Datasets:

---

legacy107

/

newsqa-chunked-100

like 0

[ "round-ups began May 28," ]

[ { "end": [ 378 ], "start": [ 356 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Bangladesh police have detained or arrested more than 18,000 people in the last 11 days in a crackdown on crime they say is aimed at improving security ahead of December elections. People arrested by Bangladesh police in their latest round-up arrive at a jail in Dhaka. Human rights groups decry the actions as politically motivated. The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections.", "The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections. Police told CNN that by Saturday 16,916 arrests had been made, while local media reported another 1,548 were arrested Sunday. The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody.", "The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody. \"The timing and targets of the arrests are a dead giveaway they are politically motivated,\" Brad Adams of the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement. \"It's obvious that they are paying the price for the political parties' refusal to accept the government's conditions to participate in the elections.\" The government rejects the allegations.", "The government rejects the allegations. The detentions, it said, are part of a planned sweep to rid the country of criminals. \"Our IGP [Inspector General of Police, or chief of police] categorically said this special drive was being conducted to create a congenial atmosphere before the general election,\" said Kamrul Ahsan, a spokesman for Bangladesh Police. \"It is not politically motivated,\" he said. \"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\"", "\"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\" The crackdown began after the Awami League and the BNP said they would not cooperate with the government to develop a roadmap toward democracy unless it first releases the parties' leaders. The two women who head the parties -- Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Khaleda Zia of the BNP -- are in police custody on corruption-related charges. Hasina is charged with bribe-taking. Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract.", "Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract. The current political crisis in the Muslim-majority South Asian country of 150 million can be traced, in large part, to the lingering animosity between the two women, political observers say. Their rivalry runs so deep that the women are known in the country as the \"Battling Begums.\" Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country.", "Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country. Since the country's independence in 1972, the Awami League or the BNP has ruled Bangladesh for all but eight years. Both women have served as prime minister at one point or another. After its last stint in power ended in 2006, the BNP handed over rule to a caretaker government to conduct elections, as mandated by the country's constitution. But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government.", "But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government. Hasina accused Zia of stocking it with BNP backers. Supporters and party members took to the streets in months of deadly clashes. To stem the tide of violence, a military-backed government took control in January 2007 and imposed an indefinite state of emergency. It also postponed elections until it said it could clean up the country's graft-ridden politics. The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules.", "The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules. The rules allowed authorities to arrest people without a warrant as long as there was reasonable suspicion that he or she was connected to a crime, Human Rights Watch said. A wave of detentions followed. By some estimates more than 90,000 people were detained before some were released and others charged with crimes. Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate.", "Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate. The government wants to hold elections in the third week of December, and said the crusade on crime is part of its plan to ensure trouble-free balloting. The political parties allege the arrests are intended to pave the way for the election of pro-government candidates. They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election.", "They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election. They also threatened to organize mass movements to secure" ]

[ "May 28," ]

[ { "end": [ 378 ], "start": [ 372 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Bangladesh police have detained or arrested more than 18,000 people in the last 11 days in a crackdown on crime they say is aimed at improving security ahead of December elections. People arrested by Bangladesh police in their latest round-up arrive at a jail in Dhaka. Human rights groups decry the actions as politically motivated. The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections.", "The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections. Police told CNN that by Saturday 16,916 arrests had been made, while local media reported another 1,548 were arrested Sunday. The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody.", "The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody. \"The timing and targets of the arrests are a dead giveaway they are politically motivated,\" Brad Adams of the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement. \"It's obvious that they are paying the price for the political parties' refusal to accept the government's conditions to participate in the elections.\" The government rejects the allegations.", "The government rejects the allegations. The detentions, it said, are part of a planned sweep to rid the country of criminals. \"Our IGP [Inspector General of Police, or chief of police] categorically said this special drive was being conducted to create a congenial atmosphere before the general election,\" said Kamrul Ahsan, a spokesman for Bangladesh Police. \"It is not politically motivated,\" he said. \"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\"", "\"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\" The crackdown began after the Awami League and the BNP said they would not cooperate with the government to develop a roadmap toward democracy unless it first releases the parties' leaders. The two women who head the parties -- Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Khaleda Zia of the BNP -- are in police custody on corruption-related charges. Hasina is charged with bribe-taking. Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract.", "Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract. The current political crisis in the Muslim-majority South Asian country of 150 million can be traced, in large part, to the lingering animosity between the two women, political observers say. Their rivalry runs so deep that the women are known in the country as the \"Battling Begums.\" Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country.", "Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country. Since the country's independence in 1972, the Awami League or the BNP has ruled Bangladesh for all but eight years. Both women have served as prime minister at one point or another. After its last stint in power ended in 2006, the BNP handed over rule to a caretaker government to conduct elections, as mandated by the country's constitution. But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government.", "But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government. Hasina accused Zia of stocking it with BNP backers. Supporters and party members took to the streets in months of deadly clashes. To stem the tide of violence, a military-backed government took control in January 2007 and imposed an indefinite state of emergency. It also postponed elections until it said it could clean up the country's graft-ridden politics. The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules.", "The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules. The rules allowed authorities to arrest people without a warrant as long as there was reasonable suspicion that he or she was connected to a crime, Human Rights Watch said. A wave of detentions followed. By some estimates more than 90,000 people were detained before some were released and others charged with crimes. Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate.", "Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate. The government wants to hold elections in the third week of December, and said the crusade on crime is part of its plan to ensure trouble-free balloting. The political parties allege the arrests are intended to pave the way for the election of pro-government candidates. They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election.", "They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election. They also threatened to organize mass movements to secure" ]

[ "Bangladesh" ]

[ { "end": [ 18 ], "start": [ 9 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Bangladesh police have detained or arrested more than 18,000 people in the last 11 days in a crackdown on crime they say is aimed at improving security ahead of December elections. People arrested by Bangladesh police in their latest round-up arrive at a jail in Dhaka. Human rights groups decry the actions as politically motivated. The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections.", "The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections. Police told CNN that by Saturday 16,916 arrests had been made, while local media reported another 1,548 were arrested Sunday. The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody.", "The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody. \"The timing and targets of the arrests are a dead giveaway they are politically motivated,\" Brad Adams of the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement. \"It's obvious that they are paying the price for the political parties' refusal to accept the government's conditions to participate in the elections.\" The government rejects the allegations.", "The government rejects the allegations. The detentions, it said, are part of a planned sweep to rid the country of criminals. \"Our IGP [Inspector General of Police, or chief of police] categorically said this special drive was being conducted to create a congenial atmosphere before the general election,\" said Kamrul Ahsan, a spokesman for Bangladesh Police. \"It is not politically motivated,\" he said. \"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\"", "\"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\" The crackdown began after the Awami League and the BNP said they would not cooperate with the government to develop a roadmap toward democracy unless it first releases the parties' leaders. The two women who head the parties -- Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Khaleda Zia of the BNP -- are in police custody on corruption-related charges. Hasina is charged with bribe-taking. Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract.", "Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract. The current political crisis in the Muslim-majority South Asian country of 150 million can be traced, in large part, to the lingering animosity between the two women, political observers say. Their rivalry runs so deep that the women are known in the country as the \"Battling Begums.\" Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country.", "Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country. Since the country's independence in 1972, the Awami League or the BNP has ruled Bangladesh for all but eight years. Both women have served as prime minister at one point or another. After its last stint in power ended in 2006, the BNP handed over rule to a caretaker government to conduct elections, as mandated by the country's constitution. But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government.", "But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government. Hasina accused Zia of stocking it with BNP backers. Supporters and party members took to the streets in months of deadly clashes. To stem the tide of violence, a military-backed government took control in January 2007 and imposed an indefinite state of emergency. It also postponed elections until it said it could clean up the country's graft-ridden politics. The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules.", "The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules. The rules allowed authorities to arrest people without a warrant as long as there was reasonable suspicion that he or she was connected to a crime, Human Rights Watch said. A wave of detentions followed. By some estimates more than 90,000 people were detained before some were released and others charged with crimes. Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate.", "Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate. The government wants to hold elections in the third week of December, and said the crusade on crime is part of its plan to ensure trouble-free balloting. The political parties allege the arrests are intended to pave the way for the election of pro-government candidates. They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election.", "They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election. They also threatened to organize mass movements to secure" ]

[ "police" ]

[ { "end": [ 25 ], "start": [ 20 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Bangladesh police have detained or arrested more than 18,000 people in the last 11 days in a crackdown on crime they say is aimed at improving security ahead of December elections. People arrested by Bangladesh police in their latest round-up arrive at a jail in Dhaka. Human rights groups decry the actions as politically motivated. The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections.", "The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections. Police told CNN that by Saturday 16,916 arrests had been made, while local media reported another 1,548 were arrested Sunday. The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody.", "The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody. \"The timing and targets of the arrests are a dead giveaway they are politically motivated,\" Brad Adams of the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement. \"It's obvious that they are paying the price for the political parties' refusal to accept the government's conditions to participate in the elections.\" The government rejects the allegations.", "The government rejects the allegations. The detentions, it said, are part of a planned sweep to rid the country of criminals. \"Our IGP [Inspector General of Police, or chief of police] categorically said this special drive was being conducted to create a congenial atmosphere before the general election,\" said Kamrul Ahsan, a spokesman for Bangladesh Police. \"It is not politically motivated,\" he said. \"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\"", "\"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\" The crackdown began after the Awami League and the BNP said they would not cooperate with the government to develop a roadmap toward democracy unless it first releases the parties' leaders. The two women who head the parties -- Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Khaleda Zia of the BNP -- are in police custody on corruption-related charges. Hasina is charged with bribe-taking. Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract.", "Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract. The current political crisis in the Muslim-majority South Asian country of 150 million can be traced, in large part, to the lingering animosity between the two women, political observers say. Their rivalry runs so deep that the women are known in the country as the \"Battling Begums.\" Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country.", "Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country. Since the country's independence in 1972, the Awami League or the BNP has ruled Bangladesh for all but eight years. Both women have served as prime minister at one point or another. After its last stint in power ended in 2006, the BNP handed over rule to a caretaker government to conduct elections, as mandated by the country's constitution. But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government.", "But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government. Hasina accused Zia of stocking it with BNP backers. Supporters and party members took to the streets in months of deadly clashes. To stem the tide of violence, a military-backed government took control in January 2007 and imposed an indefinite state of emergency. It also postponed elections until it said it could clean up the country's graft-ridden politics. The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules.", "The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules. The rules allowed authorities to arrest people without a warrant as long as there was reasonable suspicion that he or she was connected to a crime, Human Rights Watch said. A wave of detentions followed. By some estimates more than 90,000 people were detained before some were released and others charged with crimes. Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate.", "Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate. The government wants to hold elections in the third week of December, and said the crusade on crime is part of its plan to ensure trouble-free balloting. The political parties allege the arrests are intended to pave the way for the election of pro-government candidates. They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election.", "They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election. They also threatened to organize mass movements to secure" ]

[ "round-ups" ]

[ { "end": [ 364 ], "start": [ 356 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Bangladesh police have detained or arrested more than 18,000 people in the last 11 days in a crackdown on crime they say is aimed at improving security ahead of December elections. People arrested by Bangladesh police in their latest round-up arrive at a jail in Dhaka. Human rights groups decry the actions as politically motivated. The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections.", "The round-ups began May 28, days after the two main political parties said they would not cooperate with the military-backed caretaker government on organizing the elections. Police told CNN that by Saturday 16,916 arrests had been made, while local media reported another 1,548 were arrested Sunday. The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody.", "The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said hundreds of their party members had been taken into custody. \"The timing and targets of the arrests are a dead giveaway they are politically motivated,\" Brad Adams of the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement. \"It's obvious that they are paying the price for the political parties' refusal to accept the government's conditions to participate in the elections.\" The government rejects the allegations.", "The government rejects the allegations. The detentions, it said, are part of a planned sweep to rid the country of criminals. \"Our IGP [Inspector General of Police, or chief of police] categorically said this special drive was being conducted to create a congenial atmosphere before the general election,\" said Kamrul Ahsan, a spokesman for Bangladesh Police. \"It is not politically motivated,\" he said. \"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\"", "\"The intention is not to harass anybody politically.\" The crackdown began after the Awami League and the BNP said they would not cooperate with the government to develop a roadmap toward democracy unless it first releases the parties' leaders. The two women who head the parties -- Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Khaleda Zia of the BNP -- are in police custody on corruption-related charges. Hasina is charged with bribe-taking. Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract.", "Zia is being held on charges of graft for improperly awarding a multi-million dollar government contract. The current political crisis in the Muslim-majority South Asian country of 150 million can be traced, in large part, to the lingering animosity between the two women, political observers say. Their rivalry runs so deep that the women are known in the country as the \"Battling Begums.\" Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country.", "Begum is an honorific given to women of rank in the country. Since the country's independence in 1972, the Awami League or the BNP has ruled Bangladesh for all but eight years. Both women have served as prime minister at one point or another. After its last stint in power ended in 2006, the BNP handed over rule to a caretaker government to conduct elections, as mandated by the country's constitution. But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government.", "But the Awami League refused to recognize the neutrality of the interim government. Hasina accused Zia of stocking it with BNP backers. Supporters and party members took to the streets in months of deadly clashes. To stem the tide of violence, a military-backed government took control in January 2007 and imposed an indefinite state of emergency. It also postponed elections until it said it could clean up the country's graft-ridden politics. The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules.", "The caretaker government adopted the Emergency Powers Rules. The rules allowed authorities to arrest people without a warrant as long as there was reasonable suspicion that he or she was connected to a crime, Human Rights Watch said. A wave of detentions followed. By some estimates more than 90,000 people were detained before some were released and others charged with crimes. Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate.", "Among those arrested were more than 150 top politicians, including Hasina and Zia -- leading to the current political stalemate. The government wants to hold elections in the third week of December, and said the crusade on crime is part of its plan to ensure trouble-free balloting. The political parties allege the arrests are intended to pave the way for the election of pro-government candidates. They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election.", "They want their leaders set free before they sit down and talk with the government about a roadmap toward a successful election. They also threatened to organize mass movements to secure" ]

[ "Berga an der Elster," ]

[ { "end": [ 849 ], "start": [ 830 ] } ]

[ "ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945. Sidney Lispson, left, and Samuel Fahrer meet for the first time in 64 years. They were in a Nazi slave labor camp. \"How you doing?\" Fahrer says. It's a subdued moment for the two men.", "It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany. They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time.", "They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time. Watch slave camp survivors reunite » Fahrer and Lipson were among 350 soldiers held at the slave labor camp called Berga an der Elster, a largely forgotten legacy of the war and a subcamp of Buchenwald where soldiers were beaten, starved and forced to work in tunnels to hide German equipment. More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march.", "More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march. Buchenwald was one of the largest and first concentration camps on German soil. See photos inside Berga » The Berga soldiers are being honored thanks in part to CNN.com users, who demanded the Army recognize the men, all in their 80s, after a series of reports late last year. The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama.", "The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama. \"These soldiers endured extreme hardships of forced labor, beatings, poor living conditions, and ultimately a forced march of over 250 kilometers [about 155 miles] prior to liberation by advancing U.S. Armed Forces,\" Army Secretary Peter Geren said at the conclusion of the review. \"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\"", "\"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\" Geren is sending Maj. Gen. Vincent Boles to honor the survivors on Saturday. Six of the 22 Berga survivors will be at the event; most of those still living could not make it because of declining health. Those here look forward to what the general has to say. They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz.", "They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz. Both were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging until their commutations in 1948. \"I'm very happy the Army is sending a general to see us,\" Fahrer says. \"But they should've sent the general to see us a long time ago when some of the fellas were still alive. We're only 20 fellas left.\"", "We're only 20 fellas left.\" Fahrer was one of the primary survivors after the war who fought to get the government to carry out the death sentences for Metz and Merz. In a letter to survivors in January 1949, he wrote, \"Things are beginning to break our way. A little enthusiasm, a little more cooperation, a little more action, will accomplish a great, great deal now.\" Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers.", "Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers. \"Let's see what the general has to say when he gets here,\" Fahrer says. His comrade, Morton Brooks, says, \"I never wanted revenge, but I did think retribution would be proper. And I think they should've suffered a little bit longer for what they did. ... They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\"", "They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\" Watch Morton Brooks describe the Germans' \"work to death\" program » The two men finally hugged. \"I'm glad to see you,\" Fahrer says. Some of the Berga soldiers were killed in cold blood, such as Morton Goldstein, shot through the head and then machine-gunned. His bullet-riddled body was placed in front of the barracks for all to see. Bernard Vogel and Izzy Cohen were forced to stand without food and water" ]

[ "Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson" ]

[ { "end": [ 56 ], "start": [ 26 ] } ]

[ "ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945. Sidney Lispson, left, and Samuel Fahrer meet for the first time in 64 years. They were in a Nazi slave labor camp. \"How you doing?\" Fahrer says. It's a subdued moment for the two men.", "It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany. They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time.", "They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time. Watch slave camp survivors reunite » Fahrer and Lipson were among 350 soldiers held at the slave labor camp called Berga an der Elster, a largely forgotten legacy of the war and a subcamp of Buchenwald where soldiers were beaten, starved and forced to work in tunnels to hide German equipment. More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march.", "More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march. Buchenwald was one of the largest and first concentration camps on German soil. See photos inside Berga » The Berga soldiers are being honored thanks in part to CNN.com users, who demanded the Army recognize the men, all in their 80s, after a series of reports late last year. The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama.", "The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama. \"These soldiers endured extreme hardships of forced labor, beatings, poor living conditions, and ultimately a forced march of over 250 kilometers [about 155 miles] prior to liberation by advancing U.S. Armed Forces,\" Army Secretary Peter Geren said at the conclusion of the review. \"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\"", "\"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\" Geren is sending Maj. Gen. Vincent Boles to honor the survivors on Saturday. Six of the 22 Berga survivors will be at the event; most of those still living could not make it because of declining health. Those here look forward to what the general has to say. They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz.", "They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz. Both were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging until their commutations in 1948. \"I'm very happy the Army is sending a general to see us,\" Fahrer says. \"But they should've sent the general to see us a long time ago when some of the fellas were still alive. We're only 20 fellas left.\"", "We're only 20 fellas left.\" Fahrer was one of the primary survivors after the war who fought to get the government to carry out the death sentences for Metz and Merz. In a letter to survivors in January 1949, he wrote, \"Things are beginning to break our way. A little enthusiasm, a little more cooperation, a little more action, will accomplish a great, great deal now.\" Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers.", "Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers. \"Let's see what the general has to say when he gets here,\" Fahrer says. His comrade, Morton Brooks, says, \"I never wanted revenge, but I did think retribution would be proper. And I think they should've suffered a little bit longer for what they did. ... They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\"", "They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\" Watch Morton Brooks describe the Germans' \"work to death\" program » The two men finally hugged. \"I'm glad to see you,\" Fahrer says. Some of the Berga soldiers were killed in cold blood, such as Morton Goldstein, shot through the head and then machine-gunned. His bullet-riddled body was placed in front of the barracks for all to see. Bernard Vogel and Izzy Cohen were forced to stand without food and water" ]

[ "Berga an der Elster," ]

[ { "end": [ 849 ], "start": [ 830 ] } ]

