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sierra leone <tsp> liberia ( cnn ) first , the good news : ebola is in decline . 2014 was a year of profound fear for communities living with -- and dying of -- the disease ; of health workers making the ultimate sacrifice , dying as they tried to save ; of apocalyptic forecasts as to the disease 's possible spread . with 8,810 dead , governments and aid agencies are now giving a timeline on when they might reach zero cases -- and they 're saying that could be in just a few months . that there are just a handful of cases left now in liberia is an incredible feat , but it has come at an equally incredible cost . and ebola is still critically dangerous . hotspots remain . sierra leone has 65 confirmed cases , most in the west of the country around the capital and port loco where the disease spreads through overcrowded slums . the world health organisation ( who ) said last week that only half the cases in liberia and guinea came from known ebola contacts , which suggests that hidden cases are causing outbreaks . even as states of emergency and quarantine restrictions are lifted , there is a chorus of warnings against complacency . a single new case is enough to reignite an outbreak , ' says brice de la vigne , director of operations at medecins sans frontieres ( doctors without borders ) . until everyone who has come into contact with ebola is identified , we can not rest easy . ' and getting to zero ca n't be the end of it . oxfam is calling for a massive post-ebola marshall plan , ' saying the world can not dither on recovery as it dithered over ebola . ' their plea comes as the who and other agencies engage in intense soul-searching : what went wrong ? why did it take so long to turn the corner on this disease ? could it happen again ? admitting to organizational shortcomings margaret chan , the who 's director general , has asked the world 's wealthier nations to step up to the plate and support poor countries'fragile health care systems . well-functioning health systems are not a luxury , ' she insists . well-functioning health systems are the cushion that keeps sudden shocks from reverberating throughout the fabric that holds societies together , ripping them apart . ' liberia , sierra leone and guinea have never had well-functioning health systems . they have always had some of the lowest ratio of healthcare workers to patients in the world . liberia had just one doctor for every 100,000 people in 2013 according to who figures . that works out at around 40 doctors for the whole country . sierra leone had two per 100,000 people . and there were n't even statistics for guinea . then ebola destroyed what little healthcare they had , taking the lives of 488 health workers and leaving people too terrified to go through the doors of clinics they saw as harbourers of the disease . children were n't vaccinated against other critical diseases . centers distributing anti-retrovirals to the tens of thousands of people with hiv were closed . mothers gave birth at home . now trust in the region 's decimated health care system is beginning -- albeit painfully slowly -- to return . at a clinic in monrovia , mothers fill a waiting room . they 've brought their babies in to be vaccinated -- there are no disneyland immunization issues here . we know that during the height of the epidemic immunization rates collapsed by some 70 % , ' says sheldon yett , unicef 's country representative in liberia . now we 're trying to climb back up but it will take time . ' placing preliminary healthcare within the community has also been a success . laboratoriess and ebola treatment units ( etus ) have been followed by community care centres , or cccs . the first were built in november in sierra leone . now there are dozens in sierra leone and liberia . their basic aim is to provide a place within the community where people can be isolated and provided with preliminary care -- pain relief and oral rehydration -- in an environment which is safe and humane . susan michaels-strasser , project director of the global nurse capacity building programme at the mailman school of public health at colombia university , has just spent three weeks assessing the impact of these cccs in sierra leone . she thinks they 've played a huge role in restoring people 's faith in ebola-related care . we saw some amazing innovation , ' she explains . where the family members can see their loved ones who have ebola , so they 're not taken behind a blue fence and never seen again . and even if the person does n't survive they saw the care that was provided , they saw the attempts to save the life . ' the original idea behind the cccs was to train local volunteers in infection control procedures and have them man the units . but it turned out there were better options . what the various partners found when they went into these communities was that there were people , there were nursing students , there were retired nurses , there were nurses who had left the profession but had the skills , the ability and the desire to help , ' says michaels-strasser . and for all the fear , the heartache and the stigma around the disease , there 's a clear sense of pride amongst those who are leading the charge against ebola at a community level . fanah manasare is from guinea 's forest region . aged 18 years old , he survived ebola and now he goes from village to village spreading the word about the disease . even elders will listen to me more than they would to you because i have been a victim of ebola , ' he says , beaming with pride . josephine conteh says she is happy ' to be working as a nurse at the pate bana maran community care centre in sierra leone . my conscience -- if i saved one person here , i 'm thinking that i have saved the whole nation . that makes me feel good . ' the ebola outbreak has helped create some hastily pulled together infrastructure which could form the building blocks of a more robust healthcare system in these three traumatised countries . and the disease leaves behind people galvanised for action as a result of their ordeal . now the question is how to use these resources to transition from an emergency response situation to more sustainable healthcare provision in the future . | fewer than 100 new confirmed cases in guinea , liberia and sierra leone in past week |
guinea <tsp> liberia ( cnn ) first , the good news : ebola is in decline . 2014 was a year of profound fear for communities living with -- and dying of -- the disease ; of health workers making the ultimate sacrifice , dying as they tried to save ; of apocalyptic forecasts as to the disease 's possible spread . with 8,810 dead , governments and aid agencies are now giving a timeline on when they might reach zero cases -- and they 're saying that could be in just a few months . that there are just a handful of cases left now in liberia is an incredible feat , but it has come at an equally incredible cost . and ebola is still critically dangerous . hotspots remain . sierra leone has 65 confirmed cases , most in the west of the country around the capital and port loco where the disease spreads through overcrowded slums . the world health organisation ( who ) said last week that only half the cases in liberia and guinea came from known ebola contacts , which suggests that hidden cases are causing outbreaks . even as states of emergency and quarantine restrictions are lifted , there is a chorus of warnings against complacency . a single new case is enough to reignite an outbreak , ' says brice de la vigne , director of operations at medecins sans frontieres ( doctors without borders ) . until everyone who has come into contact with ebola is identified , we can not rest easy . ' and getting to zero ca n't be the end of it . oxfam is calling for a massive post-ebola marshall plan , ' saying the world can not dither on recovery as it dithered over ebola . ' their plea comes as the who and other agencies engage in intense soul-searching : what went wrong ? why did it take so long to turn the corner on this disease ? could it happen again ? admitting to organizational shortcomings margaret chan , the who 's director general , has asked the world 's wealthier nations to step up to the plate and support poor countries'fragile health care systems . well-functioning health systems are not a luxury , ' she insists . well-functioning health systems are the cushion that keeps sudden shocks from reverberating throughout the fabric that holds societies together , ripping them apart . ' liberia , sierra leone and guinea have never had well-functioning health systems . they have always had some of the lowest ratio of healthcare workers to patients in the world . liberia had just one doctor for every 100,000 people in 2013 according to who figures . that works out at around 40 doctors for the whole country . sierra leone had two per 100,000 people . and there were n't even statistics for guinea . then ebola destroyed what little healthcare they had , taking the lives of 488 health workers and leaving people too terrified to go through the doors of clinics they saw as harbourers of the disease . children were n't vaccinated against other critical diseases . centers distributing anti-retrovirals to the tens of thousands of people with hiv were closed . mothers gave birth at home . now trust in the region 's decimated health care system is beginning -- albeit painfully slowly -- to return . at a clinic in monrovia , mothers fill a waiting room . they 've brought their babies in to be vaccinated -- there are no disneyland immunization issues here . we know that during the height of the epidemic immunization rates collapsed by some 70 % , ' says sheldon yett , unicef 's country representative in liberia . now we 're trying to climb back up but it will take time . ' placing preliminary healthcare within the community has also been a success . laboratoriess and ebola treatment units ( etus ) have been followed by community care centres , or cccs . the first were built in november in sierra leone . now there are dozens in sierra leone and liberia . their basic aim is to provide a place within the community where people can be isolated and provided with preliminary care -- pain relief and oral rehydration -- in an environment which is safe and humane . susan michaels-strasser , project director of the global nurse capacity building programme at the mailman school of public health at colombia university , has just spent three weeks assessing the impact of these cccs in sierra leone . she thinks they 've played a huge role in restoring people 's faith in ebola-related care . we saw some amazing innovation , ' she explains . where the family members can see their loved ones who have ebola , so they 're not taken behind a blue fence and never seen again . and even if the person does n't survive they saw the care that was provided , they saw the attempts to save the life . ' the original idea behind the cccs was to train local volunteers in infection control procedures and have them man the units . but it turned out there were better options . what the various partners found when they went into these communities was that there were people , there were nursing students , there were retired nurses , there were nurses who had left the profession but had the skills , the ability and the desire to help , ' says michaels-strasser . and for all the fear , the heartache and the stigma around the disease , there 's a clear sense of pride amongst those who are leading the charge against ebola at a community level . fanah manasare is from guinea 's forest region . aged 18 years old , he survived ebola and now he goes from village to village spreading the word about the disease . even elders will listen to me more than they would to you because i have been a victim of ebola , ' he says , beaming with pride . josephine conteh says she is happy ' to be working as a nurse at the pate bana maran community care centre in sierra leone . my conscience -- if i saved one person here , i 'm thinking that i have saved the whole nation . that makes me feel good . ' the ebola outbreak has helped create some hastily pulled together infrastructure which could form the building blocks of a more robust healthcare system in these three traumatised countries . and the disease leaves behind people galvanised for action as a result of their ordeal . now the question is how to use these resources to transition from an emergency response situation to more sustainable healthcare provision in the future . | fewer than 100 new confirmed cases in guinea , liberia and sierra leone in past week |
international gymnastics federation <tsp> ( cnn ) -- china 's olympic gold medal gymnasts have been officially cleared of lying about their ages . widespread reports claimed that gold medal winner he kexin was only 14 years of age . an investigation was launched after the beijing games over claims that several members of their women 's squad were ineligible because they were not 16 in the year of competition . but on wednesday , the international gymnastics federation ( fig ) closed a near six-week probe saying that documentation provided confirms they were old enough to compete . the inquiry had been called for by the international olympic committee who were concerned that the controversy undermined the results of the competition in beijing . watch tiny gymnasts work out » china provided passports , id cards and family registers for he kexin , yang yilin , jiang yuyuan , deng linlin and li shanshan , all showing the girls were 16 or would turn 16 this year . we have received all we could possibly ask for , ' fig secretary general andre gueisbuhler told associated press . all of them confirm the age that they should be , so what can we do ? ' he added . the chinese women 's gymnastics team won a gold medal in a team competition in beijing and five members won individual medals . one of the challenges came from a blogger known as stryde hax . ' the blogger claimed to have uncovered proof that he kexin is only 14 . in internet searches , stryde hax ' allegedly uncovered web pages showing lists complied by china 's general administration of sport that show a 1994 date of birth for he . that would make her 14 -- too young to compete in the olympic games . cnn was not been able to independently verify the information , but snapshots of the web pages appeared to back up the claim . other bloggers joined the search and reported similar results . the new york times conducted its own investigation , producing similar results that seem to implicate he and two other members of the team . the times uncovered a 2006 biography on he that lists her birthday as january 1 , 1994 . but chinese gymnastics coaches have stridently defended their team . asians have different figures than people from the west , so that 's what caused their suspicion , ' said huang yubin , head coach of the men 's and women 's teams , referring to media inquiries . they should n't be suspicious . ' it was not all good news for the chinese gymnasts , with the fig announcing that it would step up its investigation into the 2000 team which won the bronze medal at the sydney olympics , particularly dong fangxiao and yang yun . yang , who also won a bronze medal on the uneven bars in 2000 , said in a june 2007 interview that aired on state broadcaster china central television that she was only 14 in sydney dong , who was a technical official for the chinese team in beijing , allegedly provided documents for her credentials which indicated that she too must have been only 14 in 2000 . gueisbuhler warned that legal and statute of limitation issues might hinder further scrutiny and sanctions against the 2000 chinese team . underage gymnasts have been a problem since the 1980s , when the minimum age was raised from 14 to 15 to protect young athletes from serious injuries . the minimum age was raised to its current 16 in 1997 . north korea was barred from the 1993 world championships after fig officials discovered kim gwang suk , the 1991 gold medalist on uneven bars , was listed as 15 for three years in a row . romania admitted in 2002 that several gymnasts'ages had been falsified , including olympic medalists gina gogean and alexandra marinescu . in women 's gymnastics , younger teenage girls can have an advantage over older competitors due to their often smaller , more agile bodies and lighter frames . copyright 2008 cnn . all rights reserved.this material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten , or redistributed . associated press contributed to this report . | international gymnastics federation announces decision after investigation |
benitez <tsp> ( cnn ) -- chelsea moved quickly to replace the sacked roberto di matteo wednesday as rafael benitez was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season . the english premier league side made the announcement on their official website , just hours after the departure of di matteo , who had led them to european champions league glory for the first time earlier this year . former valencia and liverpool manager benitez will be thrown in at the deep end , with chelsea taking on epl reigning champions and leaders manchester city sunday . the owner and the board believe that in benitez we have a manager with significant experience at the highest level of football , who can come in and immediately help deliver our objectives , ' read the club statement . the 52-year-old spaniard is due to meet the players at the training ground in cobham tomorrow ( thursday ) , ' it added . benitez , who will be the ninth manager under owner roman abramovich , has been out of work since being sacked by inter milan in december 2010 . he guided valencia to two spanish titles and the uefa cup and spent six years at liverpool , highlighted by their champions league triumph in 2005 and reaching the final in 2007 . former barcelona manager pepe guardiola has been linked with the chelsea job , but is currently on a year-long sabbatical after leaving the catalan giants at the end of last season . di matteo , who also won the fa cup with chelsea during his brief spell in charge , paid the price for a poor recent run of results , culminating in a 3-0 defeat to juventus tuesday which leaves their participation in the knockout stages of this season 's champions league in considerable doubt . | benitez has enjoyed success at valencia and liverpool |
benitez <tsp> ( cnn ) -- chelsea moved quickly to replace the sacked roberto di matteo wednesday as rafael benitez was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season . the english premier league side made the announcement on their official website , just hours after the departure of di matteo , who had led them to european champions league glory for the first time earlier this year . former valencia and liverpool manager benitez will be thrown in at the deep end , with chelsea taking on epl reigning champions and leaders manchester city sunday . the owner and the board believe that in benitez we have a manager with significant experience at the highest level of football , who can come in and immediately help deliver our objectives , ' read the club statement . the 52-year-old spaniard is due to meet the players at the training ground in cobham tomorrow ( thursday ) , ' it added . benitez , who will be the ninth manager under owner roman abramovich , has been out of work since being sacked by inter milan in december 2010 . he guided valencia to two spanish titles and the uefa cup and spent six years at liverpool , highlighted by their champions league triumph in 2005 and reaching the final in 2007 . former barcelona manager pepe guardiola has been linked with the chelsea job , but is currently on a year-long sabbatical after leaving the catalan giants at the end of last season . di matteo , who also won the fa cup with chelsea during his brief spell in charge , paid the price for a poor recent run of results , culminating in a 3-0 defeat to juventus tuesday which leaves their participation in the knockout stages of this season 's champions league in considerable doubt . | chelsea appoint rafael benitez as interim manager until end of the season |
benitez <tsp> ( cnn ) -- chelsea moved quickly to replace the sacked roberto di matteo wednesday as rafael benitez was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season . the english premier league side made the announcement on their official website , just hours after the departure of di matteo , who had led them to european champions league glory for the first time earlier this year . former valencia and liverpool manager benitez will be thrown in at the deep end , with chelsea taking on epl reigning champions and leaders manchester city sunday . the owner and the board believe that in benitez we have a manager with significant experience at the highest level of football , who can come in and immediately help deliver our objectives , ' read the club statement . the 52-year-old spaniard is due to meet the players at the training ground in cobham tomorrow ( thursday ) , ' it added . benitez , who will be the ninth manager under owner roman abramovich , has been out of work since being sacked by inter milan in december 2010 . he guided valencia to two spanish titles and the uefa cup and spent six years at liverpool , highlighted by their champions league triumph in 2005 and reaching the final in 2007 . former barcelona manager pepe guardiola has been linked with the chelsea job , but is currently on a year-long sabbatical after leaving the catalan giants at the end of last season . di matteo , who also won the fa cup with chelsea during his brief spell in charge , paid the price for a poor recent run of results , culminating in a 3-0 defeat to juventus tuesday which leaves their participation in the knockout stages of this season 's champions league in considerable doubt . | benitez replaces the sacked roberto di matteo |
supreme court <tsp> ( cnn ) the best part of the supreme court oral arguments about marriage equality was when justice ruth bader ginsburg alluded to s & m . ok , she did n't actually mention s & m , but ginsburg talked about how the institution of marriage has already changed from long ago , when it was a dominant and a subordinate relationship . ' yes , it was marriage between a man and a woman , but the man decided where the couple would be domiciled , ' said ginsburg . it was her obligation to follow him . ' mary bonauto , the attorney arguing on behalf of the four same-sex couples who petitioned the supreme court , said in response : that 's correct . ... for centuries we had and europe had this coverture system where a woman 's legal identity was absorbed into that of her husband and men and women had different prescribed legal roles . and again , because of equality and changing social circumstances , all of those gender differences in the rights and responsibilities of the married pair have been eliminated . ' once upon a time , wives were the legal property of their husbands and marital rape ' was not only not a crime but not even a concept . to argue that the definition of marriage has not changed since then is either willfully ignorant or woefully naïve . justice anthony kennedy , widely believed to be the key swing vote amidst a court otherwise generally evenly divided along ideological lines , at one point referred to the nobility and the sacredness of marriage . ' which is true , if you ignore the history of its past and the reality of infidelity in the present . if anything , the nobility and sacredness of marriage need protecting from straight people . one downside to arguing that marriage has always been ' between a man and a woman is that , therefore , any problems in the institution of marriage are also plainly the responsibility of heterosexual couples , too . the one justice who did n't ask a question is clarence thomas , who , with one slight exception , has now gone over nine years without a single inquiry from the bench . it should be carefully noted here that thomas is a black man married to a white woman . anti-miscegenation laws banning interracial marriage were first introduced in 1661 in maryland . that means that by 1967 , when the supreme court considered the constitutionality of such laws , bans against interracial marriage had been officially part of the american definition ' of marriage for over 300 years . just 20 years after the supreme court struck down the anti-miscegenation laws still in effect in 16 states , clarence thomas and his wife , virginia , were married . james braxton peterson , director of africana studies at lehigh university , has written , the fact that the thomas'marriage required progressive supreme court action must in some way inform their sense of this moment . ' or maybe not . clarence thomas did n't say one way or the other , though his remarks outside court and in dissenting opinions suggest he 's firmly opposed to the supreme court doing for other loving relationships what it once did for his own . but perhaps the example of clarence thomas speaks to what seems most glaring about the oral arguments in the marriage equality cases , namely that just as with the rest of america , the supreme court seems to have increasingly become a place for partisan theatrics . perhaps this was always the case , justices hiding their personal beliefs behind legal rationales . still , the marriage equality arguments seemed even more shaped by politics than the law . on the one hand , pulling pages right from republican presidential candidates , conservative chief justice john roberts suggested the court should n't intervene in a state-driven social debate . aping conservative religious activists , justice samuel alito asked whether four people could then get married . on the other hand , justice stephen breyer talked about marriage as a fundamental liberty while justice elena kagan pushed back on whether legalizing same-sex marriage would really harm or take anything away from opposite-sex couples . both arguments , and the moral force beneath them , seemed to echo gay rights messaging . still , the highly political and momentous decision in loving vs. virginia was unanimous . whichever way the court rules on same-sex marriage , it appears unlikely the ruling will be unanimous . so , while the definition of marriage has unarguably evolved , a fact hopefully the supreme court will soon confirm with a ruling in favor of marriage equality , what 's also clear is that the court has evolved . blown by the winds of partisanship whipping up america in general , the supreme court is increasingly divorced from reason and submissive to politics . the question remains not what is fundamentally the right decision — i think both law and morality are clear in favor of equal treatment . the question is simply which side of the court will dominate the other . | sally kohn : supreme court seems to have increasingly become a place for partisan theatrics |
jakarta <tsp> ( cnn ) -- jakarta has always had a rich and fruitful relationship with the sea . a trade gateway linking east and west , the modern city can still show travelers glimpses of its long maritime history . now the indonesian capital , it was initially settled as the port of sunda kelapa by the hindu kingdom of sunda around the fifth century and was designed to develop a vibrant sea trade for the realm . the coconut of sunda ' ( the port 's name translated from sundanese ) soon flourished and attracted the attention of other maritime-invested nations including the portuguese , dutch and british . to this day , you can still see the influence of the dutch colonialists in the architecture of many of the buildings in the old city . today , indonesia is an independent republic that has become a melting pot of cultures and people . nicknamed by travelers as the big durian ' ( a pungent-smelling but sweet-tasting local fruit ) , the modern metropolis of jakarta is a swelteringly smoggy city bursting at the seams with people . watch : jakarta 's maritime history its moniker is probably a good description of the city . it may not be everyone 's idea of a typical vacation spot -- some portions of the city are grungy , dilapidated streets with scruffy slums . but underneath the seemingly overpopulated , polluted exterior lies a vibrant city rich in history and eclectic tourism options . here are our top picks for tourists wanting to sample jakarta 's maritime heritage . often missed by vacationers , the historic harbor of sunda kelapa sits at the mouth of the ciliwung river . the original settlement is a fantastic insight into the city 's history and is home to what is said to be the world 's last wind-powered seafaring trade fleet . walk amongst the traditional pinisi ships -- simple but sturdy wooden vessels -- that once provided trade from indonesia to europe and africa . climb up syahbandar tower and gaze upon the beautiful views from the top . literally meaning fish market ' in bahasa indonesia ( the country 's native tongue ) , pasar ikan sits at the end of sunda kelapa harbor . although the market now sells all types of wares , indonesian fishermen still gather here daily to sell their catch . the best time to visit and join locals purchasing the best goods is in the morning before it gets too hot and the smell of fish becomes overwhelming . in numbers : the world 's shipping industry nearby , you can also see traditional kampung houses ( dwellings on stilts ) where local families live . do n't be shy and say hello to the incredibly friendly and welcoming folks that reside next to the market . a short distance from pasar ikan are several repurposed dutch east india company warehouses , which now operate as museum bahari . today , the museum lets you step back in time through the country 's nautical past and emphasizes how important the sea still is to the economy of present-day indonesia . on display are beautifully decorated fishing boats and pinisi schooners as well as shipbuilding tools and explanations of indonesian folklore and maritime traditions . steering away from the old harbor , visit the kota tua ( old batavia ) area . in the 16th century , the dutch settled in indonesia -- renaming jakarta batavia ' -- after seeing a high demand for the country 's spices . it is in the popular kota district that tourists can see the influence left by indonesia 's former colonists . the buildings surrounding fatahillah square have distinct dutch facades and architectural elements . stroll down roads lined with stalls , street acts and tourists to visit the jakarta history museum , wayang ( puppet ) museum and the museum of fine arts and ceramics . outside the jakarta historical museum sits si jagur -- a disused portuguese cannon that is believed to bring fertility to women who touch it . and a few blocks west of fatahillah square is the great canal , with its historical dutch drawbridge , jembatan pasar ayam , rising over the waterway . no longer operational , in the past the drawbridge was built to connect the dutch and british forts stationed on each side of the canal . finally , end your visit to jakarta by visiting the national monument ( known locally as monas ' ) in the center of merdeka square . it was erected in the 1960s as a tribute to indonesian independence and today stands as a reminder of jakarta 's vibrant and multicultural history . | travelers can get a taste of jakarta 's nautical past |
jakarta <tsp> ( cnn ) -- jakarta has always had a rich and fruitful relationship with the sea . a trade gateway linking east and west , the modern city can still show travelers glimpses of its long maritime history . now the indonesian capital , it was initially settled as the port of sunda kelapa by the hindu kingdom of sunda around the fifth century and was designed to develop a vibrant sea trade for the realm . the coconut of sunda ' ( the port 's name translated from sundanese ) soon flourished and attracted the attention of other maritime-invested nations including the portuguese , dutch and british . to this day , you can still see the influence of the dutch colonialists in the architecture of many of the buildings in the old city . today , indonesia is an independent republic that has become a melting pot of cultures and people . nicknamed by travelers as the big durian ' ( a pungent-smelling but sweet-tasting local fruit ) , the modern metropolis of jakarta is a swelteringly smoggy city bursting at the seams with people . watch : jakarta 's maritime history its moniker is probably a good description of the city . it may not be everyone 's idea of a typical vacation spot -- some portions of the city are grungy , dilapidated streets with scruffy slums . but underneath the seemingly overpopulated , polluted exterior lies a vibrant city rich in history and eclectic tourism options . here are our top picks for tourists wanting to sample jakarta 's maritime heritage . often missed by vacationers , the historic harbor of sunda kelapa sits at the mouth of the ciliwung river . the original settlement is a fantastic insight into the city 's history and is home to what is said to be the world 's last wind-powered seafaring trade fleet . walk amongst the traditional pinisi ships -- simple but sturdy wooden vessels -- that once provided trade from indonesia to europe and africa . climb up syahbandar tower and gaze upon the beautiful views from the top . literally meaning fish market ' in bahasa indonesia ( the country 's native tongue ) , pasar ikan sits at the end of sunda kelapa harbor . although the market now sells all types of wares , indonesian fishermen still gather here daily to sell their catch . the best time to visit and join locals purchasing the best goods is in the morning before it gets too hot and the smell of fish becomes overwhelming . in numbers : the world 's shipping industry nearby , you can also see traditional kampung houses ( dwellings on stilts ) where local families live . do n't be shy and say hello to the incredibly friendly and welcoming folks that reside next to the market . a short distance from pasar ikan are several repurposed dutch east india company warehouses , which now operate as museum bahari . today , the museum lets you step back in time through the country 's nautical past and emphasizes how important the sea still is to the economy of present-day indonesia . on display are beautifully decorated fishing boats and pinisi schooners as well as shipbuilding tools and explanations of indonesian folklore and maritime traditions . steering away from the old harbor , visit the kota tua ( old batavia ) area . in the 16th century , the dutch settled in indonesia -- renaming jakarta batavia ' -- after seeing a high demand for the country 's spices . it is in the popular kota district that tourists can see the influence left by indonesia 's former colonists . the buildings surrounding fatahillah square have distinct dutch facades and architectural elements . stroll down roads lined with stalls , street acts and tourists to visit the jakarta history museum , wayang ( puppet ) museum and the museum of fine arts and ceramics . outside the jakarta historical museum sits si jagur -- a disused portuguese cannon that is believed to bring fertility to women who touch it . and a few blocks west of fatahillah square is the great canal , with its historical dutch drawbridge , jembatan pasar ayam , rising over the waterway . no longer operational , in the past the drawbridge was built to connect the dutch and british forts stationed on each side of the canal . finally , end your visit to jakarta by visiting the national monument ( known locally as monas ' ) in the center of merdeka square . it was erected in the 1960s as a tribute to indonesian independence and today stands as a reminder of jakarta 's vibrant and multicultural history . | jakarta boasts a vibrant maritime history because of its location along the spice route |
nfl <tsp> surely , not . sometimes things happen that propel a palm to your head . you just ask aloud , really ? ' with the brightest of spotlights on the nfl -- and its handling of domestic violence issues threatening to tarnish the shield that represents the most profitable and popular sports league in the country -- you 'd think the nation 's pro football players would be on their best behavior . so , it sparks a little incredulity when -- on the heels of five players'arrests , the indefinite suspension of a premier running back and the deactivation of two of the nfl 's biggest stars -- yet another nfl player is alleged to have exacted violence against loved ones . as women 's groups demand change from the top down -- and one group is demanding the ouster of commissioner roger goodell and flying banners over stadiums that say , # goodellmustgo ' -- the bad news kept piling on the national football league on wednesday . jonathan dwyer walked off the arizona cardinals'practice field and into the backseat of a phoenix police cruiser after multiple allegations of felony assault . it was the latest public relations debacle for the nfl , as dwyer brought the total number of players facing domestic violence or child abuse charges to six , after july incidents in which police say he broke his wife 's nose with a head butt and punched her in the face . here is a quick look at those players and their travails . adrian peterson one of the top players in the nfl , he left the minnesota vikings on wednesday to deal with child abuse accusations in texas . peterson had been deactivated by the vikings and missed sunday 's game , then reactivated monday . but the team said it needed to correct its mistake and deactivated him again . peterson then took a leave of absence and goodell placed him on the exempt list , which gives the team the opportunity to continue to pay him while he deals with his legal issues . at no point has peterson been suspended . greg hardy the carolina panthers'defensive star also took a leave of absence because of legal troubles . as with peterson , hardy will be paid while he is away from the team . hardy was convicted by a judge in july on misdemeanor assault charges . he asked for a new trial in front of a jury , which is scheduled for mid-november . hardy played one game then was deactivated as the outrage against the nfl grew over how it was dealing with domestic violence issues . he has proclaimed his innocence of the charges , which were filed after police said he assaulted his then-girlfriend and threatened to kill her . he was sentenced to 18 months of probation and received a 60-day suspended sentence . jonathan dwyer the most recent player to be arrested , the running back is alleged to have assaulted a 27-year-old woman and an 18-month-old child . sgt . trent crump , a phoenix police spokesman , said it would be reckless to identify the victims . dwyer , 25 , spent wednesday night in the maricopa county jail , and the arizona cardinals deactivated him . crump said neighbors reported two incidents in july . dwyer posted bond and was released from jail thursday after a judge set a $ 25,000 cash-only ' bond and required him to wear an electronic monitoring device and abide by a curfew . he wo n't be able to take part in any team activities after his release . the woman did n't allege any violence until last week , when she called from another state , where she had moved with the child . the most serious of six charges were three counts of assault , one of which caused a fracture . cnn 's attempt to reach his agent was unsuccessful . ray rice the running back without a team is appealing his indefinite suspension by the league . while rice has called punching his future wife in the head and knocking her out inexcusable , ' he is seeking to have the opportunity to play in the nfl again . the players'union has complained that rice did n't receive due process from goodell , who suspended him in june to a two-game ban , then increased the penalty to an indefinite suspension . that came earlier this month after tmz sports posted a video that showed the punch . rice was three days away from completing the original suspension when the indefinite ban was handed down and when the baltimore ravens terminated his contract . ray mcdonald on august 31 , three days after goodell created an nfl policy against domestic violence , san francisco 49ers defensive tackle ray mcdonald was arrested on an accusation of felony domestic violence . the new policy imposes a minimum six-game unpaid ban for first-time offenders and up to a lifetime ban for second-time offenders . no charges have been filed in the incident involving mcdonald . neither the team nor the league has levied any discipline in the case , and the starter at left defensive tackle played the first two games of the season . quincy enunwa the jets practice squad player 's arrest went practically overlooked outside of the new york area . according to usa today 's nfl players arrests ' tracker , he was arrested on september 4 . enunwa was charged with simple assault after a woman told police he pulled her off a bed at a hotel , causing a head injury , espnnewyork.com reported . he pleaded not guilty , espn said , adding that the player was still practicing with the team . nfl 's past penalties for domestic violence'a different story ' | one nfl player was released from jail thursday , and two took leave wednesday |
sega <tsp> ( cnn ) -- even if you know nothing about indycar racing or nascar , the odds are you know the name danica patrick . the trailblazing racecar driver has been exposed to a global audience through super bowl commercials , modeling shoots and other mainstream partnerships . she 's helped indycar and nascar spread their audiences beyond core racing fans . that brand awareness has n't been lost in the video game space . a few years ago patrick worked with activision to promote its racing game , blur . ' and she is one of the featured drivers in both of activision 's licensed nascar console games . now she 's partnered with sega for its new arcade racing game , sonic & all-stars racing transformed . ' gamers can race patrick 's converting vehicle -- it flies , drives and floats -- against popular sega characters like sonic the hedgehog , tails and dr. robotnick . gamers can even put her up against disney 's wreck-it ralph for a virtual race . patrick , who was recently named nationwide 's most popular driver by nascar fans , took some time to play the new sega game and talk about her own gaming background in this exclusive interview for cnn . how big of a gamer were growing up and what did you play ? i played a lot of games growing up , as any kid naturally would do . i played sonic . ' i played super mario bros. ' i played any kind of racing game that existed , i played track and field . ' i shot some ducks with duck hunt . ' do you have a favorite sonic the hedgehog memory from back then that you can share with us ? can anyone really remember that far back ? i think more than anything what i remember is playing the games when i would be on the road racing go karts , and being in my van when i went to the track with my family and playing with my friends at the track . i remember the places more than i remember exact memories about the games . what 's it like being featured in sonic & all-stars racing transformed ? ' it 's really neat to be a player in it , especially being such a famous game , such an iconic game . being able to be able to be a player along with sonic the hedgehog and all the other all-stars is very flattering and it 's very cool . it comes full circle . how does this compare to seeing yourself in nascar games ? nascar seems like it 's kind of a shoe-in for me . so to be in something like a sega game is to me more cool because it 's something that 's not common , and it 's not given that i would be in those games . so i actually like it better . what tips or strategies would you give to anyone who is going to play sonic & all-stars racing transformed ? ' my suggestion would be to first off , pick me to play me because i 'll be a really good one to choose . i 'll be fast and i have lots of skills and talents and i shoot balls of flames . it disables cars and allows you to be able to get by them . i think you need to find out for yourself how awesome i am in the game . how popular are video games in nascar ? video games are pretty popular , for sure . i think given the fact that we 're in a racing environment , racing games tend to be something that 's obviously really common , so growing up i 've played them and some people continue to play them and i think it 's a good fit . what games are popular on the field these days during the rain delays ? i know a lot of drivers play iracing , which is more of an online thing . what impact do you think the hand-eye coordination required in video games has helped drivers become better in real racing ? playing games and being an adult race car driver , i think it 's more of a mental thing . if you think it helps you then it does , but i do n't know . i need to feel the g-forces . for me , it 's more about having fun outside of the car than it is about actually helping to be able to drive it . if that was the case , then everyone would just play games . and that 's not a prerequisite to driving a race car . do you think that racing simulators help nascar drivers at all ? i do think that they can . i think that when you take it to the next level and these simulators that cost millions of dollars , i think they can be helpful . i 've tried them , but there 's nothing like the real thing . i know formula one teams tend to do that quite a bit . it 's not prevalent here in the states with nascar or indycar , so i do n't . but if it 's in your head that it 's going to help you to play a simulator or play a racing game , then it will help . do you have a favorite piece of technology that you ca n't live without ? well , that 's the phone . i mean let 's face it . what the heck did we do before cell phones ? half of all gamers today are female . how have you seen video games evolve to become more than something just guys play ? well , they 're very visual . that 's one thing that 's for sure . they 're visually really amazing , so i think that maybe that might appeal to the female eye . we kind of tend to be about appearance a little bit . i think it also is about being able to have fun , and the games just get better and better over time . us women are smart . we just waited till the games got better . a lot of sega 's classic sonic games are now on the latest tablets . what are your thoughts on these new gaming devices out there ? technology always is just fast forwarding . there are more easy ways for people to be able to play the games that they want to play , when they want to play them . that 's just the day and age we 're living in . do you think we 'll see more of you in future games ? i guess we 'll have to talk about that ? i do n't know . maybe i could be a stable player . is this where we 're going with it ? i 'd like to think so . that would be pretty cool . how many different cars do you have for the track and how many cars do you have at home ? with all the race teams i drive for and the different series i drive in , i have a lot of race cars at the track . there are always two per series that are at the track for me , but then there are lots of them back at the race shop being built , or ready to go to the next event , especially if it 's a different style track like a short track or a big superspeedway or road course . there are lots of different cars having to do with racing . at home i do n't have that many . honestly , i only need two . i have a nice fancy car , and i have a daily driver . i do n't need any more . to be honest , i give away a lot of my cars . but i did buy a couple of my race cars , so i do have a couple of those . what type of communication goes on inside a real race car ? if you 're listening on the radio to the race , you 're going to hear a lot of spot reaction about where cars are and things like that . i trash talk in my mind for sure , but i 've been warned not to say it out loud because then everyone can hear , including kids , so i try and be polite and nice . it 's not always going to happen . you definitely get frustrated with drivers , you want to get by them and you 're trying to -- and you get mad and sometimes you want to crash them . all those things are real and that happens in the game , too . it 's just that you actually get to do it and it does n't cost any money to crash the car . that 's the wonderful world of fantasy . | danica patrick has partnered with sega for a racing game , sonic & all-stars racing transformed ' |
