(CNN)  -- Congressional auditors have uncovered widespread abuse of techniques used to restrain or discipline special-education students in U.S. schools, with some deaths linked to the practices, a top congressman says. Investigators in Utah say a teacher left Garrett Peck in an isolation cubicle for at least two and a half hours. The findings are among those expected from a Government Accountability Office report scheduled to be released Tuesday. The report documented serious problems with the way children with disabilities are being treated in public schools, including cases of children being held face-down on the ground. The GAO report was prepared for the House Education and Labor Committee, which is considering new laws governing what actions teachers can take to rein in disruptive special-needs students. "I think what we're going to hear from the GAO is that very often, special-need children are subjected to the policies of seclusion and policies of restraint that have turned out to be lethal in a number of circumstances," said Rep. George Miller, D-California, the committee's chairman. In other cases, children as young as 6 have been locked away "for hours at a time," Miller said. "What the GAO is telling us is that that policy is fairly widespread," he said. "The state regulations about how to handle these incidents don't exist in about half the states, and in other states you have kind of a patchwork of regulations." The GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, found that state laws governing the treatment of the more than 6 million children classified as having "special needs" -- conditions including autism and Down syndrome -- are patchy at best. Teachers and school staff frequently lack training in correct restraint methods, and in some cases, where improper restraints led to injuries, teachers often kept their jobs. Only five states keep track of incidents where special-needs students are separated or restrained. Parents contacted by CNN commonly said they were not told their child was being disciplined until he or she began to behave badly at home -- a sign of trouble at school. When confronted with complaints, school systems sometimes sought to minimize or deny the allegations, even after public investigations found the charges to be true. And parents told CNN that when they got into a dispute with the teacher, their child was made to suffer as retribution. Some of the most disturbing reports concerned the use of seclusion rooms. Experts have long recommended that children should only be isolated when they pose an immediate threat to themselves or others. But CNN found that isolation was often used as a punishment by teachers to compel the students to follow instructions. State investigators in Utah found a teacher left 7-year-old Garrett Peck in an isolation cubicle for at least two and a half hours after the teacher said he told her to "shut up." While the boy was in the cubicle, the teacher taunted him by playing his favorite video and telling him what he was missing. His parents, Joshua and Becca Peck, said the child has an attention span of about 10 minutes, and they believe that after the first few minutes, he had no idea why he was in the cubicle. "It was so sad. We felt it was a form of torture for him but he, being autistic, he had no way to express it," Joshua Peck said. "He couldn't tell." And Becca Peck said her son had been left in the cubicle with nothing but a magic marker -- which he used to scrawl all over himself. When she came to school to pick him up, "He was covered in marker -- on his eyelids, on his hair, face, clothes, arms, eyelids -- everywhere." "I started thinking, 'What was he thinking?' Was he thinking, 'Why is my mom letting this person do this to me? Why am I here? I trust no one now.' " In Garrett's case, like others cited by the GAO, the teacher remains on the job. And what frustrates experts is

Question: How long was the boy with autism left in a cubicle?

Question: What was the outcome of the practices?

Question: What report uncovered information on the discipline of children?

Answer: at least two and a half hours.

Answer: some deaths

Answer: Government Accountability Office

Summary:
GAO report uncovers abuse of techniques used to restrain or discipline children .
Some deaths of special-needs kids have been linked to the practices, report says .
Investigators: Utah boy with autism left in cubicle for at least two and a half hours .
Only five states keep track of incidents; many states have no regulations .