[ "ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945. Sidney Lispson, left, and Samuel Fahrer meet for the first time in 64 years. They were in a Nazi slave labor camp. \"How you doing?\" Fahrer says. It's a subdued moment for the two men.", "It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany. They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time.", "They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time. Watch slave camp survivors reunite » Fahrer and Lipson were among 350 soldiers held at the slave labor camp called Berga an der Elster, a largely forgotten legacy of the war and a subcamp of Buchenwald where soldiers were beaten, starved and forced to work in tunnels to hide German equipment. More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march.", "More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march. Buchenwald was one of the largest and first concentration camps on German soil. See photos inside Berga » The Berga soldiers are being honored thanks in part to CNN.com users, who demanded the Army recognize the men, all in their 80s, after a series of reports late last year. The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama.", "The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama. \"These soldiers endured extreme hardships of forced labor, beatings, poor living conditions, and ultimately a forced march of over 250 kilometers [about 155 miles] prior to liberation by advancing U.S. Armed Forces,\" Army Secretary Peter Geren said at the conclusion of the review. \"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\"", "\"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\" Geren is sending Maj. Gen. Vincent Boles to honor the survivors on Saturday. Six of the 22 Berga survivors will be at the event; most of those still living could not make it because of declining health. Those here look forward to what the general has to say. They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz.", "They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz. Both were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging until their commutations in 1948. \"I'm very happy the Army is sending a general to see us,\" Fahrer says. \"But they should've sent the general to see us a long time ago when some of the fellas were still alive. We're only 20 fellas left.\"", "We're only 20 fellas left.\" Fahrer was one of the primary survivors after the war who fought to get the government to carry out the death sentences for Metz and Merz. In a letter to survivors in January 1949, he wrote, \"Things are beginning to break our way. A little enthusiasm, a little more cooperation, a little more action, will accomplish a great, great deal now.\" Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers.", "Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers. \"Let's see what the general has to say when he gets here,\" Fahrer says. His comrade, Morton Brooks, says, \"I never wanted revenge, but I did think retribution would be proper. And I think they should've suffered a little bit longer for what they did. ... They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\"", "They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\" Watch Morton Brooks describe the Germans' \"work to death\" program » The two men finally hugged. \"I'm glad to see you,\" Fahrer says. Some of the Berga soldiers were killed in cold blood, such as Morton Goldstein, shot through the head and then machine-gunned. His bullet-riddled body was placed in front of the barracks for all to see. Bernard Vogel and Izzy Cohen were forced to stand without food and water" ]

[ "Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson" ]

[ { "end": [ 56 ], "start": [ 26 ] } ]

[ "ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945. Sidney Lispson, left, and Samuel Fahrer meet for the first time in 64 years. They were in a Nazi slave labor camp. \"How you doing?\" Fahrer says. It's a subdued moment for the two men.", "It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany. They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time.", "They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time. Watch slave camp survivors reunite » Fahrer and Lipson were among 350 soldiers held at the slave labor camp called Berga an der Elster, a largely forgotten legacy of the war and a subcamp of Buchenwald where soldiers were beaten, starved and forced to work in tunnels to hide German equipment. More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march.", "More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march. Buchenwald was one of the largest and first concentration camps on German soil. See photos inside Berga » The Berga soldiers are being honored thanks in part to CNN.com users, who demanded the Army recognize the men, all in their 80s, after a series of reports late last year. The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama.", "The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama. \"These soldiers endured extreme hardships of forced labor, beatings, poor living conditions, and ultimately a forced march of over 250 kilometers [about 155 miles] prior to liberation by advancing U.S. Armed Forces,\" Army Secretary Peter Geren said at the conclusion of the review. \"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\"", "\"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\" Geren is sending Maj. Gen. Vincent Boles to honor the survivors on Saturday. Six of the 22 Berga survivors will be at the event; most of those still living could not make it because of declining health. Those here look forward to what the general has to say. They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz.", "They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz. Both were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging until their commutations in 1948. \"I'm very happy the Army is sending a general to see us,\" Fahrer says. \"But they should've sent the general to see us a long time ago when some of the fellas were still alive. We're only 20 fellas left.\"", "We're only 20 fellas left.\" Fahrer was one of the primary survivors after the war who fought to get the government to carry out the death sentences for Metz and Merz. In a letter to survivors in January 1949, he wrote, \"Things are beginning to break our way. A little enthusiasm, a little more cooperation, a little more action, will accomplish a great, great deal now.\" Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers.", "Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers. \"Let's see what the general has to say when he gets here,\" Fahrer says. His comrade, Morton Brooks, says, \"I never wanted revenge, but I did think retribution would be proper. And I think they should've suffered a little bit longer for what they did. ... They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\"", "They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\" Watch Morton Brooks describe the Germans' \"work to death\" program » The two men finally hugged. \"I'm glad to see you,\" Fahrer says. Some of the Berga soldiers were killed in cold blood, such as Morton Goldstein, shot through the head and then machine-gunned. His bullet-riddled body was placed in front of the barracks for all to see. Bernard Vogel and Izzy Cohen were forced to stand without food and water" ]

[ "\"These soldiers endured extreme hardships of forced labor, beatings, poor living conditions, and ultimately a forced march of over 250 kilometers [about 155 miles] prior to liberation by advancing U.S. Armed Forces,\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 1712 ], "start": [ 1497 ] } ]

[ "ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945. Sidney Lispson, left, and Samuel Fahrer meet for the first time in 64 years. They were in a Nazi slave labor camp. \"How you doing?\" Fahrer says. It's a subdued moment for the two men.", "It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany. They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time.", "They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time. Watch slave camp survivors reunite » Fahrer and Lipson were among 350 soldiers held at the slave labor camp called Berga an der Elster, a largely forgotten legacy of the war and a subcamp of Buchenwald where soldiers were beaten, starved and forced to work in tunnels to hide German equipment. More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march.", "More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march. Buchenwald was one of the largest and first concentration camps on German soil. See photos inside Berga » The Berga soldiers are being honored thanks in part to CNN.com users, who demanded the Army recognize the men, all in their 80s, after a series of reports late last year. The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama.", "The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama. \"These soldiers endured extreme hardships of forced labor, beatings, poor living conditions, and ultimately a forced march of over 250 kilometers [about 155 miles] prior to liberation by advancing U.S. Armed Forces,\" Army Secretary Peter Geren said at the conclusion of the review. \"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\"", "\"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\" Geren is sending Maj. Gen. Vincent Boles to honor the survivors on Saturday. Six of the 22 Berga survivors will be at the event; most of those still living could not make it because of declining health. Those here look forward to what the general has to say. They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz.", "They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz. Both were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging until their commutations in 1948. \"I'm very happy the Army is sending a general to see us,\" Fahrer says. \"But they should've sent the general to see us a long time ago when some of the fellas were still alive. We're only 20 fellas left.\"", "We're only 20 fellas left.\" Fahrer was one of the primary survivors after the war who fought to get the government to carry out the death sentences for Metz and Merz. In a letter to survivors in January 1949, he wrote, \"Things are beginning to break our way. A little enthusiasm, a little more cooperation, a little more action, will accomplish a great, great deal now.\" Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers.", "Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers. \"Let's see what the general has to say when he gets here,\" Fahrer says. His comrade, Morton Brooks, says, \"I never wanted revenge, but I did think retribution would be proper. And I think they should've suffered a little bit longer for what they did. ... They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\"", "They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\" Watch Morton Brooks describe the Germans' \"work to death\" program » The two men finally hugged. \"I'm glad to see you,\" Fahrer says. Some of the Berga soldiers were killed in cold blood, such as Morton Goldstein, shot through the head and then machine-gunned. His bullet-riddled body was placed in front of the barracks for all to see. Bernard Vogel and Izzy Cohen were forced to stand without food and water" ]

[ "a hotel in Orlando" ]

[ { "end": [ 650 ], "start": [ 633 ] } ]

[ "ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945. Sidney Lispson, left, and Samuel Fahrer meet for the first time in 64 years. They were in a Nazi slave labor camp. \"How you doing?\" Fahrer says. It's a subdued moment for the two men.", "It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany. They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time.", "They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time. Watch slave camp survivors reunite » Fahrer and Lipson were among 350 soldiers held at the slave labor camp called Berga an der Elster, a largely forgotten legacy of the war and a subcamp of Buchenwald where soldiers were beaten, starved and forced to work in tunnels to hide German equipment. More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march.", "More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march. Buchenwald was one of the largest and first concentration camps on German soil. See photos inside Berga » The Berga soldiers are being honored thanks in part to CNN.com users, who demanded the Army recognize the men, all in their 80s, after a series of reports late last year. The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama.", "The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama. \"These soldiers endured extreme hardships of forced labor, beatings, poor living conditions, and ultimately a forced march of over 250 kilometers [about 155 miles] prior to liberation by advancing U.S. Armed Forces,\" Army Secretary Peter Geren said at the conclusion of the review. \"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\"", "\"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\" Geren is sending Maj. Gen. Vincent Boles to honor the survivors on Saturday. Six of the 22 Berga survivors will be at the event; most of those still living could not make it because of declining health. Those here look forward to what the general has to say. They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz.", "They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz. Both were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging until their commutations in 1948. \"I'm very happy the Army is sending a general to see us,\" Fahrer says. \"But they should've sent the general to see us a long time ago when some of the fellas were still alive. We're only 20 fellas left.\"", "We're only 20 fellas left.\" Fahrer was one of the primary survivors after the war who fought to get the government to carry out the death sentences for Metz and Merz. In a letter to survivors in January 1949, he wrote, \"Things are beginning to break our way. A little enthusiasm, a little more cooperation, a little more action, will accomplish a great, great deal now.\" Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers.", "Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers. \"Let's see what the general has to say when he gets here,\" Fahrer says. His comrade, Morton Brooks, says, \"I never wanted revenge, but I did think retribution would be proper. And I think they should've suffered a little bit longer for what they did. ... They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\"", "They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\" Watch Morton Brooks describe the Germans' \"work to death\" program » The two men finally hugged. \"I'm glad to see you,\" Fahrer says. Some of the Berga soldiers were killed in cold blood, such as Morton Goldstein, shot through the head and then machine-gunned. His bullet-riddled body was placed in front of the barracks for all to see. Bernard Vogel and Izzy Cohen were forced to stand without food and water" ]

[ "Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson" ]

[ { "end": [ 56 ], "start": [ 26 ] } ]

[ "ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Samuel Fahrer and Sidney Lipson shake hands and smile. It's the first time the men have seen each other in 64 years. They were U.S. soldiers back on a forced death march in Nazi Germany in April 1945. Sidney Lispson, left, and Samuel Fahrer meet for the first time in 64 years. They were in a Nazi slave labor camp. \"How you doing?\" Fahrer says. It's a subdued moment for the two men.", "It's a subdued moment for the two men. There are no tears, no pats on the back. The men have endured years of contained emotions from what happened six decades ago when they were prisoners of war and held as slaves inside Germany. They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time.", "They have come to a hotel in Orlando to be honored by the Army this weekend for the first time. Watch slave camp survivors reunite » Fahrer and Lipson were among 350 soldiers held at the slave labor camp called Berga an der Elster, a largely forgotten legacy of the war and a subcamp of Buchenwald where soldiers were beaten, starved and forced to work in tunnels to hide German equipment. More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march.", "More than 100 soldiers died at the camp and on the death march. Buchenwald was one of the largest and first concentration camps on German soil. See photos inside Berga » The Berga soldiers are being honored thanks in part to CNN.com users, who demanded the Army recognize the men, all in their 80s, after a series of reports late last year. The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama.", "The Army then conducted a months-long review of Berga at the urgings of Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Alabama. \"These soldiers endured extreme hardships of forced labor, beatings, poor living conditions, and ultimately a forced march of over 250 kilometers [about 155 miles] prior to liberation by advancing U.S. Armed Forces,\" Army Secretary Peter Geren said at the conclusion of the review. \"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\"", "\"The survivors of Berga certainly deserve both our thanks and recognition for their service and sacrifice.\" Geren is sending Maj. Gen. Vincent Boles to honor the survivors on Saturday. Six of the 22 Berga survivors will be at the event; most of those still living could not make it because of declining health. Those here look forward to what the general has to say. They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz.", "They want desperately to know why the U.S. government commuted the death sentences of the two Berga commanders, Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz. Both were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging until their commutations in 1948. \"I'm very happy the Army is sending a general to see us,\" Fahrer says. \"But they should've sent the general to see us a long time ago when some of the fellas were still alive. We're only 20 fellas left.\"", "We're only 20 fellas left.\" Fahrer was one of the primary survivors after the war who fought to get the government to carry out the death sentences for Metz and Merz. In a letter to survivors in January 1949, he wrote, \"Things are beginning to break our way. A little enthusiasm, a little more cooperation, a little more action, will accomplish a great, great deal now.\" Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers.", "Now, 60 years later, he may finally get some answers. \"Let's see what the general has to say when he gets here,\" Fahrer says. His comrade, Morton Brooks, says, \"I never wanted revenge, but I did think retribution would be proper. And I think they should've suffered a little bit longer for what they did. ... They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\"", "They wouldn't kick a dog, but they did that to us.\" Watch Morton Brooks describe the Germans' \"work to death\" program » The two men finally hugged. \"I'm glad to see you,\" Fahrer says. Some of the Berga soldiers were killed in cold blood, such as Morton Goldstein, shot through the head and then machine-gunned. His bullet-riddled body was placed in front of the barracks for all to see. Bernard Vogel and Izzy Cohen were forced to stand without food and water" ]

[ "Guadeloupe" ]

[ { "end": [ 104 ], "start": [ 95 ] } ]

[ "PARIS, France (CNN) -- France is sending four state police units to its overseas department of Guadeloupe after a month of sometimes violent demonstrations, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Thursday. French gendarmes face-off against Guadeloupe protesters. \"The pillaging ... the violence against people, are not tolerable and will not be tolerated,\" Alliot-Marie told the French radio station RTL. \"It's no longer simply a question of containing the protests. ...", "... ... This mission of honor will continue to be undertaken, but we also have to fight against the violence.\" French President Nicolas Sarkozy planned to meet with elected officials from overseas departments, including Guadeloupe, Thursday afternoon, his office announced. A general strike over low wages and living conditions in the Caribbean island has included demonstrations and clashes with police. At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said.", "At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said. Hospitals and emergency services continue to function and the main international airport is open, but petrol stations, schools, and most businesses -- including supermarkets and car rental offices -- are closed, the British Foreign Office said in a travel advisory. Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said.", "Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Thursday he is ready to approve a compromise that would give nearly a €200 ($254) monthly supplement to workers in Guadeloupe with low-paying jobs. \"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\"", "\"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\" Sending supplementary police forces is justified, Fillon said, because \"we cannot accept what has happened\" in the department. He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader.", "He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader. Agence France-Presse identified the victim as union representative Jacques Bino. He was shot dead Tuesday night when he drove past a roadblock manned by armed youths in the city of Pointe-a-Pitre. His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP.", "His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP. Three police who accompanied emergency services trying to help the dying man were lightly wounded, officials said, according to AFP. Speaking with RTL on Wednesday, one demonstrator denied he was fanning the flames of unrest. \"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said.", "\"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said. \"We have told the young people to go to their homes and continue to protest peacefully, but the police yesterday beat protesters and called them racist names, so the situation escalated.\" CNN's Alanne Orjoux in Atlanta, Georgia, contributed to this report" ]

[ "in the Caribbean" ]

[ { "end": [ 831 ], "start": [ 816 ] } ]

[ "PARIS, France (CNN) -- France is sending four state police units to its overseas department of Guadeloupe after a month of sometimes violent demonstrations, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Thursday. French gendarmes face-off against Guadeloupe protesters. \"The pillaging ... the violence against people, are not tolerable and will not be tolerated,\" Alliot-Marie told the French radio station RTL. \"It's no longer simply a question of containing the protests. ...", "... ... This mission of honor will continue to be undertaken, but we also have to fight against the violence.\" French President Nicolas Sarkozy planned to meet with elected officials from overseas departments, including Guadeloupe, Thursday afternoon, his office announced. A general strike over low wages and living conditions in the Caribbean island has included demonstrations and clashes with police. At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said.", "At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said. Hospitals and emergency services continue to function and the main international airport is open, but petrol stations, schools, and most businesses -- including supermarkets and car rental offices -- are closed, the British Foreign Office said in a travel advisory. Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said.", "Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Thursday he is ready to approve a compromise that would give nearly a €200 ($254) monthly supplement to workers in Guadeloupe with low-paying jobs. \"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\"", "\"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\" Sending supplementary police forces is justified, Fillon said, because \"we cannot accept what has happened\" in the department. He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader.", "He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader. Agence France-Presse identified the victim as union representative Jacques Bino. He was shot dead Tuesday night when he drove past a roadblock manned by armed youths in the city of Pointe-a-Pitre. His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP.", "His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP. Three police who accompanied emergency services trying to help the dying man were lightly wounded, officials said, according to AFP. Speaking with RTL on Wednesday, one demonstrator denied he was fanning the flames of unrest. \"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said.", "\"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said. \"We have told the young people to go to their homes and continue to protest peacefully, but the police yesterday beat protesters and called them racist names, so the situation escalated.\" CNN's Alanne Orjoux in Atlanta, Georgia, contributed to this report" ]

[ "Guadeloupe" ]

[ { "end": [ 104 ], "start": [ 95 ] } ]

[ "PARIS, France (CNN) -- France is sending four state police units to its overseas department of Guadeloupe after a month of sometimes violent demonstrations, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Thursday. French gendarmes face-off against Guadeloupe protesters. \"The pillaging ... the violence against people, are not tolerable and will not be tolerated,\" Alliot-Marie told the French radio station RTL. \"It's no longer simply a question of containing the protests. ...", "... ... This mission of honor will continue to be undertaken, but we also have to fight against the violence.\" French President Nicolas Sarkozy planned to meet with elected officials from overseas departments, including Guadeloupe, Thursday afternoon, his office announced. A general strike over low wages and living conditions in the Caribbean island has included demonstrations and clashes with police. At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said.", "At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said. Hospitals and emergency services continue to function and the main international airport is open, but petrol stations, schools, and most businesses -- including supermarkets and car rental offices -- are closed, the British Foreign Office said in a travel advisory. Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said.", "Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Thursday he is ready to approve a compromise that would give nearly a €200 ($254) monthly supplement to workers in Guadeloupe with low-paying jobs. \"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\"", "\"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\" Sending supplementary police forces is justified, Fillon said, because \"we cannot accept what has happened\" in the department. He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader.", "He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader. Agence France-Presse identified the victim as union representative Jacques Bino. He was shot dead Tuesday night when he drove past a roadblock manned by armed youths in the city of Pointe-a-Pitre. His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP.", "His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP. Three police who accompanied emergency services trying to help the dying man were lightly wounded, officials said, according to AFP. Speaking with RTL on Wednesday, one demonstrator denied he was fanning the flames of unrest. \"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said.", "\"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said. \"We have told the young people to go to their homes and continue to protest peacefully, but the police yesterday beat protesters and called them racist names, so the situation escalated.\" CNN's Alanne Orjoux in Atlanta, Georgia, contributed to this report" ]

[ "A general strike over low wages and living conditions" ]

[ { "end": [ 814 ], "start": [ 762 ] } ]

[ "PARIS, France (CNN) -- France is sending four state police units to its overseas department of Guadeloupe after a month of sometimes violent demonstrations, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Thursday. French gendarmes face-off against Guadeloupe protesters. \"The pillaging ... the violence against people, are not tolerable and will not be tolerated,\" Alliot-Marie told the French radio station RTL. \"It's no longer simply a question of containing the protests. ...", "... ... This mission of honor will continue to be undertaken, but we also have to fight against the violence.\" French President Nicolas Sarkozy planned to meet with elected officials from overseas departments, including Guadeloupe, Thursday afternoon, his office announced. A general strike over low wages and living conditions in the Caribbean island has included demonstrations and clashes with police. At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said.", "At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said. Hospitals and emergency services continue to function and the main international airport is open, but petrol stations, schools, and most businesses -- including supermarkets and car rental offices -- are closed, the British Foreign Office said in a travel advisory. Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said.", "Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Thursday he is ready to approve a compromise that would give nearly a €200 ($254) monthly supplement to workers in Guadeloupe with low-paying jobs. \"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\"", "\"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\" Sending supplementary police forces is justified, Fillon said, because \"we cannot accept what has happened\" in the department. He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader.", "He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader. Agence France-Presse identified the victim as union representative Jacques Bino. He was shot dead Tuesday night when he drove past a roadblock manned by armed youths in the city of Pointe-a-Pitre. His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP.", "His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP. Three police who accompanied emergency services trying to help the dying man were lightly wounded, officials said, according to AFP. Speaking with RTL on Wednesday, one demonstrator denied he was fanning the flames of unrest. \"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said.", "\"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said. \"We have told the young people to go to their homes and continue to protest peacefully, but the police yesterday beat protesters and called them racist names, so the situation escalated.\" CNN's Alanne Orjoux in Atlanta, Georgia, contributed to this report" ]