sega <tsp> ( cnn ) -- even if you know nothing about indycar racing or nascar , the odds are you know the name danica patrick . the trailblazing racecar driver has been exposed to a global audience through super bowl commercials , modeling shoots and other mainstream partnerships . she 's helped indycar and nascar spread their audiences beyond core racing fans . that brand awareness has n't been lost in the video game space . a few years ago patrick worked with activision to promote its racing game , blur . ' and she is one of the featured drivers in both of activision 's licensed nascar console games . now she 's partnered with sega for its new arcade racing game , sonic & all-stars racing transformed . ' gamers can race patrick 's converting vehicle -- it flies , drives and floats -- against popular sega characters like sonic the hedgehog , tails and dr. robotnick . gamers can even put her up against disney 's wreck-it ralph for a virtual race . patrick , who was recently named nationwide 's most popular driver by nascar fans , took some time to play the new sega game and talk about her own gaming background in this exclusive interview for cnn . how big of a gamer were growing up and what did you play ? i played a lot of games growing up , as any kid naturally would do . i played sonic . ' i played super mario bros. ' i played any kind of racing game that existed , i played track and field . ' i shot some ducks with duck hunt . ' do you have a favorite sonic the hedgehog memory from back then that you can share with us ? can anyone really remember that far back ? i think more than anything what i remember is playing the games when i would be on the road racing go karts , and being in my van when i went to the track with my family and playing with my friends at the track . i remember the places more than i remember exact memories about the games . what 's it like being featured in sonic & all-stars racing transformed ? ' it 's really neat to be a player in it , especially being such a famous game , such an iconic game . being able to be able to be a player along with sonic the hedgehog and all the other all-stars is very flattering and it 's very cool . it comes full circle . how does this compare to seeing yourself in nascar games ? nascar seems like it 's kind of a shoe-in for me . so to be in something like a sega game is to me more cool because it 's something that 's not common , and it 's not given that i would be in those games . so i actually like it better . what tips or strategies would you give to anyone who is going to play sonic & all-stars racing transformed ? ' my suggestion would be to first off , pick me to play me because i 'll be a really good one to choose . i 'll be fast and i have lots of skills and talents and i shoot balls of flames . it disables cars and allows you to be able to get by them . i think you need to find out for yourself how awesome i am in the game . how popular are video games in nascar ? video games are pretty popular , for sure . i think given the fact that we 're in a racing environment , racing games tend to be something that 's obviously really common , so growing up i 've played them and some people continue to play them and i think it 's a good fit . what games are popular on the field these days during the rain delays ? i know a lot of drivers play iracing , which is more of an online thing . what impact do you think the hand-eye coordination required in video games has helped drivers become better in real racing ? playing games and being an adult race car driver , i think it 's more of a mental thing . if you think it helps you then it does , but i do n't know . i need to feel the g-forces . for me , it 's more about having fun outside of the car than it is about actually helping to be able to drive it . if that was the case , then everyone would just play games . and that 's not a prerequisite to driving a race car . do you think that racing simulators help nascar drivers at all ? i do think that they can . i think that when you take it to the next level and these simulators that cost millions of dollars , i think they can be helpful . i 've tried them , but there 's nothing like the real thing . i know formula one teams tend to do that quite a bit . it 's not prevalent here in the states with nascar or indycar , so i do n't . but if it 's in your head that it 's going to help you to play a simulator or play a racing game , then it will help . do you have a favorite piece of technology that you ca n't live without ? well , that 's the phone . i mean let 's face it . what the heck did we do before cell phones ? half of all gamers today are female . how have you seen video games evolve to become more than something just guys play ? well , they 're very visual . that 's one thing that 's for sure . they 're visually really amazing , so i think that maybe that might appeal to the female eye . we kind of tend to be about appearance a little bit . i think it also is about being able to have fun , and the games just get better and better over time . us women are smart . we just waited till the games got better . a lot of sega 's classic sonic games are now on the latest tablets . what are your thoughts on these new gaming devices out there ? technology always is just fast forwarding . there are more easy ways for people to be able to play the games that they want to play , when they want to play them . that 's just the day and age we 're living in . do you think we 'll see more of you in future games ? i guess we 'll have to talk about that ? i do n't know . maybe i could be a stable player . is this where we 're going with it ? i 'd like to think so . that would be pretty cool . how many different cars do you have for the track and how many cars do you have at home ? with all the race teams i drive for and the different series i drive in , i have a lot of race cars at the track . there are always two per series that are at the track for me , but then there are lots of them back at the race shop being built , or ready to go to the next event , especially if it 's a different style track like a short track or a big superspeedway or road course . there are lots of different cars having to do with racing . at home i do n't have that many . honestly , i only need two . i have a nice fancy car , and i have a daily driver . i do n't need any more . to be honest , i give away a lot of my cars . but i did buy a couple of my race cars , so i do have a couple of those . what type of communication goes on inside a real race car ? if you 're listening on the radio to the race , you 're going to hear a lot of spot reaction about where cars are and things like that . i trash talk in my mind for sure , but i 've been warned not to say it out loud because then everyone can hear , including kids , so i try and be polite and nice . it 's not always going to happen . you definitely get frustrated with drivers , you want to get by them and you 're trying to -- and you get mad and sometimes you want to crash them . all those things are real and that happens in the game , too . it 's just that you actually get to do it and it does n't cost any money to crash the car . that 's the wonderful world of fantasy . | gamers can race patrick 's vehicle against sega characters like sonic the hedgehog |
mitch landrieu <tsp> new orleans , louisiana ( cnn ) -- in september of 2005 , no one could have anticipated what we saw in new orleans last week . what happened on the football field and parade route after the saints'super bowl victory is amazing and uplifting . but what 's happening elsewhere in new orleans also rises to that standard . consider the following : the day before the super bowl , new orleans participated in a historic mayoral election , as lt. gov . mitch landrieu won a stunning 66-percent of the vote , with unprecedented support among all races . african-american candidates also won down-ballot races with majority white support , casting a blow to the notion that new orleans politics and culture are mired in racial tension . just weeks before , federal arbitrators awarded $ 475 million to louisiana for the replacement of charity hospital in downtown new orleans which makes way for a multibillion dollar medical corridor that is being billed as the largest development project in the city 's history . and in late 2009 , a federal judge ruled that the u.s. army corps of engineers'mismanagement at the mississippi river-gulf outlet was the cause for flood damage in the lower ninth ward and st. bernard parish following hurricanes katrina and rita . damages paid to local governments and residents will exceed $ 1 billion . these judgments validate many locals'beliefs that the flooding of 80 percent of new orleans and the billions of dollars in damage were caused more by massive engineering failures than a natural disaster . to that point , the government is working on a $ 15 billion upgrade to the region 's 220-plus miles of levees and flood walls that , when completed , will allow them to withstand a storm with a strength level that occurs roughly once every 100 years . even today , experts will tell you the levees are better than they were before hurricane katrina . additionally , the population is nearing 80 percent of pre-katrina levels , in part due to hardworking residents who came back and a new crop of younger , entrepreneurial transplants moving to the city to be part of what is going on here . the new orleans economy is bearing the recession better than most , evidenced in one of the lowest unemployment rates of any major metropolitan area in the country . also , the city now has a bond rating that is investment-grade , which should free up access to tens of millions of dollars for infrastructure improvements . one of the brightest spots in post-katrina new orleans has been in education . in orleans parish , academic performance scores in the school district have risen nearly 25 percent . the school system looks to get a ten-figure lump-sum settlement to rebuild school properties across the city . and with over half of its students in charter schools and a large and influential teach for america corps , new orleans has become a laboratory and model for education reform . all of this is not to say that everything is going perfectly in new orleans . mayor-elect mitch landrieu and new orleanians still have remarkable challenges to tackle and tough decisions to make -- including reducing violent crime , eliminating blighted housing , continuing to rebuild communities and business , and restoring wetlands that provide much needed storm protection . but there is a unity of purpose ( thanks in large part to the saints ) that was n't there even six months ago . the recovery and rebirth includes citizen-driven reform of local government -- a government once marked by corruption , nepotism , incompetence and the like . new orleanians voted to consolidate the seven assessor 's offices , the criminal and civil sheriffs , and the various levee boards . but most importantly , new orleanians elected an outstanding man as mayor this past saturday to lead the next phase of recovery . the mayoral election was nothing short of staggering , and the confluence of the saints win and the historic mayoral election , lined up for the city 's best two days since the battle of new orleans in 1815 . landrieu was elected in the primary ( there will be no runoff ) with 66 percent of the vote , including 63 percent of african-americans and 70 percent of white voters . to say this broad support is unprecedented would be a gross understatement . landrieu becomes the first white mayor to govern the majority-african-american city in some 30 years . ( his father , moon landrieu , was the last white mayor . ) and he does it after winning all but one precinct in the primary election . in landrieu , businesses , congressional leaders , nonprofit organizations and average citizens will finally have a leader and partner in a united city government that promises to restore confidence and get dollars flowing to projects that need them . add to that the fact that new orleans will be front and center on the world stage for much of the next decade , hosting a series of national and international sporting events , including super bowl xlvii in 2013 , back-to-back ncaa men 's and women 's final fours , and the bowl championship series national championship in 2012 , among many others . in 2015 , the nation will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the battle of new orleans . and in 2018 , new orleans'tricentenary will focus not only on the founding of new orleans but also its successful rebirth 300 years later . you see , the effort to rebuild and recover has been not just an engineering feat to save a city , an entire culture has been at stake . we have our own cuisine , music , architecture , funeral traditions , literature and cultural structure . and as of late , it looks like it will be preserved . more restaurants are in operation than before the hurricane , new orleanians took home two grammy awards this past year , and many important cultural sites have reopened recently or are scheduled to reopen soon . the world should take notice . thanks to the saints , you 're looking . but take a deeper glimpse beyond football at what 's going on here . for as challenging a decade as the 2000s were for new orleans , the 2010s may prove to be the brightest time in the city 's nearly 300-year history . the momentum is building . new orleans is not just coming back and not just on its way back . new orleans is storming back . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of james carville . | election of mitch landrieu and major infrastructure investments are making a difference , he says |
nigeria <tsp> ( cnn ) -- defending champions egypt will play ghana in the africa cup of nations final after thrashing bitter rivals algeria 4-0 in a semifinal that saw their opponents finish with just eight men . the game was evenly poised until rafik halliche brought down emad moteab in the area eight minutes before the break . halliche was sent off and hosni abd rabou converted the spot-kick to put egypt on their way for a possible third successive title . mohamed zidan added a classy second after 65 minutes before nadir belhadj then saw red for a horror challenge on ahmed el mohamady five minutes later . mohamed abdelshafy grabbed his first goal for egypt nine minutes from the end , but there was still time for algeria goalkeeper faouzi chaouchi to pick up a second yellow card -- and for mohamed gedo to make it 4-0 in stoppage time . the result proved sweet revenge for egypt who missed out on a world cup spot when they were beaten by algeria in a play-off . there was controversy surrounding egypt 's opener . the penalty decision appeared clear-cut but hosni converted with the help of a stuttering run-up which incensed chaouchi , who made a vehement protest to the referee and was lucky not to be sent off himself . zidan doubled the advantage after turning belhadj inside out before dispatching a left-footed shot into the far corner . belhadj 's evening got worse after he launched a two-footed lunge on el mohamady and was rightly given his marching orders . abdelshafy came off the bench to add a third with a neat finish from an acute angle . chaouchi was then dismissed two minutes from time as he swung his foot at gedo , who moments later finished past substitute keeper mohamed zemmamouche for the fourth . meanwhile , earlier in the day , ghana edged past near-neighbors nigeria 1-0 in a match which produced much less drama . asamoah gyan scored the only goal midway through the first half when a kwadwo asamoah corner caught out the napping super eagles defence and the rennes striker applied the finishing touch . it was one-way traffic thereafter as wasteful finishing from nigeria , coupled with some dogged defending and solid goalkeeping from richard kingston , helped the four-time former winners seal a place in the final for the first time since 1992 . | ghana edge past near-neighbors nigeria 1-0 to secure their place in the final |
france <tsp> ( cnn ) -- search crews have recovered the bodies of the flight captain and a steward from the air france flight that crashed off the coast of brazil . a brazilian diver floats on wreckage of flight 447 earlier this month . the search for more debris continues . the two flight members are among the victims that have been identified , air france said in a statement thursday . about a dozen victims have been identified among roughly 50 bodies recovered from the crash of flight 447 , which killed 228 people on june 1 , authorities in brazil said this week . crews continue to search for bodies , wreckage and flight-data recorders that apparently rest deep on the ocean floor . data from the recorders may be crucial in helping investigators determine what caused the plane to crash . watch more wreckage recovered from crash » autopsies conducted on some of the 50 bodies found so far show they suffered broken bones , including arms , legs and hips , brazilian authorities have told french investigators , according to paul-louis arslanian , head of the french accident investigation board . such injuries suggest that the plane broke apart in midair , experts have said . asked about that theory , air france chief executive pierre-henri gourgeon told france 's rtl radio this week that he would not go that far . what i know is that the investigators would like to know the causes of death , ' gourgeon said . that knowledge of causes of death will better clarify what exactly happened . were the victims killed before the impact , or during impact ? ' searchers have found dozens of pieces of debris in the water and think they know the general location of the wreck , but arslanian said this week that there is a chance the entire aircraft may never be found . air france plans to pay relatives of the victims an initial compensation equivalent to about $ 24,500 , or 17,500 euros , for each victim , gourgeon has said . the airliner said this week that it has been in touch with about 1,800 relatives of the people who died when the airbus a330 crashed , but that it has been difficult tracing the relatives of all 228 victims . the modern world is different and we often have only a cell phone , and as you can imagine , this cell phone is unfortunately in the aircraft , ' gourgeon said . so we probably ( will put in ) more hours to access all the relatives . ' the company is also providing families with counseling , he said . the were 32 different nationalities present on flight 447 . | all 228 people onboard flight 447 from brazil to france were killed |
charity smith <tsp> okolona , mississippi ( cnn ) -- for more than three months , linda smith has wondered how the man who police say was driving drunk and involved in a crash last year that killed her daughter could be pardoned for a previous felony drunken driving offense . former mississippi gov . haley barbour has said he did n't know that retired irs investigator harry bostick had been arrested for a dui months after the state 's parole board recommended that barbour grant him a full pardon . ( police have determined that while bostick was driving under the influence , he was not at fault for the accident ) but e-mails recently obtained by cnn show that barbour 's office was aware of bostick 's october dui arrest months before barbour pardoned him along with more than 200 other convicted felons during his last days in office in january . they knew it , and they did n't stop it , ' said smith , referring to the pardon . why did n't they do something ? ' smith spoke to cnn , overcome with emotion after reading the e-mails obtained through a public records request from mississippi 's department of archives and history . the e-mails show that amanda jones , the governor 's chief counsel , and secretary of state delbert hosemann were told about the october car crash that killed linda smith 's 18-year-old daughter , charity smith , just days after it happened . read the e-mails ( pdf ) jones and hosemann were even urged by a lawyer in the firm that represented bostick not to issue the pardon , according to the e-mails . it is not known whether anyone communicated this information to barbour . his spokeswoman would not comment on the e-mails , citing an ongoing case on executive pardon power that is before the state supreme court . barbour granted bostick a full pardon in january for a felony drunken driving offense in march 2009 . it was bostick 's third drunken driving arrest in a little more than year . the full pardon gave bostick back the rights that were taken away as a felon , such as voting , but his two other dui convictions remain on his record , according to the state attorney 's office in lafayette county . bostick was still going through a court-mandated drug rehab program when he applied for a pardon last summer . on september 30 , the mississippi parole board sent its review of bostick 's application to barbour , recommending a full pardon in a 3-2 vote . a week later , on october 7 , bostick was driving under the influence again , according to the mississippi highway patrol . charity smith attempted to pull out onto a highway just outside tupelo when bostick 's truck slammed into the side of her car . charity smith was killed , and her older sister suffered serious injuries . bostick was jailed for violating his probation from his previous dui cases . when he received the pardon in january , the convicted dui felon still sat in an oxford , mississippi , jail cell , awaiting formal charges for his fourth drunken driving arrest . a police investigation found that bostick was under the influence of alcohol while driving but has determined that he was not at fault for the accident , according to the mississippi highway patrol . bostick has not been charged , and his case is expected to go before a grand jury , according to the state attorney 's office . if he is charged and convicted for the dui offense , he will avoid the possibility of a stiffer sentence because it will be treated as his third dui offense , instead of his fourth . however , he could go back to being a felon , and losing the rights restored to him under the pardon , with a third conviction . neither bostick nor his lawyers have returned calls from cnn seeking comment . bostick 's case offers a close look into the pardon process and the friendships and ties that often intersect with the political world . high-profile friends of the former federal investigator 's , including lawyers and former u.s. attorneys , wrote letters to barbour touting what they called bostick 's genuine lifestyle change . the letters detail what friends described as bostick 's slide into alcoholism after the tragic death of his teenage son in a freakish house fire ' and his subsequent divorce , according to pardon and parole documents obtained by cnn . harry bostick has led a tragic life . a life that has now been turned around by a grace that is bigger than him , ' wrote retired u.s. attorney jim greenlee . he can now be a positive factor in many lives . ' another former federal prosecutor , bob whitwell , who is married to the sister of greenlee 's wife , also tried to help bostick get his pardon . bostick is a friend . he was a very good agent and worked a lot of drug cases and money laundering cases for me , ' whitwell told cnn . he was an outstanding officer . i knew him as a friend . ' whitwell , an attorney in the firm that has represented bostick in his dui cases , said he called hosemann , his old law school friend , to help with the pardon , even though the secretary of state 's office has no official authority to issue pardons . after the october crash that killed charity smith , whitwell reached out to hosemann in an october 11 e-mail , asking him to back off on the pardon . you asked me if he was straight and i gave you my word yes . for this i give you my sincere apology . i had no idea he had messed up . therefore . hold up on helping him . all of us are in shock . sorry , ' whitwell wrote . he signed the letter , your friend bob . ' hosemann forwarded this e-mail to barbour 's chief counsel , amanda jones . her e-mail reply : ok will do . ' it 's not known whether jones spoke to barbour about this before he issued bostick 's pardon . she did not return calls seeking comment . a spokeswoman for hosemann said he never discussed the matter directly with barbour . jones no longer works in the governor 's office and is currently employed by the mississippi law firm butler snow , the same firm that employs the former governor . whitwell said the october e-mail was the last communication he had about bostick 's pardon . i told delbert that i wanted him to pull back that pardon . it must not have gotten to the governor if he got pardoned , ' he said . barbour has repeatedly said that as a christian , he believes in forgiveness and second chances . wearing a pendant with her daughter 's image emblazoned on it , linda smith said she sees the whole affair as the good ol'boy network at its worst . all i think about is my child every day , but i do know that certain people had to know , and they did n't do anything , ' she said with tears in her eyes . haley barbour had to have known . it 's their job to tell him , so he had to have known , ' she said . how do you do that ? ' watch anderson cooper 360° weeknights 10pm et . for the latest from ac360° click here . | he was involved in a crash that killed 18-year-old charity smith |
norway <tsp> oslo , norway ( cnn ) -- anders behring breivik 's defense counsel had warned that the self-confessed killer would show no remorse . and that was clear from the start . no sooner were his handcuffs removed in the than he raised his arm in a fascist-style salute -- a symbol , to quote his wordy manifesto , of strength , power and defiance against marxist tyrants . ' he announced he did not believe in the authority of the oslo court . his plea then followed : not guilty , though he acknowledged his acts . he claimed he was acting from necessity . ' rampage suspect says he acted to save norway he sat in the court on the first day of the trial monday wearing a suit , no handcuffs , no restraints , no cage as you might see in other countries -- not even for a mass murderer . there were smiles and handshakes with the psychiatrists and prosecution at the start . the only barrier was bullet-proof glass between him and the family members , built to protect him rather than the other way around . this is after all norway , a country that prides itself on its liberal values . it is a country that has endeavored , as the prime minister jens stoltenberg promised shortly after the attacks last year , to respond with more openness , more democracy and more humanity ' to these most inhuman of crimes which left 77 people dead . and that is what they are doing -- taking pride in the fact they are a society who will respect breivik 's human rights , even when he showed no respect for the lives of others . this is why geir lippestad , breivik 's defense lawyer , took on this most difficult of jobs . i remember i woke up my wife , or she woke up by the same telephone call , ' he told reporters back in march.â she 's a nurse and she said'if he had arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds , the doctors and nurses would have helped him , they 'd do their job.â you are a lawyer , so do n't you want to do your job ?'' he was so close to having a bullet between his eyes , the police were so close , ' said jorn overby , who rescued 15 people from the waters off utoya island on the fateful evening of july 22 , 201 . when i press him about whether he felt that would have been the best thing for him , he replied : i owe him a punch in the face for firing at me . ' but his desire for revenge stops there . he will get the treatment he needs , ' he said . these are people who would prefer never to have to speak breivik 's name again . on the dagbladet website you can now press a button to opt out of news relating to the deadly attacks . there is a sense the people of norway want to see due process done and then move on . they are a people who believe their system works , which is why no matter how unspeakable his crimes and how hard these months are and will continue to be , breivik has not been able to break them . | magnay : he showed no remorse for the killing of 77 in norway last year |
apple <tsp> ( cnn ) -- apple has the pieces needed to build an iphone model that can connect to just about any cellular network . the evidence was found under the hood of a new iphone 4 unit made for verizon wireless . to work with the nonstandard infrastructure used by verizon , apple needed to deploy a different cell chip . the hardware company had to alter parts of the iphone 's construction in order to make it compatible , apple coo tim cook said during the phone 's coming-out event . while the new iphone will only work on verizon 's network , the qualcomm chip apple is using in these new models is capable of connecting to verizon 's network , as well as to carriers using the gsm standard , which is what at & t and t-mobile usa have . the finding was unearthed by repair firm ifixit in a full dissection of a verizon iphone obtained through the pre-order system . the silicon chip in the iphone is the same type used in another verizon phone , the droid pro . the latter smartphone is designed for frequent travelers and can be used easily in most countries overseas . but apple did n't develop the first-run verizon iphones in a way that lets them work internationally , despite the building blocks being there . for one , it 's lacking the crucial sim card slot used for telling the phone which network it should connect to and what its phone number is . at & t is positioning this travel-ready ability as a major competitive advantage of its iphones , and of other phones made for its network . that apple has a healthy supply of these dual-carrier chips could be a sign of an impending universal iphone . ' charles golvin , an analyst for forrester research , is confident that the next iphone model , expected to come out this summer , will be capable of working on both verizon and at & t , along with most cell networks worldwide , he said in an interview . | an analyst says apple 's next iphone could work on both major u.s. networks |
apple <tsp> ( cnn ) -- apple has the pieces needed to build an iphone model that can connect to just about any cellular network . the evidence was found under the hood of a new iphone 4 unit made for verizon wireless . to work with the nonstandard infrastructure used by verizon , apple needed to deploy a different cell chip . the hardware company had to alter parts of the iphone 's construction in order to make it compatible , apple coo tim cook said during the phone 's coming-out event . while the new iphone will only work on verizon 's network , the qualcomm chip apple is using in these new models is capable of connecting to verizon 's network , as well as to carriers using the gsm standard , which is what at & t and t-mobile usa have . the finding was unearthed by repair firm ifixit in a full dissection of a verizon iphone obtained through the pre-order system . the silicon chip in the iphone is the same type used in another verizon phone , the droid pro . the latter smartphone is designed for frequent travelers and can be used easily in most countries overseas . but apple did n't develop the first-run verizon iphones in a way that lets them work internationally , despite the building blocks being there . for one , it 's lacking the crucial sim card slot used for telling the phone which network it should connect to and what its phone number is . at & t is positioning this travel-ready ability as a major competitive advantage of its iphones , and of other phones made for its network . that apple has a healthy supply of these dual-carrier chips could be a sign of an impending universal iphone . ' charles golvin , an analyst for forrester research , is confident that the next iphone model , expected to come out this summer , will be capable of working on both verizon and at & t , along with most cell networks worldwide , he said in an interview . | apple is using a cellular chip capable of connecting to both verizon 's and at & t 's networks |
apple <tsp> ( cnn ) -- apple has the pieces needed to build an iphone model that can connect to just about any cellular network . the evidence was found under the hood of a new iphone 4 unit made for verizon wireless . to work with the nonstandard infrastructure used by verizon , apple needed to deploy a different cell chip . the hardware company had to alter parts of the iphone 's construction in order to make it compatible , apple coo tim cook said during the phone 's coming-out event . while the new iphone will only work on verizon 's network , the qualcomm chip apple is using in these new models is capable of connecting to verizon 's network , as well as to carriers using the gsm standard , which is what at & t and t-mobile usa have . the finding was unearthed by repair firm ifixit in a full dissection of a verizon iphone obtained through the pre-order system . the silicon chip in the iphone is the same type used in another verizon phone , the droid pro . the latter smartphone is designed for frequent travelers and can be used easily in most countries overseas . but apple did n't develop the first-run verizon iphones in a way that lets them work internationally , despite the building blocks being there . for one , it 's lacking the crucial sim card slot used for telling the phone which network it should connect to and what its phone number is . at & t is positioning this travel-ready ability as a major competitive advantage of its iphones , and of other phones made for its network . that apple has a healthy supply of these dual-carrier chips could be a sign of an impending universal iphone . ' charles golvin , an analyst for forrester research , is confident that the next iphone model , expected to come out this summer , will be capable of working on both verizon and at & t , along with most cell networks worldwide , he said in an interview . | the inner workings of the verizon iphone provide hints as to apple 's future plans |
florida <tsp> ( cnn ) -- an air force squadron commander has been removed a week after a tilt-rotor cv-22 osprey crashed in florida during a routine training mission , injuring five , military officials said friday . officials were no longer confident in his effectiveness , said col. jim slife , commander of the 1st special operations wing . the challenges of the 8th special operations squadron 's demanding mission require new leadership to maintain the highest levels of precision and to reliably support the ground forces which count on the 8th sos to safely accomplish their missions , ' slife said in a statement , without providing details . lt. col. matt glover of austin , texas , had led the 8th special operations squadron since may 2011 , according to the hurlburt field website . the squadron is one of nine operating in the wing . slife said the new squadron commander has extensive history in the osprey program . the crash occurred about 6:45 p.m. june 13 at hurlburt field 's eglin range , said amy nicholson , chief of public affairs at the airfield . the cause remains under investigation , slife said . the osprey was assigned to the 1st special operations wing , the air force said . the tilt-rotor aircraft can fly like an airplane and land like a helicopter . the army began developing the osprey in 1982 , though the program was nearly scrapped in 1989 when secretary of defense dick cheney sought to cancel it because of ballooning costs . questions were raised about the safety of the osprey after two crashes , including one in 1992 at a marine corps air base in virginia that killed the crew . in late 2000 , the marine corps grounded the osprey fleet after two more crashes : one in arizona that killed four crew members and 15 passengers and another in north carolina that killed the crew . a redesign was ordered , and the craft resumed flights in 2002 . the air force began using ospreys in 2008 after testing the aircraft in 2006 . the marines deployed them in iraq in 2007 after 18 years and $ 20 billion in development . | osprey crashed last week in florida during routine training mission |
lax <tsp> los angeles ( cnn ) -- additional police officers were patrolling los angeles international airport and two other airports wednesday after a former transportation security administration employee was accused of making a false threat against lax , authorities said . the beefed-up patrols were also a precaution on the anniversary of the september 11 , 2001 , terror attacks , police said . the two other airports are la/ontario international airport in ontario , california , and van nuys airport in los angeles , police said . in light of recent events at los angeles international airport involving a disgruntled former airport worker and the 9/11 anniversary tragedy , los angeles airport police has enhanced the deployment of uniformed officers in and around lax , ontario and van nuys airports . officers will be highly visible on foot , bikes , motors , in patrol vehicles and managing traffic , ' los angeles airport police chief patrick m. gannon said in a statement provided by his spokeswoman . the safety and security of the traveling public , employees and visitors is our priority and we encourage the traveling public to report all suspicious activity . if you see something say something , security is everybody 's business , ' gannon said . nna alpha onuoha , a former transportation security administration employee , made his initial appearance in a federal court in los angeles on wednesday afternoon to face a count of making a false threat and a count of making threats against interstate commerce , said thom mrozek , a spokesman for the u.s. attorney 's office . at the request of deputy federal public defender samuel josephs , the detention hearing was continued until monday at noon pt , mrozek said . the two charges together carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison , he said . onuoha , 29 , of inglewood , california , is a former screener with the tsa at lax , fbi spokeswoman laura eimiller said . on tuesday afternoon , the fbi received information from the tsa confirming that onuoha had resigned from his position with the agency , which he had held since 2006 , eimiller said . he was suspended between july 21 and july 27 after he reportedly told a 15-year-old girl that she should cover up , ' according to an fbi affidavit filed in court . after his resignation tuesday , onuoha allegedly left a package at tsa 's lax headquarters addressed to a tsa employee , the fbi said . a bomb squad with los angeles police inspected the package , eimiller said . it did n't hold explosives , but it did contain an eight-page letter in which onuoha expressed his thoughts about the incident that led to his suspension and disdain for the united states , among other opinions , eimiller said . later in the day , a man believed to be onuoha contacted the tsa by telephone , instructing an employee to begin evacuating certain terminals at the airport , ' eimiller said in a statement . the caller told the employee that he would be watching ' to see if tsa was evacuating the terminals as he instructed , the fbi said . a second phone call was received by tsa from a male caller , also believed to have been onuoha , who again advised the tsa employee that specific terminals at lax should be evacuated , the fbi said . police cleared the terminals , but no threats were found , the fbi said . at onuoha 's apartment , the fbi 's joint terrorism task force found a note taped inside a closet containing an unspecified threat citing the 9/11 anniversary . the handwritten message said : 09/11/2013 there will be fire ! fear ! fear ! fear ! ' according to the fbi affidavit filed in court . after waiving his miranda rights , onuoha told the fbi that the note referred to how he intended to start preaching in the streets on september 11 , 2013 , court papers said . he also told the fbi that he did n't intend for the statements in the phone calls to lax to be threats . onuoha was arrested outside los angeles , in riverside , california , by task force members assisted by riverside police , authorities said . | more police are on patrol at lax , la/ontario international and van nuys airports |
lax <tsp> los angeles ( cnn ) -- additional police officers were patrolling los angeles international airport and two other airports wednesday after a former transportation security administration employee was accused of making a false threat against lax , authorities said . the beefed-up patrols were also a precaution on the anniversary of the september 11 , 2001 , terror attacks , police said . the two other airports are la/ontario international airport in ontario , california , and van nuys airport in los angeles , police said . in light of recent events at los angeles international airport involving a disgruntled former airport worker and the 9/11 anniversary tragedy , los angeles airport police has enhanced the deployment of uniformed officers in and around lax , ontario and van nuys airports . officers will be highly visible on foot , bikes , motors , in patrol vehicles and managing traffic , ' los angeles airport police chief patrick m. gannon said in a statement provided by his spokeswoman . the safety and security of the traveling public , employees and visitors is our priority and we encourage the traveling public to report all suspicious activity . if you see something say something , security is everybody 's business , ' gannon said . nna alpha onuoha , a former transportation security administration employee , made his initial appearance in a federal court in los angeles on wednesday afternoon to face a count of making a false threat and a count of making threats against interstate commerce , said thom mrozek , a spokesman for the u.s. attorney 's office . at the request of deputy federal public defender samuel josephs , the detention hearing was continued until monday at noon pt , mrozek said . the two charges together carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison , he said . onuoha , 29 , of inglewood , california , is a former screener with the tsa at lax , fbi spokeswoman laura eimiller said . on tuesday afternoon , the fbi received information from the tsa confirming that onuoha had resigned from his position with the agency , which he had held since 2006 , eimiller said . he was suspended between july 21 and july 27 after he reportedly told a 15-year-old girl that she should cover up , ' according to an fbi affidavit filed in court . after his resignation tuesday , onuoha allegedly left a package at tsa 's lax headquarters addressed to a tsa employee , the fbi said . a bomb squad with los angeles police inspected the package , eimiller said . it did n't hold explosives , but it did contain an eight-page letter in which onuoha expressed his thoughts about the incident that led to his suspension and disdain for the united states , among other opinions , eimiller said . later in the day , a man believed to be onuoha contacted the tsa by telephone , instructing an employee to begin evacuating certain terminals at the airport , ' eimiller said in a statement . the caller told the employee that he would be watching ' to see if tsa was evacuating the terminals as he instructed , the fbi said . a second phone call was received by tsa from a male caller , also believed to have been onuoha , who again advised the tsa employee that specific terminals at lax should be evacuated , the fbi said . police cleared the terminals , but no threats were found , the fbi said . at onuoha 's apartment , the fbi 's joint terrorism task force found a note taped inside a closet containing an unspecified threat citing the 9/11 anniversary . the handwritten message said : 09/11/2013 there will be fire ! fear ! fear ! fear ! ' according to the fbi affidavit filed in court . after waiving his miranda rights , onuoha told the fbi that the note referred to how he intended to start preaching in the streets on september 11 , 2013 , court papers said . he also told the fbi that he did n't intend for the statements in the phone calls to lax to be threats . onuoha was arrested outside los angeles , in riverside , california , by task force members assisted by riverside police , authorities said . | former tsa employee at lax quits tuesday after earlier being suspended |
mars <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- india has launched a rocket it hopes will allow it to join an elite group of space explorers to mars . the country 's space research organization ( isro ) launched its orbiter to the red planet on tuesday -- only nasa , the former soviet union and the europeans have previously been successful in operating probes from mars . japan made an attempt with the nozomi orbiter in 1998 but it failed to reach the planet and a chinese probe was lost along with the russian phobos-grunt mission in january 2012 . the uk 's beagle 2 probe separated from the european space agency 's mars express orbiter in 2003 but nothing was ever heard from the lander . it will take 10 months for india 's mars orbiter mission to reach the red planet after lifting off from the satish dhawan space centre near chennai . the probe will explore the planet 's surface features , minerals and atmosphere . isro is hoping to discover more about the loss of water from mars , map the sources of methane gas , as well as collecting data about the two moons phobos and deimos . but isro chairman k radhakrishnan told cnn that one of the biggest technological challenges was just getting there . many missions have failed to reach the planet while others have crashed on the surface or contact has been lost before the probes could send back data . india 's space program launched its first earth satellite in 1975 and put an unmanned probe into orbit around the moon in 2008 . it plans to launch its own manned spaceflight in 2016 , though an indian cosmonaut , rakesh sharma , flew aboard a soviet space mission in 1984 . the u.s. is aiming to build on the success of a series of robots that have roamed the surface of the red planet when it launches its own orbiter mission called maven -- mars atmosphere and volatile evolution spacecraft -- scheduled to launch on november 18 . the european space agency is working with the russians on an exomars rover that is due to start its mission in 2018 . but private companies are also proposing trips to the red planet -- and some of them are only one-way . the mars one project wants to colonize earth 's neighbor , beginning in 2022 and the inspire mars foundation wants to launch a man and a woman on a 501-day round-trip in 2018 without ever touching down . is india 's mars mission fueling asian space race ? explore mars discoveries with cnn 's interactive map more on future mars missions cnn mars full coverage | nasa is due to launch its maven probe to mars later in november |
mars <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- india has launched a rocket it hopes will allow it to join an elite group of space explorers to mars . the country 's space research organization ( isro ) launched its orbiter to the red planet on tuesday -- only nasa , the former soviet union and the europeans have previously been successful in operating probes from mars . japan made an attempt with the nozomi orbiter in 1998 but it failed to reach the planet and a chinese probe was lost along with the russian phobos-grunt mission in january 2012 . the uk 's beagle 2 probe separated from the european space agency 's mars express orbiter in 2003 but nothing was ever heard from the lander . it will take 10 months for india 's mars orbiter mission to reach the red planet after lifting off from the satish dhawan space centre near chennai . the probe will explore the planet 's surface features , minerals and atmosphere . isro is hoping to discover more about the loss of water from mars , map the sources of methane gas , as well as collecting data about the two moons phobos and deimos . but isro chairman k radhakrishnan told cnn that one of the biggest technological challenges was just getting there . many missions have failed to reach the planet while others have crashed on the surface or contact has been lost before the probes could send back data . india 's space program launched its first earth satellite in 1975 and put an unmanned probe into orbit around the moon in 2008 . it plans to launch its own manned spaceflight in 2016 , though an indian cosmonaut , rakesh sharma , flew aboard a soviet space mission in 1984 . the u.s. is aiming to build on the success of a series of robots that have roamed the surface of the red planet when it launches its own orbiter mission called maven -- mars atmosphere and volatile evolution spacecraft -- scheduled to launch on november 18 . the european space agency is working with the russians on an exomars rover that is due to start its mission in 2018 . but private companies are also proposing trips to the red planet -- and some of them are only one-way . the mars one project wants to colonize earth 's neighbor , beginning in 2022 and the inspire mars foundation wants to launch a man and a woman on a 501-day round-trip in 2018 without ever touching down . is india 's mars mission fueling asian space race ? explore mars discoveries with cnn 's interactive map more on future mars missions cnn mars full coverage | only nasa , the former soviet union and europeans have succeeded with mars probes |
