739 ], "start": [ 1727 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 2002. Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy.", "Anthony \"Tony\" Marshall, her only child, was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny, possession of stolen property, forgery and conspiracy. Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday. But co-defendant Francis Morrissey's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client's trial from Marshall's. The motion was denied late Friday, and a new trial date has been set for March 2. Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud.", "Morrissey, Marshall's former lawyer, faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud. A lawyer representing Marshall, Fred Hafetz, would say only that there would be \"no plea\" and that he hopes his client will \"be vindicated.\" Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\"", "Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case » The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy, which has fostered headlines such as \"Bad heir day,\" \"Mrs. Astor's disaster\" and \"DA's kick in the Astor.\" It's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her. And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public.", "And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand aren't the type that Astor, who died in August 2007 at 105, would want shared in public. \"She would have been mortified,\" said Vartan Gregorian, a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. \"She was very private.\" Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million.", "Through her late husband's Vincent Astor Foundation, Astor was credited with giving New York, where the Astors made their fortune, about $200 million. And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant, Gregorian said, her wealth didn't define her. Talk of money, real estate and other people's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties, he said. \"She was not ostentatious. ... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\"", "... She was very funny, very witty and very caring.\" When a would-be robber accosted her, she foiled the holdup attempt with this response: \" 'Excuse me. My name is Mrs. Astor. I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh.", "I don't think we've been properly introduced,' \" Gregorian remembered with a laugh. For 23 years, Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her \"crown jewels,\" which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library, but also for lower-profile programs. Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\"", "Astor was often quoted as saying, \"Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around.\" But for her, again, it wasn't just about the money. Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society.", "Betty Cooper Wallerstein, a community organizer who benefited from Astor's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan's Upper East Side, described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society. She remembered attending Astor's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside. Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself.", "Around her were elected officials, the social elite, big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor's staff members and activists such as herself. \"She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there,\" Wallerstein said. \"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\"", "\"It was such a beautiful and democratic line.\" Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN, as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor's will, which her son is said to have changed. But those who did speak were quick to share memories they'll always hold dear. The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor.", "The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani, 73, remembered Astor. The one-time police detective sergeant, whom Astor always called Sergeant, said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at" ]

[ "Holly Hunter" ]

[ { "end": [ 101 ], "start": [ 90 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Holly Hunter doesn't take roles based on what she thinks viewers want to see. Holly Hunter plays a tough detective grappling with issues of faith in TNT's \"Saving Grace.\" \"I have, frankly, very few expectations when it comes to audience,\" the acclaimed actress said. \"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\"", "\"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\" \"I'm used to having the experience of perhaps missing an audience where your feature, for some reason or another, may not have a large audience, while some of my features have found large audiences, so I am used to both. My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\"", "My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\" Hunter need not worry, because she has a hit on her hands with TNT's \"Saving Grace,\" which is soon to debut its third season. The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel.", "The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel. The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\"", "The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\" See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering.", "See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering. \"She wants to have conversations about sex, she wants to have conversations about faith,\" Hunter said. \"She is very comfortable with the darkness in herself and with the darkness in others and I want to talk about that. There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\"", "There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\" It isn't surprising that Hunter was able to find such a rich, creative playground at TNT. The network (which is owned by the parent company of CNN) has carved a niche for itself as a destination for critically acclaimed and popular dramas. That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\"", "That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\" That show's fifth season kick's off the network's summer schedule on June 8. Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love.", "Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love. \"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick.", "\"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick. \"I think it's hard for someone who sees a lot of darkness in the world and deals with the darkest part of humanity to believe in the benevolence of the universe and the safety of a world to bring kids into.\" Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character.", "Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character. That esteem, and flexibility of working on a cable series, which demands less of a time commitment than a network show, has made it easier to be on an opposite coast from her husband, Kevin Bacon, and their children, Sedgwick said. \"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer.", "\"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer. \"By doing the show, I think it has opened up more in the way of feature films for me.\" Mark-Paul Gosselaar couldn't agree with Sedgwick more. His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama.", "His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama. His role as public defender Jerry Kellerman in the courtroom drama is a continuation of the actor's long-time collaborative relationship with Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. \"I've been fortunate enough, for close to the last decade, to work with one of the most prolific producers in this genre,\" said Gosselaar, who also had roles" ]

[ "\"The Closer.\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 2114 ], "start": [ 2102 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Holly Hunter doesn't take roles based on what she thinks viewers want to see. Holly Hunter plays a tough detective grappling with issues of faith in TNT's \"Saving Grace.\" \"I have, frankly, very few expectations when it comes to audience,\" the acclaimed actress said. \"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\"", "\"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\" \"I'm used to having the experience of perhaps missing an audience where your feature, for some reason or another, may not have a large audience, while some of my features have found large audiences, so I am used to both. My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\"", "My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\" Hunter need not worry, because she has a hit on her hands with TNT's \"Saving Grace,\" which is soon to debut its third season. The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel.", "The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel. The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\"", "The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\" See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering.", "See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering. \"She wants to have conversations about sex, she wants to have conversations about faith,\" Hunter said. \"She is very comfortable with the darkness in herself and with the darkness in others and I want to talk about that. There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\"", "There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\" It isn't surprising that Hunter was able to find such a rich, creative playground at TNT. The network (which is owned by the parent company of CNN) has carved a niche for itself as a destination for critically acclaimed and popular dramas. That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\"", "That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\" That show's fifth season kick's off the network's summer schedule on June 8. Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love.", "Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love. \"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick.", "\"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick. \"I think it's hard for someone who sees a lot of darkness in the world and deals with the darkest part of humanity to believe in the benevolence of the universe and the safety of a world to bring kids into.\" Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character.", "Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character. That esteem, and flexibility of working on a cable series, which demands less of a time commitment than a network show, has made it easier to be on an opposite coast from her husband, Kevin Bacon, and their children, Sedgwick said. \"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer.", "\"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer. \"By doing the show, I think it has opened up more in the way of feature films for me.\" Mark-Paul Gosselaar couldn't agree with Sedgwick more. His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama.", "His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama. His role as public defender Jerry Kellerman in the courtroom drama is a continuation of the actor's long-time collaborative relationship with Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. \"I've been fortunate enough, for close to the last decade, to work with one of the most prolific producers in this genre,\" said Gosselaar, who also had roles" ]

[ "June 8." ]