[ "Guadeloupe" ]

[ { "end": [ 104 ], "start": [ 95 ] } ]

[ "PARIS, France (CNN) -- France is sending four state police units to its overseas department of Guadeloupe after a month of sometimes violent demonstrations, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Thursday. French gendarmes face-off against Guadeloupe protesters. \"The pillaging ... the violence against people, are not tolerable and will not be tolerated,\" Alliot-Marie told the French radio station RTL. \"It's no longer simply a question of containing the protests. ...", "... ... This mission of honor will continue to be undertaken, but we also have to fight against the violence.\" French President Nicolas Sarkozy planned to meet with elected officials from overseas departments, including Guadeloupe, Thursday afternoon, his office announced. A general strike over low wages and living conditions in the Caribbean island has included demonstrations and clashes with police. At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said.", "At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said. Hospitals and emergency services continue to function and the main international airport is open, but petrol stations, schools, and most businesses -- including supermarkets and car rental offices -- are closed, the British Foreign Office said in a travel advisory. Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said.", "Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Thursday he is ready to approve a compromise that would give nearly a €200 ($254) monthly supplement to workers in Guadeloupe with low-paying jobs. \"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\"", "\"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\" Sending supplementary police forces is justified, Fillon said, because \"we cannot accept what has happened\" in the department. He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader.", "He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader. Agence France-Presse identified the victim as union representative Jacques Bino. He was shot dead Tuesday night when he drove past a roadblock manned by armed youths in the city of Pointe-a-Pitre. His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP.", "His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP. Three police who accompanied emergency services trying to help the dying man were lightly wounded, officials said, according to AFP. Speaking with RTL on Wednesday, one demonstrator denied he was fanning the flames of unrest. \"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said.", "\"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said. \"We have told the young people to go to their homes and continue to protest peacefully, but the police yesterday beat protesters and called them racist names, so the situation escalated.\" CNN's Alanne Orjoux in Atlanta, Georgia, contributed to this report" ]

[ "Guadeloupe protesters." ]

[ { "end": [ 271 ], "start": [ 250 ] } ]

[ "PARIS, France (CNN) -- France is sending four state police units to its overseas department of Guadeloupe after a month of sometimes violent demonstrations, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Thursday. French gendarmes face-off against Guadeloupe protesters. \"The pillaging ... the violence against people, are not tolerable and will not be tolerated,\" Alliot-Marie told the French radio station RTL. \"It's no longer simply a question of containing the protests. ...", "... ... This mission of honor will continue to be undertaken, but we also have to fight against the violence.\" French President Nicolas Sarkozy planned to meet with elected officials from overseas departments, including Guadeloupe, Thursday afternoon, his office announced. A general strike over low wages and living conditions in the Caribbean island has included demonstrations and clashes with police. At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said.", "At least one civilian has been killed in the riots, officials said. Hospitals and emergency services continue to function and the main international airport is open, but petrol stations, schools, and most businesses -- including supermarkets and car rental offices -- are closed, the British Foreign Office said in a travel advisory. Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said.", "Hotels are open, but the strike is causing daily cuts to electricity and water supplies, the Foreign Office said. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Thursday he is ready to approve a compromise that would give nearly a €200 ($254) monthly supplement to workers in Guadeloupe with low-paying jobs. \"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\"", "\"This crisis is serious, and profound, but it's not new,\" Fillon said, adding that it's linked to \"the lifelessness of the economy in the Antilles, aggravated by the global economic crisis.\" Sending supplementary police forces is justified, Fillon said, because \"we cannot accept what has happened\" in the department. He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader.", "He was referring to the attacks on businesses, the roadblocks in the streets and above all, the death of the civilian, who he said was a union leader. Agence France-Presse identified the victim as union representative Jacques Bino. He was shot dead Tuesday night when he drove past a roadblock manned by armed youths in the city of Pointe-a-Pitre. His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP.", "His car was hit three times by shotgun fire, prosecutors told AFP. Three police who accompanied emergency services trying to help the dying man were lightly wounded, officials said, according to AFP. Speaking with RTL on Wednesday, one demonstrator denied he was fanning the flames of unrest. \"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said.", "\"We have always called for calm,\" Elie Domota, leader of the Coalition against Exploitation, said. \"We have told the young people to go to their homes and continue to protest peacefully, but the police yesterday beat protesters and called them racist names, so the situation escalated.\" CNN's Alanne Orjoux in Atlanta, Georgia, contributed to this report" ]

[ "Fairfax, Virginia." ]

[ { "end": [ 1953 ], "start": [ 1936 ] } ]

[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ramin Ostadhosseini needed to vent, and this gathering seemed the place to do it. Teens at Camp Ayandeh learn how to blend their parents' history and culture with their contemporary lifestyles. \"I get Raymond, Roman and sometimes Ramen noodles,\" he told the circle, describing how non-Iranians butcher his name. This group felt his pain.", "This group felt his pain. Here, sprawled out on a manicured lawn at Emory University were dozens of youths attending a weeklong summer camp designed to generate discussion on what it means to be Iranian-American. Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979.", "Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, six years after the revolution, Ramin grew up with two distinct and, at times conflicting, influences: the American side that met him at school and the Iranian one that greeted him at home. It's a first-generation story as old as the United States.", "It's a first-generation story as old as the United States. It's so common that Ayandeh counselors said the camp was created three years ago to address both Iranian and American parts of a new generation of Iranian-American youth -- a community they define as being \"hyphenated.\" Watch campers learn how to accept their backgrounds » \"We're really becoming mindful of how we define things,\" said Natasha Sallahi, a first-time counselor and aspiring filmmaker. \"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all.", "\"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all. So we're trying to create better definitions ... by putting two things [Iranian-American] together.\" Camp Ayandeh is sponsored annually by Iranian Alliances Across Borders, a largely volunteer organization funded by individual donors and PARSA, a California-based philanthropic organization. First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia.", "First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia. Iranian-American teens from high schools across the nation now flock to the new Georgia address to learn about their heritage and ask questions that range from relationships and college admissions to sexual orientation and discrimination -- issues that can come with distinctly different social parameters than their parents were once accustomed to in Iran. Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well.", "Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well. \"There was not a single person that I could look at and say, 'He is me,' \" Samei said, describing an absence of elder Iranian-American role models. \" 'He is what I can do. He can snap and he can dance. And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.'", "And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.' \" After two years as a camper, Samei returned this summer as counselor to help answer many of the same questions that plagued him a few years earlier. The typical adolescent anxieties and struggles were mixed with another layer of cultural confusion. \"As a high school student, I had a horrible time,\" he said. \"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.'", "\"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.' One day I would be wearing the baggy pants and dressed completely American. And I had no clue which one was right.\" According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 400,000 Iranian-Americans live in the United States. The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979.", "The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979. Nearly three decades later, a new generation of Iranian-American youths are struggling to define themselves in these \"hyphenated\" communities. Bobak Moazami, a 17-year-old kid from Manhattan's Upper West Side, said he likes to think of himself equally as part of both communities. \"I eat American food for lunch,\" he said. \"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich.", "\"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich. Then I come home and have chelo kabob or qormeh-sabzi.\" For many of these students, traditional Iranian dishes such as qormeh-sabzi -- a stew of herbs and beef or lamb -- are a part of a heritage that" ]

[ "Iranian Alliances Across Borders," ]

[ { "end": [ 1657 ], "start": [ 1625 ] } ]

[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ramin Ostadhosseini needed to vent, and this gathering seemed the place to do it. Teens at Camp Ayandeh learn how to blend their parents' history and culture with their contemporary lifestyles. \"I get Raymond, Roman and sometimes Ramen noodles,\" he told the circle, describing how non-Iranians butcher his name. This group felt his pain.", "This group felt his pain. Here, sprawled out on a manicured lawn at Emory University were dozens of youths attending a weeklong summer camp designed to generate discussion on what it means to be Iranian-American. Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979.", "Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, six years after the revolution, Ramin grew up with two distinct and, at times conflicting, influences: the American side that met him at school and the Iranian one that greeted him at home. It's a first-generation story as old as the United States.", "It's a first-generation story as old as the United States. It's so common that Ayandeh counselors said the camp was created three years ago to address both Iranian and American parts of a new generation of Iranian-American youth -- a community they define as being \"hyphenated.\" Watch campers learn how to accept their backgrounds » \"We're really becoming mindful of how we define things,\" said Natasha Sallahi, a first-time counselor and aspiring filmmaker. \"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all.", "\"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all. So we're trying to create better definitions ... by putting two things [Iranian-American] together.\" Camp Ayandeh is sponsored annually by Iranian Alliances Across Borders, a largely volunteer organization funded by individual donors and PARSA, a California-based philanthropic organization. First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia.", "First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia. Iranian-American teens from high schools across the nation now flock to the new Georgia address to learn about their heritage and ask questions that range from relationships and college admissions to sexual orientation and discrimination -- issues that can come with distinctly different social parameters than their parents were once accustomed to in Iran. Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well.", "Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well. \"There was not a single person that I could look at and say, 'He is me,' \" Samei said, describing an absence of elder Iranian-American role models. \" 'He is what I can do. He can snap and he can dance. And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.'", "And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.' \" After two years as a camper, Samei returned this summer as counselor to help answer many of the same questions that plagued him a few years earlier. The typical adolescent anxieties and struggles were mixed with another layer of cultural confusion. \"As a high school student, I had a horrible time,\" he said. \"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.'", "\"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.' One day I would be wearing the baggy pants and dressed completely American. And I had no clue which one was right.\" According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 400,000 Iranian-Americans live in the United States. The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979.", "The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979. Nearly three decades later, a new generation of Iranian-American youths are struggling to define themselves in these \"hyphenated\" communities. Bobak Moazami, a 17-year-old kid from Manhattan's Upper West Side, said he likes to think of himself equally as part of both communities. \"I eat American food for lunch,\" he said. \"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich.", "\"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich. Then I come home and have chelo kabob or qormeh-sabzi.\" For many of these students, traditional Iranian dishes such as qormeh-sabzi -- a stew of herbs and beef or lamb -- are a part of a heritage that" ]

[ "400,000" ]

[ { "end": [ 3219 ], "start": [ 3213 ] } ]

[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ramin Ostadhosseini needed to vent, and this gathering seemed the place to do it. Teens at Camp Ayandeh learn how to blend their parents' history and culture with their contemporary lifestyles. \"I get Raymond, Roman and sometimes Ramen noodles,\" he told the circle, describing how non-Iranians butcher his name. This group felt his pain.", "This group felt his pain. Here, sprawled out on a manicured lawn at Emory University were dozens of youths attending a weeklong summer camp designed to generate discussion on what it means to be Iranian-American. Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979.", "Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, six years after the revolution, Ramin grew up with two distinct and, at times conflicting, influences: the American side that met him at school and the Iranian one that greeted him at home. It's a first-generation story as old as the United States.", "It's a first-generation story as old as the United States. It's so common that Ayandeh counselors said the camp was created three years ago to address both Iranian and American parts of a new generation of Iranian-American youth -- a community they define as being \"hyphenated.\" Watch campers learn how to accept their backgrounds » \"We're really becoming mindful of how we define things,\" said Natasha Sallahi, a first-time counselor and aspiring filmmaker. \"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all.", "\"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all. So we're trying to create better definitions ... by putting two things [Iranian-American] together.\" Camp Ayandeh is sponsored annually by Iranian Alliances Across Borders, a largely volunteer organization funded by individual donors and PARSA, a California-based philanthropic organization. First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia.", "First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia. Iranian-American teens from high schools across the nation now flock to the new Georgia address to learn about their heritage and ask questions that range from relationships and college admissions to sexual orientation and discrimination -- issues that can come with distinctly different social parameters than their parents were once accustomed to in Iran. Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well.", "Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well. \"There was not a single person that I could look at and say, 'He is me,' \" Samei said, describing an absence of elder Iranian-American role models. \" 'He is what I can do. He can snap and he can dance. And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.'", "And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.' \" After two years as a camper, Samei returned this summer as counselor to help answer many of the same questions that plagued him a few years earlier. The typical adolescent anxieties and struggles were mixed with another layer of cultural confusion. \"As a high school student, I had a horrible time,\" he said. \"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.'", "\"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.' One day I would be wearing the baggy pants and dressed completely American. And I had no clue which one was right.\" According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 400,000 Iranian-Americans live in the United States. The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979.", "The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979. Nearly three decades later, a new generation of Iranian-American youths are struggling to define themselves in these \"hyphenated\" communities. Bobak Moazami, a 17-year-old kid from Manhattan's Upper West Side, said he likes to think of himself equally as part of both communities. \"I eat American food for lunch,\" he said. \"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich.", "\"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich. Then I come home and have chelo kabob or qormeh-sabzi.\" For many of these students, traditional Iranian dishes such as qormeh-sabzi -- a stew of herbs and beef or lamb -- are a part of a heritage that" ]

[ "nearly 400,000" ]

[ { "end": [ 3219 ], "start": [ 3206 ] } ]

[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ramin Ostadhosseini needed to vent, and this gathering seemed the place to do it. Teens at Camp Ayandeh learn how to blend their parents' history and culture with their contemporary lifestyles. \"I get Raymond, Roman and sometimes Ramen noodles,\" he told the circle, describing how non-Iranians butcher his name. This group felt his pain.", "This group felt his pain. Here, sprawled out on a manicured lawn at Emory University were dozens of youths attending a weeklong summer camp designed to generate discussion on what it means to be Iranian-American. Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979.", "Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, six years after the revolution, Ramin grew up with two distinct and, at times conflicting, influences: the American side that met him at school and the Iranian one that greeted him at home. It's a first-generation story as old as the United States.", "It's a first-generation story as old as the United States. It's so common that Ayandeh counselors said the camp was created three years ago to address both Iranian and American parts of a new generation of Iranian-American youth -- a community they define as being \"hyphenated.\" Watch campers learn how to accept their backgrounds » \"We're really becoming mindful of how we define things,\" said Natasha Sallahi, a first-time counselor and aspiring filmmaker. \"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all.", "\"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all. So we're trying to create better definitions ... by putting two things [Iranian-American] together.\" Camp Ayandeh is sponsored annually by Iranian Alliances Across Borders, a largely volunteer organization funded by individual donors and PARSA, a California-based philanthropic organization. First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia.", "First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia. Iranian-American teens from high schools across the nation now flock to the new Georgia address to learn about their heritage and ask questions that range from relationships and college admissions to sexual orientation and discrimination -- issues that can come with distinctly different social parameters than their parents were once accustomed to in Iran. Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well.", "Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well. \"There was not a single person that I could look at and say, 'He is me,' \" Samei said, describing an absence of elder Iranian-American role models. \" 'He is what I can do. He can snap and he can dance. And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.'", "And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.' \" After two years as a camper, Samei returned this summer as counselor to help answer many of the same questions that plagued him a few years earlier. The typical adolescent anxieties and struggles were mixed with another layer of cultural confusion. \"As a high school student, I had a horrible time,\" he said. \"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.'", "\"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.' One day I would be wearing the baggy pants and dressed completely American. And I had no clue which one was right.\" According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 400,000 Iranian-Americans live in the United States. The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979.", "The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979. Nearly three decades later, a new generation of Iranian-American youths are struggling to define themselves in these \"hyphenated\" communities. Bobak Moazami, a 17-year-old kid from Manhattan's Upper West Side, said he likes to think of himself equally as part of both communities. \"I eat American food for lunch,\" he said. \"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich.", "\"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich. Then I come home and have chelo kabob or qormeh-sabzi.\" For many of these students, traditional Iranian dishes such as qormeh-sabzi -- a stew of herbs and beef or lamb -- are a part of a heritage that" ]

[ "Ayandeh" ]

[ { "end": [ 132 ], "start": [ 126 ] } ]

[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ramin Ostadhosseini needed to vent, and this gathering seemed the place to do it. Teens at Camp Ayandeh learn how to blend their parents' history and culture with their contemporary lifestyles. \"I get Raymond, Roman and sometimes Ramen noodles,\" he told the circle, describing how non-Iranians butcher his name. This group felt his pain.", "This group felt his pain. Here, sprawled out on a manicured lawn at Emory University were dozens of youths attending a weeklong summer camp designed to generate discussion on what it means to be Iranian-American. Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979.", "Like many attending Camp Ayandeh -- or \"future\" in Farsi -- Ramin has parents who were born in Tehran and immigrated to the United States after the Iranian revolution in 1979. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, six years after the revolution, Ramin grew up with two distinct and, at times conflicting, influences: the American side that met him at school and the Iranian one that greeted him at home. It's a first-generation story as old as the United States.", "It's a first-generation story as old as the United States. It's so common that Ayandeh counselors said the camp was created three years ago to address both Iranian and American parts of a new generation of Iranian-American youth -- a community they define as being \"hyphenated.\" Watch campers learn how to accept their backgrounds » \"We're really becoming mindful of how we define things,\" said Natasha Sallahi, a first-time counselor and aspiring filmmaker. \"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all.", "\"We realize that sometimes one word doesn't cover it all. So we're trying to create better definitions ... by putting two things [Iranian-American] together.\" Camp Ayandeh is sponsored annually by Iranian Alliances Across Borders, a largely volunteer organization funded by individual donors and PARSA, a California-based philanthropic organization. First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia.", "First established on Thompson Island off eastern Massachusetts, Ayandeh began its gradual migration south the second year -- setting up at a campgrounds near Fairfax, Virginia. Iranian-American teens from high schools across the nation now flock to the new Georgia address to learn about their heritage and ask questions that range from relationships and college admissions to sexual orientation and discrimination -- issues that can come with distinctly different social parameters than their parents were once accustomed to in Iran. Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well.", "Camp counselor Siavash Samei remembers such angst all too well. \"There was not a single person that I could look at and say, 'He is me,' \" Samei said, describing an absence of elder Iranian-American role models. \" 'He is what I can do. He can snap and he can dance. And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.'", "And at the same time, he can talk English without an accent.' \" After two years as a camper, Samei returned this summer as counselor to help answer many of the same questions that plagued him a few years earlier. The typical adolescent anxieties and struggles were mixed with another layer of cultural confusion. \"As a high school student, I had a horrible time,\" he said. \"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.'", "\"One day I would come into school very dressed up thinking, 'I'm looking Iranian.' One day I would be wearing the baggy pants and dressed completely American. And I had no clue which one was right.\" According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 400,000 Iranian-Americans live in the United States. The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979.", "The largest wave of Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. immediately following the ouster of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic-led revolution in 1979. Nearly three decades later, a new generation of Iranian-American youths are struggling to define themselves in these \"hyphenated\" communities. Bobak Moazami, a 17-year-old kid from Manhattan's Upper West Side, said he likes to think of himself equally as part of both communities. \"I eat American food for lunch,\" he said. \"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich.", "\"Every day at school I have a grilled chicken sandwich. Then I come home and have chelo kabob or qormeh-sabzi.\" For many of these students, traditional Iranian dishes such as qormeh-sabzi -- a stew of herbs and beef or lamb -- are a part of a heritage that" ]

[ "Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California." ]

[ { "end": [ 596 ], "start": [ 519 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "Environmental Protection Agency officials" ]

[ { "end": [ 427 ], "start": [ 387 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "Exxon Mobil" ]

[ { "end": [ 611 ], "start": [ 601 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions." ]

[ { "end": [ 887 ], "start": [ 817 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California." ]

[ { "end": [ 596 ], "start": [ 519 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "Texas;" ]

[ { "end": [ 546 ], "start": [ 541 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California." ]

[ { "end": [ 596 ], "start": [ 387 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "sulfur" ]

[ { "end": [ 276 ], "start": [ 271 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "Exxon Mobil" ]

[ { "end": [ 63 ], "start": [ 53 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "Exxon Mobil" ]