(CNN)  -- Could humans one day live to be 1,000, and would that be a good thing? CNN's global health show Vital Signs has teamed up with world renowned anti-aging experts to bring you an in-depth discussion on the search for immortality. Vital Signs host and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be joined by best-selling author Dan Buettner who has done extensive studies on the areas in the world people live the longest, healthiest lives, known as Blue Zones, and shares their formula for a long life. The other panelist is geneticist Dr. Aubrey de Grey, best-selling author of "Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime." He believes regenerative medicine could, in a matter of decades, extend life expectancy to 1000 years. This special edition of Vital Signs: The Clinic will be broadcast LIVE on CNN.com and we want you to take part in the conversation. You can do that by using the soundoff comments box below, post on iReport.com or e-mail vital.signs@cnn.com. You can also send questions via Twitter. What would you ask the experts? Do you want to learn how to live until 100 and beyond? Or find out which diets or exercise to follow for living longer? Do you have concerns about how an aging population might impact on resources? The best questions will be featured on the show where the experts will give you tips on how to live longer. Dr. Gupta will also investigate the longevity hot spots around the world and you can tap into the secrets of their success. Watch Vital Signs: The Clinic LIVE on CNN.com on Monday November 30, at 1200 GMT. (0700 ET, 2000 HK, 1300 CET)

Question:
What will the experts do?
When it the webcast scheduled to air?
On what website can it be seen on?
where is the webcast
what subjects does it cover
When is God live webcast?

Answer: give you tips on how

Answer: Monday November 30,

Answer: CNN.com

Answer: CNN.com

Answer: immortality.

Answer: Monday November 30,

Summary:
Watch a LIVE webcast on CNN.com on November 30, at 1200 GMT .
Leading anti-aging experts will share their insights on the search for immortality .
Send them your questions via soundoff, ireport and twitter .


(CNN)  -- Cristiano Ronaldo is to play in a special benefit match for the victims of the Madeira floods and mudslides which have claimed the lives of at least 42 people.

The world's most expensive player has made himself available for a game between Portuguese champions Porto and a joint team from Madeira-based clubs Nacional and Maritimo.

No date has yet been set for the match, but Ronaldo has said he will help in "whatever possible way" after the tragic events of the weekend.

Porto coach Jesualdo Ferreira added: "Porto want to express their condolences for all that has happened and, as a club, do everything necessary to help Madeira."

Real Madrid forward Ronaldo was born and grew up in Madeira and has a special football center named after him, which is next to the Nacional stadium.

The 24-year-old paid his own tribute after scoring the first goal in Real's 6-2 rout of Villarreal on Sunday, lifting his shirt to reveal a t-shirt bearing the name "Madeira" on the chest.

"Nobody can be indifferent to such a tragedy, especially me," Ronaldo told the official Real Madrid Web site, www.realmadrid.com.

"I was born and raised on the island. It's given me so much. This is why I want to make myself available to help in whatever possible way.

"I would like to help official bodies and organizations to minimize the effects of this great tragedy and to get over them as soon as possible."

Former World Player of the Year Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid from Manchester United in the summer for a record $120 million fee.

Question: who will play in a benefit match

Question: Who is going to play in a special benefit match?

Question: Who is the benefit match for?

Question: who will nacional-maritimo play against?

Question: what is it a benefit for

Question: Where was Ronaldo born?

Question: who do the special benefit matches help?

Question: what does cristiano play in?

Question: where did he grow up

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: victims of the Madeira floods

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: the victims of the Madeira floods

Answer: Madeira

Answer: victims of the Madeira floods

Answer: special benefit match for the victims of the Madeira floods

Answer: Madeira

Summary:
Cristiano Ronaldo to play in special benefit match for victims of the Madeira floods .
Ronaldo will turn out for a joint Nacional-Maritimo team against Portugal champions Porto .
Ronaldo was born and grew up on the Portuguese holiday island .


(CNN)  -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late headed winner as Real Madrid stayed a point behind leaders Barcelona in the Spanish title race after a dramatic 3-2 win over Osasuna on Sunday night.

Real had to come from behind twice in the Bernabeu with former World Player of the Year Ronaldo grabbing a double.

Trailing by four points after Barcelona's 4-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, Real made a disastrous start as a poor back pass by Raul Albiol allowed in Carlos Aranda to give Osasuna an early lead.

Ronaldo then came to the rescue for the first time as he equalized with a fine strike from just outside the penalty area, but Real were soon behind again as   Krisztian Vadocz struck home Osasuna's second.

