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[ "Philadelphia (CNN) -- The suspects charged with imprisoning four mentally disabled people in a Philadelphia boiler room may have been holding seven other people, including the accused ringleader's 19-year-old niece and six children, police said Wednesday. The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said.", "The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said. She was being treated for \"horrific\" injuries after being found beaten, malnourished and covered with scars Tuesday afternoon, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told reporters. \"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said.", "\"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter added, \"I'm not sure horrific covers it. This is sheer madness.\" The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement.", "The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement. Authorities are investigating whether Beatrice Weston's aunt, 51-year-old Linda Weston, and three others now charged in the case had been stealing the victims' Social Security checks. The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN.", "The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN. \"Jean was a cooperating witness. We didn't know she was a defendant,\" Evers said. \"But after talking with the captives and others, we discovered Jean was lying.\" When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved.", "When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved. But they found evidence she had been there, and convinced McIntosh to produce her, Evers said. Beatrice Weston had burn marks on her body and marks on her ankles as though she'd been struck by pellets, Ramsey said -- injuries that clearly had been inflicted over some length of time. \"This girl was beaten and tortured.", "\"This girl was beaten and tortured. It makes you want to cry when you see her,\" Ramsey said. Beatrice Weston, who had been reported missing in 2009, and the six children were taken into protective custody at various locations around Philadelphia as the investigation spread, Evers said. In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said.", "In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said. McIntosh, 32, was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary and trespass, the Philadelphia district attorney's office said in a statement. A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said.", "A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said. Bail has been set at $2.5 million apiece for Weston and the two men charged in the case, 47-year-old Gregory Thomas and 49-year-old Eddie Wright. \"I'm feeling sick to my stomach,\" Danyell Tisdale, a neighborhood block captain who alerted landlord Turgut Gozleveli to suspicious activity, told CNN on Wednesday. \"I was speaking so highly for her. She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody.", "She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody. It's shocking to me that she had anything to do with it. My sister's children played with her two children.\" Police believe two of the six children placed in protective custody Wednesday -- ages 2 and 5 -- are the children of Tamara Breeden, one of the four people found in the boiler room. Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant.", "Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant. Investigators took DNA samples from Breeden and the three men held with her to determine whether any of them are fathers of the children, Evers said. Breeden, Edwin Sanabria and Herbert Knowles were found locked in the pitch-black, 15-by-6-foot room with no food and only a bucket for a toilet. A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said.", "A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said. McLemire, Breeden and a Knowles, told CNN affiliate KYW that their Social Security information was taken from them, that they had been beaten and that they lived in fear of their alleged captors. \"That was real dirty of you. That was wrong,\" a tearful McLemire" ]

[ "\"I'm not sure horrific covers it. This is sheer madness.\"" ]

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[ "Philadelphia (CNN) -- The suspects charged with imprisoning four mentally disabled people in a Philadelphia boiler room may have been holding seven other people, including the accused ringleader's 19-year-old niece and six children, police said Wednesday. The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said.", "The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said. She was being treated for \"horrific\" injuries after being found beaten, malnourished and covered with scars Tuesday afternoon, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told reporters. \"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said.", "\"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter added, \"I'm not sure horrific covers it. This is sheer madness.\" The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement.", "The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement. Authorities are investigating whether Beatrice Weston's aunt, 51-year-old Linda Weston, and three others now charged in the case had been stealing the victims' Social Security checks. The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN.", "The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN. \"Jean was a cooperating witness. We didn't know she was a defendant,\" Evers said. \"But after talking with the captives and others, we discovered Jean was lying.\" When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved.", "When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved. But they found evidence she had been there, and convinced McIntosh to produce her, Evers said. Beatrice Weston had burn marks on her body and marks on her ankles as though she'd been struck by pellets, Ramsey said -- injuries that clearly had been inflicted over some length of time. \"This girl was beaten and tortured.", "\"This girl was beaten and tortured. It makes you want to cry when you see her,\" Ramsey said. Beatrice Weston, who had been reported missing in 2009, and the six children were taken into protective custody at various locations around Philadelphia as the investigation spread, Evers said. In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said.", "In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said. McIntosh, 32, was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary and trespass, the Philadelphia district attorney's office said in a statement. A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said.", "A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said. Bail has been set at $2.5 million apiece for Weston and the two men charged in the case, 47-year-old Gregory Thomas and 49-year-old Eddie Wright. \"I'm feeling sick to my stomach,\" Danyell Tisdale, a neighborhood block captain who alerted landlord Turgut Gozleveli to suspicious activity, told CNN on Wednesday. \"I was speaking so highly for her. She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody.", "She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody. It's shocking to me that she had anything to do with it. My sister's children played with her two children.\" Police believe two of the six children placed in protective custody Wednesday -- ages 2 and 5 -- are the children of Tamara Breeden, one of the four people found in the boiler room. Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant.", "Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant. Investigators took DNA samples from Breeden and the three men held with her to determine whether any of them are fathers of the children, Evers said. Breeden, Edwin Sanabria and Herbert Knowles were found locked in the pitch-black, 15-by-6-foot room with no food and only a bucket for a toilet. A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said.", "A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said. McLemire, Breeden and a Knowles, told CNN affiliate KYW that their Social Security information was taken from them, that they had been beaten and that they lived in fear of their alleged captors. \"That was real dirty of you. That was wrong,\" a tearful McLemire" ]

[ "dank sub-basement chamber" ]

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[ "Philadelphia (CNN) -- The suspects charged with imprisoning four mentally disabled people in a Philadelphia boiler room may have been holding seven other people, including the accused ringleader's 19-year-old niece and six children, police said Wednesday. The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said.", "The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said. She was being treated for \"horrific\" injuries after being found beaten, malnourished and covered with scars Tuesday afternoon, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told reporters. \"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said.", "\"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter added, \"I'm not sure horrific covers it. This is sheer madness.\" The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement.", "The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement. Authorities are investigating whether Beatrice Weston's aunt, 51-year-old Linda Weston, and three others now charged in the case had been stealing the victims' Social Security checks. The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN.", "The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN. \"Jean was a cooperating witness. We didn't know she was a defendant,\" Evers said. \"But after talking with the captives and others, we discovered Jean was lying.\" When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved.", "When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved. But they found evidence she had been there, and convinced McIntosh to produce her, Evers said. Beatrice Weston had burn marks on her body and marks on her ankles as though she'd been struck by pellets, Ramsey said -- injuries that clearly had been inflicted over some length of time. \"This girl was beaten and tortured.", "\"This girl was beaten and tortured. It makes you want to cry when you see her,\" Ramsey said. Beatrice Weston, who had been reported missing in 2009, and the six children were taken into protective custody at various locations around Philadelphia as the investigation spread, Evers said. In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said.", "In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said. McIntosh, 32, was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary and trespass, the Philadelphia district attorney's office said in a statement. A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said.", "A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said. Bail has been set at $2.5 million apiece for Weston and the two men charged in the case, 47-year-old Gregory Thomas and 49-year-old Eddie Wright. \"I'm feeling sick to my stomach,\" Danyell Tisdale, a neighborhood block captain who alerted landlord Turgut Gozleveli to suspicious activity, told CNN on Wednesday. \"I was speaking so highly for her. She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody.", "She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody. It's shocking to me that she had anything to do with it. My sister's children played with her two children.\" Police believe two of the six children placed in protective custody Wednesday -- ages 2 and 5 -- are the children of Tamara Breeden, one of the four people found in the boiler room. Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant.", "Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant. Investigators took DNA samples from Breeden and the three men held with her to determine whether any of them are fathers of the children, Evers said. Breeden, Edwin Sanabria and Herbert Knowles were found locked in the pitch-black, 15-by-6-foot room with no food and only a bucket for a toilet. A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said.", "A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said. McLemire, Breeden and a Knowles, told CNN affiliate KYW that their Social Security information was taken from them, that they had been beaten and that they lived in fear of their alleged captors. \"That was real dirty of you. That was wrong,\" a tearful McLemire" ]

[ "Beatrice Weston," ]

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[ "Philadelphia (CNN) -- The suspects charged with imprisoning four mentally disabled people in a Philadelphia boiler room may have been holding seven other people, including the accused ringleader's 19-year-old niece and six children, police said Wednesday. The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said.", "The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said. She was being treated for \"horrific\" injuries after being found beaten, malnourished and covered with scars Tuesday afternoon, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told reporters. \"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said.", "\"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter added, \"I'm not sure horrific covers it. This is sheer madness.\" The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement.", "The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement. Authorities are investigating whether Beatrice Weston's aunt, 51-year-old Linda Weston, and three others now charged in the case had been stealing the victims' Social Security checks. The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN.", "The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN. \"Jean was a cooperating witness. We didn't know she was a defendant,\" Evers said. \"But after talking with the captives and others, we discovered Jean was lying.\" When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved.", "When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved. But they found evidence she had been there, and convinced McIntosh to produce her, Evers said. Beatrice Weston had burn marks on her body and marks on her ankles as though she'd been struck by pellets, Ramsey said -- injuries that clearly had been inflicted over some length of time. \"This girl was beaten and tortured.", "\"This girl was beaten and tortured. It makes you want to cry when you see her,\" Ramsey said. Beatrice Weston, who had been reported missing in 2009, and the six children were taken into protective custody at various locations around Philadelphia as the investigation spread, Evers said. In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said.", "In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said. McIntosh, 32, was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary and trespass, the Philadelphia district attorney's office said in a statement. A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said.", "A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said. Bail has been set at $2.5 million apiece for Weston and the two men charged in the case, 47-year-old Gregory Thomas and 49-year-old Eddie Wright. \"I'm feeling sick to my stomach,\" Danyell Tisdale, a neighborhood block captain who alerted landlord Turgut Gozleveli to suspicious activity, told CNN on Wednesday. \"I was speaking so highly for her. She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody.", "She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody. It's shocking to me that she had anything to do with it. My sister's children played with her two children.\" Police believe two of the six children placed in protective custody Wednesday -- ages 2 and 5 -- are the children of Tamara Breeden, one of the four people found in the boiler room. Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant.", "Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant. Investigators took DNA samples from Breeden and the three men held with her to determine whether any of them are fathers of the children, Evers said. Breeden, Edwin Sanabria and Herbert Knowles were found locked in the pitch-black, 15-by-6-foot room with no food and only a bucket for a toilet. A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said.", "A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said. McLemire, Breeden and a Knowles, told CNN affiliate KYW that their Social Security information was taken from them, that they had been beaten and that they lived in fear of their alleged captors. \"That was real dirty of you. That was wrong,\" a tearful McLemire" ]

[ "boiler room" ]

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[ "Philadelphia (CNN) -- The suspects charged with imprisoning four mentally disabled people in a Philadelphia boiler room may have been holding seven other people, including the accused ringleader's 19-year-old niece and six children, police said Wednesday. The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said.", "The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an upstairs apartment in the same building where the first four were found Saturday afternoon, police said. She was being treated for \"horrific\" injuries after being found beaten, malnourished and covered with scars Tuesday afternoon, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told reporters. \"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said.", "\"I've been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I've never seen injuries like this,\" Ramsey said. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter added, \"I'm not sure horrific covers it. This is sheer madness.\" The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement.", "The owner of the northeast Philadelphia apartment building found the original four victims locked in a dank sub-basement chamber that reeked of urine and excrement. Authorities are investigating whether Beatrice Weston's aunt, 51-year-old Linda Weston, and three others now charged in the case had been stealing the victims' Social Security checks. The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN.", "The 19-year-old was being held in the apartment rented by Linda Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, who became the fourth person charged in the case Wednesday afternoon, Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CNN. \"Jean was a cooperating witness. We didn't know she was a defendant,\" Evers said. \"But after talking with the captives and others, we discovered Jean was lying.\" When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved.", "When police returned to the building Tuesday with a warrant to search McIntosh's apartment, Beatrice Weston had been moved. But they found evidence she had been there, and convinced McIntosh to produce her, Evers said. Beatrice Weston had burn marks on her body and marks on her ankles as though she'd been struck by pellets, Ramsey said -- injuries that clearly had been inflicted over some length of time. \"This girl was beaten and tortured.", "\"This girl was beaten and tortured. It makes you want to cry when you see her,\" Ramsey said. Beatrice Weston, who had been reported missing in 2009, and the six children were taken into protective custody at various locations around Philadelphia as the investigation spread, Evers said. In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said.", "In addition, McIntosh's 8- and 10-year-old children were also placed in protective custody, he said. McIntosh, 32, was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary and trespass, the Philadelphia district attorney's office said in a statement. A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said.", "A judge set her bail at $1 million Wednesday, office spokeswoman Tasha Jameson said. Bail has been set at $2.5 million apiece for Weston and the two men charged in the case, 47-year-old Gregory Thomas and 49-year-old Eddie Wright. \"I'm feeling sick to my stomach,\" Danyell Tisdale, a neighborhood block captain who alerted landlord Turgut Gozleveli to suspicious activity, told CNN on Wednesday. \"I was speaking so highly for her. She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody.", "She was a nice neighbor and didn't bother anybody. It's shocking to me that she had anything to do with it. My sister's children played with her two children.\" Police believe two of the six children placed in protective custody Wednesday -- ages 2 and 5 -- are the children of Tamara Breeden, one of the four people found in the boiler room. Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant.", "Authorities did not divulge how Breeden became pregnant. Investigators took DNA samples from Breeden and the three men held with her to determine whether any of them are fathers of the children, Evers said. Breeden, Edwin Sanabria and Herbert Knowles were found locked in the pitch-black, 15-by-6-foot room with no food and only a bucket for a toilet. A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said.", "A fourth man, identified as Derwin McLemire, had been chained to the boiler, police said. McLemire, Breeden and a Knowles, told CNN affiliate KYW that their Social Security information was taken from them, that they had been beaten and that they lived in fear of their alleged captors. \"That was real dirty of you. That was wrong,\" a tearful McLemire" ]

[ "British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth" ]

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[ "London, England (CNN) -- British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country. The allegations center around the aftermath of a fight in May 2004 at the so-called Danny Boy checkpoint in Maysan Province. Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents.", "Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents. That claim has been denied by the UK Ministry of Defence -- which says the 20 people died in battle and people detained were not mistreated. The probe is called the Al Sweady inquiry -- named after the family of the dead Iraqi. Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations.", "Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations. The inquiry will look into allegations of \"unlawful killings\" and the \"ill-treatment of five Iraqi nationals detained at Camp Abu Naji.\" Even though the probe will focus on five detainees, attorneys claim nine people were detained and abused. The defense ministry disputes those allegations.", "The defense ministry disputes those allegations. \"We have found no credible evidence that those detained, as a result of the attack on British troops and the prolonged firefight at Danny Boy checkpoint, were mistreated,\" the defense ministry said in a statement. The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered.", "The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered. Attorneys for the men say they were beaten and evidence shows a breach of the Geneva Conventions prohibiting humiliating and degrading treatment of prisoners. But, the defence ministry disputes that.", "But, the defence ministry disputes that. \"It is important to remember that our first priority at the end of such attacks is to protect our personnel from further threats,\" the ministry said. CNN's Atika Shubert and Per Nyberg contributed to this report." ]

[ "nine" ]

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[ "London, England (CNN) -- British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country. The allegations center around the aftermath of a fight in May 2004 at the so-called Danny Boy checkpoint in Maysan Province. Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents.", "Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents. That claim has been denied by the UK Ministry of Defence -- which says the 20 people died in battle and people detained were not mistreated. The probe is called the Al Sweady inquiry -- named after the family of the dead Iraqi. Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations.", "Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations. The inquiry will look into allegations of \"unlawful killings\" and the \"ill-treatment of five Iraqi nationals detained at Camp Abu Naji.\" Even though the probe will focus on five detainees, attorneys claim nine people were detained and abused. The defense ministry disputes those allegations.", "The defense ministry disputes those allegations. \"We have found no credible evidence that those detained, as a result of the attack on British troops and the prolonged firefight at Danny Boy checkpoint, were mistreated,\" the defense ministry said in a statement. The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered.", "The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered. Attorneys for the men say they were beaten and evidence shows a breach of the Geneva Conventions prohibiting humiliating and degrading treatment of prisoners. But, the defence ministry disputes that.", "But, the defence ministry disputes that. \"It is important to remember that our first priority at the end of such attacks is to protect our personnel from further threats,\" the ministry said. CNN's Atika Shubert and Per Nyberg contributed to this report." ]

[ "British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth" ]

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[ "London, England (CNN) -- British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country. The allegations center around the aftermath of a fight in May 2004 at the so-called Danny Boy checkpoint in Maysan Province. Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents.", "Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents. That claim has been denied by the UK Ministry of Defence -- which says the 20 people died in battle and people detained were not mistreated. The probe is called the Al Sweady inquiry -- named after the family of the dead Iraqi. Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations.", "Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations. The inquiry will look into allegations of \"unlawful killings\" and the \"ill-treatment of five Iraqi nationals detained at Camp Abu Naji.\" Even though the probe will focus on five detainees, attorneys claim nine people were detained and abused. The defense ministry disputes those allegations.", "The defense ministry disputes those allegations. \"We have found no credible evidence that those detained, as a result of the attack on British troops and the prolonged firefight at Danny Boy checkpoint, were mistreated,\" the defense ministry said in a statement. The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered.", "The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered. Attorneys for the men say they were beaten and evidence shows a breach of the Geneva Conventions prohibiting humiliating and degrading treatment of prisoners. But, the defence ministry disputes that.", "But, the defence ministry disputes that. \"It is important to remember that our first priority at the end of such attacks is to protect our personnel from further threats,\" the ministry said. CNN's Atika Shubert and Per Nyberg contributed to this report." ]

[ "Danny Boy" ]

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[ "London, England (CNN) -- British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country. The allegations center around the aftermath of a fight in May 2004 at the so-called Danny Boy checkpoint in Maysan Province. Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents.", "Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents. That claim has been denied by the UK Ministry of Defence -- which says the 20 people died in battle and people detained were not mistreated. The probe is called the Al Sweady inquiry -- named after the family of the dead Iraqi. Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations.", "Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations. The inquiry will look into allegations of \"unlawful killings\" and the \"ill-treatment of five Iraqi nationals detained at Camp Abu Naji.\" Even though the probe will focus on five detainees, attorneys claim nine people were detained and abused. The defense ministry disputes those allegations.", "The defense ministry disputes those allegations. \"We have found no credible evidence that those detained, as a result of the attack on British troops and the prolonged firefight at Danny Boy checkpoint, were mistreated,\" the defense ministry said in a statement. The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered.", "The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered. Attorneys for the men say they were beaten and evidence shows a breach of the Geneva Conventions prohibiting humiliating and degrading treatment of prisoners. But, the defence ministry disputes that.", "But, the defence ministry disputes that. \"It is important to remember that our first priority at the end of such attacks is to protect our personnel from further threats,\" the ministry said. CNN's Atika Shubert and Per Nyberg contributed to this report." ]

[ "allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country." ]

[ { "end": [ 232 ], "start": [ 107 ] } ]

[ "London, England (CNN) -- British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country. The allegations center around the aftermath of a fight in May 2004 at the so-called Danny Boy checkpoint in Maysan Province. Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents.", "Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents. That claim has been denied by the UK Ministry of Defence -- which says the 20 people died in battle and people detained were not mistreated. The probe is called the Al Sweady inquiry -- named after the family of the dead Iraqi. Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations.", "Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations. The inquiry will look into allegations of \"unlawful killings\" and the \"ill-treatment of five Iraqi nationals detained at Camp Abu Naji.\" Even though the probe will focus on five detainees, attorneys claim nine people were detained and abused. The defense ministry disputes those allegations.", "The defense ministry disputes those allegations. \"We have found no credible evidence that those detained, as a result of the attack on British troops and the prolonged firefight at Danny Boy checkpoint, were mistreated,\" the defense ministry said in a statement. The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered.", "The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered. Attorneys for the men say they were beaten and evidence shows a breach of the Geneva Conventions prohibiting humiliating and degrading treatment of prisoners. But, the defence ministry disputes that.", "But, the defence ministry disputes that. \"It is important to remember that our first priority at the end of such attacks is to protect our personnel from further threats,\" the ministry said. CNN's Atika Shubert and Per Nyberg contributed to this report." ]

[ "20" ]

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[ "London, England (CNN) -- British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country. The allegations center around the aftermath of a fight in May 2004 at the so-called Danny Boy checkpoint in Maysan Province. Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents.", "Former detainees and the family of a slain Iraqi contend at least 20 people were killed and others were abused at Camp Abu Naji after a fight between British soldiers and Iraqi insurgents. That claim has been denied by the UK Ministry of Defence -- which says the 20 people died in battle and people detained were not mistreated. The probe is called the Al Sweady inquiry -- named after the family of the dead Iraqi. Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations.", "Thayne Forbes -- who retired from the High Court Bench last year -- will chair the inquiry into allegations. The inquiry will look into allegations of \"unlawful killings\" and the \"ill-treatment of five Iraqi nationals detained at Camp Abu Naji.\" Even though the probe will focus on five detainees, attorneys claim nine people were detained and abused. The defense ministry disputes those allegations.", "The defense ministry disputes those allegations. \"We have found no credible evidence that those detained, as a result of the attack on British troops and the prolonged firefight at Danny Boy checkpoint, were mistreated,\" the defense ministry said in a statement. The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered.", "The release of a photo published in British media and obtained by CNN about the incident shows an armed soldier standing near four people face down on the ground with their hands bound behind their backs and their faces covered. Attorneys for the men say they were beaten and evidence shows a breach of the Geneva Conventions prohibiting humiliating and degrading treatment of prisoners. But, the defence ministry disputes that.", "But, the defence ministry disputes that. \"It is important to remember that our first priority at the end of such attacks is to protect our personnel from further threats,\" the ministry said. CNN's Atika Shubert and Per Nyberg contributed to this report." ]

[ "a real-life superhero historian." ]

[ { "end": [ 712 ], "start": [ 681 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Mr. Ravenblade, Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and hundreds of others. Some with elaborate costumes, others with haphazardly stitched outfits, they are appearing on city streets worldwide watching over the populace like Superman watched over Metropolis and Batman over Gotham City. Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues.", "Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues. As people become disillusioned from financial woes and a downtrodden economy and look to put new purpose in their lives, everyday folks are taking on new personas to perform community service, help the homeless and even fight crime. \"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian.", "\"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian. Goldman, along with Chaim \"Life\" Lazaros and David \"Civitron\" Civitarese, runs the New York-based Web site Superheroes Anonymous as part of an initiative dedicated to organizing and making alliances with superhero groups. According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes.", "According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes. \"A lot of them have gone through a sort of existential crisis and have had to discover who they are,\" Goldman said. People are starting to put value in what they can do rather than what they have, he said. \"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\"", "\"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\" Estimates from the few groups that keep tabs put the worldwide total of real-life superheroes between 250 and 300. Goldman said the numbers were around 200 just last summer. Mr. Ravenblade, laid off after a stint with a huge computer technology corporation, found inspiration for his new avocation a few years ago from an early morning incident in Walla Walla, Washington. \"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said.", "\"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said. While details were lost in the fog of the fight, he remembers this much: \"I did what I could,\" he said, adding that he stopped the crime and broke no laws. \"And I realized after doing what I did, that people don't really look after people.\" Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California.", "Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California. \"Sometimes it's been really positive with people saying, 'Woohoo, the superheroes are here,' and then the usual barrage, saying 'Oh, these guys are losers.' Other times people will look kind of freaked out, and then sometimes people just don't know what to think about us.\" Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr.", "Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr. Extreme and Mr. Ravenblade have asked CNN editors to keep their identities secret. The current superhero movement started a few years ago on MySpace, as people interested in comics and cool caped crusaders joined forces, Goldman said. It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works.", "It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works. Watch Crimson Fist help the homeless in Atlanta » Chris Pollak, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, can attest to the appeal. \"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said.", "\"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said. By \"do it,\" he means patrol the harrowing streets late at night. \"A lot of kids say they're real-life superheroes [on MySpace],\" Mr. Ravenblade said. \"But what are you doing? Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\"", "Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\" Comic book legend Stan Lee, the brain behind heroes such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, said in his comic books doing good -- and availing one's self -- was indeed the calling card for superheroes. \"If somebody is committing a crime, if somebody is hurting some innocent person, that's when the superhero has to take over.\" See a photo gallery of some real-life superheroes » \"I think" ]