[ { "end": [ 2194 ], "start": [ 2188 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Holly Hunter doesn't take roles based on what she thinks viewers want to see. Holly Hunter plays a tough detective grappling with issues of faith in TNT's \"Saving Grace.\" \"I have, frankly, very few expectations when it comes to audience,\" the acclaimed actress said. \"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\"", "\"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\" \"I'm used to having the experience of perhaps missing an audience where your feature, for some reason or another, may not have a large audience, while some of my features have found large audiences, so I am used to both. My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\"", "My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\" Hunter need not worry, because she has a hit on her hands with TNT's \"Saving Grace,\" which is soon to debut its third season. The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel.", "The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel. The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\"", "The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\" See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering.", "See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering. \"She wants to have conversations about sex, she wants to have conversations about faith,\" Hunter said. \"She is very comfortable with the darkness in herself and with the darkness in others and I want to talk about that. There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\"", "There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\" It isn't surprising that Hunter was able to find such a rich, creative playground at TNT. The network (which is owned by the parent company of CNN) has carved a niche for itself as a destination for critically acclaimed and popular dramas. That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\"", "That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\" That show's fifth season kick's off the network's summer schedule on June 8. Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love.", "Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love. \"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick.", "\"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick. \"I think it's hard for someone who sees a lot of darkness in the world and deals with the darkest part of humanity to believe in the benevolence of the universe and the safety of a world to bring kids into.\" Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character.", "Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character. That esteem, and flexibility of working on a cable series, which demands less of a time commitment than a network show, has made it easier to be on an opposite coast from her husband, Kevin Bacon, and their children, Sedgwick said. \"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer.", "\"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer. \"By doing the show, I think it has opened up more in the way of feature films for me.\" Mark-Paul Gosselaar couldn't agree with Sedgwick more. His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama.", "His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama. His role as public defender Jerry Kellerman in the courtroom drama is a continuation of the actor's long-time collaborative relationship with Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. \"I've been fortunate enough, for close to the last decade, to work with one of the most prolific producers in this genre,\" said Gosselaar, who also had roles" ]

[ "Holly Hunter" ]

[ { "end": [ 101 ], "start": [ 90 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Holly Hunter doesn't take roles based on what she thinks viewers want to see. Holly Hunter plays a tough detective grappling with issues of faith in TNT's \"Saving Grace.\" \"I have, frankly, very few expectations when it comes to audience,\" the acclaimed actress said. \"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\"", "\"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\" \"I'm used to having the experience of perhaps missing an audience where your feature, for some reason or another, may not have a large audience, while some of my features have found large audiences, so I am used to both. My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\"", "My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\" Hunter need not worry, because she has a hit on her hands with TNT's \"Saving Grace,\" which is soon to debut its third season. The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel.", "The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel. The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\"", "The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\" See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering.", "See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering. \"She wants to have conversations about sex, she wants to have conversations about faith,\" Hunter said. \"She is very comfortable with the darkness in herself and with the darkness in others and I want to talk about that. There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\"", "There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\" It isn't surprising that Hunter was able to find such a rich, creative playground at TNT. The network (which is owned by the parent company of CNN) has carved a niche for itself as a destination for critically acclaimed and popular dramas. That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\"", "That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\" That show's fifth season kick's off the network's summer schedule on June 8. Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love.", "Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love. \"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick.", "\"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick. \"I think it's hard for someone who sees a lot of darkness in the world and deals with the darkest part of humanity to believe in the benevolence of the universe and the safety of a world to bring kids into.\" Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character.", "Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character. That esteem, and flexibility of working on a cable series, which demands less of a time commitment than a network show, has made it easier to be on an opposite coast from her husband, Kevin Bacon, and their children, Sedgwick said. \"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer.", "\"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer. \"By doing the show, I think it has opened up more in the way of feature films for me.\" Mark-Paul Gosselaar couldn't agree with Sedgwick more. His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama.", "His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama. His role as public defender Jerry Kellerman in the courtroom drama is a continuation of the actor's long-time collaborative relationship with Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. \"I've been fortunate enough, for close to the last decade, to work with one of the most prolific producers in this genre,\" said Gosselaar, who also had roles" ]

[ "TNT's" ]

[ { "end": [ 2094 ], "start": [ 2090 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Holly Hunter doesn't take roles based on what she thinks viewers want to see. Holly Hunter plays a tough detective grappling with issues of faith in TNT's \"Saving Grace.\" \"I have, frankly, very few expectations when it comes to audience,\" the acclaimed actress said. \"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\"", "\"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\" \"I'm used to having the experience of perhaps missing an audience where your feature, for some reason or another, may not have a large audience, while some of my features have found large audiences, so I am used to both. My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\"", "My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\" Hunter need not worry, because she has a hit on her hands with TNT's \"Saving Grace,\" which is soon to debut its third season. The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel.", "The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel. The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\"", "The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\" See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering.", "See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering. \"She wants to have conversations about sex, she wants to have conversations about faith,\" Hunter said. \"She is very comfortable with the darkness in herself and with the darkness in others and I want to talk about that. There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\"", "There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\" It isn't surprising that Hunter was able to find such a rich, creative playground at TNT. The network (which is owned by the parent company of CNN) has carved a niche for itself as a destination for critically acclaimed and popular dramas. That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\"", "That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\" That show's fifth season kick's off the network's summer schedule on June 8. Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love.", "Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love. \"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick.", "\"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick. \"I think it's hard for someone who sees a lot of darkness in the world and deals with the darkest part of humanity to believe in the benevolence of the universe and the safety of a world to bring kids into.\" Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character.", "Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character. That esteem, and flexibility of working on a cable series, which demands less of a time commitment than a network show, has made it easier to be on an opposite coast from her husband, Kevin Bacon, and their children, Sedgwick said. \"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer.", "\"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer. \"By doing the show, I think it has opened up more in the way of feature films for me.\" Mark-Paul Gosselaar couldn't agree with Sedgwick more. His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama.", "His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama. His role as public defender Jerry Kellerman in the courtroom drama is a continuation of the actor's long-time collaborative relationship with Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. \"I've been fortunate enough, for close to the last decade, to work with one of the most prolific producers in this genre,\" said Gosselaar, who also had roles" ]