But with time running out in the first half, Marcelo headed Real level again.

Osasuna refused to lie down and substitute Masoud Soleimani missed the easiest of several chances for the visitors as Real pushed forward for a winner.

The game appeared to be headed for a draw, which would have severely dented Real's title hopes with games running out, until Ronaldo popped up to score an 89th minute goal from a cross by Gonzalo Higuain.

A double from Lionel Messi had helped Barca to rebound from their Champions League exit at the hands of Inter Milan to leave them on course to defend their La Liga crown with a fine win over Villarreal.

In other action on Sunday, Alvaro Negredo scored two penalties to give Sevilla a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid to lift them into the fourth and the final Champions League place.

The match was a forerunner to the Copa del Rey final later this month.

Atletico, who are also in the Europa League final, fell behind to a Luis Fabiano strike after five minutes.

Tiago Cardoso equalized for Atletico who were then undone by Negredo's two spot kicks.

A double from substitute Nicola Zigic saw Valencia beat Espanyol 2-0 to keep a tight hold on third place.

Getafe were held goalless by Valladolid and Tenerife beat Racing Santander 2-1 but remain in the drop zone as Malaga drew 1-1 with Sporting Gijon.

Question: Ronaldo scored how many goals against Real Madrid

Question: How far are real Madrid behind the leaders in La Liga

Question: Who scored twice for Real Madrid?

Question: What was the score in the Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid match

Question: How many points are Real behind Barcelona in La Liga?

Question: Valencis recorded a 2-0 win over which team?

Answer: twice

Answer: a point

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: 3-1

Answer: a

Answer: Espanyol

Summary:
Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice including a late headed winner for Real Madrid .
The 3-2 win lifts Real to within a point of leaders Barcelona in La Liga .
Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 to boost Champions League hopes .
Valencis consolidate third place with 2-0 win over Espanyol .


(CNN)  -- Cycling legend Lance Armstrong -- a survivor of testicular cancer -- and girlfriend Anna Hansen are expecting a baby, CNN learned on Tuesday through his charitable organization. Cyclist Lance Armstrong has announced he will come out of retirement and race once again in the Tour de France. The baby is due in June. Armstrong was diagnosed in 1996 with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen. He underwent treatment for the disease and was able to return to cycling, eventually winning seven consecutive Tour de France's. The harsh chemotherapy left him unable to have children, although he and then-wife Kristin Richards had three children using sperm the cyclist had donated before the treatment. Armstrong and Hansen, however, are expecting without the use of any artificial fertilization process. "This is a hopeful thing for testicular cancer survivors," CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said. "It means his body healed from the chemotherapy and surgery." Armstrong retired from cycling after his seventh Tour de France win in 2005, and focused his energy on the Lance Armstrong Foundation (livestrong.org), which supports people affected by cancer. Armstrong founded the organization in 1997. The 37-year-old Texan announced in September that he was launching a comeback with the goal of winning the Tour de France in 2009. "After talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden," he wrote on LiveStrong's Web site. He is training for several races leading up to the Tour de France, including Australia's Tour Down Under and the Giro d'Italia.

Question: Who is the seven-times Tour de France winner?

Question: What did Gupta say?

Question: What is he doing to insrpire others?

Question: Where is Armstrong from?

Question: How many kids does Armstrong have?

Question: What has Armstrong survived?

Answer: Lance Armstrong

Answer: "This is a hopeful thing for testicular cancer survivors,"

Answer: launching a comeback

Answer: Texan

Answer: three children

Answer: testicular cancer

Summary:
Seven-times Tour de France winner Armstrong is a survivor of testicular cancer .
The 37-year-old Texan already has three children from his marriage .
"This is a hopeful thing for all testicular cancer survivors," says Sanjay Gupta .