[ "\"The movement is growing,\"" ]

[ { "end": [ 661 ], "start": [ 636 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Mr. Ravenblade, Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and hundreds of others. Some with elaborate costumes, others with haphazardly stitched outfits, they are appearing on city streets worldwide watching over the populace like Superman watched over Metropolis and Batman over Gotham City. Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues.", "Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues. As people become disillusioned from financial woes and a downtrodden economy and look to put new purpose in their lives, everyday folks are taking on new personas to perform community service, help the homeless and even fight crime. \"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian.", "\"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian. Goldman, along with Chaim \"Life\" Lazaros and David \"Civitron\" Civitarese, runs the New York-based Web site Superheroes Anonymous as part of an initiative dedicated to organizing and making alliances with superhero groups. According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes.", "According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes. \"A lot of them have gone through a sort of existential crisis and have had to discover who they are,\" Goldman said. People are starting to put value in what they can do rather than what they have, he said. \"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\"", "\"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\" Estimates from the few groups that keep tabs put the worldwide total of real-life superheroes between 250 and 300. Goldman said the numbers were around 200 just last summer. Mr. Ravenblade, laid off after a stint with a huge computer technology corporation, found inspiration for his new avocation a few years ago from an early morning incident in Walla Walla, Washington. \"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said.", "\"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said. While details were lost in the fog of the fight, he remembers this much: \"I did what I could,\" he said, adding that he stopped the crime and broke no laws. \"And I realized after doing what I did, that people don't really look after people.\" Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California.", "Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California. \"Sometimes it's been really positive with people saying, 'Woohoo, the superheroes are here,' and then the usual barrage, saying 'Oh, these guys are losers.' Other times people will look kind of freaked out, and then sometimes people just don't know what to think about us.\" Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr.", "Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr. Extreme and Mr. Ravenblade have asked CNN editors to keep their identities secret. The current superhero movement started a few years ago on MySpace, as people interested in comics and cool caped crusaders joined forces, Goldman said. It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works.", "It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works. Watch Crimson Fist help the homeless in Atlanta » Chris Pollak, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, can attest to the appeal. \"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said.", "\"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said. By \"do it,\" he means patrol the harrowing streets late at night. \"A lot of kids say they're real-life superheroes [on MySpace],\" Mr. Ravenblade said. \"But what are you doing? Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\"", "Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\" Comic book legend Stan Lee, the brain behind heroes such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, said in his comic books doing good -- and availing one's self -- was indeed the calling card for superheroes. \"If somebody is committing a crime, if somebody is hurting some innocent person, that's when the superhero has to take over.\" See a photo gallery of some real-life superheroes » \"I think" ]

[ "\"The movement" ]

[ { "end": [ 648 ], "start": [ 636 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Mr. Ravenblade, Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and hundreds of others. Some with elaborate costumes, others with haphazardly stitched outfits, they are appearing on city streets worldwide watching over the populace like Superman watched over Metropolis and Batman over Gotham City. Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues.", "Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues. As people become disillusioned from financial woes and a downtrodden economy and look to put new purpose in their lives, everyday folks are taking on new personas to perform community service, help the homeless and even fight crime. \"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian.", "\"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian. Goldman, along with Chaim \"Life\" Lazaros and David \"Civitron\" Civitarese, runs the New York-based Web site Superheroes Anonymous as part of an initiative dedicated to organizing and making alliances with superhero groups. According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes.", "According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes. \"A lot of them have gone through a sort of existential crisis and have had to discover who they are,\" Goldman said. People are starting to put value in what they can do rather than what they have, he said. \"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\"", "\"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\" Estimates from the few groups that keep tabs put the worldwide total of real-life superheroes between 250 and 300. Goldman said the numbers were around 200 just last summer. Mr. Ravenblade, laid off after a stint with a huge computer technology corporation, found inspiration for his new avocation a few years ago from an early morning incident in Walla Walla, Washington. \"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said.", "\"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said. While details were lost in the fog of the fight, he remembers this much: \"I did what I could,\" he said, adding that he stopped the crime and broke no laws. \"And I realized after doing what I did, that people don't really look after people.\" Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California.", "Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California. \"Sometimes it's been really positive with people saying, 'Woohoo, the superheroes are here,' and then the usual barrage, saying 'Oh, these guys are losers.' Other times people will look kind of freaked out, and then sometimes people just don't know what to think about us.\" Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr.", "Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr. Extreme and Mr. Ravenblade have asked CNN editors to keep their identities secret. The current superhero movement started a few years ago on MySpace, as people interested in comics and cool caped crusaders joined forces, Goldman said. It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works.", "It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works. Watch Crimson Fist help the homeless in Atlanta » Chris Pollak, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, can attest to the appeal. \"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said.", "\"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said. By \"do it,\" he means patrol the harrowing streets late at night. \"A lot of kids say they're real-life superheroes [on MySpace],\" Mr. Ravenblade said. \"But what are you doing? Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\"", "Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\" Comic book legend Stan Lee, the brain behind heroes such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, said in his comic books doing good -- and availing one's self -- was indeed the calling card for superheroes. \"If somebody is committing a crime, if somebody is hurting some innocent person, that's when the superhero has to take over.\" See a photo gallery of some real-life superheroes » \"I think" ]

[ "everyday folks are taking on new" ]

[ { "end": [ 552 ], "start": [ 521 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Mr. Ravenblade, Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and hundreds of others. Some with elaborate costumes, others with haphazardly stitched outfits, they are appearing on city streets worldwide watching over the populace like Superman watched over Metropolis and Batman over Gotham City. Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues.", "Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues. As people become disillusioned from financial woes and a downtrodden economy and look to put new purpose in their lives, everyday folks are taking on new personas to perform community service, help the homeless and even fight crime. \"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian.", "\"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian. Goldman, along with Chaim \"Life\" Lazaros and David \"Civitron\" Civitarese, runs the New York-based Web site Superheroes Anonymous as part of an initiative dedicated to organizing and making alliances with superhero groups. According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes.", "According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes. \"A lot of them have gone through a sort of existential crisis and have had to discover who they are,\" Goldman said. People are starting to put value in what they can do rather than what they have, he said. \"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\"", "\"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\" Estimates from the few groups that keep tabs put the worldwide total of real-life superheroes between 250 and 300. Goldman said the numbers were around 200 just last summer. Mr. Ravenblade, laid off after a stint with a huge computer technology corporation, found inspiration for his new avocation a few years ago from an early morning incident in Walla Walla, Washington. \"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said.", "\"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said. While details were lost in the fog of the fight, he remembers this much: \"I did what I could,\" he said, adding that he stopped the crime and broke no laws. \"And I realized after doing what I did, that people don't really look after people.\" Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California.", "Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California. \"Sometimes it's been really positive with people saying, 'Woohoo, the superheroes are here,' and then the usual barrage, saying 'Oh, these guys are losers.' Other times people will look kind of freaked out, and then sometimes people just don't know what to think about us.\" Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr.", "Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr. Extreme and Mr. Ravenblade have asked CNN editors to keep their identities secret. The current superhero movement started a few years ago on MySpace, as people interested in comics and cool caped crusaders joined forces, Goldman said. It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works.", "It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works. Watch Crimson Fist help the homeless in Atlanta » Chris Pollak, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, can attest to the appeal. \"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said.", "\"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said. By \"do it,\" he means patrol the harrowing streets late at night. \"A lot of kids say they're real-life superheroes [on MySpace],\" Mr. Ravenblade said. \"But what are you doing? Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\"", "Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\" Comic book legend Stan Lee, the brain behind heroes such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, said in his comic books doing good -- and availing one's self -- was indeed the calling card for superheroes. \"If somebody is committing a crime, if somebody is hurting some innocent person, that's when the superhero has to take over.\" See a photo gallery of some real-life superheroes » \"I think" ]

[ "new personas" ]

[ { "end": [ 561 ], "start": [ 550 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Mr. Ravenblade, Mr. Xtreme, Dark Guardian and hundreds of others. Some with elaborate costumes, others with haphazardly stitched outfits, they are appearing on city streets worldwide watching over the populace like Superman watched over Metropolis and Batman over Gotham City. Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues.", "Geist patrols the Rochester, Minnesota, area, with a group of like-minded and similarly dressed colleagues. As people become disillusioned from financial woes and a downtrodden economy and look to put new purpose in their lives, everyday folks are taking on new personas to perform community service, help the homeless and even fight crime. \"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian.", "\"The movement is growing,\" said Ben Goldman, a real-life superhero historian. Goldman, along with Chaim \"Life\" Lazaros and David \"Civitron\" Civitarese, runs the New York-based Web site Superheroes Anonymous as part of an initiative dedicated to organizing and making alliances with superhero groups. According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes.", "According to Goldman, who goes by the moniker Cameraman because of his prowess in documenting the movement, economic troubles are spawning real life superheroes. \"A lot of them have gone through a sort of existential crisis and have had to discover who they are,\" Goldman said. People are starting to put value in what they can do rather than what they have, he said. \"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\"", "\"They realize that money is fleeting, it's in fact imaginary.\" Estimates from the few groups that keep tabs put the worldwide total of real-life superheroes between 250 and 300. Goldman said the numbers were around 200 just last summer. Mr. Ravenblade, laid off after a stint with a huge computer technology corporation, found inspiration for his new avocation a few years ago from an early morning incident in Walla Walla, Washington. \"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said.", "\"I literally stepped into a woman's attempted rape/mugging,\" Mr. Ravenblade said. While details were lost in the fog of the fight, he remembers this much: \"I did what I could,\" he said, adding that he stopped the crime and broke no laws. \"And I realized after doing what I did, that people don't really look after people.\" Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California.", "Public response to real-life superheroes has been mixed, according to Mr. Xtreme, who founded the Xtreme Justice League in San Diego, California. \"Sometimes it's been really positive with people saying, 'Woohoo, the superheroes are here,' and then the usual barrage, saying 'Oh, these guys are losers.' Other times people will look kind of freaked out, and then sometimes people just don't know what to think about us.\" Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr.", "Like Peter Parker kept his Spider-Man identity from his editor boss, Mr. Extreme and Mr. Ravenblade have asked CNN editors to keep their identities secret. The current superhero movement started a few years ago on MySpace, as people interested in comics and cool caped crusaders joined forces, Goldman said. It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works.", "It goes beyond the Guardian Angel citizen patrols of the early 1980s, as the real-life superheroes of today apply themselves to a broadly defined ethos of simply doing good works. Watch Crimson Fist help the homeless in Atlanta » Chris Pollak, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, can attest to the appeal. \"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said.", "\"A lot more people are either following it or wanting to go out and do it,\" Pollack, who goes by the name Dark Guardian, said. By \"do it,\" he means patrol the harrowing streets late at night. \"A lot of kids say they're real-life superheroes [on MySpace],\" Mr. Ravenblade said. \"But what are you doing? Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\"", "Being in front of a computer is not helping anybody.\" Comic book legend Stan Lee, the brain behind heroes such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, said in his comic books doing good -- and availing one's self -- was indeed the calling card for superheroes. \"If somebody is committing a crime, if somebody is hurting some innocent person, that's when the superhero has to take over.\" See a photo gallery of some real-life superheroes » \"I think" ]

[ "Ryan Adams." ]

[ { "end": [ 90 ], "start": [ 80 ] } ]

[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Mandy Moore is getting a license to wed rocker Ryan Adams. Mandy Moore has been with Ryan Adams for about a year. Moore's publicist confirmed Thursday the 24-year-old singer-actress is engaged to marry Adams, 34, who is known for producing rock music with a country influence. Spokeswoman Tracy Bufferd gave no details about wedding plans. Rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that Moore and Adams were dating as paparazzi photos surfaced of the couple out together in Los Angeles.", "Rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that Moore and Adams were dating as paparazzi photos surfaced of the couple out together in Los Angeles. Moore's role as a bride in the 2007 movie \"License to Wed\" may help her as she moves toward the altar. The romantic comedy featured Robin Williams as \"Reverend Frank,\" who put Moore's character and her fiance through a \"marriage preparation course\" before they could get hitched in his church.", "The romantic comedy featured Robin Williams as \"Reverend Frank,\" who put Moore's character and her fiance through a \"marriage preparation course\" before they could get hitched in his church. Her first success as a recording artist came in 1999 with her debut album, \"So Real,\" which went platinum with the help of her top 10 single \"Candy.\"" ]

[ "Ryan Adams." ]

[ { "end": [ 90 ], "start": [ 80 ] } ]

[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Mandy Moore is getting a license to wed rocker Ryan Adams. Mandy Moore has been with Ryan Adams for about a year. Moore's publicist confirmed Thursday the 24-year-old singer-actress is engaged to marry Adams, 34, who is known for producing rock music with a country influence. Spokeswoman Tracy Bufferd gave no details about wedding plans. Rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that Moore and Adams were dating as paparazzi photos surfaced of the couple out together in Los Angeles.", "Rumors first surfaced almost a year ago that Moore and Adams were dating as paparazzi photos surfaced of the couple out together in Los Angeles. Moore's role as a bride in the 2007 movie \"License to Wed\" may help her as she moves toward the altar. The romantic comedy featured Robin Williams as \"Reverend Frank,\" who put Moore's character and her fiance through a \"marriage preparation course\" before they could get hitched in his church.", "The romantic comedy featured Robin Williams as \"Reverend Frank,\" who put Moore's character and her fiance through a \"marriage preparation course\" before they could get hitched in his church. Her first success as a recording artist came in 1999 with her debut album, \"So Real,\" which went platinum with the help of her top 10 single \"Candy.\"" ]

[ "Bush administration officials" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.\" Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it.", "Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address. One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\"", "One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\" The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\"", "The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\" Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001.", "Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001. Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it.", "Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it. When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan.", "When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan. The war on terror, sometimes known as the \"Global War on Terror\" or by the clunky acronym GWOT, became the lens through which the Bush administration judged almost all of its foreign policy decisions. That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels.", "That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels. The GWOT framework propelled the Bush administration into its disastrous entanglement in Iraq. It had nothing to do with 9/11 but was launched under the rubric of the war on terror and the erroneous claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The theory was that he might give such weapons to terrorists, including al Qaeda to whom he was supposedly allied, and that he therefore threatened American interests. None of this, of course, turned out to be true.", "None of this, of course, turned out to be true. The Bush administration's approach to the war on terror collided badly with another of its doctrines, spreading democracy in the Middle East as a panacea to reduce radicalism. It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s.", "It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s. Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.", "Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Hezbollah is not only a terrorist group but is also part of the rickety Lebanese government and runs social welfare services across the country, yet for the Bush administration its involvement in terrorism was all that mattered. As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government.", "As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government. Events in the current Israeli incursion in Gaza will determine whether history repeats itself. Under the banner of the war on terror, the Bush administration also tied itself in conceptual knots conflating the threat from al Qaeda with Shiite groups like Hezbollah and the ayatollahs in Iran. In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\"", "In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\" In reality, Sunni and Shiite extremists have been killing each other in large numbers for years in countries from Pakistan to Iraq. The groups have differing attitudes toward the United States, which Sunni extremists attacked in 1993 and again on 9/11, while Shiite militants have never done so. So" ]

[ "Bush" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.\" Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it.", "Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address. One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\"", "One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\" The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\"", "The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\" Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001.", "Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001. Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it.", "Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it. When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan.", "When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan. The war on terror, sometimes known as the \"Global War on Terror\" or by the clunky acronym GWOT, became the lens through which the Bush administration judged almost all of its foreign policy decisions. That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels.", "That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels. The GWOT framework propelled the Bush administration into its disastrous entanglement in Iraq. It had nothing to do with 9/11 but was launched under the rubric of the war on terror and the erroneous claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The theory was that he might give such weapons to terrorists, including al Qaeda to whom he was supposedly allied, and that he therefore threatened American interests. None of this, of course, turned out to be true.", "None of this, of course, turned out to be true. The Bush administration's approach to the war on terror collided badly with another of its doctrines, spreading democracy in the Middle East as a panacea to reduce radicalism. It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s.", "It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s. Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.", "Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Hezbollah is not only a terrorist group but is also part of the rickety Lebanese government and runs social welfare services across the country, yet for the Bush administration its involvement in terrorism was all that mattered. As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government.", "As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government. Events in the current Israeli incursion in Gaza will determine whether history repeats itself. Under the banner of the war on terror, the Bush administration also tied itself in conceptual knots conflating the threat from al Qaeda with Shiite groups like Hezbollah and the ayatollahs in Iran. In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\"", "In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\" In reality, Sunni and Shiite extremists have been killing each other in large numbers for years in countries from Pakistan to Iraq. The groups have differing attitudes toward the United States, which Sunni extremists attacked in 1993 and again on 9/11, while Shiite militants have never done so. So" ]

[ "a tactic," ]

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[ "Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.\" Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it.", "Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address. One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\"", "One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\" The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\"", "The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\" Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001.", "Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001. Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it.", "Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it. When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan.", "When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan. The war on terror, sometimes known as the \"Global War on Terror\" or by the clunky acronym GWOT, became the lens through which the Bush administration judged almost all of its foreign policy decisions. That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels.", "That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels. The GWOT framework propelled the Bush administration into its disastrous entanglement in Iraq. It had nothing to do with 9/11 but was launched under the rubric of the war on terror and the erroneous claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The theory was that he might give such weapons to terrorists, including al Qaeda to whom he was supposedly allied, and that he therefore threatened American interests. None of this, of course, turned out to be true.", "None of this, of course, turned out to be true. The Bush administration's approach to the war on terror collided badly with another of its doctrines, spreading democracy in the Middle East as a panacea to reduce radicalism. It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s.", "It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s. Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.", "Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Hezbollah is not only a terrorist group but is also part of the rickety Lebanese government and runs social welfare services across the country, yet for the Bush administration its involvement in terrorism was all that mattered. As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government.", "As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government. Events in the current Israeli incursion in Gaza will determine whether history repeats itself. Under the banner of the war on terror, the Bush administration also tied itself in conceptual knots conflating the threat from al Qaeda with Shiite groups like Hezbollah and the ayatollahs in Iran. In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\"", "In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\" In reality, Sunni and Shiite extremists have been killing each other in large numbers for years in countries from Pakistan to Iraq. The groups have differing attitudes toward the United States, which Sunni extremists attacked in 1993 and again on 9/11, while Shiite militants have never done so. So" ]

[ "Bush administration officials" ]

[ { "end": [ 1278 ], "start": [ 1250 ] } ]

[ "Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.\" Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it.", "Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address. One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\"", "One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\" The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\"", "The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\" Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001.", "Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001. Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it.", "Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it. When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan.", "When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan. The war on terror, sometimes known as the \"Global War on Terror\" or by the clunky acronym GWOT, became the lens through which the Bush administration judged almost all of its foreign policy decisions. That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels.", "That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels. The GWOT framework propelled the Bush administration into its disastrous entanglement in Iraq. It had nothing to do with 9/11 but was launched under the rubric of the war on terror and the erroneous claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The theory was that he might give such weapons to terrorists, including al Qaeda to whom he was supposedly allied, and that he therefore threatened American interests. None of this, of course, turned out to be true.", "None of this, of course, turned out to be true. The Bush administration's approach to the war on terror collided badly with another of its doctrines, spreading democracy in the Middle East as a panacea to reduce radicalism. It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s.", "It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s. Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.", "Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Hezbollah is not only a terrorist group but is also part of the rickety Lebanese government and runs social welfare services across the country, yet for the Bush administration its involvement in terrorism was all that mattered. As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government.", "As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government. Events in the current Israeli incursion in Gaza will determine whether history repeats itself. Under the banner of the war on terror, the Bush administration also tied itself in conceptual knots conflating the threat from al Qaeda with Shiite groups like Hezbollah and the ayatollahs in Iran. In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\"", "In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\" In reality, Sunni and Shiite extremists have been killing each other in large numbers for years in countries from Pakistan to Iraq. The groups have differing attitudes toward the United States, which Sunni extremists attacked in 1993 and again on 9/11, while Shiite militants have never done so. So" ]

[ "Bush" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.\" Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it.", "Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address. One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\"", "One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\" The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\"", "The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\" Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001.", "Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001. Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it.", "Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it. When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan.", "When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan. The war on terror, sometimes known as the \"Global War on Terror\" or by the clunky acronym GWOT, became the lens through which the Bush administration judged almost all of its foreign policy decisions. That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels.", "That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels. The GWOT framework propelled the Bush administration into its disastrous entanglement in Iraq. It had nothing to do with 9/11 but was launched under the rubric of the war on terror and the erroneous claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The theory was that he might give such weapons to terrorists, including al Qaeda to whom he was supposedly allied, and that he therefore threatened American interests. None of this, of course, turned out to be true.", "None of this, of course, turned out to be true. The Bush administration's approach to the war on terror collided badly with another of its doctrines, spreading democracy in the Middle East as a panacea to reduce radicalism. It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s.", "It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s. Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.", "Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Hezbollah is not only a terrorist group but is also part of the rickety Lebanese government and runs social welfare services across the country, yet for the Bush administration its involvement in terrorism was all that mattered. As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government.", "As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government. Events in the current Israeli incursion in Gaza will determine whether history repeats itself. Under the banner of the war on terror, the Bush administration also tied itself in conceptual knots conflating the threat from al Qaeda with Shiite groups like Hezbollah and the ayatollahs in Iran. In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\"", "In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\" In reality, Sunni and Shiite extremists have been killing each other in large numbers for years in countries from Pakistan to Iraq. The groups have differing attitudes toward the United States, which Sunni extremists attacked in 1993 and again on 9/11, while Shiite militants have never done so. So" ]

[ "on terror," ]

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[ "Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.\" Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it.", "Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address. One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\"", "One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\" The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\"", "The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\" Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001.", "Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001. Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it.", "Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it. When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan.", "When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan. The war on terror, sometimes known as the \"Global War on Terror\" or by the clunky acronym GWOT, became the lens through which the Bush administration judged almost all of its foreign policy decisions. That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels.", "That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels. The GWOT framework propelled the Bush administration into its disastrous entanglement in Iraq. It had nothing to do with 9/11 but was launched under the rubric of the war on terror and the erroneous claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The theory was that he might give such weapons to terrorists, including al Qaeda to whom he was supposedly allied, and that he therefore threatened American interests. None of this, of course, turned out to be true.", "None of this, of course, turned out to be true. The Bush administration's approach to the war on terror collided badly with another of its doctrines, spreading democracy in the Middle East as a panacea to reduce radicalism. It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s.", "It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s. Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.", "Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Hezbollah is not only a terrorist group but is also part of the rickety Lebanese government and runs social welfare services across the country, yet for the Bush administration its involvement in terrorism was all that mattered. As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government.", "As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government. Events in the current Israeli incursion in Gaza will determine whether history repeats itself. Under the banner of the war on terror, the Bush administration also tied itself in conceptual knots conflating the threat from al Qaeda with Shiite groups like Hezbollah and the ayatollahs in Iran. In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\"", "In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\" In reality, Sunni and Shiite extremists have been killing each other in large numbers for years in countries from Pakistan to Iraq. The groups have differing attitudes toward the United States, which Sunni extremists attacked in 1993 and again on 9/11, while Shiite militants have never done so. So" ]

