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./cnn/stories/58bf14c936eb7e9a6561599014fefd77ef6c457e.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Some Democrats say they fear their party 's method of picking a nominee might turn undemocratic as neither presidential candidate is likely to gather the delegates needed for the nomination . The Democrats ' superdelegate system is supposed to avoid turmoil at the party 's conventions . Sens. Hillary... | What number of superdelegates was there ? | 99:102 |
./cnn/stories/a453a783cd7f423053b7e56dc5e81fdeec92c468.story | DENVER , Colorado -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It was classic Clinton . It was Sen. Hillary Clinton 's big night but before her speech even began , former President Bill Clinton reached out in his box and firmly embraced a young African-American man . Clinton gripped the young man tightly ; to millions watching on television , i... | What resonated loudly regarding Bill Clinton ? | 83:97 |
./cnn/stories/a150e93fa52eaba281aae9eabe28b3ee4155f296.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- There are some circuits that are cornerstones of the Formula 1 calendar : the Monacos and Silverstones whose every twist and turn are known intimately by the drivers and engineers . Then there are the newer circuits -- Malaysia and Bahrain , for instance -- but even these have become... | What way are teams being prepared for familar circuit | 488:490 |
./cnn/stories/cf3d6b0d4ad14c6920ff2105defd2feb612ec6c7.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Searchers have recovered the bodies of three people who were aboard a Yemenia Airways jet that crashed off the coast of Comoros in the Indian Ocean , a spokesman for Yemen 's Civil Aviation department said Tuesday . A man hugs a relative of one of the victims at an airport in Marseille in southern Fr... | Which country is sending a team ? | 97:98 |
./cnn/stories/7e151fdc3154f53dbdc846c8296350e8bc5ce1fa.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- All 18 people aboard a helicopter that crashed off the coast of Scotland have been recovered alive , a Royal Air Force officer told CNN . A Super Puma helicopter , similar to the one in this file photo , went down about 120 miles east of Aberdeen . The Super Puma ditched about 120 mi... | What happened to the civilian helicopter ? | 14:20 |
./cnn/stories/4476284c92f02613d3f9fc2ec5777681431028f9.story | Islamabad , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan 's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani made a U-turn Saturday -- first declaring that the military offensive against Islamic militants in South Waziristan had ended , then saying there is no timeframe for its completion . The Pakistani army is conducting an intense operati... | What did he say on television hours later ? | 259:273 |
./cnn/stories/82e3419244e08ea5976e5adb51cbfea9f8b623f1.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police have identified the man whose shooting of another man outside a store in Naples , Italy , was captured by a surveillance camera , the Italian news agency ANSA reported Saturday . The announcement came two days after police released the video of the brazen daylight shooting in hopes it would le... | Where did the man shooting another man occur ? | 14:21 |
./cnn/stories/139651baebf835aadc16eef5e487ad8f2cf11814.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- We have a tendency , when things in the news get bad , to tell ourselves that it 's never been quite this dismal before . We are tempted , when disputes become particularly acrimonious , to believe that the current bitterness is unprecedented . So it 's beneficial , once in a while , to look at our c... | In what year were jobless veterans chased out of Washington by the army ? | 454:455 |
./cnn/stories/efbde569f77e4c62eb33650f1dd101d4cf432d93.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration 's policies on the interrogation of terrorism suspects Sunday , saying former President George W. Bush would not have authorized anything illegal . Condoleeza Rice says George W. Bush was clear that interrogations ... | What did not violate U.S. laws ? | 144:152 |
./cnn/stories/d33bd66df24862142da64e3968774aaf1eaf496d.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rescuers have found the body of a man who was one of six people aboard a small airplane that crashed Sunday evening near the northern shore of Puerto Rico , the U.S. Coast Guard said . The Cessna 206 single-engine aircraft went down about a half mile off the coast of Quebradillas . The man 's body wa... | Where did the diver find the body ? | 64:70 |
./cnn/stories/adcb3e7b4bef0f9efe7a838b56131ca99b587743.story | JOHANNESBURG , South Africa -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- White students at a South African university tricked black residence hall workers into eating stew containing urine , prompting a march Wednesday in which five people were arrested , university officials said . Students protest against a racist video on the campus of Free ... | what made protest residence hall integration ? | 61:66,74:82 |
./cnn/stories/22684f9429de788c4437ffcecc110c4e43138016.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Comedian George Carlin , known for pushing the envelope with his use of profanity and for pointing out the silliness and hypocrisy of human life , died of heart failure Sunday . He was 71 . iReporter Kevin Eckhoff met George Carlin at a show in St. Louis , Missouri , in 2004 . iReporter Chris Sargent... | What did Carlin once invite fans to do ? | 248:252 |