former soviet union <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- india has launched a rocket it hopes will allow it to join an elite group of space explorers to mars . the country 's space research organization ( isro ) launched its orbiter to the red planet on tuesday -- only nasa , the former soviet union and the europeans have previously been successful in operating probes from mars . japan made an attempt with the nozomi orbiter in 1998 but it failed to reach the planet and a chinese probe was lost along with the russian phobos-grunt mission in january 2012 . the uk 's beagle 2 probe separated from the european space agency 's mars express orbiter in 2003 but nothing was ever heard from the lander . it will take 10 months for india 's mars orbiter mission to reach the red planet after lifting off from the satish dhawan space centre near chennai . the probe will explore the planet 's surface features , minerals and atmosphere . isro is hoping to discover more about the loss of water from mars , map the sources of methane gas , as well as collecting data about the two moons phobos and deimos . but isro chairman k radhakrishnan told cnn that one of the biggest technological challenges was just getting there . many missions have failed to reach the planet while others have crashed on the surface or contact has been lost before the probes could send back data . india 's space program launched its first earth satellite in 1975 and put an unmanned probe into orbit around the moon in 2008 . it plans to launch its own manned spaceflight in 2016 , though an indian cosmonaut , rakesh sharma , flew aboard a soviet space mission in 1984 . the u.s. is aiming to build on the success of a series of robots that have roamed the surface of the red planet when it launches its own orbiter mission called maven -- mars atmosphere and volatile evolution spacecraft -- scheduled to launch on november 18 . the european space agency is working with the russians on an exomars rover that is due to start its mission in 2018 . but private companies are also proposing trips to the red planet -- and some of them are only one-way . the mars one project wants to colonize earth 's neighbor , beginning in 2022 and the inspire mars foundation wants to launch a man and a woman on a 501-day round-trip in 2018 without ever touching down . is india 's mars mission fueling asian space race ? explore mars discoveries with cnn 's interactive map more on future mars missions cnn mars full coverage | only nasa , the former soviet union and europeans have succeeded with mars probes |
k radhakrishnan <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- india has launched a rocket it hopes will allow it to join an elite group of space explorers to mars . the country 's space research organization ( isro ) launched its orbiter to the red planet on tuesday -- only nasa , the former soviet union and the europeans have previously been successful in operating probes from mars . japan made an attempt with the nozomi orbiter in 1998 but it failed to reach the planet and a chinese probe was lost along with the russian phobos-grunt mission in january 2012 . the uk 's beagle 2 probe separated from the european space agency 's mars express orbiter in 2003 but nothing was ever heard from the lander . it will take 10 months for india 's mars orbiter mission to reach the red planet after lifting off from the satish dhawan space centre near chennai . the probe will explore the planet 's surface features , minerals and atmosphere . isro is hoping to discover more about the loss of water from mars , map the sources of methane gas , as well as collecting data about the two moons phobos and deimos . but isro chairman k radhakrishnan told cnn that one of the biggest technological challenges was just getting there . many missions have failed to reach the planet while others have crashed on the surface or contact has been lost before the probes could send back data . india 's space program launched its first earth satellite in 1975 and put an unmanned probe into orbit around the moon in 2008 . it plans to launch its own manned spaceflight in 2016 , though an indian cosmonaut , rakesh sharma , flew aboard a soviet space mission in 1984 . the u.s. is aiming to build on the success of a series of robots that have roamed the surface of the red planet when it launches its own orbiter mission called maven -- mars atmosphere and volatile evolution spacecraft -- scheduled to launch on november 18 . the european space agency is working with the russians on an exomars rover that is due to start its mission in 2018 . but private companies are also proposing trips to the red planet -- and some of them are only one-way . the mars one project wants to colonize earth 's neighbor , beginning in 2022 and the inspire mars foundation wants to launch a man and a woman on a 501-day round-trip in 2018 without ever touching down . is india 's mars mission fueling asian space race ? explore mars discoveries with cnn 's interactive map more on future mars missions cnn mars full coverage | isro chairman k radhakrishnan says one of the biggest technological challenges is just getting there |
somalia <tsp> ( cnn ) -- somalia 's president on wednesday declared three days of national mourning for the victims of a suicide truck bomb that killed more than 70 people in mogadishu , the nation 's capital . according to the health ministry , 72 were killed tuesday and 103 remained injured , 38 of those in serious condition . a majority of the victims were students and their parents who were registering for an education program at a government complex . al-shabaab , an islamist movement that has links to al qaeda , claimed responsibility . president sharif ahmed visited the scene and some of the hospitals where the victims were , the government said in a statement . some of the injured who can not be treated in somalia will be flown to other countries . at this time , when the country is in the midst of a worsening humanitarian crisis , the terrorists could not have attacked the somali people at a worse time , ' said abdulkadir hussein mohamed , the country 's minister of information . according to the government , tuesday 's bombing was the second al-shabaab attack in two years that specifically targeted students . in december 2009 , a suicide bomber attacked a university graduation ceremony in mogadishu , killing more than 20 people . al-shabaab is a group in somalia that was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the united states government in march 2008 . it is waging a war against somalia 's government to implement a stricter form of islamic law , or sharia . federal and african union forces in the impoverished and chaotic nation have battled the group for years . many analysts believe that al-shabaab has been severely weakened by the african union mission in somalia , targeted strikes against foreign members and the weakening of al qaeda . | somalia 's president visits hospitals and bombing scene , calls for three days of mourning |
china <tsp> ( cnn ) -- iran executed a man in a rare public hanging in tehran on wednesday morning , local media reported . the man , identified only as yaqub , ' was convicted of stabbing a man to death in broad daylight in october , said the official islamic republic news agency . the public hanging , which was attended by the victims'family and large crowds of onlookers , took place in the main square of the affluent northern tehran neighborhood of sa'adat abad . the october murder sparked outrage amongst tehran residents after videos of the stabbing surfaced on the internet and were replayed on iranian state television . the killing took place in front of two police officers , the news agency said . although executions are common in iran , public ones are not . a death sentence can be handed down for crimes from murder to adultery . the latest execution brings the total number this year to 20 , according to a cnn count from local media reports . on monday , iranian authorities hanged seven convicted drug traffickers in the city of kermanshah , the news agency said . amnesty international says iran only trails china in the number of executions worldwide . | amnesty international : iran trails china in the number of executions worldwide |
newsquiz <tsp> ( cnn student news ) -- may 18 , 2012 media literacy question of the day what do you think that viewers learn from stories about graduates who have overcome adversity ? * * know your news -- the following questions relate to events that were covered this week on cnn student news . write your answers in the space provided . click here for a pdf version of this newsquiz . 1 . what insect is disappearing in what scientists call colony collapse disorder ' ? * * 2 . which republican candidate for president won both the nebraska and oregon primaries this week ? * * 3 . on what date does the eastern pacific hurricane season begin ? * * 4 . what bank recently announced that one of its units had lost $ 2 billion ? * * 5 . what european country did french president francois hollande visit immediately after his inauguration ? * * 6 . what social media site is scheduled to launch its ipo on friday ? * * 7 . what word means beginning ' or start ' and refers to a graduation ceremony ? * * 8 . in what african country did an oil worker recently discover the wreckage of a british royal air force plane that went down in world war ii ? * * 9 . what country operates the soyuz spacecraft ? * * 10 . what european nation 's political parties failed to form a coalition and scheduled new elections for next month ? * * | use the weekly newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on cnn student news |
newsquiz <tsp> ( cnn student news ) -- may 18 , 2012 media literacy question of the day what do you think that viewers learn from stories about graduates who have overcome adversity ? * * know your news -- the following questions relate to events that were covered this week on cnn student news . write your answers in the space provided . click here for a pdf version of this newsquiz . 1 . what insect is disappearing in what scientists call colony collapse disorder ' ? * * 2 . which republican candidate for president won both the nebraska and oregon primaries this week ? * * 3 . on what date does the eastern pacific hurricane season begin ? * * 4 . what bank recently announced that one of its units had lost $ 2 billion ? * * 5 . what european country did french president francois hollande visit immediately after his inauguration ? * * 6 . what social media site is scheduled to launch its ipo on friday ? * * 7 . what word means beginning ' or start ' and refers to a graduation ceremony ? * * 8 . in what african country did an oil worker recently discover the wreckage of a british royal air force plane that went down in world war ii ? * * 9 . what country operates the soyuz spacecraft ? * * 10 . what european nation 's political parties failed to form a coalition and scheduled new elections for next month ? * * | today 's newsquiz includes the media literacy question of the day |
united nations <tsp> seoul , south korea ( cnn ) -- a much-anticipated meeting tuesday between military officers of the u.s.-led u.n. command and north korea in the demilitarized zone between north and south korea has been postponed , the command said . a new meeting time was not immediately proposed , the command said . they planned to discuss the march 26 sinking of a south korean warship , the cheonan . the u.n. officers were slated to be u.s. colonels , as the united states holds responsibility for u.n. security forces in korea . north korea had accepted a u.n. proposal for the meeting of colonel-level leaders to be a precursor to talks between generals on the contentious naval incident . the demilitarized zone was created as part of the armistice signed between north and south korea in 1953 that halted the korean war , but the war has never officially ended . the united nations and north korea began occasional meetings between generals -- general officer talks ' -- at panmunjom in 1998 to lessen tensions . there have been 16 such meetings to date , the last one in march 2009 , the united nations said . on friday , the united nations formally condemned the sinking of the cheonan but did not specifically name north korea , which an international joint civilian-military investigation deemed culpable . australia , britain , the united states , sweden and south korea provided experts for the inquiry . the security council deplores the attack , ' the 15-member council said friday in what is known as a presidential statement . it urged that appropriate and peaceful measures be taken against those responsible for the incident aimed at the peaceful settlement of the issue . ' it also called for full adherence to the 1953 korean armistice agreement , which ended hostilities in the korean war . despite the absence of north korea 's name in the condemnation , susan rice , u.s. ambassador to the united nations , said the message to the communist nation is unmistakable . ' this statement is notable and it is clear , ' rice said after its approval at a friday session . it uses the term'attack'repeatedly , which you do n't have to be a scholar of the english language to understand is not a neutral term . ' south korea welcomed the statement . i think it 's crystal clear that [ the ] security council made it clear that north korea [ is ] to be blamed and to be condemned , ' said park in-kook , south korea 's ambassador to the united nations . a presidential statement , unlike a security council resolution , is not legally binding , though it requires approval of the council 's five permanent members : china , russia , france , the united kingdom and united states . the security council expressed deep sympathy and condolences ' for the deaths of 46 sailors aboard the cheonan . the isolated north has maintained its innocence , rejecting the investigation findings outright , questioning the validity of the experts involved , asking to conduct its own inquiry and telling the security council that north korea is the true victim of a conspiracy . a spokesman for the foreign ministry of north korea , officially the democratic people 's republic of korea , called the presidential statement devoid of any proper judgment , ' according to the state-run korean central news agency on friday . he added the case should have been settled between the north and the south without referring it to the u.n . the dprk remains unchanged in its stand to probe the truth about the case to the last . ' | united nations says meeting could be precursor to higher-level meetings |
gadhafi <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the death of libyan leader moammar gadhafi , who was killed thursday in his hometown of sirte , libya , is an important step ' for libya , but do n't expect the fighting to end right away , said cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman . wedeman , the first western television reporter to enter and report from inside libya during the war , talked about how gadhafi 's life ended and what his death means for libya 's future and the civil war . q : there are reports that gadhafi was hiding in a hole , possibly a sewer or drainage ditch , like former iraqi leader saddam hussein before he was captured . it does n't seem like gadhafi 's m.o . what do you make of this ? ben wedeman : we understood when he left tripoli in august that he left with a large entourage , with lots of cash ... and a lot of weapons . and for him to end up basically in the same sort of spider hole that saddam hussein did seems a bit odd , a bit out of character . when i was there , we were hearing all sorts of reports : that he was in bani walid -- that was the explanation for the level of resistance there -- that he was in an oasis in the southern part of the country , and that he could be in sirte . so it 's a bit of a surprise the way he , in theory , met his end . he was not somebody that people expected to really go this early . let 's not forget that baghdad , for instance , in the case of iraq , it fell in late april ( 2003 ) ( and ) saddam hussein was not caught until december of 2003 . it was expected that gadhafi could be able to hold out a bit longer than this . q : what does gadhafi 's reported death mean to his loyalists , those fighting the national transition council ? and how will the ntc fill the power vacuum left behind by gadhafi , who ruled libya for 42 years ? wedeman : i think perhaps his role as a leader of the anti-ntc insurgency may have been somewhat overstated . i was in parts of libya where i spoke to lots of people who were opposed to the new rulers of libya , but not necessarily great supporters of moammar gadhafi . there is a worry that this new regime in libya will be very slow , if ( they ) succeed at all , in moving to democracy . there 's a worry that there 's going to be a lot of revenge , a lot of , basically , lawlessness . some of the times when we were told that these were gadhafi loyalists fighting for the leader , it was wrong . they were actually people defending their homes , afraid that their homes would be looted , and we have seen instances where looting has been a serious problem . so gadhafi ... was a rallying point for a certain element of the opponents of the new regime in libya . but he was n't necessarily leading all of them . q : does that mean you think those loyal to gadhafi will continue to fight even after his death ? wedeman : we have to realize this has been a complete change of regime , and many of these people ( in the ntc ) have no experience running the country . yes , it 's an important step along the way , but the killing of moammar gadhafi certainly does n't mean that it 's going to be smooth sailing . i mean , all you have to do is look around ( libya ) : egypt , the revolution ( took ) only 18 days -- and months , months and months later , it 's still a very unstable and uncertain place . libya has certain elements working in its favor : a smaller population , a better educated population , lots in the way of natural resources . but no , just because moammar gadhafi is gone -- we believe -- does n't mean things are going to be rosy from here on in . let 's not forget even in iraq -- and there are huge differences -- the first few months after the fall of saddam hussein were relatively quiet . it 's when the new people in power start to exercise that power at every level of society , things can get complicated . there 's been a lot of talk about tribal differences ( in libya ) we have n't really seen that play out ... but i would not in any sense bet my bottom dollar that libya will be smooth sailing now that gadhafi is dead . | do n't expect libyan civil war to end after gadhafi 's death , wedeman says |
gadhafi <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the death of libyan leader moammar gadhafi , who was killed thursday in his hometown of sirte , libya , is an important step ' for libya , but do n't expect the fighting to end right away , said cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman . wedeman , the first western television reporter to enter and report from inside libya during the war , talked about how gadhafi 's life ended and what his death means for libya 's future and the civil war . q : there are reports that gadhafi was hiding in a hole , possibly a sewer or drainage ditch , like former iraqi leader saddam hussein before he was captured . it does n't seem like gadhafi 's m.o . what do you make of this ? ben wedeman : we understood when he left tripoli in august that he left with a large entourage , with lots of cash ... and a lot of weapons . and for him to end up basically in the same sort of spider hole that saddam hussein did seems a bit odd , a bit out of character . when i was there , we were hearing all sorts of reports : that he was in bani walid -- that was the explanation for the level of resistance there -- that he was in an oasis in the southern part of the country , and that he could be in sirte . so it 's a bit of a surprise the way he , in theory , met his end . he was not somebody that people expected to really go this early . let 's not forget that baghdad , for instance , in the case of iraq , it fell in late april ( 2003 ) ( and ) saddam hussein was not caught until december of 2003 . it was expected that gadhafi could be able to hold out a bit longer than this . q : what does gadhafi 's reported death mean to his loyalists , those fighting the national transition council ? and how will the ntc fill the power vacuum left behind by gadhafi , who ruled libya for 42 years ? wedeman : i think perhaps his role as a leader of the anti-ntc insurgency may have been somewhat overstated . i was in parts of libya where i spoke to lots of people who were opposed to the new rulers of libya , but not necessarily great supporters of moammar gadhafi . there is a worry that this new regime in libya will be very slow , if ( they ) succeed at all , in moving to democracy . there 's a worry that there 's going to be a lot of revenge , a lot of , basically , lawlessness . some of the times when we were told that these were gadhafi loyalists fighting for the leader , it was wrong . they were actually people defending their homes , afraid that their homes would be looted , and we have seen instances where looting has been a serious problem . so gadhafi ... was a rallying point for a certain element of the opponents of the new regime in libya . but he was n't necessarily leading all of them . q : does that mean you think those loyal to gadhafi will continue to fight even after his death ? wedeman : we have to realize this has been a complete change of regime , and many of these people ( in the ntc ) have no experience running the country . yes , it 's an important step along the way , but the killing of moammar gadhafi certainly does n't mean that it 's going to be smooth sailing . i mean , all you have to do is look around ( libya ) : egypt , the revolution ( took ) only 18 days -- and months , months and months later , it 's still a very unstable and uncertain place . libya has certain elements working in its favor : a smaller population , a better educated population , lots in the way of natural resources . but no , just because moammar gadhafi is gone -- we believe -- does n't mean things are going to be rosy from here on in . let 's not forget even in iraq -- and there are huge differences -- the first few months after the fall of saddam hussein were relatively quiet . it 's when the new people in power start to exercise that power at every level of society , things can get complicated . there 's been a lot of talk about tribal differences ( in libya ) we have n't really seen that play out ... but i would not in any sense bet my bottom dollar that libya will be smooth sailing now that gadhafi is dead . | cnn 's ben wedeman spoke to cnn about the death of moammar gadhafi |
tiger woods <tsp> ( cnn ) -- despite a miracle shot to join a four-man playoff , rory mcilroy ultimately was left to rue his failure to negotiate the notorious bear trap at pga national as russell henley claimed the honda classic title sunday . looking to lead from start to finish , mcilroy endured a wayward final round 74 but after brilliantly scrambling a par three on the 15th still held the lead at 10-under-par . an ugly double bogey at the 16th after he found the water and a bogey four on the par-3 17th then all but ended his chances . the former world number one appeared to need an eagle three on the par-5 to rekindle his victory hopes and from 245 yards hit an approach of laser-like accuracy over the water and to within 10 feet of the flag . playing partner henley fluffed his chance to make a birdie four to get to nine under and mcilroy saw his eagle putt slide agonizingly wide . it left the pair tied at eight-under 272 with earlier finishers russel knox of scotland and american ryan palmer , who had missed a short par putt on the 18th , which would have given him outright victory . four-man playoff playing the 18th again as the first extra hole , mcilroy attempted to repeat his earlier approach shot but his effort went long and into the back bunker . he failed to get down in two shots and with knox and palmer also having to settle for par fives , it left henley a short putt to seal his second pga tour victory with a birdie four . mcilroy , searching for his first win of the year after near misses in abu dhabi and dubai , held a two-shot lead over henley after starting the day on 12-under . wayward play saw shots dribble away before he hit the three-hole bear trap from 15th to the 17th , designed by golf legend jack nicklaus . henley , who had chipped in to join mcilroy at 10-under on the 14th , made a hash of the short 15th himself , finding the water with his tee shot to make a double bogey . but he kept his nerve the better in the final analysis to land the $ 6 million pga tour event . i was fortunate that i was in the playoff , ' mcilroy said . i did n't play well enough at all down the stretch to win this tournament . ' it 's going to take a long time for this to sink in , ' admitted henley . woods injury scare earlier , world number one tiger woods was forced to withdraw during the final round with a back injury . woods , who has endured a difficult start to the year , shot a third round 65 , but was five-over through 13 holes when he left the course . woods is scheduled to begin his defense of the wgc cadillac championship thursday and it is only six weeks to the first major of the season at augusta . a statement released by woods said that his back had spasmed while warming up sunday , similar to the problem he suffered at the barclays last year , but was still able to finish runner-up . | tiger woods forced to withdraw with a back problem |
pga national <tsp> ( cnn ) -- despite a miracle shot to join a four-man playoff , rory mcilroy ultimately was left to rue his failure to negotiate the notorious bear trap at pga national as russell henley claimed the honda classic title sunday . looking to lead from start to finish , mcilroy endured a wayward final round 74 but after brilliantly scrambling a par three on the 15th still held the lead at 10-under-par . an ugly double bogey at the 16th after he found the water and a bogey four on the par-3 17th then all but ended his chances . the former world number one appeared to need an eagle three on the par-5 to rekindle his victory hopes and from 245 yards hit an approach of laser-like accuracy over the water and to within 10 feet of the flag . playing partner henley fluffed his chance to make a birdie four to get to nine under and mcilroy saw his eagle putt slide agonizingly wide . it left the pair tied at eight-under 272 with earlier finishers russel knox of scotland and american ryan palmer , who had missed a short par putt on the 18th , which would have given him outright victory . four-man playoff playing the 18th again as the first extra hole , mcilroy attempted to repeat his earlier approach shot but his effort went long and into the back bunker . he failed to get down in two shots and with knox and palmer also having to settle for par fives , it left henley a short putt to seal his second pga tour victory with a birdie four . mcilroy , searching for his first win of the year after near misses in abu dhabi and dubai , held a two-shot lead over henley after starting the day on 12-under . wayward play saw shots dribble away before he hit the three-hole bear trap from 15th to the 17th , designed by golf legend jack nicklaus . henley , who had chipped in to join mcilroy at 10-under on the 14th , made a hash of the short 15th himself , finding the water with his tee shot to make a double bogey . but he kept his nerve the better in the final analysis to land the $ 6 million pga tour event . i was fortunate that i was in the playoff , ' mcilroy said . i did n't play well enough at all down the stretch to win this tournament . ' it 's going to take a long time for this to sink in , ' admitted henley . woods injury scare earlier , world number one tiger woods was forced to withdraw during the final round with a back injury . woods , who has endured a difficult start to the year , shot a third round 65 , but was five-over through 13 holes when he left the course . woods is scheduled to begin his defense of the wgc cadillac championship thursday and it is only six weeks to the first major of the season at augusta . a statement released by woods said that his back had spasmed while warming up sunday , similar to the problem he suffered at the barclays last year , but was still able to finish runner-up . | birdies first extra hole at pga national in florida |
dobbs <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former cnn anchor lou dobbs said thursday said neither he nor his companies have ever hired illegal immigrants and it was not his responsibility to check their papers . dobbs challenged an online article accusing him of hiring contractors who employ illegal immigrants on his properties . during his afternoon show on wor newstalk radio 710 in new york , he and isabel macdonald , author of the nation piece , debated what he should have done to ensure the workers were in the united states legally . dobbs , who left cnn in november 2009 , repeatedly asked macdonald whether he or his companies had ever hired an illegal immigrant . no , ' she said . but macdonald said that the situation involved dobbs and his dobbs group hiring contractors that she said used undocumented workers . she pressed the journalist on whether he had ever checked on the status of workers at his properties . dobbs , who called the article a hit piece , ' countered that he had no legal right to do so . they want me checking citizenship and status ? , ' he said later in his show . i do n't think so , ' adding he could be sued for stepping in . i have documented that undocumented workers have been fundamental in the maintenance of your estate in west palm beach , ' said macdonald . the talk show host said workers at his new jersey farm receive health and retirement benefits . you can understand my sensitivity in you going after my 22-year-old daughter . that does n't sit well with me , ' dobbs told the author . he defended the hiring of those working at the stables . i have been told they are absolutely legal . ' macdonald said dobbs is responsible for those working at his properties . i did n't hire him directly , ' dobbs replied to a claim that an undocumented guatemalan was paid $ 8 an hour to watch his grounds . i did n't hire him undirectly . ' in the article posted wednesday on the nation 's website and headlined lou dobbs , american hypocrite , ' the leftist political magazine reports that dobbs hired contractors who used illegal immigrants for landscaping work and caring for horses ridden by his daughter , hillary dobbs , a champion show jumper . it says the landscaping and equestrian industries depend on illegal immigrants due to the low pay , long hours and physical labor . in the article , several people identified as current or former workers on dobbs'properties say they were in the united states illegally at the time . however , the article says none of the names reported for the workers are real because they requested aliases to prevent their possible deportation or firing . dobbs has a history of making critical comments about the high number of illegal immigrants and the way they are treated . in particular , he has said that employers who hire illegal immigrants should be prosecuted . why not make it a felony for illegal employers who hire illegal aliens ? ' dobbs asked on his cnn show on april 4 , 2006 . the next day , he said on his show that field workers are paid not , in my opinion , an adequate wage , but a decent wage , ' adding : these people deserve to be paid more . and we 're sitting here talking about more of the same , allowing people to be exploited in this country . ' the nation article reports that one worker said he crossed the yuma desert on foot from mexico five years ago , eluding the border patrol , in order to find work . according to the article , the man said an old friend worked at a stable owned by dobbs and promised the man work as a groom at a vermont stable contracted to care for horses owned by the dobbs group , which is headed by dobbs . the man held the job for more than two years without legal documentation , the article says , adding that he then obtained a guest-worker visa , designed for seasonal foreign workers . the article says dobbs on his cnn show had denounced such visas as a form of indentured servitude . ' another man whom the article says cared for dobbs group horses is quoted as saying the job required him to be available at all hours , day and night . i looked after dobbs'horses while i was illegal , ' the article quotes him as saying . several workers are quoted in the article as saying they believe that hillary dobbs knew about their lack of legal papers . the article says she did not respond to repeated attempts to contact her for comment . ' the nation identified macdonald as a freelance journalist and former communications director of the media watch group fairness and accuracy in reporting . it was reported with research support by the investigative fund at the nation institute , according to the website post . you put out an article that is being used by the left-wing press as a hammer on me , ' dobbs told macdonald . and you know full well , you already acknowledge , i never hired illegal immigrants , my company never has and i do n't condone it . ' dobbs and macdonald had a testy exchange at the end of the wor segment . your listeners deserve to know the truth , ' said macdonald . come back and next time concentrate on truth , reality and straight-forwardness , ' dobbs replied . the pair continued the debate thursday night on msnbc 's the last word . ' even lou dobbs , the emblem of this get-tough approach on immigration enforcement , even he has been unable to manage his property [ so that ] there will be no undocumented workers , ' macdonald said . dobbs said he has done nothing wrong and is being targeted . he also said the article omitted the fact that he is seeking a compromise on immigration issues . dobbs did not return calls from cnn seeking comment thursday . | the nation article says lou dobbs hired contractors who used illegal workers |
dobbs <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former cnn anchor lou dobbs said thursday said neither he nor his companies have ever hired illegal immigrants and it was not his responsibility to check their papers . dobbs challenged an online article accusing him of hiring contractors who employ illegal immigrants on his properties . during his afternoon show on wor newstalk radio 710 in new york , he and isabel macdonald , author of the nation piece , debated what he should have done to ensure the workers were in the united states legally . dobbs , who left cnn in november 2009 , repeatedly asked macdonald whether he or his companies had ever hired an illegal immigrant . no , ' she said . but macdonald said that the situation involved dobbs and his dobbs group hiring contractors that she said used undocumented workers . she pressed the journalist on whether he had ever checked on the status of workers at his properties . dobbs , who called the article a hit piece , ' countered that he had no legal right to do so . they want me checking citizenship and status ? , ' he said later in his show . i do n't think so , ' adding he could be sued for stepping in . i have documented that undocumented workers have been fundamental in the maintenance of your estate in west palm beach , ' said macdonald . the talk show host said workers at his new jersey farm receive health and retirement benefits . you can understand my sensitivity in you going after my 22-year-old daughter . that does n't sit well with me , ' dobbs told the author . he defended the hiring of those working at the stables . i have been told they are absolutely legal . ' macdonald said dobbs is responsible for those working at his properties . i did n't hire him directly , ' dobbs replied to a claim that an undocumented guatemalan was paid $ 8 an hour to watch his grounds . i did n't hire him undirectly . ' in the article posted wednesday on the nation 's website and headlined lou dobbs , american hypocrite , ' the leftist political magazine reports that dobbs hired contractors who used illegal immigrants for landscaping work and caring for horses ridden by his daughter , hillary dobbs , a champion show jumper . it says the landscaping and equestrian industries depend on illegal immigrants due to the low pay , long hours and physical labor . in the article , several people identified as current or former workers on dobbs'properties say they were in the united states illegally at the time . however , the article says none of the names reported for the workers are real because they requested aliases to prevent their possible deportation or firing . dobbs has a history of making critical comments about the high number of illegal immigrants and the way they are treated . in particular , he has said that employers who hire illegal immigrants should be prosecuted . why not make it a felony for illegal employers who hire illegal aliens ? ' dobbs asked on his cnn show on april 4 , 2006 . the next day , he said on his show that field workers are paid not , in my opinion , an adequate wage , but a decent wage , ' adding : these people deserve to be paid more . and we 're sitting here talking about more of the same , allowing people to be exploited in this country . ' the nation article reports that one worker said he crossed the yuma desert on foot from mexico five years ago , eluding the border patrol , in order to find work . according to the article , the man said an old friend worked at a stable owned by dobbs and promised the man work as a groom at a vermont stable contracted to care for horses owned by the dobbs group , which is headed by dobbs . the man held the job for more than two years without legal documentation , the article says , adding that he then obtained a guest-worker visa , designed for seasonal foreign workers . the article says dobbs on his cnn show had denounced such visas as a form of indentured servitude . ' another man whom the article says cared for dobbs group horses is quoted as saying the job required him to be available at all hours , day and night . i looked after dobbs'horses while i was illegal , ' the article quotes him as saying . several workers are quoted in the article as saying they believe that hillary dobbs knew about their lack of legal papers . the article says she did not respond to repeated attempts to contact her for comment . ' the nation identified macdonald as a freelance journalist and former communications director of the media watch group fairness and accuracy in reporting . it was reported with research support by the investigative fund at the nation institute , according to the website post . you put out an article that is being used by the left-wing press as a hammer on me , ' dobbs told macdonald . and you know full well , you already acknowledge , i never hired illegal immigrants , my company never has and i do n't condone it . ' dobbs and macdonald had a testy exchange at the end of the wor segment . your listeners deserve to know the truth , ' said macdonald . come back and next time concentrate on truth , reality and straight-forwardness , ' dobbs replied . the pair continued the debate thursday night on msnbc 's the last word . ' even lou dobbs , the emblem of this get-tough approach on immigration enforcement , even he has been unable to manage his property [ so that ] there will be no undocumented workers , ' macdonald said . dobbs said he has done nothing wrong and is being targeted . he also said the article omitted the fact that he is seeking a compromise on immigration issues . dobbs did not return calls from cnn seeking comment thursday . | dobbs calls article a hit piece ' |
dobbs <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former cnn anchor lou dobbs said thursday said neither he nor his companies have ever hired illegal immigrants and it was not his responsibility to check their papers . dobbs challenged an online article accusing him of hiring contractors who employ illegal immigrants on his properties . during his afternoon show on wor newstalk radio 710 in new york , he and isabel macdonald , author of the nation piece , debated what he should have done to ensure the workers were in the united states legally . dobbs , who left cnn in november 2009 , repeatedly asked macdonald whether he or his companies had ever hired an illegal immigrant . no , ' she said . but macdonald said that the situation involved dobbs and his dobbs group hiring contractors that she said used undocumented workers . she pressed the journalist on whether he had ever checked on the status of workers at his properties . dobbs , who called the article a hit piece , ' countered that he had no legal right to do so . they want me checking citizenship and status ? , ' he said later in his show . i do n't think so , ' adding he could be sued for stepping in . i have documented that undocumented workers have been fundamental in the maintenance of your estate in west palm beach , ' said macdonald . the talk show host said workers at his new jersey farm receive health and retirement benefits . you can understand my sensitivity in you going after my 22-year-old daughter . that does n't sit well with me , ' dobbs told the author . he defended the hiring of those working at the stables . i have been told they are absolutely legal . ' macdonald said dobbs is responsible for those working at his properties . i did n't hire him directly , ' dobbs replied to a claim that an undocumented guatemalan was paid $ 8 an hour to watch his grounds . i did n't hire him undirectly . ' in the article posted wednesday on the nation 's website and headlined lou dobbs , american hypocrite , ' the leftist political magazine reports that dobbs hired contractors who used illegal immigrants for landscaping work and caring for horses ridden by his daughter , hillary dobbs , a champion show jumper . it says the landscaping and equestrian industries depend on illegal immigrants due to the low pay , long hours and physical labor . in the article , several people identified as current or former workers on dobbs'properties say they were in the united states illegally at the time . however , the article says none of the names reported for the workers are real because they requested aliases to prevent their possible deportation or firing . dobbs has a history of making critical comments about the high number of illegal immigrants and the way they are treated . in particular , he has said that employers who hire illegal immigrants should be prosecuted . why not make it a felony for illegal employers who hire illegal aliens ? ' dobbs asked on his cnn show on april 4 , 2006 . the next day , he said on his show that field workers are paid not , in my opinion , an adequate wage , but a decent wage , ' adding : these people deserve to be paid more . and we 're sitting here talking about more of the same , allowing people to be exploited in this country . ' the nation article reports that one worker said he crossed the yuma desert on foot from mexico five years ago , eluding the border patrol , in order to find work . according to the article , the man said an old friend worked at a stable owned by dobbs and promised the man work as a groom at a vermont stable contracted to care for horses owned by the dobbs group , which is headed by dobbs . the man held the job for more than two years without legal documentation , the article says , adding that he then obtained a guest-worker visa , designed for seasonal foreign workers . the article says dobbs on his cnn show had denounced such visas as a form of indentured servitude . ' another man whom the article says cared for dobbs group horses is quoted as saying the job required him to be available at all hours , day and night . i looked after dobbs'horses while i was illegal , ' the article quotes him as saying . several workers are quoted in the article as saying they believe that hillary dobbs knew about their lack of legal papers . the article says she did not respond to repeated attempts to contact her for comment . ' the nation identified macdonald as a freelance journalist and former communications director of the media watch group fairness and accuracy in reporting . it was reported with research support by the investigative fund at the nation institute , according to the website post . you put out an article that is being used by the left-wing press as a hammer on me , ' dobbs told macdonald . and you know full well , you already acknowledge , i never hired illegal immigrants , my company never has and i do n't condone it . ' dobbs and macdonald had a testy exchange at the end of the wor segment . your listeners deserve to know the truth , ' said macdonald . come back and next time concentrate on truth , reality and straight-forwardness , ' dobbs replied . the pair continued the debate thursday night on msnbc 's the last word . ' even lou dobbs , the emblem of this get-tough approach on immigration enforcement , even he has been unable to manage his property [ so that ] there will be no undocumented workers , ' macdonald said . dobbs said he has done nothing wrong and is being targeted . he also said the article omitted the fact that he is seeking a compromise on immigration issues . dobbs did not return calls from cnn seeking comment thursday . | the immigrants did landscaping and cared for horses ridden by dobbs'daughter |
suffolk county <tsp> new york ( cnn ) -- the justice department and federal prosecutors will investigate allegations of discrimination against latinos by police in suffolk county , new york , officials said . the new investigation will seek evidence of whether the suffolk county police department failed to act on complaints made by members of the latino community or evidence of any other discriminatory practice , robert nardoza , spokesman for the u.s. attorney 's office in the eastern district of new york , said tuesday . the inquiry by the justice departments civil rights division and prosecutors was announced monday . both had said in january that they were monitoring prosecutions of hate crimes against latinos in suffolk county . in november , seven teenagers were arrested in connection with what authorities said was the racially motivated stabbing death of 37-year-old marcelo lucero of patchogue , new york . all seven were charged with gang assault , and the alleged leader of the attack was charged with manslaughter . lucero 's death drew national attention . we became involved because we thought that the charges filed originally by the police department did not meet with the facts of the case , ' said cesar perales , president and general counsel of new york-based latinojustice prldef : specifically , that the youths were not charged with murder . latinojustice prldef , founded in the early 1970s as the puerto rican legal defense and education fund , petitioned the justice department to investigate suffolk county police . lucero 's stabbing also prompted the southern poverty law center to undertake an investigation in suffolk county . after four months of research and interviews with more than 70 latino immigrants , 30 local religious leaders , human rights activists , community organizers and small business owners , the center said in a report last month that a pattern of ethnic intolerance was clear . the lucero murder , while the worst of the violence so far , was hardly an isolated incident , ' the report said . latino immigrants in suffolk county are regularly harassed , taunted , and pelted with objects hurled from cars . they are frequently run off the road while riding bicycles , and many report being beaten with baseball bats and other objects . their houses and apartments are egged , spray-painted with racial epithets and riddled with bullets in drive-by shootings . ' in its report , the center cited hostile statements and policies issued by local officials -- including county executive steve levy , the county 's top elected official -- and county legislators as evidence that discriminatory attitudes are institutionalized . the organization also found what it called a trend of racial profiling , selective enforcement and outright bullying , ' specifically in the suffolk county police department . we were told stories that are absolutely hair-raising , ' said mark potok , director of the law center 's intelligence project and editor of the report . suffolk county police commissioner richard dormer said law center researchers did not speak with him during the course of their investigation . i have to be honest with you , ' he said . the southern poverty law center is a very prestigious organization , very well-known . they have done good work over the years , but to be honest with you , this is sloppy work . many of the allegations are incorrect and inaccurate . ' in january , hate-crime charges were extended against the seven teens charged in lucero 's death to include other assaults on latino men . when these defendants were indicted for their specific roles in the murder of marcelo lucero , most of the defendants admitted they had committed other attacks targeting hispanic victims , a practice they described as'beaner hopping ,' suffolk county district attorney thomas spota said in a statement at the time . justice department spokesman alejandro miyas said the department hopes police will cooperate with the inquiry and work with investigators . we will study their practices and see if there 's anything there that constitutes a violation , ' he said . we welcome the chance to sit down with the doj and u.s. attorney 's office , ' dormer said . it gives us the chance to dispel a lot of the myths of how we report and investigate hate crimes in suffolk county . ' we have very good relationship with our minority community , ' dormer said . we 're very proud of the way the police department interacts with our minority communities . ' | investigation will look for evidence of such practices in suffolk county , new york |