[ "terror.\"" ]

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[ "Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.\" Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it.", "Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame the nature of a war before beginning it. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address. One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\"", "One of their toughest conceptual challenges is how to describe and recast what the Bush administration has consistently termed the \"war on terror.\" The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\"", "The dean of military strategists, Carl von Clausewitz, explains the importance of this decision-making in his treatise \"On War\": \"The first, the supreme, the most decisive act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish...the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into something that is alien to its nature.\" Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001.", "Clausewitz's excellent advice about the absolute necessity of properly defining the war upon which a nation is about to embark was ignored by Bush administration officials who instead declared an open-ended and ambiguous \"war on terror\" after the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001. Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it.", "Bush took the nation to war against a tactic, rather than a war against a specific enemy, which was obviously al Qaeda and anyone allied to it. When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan.", "When the United States went to war against the Nazis and the Japanese during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt and his congressional supporters did not declare war against U-boats and kamikaze pilots, but on the Nazi state and Imperial Japan. The war on terror, sometimes known as the \"Global War on Terror\" or by the clunky acronym GWOT, became the lens through which the Bush administration judged almost all of its foreign policy decisions. That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels.", "That proved to be dangerously counterproductive on several levels. The GWOT framework propelled the Bush administration into its disastrous entanglement in Iraq. It had nothing to do with 9/11 but was launched under the rubric of the war on terror and the erroneous claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The theory was that he might give such weapons to terrorists, including al Qaeda to whom he was supposedly allied, and that he therefore threatened American interests. None of this, of course, turned out to be true.", "None of this, of course, turned out to be true. The Bush administration's approach to the war on terror collided badly with another of its doctrines, spreading democracy in the Middle East as a panacea to reduce radicalism. It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s.", "It pushed for elections in the Palestinian territories in which, in early 2006, the more radical Hamas won a resounding victory, propelled to power on a wave of popular revulsion for the incompetence and corruption of the Fatah party that had dominated Palestinian politics since the 1960s. Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.", "Imprisoned by its war on terror framework, the Bush administration supported Israel in a disastrous war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Hezbollah is not only a terrorist group but is also part of the rickety Lebanese government and runs social welfare services across the country, yet for the Bush administration its involvement in terrorism was all that mattered. As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government.", "As is now widely understood in Israel, the war against Hezbollah was a moral and tactical defeat for the Israeli military and government. Events in the current Israeli incursion in Gaza will determine whether history repeats itself. Under the banner of the war on terror, the Bush administration also tied itself in conceptual knots conflating the threat from al Qaeda with Shiite groups like Hezbollah and the ayatollahs in Iran. In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\"", "In 2006, for instance, President Bush claimed that \"the Sunni and Shiite extremist represent different faces of the same threat.\" In reality, Sunni and Shiite extremists have been killing each other in large numbers for years in countries from Pakistan to Iraq. The groups have differing attitudes toward the United States, which Sunni extremists attacked in 1993 and again on 9/11, while Shiite militants have never done so. So" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted Saturday to a hospital in Texas for routine tests, a spokeswoman said. \"Mrs Bush is in for some routine tests, not an emergency of any kind,\" said Jim Appleby, spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush. The former first lady was taken to Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband.", "She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband. Bush, 84, is expected to stay at the hospital for a day or two, Becker said. Details on the testing were not immediately available. Becker, the chief of staff for former President George H.W. Bush, said her hospitalization is \"not serious at all.\" Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve.", "Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve. She spent nine days in the hospital afterward. Her recent hospitalization is \"not related\" to the surgery, Becker said. In November 2008, Bush underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer. CNN's Leslie Tripp and Ed Henry contributed to this report." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted Saturday to a hospital in Texas for routine tests, a spokeswoman said. \"Mrs Bush is in for some routine tests, not an emergency of any kind,\" said Jim Appleby, spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush. The former first lady was taken to Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband.", "She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband. Bush, 84, is expected to stay at the hospital for a day or two, Becker said. Details on the testing were not immediately available. Becker, the chief of staff for former President George H.W. Bush, said her hospitalization is \"not serious at all.\" Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve.", "Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve. She spent nine days in the hospital afterward. Her recent hospitalization is \"not related\" to the surgery, Becker said. In November 2008, Bush underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer. CNN's Leslie Tripp and Ed Henry contributed to this report." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted Saturday to a hospital in Texas for routine tests, a spokeswoman said. \"Mrs Bush is in for some routine tests, not an emergency of any kind,\" said Jim Appleby, spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush. The former first lady was taken to Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband.", "She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband. Bush, 84, is expected to stay at the hospital for a day or two, Becker said. Details on the testing were not immediately available. Becker, the chief of staff for former President George H.W. Bush, said her hospitalization is \"not serious at all.\" Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve.", "Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve. She spent nine days in the hospital afterward. Her recent hospitalization is \"not related\" to the surgery, Becker said. In November 2008, Bush underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer. CNN's Leslie Tripp and Ed Henry contributed to this report." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted Saturday to a hospital in Texas for routine tests, a spokeswoman said. \"Mrs Bush is in for some routine tests, not an emergency of any kind,\" said Jim Appleby, spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush. The former first lady was taken to Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband.", "She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband. Bush, 84, is expected to stay at the hospital for a day or two, Becker said. Details on the testing were not immediately available. Becker, the chief of staff for former President George H.W. Bush, said her hospitalization is \"not serious at all.\" Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve.", "Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve. She spent nine days in the hospital afterward. Her recent hospitalization is \"not related\" to the surgery, Becker said. In November 2008, Bush underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer. CNN's Leslie Tripp and Ed Henry contributed to this report." ]

[ "Texas" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted Saturday to a hospital in Texas for routine tests, a spokeswoman said. \"Mrs Bush is in for some routine tests, not an emergency of any kind,\" said Jim Appleby, spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush. The former first lady was taken to Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband.", "She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband. Bush, 84, is expected to stay at the hospital for a day or two, Becker said. Details on the testing were not immediately available. Becker, the chief of staff for former President George H.W. Bush, said her hospitalization is \"not serious at all.\" Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve.", "Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve. She spent nine days in the hospital afterward. Her recent hospitalization is \"not related\" to the surgery, Becker said. In November 2008, Bush underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer. CNN's Leslie Tripp and Ed Henry contributed to this report." ]

[ "open-heart" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted Saturday to a hospital in Texas for routine tests, a spokeswoman said. \"Mrs Bush is in for some routine tests, not an emergency of any kind,\" said Jim Appleby, spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush. The former first lady was taken to Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband.", "She had not been feeling well for about a week, said Jean Becker, the chief of staff for Bush's husband. Bush, 84, is expected to stay at the hospital for a day or two, Becker said. Details on the testing were not immediately available. Becker, the chief of staff for former President George H.W. Bush, said her hospitalization is \"not serious at all.\" Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve.", "Last year, Bush underwent open-heart surgery during which doctors replaced her aortic valve with a biologic valve. She spent nine days in the hospital afterward. Her recent hospitalization is \"not related\" to the surgery, Becker said. In November 2008, Bush underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer. CNN's Leslie Tripp and Ed Henry contributed to this report." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- To hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse. Police arrests two suspects in one of the three attacks. They're used to this level of violence, said Fernando Carrera Castro, director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies in Guatemala City. Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned.", "Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned. \"We're as scared as ever,\" he said Tuesday. Heather Berkman, a Central America analyst with the Eurasia Group consulting firm, also has come to expect the violence. \"What else is new?\" she said when asked about the killings.", "she said when asked about the killings. Samuel Logan, an expert on Latin American gangs, said all of Central America is under attack from organized crime cartels because the region is pinched between Colombia and Mexico, the two biggest sources of drugs in the area. U.S. interdiction efforts that have targeted the flow of drugs through the Caribbean Sea also have forced cartels to travel through the Central American isthmus, Logan said. Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems.", "Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems. Among those three nations, Guatemala stands out. \"When you talk about a country being hollowed out by organized crime, Guatemala is at the top of the list,\" Logan said. There are two main reasons, he said: geography and an incompetent and corrupt government. \"Guatemala bunches right up against Mexico,\" Logan said. \"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\"", "\"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\" Said Berkman, \"The narcos are coming down from Mexico.\" In addition, Logan said, the federal government is not able to control large segments of the country. For example, Peten state in northern Guatemala, bordered on two sides by Mexico, is lawless, he said. Berkman made the same point. \"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said.", "\"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said. Berkman also pointed out that the government has reduced anti-crime spending in the 2010 budget because of the nation's dire economic situation. \"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said.", "\"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said. Logan, who just wrote a book on the Mara Salvatrucha gang of Central America, said there are two main criminal elements in Guatemala: drug cartels that deal in large-scale exportation and street gangs that sell drugs at the retail level and are involved in other crimes, such as robbery and extortion. In some cases, they work together.", "In some cases, they work together. When those criminals get arrested, they continue their activities on the inside. \"The prisons, in general, are centers of corruption,\" Carrera said. \"From inside prison, they direct kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking.\" Monday's attacks on the prison officials resulted from efforts to weed out corruption in the nation's prisons, Carrera said. Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls.", "Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls. They also are transferring some top-level criminals to high-security prisons. \"What happened is a reaction from gangs who want control of the prisons,\" Carrera said. \"They're trying to show strength through force. To generate fear.\" Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons.", "Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons. Two arrests have been made in Monday's shootings and the investigation continues, said Rudy Esquivel, spokesman for the Guatemalan prison system. \"This was a very structured job; very well-defined,\" Esquivel said from Guatemala City, the nation's capital. Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards.", "Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards. One guard and a shooting suspect were wounded, as were three citizens. One of the wounded was a woman in the eighth month of pregnancy, news accounts said. According to published reports in the Prensa" ]

[ "Fernando Carrera Castro," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- To hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse. Police arrests two suspects in one of the three attacks. They're used to this level of violence, said Fernando Carrera Castro, director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies in Guatemala City. Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned.", "Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned. \"We're as scared as ever,\" he said Tuesday. Heather Berkman, a Central America analyst with the Eurasia Group consulting firm, also has come to expect the violence. \"What else is new?\" she said when asked about the killings.", "she said when asked about the killings. Samuel Logan, an expert on Latin American gangs, said all of Central America is under attack from organized crime cartels because the region is pinched between Colombia and Mexico, the two biggest sources of drugs in the area. U.S. interdiction efforts that have targeted the flow of drugs through the Caribbean Sea also have forced cartels to travel through the Central American isthmus, Logan said. Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems.", "Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems. Among those three nations, Guatemala stands out. \"When you talk about a country being hollowed out by organized crime, Guatemala is at the top of the list,\" Logan said. There are two main reasons, he said: geography and an incompetent and corrupt government. \"Guatemala bunches right up against Mexico,\" Logan said. \"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\"", "\"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\" Said Berkman, \"The narcos are coming down from Mexico.\" In addition, Logan said, the federal government is not able to control large segments of the country. For example, Peten state in northern Guatemala, bordered on two sides by Mexico, is lawless, he said. Berkman made the same point. \"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said.", "\"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said. Berkman also pointed out that the government has reduced anti-crime spending in the 2010 budget because of the nation's dire economic situation. \"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said.", "\"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said. Logan, who just wrote a book on the Mara Salvatrucha gang of Central America, said there are two main criminal elements in Guatemala: drug cartels that deal in large-scale exportation and street gangs that sell drugs at the retail level and are involved in other crimes, such as robbery and extortion. In some cases, they work together.", "In some cases, they work together. When those criminals get arrested, they continue their activities on the inside. \"The prisons, in general, are centers of corruption,\" Carrera said. \"From inside prison, they direct kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking.\" Monday's attacks on the prison officials resulted from efforts to weed out corruption in the nation's prisons, Carrera said. Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls.", "Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls. They also are transferring some top-level criminals to high-security prisons. \"What happened is a reaction from gangs who want control of the prisons,\" Carrera said. \"They're trying to show strength through force. To generate fear.\" Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons.", "Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons. Two arrests have been made in Monday's shootings and the investigation continues, said Rudy Esquivel, spokesman for the Guatemalan prison system. \"This was a very structured job; very well-defined,\" Esquivel said from Guatemala City, the nation's capital. Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards.", "Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards. One guard and a shooting suspect were wounded, as were three citizens. One of the wounded was a woman in the eighth month of pregnancy, news accounts said. According to published reports in the Prensa" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- To hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse. Police arrests two suspects in one of the three attacks. They're used to this level of violence, said Fernando Carrera Castro, director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies in Guatemala City. Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned.", "Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned. \"We're as scared as ever,\" he said Tuesday. Heather Berkman, a Central America analyst with the Eurasia Group consulting firm, also has come to expect the violence. \"What else is new?\" she said when asked about the killings.", "she said when asked about the killings. Samuel Logan, an expert on Latin American gangs, said all of Central America is under attack from organized crime cartels because the region is pinched between Colombia and Mexico, the two biggest sources of drugs in the area. U.S. interdiction efforts that have targeted the flow of drugs through the Caribbean Sea also have forced cartels to travel through the Central American isthmus, Logan said. Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems.", "Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems. Among those three nations, Guatemala stands out. \"When you talk about a country being hollowed out by organized crime, Guatemala is at the top of the list,\" Logan said. There are two main reasons, he said: geography and an incompetent and corrupt government. \"Guatemala bunches right up against Mexico,\" Logan said. \"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\"", "\"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\" Said Berkman, \"The narcos are coming down from Mexico.\" In addition, Logan said, the federal government is not able to control large segments of the country. For example, Peten state in northern Guatemala, bordered on two sides by Mexico, is lawless, he said. Berkman made the same point. \"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said.", "\"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said. Berkman also pointed out that the government has reduced anti-crime spending in the 2010 budget because of the nation's dire economic situation. \"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said.", "\"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said. Logan, who just wrote a book on the Mara Salvatrucha gang of Central America, said there are two main criminal elements in Guatemala: drug cartels that deal in large-scale exportation and street gangs that sell drugs at the retail level and are involved in other crimes, such as robbery and extortion. In some cases, they work together.", "In some cases, they work together. When those criminals get arrested, they continue their activities on the inside. \"The prisons, in general, are centers of corruption,\" Carrera said. \"From inside prison, they direct kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking.\" Monday's attacks on the prison officials resulted from efforts to weed out corruption in the nation's prisons, Carrera said. Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls.", "Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls. They also are transferring some top-level criminals to high-security prisons. \"What happened is a reaction from gangs who want control of the prisons,\" Carrera said. \"They're trying to show strength through force. To generate fear.\" Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons.", "Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons. Two arrests have been made in Monday's shootings and the investigation continues, said Rudy Esquivel, spokesman for the Guatemalan prison system. \"This was a very structured job; very well-defined,\" Esquivel said from Guatemala City, the nation's capital. Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards.", "Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards. One guard and a shooting suspect were wounded, as were three citizens. One of the wounded was a woman in the eighth month of pregnancy, news accounts said. According to published reports in the Prensa" ]

[ "three" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- To hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse. Police arrests two suspects in one of the three attacks. They're used to this level of violence, said Fernando Carrera Castro, director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies in Guatemala City. Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned.", "Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned. \"We're as scared as ever,\" he said Tuesday. Heather Berkman, a Central America analyst with the Eurasia Group consulting firm, also has come to expect the violence. \"What else is new?\" she said when asked about the killings.", "she said when asked about the killings. Samuel Logan, an expert on Latin American gangs, said all of Central America is under attack from organized crime cartels because the region is pinched between Colombia and Mexico, the two biggest sources of drugs in the area. U.S. interdiction efforts that have targeted the flow of drugs through the Caribbean Sea also have forced cartels to travel through the Central American isthmus, Logan said. Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems.", "Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems. Among those three nations, Guatemala stands out. \"When you talk about a country being hollowed out by organized crime, Guatemala is at the top of the list,\" Logan said. There are two main reasons, he said: geography and an incompetent and corrupt government. \"Guatemala bunches right up against Mexico,\" Logan said. \"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\"", "\"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\" Said Berkman, \"The narcos are coming down from Mexico.\" In addition, Logan said, the federal government is not able to control large segments of the country. For example, Peten state in northern Guatemala, bordered on two sides by Mexico, is lawless, he said. Berkman made the same point. \"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said.", "\"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said. Berkman also pointed out that the government has reduced anti-crime spending in the 2010 budget because of the nation's dire economic situation. \"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said.", "\"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said. Logan, who just wrote a book on the Mara Salvatrucha gang of Central America, said there are two main criminal elements in Guatemala: drug cartels that deal in large-scale exportation and street gangs that sell drugs at the retail level and are involved in other crimes, such as robbery and extortion. In some cases, they work together.", "In some cases, they work together. When those criminals get arrested, they continue their activities on the inside. \"The prisons, in general, are centers of corruption,\" Carrera said. \"From inside prison, they direct kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking.\" Monday's attacks on the prison officials resulted from efforts to weed out corruption in the nation's prisons, Carrera said. Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls.", "Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls. They also are transferring some top-level criminals to high-security prisons. \"What happened is a reaction from gangs who want control of the prisons,\" Carrera said. \"They're trying to show strength through force. To generate fear.\" Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons.", "Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons. Two arrests have been made in Monday's shootings and the investigation continues, said Rudy Esquivel, spokesman for the Guatemalan prison system. \"This was a very structured job; very well-defined,\" Esquivel said from Guatemala City, the nation's capital. Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards.", "Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards. One guard and a shooting suspect were wounded, as were three citizens. One of the wounded was a woman in the eighth month of pregnancy, news accounts said. According to published reports in the Prensa" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- To hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse. Police arrests two suspects in one of the three attacks. They're used to this level of violence, said Fernando Carrera Castro, director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies in Guatemala City. Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned.", "Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned. \"We're as scared as ever,\" he said Tuesday. Heather Berkman, a Central America analyst with the Eurasia Group consulting firm, also has come to expect the violence. \"What else is new?\" she said when asked about the killings.", "she said when asked about the killings. Samuel Logan, an expert on Latin American gangs, said all of Central America is under attack from organized crime cartels because the region is pinched between Colombia and Mexico, the two biggest sources of drugs in the area. U.S. interdiction efforts that have targeted the flow of drugs through the Caribbean Sea also have forced cartels to travel through the Central American isthmus, Logan said. Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems.", "Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems. Among those three nations, Guatemala stands out. \"When you talk about a country being hollowed out by organized crime, Guatemala is at the top of the list,\" Logan said. There are two main reasons, he said: geography and an incompetent and corrupt government. \"Guatemala bunches right up against Mexico,\" Logan said. \"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\"", "\"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\" Said Berkman, \"The narcos are coming down from Mexico.\" In addition, Logan said, the federal government is not able to control large segments of the country. For example, Peten state in northern Guatemala, bordered on two sides by Mexico, is lawless, he said. Berkman made the same point. \"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said.", "\"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said. Berkman also pointed out that the government has reduced anti-crime spending in the 2010 budget because of the nation's dire economic situation. \"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said.", "\"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said. Logan, who just wrote a book on the Mara Salvatrucha gang of Central America, said there are two main criminal elements in Guatemala: drug cartels that deal in large-scale exportation and street gangs that sell drugs at the retail level and are involved in other crimes, such as robbery and extortion. In some cases, they work together.", "In some cases, they work together. When those criminals get arrested, they continue their activities on the inside. \"The prisons, in general, are centers of corruption,\" Carrera said. \"From inside prison, they direct kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking.\" Monday's attacks on the prison officials resulted from efforts to weed out corruption in the nation's prisons, Carrera said. Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls.", "Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls. They also are transferring some top-level criminals to high-security prisons. \"What happened is a reaction from gangs who want control of the prisons,\" Carrera said. \"They're trying to show strength through force. To generate fear.\" Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons.", "Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons. Two arrests have been made in Monday's shootings and the investigation continues, said Rudy Esquivel, spokesman for the Guatemalan prison system. \"This was a very structured job; very well-defined,\" Esquivel said from Guatemala City, the nation's capital. Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards.", "Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards. One guard and a shooting suspect were wounded, as were three citizens. One of the wounded was a woman in the eighth month of pregnancy, news accounts said. According to published reports in the Prensa" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- To hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse. Police arrests two suspects in one of the three attacks. They're used to this level of violence, said Fernando Carrera Castro, director of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies in Guatemala City. Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned.", "Although what happened is normal in Guatemala, Carrera said, that's not to say that citizens are not concerned. \"We're as scared as ever,\" he said Tuesday. Heather Berkman, a Central America analyst with the Eurasia Group consulting firm, also has come to expect the violence. \"What else is new?\" she said when asked about the killings.", "she said when asked about the killings. Samuel Logan, an expert on Latin American gangs, said all of Central America is under attack from organized crime cartels because the region is pinched between Colombia and Mexico, the two biggest sources of drugs in the area. U.S. interdiction efforts that have targeted the flow of drugs through the Caribbean Sea also have forced cartels to travel through the Central American isthmus, Logan said. Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems.", "Within Central America, he said, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have the worst problems. Among those three nations, Guatemala stands out. \"When you talk about a country being hollowed out by organized crime, Guatemala is at the top of the list,\" Logan said. There are two main reasons, he said: geography and an incompetent and corrupt government. \"Guatemala bunches right up against Mexico,\" Logan said. \"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\"", "\"Any spillover effect is almost certainly going south.\" Said Berkman, \"The narcos are coming down from Mexico.\" In addition, Logan said, the federal government is not able to control large segments of the country. For example, Peten state in northern Guatemala, bordered on two sides by Mexico, is lawless, he said. Berkman made the same point. \"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said.", "\"The narcos control about 40 percent of the territory down there, which is pretty amazing,\" she said. Berkman also pointed out that the government has reduced anti-crime spending in the 2010 budget because of the nation's dire economic situation. \"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said.", "\"If you don't have resources, you can't pay for troops and supplies and intelligence,\" she said. Logan, who just wrote a book on the Mara Salvatrucha gang of Central America, said there are two main criminal elements in Guatemala: drug cartels that deal in large-scale exportation and street gangs that sell drugs at the retail level and are involved in other crimes, such as robbery and extortion. In some cases, they work together.", "In some cases, they work together. When those criminals get arrested, they continue their activities on the inside. \"The prisons, in general, are centers of corruption,\" Carrera said. \"From inside prison, they direct kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking.\" Monday's attacks on the prison officials resulted from efforts to weed out corruption in the nation's prisons, Carrera said. Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls.", "Officials have been clamping down on what goods inmates can receive and the use of cell phones within prison walls. They also are transferring some top-level criminals to high-security prisons. \"What happened is a reaction from gangs who want control of the prisons,\" Carrera said. \"They're trying to show strength through force. To generate fear.\" Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons.", "Interior Minister Raul Velasquez was quoted in several newspapers Tuesday as saying the attacks were in retaliation for the recent transfer of several gang leaders to high-security prisons. Two arrests have been made in Monday's shootings and the investigation continues, said Rudy Esquivel, spokesman for the Guatemalan prison system. \"This was a very structured job; very well-defined,\" Esquivel said from Guatemala City, the nation's capital. Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards.", "Killed were a prison assistant director, a warden and two guards. One guard and a shooting suspect were wounded, as were three citizens. One of the wounded was a woman in the eighth month of pregnancy, news accounts said. According to published reports in the Prensa" ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

[ "review of the country's laws on gun ownership." ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

[ "last month." ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

[ "college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland," ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

[ "10" ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

[ "Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen" ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