./cnn/stories/b1502ba57a7d0f7db23e1bbb0848e9ec6aad5c80.story | INDIO , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Parents danced with their young children to the infectious hip-hop beat of Lupe Fiasco on the main stage . The Yeah Yeah Yeahs ' Karen O is immersed in the music at Coachella . Twentysomethings wearing feathers in their hair jumped up and down to Somali emcee K'naan in the Gobi ten... | Which vegetarian is mentioned ? | 420:421 |
./cnn/stories/9f054c85616ff47b771a11bca9bc434403cecd46.story | JOHANNESBURG , South Africa -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hugh Masekela is the legendary South African musician whose songs were an inspiration in the fight to end apartheid . He tells CNN about growing up under apartheid , why he left South Africa and what is was like to move back to Johannesburg after 30 years away . Hugh Masek... | He could n't return because of what ? | 570:574 |
./cnn/stories/dcebe447c665a12ff14efffe32152cd0785e5204.story | Sara , 29 , has lived in Miami for five years , where she works as freelance writer and film maker . Her blog , All Purpose Dark , keeps tabs on the city 's nightlife and restaurants , and she is also the editor of the Miami edition of UrbanDaddy.com . Sara has lived in Miami for five years and says the city has a vibr... | What are some cultural activities in the place mentioned above ? | 455:508 |
./cnn/stories/e8c2d4a1d20efb0606506435ebcbf486e9eb4146.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The man arrested for the videotaped rape of a toddler in Las Vegas , Nevada , will make his initial appearance in court Friday , a Clark County , Nevada , court official told CNN Tuesday . Authorities have not yet decided if Chester Arthur Stiles will appear in person or via video link . The judge wi... | what is the girlfriends nightmares | 123:125 |
./cnn/stories/fb8417237edc7481db45286494d1561ab308de29.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A British-owned cargo ship on Monday became the latest vessel to be seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden . International naval patrols have been stepped up in the Gulf of Aden following increased pirate attacks . The 32,000-tonne Malaspina Castle was taken early on Monday and was believed to ... | what was taken on monday ? | 5:8 |
./cnn/stories/1915dd69481b5f6033f91054ffdad42be380c215.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Neda Agha-Soltan : The night before she was killed on the streets of Tehran , the woman the world would come to know simply as Neda had a dream . `` There was a war going on , '' she told her mother , Hajar Rostami , the next morning , `` and I was in the front . '' Neda 's mother had joined her in t... | What does award winning video show ? | 241:254 |
./cnn/stories/c9160e2f5ce386dabb10517e7a5c0933c01a9546.story | BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Twelve-year-old Mohammed Rasoul , his right leg severed below the knee , maneuvers on crutches over the dirt and loose stones through the Falluja graveyard . Mohammed Rasoul sitting with his mother , Jinan Khalifa , eagerly awaits his trip to the United States . Row after row of headst... | charity director says helping the boy makes her what | 619:623 |
./cnn/stories/2c9555d95225a02d7b8b3ef4220937385fe29a9c.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The widow of an Internal Revenue Service employee killed when a disgruntled taxpayer flew his plane into a seven-story building in Austin , Texas , last week is suing the pilot 's wife , according to court documents . Valerie Hunter , the wife of Vernon Hunter , is accusing Sheryl Stack , wife of And... | what does the lawsit says about Sheryl ? | 55:94 |
./cnn/stories/9fb16ed1f4599a679b8452d98282374d27929a20.story | NEW DELHI , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- About 13,000 employees at state-run Air India walked off the job for two hours Friday after the airline failed to pay their monthly wage . A man walks past the Air India building in Mumbai . Staff staged a strike to protest against unpaid wages . The strike was the last resort for s... | When would they be paid by ? | 168:170 |
./cnn/stories/7099e2a67594466621748f4144681e73309b0f54.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate nine sites in three areas of the central Pacific as marine national monuments , White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Monday . The new designated areas make up the largest area of ocean set aside for marine conservation in the world . The new... | The new areas cover how many square miles ? | 74:75 |
./cnn/stories/40237e125a636671417676ac5dec28ab697fa6fd.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A lawyer who left a videotape saying Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would be responsible if anything happened to him masterminded his own death last year , a special United Nations commission said Tuesday after an eight-month investigation . Colom had nothing to do with the killing , said Carlos C... | UN commission included how many investigators ? | 276:277 |
./cnn/stories/b1e998cd481253945d4f174d3686ea165c8396b4.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hundreds of U.S. and Afghan soldiers have embarked on a major operation against militants in the eastern Afghan region of Tora Bora , near the border with Pakistan , officials have told CNN . File photo of the remote mountain Tora Bora region on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan . Air and ground... | What group is being targeted ? | 80:90 |
./cnn/stories/b2128c5aad67d77423355e3c6cad635d3c7312bd.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Perhaps it really WAS destiny . `` Slumdog Millionaire , '' the little film that overcame tremendous odds simply to earn an American release , won eight Oscars Sunday night at the 81st annual Academy Awards , including best picture . `` Most of all we had passion and we had belief , and our film show... | Who is Heath Ledger ? | 797:803 |
