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6b72550a663bcb7a64e242ede6da53b1f585ea71 | Summarize the following news article. | Saudi lawyer Abdul Rahman al-Lahem says his license to practice is reinstated .
Al-Lahem says license revoked because he publicized rape victim's conviction .
Saudi minister last month denied license was ever revoked .
Rape victim was convicted of being alone with an unrelated man . | [
"(CNN) -- The Saudi lawyer who represented a woman kidnapped and raped by seven men said his license to practice has been reinstated. A protest appeared in India in November against the Saudi sentence. Lawyer and human rights activist Abdul Rahman al-Lahem told CNN's Nic Robertson that the Justice Ministry has rein... |
c96bdfc0463d994ddc858ad358fe59371be79352 | Summarize the following news article. | Eye on Russia is part of a CNN series looking at contemporary Russia .
CNN.com asked readers to share their photos, views of Russia . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN is taking an in-depth look at contemporary Russia as part of the \"Eye on Russia\" series. We asked you to share your photos of Russia and tell us about your experiences in the country, and photos and stories poured in of beautiful places and ordinary places, and of hopes for Russia's future in the 21... |
085dc5d706487da983655043b144952956cb3c5b | Summarize the following news article. | FBI, Department of Homeland Security issue bulletin Thursday .
Bulletin says two al Qaeda associates made claim to news agency .
"We terminated the most precious American asset," associate says .
DHS official says the claim has not been confirmed . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin Thursday citing an alleged claim of responsibility by al Qaeda for former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination, a DHS official told CNN. An Italian news agency says al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri began planni... |
1c1dc1da2f6ba045478e25e91c8e1b039ce4cc67 | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic senators will hold short "pro forma" sessions over the holiday break .
Sessions usually under one minute long .
Move prevents President Bush from making recess appointments .
Bush refused to withdraw one controversial nominee after Democratic offer . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate was called to order for 11 seconds on Wednesday as the last political scuffle of the year between the White House and the Democratic-led Congress played out. Democratic senators will hold short \"pro forma\" sessions over the holiday break to prevent recess appointments. Nearly ... |
da90eb668bfc66a5e70b2e6631a5ec1c9ffb2413 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Democratic leadership aides say bill must help low-, middle-income earners .
President calls for broad-based tax relief for consumers, businesses .
Bush says he's encouraged by talks with Congress, hopeful of agreement .
Bush says his tax cuts due to expire in 2010 should be made permanent . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Friday proposed a temporary, broad-based tax relief package aimed at spurring the nation's slowing economy. \"We can provide a shot in the arm\" to the economy, President Bush said Friday at the White House. During remarks at the White House, Bush, flanked by economic advisers... |
717b1934db9eb0d7e5e2aef75cd54b29a6530a59 | Summarize the following news article. | 150 passengers evacuated from a ship after it struck object in Antarctic waters .
Ship, named Explorer, was expected to sink, British coastguards said .
Passengers in lifeboats, captain and first officer remain on board . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- More than 150 people have abandoned a sinking cruise liner that collided with an iceberg in Antarctic waters, a Chilean navy captain told CNN. The ship sent out a distress call at around 10 p.m. ET Thursday. Passenger ship Explorer reported problems near the South Shetland Islands, south o... |
e493fe7f282adb10c6b9af18d41f0181f17341e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Most coral reefs are in danger, according to estimates from the Nature Conservancy .
The group says 500 million people rely on coral reefs for food .
Reef Balls are concrete spheres upon which a natural reef can grow .
The objects also help control beach erosion and stabilize shorelines . | [
"TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- After witnessing the rapid devastation of a Cayman Island coral reef where he had been diving since childhood, Todd Barber was moved from horror to action. He gave up a six-figure salary as a marketing consultant and dedicated his life to restoring the world's ocean reef ecosystems. \"I had... |
e510fc72b8ef595e45f1a510d0cad761ae1bd032 | Summarize the following news article. | Valerie Gooding, CEO of BUPA, speaks to CNN's Todd Benjamin .
BUPA has over 8 million customers in 190 countries .
Valerie is one of FT's top five most powerful businesswomen in Europe . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Valerie Gooding is in the top five most powerful businesswomen in Europe as named by the Financial Times. She runs global health and care organization BUPA and under her leadership it has grown to over 8 million customers in over 190 countries and record revenues. CNN's Todd Benjamin spoke... |
564e02cb944ea00c02f9832ab968441b5c67332e | Summarize the following news article. | Fire doused on the top floors and roof of Monte Carlo resort .
Fire chief: Firefighters had to hang out the windows to try to cut the fire off .
The 32-floor building was completely evacuated .
No major injuries have been reported, and no one was trapped . | [
"LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- A fire charred the top of two of three wings of the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on Friday, causing no major injuries but forcing visitors and employees to evacuate, authorities said. The recently remodeled Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, is shown after and before th... |
dfd0cea6589cb8be40538b9f165781fbc2c7d796 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Aide admits that Huckabee has "no foreign policy credentials"
NEW: Campaign official suggested tying Pakistan crisis to immigration issue .
Huckabee appeared not to know that martial law had been lifted in Pakistan .
Gaffes will have little effect on support for populist candidate, analyst says . | [
"PELLA, Iowa (CNN) -- A senior aide to Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee admitted Friday that the former Arkansas governor had \"no foreign policy credentials\" after his comments reacting to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto raised questions. During an event Friday i... |
dbceded6ea7d8a0944ab3f44263f688f644a5c37 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Kennedy: Bush drawing wrong lesson from history .
President says withdrawing from Iraq will embolden terrorists .
Speech is latest White House attempt to try to reframe the debate over Iraq . | [
"KANSAS CITY, Missouri (CNN) -- President Bush drew parallels between the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the potential costs of pulling out of Iraq in a speech Wednesday. President Bush draws parallels Wednesday between the cost of pulling out of Iraq and \"the tragedy of Vietnam.\" \"Three decades later, there i... |
305a7272b28da5bc5574487ca0a09f48b852788c | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Marshals Southeast task force tracks 10-15 suspected killers a day .
Some are high-profile cases, but most are searches that go under media radar .
Commander: "Our mandate is to track ... murderers, armed robbers, rapists"
Office captured 3,000 suspects last year; only once were shots fired, chief says . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- They prefer the darkness and calm of early morning when their targets are most vulnerable, still sleeping or under the influence. They make sure their prey -- suspected killers and other violent fugitives -- know what they're up against. U.S. Marshal supervisory inspector James Ergas take... |
9814600b03458475607fa2e4e9f1637138b7c9bf | Summarize the following news article. | You can enjoy the same posh places as the stars .
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in California is great for weekend getaway .
Learn to samba at Fasano in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .
Shop your heart out in Villa Mangiacane in Tuscany, Italy . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- Check out these seven truly amazing destinations and plan the best place for your great escape. The Farm at Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand is the best place for an adrenaline rush. GIRL'S GETAWAY: Ojai Valley Inn & Spa -- Ojai, California . Why it's great: This Spanish Colonial hideaway offers 308... |
d16bff688345742ee8a1762cb6b82b49e4a065dd | Summarize the following news article. | Vietnamese woman caught cooking a tiger carcass jailed for two and a half years .