[ "Matti Juhani Saari" ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

[ "eight female students, a male student and a male teacher." ]

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[ "KAUHAJOKI, Finland (CNN) -- Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher. The bodies of the victims were also badly burned after being set on fire. The gunman -- identified by authorities as Matti Juhani Saari -- also died after turning the gun on himself. In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting.", "In addition, one woman was seriously wounded in the shooting. Finnish police had interviewed and released Saari a day before Tuesday's bloody rampage at a college in Kauhajoki in southwestern Finland, the country's interior minister said Tuesday. Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that police found a note at Saari's apartment saying he planned the attack since 2002 because he hated \"people and the human race,\" according to Jari Neulaniemi of the National Bureau of Investigation. Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom.", "Neulaniemi told YLE that the shooting took place in a single classroom. Nine of the victims were found in the classroom and one in the corridor, the report said. Authorities say they became interested in the 22-year-old student after he posted four videos on YouTube. One of them showed him firing a pistol at a shooting range. Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE.", "Saari did not directly threaten anyone in the videos, so there were no grounds for further action, national police Commissioner Mikko Paatero told YLE. However, Interior Minister Anne Holmlund suggested the government will investigate how the police handled the case. Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying.", "Watch as the people of Kauhajoki mourn the victims » \"It's clear that we have to carefully go through what should have been done and if we could have avoided this situation in some way,\" The Associated Press quoted her as saying. Finnish President Tarja Halonen, speaking from the United Nations' annual General Assembly in New York, also raised concerns about the YouTube videos. \"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview.", "\"We, parents and elderly people, have a little bit of feeling about the Internet,\" she said during an impromptu TV interview. \"It's like a strange planet for us. But it's not so. It's part of our world, so we have to step in.\" However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari.", "However she praised efforts by police, who she said \"were already on board\" by interviewing Saari. Authorities hoped that was enough to take care of any threat, but \"now we see that it was not,\" she said. The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership.", "The massacre in Kauhajoki, 290 kilometers (180 miles) northwest of Helsinki, was Finland's second school shooting in less than a year and renewed calls for a review of the country's laws on gun ownership. Watch pictures from the scene » \"We must considerably tighten them,\" Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told YLE during a visit to the town early Wednesday. \"We should consider whether to allow these small arms for private citizens at home. They belong on firing ranges.\"", "They belong on firing ranges.\" MTV-3's Foreign Editor Risto Puolimatka told CNN that Saari was issued with a temporary gun license last month. It was the gunman's first license, Puolimatka said. Authorities learned about the videos Friday but could not reach Saari until Monday, Paatero told YLE. Police also searched his home, YLE reported.", "Police also searched his home, YLE reported. Four videos of a man firing a pistol at a shooting range were posted by a \"Mr. Saari\" from Kauhajoki, where the college is based, according to his profile on video-sharing Web site YouTube. The profile also included a video tribute to the Columbine High School shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, at the top of the man's favorites list. The videos were posted over a three-week period this month. None was posted in the last week.", "None was posted in the last week. Watch more about the YouTube videos » The account was suspended within hours of the shooting, which began about 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT.) Jukka Forsberg, a maintenance worker at the school, told YLE that the gunman was wearing a ski mask and walked into the building with a large bag. About 150 students were on campus Kauhajoki city's School of Hospitality in southwestern Finland. Forsberg said, \"I heard several dozen rounds of shots. In other words," ]

[ "its border crossing terminals," ]

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[ "GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday. Palestinian Hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in Gaza City last week. Israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease-fire agreement has been reached. \"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement.", "\"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. \"When it starts, if it starts, it's hard to say how long it will last. The test will be how it's implemented.\" Hamas senior official Mahmoud Zahar and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced the Egyptian-brokered agreement at a news conference in Gaza. They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET).", "They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET). On Sunday, Israel gradually will start to open its border crossing terminals, the Hamas officials said. Asked about initial reports of a cease-fire, one Israeli official would not confirm whether an agreement had been finalized but said any truce would involve a sequential process. Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established.", "Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established. He said Israel is still calling for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit as part of a broader cease-fire. Gaza militants kidnapped Shalit in June 2006. Egypt has been trying to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel for months. Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.", "Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility.", "Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility. \"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\"", "\"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\" Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures.", "Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures. While most of the attacks do not result in casualties, three Israelis have been killed in rocket and mortar strikes in recent weeks. The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership.", "The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership. Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world.", "Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Hamas seized control of Gaza last year after routing Palestinian security agencies under the control of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank.", "The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank. Representatives from the rival factions met recently in Senegal for talks aimed at restoring the political and territorial split. Earlier this month, Abbas called for \"national unity\" talks with Hamas with the goal of producing new elections for the Palestinians, who elected a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government in a U.S.-backed vote in 2006. Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel.", "Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel. The Bush administration has said it wants the two sides to reach an agreement by the end of the year. CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report." ]

[ "Ehud Barak" ]

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[ "GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday. Palestinian Hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in Gaza City last week. Israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease-fire agreement has been reached. \"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement.", "\"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. \"When it starts, if it starts, it's hard to say how long it will last. The test will be how it's implemented.\" Hamas senior official Mahmoud Zahar and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced the Egyptian-brokered agreement at a news conference in Gaza. They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET).", "They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET). On Sunday, Israel gradually will start to open its border crossing terminals, the Hamas officials said. Asked about initial reports of a cease-fire, one Israeli official would not confirm whether an agreement had been finalized but said any truce would involve a sequential process. Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established.", "Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established. He said Israel is still calling for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit as part of a broader cease-fire. Gaza militants kidnapped Shalit in June 2006. Egypt has been trying to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel for months. Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.", "Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility.", "Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility. \"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\"", "\"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\" Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures.", "Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures. While most of the attacks do not result in casualties, three Israelis have been killed in rocket and mortar strikes in recent weeks. The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership.", "The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership. Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world.", "Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Hamas seized control of Gaza last year after routing Palestinian security agencies under the control of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank.", "The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank. Representatives from the rival factions met recently in Senegal for talks aimed at restoring the political and territorial split. Earlier this month, Abbas called for \"national unity\" talks with Hamas with the goal of producing new elections for the Palestinians, who elected a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government in a U.S.-backed vote in 2006. Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel.", "Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel. The Bush administration has said it wants the two sides to reach an agreement by the end of the year. CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report." ]

[ "cease-fire agreement" ]

[ { "end": [ 338 ], "start": [ 319 ] } ]

[ "GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday. Palestinian Hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in Gaza City last week. Israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease-fire agreement has been reached. \"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement.", "\"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. \"When it starts, if it starts, it's hard to say how long it will last. The test will be how it's implemented.\" Hamas senior official Mahmoud Zahar and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced the Egyptian-brokered agreement at a news conference in Gaza. They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET).", "They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET). On Sunday, Israel gradually will start to open its border crossing terminals, the Hamas officials said. Asked about initial reports of a cease-fire, one Israeli official would not confirm whether an agreement had been finalized but said any truce would involve a sequential process. Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established.", "Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established. He said Israel is still calling for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit as part of a broader cease-fire. Gaza militants kidnapped Shalit in June 2006. Egypt has been trying to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel for months. Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.", "Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility.", "Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility. \"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\"", "\"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\" Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures.", "Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures. While most of the attacks do not result in casualties, three Israelis have been killed in rocket and mortar strikes in recent weeks. The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership.", "The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership. Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world.", "Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Hamas seized control of Gaza last year after routing Palestinian security agencies under the control of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank.", "The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank. Representatives from the rival factions met recently in Senegal for talks aimed at restoring the political and territorial split. Earlier this month, Abbas called for \"national unity\" talks with Hamas with the goal of producing new elections for the Palestinians, who elected a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government in a U.S.-backed vote in 2006. Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel.", "Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel. The Bush administration has said it wants the two sides to reach an agreement by the end of the year. CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report." ]

[ "Hamas" ]

[ { "end": [ 2851 ], "start": [ 2847 ] } ]

[ "GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday. Palestinian Hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in Gaza City last week. Israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease-fire agreement has been reached. \"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement.", "\"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. \"When it starts, if it starts, it's hard to say how long it will last. The test will be how it's implemented.\" Hamas senior official Mahmoud Zahar and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced the Egyptian-brokered agreement at a news conference in Gaza. They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET).", "They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET). On Sunday, Israel gradually will start to open its border crossing terminals, the Hamas officials said. Asked about initial reports of a cease-fire, one Israeli official would not confirm whether an agreement had been finalized but said any truce would involve a sequential process. Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established.", "Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established. He said Israel is still calling for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit as part of a broader cease-fire. Gaza militants kidnapped Shalit in June 2006. Egypt has been trying to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel for months. Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.", "Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility.", "Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility. \"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\"", "\"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\" Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures.", "Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures. While most of the attacks do not result in casualties, three Israelis have been killed in rocket and mortar strikes in recent weeks. The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership.", "The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership. Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world.", "Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Hamas seized control of Gaza last year after routing Palestinian security agencies under the control of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank.", "The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank. Representatives from the rival factions met recently in Senegal for talks aimed at restoring the political and territorial split. Earlier this month, Abbas called for \"national unity\" talks with Hamas with the goal of producing new elections for the Palestinians, who elected a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government in a U.S.-backed vote in 2006. Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel.", "Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel. The Bush administration has said it wants the two sides to reach an agreement by the end of the year. CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report." ]

[ "last year" ]

[ { "end": [ 2884 ], "start": [ 2876 ] } ]

[ "GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday. Palestinian Hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in Gaza City last week. Israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease-fire agreement has been reached. \"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement.", "\"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. \"When it starts, if it starts, it's hard to say how long it will last. The test will be how it's implemented.\" Hamas senior official Mahmoud Zahar and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced the Egyptian-brokered agreement at a news conference in Gaza. They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET).", "They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET). On Sunday, Israel gradually will start to open its border crossing terminals, the Hamas officials said. Asked about initial reports of a cease-fire, one Israeli official would not confirm whether an agreement had been finalized but said any truce would involve a sequential process. Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established.", "Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established. He said Israel is still calling for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit as part of a broader cease-fire. Gaza militants kidnapped Shalit in June 2006. Egypt has been trying to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel for months. Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.", "Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility.", "Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility. \"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\"", "\"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\" Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures.", "Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures. While most of the attacks do not result in casualties, three Israelis have been killed in rocket and mortar strikes in recent weeks. The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership.", "The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership. Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world.", "Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Hamas seized control of Gaza last year after routing Palestinian security agencies under the control of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank.", "The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank. Representatives from the rival factions met recently in Senegal for talks aimed at restoring the political and territorial split. Earlier this month, Abbas called for \"national unity\" talks with Hamas with the goal of producing new elections for the Palestinians, who elected a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government in a U.S.-backed vote in 2006. Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel.", "Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel. The Bush administration has said it wants the two sides to reach an agreement by the end of the year. CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report." ]

[ "Hamas" ]

[ { "end": [ 2851 ], "start": [ 2847 ] } ]

[ "GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday. Palestinian Hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in Gaza City last week. Israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease-fire agreement has been reached. \"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement.", "\"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. \"When it starts, if it starts, it's hard to say how long it will last. The test will be how it's implemented.\" Hamas senior official Mahmoud Zahar and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced the Egyptian-brokered agreement at a news conference in Gaza. They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET).", "They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET). On Sunday, Israel gradually will start to open its border crossing terminals, the Hamas officials said. Asked about initial reports of a cease-fire, one Israeli official would not confirm whether an agreement had been finalized but said any truce would involve a sequential process. Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established.", "Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established. He said Israel is still calling for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit as part of a broader cease-fire. Gaza militants kidnapped Shalit in June 2006. Egypt has been trying to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel for months. Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.", "Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility.", "Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility. \"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\"", "\"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\" Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures.", "Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures. While most of the attacks do not result in casualties, three Israelis have been killed in rocket and mortar strikes in recent weeks. The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership.", "The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership. Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world.", "Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Hamas seized control of Gaza last year after routing Palestinian security agencies under the control of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank.", "The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank. Representatives from the rival factions met recently in Senegal for talks aimed at restoring the political and territorial split. Earlier this month, Abbas called for \"national unity\" talks with Hamas with the goal of producing new elections for the Palestinians, who elected a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government in a U.S.-backed vote in 2006. Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel.", "Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel. The Bush administration has said it wants the two sides to reach an agreement by the end of the year. CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report." ]

[ "how long it will last." ]

[ { "end": [ 540 ], "start": [ 519 ] } ]

[ "GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday. Palestinian Hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in Gaza City last week. Israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease-fire agreement has been reached. \"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement.", "\"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. \"When it starts, if it starts, it's hard to say how long it will last. The test will be how it's implemented.\" Hamas senior official Mahmoud Zahar and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced the Egyptian-brokered agreement at a news conference in Gaza. They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET).", "They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET). On Sunday, Israel gradually will start to open its border crossing terminals, the Hamas officials said. Asked about initial reports of a cease-fire, one Israeli official would not confirm whether an agreement had been finalized but said any truce would involve a sequential process. Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established.", "Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established. He said Israel is still calling for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit as part of a broader cease-fire. Gaza militants kidnapped Shalit in June 2006. Egypt has been trying to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel for months. Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.", "Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility.", "Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility. \"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\"", "\"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\" Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures.", "Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures. While most of the attacks do not result in casualties, three Israelis have been killed in rocket and mortar strikes in recent weeks. The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership.", "The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership. Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world.", "Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Hamas seized control of Gaza last year after routing Palestinian security agencies under the control of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank.", "The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank. Representatives from the rival factions met recently in Senegal for talks aimed at restoring the political and territorial split. Earlier this month, Abbas called for \"national unity\" talks with Hamas with the goal of producing new elections for the Palestinians, who elected a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government in a U.S.-backed vote in 2006. Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel.", "Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel. The Bush administration has said it wants the two sides to reach an agreement by the end of the year. CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report." ]

[ "cease-fire agreement" ]

[ { "end": [ 338 ], "start": [ 319 ] } ]

[ "GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday. Palestinian Hamas security men stand to attention at a training academy in Gaza City last week. Israeli officials, however, stopped short of confirming that a cease-fire agreement has been reached. \"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement.", "\"It's still early to announce an agreement of calm,\" Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement. \"When it starts, if it starts, it's hard to say how long it will last. The test will be how it's implemented.\" Hamas senior official Mahmoud Zahar and Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced the Egyptian-brokered agreement at a news conference in Gaza. They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET).", "They said it will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday (11 p.m. Wednesday ET). On Sunday, Israel gradually will start to open its border crossing terminals, the Hamas officials said. Asked about initial reports of a cease-fire, one Israeli official would not confirm whether an agreement had been finalized but said any truce would involve a sequential process. Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established.", "Watch what truce may mean in Gaza » The official said Israel would reopen some of its terminals along the Gaza border after calm had been established. He said Israel is still calling for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit as part of a broader cease-fire. Gaza militants kidnapped Shalit in June 2006. Egypt has been trying to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel for months. Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.", "Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory. Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility.", "Referring to the Egyptian mediation efforts, Barak said, \"It's important to exhaust the possibility. \"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\"", "\"The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is prepared for any developments, but it is important to attempt to achieve a period of calm to bring back the peace and quiet for the [Israeli] people who live around Gaza in Sderot and Ashkelon and to try and renew negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit.\" Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures.", "Militants in Gaza have launched more than 2,300 mortars and rockets since the start of 2008, more than the 2,000 launched in all of last year, according to Israeli military figures. While most of the attacks do not result in casualties, three Israelis have been killed in rocket and mortar strikes in recent weeks. The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership.", "The Israeli military responds to the attacks by carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Gaza that target militants, but many times lead to civilian casualties -- further inflaming the Palestinian leadership. Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world.", "Israel also has restricted supplies of gasoline, diesel and electricity to Gaza, limited the amount of food and other goods entering the strip and made it virtually impossible for manufacturers and farmers in Gaza to export anything to the outside world. Hamas seized control of Gaza last year after routing Palestinian security agencies under the control of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement. The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank.", "The ouster forced Abbas to dissolve the Fatah-Hamas unity government, but Fatah still controls the West Bank. Representatives from the rival factions met recently in Senegal for talks aimed at restoring the political and territorial split. Earlier this month, Abbas called for \"national unity\" talks with Hamas with the goal of producing new elections for the Palestinians, who elected a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government in a U.S.-backed vote in 2006. Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel.", "Meanwhile, Abbas' Western-backed government is working toward a peace agreement with Israel. The Bush administration has said it wants the two sides to reach an agreement by the end of the year. CNN's Shira Medding contributed to this report." ]

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[ "Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Long lines formed under the watchful eye of American and multinational troops as a wide-scale food distribution effort reached capacity Thursday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Nearly 160,000 Haitian women each collected a 25-kilogram (55 pounds) bag of rice under a distribution plan coordinated by the United Nations, several private humanitarian agencies and the Haitian government. The effort was launched Sunday but not all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital were operational until Thursday.", "The effort was launched Sunday but not all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital were operational until Thursday. So far, 600,000 people affected by the devastating January 12 earthquake have been able to collect food under this plan, said Marcus Prior, spokesman for the United Nations World Food Programme. \"We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,\" Prior said.", "\"We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,\" Prior said. Only women were given food coupons beforehand and allowed to stand in line to collect for their families. \"Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women, it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men,\" Prior said.", "\"Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women, it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men,\" Prior said. U.S. and U.N. troops have been keeping strict control over the crowds. Prior said the distribution plan has been orderly so far. The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday.", "The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday. More than 300,000 people were injured and more than 1 million were made homeless, he told CNN's \"Larry King Live.\"" ]

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[ "Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Long lines formed under the watchful eye of American and multinational troops as a wide-scale food distribution effort reached capacity Thursday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Nearly 160,000 Haitian women each collected a 25-kilogram (55 pounds) bag of rice under a distribution plan coordinated by the United Nations, several private humanitarian agencies and the Haitian government. The effort was launched Sunday but not all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital were operational until Thursday.", "The effort was launched Sunday but not all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital were operational until Thursday. So far, 600,000 people affected by the devastating January 12 earthquake have been able to collect food under this plan, said Marcus Prior, spokesman for the United Nations World Food Programme. \"We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,\" Prior said.", "\"We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,\" Prior said. Only women were given food coupons beforehand and allowed to stand in line to collect for their families. \"Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women, it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men,\" Prior said.", "\"Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women, it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men,\" Prior said. U.S. and U.N. troops have been keeping strict control over the crowds. Prior said the distribution plan has been orderly so far. The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday.", "The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday. More than 300,000 people were injured and more than 1 million were made homeless, he told CNN's \"Larry King Live.\"" ]

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[ "Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Long lines formed under the watchful eye of American and multinational troops as a wide-scale food distribution effort reached capacity Thursday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Nearly 160,000 Haitian women each collected a 25-kilogram (55 pounds) bag of rice under a distribution plan coordinated by the United Nations, several private humanitarian agencies and the Haitian government. The effort was launched Sunday but not all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital were operational until Thursday.", "The effort was launched Sunday but not all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital were operational until Thursday. So far, 600,000 people affected by the devastating January 12 earthquake have been able to collect food under this plan, said Marcus Prior, spokesman for the United Nations World Food Programme. \"We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,\" Prior said.", "\"We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,\" Prior said. Only women were given food coupons beforehand and allowed to stand in line to collect for their families. \"Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women, it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men,\" Prior said.", "\"Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women, it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men,\" Prior said. U.S. and U.N. troops have been keeping strict control over the crowds. Prior said the distribution plan has been orderly so far. The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday.", "The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday. More than 300,000 people were injured and more than 1 million were made homeless, he told CNN's \"Larry King Live.\"" ]

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[ "Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Long lines formed under the watchful eye of American and multinational troops as a wide-scale food distribution effort reached capacity Thursday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Nearly 160,000 Haitian women each collected a 25-kilogram (55 pounds) bag of rice under a distribution plan coordinated by the United Nations, several private humanitarian agencies and the Haitian government. The effort was launched Sunday but not all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital were operational until Thursday.", "The effort was launched Sunday but not all 16 fixed distribution points around the capital were operational until Thursday. So far, 600,000 people affected by the devastating January 12 earthquake have been able to collect food under this plan, said Marcus Prior, spokesman for the United Nations World Food Programme. \"We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,\" Prior said.", "\"We're encouraged by the way the system is working to get food out into the city to those in need, but still have a long way to go,\" Prior said. Only women were given food coupons beforehand and allowed to stand in line to collect for their families. \"Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women, it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men,\" Prior said.", "\"Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women, it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men,\" Prior said. U.S. and U.N. troops have been keeping strict control over the crowds. Prior said the distribution plan has been orderly so far. The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday.", "The death toll from the earthquake has reached 212,000, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said Thursday. More than 300,000 people were injured and more than 1 million were made homeless, he told CNN's \"Larry King Live.\"" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are breaking into the world of comic books. No capes, no tights: Female Force stars Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy. Washington-based publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on March 11. The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors.", "The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors. \"We really want to show strong, independent, female role models in comics,\" said Darren Davis, president of Bluewater Productions. Another company released comics about President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain during the presidential election. Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told.", "Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told. \"She was the first [major] female presidential candidate, so we just started with [her], and there was so much interest in it,\" said Jason Schultz, executive vice president of Bluewater Productions. The first two issues in Female Force, already released, feature Clinton and Palin. The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama.", "The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Michelle Obama comic is expected to be released in April, and has pre-sold 28,000 copies. The next set will feature other \"strong, independent women\" such as Princess Diana, Schultz said. Comic fans approve of the idea. \"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN.", "\"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN. Another added, \"It shows that comics aren't just about guys in tights beating each other up -- it's about information, it's about understanding people a little better,\" said another reader. Richard Laermer, CEO of a public relations firm and author of several books on marketing, said he's not surprised. \"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said.", "\"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said. The creators expect to expand the comic book world to a larger demographic with the books. \"It's bringing a whole new demographic to comic books,\" Schultz said. \"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added.", "\"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added. Mary Ellen Balchunis, an assistant professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said \"getting girls [interested in politics] at a younger age is brilliant.\" \"I think it's great that they're doing these comic books,\" Balchunis said. \"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\"", "\"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\" She said the choices are \"fabulous,\" because \"these are the women who are at the top of the totem pole right now.\" Each comic will be biographical, Schultz said. \"With Hillary, it starts with her life and ends up with her as Secretary of State.\" \"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life.", "\"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life. To me that's just awesome,\" said Laermer. Another professor of political science said the way the women are portrayed will be important. \"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston.", "\"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston. \"So it's a question of what the artists go for. If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added.", "If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added. The fact that real, living women are now in comic books is another barrier that Davis and Schultz have broken through, historian and author Trina Robbins said. \"It's about time. They've never done a major living woman,\" she said. \"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\"", "\"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\" LaNeice Collins reported from New York. Robyn Sidersky reported from Atlanta, Georgia." ]