[ { "end": [ 611 ], "start": [ 601 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "four" ]

[ { "end": [ 163 ], "start": [ 160 ] } ]

[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Federal officials have fined Exxon Mobil more than $6 million after it violated a three-year-old agreement to decrease air pollution at four of its refineries. Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions.", "Exxon Mobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas, is one of four that the EPA said had high sulfur emissions. The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the oil giant agreed to pay $6.1 million after Environmental Protection Agency officials determined the company had not sufficiently reduced sulfur emissions in its refineries in Baytown and Beaumont, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Torrance, California. Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries.", "Exxon Mobil had paid a $7.7 million fine in its original 2005 agreement with the government and promised to install new emissions controls at the refineries. The petroleum company said after the latest settlement its refineries now meet the required EPA standards on sulfur emissions. The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history.", "The company's role in environmental pollution has been in the spotlight ever since the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident in Alaska, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. This past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the company to pay $507 million in punitive damages from the incident, down from an original $2.5 billion judgment." ]

[ "Qatar" ]

[ { "end": [ 57 ], "start": [ 53 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday for an Arab League summit, a move that could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur. Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital.", "Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital. Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. \"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency.", "\"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency. \"But we also believe that justice cannot be reached in the absence of peace.\" The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands.", "The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands. But the ICC has no arrest powers of its own, and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody. Qatar is not a member of the tribunal. Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court.", "Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court. Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan. The court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government's campaign against rebels in Darfur, in western Sudan. The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict.", "The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions, who signed a confidence-building agreement in February. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report." ]

[ "the International Criminal Court," ]

[ { "end": [ 530 ], "start": [ 498 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday for an Arab League summit, a move that could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur. Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital.", "Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital. Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. \"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency.", "\"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency. \"But we also believe that justice cannot be reached in the absence of peace.\" The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands.", "The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands. But the ICC has no arrest powers of its own, and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody. Qatar is not a member of the tribunal. Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court.", "Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court. Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan. The court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government's campaign against rebels in Darfur, in western Sudan. The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict.", "The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions, who signed a confidence-building agreement in February. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report." ]

[ "arrest on war crimes charges" ]

[ { "end": [ 160 ], "start": [ 133 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday for an Arab League summit, a move that could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur. Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital.", "Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital. Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. \"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency.", "\"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency. \"But we also believe that justice cannot be reached in the absence of peace.\" The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands.", "The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands. But the ICC has no arrest powers of its own, and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody. Qatar is not a member of the tribunal. Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court.", "Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court. Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan. The court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government's campaign against rebels in Darfur, in western Sudan. The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict.", "The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions, who signed a confidence-building agreement in February. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report." ]

[ "International Criminal Court," ]

[ { "end": [ 530 ], "start": [ 502 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday for an Arab League summit, a move that could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur. Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital.", "Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital. Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. \"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency.", "\"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency. \"But we also believe that justice cannot be reached in the absence of peace.\" The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands.", "The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands. But the ICC has no arrest powers of its own, and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody. Qatar is not a member of the tribunal. Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court.", "Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court. Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan. The court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government's campaign against rebels in Darfur, in western Sudan. The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict.", "The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions, who signed a confidence-building agreement in February. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report." ]

[ "could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal." ]

[ { "end": [ 188 ], "start": [ 108 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday for an Arab League summit, a move that could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur. Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital.", "Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital. Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. \"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency.", "\"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency. \"But we also believe that justice cannot be reached in the absence of peace.\" The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands.", "The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands. But the ICC has no arrest powers of its own, and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody. Qatar is not a member of the tribunal. Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court.", "Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court. Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan. The court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government's campaign against rebels in Darfur, in western Sudan. The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict.", "The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions, who signed a confidence-building agreement in February. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report." ]

[ "President Omar al-Bashir" ]

[ { "end": [ 41 ], "start": [ 18 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday for an Arab League summit, a move that could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur. Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital.", "Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital. Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. \"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency.", "\"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency. \"But we also believe that justice cannot be reached in the absence of peace.\" The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands.", "The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands. But the ICC has no arrest powers of its own, and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody. Qatar is not a member of the tribunal. Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court.", "Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court. Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan. The court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government's campaign against rebels in Darfur, in western Sudan. The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict.", "The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions, who signed a confidence-building agreement in February. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report." ]

[ "arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal." ]

[ { "end": [ 188 ], "start": [ 133 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday for an Arab League summit, a move that could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur. Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital.", "Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital. Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. \"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency.", "\"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency. \"But we also believe that justice cannot be reached in the absence of peace.\" The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands.", "The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands. But the ICC has no arrest powers of its own, and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody. Qatar is not a member of the tribunal. Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court.", "Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court. Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan. The court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government's campaign against rebels in Darfur, in western Sudan. The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict.", "The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions, who signed a confidence-building agreement in February. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report." ]

[ "arrest warrant" ]

[ { "end": [ 471 ], "start": [ 458 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday for an Arab League summit, a move that could put him at risk of arrest on war crimes charges leveled by a U.N. tribunal. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur. Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital.", "Al-Bashir met with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, after arriving in Doha, Qatar's capital. Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Earlier this weekend, al-Thani criticized the timing of the arrest warrant issued in early March by the International Criminal Court, arguing it has undercut his government's efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. \"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency.", "\"We believe that peace and justice should go hand in hand to settle the conflict in Darfur, or for that matter, any other conflict,\" al-Thani told Arab League foreign ministers Saturday in remarks carried by the Qatar News Agency. \"But we also believe that justice cannot be reached in the absence of peace.\" The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands.", "The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based at The Hague in the Netherlands. But the ICC has no arrest powers of its own, and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody. Qatar is not a member of the tribunal. Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court.", "Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC, and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court. Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan. The court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government's campaign against rebels in Darfur, in western Sudan. The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict.", "The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict. Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions, who signed a confidence-building agreement in February. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report." ]

[ "Honduran government" ]

[ { "end": [ 3124 ], "start": [ 3106 ] } ]

[ "TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The de facto president of Honduras denied Wednesday that his government turned off the power at the embassy where deposed President Jose Manual Zelaya surprisingly reappeared this week, and said that the people inside were free to come and go. A soldier takes a picture Wednesday of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español.", "Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español. But these developments do not spare Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 28 coup, from being arrested and facing charges for violating the constitution if he leaves the safe haven of the embassy, Micheletti said. \"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said.", "\"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said. The de facto president challenged versions of events surrounding Zelaya's return. Despite local reports citing police officials that authorities turned off the power to the embassy and surrounding area ostensibly to discourage looting, Micheletti said that a congregation of pro-Zelaya protesters at the embassy short-circuited the power themselves. As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said.", "As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said. A nationwide curfew was lifted Wednesday, but a security cordon remained in the area around the embassy. Micheletti said that the police were there because the people inside the embassy requested the protection, and said, \"We are not impeding the exit nor the entrance of absolutely anybody.\" Zelaya's announced return has re-ignited a stand-off between the two disputed leaders of Honduras. Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy.", "Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy. Brazil wants an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation, the official Brazilian news agency reported. In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29.", "In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29. But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court.", "But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court. \"I think that what the whole world should understand about this country is that there is no immunity for anyone -- for anyone,\" Micheletti told CNN en Español. \"And, no one can be above the law.\" Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position.", "Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position. On Tuesday, he had said in an interview with local network Televicentro that Zelaya's sudden appearance would not revive negotiations to have him return to power. The United States and Brazil have said they support dialogue between the two sides, centered on the San Jose Accord, an agreement negotiated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power.", "That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power. The Brazilian request for a Security Council meeting came after the Honduran government isolated the embassy by cutting water, power and phone lines to the building, U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed to reporters Tuesday in Washington. This was the same action that Micheletti denied Wednesday. Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position.", "Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position. \"This is what we Hondurans want: to be heard, for them to read our constitution, to read our laws, and to see what happened before June 28,\" Micheletti said. The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power.", "The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power. Zelaya, a centrist whose politics took a strong turn to the left once in office, was ousted in a June 28 military-backed coup. Despite increasing political, diplomatic and economic isolation, Micheletti has steadfastly resisted pressure to allow Zelaya to return to power and Micheletti thwarted two very public attempts by Zelaya to return to his homeland. \"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said.", "\"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said. \"Two months ago, people didn't think we would withstand all this time, but here we are almost three months later.\" Amnesty International issued" ]

[ "Zelaya's announced return has re-ignited a stand-off between the two disputed leaders of Honduras. Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy." ]

[ { "end": [ 1791 ], "start": [ 1637 ] } ]

[ "TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The de facto president of Honduras denied Wednesday that his government turned off the power at the embassy where deposed President Jose Manual Zelaya surprisingly reappeared this week, and said that the people inside were free to come and go. A soldier takes a picture Wednesday of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español.", "Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español. But these developments do not spare Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 28 coup, from being arrested and facing charges for violating the constitution if he leaves the safe haven of the embassy, Micheletti said. \"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said.", "\"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said. The de facto president challenged versions of events surrounding Zelaya's return. Despite local reports citing police officials that authorities turned off the power to the embassy and surrounding area ostensibly to discourage looting, Micheletti said that a congregation of pro-Zelaya protesters at the embassy short-circuited the power themselves. As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said.", "As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said. A nationwide curfew was lifted Wednesday, but a security cordon remained in the area around the embassy. Micheletti said that the police were there because the people inside the embassy requested the protection, and said, \"We are not impeding the exit nor the entrance of absolutely anybody.\" Zelaya's announced return has re-ignited a stand-off between the two disputed leaders of Honduras. Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy.", "Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy. Brazil wants an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation, the official Brazilian news agency reported. In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29.", "In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29. But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court.", "But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court. \"I think that what the whole world should understand about this country is that there is no immunity for anyone -- for anyone,\" Micheletti told CNN en Español. \"And, no one can be above the law.\" Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position.", "Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position. On Tuesday, he had said in an interview with local network Televicentro that Zelaya's sudden appearance would not revive negotiations to have him return to power. The United States and Brazil have said they support dialogue between the two sides, centered on the San Jose Accord, an agreement negotiated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power.", "That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power. The Brazilian request for a Security Council meeting came after the Honduran government isolated the embassy by cutting water, power and phone lines to the building, U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed to reporters Tuesday in Washington. This was the same action that Micheletti denied Wednesday. Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position.", "Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position. \"This is what we Hondurans want: to be heard, for them to read our constitution, to read our laws, and to see what happened before June 28,\" Micheletti said. The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power.", "The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power. Zelaya, a centrist whose politics took a strong turn to the left once in office, was ousted in a June 28 military-backed coup. Despite increasing political, diplomatic and economic isolation, Micheletti has steadfastly resisted pressure to allow Zelaya to return to power and Micheletti thwarted two very public attempts by Zelaya to return to his homeland. \"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said.", "\"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said. \"Two months ago, people didn't think we would withstand all this time, but here we are almost three months later.\" Amnesty International issued" ]

[ "Honduras" ]

[ { "end": [ 65 ], "start": [ 58 ] } ]

[ "TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The de facto president of Honduras denied Wednesday that his government turned off the power at the embassy where deposed President Jose Manual Zelaya surprisingly reappeared this week, and said that the people inside were free to come and go. A soldier takes a picture Wednesday of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español.", "Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español. But these developments do not spare Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 28 coup, from being arrested and facing charges for violating the constitution if he leaves the safe haven of the embassy, Micheletti said. \"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said.", "\"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said. The de facto president challenged versions of events surrounding Zelaya's return. Despite local reports citing police officials that authorities turned off the power to the embassy and surrounding area ostensibly to discourage looting, Micheletti said that a congregation of pro-Zelaya protesters at the embassy short-circuited the power themselves. As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said.", "As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said. A nationwide curfew was lifted Wednesday, but a security cordon remained in the area around the embassy. Micheletti said that the police were there because the people inside the embassy requested the protection, and said, \"We are not impeding the exit nor the entrance of absolutely anybody.\" Zelaya's announced return has re-ignited a stand-off between the two disputed leaders of Honduras. Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy.", "Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy. Brazil wants an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation, the official Brazilian news agency reported. In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29.", "In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29. But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court.", "But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court. \"I think that what the whole world should understand about this country is that there is no immunity for anyone -- for anyone,\" Micheletti told CNN en Español. \"And, no one can be above the law.\" Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position.", "Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position. On Tuesday, he had said in an interview with local network Televicentro that Zelaya's sudden appearance would not revive negotiations to have him return to power. The United States and Brazil have said they support dialogue between the two sides, centered on the San Jose Accord, an agreement negotiated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power.", "That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power. The Brazilian request for a Security Council meeting came after the Honduran government isolated the embassy by cutting water, power and phone lines to the building, U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed to reporters Tuesday in Washington. This was the same action that Micheletti denied Wednesday. Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position.", "Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position. \"This is what we Hondurans want: to be heard, for them to read our constitution, to read our laws, and to see what happened before June 28,\" Micheletti said. The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power.", "The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power. Zelaya, a centrist whose politics took a strong turn to the left once in office, was ousted in a June 28 military-backed coup. Despite increasing political, diplomatic and economic isolation, Micheletti has steadfastly resisted pressure to allow Zelaya to return to power and Micheletti thwarted two very public attempts by Zelaya to return to his homeland. \"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said.", "\"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said. \"Two months ago, people didn't think we would withstand all this time, but here we are almost three months later.\" Amnesty International issued" ]

[ "water, power" ]

[ { "end": [ 3169 ], "start": [ 3158 ] } ]

[ "TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The de facto president of Honduras denied Wednesday that his government turned off the power at the embassy where deposed President Jose Manual Zelaya surprisingly reappeared this week, and said that the people inside were free to come and go. A soldier takes a picture Wednesday of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español.", "Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español. But these developments do not spare Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 28 coup, from being arrested and facing charges for violating the constitution if he leaves the safe haven of the embassy, Micheletti said. \"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said.", "\"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said. The de facto president challenged versions of events surrounding Zelaya's return. Despite local reports citing police officials that authorities turned off the power to the embassy and surrounding area ostensibly to discourage looting, Micheletti said that a congregation of pro-Zelaya protesters at the embassy short-circuited the power themselves. As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said.", "As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said. A nationwide curfew was lifted Wednesday, but a security cordon remained in the area around the embassy. Micheletti said that the police were there because the people inside the embassy requested the protection, and said, \"We are not impeding the exit nor the entrance of absolutely anybody.\" Zelaya's announced return has re-ignited a stand-off between the two disputed leaders of Honduras. Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy.", "Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy. Brazil wants an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation, the official Brazilian news agency reported. In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29.", "In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29. But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court.", "But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court. \"I think that what the whole world should understand about this country is that there is no immunity for anyone -- for anyone,\" Micheletti told CNN en Español. \"And, no one can be above the law.\" Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position.", "Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position. On Tuesday, he had said in an interview with local network Televicentro that Zelaya's sudden appearance would not revive negotiations to have him return to power. The United States and Brazil have said they support dialogue between the two sides, centered on the San Jose Accord, an agreement negotiated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power.", "That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power. The Brazilian request for a Security Council meeting came after the Honduran government isolated the embassy by cutting water, power and phone lines to the building, U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed to reporters Tuesday in Washington. This was the same action that Micheletti denied Wednesday. Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position.", "Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position. \"This is what we Hondurans want: to be heard, for them to read our constitution, to read our laws, and to see what happened before June 28,\" Micheletti said. The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power.", "The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power. Zelaya, a centrist whose politics took a strong turn to the left once in office, was ousted in a June 28 military-backed coup. Despite increasing political, diplomatic and economic isolation, Micheletti has steadfastly resisted pressure to allow Zelaya to return to power and Micheletti thwarted two very public attempts by Zelaya to return to his homeland. \"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said.", "\"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said. \"Two months ago, people didn't think we would withstand all this time, but here we are almost three months later.\" Amnesty International issued" ]

[ "Honduran government" ]

[ { "end": [ 3124 ], "start": [ 3106 ] } ]

[ "TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The de facto president of Honduras denied Wednesday that his government turned off the power at the embassy where deposed President Jose Manual Zelaya surprisingly reappeared this week, and said that the people inside were free to come and go. A soldier takes a picture Wednesday of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español.", "Honduran forces also will not enter the Brazilian embassy, where Zelaya has been housed since Monday, de facto President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with CNN en Español. But these developments do not spare Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 28 coup, from being arrested and facing charges for violating the constitution if he leaves the safe haven of the embassy, Micheletti said. \"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said.", "\"President Zelaya should present himself before the tribunals of justice in our country where he has charges against him,\" Micheletti said. The de facto president challenged versions of events surrounding Zelaya's return. Despite local reports citing police officials that authorities turned off the power to the embassy and surrounding area ostensibly to discourage looting, Micheletti said that a congregation of pro-Zelaya protesters at the embassy short-circuited the power themselves. As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said.", "As of Wednesday, power was restored to the building, Micheletti said. A nationwide curfew was lifted Wednesday, but a security cordon remained in the area around the embassy. Micheletti said that the police were there because the people inside the embassy requested the protection, and said, \"We are not impeding the exit nor the entrance of absolutely anybody.\" Zelaya's announced return has re-ignited a stand-off between the two disputed leaders of Honduras. Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy.", "Brazil now finds itself involved because of its embassy. Brazil wants an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation, the official Brazilian news agency reported. In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29.", "In another development, Micheletti said he is willing to meet anywhere with ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya as long as Zelaya agrees to abide by presidential elections scheduled for November 29. But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court.", "But the de facto leader said in a statement read by his foreign minister Tuesday that his offer to talk with Zelaya does not nullify an arrest warrant issued against the ousted president by the nation's Supreme Court. \"I think that what the whole world should understand about this country is that there is no immunity for anyone -- for anyone,\" Micheletti told CNN en Español. \"And, no one can be above the law.\" Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position.", "Micheletti's willingness to engage Zelaya seemed to be a reversal of his position. On Tuesday, he had said in an interview with local network Televicentro that Zelaya's sudden appearance would not revive negotiations to have him return to power. The United States and Brazil have said they support dialogue between the two sides, centered on the San Jose Accord, an agreement negotiated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power.", "That deal calls for Zelaya to be restored to power. The Brazilian request for a Security Council meeting came after the Honduran government isolated the embassy by cutting water, power and phone lines to the building, U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed to reporters Tuesday in Washington. This was the same action that Micheletti denied Wednesday. Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position.", "Micheletti said that other nations have not given his government a fair hearing of its position. \"This is what we Hondurans want: to be heard, for them to read our constitution, to read our laws, and to see what happened before June 28,\" Micheletti said. The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power.", "The de facto government argues that Zelaya was not removed in a coup, but in a constitutional transfer of power. Zelaya, a centrist whose politics took a strong turn to the left once in office, was ousted in a June 28 military-backed coup. Despite increasing political, diplomatic and economic isolation, Micheletti has steadfastly resisted pressure to allow Zelaya to return to power and Micheletti thwarted two very public attempts by Zelaya to return to his homeland. \"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said.", "\"Yes, we are alone, but we are surviving,\" Micheletti said. \"Two months ago, people didn't think we would withstand all this time, but here we are almost three months later.\" Amnesty International issued" ]

[ "iPhone 4S" ]

[ { "end": [ 21 ], "start": [ 13 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The iPhone 4S -- Apple's newest creation -- quietly went on pre-sale at 12 a.m. on Friday. The homepage of the company's website, however, remained a dedication to the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday after a history of pancreatic cancer. The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution.", "The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution. It also has a \"humble personal assistant\" named Siri, which responds to voice commands and talks back to you. Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced.", "Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced. The phone's price ranges from $200 to $400 with a two-year wireless contract. It's available on AT&T, Verizon and, for the first time, on Sprint's network. The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK.", "The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. The new iPhone will be available in 22 additional countries by the end of October, Apple says. Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites.", "Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites. All of those brick-and-mortar retail stores also will carry the phone, along with select Apple-approved retailers -- which as of Friday morning had not been listed by Apple. BestBuy was making the phone available for pre-order Friday on its site. Walmart's site said only that the iPhone 4S was \"coming soon.\"" ]