high anxiety <tsp> los angeles , california ( cnn ) -- comic actor harvey korman has died at 81 , according to the ucla medical center . harvey korman 's death comes after complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm . korman died at the center four months after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm . it was a miracle in itself that he survived the incident at all . everyone in the hospital referred to him as'miracle man'because of his strong will and ability to bounce right back after several major operations , ' said korman 's daughter , kate korman . tragically , after such a hard-fought battle , he passed away . ' korman was a regular on the carol burnett show ' from 1967 through 1978 , for which he won emmy awards in 1969 , 1971 , 1972 and 1974 . he also won a golden globe for his work on the series . the lanky korman also appeared in mel brooks' blazing saddles ' ( as the sneering hedley lamarr ) , high anxiety ' and history of the world , part 1 . ' he starred in his own short-lived situation comedy , the harvey korman show , ' in 1978 , in which he portrayed harvey kavanaugh opposite christine lahti , who played his wife , maggie . he made dozens of appearances in other television shows and movies during his lengthy show-business career , including providing voices for several animated productions . among those was the great gazoo , a helmeted space man who appeared in some episodes of the flintstones . ' angie horejsi , an assistant to burnett , told the associated press that burnett was devastated by korman 's death : she loved harvey very much , ' horejsi said . the ap also reported that brooks described korman as a dazzling ' comic talent . you could get rock-solid comedy out of him . he could lift the material . he always made it real , always made it work , always believed in characters he was doing , ' he said , according to ap . korman was born in chicago , illinois . his first marriage , to donna ehlert in 1960 , ended in divorce in 1974 . he married deborah fritze in 1982 . both marriages produced two children . korman landed some sketch work on the red skelton show ' in 1961 , followed by a four-year stint on the danny kaye show , ' which led to his joining carol burnett in 1967 . in addition to his wife and daughter , korman is survived by three other adult children -- laura , maria and chris -- and three grandchildren . | movies included blazing saddles , ' high anxiety , ' history of the world , part 1 ' |
history of the world , part 1 <tsp> los angeles , california ( cnn ) -- comic actor harvey korman has died at 81 , according to the ucla medical center . harvey korman 's death comes after complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm . korman died at the center four months after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm . it was a miracle in itself that he survived the incident at all . everyone in the hospital referred to him as'miracle man'because of his strong will and ability to bounce right back after several major operations , ' said korman 's daughter , kate korman . tragically , after such a hard-fought battle , he passed away . ' korman was a regular on the carol burnett show ' from 1967 through 1978 , for which he won emmy awards in 1969 , 1971 , 1972 and 1974 . he also won a golden globe for his work on the series . the lanky korman also appeared in mel brooks' blazing saddles ' ( as the sneering hedley lamarr ) , high anxiety ' and history of the world , part 1 . ' he starred in his own short-lived situation comedy , the harvey korman show , ' in 1978 , in which he portrayed harvey kavanaugh opposite christine lahti , who played his wife , maggie . he made dozens of appearances in other television shows and movies during his lengthy show-business career , including providing voices for several animated productions . among those was the great gazoo , a helmeted space man who appeared in some episodes of the flintstones . ' angie horejsi , an assistant to burnett , told the associated press that burnett was devastated by korman 's death : she loved harvey very much , ' horejsi said . the ap also reported that brooks described korman as a dazzling ' comic talent . you could get rock-solid comedy out of him . he could lift the material . he always made it real , always made it work , always believed in characters he was doing , ' he said , according to ap . korman was born in chicago , illinois . his first marriage , to donna ehlert in 1960 , ended in divorce in 1974 . he married deborah fritze in 1982 . both marriages produced two children . korman landed some sketch work on the red skelton show ' in 1961 , followed by a four-year stint on the danny kaye show , ' which led to his joining carol burnett in 1967 . in addition to his wife and daughter , korman is survived by three other adult children -- laura , maria and chris -- and three grandchildren . | movies included blazing saddles , ' high anxiety , ' history of the world , part 1 ' |
taiwan <tsp> ( cnn ) -- taiwan 's former leader chen shui-bian and and his wife wu shu-jen have been sentenced to 20 years in jail , the island 's high court reported . both had initially been sentenced to life imprisonment after their convictions in 2009 on charges of corruption . the court fined chen 170 million new taiwan dollars ( u.s. $ 5.3 million ) and fined his wife 200 million new taiwan dollars ( u.s. $ 6.2 million ) . during his trial , prosecutors said chen embezzled 600 million new taiwan dollars ( u.s. $ 18.5 million ) , took bribes , laundered money and illegally removed classified documents from the president 's office . chen countered that the bribe money was actually political donations . he also said that a special presidential fund from which he is accused of embezzling does not clearly say what the money can and can not be used for . wu was convicted on charges that she helped her son , daughter and son-in-law provide false testimony . prosecutors said the former first couple 's son has a swiss bank account with $ 22 million they think are illegal proceeds . the challenge for prosecutors was to prove that chen handed out political favors in exchange for money . the former president said he was being persecuted politically by his successor . chen 's party favors independence for taiwan . his successor , president ma ying-jeou , favors closer ties with mainland china . | new : former taiwanese leader and wife fined total of 370 million new taiwan dollars ( u.s. $ 11.5 million ) |
taiwan <tsp> ( cnn ) -- taiwan 's former leader chen shui-bian and and his wife wu shu-jen have been sentenced to 20 years in jail , the island 's high court reported . both had initially been sentenced to life imprisonment after their convictions in 2009 on charges of corruption . the court fined chen 170 million new taiwan dollars ( u.s. $ 5.3 million ) and fined his wife 200 million new taiwan dollars ( u.s. $ 6.2 million ) . during his trial , prosecutors said chen embezzled 600 million new taiwan dollars ( u.s. $ 18.5 million ) , took bribes , laundered money and illegally removed classified documents from the president 's office . chen countered that the bribe money was actually political donations . he also said that a special presidential fund from which he is accused of embezzling does not clearly say what the money can and can not be used for . wu was convicted on charges that she helped her son , daughter and son-in-law provide false testimony . prosecutors said the former first couple 's son has a swiss bank account with $ 22 million they think are illegal proceeds . the challenge for prosecutors was to prove that chen handed out political favors in exchange for money . the former president said he was being persecuted politically by his successor . chen 's party favors independence for taiwan . his successor , president ma ying-jeou , favors closer ties with mainland china . | prosecutors said chen shui-bian embezzled 600 million new taiwan dollars |
guardiola <tsp> ( cnn ) -- bayern munich have pulled off a major coup by successfully courting arguably the most in-demand coach in the world -- pep guardiola . one day after guardiola had talked openly of his desire to manage in the english premier league , bayern announced the 41-year-old catalan had agreed to coach the german club for three seasons from the start of the 2013/2014 campaign . pep guardiola is one of the most successful coaches in the world and we are sure that he can give not just bayern , but the german football , lots of shine . we look forward to working with him from july 2013 , ' bayern munich president uli hoeness told the club 's website . the 41-year-old guardiola stepped down as barcelona coach at the end of last season after four years in charge of one of the world 's biggest clubs to take a year-long sabbatical . bayern told cnn there would be no further announcements before the german season resumes on saturday . guardiola enjoyed a hugely successful spell at the camp nou , guiding the catalan club to 14 major honors including three league titles and two european champions league triumphs . the news of guardiola 's appointment coincided with the announcement that 67-year-old current bayern coach jupp heynckes will be retiring from coaching . fc bayern today announces that head coach jupp heynckes has decided to retire when his current contract expires on 30 june 2013 , ' read a statement on the german league leader 's website . in his place , the club has appointed pep guardiola as head coach for three years from 1 july 2013 . ' blog : what can we expect from 2013 can ? heynckes is currently in his third spell as bayern coach having taken over from dutchman louis van gaal in 2011 . after a second-place finish in the bundesliga last season , heynckes'team lead the table by nine points at the halfway stage of the 2012/13 campaign . guardiola had been heavily linked with a move to england , with chelsea , manchester city and manchester united all rumored to be interested in appointing him . the former barca captain seemed to fuel those rumors by telling the english football association 's website : i 've always found english football very fascinating , just for the environment , the crowd and the supporters . as a player , i could n't realize my dream to play there but i hope in the future , i have a challenge to be a coach or a manager there and feel the experience of all the coaches and players that have been there . it is unique , to play in that league . i want to feel the supporters , the environment , the media and the style of the players and everything . i am still young , just 41 , so i hope in the future i could be able to train there and enjoy that . ' | guardiola has been living in new york while on a year-long sabbatical |
guardiola <tsp> ( cnn ) -- bayern munich have pulled off a major coup by successfully courting arguably the most in-demand coach in the world -- pep guardiola . one day after guardiola had talked openly of his desire to manage in the english premier league , bayern announced the 41-year-old catalan had agreed to coach the german club for three seasons from the start of the 2013/2014 campaign . pep guardiola is one of the most successful coaches in the world and we are sure that he can give not just bayern , but the german football , lots of shine . we look forward to working with him from july 2013 , ' bayern munich president uli hoeness told the club 's website . the 41-year-old guardiola stepped down as barcelona coach at the end of last season after four years in charge of one of the world 's biggest clubs to take a year-long sabbatical . bayern told cnn there would be no further announcements before the german season resumes on saturday . guardiola enjoyed a hugely successful spell at the camp nou , guiding the catalan club to 14 major honors including three league titles and two european champions league triumphs . the news of guardiola 's appointment coincided with the announcement that 67-year-old current bayern coach jupp heynckes will be retiring from coaching . fc bayern today announces that head coach jupp heynckes has decided to retire when his current contract expires on 30 june 2013 , ' read a statement on the german league leader 's website . in his place , the club has appointed pep guardiola as head coach for three years from 1 july 2013 . ' blog : what can we expect from 2013 can ? heynckes is currently in his third spell as bayern coach having taken over from dutchman louis van gaal in 2011 . after a second-place finish in the bundesliga last season , heynckes'team lead the table by nine points at the halfway stage of the 2012/13 campaign . guardiola had been heavily linked with a move to england , with chelsea , manchester city and manchester united all rumored to be interested in appointing him . the former barca captain seemed to fuel those rumors by telling the english football association 's website : i 've always found english football very fascinating , just for the environment , the crowd and the supporters . as a player , i could n't realize my dream to play there but i hope in the future , i have a challenge to be a coach or a manager there and feel the experience of all the coaches and players that have been there . it is unique , to play in that league . i want to feel the supporters , the environment , the media and the style of the players and everything . i am still young , just 41 , so i hope in the future i could be able to train there and enjoy that . ' | guardiola won 14 trophies as coach of barcelona before stepping down last year |
guardiola <tsp> ( cnn ) -- bayern munich have pulled off a major coup by successfully courting arguably the most in-demand coach in the world -- pep guardiola . one day after guardiola had talked openly of his desire to manage in the english premier league , bayern announced the 41-year-old catalan had agreed to coach the german club for three seasons from the start of the 2013/2014 campaign . pep guardiola is one of the most successful coaches in the world and we are sure that he can give not just bayern , but the german football , lots of shine . we look forward to working with him from july 2013 , ' bayern munich president uli hoeness told the club 's website . the 41-year-old guardiola stepped down as barcelona coach at the end of last season after four years in charge of one of the world 's biggest clubs to take a year-long sabbatical . bayern told cnn there would be no further announcements before the german season resumes on saturday . guardiola enjoyed a hugely successful spell at the camp nou , guiding the catalan club to 14 major honors including three league titles and two european champions league triumphs . the news of guardiola 's appointment coincided with the announcement that 67-year-old current bayern coach jupp heynckes will be retiring from coaching . fc bayern today announces that head coach jupp heynckes has decided to retire when his current contract expires on 30 june 2013 , ' read a statement on the german league leader 's website . in his place , the club has appointed pep guardiola as head coach for three years from 1 july 2013 . ' blog : what can we expect from 2013 can ? heynckes is currently in his third spell as bayern coach having taken over from dutchman louis van gaal in 2011 . after a second-place finish in the bundesliga last season , heynckes'team lead the table by nine points at the halfway stage of the 2012/13 campaign . guardiola had been heavily linked with a move to england , with chelsea , manchester city and manchester united all rumored to be interested in appointing him . the former barca captain seemed to fuel those rumors by telling the english football association 's website : i 've always found english football very fascinating , just for the environment , the crowd and the supporters . as a player , i could n't realize my dream to play there but i hope in the future , i have a challenge to be a coach or a manager there and feel the experience of all the coaches and players that have been there . it is unique , to play in that league . i want to feel the supporters , the environment , the media and the style of the players and everything . i am still young , just 41 , so i hope in the future i could be able to train there and enjoy that . ' | josep guardiola will replace jupp heynckes as bayern munich coach |
obama <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the whole world is watching how barack obama picks his cabinet , but he and his wife michelle have a much more personal choice to make at home -- and it 's very political too . sasha obama , left , and malia obama will make the white house home come january 20 . when they move to washington , will their daughters malia , 10 , and sasha , 7 , go to public or private school ? for many us parents , that decision is more revealing than the ones they make at the ballot box . what do you think the obama family should do ? americans of a certain income who choose public school are demonstrating that they trust the government to educate their children . americans who send their children to private school are saying that the government has n't earned that trust . in some areas , it 's also been a way for white families to avoid sending their children to school with black children . republicans tend to favor giving poor families subsidies so they can afford private schools too . most democrats , including barack obama , are opposed to the idea , because they think it undermines the public school system . it 's not an issue every president faces . george bush 's twin daughters , jenna and barbara , were both college students by the time he took office . the obamas'two democratic predecessors made contrasting choices . jimmy and rosalynn carter 's daughter amy went to public school . the clintons'daughter , chelsea , went to a private school . in chicago , the obama girls have been going to a private school . but now their father is preparing to be president . all around the country , the media are reporting on the story and taking sides too . some of them have already noted that the president-elect who opposes school choice ' for the poor has been able to afford it for his own children . this week , mrs. obama took the girls to visit some of washington 's elite private schools , with tuition of about $ 28,000 . in an interview with cbs news , she resorted to the kind of careful phrasing that practiced politicians use to avoid controversy . what we have asked people to understand is that the decision that we make will be based on the best interests of the girls . we have n't made that decision yet . we want that to be a personal process , and people have been really good about respecting that . ' they ca n't avoid the decision for long . the obama 's move to washington in january , just in time for the second half of the school year to begin . | much debate about whether obama 's daughters will attend public or private school |
obama <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the whole world is watching how barack obama picks his cabinet , but he and his wife michelle have a much more personal choice to make at home -- and it 's very political too . sasha obama , left , and malia obama will make the white house home come january 20 . when they move to washington , will their daughters malia , 10 , and sasha , 7 , go to public or private school ? for many us parents , that decision is more revealing than the ones they make at the ballot box . what do you think the obama family should do ? americans of a certain income who choose public school are demonstrating that they trust the government to educate their children . americans who send their children to private school are saying that the government has n't earned that trust . in some areas , it 's also been a way for white families to avoid sending their children to school with black children . republicans tend to favor giving poor families subsidies so they can afford private schools too . most democrats , including barack obama , are opposed to the idea , because they think it undermines the public school system . it 's not an issue every president faces . george bush 's twin daughters , jenna and barbara , were both college students by the time he took office . the obamas'two democratic predecessors made contrasting choices . jimmy and rosalynn carter 's daughter amy went to public school . the clintons'daughter , chelsea , went to a private school . in chicago , the obama girls have been going to a private school . but now their father is preparing to be president . all around the country , the media are reporting on the story and taking sides too . some of them have already noted that the president-elect who opposes school choice ' for the poor has been able to afford it for his own children . this week , mrs. obama took the girls to visit some of washington 's elite private schools , with tuition of about $ 28,000 . in an interview with cbs news , she resorted to the kind of careful phrasing that practiced politicians use to avoid controversy . what we have asked people to understand is that the decision that we make will be based on the best interests of the girls . we have n't made that decision yet . we want that to be a personal process , and people have been really good about respecting that . ' they ca n't avoid the decision for long . the obama 's move to washington in january , just in time for the second half of the school year to begin . | u.s. president-elect barack obama takes office in washington in january |
obama <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the whole world is watching how barack obama picks his cabinet , but he and his wife michelle have a much more personal choice to make at home -- and it 's very political too . sasha obama , left , and malia obama will make the white house home come january 20 . when they move to washington , will their daughters malia , 10 , and sasha , 7 , go to public or private school ? for many us parents , that decision is more revealing than the ones they make at the ballot box . what do you think the obama family should do ? americans of a certain income who choose public school are demonstrating that they trust the government to educate their children . americans who send their children to private school are saying that the government has n't earned that trust . in some areas , it 's also been a way for white families to avoid sending their children to school with black children . republicans tend to favor giving poor families subsidies so they can afford private schools too . most democrats , including barack obama , are opposed to the idea , because they think it undermines the public school system . it 's not an issue every president faces . george bush 's twin daughters , jenna and barbara , were both college students by the time he took office . the obamas'two democratic predecessors made contrasting choices . jimmy and rosalynn carter 's daughter amy went to public school . the clintons'daughter , chelsea , went to a private school . in chicago , the obama girls have been going to a private school . but now their father is preparing to be president . all around the country , the media are reporting on the story and taking sides too . some of them have already noted that the president-elect who opposes school choice ' for the poor has been able to afford it for his own children . this week , mrs. obama took the girls to visit some of washington 's elite private schools , with tuition of about $ 28,000 . in an interview with cbs news , she resorted to the kind of careful phrasing that practiced politicians use to avoid controversy . what we have asked people to understand is that the decision that we make will be based on the best interests of the girls . we have n't made that decision yet . we want that to be a personal process , and people have been really good about respecting that . ' they ca n't avoid the decision for long . the obama 's move to washington in january , just in time for the second half of the school year to begin . | michelle obama : this is a personal process , we ask that people respect that |
brit morin <tsp> ( cnn ) -- some people hire florists and caterers when planning their wedding . former google employee brit morin brought on a programmer to create a custom app . that personal app grew into weduary , a real product that helps people design wedding sites , and morin went on to create her own lifestyle how-to company called brit + co. , which combines crafting , homemaking and a bit of tech . in the year since it launched , brit + co. has created tons of step-by-step posts , filmed how-to videos staring brit , brought in user-generated projects and started selling merchandise such as crafting starter kits , books and subscription boxes called brit kits . for $ 20 a month , brit + co. will deliver a brit kit box filled with crafting materials and instructions for projects such as gloves that work on touchscreen devices . last week , brit.co entered its newest stage by branching out into content aggregation with a feature called brit 's picks . the company is pulling in posts from 25 popular crafting and style sites , including style me pretty , oh happy day and smitten kitchen , and hand-picking the best posts to share with the brit.co readers . inspired by the maker movement and the tech culture of silicon valley , morin wanted to combine her interest in technology and crafting with the popular maker movement . there was really no voice or teacher , specifically on the female side , who was really sharing all of these new innovations with those inspired to live creatively , ' she said of the maker culture . the projects on brit.co are fairly simple and meant to be completed quickly , but many incorporate cool gadgetry such as 3d and laser printers , or wired elements such as arduino kits , which are do-it-yourself computing and circuitry kits . there are recipes for no-bake peanut butter and jelly pie , instructions on how to create homemade headbands in less than five minutes , and plenty of iphone app and accessory round-ups . one of morin 's favorite recent projects was an led cowboy hat she wore to the south by southwest festival in austin , texas . using littlebits pieces , she stitched wire into the hat to spell out her twitter handle . being from texas , it really showed who i am : a little bit style , a little bit country and a little bit tech , ' said morin . morin says she aspires to be a combination of marissa mayer and martha stewart . she worked with yahoo ceo mayer in the past , and mayer is an investor in brit + co . the company raised a $ 1.25 million seed round of funding last year from a group that also included tina sharkey , the former chairman of baby center and co-founder of ivillage . in an effort to differentiate herself from the doyennes of diy like stewart , morin avoids saying the word craft , ' which she thinks makes people think of popsicle sticks . instead she enthusiastically uses the word hack ' to describe any time- or money-saving trick . for example , she hacked a jawbone up fitness tracking device by wrapping the bracelet in gold wire to make it look less like a sports accessory and more like jewelry . at brit and co. , morin 's agreeable , bubbly personality is a big part of the product . her photographs are used to illustrate the various projects . she stars in a the how-to videos online . and she is constantly promoting the brand in magazines and on tv programs . next week , she 's headed to the today ' show , where she will demonstrate how to use the shapeways site to print metals in 3d . this personality-centric approach to branding is all part of her larger plan to emulate some very successful companies . we 're trying to recreate what it is to have a person as the core of the brand , ' said morin . in the past it was disney , rockefeller , walmart ; all these huge companies that have lasted for decades had a person 's name in the brand . ' morin 's own homemaking skills are self-taught . the 27-year-old studied business and communications at the university of texas in austin before moving to silicon valley , where she worked in product and marketing at apple and google . though she has no formal design experience , she says she planned parties when she was younger and taught herself how to sew and cook . morin says that , like her , the current generation is interested in homemaking and diy , but suffers from a lack of time and proper training . morin says that with so many people 35 and younger growing up with two working parents , there 's been less time for passing on cooking , crafting and diy techniques . this generation specifically , as opposed to older generations , did n't spend enough time on the domestic arts , ' said morin , who aims to fill in the blanks for today 's busy , stylish and proudly geeky diy fans . | formerly of apple and google , brit morin has created a tech and craft how-to company |
washington <tsp> ( cnn ) -- fresh accusations that the assad regime has used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war have led many to renew calls for the world to take stronger actions to stop the growing humanitarian crisis . but recent polls have shown americans are very reluctant to support military interventions in syria . in a huffington post/yougov poll , as few as 5 % of respondents were willing to commit troops to the cause . the obama administration has been similarly hesitant to get involved in syria . q & a : is syrian war escalating to wider conflict ? while the administration has made some efforts to respond to humanitarian crises elsewhere in the world -- the u.s. joined nato in its successful mission to assist libyan rebels , military advisers have been sent to uganda to combat the lord 's resistance army and to jordan to help syrian rebels -- full-scale military intervention in syria does not appear to be on the table . read more : opposition source -- syrian rebels get u.s.-organized training in jordan president obama 's varying view on humanitarian intervention is in keeping with over 20 years of inconsistent american policy on the issue . over the last 20 years , the u.s. government has chosen to intervene in bosnia , kosovo , somalia , haiti , and libya while resisting calls to take action in rwanda and sudan . read more : 5 reasons syria 's war suddenly looks more dangerous to better predict whether the u.s. will intervene in syria , or any other similar crisis , we must understand why washington selectively engages in humanitarian intervention missions . our recent research on when and why the u.s. engages in humanitarian intervention emphasizes two factors that might force the u.s. government 's hand on humanitarian intervention : public opinion and congressional partisanship . we analyzed public opinion polls and congressional votes during four episodes of humanitarian intervention -- somalia , haiti , bosnia and kosovo -- and found , as recent debates seems to suggest , humanitarian intervention is mired in the mundane world of politics . contrary to conventional wisdom , politics do not end at water 's edge . ' there is some good news to report : both the general public and individual legislators understand and are responsive to the moral imperative of stopping humanitarian crises . the public is generally supportive of humanitarian missions . even in the recent polls on syria , respondents believe something should be done , even if they are unsupportive of military action by the u.s .. opinion : give peace talks in syria a chance further , congress is not wholly unresponsive to public preferences regarding intervention in humanitarian emergencies . legislative support is more likely in cases where public opinion generally favors intervention . those who push for more humanitarian missions can increase support for such missions by raising public outcry for action . but the bad news is that humanitarian crises , like in syria , which should rise above politics as usual , are often mired in that very spot . opinion : why the syrian quagmire threatens turkey although public opinion appears to have an influence on legislative behavior , traditional factors such as partisanship have the strongest influence on how legislators cast their votes . humanitarian intervention is most likely when the u.s. president enjoys a majority in congress . in the case of the 1990s , humanitarian interventions failed to get off the ground when president clinton lost majorities in congress . if american politics is becoming increasingly partisan , future administrations should have an even harder time galvanizing the domestic support they need to address any humanitarian crises . opinion : obama 's no-win options in syria this does not mean , however , that humanitarian intervention will only occur when a president enjoys a majority in congress . as the recently launched humanitarian missions suggest , politicians are learning the lessons of the 1990s and circumventing congress . this helps explain why president obama 's decision to contribute the u.s. military to nato operations in libya proceeded without congressional authorization ; the president was surely aware that such a vote would go down to defeat in a republican-controlled house and deeply partisan senate . congress was similarly bypassed in october 2011 when the administration deployed military advisers to uganda . congress was similarly bypassed in 2011 and 2013 when the administration deployed military advisers to uganda and jordan , respectively . for those who advocate for a strong humanitarian intervention in syria , our research does not paint a completely gloomy picture . instead , it simply suggests that domestic political will is a necessary precondition for intervention missions and should not be overlooked . it is important to recognize that partisan bickering and political jockeying shape responses to humanitarian crises just as in trade policy , arms control , and immigration politics . while the atrocities are singular in their importance , the politics of dealing with them are not . for those eager to craft a uniform and effective international response to humanitarian crises as in syria , they must first turn their attention to domestic politics . the political elites who must decide when , whether , where and how to fulfill the responsibility to protect , face their own domestic political battles . ignoring these contexts threatens to over-simplify both the problems and the promises of humanitarian intervention . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of timothy hildebrandt , courtney hillebrecht and jon pevehouse . | experts : washington selectively engages in humanitarian intervention missions |
art dubai <tsp> dubai , united arab emirates ( cnn ) -- if you look at dubai , there is the modern side and the traditional side , but they all interact with each other . if i 'm in the car , i can go from one place to another and see different backgrounds , different people and different surrounding -- and for me this is always interesting to show in my work . i have seen it growing -- more buildings , hotels and lots of architecture being constructed all the time . it has changed rapidly over the past 10 years . i think i am lucky to see it all happen because now if there is an extra building , i would not really notice it ! i have seen it all change . it is part of who i am . there is always that other side of dubai where it is very simple , humble and down-to-earth , regardless of who you are . i think it is always important to see the original dubai , how it used to be , and a lot of it is still there . i do n't mind having these modern architectural buildings . it was more of a desert over here with tents and small houses , so there was n't really much to preserve . our job was to build more and i think dubai has that balance where there are the old and the new areas . i 'm very interested in artisans of the region because few of them exist . i always like to work one-to-one with craftsmen and recreate what they are making . i try and look for traditional materials . i would take a traditional material and maybe wrap it around a formula one car ... or fit it on an art platform in a new way . i would call myself a multidisciplinary designer -- i use more than one medium at the same time . more from human to hero : how'slam dunk'manga artist brings characters to life sometimes an old emirati man will come and whisper in my ear : is n't this a gargour ( traditional fishing trap made of steel ) ? ' and i would say , yeah . ' for me this is what i am trying to do -- show my work to people who maybe are not from an art background . art dubai is an art fair that happens every year in march . i was an artist-in-residence in 2012 . the residency program is located in old dubai . there are a couple of old buildings that are turned into art spaces . i wanted to do something connected to the area , so just a couple of blocks away , if you walked through bastakiya ( one of the oldest most traditional districts of dubai ) you would see the fabric shops and i remembered the textile shops from my childhood . my mum would get fabrics and i think this was where my interest in art and colors started . there is usually a cardboard tube that they wrap around the fabric and ... so i said , can i use them ? ' i ended up collecting about 50 a day from different shops . i created stools and chairs that you could arrange in different ways as modular furniture . more from human to hero : ghanian artist who transforms bottle tops into masterpieces i was also very interested in the wooden hand barrows that are used to take these fabrics from one shop to another . most of the hand barrow men -- known as haath gadi wallahs -- can only speak urdu . i convinced one of them to work with me like a performance and i took him into bastakiya which has very narrow streets . but right now instead of having fabrics on that barrow , it has got an art piece on it made out of cardboard tubes . to me it is the juxtaposition of history with something from the present . people were interacting with it really nicely , asking questions as they saw it moving around , others thought he must have lost his way from the souq and that is what i wanted to achieve . i called it prayer on a wheel . this is an example of how i tend to do my work -- take something from our past that is still used in our present and then redesign it in a new form and give it a new function -- and most of the time it is an artistic function -- to reintroduce it again . recently i wanted to explore the gargour . they used to make them out of dry palm leaves but now they make them out of metal wire . with the help of craftsmen we joined the fish traps together to make a full sphere . the name of it was present , perfect and continuous -- defining that this tool of fishing that was in the past can still be used in the present and can continue to be used in the future . more from human to hero : chinese sculptor xiang jing 's painful search for truth i think emirati artists are trying to invent their identity and create a regional style for dubai . it is less challenging when you are a woman because they always think that art is your feminine side . i would like to see a lot of collaborations with emirati and international artists or designers . ( british designer ) stuart haygarth created a light sculpture out of palm leaves with the help of emirati artisans ( at the recent abu dhabi art fair . ) i would love to do this one day . people would see the possibilities we have got here . i think collaborations are very powerful because they mix the media from different backgrounds and when you put them together there are a lot of unexpected results . | this year she became one of the first female artists-in-residence at art dubai |
panasonic <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- he got his first big break at art school , when an employee from wilkinson sword saw his graduation show and commissioned him to design some disposable razors . today , dick powell is one of the world 's leading figures in design . as one half of british design agency seymourpowell , he is responsible for such milestone products as the pocket mobile phone and cordless kettle and has designed for major institutions including unilever , panasonic and nestlã© . he has twice been appointed president of the uk 's design and art direction ( d & ad ) board , who honored his outstanding contribution to creativity with their president 's award . recently , somewhere in between working on a new concept for the virgin galactic spacecraft and running a business , powell has found time to take on a new role -- that of the mentor . not a stranger to tv after his series better by design ' with company co-founder richard seymour , powell appears on screen for cnn 's blueprint to offer guidance to a group of ambitious students who have created electricity conducting paint . we caught the design kingpin for an exclusive q & a . cnn : what are the three most important principles of good product design ? dick powell : that 's easy . design is about making things better -- that means better for people , better for business and better for the world . cnn : which product from the last decade is the best example of a meeting between form and function ? dp : apple 's iphone . it 's what we call a meta-product , so it 's a combination of hardware , software and service . cnn : what 's the best way for an amateur designer to turn a great idea into a reality ? dp : never give up . that would be the first piece of advice . getting a new product to market is an amazingly difficult thing to do . it 's not about the design . the design is just one part of it . you need the finance to fund it . the most important thing , which most people get wrong , is that they think they have a good idea when in fact it 's probably not a good idea . it 's a great idea to them but they need to think very hard about their potential market and be convinced that it is going to have a volume acceptance , because you ca n't get products to market without high numbers . also , people often forget about distribution -- it is fine to have a great product but you 've got to get it in front of people . cnn : how does the environment you work in affect creativity ? dp : i think it 's more about culture than environment . it 's important to have a great office and studio to work in but it 's really about the culture -- inside the studio and the business is what matters . if you 've got an innovative and creative culture alive in the business then that is all you need . cnn : how do you keep the spirit of innovation in your company alive ? dp : by always striving to be better , by never being satisfied with the way things are . cnn : some areas of industry , such as healthcare , have greatly benefited from innovative design . are there any industries that you think are crying out for pioneering design solutions ? dp : i do n't think so , no . i think nearly every industry i can think of has become involved with design to a greater or lesser degree but there are none out there that are crying out for it that i can think of . i think the service industry is going to benefit the most in the near future . it comes back to what i was saying about meta-products . what defines them is that they provide a service of some kind , so from the machine that gives you your money out of a wall to the car you drive . for the internet of things we are going to be seeing , to a much greater extent , the provision of service with everything that we buy and use . cnn : is product design a science or an art ? dp : well , it 's a combination of those two things that really defines design . it 's not necessarily science . i suppose it could be seen as a science . quiz : looks cool ... what does it do ? cnn : what are the most common mistakes people make when designing a new product ? dp : designing a product is like juggling plates . one plate might be function and another might be market , another manufacturers , another cost and another look and feel . there are 15 or 20 of those plates and you 've got to keep them all spinning all of the time . designers tend to spin up one or two of them , particularly look and feel , at the expense of the others and the they start to fall off . cost is a plate that often falls off . designers get carried away with look and feel and function and lose sight of cost , manufacturer ability , distribution and market . cnn : what is the proudest achievement in your career to date ? dp : i think it 's when rich and i received the d & ad president 's award . cnn : what 's the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you ? dp : well it 's a universal truth : treat others as you like to be treated yourself . | he has worked with household brands including panasonic , nestle and unilever |
brooklyn <tsp> new york ( cnn ) -- two men are in custody in connection with the death of a 16-month-old boy shot while his father pushed his stroller across a brooklyn street , authorities said friday . the father , anthony hennis , 21 , was pushing antiq hennis in his stroller near their home on sunday evening . the child was shot in the left side of his head , according to police . new york detectives and u.s. marshals apprehended the two men friday morning at a wilkes-barre , pennsylvania , apartment according to nypd commissioner ray kelly . daquan breland , 23 , and daquan wright , 19 , are awaiting extradition back to new york . because they have not been charged , police said they do n't know whether they have attorneys . both men have some kind of relationship with the young boy 's father , who has declined to be interviewed , according to kelly . breland is on parole for a felony assault in upstate new york , according to police . an eyewitness said breland opened fire after wright handed him a gun , according to kelly , who did not cite a possible motive . the shooting came two days after a georgia jury convicted an 18-year-old man of murder in the shooting of a 1-year-old baby in a stroller in the coastal city of brunswick . de'marquise elkins faces a mandatory life sentence in the march 21 killing of antonio santiago . the child 's mother said elkins shot her and the baby after demanding money . | father was walking near brooklyn home when boy was shot |