[ "Female Force" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are breaking into the world of comic books. No capes, no tights: Female Force stars Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy. Washington-based publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on March 11. The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors.", "The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors. \"We really want to show strong, independent, female role models in comics,\" said Darren Davis, president of Bluewater Productions. Another company released comics about President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain during the presidential election. Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told.", "Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told. \"She was the first [major] female presidential candidate, so we just started with [her], and there was so much interest in it,\" said Jason Schultz, executive vice president of Bluewater Productions. The first two issues in Female Force, already released, feature Clinton and Palin. The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama.", "The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Michelle Obama comic is expected to be released in April, and has pre-sold 28,000 copies. The next set will feature other \"strong, independent women\" such as Princess Diana, Schultz said. Comic fans approve of the idea. \"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN.", "\"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN. Another added, \"It shows that comics aren't just about guys in tights beating each other up -- it's about information, it's about understanding people a little better,\" said another reader. Richard Laermer, CEO of a public relations firm and author of several books on marketing, said he's not surprised. \"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said.", "\"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said. The creators expect to expand the comic book world to a larger demographic with the books. \"It's bringing a whole new demographic to comic books,\" Schultz said. \"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added.", "\"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added. Mary Ellen Balchunis, an assistant professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said \"getting girls [interested in politics] at a younger age is brilliant.\" \"I think it's great that they're doing these comic books,\" Balchunis said. \"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\"", "\"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\" She said the choices are \"fabulous,\" because \"these are the women who are at the top of the totem pole right now.\" Each comic will be biographical, Schultz said. \"With Hillary, it starts with her life and ends up with her as Secretary of State.\" \"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life.", "\"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life. To me that's just awesome,\" said Laermer. Another professor of political science said the way the women are portrayed will be important. \"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston.", "\"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston. \"So it's a question of what the artists go for. If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added.", "If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added. The fact that real, living women are now in comic books is another barrier that Davis and Schultz have broken through, historian and author Trina Robbins said. \"It's about time. They've never done a major living woman,\" she said. \"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\"", "\"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\" LaNeice Collins reported from New York. Robyn Sidersky reported from Atlanta, Georgia." ]

[ "Female Force" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are breaking into the world of comic books. No capes, no tights: Female Force stars Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy. Washington-based publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on March 11. The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors.", "The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors. \"We really want to show strong, independent, female role models in comics,\" said Darren Davis, president of Bluewater Productions. Another company released comics about President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain during the presidential election. Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told.", "Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told. \"She was the first [major] female presidential candidate, so we just started with [her], and there was so much interest in it,\" said Jason Schultz, executive vice president of Bluewater Productions. The first two issues in Female Force, already released, feature Clinton and Palin. The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama.", "The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Michelle Obama comic is expected to be released in April, and has pre-sold 28,000 copies. The next set will feature other \"strong, independent women\" such as Princess Diana, Schultz said. Comic fans approve of the idea. \"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN.", "\"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN. Another added, \"It shows that comics aren't just about guys in tights beating each other up -- it's about information, it's about understanding people a little better,\" said another reader. Richard Laermer, CEO of a public relations firm and author of several books on marketing, said he's not surprised. \"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said.", "\"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said. The creators expect to expand the comic book world to a larger demographic with the books. \"It's bringing a whole new demographic to comic books,\" Schultz said. \"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added.", "\"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added. Mary Ellen Balchunis, an assistant professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said \"getting girls [interested in politics] at a younger age is brilliant.\" \"I think it's great that they're doing these comic books,\" Balchunis said. \"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\"", "\"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\" She said the choices are \"fabulous,\" because \"these are the women who are at the top of the totem pole right now.\" Each comic will be biographical, Schultz said. \"With Hillary, it starts with her life and ends up with her as Secretary of State.\" \"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life.", "\"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life. To me that's just awesome,\" said Laermer. Another professor of political science said the way the women are portrayed will be important. \"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston.", "\"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston. \"So it's a question of what the artists go for. If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added.", "If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added. The fact that real, living women are now in comic books is another barrier that Davis and Schultz have broken through, historian and author Trina Robbins said. \"It's about time. They've never done a major living woman,\" she said. \"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\"", "\"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\" LaNeice Collins reported from New York. Robyn Sidersky reported from Atlanta, Georgia." ]

[ "Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are breaking into the world of comic books. No capes, no tights: Female Force stars Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy. Washington-based publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on March 11. The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors.", "The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors. \"We really want to show strong, independent, female role models in comics,\" said Darren Davis, president of Bluewater Productions. Another company released comics about President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain during the presidential election. Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told.", "Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told. \"She was the first [major] female presidential candidate, so we just started with [her], and there was so much interest in it,\" said Jason Schultz, executive vice president of Bluewater Productions. The first two issues in Female Force, already released, feature Clinton and Palin. The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama.", "The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Michelle Obama comic is expected to be released in April, and has pre-sold 28,000 copies. The next set will feature other \"strong, independent women\" such as Princess Diana, Schultz said. Comic fans approve of the idea. \"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN.", "\"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN. Another added, \"It shows that comics aren't just about guys in tights beating each other up -- it's about information, it's about understanding people a little better,\" said another reader. Richard Laermer, CEO of a public relations firm and author of several books on marketing, said he's not surprised. \"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said.", "\"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said. The creators expect to expand the comic book world to a larger demographic with the books. \"It's bringing a whole new demographic to comic books,\" Schultz said. \"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added.", "\"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added. Mary Ellen Balchunis, an assistant professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said \"getting girls [interested in politics] at a younger age is brilliant.\" \"I think it's great that they're doing these comic books,\" Balchunis said. \"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\"", "\"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\" She said the choices are \"fabulous,\" because \"these are the women who are at the top of the totem pole right now.\" Each comic will be biographical, Schultz said. \"With Hillary, it starts with her life and ends up with her as Secretary of State.\" \"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life.", "\"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life. To me that's just awesome,\" said Laermer. Another professor of political science said the way the women are portrayed will be important. \"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston.", "\"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston. \"So it's a question of what the artists go for. If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added.", "If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added. The fact that real, living women are now in comic books is another barrier that Davis and Schultz have broken through, historian and author Trina Robbins said. \"It's about time. They've never done a major living woman,\" she said. \"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\"", "\"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\" LaNeice Collins reported from New York. Robyn Sidersky reported from Atlanta, Georgia." ]

[ "Female Force" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are breaking into the world of comic books. No capes, no tights: Female Force stars Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy. Washington-based publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on March 11. The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors.", "The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors. \"We really want to show strong, independent, female role models in comics,\" said Darren Davis, president of Bluewater Productions. Another company released comics about President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain during the presidential election. Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told.", "Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told. \"She was the first [major] female presidential candidate, so we just started with [her], and there was so much interest in it,\" said Jason Schultz, executive vice president of Bluewater Productions. The first two issues in Female Force, already released, feature Clinton and Palin. The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama.", "The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Michelle Obama comic is expected to be released in April, and has pre-sold 28,000 copies. The next set will feature other \"strong, independent women\" such as Princess Diana, Schultz said. Comic fans approve of the idea. \"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN.", "\"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN. Another added, \"It shows that comics aren't just about guys in tights beating each other up -- it's about information, it's about understanding people a little better,\" said another reader. Richard Laermer, CEO of a public relations firm and author of several books on marketing, said he's not surprised. \"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said.", "\"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said. The creators expect to expand the comic book world to a larger demographic with the books. \"It's bringing a whole new demographic to comic books,\" Schultz said. \"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added.", "\"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added. Mary Ellen Balchunis, an assistant professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said \"getting girls [interested in politics] at a younger age is brilliant.\" \"I think it's great that they're doing these comic books,\" Balchunis said. \"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\"", "\"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\" She said the choices are \"fabulous,\" because \"these are the women who are at the top of the totem pole right now.\" Each comic will be biographical, Schultz said. \"With Hillary, it starts with her life and ends up with her as Secretary of State.\" \"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life.", "\"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life. To me that's just awesome,\" said Laermer. Another professor of political science said the way the women are portrayed will be important. \"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston.", "\"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston. \"So it's a question of what the artists go for. If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added.", "If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added. The fact that real, living women are now in comic books is another barrier that Davis and Schultz have broken through, historian and author Trina Robbins said. \"It's about time. They've never done a major living woman,\" she said. \"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\"", "\"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\" LaNeice Collins reported from New York. Robyn Sidersky reported from Atlanta, Georgia." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are breaking into the world of comic books. No capes, no tights: Female Force stars Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy. Washington-based publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on March 11. The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors.", "The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors. \"We really want to show strong, independent, female role models in comics,\" said Darren Davis, president of Bluewater Productions. Another company released comics about President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain during the presidential election. Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told.", "Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told. \"She was the first [major] female presidential candidate, so we just started with [her], and there was so much interest in it,\" said Jason Schultz, executive vice president of Bluewater Productions. The first two issues in Female Force, already released, feature Clinton and Palin. The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama.", "The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Michelle Obama comic is expected to be released in April, and has pre-sold 28,000 copies. The next set will feature other \"strong, independent women\" such as Princess Diana, Schultz said. Comic fans approve of the idea. \"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN.", "\"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN. Another added, \"It shows that comics aren't just about guys in tights beating each other up -- it's about information, it's about understanding people a little better,\" said another reader. Richard Laermer, CEO of a public relations firm and author of several books on marketing, said he's not surprised. \"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said.", "\"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said. The creators expect to expand the comic book world to a larger demographic with the books. \"It's bringing a whole new demographic to comic books,\" Schultz said. \"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added.", "\"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added. Mary Ellen Balchunis, an assistant professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said \"getting girls [interested in politics] at a younger age is brilliant.\" \"I think it's great that they're doing these comic books,\" Balchunis said. \"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\"", "\"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\" She said the choices are \"fabulous,\" because \"these are the women who are at the top of the totem pole right now.\" Each comic will be biographical, Schultz said. \"With Hillary, it starts with her life and ends up with her as Secretary of State.\" \"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life.", "\"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life. To me that's just awesome,\" said Laermer. Another professor of political science said the way the women are portrayed will be important. \"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston.", "\"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston. \"So it's a question of what the artists go for. If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added.", "If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added. The fact that real, living women are now in comic books is another barrier that Davis and Schultz have broken through, historian and author Trina Robbins said. \"It's about time. They've never done a major living woman,\" she said. \"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\"", "\"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\" LaNeice Collins reported from New York. Robyn Sidersky reported from Atlanta, Georgia." ]

[ "a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are breaking into the world of comic books. No capes, no tights: Female Force stars Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Caroline Kennedy. Washington-based publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on March 11. The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors.", "The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors. \"We really want to show strong, independent, female role models in comics,\" said Darren Davis, president of Bluewater Productions. Another company released comics about President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain during the presidential election. Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told.", "Then they decided that Hillary Clinton's story needed to be told. \"She was the first [major] female presidential candidate, so we just started with [her], and there was so much interest in it,\" said Jason Schultz, executive vice president of Bluewater Productions. The first two issues in Female Force, already released, feature Clinton and Palin. The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama.", "The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Michelle Obama comic is expected to be released in April, and has pre-sold 28,000 copies. The next set will feature other \"strong, independent women\" such as Princess Diana, Schultz said. Comic fans approve of the idea. \"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN.", "\"I think it just says, like, that women are important,\" one comic book fan told CNN. Another added, \"It shows that comics aren't just about guys in tights beating each other up -- it's about information, it's about understanding people a little better,\" said another reader. Richard Laermer, CEO of a public relations firm and author of several books on marketing, said he's not surprised. \"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said.", "\"We're in a very politically minded time right now,\" he said. The creators expect to expand the comic book world to a larger demographic with the books. \"It's bringing a whole new demographic to comic books,\" Schultz said. \"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added.", "\"It just shows little girls, young women, that they can be anything they want,\" he added. Mary Ellen Balchunis, an assistant professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said \"getting girls [interested in politics] at a younger age is brilliant.\" \"I think it's great that they're doing these comic books,\" Balchunis said. \"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\"", "\"In the past, women have shown a low level of political efficacy.\" She said the choices are \"fabulous,\" because \"these are the women who are at the top of the totem pole right now.\" Each comic will be biographical, Schultz said. \"With Hillary, it starts with her life and ends up with her as Secretary of State.\" \"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life.", "\"It would be fun to see how the superhero Hillary sort of pushes her way forth and shows people what she did in her life. To me that's just awesome,\" said Laermer. Another professor of political science said the way the women are portrayed will be important. \"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston.", "\"Comic books, by definition, are caricatures, but there are different ways of doing those caricatures,\" said Landon Storrs, an associate professor of history at the University of Houston. \"So it's a question of what the artists go for. If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added.", "If they just tap into familiar stereotypes, then they could reinforce negative ideas about powerful women, even as they are trying to do the opposite,\" she added. The fact that real, living women are now in comic books is another barrier that Davis and Schultz have broken through, historian and author Trina Robbins said. \"It's about time. They've never done a major living woman,\" she said. \"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\"", "\"I think what's good is they're doing women in politics and not Paris Hilton.\" LaNeice Collins reported from New York. Robyn Sidersky reported from Atlanta, Georgia." ]

[ "\"I can't believe that Hollywood has separated itself so completely from American morality,\"" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- While several high-profile actors and directors have rallied around Roman Polanski, not everyone in Hollywood believes he should be freed and forgiven. The case surrounding the arrest of director Roman Polanski has both supporters and critics. In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support.", "In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support. \"I can't believe that Hollywood has separated itself so completely from American morality,\" said Paul Petersen, a former child actor and president of A Minor Consideration, which advocates on behalf of young performers. \"It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America.\"", "\"It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America.\" Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, but fled the United States before he could be sentenced. In the years since, the director known for \"Chinatown\" and \"Rosemary's Baby\" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival.", "In the years since, the director known for \"Chinatown\" and \"Rosemary's Baby\" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival. In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, \"Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition.", "In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, \"Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. This extradition, if it takes place, will be heavy in consequences and will take away his freedom.\" Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment.", "Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment. Supporters make note of his age, the years that have passed, his talent and the victim's own assertion that pursuing the case opens fresh wounds for her as reasons the director should be left alone. But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime.", "But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime. \"I don't think a lot of people take the sexual assault of children very seriously at all, and it's something we battle everyday,\" said Grier Weeks, executive director of Protect, a national organization to protect children. \"We say at Protect that we are the most bipartisan group in America because we've got everyone from Hollywood liberals like Alison Arngrim [Nellie Oleson] from 'Little House on the Prairie' to extremely conservative people. ...", "... ... But I will say with the notable exception of a few people from Hollywood, we get blank stares from some of that crowd.\" Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's \"The View,\" in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for \"rape-rape,\" as what he views as a pervasive attitude.", "Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's \"The View,\" in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for \"rape-rape,\" as what he views as a pervasive attitude. \"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway,\" Weeks said.", "\"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway,\" Weeks said. \"This is just the attitude, that children are property and crimes against them are not real crimes.\" Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters » Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished.", "Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters » Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished. On Twitter, she tweeted, \"Whew... long day at 'The View'... two shows today... hot debate over the Statutory Rapist Polanski. 45-year-old man plies a 13-yr-old w/drugs & Liquor and anally & orally penetrates her w/o her consent is a RAPIST. We hunt down 75-year-old Nazis. We must protect our children.\"", "We must protect our children.\" Actress Kirstie Alley wrote on Twitter \"JUST FOR THE RECORD....RAPE IS RAPE...this is one HOLLYWOOD STAR who does not CELEBRATE or DEFEND Roman Polanski..his ART did not RAPE her.\" \"The Biggest Loser\" trainer Jillian Michaels said \"If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say\" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer.", "\"The Biggest Loser\" trainer Jillian Michaels said \"If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say\" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer. Despite that, Michaels said, \"If somebody drugged and raped my 13-year-old I'd shoot them.\" Watch stars discuss Polanski's arrest" ]

[ "the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- While several high-profile actors and directors have rallied around Roman Polanski, not everyone in Hollywood believes he should be freed and forgiven. The case surrounding the arrest of director Roman Polanski has both supporters and critics. In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support.", "In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support. \"I can't believe that Hollywood has separated itself so completely from American morality,\" said Paul Petersen, a former child actor and president of A Minor Consideration, which advocates on behalf of young performers. \"It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America.\"", "\"It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America.\" Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, but fled the United States before he could be sentenced. In the years since, the director known for \"Chinatown\" and \"Rosemary's Baby\" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival.", "In the years since, the director known for \"Chinatown\" and \"Rosemary's Baby\" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival. In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, \"Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition.", "In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, \"Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. This extradition, if it takes place, will be heavy in consequences and will take away his freedom.\" Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment.", "Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment. Supporters make note of his age, the years that have passed, his talent and the victim's own assertion that pursuing the case opens fresh wounds for her as reasons the director should be left alone. But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime.", "But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime. \"I don't think a lot of people take the sexual assault of children very seriously at all, and it's something we battle everyday,\" said Grier Weeks, executive director of Protect, a national organization to protect children. \"We say at Protect that we are the most bipartisan group in America because we've got everyone from Hollywood liberals like Alison Arngrim [Nellie Oleson] from 'Little House on the Prairie' to extremely conservative people. ...", "... ... But I will say with the notable exception of a few people from Hollywood, we get blank stares from some of that crowd.\" Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's \"The View,\" in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for \"rape-rape,\" as what he views as a pervasive attitude.", "Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's \"The View,\" in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for \"rape-rape,\" as what he views as a pervasive attitude. \"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway,\" Weeks said.", "\"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway,\" Weeks said. \"This is just the attitude, that children are property and crimes against them are not real crimes.\" Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters » Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished.", "Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters » Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished. On Twitter, she tweeted, \"Whew... long day at 'The View'... two shows today... hot debate over the Statutory Rapist Polanski. 45-year-old man plies a 13-yr-old w/drugs & Liquor and anally & orally penetrates her w/o her consent is a RAPIST. We hunt down 75-year-old Nazis. We must protect our children.\"", "We must protect our children.\" Actress Kirstie Alley wrote on Twitter \"JUST FOR THE RECORD....RAPE IS RAPE...this is one HOLLYWOOD STAR who does not CELEBRATE or DEFEND Roman Polanski..his ART did not RAPE her.\" \"The Biggest Loser\" trainer Jillian Michaels said \"If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say\" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer.", "\"The Biggest Loser\" trainer Jillian Michaels said \"If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say\" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer. Despite that, Michaels said, \"If somebody drugged and raped my 13-year-old I'd shoot them.\" Watch stars discuss Polanski's arrest" ]

[ "Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- While several high-profile actors and directors have rallied around Roman Polanski, not everyone in Hollywood believes he should be freed and forgiven. The case surrounding the arrest of director Roman Polanski has both supporters and critics. In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support.", "In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support. \"I can't believe that Hollywood has separated itself so completely from American morality,\" said Paul Petersen, a former child actor and president of A Minor Consideration, which advocates on behalf of young performers. \"It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America.\"", "\"It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America.\" Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, but fled the United States before he could be sentenced. In the years since, the director known for \"Chinatown\" and \"Rosemary's Baby\" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival.", "In the years since, the director known for \"Chinatown\" and \"Rosemary's Baby\" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival. In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, \"Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition.", "In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, \"Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. This extradition, if it takes place, will be heavy in consequences and will take away his freedom.\" Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment.", "Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment. Supporters make note of his age, the years that have passed, his talent and the victim's own assertion that pursuing the case opens fresh wounds for her as reasons the director should be left alone. But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime.", "But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime. \"I don't think a lot of people take the sexual assault of children very seriously at all, and it's something we battle everyday,\" said Grier Weeks, executive director of Protect, a national organization to protect children. \"We say at Protect that we are the most bipartisan group in America because we've got everyone from Hollywood liberals like Alison Arngrim [Nellie Oleson] from 'Little House on the Prairie' to extremely conservative people. ...", "... ... But I will say with the notable exception of a few people from Hollywood, we get blank stares from some of that crowd.\" Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's \"The View,\" in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for \"rape-rape,\" as what he views as a pervasive attitude.", "Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's \"The View,\" in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for \"rape-rape,\" as what he views as a pervasive attitude. \"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway,\" Weeks said.", "\"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway,\" Weeks said. \"This is just the attitude, that children are property and crimes against them are not real crimes.\" Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters » Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished.", "Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters » Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished. On Twitter, she tweeted, \"Whew... long day at 'The View'... two shows today... hot debate over the Statutory Rapist Polanski. 45-year-old man plies a 13-yr-old w/drugs & Liquor and anally & orally penetrates her w/o her consent is a RAPIST. We hunt down 75-year-old Nazis. We must protect our children.\"", "We must protect our children.\" Actress Kirstie Alley wrote on Twitter \"JUST FOR THE RECORD....RAPE IS RAPE...this is one HOLLYWOOD STAR who does not CELEBRATE or DEFEND Roman Polanski..his ART did not RAPE her.\" \"The Biggest Loser\" trainer Jillian Michaels said \"If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say\" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer.", "\"The Biggest Loser\" trainer Jillian Michaels said \"If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say\" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer. Despite that, Michaels said, \"If somebody drugged and raped my 13-year-old I'd shoot them.\" Watch stars discuss Polanski's arrest" ]