./cnn/stories/0d3c81672b050844fc87ee4ed40db4662d88bac9.story | Islamabad , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The three security guards and the driver of an American development expert who was abducted in Pakistan on Saturday have been detained for questioning , a police official said Monday . The four men are not considered suspects at this point , said the official , who asked not to b... | Who did gunmen abduct ? | 8:19 |
./cnn/stories/cda5eb92b8666207f981570b396bb339a09005ee.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan 's former president said his country is being treated `` unequally '' to other countries , despite being a staunch ally of the United States in its war on terror . Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says anti-American sentiment in Pakistan is high . `` Pakistan is being treated so un... | What kind of aid do they receive ? | 332:334 |
./cnn/stories/36574da2df5d71952f3428ed617b62286aa1416e.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Tareq Salahi is `` greatly hurt and disturbed '' by wife 's `` adulterous affair '' with a rock musician and he wants a divorce , according to court documents . `` Real Housewives of D.C. '' star Michaele Salahi left her husband last week to join Journey guitarist Neal Schon on tour , which Tareq Sal... | Who abandoned the marriage ? | 42:44 |
./cnn/stories/19f5639896f56854802d8c7fc4a48b0e722474f8.story | EL PASO , Texas -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sitting in high school , math and history lessons never captured Danny Santos ' imagination . The drug-fueled streets of the Texas-Mexico border provided his education , and he was an excellent student . Danny Santos , 21 , works two part-time jobs and still does n't make as much as h... | Where did he smuggle from ? | 108:111 |
./cnn/stories/2d9c2a3027f19656315cacbdd44cf4341fb86502.story | NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pfizer is near a deal to buy rival drugmaker Wyeth for $ 68 billion , according to news reports late Sunday citing people familiar with the deal . Pfizer 's world headquarters is in New York . A deal was imminent and likely to be announced Monday , The Wall Street Journal and The New York Ti... | What did the rep say ? | 66:77 |
./cnn/stories/9e813f1f7417a851c66be993479447763990eafb.story | NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Consumer advocates Wednesday hailed the settlement of a class-action lawsuit over Sears stoves in which the retailer agreed to install safety brackets for free to prevent the appliances from tipping over or provide other reimbursements . Stoves in danger of tipping over can be fixed for free... | Sears agrees to install what for free ? | 91:93 |
./cnn/stories/162e54974cad1d0e067a97e37175951c26f13a0e.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Retired Adm. William Fallon resigned in March as leader of the U.S. military 's Central Command after reportedly clashing with President Bush . Retired Adm. William Fallon told CNN he resigned to maintain confidence in the military chain of command . During an interview Tuesday on CNN 's American Mor... | What is the best course in Iraq ? | 1059:1075 |
./cnn/stories/80c443d397f5b598783fe2bd52d4348007a3c395.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Accused terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay complained of abuse that they said led them to tell their CIA interrogators lies , according to sections of U.S. government transcripts made public on Monday . A detainee walks at Camp 4 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , in May . Suspec... | Who is seeking full disclosue ? | 492:493 |
./cnn/stories/35a46aeb76062988f2c9bbe95e60388680e849b7.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World-record signing Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his debut as Real Madrid kicked off the Spanish football season with a shaky 3-2 victory at home to Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday night . Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after paying off a small chunk of his record transfer fee with a goal on his Real d... | Who scored on his debut for Real Madrid ? | 6:8 |
./cnn/stories/9813191d4833bbaf0e7c246ef109b7e9b5477206.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States , the wish list that has been building abroad may have grown longer than he or anyone else can deliver . The world 's newspapers marked Barack Obama 's election win . Now , world governments want him to act . There are the appar... | What will need creative diplomacy and courage ? | 127:131 |
./cnn/stories/9939959cf9cb1a14497e63aec0b88a08ad3e451c.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Dubai could lose its place on the Women 's Tennis Association Tour calendar after Israeli Shahar Peer was denied entry to compete at this week 's event , the WTA supremo warned Monday . Shahar Peer told CNN she learned of her visa ban Saturday , just before her scheduled flight to Dubai . Peer was sc... | What did Scott say ? | 95:114 |
./cnn/stories/ee36a8b5db09b9e9a6d462116539ffc095d5c017.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Researchers have produced aerial photos of jungle dwellers who they say are among the few remaining peoples on Earth who have had no contact with the outside world . Indigenous Brazilians are photographed during an overflight in May , reacting to the sights over their camp . Taken from a small airpla... | where is the photos published ? | 84:88 |
./cnn/stories/dc6310b54ac655d9a9f6fd419ffeac7344be9912.story | Baltimore , Maryland -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Obama and House GOP leaders promised greater efforts to step back from the partisan brink Friday , acknowledging that Washington 's toxic political climate has made it increasingly tough to tackle major problems . The pledge was immediately called into question , howeve... | Who does Obama blame ? | 189:191 |