maryland <tsp> ( cnn ) -- another state of the union address , another road trip for president barack obama to push now-familiar policies that he said he would pursue on his own if congress wo n't cooperate . at a costco in suburban maryland on wednesday , obama amplified his call for an increase in the minimum wage . he then traveled to pennsylvania for another event staged around the economy . americans overwhelmingly agree , nobody who 's working full time should ever have to raise a family in poverty , ' the president said . and that is why i firmly believe it is time to give america a raise . ' obama heads to wisconsin and tennessee on thursday , continuing a tradition of selling his policy prescription directly to the public after the ceremonial report to the nation . vintage obama in his address on tuesday , the president talked a good game of acting on his own if necessary , but his words also showed he knows that true progress depends on cooperation with a divided and recalcitrant congress . sometimes we stumble ; we make mistakes ; we get frustrated or discouraged , ' he said near the end , seeming to describe 2013 - when his approval ratings dropped . but for more than 200 years , we have put those things aside and placed our collective shoulder to the wheel of progress . ' it was vintage obama , blending hopeful calls for a unified approach with declarations of presidential independence through executive orders . there were the now familiar calls to recalibrate the tax code , spend more to rebuild roads and bridges , bolster education and avoid war if at all possible . he said what ? obama 's speech explained oratorical skills he brought many to tears with a tribute to sgt . first class cory remsburg , a disabled war veteran who sat next to first lady michelle obama and waved with wounded limbs to a prolonged standing ovation . even republicans relentlessly critical of the president conceded his oratorical skill . a speech by barack obama is a lot like sex , ' said gop strategist and cnn contributor alex castellanos . the worst there ever was is still excellent . ' according to a snap cnn/orc international poll , 44 % of respondents had a very positive ' response to obama 's speech , while 32 % described a somewhat positive ' response and 22 % did n't like it at all . last year , 53 % of respondents in a similar poll rated their response to the 2013 address as very positive . an optimistic goal the underlying theme of obama 's fifth state of the union address was his call for the government to work on behalf of all americans in 2014 , and his pledge to do so even if congress refused to join him in an election year . let 's make this a year of action , ' obama said . that 's what most americans want -- for all of us in this chamber to focus on their lives , their hopes , their aspirations . ' it 's an optimistic goal for a president with a 43 % approval rating entering his sixth year in office and facing a determined opposition in the republican-led house of representatives with congressional elections looming in november . search the transcript of obama 's speech ' what i offer tonight is a set of concrete , practical proposals to speed up growth , strengthen the middle class , and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class , ' obama said . some require congressional action , and i 'm eager to work with all of you . but america does not stand still , and neither will i . ' going it alone on issue after issue , he invited congress to work with him but said he also would go it alone . obama called for more government support to rebuild the nation 's infrastructure , but also said that i will act on my own to slash bureaucracy and streamline the permitting process for key projects , so we can get more construction workers on the job as fast as possible . ' the president also promised an executive order to raise the minimum wage for some government contract workers . while the action is relatively narrow and affects less than half a million people , obama urged congress to follow suit for all low-wage workers in america . opinion : can obama deliver action on inequality ? gop responds earlier tuesday , house speaker john boehner chafed at such unilateral action , telling reporters that republicans are just not going to sit here and let the president trample all over us . ' in the official republican response , rep. cathy mcmorris rodgers of washington complained that obama 's policies are making people 's lives harder . ' we hope the president will join us in a year of real action -- by empowering people -- not by making their lives harder with unprecedented spending , higher taxes , and fewer jobs , ' she said . agreeing on immigration one area of possible progress is immigration reform . obama got a long ovation when he urged republicans in the house to join democrats in passing a senate plan that got bipartisan support . mcmorris rodgers also brought up the issue backed by some republicans as a way to bolster their weak support among hispanic americans , the nation 's largest minority demographic . we 're working on a step-by-step solution to immigration reform by first securing our borders and making sure america will always attract the best , brightest , and hardest working from around the world , ' she said in describing the more limited gop approach to the comprehensive senate measure that includes a path to legal status for immigrants living illegally in the country . cnn poll : speech watcher reaction less positive than previous years disagreeing on obamacare on another major reform issue , obama chided republicans for trying to undermine his signature health care law that passed in 2010 without gop support . he cited the millions of people helped by the reforms that ended denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions among its benefits . the american people are n't interested in refighting old battles , ' obama said . let 's not have another 40-something votes to repeal a law that 's already helping millions of americans . ... the first 40 were plenty . ... we all owe it to the american people to say what we 're for , not just what we 're against . ' in her response , though , mcmorris rodgers continued the gop attack line on the health care reforms as big government run amok and causing harm to people by raising costs and limiting their personal choices of doctors and medical treatment . this year 's state of the union is a defining test for obama the cnn/orc poll indicated 59 % of respondents thought obama 's policies as presented in the speech would help the economy , a lower figure than in recent years . laying out goals obama said he will order the u.s. treasury to create a new federal retirement savings account called myra , a savings bond that would guarantee a decent return with no risk of losing what you put in . ' it will be available to those whose jobs do n't offer traditional retirement savings programs , he said . additionally , obama called for : -- eliminating $ 4 billion in tax subsidies for the fossil fuel industries that do n't need it ' and instead invest more in fuels of the future . ' -- equal pay for women , noting they make 77 cents for each dollar a man earns , which he called wrong ' and an embarrassment ' to prompt loud and long applause . -- setting new fuel standards for american trucks to help reduce u.s. oil imports and what we pay at the pump . ' -- reworking the corporate tax code . he urged congress to work with him to close wasteful , complicated loopholes that punish businesses investing here ' and instead lower tax rates for businesses that create jobs right here at home . ' -- congress to lift restrictions on transferring detainees from guantanamo bay so the prison can be closed in 2014 . obama also reiterated that he will veto any new sanctions bill from congress that would derail talks on preventing iran from developing a nuclear weapon , adding that for the sake of our national security , we must give diplomacy a chance to succeed . ' brazile : obama 's message : a dysfunctional congress , but we 'll get it done anyway increasing minimum wage even as he cited a growing economy and increasing corporate profits , obama said average wages have been flat . along with his order raising the minimum wage for workers on federal contracts , obama asked congress to get on board with a democratic proposal to raise the federal minimum to $ 10.10 per hour . republicans largely oppose any federal increase , saying it will place a burden on employers . this is definitely the president 's agenda and has been for some time now , ' said cnn chief political correspondent candy crowley , who added it was hard to see how republicans would respond any differently than before and therefore , it was hard to see big things happening in 2014 . john edwards says dems should do more on poverty cnn 's : adam aigner-treworgy , keating holland , leigh ann caldwell , chelsea j. carter , becky brittain , brianna keilar , jim acosta , dana bash , deirdre walsh , jake tapper and paul steinhauser contributed to this report . | new : president obama in maryland and pennsylvania on wednesday |
france <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former panamanian dictator manuel noriega can be extradited to his home country , a french appeals court said in an opinion issued wednesday , according to a court spokeswoman . france ordered noriega 's extradition earlier this year , responding to a panamanian government request for the former dictator 's return to face charges that he had a political rival killed . the extradition was held up by court action , however . it was unclear when french prime minister francois fillon would sign the extradition order to set in motion noriega 's transfer . last year , a french court sentenced noriega to seven years in prison for money laundering . he also was fined almost 2.3 million euros ( $ 2.9 million ) , the amount of drug money he was accused of laundering through french banks . noriega denied the charges . panamanian officials want him to face justice there in the case of the killing of hugo spadafora , a doctor and political opponent of noriega . noriega was convicted in absentia of being involved with the kidnapping and killing of spadafora in 1985 . the u.s. government has portrayed noriega as the ultimate crooked cop -- a man who was paid millions by the medellin drug cartel in colombia to protect cocaine and money shipments . he was convicted of drug trafficking and other crimes in the united states . u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton cleared the way for noriega to be sent to france in april 2010 after he spent 20 years in a u.s. federal prison . noriega and his attorneys had argued the united states was violating the geneva convention by not sending him back to panama , where he was seized by u.s. troops after the united states invaded that country in 1989 in operation nifty package . u.s. federal courts ruled against him . when u.s. forces invaded the country , noriega fled his offices and tried to seek sanctuary in the vatican embassy in panama city . u.s. troops set up large speakers around the compound , blaring music at all hours , a psychological ploy to rattle the general . he eventually surrendered on january 3 , 1990 , and was quickly escorted to the united states for a civilian trial . noriega 's u.s. sentence , originally for 30 years , ended in september 2007 after time off for good behavior . however , he remained in prison while the french extradition issue was decided . while in u.s. custody , noriega suffered from prostate cancer and had a stroke . cnn 's saskya vandoorne , tom cohen and alanne orjoux contributed to this report . | france ordered noriega 's extradition earlier this year |
murdoch <tsp> global media tycoon rupert murdoch spent hours wednesday downplaying his political influence , even as british prime minister david cameron said politicians in his country had been too close to murdoch over the years . murdoch insisted that his newspapers did not lobby for his commercial interests and he had never asked a prime minister for anything . ' murdoch was being grilled about his relationship with politicians at an independent british inquiry prompted by illegal eavesdropping by his news of the world newspaper . murdoch told the leveson inquiry he does not believe in journalists using phone hacking or private detectives , calling it a lazy way of reporters doing their job . ' the media baron , who owns the sun and the times in london , as well as controlling the wall street journal , new york post and fox news , also denied using the power of his press for personal gain . at the same time , cameron was saying politicians from across the political spectrum had been too close to the powerful media baron . i think we all , on both sides of this house , did a bit too much cozying up to mr. murdoch , ' he told the house of commons as his government was battered over testimony murdoch 's son had given the day before . james murdoch testified tuesday that before cameron became prime minister , he had met the politician over drinks at a pub and told him the company 's sun newspaper would support his conservative party in the next election . meanwhile , rupert murdoch was having a bitter falling out with then-prime minister gordon brown , the elder murdoch said wednesday . he told brown his papers would not support brown 's labour party in the 2010 election , prompting brown to respond : your company has ... declared war on my government and we have no alternative but to declare war on your company , ' murdoch quoted brown as saying . and i said ,'i 'm sorry about that gordon , thank you for calling .'end of subject , ' rupert murdoch said . he earlier insisted strongly that there had been no quid pro quo with tony blair as murdoch 's papers switched support from the conservative party to blair 's labour party in 1997 -- not long before blair swept into power as prime minister . i , in 10 years in his power there , never asked tony blair for any favors and never received any , ' murdoch said , pounding his hand on the table for emphasis . on tuesday , leveson inquiry lawyer robert jay pressed james murdoch over the extent of his contact with politicians as the company moved to take full ownership of satellite broadcaster bskyb . that bid that collapsed because of the phone-hacking scandal . evidence published tuesday suggests that news corp. was getting inside information from the office of the government minister with the power to approve or block the acquisition , culture secretary jeremy hunt . adam smith , an aide to hunt , resigned wednesday , saying his contacts with murdoch representatives had gone beyond what the culture secretary had authorized . but hunt told the house of commons he would not quit . e-mails released by leveson inquiry have been alleged to indicate there was a back channel through which news corp. were able to influence my decisions . this is categorically not the case , ' hunt said . james murdoch insisted before the leveson inquiry tuesday that he knew little about the scale of phone hacking by people working for the news of the world , as he continued his fight to limit the damage the scandal does to him and his family 's media empire . the scandal has led to dozens of arrests on suspicion of criminal activity and forced news corp. to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to the victims of phone hacking . james and rupert murdoch have been hammered over the past year about what they knew about phone hacking by people working for them . underlings did not tell james murdoch how pervasive the practice was when he took over news corp. 's british newspaper publishing arm , he testified tuesday . he agreed with a suggestion that the reason was because they knew he would put a stop to it . i think that must be it , that i would say ,'cut out the cancer ,'and there was some desire to not do that , ' he told the leveson inquiry . former murdoch employees testified earlier that they told him about the problem . the younger murdoch has already been called twice to testify before british lawmakers and resigned from a number of top management positions at british subsidiaries of his father 's media empire . he and his father have always denied knowing about the scale of phone hacking , which police say could have affected thousands of people , ranging from celebrities and politicians to crime victims and war veterans . dozens of people have been arrested in criminal investigations into phone and e-mail hacking and police bribery , and police asked prosecutors last week to charge at least eight people . the suspects include at least one journalist and a police officer , the crown prosecution service said , declining to name them . no charges have been filed , and the crown prosecution service said it did not know when a decision would be made about charges . in addition to the leveson inquiry and london 's metropolitan police , two parliamentary committees also are looking into media conduct . news corp. shut down the news of the world , its british sunday tabloid , last summer after public outrage at the scale of illegal eavesdropping its journalists did in search of stories . | gordon brown declared war ' on murdoch , the media baron testifies |
murdoch <tsp> global media tycoon rupert murdoch spent hours wednesday downplaying his political influence , even as british prime minister david cameron said politicians in his country had been too close to murdoch over the years . murdoch insisted that his newspapers did not lobby for his commercial interests and he had never asked a prime minister for anything . ' murdoch was being grilled about his relationship with politicians at an independent british inquiry prompted by illegal eavesdropping by his news of the world newspaper . murdoch told the leveson inquiry he does not believe in journalists using phone hacking or private detectives , calling it a lazy way of reporters doing their job . ' the media baron , who owns the sun and the times in london , as well as controlling the wall street journal , new york post and fox news , also denied using the power of his press for personal gain . at the same time , cameron was saying politicians from across the political spectrum had been too close to the powerful media baron . i think we all , on both sides of this house , did a bit too much cozying up to mr. murdoch , ' he told the house of commons as his government was battered over testimony murdoch 's son had given the day before . james murdoch testified tuesday that before cameron became prime minister , he had met the politician over drinks at a pub and told him the company 's sun newspaper would support his conservative party in the next election . meanwhile , rupert murdoch was having a bitter falling out with then-prime minister gordon brown , the elder murdoch said wednesday . he told brown his papers would not support brown 's labour party in the 2010 election , prompting brown to respond : your company has ... declared war on my government and we have no alternative but to declare war on your company , ' murdoch quoted brown as saying . and i said ,'i 'm sorry about that gordon , thank you for calling .'end of subject , ' rupert murdoch said . he earlier insisted strongly that there had been no quid pro quo with tony blair as murdoch 's papers switched support from the conservative party to blair 's labour party in 1997 -- not long before blair swept into power as prime minister . i , in 10 years in his power there , never asked tony blair for any favors and never received any , ' murdoch said , pounding his hand on the table for emphasis . on tuesday , leveson inquiry lawyer robert jay pressed james murdoch over the extent of his contact with politicians as the company moved to take full ownership of satellite broadcaster bskyb . that bid that collapsed because of the phone-hacking scandal . evidence published tuesday suggests that news corp. was getting inside information from the office of the government minister with the power to approve or block the acquisition , culture secretary jeremy hunt . adam smith , an aide to hunt , resigned wednesday , saying his contacts with murdoch representatives had gone beyond what the culture secretary had authorized . but hunt told the house of commons he would not quit . e-mails released by leveson inquiry have been alleged to indicate there was a back channel through which news corp. were able to influence my decisions . this is categorically not the case , ' hunt said . james murdoch insisted before the leveson inquiry tuesday that he knew little about the scale of phone hacking by people working for the news of the world , as he continued his fight to limit the damage the scandal does to him and his family 's media empire . the scandal has led to dozens of arrests on suspicion of criminal activity and forced news corp. to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to the victims of phone hacking . james and rupert murdoch have been hammered over the past year about what they knew about phone hacking by people working for them . underlings did not tell james murdoch how pervasive the practice was when he took over news corp. 's british newspaper publishing arm , he testified tuesday . he agreed with a suggestion that the reason was because they knew he would put a stop to it . i think that must be it , that i would say ,'cut out the cancer ,'and there was some desire to not do that , ' he told the leveson inquiry . former murdoch employees testified earlier that they told him about the problem . the younger murdoch has already been called twice to testify before british lawmakers and resigned from a number of top management positions at british subsidiaries of his father 's media empire . he and his father have always denied knowing about the scale of phone hacking , which police say could have affected thousands of people , ranging from celebrities and politicians to crime victims and war veterans . dozens of people have been arrested in criminal investigations into phone and e-mail hacking and police bribery , and police asked prosecutors last week to charge at least eight people . the suspects include at least one journalist and a police officer , the crown prosecution service said , declining to name them . no charges have been filed , and the crown prosecution service said it did not know when a decision would be made about charges . in addition to the leveson inquiry and london 's metropolitan police , two parliamentary committees also are looking into media conduct . news corp. shut down the news of the world , its british sunday tabloid , last summer after public outrage at the scale of illegal eavesdropping its journalists did in search of stories . | a government aide resigns over links to the murdoch empire |
murdoch <tsp> global media tycoon rupert murdoch spent hours wednesday downplaying his political influence , even as british prime minister david cameron said politicians in his country had been too close to murdoch over the years . murdoch insisted that his newspapers did not lobby for his commercial interests and he had never asked a prime minister for anything . ' murdoch was being grilled about his relationship with politicians at an independent british inquiry prompted by illegal eavesdropping by his news of the world newspaper . murdoch told the leveson inquiry he does not believe in journalists using phone hacking or private detectives , calling it a lazy way of reporters doing their job . ' the media baron , who owns the sun and the times in london , as well as controlling the wall street journal , new york post and fox news , also denied using the power of his press for personal gain . at the same time , cameron was saying politicians from across the political spectrum had been too close to the powerful media baron . i think we all , on both sides of this house , did a bit too much cozying up to mr. murdoch , ' he told the house of commons as his government was battered over testimony murdoch 's son had given the day before . james murdoch testified tuesday that before cameron became prime minister , he had met the politician over drinks at a pub and told him the company 's sun newspaper would support his conservative party in the next election . meanwhile , rupert murdoch was having a bitter falling out with then-prime minister gordon brown , the elder murdoch said wednesday . he told brown his papers would not support brown 's labour party in the 2010 election , prompting brown to respond : your company has ... declared war on my government and we have no alternative but to declare war on your company , ' murdoch quoted brown as saying . and i said ,'i 'm sorry about that gordon , thank you for calling .'end of subject , ' rupert murdoch said . he earlier insisted strongly that there had been no quid pro quo with tony blair as murdoch 's papers switched support from the conservative party to blair 's labour party in 1997 -- not long before blair swept into power as prime minister . i , in 10 years in his power there , never asked tony blair for any favors and never received any , ' murdoch said , pounding his hand on the table for emphasis . on tuesday , leveson inquiry lawyer robert jay pressed james murdoch over the extent of his contact with politicians as the company moved to take full ownership of satellite broadcaster bskyb . that bid that collapsed because of the phone-hacking scandal . evidence published tuesday suggests that news corp. was getting inside information from the office of the government minister with the power to approve or block the acquisition , culture secretary jeremy hunt . adam smith , an aide to hunt , resigned wednesday , saying his contacts with murdoch representatives had gone beyond what the culture secretary had authorized . but hunt told the house of commons he would not quit . e-mails released by leveson inquiry have been alleged to indicate there was a back channel through which news corp. were able to influence my decisions . this is categorically not the case , ' hunt said . james murdoch insisted before the leveson inquiry tuesday that he knew little about the scale of phone hacking by people working for the news of the world , as he continued his fight to limit the damage the scandal does to him and his family 's media empire . the scandal has led to dozens of arrests on suspicion of criminal activity and forced news corp. to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to the victims of phone hacking . james and rupert murdoch have been hammered over the past year about what they knew about phone hacking by people working for them . underlings did not tell james murdoch how pervasive the practice was when he took over news corp. 's british newspaper publishing arm , he testified tuesday . he agreed with a suggestion that the reason was because they knew he would put a stop to it . i think that must be it , that i would say ,'cut out the cancer ,'and there was some desire to not do that , ' he told the leveson inquiry . former murdoch employees testified earlier that they told him about the problem . the younger murdoch has already been called twice to testify before british lawmakers and resigned from a number of top management positions at british subsidiaries of his father 's media empire . he and his father have always denied knowing about the scale of phone hacking , which police say could have affected thousands of people , ranging from celebrities and politicians to crime victims and war veterans . dozens of people have been arrested in criminal investigations into phone and e-mail hacking and police bribery , and police asked prosecutors last week to charge at least eight people . the suspects include at least one journalist and a police officer , the crown prosecution service said , declining to name them . no charges have been filed , and the crown prosecution service said it did not know when a decision would be made about charges . in addition to the leveson inquiry and london 's metropolitan police , two parliamentary committees also are looking into media conduct . news corp. shut down the news of the world , its british sunday tabloid , last summer after public outrage at the scale of illegal eavesdropping its journalists did in search of stories . | rupert murdoch denies using his papers to promote his business interests |
murdoch <tsp> global media tycoon rupert murdoch spent hours wednesday downplaying his political influence , even as british prime minister david cameron said politicians in his country had been too close to murdoch over the years . murdoch insisted that his newspapers did not lobby for his commercial interests and he had never asked a prime minister for anything . ' murdoch was being grilled about his relationship with politicians at an independent british inquiry prompted by illegal eavesdropping by his news of the world newspaper . murdoch told the leveson inquiry he does not believe in journalists using phone hacking or private detectives , calling it a lazy way of reporters doing their job . ' the media baron , who owns the sun and the times in london , as well as controlling the wall street journal , new york post and fox news , also denied using the power of his press for personal gain . at the same time , cameron was saying politicians from across the political spectrum had been too close to the powerful media baron . i think we all , on both sides of this house , did a bit too much cozying up to mr. murdoch , ' he told the house of commons as his government was battered over testimony murdoch 's son had given the day before . james murdoch testified tuesday that before cameron became prime minister , he had met the politician over drinks at a pub and told him the company 's sun newspaper would support his conservative party in the next election . meanwhile , rupert murdoch was having a bitter falling out with then-prime minister gordon brown , the elder murdoch said wednesday . he told brown his papers would not support brown 's labour party in the 2010 election , prompting brown to respond : your company has ... declared war on my government and we have no alternative but to declare war on your company , ' murdoch quoted brown as saying . and i said ,'i 'm sorry about that gordon , thank you for calling .'end of subject , ' rupert murdoch said . he earlier insisted strongly that there had been no quid pro quo with tony blair as murdoch 's papers switched support from the conservative party to blair 's labour party in 1997 -- not long before blair swept into power as prime minister . i , in 10 years in his power there , never asked tony blair for any favors and never received any , ' murdoch said , pounding his hand on the table for emphasis . on tuesday , leveson inquiry lawyer robert jay pressed james murdoch over the extent of his contact with politicians as the company moved to take full ownership of satellite broadcaster bskyb . that bid that collapsed because of the phone-hacking scandal . evidence published tuesday suggests that news corp. was getting inside information from the office of the government minister with the power to approve or block the acquisition , culture secretary jeremy hunt . adam smith , an aide to hunt , resigned wednesday , saying his contacts with murdoch representatives had gone beyond what the culture secretary had authorized . but hunt told the house of commons he would not quit . e-mails released by leveson inquiry have been alleged to indicate there was a back channel through which news corp. were able to influence my decisions . this is categorically not the case , ' hunt said . james murdoch insisted before the leveson inquiry tuesday that he knew little about the scale of phone hacking by people working for the news of the world , as he continued his fight to limit the damage the scandal does to him and his family 's media empire . the scandal has led to dozens of arrests on suspicion of criminal activity and forced news corp. to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to the victims of phone hacking . james and rupert murdoch have been hammered over the past year about what they knew about phone hacking by people working for them . underlings did not tell james murdoch how pervasive the practice was when he took over news corp. 's british newspaper publishing arm , he testified tuesday . he agreed with a suggestion that the reason was because they knew he would put a stop to it . i think that must be it , that i would say ,'cut out the cancer ,'and there was some desire to not do that , ' he told the leveson inquiry . former murdoch employees testified earlier that they told him about the problem . the younger murdoch has already been called twice to testify before british lawmakers and resigned from a number of top management positions at british subsidiaries of his father 's media empire . he and his father have always denied knowing about the scale of phone hacking , which police say could have affected thousands of people , ranging from celebrities and politicians to crime victims and war veterans . dozens of people have been arrested in criminal investigations into phone and e-mail hacking and police bribery , and police asked prosecutors last week to charge at least eight people . the suspects include at least one journalist and a police officer , the crown prosecution service said , declining to name them . no charges have been filed , and the crown prosecution service said it did not know when a decision would be made about charges . in addition to the leveson inquiry and london 's metropolitan police , two parliamentary committees also are looking into media conduct . news corp. shut down the news of the world , its british sunday tabloid , last summer after public outrage at the scale of illegal eavesdropping its journalists did in search of stories . | david cameron says politicians have been too cozy ' with murdoch |
saddam hussein <tsp> ( cnn ) back in 1989 , ayatollah khomeini famously said he was drinking poison ' when he accepted a ceasefire to end the eight-year-old war with iraq . the war had helped define khomeini 's regime , the islamic republic , which he had founded a year before saddam hussein invaded iran . khomeini galvanized the nation , both his supporters and growing opponents , to fight against the enemy . he dragged out the war for eight years , despite saddam 's willingness to accept a ceasefire , and thus stabilized the foundations of the islamic republic . by the time he ended the war , the economy was in shambles , and there was no sign of his die-hard volunteers . since then , drinking a chalice of poison ' has became part of iranian political lexicon , and many analysts have asked whether ayatollah ali khamenei , khomeini 's successor , would raise the chalice and surrender to demands by the west to end iran 's nuclear program . like the war , iran 's defiance to halt its controversial nuclear program has defined khameni 's era . he has defied the west in the face of increasing economic pressure . iran claims that its program is peaceful , but khamenei 's refusal to end uranium enrichment activities -- a process that can lead to making nuclear fuel as well as nuclear bombs -- has landed the country under crippling sanctions . the standoff with the west has stretched longer than the war . the agreement reached in lausanne , switzerland , however , marks a new chapter in the history of the country . if iran can finalize a deal by june with the united states and its p5+1 partners , international investors , including americans , would be able to invest in iran for the first time in decades . iran can develop its gas and oil fields , and the economy can leap forward . desperate for a deal , whoever i called over the past week inside iran was glued to their television sets , and tens of thousands poured out on the streets to celebrate the agreement late thursday night . iran 's economy shrank after sanctions were intensified in 2012 and the value of the rial , the iranian currency , plunged to one-third of the u.s. dollar . inflation soared and the bank accounts of ordinary iranians were frozen overseas as a result of sanctions . millions of iranians are hoping that their lives will improve in the post-deal era . despite the regime 's propaganda that claimed the program enjoys wide support among people , critics inside the country publicly denounced nuclear policies . ahmad shirzad , a former member of parliament , denounced the program last year and said it had been against national interests . ' another critic , sadeq ziba , said in december the nuclear program has hurt the country more than the war . ' iranian politicians are divided between moderates -- led by president hassan rouhani , who wants to develop the economy -- and hardliners , who view the deal as a threat to the regime 's ideology . the majority of people brought rouhani to power in 2012 , hoping that he would ease the sanctions . many see the negotiations as a diplomatic necessity that would help sideline hardliners too . yet the lausanne agreement would not have been possible without the moderates'will and khamenei 's approval . ayatollah khamenei is 76 . last year , he underwent a long prostate surgery , which led to rumors that he might be gravely ill. his predecessor ended the war a year before his death . whether khamenei is seriously ill or not , many believe that because of his advanced age , he needs to put the country on a straight path before his death . so far , the regime has presented the deal as a win for itself . during 18 months of negotiations , the regime appeared determined not to succumb to western demands and lose its right to uranium enrichment . the lausanne agreement allows iran to spin 5,000 centrifuges and avoid national humiliation . khamenei can claim that iran is the winner in the country 's decade-long confrontation with the west -- a legacy that he wants to leave behind . he has not drunk the poison yet , not until june , when negotiators aim to iron out the final deal . but perhaps he has raised the chalice . | iran 's first supreme leader made a bitter peace with iraq 's saddam hussein |
iran <tsp> ( cnn ) back in 1989 , ayatollah khomeini famously said he was drinking poison ' when he accepted a ceasefire to end the eight-year-old war with iraq . the war had helped define khomeini 's regime , the islamic republic , which he had founded a year before saddam hussein invaded iran . khomeini galvanized the nation , both his supporters and growing opponents , to fight against the enemy . he dragged out the war for eight years , despite saddam 's willingness to accept a ceasefire , and thus stabilized the foundations of the islamic republic . by the time he ended the war , the economy was in shambles , and there was no sign of his die-hard volunteers . since then , drinking a chalice of poison ' has became part of iranian political lexicon , and many analysts have asked whether ayatollah ali khamenei , khomeini 's successor , would raise the chalice and surrender to demands by the west to end iran 's nuclear program . like the war , iran 's defiance to halt its controversial nuclear program has defined khameni 's era . he has defied the west in the face of increasing economic pressure . iran claims that its program is peaceful , but khamenei 's refusal to end uranium enrichment activities -- a process that can lead to making nuclear fuel as well as nuclear bombs -- has landed the country under crippling sanctions . the standoff with the west has stretched longer than the war . the agreement reached in lausanne , switzerland , however , marks a new chapter in the history of the country . if iran can finalize a deal by june with the united states and its p5+1 partners , international investors , including americans , would be able to invest in iran for the first time in decades . iran can develop its gas and oil fields , and the economy can leap forward . desperate for a deal , whoever i called over the past week inside iran was glued to their television sets , and tens of thousands poured out on the streets to celebrate the agreement late thursday night . iran 's economy shrank after sanctions were intensified in 2012 and the value of the rial , the iranian currency , plunged to one-third of the u.s. dollar . inflation soared and the bank accounts of ordinary iranians were frozen overseas as a result of sanctions . millions of iranians are hoping that their lives will improve in the post-deal era . despite the regime 's propaganda that claimed the program enjoys wide support among people , critics inside the country publicly denounced nuclear policies . ahmad shirzad , a former member of parliament , denounced the program last year and said it had been against national interests . ' another critic , sadeq ziba , said in december the nuclear program has hurt the country more than the war . ' iranian politicians are divided between moderates -- led by president hassan rouhani , who wants to develop the economy -- and hardliners , who view the deal as a threat to the regime 's ideology . the majority of people brought rouhani to power in 2012 , hoping that he would ease the sanctions . many see the negotiations as a diplomatic necessity that would help sideline hardliners too . yet the lausanne agreement would not have been possible without the moderates'will and khamenei 's approval . ayatollah khamenei is 76 . last year , he underwent a long prostate surgery , which led to rumors that he might be gravely ill. his predecessor ended the war a year before his death . whether khamenei is seriously ill or not , many believe that because of his advanced age , he needs to put the country on a straight path before his death . so far , the regime has presented the deal as a win for itself . during 18 months of negotiations , the regime appeared determined not to succumb to western demands and lose its right to uranium enrichment . the lausanne agreement allows iran to spin 5,000 centrifuges and avoid national humiliation . khamenei can claim that iran is the winner in the country 's decade-long confrontation with the west -- a legacy that he wants to leave behind . he has not drunk the poison yet , not until june , when negotiators aim to iron out the final deal . but perhaps he has raised the chalice . | iran 's first supreme leader made a bitter peace with iraq 's saddam hussein |
iran <tsp> ( cnn ) back in 1989 , ayatollah khomeini famously said he was drinking poison ' when he accepted a ceasefire to end the eight-year-old war with iraq . the war had helped define khomeini 's regime , the islamic republic , which he had founded a year before saddam hussein invaded iran . khomeini galvanized the nation , both his supporters and growing opponents , to fight against the enemy . he dragged out the war for eight years , despite saddam 's willingness to accept a ceasefire , and thus stabilized the foundations of the islamic republic . by the time he ended the war , the economy was in shambles , and there was no sign of his die-hard volunteers . since then , drinking a chalice of poison ' has became part of iranian political lexicon , and many analysts have asked whether ayatollah ali khamenei , khomeini 's successor , would raise the chalice and surrender to demands by the west to end iran 's nuclear program . like the war , iran 's defiance to halt its controversial nuclear program has defined khameni 's era . he has defied the west in the face of increasing economic pressure . iran claims that its program is peaceful , but khamenei 's refusal to end uranium enrichment activities -- a process that can lead to making nuclear fuel as well as nuclear bombs -- has landed the country under crippling sanctions . the standoff with the west has stretched longer than the war . the agreement reached in lausanne , switzerland , however , marks a new chapter in the history of the country . if iran can finalize a deal by june with the united states and its p5+1 partners , international investors , including americans , would be able to invest in iran for the first time in decades . iran can develop its gas and oil fields , and the economy can leap forward . desperate for a deal , whoever i called over the past week inside iran was glued to their television sets , and tens of thousands poured out on the streets to celebrate the agreement late thursday night . iran 's economy shrank after sanctions were intensified in 2012 and the value of the rial , the iranian currency , plunged to one-third of the u.s. dollar . inflation soared and the bank accounts of ordinary iranians were frozen overseas as a result of sanctions . millions of iranians are hoping that their lives will improve in the post-deal era . despite the regime 's propaganda that claimed the program enjoys wide support among people , critics inside the country publicly denounced nuclear policies . ahmad shirzad , a former member of parliament , denounced the program last year and said it had been against national interests . ' another critic , sadeq ziba , said in december the nuclear program has hurt the country more than the war . ' iranian politicians are divided between moderates -- led by president hassan rouhani , who wants to develop the economy -- and hardliners , who view the deal as a threat to the regime 's ideology . the majority of people brought rouhani to power in 2012 , hoping that he would ease the sanctions . many see the negotiations as a diplomatic necessity that would help sideline hardliners too . yet the lausanne agreement would not have been possible without the moderates'will and khamenei 's approval . ayatollah khamenei is 76 . last year , he underwent a long prostate surgery , which led to rumors that he might be gravely ill. his predecessor ended the war a year before his death . whether khamenei is seriously ill or not , many believe that because of his advanced age , he needs to put the country on a straight path before his death . so far , the regime has presented the deal as a win for itself . during 18 months of negotiations , the regime appeared determined not to succumb to western demands and lose its right to uranium enrichment . the lausanne agreement allows iran to spin 5,000 centrifuges and avoid national humiliation . khamenei can claim that iran is the winner in the country 's decade-long confrontation with the west -- a legacy that he wants to leave behind . he has not drunk the poison yet , not until june , when negotiators aim to iron out the final deal . but perhaps he has raised the chalice . | nazila fathi : is current leader ayatollah khamanei trying to put iran on right track before he dies ? |
iraq <tsp> ( cnn ) back in 1989 , ayatollah khomeini famously said he was drinking poison ' when he accepted a ceasefire to end the eight-year-old war with iraq . the war had helped define khomeini 's regime , the islamic republic , which he had founded a year before saddam hussein invaded iran . khomeini galvanized the nation , both his supporters and growing opponents , to fight against the enemy . he dragged out the war for eight years , despite saddam 's willingness to accept a ceasefire , and thus stabilized the foundations of the islamic republic . by the time he ended the war , the economy was in shambles , and there was no sign of his die-hard volunteers . since then , drinking a chalice of poison ' has became part of iranian political lexicon , and many analysts have asked whether ayatollah ali khamenei , khomeini 's successor , would raise the chalice and surrender to demands by the west to end iran 's nuclear program . like the war , iran 's defiance to halt its controversial nuclear program has defined khameni 's era . he has defied the west in the face of increasing economic pressure . iran claims that its program is peaceful , but khamenei 's refusal to end uranium enrichment activities -- a process that can lead to making nuclear fuel as well as nuclear bombs -- has landed the country under crippling sanctions . the standoff with the west has stretched longer than the war . the agreement reached in lausanne , switzerland , however , marks a new chapter in the history of the country . if iran can finalize a deal by june with the united states and its p5+1 partners , international investors , including americans , would be able to invest in iran for the first time in decades . iran can develop its gas and oil fields , and the economy can leap forward . desperate for a deal , whoever i called over the past week inside iran was glued to their television sets , and tens of thousands poured out on the streets to celebrate the agreement late thursday night . iran 's economy shrank after sanctions were intensified in 2012 and the value of the rial , the iranian currency , plunged to one-third of the u.s. dollar . inflation soared and the bank accounts of ordinary iranians were frozen overseas as a result of sanctions . millions of iranians are hoping that their lives will improve in the post-deal era . despite the regime 's propaganda that claimed the program enjoys wide support among people , critics inside the country publicly denounced nuclear policies . ahmad shirzad , a former member of parliament , denounced the program last year and said it had been against national interests . ' another critic , sadeq ziba , said in december the nuclear program has hurt the country more than the war . ' iranian politicians are divided between moderates -- led by president hassan rouhani , who wants to develop the economy -- and hardliners , who view the deal as a threat to the regime 's ideology . the majority of people brought rouhani to power in 2012 , hoping that he would ease the sanctions . many see the negotiations as a diplomatic necessity that would help sideline hardliners too . yet the lausanne agreement would not have been possible without the moderates'will and khamenei 's approval . ayatollah khamenei is 76 . last year , he underwent a long prostate surgery , which led to rumors that he might be gravely ill. his predecessor ended the war a year before his death . whether khamenei is seriously ill or not , many believe that because of his advanced age , he needs to put the country on a straight path before his death . so far , the regime has presented the deal as a win for itself . during 18 months of negotiations , the regime appeared determined not to succumb to western demands and lose its right to uranium enrichment . the lausanne agreement allows iran to spin 5,000 centrifuges and avoid national humiliation . khamenei can claim that iran is the winner in the country 's decade-long confrontation with the west -- a legacy that he wants to leave behind . he has not drunk the poison yet , not until june , when negotiators aim to iron out the final deal . but perhaps he has raised the chalice . | iran 's first supreme leader made a bitter peace with iraq 's saddam hussein |