(CNN)  -- Darren Tuck, the man who gave police a tape depicting the rape of a 3-year-old girl, turned himself in Sunday to Nye County, Nevada, authorities. Darren Tuck turned himself in to authorities Sunday. He earlier gave police the tape of the girl. Tuck had recently given police the videotape, saying he found it in the desert, Sheriff Tony De Meo said. Police said he had the tape for at least five months before turning it in. He was being sought on a parole violation for failure to pay child support, but police -- who have said they want to question him further -- had been unable to locate him. Tuck, of Nevada, allegedly showed the tape to others, and faces between 10 years to life in prison for exhibiting pornography and one to six years for possession of child pornography, said De Meo. Tuck's attorney Harry Kuehn said last week on CNN's "Nancy Grace" that Tuck had been "wracked by indecision" as to what to do with the tape once he realized what it was. "You have to consider what kind of concerns my client had," the attorney said. "He's previously dealt with the sheriff's office in Nye County; it was previously unsatisfactory." The four-year-old videotape shows the 3-year-old girl being raped in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last week, she was found safe. Now seven, the girl was found Friday with family in Las Vegas after thousands of tips poured in to police, thanks to an appeal by police to the news media to show the girl's picture. CNN and other news organizations did so until the child was found, and De Meo asked media to stop showing the picture. "The mother has cooperated with us," De Meo said. "We believe that the mother was not aware of anything that went on with this young girl. It was very sad for her to find this out." Authorities have identified Chester A. Stiles, 37, as the suspect in the tape. A  resident of Pahrump, Nevada, he remains at-large, De Meo said. Pahrump is about 60 miles west of Las Vegas. Stiles was a distant friend of the girl's family, De Meo said. Someone close to Stiles told investigators Stiles is a "survivalist type" and always carries a weapon, Nye County District Attorney Bob Beckett said. Todd Allen, a Las Vegas resident, told CNN he once lived with the girl from the video and her mother. He said he recognizes his old apartment from scenes in the video. He said he knows the suspect because Allen's mother dated Stiles and the couple spent time together at Allen's apartment.  Watch Allen describe Stiles and the girl » Allen said nobody realized the child had been abused. "She's what you'd expect a little girl in elementary school to be like," he said. "You would never know something like that happened. Ever." Allen said he never witnessed Stiles physically assault anyone. "But I have seen him verbally and mentally assault many people," Allen told CNN. "He's good with mind games. He's good at twisting people's realities and manipulating people." De Meo addressed Stiles directly on Saturday: "Turn yourself in to your local law enforcement agency," he said. "Understand this: Law enforcement not only has a long arm, but a long memory. You will not be forgotten by members of this agency or any other law enforcement agency." The FBI is also seeking Stiles on state charges of sexual assault and lewdness with a minor under the age of 14 in a separate matter, De Meo said.  E-mail to a friend

Question: For what reason was Tuck being sought on a parole violation?

Question: Where did Tuck say he found the tape?

Question: Who is Darren Tuck?

Question: What did Tuck do with the tape?

Question: who gave the tape?

Question: where was the tape found?

Answer: failure to pay child support,

Answer: in the desert,

Answer: the man

Answer: gave police

Answer: Darren Tuck,

Answer: in the desert,

Summary:
Darren Tuck gave police tape depicting the rape of a 3-year-old girl, police say .
Tuck said he found the tape in the desert; he showed it to others, police say .
Tuck was being sought on a parole violation for failure to pay child support .
Police are still seeking another suspect related to the videotape .