./cnn/stories/9ff68d6d33d15e36119a9fbc3d6777b76c230b75.story | FARGO , North Dakota -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than 1,000 volunteers rushed to fill sandbags early Wednesday as many in North Dakota tried to protect themselves from a historic floods that are expected to swamp the area . A Fargo resident surveys the sandbags outside his home , located about 15 feet from the Red River , ... | What river is running 14 feet above flood stage ? | 221:222 |
./cnn/stories/d3a394fb1ecefe3ae360d9097aaf50406a805086.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The killer of `` Harry Potter '' actor Rob Knox has been given four life sentences and told he will be behind bars for at least 20 years . The parents of Robert Knox read a statement outside the Old Bailey after Karl Bishop was found guilty of his murder . A judge at the Old Bailey c... | What was the name of the harry potter actor ? | 15:17 |
./cnn/stories/12d0816cd35e654752cf27892217ed9af425e6f5.story | NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One summer night in 2004 , 3-year-old Riley Fox lay asleep on a couch not far from her 6-year-old brother on a chair in the living room . Their father was sleeping in a nearby bedroom . The FBI joined the search for the killer of 3-year-old Riley Fox last month . Just before 8 a.m. , Kevin F... | What sort of evidence exonerated Riley 's father ? | 234:235 |
./cnn/stories/4e660c57fb36c03622b3ff9f9d0e78a0f7b0aea9.story | BEIRUT , Lebanon -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A car bomb struck a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday as it traveled along a coastal highway north of Beirut , killing at least three Lebanese civilian bystanders , according to American and Lebanese officials . Lebanese soldiers and Red Cross workers stand near charred cars at the site o... | What struck the US embassy vehicle ? | 7:10 |
./cnn/stories/f99222c8eda66eb6dfbc3556329ba5cf6c983e58.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Chris Helmbrecht is a 37-year-old German who lived in New York and Spain before moving to Moscow nearly six years ago . He runs an advertising agency and also writes Moscow Blog , a lifestyle blog about the city . Chris Helmbrecht : `` Not many places have as much energy as Moscow . '' CNN : You 've ... | What is his age ? | 8:9 |
./cnn/stories/960dd16cd295a5d015b8b056671c5dc466760a5f.story | KABUL , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Marine was killed in action and several others wounded Thursday in a major U.S.-led offensive in southern Afghanistan , the Marines said . U.S. Marines prepare for Operation Khanjar at Forward Operating Base Dwyer , Afghanistan , on Thursday . The push , called Operation Khanjar... | how many talibam died | 344:346 |
./cnn/stories/625376e35b8473c3d6a182e1fbe5f7d4fbadbc45.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ready for your Super Bowl party ? Sure , you have drinks , hot wings , maybe even a favorite jersey . But do you have an M-16 , a Kevlar helmet and body armor ? Pittsburgh Steelers fan Sheresa Coleman will watch the Super Bowl from the USS Mahan in the Gulf of Aden . Not everybody is watch... | Who said that watching a game was a good mental break ? | 710:713 |
./cnn/stories/08f9e485197975daf87fb9537647d1aba0675fa1.story | SAN FRANCISCO , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A wildfire threatened to decimate historic Angel Island , the largest in the San Francisco Bay , and a Marin County fire official warned it could take up to four days contain the blaze . At 9:15 p.m. Sunday the fire was burning only on the southeast side of the island . The... | Who is safe according to fire officials ? | 379:389 |
./cnn/stories/b97e72a283d480204d1fd2df4b74abad23ddc944.story | LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- For Miley Cyrus , star of Disney 's popular television series `` Hannah Montana '' and its big-screen adaptation `` Hannah Montana : The Movie , '' art is not far from real life . Miley Cyrus , here in `` Hannah Montana : The Movie , '' says filming in Tennessee was relaxing ... | What version of `` Hannah Montana '' does Miley Cyrus star ? | 14:19 |
./cnn/stories/d4f3ab73e5cdf98e02e33e5af0ec0f413beaed49.story | KABUL , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Five people connected to an Afghan presidential candidate have been released after being kidnapped the day before , an official with the candidate said . Five of Dr Abdullah Abdullah 's campaign workers were kidnapped and later released . The group of five , who worked for Dr. Abd... | How long did the kidnapping last ? | 16:24 |
./cnn/stories/24b0e66932dde42772a138078f3af793188aa04d.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Farrah Fawcett , whose public battle with anal cancer has brought new attention to a rarely discussed disease , has not been given a timetable from her doctor about how much time she has left , according to her friend Alana Stewart . Farrah Fawcett , seen here in 2006 , has waged a very public battle... | In what way did she handle it ? | 610:614 |
./cnn/stories/7b8ef193a81719e0401da77d4681f498c6eab495.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A former `` Manson family '' member who stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death more than 40 years ago and is now terminally ill faces her 13th parole hearing on Wednesday . Susan Atkins , shown here after her indictment in the Manson murders , has a parole hearing Wednesday . Susan Atkins , 61 , has te... | Has she been given parole ? | 36:38,50:53 |