[ "petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- While several high-profile actors and directors have rallied around Roman Polanski, not everyone in Hollywood believes he should be freed and forgiven. The case surrounding the arrest of director Roman Polanski has both supporters and critics. In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support.", "In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and John Landis calling for the immediate release of Polanski following his detainment in Switzerland, a backlash is building against such support. \"I can't believe that Hollywood has separated itself so completely from American morality,\" said Paul Petersen, a former child actor and president of A Minor Consideration, which advocates on behalf of young performers. \"It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America.\"", "\"It is yet another case of Hollywood being out of sync with most of America.\" Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, but fled the United States before he could be sentenced. In the years since, the director known for \"Chinatown\" and \"Rosemary's Baby\" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival.", "In the years since, the director known for \"Chinatown\" and \"Rosemary's Baby\" settled in France and avoided authorities until he was arrested Saturday while on his way to the Zurich Film Festival. In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, \"Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition.", "In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states, \"Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. This extradition, if it takes place, will be heavy in consequences and will take away his freedom.\" Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment.", "Polanski's detention has stirred debate over whether he should be returned to the United States to face possible imprisonment. Supporters make note of his age, the years that have passed, his talent and the victim's own assertion that pursuing the case opens fresh wounds for her as reasons the director should be left alone. But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime.", "But critics observe that Polanski's supporters might be downplaying his crime. \"I don't think a lot of people take the sexual assault of children very seriously at all, and it's something we battle everyday,\" said Grier Weeks, executive director of Protect, a national organization to protect children. \"We say at Protect that we are the most bipartisan group in America because we've got everyone from Hollywood liberals like Alison Arngrim [Nellie Oleson] from 'Little House on the Prairie' to extremely conservative people. ...", "... ... But I will say with the notable exception of a few people from Hollywood, we get blank stares from some of that crowd.\" Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's \"The View,\" in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for \"rape-rape,\" as what he views as a pervasive attitude.", "Weeks pointed to the example of a discussion on ABC's \"The View,\" in which panelist and actress Whoopi Goldberg made the comment that she didn't believe the original charges against Polanski were for \"rape-rape,\" as what he views as a pervasive attitude. \"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway,\" Weeks said.", "\"I assume [Goldberg] regrets saying what she said, but she really didn't say anything that is not under the surface anyway,\" Weeks said. \"This is just the attitude, that children are property and crimes against them are not real crimes.\" Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters » Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished.", "Watch a discussion of about Polanski's supporters » Goldberg's fellow panelist, Sherri Shepherd, said during the show that she believed Polanski should still be punished. On Twitter, she tweeted, \"Whew... long day at 'The View'... two shows today... hot debate over the Statutory Rapist Polanski. 45-year-old man plies a 13-yr-old w/drugs & Liquor and anally & orally penetrates her w/o her consent is a RAPIST. We hunt down 75-year-old Nazis. We must protect our children.\"", "We must protect our children.\" Actress Kirstie Alley wrote on Twitter \"JUST FOR THE RECORD....RAPE IS RAPE...this is one HOLLYWOOD STAR who does not CELEBRATE or DEFEND Roman Polanski..his ART did not RAPE her.\" \"The Biggest Loser\" trainer Jillian Michaels said \"If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say\" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer.", "\"The Biggest Loser\" trainer Jillian Michaels said \"If she's [the victim] OK and feels that they are resolved then who are we to say\" referring to the now adult victim, Samantha Geimer. Despite that, Michaels said, \"If somebody drugged and raped my 13-year-old I'd shoot them.\" Watch stars discuss Polanski's arrest" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- The images of Neda Agha Soltan's death on the streets of Tehran transformed her into an icon for Iran's opposition movement. But very few know of Ramin Ramezani, who was killed five days before Neda during last year's post-election demonstrations in the Iranian capital. \"I always say Neda is the miracle of the century,\" Ramin's mother Zahra Ramezani told CNN by phone. \"Neda was destined to be known to everyone.", "\"Neda was destined to be known to everyone. If Ramin isn't known to everyone, that's OK.\" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide re-election on June 12, 2009, had sparked the biggest protests in Iran since the 1979 revolution. The following Monday, hundreds of thousands marched to Tehran's Azadi square, calling the vote a sham. Ramin was among the crowd.", "Ramin was among the crowd. Watch YouTube video of the chaos that day Ramin was on leave from military duty, back in Tehran to celebrate his 22nd birthday, just six days away. His parents told CNN that he had voted for Mir Hossein Moussavi, the opposition candidate who had energized young Iranians with promises of a freer society, more rights for women, and better relations with the West. Around 6 p.m. that day, Ramin called his parents and told them not to worry, they said.", "Around 6 p.m. that day, Ramin called his parents and told them not to worry, they said. He said he'd be home later that evening. An hour later, just blocks away from Azadi square, violence erupted at a base for the Basij, Iran's pro-government militia. Protesters surrounded the building, shattered its windows with rocks, and set fire to several rooms. Amateur video from the scene showed several armed members of the Basij on the rooftop apparently firing shots.", "Amateur video from the scene showed several armed members of the Basij on the rooftop apparently firing shots. It was here, Ramin's parents said, that their son was killed. A single bullet entered the right side of his chest, tore through both his lungs and killed him within minutes, his parents said. There was no way to know who fired the shot. It is widely believed that Ramin and several others who were killed on June 15 were the first casualties of the opposition movement's protests.", "It is widely believed that Ramin and several others who were killed on June 15 were the first casualties of the opposition movement's protests. When Ramin didn't show up at home, the Ramezanis stayed up all night trying to reach him. Zahra Ramezani said she called Ramin's cell phone every hour but no one answered. The following day they received a brief call from a man who did not identify himself.", "The following day they received a brief call from a man who did not identify himself. \"He said, 'If you want your son's remains,' and as soon as he said 'remains' there was chaos in our home,\" said Zahra Ramezani. \"We were all hitting ourselves, screaming and shouting.\" For Ramin's parents the nightmare was just beginning. Over the course of a week, they said they searched for Ramin's remains in five hospitals.", "Over the course of a week, they said they searched for Ramin's remains in five hospitals. They pleaded with officials at two courthouses and the interior ministry to help them find their son's body. Authorities said they would investigate. Finally, at a prison morgue, a prison official showed Ramin's father the picture of his son's remains on a computer screen. \"For about one hour I lost myself,\" Mehdi Ramezani said.", "\"For about one hour I lost myself,\" Mehdi Ramezani said. \"I was hitting myself in the face and the head, asking, 'Why is my son's naked remains on this monitor?'\" Mehdi Ramezani said an official at the prison morgue warned him to keep quiet about his son's death. \"They made me promise them not to cause a big commotion during his funeral,\" Mehdi Ramezani said.", "\"They made me promise them not to cause a big commotion during his funeral,\" Mehdi Ramezani said. \"They said it wouldn't be good for your future and the future of your children.\" Calls to Iran's judiciary and security officials seeking comment were not returned. Until now, Zahra and Mehdi Ramezani have never spoken to the international media. But after keeping silent for more than nine months, they still don't know any more about how their son died.", "But after keeping silent for more than nine months, they still don't know any more about how their son died. \"They still haven't told us anything,\" Zahra Ramezani said. \"They said, 'We didn't shoot him.' Then who shot him?\" Human rights groups say around 80 people were killed during Iran's 2009 post" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- The images of Neda Agha Soltan's death on the streets of Tehran transformed her into an icon for Iran's opposition movement. But very few know of Ramin Ramezani, who was killed five days before Neda during last year's post-election demonstrations in the Iranian capital. \"I always say Neda is the miracle of the century,\" Ramin's mother Zahra Ramezani told CNN by phone. \"Neda was destined to be known to everyone.", "\"Neda was destined to be known to everyone. If Ramin isn't known to everyone, that's OK.\" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide re-election on June 12, 2009, had sparked the biggest protests in Iran since the 1979 revolution. The following Monday, hundreds of thousands marched to Tehran's Azadi square, calling the vote a sham. Ramin was among the crowd.", "Ramin was among the crowd. Watch YouTube video of the chaos that day Ramin was on leave from military duty, back in Tehran to celebrate his 22nd birthday, just six days away. His parents told CNN that he had voted for Mir Hossein Moussavi, the opposition candidate who had energized young Iranians with promises of a freer society, more rights for women, and better relations with the West. Around 6 p.m. that day, Ramin called his parents and told them not to worry, they said.", "Around 6 p.m. that day, Ramin called his parents and told them not to worry, they said. He said he'd be home later that evening. An hour later, just blocks away from Azadi square, violence erupted at a base for the Basij, Iran's pro-government militia. Protesters surrounded the building, shattered its windows with rocks, and set fire to several rooms. Amateur video from the scene showed several armed members of the Basij on the rooftop apparently firing shots.", "Amateur video from the scene showed several armed members of the Basij on the rooftop apparently firing shots. It was here, Ramin's parents said, that their son was killed. A single bullet entered the right side of his chest, tore through both his lungs and killed him within minutes, his parents said. There was no way to know who fired the shot. It is widely believed that Ramin and several others who were killed on June 15 were the first casualties of the opposition movement's protests.", "It is widely believed that Ramin and several others who were killed on June 15 were the first casualties of the opposition movement's protests. When Ramin didn't show up at home, the Ramezanis stayed up all night trying to reach him. Zahra Ramezani said she called Ramin's cell phone every hour but no one answered. The following day they received a brief call from a man who did not identify himself.", "The following day they received a brief call from a man who did not identify himself. \"He said, 'If you want your son's remains,' and as soon as he said 'remains' there was chaos in our home,\" said Zahra Ramezani. \"We were all hitting ourselves, screaming and shouting.\" For Ramin's parents the nightmare was just beginning. Over the course of a week, they said they searched for Ramin's remains in five hospitals.", "Over the course of a week, they said they searched for Ramin's remains in five hospitals. They pleaded with officials at two courthouses and the interior ministry to help them find their son's body. Authorities said they would investigate. Finally, at a prison morgue, a prison official showed Ramin's father the picture of his son's remains on a computer screen. \"For about one hour I lost myself,\" Mehdi Ramezani said.", "\"For about one hour I lost myself,\" Mehdi Ramezani said. \"I was hitting myself in the face and the head, asking, 'Why is my son's naked remains on this monitor?'\" Mehdi Ramezani said an official at the prison morgue warned him to keep quiet about his son's death. \"They made me promise them not to cause a big commotion during his funeral,\" Mehdi Ramezani said.", "\"They made me promise them not to cause a big commotion during his funeral,\" Mehdi Ramezani said. \"They said it wouldn't be good for your future and the future of your children.\" Calls to Iran's judiciary and security officials seeking comment were not returned. Until now, Zahra and Mehdi Ramezani have never spoken to the international media. But after keeping silent for more than nine months, they still don't know any more about how their son died.", "But after keeping silent for more than nine months, they still don't know any more about how their son died. \"They still haven't told us anything,\" Zahra Ramezani said. \"They said, 'We didn't shoot him.' Then who shot him?\" Human rights groups say around 80 people were killed during Iran's 2009 post" ]

[ "President Hosni Mubarak," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Unrest has spread across the Middle East and North Africa. Here's a look at what has happened -- and what is happening -- in various countries: ALGERIA Authorities in Algeria said Monday that they would lift a 20-year state of emergency in the \"coming days.\" They acted after anti-government protesters chanting \"change the power!\" clashed with security forces in the capital over the weekend, witnesses said.", "clashed with security forces in the capital over the weekend, witnesses said. The state of emergency was imposed in 1992 to quell a civil war that led to the deaths of what U.S. officials estimate to be more than 150,000 people. About 100 protesters were arrested during the protests in Algiers on Saturday, according to the opposition Algerian League for Human Rights.", "About 100 protesters were arrested during the protests in Algiers on Saturday, according to the opposition Algerian League for Human Rights. BAHRAIN Protests were scheduled to take place Monday afternoon in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain, where at least three police officers and one demonstrator were injured in clashes Sunday, the state new agency reported. The injuries occurred during an attack on a police station during protests Sunday evening, the news agency said.", "The injuries occurred during an attack on a police station during protests Sunday evening, the news agency said. After three officers were injured, police fired on protesters with rubber bullets, causing one injury, the news agency said. EGYPT Unrest persisted in Egypt on Monday even after an 18-day revolution toppled longtime President Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down Friday. Egypt's banks remained closed Monday after protests by National Bank workers apparently drove out the head of the institution.", "Egypt's banks remained closed Monday after protests by National Bank workers apparently drove out the head of the institution. The nation's stock market remained closed until further notice because of turmoil in the banking sector. In addition, current and former police officers continued a peaceful protest Monday in front of the Interior Ministry, saying they want higher pay, shorter hours, better benefits and more respect. And some police officers told reporters they were ordered to shoot protesters during demonstrations last week and threatened with prison if they did not.", "And some police officers told reporters they were ordered to shoot protesters during demonstrations last week and threatened with prison if they did not. IRAN Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched along Revolution Avenue in downtown Tehran on Monday, protesting the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, witnesses said. The wave of people remained largely silent as they walked toward the capital city's Azadi Square, though some clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in several parts of Tehran, according to witnesses.", "The wave of people remained largely silent as they walked toward the capital city's Azadi Square, though some clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in several parts of Tehran, according to witnesses. Security forces fired tear gas in some places and detained demonstrators in other areas of the city. The Iranian government rounded up activists last week after opposition leaders Mehdi Karrubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi called for supporters to gather at Azadi Square -- the site of mass protests by Iran's opposition movement after the disputed 2009 presidential elections.", "The Iranian government rounded up activists last week after opposition leaders Mehdi Karrubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi called for supporters to gather at Azadi Square -- the site of mass protests by Iran's opposition movement after the disputed 2009 presidential elections. IRAQ Thousands of people rallied this month in cities across the country, protesting rampant poverty, a 45% national unemployment rate and shortages of food, electricity and water.", "IRAQ Thousands of people rallied this month in cities across the country, protesting rampant poverty, a 45% national unemployment rate and shortages of food, electricity and water. Most recently, hundreds of angry demonstrators took to the streets of Ramadi -- about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Baghdad -- to protest the government's inability to provide basic services. After the protests began, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced he would cut his salary in half amid the growing unrest over poor public services and water shortages.", "After the protests began, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced he would cut his salary in half amid the growing unrest over poor public services and water shortages. State television also reported this month that al-Maliki would not run for a third term when his current one expires in 2014. JORDAN U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled over the weekend to Jordan, where King Abdullah II swore in a new government last week following anti-government protests in his country.", "JORDAN U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled over the weekend to Jordan, where King Abdullah II swore in a new government last week following anti-government protests in his country. The new government has a mandate for political reform and is headed by a former general, with several opposition and media figures among its ranks. The appointment of new Prime Minister Marouf al Bakhit was seen as an attempt to shore up support among Jordan's Bedouin tribes -- the bedrock of the monarchy.", "The appointment of new Prime Minister Marouf al Bakhit was seen as an attempt to shore up support among Jordan's Bedouin tribes -- the bedrock of the monarchy. Jordan's economy has been hard-hit by the global economic downturn and rising commodity prices, and youth unemployment is high, as it is in Egypt. Officials close to the palace have told CNN that Abdullah is trying to turn a regional upheaval into an opportunity for reform. LIBYA There were calls made through Facebook for a day of peaceful demonstrations in Libya on Monday.", "LIBYA There were calls made through Facebook for a day of peaceful demonstrations in Libya on Monday. The protests come in the shadow of leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has ruled the country for almost 40 years and had expressed support for former Egyptian" ]

[ "Unrest" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Unrest has spread across the Middle East and North Africa. Here's a look at what has happened -- and what is happening -- in various countries: ALGERIA Authorities in Algeria said Monday that they would lift a 20-year state of emergency in the \"coming days.\" They acted after anti-government protesters chanting \"change the power!\" clashed with security forces in the capital over the weekend, witnesses said.", "clashed with security forces in the capital over the weekend, witnesses said. The state of emergency was imposed in 1992 to quell a civil war that led to the deaths of what U.S. officials estimate to be more than 150,000 people. About 100 protesters were arrested during the protests in Algiers on Saturday, according to the opposition Algerian League for Human Rights.", "About 100 protesters were arrested during the protests in Algiers on Saturday, according to the opposition Algerian League for Human Rights. BAHRAIN Protests were scheduled to take place Monday afternoon in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain, where at least three police officers and one demonstrator were injured in clashes Sunday, the state new agency reported. The injuries occurred during an attack on a police station during protests Sunday evening, the news agency said.", "The injuries occurred during an attack on a police station during protests Sunday evening, the news agency said. After three officers were injured, police fired on protesters with rubber bullets, causing one injury, the news agency said. EGYPT Unrest persisted in Egypt on Monday even after an 18-day revolution toppled longtime President Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down Friday. Egypt's banks remained closed Monday after protests by National Bank workers apparently drove out the head of the institution.", "Egypt's banks remained closed Monday after protests by National Bank workers apparently drove out the head of the institution. The nation's stock market remained closed until further notice because of turmoil in the banking sector. In addition, current and former police officers continued a peaceful protest Monday in front of the Interior Ministry, saying they want higher pay, shorter hours, better benefits and more respect. And some police officers told reporters they were ordered to shoot protesters during demonstrations last week and threatened with prison if they did not.", "And some police officers told reporters they were ordered to shoot protesters during demonstrations last week and threatened with prison if they did not. IRAN Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched along Revolution Avenue in downtown Tehran on Monday, protesting the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, witnesses said. The wave of people remained largely silent as they walked toward the capital city's Azadi Square, though some clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in several parts of Tehran, according to witnesses.", "The wave of people remained largely silent as they walked toward the capital city's Azadi Square, though some clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in several parts of Tehran, according to witnesses. Security forces fired tear gas in some places and detained demonstrators in other areas of the city. The Iranian government rounded up activists last week after opposition leaders Mehdi Karrubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi called for supporters to gather at Azadi Square -- the site of mass protests by Iran's opposition movement after the disputed 2009 presidential elections.", "The Iranian government rounded up activists last week after opposition leaders Mehdi Karrubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi called for supporters to gather at Azadi Square -- the site of mass protests by Iran's opposition movement after the disputed 2009 presidential elections. IRAQ Thousands of people rallied this month in cities across the country, protesting rampant poverty, a 45% national unemployment rate and shortages of food, electricity and water.", "IRAQ Thousands of people rallied this month in cities across the country, protesting rampant poverty, a 45% national unemployment rate and shortages of food, electricity and water. Most recently, hundreds of angry demonstrators took to the streets of Ramadi -- about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Baghdad -- to protest the government's inability to provide basic services. After the protests began, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced he would cut his salary in half amid the growing unrest over poor public services and water shortages.", "After the protests began, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced he would cut his salary in half amid the growing unrest over poor public services and water shortages. State television also reported this month that al-Maliki would not run for a third term when his current one expires in 2014. JORDAN U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled over the weekend to Jordan, where King Abdullah II swore in a new government last week following anti-government protests in his country.", "JORDAN U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled over the weekend to Jordan, where King Abdullah II swore in a new government last week following anti-government protests in his country. The new government has a mandate for political reform and is headed by a former general, with several opposition and media figures among its ranks. The appointment of new Prime Minister Marouf al Bakhit was seen as an attempt to shore up support among Jordan's Bedouin tribes -- the bedrock of the monarchy.", "The appointment of new Prime Minister Marouf al Bakhit was seen as an attempt to shore up support among Jordan's Bedouin tribes -- the bedrock of the monarchy. Jordan's economy has been hard-hit by the global economic downturn and rising commodity prices, and youth unemployment is high, as it is in Egypt. Officials close to the palace have told CNN that Abdullah is trying to turn a regional upheaval into an opportunity for reform. LIBYA There were calls made through Facebook for a day of peaceful demonstrations in Libya on Monday.", "LIBYA There were calls made through Facebook for a day of peaceful demonstrations in Libya on Monday. The protests come in the shadow of leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has ruled the country for almost 40 years and had expressed support for former Egyptian" ]

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[ "(Budget Travel) -- No offense to the nation's capital, but the landmarks of our heritage extend far beyond the District of Columbia. Yellowstone National Park preserves an enormous natural bounty, including 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers. Sears Tower (Willis Tower) It's fitting that the country's tallest building, the Sears Tower (we haven't come to terms with the new name either), is in the same city that built the first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, demolished in 1931.", "Sears Tower (Willis Tower) It's fitting that the country's tallest building, the Sears Tower (we haven't come to terms with the new name either), is in the same city that built the first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, demolished in 1931. Chicago's innovation sparked a worldwide race that continues to redefine city skylines from London to Dubai to Taipei.", "Chicago's innovation sparked a worldwide race that continues to redefine city skylines from London to Dubai to Taipei. There's simply no better way to experience those early architects' remarkable vision than to stand on The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, a transparent observation box that suspends you 1,353 feet above street level, on a wisp of glass just one and a half inches thick.", "There's simply no better way to experience those early architects' remarkable vision than to stand on The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, a transparent observation box that suspends you 1,353 feet above street level, on a wisp of glass just one and a half inches thick. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and of one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speeches, Gettysburg National Military Park is a lasting memorial to the devastation caused by, and the reasons for, the war that remade the union.", "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and of one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speeches, Gettysburg National Military Park is a lasting memorial to the devastation caused by, and the reasons for, the war that remade the union. In its successful efforts to fend off encroaching development, Gettysburg also reflects the struggles of many historic sites to preserve the sanctity of their land. nps.gov/gett.", "nps.gov/gett. nps.gov/gett. Yellowstone National Park Yes, other National Parks are stunning (Grand Canyon and Yosemite come to mind), but Yellowstone, signed into being by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, was the very first in the world -- and established an early precedent for land conservationists internationally.", "Yellowstone National Park Yes, other National Parks are stunning (Grand Canyon and Yosemite come to mind), but Yellowstone, signed into being by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, was the very first in the world -- and established an early precedent for land conservationists internationally. This majestic park, bordered by Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, preserves an enormous natural bounty: It is home to 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers, numerous lakes and rivers, and wildlife such as bighorn sheep, bison, grizzly bears, and more than 1,000 gray wolves.", "This majestic park, bordered by Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, preserves an enormous natural bounty: It is home to 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers, numerous lakes and rivers, and wildlife such as bighorn sheep, bison, grizzly bears, and more than 1,000 gray wolves. nps.gov/yell.", "nps.gov/yell. nps.gov/yell. New York Harbor It's still easy to imagine the bay as millions of immigrants might have perceived it on their way to the United States: the promise of the Statue of Liberty, the judgment of Ellis Island, and the hope of Manhattan's skyscrapers rising in the distance. Emma Lazarus's ode to the huddled masses, inside the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, is a timeless reminder of our common bond as immigrants, a history that stretches from Jamestown to the current day.", "Emma Lazarus's ode to the huddled masses, inside the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, is a timeless reminder of our common bond as immigrants, a history that stretches from Jamestown to the current day. Budget Travel gallery: See the 8 sights Monticello Why Thomas Jefferson and not George Washington, you ask? It's undeniable that Washington was the greater warrior, but it was Jefferson who authored the Declaration of Independence and helped define our claim to liberty -- the reason we fought in the first place.", "It's undeniable that Washington was the greater warrior, but it was Jefferson who authored the Declaration of Independence and helped define our claim to liberty -- the reason we fought in the first place. Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is filled with more than 5,000 of Jefferson's prized artifacts, like botanic microscopes, an illustrated engraving of the Declaration of Independence, and elk antlers from the Lewis and Clark Expedition (which Jefferson sponsored).", "Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is filled with more than 5,000 of Jefferson's prized artifacts, like botanic microscopes, an illustrated engraving of the Declaration of Independence, and elk antlers from the Lewis and Clark Expedition (which Jefferson sponsored). The residence provides a fascinating exhibition of the progressive, transformative ideas of its owner. monticello.org.", "monticello.org. monticello.org. Graceland Born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley incorporated the homegrown sounds of the Delta blues and country music into his songs, and then shared them with the rest of the world. Graceland, his home in Memphis, is a similar melting pot of styles and tastes. Like his music, it's American through and through.", "Like his music, it's American through and through. Among the highlights: two private jets named Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II, five gold-plated showerheads, and in the car museum across the street, 10 of the King's favorite rides, including his famous pink Cadillac. elvis.com/graceland. Pearl Harbor The bombing of Pearl Harbor transformed a sleepy, remote naval base in Hawaii into a fiery catalyst for America's entry into World War II.", "Pearl Harbor The bombing of Pearl Harbor transformed a sleepy, remote naval base in Hawaii into a fiery catalyst for America's entry into World War II. Within the space of a few hours, the U.S. Pacific naval fleet was devastated, more than 2,300 servicemen died, and the nation united around a common cause. It's hard to imagine a more poignant memorial than the Alfred Preis-designed bridge that hovers over the midsection of the sunken battleship, the USS Arizona, which remains the underwater grave for 1,177 of her crewmen.", "It's hard to imagine a more poignant memorial than the Alfred Preis-designed bridge that hovers over the midsection of the sunken battleship, the USS Arizona, which remains the underwater grave for 1,177 of her crewmen. nps.gov/valr." ]

[ "Yellowstone National Park" ]