[ "iPhone 4S" ]

[ { "end": [ 21 ], "start": [ 13 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The iPhone 4S -- Apple's newest creation -- quietly went on pre-sale at 12 a.m. on Friday. The homepage of the company's website, however, remained a dedication to the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday after a history of pancreatic cancer. The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution.", "The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution. It also has a \"humble personal assistant\" named Siri, which responds to voice commands and talks back to you. Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced.", "Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced. The phone's price ranges from $200 to $400 with a two-year wireless contract. It's available on AT&T, Verizon and, for the first time, on Sprint's network. The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK.", "The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. The new iPhone will be available in 22 additional countries by the end of October, Apple says. Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites.", "Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites. All of those brick-and-mortar retail stores also will carry the phone, along with select Apple-approved retailers -- which as of Friday morning had not been listed by Apple. BestBuy was making the phone available for pre-order Friday on its site. Walmart's site said only that the iPhone 4S was \"coming soon.\"" ]

[ "Apple's newest creation" ]

[ { "end": [ 48 ], "start": [ 26 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The iPhone 4S -- Apple's newest creation -- quietly went on pre-sale at 12 a.m. on Friday. The homepage of the company's website, however, remained a dedication to the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday after a history of pancreatic cancer. The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution.", "The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution. It also has a \"humble personal assistant\" named Siri, which responds to voice commands and talks back to you. Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced.", "Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced. The phone's price ranges from $200 to $400 with a two-year wireless contract. It's available on AT&T, Verizon and, for the first time, on Sprint's network. The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK.", "The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. The new iPhone will be available in 22 additional countries by the end of October, Apple says. Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites.", "Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites. All of those brick-and-mortar retail stores also will carry the phone, along with select Apple-approved retailers -- which as of Friday morning had not been listed by Apple. BestBuy was making the phone available for pre-order Friday on its site. Walmart's site said only that the iPhone 4S was \"coming soon.\"" ]

[ "faster dual-core processor" ]

[ { "end": [ 434 ], "start": [ 409 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The iPhone 4S -- Apple's newest creation -- quietly went on pre-sale at 12 a.m. on Friday. The homepage of the company's website, however, remained a dedication to the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday after a history of pancreatic cancer. The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution.", "The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution. It also has a \"humble personal assistant\" named Siri, which responds to voice commands and talks back to you. Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced.", "Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced. The phone's price ranges from $200 to $400 with a two-year wireless contract. It's available on AT&T, Verizon and, for the first time, on Sprint's network. The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK.", "The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. The new iPhone will be available in 22 additional countries by the end of October, Apple says. Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites.", "Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites. All of those brick-and-mortar retail stores also will carry the phone, along with select Apple-approved retailers -- which as of Friday morning had not been listed by Apple. BestBuy was making the phone available for pre-order Friday on its site. Walmart's site said only that the iPhone 4S was \"coming soon.\"" ]

[ "Friday." ]

[ { "end": [ 98 ], "start": [ 92 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The iPhone 4S -- Apple's newest creation -- quietly went on pre-sale at 12 a.m. on Friday. The homepage of the company's website, however, remained a dedication to the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday after a history of pancreatic cancer. The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution.", "The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution. It also has a \"humble personal assistant\" named Siri, which responds to voice commands and talks back to you. Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced.", "Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced. The phone's price ranges from $200 to $400 with a two-year wireless contract. It's available on AT&T, Verizon and, for the first time, on Sprint's network. The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK.", "The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. The new iPhone will be available in 22 additional countries by the end of October, Apple says. Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites.", "Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites. All of those brick-and-mortar retail stores also will carry the phone, along with select Apple-approved retailers -- which as of Friday morning had not been listed by Apple. BestBuy was making the phone available for pre-order Friday on its site. Walmart's site said only that the iPhone 4S was \"coming soon.\"" ]

[ "Sprint's network." ]

[ { "end": [ 859 ], "start": [ 843 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The iPhone 4S -- Apple's newest creation -- quietly went on pre-sale at 12 a.m. on Friday. The homepage of the company's website, however, remained a dedication to the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday after a history of pancreatic cancer. The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution.", "The phone, which has been panned by some critics who say it's more of a facelift to the iPhone 4 than a new product, features a faster dual-core processor and a camera with 8 megapixels of resolution. It also has a \"humble personal assistant\" named Siri, which responds to voice commands and talks back to you. Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced.", "Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the phone on Tuesday, a day before Jobs' death was announced. The phone's price ranges from $200 to $400 with a two-year wireless contract. It's available on AT&T, Verizon and, for the first time, on Sprint's network. The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK.", "The iPhone 4S goes on sale in stores on October 14 in the following countries: United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK. The new iPhone will be available in 22 additional countries by the end of October, Apple says. Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites.", "Pre-sale orders can be placed at Apple's online store, as well as on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's websites. All of those brick-and-mortar retail stores also will carry the phone, along with select Apple-approved retailers -- which as of Friday morning had not been listed by Apple. BestBuy was making the phone available for pre-order Friday on its site. Walmart's site said only that the iPhone 4S was \"coming soon.\"" ]

[ "13" ]

[ { "end": [ 363 ], "start": [ 362 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- \"Benjamin Button\" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" scored a best actor nomination for Brad Pitt, here with Cate Blanchett. The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films.", "The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films. The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories.", "The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories. \"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement.", "\"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement. The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years.", "The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years. Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker.", "Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker. The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago.", "The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago. Commentary: CNN.com film critic Tom Charity rates the Oscar nominations \"The Dark Knight\" had made the short lists for the producers', directors' and writers' guilds, but those honors weren't enough to qualify it for a best picture Oscar nomination. What do you think of the nominations?", "What do you think of the nominations? Send us an iReport \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the sleeper hit about a Mumbai orphan who seeks fame and love through the Indian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \", earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director (Danny Boyle) and best adapted screenplay. The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture.", "The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture. Watch star Anil Kapoor talk about the reaction the film has gotten » \"I'm ecstatic,\" Boyle said in a statement from Mumbai, where the film premiered Thursday. \"Thank you to the Academy from the cast and crew here in Mumbai where the film was made. ... It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\"", "It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\" In a mild surprise, \"The Reader,\" based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry). \"The Reader\" comes from the Weinstein Co. -- the studio headed by producer and master Oscar player Harvey Weinstein. \"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated.", "\"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I've ever been blessed with,\" Winslet said in a statement. The other best picture nominees are \"Frost/Nixon\" and \"Milk.\" Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises.", "Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises. \"Revolutionary Road,\" featuring the heavyweight trio of Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Sam Mendes (\"American Beauty\"), picked up just one major nomination -- a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon's portrayal of a troubled savant. Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.", "Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination. He can take solace in his previous 21 Oscar nominations, including three wins. One of \"Barcelona's\" performers, Penelope Cruz, received a nomination for best supporting actress. iReport.com: Deliver your acceptance speech And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his" ]

[ "best picture, best director" ]

[ { "end": [ 1907 ], "start": [ 1881 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- \"Benjamin Button\" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" scored a best actor nomination for Brad Pitt, here with Cate Blanchett. The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films.", "The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films. The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories.", "The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories. \"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement.", "\"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement. The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years.", "The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years. Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker.", "Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker. The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago.", "The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago. Commentary: CNN.com film critic Tom Charity rates the Oscar nominations \"The Dark Knight\" had made the short lists for the producers', directors' and writers' guilds, but those honors weren't enough to qualify it for a best picture Oscar nomination. What do you think of the nominations?", "What do you think of the nominations? Send us an iReport \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the sleeper hit about a Mumbai orphan who seeks fame and love through the Indian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \", earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director (Danny Boyle) and best adapted screenplay. The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture.", "The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture. Watch star Anil Kapoor talk about the reaction the film has gotten » \"I'm ecstatic,\" Boyle said in a statement from Mumbai, where the film premiered Thursday. \"Thank you to the Academy from the cast and crew here in Mumbai where the film was made. ... It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\"", "It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\" In a mild surprise, \"The Reader,\" based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry). \"The Reader\" comes from the Weinstein Co. -- the studio headed by producer and master Oscar player Harvey Weinstein. \"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated.", "\"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I've ever been blessed with,\" Winslet said in a statement. The other best picture nominees are \"Frost/Nixon\" and \"Milk.\" Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises.", "Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises. \"Revolutionary Road,\" featuring the heavyweight trio of Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Sam Mendes (\"American Beauty\"), picked up just one major nomination -- a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon's portrayal of a troubled savant. Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.", "Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination. He can take solace in his previous 21 Oscar nominations, including three wins. One of \"Barcelona's\" performers, Penelope Cruz, received a nomination for best supporting actress. iReport.com: Deliver your acceptance speech And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his" ]

[ "performance as the villainous Joker." ]

[ { "end": [ 1210 ], "start": [ 1175 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- \"Benjamin Button\" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" scored a best actor nomination for Brad Pitt, here with Cate Blanchett. The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films.", "The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films. The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories.", "The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories. \"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement.", "\"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement. The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years.", "The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years. Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker.", "Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker. The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago.", "The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago. Commentary: CNN.com film critic Tom Charity rates the Oscar nominations \"The Dark Knight\" had made the short lists for the producers', directors' and writers' guilds, but those honors weren't enough to qualify it for a best picture Oscar nomination. What do you think of the nominations?", "What do you think of the nominations? Send us an iReport \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the sleeper hit about a Mumbai orphan who seeks fame and love through the Indian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \", earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director (Danny Boyle) and best adapted screenplay. The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture.", "The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture. Watch star Anil Kapoor talk about the reaction the film has gotten » \"I'm ecstatic,\" Boyle said in a statement from Mumbai, where the film premiered Thursday. \"Thank you to the Academy from the cast and crew here in Mumbai where the film was made. ... It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\"", "It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\" In a mild surprise, \"The Reader,\" based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry). \"The Reader\" comes from the Weinstein Co. -- the studio headed by producer and master Oscar player Harvey Weinstein. \"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated.", "\"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I've ever been blessed with,\" Winslet said in a statement. The other best picture nominees are \"Frost/Nixon\" and \"Milk.\" Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises.", "Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises. \"Revolutionary Road,\" featuring the heavyweight trio of Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Sam Mendes (\"American Beauty\"), picked up just one major nomination -- a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon's portrayal of a troubled savant. Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.", "Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination. He can take solace in his previous 21 Oscar nominations, including three wins. One of \"Barcelona's\" performers, Penelope Cruz, received a nomination for best supporting actress. iReport.com: Deliver your acceptance speech And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his" ]

[ "best picture, best director" ]

[ { "end": [ 1907 ], "start": [ 1881 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- \"Benjamin Button\" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" scored a best actor nomination for Brad Pitt, here with Cate Blanchett. The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films.", "The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films. The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories.", "The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories. \"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement.", "\"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement. The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years.", "The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years. Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker.", "Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker. The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago.", "The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago. Commentary: CNN.com film critic Tom Charity rates the Oscar nominations \"The Dark Knight\" had made the short lists for the producers', directors' and writers' guilds, but those honors weren't enough to qualify it for a best picture Oscar nomination. What do you think of the nominations?", "What do you think of the nominations? Send us an iReport \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the sleeper hit about a Mumbai orphan who seeks fame and love through the Indian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \", earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director (Danny Boyle) and best adapted screenplay. The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture.", "The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture. Watch star Anil Kapoor talk about the reaction the film has gotten » \"I'm ecstatic,\" Boyle said in a statement from Mumbai, where the film premiered Thursday. \"Thank you to the Academy from the cast and crew here in Mumbai where the film was made. ... It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\"", "It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\" In a mild surprise, \"The Reader,\" based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry). \"The Reader\" comes from the Weinstein Co. -- the studio headed by producer and master Oscar player Harvey Weinstein. \"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated.", "\"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I've ever been blessed with,\" Winslet said in a statement. The other best picture nominees are \"Frost/Nixon\" and \"Milk.\" Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises.", "Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises. \"Revolutionary Road,\" featuring the heavyweight trio of Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Sam Mendes (\"American Beauty\"), picked up just one major nomination -- a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon's portrayal of a troubled savant. Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.", "Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination. He can take solace in his previous 21 Oscar nominations, including three wins. One of \"Barcelona's\" performers, Penelope Cruz, received a nomination for best supporting actress. iReport.com: Deliver your acceptance speech And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his" ]

[ "Heath Ledger's" ]

[ { "end": [ 1173 ], "start": [ 1160 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- \"Benjamin Button\" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" scored a best actor nomination for Brad Pitt, here with Cate Blanchett. The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films.", "The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films. The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories.", "The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories. \"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement.", "\"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement. The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years.", "The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years. Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker.", "Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker. The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago.", "The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago. Commentary: CNN.com film critic Tom Charity rates the Oscar nominations \"The Dark Knight\" had made the short lists for the producers', directors' and writers' guilds, but those honors weren't enough to qualify it for a best picture Oscar nomination. What do you think of the nominations?", "What do you think of the nominations? Send us an iReport \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the sleeper hit about a Mumbai orphan who seeks fame and love through the Indian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \", earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director (Danny Boyle) and best adapted screenplay. The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture.", "The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture. Watch star Anil Kapoor talk about the reaction the film has gotten » \"I'm ecstatic,\" Boyle said in a statement from Mumbai, where the film premiered Thursday. \"Thank you to the Academy from the cast and crew here in Mumbai where the film was made. ... It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\"", "It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\" In a mild surprise, \"The Reader,\" based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry). \"The Reader\" comes from the Weinstein Co. -- the studio headed by producer and master Oscar player Harvey Weinstein. \"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated.", "\"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I've ever been blessed with,\" Winslet said in a statement. The other best picture nominees are \"Frost/Nixon\" and \"Milk.\" Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises.", "Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises. \"Revolutionary Road,\" featuring the heavyweight trio of Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Sam Mendes (\"American Beauty\"), picked up just one major nomination -- a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon's portrayal of a troubled savant. Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.", "Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination. He can take solace in his previous 21 Oscar nominations, including three wins. One of \"Barcelona's\" performers, Penelope Cruz, received a nomination for best supporting actress. iReport.com: Deliver your acceptance speech And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his" ]

[ "13" ]

[ { "end": [ 363 ], "start": [ 362 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- \"Benjamin Button\" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" scored a best actor nomination for Brad Pitt, here with Cate Blanchett. The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films.", "The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films. The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories.", "The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories. \"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement.", "\"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement. The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years.", "The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years. Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker.", "Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker. The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago.", "The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago. Commentary: CNN.com film critic Tom Charity rates the Oscar nominations \"The Dark Knight\" had made the short lists for the producers', directors' and writers' guilds, but those honors weren't enough to qualify it for a best picture Oscar nomination. What do you think of the nominations?", "What do you think of the nominations? Send us an iReport \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the sleeper hit about a Mumbai orphan who seeks fame and love through the Indian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \", earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director (Danny Boyle) and best adapted screenplay. The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture.", "The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture. Watch star Anil Kapoor talk about the reaction the film has gotten » \"I'm ecstatic,\" Boyle said in a statement from Mumbai, where the film premiered Thursday. \"Thank you to the Academy from the cast and crew here in Mumbai where the film was made. ... It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\"", "It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\" In a mild surprise, \"The Reader,\" based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry). \"The Reader\" comes from the Weinstein Co. -- the studio headed by producer and master Oscar player Harvey Weinstein. \"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated.", "\"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I've ever been blessed with,\" Winslet said in a statement. The other best picture nominees are \"Frost/Nixon\" and \"Milk.\" Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises.", "Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises. \"Revolutionary Road,\" featuring the heavyweight trio of Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Sam Mendes (\"American Beauty\"), picked up just one major nomination -- a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon's portrayal of a troubled savant. Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.", "Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination. He can take solace in his previous 21 Oscar nominations, including three wins. One of \"Barcelona's\" performers, Penelope Cruz, received a nomination for best supporting actress. iReport.com: Deliver your acceptance speech And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his" ]

[ "13" ]

[ { "end": [ 363 ], "start": [ 362 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- \"Benjamin Button\" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" scored a best actor nomination for Brad Pitt, here with Cate Blanchett. The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films.", "The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films. The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories.", "The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories. \"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement.", "\"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement. The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years.", "The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years. Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker.", "Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker. The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago.", "The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago. Commentary: CNN.com film critic Tom Charity rates the Oscar nominations \"The Dark Knight\" had made the short lists for the producers', directors' and writers' guilds, but those honors weren't enough to qualify it for a best picture Oscar nomination. What do you think of the nominations?", "What do you think of the nominations? Send us an iReport \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the sleeper hit about a Mumbai orphan who seeks fame and love through the Indian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \", earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director (Danny Boyle) and best adapted screenplay. The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture.", "The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture. Watch star Anil Kapoor talk about the reaction the film has gotten » \"I'm ecstatic,\" Boyle said in a statement from Mumbai, where the film premiered Thursday. \"Thank you to the Academy from the cast and crew here in Mumbai where the film was made. ... It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\"", "It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\" In a mild surprise, \"The Reader,\" based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry). \"The Reader\" comes from the Weinstein Co. -- the studio headed by producer and master Oscar player Harvey Weinstein. \"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated.", "\"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I've ever been blessed with,\" Winslet said in a statement. The other best picture nominees are \"Frost/Nixon\" and \"Milk.\" Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises.", "Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises. \"Revolutionary Road,\" featuring the heavyweight trio of Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Sam Mendes (\"American Beauty\"), picked up just one major nomination -- a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon's portrayal of a troubled savant. Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.", "Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination. He can take solace in his previous 21 Oscar nominations, including three wins. One of \"Barcelona's\" performers, Penelope Cruz, received a nomination for best supporting actress. iReport.com: Deliver your acceptance speech And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his" ]

[ "\"The Dark Knight\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 1080 ], "start": [ 1064 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- \"Benjamin Button\" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" scored a best actor nomination for Brad Pitt, here with Cate Blanchett. The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films.", "The nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and to nobody's surprise, \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" did well, nabbing 13 nods to lead all films. The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories.", "The movie, about a man who ages in reverse, is a big film (almost three hours long) with big themes (death and love) and earned nominations for best picture, best director (David Fincher), best actor (Brad Pitt), best supporting actress (Taraji P. Henson) and best adapted screenplay along with eight nominations in other categories. \"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement.", "\"This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially happy for David Fincher, for without him there would be no Ben Button,\" said Pitt in a statement. The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years.", "The film, based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, has been a project of Fincher's for years. Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker.", "Gallery: The major Oscar nominees » However, despite eight Oscar nominations, \"The Dark Knight\" -- 2008's box-office king -- only picked up one in a major category, that for Heath Ledger's performance as the villainous Joker. The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago.", "The late actor, who died exactly one year ago Thursday, is nominated for best supporting actor, the same award he won posthumously at the Golden Globes almost two weeks ago. Commentary: CNN.com film critic Tom Charity rates the Oscar nominations \"The Dark Knight\" had made the short lists for the producers', directors' and writers' guilds, but those honors weren't enough to qualify it for a best picture Oscar nomination. What do you think of the nominations?", "What do you think of the nominations? Send us an iReport \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the sleeper hit about a Mumbai orphan who seeks fame and love through the Indian version of \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? \", earned 10 nominations, including best picture, best director (Danny Boyle) and best adapted screenplay. The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture.", "The film, which struggled to find a U.S. theatrical distributor after its initial studio folded, has dominated the awards season thus far and is considered the front-runner for best picture. Watch star Anil Kapoor talk about the reaction the film has gotten » \"I'm ecstatic,\" Boyle said in a statement from Mumbai, where the film premiered Thursday. \"Thank you to the Academy from the cast and crew here in Mumbai where the film was made. ... It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\"", "It feels like you've given us a billion nominations.\" In a mild surprise, \"The Reader,\" based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry). \"The Reader\" comes from the Weinstein Co. -- the studio headed by producer and master Oscar player Harvey Weinstein. \"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated.", "\"I'm extremely happy to have been nominated. And very fortunate. Playing Hanna Schmitz will always remain one of the biggest challenges I've ever been blessed with,\" Winslet said in a statement. The other best picture nominees are \"Frost/Nixon\" and \"Milk.\" Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises.", "Watch a rundown of the major nominations » The Oscar nominations included a handful of other surprises. \"Revolutionary Road,\" featuring the heavyweight trio of Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Sam Mendes (\"American Beauty\"), picked up just one major nomination -- a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon's portrayal of a troubled savant. Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination.", "Woody Allen, whose \"Vicky Cristina Barcelona\" was widely praised, didn't receive his usual original screenplay nomination. He can take solace in his previous 21 Oscar nominations, including three wins. One of \"Barcelona's\" performers, Penelope Cruz, received a nomination for best supporting actress. iReport.com: Deliver your acceptance speech And Oscar favorite Clint Eastwood, who many believed would pick up an acting or directing nomination for his" ]