[ "\"Saving Grace.\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 181 ], "start": [ 167 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Holly Hunter doesn't take roles based on what she thinks viewers want to see. Holly Hunter plays a tough detective grappling with issues of faith in TNT's \"Saving Grace.\" \"I have, frankly, very few expectations when it comes to audience,\" the acclaimed actress said. \"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\"", "\"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\" \"I'm used to having the experience of perhaps missing an audience where your feature, for some reason or another, may not have a large audience, while some of my features have found large audiences, so I am used to both. My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\"", "My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\" Hunter need not worry, because she has a hit on her hands with TNT's \"Saving Grace,\" which is soon to debut its third season. The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel.", "The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel. The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\"", "The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\" See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering.", "See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering. \"She wants to have conversations about sex, she wants to have conversations about faith,\" Hunter said. \"She is very comfortable with the darkness in herself and with the darkness in others and I want to talk about that. There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\"", "There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\" It isn't surprising that Hunter was able to find such a rich, creative playground at TNT. The network (which is owned by the parent company of CNN) has carved a niche for itself as a destination for critically acclaimed and popular dramas. That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\"", "That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\" That show's fifth season kick's off the network's summer schedule on June 8. Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love.", "Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love. \"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick.", "\"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick. \"I think it's hard for someone who sees a lot of darkness in the world and deals with the darkest part of humanity to believe in the benevolence of the universe and the safety of a world to bring kids into.\" Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character.", "Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character. That esteem, and flexibility of working on a cable series, which demands less of a time commitment than a network show, has made it easier to be on an opposite coast from her husband, Kevin Bacon, and their children, Sedgwick said. \"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer.", "\"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer. \"By doing the show, I think it has opened up more in the way of feature films for me.\" Mark-Paul Gosselaar couldn't agree with Sedgwick more. His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama.", "His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama. His role as public defender Jerry Kellerman in the courtroom drama is a continuation of the actor's long-time collaborative relationship with Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. \"I've been fortunate enough, for close to the last decade, to work with one of the most prolific producers in this genre,\" said Gosselaar, who also had roles" ]

[ "Holly Hunter" ]

[ { "end": [ 101 ], "start": [ 90 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Holly Hunter doesn't take roles based on what she thinks viewers want to see. Holly Hunter plays a tough detective grappling with issues of faith in TNT's \"Saving Grace.\" \"I have, frankly, very few expectations when it comes to audience,\" the acclaimed actress said. \"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\"", "\"I've done features, I've done stage and I've done television movies.\" \"I'm used to having the experience of perhaps missing an audience where your feature, for some reason or another, may not have a large audience, while some of my features have found large audiences, so I am used to both. My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\"", "My expectations are adaptable and they are low.\" Hunter need not worry, because she has a hit on her hands with TNT's \"Saving Grace,\" which is soon to debut its third season. The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel.", "The television drama follows the decidedly messy life of Oklahoma City Police Detective Grace Hanadarko, who lives and works hard while being shadowed by a no-nonsense angel. The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\"", "The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films \"Raising Arizona,\" \"Broadcast News\" and the animated \"The Incredibles.\" See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering.", "See the significant roles Hunter has played » The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering. \"She wants to have conversations about sex, she wants to have conversations about faith,\" Hunter said. \"She is very comfortable with the darkness in herself and with the darkness in others and I want to talk about that. There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\"", "There are not a lot of opportunities to have that conversation in features.\" It isn't surprising that Hunter was able to find such a rich, creative playground at TNT. The network (which is owned by the parent company of CNN) has carved a niche for itself as a destination for critically acclaimed and popular dramas. That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\"", "That reputation has been strengthened by the popularity of shows like Hunter's as well as the program many credit with raising TNT's game, \"The Closer.\" That show's fifth season kick's off the network's summer schedule on June 8. Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love.", "Star Kyra Sedgwick said Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is in for some changes now that she's married -- though she will maintain the edge that fans have come to love. \"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick.", "\"I think the character continues to be great at her job and struggles in her personal life and issues surrounding the possibility of having children come up,\" said Sedgwick. \"I think it's hard for someone who sees a lot of darkness in the world and deals with the darkest part of humanity to believe in the benevolence of the universe and the safety of a world to bring kids into.\" Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character.", "Like Hunter, Sedgwick said she loves playing such a strong character. That esteem, and flexibility of working on a cable series, which demands less of a time commitment than a network show, has made it easier to be on an opposite coast from her husband, Kevin Bacon, and their children, Sedgwick said. \"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer.", "\"I was very clear on not wanting to give up any other part of my career,\" said Sedgwick, who this season also serves as the show's executive producer. \"By doing the show, I think it has opened up more in the way of feature films for me.\" Mark-Paul Gosselaar couldn't agree with Sedgwick more. His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama.", "His series, \"Raising the Bar,\" will be back on TNT for a second season and the actor said he appreciates being part of a network that values drama. His role as public defender Jerry Kellerman in the courtroom drama is a continuation of the actor's long-time collaborative relationship with Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. \"I've been fortunate enough, for close to the last decade, to work with one of the most prolific producers in this genre,\" said Gosselaar, who also had roles" ]

[ "Jordan Belfi" ]

[ { "end": [ 21 ], "start": [ 10 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Jordan Belfi has a great job: He plays Adam Davies on the HBO show \"Entourage,\" a comedy series that takes a look at the life of a young actor, Vincent Chase, and the old friends who surround him in Hollywood. Jordan Belfi arrives at the premiere of \"Entourage\" season six in Los Angeles, California. Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold.", "Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold. Belfi has been around since the early days of \"Entourage\" and remembers the humble beginnings of his character's career as an agent under Gold's direction. Since that first season, Davies has risen to become Ari's chief rival on the show. Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given.", "Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given. \"It's a testament to the writing by Doug Ellin, the creator of the show. It's just on the page,\" Belfi said. \"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\"", "\"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\" CNN talked to Belfi, who's also in the movie \"Surrogates\" (opening Friday), about his experiences on the show and his inspiration for the role. The following is an edited version of the interview. CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold.", "CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold. Talk a little about how you and Jeremy Piven kind of prepare for that and try to make that real on screen. Belfi: Adam Davies has become ... one of the few characters on the show that really knows how to get under Ari's skin and push his buttons. Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance.", "Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance. That interplay, that back and forth, particularly the sort of thing that's happening now [on the show], the constantly one-upping each other, is just really fun to watch. It's entertaining. And I get that response from a lot of the fans of the show. They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it.", "They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it. Jeremy ... [is] an actor with so much power and force and impact that you're sort of forced to up your game. You're really present in the moment. And when you're there and you're really going back and forth, that's when the sparks really fly. CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies.", "CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies. Belfi: I started way back on season one in the beginning of the show. And back then, Adam Davies was still in his cubicle. So a lot of the inspiration came from meetings I had when I was starting out -- you know, behavior I experienced from agents and other industry people when I was starting out. I was in a not-too-dissimilar position. ... And I think that's what people really respond to.", "... And I think that's what people really respond to. There's an absolute foundation of truth -- almost scary truth -- to the things Adam says, the things Ari does, all that kind of stuff. And it's why it's such a visceral experience for people in the industry and fun for people that happen not to be in the industry. CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person?", "CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person? Belfi: What gives Ari a little bit of his soul, his heart, is that we have all these scenes with his wife and his family, and you really get to see him as a dad. ... [But] we haven't gotten to see any of the personal life of Adam Davies. So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has.", "So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has. But I think he's the kind of agent that I'd certainly like to have if you're that actor trying to go after that job. You want that agent who's going to beg, borrow and steal" ]