Nguyen Thi Thanh, 41, convicted for violating regulations protecting rare wild animals .
Police found dead tigers, bear arms, monkey bones and elephant tusks in her flat . | [
"(CNN) -- A Vietnamese woman caught cooking a tiger carcass was sentenced to two and a half years in jail, state media reported Thursday. There are reportedly only about 100 tigers, prized by so-called medicine men, left living in Vietnam. A Hanoi court convicted Nguyen Thi Thanh, 41, for \"violating regulations pr... |
c85a7eb698c39c7465d1fe4ebbb50447329b5497 | Summarize the following news article. | I-Reporters share tales of meeting Heath Ledger in person .
"He was really good with tools," says Don Bova; Ledger helped him change a tire .
I-Report: Share your photos, memories of actor Heath Ledger . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN.com reader Kristy O'Connor took a prenatal yoga class with Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams and says she was \"in awe of his devotion and attention to Michelle.\" Reader Dena Michnowih says she came across Ledger in Brooklyn, New York, teaching his young daughter Matilda her right from her left, and... |
5f299d74b492be5e53e6bcf3a54d3c8a4b418a97 | Summarize the following news article. | Erik Prince: "There was definitely incoming small arms fire from insurgents"
There was "no deliberate violence," he said, during September 16 shooting .
Iraqi government says Blackwater guards killed 17, fired without provocation .
AP: Blackwater may be expelled from Iraq within six months . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The head of Blackwater USA on Sunday rejected a mounting series of reports suggesting the private contractor's security guards opened fire on innocent Iraqi civilians last month. Blackwater CEO Erik Prince said Sunday that guards \"definitely\" faced insurgent fire September 16. \"There was def... |
5a4e46a4e18d31d1ef4d1087b1643a349f10dd14 | Summarize the following news article. | Journalist and two doctors were among those killed .
Remote-controlled mine went off in southern Somalia .
Somali driver also died in the attack .
Journalist is the second to die in conflict situation this year . | [
"(CNN) -- A mine exploded Monday on a road in southern Somalia, killing four people -- three members of the medical humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres and a journalist. Ongoing violence in Somalia has devastated the capital Mogadishu. The incident occurred Monday along a road in Kismayo, the group said. V... |
b6b7cbc40f51483708d53416719205f36c06f6df | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. says celebrity drug use encourages adolescent substance abuse .
Report says leniency towards celebrities hurts criminal justice system .
Report finds Britain, Italy, Spain have among highest rates of cocaine use . | [
"LONDON, England -- Cocaine-abusing celebrities are glamorizing the use of narcotics and encouraging more young people to use illegal substances, the United Nations drug control agency has warned. Model Kate Moss faced allegations of cocaine use in 2005 but was never charged for over the claims. The annual report f... |
7c0bda3744be6f7d95eef695e59a4e4001455a35 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: D.A. seeks dismissal of Tim Masters murder case .
Masters was released Tuesday; conviction was tossed .
Masters convicted in 1999 of murder, sexual mutilation of 37-year-old woman .
He spent nearly nine years in prison . | [
"(CNN) -- A Colorado prosecutor Friday asked a judge to dismiss the first-degree murder charge against Tim Masters, who spent nine years in prison until new DNA evidence indicated someone else might have committed the crime. Tim Masters, center, walks out of a Fort Collins, Colorado, courthouse Tuesday with his att... |
f19b17438e69527f376e5d9efc74d19fbac6f755 | Summarize the following news article. | Experts say there is a disparity in how statutory rape laws are applied .
Jamie Lynn Spears is 16, and her boyfriend -- the father of her child -- is 18 .
There has been no talk of criminal prosecution involving the couple .
Experts: Attorneys choose when to prosecute, leading to unfairness . | [
"(CNN) -- The announced pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears -- the 16-year-old children's television star and younger sister of beleaguered pop star Britney Spears -- is casting new light on how states deal with the thorny issue of consensual sex among teens. Jamie Lynn Spears, shown in September, stars in the popular ... |
eb2fe21af9629392d61a4fabe6cad72130525f2f | Summarize the following news article. | Indian police covered up murder of UK girl in Goa, state's tourism minister said .
Police arrest one man over the death of the 15-year-old .
Mother of Scarlett Keeling says she thinks police have arrested wrong man . | [
"NEW DELHI, India -- Police covered up the murder of a British teenage girl in Goa last month to protect the tourist industry, a state minister and local media said Monday. Scarlett Keeling stands on Anjuna beach in Goa a few days before her death. Officers had initially said Scarlett Keeling had drowned on Anjuna ... |
eebebdc4fa08a6e927ab958a39d91f888550afec | Summarize the following news article. | Journalist and two doctors were among those killed .
Remote-controlled mine went off in southern Somalia .
Somali driver also died in the attack .
Journalist is the second to die in conflict situation this year . | [
"(CNN) -- A mine exploded Monday on a road in southern Somalia, killing four people -- three members of the medical humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres and a journalist. Ongoing violence in Somalia has devastated the capital Mogadishu. The incident occurred Monday along a road in Kismayo, the group said. V... |
94b15ad6efcd6d47dfcc242135be481fceb7f634 | Summarize the following news article. | Bus carrying Marine Corps Reserve unit overturned at Alabama military base .
23 Marines have been injured; four critically, the military says .
E Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, was involved .
The accident happened Sunday morning, officials said . | [
"(CNN) -- A bus carrying members of a Marine Corps Reserve unit overturned at an Alabama military base Sunday, leaving 23 Marines injured, four of them critically, the military said in a news release. A bus overturned Sunday in Alabama, injuring 23 Marines, the military said. The passengers, members of E Company, A... |
504ed83e41a6a861927345f7a027ba53ad02237a | Summarize the following news article. | Kaka deservedly named World Player of the Year for the first time in his career .
The Brazilian beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the journalists' vote .
The 25-year-old averages one goal in three games for both AC Milan and Brazil . | [
"(CNN) -- Despite the obvious claims of younger rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, few can really argue with the 96 football journalists who voted Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite as the 2007 World Footballer of the Year. Brazilian genius Kaka fully deserves winning the 2007 World Footballer of the Year awa... |
42176b852f897ae19ef0cf39d598878c8ff0bced | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Woman says husband didn't show up at a party on suspected date of killing .
NEW: DNA testing under way to see if Cesar Laurean fathered the victim's child .
Accused Marine and his wife spoke to lawyer after pregnant Marine slain .
Marine fled the next day, is believed to have headed to native Mexico . | [
"JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) -- Christina Laurean has told authorities she was attending a Christmas party on the night her husband allegedly killed pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, according to police. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, wanted for murder, may have fled to his native Mexico. Marine Cpl. ... |
62ac534bf7e3e897b2726dddf2b7b6f7723362d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Phrase in Obama speech similar to that of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick .
Clinton: "If your whole candidacy is about words, then they should be your own"
Obama downplays significance, says: "Clinton has used words of mine as well" | [
"(CNN) -- Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each accused the other of borrowing portions of their presidential campaign speeches Monday. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, left, on the stump with Sen. Barack Obama. The Clinton campaign accused Obama of borrowing from a close supporter, and the Illinois senator... |
4ff05ae8454ad482f81911c5e4275b63466bea35 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police believe killer or killers left the Memphis house where 6 people slain .
Neighbor says he heard shots Saturday night, didn't call police .
Police: Four adults, two kids killed; 3 other children wounded .
7-year-old, 4-year-old, and 10-month-old hospitalized . | [
"(CNN) -- Whoever killed six people in a Memphis, Tennessee, home may still be on the loose, police said Tuesday. They asked the community for help in solving the slayings. Police and fire units responded Monday after six people were killed in Memphis, Tennessee. Police found six people -- two men, two women and tw... |
16e86dc5e3fe27875ee927741542536ea7b7553b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police say they have more than one confession in the case .
NEW: Investigation reveals the men thought the house was empty, police say .
Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died Tuesday .
Taylor shot during an apparent burglary at his Miami home . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Four men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of NFL player Sean Taylor, authorities announced Friday evening. Police have more than one confession in the case and the individuals will be charged with murder, said Robert Parker, director of the Miami-Dade Police Departme... |
ad55d2f13db6732edcd716e09f527ed2df39946f | Summarize the following news article. | Girl convicted of killing baby in her care in Saudi Arabia when she was 17 .
Nafeek says the child died accidentally, choking on milk .
Girl's family displaced by December 2004 tsunami, renewed civil war in Sri Lanka . | [
"COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) -- Humble woodcutter Mohammed Sultan Nafeek's teenage daughter moved to Saudi Arabia to work as a housemaid to support her family after they were displaced by the 2004 tsunami. Now she is on death row, and all he can do is pray. Razeena Mohammad (left) and Mohammad Sultan Nafeek, paren... |
160228fe18f272761b969b08622ba868ad65b206 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Vick to take plea deal on dogfighting charges .
NFL expected to announce how the case will affect his career .
CNN.com readers shared their thoughts on Vick's future, send your I-Report . | [
"(CNN) -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is expected to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving an illegal dogfighting operation, according to one of his attorneys. Leah Perry, who sent this photo of son Bobby and dog Rosie, thinks Vick should not be allowed back on the field. The plea deal m... |
7ebb75bc91aa51d53b06fdbed7feb52d42612065 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Branson, founder of Virgin, talks to CNN's Todd Benjamin .
Branson left school at 16 to work on a magazine he had set up .
He is now responsible for over 300 businesses under the Virgin brand . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Leaving school at 16 is not normally the route to success. But Richard Branson did just that, setting up a magazine and then entering the record business. Now his brand is behind more than 300 companies -- from cola to trains, from phones to planes making Virgin a global name. Soon Virgin ... |
a84e31bf36290e557a3080ad297177b6f18cdf84 | Summarize the following news article. | Smoking ban in France extended to bars, clubs, restaurants, cafes from Jan 1 .
Smoking ban first introduced in February 2007 for public buildings, workplaces .
About 13.5 million people in France smoke out of a population of 60 million .
Similar bans now exist in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Britain . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- As a look, it is about as quintessentially French as it gets. All the same, from the New Year enjoying a cigarette while you sip on your cafe au lait will become a thing of the past. From January 1 it will be illegal in France to smoke in cafes as well as clubs, casinos and hotels. France is... |
c43c7253f38ff2cd79770034ed9af3567cfaa811 | Summarize the following news article. | Woman, boyfriend arrested after a tip led to search .
Police believe child found dead in box is Riley Ann Sawyers, 2 .
Body of little girl was found in box that washed ashore last month .
Police asked public for help identifying girl they dubbed "Baby Grace" | [
"(CNN) -- The toddler whose body washed ashore in Texas last month has been tentatively identified as a 2-year-old girl, and her mother and a man identified as her boyfriend were arrested Saturday, the Galveston County Sheriff's office said Sunday. Police believe two-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers may be \"Baby Grace.\... |
a4601415eafb5264a4bdc273de3a16365aefb35b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 17-year-old alleged shooter appears in Miami courtroom .
NEW: Eric Rivera Jr. will be tried as an adult .
Three adult suspects in Sean Taylor slaying on suicide watch .
Taylor died after being shot in home invasion last week . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Four suspects indicted on murder and burglary charges in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor begin their journey through the courts on Wednesday. A grand jury identified Eric Rivera Jr. as the shooter in the death of NFL star Sean Taylor. Court documents say the youngest is ... |
91d43f137b3d928561fb62b200ae40aee4a34b73 | Summarize the following news article. | Football pays tribute on the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster .
Eight Manchester United players died when plane crashed on take-off .
A total of 23 people were killed as Utd returned from cup tie in Belgrade . | [
"LONDON, England -- Football will pay its tribute to the legend of Manchester United's Busby Babes on Wednesday in moments of remembrance on the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. A memorial stone recalls the place of the Munich air disaster in Kirchtrudering near Munich. Eight players lost their lives on... |
ab2d99eedfd685ce685fa44e735695c27e946683 | Summarize the following news article. | Sudan, Chad presidents sign agreement aiming to halt cross-border hostilities .
Signing came after nearly two days of talks between presidents of Sudan and Chad .
Each accuses other of supporting rebels that attempt to destabilize the government .
Just hours before agreement, Chad claimed rebels from Sudan had crossed ... | [
"(CNN) -- The presidents of Sudan and Chad signed a non-aggression agreement late Thursday, aiming to halt cross-border hostilities between the two African nations. Chad President Idriss Deby, right, and Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir, left, shake hands after signing the pact. The signing came after nearly two fu... |
df9c4e1b8698581720b28c71f1e98f82bd6ea6e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Larry Craig files appeal to get guilty plea in sex sting withdrawn .
Craig criticizes Mitt Romney for quickly calling for his resignation .
The Idaho Republican was GOP presidential candidate's liaison to the Senate .
Craig stepped down from Romney campaign when news of his arrest broke . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Larry Craig filed an appeal Monday in his continued legal fight stemming from a bathroom sex sting this summer. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, initially said he would resign at the end of September but then changed his mind. The Idaho Republican wants the Minnesota Court of Appeals to overturn... |
a1d7a119707506100920e1a6f0d9cbf4d4e7c838 | Summarize the following news article. | Queen Elizabeth opens Heathrow Airport's $8.6 billion new Terminal 5 .
The new building took more than 15 years to complete following protests .
Launch a day after security scare at one of world's busiest international airports .
A lone man ran onto a Heathrow runway carrying a backpack on Thursday . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Queen Elizabeth helped launch Heathrow's $8.6 billion new Terminal 5 on Friday as part of the British airport's rejuvenation plan to maintain its status as one of the world's most important transport hubs. A general view of the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport prior to its official openi... |
acd2b851b367bf62dd603ebff5670ffa9c853a8f | Summarize the following news article. | Official: Unarmed teen hid object under shirt, shouted, "Kill me."