williams <tsp> ( cnn ) -- david letterman paid tribute to his longtime friend robin williams in a 10-minute segment on monday 's late show with david letterman . ' i knew robin williams for 38 years -- 38 years -- which , in and of itself , is crazy , ' letterman recalled in an extended reminiscence . williams died august 11 at his marin county , california , home . he was 63 . officials : williams apparently hanged himself with belt the two met at the comedy store , the famed west hollywood comedy club , and letterman remembered the first time he saw williams -- who had been introduced as being from scotland -- on stage . he said he and his friends were feeling pretty smug , ' expecting trite jokes about haggis and the like . instead , what they saw was williams as audiences got to know him : a brilliant dervish , changing accents and making jokes faster than most people could think . it 's like nothing we had ever seen before , nothing we 'd ever imagined before , ' letterman said . we 're like morning dew , he comes in like a hurricane . ... he finishes , and i thought ,'oh , that 's it , they 're going to have to put an end to show business .' robin williams and the next generation of comics williams quickly became a star , first with an appearance on happy days ' as the alien mork and then with the popular series mork & mindy . ' letterman had a small role on one episode , thanks to williams . the comedian and actor later came on letterman 's nbc and cbs talk shows a total of 50 times , letterman said . after showing a short video tribute of those appearances , letterman noted that williams'death had caught him , like so many , off guard . what i will add here is that , beyond being a very talented man and a good friend and a gentleman , i am sorry i , like everybody else , had no idea that the man was in pain and the man was suffering , ' said the visibly emotional host . robin williams : the man beyond the screen letterman was on vacation last week when williams died . monday 's show was his first back in the studio . see more comedy content at cnn comedy . | letterman and williams knew each other for 38 years |
williams <tsp> ( cnn ) -- david letterman paid tribute to his longtime friend robin williams in a 10-minute segment on monday 's late show with david letterman . ' i knew robin williams for 38 years -- 38 years -- which , in and of itself , is crazy , ' letterman recalled in an extended reminiscence . williams died august 11 at his marin county , california , home . he was 63 . officials : williams apparently hanged himself with belt the two met at the comedy store , the famed west hollywood comedy club , and letterman remembered the first time he saw williams -- who had been introduced as being from scotland -- on stage . he said he and his friends were feeling pretty smug , ' expecting trite jokes about haggis and the like . instead , what they saw was williams as audiences got to know him : a brilliant dervish , changing accents and making jokes faster than most people could think . it 's like nothing we had ever seen before , nothing we 'd ever imagined before , ' letterman said . we 're like morning dew , he comes in like a hurricane . ... he finishes , and i thought ,'oh , that 's it , they 're going to have to put an end to show business .' robin williams and the next generation of comics williams quickly became a star , first with an appearance on happy days ' as the alien mork and then with the popular series mork & mindy . ' letterman had a small role on one episode , thanks to williams . the comedian and actor later came on letterman 's nbc and cbs talk shows a total of 50 times , letterman said . after showing a short video tribute of those appearances , letterman noted that williams'death had caught him , like so many , off guard . what i will add here is that , beyond being a very talented man and a good friend and a gentleman , i am sorry i , like everybody else , had no idea that the man was in pain and the man was suffering , ' said the visibly emotional host . robin williams : the man beyond the screen letterman was on vacation last week when williams died . monday 's show was his first back in the studio . see more comedy content at cnn comedy . | williams died august 11 at age 63 |
williams <tsp> ( cnn ) -- david letterman paid tribute to his longtime friend robin williams in a 10-minute segment on monday 's late show with david letterman . ' i knew robin williams for 38 years -- 38 years -- which , in and of itself , is crazy , ' letterman recalled in an extended reminiscence . williams died august 11 at his marin county , california , home . he was 63 . officials : williams apparently hanged himself with belt the two met at the comedy store , the famed west hollywood comedy club , and letterman remembered the first time he saw williams -- who had been introduced as being from scotland -- on stage . he said he and his friends were feeling pretty smug , ' expecting trite jokes about haggis and the like . instead , what they saw was williams as audiences got to know him : a brilliant dervish , changing accents and making jokes faster than most people could think . it 's like nothing we had ever seen before , nothing we 'd ever imagined before , ' letterman said . we 're like morning dew , he comes in like a hurricane . ... he finishes , and i thought ,'oh , that 's it , they 're going to have to put an end to show business .' robin williams and the next generation of comics williams quickly became a star , first with an appearance on happy days ' as the alien mork and then with the popular series mork & mindy . ' letterman had a small role on one episode , thanks to williams . the comedian and actor later came on letterman 's nbc and cbs talk shows a total of 50 times , letterman said . after showing a short video tribute of those appearances , letterman noted that williams'death had caught him , like so many , off guard . what i will add here is that , beyond being a very talented man and a good friend and a gentleman , i am sorry i , like everybody else , had no idea that the man was in pain and the man was suffering , ' said the visibly emotional host . robin williams : the man beyond the screen letterman was on vacation last week when williams died . monday 's show was his first back in the studio . see more comedy content at cnn comedy . | letterman recalls seeing williams first perform : it 's like nothing we had ever seen before ' |
williams <tsp> ( cnn ) -- david letterman paid tribute to his longtime friend robin williams in a 10-minute segment on monday 's late show with david letterman . ' i knew robin williams for 38 years -- 38 years -- which , in and of itself , is crazy , ' letterman recalled in an extended reminiscence . williams died august 11 at his marin county , california , home . he was 63 . officials : williams apparently hanged himself with belt the two met at the comedy store , the famed west hollywood comedy club , and letterman remembered the first time he saw williams -- who had been introduced as being from scotland -- on stage . he said he and his friends were feeling pretty smug , ' expecting trite jokes about haggis and the like . instead , what they saw was williams as audiences got to know him : a brilliant dervish , changing accents and making jokes faster than most people could think . it 's like nothing we had ever seen before , nothing we 'd ever imagined before , ' letterman said . we 're like morning dew , he comes in like a hurricane . ... he finishes , and i thought ,'oh , that 's it , they 're going to have to put an end to show business .' robin williams and the next generation of comics williams quickly became a star , first with an appearance on happy days ' as the alien mork and then with the popular series mork & mindy . ' letterman had a small role on one episode , thanks to williams . the comedian and actor later came on letterman 's nbc and cbs talk shows a total of 50 times , letterman said . after showing a short video tribute of those appearances , letterman noted that williams'death had caught him , like so many , off guard . what i will add here is that , beyond being a very talented man and a good friend and a gentleman , i am sorry i , like everybody else , had no idea that the man was in pain and the man was suffering , ' said the visibly emotional host . robin williams : the man beyond the screen letterman was on vacation last week when williams died . monday 's show was his first back in the studio . see more comedy content at cnn comedy . | david letterman gives 10-minute tribute to robin williams |
china <tsp> u.n. security council members on wednesday unanimously approved a resolution to address the growing threat ' posed by foreign terrorist fighters , a measure that u.s. president barack obama applauded while insisting it must be matched and translated into action ' to have any effect . resolutions alone will not be enough , promises on paper can not keep us safe , lofty rhetoric and good intentions will not stop a single terrorist attack , ' obama said . if governments abide by the resolution and fully cooperate with one another , the world should become safer , the president said . but it wo n't be easy , especially given the potential of terrorism to spread beyond the middle east : obama noted u.s. intelligence estimates over 15,000 individuals from more than 80 nations have gone to fight in syria , exacerbating the conflict there and raising the possibility they could come home ' and carry out deadly attacks . if there was ever a challenge in our interconnected world that could not be met by one nation alone it is this : terrorists crossing borders and threatening to unleash unspeakable violence , ' obama said . the resolution passed wednesday requires nations to suppress the recruiting , organizing , transporting , equipping ' and financing of foreign terrorist fighters , ' according to obama . it also also calls on government to help build the capacity of the states on the front lines of the fight . ' but it will take more than corralling groups like isis militarily to permanently address the threat , obama said . potential recruits must hear the words of former terrorist fighters who have seen the truth : that groups like isil betray islam by killing innocent men , women and children , the majority of whom are muslim , ' the president said , using his administration 's favored term for isis . obama also said the world must do better at addressing root problems -- from economic insecurity and political instability , including in syria , where he called for a political solution ' to the years-long civil war there -- that play a role in drawing some to join terrorist groups . we must work to address ... the oppression , the lack of opportunity , too often the hopelessness that can make some individuals susceptible to appeals of extremism and violence , ' he said . unanimous vote , but hints of possible issues after obama 's roughly 10-minute remarks , other world leaders echoed his anti-terrorism views , from nigerian president goodluck jonathan 's blasting of groups like isis and boko haram 's despicable campaign against humanity ' to south korean president park geun-hye calling them the scourge of mankind . ' terrorism is nothing new . it 's been with us for years , ' french president francois hollande said at the security council meeting . but it has taken on another dimension , and it wants to conquer territory now . ' there are no easy answers or quick fixes ' to addressing the terror threat in the middle east , africa and beyond , british prime minister david cameron said . but something must be done , he added -- and for it to work , the world 's governments must be on the same page . we need a response that involves every part of government and society , and every country involved in the widest possible international coalition , ' cameron said . the fact countries like britain and france are backing the united states is hardly surprising . but , as obama said , what made wednesday 's vote notable is that it is very rare where the united nations achieves the kind of consensus that we see represented in this resolution . ' in fact , officials from china and russia -- two ( of the five ) security council permanent members who often stymy u.s. efforts at the united nations , including those related to the middle east -- assertively staked out anti-terrorist positions on wednesday . in their words , though , there were hints of possible diplomatic obstacles down the road . russian foreign minister sergey lavrov , for instance , warned against any attempt to narrow down the problem ' to select groups , urging the world not to have double standards in dividing terrorists into good terrorist and bad terrorists . ' he also said any efforts must address longstanding conflicts ' like those between palestinians and israel . meanwhile , chinese foreign minister wang yi warned about terrorist organizations and extremist ideologies ... competing with us for future generations , ' calling this a battle bearing on the future of the world . ' the world must act , he agreed , but only with the united nations'stamp of approval . wang did n't give examples , though the united states and several arab allies recently launched military strikes against isis targets in syria -- without the u.n. 's or syria 's explicit approval . the united nations and the security council have to play the leading role in the global war on terrorism , ' the chinese minister said . this is the only way to maintain unity , achieve effective coordination and take assertive action . ' obama : u.s. leading , but ca n't do it alone before leading the security council meeting , obama made a more far-reaching appeal earlier wednesday for world cooperation against terror , climate change , ebola and a host of other issues , saying the world stands at a crossroads between war and peace ; between disorder and integration ; between fear and hope . ' many of the world 's problems , the president said , stem from the failure of our international system to keep pace with an interconnected world . ' the united states is taking a leading role in addressing many of these issues . i can promise you that the united states of america will not be distracted or deterred from what must be done , ' he said . we are heirs to a proud legacy of freedom , and we are prepared to do what is necessary to secure that legacy for generations to come . ' but , obama said , america can not do it alone . the leaders of the nations gathered wednesday must decide whether they will be able to renew the purpose of the u.n. 's founding , and whether we will come together to reject the cancer of violent extremism . ' obama outlined the u.s. government 's plan for tackling isis , which calls itself the islamic state , including airstrikes , training and equipping forces battling the group , and working to cut off its financing and flow of recruits . but , as he 's said many times before , american ground troops wo n't be part of the fight . already , over 40 nations have offered to join this coalition . today , i ask the world to join in this effort , ' the president said . those who have joined isis should leave the battlefield while they can . ' how obama came to launch strikes in syria touches on ebola , ukraine , other topics while terrorism dominated wednesday 's conversation , it was n't the only topic that obama addressed in his general assembly speech . among them : ukraine : russia 's involvement in ukraine represents a vision of the world in which might makes right -- a world in which one nation 's borders can be redrawn by another , and civilized people are not allowed to recover the remains of their loved ones because of the truth that might be revealed , ' obama said , referring to efforts to recover the remains of victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 , shot down over ukraine in july . if russia rolls back its involvement , the united states will lift our sanctions and welcome russia 's role in addressing common challenges , ' obama said . ebola : while the united states is sending medical workers and the military to build treatment centers in africa , the president called for a broader effort to stop a disease that could kill hundreds of thousands , inflict horrific suffering , destabilize economies , and move rapidly across borders . ' iran 's nuclear program : obama urged iranian leaders to work with the united states and others to resolve western concerns over the country 's nuclear program . we can reach a solution that meets your energy needs while assuring the world that your program is peaceful , ' he said . global poverty : we will do our part -- to help people feed themselves ; power their economies ; and care for their sick , ' he said . if the world acts together , we can make sure that all of our children can enjoy lives of opportunity and dignity . ' climate change : the united states will work on the issue within its own borders , but we can only succeed in combating climate change if we are joined in this effort by every major power , ' obama said . that 's how we can protect this planet for our children and grandchildren . ' syria : even as it provides even more support -- including militarily -- to moderate opposition forces battling president bashar al-assad 's government , obama said that the only lasting solution to syria 's civil war is political : an inclusive political transition that responds to the legitimate aspirations of all syrian citizens , regardless of ethnicity or creed . ' kerry : fight against isis goes on | russia warns of double standards ' ; china calls for the u.n. to take the lead |
russia <tsp> u.n. security council members on wednesday unanimously approved a resolution to address the growing threat ' posed by foreign terrorist fighters , a measure that u.s. president barack obama applauded while insisting it must be matched and translated into action ' to have any effect . resolutions alone will not be enough , promises on paper can not keep us safe , lofty rhetoric and good intentions will not stop a single terrorist attack , ' obama said . if governments abide by the resolution and fully cooperate with one another , the world should become safer , the president said . but it wo n't be easy , especially given the potential of terrorism to spread beyond the middle east : obama noted u.s. intelligence estimates over 15,000 individuals from more than 80 nations have gone to fight in syria , exacerbating the conflict there and raising the possibility they could come home ' and carry out deadly attacks . if there was ever a challenge in our interconnected world that could not be met by one nation alone it is this : terrorists crossing borders and threatening to unleash unspeakable violence , ' obama said . the resolution passed wednesday requires nations to suppress the recruiting , organizing , transporting , equipping ' and financing of foreign terrorist fighters , ' according to obama . it also also calls on government to help build the capacity of the states on the front lines of the fight . ' but it will take more than corralling groups like isis militarily to permanently address the threat , obama said . potential recruits must hear the words of former terrorist fighters who have seen the truth : that groups like isil betray islam by killing innocent men , women and children , the majority of whom are muslim , ' the president said , using his administration 's favored term for isis . obama also said the world must do better at addressing root problems -- from economic insecurity and political instability , including in syria , where he called for a political solution ' to the years-long civil war there -- that play a role in drawing some to join terrorist groups . we must work to address ... the oppression , the lack of opportunity , too often the hopelessness that can make some individuals susceptible to appeals of extremism and violence , ' he said . unanimous vote , but hints of possible issues after obama 's roughly 10-minute remarks , other world leaders echoed his anti-terrorism views , from nigerian president goodluck jonathan 's blasting of groups like isis and boko haram 's despicable campaign against humanity ' to south korean president park geun-hye calling them the scourge of mankind . ' terrorism is nothing new . it 's been with us for years , ' french president francois hollande said at the security council meeting . but it has taken on another dimension , and it wants to conquer territory now . ' there are no easy answers or quick fixes ' to addressing the terror threat in the middle east , africa and beyond , british prime minister david cameron said . but something must be done , he added -- and for it to work , the world 's governments must be on the same page . we need a response that involves every part of government and society , and every country involved in the widest possible international coalition , ' cameron said . the fact countries like britain and france are backing the united states is hardly surprising . but , as obama said , what made wednesday 's vote notable is that it is very rare where the united nations achieves the kind of consensus that we see represented in this resolution . ' in fact , officials from china and russia -- two ( of the five ) security council permanent members who often stymy u.s. efforts at the united nations , including those related to the middle east -- assertively staked out anti-terrorist positions on wednesday . in their words , though , there were hints of possible diplomatic obstacles down the road . russian foreign minister sergey lavrov , for instance , warned against any attempt to narrow down the problem ' to select groups , urging the world not to have double standards in dividing terrorists into good terrorist and bad terrorists . ' he also said any efforts must address longstanding conflicts ' like those between palestinians and israel . meanwhile , chinese foreign minister wang yi warned about terrorist organizations and extremist ideologies ... competing with us for future generations , ' calling this a battle bearing on the future of the world . ' the world must act , he agreed , but only with the united nations'stamp of approval . wang did n't give examples , though the united states and several arab allies recently launched military strikes against isis targets in syria -- without the u.n. 's or syria 's explicit approval . the united nations and the security council have to play the leading role in the global war on terrorism , ' the chinese minister said . this is the only way to maintain unity , achieve effective coordination and take assertive action . ' obama : u.s. leading , but ca n't do it alone before leading the security council meeting , obama made a more far-reaching appeal earlier wednesday for world cooperation against terror , climate change , ebola and a host of other issues , saying the world stands at a crossroads between war and peace ; between disorder and integration ; between fear and hope . ' many of the world 's problems , the president said , stem from the failure of our international system to keep pace with an interconnected world . ' the united states is taking a leading role in addressing many of these issues . i can promise you that the united states of america will not be distracted or deterred from what must be done , ' he said . we are heirs to a proud legacy of freedom , and we are prepared to do what is necessary to secure that legacy for generations to come . ' but , obama said , america can not do it alone . the leaders of the nations gathered wednesday must decide whether they will be able to renew the purpose of the u.n. 's founding , and whether we will come together to reject the cancer of violent extremism . ' obama outlined the u.s. government 's plan for tackling isis , which calls itself the islamic state , including airstrikes , training and equipping forces battling the group , and working to cut off its financing and flow of recruits . but , as he 's said many times before , american ground troops wo n't be part of the fight . already , over 40 nations have offered to join this coalition . today , i ask the world to join in this effort , ' the president said . those who have joined isis should leave the battlefield while they can . ' how obama came to launch strikes in syria touches on ebola , ukraine , other topics while terrorism dominated wednesday 's conversation , it was n't the only topic that obama addressed in his general assembly speech . among them : ukraine : russia 's involvement in ukraine represents a vision of the world in which might makes right -- a world in which one nation 's borders can be redrawn by another , and civilized people are not allowed to recover the remains of their loved ones because of the truth that might be revealed , ' obama said , referring to efforts to recover the remains of victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 , shot down over ukraine in july . if russia rolls back its involvement , the united states will lift our sanctions and welcome russia 's role in addressing common challenges , ' obama said . ebola : while the united states is sending medical workers and the military to build treatment centers in africa , the president called for a broader effort to stop a disease that could kill hundreds of thousands , inflict horrific suffering , destabilize economies , and move rapidly across borders . ' iran 's nuclear program : obama urged iranian leaders to work with the united states and others to resolve western concerns over the country 's nuclear program . we can reach a solution that meets your energy needs while assuring the world that your program is peaceful , ' he said . global poverty : we will do our part -- to help people feed themselves ; power their economies ; and care for their sick , ' he said . if the world acts together , we can make sure that all of our children can enjoy lives of opportunity and dignity . ' climate change : the united states will work on the issue within its own borders , but we can only succeed in combating climate change if we are joined in this effort by every major power , ' obama said . that 's how we can protect this planet for our children and grandchildren . ' syria : even as it provides even more support -- including militarily -- to moderate opposition forces battling president bashar al-assad 's government , obama said that the only lasting solution to syria 's civil war is political : an inclusive political transition that responds to the legitimate aspirations of all syrian citizens , regardless of ethnicity or creed . ' kerry : fight against isis goes on | russia warns of double standards ' ; china calls for the u.n. to take the lead |
britain <tsp> u.n. security council members on wednesday unanimously approved a resolution to address the growing threat ' posed by foreign terrorist fighters , a measure that u.s. president barack obama applauded while insisting it must be matched and translated into action ' to have any effect . resolutions alone will not be enough , promises on paper can not keep us safe , lofty rhetoric and good intentions will not stop a single terrorist attack , ' obama said . if governments abide by the resolution and fully cooperate with one another , the world should become safer , the president said . but it wo n't be easy , especially given the potential of terrorism to spread beyond the middle east : obama noted u.s. intelligence estimates over 15,000 individuals from more than 80 nations have gone to fight in syria , exacerbating the conflict there and raising the possibility they could come home ' and carry out deadly attacks . if there was ever a challenge in our interconnected world that could not be met by one nation alone it is this : terrorists crossing borders and threatening to unleash unspeakable violence , ' obama said . the resolution passed wednesday requires nations to suppress the recruiting , organizing , transporting , equipping ' and financing of foreign terrorist fighters , ' according to obama . it also also calls on government to help build the capacity of the states on the front lines of the fight . ' but it will take more than corralling groups like isis militarily to permanently address the threat , obama said . potential recruits must hear the words of former terrorist fighters who have seen the truth : that groups like isil betray islam by killing innocent men , women and children , the majority of whom are muslim , ' the president said , using his administration 's favored term for isis . obama also said the world must do better at addressing root problems -- from economic insecurity and political instability , including in syria , where he called for a political solution ' to the years-long civil war there -- that play a role in drawing some to join terrorist groups . we must work to address ... the oppression , the lack of opportunity , too often the hopelessness that can make some individuals susceptible to appeals of extremism and violence , ' he said . unanimous vote , but hints of possible issues after obama 's roughly 10-minute remarks , other world leaders echoed his anti-terrorism views , from nigerian president goodluck jonathan 's blasting of groups like isis and boko haram 's despicable campaign against humanity ' to south korean president park geun-hye calling them the scourge of mankind . ' terrorism is nothing new . it 's been with us for years , ' french president francois hollande said at the security council meeting . but it has taken on another dimension , and it wants to conquer territory now . ' there are no easy answers or quick fixes ' to addressing the terror threat in the middle east , africa and beyond , british prime minister david cameron said . but something must be done , he added -- and for it to work , the world 's governments must be on the same page . we need a response that involves every part of government and society , and every country involved in the widest possible international coalition , ' cameron said . the fact countries like britain and france are backing the united states is hardly surprising . but , as obama said , what made wednesday 's vote notable is that it is very rare where the united nations achieves the kind of consensus that we see represented in this resolution . ' in fact , officials from china and russia -- two ( of the five ) security council permanent members who often stymy u.s. efforts at the united nations , including those related to the middle east -- assertively staked out anti-terrorist positions on wednesday . in their words , though , there were hints of possible diplomatic obstacles down the road . russian foreign minister sergey lavrov , for instance , warned against any attempt to narrow down the problem ' to select groups , urging the world not to have double standards in dividing terrorists into good terrorist and bad terrorists . ' he also said any efforts must address longstanding conflicts ' like those between palestinians and israel . meanwhile , chinese foreign minister wang yi warned about terrorist organizations and extremist ideologies ... competing with us for future generations , ' calling this a battle bearing on the future of the world . ' the world must act , he agreed , but only with the united nations'stamp of approval . wang did n't give examples , though the united states and several arab allies recently launched military strikes against isis targets in syria -- without the u.n. 's or syria 's explicit approval . the united nations and the security council have to play the leading role in the global war on terrorism , ' the chinese minister said . this is the only way to maintain unity , achieve effective coordination and take assertive action . ' obama : u.s. leading , but ca n't do it alone before leading the security council meeting , obama made a more far-reaching appeal earlier wednesday for world cooperation against terror , climate change , ebola and a host of other issues , saying the world stands at a crossroads between war and peace ; between disorder and integration ; between fear and hope . ' many of the world 's problems , the president said , stem from the failure of our international system to keep pace with an interconnected world . ' the united states is taking a leading role in addressing many of these issues . i can promise you that the united states of america will not be distracted or deterred from what must be done , ' he said . we are heirs to a proud legacy of freedom , and we are prepared to do what is necessary to secure that legacy for generations to come . ' but , obama said , america can not do it alone . the leaders of the nations gathered wednesday must decide whether they will be able to renew the purpose of the u.n. 's founding , and whether we will come together to reject the cancer of violent extremism . ' obama outlined the u.s. government 's plan for tackling isis , which calls itself the islamic state , including airstrikes , training and equipping forces battling the group , and working to cut off its financing and flow of recruits . but , as he 's said many times before , american ground troops wo n't be part of the fight . already , over 40 nations have offered to join this coalition . today , i ask the world to join in this effort , ' the president said . those who have joined isis should leave the battlefield while they can . ' how obama came to launch strikes in syria touches on ebola , ukraine , other topics while terrorism dominated wednesday 's conversation , it was n't the only topic that obama addressed in his general assembly speech . among them : ukraine : russia 's involvement in ukraine represents a vision of the world in which might makes right -- a world in which one nation 's borders can be redrawn by another , and civilized people are not allowed to recover the remains of their loved ones because of the truth that might be revealed , ' obama said , referring to efforts to recover the remains of victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 , shot down over ukraine in july . if russia rolls back its involvement , the united states will lift our sanctions and welcome russia 's role in addressing common challenges , ' obama said . ebola : while the united states is sending medical workers and the military to build treatment centers in africa , the president called for a broader effort to stop a disease that could kill hundreds of thousands , inflict horrific suffering , destabilize economies , and move rapidly across borders . ' iran 's nuclear program : obama urged iranian leaders to work with the united states and others to resolve western concerns over the country 's nuclear program . we can reach a solution that meets your energy needs while assuring the world that your program is peaceful , ' he said . global poverty : we will do our part -- to help people feed themselves ; power their economies ; and care for their sick , ' he said . if the world acts together , we can make sure that all of our children can enjoy lives of opportunity and dignity . ' climate change : the united states will work on the issue within its own borders , but we can only succeed in combating climate change if we are joined in this effort by every major power , ' obama said . that 's how we can protect this planet for our children and grandchildren . ' syria : even as it provides even more support -- including militarily -- to moderate opposition forces battling president bashar al-assad 's government , obama said that the only lasting solution to syria 's civil war is political : an inclusive political transition that responds to the legitimate aspirations of all syrian citizens , regardless of ethnicity or creed . ' kerry : fight against isis goes on | britain 's prime minister calls for the widest possible international coalition ' |
marty dempsey <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- with full military fanfare -- gun salutes , fife and drum corps , brass bands , a flyover and presidential praise -- the nation bid farewell to its top military man and honored his successor friday . adm. mike mullen has been joint chiefs of staff chairman , the president 's top military adviser , since october of 2007 . army gen. marty dempsey takes his place . as the new secretary of defense , i am confident of the future because we have the strongest military force in our history -- and it is strong because we can replace one great warrior with another , ' leon panetta said during the 90-minute hail and farwell ceremony on the fort myer parade ground across the river from washington .. it was n't just the october sun that brightened the day for mullen . it was also the lengthy praise from the president and from the military he had served for 43 years , as well as the day 's latest success in the terrorism fight -- the successful take-down of al qaeda leader anwar al-awlaki . obama pointed to mullen 's leadership , from all the advice he provided in the oval office about the nation 's two wars , to his crucial testimony to congress that the country should end its ban on gays and lesbians serving open in the military . mike , as you look back at your four consequential years as chairman and your four decades in uniform , be assured : our military is stronger and our nation is more secure because of the service that you have rendered . ' mullen , the son of a hollywood publicist , is a master of self-deprecating humor . he drew laughter from the crowd when he told a story of how he had been mistakenly identified at a party as the former general , and now cia director , david petraeus . and he said that white house meetings went better if participants did n't criticize the president 's baseball team , the chicago white sox . and he really likes it when you laugh at his jokes . it just makes the meeting go better . ' mullen said . mullen never misses a chance to make a point , hammering a favorite theme , that the american public must become more connected to its military personnel when they come home , giving them a chance , a job , an education . welcome them back to those places , not with bands and bunting or yellow ribbons , but with the solemn recognition that they have done your bidding , they have represented you well , they have carried the best of you and of this country into battle , ' mullen said . they have done things and seen things and bear things in their souls that you can not know . ' panetta praised mullen 's hard work and dogged persistence . his leadership , his influence , his honest candor , his compassion and his outspoken concern for our troops have set an exceptionally high standard for the responsibilities and performance of a chairman of the joint chiefs , ' panetta said . dempsey becomes panetta 's and obama 's right hand man in navigating the withdrawal from afghanistan and the hard choices about budget cuts . marty 's strategic vision is the right one for this time of transition as we craft a joint force that can defeat the wide range of complex security threats we face today , and into the future , ' panetta said . in a speech he gave while leading the army 's training and doctrine command , marty said that the pace of change in today 's world requires that we look at the future differently than we have in the past . instead of trying to leap ahead decades into the future as we design our military , we must build a force able to handle the challenges we know it will face today , and one that can adapt to the future . ' mullen oversaw two wars plus the u.s. role in the libyan conflict during his four-year term . but in recent weeks he found himself in a final skirmish inside the obama administration itself over his statements that the extremist haqqani network along the afghanistan border was a veritable arm ' of the pakistani intelligence service . he chose not to comment directly on that , saying only that in his advice to his successor , i urged marty to remember the importance of pakistan to all of this , to try and do a better job than i did with that vexing and yet vital relationship . ' mullen said afghanistan will be dempsey 's biggest challenge . in seeing this critical transition through to its completion , in making sure that the security gains we have made are not squandered by the scourge of corruption or the lack of good governance that still plagues the country , our strategy is the right one , ' mullen said . we must keep executing it . ' the new chairman , the first army general elevated to chairman since 2001 , had the last word . although you 're a sailor and i 'm a soldier , in the tradition of the horse cavalry , i want you to know that i will be proud to tell people that i rode with mike mullen during some of the most challenging times in our nation 's history . ' | army gen. marty dempsey is the new chairman |
air force <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the nation 's best military fliers have had their wings clipped , thanks to the forced spending cuts imposed on the federal government this year . the u.s. navy on tuesday announced it was canceling all the air shows its blue angels flight demonstration squadron had scheduled for the rest of the year . the navy action follows the air force 's april 1 announcement that its thunderbirds team would not perform again this year . recognizing budget realities , current defense policy states that outreach events can only be supported with local assets at no cost to the government , ' said a statement tuesday from the office of the commander naval air forces in san diego . this is one of many steps the navy is taking to ensure resources are in place to support forces operating forward now and those training to relieve them . ' the navy , air force and the rest of the federal government must deal with $ 85 billion in cuts for the rest of fiscal year 2013 , which ends september 30 , that were mandated by a 2011 agreement by congress that raised the federal debt ceiling . obama to propose changes to medicare and social security the cuts targeted agencies and programs dear to democrats , such as education , and also went after republican priorities , including the military . the air force had said earlier this year that air shows can cost bases $ 100,000 . more than two dozen thunderbirds performances scheduled for the rest of this year were cut , including an asian tour . air force fighter jets a casualty of budget cuts the blue angels had 32 performances left this year . however , several of those , including one originally scheduled for this coming weekend at naval air station corpus christi in texas , had been canceled with the expectation that the budget cuts would force the navy 's hand . the navy team had also canceled a performance set for macdill air force base in tampa , florida , last weekend . the next performance still on the schedule would have been at the u.s . naval academy in annapolis , maryland , on may 22 , part of the graduation festivities at the academy . the navy said the blue angels will continue to train at their base in pensacola , florida , for when the budget crunch ends . the navy believes there is value in demonstrating the professionalism and capabilities of our navy and marine corps naval aviation team , thus inspiring future generations of sailors and marines . the navy intends to continue aerial demonstrations in the future as the budget situation permits , ' the service 's statement said . faa delays closures of 149 control towers | air shows can cost bases $ 100,000 , air force says |
air force <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the nation 's best military fliers have had their wings clipped , thanks to the forced spending cuts imposed on the federal government this year . the u.s. navy on tuesday announced it was canceling all the air shows its blue angels flight demonstration squadron had scheduled for the rest of the year . the navy action follows the air force 's april 1 announcement that its thunderbirds team would not perform again this year . recognizing budget realities , current defense policy states that outreach events can only be supported with local assets at no cost to the government , ' said a statement tuesday from the office of the commander naval air forces in san diego . this is one of many steps the navy is taking to ensure resources are in place to support forces operating forward now and those training to relieve them . ' the navy , air force and the rest of the federal government must deal with $ 85 billion in cuts for the rest of fiscal year 2013 , which ends september 30 , that were mandated by a 2011 agreement by congress that raised the federal debt ceiling . obama to propose changes to medicare and social security the cuts targeted agencies and programs dear to democrats , such as education , and also went after republican priorities , including the military . the air force had said earlier this year that air shows can cost bases $ 100,000 . more than two dozen thunderbirds performances scheduled for the rest of this year were cut , including an asian tour . air force fighter jets a casualty of budget cuts the blue angels had 32 performances left this year . however , several of those , including one originally scheduled for this coming weekend at naval air station corpus christi in texas , had been canceled with the expectation that the budget cuts would force the navy 's hand . the navy team had also canceled a performance set for macdill air force base in tampa , florida , last weekend . the next performance still on the schedule would have been at the u.s . naval academy in annapolis , maryland , on may 22 , part of the graduation festivities at the academy . the navy said the blue angels will continue to train at their base in pensacola , florida , for when the budget crunch ends . the navy believes there is value in demonstrating the professionalism and capabilities of our navy and marine corps naval aviation team , thus inspiring future generations of sailors and marines . the navy intends to continue aerial demonstrations in the future as the budget situation permits , ' the service 's statement said . faa delays closures of 149 control towers | air force 's thunderbirds lose more than two dozen shows |