[ "Jordan Belfi" ]

[ { "end": [ 21 ], "start": [ 10 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Jordan Belfi has a great job: He plays Adam Davies on the HBO show \"Entourage,\" a comedy series that takes a look at the life of a young actor, Vincent Chase, and the old friends who surround him in Hollywood. Jordan Belfi arrives at the premiere of \"Entourage\" season six in Los Angeles, California. Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold.", "Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold. Belfi has been around since the early days of \"Entourage\" and remembers the humble beginnings of his character's career as an agent under Gold's direction. Since that first season, Davies has risen to become Ari's chief rival on the show. Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given.", "Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given. \"It's a testament to the writing by Doug Ellin, the creator of the show. It's just on the page,\" Belfi said. \"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\"", "\"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\" CNN talked to Belfi, who's also in the movie \"Surrogates\" (opening Friday), about his experiences on the show and his inspiration for the role. The following is an edited version of the interview. CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold.", "CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold. Talk a little about how you and Jeremy Piven kind of prepare for that and try to make that real on screen. Belfi: Adam Davies has become ... one of the few characters on the show that really knows how to get under Ari's skin and push his buttons. Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance.", "Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance. That interplay, that back and forth, particularly the sort of thing that's happening now [on the show], the constantly one-upping each other, is just really fun to watch. It's entertaining. And I get that response from a lot of the fans of the show. They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it.", "They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it. Jeremy ... [is] an actor with so much power and force and impact that you're sort of forced to up your game. You're really present in the moment. And when you're there and you're really going back and forth, that's when the sparks really fly. CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies.", "CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies. Belfi: I started way back on season one in the beginning of the show. And back then, Adam Davies was still in his cubicle. So a lot of the inspiration came from meetings I had when I was starting out -- you know, behavior I experienced from agents and other industry people when I was starting out. I was in a not-too-dissimilar position. ... And I think that's what people really respond to.", "... And I think that's what people really respond to. There's an absolute foundation of truth -- almost scary truth -- to the things Adam says, the things Ari does, all that kind of stuff. And it's why it's such a visceral experience for people in the industry and fun for people that happen not to be in the industry. CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person?", "CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person? Belfi: What gives Ari a little bit of his soul, his heart, is that we have all these scenes with his wife and his family, and you really get to see him as a dad. ... [But] we haven't gotten to see any of the personal life of Adam Davies. So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has.", "So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has. But I think he's the kind of agent that I'd certainly like to have if you're that actor trying to go after that job. You want that agent who's going to beg, borrow and steal" ]

[ "HBO" ]

[ { "end": [ 70 ], "start": [ 68 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Jordan Belfi has a great job: He plays Adam Davies on the HBO show \"Entourage,\" a comedy series that takes a look at the life of a young actor, Vincent Chase, and the old friends who surround him in Hollywood. Jordan Belfi arrives at the premiere of \"Entourage\" season six in Los Angeles, California. Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold.", "Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold. Belfi has been around since the early days of \"Entourage\" and remembers the humble beginnings of his character's career as an agent under Gold's direction. Since that first season, Davies has risen to become Ari's chief rival on the show. Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given.", "Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given. \"It's a testament to the writing by Doug Ellin, the creator of the show. It's just on the page,\" Belfi said. \"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\"", "\"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\" CNN talked to Belfi, who's also in the movie \"Surrogates\" (opening Friday), about his experiences on the show and his inspiration for the role. The following is an edited version of the interview. CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold.", "CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold. Talk a little about how you and Jeremy Piven kind of prepare for that and try to make that real on screen. Belfi: Adam Davies has become ... one of the few characters on the show that really knows how to get under Ari's skin and push his buttons. Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance.", "Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance. That interplay, that back and forth, particularly the sort of thing that's happening now [on the show], the constantly one-upping each other, is just really fun to watch. It's entertaining. And I get that response from a lot of the fans of the show. They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it.", "They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it. Jeremy ... [is] an actor with so much power and force and impact that you're sort of forced to up your game. You're really present in the moment. And when you're there and you're really going back and forth, that's when the sparks really fly. CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies.", "CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies. Belfi: I started way back on season one in the beginning of the show. And back then, Adam Davies was still in his cubicle. So a lot of the inspiration came from meetings I had when I was starting out -- you know, behavior I experienced from agents and other industry people when I was starting out. I was in a not-too-dissimilar position. ... And I think that's what people really respond to.", "... And I think that's what people really respond to. There's an absolute foundation of truth -- almost scary truth -- to the things Adam says, the things Ari does, all that kind of stuff. And it's why it's such a visceral experience for people in the industry and fun for people that happen not to be in the industry. CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person?", "CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person? Belfi: What gives Ari a little bit of his soul, his heart, is that we have all these scenes with his wife and his family, and you really get to see him as a dad. ... [But] we haven't gotten to see any of the personal life of Adam Davies. So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has.", "So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has. But I think he's the kind of agent that I'd certainly like to have if you're that actor trying to go after that job. You want that agent who's going to beg, borrow and steal" ]

[ "Adam Davies" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Jordan Belfi has a great job: He plays Adam Davies on the HBO show \"Entourage,\" a comedy series that takes a look at the life of a young actor, Vincent Chase, and the old friends who surround him in Hollywood. Jordan Belfi arrives at the premiere of \"Entourage\" season six in Los Angeles, California. Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold.", "Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold. Belfi has been around since the early days of \"Entourage\" and remembers the humble beginnings of his character's career as an agent under Gold's direction. Since that first season, Davies has risen to become Ari's chief rival on the show. Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given.", "Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given. \"It's a testament to the writing by Doug Ellin, the creator of the show. It's just on the page,\" Belfi said. \"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\"", "\"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\" CNN talked to Belfi, who's also in the movie \"Surrogates\" (opening Friday), about his experiences on the show and his inspiration for the role. The following is an edited version of the interview. CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold.", "CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold. Talk a little about how you and Jeremy Piven kind of prepare for that and try to make that real on screen. Belfi: Adam Davies has become ... one of the few characters on the show that really knows how to get under Ari's skin and push his buttons. Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance.", "Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance. That interplay, that back and forth, particularly the sort of thing that's happening now [on the show], the constantly one-upping each other, is just really fun to watch. It's entertaining. And I get that response from a lot of the fans of the show. They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it.", "They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it. Jeremy ... [is] an actor with so much power and force and impact that you're sort of forced to up your game. You're really present in the moment. And when you're there and you're really going back and forth, that's when the sparks really fly. CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies.", "CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies. Belfi: I started way back on season one in the beginning of the show. And back then, Adam Davies was still in his cubicle. So a lot of the inspiration came from meetings I had when I was starting out -- you know, behavior I experienced from agents and other industry people when I was starting out. I was in a not-too-dissimilar position. ... And I think that's what people really respond to.", "... And I think that's what people really respond to. There's an absolute foundation of truth -- almost scary truth -- to the things Adam says, the things Ari does, all that kind of stuff. And it's why it's such a visceral experience for people in the industry and fun for people that happen not to be in the industry. CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person?", "CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person? Belfi: What gives Ari a little bit of his soul, his heart, is that we have all these scenes with his wife and his family, and you really get to see him as a dad. ... [But] we haven't gotten to see any of the personal life of Adam Davies. So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has.", "So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has. But I think he's the kind of agent that I'd certainly like to have if you're that actor trying to go after that job. You want that agent who's going to beg, borrow and steal" ]