./cnn/stories/71016cbde14f8b9b8ab4fbce0361761acae43095.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Liverpool are waiting to learn the extent of the injury which prevented captain Steven Gerrard playing in the club 's 2-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday , manager Kenny Dalglish has said . England international Gerrard , 31 , missed the match after picking up an infection in his right ankle ... | Who was without a defender at the Hawthorn ? | 81:82 |
./cnn/stories/c766631a3a9e06222e95078b036bd14be0107522.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- With every click of his camera , Japanese photographer and activist Shuuichi Endou hopes to draw attention to the plight of Tuvalu , a remote nation of people whose home is slowly disappearing . Tuvalu is the world 's fourth smallest country behind Vatican City , Monaco and Pacific O... | what Tuvalu feeling the effects of climate change ? | 168:172,178:191 |
./cnn/stories/06e5aedc2c9c030175cf69b2e10d574ff31e9a3c.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The first person ever convicted in Idaho of knowingly spreading the HIV virus is facing new charges for the same offense , authorities said Thursday . An Ada County , Idaho , grand jury on Tuesday returned an indictment charging Kerry Thomas , 45 , with seven counts of knowingly transferring the HIV ... | What was Kerry Thomas charged with ? | 50:58 |
./cnn/stories/e2c03b6485be15913dd0829b548c92cc75ff5b7c.story | Cancun , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The storm known as Rina fizzled Friday as it moved over the Yucatan Channel , the strait between Mexico and Cuba , the National Hurricane Center said . No coastal watches or warnings were in effect after Rina lost much of its punch . The storm had diminished in strength from a Categor... | The storm has sustained winds of what speed ? | 93:97 |
./cnn/stories/68f3087b6d588d77d02726e206fa030545bfb115.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Doctors chose a woman who survived a shotgun wound to her face as the first recipient of a face transplant after treating her for nearly four years . This image projects what Connie Culp , 46 , may look like two years after the face transplant . Connie Culp knew of the Cleveland Clinic 's interest in... | In 2008 she told who in an interview that she had forgiven her husband ? | 466:467 |
./cnn/stories/a82a4126797bbe77d79d2864fa20168c0dec1cdc.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The flu has forced an early end to Billy Bob Thornton 's musical tour of Canada , his publicist said Saturday . Thornton 's publicist says Boxmasters band member , crew , have flu ; will rejoin tour on Tuesday . The news was reportedly greeted with loud applause at a Friday night show in Montreal aft... | who will rejoin tour ? | 117:122 |
./cnn/stories/8cb2af8187399db6e4aaffb41c0697b017e2e514.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- French scientists have unveiled a working prototype of a fully artificial heart which is based on the technology of satellites and airplanes . The artificial heart based on satellite and airplane technology was presented in Paris . The device could save millions of lives and beats al... | What country do the scientists originate from ? | 7:8 |
./cnn/stories/67e13283d0bfef2bae8171fd2d3b3d1dac151624.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The head of JetBlue is apologizing for a `` confluence of events '' that left a plane filled with passengers stranded on the tarmac at Bradley International Airport near Hartford , Connecticut , over the weekend . Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster said in a video posted on the company 's blog and ... | Whats the name of the companys head ? | 44:46 |
./cnn/stories/ef5729e2480d0abe3a335d04496cdc9f68963eb1.story | Editor 's note : Journalist Karl Penhaul spent several weeks tracking the gangs of the Mexican underworld , the corrupt officials who support them and the cops trying to halt the violence . This is the last of three exclusive reports . The first focused on the violent rules gangs live by and the second looked at how ga... | What is says Lawyer ? | 1042:1051 |
./cnn/stories/242a79e95c93576fc1364aa7e034f4399af00feb.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A drunk passenger tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight to Russia on Wednesday before he was brought under control , the head of Turkey 's civil aviation authority said . The Turkish Airlines passenger jet was en route from Turkey to Russia when the incident took place . The plane landed safely a... | Where did the flight arrive ? | 63:65 |
./cnn/stories/9c264ee4b5744f986f5ea19ec5207983fedca433.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A federal appeals court in Argentina has ruled that a grandmother must stand trial for growing two marijuana plants in her backyard . Argentina allows personal consumption of marijuana , and a federal judge had issued a stay against prosecuting the unnamed woman , who swore she used the marijuana sol... | Appeals court says the woman could n't prove the marijuana was what ? | 106:110 |
./cnn/stories/43ea34812d831353ab0dbc3fda3299b522bcd107.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Union workers armed with an estimated 1.5 million signatures converged on Washington on Wednesday , demanding that Congress pass their highest-priority legislation . Union chief Andy Stern wants workers to have another way to organize besides relying on a secret ballot . They are lobbying for the Emp... | The bill would let employees do what ? | 64:83 |