New York Police Commissioner: Police feared being fired upon .
Police confirm Khiel Coppin, 18, was carrying hairbrush under shirt .
Police say he ignored orders to halt; cops fired 20 shots, killing the teen . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A young man carrying what turned out to be a hairbrush died Monday night in a hail of bullets fired by New York police. Khiel Coppin's brother Joel Coppin spoke briefly with reporters saying, \"We want justice.\" Authorities were responding to a 9-1-1 call his mother made about a \"family dispute... |
b9f5a02386adb698ae71cadd3fd1825fa7b998db | Summarize the following news article. | UN: More than 50,000 square miles of forest lost each year .
Most trees cut down for international sale .
Some forests making comeback in U.S., Europe . | [
"(CNN) -- The Amazon rainforest is so vast and full of life that even its defenders don't know exactly what it is they are protecting. In the past 40 years, roughly 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest has been wiped out. \"The wealth of biodiversity is so immense, we cannot even estimate the amount we don't know,\"... |
c26f356dc536e5797ba550be6e27a95059f1ce53 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. puts sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, banks, individuals .
Revolutionary Guard accused of supporting nuclear proliferation .
Guard's Quds force said by U.S. to support terrorism .
Sanctions mean financial assets of Revolutionary Guard, others, are frozen . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States imposed stiff sanctions against Iran on Thursday, targeting two Iranian military groups and a number of Iranian banks and people it accuses of backing nuclear proliferation and terror-related activities. \"What this means is that no U.S. citizen or private organization will be... |
94a9883a283e94c3ad53069d98517b08e8853447 | Summarize the following news article. | Sheikha Lubna was first female minister in the United Arab Emirates .
Openness to foreign ownership is the "natural path", she says .
If countries "lock up" interest due to protectionism there are other places to go . | [
"(CNN) -- Not only is Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the United Arab Emirates, the first female minister of economy in the Gulf, and the first to start a Middle Eastern BB marketplace, but she's also the first minister - anywhere in the world - to launch her own perfume line. ... |
9c02ebeda5d84859eb36070de7e8a9517ac3fee6 | Summarize the following news article. | "Kristen" identified as aspiring singer Ashley Youmans, 22 .
Spitzer resigns Wednesday, two days after he is linked to call-girl ring .
Bank notified Treasury Department about suspicious transfers of money .
Spitzer could face charges of money laundering, legal experts say . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal agents have determined New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer used a high-priced call-girl ring at least eight times in recent months, and agents had him under surveillance twice this year, sources familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. Sources say New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer used a call-... |
37ab3a49bb7732e145a24e70e6f077469ca1dbd3 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi woman perseveres because "all the people that I love have been crushed"
CNN's Arwa Damon reveals stories of horror, tragedy among Iraq's women .
Doctor says she wants all Iraqis to do their part: "I wish everybody would believe"
One woman's husband was killed in 2007; his melted flesh is etched in her mind . | [
"Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. Here, CNN's Arwa Damon describes the hardships faced by Iraqi women. Her documentary airs this weekend on CNN and CNN International. Nahla's husband returned to Ira... |
fa67b52d4597e227947776fd40a4b16f402ed12d | Summarize the following news article. | Aung San Suu Kyi says she's committed to pursuing a dialogue with the ruling junta .
Suu Kyi meets with three executive members of her political party .
Crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators set off international outrage .
As many as 110 people were killed in the September violence . | [
"(CNN) -- Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is \"ready to cooperate\" with the government and is committed to pursuing a dialogue with the ruling junta, according to a statement the United Nations' special envoy to Myanmar read Thursday on her behalf. Activists display a portrait of detained democracy... |
cafb6a9801a85984042abcd7e552d1e129dff4cf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Girl, 13, was disoriented when found under wing, mother says .
NEW: Lack of major injuries "seems incredible," mother says .
NEW: Rescuers carried girl 3.5 hours over mountains in heavy rain .
Girl was only survivor in Panama crash that killed three . | [
"PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) -- The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed two Americans and a Panamanian pilot was awake and talking Wednesday, a doctor said. Francesca Lewis, 13, apparently fell out of the plane or was ejected on impact, her mother, Valerie Lewis, told CNN on Wednesday. The girl endured two da... |
12a24b1aba082a5fd0687a14015e1e58090ed9c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has his candidacy papers rejected .
Had submitted nominations papers for Pakistan's parliamentary election .
Returning officer in Lahore upheld ineligibility objections from other candidates . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan election officials on Monday disqualified opposition party leader and former former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from participating in January parliamentary elections. Election officials say Nawaz Sharif's previous convictions bar him from standing for reelection. A spokesman f... |
c8ebf6f48257a704202c7b6df238bc1cbfa838d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Brazilian Kaka is named European player of the year .
The AC Milan player is chosen ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester Utd .
Argentine Lionel Messi of Barcelona finishes third . | [
"PARIS, France -- AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka has been named European player of the year, lifting France Football's Ballon d'Or award. Kaka has already claimed all of the game's major prizes. His success comes two years after his fellow countryman, Barcelona's Ronaldinho, claimed the award . The 25-year-ol... |
48e858dcb8dd62aad328f2c5f7fa052893d7304b | Summarize the following news article. | European leaders agree to send 1,800-strong security force to Kosovo .
Kosovo expected to declare independence from Serbia in new year .
Serbia insists region should remain autonomous within its borders . | [
"BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNN) -- European leaders agreed Friday to send an 1,800-strong security force to maintain stability in Kosovo, although they stopped short of backing independence for the province. French soldiers at the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo last month. Kosovo is expected to declare independen... |
1522da440cb538c8fc60f254efcb65e8378065a1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tocopilla mayor: More than 1,200 homes flattened, shelters damaged .
Dozens of workers freed from collapsed roadway tunnel, officials say .
Chilean Navy is moving heavy equipment into the area to help with rescue .
7.7 quake north of Tocopilla happened at 12:40 p.m. (10:40 a.m. ET) | [
"(CNN) -- Thousands of Chileans may have to sleep in the streets Wednesday night after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least two people, injuring dozens and destroying hundreds of homes. Valentina Bustos shot this photo Wednesday of earthquake damage at a hotel in Antof... |
0b40c6061cfd6a745886150c46eb75a7f43b4efa | Summarize the following news article. | There is no evidence that the boy intended to set the fire, prosecutors say .
He had faced possible charges in juvenile court after admitting to setting blaze .
The boy was playing with matches; the blaze destroyed 21 homes .
The Buckweed fire started October 21 north of Los Angeles . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- No charges will be brought against a 10-year-old boy accused of accidentally starting an October wildfire that scorched more than 38,000 acres north of Los Angeles, California, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Firefighters battle the Buckweed Fire October 22, 2007. \"There is no evi... |
730655d5d1f29496344388805a891c3e3fd2a64e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tests find "trace of violent activity in the house," sheriff says .
NEW: Investigators: Suspect left a note saying Marine had committed suicide .
NEW: Source: Witness who came forward Friday is suspect's wife .
