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Feds drop manslaughter charge against one Blackwater guard (21 November 04:58) |
| Federal prosecutors in Washington announced Friday they will dismiss a manslaughter charge against one of the Blackwater contractors charged in a high-profile shooting incident in Baghdad, I... |
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Hospital hearing requested for suspect in Fort Hood shootings (21 November 04:45) |
| Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in his hospital room on Saturday, Hasan's attorney told CNN on Friday.
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Nicole Richie back at home (21 November 04:29) |
| Nicole Richie has checked out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after battling pneumonia and is at home resting, said her boyfriend Joel Madden.
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Fans mourn end of Oprah (21 November 04:18) |
| There will be no more car giveaways, no more tearful interviews and Tom Cruise will have to find someone else's couch to jump on.
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Ex-US official wife plead guilty in Cuba spy case (21 November 04:01) |
| A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.
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Two charged in Arkansas killings (21 November 03:46) |
| Authorities have charged two people with murder in the slaying of five people in Arkansas last week, police said Friday.
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Amanda Knox tortured killed roommate prosecutor says in closing (21 November 03:39) |
| Accompanied by two smitten young men vying to impress her, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and then plunged it into her roommate's neck, killing her, an Italian prosecutor charged... |
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Office plotlines reflect recession anxieties (21 November 03:19) |
| Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper company at the center of NBC's prime-time comedy "The Office," is facing bankruptcy. Staffers in the Scranton branch are anxious about their fate.
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Senate vote next step on what could be a long road for health care (21 November 03:05) |
| If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill.
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Woman takes stand at Wal-Mart trial (21 November 02:59) |
| A woman accused of cutting in line in a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers took the stand Friday and denied all charges in the racially charged case.
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What to expect in Senates Saturday health care vote (21 November 02:52) |
| To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.
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New Moon sets midnight showing record (21 November 02:46) |
| The second installment in the "Twilight" saga, starring Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen, Kristen Stewart as his star-crossed love and Taylor Lautner as the wolfboy who loves her, h... |
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Kid at heart Biel travels to Planet 51 (21 November 02:35) |
| There's an innocence to Jessica Biel, she says.
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1969 Alcatraz takeover changed the whole course of history (21 November 02:25) |
| Alcatraz Island was a chilly, unwelcoming place once reserved for infamous criminals. Not even the federal government appeared to want it after the penitentiary closed in the 1960s.
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Tips for smart healthy holiday travel (21 November 01:36) |
| As if traveling with the kids over the holidays weren't tough enough, this year we must contend with airline surcharges and swine flu, as well as all the usual annoyances and delays that go ... |
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Football fever turns nasty in Cairo (21 November 01:29) |
| Areas of Cairo might as well be under martial law. This normally chaotic but otherwise peaceful city of 18 million has been wracked by football fever gone mad. The government has deployed th... |
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Baby gorillas in Congo getting a new playpen Paradise (21 November 01:02) |
| The only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority... |
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California students occupy buildings to protest fee hike (21 November 12:56) |
| Students were occupying buildings Friday on campuses of the University of California system in protest of a 32 percent tuition hike.
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What kind of strength work wont aggravate rotator cuff issue (21 November 12:48) |
| I can't do a pushup or pull-up because of rotator cuff and carpal tunnel issues. What kind of exercise moves can I do instead that will get me the same sort of gains? Thanks.
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Alcatraz takeover recalled 40 years later (21 November 12:40) |
| Alcatraz Island was a chilly, unwelcoming place once reserved for infamous criminals. Not even the federal government appeared to want it after the penitentiary closed in the 1960s.
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15 arrests in huge match-fixing scandal (21 November 12:38) |
| Prosecutors in Germany are investigating a huge match-fixing scandal with over 200 games under scrutiny and 15 arrests made.
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Three charged as Comcast hackers (21 November 12:34) |
| Three alleged members of the hacker gang Kryogeniks were hit with a federal conspiracy charge Thursday for a 2008 stunt that replaced Comcast's homepage with a shout-out to other hackers.
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Health care rhetoric heats up before key vote (21 November 12:12) |
| Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking Friday in the health care debate as top Democrats sought to close party ranks before a key procedural vote this weekend.
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Man who killed wife while dreaming is freed (20 November 11:52) |
| A British man who strangled his wife in his sleep while dreaming that she was an intruder walked free from court Friday after the case against him was withdrawn, prosecutors said.