./cnn/stories/90561542ceb4ea225f09adc95142a922d6e5184a.story | Seoul , South Korea -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Just like any other first family in the world , North Korea 's secretive Kim dynasty is often the focus of gossip and rumors , especially in neighboring South Korea . There was a lot of speculation after a recent report that Kim Jong Il 's grandson , identified as 16-year-old Kim ... | who will reportedly attend a Bosnian international school ? | 59:61 |
./cnn/stories/528dd38be55bad5a3cca4a424fec288b720a309a.story | ATLANTA , Georgia -- Going back to work after my wife had our first child was an emotional roller coaster . The author says that being `` Mr. Mom '' is appealing , but putting the idea into practice is harder than it looks . I forced myself out of bed , shaved my beard and got dressed on the morning of my return . I pe... | What is the wage equivalent of a stay-at-home dad ? | 592:595 |
./cnn/stories/ab532a5ce5df9786eddd67ce1fa4f4eeeb629979.story | -LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- October 27 , 2009 Downloadable Maps Download PDF maps related to today 's show : • Afghanistan & Pakistan • Los Angeles & San Diego • Ft. Jackson , South Carolina Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . NATISHA LANCE , CNN STUDEN... | What will the Daily Discussion do ? | 524:532 |
./cnn/stories/14815e0d6b1bb88d4c00febd455b323a00d2f1f8.story | LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Michael Jackson 's memorial service will take place Tuesday morning in the Staples Center , the 20,000-seat coliseum in downtown Los Angeles where Jackson rehearsed his show the night before he died , according to a person who has been briefed by a representative of the famil... | Where is the memorial being held ? | 20:22 |
./cnn/stories/77d7c8cf2a9432e395d629371a12790c563c19f7.story | BREMEN , Germany -- Carlos Alberto , who scored in FC Porto 's Champions League final victory against Monaco in 2004 , has joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for a club record fee of 7.8 million euros -LRB- $ 10.7 million -RRB- . Carlos Alberto enjoyed success at FC Porto under Jose Mourinho . `` I 'm here to win tit... | What club bought Carlos Alberto ? | 26:28 |
./cnn/stories/a0cc5af0b33ae00ac9073d67534c2954bc4082db.story | QUANTICO , Virginia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Motorcycle accidents have killed more Marines in the past 12 months than enemy fire in Iraq , a rate that 's so alarming , it has prompted top brass to call a meeting to address the issue , officials say . Despite crashes , Gunnery Sgt. Art Tucker rides a sport motorcycle . `` I e... | What have most of the deaths involved ? | 7:9 |
./cnn/stories/f9bfccdbd134fe2e2984b5596fdaff0a84fc61d3.story | Tehran , Iran -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran 's Bushehr nuclear power plant is just weeks from operating at full capacity , the country 's top nuclear official said Saturday . Feireidoun Abbasi , the head of Iran 's Atomic Energy Organization , also said Tehran has shown its new Iranian-made centrifuges to a representative of... | When will the plant reach full capacity ? | 85:87 |
./cnn/stories/0fb99dfede4fad1238d2728c406acc2f85e84b23.story | ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- For Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau , the last two months have been a whirlwind . `` Full of the best moments and the scariest moments of my life , '' says the 24-year-old Olympic swimmer . Eric Shanteau said he felt angry when he found out he had testicular cancer . `` Getting to the... | When did the Olympic swimmer find out about his cancer ? | 111:120 |
./cnn/stories/e8f395b6cddae07589733c35b40fd0ad482ce421.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's a trip that would make Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher blush . On Friday , the Carnival cruise ship Elation , sponsored by the world 's largest nonprofit singles travel group , will make history by hosting the world 's first International Cougar Cruise , and we do n't mean the animal . Defined by... | when will the cruise for women sets sail ? | 19:20 |
./cnn/stories/34a976e6ff2a6c5cf3d4262b142413a7d1bca2d7.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Americans are spending less time stuck in traffic and wasting less gas , according to a new report . Americans spend a little less time in traffic , a study shows , but drivers on I-110 in Los Angeles might not notice . Rising joblessness and stinging gas prices have put the brakes on worsening trend... | Once economy gets better , long waits in traffic will get what ? | 548:549 |
./cnn/stories/cf925c0ae32a8865ce0fb359d0864ad6192f1272.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- New sprint sensation Christophe Lemaitre became the first Frenchman to win three gold medals at a major athletics event on Sunday as his country finished second in the table behind Russia at the European Championships . Lemaitre , the first white man to break the 10-second barrier over 100 meters las... | How many gold medals did Christophe Lemaitre win ? | 15:16 |
./cnn/stories/9ee562c81df68ecb43c04d398e2ab5c9ad4786c5.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As he walks past the tiny , dingy waiting area into an equally cramped garage , Nui Srisook says business at his car repair shop is thriving . Drivers are choosing to keep their old cars longer , and they 're turning to repair shops to make it so , observers say . Sales are up 20 percent t... | Who grew sales ? | 66:67,207:210 |
./cnn/stories/e4a4d45be7fb19f04943ab42afdb203c976069b4.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- German billionaire Adolf Merckle , one of the richest men in the world , committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis , Merckle 's family said Tuesday in a statement . Merckle , 74 , was hit by a train in the southwestern town o... | What woes were there ? | 178:184 |
