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Sanctions take toll on ordinary Iranians - CNN.com

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Shirzad Bozorgmehr, Moni Basu - Jan. 23 (News Report) - The lives of ordinary Iranians have been deeply touched in recent weeks by the Western sanctions.

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Gingrich has it wrong about the poor

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By LZ Granderson - Dec. 13 (Opinion) - This country isn't great in spite of the poor. It is great because of the poor.

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Defending Obama's pragmatism

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Fareed Zakaria - Aug. 15 (Opinion) - Over the last week, liberal politicians and commentators took to the airwaves and op-ed pages to criticize the debt deal that Congress reached. But their ire was directed not at the Tea Party or even the Republicans but rather at Barack Obama, who they concluded had failed as a President because of his persistent tendency to compromise. This has been a running theme ever since Obama took office. I think that liberals need to grow up. As the New Republic's Jonathan Chait brilliantly points out, there is a recurring liberal fantasy that if only the President would give a stirring speech, he would sweep the country along with the sheer power of his poetry. In this view, writes Chait, "Every known impediment to the legislative process - special interest lobbying, the filibuster, macroeconomic conditions, not to mention certain settled beliefs of public opinion-are but tiny stick huts trembling in the face of the atomic bomb of the presidential speech."

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Sidestepping Apple: Companies rethink app strategies

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Tim Carmody - Jul. 26 (News Report) - We all knew that once Apple starting enforcing new rules for in-app purchases, it would change how media companies do business on the iPhone and iPad. Now, we're beginning to see just what that looks like for companies trying to avoid giving a 30% cut to Cupertino. Amazon, Kobo and Barnes & Noble all removed the stores from their iOS applications on Monday, as well as any hyperlinks to or mentions of their online stores.

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Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Jul. 08 (News) - The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday morning on the final mission of America's 30-year space-shuttle program. The four-member crew blasted off on a 12-day mission just before 11:30 a.m. The four -- all shuttle veterans -- are on their way to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.

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Why is America the 'no-vacation nation'?

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - May. 23 (Investigative Report) - Thinking of getting away? You probably have much less vacation than workers in other parts of the world. Employers in the United States are not obligated to offer any paid vacationVacation is mandated by law in many other parts of the worldPoll: Only 57%

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Despite danger, Central Americans migrate through Mexico - CNN International

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - May. 19 (News) - Fox NewsDespite danger, Central Americans migrate through MexicoCNN InternationalX-ray equipment detected more than 500 illegal immigrants from Central America crammed into tractor trailers. (CNN) -- Gunmen raid trains, demanding money and taking prisoners. Government officials run human trafficking ...Rep. Lamar Smith: Navarrette not serious about securing borderLincoln Journal StarThe Advocate: Letting immigrants go by too easymy.hsj.orgImmigration Reform: “Pay to Stay” Program Better than DeportationHispanically Speaking NewsThe Olympian -Daily News Pulse -Nashua Telegraphall 303 news articles »

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Shocking photo created a hero, but not to his family

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By John Blake - May. 17 (Review) - The mob was already waiting for James Zwerg by the time the Greyhound bus eased into the station in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Osama bin Laden, the face of terror, killed in Pakistan

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - May. 02 (News Report) - The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Sunday night. Bin Laden was the leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. U.S. officials said that their forces have the body of bin Laden. The enormity of the destruction -- the World Trade Center's towers devastated by two hijacked airplanes, the Pentagon partially destroyed by a third hijacked jetliner, a fourth flight crashed in rural Pennsylvania, and more than 3,000 people killed -- gave bin Laden a global presence. The Saudi-born zealot commanded an organization run like a rogue multinational firm, experts said, with subsidiaries operating secretly in dozens of countries, plotting terror, raising money and recruiting young Muslim men -- even boys -- from many nations to its training camps in Afghanistan.

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Apple blames iPhone tracking file on 'bug'

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By John D. Sutter - Apr. 27 (News Report) - After a week of silence, Apple on Wednesday responded to widespread complaints about iPhones and iPads tracking their users' whereabouts by saying "the iPhone is not logging your location" and announcing an upcoming mobile software update.

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U.S. Storms Kill More Than 40

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Apr. 20 (News) - Powerful storms over the past three days across six southern states that caused tornadoes, flash floods, and hail claimed the lives of as many as 44 people with the death toll expected to keep rising throughout Sunday.

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Arrests made in slaying of Israeli family in West Bank

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Cnn Wire Staff - Apr. 17 (News Report) - the pair are accused of killing udi and ruth fogel and three of their children last month....the two men were members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine, but acted independently, the security services said.

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Storms, tornadoes kill at least 17 across the South

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Apr. 16 (News) - A band of fast-moving storms brought reports of more than one hundred possible tornadoes across the South on Saturday, toppling trees, snapping power lines and bringing the two-day death toll to 17.