Official: We think we have found Lauterbach's skeletal remains . | [
"JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) -- Police believe they have found the remains of a missing Marine buried in the backyard of the prime suspect in the case and blood spatter evidence inside his home, authorities said Friday evening. Investigators search for the body of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach Friday. Tests fo... |
399877dd5e90d151e29ad67fdeb6fa093632e0e1 | Summarize the following news article. | GAO: Investigators took advantage of "weaknesses in TSA procedures"
GAO: Those "weaknesses" were not detailed for security reasons .
GAO said terrorists using same items could seriously compromise a flight .
Transportation Security Administration: Checkpoints only part of total security . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Investigators with bomb-making components in their luggage and on their person were able to pass through security checkpoints at 19 U.S. airports without detection, according to the Government Accountability Office. Passengers pass through security at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Il... |
67fc9fa49a2c443dcbab030b9c6247a662716bc9 | Summarize the following news article. | Kenya's once-stable economy faltering due to violence following disputed election .
Equity market on Nairobi Stock Exchange lost $591 million on first day of 2008 .
Business leaders say the government losing $29.5 million a day in revenues .
Thriving tourist industry also hit, with British tour operators calling off fl... | [
"(CNN) -- The orgy of violence that has greeted Kenya's disputed election result has led to hundreds of deaths and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. But away from the tragic human cost, the unrest has also provoked concerns about the stability of the east African country's economy, until now seen as a m... |
8a44f223fc67ed0d5f946517f77c2291d6c4a027 | Summarize the following news article. | Multi-million selling writer has "a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's"
Terry Pratchett says work continuing on books, plans to honor commitments .
Discworld novels are set in a fantasy universe but satirize modern day life .
Received the Order of the British Empire from the Prince of Wales in 1998 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Fantasy author Terry Pratchett has admitted that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease -- but says he plans to continue writing his multi-million selling Discworld books. Terry Pratchett, whose books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide in 33 languages. P... |
a3906e4f27942e2742d5cc9a3241980e338e0d30 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi forces detain the suspected leader of a terrorist cell network .
Cell is believed to be funded by Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter, Raghad .
Raghad, wanted in Iraq on terrorism charges, currently living in Jordan . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi forces detained the suspected leader of a terrorist cell network believed to be funded by Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter, who is wanted by Iraqi authorities on terrorism charges, the U.S. military announced Monday. Raghad Hussein is currently living in Jordan under the protection of ... |
1e9f089602e8ab42ae65e273d866b53bdf9501bc | Summarize the following news article. | Clinton begins talking about how others have criticized her, gets emotional .
She was with mostly female voters in New Hampshire on a campaign stop .
"It's not easy," she told them .
The New York senator is trailing Sen. Barack Obama in polls . | [
"PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton became visibly emotional at a New Hampshire campaign event Monday after a friendly question from a voter. Sen. Hillary Clinton's eyes welled with tears as she spoke in New Hampshire Monday. At the close of a Portsmouth campaign stop, Marianne Pernold-Young, 64, as... |
768682d2f556e103bad77ad7aaa0660181747d1c | Summarize the following news article. | Amnesty International and The Red Cross released reports Monday .
Amnesty report: "A climate of impunity has prevailed; the economy is in tatters"
Amnesty says conditions for women have worsened with rise of religious groups .
Vice President Dick Cheney describes war as success with challenges . | [
"(CNN) -- As the war in Iraq reaches its five-year anniversary this week, two of the world's leading humanitarian groups issued extensive reports Monday describing a crisis of huge proportions with little reason for hope. Iraqi women mourn the death of their relative outside the morgue in the restive city of Baquba... |
2806f716e41ce224a3862eb2bc50e214bc5037d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Next in a growing series of arts festivals opens Saturday in Cortona, Italy .
Napa Valley's Festival del Sole staged more than 50 events in nine days .
Wineries engage in friendly rivalries, throwing lavish after-concert galas .
International artists cite chances to meet each other, community among lures . | [
"NAPA, California (CNN) -- If Barrett Wissman were in the ministry, his arts festivals would be sunny outposts on a fast-widening mission field. His Tuscan Sun Festival opens Saturday in Cortona, Italy. An all-new Singapore Sun Festival opens October 18. And a secret known to missionaries everywhere is clearly in s... |
49d1a193a2c477f5861b593f06681b35b0e49573 | Summarize the following news article. | Lyon beat Valenciennes 2-0 to stay four points clear on top of the French table .
Nancy stay second by beating Bordeaux 1-0 .
Third-placed Rennes flop to a 1-0 home defeat against struggling Monaco . | [
"PARIS, France -- Goals from Juninho and Sidney Govou gave Lyon a 2-0 home win over Valenciennes and enabled the six-time champions to stay four points ahead at the top of the French league. Juninho opened the scoring for Lyon five minutes before the break. Brazilian midfielder Juninho nudged in a Karim Benzema cro... |
d603649af5260edbbe0474bcbb2e83e7340372d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Barack Obama has electrified younger voters .
Sen. Hillary Clinton has maintained favor with voters older than 40 .
CNN has projected Sen. John Edwards will finish in third place . | [
"(CNN) -- Solid support from registered Democrats and women in New Hampshire were crucial Tuesday as Sen. Hillary Clinton rebounded from her third-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses. Sen. Hillary Clinton has spent the past few days saying she has the experience to change Washington. She narrowly defeated Sen... |
241c3bfcde3e19fb8f0e5d0273ccb06155a2d86b | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. to send special envoy to Myanmar amid reports of crackdown .
World leaders condemn events in Myanmar, call on regime to desist from force .
UK PM Brown underscores that any trampling on human rights not acceptable .
Pres. Bush says Tuesday that the U.S. will increase sanctions . | [
"UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is \"urgently dispatching\" a special envoy to Myanmar, a statement from his office said Wednesday, following reports of violent clashes in that country between security forces and protesters. Protests at the crackdown have taken place overseas, including ... |
cc8898d831bb770da703c284d4a811f16cb4035b | Summarize the following news article. | Passengers on female-only buses describe their commutes as more pleasant .
Seven complaints of sexual abuse aboard Mexico City buses made last year .
Single-sex service is available on four major lines in Mexican capital . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Buses that carry women only are experiencing a smooth ride with passengers in Mexico's capital. A woman rides on a bus exclusively for female passengers last month in Mexico City. Fans of the new service call their daily commutes more pleasant now that bus rides steer clear of too-clo... |
e5685719d330bf84ed7691a9a591e04e6a6226b8 | Summarize the following news article. | Kuwait's leader dissolves parliament and calls for early elections after conflict .
Cabinet resigned earlier this week after a power struggle with the government .
The emir said he was forced to act to safeguard Kuwait's national unity .
New elections have been set for May 17 according to state-run news agency . | [
"(CNN) -- Kuwait's leader dissolved parliament on Wednesday and called for early elections, after the Cabinet resigned this week following a power struggle with the government. Kuwait's emir has dissolved parliament following conflict between the Cabinet and govenrment. The emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, sa... |
bc868bcd37d2463875c4c685c582449069992a76 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Children's mother says Eddie Harrington had threatened the kids before .