[ "Oliver Stone" ]

[ { "end": [ 186 ], "start": [ 175 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- President Bush is \"a disgrace, frankly,\" film director Oliver Stone said Wednesday, two days before the release of his biopic on the 43rd U.S. president. Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form.", "Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form. In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W.", "In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W. Bush, played a role in the decision to invade Iraq. Kiran Chetry: We had a chance to see the screening of this movie and I want to ask you a little bit about the timing. This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election.", "This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election. Why did you want to it come out now? Oliver Stone: Those events are beyond my control. We made the movie as fast as we could starting last May. If I couldn't have completed it, it would have come out in January perhaps for the inauguration. It's not about this election. It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush.", "It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush. It's his story, how he became the man that he is, how we elected him -- basically, if you start to think about it, where we are now as a country. Watch Stone discuss why he finds Bush \"fascinating\" » Chetry: Is it an anti-war movie? Stone: Of course it's an anti-war movie, because I happen to be an anti-war person. That's not to say I'm a pacifist.", "That's not to say I'm a pacifist. I believe you fight for the right reasons. This man has us in three wars right now -- Iraq, Afghanistan, and basically, the war on terror. We have a foreign policy which is a very preventive one, a pre-emptive one. It's a Bush doctrine. It's a very dangerous place. Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years.", "Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years. This man ... will be around, his influence will be felt for 20 years, 40 years. Chetry: What did you want viewers of your movie to come away with? Stone: ... I can't control that. We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him.", "We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him. This is not a job done with malice. This is a fair portrait of the man. I think it's empathetic. You care for him and your feelings for him. An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush.", "An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush. I came out of this movie feeling compassionate for him, and even more important, feeling compassion for our country and where we are now.\" Chetry: You had trouble getting financing because people felt it was too, I guess, sympathetic for the president. Stone: Not for that reason. No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject.", "No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject. They thought, he's gone from office, and they don't want to know, and he's controversial, and blah, blah, blah. These are corporations -- large corporations. They're not going to take risks like this. So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies.", "So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies. Chetry: It's very interesting. You had a soliloquy, a great monologue, by the character playing Vice President Dick Cheney ... about the rationale for Iraq. It was very detailed and it's safe to say you didn't have Dick Cheney's cooperation. Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes?", "Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes? Stone: [Writer] Stanley Weiser" ]

[ "Oliver Stone" ]

[ { "end": [ 186 ], "start": [ 175 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- President Bush is \"a disgrace, frankly,\" film director Oliver Stone said Wednesday, two days before the release of his biopic on the 43rd U.S. president. Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form.", "Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form. In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W.", "In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W. Bush, played a role in the decision to invade Iraq. Kiran Chetry: We had a chance to see the screening of this movie and I want to ask you a little bit about the timing. This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election.", "This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election. Why did you want to it come out now? Oliver Stone: Those events are beyond my control. We made the movie as fast as we could starting last May. If I couldn't have completed it, it would have come out in January perhaps for the inauguration. It's not about this election. It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush.", "It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush. It's his story, how he became the man that he is, how we elected him -- basically, if you start to think about it, where we are now as a country. Watch Stone discuss why he finds Bush \"fascinating\" » Chetry: Is it an anti-war movie? Stone: Of course it's an anti-war movie, because I happen to be an anti-war person. That's not to say I'm a pacifist.", "That's not to say I'm a pacifist. I believe you fight for the right reasons. This man has us in three wars right now -- Iraq, Afghanistan, and basically, the war on terror. We have a foreign policy which is a very preventive one, a pre-emptive one. It's a Bush doctrine. It's a very dangerous place. Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years.", "Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years. This man ... will be around, his influence will be felt for 20 years, 40 years. Chetry: What did you want viewers of your movie to come away with? Stone: ... I can't control that. We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him.", "We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him. This is not a job done with malice. This is a fair portrait of the man. I think it's empathetic. You care for him and your feelings for him. An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush.", "An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush. I came out of this movie feeling compassionate for him, and even more important, feeling compassion for our country and where we are now.\" Chetry: You had trouble getting financing because people felt it was too, I guess, sympathetic for the president. Stone: Not for that reason. No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject.", "No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject. They thought, he's gone from office, and they don't want to know, and he's controversial, and blah, blah, blah. These are corporations -- large corporations. They're not going to take risks like this. So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies.", "So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies. Chetry: It's very interesting. You had a soliloquy, a great monologue, by the character playing Vice President Dick Cheney ... about the rationale for Iraq. It was very detailed and it's safe to say you didn't have Dick Cheney's cooperation. Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes?", "Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes? Stone: [Writer] Stanley Weiser" ]

[ "his father, President George H.W." ]

[ { "end": [ 662 ], "start": [ 630 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- President Bush is \"a disgrace, frankly,\" film director Oliver Stone said Wednesday, two days before the release of his biopic on the 43rd U.S. president. Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form.", "Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form. In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W.", "In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W. Bush, played a role in the decision to invade Iraq. Kiran Chetry: We had a chance to see the screening of this movie and I want to ask you a little bit about the timing. This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election.", "This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election. Why did you want to it come out now? Oliver Stone: Those events are beyond my control. We made the movie as fast as we could starting last May. If I couldn't have completed it, it would have come out in January perhaps for the inauguration. It's not about this election. It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush.", "It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush. It's his story, how he became the man that he is, how we elected him -- basically, if you start to think about it, where we are now as a country. Watch Stone discuss why he finds Bush \"fascinating\" » Chetry: Is it an anti-war movie? Stone: Of course it's an anti-war movie, because I happen to be an anti-war person. That's not to say I'm a pacifist.", "That's not to say I'm a pacifist. I believe you fight for the right reasons. This man has us in three wars right now -- Iraq, Afghanistan, and basically, the war on terror. We have a foreign policy which is a very preventive one, a pre-emptive one. It's a Bush doctrine. It's a very dangerous place. Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years.", "Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years. This man ... will be around, his influence will be felt for 20 years, 40 years. Chetry: What did you want viewers of your movie to come away with? Stone: ... I can't control that. We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him.", "We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him. This is not a job done with malice. This is a fair portrait of the man. I think it's empathetic. You care for him and your feelings for him. An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush.", "An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush. I came out of this movie feeling compassionate for him, and even more important, feeling compassion for our country and where we are now.\" Chetry: You had trouble getting financing because people felt it was too, I guess, sympathetic for the president. Stone: Not for that reason. No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject.", "No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject. They thought, he's gone from office, and they don't want to know, and he's controversial, and blah, blah, blah. These are corporations -- large corporations. They're not going to take risks like this. So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies.", "So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies. Chetry: It's very interesting. You had a soliloquy, a great monologue, by the character playing Vice President Dick Cheney ... about the rationale for Iraq. It was very detailed and it's safe to say you didn't have Dick Cheney's cooperation. Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes?", "Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes? Stone: [Writer] Stanley Weiser" ]

[ "timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 252 ], "start": [ 209 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- President Bush is \"a disgrace, frankly,\" film director Oliver Stone said Wednesday, two days before the release of his biopic on the 43rd U.S. president. Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form.", "Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form. In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W.", "In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W. Bush, played a role in the decision to invade Iraq. Kiran Chetry: We had a chance to see the screening of this movie and I want to ask you a little bit about the timing. This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election.", "This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election. Why did you want to it come out now? Oliver Stone: Those events are beyond my control. We made the movie as fast as we could starting last May. If I couldn't have completed it, it would have come out in January perhaps for the inauguration. It's not about this election. It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush.", "It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush. It's his story, how he became the man that he is, how we elected him -- basically, if you start to think about it, where we are now as a country. Watch Stone discuss why he finds Bush \"fascinating\" » Chetry: Is it an anti-war movie? Stone: Of course it's an anti-war movie, because I happen to be an anti-war person. That's not to say I'm a pacifist.", "That's not to say I'm a pacifist. I believe you fight for the right reasons. This man has us in three wars right now -- Iraq, Afghanistan, and basically, the war on terror. We have a foreign policy which is a very preventive one, a pre-emptive one. It's a Bush doctrine. It's a very dangerous place. Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years.", "Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years. This man ... will be around, his influence will be felt for 20 years, 40 years. Chetry: What did you want viewers of your movie to come away with? Stone: ... I can't control that. We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him.", "We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him. This is not a job done with malice. This is a fair portrait of the man. I think it's empathetic. You care for him and your feelings for him. An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush.", "An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush. I came out of this movie feeling compassionate for him, and even more important, feeling compassion for our country and where we are now.\" Chetry: You had trouble getting financing because people felt it was too, I guess, sympathetic for the president. Stone: Not for that reason. No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject.", "No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject. They thought, he's gone from office, and they don't want to know, and he's controversial, and blah, blah, blah. These are corporations -- large corporations. They're not going to take risks like this. So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies.", "So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies. Chetry: It's very interesting. You had a soliloquy, a great monologue, by the character playing Vice President Dick Cheney ... about the rationale for Iraq. It was very detailed and it's safe to say you didn't have Dick Cheney's cooperation. Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes?", "Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes? Stone: [Writer] Stanley Weiser" ]

[ "\"W.\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 252 ], "start": [ 249 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- President Bush is \"a disgrace, frankly,\" film director Oliver Stone said Wednesday, two days before the release of his biopic on the 43rd U.S. president. Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form.", "Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form. In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W.", "In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W. Bush, played a role in the decision to invade Iraq. Kiran Chetry: We had a chance to see the screening of this movie and I want to ask you a little bit about the timing. This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election.", "This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election. Why did you want to it come out now? Oliver Stone: Those events are beyond my control. We made the movie as fast as we could starting last May. If I couldn't have completed it, it would have come out in January perhaps for the inauguration. It's not about this election. It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush.", "It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush. It's his story, how he became the man that he is, how we elected him -- basically, if you start to think about it, where we are now as a country. Watch Stone discuss why he finds Bush \"fascinating\" » Chetry: Is it an anti-war movie? Stone: Of course it's an anti-war movie, because I happen to be an anti-war person. That's not to say I'm a pacifist.", "That's not to say I'm a pacifist. I believe you fight for the right reasons. This man has us in three wars right now -- Iraq, Afghanistan, and basically, the war on terror. We have a foreign policy which is a very preventive one, a pre-emptive one. It's a Bush doctrine. It's a very dangerous place. Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years.", "Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years. This man ... will be around, his influence will be felt for 20 years, 40 years. Chetry: What did you want viewers of your movie to come away with? Stone: ... I can't control that. We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him.", "We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him. This is not a job done with malice. This is a fair portrait of the man. I think it's empathetic. You care for him and your feelings for him. An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush.", "An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush. I came out of this movie feeling compassionate for him, and even more important, feeling compassion for our country and where we are now.\" Chetry: You had trouble getting financing because people felt it was too, I guess, sympathetic for the president. Stone: Not for that reason. No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject.", "No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject. They thought, he's gone from office, and they don't want to know, and he's controversial, and blah, blah, blah. These are corporations -- large corporations. They're not going to take risks like this. So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies.", "So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies. Chetry: It's very interesting. You had a soliloquy, a great monologue, by the character playing Vice President Dick Cheney ... about the rationale for Iraq. It was very detailed and it's safe to say you didn't have Dick Cheney's cooperation. Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes?", "Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes? Stone: [Writer] Stanley Weiser" ]

[ "President" ]

[ { "end": [ 17 ], "start": [ 9 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- President Bush is \"a disgrace, frankly,\" film director Oliver Stone said Wednesday, two days before the release of his biopic on the 43rd U.S. president. Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form.", "Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, \"W.\" Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, seems to thrive on controversy, and his latest foray into filmmaking, \"W.,\" will likely hold true to form. In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W.", "In an interview with CNN's Kiran Chetry, Stone discussed the rationale behind the release date, his troubles securing financing for the film, and why he thinks President Bush's relationship with his father, President George H.W. Bush, played a role in the decision to invade Iraq. Kiran Chetry: We had a chance to see the screening of this movie and I want to ask you a little bit about the timing. This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election.", "This is coming out three weeks before our 2008 presidential election. Why did you want to it come out now? Oliver Stone: Those events are beyond my control. We made the movie as fast as we could starting last May. If I couldn't have completed it, it would have come out in January perhaps for the inauguration. It's not about this election. It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush.", "It's about the last eight years with one man, George W. Bush. It's his story, how he became the man that he is, how we elected him -- basically, if you start to think about it, where we are now as a country. Watch Stone discuss why he finds Bush \"fascinating\" » Chetry: Is it an anti-war movie? Stone: Of course it's an anti-war movie, because I happen to be an anti-war person. That's not to say I'm a pacifist.", "That's not to say I'm a pacifist. I believe you fight for the right reasons. This man has us in three wars right now -- Iraq, Afghanistan, and basically, the war on terror. We have a foreign policy which is a very preventive one, a pre-emptive one. It's a Bush doctrine. It's a very dangerous place. Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years.", "Whoever wins the election, Obama or McCain, I think is going to live in the shadow of the events of these last eight years. This man ... will be around, his influence will be felt for 20 years, 40 years. Chetry: What did you want viewers of your movie to come away with? Stone: ... I can't control that. We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him.", "We made the movie to make people think, to make themselves feel, to walk in the shoes of George Bush and to understand him. This is not a job done with malice. This is a fair portrait of the man. I think it's empathetic. You care for him and your feelings for him. An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush.", "An activist said, \"I never thought I could feel something for George Bush. I came out of this movie feeling compassionate for him, and even more important, feeling compassion for our country and where we are now.\" Chetry: You had trouble getting financing because people felt it was too, I guess, sympathetic for the president. Stone: Not for that reason. No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject.", "No, I think that the issues that we had with the American corporations were essentially that it was an inconvenient subject. They thought, he's gone from office, and they don't want to know, and he's controversial, and blah, blah, blah. These are corporations -- large corporations. They're not going to take risks like this. So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies.", "So, the movie business you've got to make movies with risks, and unfortunately, America's moving away from that in all forms, not just movies. Chetry: It's very interesting. You had a soliloquy, a great monologue, by the character playing Vice President Dick Cheney ... about the rationale for Iraq. It was very detailed and it's safe to say you didn't have Dick Cheney's cooperation. Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes?", "Where did you compile some of these scenes, some of these dialogues from those scenes? Stone: [Writer] Stanley Weiser" ]

[ "Tennessee." ]

[ { "end": [ 2102 ], "start": [ 2093 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "Tennessee," ]

[ { "end": [ 110 ], "start": [ 101 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "It was the deadliest" ]

[ { "end": [ 1792 ], "start": [ 1773 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him" ]

[ { "end": [ 308 ], "start": [ 258 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey," ]

[ { "end": [ 406 ], "start": [ 341 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "A tornado" ]

[ { "end": [ 162 ], "start": [ 154 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "tornado outbreak" ]

[ { "end": [ 1809 ], "start": [ 1794 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "seven" ]

[ { "end": [ 2069 ], "start": [ 2065 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "56" ]

[ { "end": [ 1760 ], "start": [ 1759 ] } ]

[ "LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (CNN) -- James Kruger was watching election results Tuesday night in Lafayette, Tennessee, when a warning appeared on his TV screen: A tornado was headed straight toward his town. Then the lights went out. James Kruger survived after Tuesday night's storm blew his house away above him in Lafayette, Tennessee. He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday.", "He put on sweat pants, grabbed a flashlight, drank a shot of whiskey, \"and then I heard this noise,\" Kruger said Thursday. He headed for a door, \"and all of a sudden I heard the glass breaking and it was sucking,\" he said. \"When I tried to shut the door, [it] seemed like the door was lifting up. So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\"", "So I just dove and I lay flat on the floor.\" Lying there, everything in the house flew over him, scraping and banging his back, Kruger said. Then the chaos stopped. \"I was laying in the dirt. There was no floor. No nothing.\" Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived.", "Watch Kruger tell his story » The house was gone, but Kruger says he believes there's reason why he survived. \"I think God was holding my leg, beating my ass, teaching me that I hadn't been doing everything he wanted me to do,\" he said. Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South.", "Pam Whitaker was volunteering at a hospital in Lafayette that night as dozens came in with injuries from the tornadoes and storms that raked across the South. Whitaker was cleaning one man's feet to check for cuts when the patient told her the address of a house that had been destroyed. \"I just went white. I said, 'That's my house!'\" Whitaker recalled Thursday. \"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.'", "\"And he said, 'Hon, you don't even have a toothpick or splinter left.' \" Watch Whitaker describe her frightening night » Kruger, Whitaker and others across the region tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South where tornadoes killed at least 56 people. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in the United States in more than 20 years. The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris.", "The storms ripped apart houses and trapped residents of university dorms and a retirement home in debris. The trail of death stretched across four states, with four fatalities in Alabama, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and 32 in Tennessee. Macon County, Tennessee, which includes Lafayette, was one of the worst-hit areas, with 14 deaths and overwhelming damage. Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check.", "Whitaker lost her home and everything in it, including the money from cashing her disability check. She had 15 cents left, she said Thursday, and was staying at a National Guard shelter. \"We don't have a home to go to,\" Whitaker said. \"I don't know where we're going to end up.\" In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit.", "In some cases, there was almost no warning before the severe weather hit. James Baskin of Jackson, Tennessee, said he was driving when a twister \"just picked us up and threw us.\" Everyone in the car was injured, including his daughter's friend, who suffered a broken collarbone. \"We'll get through it. Nobody's dead. That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said.", "That's the biggest thing,\" Baskin said. Watch tornado survivors' stories » President Bush said Wednesday he had called the governors of the affected states to offer help and to tell them that \"the American people hold those who suffered up in prayer.\" The Federal Emergency Management Agency was deploying teams to the area, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. \"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said.", "\"We're going to keep watching this,\" he said. See a map of where the storms hit » In Sumner County, Tennessee, two victims were found outside a house the storm had blown away, said Jay Austin, the county's primary death investigator. Elsewhere in the area, a mother was found dead in a creek bed about 50 yards from where her house stood. Her baby was discovered alive 250 yards away. The child was taken to a local hospital, Austin said. Tennessee" ]

[ "Leigh Anne" ]

[ { "end": [ 1787 ], "start": [ 1778 ] } ]