./cnn/stories/393f07ab970bfbd897c08846dd216d95e6660c22.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Gennaro Gattuso has ended speculation over his future by signing a new AC Milan contract , the Serie A club have announced . Gattuso has been linked with moves to the English Premier League in recent weeks as he was said to be unhappy with his first-team opportunities after battling injury . But the ... | Who signed a new contract with AC Milan ? | 4:6 |
./cnn/stories/4e7465c5ff50bf3e9bbbd22d39ea85454cfb121c.story | L'AQUILA , Italy -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Leaders of both industrialized powers and emerging economies have agreed to work together on setting a goal to limit global warming to levels recommended by scientists , U.S. President Barack Obama said at the G-8 summit . G-8 leaders wait for an aide to remove toe markers as they po... | Where will the meeting take place ? | 0:3 |
./cnn/stories/45d62e9971a1595b0eab883f56f553c958a72a35.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Democrats ' top investigator in Congress reacted angrily Friday to a report that the former Blackwater USA employee accused of killing an Iraqi vice presidential guard was hired by another U.S. contractor weeks later . Rep. Henry Waxman says the State Department is covering up '' an ep... | What did Henry Waxman accuse the State Department of covering up ? | 52:59 |
./cnn/stories/58f6a7c436c5ef9760014630a0671bba6897e95d.story | EVERETT , Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Meet Abraham Lincoln . Abraham Lincoln with his parents , Dean and Kryssia Lincoln , at their home in Everett , Washington . Abraham , 23 , may not look like America 's 16th president , but he is a distant relative -- and he uses `` mrprez16 '' in his e-mail address . `` I 've al... | What does Abraham Lincoln hope for in the future ? | 1238:1248 |
./cnn/stories/7ea6eee3fff37eaf5fbd98e1b218cf7caa737ae6.story | Dhaka , Bangladesh -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged global leaders Monday to launch a multibillion-dollar climate fund agreed to last year in Cancun , Mexico . The U.N. chief made the call as he attended a conference of climate vulnerable countries held here in the Bangladesh capital . Repres... | Where is the important meeting to be held ? | 255:259 |
./cnn/stories/c2254fe718fecd300c46d065f44556f9e40ac323.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran 's supreme leader on Sunday blasted U.S. plans to overhaul the setup for a missile defense shield in Europe , calling the Obama administration 's intentions `` anti-Iranian , '' state-run media reported . Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the U.S. president is following `` anti-Islamic and anti-Irania... | What did Obama say change is based on ? | 178:186 |
./cnn/stories/c38cbaa56e0652695ec6cac676366a38450cfdd0.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Clouds of black smoke from burning plastic hang over the sites of Nigeria 's vast dumps , as tiny figures pick their way through slicks of oily water , past cracked PC monitors and television screens . Toxins from dumped electronics in developing countries has been seen as a growing problem . But it ... | What was involved in e-waste trading according to UN report in July ? | 573:575 |
./cnn/stories/a313d568a85d4ac29024718d9998b40a94a56026.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Burberry , the 150-year-old British luxury brand most famous for its distinctive check pattern , has recently experienced a resurgence . Christopher Bailey , Burberry 's creative director , has been credited with the brand 's resurgence . The brand credits much of its new a la mode i... | what helps focus ? | 274:276 |
./cnn/stories/37c9d33d6eb34c7accdb01fe4357a593766a1f55.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spongy red balls wait in a queue , separating two teams wired to smack their opponent . Within seconds , the players dip and dive like dolphins until one player stands alone , relishing in victory . An adult plays in a dodge ball league organized by the City of Sparks Parks and Recreation in Nevada .... | How long ago did WAKA Kickball start ? | 334:335 |
./cnn/stories/a0de7b33b8f7b24a36c4c4fb9a8e1460dfcd4aae.story | MEXICO CITY , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In response to a spate of attacks allegedly by a drug cartel , Mexico more than tripled the number of federal police officers patrolling the state of Michoacan , a government spokeswoman said . Drug violence is up in Michoacan state , shown by recent attacks on police in at least... | How many federal police officers were slayed ? | 96:97 |
./cnn/stories/0547b8a97e20e5ae051daca4899321e454f6e884.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Obama said in an interview aired Sunday that the hardest decision he 's made since taking office was to send more troops to Afghanistan . In a `` 60 Minutes '' interview , President Obama said , `` I fundamentally disagree with Dick Cheney . '' Also in the interview on CBS ' `` 60 Minutes ,... | Whose resignation would he not accept ? | 310:321 |
./cnn/stories/8fc35132b9aaa9c0c6745bcc70d6068caa1923d5.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- We are losing in Afghanistan , on two fronts . The most important center of gravity of the conflict -- as the Taliban well recognizes -- is the American public . And now , most Americans are opposed to the war . For years , Afghanistan was `` the forgotten war , '' and when Americans started paying a... | What does Obama have to do , according to Bergen ? | 733:824 |
./cnn/stories/b0abe5b48fa066759e0d8fcf10410c3a13848c54.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Cannes Film Festival entrusted its opening to a Pixar film , and the animation studio did not disappoint . An adventurous boy and a cranky man travel by unusual means in the new Pixar film '' Up . '' Pixar , which has produced such gems as `` Toy Story , '' `` The Incredibles '' and `` WALL-E , '... | what is the new pixar 's movie ? | 41:42 |