Harrington was last seen in Columbus, Georgia, March 5 .
Police say he was depressed, threatened to kill kids .
He took twin girls, 23 months, and boy, 3, from their home . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators have found the bodies of three small children and the father who allegedly abducted them from their home in Columbus, Georgia, two weeks ago, the FBI said Wednesday. Eddie Harrington threatened to kill his children before disappearing with them, police say. \"It is my sad duty to report that... |
c6369011986d295ce197e7304e14b207dab4c0aa | Summarize the following news article. | Dept. of Veterans Affairs diagnosed 60,000 veterans with PTSD .
Women have comprised 11 percent of military force in Iraq and Afghanistan .
VA: 22 percent of women, 1 percent of men suffered sexual trauma in military .
Expert says women afraid to report sexual harassment for fear of retribution . | [
"DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- On a good day, Keri Christensen spends the day watching her children. She prepares their meals, gets them ready for school and helps them with their homework. Keri Christensen was nearly a victim of a roadside bombing in Iraq when the convoy in front of hers was hit. But this housewife an... |
c4e4f565d15f76b1e367d4fc2e7a2648c3cd395c | Summarize the following news article. | Utah nurse practitioner helps fight high childbirth mortality rates in Tibet .
One H.E.A.R.T. conducts birthing demonstrations, distributes birth kits .
Group is working in Mexico this year; future plans include Nepal, Ecuador . | [
"(CNN) -- It wasn't Tibet's subzero temperatures that nurse practitioner Arlene Samen found so chilling on a 1997 medical trip, but the haunting stories she was told about mothers and newborns on the brink of death after childbirth. Arlene Samen, right, helps provide childbirth education and equipment to those in n... |
32fe9f0f2eedaf63c9fd0314ab92c4b46297e260 | Summarize the following news article. | Pregnant woman reportedly found husband, other man dead in apartment .
Slain students were international Ph.D. candidates .
Apartment is on edge of university campus .
In text-message alert, campus officials urge students to be careful . | [
"(CNN) -- Two graduate students were found shot to death Thursday night in an apartment a block off the Louisiana State University campus, officials said. LSU Chancellor Sean O'Keefe briefs reporters on the fatal shootings of two international graduate students. No suspects have been identified in what police are i... |
41698f361bcf6415f711719ed0c2f6817205c091 | Summarize the following news article. | Danish police say several arrested for plotting "terror-related assassination"
Agency reports that suspects include two Tunisians and a Dane of Moroccan origin .
Newspaper says the target was its cartoonist Kurt Westergaard .
Prophet Mohammed drawings sparked protests in the Muslim world two years ago . | [
"(CNN) -- Danish authorities said Tuesday they have arrested three people who allegedly were plotting a \"terror-related assassination\" of a cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Mohammed sparked rage in the Muslim world two years ago. The cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed provoked widespread outrage in the Musli... |
f040d657ee146cd131d34aeb31d6728b4f996666 | Summarize the following news article. | Tummy tuck tourism is on the rise as companies make arrangements .
Most cosmetic procedures not covered by insurance .
Prices overseas are cheaper .
Company: 80 percent of doctors they use are trained in U.S. | [
"(LifeWire) -- Colleen Hiltbrunner spent two years researching her dream trip to South Africa. But she wasn't looking for the perfect safari lodge. She was hunting for the right cosmetic surgeon. When she told her family, it wasn't an easy sell. \"South Africa? You're going to get some kind of witch doctor,\" she ... |
1823e1e750046606e4be0e8710f1d74998783e41 | Summarize the following news article. | Rodent the size of small car discovered in Uruguay .
Scientists say the rodent must have weighed 1,000 kilograms .
Small size of its teeth suggests it fed mainly upon soft vegetables and fruit . | [
"(CNN) -- Scientists have discovered the remains of a rodent the size of a small car which used to forage the South American continent. The 1-ton creature is believed to have been about 3 meters in length and 1.5 meters tall. The fossilized skull of the new giant rodent . The giant rat's skull, which measures an im... |
6fae638166ee95509fbab3b28ac1c0ba0b088c79 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: New video proves Bhutto shot, widower says .
Doctors claim Pakistani police prevented an autopsy on Benazir Bhutto .
Lawyer Athar Minallah said the move violated Pakistani criminal law .
Police chief Aziz Saud said he suggested autopsy but Bhutto's widower objected . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Rawalpindi's police chief stopped doctors at the hospital where Benazir Bhutto died from conducting an autopsy, according to a lawyer on the hospital's board. In a video released Sunday, Benazir Bhutto, far right, appears through the sunroof before shots ring out. It was a violation of... |
00be40289d0aea65afd2da6431db8a9fc8efc9c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Atlanta surpasses LA, Philadelphia as city with most bank heists .
FBI says it's the result of rising violent crime and increased number of banks .
FBI: Expect more bank robberies around holidays .
Bank official says most robbers get away with just $2,000 to $3,000 . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It was an image that got the nation talking: Two giggling young women in oversized sunglasses robbing a bank. The \"Barbie Bandits\" helped their hometown earn the dubious distinction as the nation's bank robbery capital. Here one of the so-called \"Barbie Bandits\" is captured on survei... |
50dc0ca6cbbd4f9c3761fbb3ad9e7d7ba85bd9b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Vick wrote five-page letter to judge seeking leniency .
Former NFL star said he was wrong and promised to make amends .
Vick's mom, Atlanta mayor and sports legends also sent letters to judge .
Vick sentenced Monday to 23 months in prison in dogfighting case . | [
"(CNN) -- Disgraced former NFL star Michael Vick declared that \"I am not the bad person or the beast I've been made out to be\" in a letter to a judge asking for leniency. Michael Vick wrote he was \"forever a changed man.\" \"I have been talked about and ridiculed on a day to day basis by people who really don't ... |
28b0e5240a7c3088fc62a70628b146bb40b6b853 | Summarize the following news article. | Stolen art can be lost for decades .
Soft targets like museums entice thieves, experts say .
Stolen Rockwell found in Steven Spielberg's collection decades after theft .
Nothing glamorous about art thieves, expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- Steven Spielberg led the FBI straight to a stolen $700,000 Norman Rockwell painting someone snatched from a Missouri gallery. It was in his collection in California. The original of this Norman Rockwell reproduction was found in the collection of Steven Spielberg last year. Spielberg wasn't the thief, and... |
44bdf9aa9712197110017fca533785653210f1ea | Summarize the following news article. | Pete Sampras beats world nunber one Roger Federer in exhibition in Macau .
Sampras wins 7-6 6-4 but rules out comeback to main ATP tour .
Federer had won their two previous exhibition matches on Asian tour . | [
"MACAU, China -- Pete Sampras rolled back the years to upset current world number one Roger Federer in an exhibition match in Macau on Saturday. Sampras enjoyed the spoils of victory in Macau after two previous defeats to Federer. Federer had one the two previous clashes in an Asian series in straight sets but was ... |
879e68a2b78b3cf3f5c2581bbf6093871143ed7b | Summarize the following news article. | Alex Trebek suffered heart attack at home Monday .