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[ "(Budget Travel) -- No offense to the nation's capital, but the landmarks of our heritage extend far beyond the District of Columbia. Yellowstone National Park preserves an enormous natural bounty, including 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers. Sears Tower (Willis Tower) It's fitting that the country's tallest building, the Sears Tower (we haven't come to terms with the new name either), is in the same city that built the first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, demolished in 1931.", "Sears Tower (Willis Tower) It's fitting that the country's tallest building, the Sears Tower (we haven't come to terms with the new name either), is in the same city that built the first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, demolished in 1931. Chicago's innovation sparked a worldwide race that continues to redefine city skylines from London to Dubai to Taipei.", "Chicago's innovation sparked a worldwide race that continues to redefine city skylines from London to Dubai to Taipei. There's simply no better way to experience those early architects' remarkable vision than to stand on The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, a transparent observation box that suspends you 1,353 feet above street level, on a wisp of glass just one and a half inches thick.", "There's simply no better way to experience those early architects' remarkable vision than to stand on The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, a transparent observation box that suspends you 1,353 feet above street level, on a wisp of glass just one and a half inches thick. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and of one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speeches, Gettysburg National Military Park is a lasting memorial to the devastation caused by, and the reasons for, the war that remade the union.", "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and of one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speeches, Gettysburg National Military Park is a lasting memorial to the devastation caused by, and the reasons for, the war that remade the union. In its successful efforts to fend off encroaching development, Gettysburg also reflects the struggles of many historic sites to preserve the sanctity of their land. nps.gov/gett.", "nps.gov/gett. nps.gov/gett. Yellowstone National Park Yes, other National Parks are stunning (Grand Canyon and Yosemite come to mind), but Yellowstone, signed into being by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, was the very first in the world -- and established an early precedent for land conservationists internationally.", "Yellowstone National Park Yes, other National Parks are stunning (Grand Canyon and Yosemite come to mind), but Yellowstone, signed into being by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, was the very first in the world -- and established an early precedent for land conservationists internationally. This majestic park, bordered by Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, preserves an enormous natural bounty: It is home to 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers, numerous lakes and rivers, and wildlife such as bighorn sheep, bison, grizzly bears, and more than 1,000 gray wolves.", "This majestic park, bordered by Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, preserves an enormous natural bounty: It is home to 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers, numerous lakes and rivers, and wildlife such as bighorn sheep, bison, grizzly bears, and more than 1,000 gray wolves. nps.gov/yell.", "nps.gov/yell. nps.gov/yell. New York Harbor It's still easy to imagine the bay as millions of immigrants might have perceived it on their way to the United States: the promise of the Statue of Liberty, the judgment of Ellis Island, and the hope of Manhattan's skyscrapers rising in the distance. Emma Lazarus's ode to the huddled masses, inside the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, is a timeless reminder of our common bond as immigrants, a history that stretches from Jamestown to the current day.", "Emma Lazarus's ode to the huddled masses, inside the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, is a timeless reminder of our common bond as immigrants, a history that stretches from Jamestown to the current day. Budget Travel gallery: See the 8 sights Monticello Why Thomas Jefferson and not George Washington, you ask? It's undeniable that Washington was the greater warrior, but it was Jefferson who authored the Declaration of Independence and helped define our claim to liberty -- the reason we fought in the first place.", "It's undeniable that Washington was the greater warrior, but it was Jefferson who authored the Declaration of Independence and helped define our claim to liberty -- the reason we fought in the first place. Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is filled with more than 5,000 of Jefferson's prized artifacts, like botanic microscopes, an illustrated engraving of the Declaration of Independence, and elk antlers from the Lewis and Clark Expedition (which Jefferson sponsored).", "Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is filled with more than 5,000 of Jefferson's prized artifacts, like botanic microscopes, an illustrated engraving of the Declaration of Independence, and elk antlers from the Lewis and Clark Expedition (which Jefferson sponsored). The residence provides a fascinating exhibition of the progressive, transformative ideas of its owner. monticello.org.", "monticello.org. monticello.org. Graceland Born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley incorporated the homegrown sounds of the Delta blues and country music into his songs, and then shared them with the rest of the world. Graceland, his home in Memphis, is a similar melting pot of styles and tastes. Like his music, it's American through and through.", "Like his music, it's American through and through. Among the highlights: two private jets named Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II, five gold-plated showerheads, and in the car museum across the street, 10 of the King's favorite rides, including his famous pink Cadillac. elvis.com/graceland. Pearl Harbor The bombing of Pearl Harbor transformed a sleepy, remote naval base in Hawaii into a fiery catalyst for America's entry into World War II.", "Pearl Harbor The bombing of Pearl Harbor transformed a sleepy, remote naval base in Hawaii into a fiery catalyst for America's entry into World War II. Within the space of a few hours, the U.S. Pacific naval fleet was devastated, more than 2,300 servicemen died, and the nation united around a common cause. It's hard to imagine a more poignant memorial than the Alfred Preis-designed bridge that hovers over the midsection of the sunken battleship, the USS Arizona, which remains the underwater grave for 1,177 of her crewmen.", "It's hard to imagine a more poignant memorial than the Alfred Preis-designed bridge that hovers over the midsection of the sunken battleship, the USS Arizona, which remains the underwater grave for 1,177 of her crewmen. nps.gov/valr." ]

[ "Yellowstone" ]

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[ "(Budget Travel) -- No offense to the nation's capital, but the landmarks of our heritage extend far beyond the District of Columbia. Yellowstone National Park preserves an enormous natural bounty, including 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers. Sears Tower (Willis Tower) It's fitting that the country's tallest building, the Sears Tower (we haven't come to terms with the new name either), is in the same city that built the first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, demolished in 1931.", "Sears Tower (Willis Tower) It's fitting that the country's tallest building, the Sears Tower (we haven't come to terms with the new name either), is in the same city that built the first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, demolished in 1931. Chicago's innovation sparked a worldwide race that continues to redefine city skylines from London to Dubai to Taipei.", "Chicago's innovation sparked a worldwide race that continues to redefine city skylines from London to Dubai to Taipei. There's simply no better way to experience those early architects' remarkable vision than to stand on The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, a transparent observation box that suspends you 1,353 feet above street level, on a wisp of glass just one and a half inches thick.", "There's simply no better way to experience those early architects' remarkable vision than to stand on The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, a transparent observation box that suspends you 1,353 feet above street level, on a wisp of glass just one and a half inches thick. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and of one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speeches, Gettysburg National Military Park is a lasting memorial to the devastation caused by, and the reasons for, the war that remade the union.", "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and of one of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speeches, Gettysburg National Military Park is a lasting memorial to the devastation caused by, and the reasons for, the war that remade the union. In its successful efforts to fend off encroaching development, Gettysburg also reflects the struggles of many historic sites to preserve the sanctity of their land. nps.gov/gett.", "nps.gov/gett. nps.gov/gett. Yellowstone National Park Yes, other National Parks are stunning (Grand Canyon and Yosemite come to mind), but Yellowstone, signed into being by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, was the very first in the world -- and established an early precedent for land conservationists internationally.", "Yellowstone National Park Yes, other National Parks are stunning (Grand Canyon and Yosemite come to mind), but Yellowstone, signed into being by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, was the very first in the world -- and established an early precedent for land conservationists internationally. This majestic park, bordered by Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, preserves an enormous natural bounty: It is home to 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers, numerous lakes and rivers, and wildlife such as bighorn sheep, bison, grizzly bears, and more than 1,000 gray wolves.", "This majestic park, bordered by Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, preserves an enormous natural bounty: It is home to 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers, numerous lakes and rivers, and wildlife such as bighorn sheep, bison, grizzly bears, and more than 1,000 gray wolves. nps.gov/yell.", "nps.gov/yell. nps.gov/yell. New York Harbor It's still easy to imagine the bay as millions of immigrants might have perceived it on their way to the United States: the promise of the Statue of Liberty, the judgment of Ellis Island, and the hope of Manhattan's skyscrapers rising in the distance. Emma Lazarus's ode to the huddled masses, inside the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, is a timeless reminder of our common bond as immigrants, a history that stretches from Jamestown to the current day.", "Emma Lazarus's ode to the huddled masses, inside the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, is a timeless reminder of our common bond as immigrants, a history that stretches from Jamestown to the current day. Budget Travel gallery: See the 8 sights Monticello Why Thomas Jefferson and not George Washington, you ask? It's undeniable that Washington was the greater warrior, but it was Jefferson who authored the Declaration of Independence and helped define our claim to liberty -- the reason we fought in the first place.", "It's undeniable that Washington was the greater warrior, but it was Jefferson who authored the Declaration of Independence and helped define our claim to liberty -- the reason we fought in the first place. Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is filled with more than 5,000 of Jefferson's prized artifacts, like botanic microscopes, an illustrated engraving of the Declaration of Independence, and elk antlers from the Lewis and Clark Expedition (which Jefferson sponsored).", "Monticello, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is filled with more than 5,000 of Jefferson's prized artifacts, like botanic microscopes, an illustrated engraving of the Declaration of Independence, and elk antlers from the Lewis and Clark Expedition (which Jefferson sponsored). The residence provides a fascinating exhibition of the progressive, transformative ideas of its owner. monticello.org.", "monticello.org. monticello.org. Graceland Born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley incorporated the homegrown sounds of the Delta blues and country music into his songs, and then shared them with the rest of the world. Graceland, his home in Memphis, is a similar melting pot of styles and tastes. Like his music, it's American through and through.", "Like his music, it's American through and through. Among the highlights: two private jets named Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II, five gold-plated showerheads, and in the car museum across the street, 10 of the King's favorite rides, including his famous pink Cadillac. elvis.com/graceland. Pearl Harbor The bombing of Pearl Harbor transformed a sleepy, remote naval base in Hawaii into a fiery catalyst for America's entry into World War II.", "Pearl Harbor The bombing of Pearl Harbor transformed a sleepy, remote naval base in Hawaii into a fiery catalyst for America's entry into World War II. Within the space of a few hours, the U.S. Pacific naval fleet was devastated, more than 2,300 servicemen died, and the nation united around a common cause. It's hard to imagine a more poignant memorial than the Alfred Preis-designed bridge that hovers over the midsection of the sunken battleship, the USS Arizona, which remains the underwater grave for 1,177 of her crewmen.", "It's hard to imagine a more poignant memorial than the Alfred Preis-designed bridge that hovers over the midsection of the sunken battleship, the USS Arizona, which remains the underwater grave for 1,177 of her crewmen. nps.gov/valr." ]

[ "Barack Obama" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Despite Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in Kentucky, Barack Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination. Clinton won Kentucky by more than 30 points, but Obama's share of the state's 51 delegates was enough put him over the threshold, according to CNN estimates. Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses.", "Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses. Obama will also pick up a win in Oregon, CNN projects, giving him the larger share of the state's 52 delegates. Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said getting the pledged delegate majority was an \"important milestone,\" but not the end of the trail.", "Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said getting the pledged delegate majority was an \"important milestone,\" but not the end of the trail. Neither candidate is expected to reach the 2,026 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination. That means the race is likely to be settled by \"superdelegates\" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August.", "That means the race is likely to be settled by \"superdelegates\" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August. Speaking in Iowa, where he won the first-in-the-nation caucuses, Obama told supporters, \"it was in this great state where we took the first steps of an unlikely journey to change America.\" Watch Obama say he's in reach of the nomination » \"The skeptics predicted we wouldn't get very far.", "Watch Obama say he's in reach of the nomination » \"The skeptics predicted we wouldn't get very far. The cynics dismissed us as a lot of hype and a little too much hope. And by the fall, the pundits in Washington had all but counted us out. But the people of Iowa had a different idea,\" he said.", "But the people of Iowa had a different idea,\" he said. Obama continued to look to the general election, focusing his attacks as he has for the past week on Sen. John McCain, while commending Clinton for \"her courage, her commitment and her perseverance.\" Obama said McCain's policies don't represent change. \"This year's Republican primary was a contest to see which candidate could out-Bush the other, and that is the contest John McCain won,\" he said.", "\"This year's Republican primary was a contest to see which candidate could out-Bush the other, and that is the contest John McCain won,\" he said. McCain's camp accused Obama of launching \"the tired old political attacks of a typical politician, not the 'new politics' he's promised.\"", "McCain's camp accused Obama of launching \"the tired old political attacks of a typical politician, not the 'new politics' he's promised.\" \"Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement.", "\"Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement. After Kentucky's results came in, Clinton thanked her supporters for handing her a win \"even in the face of some pretty tough odds.\" \"Tonight we have achieved an important victory,\" she said in Louisville.", "\"Tonight we have achieved an important victory,\" she said in Louisville. \"It's not just Kentucky bluegrass that's music to my ears. It's the sound of your overwhelming vote of confidence even in the face of some pretty tough odds.\" Watch Clinton vow to keep going » Clinton beat Obama across all age groups, income groups and education levels in Kentucky. Eighty-nine percent of Tuesday's voters in Kentucky were white, according to the exit polls. Among them, Clinton won 72-22 percent.", "Among them, Clinton won 72-22 percent. Nine percent of the voters were African-American and they overwhelmingly broke for Obama, 87-7 percent. The exit polls from Kentucky also suggest a deep division among Democrats. Watch how Clinton's win could affect the race » Two-thirds of Clinton's supporters there said they would vote Republican or not vote at all rather than for Obama, according to the polls. Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all.", "Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all. Just 33 percent said they would back Obama in the general election, according to the polls. Those numbers are even worse for Obama than in West Virginia one week ago, where 36 percent of Clinton voters said they would back him in the fall. Obama on Tuesday downplayed the idea that his party will have trouble unifying once there is a nominee" ]

[ "Kentucky," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Despite Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in Kentucky, Barack Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination. Clinton won Kentucky by more than 30 points, but Obama's share of the state's 51 delegates was enough put him over the threshold, according to CNN estimates. Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses.", "Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses. Obama will also pick up a win in Oregon, CNN projects, giving him the larger share of the state's 52 delegates. Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said getting the pledged delegate majority was an \"important milestone,\" but not the end of the trail.", "Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said getting the pledged delegate majority was an \"important milestone,\" but not the end of the trail. Neither candidate is expected to reach the 2,026 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination. That means the race is likely to be settled by \"superdelegates\" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August.", "That means the race is likely to be settled by \"superdelegates\" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August. Speaking in Iowa, where he won the first-in-the-nation caucuses, Obama told supporters, \"it was in this great state where we took the first steps of an unlikely journey to change America.\" Watch Obama say he's in reach of the nomination » \"The skeptics predicted we wouldn't get very far.", "Watch Obama say he's in reach of the nomination » \"The skeptics predicted we wouldn't get very far. The cynics dismissed us as a lot of hype and a little too much hope. And by the fall, the pundits in Washington had all but counted us out. But the people of Iowa had a different idea,\" he said.", "But the people of Iowa had a different idea,\" he said. Obama continued to look to the general election, focusing his attacks as he has for the past week on Sen. John McCain, while commending Clinton for \"her courage, her commitment and her perseverance.\" Obama said McCain's policies don't represent change. \"This year's Republican primary was a contest to see which candidate could out-Bush the other, and that is the contest John McCain won,\" he said.", "\"This year's Republican primary was a contest to see which candidate could out-Bush the other, and that is the contest John McCain won,\" he said. McCain's camp accused Obama of launching \"the tired old political attacks of a typical politician, not the 'new politics' he's promised.\"", "McCain's camp accused Obama of launching \"the tired old political attacks of a typical politician, not the 'new politics' he's promised.\" \"Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement.", "\"Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement. After Kentucky's results came in, Clinton thanked her supporters for handing her a win \"even in the face of some pretty tough odds.\" \"Tonight we have achieved an important victory,\" she said in Louisville.", "\"Tonight we have achieved an important victory,\" she said in Louisville. \"It's not just Kentucky bluegrass that's music to my ears. It's the sound of your overwhelming vote of confidence even in the face of some pretty tough odds.\" Watch Clinton vow to keep going » Clinton beat Obama across all age groups, income groups and education levels in Kentucky. Eighty-nine percent of Tuesday's voters in Kentucky were white, according to the exit polls. Among them, Clinton won 72-22 percent.", "Among them, Clinton won 72-22 percent. Nine percent of the voters were African-American and they overwhelmingly broke for Obama, 87-7 percent. The exit polls from Kentucky also suggest a deep division among Democrats. Watch how Clinton's win could affect the race » Two-thirds of Clinton's supporters there said they would vote Republican or not vote at all rather than for Obama, according to the polls. Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all.", "Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all. Just 33 percent said they would back Obama in the general election, according to the polls. Those numbers are even worse for Obama than in West Virginia one week ago, where 36 percent of Clinton voters said they would back him in the fall. Obama on Tuesday downplayed the idea that his party will have trouble unifying once there is a nominee" ]

[ "pledged delegate" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- Despite Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in Kentucky, Barack Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination. Clinton won Kentucky by more than 30 points, but Obama's share of the state's 51 delegates was enough put him over the threshold, according to CNN estimates. Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses.", "Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses. Obama will also pick up a win in Oregon, CNN projects, giving him the larger share of the state's 52 delegates. Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said getting the pledged delegate majority was an \"important milestone,\" but not the end of the trail.", "Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said getting the pledged delegate majority was an \"important milestone,\" but not the end of the trail. Neither candidate is expected to reach the 2,026 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination. That means the race is likely to be settled by \"superdelegates\" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August.", "That means the race is likely to be settled by \"superdelegates\" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August. Speaking in Iowa, where he won the first-in-the-nation caucuses, Obama told supporters, \"it was in this great state where we took the first steps of an unlikely journey to change America.\" Watch Obama say he's in reach of the nomination » \"The skeptics predicted we wouldn't get very far.", "Watch Obama say he's in reach of the nomination » \"The skeptics predicted we wouldn't get very far. The cynics dismissed us as a lot of hype and a little too much hope. And by the fall, the pundits in Washington had all but counted us out. But the people of Iowa had a different idea,\" he said.", "But the people of Iowa had a different idea,\" he said. Obama continued to look to the general election, focusing his attacks as he has for the past week on Sen. John McCain, while commending Clinton for \"her courage, her commitment and her perseverance.\" Obama said McCain's policies don't represent change. \"This year's Republican primary was a contest to see which candidate could out-Bush the other, and that is the contest John McCain won,\" he said.", "\"This year's Republican primary was a contest to see which candidate could out-Bush the other, and that is the contest John McCain won,\" he said. McCain's camp accused Obama of launching \"the tired old political attacks of a typical politician, not the 'new politics' he's promised.\"", "McCain's camp accused Obama of launching \"the tired old political attacks of a typical politician, not the 'new politics' he's promised.\" \"Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement.", "\"Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement. After Kentucky's results came in, Clinton thanked her supporters for handing her a win \"even in the face of some pretty tough odds.\" \"Tonight we have achieved an important victory,\" she said in Louisville.", "\"Tonight we have achieved an important victory,\" she said in Louisville. \"It's not just Kentucky bluegrass that's music to my ears. It's the sound of your overwhelming vote of confidence even in the face of some pretty tough odds.\" Watch Clinton vow to keep going » Clinton beat Obama across all age groups, income groups and education levels in Kentucky. Eighty-nine percent of Tuesday's voters in Kentucky were white, according to the exit polls. Among them, Clinton won 72-22 percent.", "Among them, Clinton won 72-22 percent. Nine percent of the voters were African-American and they overwhelmingly broke for Obama, 87-7 percent. The exit polls from Kentucky also suggest a deep division among Democrats. Watch how Clinton's win could affect the race » Two-thirds of Clinton's supporters there said they would vote Republican or not vote at all rather than for Obama, according to the polls. Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all.", "Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all. Just 33 percent said they would back Obama in the general election, according to the polls. Those numbers are even worse for Obama than in West Virginia one week ago, where 36 percent of Clinton voters said they would back him in the fall. Obama on Tuesday downplayed the idea that his party will have trouble unifying once there is a nominee" ]

[ "Hillary Clinton's" ]

[ { "end": [ 33 ], "start": [ 17 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- Despite Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in Kentucky, Barack Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination. Clinton won Kentucky by more than 30 points, but Obama's share of the state's 51 delegates was enough put him over the threshold, according to CNN estimates. Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses.", "Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses. Obama will also pick up a win in Oregon, CNN projects, giving him the larger share of the state's 52 delegates. Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said getting the pledged delegate majority was an \"important milestone,\" but not the end of the trail.", "Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said getting the pledged delegate majority was an \"important milestone,\" but not the end of the trail. Neither candidate is expected to reach the 2,026 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination. That means the race is likely to be settled by \"superdelegates\" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August.", "That means the race is likely to be settled by \"superdelegates\" -- party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August. Speaking in Iowa, where he won the first-in-the-nation caucuses, Obama told supporters, \"it was in this great state where we took the first steps of an unlikely journey to change America.\" Watch Obama say he's in reach of the nomination » \"The skeptics predicted we wouldn't get very far.", "Watch Obama say he's in reach of the nomination » \"The skeptics predicted we wouldn't get very far. The cynics dismissed us as a lot of hype and a little too much hope. And by the fall, the pundits in Washington had all but counted us out. But the people of Iowa had a different idea,\" he said.", "But the people of Iowa had a different idea,\" he said. Obama continued to look to the general election, focusing his attacks as he has for the past week on Sen. John McCain, while commending Clinton for \"her courage, her commitment and her perseverance.\" Obama said McCain's policies don't represent change. \"This year's Republican primary was a contest to see which candidate could out-Bush the other, and that is the contest John McCain won,\" he said.", "\"This year's Republican primary was a contest to see which candidate could out-Bush the other, and that is the contest John McCain won,\" he said. McCain's camp accused Obama of launching \"the tired old political attacks of a typical politician, not the 'new politics' he's promised.\"", "McCain's camp accused Obama of launching \"the tired old political attacks of a typical politician, not the 'new politics' he's promised.\" \"Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement.", "\"Without a doubt, Barack Obama is a talented political orator, but his naive plans for unconditional summits with rogue leaders and support for big tax hikes on hardworking families expose his bad judgment that Americans can ill-afford in our next president,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement. After Kentucky's results came in, Clinton thanked her supporters for handing her a win \"even in the face of some pretty tough odds.\" \"Tonight we have achieved an important victory,\" she said in Louisville.", "\"Tonight we have achieved an important victory,\" she said in Louisville. \"It's not just Kentucky bluegrass that's music to my ears. It's the sound of your overwhelming vote of confidence even in the face of some pretty tough odds.\" Watch Clinton vow to keep going » Clinton beat Obama across all age groups, income groups and education levels in Kentucky. Eighty-nine percent of Tuesday's voters in Kentucky were white, according to the exit polls. Among them, Clinton won 72-22 percent.", "Among them, Clinton won 72-22 percent. Nine percent of the voters were African-American and they overwhelmingly broke for Obama, 87-7 percent. The exit polls from Kentucky also suggest a deep division among Democrats. Watch how Clinton's win could affect the race » Two-thirds of Clinton's supporters there said they would vote Republican or not vote at all rather than for Obama, according to the polls. Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all.", "Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all. Just 33 percent said they would back Obama in the general election, according to the polls. Those numbers are even worse for Obama than in West Virginia one week ago, where 36 percent of Clinton voters said they would back him in the fall. Obama on Tuesday downplayed the idea that his party will have trouble unifying once there is a nominee" ]

[ "Lisbon" ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

[ "in the UK and the Netherlands." ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

[ "About 375 million" ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

[ "of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament" ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

[ "The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament" ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

[ "27" ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

[ "About 375 million" ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

[ "About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are" ]