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My Take: Jesus would believe in evolution and so should you

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Karl W. Giberson - Apr. 10 (Opinion) - Jesus once famously said, “I am the Truth.” Christianity at its best embodies this provocative idea and has long been committed to preserving, expanding and sharing truth. Most of the great universities of the world were founded by Christians committed to the truth—in all its forms—and to training new generations to carry it forward. When science began in the 17th century, Christians eagerly applied the new knowledge to alleviate suffering and improve living conditions. But when it comes to the truth of evolution, many Christians feel compelled to look the other way. They hold on to a particular interpretation of an ancient story in Genesis that they have fashioned into a modern account of origins - a story that began as an oral tradition for a wandering tribe of Jews thousands of years ago. This is the view on display in a $27 million dollar Creation Museum in Kentucky. It inspired the Institute for Creation Research, which purports to offer scientific support for creationism.

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Radiation from plant detected in China

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Mar. 27 (News) - Traces of radioactive iodine were detected Saturday in China's Heilongjiang province, a Chinese government agency told state-run media. The slight rise in radiation, which authorities determined had emanated from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was a minuscule fraction -- one-hundred-thousandth, to be exact -- beyond normal background radiation levels, China's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee said, according to Xinhua.

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Nic Robertson's harrowing tweets from Libya

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Jeff Jarvis, Nic Robertson - Mar. 26 (News Report) - Woman came into restaurant of journalists' hotel today claiming she’d been detained at govt chkpt, held 2 days, tied up, beaten and raped. Within mins of beginning to tell her story, govt officls and hotel staff moved in to shut her up. CNN cameraman on scene said she showed journalsts bruises, scratches on thighs, bruised face, rope burns on wrists & ankles

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U.S. military has launched its first missiles in Libya

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Mar. 19 (Breaking News) - The latest developments on the situation in Libya, where the government declared a cease-fire Friday after the United Nations voted to impose a no-fly zone in response to weeks of bloody clashes between forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and rebels.

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Clinton aide quits over Manning's treatment

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Ed Henry - Mar. 14 (News) - P.J. Crowley abruptly resigned Sunday as State Department spokesman over controversial comments he made about the Bradley Manning case.

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U.S. has highest bipolar rate in 11-nation study

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - Mar. 08 (News) - About 2.4% of people around the world have had a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at some point in their lifetime, according to the first comprehensive international figures on the topic.

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Displaced families of U.S. diplomats in Egypt anxious to return 'home'

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Sandra Endo - Mar. 06 (News Report) - With violence approaching their doorstep, 10-year-old Beverly Dempsey and her father had eight hours to gather their belongings into one suitcase apiece and evacuate Egypt during last month's uprising.

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Oil prices retreat after spike on Mideast turmoil

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Ben Rooney - Feb. 28 (Investigative Report) - Oil prices eased Monday, retreating from recent highs, as investors continue to monitor the political movement in North African and the Middle East. The benchmark U.S. oil contract, West Texas Intermediate, for April delivery was down 2 cents to $97.86 a barrel. Brent crude, the main European contract, was up 28 cents to $112.42 a barrel. The oil market remains focused on the Middle East and North Africa, where popular uprisings have pushed out longstanding leaders in Egypt and Tunisia. In Libya, where protests against the rule of Moammar Gadhafi have entered a second week, the death toll has reached 1,000, based on an estimate from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. U.S. oil prices surged above $100 a barrel last week, while prices in Europe hit a high of $120 a barrel -- levels not seen since 2008. The spike occurred as the unrest in Libya curbed production in the North African country, and investors worried that other oil-exporting nations could follow suit.

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New Libyan protests expected despite threats of violence

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Moni Basu, Amir Ahmed, Yousuf Basil, Greg Botelho, Salma Abdelaziz, Zain Verjee, Anderson Cooper, Holly Yan, Mitra Mobashera - Feb. 20 (News Report) - Libyans protesting against longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi vowed to hit the streets again Sunday, saying a violent crackdown by security forces since demonstrations started last week has left them energized.

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HPV vaccine effective in men

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - Feb. 03 (News) - HPV vaccine effective in men

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Ohio woman jailed for sending kids to school just wanted a choice

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - Jan. 29 (Comment) - If you lived in a crime-ridden neighborhood where your home was broken into a dozen times and the school your children were zoned to was low-performing, wouldn't you take drastic measures to ensure they got a quality education?

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Mexico police: 7 slain at soccer game

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - Jan. 25 (Breaking News) - (CNN) -- A group of heavily armed gunmen opened fire at a soccer match between two local teams in western Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, killing seven people and wounding two others, according to a municipal

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