[ "Adam Davies" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Jordan Belfi has a great job: He plays Adam Davies on the HBO show \"Entourage,\" a comedy series that takes a look at the life of a young actor, Vincent Chase, and the old friends who surround him in Hollywood. Jordan Belfi arrives at the premiere of \"Entourage\" season six in Los Angeles, California. Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold.", "Davies is one of the few characters on the show who has the ability to shake one of the central figures: the unshakeable agent Ari Gold. Belfi has been around since the early days of \"Entourage\" and remembers the humble beginnings of his character's career as an agent under Gold's direction. Since that first season, Davies has risen to become Ari's chief rival on the show. Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given.", "Belfi believes conveying the tension between him and Ari is easy, based on the great material he's given. \"It's a testament to the writing by Doug Ellin, the creator of the show. It's just on the page,\" Belfi said. \"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\"", "\"When you get setups and writing and dialogue and scenes that good, it makes your job that much easier.\" CNN talked to Belfi, who's also in the movie \"Surrogates\" (opening Friday), about his experiences on the show and his inspiration for the role. The following is an edited version of the interview. CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold.", "CNN: A lot of fans really missed that rivalry between you and Ari Gold. Talk a little about how you and Jeremy Piven kind of prepare for that and try to make that real on screen. Belfi: Adam Davies has become ... one of the few characters on the show that really knows how to get under Ari's skin and push his buttons. Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance.", "Ari is an entertaining character, and it's fun to watch him go after things, but people really enjoy kind of when Ari's off balance. That interplay, that back and forth, particularly the sort of thing that's happening now [on the show], the constantly one-upping each other, is just really fun to watch. It's entertaining. And I get that response from a lot of the fans of the show. They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it.", "They love Adam Davies for that reason because he just knows how to do it. Jeremy ... [is] an actor with so much power and force and impact that you're sort of forced to up your game. You're really present in the moment. And when you're there and you're really going back and forth, that's when the sparks really fly. CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies.", "CNN: Talk little bit about the inspiration you draw from to play Adam Davies. Belfi: I started way back on season one in the beginning of the show. And back then, Adam Davies was still in his cubicle. So a lot of the inspiration came from meetings I had when I was starting out -- you know, behavior I experienced from agents and other industry people when I was starting out. I was in a not-too-dissimilar position. ... And I think that's what people really respond to.", "... And I think that's what people really respond to. There's an absolute foundation of truth -- almost scary truth -- to the things Adam says, the things Ari does, all that kind of stuff. And it's why it's such a visceral experience for people in the industry and fun for people that happen not to be in the industry. CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person?", "CNN: What are your thoughts on Adam Davies as a person? Belfi: What gives Ari a little bit of his soul, his heart, is that we have all these scenes with his wife and his family, and you really get to see him as a dad. ... [But] we haven't gotten to see any of the personal life of Adam Davies. So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has.", "So I don't know if there's anything yet to kind of balance out those ruthless qualities he has. But I think he's the kind of agent that I'd certainly like to have if you're that actor trying to go after that job. You want that agent who's going to beg, borrow and steal" ]

[ "girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Before dying, 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers was beaten with belts, picked up by her hair, thrown across the room and held under water, according to an affidavit from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office. Police believe 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers is \"Baby Grace.\" The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway.", "The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway. Trenor told police Zeigler tried to commit suicide the weekend before Thanksgiving, and wrote a note that said, \"My wife is innocent of the sins that I committed.\" The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29.", "The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29. A fisherman found Riley's body stuffed inside a blue storage container that washed up on an uninhabited island in Galveston's West Bay. A medical examiner said the child's skull was fractured, and a forensic dentist estimated her age at 2 to 3 years. Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\"", "Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\" A police artist's sketch of her was widely circulated in the news media and prompted a call to Galveston police from Riley's grandmother in Ohio, who had not seen the girl in months. On Saturday, police arrested Trenor and Zeigler on charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence, the sheriff's department said. Their bonds were set at $350,000 each.", "Their bonds were set at $350,000 each. The affidavit, obtained by CNN, says when police interviewed Trenor on November 23, she \"gave a voluntary statement on video with her attorney present in which she describes her involvement, with Royce Zeigler, in the physical abuse, death and disposal of the remains of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers.\" Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub.", "Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub. She said Zeigler picked the girl up by her hair and also threw her across the room, slamming her head into the tile floor. After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies.", "After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies. The statement said the box containing the child's body was hidden in a storage shed for \"one to two months.\" Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away.", "Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away. Riley Ann's father, Robert Sawyers, on Monday tearfully remembered her as a \"fun-loving girl ... with a big imagination.\" Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio.", "Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio. She would play \"with a water hose ... spraying the whole patio soaking wet until she was done with it,\" he said, as he sat behind two photographs of his daughter, a toddler with wispy blond curls. Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead.", "Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead. \"It's hard to think that I'll never see her again,\" she said, clutching a red Elmo doll she had planned to give Riley for Christmas. Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers.", "Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers. DNA analysis is still in progress to confirm the identification. The results will be available in two to three weeks, Tuttoilmondo said. Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\"", "Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\" The toddler was last seen in Texas \"three or four months ago,\" Tuttoilmondo said, although he did not know by whom. Tuttoilmondo said police did investigate whether Child Protective Services had taken Riley away, something the mother had reportedly alleged" ]