Trebek has hosted "Jeopardy!" for 23 years .
Trebek is recovering at L.A. hospital . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Alex Trebek, the long-time host of the popular television quiz show \"Jeopardy,\" suffered a minor heart attack at his home Monday night. Alex Trebek has hosted \"Jeopardy!\" for 23 years. Trebek, 67, was recovering at a local hospital, and it was not clear when he would be release... |
980051ddbf137ec06e7aeead2acb598bae388520 | Summarize the following news article. | Ruins of an Aztec pyramid uncovered in Iztapalapa neighborhood, Mexico City .
Iztapalapa is a sprawling, crime-ridden district .
The Aztecs ruled an empire stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) -- Archaeologists have discovered what they think are ruins of an Aztec pyramid razed by vengeful Spanish conquerors in what is now one of Mexico City's most crime-ridden districts. Construction workers unearthed ancient walls in the busy Iztapalapa neighborhood in June, and governme... |
45b9fb89ac2724f2d7de56b2f8c9397bca03326e | Summarize the following news article. | Some demonstrators demand execution of Gillian Gibbons, 54 .
Gibbons found guilty of insulting religion, sentenced to 15 days in jail .
Teacher arrested after her class named teddy bear "Mohammed" | [
"KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) -- Hundreds of angry protesters, some waving ceremonial swords from trucks equipped with loud speakers, gathered Friday outside the presidential palace to denounce a teacher whose class named a teddy bear \"Mohammed\" -- some calling for her execution. An undated amateur photo of Gillian Gibb... |
b427165e1be5e9b6e6067fc5f6591c02bfb93333 | Summarize the following news article. | Dubai court sentences two men to 15 years for rape, kidnapping of 15-year-old boy .
One of the attackers was knowingly HIV-positive at the time of the rape .
Family of the French victim says this makes attack akin to attempted murder .
Family say case investigation botched, want more severe sentence . | [
"DUBAI (CNN) -- A court in Dubai sentenced two men Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the rape and kidnapping of a 15-year-old French boy. Veronique Robert, mother of the 15-year-old French-Swiss teen, speaking outside a court in Dubai. The boy's mother, Veronique Robert, was visibly upset after the sentence was r... |
a9a2880bd65c6b3835d19987ebcbd3d09010a0c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Peru's foreign minister sought to downplay the row .
Sea border dispute has bubbled anew over past two years .
Less serious disputes involve dessert, fruit and a grape liquor . | [
"SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) -- Chile called home its ambassador in Peru on Monday, as a dispute flared over disputed maritime territory between the South American neighbors. They have bickered over the rich Pacific coast fishing waters for years, and Peru published a new map on Sunday that pushes its bid to negotiat... |
0c67e8d5a91f3c7d9c53e29b8d0a25cf8db21b54 | Summarize the following news article. | President Bush: Measure is "essentially identical" to the proposal he vetoed before .
Bill would have expanded the State Children's Health Insurance Program .
Bush: Measure "moves our country's health care system in the wrong direction"
Program covers 6 million children whose parents don't qualify for Medicaid . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush vetoed an expansion of the federally funded, state-run health insurance program for poor children for a second time Wednesday, telling Congress the bill \"moves our country's health care system in the wrong direction.\" In his veto message, President Bush calls on Congress to ext... |
bc1c4d12aabdcecab3d87c6f9a898e41c7cd3821 | Summarize the following news article. | MME speaks with Mohammed Alshaya, CEO of M.H. Alshaya's retail division .
Retail division seeing annual growth of 25 percent, up to 30 percent in Dubai .
Group taking Starbucks, Mothercare, Body Shop into Eastern Europe, Russia .
On GCC single currency: It is a huge leap towards efficiency, conciliation . | [
"(CNN) -- Mohammed Alshaya owns more high street brands than most fashion addicts could stuff in their closets. Mohammed Alshaya, CEO of Alshaya's retail division, tells MME he sees a new mindset in the Gulf . Topshop, Coast, NEXT and River Island are just some of the big names he's imported from the United Kingdom... |
7b76a0b5e6006587b65ad70ac2e4953ca1e2d4d1 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. radar picks up the Russian planes about 500 miles off the Alaska coast .
The Russians entered an air exclusion zone .
They are escorted out of the area without incident .
Russian planes last came near the U.S. coastline in February . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two U.S. Air Force F-15s escorted two Russian Bear long-range bombers out of an air exclusion zone off the coast of Alaska, U.S. military officials said Wednesday. Two U.S. Air Force F-15s were dispatched to meet the Russian bombers. U.S. radar picked up the Russian turbo-prop Tupolev-95 planes... |
8a0976b5b0811c919669e8aed7274e1d0fa14679 | Summarize the following news article. | Soldier was one of more than 20,000 "green-card warriors"
Jeffrey Jamaleldine's dad wonders why his son is more "American than German"
Jamaleldine went to college in the U.S. and fell in love with the American dream .
"You can go from rags to riches there. People still believe in that," he says . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Jeffrey Jamaleldine took a bullet to his chin that blew out much of his jaw and nearly killed him while deployed in Iraq last year. The sacrifice is just part of his job, he says, and he'd go back to Iraq in a second if asked. Jeffrey Jamaleldine left Germany for college in America. In 200... |
69788d586d71bf36d2818ca097308747f6ab25ab | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Largest crowd yet in the race to '08, said Obama campaign .
NEW: Officials estimate more than 30,000 people attended event in S. Carolina .
"Oprah-bama" hit Iowa on Saturday; South Carolina, New Hampshire on Sunday . | [
"COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) -- Oprah Winfrey delivered her \"favorite\" candidate in the presidential race something his campaign hoped for Sunday: the largest crowd yet of any event in the race to '08, according to the Obama campaign. Oprah campaigned with Obama this weekend in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Ca... |
82e9c77478dfed129ceca1a152ba54e20f7f5a88 | Summarize the following news article. | Disgruntled ex-employee said teacher let class name teddy "Mohammed"
Sources: Sarah Khawad trying to shut down Khartoum's Unity High School .
Briton Gillian Gibbons convicted of insulting religion released from jail .
Gillian Gibbons taken to British Embassy in Khartoum to await flight home . | [
"KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) -- In an effort to shut down Khartoum's Unity High School, a disgruntled former employee alerted Sudanese officials that a British teacher had allowed her class to name a teddy bear \"Mohammed,\" a British source and Sudanese presidential palace source told Time magazine's Sam Dealey. An unda... |
e1b904fd0a3f74c3e01831acb6d4a67c0d1b642b | Summarize the following news article. | Debra Lafave's probation forbids her to have contact with anyone under 18 .
Florida's Corrections Department: Lafave talked with 17-year-old coworker .
The two discussed family problems, sexual issues, report says .
Lafave was ordered to quit the job because of the allegations . | [
"(CNN) -- Debra Lafave, a former Florida middle school teacher convicted of having sex with a student, was arrested Tuesday for \"inappropriate but non-sexual contact\" with a teenage coworker, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Debra Lafave was arrested after talking with a teenager. She is not allowed... |
1cecb5f24805afcc15eb5cfa0500130f107c8bcb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Delta cancelations only related to MD-88, not MD-90s .