[ "San Diego, California (CNN) -- Sometimes, a film is so powerful that it haunts you long after you've left the theater. Usually, it's because of the weight of the message. The film haunting me is \"The Blind Side.\" And the message? I'll leave that to Leigh Anne Tuohy to explain. Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are the subjects of the new movie, \"The Blind Side.\"", "Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are the subjects of the new movie, \"The Blind Side.\" The film is an adaptation of the 2006 book, \"The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game\" by Michael Lewis. It tells the incredible story of Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi -- eventually being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft.", "It tells the incredible story of Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi -- eventually being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft. The Ravens recently signed the 6-5, 309-pound Oher to a 5-year, $13.8 million contract.", "The Ravens recently signed the 6-5, 309-pound Oher to a 5-year, $13.8 million contract. This American Dream is brought to us not just by Oher's talent, perseverance, and hard work but also by the fact that he was adopted by the Tuohys. The white, wealthy Memphis family not only fed and clothed Michael but also loved him as one of their own along with daughter Collins and son Sean Jr. The \"Blind Side\" is the No.", "The \"Blind Side\" is the No. 2 film in America, and the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy is played to perfection by Sandra Bullock. Still, some critics dismissed the film as hokey and condescending, with one calling it the latest chapter in Hollywood's \"long, troubled history of well-meaning white paternalism, with poor black athletes finding success through white charity.\" They missed the point. Simply put, there's a lot that any one of us can do to improve the life of our fellow man.", "Simply put, there's a lot that any one of us can do to improve the life of our fellow man. And the fact that we do it is its own reward. \"He had a much greater impact on our lives than we did on his life,\" Leigh Anne said in a recent interview. \"You have this child, and you bring him in, and you realize how fortunate you are, how you're blessed to have family, you're blessed to have your health.", "\"You have this child, and you bring him in, and you realize how fortunate you are, how you're blessed to have family, you're blessed to have your health. So much in life you take for granted.\" There's the message: So much in life you take for granted. We've forgotten how lucky we are, because we're busy cursing fate. We've stopped being grateful for what we have, because we somehow find it more satisfying to complain about what we don't.", "We've stopped being grateful for what we have, because we somehow find it more satisfying to complain about what we don't. Until we meet someone who has much less than we do. So much in life you take for granted. As Americans, we've become victims of our own success. We've strayed so far from the example of our immigrant parents and grandparents that we bear no resemblance to that model.", "We've strayed so far from the example of our immigrant parents and grandparents that we bear no resemblance to that model. Weighed down by own bloated sense of entitlement and self-importance, we've lost our appetite for competition and we prefer to talk instead about what we think we \"deserve.\" At the first sign of adversity, we play the victim, give up, or fall apart. With all the blessings that come with living in the world's most remarkable country, still we complain. We retreat.", "We retreat. We retreat. We whine. Here in the Golden State, thousands of students at the University of California turned out to protest a 32 percent fee increase. I wrote a column, expressing disappointment that these \"brats\" consider a publicized subsidized college education an entitlement and telling them to go get jobs if their education is that important to them.", "I wrote a column, expressing disappointment that these \"brats\" consider a publicized subsidized college education an entitlement and telling them to go get jobs if their education is that important to them. I heard back from many of their parents who, angrily rising to their children's defense, informed me -- in incompatible narratives -- that either there were no jobs or their kids already had two of them. How about that? Bratty parents. Apparently, in California, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.", "Apparently, in California, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. After a few days of that noise, I was ready for a movie where, in one of the more poignant scenes, a young man is given his own bedroom and remarks that he's \"never had one" ]

[ "you take for granted." ]

[ { "end": [ 2357 ], "start": [ 2337 ] } ]

[ "San Diego, California (CNN) -- Sometimes, a film is so powerful that it haunts you long after you've left the theater. Usually, it's because of the weight of the message. The film haunting me is \"The Blind Side.\" And the message? I'll leave that to Leigh Anne Tuohy to explain. Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are the subjects of the new movie, \"The Blind Side.\"", "Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are the subjects of the new movie, \"The Blind Side.\" The film is an adaptation of the 2006 book, \"The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game\" by Michael Lewis. It tells the incredible story of Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi -- eventually being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft.", "It tells the incredible story of Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi -- eventually being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft. The Ravens recently signed the 6-5, 309-pound Oher to a 5-year, $13.8 million contract.", "The Ravens recently signed the 6-5, 309-pound Oher to a 5-year, $13.8 million contract. This American Dream is brought to us not just by Oher's talent, perseverance, and hard work but also by the fact that he was adopted by the Tuohys. The white, wealthy Memphis family not only fed and clothed Michael but also loved him as one of their own along with daughter Collins and son Sean Jr. The \"Blind Side\" is the No.", "The \"Blind Side\" is the No. 2 film in America, and the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy is played to perfection by Sandra Bullock. Still, some critics dismissed the film as hokey and condescending, with one calling it the latest chapter in Hollywood's \"long, troubled history of well-meaning white paternalism, with poor black athletes finding success through white charity.\" They missed the point. Simply put, there's a lot that any one of us can do to improve the life of our fellow man.", "Simply put, there's a lot that any one of us can do to improve the life of our fellow man. And the fact that we do it is its own reward. \"He had a much greater impact on our lives than we did on his life,\" Leigh Anne said in a recent interview. \"You have this child, and you bring him in, and you realize how fortunate you are, how you're blessed to have family, you're blessed to have your health.", "\"You have this child, and you bring him in, and you realize how fortunate you are, how you're blessed to have family, you're blessed to have your health. So much in life you take for granted.\" There's the message: So much in life you take for granted. We've forgotten how lucky we are, because we're busy cursing fate. We've stopped being grateful for what we have, because we somehow find it more satisfying to complain about what we don't.", "We've stopped being grateful for what we have, because we somehow find it more satisfying to complain about what we don't. Until we meet someone who has much less than we do. So much in life you take for granted. As Americans, we've become victims of our own success. We've strayed so far from the example of our immigrant parents and grandparents that we bear no resemblance to that model.", "We've strayed so far from the example of our immigrant parents and grandparents that we bear no resemblance to that model. Weighed down by own bloated sense of entitlement and self-importance, we've lost our appetite for competition and we prefer to talk instead about what we think we \"deserve.\" At the first sign of adversity, we play the victim, give up, or fall apart. With all the blessings that come with living in the world's most remarkable country, still we complain. We retreat.", "We retreat. We retreat. We whine. Here in the Golden State, thousands of students at the University of California turned out to protest a 32 percent fee increase. I wrote a column, expressing disappointment that these \"brats\" consider a publicized subsidized college education an entitlement and telling them to go get jobs if their education is that important to them.", "I wrote a column, expressing disappointment that these \"brats\" consider a publicized subsidized college education an entitlement and telling them to go get jobs if their education is that important to them. I heard back from many of their parents who, angrily rising to their children's defense, informed me -- in incompatible narratives -- that either there were no jobs or their kids already had two of them. How about that? Bratty parents. Apparently, in California, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.", "Apparently, in California, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. After a few days of that noise, I was ready for a movie where, in one of the more poignant scenes, a young man is given his own bedroom and remarks that he's \"never had one" ]

[ "Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi" ]

[ { "end": [ 691 ], "start": [ 508 ] } ]

[ "San Diego, California (CNN) -- Sometimes, a film is so powerful that it haunts you long after you've left the theater. Usually, it's because of the weight of the message. The film haunting me is \"The Blind Side.\" And the message? I'll leave that to Leigh Anne Tuohy to explain. Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are the subjects of the new movie, \"The Blind Side.\"", "Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are the subjects of the new movie, \"The Blind Side.\" The film is an adaptation of the 2006 book, \"The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game\" by Michael Lewis. It tells the incredible story of Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi -- eventually being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft.", "It tells the incredible story of Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi -- eventually being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft. The Ravens recently signed the 6-5, 309-pound Oher to a 5-year, $13.8 million contract.", "The Ravens recently signed the 6-5, 309-pound Oher to a 5-year, $13.8 million contract. This American Dream is brought to us not just by Oher's talent, perseverance, and hard work but also by the fact that he was adopted by the Tuohys. The white, wealthy Memphis family not only fed and clothed Michael but also loved him as one of their own along with daughter Collins and son Sean Jr. The \"Blind Side\" is the No.", "The \"Blind Side\" is the No. 2 film in America, and the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy is played to perfection by Sandra Bullock. Still, some critics dismissed the film as hokey and condescending, with one calling it the latest chapter in Hollywood's \"long, troubled history of well-meaning white paternalism, with poor black athletes finding success through white charity.\" They missed the point. Simply put, there's a lot that any one of us can do to improve the life of our fellow man.", "Simply put, there's a lot that any one of us can do to improve the life of our fellow man. And the fact that we do it is its own reward. \"He had a much greater impact on our lives than we did on his life,\" Leigh Anne said in a recent interview. \"You have this child, and you bring him in, and you realize how fortunate you are, how you're blessed to have family, you're blessed to have your health.", "\"You have this child, and you bring him in, and you realize how fortunate you are, how you're blessed to have family, you're blessed to have your health. So much in life you take for granted.\" There's the message: So much in life you take for granted. We've forgotten how lucky we are, because we're busy cursing fate. We've stopped being grateful for what we have, because we somehow find it more satisfying to complain about what we don't.", "We've stopped being grateful for what we have, because we somehow find it more satisfying to complain about what we don't. Until we meet someone who has much less than we do. So much in life you take for granted. As Americans, we've become victims of our own success. We've strayed so far from the example of our immigrant parents and grandparents that we bear no resemblance to that model.", "We've strayed so far from the example of our immigrant parents and grandparents that we bear no resemblance to that model. Weighed down by own bloated sense of entitlement and self-importance, we've lost our appetite for competition and we prefer to talk instead about what we think we \"deserve.\" At the first sign of adversity, we play the victim, give up, or fall apart. With all the blessings that come with living in the world's most remarkable country, still we complain. We retreat.", "We retreat. We retreat. We whine. Here in the Golden State, thousands of students at the University of California turned out to protest a 32 percent fee increase. I wrote a column, expressing disappointment that these \"brats\" consider a publicized subsidized college education an entitlement and telling them to go get jobs if their education is that important to them.", "I wrote a column, expressing disappointment that these \"brats\" consider a publicized subsidized college education an entitlement and telling them to go get jobs if their education is that important to them. I heard back from many of their parents who, angrily rising to their children's defense, informed me -- in incompatible narratives -- that either there were no jobs or their kids already had two of them. How about that? Bratty parents. Apparently, in California, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.", "Apparently, in California, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. After a few days of that noise, I was ready for a movie where, in one of the more poignant scenes, a young man is given his own bedroom and remarks that he's \"never had one" ]

[ "\"The Blind Side.\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 216 ], "start": [ 200 ] } ]

[ "San Diego, California (CNN) -- Sometimes, a film is so powerful that it haunts you long after you've left the theater. Usually, it's because of the weight of the message. The film haunting me is \"The Blind Side.\" And the message? I'll leave that to Leigh Anne Tuohy to explain. Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are the subjects of the new movie, \"The Blind Side.\"", "Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are the subjects of the new movie, \"The Blind Side.\" The film is an adaptation of the 2006 book, \"The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game\" by Michael Lewis. It tells the incredible story of Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi -- eventually being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft.", "It tells the incredible story of Michael Oher, who went from being a homeless inner-city high school student whose father was dead and whose mother was a crack addict to a star lineman at the University of Mississippi -- eventually being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft. The Ravens recently signed the 6-5, 309-pound Oher to a 5-year, $13.8 million contract.", "The Ravens recently signed the 6-5, 309-pound Oher to a 5-year, $13.8 million contract. This American Dream is brought to us not just by Oher's talent, perseverance, and hard work but also by the fact that he was adopted by the Tuohys. The white, wealthy Memphis family not only fed and clothed Michael but also loved him as one of their own along with daughter Collins and son Sean Jr. The \"Blind Side\" is the No.", "The \"Blind Side\" is the No. 2 film in America, and the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy is played to perfection by Sandra Bullock. Still, some critics dismissed the film as hokey and condescending, with one calling it the latest chapter in Hollywood's \"long, troubled history of well-meaning white paternalism, with poor black athletes finding success through white charity.\" They missed the point. Simply put, there's a lot that any one of us can do to improve the life of our fellow man.", "Simply put, there's a lot that any one of us can do to improve the life of our fellow man. And the fact that we do it is its own reward. \"He had a much greater impact on our lives than we did on his life,\" Leigh Anne said in a recent interview. \"You have this child, and you bring him in, and you realize how fortunate you are, how you're blessed to have family, you're blessed to have your health.", "\"You have this child, and you bring him in, and you realize how fortunate you are, how you're blessed to have family, you're blessed to have your health. So much in life you take for granted.\" There's the message: So much in life you take for granted. We've forgotten how lucky we are, because we're busy cursing fate. We've stopped being grateful for what we have, because we somehow find it more satisfying to complain about what we don't.", "We've stopped being grateful for what we have, because we somehow find it more satisfying to complain about what we don't. Until we meet someone who has much less than we do. So much in life you take for granted. As Americans, we've become victims of our own success. We've strayed so far from the example of our immigrant parents and grandparents that we bear no resemblance to that model.", "We've strayed so far from the example of our immigrant parents and grandparents that we bear no resemblance to that model. Weighed down by own bloated sense of entitlement and self-importance, we've lost our appetite for competition and we prefer to talk instead about what we think we \"deserve.\" At the first sign of adversity, we play the victim, give up, or fall apart. With all the blessings that come with living in the world's most remarkable country, still we complain. We retreat.", "We retreat. We retreat. We whine. Here in the Golden State, thousands of students at the University of California turned out to protest a 32 percent fee increase. I wrote a column, expressing disappointment that these \"brats\" consider a publicized subsidized college education an entitlement and telling them to go get jobs if their education is that important to them.", "I wrote a column, expressing disappointment that these \"brats\" consider a publicized subsidized college education an entitlement and telling them to go get jobs if their education is that important to them. I heard back from many of their parents who, angrily rising to their children's defense, informed me -- in incompatible narratives -- that either there were no jobs or their kids already had two of them. How about that? Bratty parents. Apparently, in California, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.", "Apparently, in California, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. After a few days of that noise, I was ready for a movie where, in one of the more poignant scenes, a young man is given his own bedroom and remarks that he's \"never had one" ]

[ "60th" ]

[ { "end": [ 1143 ], "start": [ 1140 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- They share a deep sorrow: an idealistic American who tried to protect the Kurds of Iraq, a Canadian general who refused to follow orders in Rwanda, a French priest who fought for the soul of Cambodia. CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide.", "Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide. Each time, they were shunned, ignored or told it was someone else's problem. To understand why, CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for a two-hour documentary, \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter.", "Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter. The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive.", "The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive. Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups.", "Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups. Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.", "Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Intervention is a daunting challenge, he believes, because of a tendency to minimize accounts from refugees and victims. \"It's better not to believe, because if you believe, you don't sleep nights. And how can you eat? How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\"", "How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\" See images from locations in the documentary » 1970s: Cambodia Father François Ponchaud was a Catholic missionary in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge guerillas -- communist revolutionaries -- seized power in 1975. They expelled all foreigners from the country. But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population.", "But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population. He published his findings in a major French newspaper and wrote a book, \"Year Zero.\" But even so, Ponchaud tells Amanpour, \"No one believed us.\" Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs.", "Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs. Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports.", "Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports. According to Peter Galbraith, then an idealistic Senate staffer determined to stop Hussein from committing genocide, the Reagan administration \"got carried away with their own propaganda. They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\"", "They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\" Read once-secret U.S. documents 1990s: Bosnia Even extensive news coverage may not lead to intervention. During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war.", "During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war. It was like watching \"a color remake of the black-and-white scenes we'd seen in World War II,\" said U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, whose Jewish grandfather fled Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power. Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs.", "Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs. \"I took a stand that I believed was correct,\" he told Amanpour. \"I didn't think it was so controversial.\" But it would take three years -- and the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica -- for Holbrooke to make his case within the Clinton administration. 1994: Rwanda In Rwanda, where Hutu soldiers and militias massacred their Tutsi countrymen, the Clinton administration" ]

[ "Each one" ]

[ { "end": [ 339 ], "start": [ 332 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- They share a deep sorrow: an idealistic American who tried to protect the Kurds of Iraq, a Canadian general who refused to follow orders in Rwanda, a French priest who fought for the soul of Cambodia. CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide.", "Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide. Each time, they were shunned, ignored or told it was someone else's problem. To understand why, CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for a two-hour documentary, \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter.", "Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter. The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive.", "The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive. Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups.", "Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups. Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.", "Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Intervention is a daunting challenge, he believes, because of a tendency to minimize accounts from refugees and victims. \"It's better not to believe, because if you believe, you don't sleep nights. And how can you eat? How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\"", "How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\" See images from locations in the documentary » 1970s: Cambodia Father François Ponchaud was a Catholic missionary in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge guerillas -- communist revolutionaries -- seized power in 1975. They expelled all foreigners from the country. But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population.", "But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population. He published his findings in a major French newspaper and wrote a book, \"Year Zero.\" But even so, Ponchaud tells Amanpour, \"No one believed us.\" Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs.", "Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs. Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports.", "Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports. According to Peter Galbraith, then an idealistic Senate staffer determined to stop Hussein from committing genocide, the Reagan administration \"got carried away with their own propaganda. They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\"", "They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\" Read once-secret U.S. documents 1990s: Bosnia Even extensive news coverage may not lead to intervention. During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war.", "During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war. It was like watching \"a color remake of the black-and-white scenes we'd seen in World War II,\" said U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, whose Jewish grandfather fled Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power. Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs.", "Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs. \"I took a stand that I believed was correct,\" he told Amanpour. \"I didn't think it was so controversial.\" But it would take three years -- and the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica -- for Holbrooke to make his case within the Clinton administration. 1994: Rwanda In Rwanda, where Hutu soldiers and militias massacred their Tutsi countrymen, the Clinton administration" ]

[ "CNN's" ]

[ { "end": [ 219 ], "start": [ 215 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- They share a deep sorrow: an idealistic American who tried to protect the Kurds of Iraq, a Canadian general who refused to follow orders in Rwanda, a French priest who fought for the soul of Cambodia. CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide.", "Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide. Each time, they were shunned, ignored or told it was someone else's problem. To understand why, CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for a two-hour documentary, \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter.", "Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter. The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive.", "The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive. Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups.", "Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups. Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.", "Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Intervention is a daunting challenge, he believes, because of a tendency to minimize accounts from refugees and victims. \"It's better not to believe, because if you believe, you don't sleep nights. And how can you eat? How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\"", "How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\" See images from locations in the documentary » 1970s: Cambodia Father François Ponchaud was a Catholic missionary in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge guerillas -- communist revolutionaries -- seized power in 1975. They expelled all foreigners from the country. But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population.", "But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population. He published his findings in a major French newspaper and wrote a book, \"Year Zero.\" But even so, Ponchaud tells Amanpour, \"No one believed us.\" Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs.", "Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs. Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports.", "Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports. According to Peter Galbraith, then an idealistic Senate staffer determined to stop Hussein from committing genocide, the Reagan administration \"got carried away with their own propaganda. They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\"", "They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\" Read once-secret U.S. documents 1990s: Bosnia Even extensive news coverage may not lead to intervention. During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war.", "During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war. It was like watching \"a color remake of the black-and-white scenes we'd seen in World War II,\" said U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, whose Jewish grandfather fled Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power. Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs.", "Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs. \"I took a stand that I believed was correct,\" he told Amanpour. \"I didn't think it was so controversial.\" But it would take three years -- and the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica -- for Holbrooke to make his case within the Clinton administration. 1994: Rwanda In Rwanda, where Hutu soldiers and militias massacred their Tutsi countrymen, the Clinton administration" ]

[ "Christiane Amanpour" ]

[ { "end": [ 239 ], "start": [ 221 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- They share a deep sorrow: an idealistic American who tried to protect the Kurds of Iraq, a Canadian general who refused to follow orders in Rwanda, a French priest who fought for the soul of Cambodia. CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide.", "Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide. Each time, they were shunned, ignored or told it was someone else's problem. To understand why, CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for a two-hour documentary, \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter.", "Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter. The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive.", "The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive. Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups.", "Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups. Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.", "Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Intervention is a daunting challenge, he believes, because of a tendency to minimize accounts from refugees and victims. \"It's better not to believe, because if you believe, you don't sleep nights. And how can you eat? How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\"", "How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\" See images from locations in the documentary » 1970s: Cambodia Father François Ponchaud was a Catholic missionary in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge guerillas -- communist revolutionaries -- seized power in 1975. They expelled all foreigners from the country. But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population.", "But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population. He published his findings in a major French newspaper and wrote a book, \"Year Zero.\" But even so, Ponchaud tells Amanpour, \"No one believed us.\" Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs.", "Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs. Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports.", "Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports. According to Peter Galbraith, then an idealistic Senate staffer determined to stop Hussein from committing genocide, the Reagan administration \"got carried away with their own propaganda. They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\"", "They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\" Read once-secret U.S. documents 1990s: Bosnia Even extensive news coverage may not lead to intervention. During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war.", "During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war. It was like watching \"a color remake of the black-and-white scenes we'd seen in World War II,\" said U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, whose Jewish grandfather fled Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power. Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs.", "Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs. \"I took a stand that I believed was correct,\" he told Amanpour. \"I didn't think it was so controversial.\" But it would take three years -- and the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica -- for Holbrooke to make his case within the Clinton administration. 1994: Rwanda In Rwanda, where Hutu soldiers and militias massacred their Tutsi countrymen, the Clinton administration" ]