[ "Riley Ann Sawyers" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Before dying, 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers was beaten with belts, picked up by her hair, thrown across the room and held under water, according to an affidavit from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office. Police believe 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers is \"Baby Grace.\" The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway.", "The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway. Trenor told police Zeigler tried to commit suicide the weekend before Thanksgiving, and wrote a note that said, \"My wife is innocent of the sins that I committed.\" The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29.", "The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29. A fisherman found Riley's body stuffed inside a blue storage container that washed up on an uninhabited island in Galveston's West Bay. A medical examiner said the child's skull was fractured, and a forensic dentist estimated her age at 2 to 3 years. Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\"", "Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\" A police artist's sketch of her was widely circulated in the news media and prompted a call to Galveston police from Riley's grandmother in Ohio, who had not seen the girl in months. On Saturday, police arrested Trenor and Zeigler on charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence, the sheriff's department said. Their bonds were set at $350,000 each.", "Their bonds were set at $350,000 each. The affidavit, obtained by CNN, says when police interviewed Trenor on November 23, she \"gave a voluntary statement on video with her attorney present in which she describes her involvement, with Royce Zeigler, in the physical abuse, death and disposal of the remains of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers.\" Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub.", "Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub. She said Zeigler picked the girl up by her hair and also threw her across the room, slamming her head into the tile floor. After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies.", "After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies. The statement said the box containing the child's body was hidden in a storage shed for \"one to two months.\" Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away.", "Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away. Riley Ann's father, Robert Sawyers, on Monday tearfully remembered her as a \"fun-loving girl ... with a big imagination.\" Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio.", "Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio. She would play \"with a water hose ... spraying the whole patio soaking wet until she was done with it,\" he said, as he sat behind two photographs of his daughter, a toddler with wispy blond curls. Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead.", "Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead. \"It's hard to think that I'll never see her again,\" she said, clutching a red Elmo doll she had planned to give Riley for Christmas. Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers.", "Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers. DNA analysis is still in progress to confirm the identification. The results will be available in two to three weeks, Tuttoilmondo said. Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\"", "Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\" The toddler was last seen in Texas \"three or four months ago,\" Tuttoilmondo said, although he did not know by whom. Tuttoilmondo said police did investigate whether Child Protective Services had taken Riley away, something the mother had reportedly alleged" ]

[ "2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Before dying, 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers was beaten with belts, picked up by her hair, thrown across the room and held under water, according to an affidavit from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office. Police believe 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers is \"Baby Grace.\" The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway.", "The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway. Trenor told police Zeigler tried to commit suicide the weekend before Thanksgiving, and wrote a note that said, \"My wife is innocent of the sins that I committed.\" The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29.", "The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29. A fisherman found Riley's body stuffed inside a blue storage container that washed up on an uninhabited island in Galveston's West Bay. A medical examiner said the child's skull was fractured, and a forensic dentist estimated her age at 2 to 3 years. Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\"", "Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\" A police artist's sketch of her was widely circulated in the news media and prompted a call to Galveston police from Riley's grandmother in Ohio, who had not seen the girl in months. On Saturday, police arrested Trenor and Zeigler on charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence, the sheriff's department said. Their bonds were set at $350,000 each.", "Their bonds were set at $350,000 each. The affidavit, obtained by CNN, says when police interviewed Trenor on November 23, she \"gave a voluntary statement on video with her attorney present in which she describes her involvement, with Royce Zeigler, in the physical abuse, death and disposal of the remains of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers.\" Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub.", "Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub. She said Zeigler picked the girl up by her hair and also threw her across the room, slamming her head into the tile floor. After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies.", "After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies. The statement said the box containing the child's body was hidden in a storage shed for \"one to two months.\" Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away.", "Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away. Riley Ann's father, Robert Sawyers, on Monday tearfully remembered her as a \"fun-loving girl ... with a big imagination.\" Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio.", "Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio. She would play \"with a water hose ... spraying the whole patio soaking wet until she was done with it,\" he said, as he sat behind two photographs of his daughter, a toddler with wispy blond curls. Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead.", "Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead. \"It's hard to think that I'll never see her again,\" she said, clutching a red Elmo doll she had planned to give Riley for Christmas. Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers.", "Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers. DNA analysis is still in progress to confirm the identification. The results will be available in two to three weeks, Tuttoilmondo said. Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\"", "Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\" The toddler was last seen in Texas \"three or four months ago,\" Tuttoilmondo said, although he did not know by whom. Tuttoilmondo said police did investigate whether Child Protective Services had taken Riley away, something the mother had reportedly alleged" ]

[ "Zeigler" ]

[ { "end": [ 1872 ], "start": [ 1866 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Before dying, 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers was beaten with belts, picked up by her hair, thrown across the room and held under water, according to an affidavit from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office. Police believe 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers is \"Baby Grace.\" The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway.", "The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway. Trenor told police Zeigler tried to commit suicide the weekend before Thanksgiving, and wrote a note that said, \"My wife is innocent of the sins that I committed.\" The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29.", "The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29. A fisherman found Riley's body stuffed inside a blue storage container that washed up on an uninhabited island in Galveston's West Bay. A medical examiner said the child's skull was fractured, and a forensic dentist estimated her age at 2 to 3 years. Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\"", "Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\" A police artist's sketch of her was widely circulated in the news media and prompted a call to Galveston police from Riley's grandmother in Ohio, who had not seen the girl in months. On Saturday, police arrested Trenor and Zeigler on charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence, the sheriff's department said. Their bonds were set at $350,000 each.", "Their bonds were set at $350,000 each. The affidavit, obtained by CNN, says when police interviewed Trenor on November 23, she \"gave a voluntary statement on video with her attorney present in which she describes her involvement, with Royce Zeigler, in the physical abuse, death and disposal of the remains of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers.\" Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub.", "Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub. She said Zeigler picked the girl up by her hair and also threw her across the room, slamming her head into the tile floor. After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies.", "After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies. The statement said the box containing the child's body was hidden in a storage shed for \"one to two months.\" Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away.", "Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away. Riley Ann's father, Robert Sawyers, on Monday tearfully remembered her as a \"fun-loving girl ... with a big imagination.\" Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio.", "Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio. She would play \"with a water hose ... spraying the whole patio soaking wet until she was done with it,\" he said, as he sat behind two photographs of his daughter, a toddler with wispy blond curls. Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead.", "Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead. \"It's hard to think that I'll never see her again,\" she said, clutching a red Elmo doll she had planned to give Riley for Christmas. Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers.", "Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers. DNA analysis is still in progress to confirm the identification. The results will be available in two to three weeks, Tuttoilmondo said. Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\"", "Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\" The toddler was last seen in Texas \"three or four months ago,\" Tuttoilmondo said, although he did not know by whom. Tuttoilmondo said police did investigate whether Child Protective Services had taken Riley away, something the mother had reportedly alleged" ]