./cnn/stories/88185086ede22c557ee66df61032ae3d5755bd19.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino , whose `` People Power '' movement pushed out longtime strongman Ferdinand Marcos less than three years after her husband 's assassination , has died at age 76 , her family announced Saturday . `` She was the agent of change in Philippine democracy , '' sai... | How long is the mourning period ? | 135:136 |
./cnn/stories/f5f6db49aae94ae2644d2886fd6b2a6d2ab24c71.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The entire population of Taloga , Oklahoma , was evacuated Thursday because of a raging fire that has burned tens of thousands of acres , officials said Friday . Wildfire threatens a house in Edmond , Oklahoma , on Friday . All of the residents , about 400 , left the Dewey County town , but have been... | What is the population of Taloga ? | 51:52 |
./cnn/stories/8d817ad3977623d9cf2b0645d3f41574ee825d50.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Capitol Police arrested a man Friday after an officer spotted a rifle in his car when he stopped the officer to ask for directions two blocks from the Capitol building . Police inspect the suspect 's vehicle in Washington on Friday . Christopher Shelton Timmons , 27 , has been charged with... | Who was convicted on weapons charges ? | 47:50 |
./cnn/stories/3bb91d832095a28821a86e1bf9a6173e5405de40.story | Los Angeles -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The defense anesthesiology expert in the trial of Michael Jackson 's doctor was found in contempt of court Wednesday for referring to his private talks with Dr. Conrad Murray during his testimony . Dr. Murray did not testify in his own defense in his involuntary manslaughter trial and the... | What did the defence lawyer say ? | 206:221 |
./cnn/stories/52261ffa24759b4664656022dabf771638b3c55d.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Olafur Ragnar Grimsson is currently enjoying a third term as President of the Republic of Iceland . Since first being elected in 1996 , Grimsson has been a passionate advocate of international cooperation in combating climate change . Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Whilst Iceland still imports oil for its tr... | Who is president of Iceland ? | 42:45 |
./cnn/stories/7297b0f37e809c5ca79467a535aecb3290a83070.story | NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As Britain 's Prince Harry neared the end of his second and final day in New York City on Saturday , he described his experiences as `` fantastic . '' Prince Harry smiles whilte touring the Harlem Children 's Zone on Saturday during a 36-hour visit to New York . The 24-year-old visited the H... | Where does Prince Harry visit ? | 21:24 |
./cnn/stories/a43b5fc3956c4dd61e721cd07792579fc0fd0731.story | London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A number of Latin American countries have rushed to offer their support to Argentina in its long-running territorial dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands . This week Britain began drilling for oil in the waters off the archipelago , despite opposition from Buenos Aires whic... | Which President says that a number of Countries support Argentina 's position ? | 136:141 |
./cnn/stories/0c2c585d3084fbaa9de06fd28f90e4fab8c1bd09.story | Khartoum , Sudan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Sudan 's government has gained control of a remote town that had been under attack by fighters from a rival tribe , the nation 's information minister said Monday . Some of the thousands who fled into the bush have begun to return to Pibor , said Barnaba Benjamin , South Sudan ... | Some have started to return to where ? | 52:53 |
./cnn/stories/ffe7ffa24182279146f74e352ac8a1f04f201610.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fans of the character Easy Rawlins do n't want to hear it , but author Walter Mosley says he has officially moved on . Author Walter Mosley found fame with his Easy Rawlins mysteries and has debuted a new series . The prolific writer seemingly wrapped up his beloved series -- which spawned the 1995 f... | What is the name of his new book ? | 150:153 |
./cnn/stories/28990770fe6531634d76195c2b9672a2b375020b.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Scotland 's Susan Boyle gives new meaning to the term `` overnight sensation . '' The `` Britain 's Got Talent '' contestant was expected to be something of a joke when she first sauntered on stage , but she absolutely wowed the audience , the judges -- and then the world via the Internet -- with her... | What does Holden beleive ? | 305:322 |
./cnn/stories/61e4747776bd844146a9b8c7c1913c827ffbcd8a.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's all tied up in Texas . Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are running a tight race in Texas . A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll suggests the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois is a statistical dead hea... | Who is the clear front-runner on the Republican side ? | 304:307 |
./cnn/stories/6e3657fabf186e1c31969e851e8934d41ae336fa.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bayern Munich have agreed a deal to sign Croatian international striker Ivica Olic from Bundesliga rivals Hamburg , the German champions have revealed on their official Web site fcbayern.de . Olic will join Bayern Munich at the end of the season after proving a success in his time at Hamburg . `` We ... | What did the 29 year-old agree to do ? | 36:45 |
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