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Right-wing activists storm TV station over bias (20 November 11:32) |
| A band of right-wing activists ransacked an Indian television station in the country's financial hub of Mumbai in an assault their party said was an act of retaliation against the channel's ... |
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Europe job was too small for Tony Blair (20 November 11:17) |
| Faced with a choice for its new president between the traffic-stopping Tony Blair and a capable but little-known Belgian, the EU's 27 leaders settled on Herman Van Rompuy, a man who would sc... |
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Senate Ethics Committee clears Illinois senator of legal wrongdoing (20 November 11:11) |
| The Senate Ethics Committee issued a letter Friday clearing embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris of any legal wrongdoing.
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Tendulkar record as India draw Test (20 November 10:57) |
| Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on exactly 100 and passed 30,000 international runs as India batted out for a draw in the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on Friday.
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Your views New Moon is awesome (20 November 10:39) |
| A number of CNN iReporters made sure to get in line for screenings of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," and their reaction can be summed up in one word: "More!"
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World powers meet over Iran nuclear plan (20 November 10:29) |
| Representatives of six world powers and the European Union met in Brussels on Friday to discuss Iran's apparent rejection of a key part of a nuclear deal.
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Last minute effort for Race to Dubai (20 November 10:23) |
| While Europe's best golfers were focusing their attention this year on chasing a share of the $15 million on offer for the Race to Dubai the event's organizers were in a mad scramble to just... |
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Diplomatic row after African playoff (20 November 10:23) |
| A series of clashes between Egyptian and Algerian football fans has led to a diplomatic row between the two north African countries, with Egypt recalling its ambassador to Algiers.
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What has Sarah Palin set her sights on now (20 November 10:14) |
| She's back! In fact, Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor who became a sassy sudden superstar when she ran for the U.S. vice-presidency last year, is on a whole new campaign.
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James Van Der Beek files for divorce (20 November 10:13) |
| James Van Der Beek has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly six years, actress Heather Ann McComb, Los Angeles court records show.
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Spirits uplift in Iraq school for the blind as aid arrives (20 November 10:03) |
| Kids in school rarely smile so much, or sing so loudly. But at Baghdad's Al-Noor School for the Blind, there was reason to celebrate, as much-needed Braille learning materials from the U.S. ... |
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Burned Florida teen having skin graft surgery (20 November 10:00) |
| A Florida teenager attacked and set on fire last month, allegedly by five teenage friends, was undergoing skin graft surgery Friday, the first procedure in his recovery, a hospital spokeswom... |
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Winfrey announces end of Oprah (20 November 09:54) |
| Oprah Winfrey knows how to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
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Lincoln letter to schoolboy sells for $60000 (20 November 09:52) |
| Less than a month before the Civil War's start, a newly inaugurated President Lincoln took time from his frantic schedule to write to an Illinois boy whose classmates didn't believe he'd met... |
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Cartoon Clicks Whats the weirdest book tour (20 November 09:39) |
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Prosecution closing in Amanda Knox trial (20 November 09:30) |
| Closing arguments began Friday in the trial of American Amanda Knox with the prosecutor calling for an end to the legal saga that began with British student Meredith Kercher's death two year... |
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New cervical cancer screening guidelines released (20 November 09:29) |
| The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer.
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Arrests made in ring that sold human fat Peru says (20 November 09:24) |
| Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling fat obtained from dead humans.
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Westwood hits the front in Dubai (20 November 08:56) |
| Lee Westwood claimed the halfway lead at the Dubai World Championship as two birdies on the final three holes gave him a two-shot advantage over a six-strong group tied for second place.
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After suicide takes their loved ones survivors find purpose (20 November 08:44) |
| When Lori Zeller lost her sister to suicide in 1991, she began a life of activism.
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Replay fairest solution says Henry (20 November 08:34) |
| Thierry Henry believes a replay would be the "fairest solution" after his handball set up France's clinching goal in their World Cup playoff with the Republic of Ireland.
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Can your doctor spot H1N1 (20 November 08:32) |
| It was early on a Monday, just the seventh week of school, when Danelle Olivares decided she would have to keep her 5-year-old daughter home from kindergarten. Trinity had a nasty stomach bu... |
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False alarms prompt space station scare (20 November 08:27) |
| Astronauts aboard the international space station and space shuttle Atlantis woke up to a worrying sound -- alarms indicating a fire and dangerous loss of pressure, NASA said Friday.
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Mandela and Machel voted childrens champions (20 November 08:25) |
| Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel have been crowned the "Decade Child Rights Heroes" in a vote cast by children from all over the world.
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How to deal with holiday hell (20 November 08:03) |
| I realize it might seem a little early to start talking about the holidays, but as my local drugstore pulled out the tinsel and Santa hats before they'd even had time to put away the slutty ... |
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Senate to vote Saturday on opening debate on health care bill (20 November 07:31) |
| The Senate will vote Saturday on opening debate on the sweeping health care bill introduced by Democrats, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.
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