[ "Trenor and Zeigler" ]

[ { "end": [ 1268 ], "start": [ 1251 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Before dying, 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers was beaten with belts, picked up by her hair, thrown across the room and held under water, according to an affidavit from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office. Police believe 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers is \"Baby Grace.\" The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway.", "The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway. Trenor told police Zeigler tried to commit suicide the weekend before Thanksgiving, and wrote a note that said, \"My wife is innocent of the sins that I committed.\" The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29.", "The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29. A fisherman found Riley's body stuffed inside a blue storage container that washed up on an uninhabited island in Galveston's West Bay. A medical examiner said the child's skull was fractured, and a forensic dentist estimated her age at 2 to 3 years. Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\"", "Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\" A police artist's sketch of her was widely circulated in the news media and prompted a call to Galveston police from Riley's grandmother in Ohio, who had not seen the girl in months. On Saturday, police arrested Trenor and Zeigler on charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence, the sheriff's department said. Their bonds were set at $350,000 each.", "Their bonds were set at $350,000 each. The affidavit, obtained by CNN, says when police interviewed Trenor on November 23, she \"gave a voluntary statement on video with her attorney present in which she describes her involvement, with Royce Zeigler, in the physical abuse, death and disposal of the remains of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers.\" Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub.", "Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub. She said Zeigler picked the girl up by her hair and also threw her across the room, slamming her head into the tile floor. After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies.", "After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies. The statement said the box containing the child's body was hidden in a storage shed for \"one to two months.\" Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away.", "Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away. Riley Ann's father, Robert Sawyers, on Monday tearfully remembered her as a \"fun-loving girl ... with a big imagination.\" Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio.", "Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio. She would play \"with a water hose ... spraying the whole patio soaking wet until she was done with it,\" he said, as he sat behind two photographs of his daughter, a toddler with wispy blond curls. Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead.", "Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead. \"It's hard to think that I'll never see her again,\" she said, clutching a red Elmo doll she had planned to give Riley for Christmas. Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers.", "Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers. DNA analysis is still in progress to confirm the identification. The results will be available in two to three weeks, Tuttoilmondo said. Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\"", "Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\" The toddler was last seen in Texas \"three or four months ago,\" Tuttoilmondo said, although he did not know by whom. Tuttoilmondo said police did investigate whether Child Protective Services had taken Riley away, something the mother had reportedly alleged" ]

[ "Royce Zeigler," ]

[ { "end": [ 461 ], "start": [ 448 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Before dying, 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers was beaten with belts, picked up by her hair, thrown across the room and held under water, according to an affidavit from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office. Police believe 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers is \"Baby Grace.\" The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway.", "The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway. Trenor told police Zeigler tried to commit suicide the weekend before Thanksgiving, and wrote a note that said, \"My wife is innocent of the sins that I committed.\" The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29.", "The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29. A fisherman found Riley's body stuffed inside a blue storage container that washed up on an uninhabited island in Galveston's West Bay. A medical examiner said the child's skull was fractured, and a forensic dentist estimated her age at 2 to 3 years. Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\"", "Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\" A police artist's sketch of her was widely circulated in the news media and prompted a call to Galveston police from Riley's grandmother in Ohio, who had not seen the girl in months. On Saturday, police arrested Trenor and Zeigler on charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence, the sheriff's department said. Their bonds were set at $350,000 each.", "Their bonds were set at $350,000 each. The affidavit, obtained by CNN, says when police interviewed Trenor on November 23, she \"gave a voluntary statement on video with her attorney present in which she describes her involvement, with Royce Zeigler, in the physical abuse, death and disposal of the remains of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers.\" Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub.", "Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub. She said Zeigler picked the girl up by her hair and also threw her across the room, slamming her head into the tile floor. After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies.", "After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies. The statement said the box containing the child's body was hidden in a storage shed for \"one to two months.\" Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away.", "Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away. Riley Ann's father, Robert Sawyers, on Monday tearfully remembered her as a \"fun-loving girl ... with a big imagination.\" Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio.", "Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio. She would play \"with a water hose ... spraying the whole patio soaking wet until she was done with it,\" he said, as he sat behind two photographs of his daughter, a toddler with wispy blond curls. Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead.", "Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead. \"It's hard to think that I'll never see her again,\" she said, clutching a red Elmo doll she had planned to give Riley for Christmas. Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers.", "Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers. DNA analysis is still in progress to confirm the identification. The results will be available in two to three weeks, Tuttoilmondo said. Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\"", "Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\" The toddler was last seen in Texas \"three or four months ago,\" Tuttoilmondo said, although he did not know by whom. Tuttoilmondo said police did investigate whether Child Protective Services had taken Riley away, something the mother had reportedly alleged" ]

[ "police artist's sketch" ]

[ { "end": [ 1059 ], "start": [ 1038 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Before dying, 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers was beaten with belts, picked up by her hair, thrown across the room and held under water, according to an affidavit from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office. Police believe 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers is \"Baby Grace.\" The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway.", "The affidavit says the girl's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, described to police how her daughter died and was put in a plastic storage box that Trenor and her husband, Royce Zeigler, later dumped into a Galveston waterway. Trenor told police Zeigler tried to commit suicide the weekend before Thanksgiving, and wrote a note that said, \"My wife is innocent of the sins that I committed.\" The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29.", "The body of the then-unidentified toddler was found on October 29. A fisherman found Riley's body stuffed inside a blue storage container that washed up on an uninhabited island in Galveston's West Bay. A medical examiner said the child's skull was fractured, and a forensic dentist estimated her age at 2 to 3 years. Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\"", "Police dubbed the child \"Baby Grace.\" A police artist's sketch of her was widely circulated in the news media and prompted a call to Galveston police from Riley's grandmother in Ohio, who had not seen the girl in months. On Saturday, police arrested Trenor and Zeigler on charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence, the sheriff's department said. Their bonds were set at $350,000 each.", "Their bonds were set at $350,000 each. The affidavit, obtained by CNN, says when police interviewed Trenor on November 23, she \"gave a voluntary statement on video with her attorney present in which she describes her involvement, with Royce Zeigler, in the physical abuse, death and disposal of the remains of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers.\" Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub.", "Trenor's statement said on July 24, she and Zeigler both beat the child with leather belts and held her head under water in the bathtub. She said Zeigler picked the girl up by her hair and also threw her across the room, slamming her head into the tile floor. After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies.", "After her daughter died, Trenor's statement said, she and Zeigler went to a Wal-Mart that night and bought the Sterilite container, a shovel, concrete mix, and other supplies. The statement said the box containing the child's body was hidden in a storage shed for \"one to two months.\" Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away.", "Then, Trenor said, she and Zeigler carried it to the Galveston Causeway and tossed it in, and she saw it drifting away. Riley Ann's father, Robert Sawyers, on Monday tearfully remembered her as a \"fun-loving girl ... with a big imagination.\" Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio.", "Watch Riley Ann's father describe the little girl » Riley was \"very active, very hyper, but also very well-behaved,\" Sawyers told reporters in Mentor, Ohio. She would play \"with a water hose ... spraying the whole patio soaking wet until she was done with it,\" he said, as he sat behind two photographs of his daughter, a toddler with wispy blond curls. Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead.", "Robert Sawyers' mother, Sheryl Sawyers, said the family was \"devastated\" to learn that police believe Riley is dead. \"It's hard to think that I'll never see her again,\" she said, clutching a red Elmo doll she had planned to give Riley for Christmas. Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers.", "Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo of the Galveston County Sheriff's Department said Monday that authorities are \"fairly confident\" that the toddler whose body was found on October 29 is Riley Ann Sawyers. DNA analysis is still in progress to confirm the identification. The results will be available in two to three weeks, Tuttoilmondo said. Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\"", "Tuttoilmondo said Riley is originally from Mentor, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and that \"she and her mother came down to Texas earlier this year.\" The toddler was last seen in Texas \"three or four months ago,\" Tuttoilmondo said, although he did not know by whom. Tuttoilmondo said police did investigate whether Child Protective Services had taken Riley away, something the mother had reportedly alleged" ]