putin <tsp> hong kong ( cnn ) -- it was a fleeting moment , but one that chinese censors were quick to snuff out . at an apec event to watch the fireworks in beijing on monday night , russian president vladimir putin created a few of his own by slipping a shawl over the shoulders of peng liyuan , wife of chinese president xi jinping . a smiling peng kindly accepted the offer , but seconds later deftly slipped the shawl off into the hands of a waiting aide . the small act of chivalry , quickly but politely rebuffed , unfolded live on state television , with voiceover from a cctv anchor stating simply : president putin has placed a coat on peng liyuan . ' a hashtag based on the same words quickly gained momentum on social media where the video was posted and reposted , according to foreign policy . however , by morning , there was little trace of it left . searches for the video and hashtag on china 's twitter-like weibo and messaging service wechat turned up a smattering of comments and broken links , leaving users to surmise that china 's internet police had deemed the material too potentially damaging to share . some remained though , including this link to the photo with the loosely translated comment : china 's first lady 's boundless charm wins over mr . putin . ' a still image seems to show putin glancing in xi 's direction as he draped the shawl . there 's been no comment from xi , who was sitting nearby , talking with an aide and president barack obama during the exchange , which has been dubbed coatgate ' by some media outlets . china 's state news agency , xinhua , had no reporting on the incident , nor did state television network , cctv . it remains unclear what putin 's intentions were . was he trying to further warm relations with beijing ? or was there just a chill in the air ? some international media saw a whole lot more . the headline in the sydney morning herald announced that putin cracks on to ' the first lady . slate said he flirts with ' peng , while foreign policy went with hits on . ' a president 's seating arrangement has n't attracted this much attention since obama was seen laughing with danish prime minister helle thorning-schmidt at nelson mandela 's funeral . at least putin did n't try to snap a selfie . that would have really sent the censors into overdrive . cnn 's serena dong contributed to this report . | cctv anchor said : president putin has placed a coat on peng liyuan ' |
putin <tsp> hong kong ( cnn ) -- it was a fleeting moment , but one that chinese censors were quick to snuff out . at an apec event to watch the fireworks in beijing on monday night , russian president vladimir putin created a few of his own by slipping a shawl over the shoulders of peng liyuan , wife of chinese president xi jinping . a smiling peng kindly accepted the offer , but seconds later deftly slipped the shawl off into the hands of a waiting aide . the small act of chivalry , quickly but politely rebuffed , unfolded live on state television , with voiceover from a cctv anchor stating simply : president putin has placed a coat on peng liyuan . ' a hashtag based on the same words quickly gained momentum on social media where the video was posted and reposted , according to foreign policy . however , by morning , there was little trace of it left . searches for the video and hashtag on china 's twitter-like weibo and messaging service wechat turned up a smattering of comments and broken links , leaving users to surmise that china 's internet police had deemed the material too potentially damaging to share . some remained though , including this link to the photo with the loosely translated comment : china 's first lady 's boundless charm wins over mr . putin . ' a still image seems to show putin glancing in xi 's direction as he draped the shawl . there 's been no comment from xi , who was sitting nearby , talking with an aide and president barack obama during the exchange , which has been dubbed coatgate ' by some media outlets . china 's state news agency , xinhua , had no reporting on the incident , nor did state television network , cctv . it remains unclear what putin 's intentions were . was he trying to further warm relations with beijing ? or was there just a chill in the air ? some international media saw a whole lot more . the headline in the sydney morning herald announced that putin cracks on to ' the first lady . slate said he flirts with ' peng , while foreign policy went with hits on . ' a president 's seating arrangement has n't attracted this much attention since obama was seen laughing with danish prime minister helle thorning-schmidt at nelson mandela 's funeral . at least putin did n't try to snap a selfie . that would have really sent the censors into overdrive . cnn 's serena dong contributed to this report . | putin caught on camera placing shawl over shoulders of chinese leader 's wife |
aberdeen <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former baltimore orioles iron man ' cal ripken jr. said friday that his 74-year-old mother is doing well after being abducted by a gunman last week , but he thinks the kidnapping might have been premeditated . premeditated is my word , not law enforcement , ' ripken told reporters . certainly there was a plan . ' but the ex-baseball star then hedged , saying that quite possibly it could have been random . ' we really just do n't know why . ' ripken 's mother safe after abduction violet ripken is now safe and resting with relatives , he said . she has not yet returned home . you ca n't change your whole life and be fearful , ' ripken said of the attack . but it certainly changes your perspective . ' police in aberdeen , maryland , said a man with a gun showed up at her home between 7 and 8 a.m. tuesday , and then forced her into her vehicle and drove off . she was found about 6:15 a.m. wednesday in the back seat of her vehicle near her home . her hands were bound but she was otherwise unharmed . once she realized that she was alone in the car , the elder ripken managed to stick a sweater out of the car window to attract attention , according to a source with knowledge of the investigation . aberdeen authorities say they are still looking for motives in the case and have n't found evidence of ransom demands for the elder ripken . at this time i can say we know of no ransom demand , ' police chief henry trabert told reporters last week . he also said police do n't know of any relationship between the suspect and the ripken family . the suspect apparently put sunglasses on the woman and they drove around all day and made stops for gas , but made no mention of cal ripken jr. , trabert said . the gunman did take the elder ripken 's credit cards and it appears he used them at several places , the chief said . police are looking for a white male with a light , thin build in his late 30s to early 40s last seen wearing a light-colored shirt , glasses and camo pants . ' police consider the man armed and dangerous . authorities are currently trying to enhance video of surveillance footage from a nearby store , the source said . cal ripken jr. achieved stardom as a shortstop and third baseman with the baltimore orioles and is a member of baseball 's hall of fame . he holds the major league baseball record the most consecutive games played -- 2,632 from 1982 to 1998 -- earning him the nickname iron man . ' police release photos of suspect in kidnapping of cal ripken 's mother cnn 's carol cratty contributed to this report | police in aberdeen say a man with a gun came to her home tuesday |
kensington palace <tsp> what is prince william like ? ' it 's a question i often get asked , and in this interview i think people will , for the first time , get a real sense of his character . i would love to say it was purely down to me , but it probably has more to do with the moment . william was less than two weeks into parenthood when i spoke to him . he was tired , elated and still grappling with how he 'd changed since becoming a father . i could sense how he had been consumed by his new way of life -- i 've been there myself and other fathers will pick up on it too . he may be a prince but he 's doing it the old-fashioned ( non-royal ) way . he and his wife are the ones getting up at night and changing the nappies/diapers . william was the one who , outside the hospital , fixed his son 's car seat in , then drove home for the first time with his new family . he 's a royal duke and he has people who can do all these things for him , but he 's doing it himself . as a result , this heir to the throne has been given a rare insight into what it 's like to be ordinary , and we 're able to connect with him . i met william at kensington palace . i had been chasing an interview with him for more than two years , so i was n't there by chance , but in the end it all felt quite informal and relaxed . it was almost as if we had bumped into each other as we both walked into a room at the same time . we started chatting , he was on great form and i knew immediately that he was going to give a great interview . the plan was to discuss african conservation and specifically a new award scheme organized by one of his charities , the tusk trust . inevitably we ended up chatting about fatherhood as well . the conversation continued as we walked out of the main building , past the small cottage he 's currently occupying with his family and into their walled garden where the interview would take place . the duke only had his press secretary with him and neither of them raised any notable questions or concerns . in fact before i knew it , the cameras were rolling and the interview was under way . i had decided not to rely on notes and just have a conversation . it worked . william was very comfortable and revealing about his conservation work , and i ca n't wait for people to see the full version of the interview in next month 's special . the subject of prince george came up several times during the discussion about conservation , and his father was happy to talk about his son in his own right too . i was struck by how he had what felt like a particularly tight family unit . it was the way he said : for me , catherine , and now little george are my priorities ... and lupo ( the dog ) . ' i also thought it was interesting that he is n't sending out a message about modern monarchy in the way that he 's handling things , he 's just doing it his own way , being himself . it could be any new dad , and that 's what i like about the interview . his honesty even stretched to admitting he 's looking forward to going back to work ... something other new dads will relate to , but perhaps wo n't admit quite as easily . there 's more next month when we air what 's set to be a stunning documentary . | foster says interview at kensington palace was relaxed , informal |
william <tsp> what is prince william like ? ' it 's a question i often get asked , and in this interview i think people will , for the first time , get a real sense of his character . i would love to say it was purely down to me , but it probably has more to do with the moment . william was less than two weeks into parenthood when i spoke to him . he was tired , elated and still grappling with how he 'd changed since becoming a father . i could sense how he had been consumed by his new way of life -- i 've been there myself and other fathers will pick up on it too . he may be a prince but he 's doing it the old-fashioned ( non-royal ) way . he and his wife are the ones getting up at night and changing the nappies/diapers . william was the one who , outside the hospital , fixed his son 's car seat in , then drove home for the first time with his new family . he 's a royal duke and he has people who can do all these things for him , but he 's doing it himself . as a result , this heir to the throne has been given a rare insight into what it 's like to be ordinary , and we 're able to connect with him . i met william at kensington palace . i had been chasing an interview with him for more than two years , so i was n't there by chance , but in the end it all felt quite informal and relaxed . it was almost as if we had bumped into each other as we both walked into a room at the same time . we started chatting , he was on great form and i knew immediately that he was going to give a great interview . the plan was to discuss african conservation and specifically a new award scheme organized by one of his charities , the tusk trust . inevitably we ended up chatting about fatherhood as well . the conversation continued as we walked out of the main building , past the small cottage he 's currently occupying with his family and into their walled garden where the interview would take place . the duke only had his press secretary with him and neither of them raised any notable questions or concerns . in fact before i knew it , the cameras were rolling and the interview was under way . i had decided not to rely on notes and just have a conversation . it worked . william was very comfortable and revealing about his conservation work , and i ca n't wait for people to see the full version of the interview in next month 's special . the subject of prince george came up several times during the discussion about conservation , and his father was happy to talk about his son in his own right too . i was struck by how he had what felt like a particularly tight family unit . it was the way he said : for me , catherine , and now little george are my priorities ... and lupo ( the dog ) . ' i also thought it was interesting that he is n't sending out a message about modern monarchy in the way that he 's handling things , he 's just doing it his own way , being himself . it could be any new dad , and that 's what i like about the interview . his honesty even stretched to admitting he 's looking forward to going back to work ... something other new dads will relate to , but perhaps wo n't admit quite as easily . there 's more next month when we air what 's set to be a stunning documentary . | cnn 's max foster had been chasing the interview with william for two years |
william <tsp> what is prince william like ? ' it 's a question i often get asked , and in this interview i think people will , for the first time , get a real sense of his character . i would love to say it was purely down to me , but it probably has more to do with the moment . william was less than two weeks into parenthood when i spoke to him . he was tired , elated and still grappling with how he 'd changed since becoming a father . i could sense how he had been consumed by his new way of life -- i 've been there myself and other fathers will pick up on it too . he may be a prince but he 's doing it the old-fashioned ( non-royal ) way . he and his wife are the ones getting up at night and changing the nappies/diapers . william was the one who , outside the hospital , fixed his son 's car seat in , then drove home for the first time with his new family . he 's a royal duke and he has people who can do all these things for him , but he 's doing it himself . as a result , this heir to the throne has been given a rare insight into what it 's like to be ordinary , and we 're able to connect with him . i met william at kensington palace . i had been chasing an interview with him for more than two years , so i was n't there by chance , but in the end it all felt quite informal and relaxed . it was almost as if we had bumped into each other as we both walked into a room at the same time . we started chatting , he was on great form and i knew immediately that he was going to give a great interview . the plan was to discuss african conservation and specifically a new award scheme organized by one of his charities , the tusk trust . inevitably we ended up chatting about fatherhood as well . the conversation continued as we walked out of the main building , past the small cottage he 's currently occupying with his family and into their walled garden where the interview would take place . the duke only had his press secretary with him and neither of them raised any notable questions or concerns . in fact before i knew it , the cameras were rolling and the interview was under way . i had decided not to rely on notes and just have a conversation . it worked . william was very comfortable and revealing about his conservation work , and i ca n't wait for people to see the full version of the interview in next month 's special . the subject of prince george came up several times during the discussion about conservation , and his father was happy to talk about his son in his own right too . i was struck by how he had what felt like a particularly tight family unit . it was the way he said : for me , catherine , and now little george are my priorities ... and lupo ( the dog ) . ' i also thought it was interesting that he is n't sending out a message about modern monarchy in the way that he 's handling things , he 's just doing it his own way , being himself . it could be any new dad , and that 's what i like about the interview . his honesty even stretched to admitting he 's looking forward to going back to work ... something other new dads will relate to , but perhaps wo n't admit quite as easily . there 's more next month when we air what 's set to be a stunning documentary . | foster : prince william could be any new dad , doing things his own way |
william <tsp> what is prince william like ? ' it 's a question i often get asked , and in this interview i think people will , for the first time , get a real sense of his character . i would love to say it was purely down to me , but it probably has more to do with the moment . william was less than two weeks into parenthood when i spoke to him . he was tired , elated and still grappling with how he 'd changed since becoming a father . i could sense how he had been consumed by his new way of life -- i 've been there myself and other fathers will pick up on it too . he may be a prince but he 's doing it the old-fashioned ( non-royal ) way . he and his wife are the ones getting up at night and changing the nappies/diapers . william was the one who , outside the hospital , fixed his son 's car seat in , then drove home for the first time with his new family . he 's a royal duke and he has people who can do all these things for him , but he 's doing it himself . as a result , this heir to the throne has been given a rare insight into what it 's like to be ordinary , and we 're able to connect with him . i met william at kensington palace . i had been chasing an interview with him for more than two years , so i was n't there by chance , but in the end it all felt quite informal and relaxed . it was almost as if we had bumped into each other as we both walked into a room at the same time . we started chatting , he was on great form and i knew immediately that he was going to give a great interview . the plan was to discuss african conservation and specifically a new award scheme organized by one of his charities , the tusk trust . inevitably we ended up chatting about fatherhood as well . the conversation continued as we walked out of the main building , past the small cottage he 's currently occupying with his family and into their walled garden where the interview would take place . the duke only had his press secretary with him and neither of them raised any notable questions or concerns . in fact before i knew it , the cameras were rolling and the interview was under way . i had decided not to rely on notes and just have a conversation . it worked . william was very comfortable and revealing about his conservation work , and i ca n't wait for people to see the full version of the interview in next month 's special . the subject of prince george came up several times during the discussion about conservation , and his father was happy to talk about his son in his own right too . i was struck by how he had what felt like a particularly tight family unit . it was the way he said : for me , catherine , and now little george are my priorities ... and lupo ( the dog ) . ' i also thought it was interesting that he is n't sending out a message about modern monarchy in the way that he 's handling things , he 's just doing it his own way , being himself . it could be any new dad , and that 's what i like about the interview . his honesty even stretched to admitting he 's looking forward to going back to work ... something other new dads will relate to , but perhaps wo n't admit quite as easily . there 's more next month when we air what 's set to be a stunning documentary . | foster says william was tired , elated and grappling with becoming a father |
hania said <tsp> nairobi , kenya ( cnn ) -- a radical islamic cleric who faced charges relating to terrorism was killed in a daylight ambush monday morning in kenya 's main coastal city , mombasa , kenya police said . aboud rogo mohammed was accused supporting al-shabaab militants in somalia and was blacklisted by the united states and u.n. security council . he also faced charges before a kenyan court for planning terror attacks in mombasa ' we have received reports that aboud rogo mohammed has died , ' said eric kiraithe , the kenya police spokesman . we are taking this matter very seriously . it is disappointing to us , because we had a case in court and we had evidence to go to its logical conclusion . ' but rogo 's wife , hania said , claimed the shooters were kenyan police . kiraithe dismissed that claim and asked for the public to give the police information . that can only be nonsense , ' he said . for what conceivable reason would that happen ? what we need is for everyone to cooperate without any fear . we have a witness protection program now . ' rogo 's wife said the cleric was traveling with his family in a van on the mombasa-malindi highway when they were ambushed by a group of men who shot her husband more than a dozen times . she said she was shot in the leg and rogo 's father was shot in the hand . their van , a 14-seat white nissan , was riddled with bullets and splattered with blood . police tried to take away rogo 's body , but a group of supporters refused and took it away to be buried in the muslim public cemetery . the shooting sparked protests by mombasa 's muslim community . anti-riot police responded with tear gas . a government vehicle was burned near a mosque where rogo once preached . a u.n. report in july said that rogo threatened the peace , security , or stability of somalia , by providing financial , material , logistical or technical support to al-shabaab . ' it went on to claim that he was a key recruiter of kenyan muslims to fight with al-shabaab , the al qaeda-linked militant group that is trying to overthrow the somali government . journalist bihoff mukoto contributed to this report . | rogo 's wife , hania said , claims the shooters were kenyan police |
new york city <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- six hip-hop artists from five countries speaking four languages are on stage , warming up for their show at the kennedy center for the performing arts . international hip-hop artists warm up for their show at the kennedy center for the performing arts on tuesday . warming up ' does n't really capture it ; the dancers explode across the stage , each one with a different hip-hop style . michelle salazar is chic-grungy in black jeans and white t-shirt , her long black hair swirling around her head . hassan el haf , from lebanon , tall and thin , does a kind of electric hip-hop mixed with salsa . argentines mauricio trech and silvia fernandez move in a dramatic break dance . both hail from argentina , home of the tango . hien ngoc pham from vietnam , with a buzz cut and dressed in white jeans and a white t-shirt , has broadway bravado in his every move . the dancing stops and samer samahneh begins rapping -- in arabic . no translation needed ; it comes from his soul . three weeks ago , the dancers had never met , but now they 're a team , participating in the state department 's cultural visitors program . the program consists of three weeks of meeting american hip-hop artists and dancers and visiting new york city , philadelphia and washington , d.c. ' it 's like a dream come true for me , ' salazar said tuesday , the day of the team 's show , because i only read their names in the internet and now , like , i met afrika bambaataa , the founder of hip-hop . i was right next to him . it 's a real immersion into the culture . i do n't want to wake up ! ' salazar is n't just star-struck . she 's learning a lot and she plans to bring it back to her fellow dancers in the philippines . dancers in the philippines do n't have much of a foundation [ in hip-hop ] , ' she says . they do n't understand why dancers do this ' -- she moves her arm -- or why they do this ' -- she strikes a pose . because if they knew why they would feel it . i can feel it by watching these [ american ] hip-hop dancers . ' samahneh agrees : you 've got to feel it . ' his rapping , he says , comes from inside-out . even if you do n't know the language , you can get involved with what i 'm saying . ' samahneh says that when he raps in his hometown of nablus in the west bank , he is asking god to bring peace to our land . ' colombia barrosse , the vibrant head of the state department 's cultural programs division of the bureau of cultural affairs , says the cultural cross-fertilization is the goal of the program . there is nothing that can substitute for being in the united states and meeting americans in their place , to look at the richness and diversity of the united states . that 's irreplaceable , ' she says . the cultural visitors program is part of the state department 's cultural programming around the world . the $ 8.5 million budget is supplemented by institutions like the kennedy center , which is co-sponsoring this performance . most of the visiting artists in the program found their way to professional dance through hip-hop . pham , a member of the vietnam dance association , is currently working to open a hip-hop training center in ho chi minh city to reach out to young people . with a broad smile , he says , hip-hop is such energy . it 's so young . it 's also an opportunity for our countries to get closer , and i have a lot of friends all over the world . ' hip-hop may have started in the united states , but it belongs to everyone . here 's how hassan el haf puts it : when he got to new york , he felt as if he had landed on his real planet . ' yeah , i see them , all the dancers in the street , the music , all the people that like hip-hop music , ' he says . when i do hip-hop , it makes me feel happy all the time . this is my life . ' | team visits new york city , washington , philadelphia over three weeks |
philippine <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- six hip-hop artists from five countries speaking four languages are on stage , warming up for their show at the kennedy center for the performing arts . international hip-hop artists warm up for their show at the kennedy center for the performing arts on tuesday . warming up ' does n't really capture it ; the dancers explode across the stage , each one with a different hip-hop style . michelle salazar is chic-grungy in black jeans and white t-shirt , her long black hair swirling around her head . hassan el haf , from lebanon , tall and thin , does a kind of electric hip-hop mixed with salsa . argentines mauricio trech and silvia fernandez move in a dramatic break dance . both hail from argentina , home of the tango . hien ngoc pham from vietnam , with a buzz cut and dressed in white jeans and a white t-shirt , has broadway bravado in his every move . the dancing stops and samer samahneh begins rapping -- in arabic . no translation needed ; it comes from his soul . three weeks ago , the dancers had never met , but now they 're a team , participating in the state department 's cultural visitors program . the program consists of three weeks of meeting american hip-hop artists and dancers and visiting new york city , philadelphia and washington , d.c. ' it 's like a dream come true for me , ' salazar said tuesday , the day of the team 's show , because i only read their names in the internet and now , like , i met afrika bambaataa , the founder of hip-hop . i was right next to him . it 's a real immersion into the culture . i do n't want to wake up ! ' salazar is n't just star-struck . she 's learning a lot and she plans to bring it back to her fellow dancers in the philippines . dancers in the philippines do n't have much of a foundation [ in hip-hop ] , ' she says . they do n't understand why dancers do this ' -- she moves her arm -- or why they do this ' -- she strikes a pose . because if they knew why they would feel it . i can feel it by watching these [ american ] hip-hop dancers . ' samahneh agrees : you 've got to feel it . ' his rapping , he says , comes from inside-out . even if you do n't know the language , you can get involved with what i 'm saying . ' samahneh says that when he raps in his hometown of nablus in the west bank , he is asking god to bring peace to our land . ' colombia barrosse , the vibrant head of the state department 's cultural programs division of the bureau of cultural affairs , says the cultural cross-fertilization is the goal of the program . there is nothing that can substitute for being in the united states and meeting americans in their place , to look at the richness and diversity of the united states . that 's irreplaceable , ' she says . the cultural visitors program is part of the state department 's cultural programming around the world . the $ 8.5 million budget is supplemented by institutions like the kennedy center , which is co-sponsoring this performance . most of the visiting artists in the program found their way to professional dance through hip-hop . pham , a member of the vietnam dance association , is currently working to open a hip-hop training center in ho chi minh city to reach out to young people . with a broad smile , he says , hip-hop is such energy . it 's so young . it 's also an opportunity for our countries to get closer , and i have a lot of friends all over the world . ' hip-hop may have started in the united states , but it belongs to everyone . here 's how hassan el haf puts it : when he got to new york , he felt as if he had landed on his real planet . ' yeah , i see them , all the dancers in the street , the music , all the people that like hip-hop music , ' he says . when i do hip-hop , it makes me feel happy all the time . this is my life . ' | it 's a real immersion into the culture , ' philippine performer says |
ford <tsp> ( cnn ) -- after divesting from luxury brands purchased in europe , the ford motor co. is revamping its lincoln car line to try to recapture the prestige -- and market share -- of the past . we had purchased aston martin and jaguar and landover and volvo , and we had decreased our investment in lincoln , ' ford ceo alan mulally told cnn 's richard quest . with our one ford plan in 2006 , we decided to have a laser focus not only on the ford brand but lincoln . we continued to invest in the toughest times and the mkz is our first proof point of a new line of luxury lincoln vehicles . ' ford announced monday it is renaming its lincoln division as the lincoln motor co. lincoln is not being spun off into an altogether separate carmaker , notes cnnmoney 's peter valdes-dapena , but ford wants to give it greater separation from the more mass market ford blue oval ' brand . lincoln have has its own product development team , designers and salespeople . the all-new mkz is due to hit the market soon . as you know the lincoln has been part of the ford motor co. for nearly 90 years and its always been known for elegant styling and design , inside and out , and also very useful and exciting technology and innovation , ' mulally told quest . ford was able to avoid the bailouts required to keep u.s. competitors general motors and chrysler afloat after an aggressive restructuring that began in 2006 , before the financial crisis struck . but the carmaker has been hit of late by the slowdown in the eurozone . the company announced in october the closure of two plants in england and one in belgium in the next two years , which together employed 5,700 workers . we are moving very decisively on our better plan to serve the european customers both with a more complete family of best in class vehicles that we describe , but also taking the actions on the productivity and the utilization of our facilities , ' mulally said . it 's going to take us a couple years to do that , we know how to do it , everybody watched us do it in the united states . ' mulally , who has been among the u.s. ceos who have met with president obama on the looming u.s. fiscal cliff , says he 's optimistic the talks will avert crisis . the last few weeks has really centered on discussion about not only the fiscal cliff , which needs to deal with the revenue side but also the expense side , is what do we do to create the environment where businesses can grow , can be more competitive , to provide the economic expansion that we all want , ' he said . i might also add that we are very encouraged by the ongoing dialogue in europe on the same subject , because clearly we 're in a recession in europe and pulling together around a compelling vision to facilitate economic growth is what 's most important for all of us . ' | the ford motor co. is revamping its lincoln car line to try to recapture past prestige |
ford <tsp> ( cnn ) -- after divesting from luxury brands purchased in europe , the ford motor co. is revamping its lincoln car line to try to recapture the prestige -- and market share -- of the past . we had purchased aston martin and jaguar and landover and volvo , and we had decreased our investment in lincoln , ' ford ceo alan mulally told cnn 's richard quest . with our one ford plan in 2006 , we decided to have a laser focus not only on the ford brand but lincoln . we continued to invest in the toughest times and the mkz is our first proof point of a new line of luxury lincoln vehicles . ' ford announced monday it is renaming its lincoln division as the lincoln motor co. lincoln is not being spun off into an altogether separate carmaker , notes cnnmoney 's peter valdes-dapena , but ford wants to give it greater separation from the more mass market ford blue oval ' brand . lincoln have has its own product development team , designers and salespeople . the all-new mkz is due to hit the market soon . as you know the lincoln has been part of the ford motor co. for nearly 90 years and its always been known for elegant styling and design , inside and out , and also very useful and exciting technology and innovation , ' mulally told quest . ford was able to avoid the bailouts required to keep u.s. competitors general motors and chrysler afloat after an aggressive restructuring that began in 2006 , before the financial crisis struck . but the carmaker has been hit of late by the slowdown in the eurozone . the company announced in october the closure of two plants in england and one in belgium in the next two years , which together employed 5,700 workers . we are moving very decisively on our better plan to serve the european customers both with a more complete family of best in class vehicles that we describe , but also taking the actions on the productivity and the utilization of our facilities , ' mulally said . it 's going to take us a couple years to do that , we know how to do it , everybody watched us do it in the united states . ' mulally , who has been among the u.s. ceos who have met with president obama on the looming u.s. fiscal cliff , says he 's optimistic the talks will avert crisis . the last few weeks has really centered on discussion about not only the fiscal cliff , which needs to deal with the revenue side but also the expense side , is what do we do to create the environment where businesses can grow , can be more competitive , to provide the economic expansion that we all want , ' he said . i might also add that we are very encouraged by the ongoing dialogue in europe on the same subject , because clearly we 're in a recession in europe and pulling together around a compelling vision to facilitate economic growth is what 's most important for all of us . ' | ford announced monday it is renaming its lincoln division as the lincoln motor co . |
china <tsp> ( cnn ) -- chen guangcheng , activist q : why did you change your mind about staying in china ? a : i think it 's time for me to make such a choice . q : why ? a : for safety . q : fear for your life or your family 's ? a : both . chinese activist tells cnn :'we are in danger' q : what would happen if you stay in china ? a : anything could happen . q : u.s. officials said you looked optimistic when you walked out of the embassy , what happened ? a : at the time i did n't have a lot of information . i was n't allowed to call my friends from inside the embassy . i could n't keep up with news so i did n't know a lot of things that were happening . q : what prompted your change of heart ? a : the embassy kept lobbying me to leave and promised to have people stay with me in the hospital . but this afternoon as soon as i checked into the hospital room , i noticed they were all gone . q : has the u.s. disappointed you ? a : i 'm very disappointed at the u.s. government . q : why ? a : i do n't think ( u.s. officials ) protected human rights in this case . q : what would you say to u.s. president obama ? a : i would like to say to ( president obama ) : please do everything you can to get our whole family out . q : is this your most urgent wish ? a : that 's right . q : what has your wife told you after you escaped ? a : ( my wife ) was tied to a chair by police for two days . then they carried sticks to our home , threatening to beat her to death . now they have moved into the house -- eating at our table and using our stuff . our home is teeming with security -- on the roof and in the yard . they have installed seven surveillance cameras inside the house and built electric fences around the yard . q : what did officials tell her if you did n't leave the embassy ? a : they said they would send her back ( to shandong ) and people there would beat her . q : if you stay in china , is there no future ? a : i tend to think so . q : you learned most information in the hospital after you left the embassy ? a : yes , most of it . q : are your wife and kids with you ? a : yes . i just switched my cell phone back on . for a while , i could n't make or receive calls . now i can receive calls but still ca n't dial out . i feel my rights are already being violated . q : is it true no one from the embassy picked up your calls ? a : yes . i called two embassy people numerous times . q : what do you want to say to the u.s. government ? a : i want them to protect human rights through concrete actions . we are in danger . if you can talk to hillary ( clinton ) , i hope she can help my whole family leave china . q : as soon as possible ? a : yes , as soon as possible . q : the whole world is watching you -- how do you feel about this ? a : i feel very grateful . i feel they are sincere in their concern , not just for show . q : do you feel you were lied to by the embassy ? a : i feel a little like that . q : what has this ordeal taught you ? a : i feel everyone focuses too much on their self-interest at the expense of their credibility . q : you 're both still up at 3 a.m. -- feeling anxious ? a : yes , we feel a lot of anxiety .... i told the embassy i would like to talk to rep. smith ( congressman chris smith ) but they somehow never managed to arrange it . i feel a little puzzled . yuan weijing , chen guangcheng 's wife q : what do you want right now ? a : after seeing the reality , we both want to leave this place with our kids as soon as possible . it 's very dangerous for us . q : has the situation gotten worse since his escape ? a : yes , worse . q : what happened to you after he escaped -- where is his mother ? a : she 's still back home and others have moved in . it used to be plainclothes security hired locally but now it 's all policemen . they 've threatened to cut our power . they are also digging something outside our yard . it seems that they 'll install something there . q : what happened when they took you into custody after his escape ? a : they wanted to know how exactly he escaped . guangcheng is blind and we hired so many guards , how did we lose him and what exactly would he do once he was out ? q : is china the kind of country you want to bring your children up ? a : after guangcheng got out , the government was persuading me to stay here . but they were also tightening their grip on me . i became really worried . if they ever get us back home , they would put us in an iron cage . q : what would you say to secretary of state hillary clinton ? a : i know sino-u.s. relations encompass many issues and they have to consider many things . but the reality about my family is that our lives are in obvious danger . if we stay here or get sent back to shandong , our lives would be at stake . under such circumstances , i hope the u.s. government will protect us and help us leave china based on its value of protecting human rights . q : are you prepared for not being allowed back ? a : we are prepared because our current situation is very dangerous ... they made many promises . but right now , we ca n't even freely use our phone . i ca n't even freely walk out of the hospital . friends ca n't visit us . it just proves that our human rights are not being protected . q : are there people watching you at the hospital ? a : they have security guards here . q : have the embassy people have left ? a : yes . they promised to stay here with guangcheng -- that would give us some sense of security . but we have n't seen anyone since we checked into this hospital room . i was actually persuading guangcheng to seek treatment in a hospital -- but i did n't know the embassy ( people ) were lobbying him to leave ( the embassy ) . | couple appeals to the u.s. to protect them , get them out of china |
china <tsp> ( cnn ) -- chen guangcheng , activist q : why did you change your mind about staying in china ? a : i think it 's time for me to make such a choice . q : why ? a : for safety . q : fear for your life or your family 's ? a : both . chinese activist tells cnn :'we are in danger' q : what would happen if you stay in china ? a : anything could happen . q : u.s. officials said you looked optimistic when you walked out of the embassy , what happened ? a : at the time i did n't have a lot of information . i was n't allowed to call my friends from inside the embassy . i could n't keep up with news so i did n't know a lot of things that were happening . q : what prompted your change of heart ? a : the embassy kept lobbying me to leave and promised to have people stay with me in the hospital . but this afternoon as soon as i checked into the hospital room , i noticed they were all gone . q : has the u.s. disappointed you ? a : i 'm very disappointed at the u.s. government . q : why ? a : i do n't think ( u.s. officials ) protected human rights in this case . q : what would you say to u.s. president obama ? a : i would like to say to ( president obama ) : please do everything you can to get our whole family out . q : is this your most urgent wish ? a : that 's right . q : what has your wife told you after you escaped ? a : ( my wife ) was tied to a chair by police for two days . then they carried sticks to our home , threatening to beat her to death . now they have moved into the house -- eating at our table and using our stuff . our home is teeming with security -- on the roof and in the yard . they have installed seven surveillance cameras inside the house and built electric fences around the yard . q : what did officials tell her if you did n't leave the embassy ? a : they said they would send her back ( to shandong ) and people there would beat her . q : if you stay in china , is there no future ? a : i tend to think so . q : you learned most information in the hospital after you left the embassy ? a : yes , most of it . q : are your wife and kids with you ? a : yes . i just switched my cell phone back on . for a while , i could n't make or receive calls . now i can receive calls but still ca n't dial out . i feel my rights are already being violated . q : is it true no one from the embassy picked up your calls ? a : yes . i called two embassy people numerous times . q : what do you want to say to the u.s. government ? a : i want them to protect human rights through concrete actions . we are in danger . if you can talk to hillary ( clinton ) , i hope she can help my whole family leave china . q : as soon as possible ? a : yes , as soon as possible . q : the whole world is watching you -- how do you feel about this ? a : i feel very grateful . i feel they are sincere in their concern , not just for show . q : do you feel you were lied to by the embassy ? a : i feel a little like that . q : what has this ordeal taught you ? a : i feel everyone focuses too much on their self-interest at the expense of their credibility . q : you 're both still up at 3 a.m. -- feeling anxious ? a : yes , we feel a lot of anxiety .... i told the embassy i would like to talk to rep. smith ( congressman chris smith ) but they somehow never managed to arrange it . i feel a little puzzled . yuan weijing , chen guangcheng 's wife q : what do you want right now ? a : after seeing the reality , we both want to leave this place with our kids as soon as possible . it 's very dangerous for us . q : has the situation gotten worse since his escape ? a : yes , worse . q : what happened to you after he escaped -- where is his mother ? a : she 's still back home and others have moved in . it used to be plainclothes security hired locally but now it 's all policemen . they 've threatened to cut our power . they are also digging something outside our yard . it seems that they 'll install something there . q : what happened when they took you into custody after his escape ? a : they wanted to know how exactly he escaped . guangcheng is blind and we hired so many guards , how did we lose him and what exactly would he do once he was out ? q : is china the kind of country you want to bring your children up ? a : after guangcheng got out , the government was persuading me to stay here . but they were also tightening their grip on me . i became really worried . if they ever get us back home , they would put us in an iron cage . q : what would you say to secretary of state hillary clinton ? a : i know sino-u.s. relations encompass many issues and they have to consider many things . but the reality about my family is that our lives are in obvious danger . if we stay here or get sent back to shandong , our lives would be at stake . under such circumstances , i hope the u.s. government will protect us and help us leave china based on its value of protecting human rights . q : are you prepared for not being allowed back ? a : we are prepared because our current situation is very dangerous ... they made many promises . but right now , we ca n't even freely use our phone . i ca n't even freely walk out of the hospital . friends ca n't visit us . it just proves that our human rights are not being protected . q : are there people watching you at the hospital ? a : they have security guards here . q : have the embassy people have left ? a : yes . they promised to stay here with guangcheng -- that would give us some sense of security . but we have n't seen anyone since we checked into this hospital room . i was actually persuading guangcheng to seek treatment in a hospital -- but i did n't know the embassy ( people ) were lobbying him to leave ( the embassy ) . | the blind activist said he fears for his life if he stays in china |