NEW: 275 Delta flights were canceled Thursday for safety inspections .
American Airlines canceled 318 flights Wednesday to inspect MD-80 aircraft .
American cancels 132 of its estimated 2,300 flights scheduled for Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- Delta Air Lines and American Airlines announced Thursday the cancellations of hundreds of flights so the companies can conduct inspections on bundles of wires in some of their jets. Delta cancellations will affect flights up until early Friday, according to a statement from the airline. The cancellations ... |
d3da69405b687367de6260d74db8726423b6884a | Summarize the following news article. | Four crew members of Seattle-based Alaska Ranger died, Coast Guard says .
Others were rescued, but one person is still unaccounted for, spokesman says .
Boat was about 120 miles west of Dutch Harbor in remote Aleutian Islands . | [
"(CNN) -- Four crew members died and one was missing in the frigid waters off Alaska's Aleutian Islands after their fishing vessel sank Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. A crew member of the Alaska Ranger is taken on board the Coast Guard Cutter Munro. The Seattle, Washington-based Alaska Ranger was in 10-foot... |
9b7836ba179053fecec671168589694bd4ba08f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Ty Ziegel lost an arm, part of his skull when he was attacked in Iraq .
VA initially rated his brain injury at 0%, meaning he got no compensation for it .
Another vet: VA rejected his claim, saying his wounds were "not service connected"
Ziegel: "I want to make the VA system better" | [
"WASHINGTON, Illinois (CNN) -- Ty Ziegel peers from beneath his Marine Corps baseball cap, his once boyish face burned beyond recognition by a suicide bomber's attack in Iraq just three days before Christmas 2004. Ty Ziegel, a Marine, was badly wounded in Iraq. He battled the VA over disability benefits when he ret... |
9483ae6d83dd71a96e91eee727a9ce7c0f3cf6ab | Summarize the following news article. | Get a glimpse at the next generation of gadgets .
How the teaching role of MP3 players is growing .
What officials say about tech on campus . | [
"CNN Student News -- June 29, 2007 . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Thanks for checking out our latest summer edition of CNN Student News, where today's show, all about tech. I'm Carl Azuz. A college professor ha... |
ea29e498c303964fc39c856ddf7037d5dfbc93fb | Summarize the following news article. | Two bombs explode in Algerian capital near government and U.N. buildings .
Algeria blames group linked to al Qaeda .
Official death toll is 26, but some sources say as high as 76 .
U.N. officials say five of its staff killed and 14 missing . | [
"ALGIERS, Algeria (CNN) -- Rescuers are sifting through the rubble of the United Nations headquarters in Algiers hoping to find survivors after a powerful bomb ripped off the building's facade and leveled nearby U.N. offices. Rescuers and bomb experts search for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed building. It w... |
e1aad9da59a32a4443010b092eba1b68725c8467 | Summarize the following news article. | 3 Michigan residents and an Ohio resident named in conspiracy, arson counts .
They are said to have set fire to an agriculture research building at Michigan State .
Fire nine years ago caused $1 million in damage and loss of research records .
Michigan State Police chief called fire 'a significant act of domestic terro... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Four people said to have acted on behalf of the Earth Liberation Front have been indicted on a charge of setting fire to an agriculture research building on the Michigan State University campus more than eight years ago, authorities announced Tuesday. Three Detroit, Michigan, residents and a Ci... |
6897f34c8e510dc95524dbfceefe20717776f761 | Summarize the following news article. | 22-year-old arms dealer faces congressional inquiry .
Company supplied ammunition made in China decades ago .
Company's contract called for bullets made in Hungary .
Grandfather says dealer, 22, had "gift" for weaponry . | [
"(CNN) -- Efraim Diveroli's father hoped his son would become a doctor or lawyer. Efraim Diveroli, 22, is doing his \"patriotic\" duty as an arms dealer, his grandfather says. What he got instead is a 22-year-old international arms dealer who faces a congressional inquiry for allegedly selling old Chinese ammunitio... |
c0846f0148c9fd60433c8d2bf85e3437b49f9ec4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FBI: Kevin Brown accused of carrying a weapon or explosives onto a plane .
The Jamaican national tried to board an Air Jamaica flight at Orlando airport .
Official says suspicious items posed no immediate danger to other travelers .
Some ticket counters were shut down, and 11 flights were delayed . | [
"(CNN) -- A man who is accused of trying to board an Air Jamaica flight at Orlando International Airport with apparent bomb-making materials was taken into custody Tuesday. Witnesses say the man arrested Tuesday was \"rocking left and right and up and down.\" Officials said Kevin Brown, a Jamaican national, was act... |
dfbb5a2d5844f89537141a2b5a48040e68327010 | Summarize the following news article. | Four wheels of A380 superjumbo roll onto grass at Singapore airport .
Truck being used to push the plane experienced "some kind of failure"
No-one injured in the incident; passengers transferred to other flights .
Singapore Airlines was first carrier in the world to operate the A380 . | [
"(CNN) -- An A380 superjumbo bound for Sydney came loose from a tow truck and partially rolled onto grass at Singapore airport. Singapore Airlines was the first carrier in the world to operate the double-decker aircraft. No-one was injured in the incident involving the world's biggest airliner, a Singapore Airlines... |
0aa0562353120d93357dc00a05ff4d2bc0312715 | Summarize the following news article. | Dalai Lama: "I have no desire to seek Tibet's separation"
Dalai Lama: Protesters seek "meaningful self-rule" while remaining a part of China .
Violence erupted amid protests for Tibetan independence earlier this month .
Bush says he "urged restraint" during a phone call with China's president . | [
"(CNN) -- The Dalai Lama Friday rejected a series of allegations from the Chinese government, saying he does not seek the separation of Tibet and has no desire to \"sabotage\" the Olympic games. Chinese authorities have blamed followers of the Dalai Lama for instigating the unrest that has swept Tibet. Issuing a st... |
fd5ae29a3ed2e9093c12dcbb12fcb5c67217b0f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Gray wolves officially no longer considered endangered .
Environmentalists fear hundreds of wolves could soon be killed by ranchers .
Rancher tells CNN the animals threaten his way of life .
Federal Wildlife official: "The wolf population is fully recovered" | [
"YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Montana (CNN) -- The gray wolf was officially removed from the Endangered Species Act's \"threatened\" list Friday after three decades -- a decision that has stoked controversy among environmentalists and ranchers. Federal officials estimate there are 1,500 gray wolves in Yellowstone Na... |
4df7a53f5e24347a53d5bf3b8c92bef21561f2c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Secret court ruling prompted push for updating the program .
President Bush had urged the House to pass the bill without delay .
Measure expands government's power to eavesdrop on foreign suspects . | [
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Democratic-led Congress yielded to President Bush on Saturday and approved legislation to temporarily expand government's power to conduct electronic surveillance without a court order in tracking foreign suspects. President Bush demanded Congress expand his surveillance authority befor... |
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