[ "Marussia F1." ]

[ { "end": [ 436 ], "start": [ 425 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Motorsport's ruling body has officially approved a host of Formula One team name changes for the 2012 season. Team Lotus, Lotus Renault and Virgin were all given permission to alter their names following a meeting of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's F1 commission in Geneva last week. CNN-sponsored Lotus will now be known as Caterham F1 from next year onwards, while Virgin will be renamed Marussia F1.", "CNN-sponsored Lotus will now be known as Caterham F1 from next year onwards, while Virgin will be renamed Marussia F1. Russian carmaker Marussia Motors purchased a significant stake in Virgin in November 2010, and has had its logo present on the car throughout the 2011 season. Renault will also undergo changes ahead of next year's campaign, changing the team's chassis name to Lotus. The announcements mark the end of a two-year spell which has seen two teams race using the legendary name.", "The announcements mark the end of a two-year spell which has seen two teams race using the legendary name. \"We are very pleased that our chassis name change has been approved,\" team principal Eric Boullier told Renault's official website. \"We have said all along that, in the interests of the sport, it is important that we remove any ambiguity on this matter. It is also important that there are clearly identifiable teams on the grid.", "It is also important that there are clearly identifiable teams on the grid. \"It is the start of another chapter for Enstone (the team's HQ), but not a whole new beginning. The team's history and experience will allow us to take up this challenge with a controlled and swift process. We're very much looking forward to 2012.\"", "We're very much looking forward to 2012.\" Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has already retained the 2011 world drivers' championship, with the Britain-based Austrian team having also clinched the constructors' title for the second year in a row. The penultimate race of the campaign is on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, before the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on November 27." ]

[ "Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's F1 commission" ]

[ { "end": [ 291 ], "start": [ 235 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Motorsport's ruling body has officially approved a host of Formula One team name changes for the 2012 season. Team Lotus, Lotus Renault and Virgin were all given permission to alter their names following a meeting of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's F1 commission in Geneva last week. CNN-sponsored Lotus will now be known as Caterham F1 from next year onwards, while Virgin will be renamed Marussia F1.", "CNN-sponsored Lotus will now be known as Caterham F1 from next year onwards, while Virgin will be renamed Marussia F1. Russian carmaker Marussia Motors purchased a significant stake in Virgin in November 2010, and has had its logo present on the car throughout the 2011 season. Renault will also undergo changes ahead of next year's campaign, changing the team's chassis name to Lotus. The announcements mark the end of a two-year spell which has seen two teams race using the legendary name.", "The announcements mark the end of a two-year spell which has seen two teams race using the legendary name. \"We are very pleased that our chassis name change has been approved,\" team principal Eric Boullier told Renault's official website. \"We have said all along that, in the interests of the sport, it is important that we remove any ambiguity on this matter. It is also important that there are clearly identifiable teams on the grid.", "It is also important that there are clearly identifiable teams on the grid. \"It is the start of another chapter for Enstone (the team's HQ), but not a whole new beginning. The team's history and experience will allow us to take up this challenge with a controlled and swift process. We're very much looking forward to 2012.\"", "We're very much looking forward to 2012.\" Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has already retained the 2011 world drivers' championship, with the Britain-based Austrian team having also clinched the constructors' title for the second year in a row. The penultimate race of the campaign is on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, before the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on November 27." ]

[ "Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's F1 commission" ]

[ { "end": [ 291 ], "start": [ 235 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Motorsport's ruling body has officially approved a host of Formula One team name changes for the 2012 season. Team Lotus, Lotus Renault and Virgin were all given permission to alter their names following a meeting of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's F1 commission in Geneva last week. CNN-sponsored Lotus will now be known as Caterham F1 from next year onwards, while Virgin will be renamed Marussia F1.", "CNN-sponsored Lotus will now be known as Caterham F1 from next year onwards, while Virgin will be renamed Marussia F1. Russian carmaker Marussia Motors purchased a significant stake in Virgin in November 2010, and has had its logo present on the car throughout the 2011 season. Renault will also undergo changes ahead of next year's campaign, changing the team's chassis name to Lotus. The announcements mark the end of a two-year spell which has seen two teams race using the legendary name.", "The announcements mark the end of a two-year spell which has seen two teams race using the legendary name. \"We are very pleased that our chassis name change has been approved,\" team principal Eric Boullier told Renault's official website. \"We have said all along that, in the interests of the sport, it is important that we remove any ambiguity on this matter. It is also important that there are clearly identifiable teams on the grid.", "It is also important that there are clearly identifiable teams on the grid. \"It is the start of another chapter for Enstone (the team's HQ), but not a whole new beginning. The team's history and experience will allow us to take up this challenge with a controlled and swift process. We're very much looking forward to 2012.\"", "We're very much looking forward to 2012.\" Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has already retained the 2011 world drivers' championship, with the Britain-based Austrian team having also clinched the constructors' title for the second year in a row. The penultimate race of the campaign is on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, before the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on November 27." ]