obama <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- president barack obama announced monday that he has signed an executive order allowing new sanctions against companies that enable syria and iran to use technology such as cell phone monitoring to carry out human rights abuses . the order is part of a broader strategy intended to strengthen the administration 's ability to prevent atrocities , including creation of an atrocities prevention board , obama said in somber remarks at the u.s . holocaust memorial museum to mark holocaust remembrance day . these technologies should be in place to empower citizens , not to repress them , ' obama said of the measure , which targets the syrian and iranian governments , as well as companies that provide them with high-tech equipment to use against their own people . a white house statement said the executive order signed sunday authorizes sanctions and visa bans against those who commit or facilitate grave human rights abuses via information technology ... related to syrian and iranian regime brutality . ' this novel sanctions tool allows us to sanction not just those oppressive governments , but the companies that enable them with technology they use for oppression and the'digital guns for hire'who create or operate systems used to monitor , track , and target citizens for killing , torture , or other grave abuses , ' the white house statement said . obama said the new atrocities prevention board will meet for the first time on monday at the white house . it will have members from several government departments , including state , defense , treasury , justice and homeland security , as well as other agencies , to help the united states improve its ability to identify and respond more quickly to threats of atrocities , according to the white house statement . across government , alert channels will make sure that information about unfolding crises and dissenting opinions reach decision-makers , including me , ' obama said . other steps include what obama called the first-ever intelligence assessment on the risk of mass atrocities and genocide , saying the goal is to institutionalize the focus on this issue . ' our treasury department will work more quickly to deploy its financial tools to block the flow of money to abusive regimes , ' the president said . our military will take additional steps to incorporate the prevention of atrocities into its doctrine and its planning . the state department will surge our diplomats and experts in a crisis . ' he received applause from the audience of holocaust survivors and others when he said , in clear reference to the situation in syria , that national sovereignty is never a license to slaughter your people . ' obama has come under heavy criticism on foreign policy issues recently from republicans , including his certain opponent in the november election , mitt romney , and the president 's comments appeared aimed at defending a range of acts by his administration that he said saved countless lives ' around the world . calling the prevention of atrocities and genocide a core national security interest ' as well as a core american value , obama added : that does not mean that we intervene militarily every time there is an atrocity committed . we can not and should not . ' instead , he cited a growing range of tools available and referred to specific achievements such as creation of the world 's newest nation of south sudan as part of a treaty that ended decades of war , resolution of a leadership crisis in ivory coast and the resolution of the libyan crisis . obama also announced that he is extending the work of american advisers in uganda helping pursue the lord 's resistance army and its leader , joseph kony , who are accused of widespread atrocities . today i can announce that our advisers will continue their efforts to bring this madman to justice and to save lives , ' obama said . monday 's visit to the holocaust memorial museum was obama 's first as president . he was accompanied by nobel peace prize winner elie wiesel , a holocaust survivor , who urged obama and world leaders to prevent atrocities such as attacks on citizens occurring in syria . in particular , wiesel said threats by iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad to use nuclear weapons to destroy israel must be confronted . how is it that the holocaust number one denier -- ahmadinejad -- is still a president , ' wiesel said in introducing obama . he who threatens to use nuclear weapons ... to destroy the jewish state . have we not learned ? we must know that when evil has power , it is almost too late . ' in his remarks , obama repeated his administration 's policy on the issue , saying : the united states will do everything in our power to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon . ' the president has come under criticism from republicans and some pro-israel groups for not taking stronger steps to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon . israel has made clear it is considering a military strike on iran 's nuclear energy facilities . the obama administration argues it has worked with international partners to strengthen sanctions against iran , and more time is needed for those steps to weaken the iranian economy and influence the regime 's behavior . romney , in a speech earlier this year to the pro-israel group aipac , excoriated the administration 's policy of engagement with iran , ' but erroneously asserted the president had opposed sanctions against iran at that point . supporters of the administration were quick to point out that the most crippling set of sanctions against iran since initial legislation was passed in the late 1990s occurred under obama 's watch . in his remarks monday , obama also announced that he will award the nation 's highest civilian honor -- the presidential medal of freedom -- to the late jan karski , a resistance figure who tried to alert the world to the holocaust atrocities during world war ii . cnn 's jamie crawford contributed to this report . | new : president obama extends the u.s. mission chasing joseph kony and the lra |
obama <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- president barack obama announced monday that he has signed an executive order allowing new sanctions against companies that enable syria and iran to use technology such as cell phone monitoring to carry out human rights abuses . the order is part of a broader strategy intended to strengthen the administration 's ability to prevent atrocities , including creation of an atrocities prevention board , obama said in somber remarks at the u.s . holocaust memorial museum to mark holocaust remembrance day . these technologies should be in place to empower citizens , not to repress them , ' obama said of the measure , which targets the syrian and iranian governments , as well as companies that provide them with high-tech equipment to use against their own people . a white house statement said the executive order signed sunday authorizes sanctions and visa bans against those who commit or facilitate grave human rights abuses via information technology ... related to syrian and iranian regime brutality . ' this novel sanctions tool allows us to sanction not just those oppressive governments , but the companies that enable them with technology they use for oppression and the'digital guns for hire'who create or operate systems used to monitor , track , and target citizens for killing , torture , or other grave abuses , ' the white house statement said . obama said the new atrocities prevention board will meet for the first time on monday at the white house . it will have members from several government departments , including state , defense , treasury , justice and homeland security , as well as other agencies , to help the united states improve its ability to identify and respond more quickly to threats of atrocities , according to the white house statement . across government , alert channels will make sure that information about unfolding crises and dissenting opinions reach decision-makers , including me , ' obama said . other steps include what obama called the first-ever intelligence assessment on the risk of mass atrocities and genocide , saying the goal is to institutionalize the focus on this issue . ' our treasury department will work more quickly to deploy its financial tools to block the flow of money to abusive regimes , ' the president said . our military will take additional steps to incorporate the prevention of atrocities into its doctrine and its planning . the state department will surge our diplomats and experts in a crisis . ' he received applause from the audience of holocaust survivors and others when he said , in clear reference to the situation in syria , that national sovereignty is never a license to slaughter your people . ' obama has come under heavy criticism on foreign policy issues recently from republicans , including his certain opponent in the november election , mitt romney , and the president 's comments appeared aimed at defending a range of acts by his administration that he said saved countless lives ' around the world . calling the prevention of atrocities and genocide a core national security interest ' as well as a core american value , obama added : that does not mean that we intervene militarily every time there is an atrocity committed . we can not and should not . ' instead , he cited a growing range of tools available and referred to specific achievements such as creation of the world 's newest nation of south sudan as part of a treaty that ended decades of war , resolution of a leadership crisis in ivory coast and the resolution of the libyan crisis . obama also announced that he is extending the work of american advisers in uganda helping pursue the lord 's resistance army and its leader , joseph kony , who are accused of widespread atrocities . today i can announce that our advisers will continue their efforts to bring this madman to justice and to save lives , ' obama said . monday 's visit to the holocaust memorial museum was obama 's first as president . he was accompanied by nobel peace prize winner elie wiesel , a holocaust survivor , who urged obama and world leaders to prevent atrocities such as attacks on citizens occurring in syria . in particular , wiesel said threats by iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad to use nuclear weapons to destroy israel must be confronted . how is it that the holocaust number one denier -- ahmadinejad -- is still a president , ' wiesel said in introducing obama . he who threatens to use nuclear weapons ... to destroy the jewish state . have we not learned ? we must know that when evil has power , it is almost too late . ' in his remarks , obama repeated his administration 's policy on the issue , saying : the united states will do everything in our power to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon . ' the president has come under criticism from republicans and some pro-israel groups for not taking stronger steps to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon . israel has made clear it is considering a military strike on iran 's nuclear energy facilities . the obama administration argues it has worked with international partners to strengthen sanctions against iran , and more time is needed for those steps to weaken the iranian economy and influence the regime 's behavior . romney , in a speech earlier this year to the pro-israel group aipac , excoriated the administration 's policy of engagement with iran , ' but erroneously asserted the president had opposed sanctions against iran at that point . supporters of the administration were quick to point out that the most crippling set of sanctions against iran since initial legislation was passed in the late 1990s occurred under obama 's watch . in his remarks monday , obama also announced that he will award the nation 's highest civilian honor -- the presidential medal of freedom -- to the late jan karski , a resistance figure who tried to alert the world to the holocaust atrocities during world war ii . cnn 's jamie crawford contributed to this report . | obama says new technology should empower people , not repress them |
putin <tsp> amid the chaos and the grief , the politics and the finger pointing , we are no closer to answering some key questions about the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17 . the crash , which killed all 298 people aboard , has turned a volatile ukrainian region into a global problem . here are five questions we do n't yet have the answers to . 1. who shot down the plane ? only a full investigation can settle that . this much we know : flight 17 was shot down using a surface-to-air missile in ukrainian territory that 's controlled by pro-russian rebels . ukraine 's government says it has compelling evidence ' that a russian-supplied battery , manned by russian operatives , fired the missile . the united states has also pointed the finger at the russian-trained rebels . we have a video showing a launcher moving back through a particular area there , out into russia , with at least one missing missile on it , ' secretary of state john kerry said on cnn 's state of the union ' on sunday . but russia has denied any involvement . so have the rebels , who accuse the ukrainians of downing the plane -- without offering proof . 2 . why would anyone target a passenger plane ? if indeed the rebels are behind the attack , they may have mistaken flight 17 for a ukrainian military aircraft . in the past few months , the rebels have used surface-to-air missiles to bring down more than a dozen planes , including two transport aircraft , the u.s. embassy in kiev said . shortly after the crash , igor strelkov , the self-proclaimed defense minister of the donetsk people 's republic , claimed on social media that the rebels had shot down a military transport plane . those posts were later deleted once it turned out the plane was a civilian aircraft . it has the earmarks of a mistaken identification of an aircraft that they may have believed was ukrainian , ' arizona sen. john mccain told msnbc . 3 . why was the plane flying over a war zone ? most airlines follow rules set by national civil aviation authorities and take the most direct route available , said mary schiavo , a former inspector general of the u.s. department of transportation . the malaysia airlines flight left amsterdam for kuala lumpur , malaysia . it flew over eastern ukraine , which is a common route for international carriers . last week , eurocontrol , the agency responsible for coordinating european airspace , said ukrainian authorities had closed airspace in the region below 32,000 feet ( about 9,750 meters ) , but it was open at the level flight 17 was flying ( 33,000 feet ) . there 's a lot of questions to be asked in a lot of different places , ' cnn aviation analyst miles o'brien said . why did n't government officials close off that airspace completely ? 32,000 feet , that 's a completely arbitrary number . ' 4 . when will international investigators get access to the crash site ? no one knows . a u.n. security council meeting ended early monday , with australia introducing a resolution that called for a swift international investigation . there 's no doubt that at the moment , the site is under the control of the russian-backed rebels . and given the almost certain culpability of the russian-backed rebels in the downing of the aircraft , having those people in control of the site is a little like leaving criminals in control of a crime scene , ' australian prime minister tony abbott said monday . but russia , which has veto power as a permanent member of the council , wants a modified resolution -- one that leaves out ukraine from any investigation . 5 . how will russia respond ? if an investigation concludes the plane was shot down by rebels using a russian-supplied missile -- or , worse still , by russians themselves -- president vladimir putin will have two choices . and neither , says professor daniel treisman , works to his advantage . putin could reject the conclusions and stand by the rebels . if he does so , he risks becoming an international pariah . the west might also hit russia with even tougher economic sanctions , enough to cripple its economy and send it into a recession . or , putin could sever ties with the rebels . but that could present problems , too . a relentless barrage of propaganda has convinced many russians that their co-ethnics in donetsk and luhansk are being massacred by troops commanded by a fascist regime in kiev , ' said treisman , who teaches political science at the university of california , los angeles , and who authored the book the return : russia 's journey from gorbachev to medvedev . ' for putin to bow to international pressure and abandon his former charges would look like cowardice . ' | putin has two choices ; neither works to his advantage |
rafael nadal <tsp> ( cnn ) -- rafael nadal has called for stricter doping controls and more transparency to help eradicate drug cheating in tennis . nadal wants to ensure tennis is not plagued by the doping problems which have affected so many other sports , notably cycling , following the lance armstrong saga . it 's something even i do n't like to talk about because it has damaged the image of sport , and sport does n't deserve this kind of thing in my opinion , ' the 11-time grand slam champion told cnn 's open court show before his weekend triumph at indian wells . when somebody like armstrong was an idol for most of the people who loved sport , at the end , you see that was not true . it 's a big disappointment , so i think we need to work together in the same direction to change the situation . it can not continue like this . we need to be stricter on a few things . we need to have all the controls made public . ' nadal , who made his return to action in february following a seven-month absence with a knee injury , said tennis needs an all-encompassing approach to drug testing in order to maintain the sport 's image . we have to work together , we have to be working together with the administrators and hopefully we can change that terrible situation , ' he said . we are lucky that in tennis , it has happened in just very exceptional cases but at the end , tennis is in sport , so if that happens in other sports , it affects tennis too . ' in recent months sport has been hit by several high-profile doping scandals . cyclist armstrong was stripped of his seven tour de france titles , while australian sport was given a wake-up call after a government report alleged athletes were using illegal substances supplied by organized criminal groups . cheating in sport : what are banned substances ? football 's governing body fifa has already stated its intention to introduce biological passports , while the outcome of the operation puerto trial in spain into the relationship between sport and doctor eufemiano fuentes'doping network is ongoing . biological passport the international tennis federation ( itf ) recently confirmed that it will introduce a biological passport program , a system similar to the one used in cycling , where players'drug test results are kept over a long period of time so that the use of illegal substances is more easily detected . the implementation of the athlete biological passport is an important step in the evolution of the tennis anti-doping program as it provides us with a great tool in the fight against doping in our sport , ' said itf president francesco ricci bitti . in 2011 the itf and the world anti-doping agency conducted just 21 out-of-competition blood tests in a bid to detect illegal products such as human growth hormone ( hgh ) , epo , transfusions and other blood-doping substances . according to the latest figures , the vast majority of tests in tennis in 2011 -- 2,019 of a total of 2,150 -- were urine . in february , the itf banned czech republic player barbora zahlavova strycova for six months after she tested positive for the stimulant sibutramine at a tournament in october . she insisted the drug had made it into her system through a supplement and denied taking it to enhance her performance . in 2010 , former top 100 player wayne odesnik , was suspended by the itf after australian customs officials found eight vials containing hgh in his luggage . he denied using hgh and never tested positive for it . his two-year ban was cut in half because the itf said odesnik cooperated with its anti-doping program . earlier this month , 17-time grand slam champion roger federer told cnn that it was naã¯ve ' to think tennis is clean , while world no . 1 novak djokovic recently queried the declining number of blood tests he had undergone . i was n't tested with blood for the last six or seven months , ' he told reporters . it was more regularly in the last two , three years ago . i do n't know the reason why they stopped it . ' | rafael nadal wants stricter drug controls in tennis |
iphone <tsp> ( cnn ) -- alone in the darkness beneath layers of rubble , dan woolley felt blood streaming from his head and leg . then he remembered -- he had an app for that . woolley , an aid worker , husband , and father of two boys , followed instructions on his cell phone to survive the january 12 earthquake in haiti . i had an app that had pre-downloaded all this information about treating wounds . so i looked up excessive bleeding and i looked up compound fracture , ' woolley told cnn . the application on his iphone is filled with information about first aid and cpr from the american heart association . so i knew i was n't making mistakes , ' woolley said . that gave me confidence to treat my wounds properly . ' trapped in the ruins of the hotel montana in port-au-prince , he used his shirt to bandage his leg , and tied his belt around the wound . to stop the bleeding on his head , he firmly pressed a sock to it . concerned he might have been experiencing shock , woolley used the app to look up what to do . it warned him not to sleep . so he set his phone alarm to go off every 20 minutes . once the battery got down to less than 20 percent of its power , woolley turned it off . by then , he says , he had trained his body not to sleep for long periods , drifting off only to wake up within minutes . woolley 's job keeps him tech savvy . he oversees interactive projects for the christian child advocacy organization compassion international in colorado springs , colorado . cnn ireport : looking for loved ones in haiti with his injuries tended to , he wrote a note to his family in his journal : i was in a big accident , an earthquake . do n't be upset at god . he always provides for his children even in hard times . i 'm still praying that god will get me out , but he may not . but even so he will always take care of you . ' the journal is stained with his blood . after more than 60 hours , woolley was pulled from the rubble . those guys are rescue heroes , ' he said of the crew that pulled him out . interactive map of where to find aid , hospitals in haiti his colleague david hames has not been found . the two had been standing together when the earthquake struck and the hotel montana crumbled . they were making a film about poverty in haiti and had just gotten back to the hotel , heading to the elevator in the lobby . then all of a sudden just all craziness broke loose , ' woolley said . convulsions of the ground around us , the walls started rippling and then falling on us . [ hames ] yelled out ,'i think it 's an earthquake !'i looked for someplace safe to jump to and there was no safe place . ' when the shaking stopped , woolley could n't see . and his friend was not with him . he turned on the focus light of a camera he was wearing around his neck , but he did n't have his glasses . so i actually took some pictures and would look at the back of the lens of the camera and saw in one of those pictures the elevator that i ended up hobbling over to . and that became my safe place . ' once in the elevator , he used the app -- called pocket first aid & cpr ' from jive media -- to tend to his injuries . woolley said his phone was like a high-tech version of a swiss army knife that enabled me to treat my own injuries , track time , stay awake and stay alive . ' woolley heard voices of some other people trapped nearby , and they spoke with each other . about a day , maybe day and a half in , we heard rescuers , and they had a list of our names at that point , because they were able to talk to one of the people we were talking with . and so then it seemed like , ok , this is going to happen , we 're actually going to get rescued . but then it just took a long time and there were times where i did n't hear anything or i 'd hear drilling in a far part of the building and just did n't get any reassurance they were still coming for me , ' woolley said . the scene outside was a lot more chaotic and less simple than i imagined in my head . ... but eventually they came for me and did an amazing rescue . ' back home now in colorado springs with his wife christina and children josh , 6 , and nathan , 3 , woolley said he 's grateful to god for getting him through the ordeal . happiness is a morning with ... family , filled with legos , kissing boo-boos and normalcy . ' | iphone application , called pocket first aid & cpr , ' is from jive media |
cnn <tsp> ( cnn ) -- i have always been a fiercely independent woman . i learned from my grandmother -- the breadwinner in her marriage -- that there was nothing that a woman could n't do as well as a man . i started working when i was 16 years old and , by all accounts , i had achieved a fairly high degree of success as a young journalist in my early 20s . a die-hard feminist , my desire for self-sufficiency did n't stem from a movement : it was personal . a child of divorced parents who always fought about money-related issues , and with my grandmother 's words etched in my mind , i told myself at a young age that i would never rely on a man or anyone to take care of me . i became so defiant about being able to do things on my own that i would rarely even let people buy me meals . that still holds true today . then , i met tom , ' who was much older and more successful than me . we started dating in my early 30s at a time when my career had me traveling all over the world to report stories . i was neither looking for a relationship nor cared to be in one . a lot of my friends , however , were beginning to settle down and i started to feel like something was wrong with me for not being able to even fathom doing the same . that 's not to say i was n't happy with where i was : i loved my work and i loved the woman i had become . tom was a nice man who seemed to take a liking to me quite quickly . like many men of similar ilk , tom could be aggressive about acquiring things he wanted . before i knew it , i was being sucked into his vortex . one week we 'd be cruising the mediterranean in a massive full-service yacht , the next we 'd be on a shopping excursion in rome . it all happened so fast and i was being exposed to a part of the world that -- despite being well-traveled -- i had never experienced . it started to become glaringly apparent that i was being seduced by a lifestyle . i was becoming a sugar baby . or at least , that 's how i felt . college'sugar babies'date for cash we all know what sugar daddies are : wealthy older men have throughout history sought out much younger women -- sugar babies ' -- to date , even marry and take care of . despite the women 's liberation movement , our culture is always reminding us of gender roles . today , websites like seekingarrangement.com are making it that much easier for men and women to connect by waving the carrot of support and financial security to attract youth and beauty . seekingarrangement.com ceo says love does n't exist while i think tom liked me because of my independent spirit , i 'm quite sure he hoped that the longer we were in a relationship together , the more likely it would be that i would eventually give up my career and let him support me . he was not at all a bad person , but increasingly , i was starting to feel owned and that i was losing myself . now there 's nothing wrong with being in a relationship in which one person financially supports the other . we all contribute to our relationships in different ways and in no way should any contribution be trivialized . i just knew that i was in mine for the wrong reasons and that i had compromised the woman i had worked so hard to become . i am now married and have a child with a man who is quite successful in his own right . i know that if i fall onto hard times , he 'll support me , and i will do the same . even though we 're equal partners in our marriage , it 's important for me to maintain my own identity , career and finances . no matter what , ' my grandma always said , have your own money . ' in a span of a lifetime , my relationship with tom was a mere blip . but , it serves as a constant reminder of a time when i did n't recognize myself , and that did n't feel very good . | ling explores the world of sugaring ' in the premiere of her new cnn show |
isis <tsp> ( cnn ) -- someone in the obama white house clearly has a good book to write one day : how not to do rollouts . ' with one hapless episode after another , the rollout of the president 's plan to destroy isis is beginning to rival the less-than-splendid debut of the obamacare website . president barack obama 's critics may take some glee from the recent missteps , but they should n't . going to war is serious business , especially when the conflict promises to be long and messy . for the nation 's sake , our dysfunctional politics needs to become functional on this one or we put too much at risk , starting with the lives of our men and women in uniform . that 's why it is imperative and urgent that the obama team and their allies take a deep breath , pull themselves together and get this war effort on solid footing . instead of becoming defensive , they need to go on offense , showing the world they are firmly in charge and on a winning path . ever since the president went on prime-time television to announce his new strategy to degrade and destroy ' isis , he and his team have slipped on one banana peel after another . first came the series of muddled messages . was this to be called a war or something else like a counterterrorism campaign ? who knew after so many contradictions from the administration ? is the threat from isis something we are trying to prevent from happening one day or is it imminent ? again , contradictions . crucially : still we put boots on the ground or will we leave all the ground fighting to surrogates ? no one can be sure yet . even as a coalition grows of nations proclaiming their support , questions also rise of just how much -- or how little -- they will actually do . meanwhile , the media has been jammed with news analyses and comments from respected former officials calling into question the whole enterprise . the administration expresses confidence that a reconstituted iraqi military along with kurdish forces , working with american air power , can destroy isis in iraq , but so far , press reports are skeptical . and experts point out that the best iraqi fighters are shia militia allied with iran . there is even more skepticism about our capacity to mobilize moderates ' in syria . and listening to two of obama 's former defense chiefs , bob gates and leon panetta , one suspects they would have strongly opposed the plan if they were still in government . as if the gnawing doubts were n't filling enough air time , now comes a new round of stories in the washington post , the new york times and financial times reporting on a growing rift between the president and his military generals . one can easily read too much into these tensions . in truth , obama and the military have been able to work together in a professional way through most of his administration . and certainly the collaboration within the government in pursuit of osama bin laden was masterful . but it is also true that underneath the surface , there has been an unhealthy atmosphere of mistrust between this white house and some of its military chieftains . the obama team has doubted the loyalty of several of its generals , while the military has doubted the competence of the president and his national security team , especially in the second term . soon after he took office , obama felt that through leaks to the press , his generals were trying to box him in on how many additional troops he would send to afghanistan , trying to push him to higher numbers . he felt excessive pressure as well on keeping a sizable number of troops in iraq . and his political advisers were deeply suspicious that gen. david petraeus would run against obama in 2012 the way gen. george mcclellan ran against lincoln in 1864 . these fears and anxieties were overwrought , but they have left scars that remain today . in both the pentagon and white house , there is now concern about management of the war from here on out . the military worries that obama and his team will micromanage , especially in syria -- something that president lyndon johnson did with disastrous results in vietnam . and they worry that a nervous white house will tie their hands in the fight , ruling out the force necessary to win . the white house worries that the military , hellbent upon victory , will accidentally drop bombs on too many innocents , inflaming opinion and making it harder to keep a coalition together . they point to what has happened in afghanistan and pakistan . in syria , they worry an imprecise approach could further drag the united states into the chaotic civil war . presumably , these are adults on both sides who can work things out but if suspicions and rifts grow , that will definitely handicap prosecution of the war -- and risk a national security debacle . an additional challenge the administration faces is that the president has now announced america is going to war , but there are virtually no signs of mobilization on television . this is very different from most recent conflicts when a president takes to prime time and within hours screens are filled with pictures of military mobilization or of rockets and bombs flying and the public is rallying round the flag . what is left now is a virtual news vacuum that is being largely filled with arguments and counterarguments about the wisdom and competence of the administration . all of this is no way to galvanize a nation or build a vibrant coalition . in coming days , through his time at the united nations and back in the white house , the president must dramatically seize the reins of leadership . he must form a strong , bipartisan advisory team around him with leaders from the past such as colin powell , james baker , madeleine albright , zbigniew brzezinski , and yes , gates and panetta . he has to work in close harness with his military commanders , ending talk of rifts . and he must mobilize a coalition of nations that takes the fight to the enemy with great urgency . it is inconceivable that the united states , with the best trained and equipped military in the world , ca n't clear the battlefield of a band of thugs . we must not lose heart just because this war is off to a rocky start . after all and let 's admit it : when the administration finally fixed up obamacare , it started to work better than many of us expected . | david gergen : rollout of president 's fight vs. isis has been dogged by problems |
mumbai <tsp> mumbai , india ( cnn ) -- i normally do n't dwell on what i am going to wear before i go on a shoot . it 's usually something presentable , comfortable and preferably in a bright tv ' color that makes my cameraman rajesh happy . this time , though , i was perplexed . i was about to film a story on manual scavenging . we were going to film people who clean human excreta . knowing i would have to get close to human waste while filming , i opted for a pair of old water-resistant hiking boots . i told rajesh to wear old shoes too . my feet were prepared for what lay ahead . i was not . i did not expect to see people cleaning human waste from the roads right in the heart of mumbai , a booming financial capital and the face of modern india .'night soil' it 's called manual scavenging -- the removal of human waste or night soil ' from sites where there is no flush system . though the indian parliament passed the employment of manual scavengers and construction of dry latrines ( prohibition ) act , in 1993 and reinforced the ban in 2013 , private contractors hired by the municipal government continue to employ them . ganesh shinde , 42 , has been doing this job since 2007 . of course i do n't like it , ' he tells me . but i have to feed my family . ' shinde 's day begins around 6.30 a.m. , seven days a week . he 's a contractor who works for the city of mumbai , earning just $ 5 a day . usually , he walks to work . shinde carries a broom , while his colleague carries a tin plate . shinde sweeps , his partner scoops . according to various studies , nearly 50 % of india 's population does n't have access to toilets -- which leaves them with no choice but to go outdoors . the situation is acute in villages . and as i found out , in cities too . i saw child after child carrying a mug of water come to the road where we waited with shinde . they pulled their pants down and squatted on the edge of the kerb . they did their business and walked away , leaving shinde and his colleague with the grim task of cleaning up after them . now i am used to it , ' shinde says , admitting he found it hard when he first started the job . dehumanizing and dangerous another manual scavenger , sunil chavan , who works in a different part of mumbai says he would throw up every day when he started working . if i take you to the same area i guarantee you will throw up too , ' he says . it 's an incredibly dehumanizing and dangerous occupation . most manual scavengers do n't have appropriate equipment . shinde has no gloves . no boots . he wears a flimsy jacket and thin cloth mask that he made himself . a pair of old sandals leave his feet covered in muck . those who clean gutters use bamboo sticks to clear jams , while standing in the middle of waste matter that can come as high as their chest . in some instances they must crawl through sewage . they hardly wear any protective gear . sometimes they do n't even wear a shirt . often , scavengers have to enter manholes too to clear blockages and it 's not uncommon for them to drink a quick swig of alcohol before starting their job . they have to numb their senses , ' shinde explains . how else can anyone bear the stench ? ' i know what he means . standing next to shinde while he worked was hard enough -- the smell was repulsive and overwhelming . life expectancy amongst manual scavengers is low . many develop asthma , skin infections and tuberculosis on the job . hundreds reportedly die from the work each year . according to the mumbai based research organization tata institute of social sciences ( tiss ) , 80 % of the manual scavengers die before they turn 60 because of health problems . tiss says in mumbai alone , an average of 20 sewer workers die each month from accidents , suffocation or exposure to toxic gases . caste systems persists most manual scavengers are dalits -- people belonging to the lowest strata of india 's caste system . they were once considered untouchable ' and were forced to live outside the village boundary . though india 's constitution bans caste-based discrimination , dalits are still marginalized , despite government efforts to end it . they are the most vulnerable section of our society , ' explains milind ranade , a labor activist fighting for the rights of manual scavengers . though dalits are not shunned the way they used to be , they are still discriminated against because of the work they do . shinde says it 's hard to get a cup of tea . he 's often turned away from restaurants . a few small tea vendors will serve him a cup of tea provided he stands on the road and does not enter their premises . if he rides a bus , people turn away when he climbs aboard . it 's just easier if i walk home , ' shinde says . at home , we meet his family . they have a young daughter who was at school . i asked shinde what hopes he has for his child . his wife jumps in to answer , her eyes brimming with tears . not this work , ' she tells me , no way . she 's going to finish school and she 's going to stand on her own two feet . ' shinde nods quietly . i had no choice , ' he tells me . perhaps it was my destiny . ' india 's current prime minister , narendra modi , hopes to change the future not just for shinde 's daughter but for millions of indians who are forced to live with unsanitary and unhygienic conditions every day . on october 2 , he 's launching a clean india mission -- a nationwide movement that aims to solve india 's sanitation problems in five years . he 's the first prime minister to make cleanliness a national priority . lets hope he delivers on this promise . | ganesh shinde , 42 , has been clearing human waste in mumbai since 2007 |
sotheby <tsp> new york ( cnn ) -- a famously macabre painting by andy warhol sold for $ 105.4 million wednesday , a record for the famed pop artist and the second-most expensive piece of art ever auctioned , according to sotheby 's auction house . silver car crash ( double disaster ) ' shows a twisted body in the wreckage of a car crash , part of warhol 's vaunted death and disaster ' series , painted in 1963 . arts magazine artnews published an interview with warhol in november 1963 , in which the artist said of the series , i guess it was the big plane crash picture , the front page of a newspaper : 129 die . i was also painting the marilyns . i realized that everything i was doing must have been death . ' the large painting , which measures 8 feet by 13 feet , is one of only four works of that size in the series and the only one remaining in a private collection , according to sotheby 's . it had been in a private collection since 1989 and has rarely been viewed in public . sotheby 's declined to identify the buyer . 'silver car crash'is the most important work of contemporary art we have ever had the privilege to offer , and its exceptional result is a testament to that fact , ' said tobias meyer , worldwide head of contemporary art at sotheby 's and the evening 's auctioneer . another well-known painting from the 1960s also sold for over $ 100 million this week . on tuesday , francis bacon 's three studies of lucian freud ' sold for $ 142.4 million after six minutes of bidding in the room and on the phone at christie 's in new york , the most expensive piece of art ever auctioned , according to auction house spokeswoman elizabeth van bergen . another iconic warhol image , coca-cola ( 3 ) , ' sold for $ 57.2 million tuesday at christie 's . silver car crash ( double disaster ) ' was one of several warhol pieces in the sotheby 's auction wednesday . liz # 1 ( early colored liz ) ' drew $ 20.3 million and flowers ( five foot flowers ) ' sold for $ 11.3 million , according to the auction house . andy warhol pops up in china ... again cnn 's sho wills and allie malloy contributed to this report . | price is a record for a warhol work ; sotheby 's auction house declines to name the buyer |
sotheby <tsp> new york ( cnn ) -- a famously macabre painting by andy warhol sold for $ 105.4 million wednesday , a record for the famed pop artist and the second-most expensive piece of art ever auctioned , according to sotheby 's auction house . silver car crash ( double disaster ) ' shows a twisted body in the wreckage of a car crash , part of warhol 's vaunted death and disaster ' series , painted in 1963 . arts magazine artnews published an interview with warhol in november 1963 , in which the artist said of the series , i guess it was the big plane crash picture , the front page of a newspaper : 129 die . i was also painting the marilyns . i realized that everything i was doing must have been death . ' the large painting , which measures 8 feet by 13 feet , is one of only four works of that size in the series and the only one remaining in a private collection , according to sotheby 's . it had been in a private collection since 1989 and has rarely been viewed in public . sotheby 's declined to identify the buyer . 'silver car crash'is the most important work of contemporary art we have ever had the privilege to offer , and its exceptional result is a testament to that fact , ' said tobias meyer , worldwide head of contemporary art at sotheby 's and the evening 's auctioneer . another well-known painting from the 1960s also sold for over $ 100 million this week . on tuesday , francis bacon 's three studies of lucian freud ' sold for $ 142.4 million after six minutes of bidding in the room and on the phone at christie 's in new york , the most expensive piece of art ever auctioned , according to auction house spokeswoman elizabeth van bergen . another iconic warhol image , coca-cola ( 3 ) , ' sold for $ 57.2 million tuesday at christie 's . silver car crash ( double disaster ) ' was one of several warhol pieces in the sotheby 's auction wednesday . liz # 1 ( early colored liz ) ' drew $ 20.3 million and flowers ( five foot flowers ) ' sold for $ 11.3 million , according to the auction house . andy warhol pops up in china ... again cnn 's sho wills and allie malloy contributed to this report . | it 's the second-most expensive piece of art ever auctioned , sotheby 's says |
flotus <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- it was my first chance to spend some quality time at dinner with first lady michelle obama , so i decided to do what my pal ali velshi would probably do in the same situation : get her hooked on twitter . i was sitting with the first lady and jay leno at the head table for saturday night 's white house correspondents association dinner because i 'm a member of the association 's board , a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at mrs. obama and the president , who was a few seats from me . teen sensation justin beiber , famous-for-being-famous kim kardashian , comedian chevy chase and actor morgan freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out . i was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iphone and posting them to my twitter account , @ edhenrycnn , during dessert , just a few minutes before the president and leno would take their turns at telling some jokes . leno , a social media skeptic , finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone , are you tweeting right now ? ' i confessed to leno that i was , sparking mrs. obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it 's mostly trivial . i said i find it helpful to get feedback , good and bad , from people who follow my tweets . when mrs. obama mentioned that she had never tweeted , i noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a red cross account to promote relief to haiti and wondered aloud : why do n't you send out your first tweet on my iphone ? ' the first lady laughed and said her press staff would n't be happy if she went rogue like that . besides , she said , white house press secretary robert gibbs would have to sign off first . noting that gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table , i stood and told the first lady i 'd ask him . to my surprise , gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea , on one condition : i had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it , so that colleagues on mrs. obama 's staff were not blindsided . i typed out a tweet saying , i am trying to coax first lady to do her first ever tweet . gibbs @ presssec just gave his blessing . ' then i walked back to mrs. obama to tell her the good news . but she told me good-naturedly , gibbs did not say that ; you 're lying ! ' i assured the first lady i would not tell her a fib , which prompted leno to jump to his feet to say he 'd go get gibbs to sort this out once and for all . a laughing gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise , but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in . hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down , the president asked , what 's going on ? ' the first lady explained her dilemma , but the president waved his hand as if to say no big deal ' and told her to go for it . i handed the first lady my iphone , but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone . like many people , she said , how do you type on this ? ' gibbs , who was looking over our shoulders , suggested that i type it out , so i told mrs. obama to start dictating the note . i started my typing from flotus , ' as in first lady of the united states . ' she joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say . she started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated , this is officially my first twitter ' and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform . i knew mrs. obama should have called it her first tweet , ' but i did n't want to be in the uncomfortable position of correcting the first lady -- my mom would be appalled -- and sounding like a tech know-it-all . she asked gibbs for his opinion on what she had dictated , and he said the proper way to say it was that it was her first tweet . mrs. obama grilled me on whether gibbs was right , and i said he was but i did n't want to be the one changing her words , so she politely asked me to change it so that she sounded as hip as possible . the final version , for the history books : from flotus :'here at dinner this is officially my first tweet . i am looking forward to some good laughs from the potus and jay'' . some of my followers were particularly amused that mrs. obama referred to her husband as the potus ' -- as in the president of the united states -- and started re-tweeting it . it also got me a few more followers , which brings me back to ali velshi . on our daily segment on his show -- the ed henry segment , ' of course -- velshi and i tease each other about necktie choices and who has more people following our tweets . for the record , i have 12,313 followers as of this morning . velshi seems stuck on 11,025 . so let me take this opportunity to encourage the first lady to set up her own twitter account . i bet it will be a smart way for her to push her initiatives , just as former first lady laura bush now has a twitter account to help sell her memoirs and talk up her pet causes , too . besides , i 'm hoping mrs. obama will follow me , and not velshi , since i hooked her up with her first tweet . | flotus ' tweet is picked up by other users |
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