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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people. About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote. But few understand how the low-profile Parliament affects the lives of EU citizens. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the contest. Who will be voting, when and where?", "Who will be voting, when and where? About 375 million EU citizens aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election of the parliament members for a five-year term. The elections will be held on Thursday, June 4 in the UK and the Netherlands. There will be voting on Friday, June 5 in Ireland and the Czech Republic. And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.", "And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU, with the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania included for the first time. How many MEPs are there and how many does each country elect? There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly.", "There will be 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the new assembly. The number each country has varies according to its population. Germany, with a population of 82 million, the biggest among EU states, will have 99 members. Malta, with a total population of just 410,000, will have only 5. Will that number stay the same if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect? No.", "No. No. The Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the EU a new streamlined constitution for the EU (and to increase the powers of the European Parliament,) has been put on ice following its rejection in a referendum in Ireland, the only country to give electors a direct voice. But the Irish are due to vote again in the autumn. If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula.", "If they then vote Yes and all remaining EU states ratify the treaty, then the Parliament will be increased from 736 to 751 members on a different distribution formula. That means that 15 'ghost MEPs', will be elected on June 7, entitled to attend the Parliament but not to vote in it until the Lisbon Treaty goes through. What election system is used? That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation.", "That varies according to the individual states represented, but all will be using some variant of proportional representation. In some countries candidates will all be on a single national list, making the entire country a constituency. Others elect MEPs from regional constituencies. Many countries set a threshold, insisting that parties have to gain an overall proportion of the vote -- 5 per cent in France and Germany, 4 per cent in Sweden or Austria -- to qualify for any allocation of seats. Whom do the MEPs represent?", "Whom do the MEPs represent? Most would-be MEPs contest the elections with the endorsement of national political parties. National parties such as the Christian Democrats in Germany or the Labour Party in Britain put up approved lists of candidates. But when they are in the European Parliament the MEPs mostly operate in wider groups of left or right such as the Socialist Group (PES), the Liberal Group (ELDR) or the European Greens. The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP).", "The main conservative grouping is the European Peoples Party (EPP). However, David Cameron, the national leader of Britain's Conservatives, has withdrawn his members from the EPP, regarding it as too federalist in its approach. The groups work as a bloc when they can and have \"whips\" designed to make them as cohesive as possible. What powers do the MEPs have? Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level.", "Much legislation in member states actually originates at a European level. National legislatures pass laws which have begun life as directives from the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which the MEPs have helped to shape. They are the only elected part of the European apparatus which is otherwise dominated by European Councils (meetings of the prime ministers or finance or trade or interior ministers from the 27 nations) or the European Commission. Do MEPs really make much difference to ordinary people's lives? It" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Eldrick \"Tiger\" Woods joined the ranks of professional golf a dozen years ago, it was via the heralded \"Hello, World\" Nike commercial. When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the greatest golfer of this generation talk about the sordid events over the last three months that have kept him off the golf course and shredded his well-cultivated image and reputation.", "When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the greatest golfer of this generation talk about the sordid events over the last three months that have kept him off the golf course and shredded his well-cultivated image and reputation. The broadcast networks will air live reports with their main anchors there to report and comment on every word; the cable nets will undoubtedly have multiple individuals ready for instant analysis; and millions will tune in to hear Tiger likely apologize and possibly say if and when he will return to competitive golf.", "The broadcast networks will air live reports with their main anchors there to report and comment on every word; the cable nets will undoubtedly have multiple individuals ready for instant analysis; and millions will tune in to hear Tiger likely apologize and possibly say if and when he will return to competitive golf. He isn't expected to take any questions, and that has made for an angry bunch of columnists and commentators, denouncing Woods for calling a news conference to make a statement, and not undergo the grilling many want to give him.", "He isn't expected to take any questions, and that has made for an angry bunch of columnists and commentators, denouncing Woods for calling a news conference to make a statement, and not undergo the grilling many want to give him. Woods hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old.", "Woods hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old. Some have even gone as far as saying nothing has changed about him and he's showing that he is just as selfish and self-absorbed as ever. Tiger, let me be as clear as I can as to whether you owe me or the American people an explanation of the events surrounding your car accident Thanksgiving weekend: Hell no.", "Tiger, let me be as clear as I can as to whether you owe me or the American people an explanation of the events surrounding your car accident Thanksgiving weekend: Hell no. I repeat: Tiger, you don't owe me or anyone else anything! I'm sick of these sanctimonious folks who are blabbering about Woods needing to be grilled about his private behavior. Look, Tiger Woods didn't cheat on me. He's not my daddy, brother, cousin, church member, neighbor or friend.", "He's not my daddy, brother, cousin, church member, neighbor or friend. He didn't let me down or crush my view of him. He is not and never was my role model. The only people he owes a grand apology are his wife, momma, family, maybe his friends, and his children, when they come of age. He doesn't have to work hard for me to trust him again. The most important audience he has to satisfy is a very small group of people.", "The most important audience he has to satisfy is a very small group of people. That's it. Nothing more. Nothing less. Ever since I was 14, my desire was to be journalist. And in the last 27 years, I've covered it all. In all of those years, I've never believed I was entitled to ask anyone a question.", "In all of those years, I've never believed I was entitled to ask anyone a question. If it was at a county government board meeting in Austin, Texas, or a city council meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, public officials made a choice to talk to me and other journalists. It's our duty to ask; it's not their obligation to answer.", "It's our duty to ask; it's not their obligation to answer. Yes, they were public figures, but no matter how many times I asked the same question, they didn't have to talk to the media. Should they? Yeah. Must they? No. Every sports league has a rule requiring their locker rooms to be open to the media shortly after a game ends. Athletes are required to make themselves available or face a fine, but there is nothing that says they must answer our questions.", "Athletes are required to make themselves available or face a fine, but there is nothing that says they must answer our questions. If they choose to expound on what happened in a game, that's their decision. But their personal life? That choice is all up to them. We have had to bear witness to all kinds of allegations about Tiger, the married sports star and successful product pitchman, being involved in a variety of affairs with cocktail waitresses, party girls, and porn stars.", "We have had to bear witness to all kinds of allegations about Tiger, the married sports star and successful product pitchman, being involved in a variety of affairs with cocktail waitresses, party girls, and porn stars. The details have gone from freaky to bizarre. His reputation has taken a substantial hit; companies he endorsed have removed his face from billboards and canceled contracts; and by multiple (and unsubstantiated) accounts, his marriage is hanging by a thread.", "His reputation has taken a substantial hit; companies he endorsed have removed his face from billboards and canceled contracts; and by multiple (and unsubstantiated) accounts, his marriage is hanging by a thread. Yet still, he doesn't owe the American public or me a damn thing. Meryl Streep has always earned my respect. When you see magazine cover stories" ]

[ "speak to an assembled group" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Eldrick \"Tiger\" Woods joined the ranks of professional golf a dozen years ago, it was via the heralded \"Hello, World\" Nike commercial. When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the greatest golfer of this generation talk about the sordid events over the last three months that have kept him off the golf course and shredded his well-cultivated image and reputation.", "When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the greatest golfer of this generation talk about the sordid events over the last three months that have kept him off the golf course and shredded his well-cultivated image and reputation. The broadcast networks will air live reports with their main anchors there to report and comment on every word; the cable nets will undoubtedly have multiple individuals ready for instant analysis; and millions will tune in to hear Tiger likely apologize and possibly say if and when he will return to competitive golf.", "The broadcast networks will air live reports with their main anchors there to report and comment on every word; the cable nets will undoubtedly have multiple individuals ready for instant analysis; and millions will tune in to hear Tiger likely apologize and possibly say if and when he will return to competitive golf. He isn't expected to take any questions, and that has made for an angry bunch of columnists and commentators, denouncing Woods for calling a news conference to make a statement, and not undergo the grilling many want to give him.", "He isn't expected to take any questions, and that has made for an angry bunch of columnists and commentators, denouncing Woods for calling a news conference to make a statement, and not undergo the grilling many want to give him. Woods hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old.", "Woods hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old. Some have even gone as far as saying nothing has changed about him and he's showing that he is just as selfish and self-absorbed as ever. Tiger, let me be as clear as I can as to whether you owe me or the American people an explanation of the events surrounding your car accident Thanksgiving weekend: Hell no.", "Tiger, let me be as clear as I can as to whether you owe me or the American people an explanation of the events surrounding your car accident Thanksgiving weekend: Hell no. I repeat: Tiger, you don't owe me or anyone else anything! I'm sick of these sanctimonious folks who are blabbering about Woods needing to be grilled about his private behavior. Look, Tiger Woods didn't cheat on me. He's not my daddy, brother, cousin, church member, neighbor or friend.", "He's not my daddy, brother, cousin, church member, neighbor or friend. He didn't let me down or crush my view of him. He is not and never was my role model. The only people he owes a grand apology are his wife, momma, family, maybe his friends, and his children, when they come of age. He doesn't have to work hard for me to trust him again. The most important audience he has to satisfy is a very small group of people.", "The most important audience he has to satisfy is a very small group of people. That's it. Nothing more. Nothing less. Ever since I was 14, my desire was to be journalist. And in the last 27 years, I've covered it all. In all of those years, I've never believed I was entitled to ask anyone a question.", "In all of those years, I've never believed I was entitled to ask anyone a question. If it was at a county government board meeting in Austin, Texas, or a city council meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, public officials made a choice to talk to me and other journalists. It's our duty to ask; it's not their obligation to answer.", "It's our duty to ask; it's not their obligation to answer. Yes, they were public figures, but no matter how many times I asked the same question, they didn't have to talk to the media. Should they? Yeah. Must they? No. Every sports league has a rule requiring their locker rooms to be open to the media shortly after a game ends. Athletes are required to make themselves available or face a fine, but there is nothing that says they must answer our questions.", "Athletes are required to make themselves available or face a fine, but there is nothing that says they must answer our questions. If they choose to expound on what happened in a game, that's their decision. But their personal life? That choice is all up to them. We have had to bear witness to all kinds of allegations about Tiger, the married sports star and successful product pitchman, being involved in a variety of affairs with cocktail waitresses, party girls, and porn stars.", "We have had to bear witness to all kinds of allegations about Tiger, the married sports star and successful product pitchman, being involved in a variety of affairs with cocktail waitresses, party girls, and porn stars. The details have gone from freaky to bizarre. His reputation has taken a substantial hit; companies he endorsed have removed his face from billboards and canceled contracts; and by multiple (and unsubstantiated) accounts, his marriage is hanging by a thread.", "His reputation has taken a substantial hit; companies he endorsed have removed his face from billboards and canceled contracts; and by multiple (and unsubstantiated) accounts, his marriage is hanging by a thread. Yet still, he doesn't owe the American public or me a damn thing. Meryl Streep has always earned my respect. When you see magazine cover stories" ]

[ "Friday" ]

[ { "end": [ 182 ], "start": [ 177 ] } ]

[ "(CNN) -- When Eldrick \"Tiger\" Woods joined the ranks of professional golf a dozen years ago, it was via the heralded \"Hello, World\" Nike commercial. When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the greatest golfer of this generation talk about the sordid events over the last three months that have kept him off the golf course and shredded his well-cultivated image and reputation.", "When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the greatest golfer of this generation talk about the sordid events over the last three months that have kept him off the golf course and shredded his well-cultivated image and reputation. The broadcast networks will air live reports with their main anchors there to report and comment on every word; the cable nets will undoubtedly have multiple individuals ready for instant analysis; and millions will tune in to hear Tiger likely apologize and possibly say if and when he will return to competitive golf.", "The broadcast networks will air live reports with their main anchors there to report and comment on every word; the cable nets will undoubtedly have multiple individuals ready for instant analysis; and millions will tune in to hear Tiger likely apologize and possibly say if and when he will return to competitive golf. He isn't expected to take any questions, and that has made for an angry bunch of columnists and commentators, denouncing Woods for calling a news conference to make a statement, and not undergo the grilling many want to give him.", "He isn't expected to take any questions, and that has made for an angry bunch of columnists and commentators, denouncing Woods for calling a news conference to make a statement, and not undergo the grilling many want to give him. Woods hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old.", "Woods hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old. Some have even gone as far as saying nothing has changed about him and he's showing that he is just as selfish and self-absorbed as ever. Tiger, let me be as clear as I can as to whether you owe me or the American people an explanation of the events surrounding your car accident Thanksgiving weekend: Hell no.", "Tiger, let me be as clear as I can as to whether you owe me or the American people an explanation of the events surrounding your car accident Thanksgiving weekend: Hell no. I repeat: Tiger, you don't owe me or anyone else anything! I'm sick of these sanctimonious folks who are blabbering about Woods needing to be grilled about his private behavior. Look, Tiger Woods didn't cheat on me. He's not my daddy, brother, cousin, church member, neighbor or friend.", "He's not my daddy, brother, cousin, church member, neighbor or friend. He didn't let me down or crush my view of him. He is not and never was my role model. The only people he owes a grand apology are his wife, momma, family, maybe his friends, and his children, when they come of age. He doesn't have to work hard for me to trust him again. The most important audience he has to satisfy is a very small group of people.", "The most important audience he has to satisfy is a very small group of people. That's it. Nothing more. Nothing less. Ever since I was 14, my desire was to be journalist. And in the last 27 years, I've covered it all. In all of those years, I've never believed I was entitled to ask anyone a question.", "In all of those years, I've never believed I was entitled to ask anyone a question. If it was at a county government board meeting in Austin, Texas, or a city council meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, public officials made a choice to talk to me and other journalists. It's our duty to ask; it's not their obligation to answer.", "It's our duty to ask; it's not their obligation to answer. Yes, they were public figures, but no matter how many times I asked the same question, they didn't have to talk to the media. Should they? Yeah. Must they? No. Every sports league has a rule requiring their locker rooms to be open to the media shortly after a game ends. Athletes are required to make themselves available or face a fine, but there is nothing that says they must answer our questions.", "Athletes are required to make themselves available or face a fine, but there is nothing that says they must answer our questions. If they choose to expound on what happened in a game, that's their decision. But their personal life? That choice is all up to them. We have had to bear witness to all kinds of allegations about Tiger, the married sports star and successful product pitchman, being involved in a variety of affairs with cocktail waitresses, party girls, and porn stars.", "We have had to bear witness to all kinds of allegations about Tiger, the married sports star and successful product pitchman, being involved in a variety of affairs with cocktail waitresses, party girls, and porn stars. The details have gone from freaky to bizarre. His reputation has taken a substantial hit; companies he endorsed have removed his face from billboards and canceled contracts; and by multiple (and unsubstantiated) accounts, his marriage is hanging by a thread.", "His reputation has taken a substantial hit; companies he endorsed have removed his face from billboards and canceled contracts; and by multiple (and unsubstantiated) accounts, his marriage is hanging by a thread. Yet still, he doesn't owe the American public or me a damn thing. Meryl Streep has always earned my respect. When you see magazine cover stories" ]

[ "hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- When Eldrick \"Tiger\" Woods joined the ranks of professional golf a dozen years ago, it was via the heralded \"Hello, World\" Nike commercial. When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the greatest golfer of this generation talk about the sordid events over the last three months that have kept him off the golf course and shredded his well-cultivated image and reputation.", "When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the greatest golfer of this generation talk about the sordid events over the last three months that have kept him off the golf course and shredded his well-cultivated image and reputation. The broadcast networks will air live reports with their main anchors there to report and comment on every word; the cable nets will undoubtedly have multiple individuals ready for instant analysis; and millions will tune in to hear Tiger likely apologize and possibly say if and when he will return to competitive golf.", "The broadcast networks will air live reports with their main anchors there to report and comment on every word; the cable nets will undoubtedly have multiple individuals ready for instant analysis; and millions will tune in to hear Tiger likely apologize and possibly say if and when he will return to competitive golf. He isn't expected to take any questions, and that has made for an angry bunch of columnists and commentators, denouncing Woods for calling a news conference to make a statement, and not undergo the grilling many want to give him.", "He isn't expected to take any questions, and that has made for an angry bunch of columnists and commentators, denouncing Woods for calling a news conference to make a statement, and not undergo the grilling many want to give him. Woods hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old.", "Woods hasn't even said a word, and already he's been called a spoiled, petulant child who has lived in a sheltered world of handlers since he was 2 years old. Some have even gone as far as saying nothing has changed about him and he's showing that he is just as selfish and self-absorbed as ever. Tiger, let me be as clear as I can as to whether you owe me or the American people an explanation of the events surrounding your car accident Thanksgiving weekend: Hell no.", "Tiger, let me be as clear as I can as to whether you owe me or the American people an explanation of the events surrounding your car accident Thanksgiving weekend: Hell no. I repeat: Tiger, you don't owe me or anyone else anything! I'm sick of these sanctimonious folks who are blabbering about Woods needing to be grilled about his private behavior. Look, Tiger Woods didn't cheat on me. He's not my daddy, brother, cousin, church member, neighbor or friend.", "He's not my daddy, brother, cousin, church member, neighbor or friend. He didn't let me down or crush my view of him. He is not and never was my role model. The only people he owes a grand apology are his wife, momma, family, maybe his friends, and his children, when they come of age. He doesn't have to work hard for me to trust him again. The most important audience he has to satisfy is a very small group of people.", "The most important audience he has to satisfy is a very small group of people. That's it. Nothing more. Nothing less. Ever since I was 14, my desire was to be journalist. And in the last 27 years, I've covered it all. In all of those years, I've never believed I was entitled to ask anyone a question.", "In all of those years, I've never believed I was entitled to ask anyone a question. If it was at a county government board meeting in Austin, Texas, or a city council meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, public officials made a choice to talk to me and other journalists. It's our duty to ask; it's not their obligation to answer.", "It's our duty to ask; it's not their obligation to answer. Yes, they were public figures, but no matter how many times I asked the same question, they didn't have to talk to the media. Should they? Yeah. Must they? No. Every sports league has a rule requiring their locker rooms to be open to the media shortly after a game ends. Athletes are required to make themselves available or face a fine, but there is nothing that says they must answer our questions.", "Athletes are required to make themselves available or face a fine, but there is nothing that says they must answer our questions. If they choose to expound on what happened in a game, that's their decision. But their personal life? That choice is all up to them. We have had to bear witness to all kinds of allegations about Tiger, the married sports star and successful product pitchman, being involved in a variety of affairs with cocktail waitresses, party girls, and porn stars.", "We have had to bear witness to all kinds of allegations about Tiger, the married sports star and successful product pitchman, being involved in a variety of affairs with cocktail waitresses, party girls, and porn stars. The details have gone from freaky to bizarre. His reputation has taken a substantial hit; companies he endorsed have removed his face from billboards and canceled contracts; and by multiple (and unsubstantiated) accounts, his marriage is hanging by a thread.", "His reputation has taken a substantial hit; companies he endorsed have removed his face from billboards and canceled contracts; and by multiple (and unsubstantiated) accounts, his marriage is hanging by a thread. Yet still, he doesn't owe the American public or me a damn thing. Meryl Streep has always earned my respect. When you see magazine cover stories" ]

[ "Natera-Armenta and Diaz" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- A second runner missing since Monday was found alive near a ravine on a rugged mountain trail in Southern California hours after her running partner was found, an Orange County Sheriff's spokesman told CNN. Runner Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, is severely dehydrated and in serious condition, officials said. Authorities and fellow runners had been looking for Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, and her brother-in-law, Fidel Diaz, 50, since Monday. Diaz was found about 1 p.m.", "Diaz was found about 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, but the search for Natera-Armenta continued as police questioned him. Orange County Sheriff's officials, searching the area by helicopter, eventually spotted Natera-Armenta waving from the ravine, which was about five miles from the sheriff's command post, Orange County Sheriff spokesman Lt. Jim Amormino. \"She was lying in the shady area,\" Amormino said. \"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\"", "\"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\" Natera-Armenta is in serious condition, and was severely dehydrated when she was found, Amormino said. She is currently in the intensive care unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California. The pair had set out at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego.", "According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego. But it wasn't until Monday night that their spouses individually reported to police that the two were missing. Natera-Armenta and Diaz are ultrarunners, devotees of an endurance sport in which it's common to trek and run for many hours over rugged terrain. Natera-Armenta is an experienced ultrarunner and was a top finisher at a 100-mile race in San Diego." ]

[ "eight- to 10-hour run" ]

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[ "(CNN) -- A second runner missing since Monday was found alive near a ravine on a rugged mountain trail in Southern California hours after her running partner was found, an Orange County Sheriff's spokesman told CNN. Runner Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, is severely dehydrated and in serious condition, officials said. Authorities and fellow runners had been looking for Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, and her brother-in-law, Fidel Diaz, 50, since Monday. Diaz was found about 1 p.m.", "Diaz was found about 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, but the search for Natera-Armenta continued as police questioned him. Orange County Sheriff's officials, searching the area by helicopter, eventually spotted Natera-Armenta waving from the ravine, which was about five miles from the sheriff's command post, Orange County Sheriff spokesman Lt. Jim Amormino. \"She was lying in the shady area,\" Amormino said. \"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\"", "\"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\" Natera-Armenta is in serious condition, and was severely dehydrated when she was found, Amormino said. She is currently in the intensive care unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California. The pair had set out at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego.", "According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego. But it wasn't until Monday night that their spouses individually reported to police that the two were missing. Natera-Armenta and Diaz are ultrarunners, devotees of an endurance sport in which it's common to trek and run for many hours over rugged terrain. Natera-Armenta is an experienced ultrarunner and was a top finisher at a 100-mile race in San Diego." ]

[ "5:30 a.m." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- A second runner missing since Monday was found alive near a ravine on a rugged mountain trail in Southern California hours after her running partner was found, an Orange County Sheriff's spokesman told CNN. Runner Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, is severely dehydrated and in serious condition, officials said. Authorities and fellow runners had been looking for Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, and her brother-in-law, Fidel Diaz, 50, since Monday. Diaz was found about 1 p.m.", "Diaz was found about 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, but the search for Natera-Armenta continued as police questioned him. Orange County Sheriff's officials, searching the area by helicopter, eventually spotted Natera-Armenta waving from the ravine, which was about five miles from the sheriff's command post, Orange County Sheriff spokesman Lt. Jim Amormino. \"She was lying in the shady area,\" Amormino said. \"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\"", "\"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\" Natera-Armenta is in serious condition, and was severely dehydrated when she was found, Amormino said. She is currently in the intensive care unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California. The pair had set out at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego.", "According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego. But it wasn't until Monday night that their spouses individually reported to police that the two were missing. Natera-Armenta and Diaz are ultrarunners, devotees of an endurance sport in which it's common to trek and run for many hours over rugged terrain. Natera-Armenta is an experienced ultrarunner and was a top finisher at a 100-mile race in San Diego." ]

[ "Orange County Sheriff's officials," ]

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[ "(CNN) -- A second runner missing since Monday was found alive near a ravine on a rugged mountain trail in Southern California hours after her running partner was found, an Orange County Sheriff's spokesman told CNN. Runner Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, is severely dehydrated and in serious condition, officials said. Authorities and fellow runners had been looking for Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, and her brother-in-law, Fidel Diaz, 50, since Monday. Diaz was found about 1 p.m.", "Diaz was found about 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, but the search for Natera-Armenta continued as police questioned him. Orange County Sheriff's officials, searching the area by helicopter, eventually spotted Natera-Armenta waving from the ravine, which was about five miles from the sheriff's command post, Orange County Sheriff spokesman Lt. Jim Amormino. \"She was lying in the shady area,\" Amormino said. \"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\"", "\"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\" Natera-Armenta is in serious condition, and was severely dehydrated when she was found, Amormino said. She is currently in the intensive care unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California. The pair had set out at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego.", "According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego. But it wasn't until Monday night that their spouses individually reported to police that the two were missing. Natera-Armenta and Diaz are ultrarunners, devotees of an endurance sport in which it's common to trek and run for many hours over rugged terrain. Natera-Armenta is an experienced ultrarunner and was a top finisher at a 100-mile race in San Diego." ]

[ "two were missing." ]

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[ "(CNN) -- A second runner missing since Monday was found alive near a ravine on a rugged mountain trail in Southern California hours after her running partner was found, an Orange County Sheriff's spokesman told CNN. Runner Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, is severely dehydrated and in serious condition, officials said. Authorities and fellow runners had been looking for Maria \"Gina\" Natera-Armenta, 34, and her brother-in-law, Fidel Diaz, 50, since Monday. Diaz was found about 1 p.m.", "Diaz was found about 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, but the search for Natera-Armenta continued as police questioned him. Orange County Sheriff's officials, searching the area by helicopter, eventually spotted Natera-Armenta waving from the ravine, which was about five miles from the sheriff's command post, Orange County Sheriff spokesman Lt. Jim Amormino. \"She was lying in the shady area,\" Amormino said. \"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\"", "\"She did see the helicopter before, but didn't have enough energy to get up.\" Natera-Armenta is in serious condition, and was severely dehydrated when she was found, Amormino said. She is currently in the intensive care unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California. The pair had set out at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego.", "According to their spouses, they planned to do an eight- to 10-hour run on a remote mountain trail in the Cleveland National Forest near San Diego. But it wasn't until Monday night that their spouses individually reported to police that the two were missing. Natera-Armenta and Diaz are ultrarunners, devotees of an endurance sport in which it's common to trek and run for many hours over rugged terrain. Natera-Armenta is an experienced ultrarunner and was a top finisher at a 100-mile race in San Diego." ]