[ "December" ]

[ { "end": [ 1128 ], "start": [ 1121 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- They share a deep sorrow: an idealistic American who tried to protect the Kurds of Iraq, a Canadian general who refused to follow orders in Rwanda, a French priest who fought for the soul of Cambodia. CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide.", "Each one tried to focus the world's attention on the world's most heinous crime: genocide. Each time, they were shunned, ignored or told it was someone else's problem. To understand why, CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for a two-hour documentary, \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter.", "Having reported on mass atrocities around the world, this time Amanpour traced the personal accounts of those who tried to stop the slaughter. The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive.", "The yearlong CNN investigation found that instead of using a U.N. treaty outlawing genocide as a springboard to action, political leaders have invoked reason after reason to make intervention seem unnecessary, pointless and even counter-productive. Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups.", "Map: See the locations featured in the documentary » December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention, when -- in the aftermath of the Holocaust -- the nations of the world pledged to prevent and punish future attempts to eliminate ethnic, religious and national groups. Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.", "Read the 1948 Genocide Convention (pdf) \"The Genocide Convention should have stopped genocide, but it didn't,\" said Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Intervention is a daunting challenge, he believes, because of a tendency to minimize accounts from refugees and victims. \"It's better not to believe, because if you believe, you don't sleep nights. And how can you eat? How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\"", "How can you drink a glass of wine when you know?\" See images from locations in the documentary » 1970s: Cambodia Father François Ponchaud was a Catholic missionary in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge guerillas -- communist revolutionaries -- seized power in 1975. They expelled all foreigners from the country. But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population.", "But working from France, Ponchaud gathered refugee accounts and monitored radio broadcasts to document the slave labor, torture and executions the Khmer Rouge were using to kill one-fourth of Cambodia's population. He published his findings in a major French newspaper and wrote a book, \"Year Zero.\" But even so, Ponchaud tells Amanpour, \"No one believed us.\" Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs.", "Watch a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Scream Bloody Murder' » 1980s: Iraq CNN found that intervention is often weighed against political and economic costs. Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports.", "Declassified U.S. government documents show that while Saddam Hussein was gassing Iraqi Kurds, the U.S. opposed punishing Iraq with a trade embargo because it was cultivating Iraq as an ally against Iran and as a market for U.S. farm exports. According to Peter Galbraith, then an idealistic Senate staffer determined to stop Hussein from committing genocide, the Reagan administration \"got carried away with their own propaganda. They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\"", "They began to believe that Saddam Hussein could be a reliable partner.\" Read once-secret U.S. documents 1990s: Bosnia Even extensive news coverage may not lead to intervention. During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war.", "During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the media reported on the Bosnian Serbs' ethnic cleansing of Muslims: the siege of Sarajevo, the concentration camps, the use of rape as a weapon of war. It was like watching \"a color remake of the black-and-white scenes we'd seen in World War II,\" said U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, whose Jewish grandfather fled Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power. Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs.", "Holbrooke was an early advocate for a U.S.-led military operation against the Bosnian Serbs. \"I took a stand that I believed was correct,\" he told Amanpour. \"I didn't think it was so controversial.\" But it would take three years -- and the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica -- for Holbrooke to make his case within the Clinton administration. 1994: Rwanda In Rwanda, where Hutu soldiers and militias massacred their Tutsi countrymen, the Clinton administration" ]

[ "exports of crude oil." ]

[ { "end": [ 599 ], "start": [ 579 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The Obama administration said Iran has been \"saber-rattling\" over its threat to block the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and renewed its vow Thursday to keep the corridor open. But the Islamic republic's military underscored its intention Thursday to undertake whatever military maneuvers it sees fit on the waterway. This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait.", "This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait. It started when Tehran's vice president this week warned that the country could block the strait if sanctions are imposed on its exports of crude oil. The U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain countered that \"any disruption will not be tolerated.\" The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other.", "The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other. It is strategically important because tankers carrying oil travel through it. An Obama administration official, speaking on background because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the government has been \"committed to Gulf security for decades and it should come as no surprise to anyone that we'll do what we must to ensure the strait remains open.\" Iranian Brig.", "Iranian Brig. Iranian Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said his country \"asks for no other country's permission for the implementation of its defense strategies,\" state-run Press TV reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\"", "On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\" The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday.", "The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday. \"Iran has repeatedly warned that in the event of a military attack on the country, it will not hesitate in taking all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty one of which would be to close the strategic oil passage,\" Press TV said in its report. The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\"", "The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\" Iran has been holding a 10-day military exercise in an area from the eastern part of the strait out into the Arabian Sea. Western diplomats describe the maneuvers as further evidence of Iran's volatile behavior. France, Britain and Germany have proposed sanctions to punish Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program. Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.", "Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Physically closing the strait would require means that likely are not available to Iran, said Professor Jean-Paul Rodrigue of Hofstra University. \"At best, Iran can posture and potentially disrupt traffic for a short duration,\" said Rodrigue, who specializes in global trade and maritime transportation issues. Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime.", "Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime. In 2009, 15 million barrels of oil passed through the strait every day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. \"Keep in mind that countries such as China and Japan are more dependent on Persian Gulf oil than the United States,\" the professor said. About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue.", "About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue. The scholar, who has written extensively about oil \"chokepoints,\" said there are no other means to move large quantities of oil over long distance than by maritime transportation. \"It is thus an international issue where the United States, for strategic and historical reasons, is spearheading its security,\" Rodrigue said. CNN's Phil Gast and Jill Dougherty contributed to this report." ]

[ "\"committed to Gulf security for decades and it should come as no surprise to anyone that we'll do" ]

[ { "end": [ 1141 ], "start": [ 1045 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The Obama administration said Iran has been \"saber-rattling\" over its threat to block the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and renewed its vow Thursday to keep the corridor open. But the Islamic republic's military underscored its intention Thursday to undertake whatever military maneuvers it sees fit on the waterway. This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait.", "This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait. It started when Tehran's vice president this week warned that the country could block the strait if sanctions are imposed on its exports of crude oil. The U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain countered that \"any disruption will not be tolerated.\" The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other.", "The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other. It is strategically important because tankers carrying oil travel through it. An Obama administration official, speaking on background because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the government has been \"committed to Gulf security for decades and it should come as no surprise to anyone that we'll do what we must to ensure the strait remains open.\" Iranian Brig.", "Iranian Brig. Iranian Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said his country \"asks for no other country's permission for the implementation of its defense strategies,\" state-run Press TV reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\"", "On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\" The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday.", "The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday. \"Iran has repeatedly warned that in the event of a military attack on the country, it will not hesitate in taking all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty one of which would be to close the strategic oil passage,\" Press TV said in its report. The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\"", "The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\" Iran has been holding a 10-day military exercise in an area from the eastern part of the strait out into the Arabian Sea. Western diplomats describe the maneuvers as further evidence of Iran's volatile behavior. France, Britain and Germany have proposed sanctions to punish Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program. Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.", "Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Physically closing the strait would require means that likely are not available to Iran, said Professor Jean-Paul Rodrigue of Hofstra University. \"At best, Iran can posture and potentially disrupt traffic for a short duration,\" said Rodrigue, who specializes in global trade and maritime transportation issues. Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime.", "Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime. In 2009, 15 million barrels of oil passed through the strait every day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. \"Keep in mind that countries such as China and Japan are more dependent on Persian Gulf oil than the United States,\" the professor said. About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue.", "About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue. The scholar, who has written extensively about oil \"chokepoints,\" said there are no other means to move large quantities of oil over long distance than by maritime transportation. \"It is thus an international issue where the United States, for strategic and historical reasons, is spearheading its security,\" Rodrigue said. CNN's Phil Gast and Jill Dougherty contributed to this report." ]

[ "we must to ensure the strait remains open.\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 1190 ], "start": [ 1148 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The Obama administration said Iran has been \"saber-rattling\" over its threat to block the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and renewed its vow Thursday to keep the corridor open. But the Islamic republic's military underscored its intention Thursday to undertake whatever military maneuvers it sees fit on the waterway. This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait.", "This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait. It started when Tehran's vice president this week warned that the country could block the strait if sanctions are imposed on its exports of crude oil. The U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain countered that \"any disruption will not be tolerated.\" The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other.", "The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other. It is strategically important because tankers carrying oil travel through it. An Obama administration official, speaking on background because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the government has been \"committed to Gulf security for decades and it should come as no surprise to anyone that we'll do what we must to ensure the strait remains open.\" Iranian Brig.", "Iranian Brig. Iranian Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said his country \"asks for no other country's permission for the implementation of its defense strategies,\" state-run Press TV reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\"", "On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\" The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday.", "The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday. \"Iran has repeatedly warned that in the event of a military attack on the country, it will not hesitate in taking all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty one of which would be to close the strategic oil passage,\" Press TV said in its report. The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\"", "The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\" Iran has been holding a 10-day military exercise in an area from the eastern part of the strait out into the Arabian Sea. Western diplomats describe the maneuvers as further evidence of Iran's volatile behavior. France, Britain and Germany have proposed sanctions to punish Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program. Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.", "Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Physically closing the strait would require means that likely are not available to Iran, said Professor Jean-Paul Rodrigue of Hofstra University. \"At best, Iran can posture and potentially disrupt traffic for a short duration,\" said Rodrigue, who specializes in global trade and maritime transportation issues. Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime.", "Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime. In 2009, 15 million barrels of oil passed through the strait every day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. \"Keep in mind that countries such as China and Japan are more dependent on Persian Gulf oil than the United States,\" the professor said. About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue.", "About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue. The scholar, who has written extensively about oil \"chokepoints,\" said there are no other means to move large quantities of oil over long distance than by maritime transportation. \"It is thus an international issue where the United States, for strategic and historical reasons, is spearheading its security,\" Rodrigue said. CNN's Phil Gast and Jill Dougherty contributed to this report." ]

[ "strategies,\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 1398 ], "start": [ 1387 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The Obama administration said Iran has been \"saber-rattling\" over its threat to block the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and renewed its vow Thursday to keep the corridor open. But the Islamic republic's military underscored its intention Thursday to undertake whatever military maneuvers it sees fit on the waterway. This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait.", "This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait. It started when Tehran's vice president this week warned that the country could block the strait if sanctions are imposed on its exports of crude oil. The U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain countered that \"any disruption will not be tolerated.\" The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other.", "The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other. It is strategically important because tankers carrying oil travel through it. An Obama administration official, speaking on background because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the government has been \"committed to Gulf security for decades and it should come as no surprise to anyone that we'll do what we must to ensure the strait remains open.\" Iranian Brig.", "Iranian Brig. Iranian Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said his country \"asks for no other country's permission for the implementation of its defense strategies,\" state-run Press TV reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\"", "On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\" The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday.", "The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday. \"Iran has repeatedly warned that in the event of a military attack on the country, it will not hesitate in taking all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty one of which would be to close the strategic oil passage,\" Press TV said in its report. The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\"", "The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\" Iran has been holding a 10-day military exercise in an area from the eastern part of the strait out into the Arabian Sea. Western diplomats describe the maneuvers as further evidence of Iran's volatile behavior. France, Britain and Germany have proposed sanctions to punish Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program. Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.", "Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Physically closing the strait would require means that likely are not available to Iran, said Professor Jean-Paul Rodrigue of Hofstra University. \"At best, Iran can posture and potentially disrupt traffic for a short duration,\" said Rodrigue, who specializes in global trade and maritime transportation issues. Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime.", "Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime. In 2009, 15 million barrels of oil passed through the strait every day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. \"Keep in mind that countries such as China and Japan are more dependent on Persian Gulf oil than the United States,\" the professor said. About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue.", "About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue. The scholar, who has written extensively about oil \"chokepoints,\" said there are no other means to move large quantities of oil over long distance than by maritime transportation. \"It is thus an international issue where the United States, for strategic and historical reasons, is spearheading its security,\" Rodrigue said. CNN's Phil Gast and Jill Dougherty contributed to this report." ]

[ "France, Britain and Germany" ]

[ { "end": [ 2338 ], "start": [ 2312 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The Obama administration said Iran has been \"saber-rattling\" over its threat to block the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and renewed its vow Thursday to keep the corridor open. But the Islamic republic's military underscored its intention Thursday to undertake whatever military maneuvers it sees fit on the waterway. This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait.", "This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait. It started when Tehran's vice president this week warned that the country could block the strait if sanctions are imposed on its exports of crude oil. The U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain countered that \"any disruption will not be tolerated.\" The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other.", "The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other. It is strategically important because tankers carrying oil travel through it. An Obama administration official, speaking on background because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the government has been \"committed to Gulf security for decades and it should come as no surprise to anyone that we'll do what we must to ensure the strait remains open.\" Iranian Brig.", "Iranian Brig. Iranian Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said his country \"asks for no other country's permission for the implementation of its defense strategies,\" state-run Press TV reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\"", "On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\" The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday.", "The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday. \"Iran has repeatedly warned that in the event of a military attack on the country, it will not hesitate in taking all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty one of which would be to close the strategic oil passage,\" Press TV said in its report. The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\"", "The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\" Iran has been holding a 10-day military exercise in an area from the eastern part of the strait out into the Arabian Sea. Western diplomats describe the maneuvers as further evidence of Iran's volatile behavior. France, Britain and Germany have proposed sanctions to punish Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program. Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.", "Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Physically closing the strait would require means that likely are not available to Iran, said Professor Jean-Paul Rodrigue of Hofstra University. \"At best, Iran can posture and potentially disrupt traffic for a short duration,\" said Rodrigue, who specializes in global trade and maritime transportation issues. Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime.", "Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime. In 2009, 15 million barrels of oil passed through the strait every day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. \"Keep in mind that countries such as China and Japan are more dependent on Persian Gulf oil than the United States,\" the professor said. About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue.", "About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue. The scholar, who has written extensively about oil \"chokepoints,\" said there are no other means to move large quantities of oil over long distance than by maritime transportation. \"It is thus an international issue where the United States, for strategic and historical reasons, is spearheading its security,\" Rodrigue said. CNN's Phil Gast and Jill Dougherty contributed to this report." ]

[ "Iran" ]

[ { "end": [ 426 ], "start": [ 423 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- The Obama administration said Iran has been \"saber-rattling\" over its threat to block the strategically important Strait of Hormuz and renewed its vow Thursday to keep the corridor open. But the Islamic republic's military underscored its intention Thursday to undertake whatever military maneuvers it sees fit on the waterway. This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait.", "This is the latest in the recent war of words between the United States and Iran over the strait. It started when Tehran's vice president this week warned that the country could block the strait if sanctions are imposed on its exports of crude oil. The U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain countered that \"any disruption will not be tolerated.\" The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other.", "The shipping channel leads in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other. It is strategically important because tankers carrying oil travel through it. An Obama administration official, speaking on background because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the government has been \"committed to Gulf security for decades and it should come as no surprise to anyone that we'll do what we must to ensure the strait remains open.\" Iranian Brig.", "Iranian Brig. Iranian Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said his country \"asks for no other country's permission for the implementation of its defense strategies,\" state-run Press TV reported on Thursday. On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\"", "On Wednesday, Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said, \"Iran has total control over the strategic water way,\" adding that, \"Closing the Strait of Hormuz is very easy for Iranian naval forces.\" The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday.", "The vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, issued his threat on Tuesday. \"Iran has repeatedly warned that in the event of a military attack on the country, it will not hesitate in taking all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty one of which would be to close the strategic oil passage,\" Press TV said in its report. The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\"", "The administration official stressed that \"the saber-rattling is really all on the Iranian side.\" Iran has been holding a 10-day military exercise in an area from the eastern part of the strait out into the Arabian Sea. Western diplomats describe the maneuvers as further evidence of Iran's volatile behavior. France, Britain and Germany have proposed sanctions to punish Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program. Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.", "Western powers believe Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons, but Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Physically closing the strait would require means that likely are not available to Iran, said Professor Jean-Paul Rodrigue of Hofstra University. \"At best, Iran can posture and potentially disrupt traffic for a short duration,\" said Rodrigue, who specializes in global trade and maritime transportation issues. Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime.", "Rodrigue told CNN that any move by Iran to close the strait would be \"suicidal\" to the current regime. In 2009, 15 million barrels of oil passed through the strait every day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. \"Keep in mind that countries such as China and Japan are more dependent on Persian Gulf oil than the United States,\" the professor said. About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue.", "About 18% of U.S. net petroleum imports come from the Persian Gulf region, while Canada provides 25%, according to Rodrigue. The scholar, who has written extensively about oil \"chokepoints,\" said there are no other means to move large quantities of oil over long distance than by maritime transportation. \"It is thus an international issue where the United States, for strategic and historical reasons, is spearheading its security,\" Rodrigue said. CNN's Phil Gast and Jill Dougherty contributed to this report." ]

[ "McCanns" ]

[ { "end": [ 1838 ], "start": [ 1832 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]

[ "near Montpellier," ]

[ { "end": [ 126 ], "start": [ 110 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]

[ "May 3," ]

[ { "end": [ 1401 ], "start": [ 1396 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]

[ "May 3" ]

[ { "end": [ 365 ], "start": [ 361 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]

[ "it was not the missing child." ]

[ { "end": [ 1137 ], "start": [ 1109 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]

[ "the McCanns" ]

[ { "end": [ 1838 ], "start": [ 1828 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]

[ "4-year-old Madeleine McCann" ]

[ { "end": [ 85 ], "start": [ 59 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]

[ "Montpellier," ]

[ { "end": [ 126 ], "start": [ 115 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]

[ "Madeleine" ]

[ { "end": [ 313 ], "start": [ 305 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- A Dutch tourist says she recently spotted missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann at a French restaurant near Montpellier, McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said Wednesday. A handout photo, released September 16, 2007, of missing child Madeleine McCann. The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said.", "The tourist said she recognized Madeleine from the many media reports about the child's May 3 disappearance and may have even seen the well-publicized defect in the little girl's eye, Mitchell said. \"She and a friend saw a child that they immediately took to be Madeleine,\" said Mitchell. \"They actually called out her name. \"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said.", "\"A man who was with the child scooped the child up and took her out of the cafe before the girls could take a photograph with their mobile phones,\" he said. Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter.", "Mitchell said there is a surveillance tape of the girl in the L'Arche restaurant and Madeleine's parents are hoping to be able to use it to determine if it is their missing daughter. Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child.", "Mitchell explains how the sighting came about » But The Associated Press, quoting an unnamed police official, is reporting that investigators have determined it was not the missing child. Police watched the closed-circuit video footage, and despite the child looking like Madeleine, it was not her, said the official, who did not want his name published because he is not authorized to speak to media about the case. Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday.", "Madeleine disappeared May 3, days before her fourth birthday. Her parents, who were vacationing with her in Portugal, have said she disappeared from their room at a resort while they dined in a nearby restaurant. Despite a global search and the attention of celebrities like Virgin Chairman Richard Branson, author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham, there have been no major breaks in the case. Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance.", "Portuguese investigators in September named the McCanns official suspects in their daughter's disappearance. The McCanns deny involvement, saying they believe Madeleine may have been abducted by pedophiles and taken to North Africa. A few months ago, there was a reported sighting of Madeleine in Belgium, but nothing came of that report. Last year, excitement grew when a video surfaced of a Moroccan woman carrying a child on her back who looked very similar to Madeleine. Authorities determined that it was the woman's child. E-mail to a friend" ]