(CNN)  -- Defending World Cup champion Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria claimed the second leg of the famous Four Hills ski-jumping tournament at Garmisch on New Year's Day. Schlierenzauer could only finish ninth in the first event at Oberstdorf on Tuesday, but made no mistake with leaps of 136.5 and 137.5m and good style marks for a total of 277.7 points. It gave him a comfortable advantage over fellow Austrian Wolfgang Loitzl, who twice jumped 135m for 272.5 points. Switzerland's double Olympic champion from 2002 in Salt Lake City, Simon  Ammann, showed he is running into form for Vancouver next February, after jumping 132 and 143.5m for 272.4 points and third place. Austrian Andreas Kofler, who won at Oberstdorf, maintained the overall lead in the four-event competition as he came in fourth with leaps of 136 and 137m for 271.9 points. Finland's five-time Four Hills champion Janne Ahonen, second at Oberstdorf on his comeback from retirement, finished sixth after jumps of 129.5 and 137m gave him 259.2 points. Kofler leads the standings with a 20-point lead over Loitzl with Ahonen third ahead of the next competition at Innsbruck on Sunday. The Four Hills concludes in Austria, at Bischofshofen on January 6. Ammann still leads the overall World Cup standings with Schlierenzauer closing up in second place and Kofler third. In other pre-Olympic news, leading U.S. snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered serious injuries in training for the halfpipe event in Utah. Reports said Pearce hit head on the halfpipe while attempting a complex move and was taken to a hospital in Salt Lake City. He was among the favorites for gold at the 2010 Vancouver games having beaten 2006 Olympic gold medallist Shaun White in recent competitions.

Question: Where are the events taking place?

Question: Who won at Oberstdorf?

Question: who won the Garmisch round of Four Hills ski-jumping tournament?

Question: What country is Kevin Pearce from?

Question: Where is Andreas Kofler from?

Question: what does kevin pearce suffer?

Answer: Oberstdorf

Answer: Andreas Kofler,

Answer: Gregor Schlierenzauer

Answer: U.S.

Answer: Austrian

Answer: serious injuries in training

Summary:
Gregor Schlierenzauer wins Garmisch round of Four Hills ski-jumping tournament .
Austrian Andreas Kofler, who won at Oberstdorf, maintains the overall standings lead .
U.S. snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffers head injuries in training accident for halfpipe event .


(CNN)  -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended himself and his wife Sunday against suggestions that they are insufficiently patriotic. Sen. Barack Obama defended himself and his wife against recent suggestions that they are not patriotic. After a town hall meeting in Lorain, Ohio, a reporter asked Obama about "an attempt by conservatives and Republicans to paint you as unpatriotic." The reporter cited the fact that Obama once failed to put his hand over his heart while singing the national anthem. Obama replied that his choice not to put his hand on his heart is a behavior that "would disqualify about three-quarters of the people who have ever gone to a football game or baseball game." The reporter also noted that the Illinois senator does not wear an American flag lapel pin, has met with former members of the radical anti-Vietnam War group, Weather Underground, and his wife was quoted recently as saying she never felt really proud of the United States until recently. Asked how he would fight the image of being unpatriotic, Obama said, "There's always some nonsense going on in general elections. Right? If it wasn't this, it would be something else. If you recall, first it was my name. Right? That was a problem. And then there was the Muslim e-mail thing and that hasn't worked out so well, and now it's the patriotism thing. "The way I will respond to it is with the truth: that I owe everything I am to this country," he said. The first-term senator from Illinois has been the subject of various debunked rumors since launching his presidential campaign -- allegations that he is a Muslim, that he took his oath of office on a copy of the Quran and that he attended a radical Islamic school while living in Indonesia as a boy. "You will recall that the reason I came to national attention was a speech in which I spoke of my love of this country," said Obama. He and his wife, Michelle, had already explained her comments. "She simply misspoke," he said. "What she was referring to was [that] this was the first time she has been proud of politics in America.  Watch what Michelle Obama said » "That's true of a lot of people who have been cynical and disenchanted. And she's spoken about how she has been cynical about American politics for a very long time, but she's proud of how people are participating and getting involved in ways that they haven't in a very long time." About not wearing an American flag lapel pin, Obama said Republicans have no lock on patriotism. "A party that presided over a war in which our troops did not get the body armor they needed, or were sending troops over who were untrained because of poor planning, or are not fulfilling the veterans' benefits that these troops need when they come home, or are undermining our Constitution with warrantless wiretaps that are unnecessary? "That is a debate I am very happy to have. We'll see what the American people think is the true definition of patriotism." Obama did not respond to the question about the Weather Underground, a group whose members bombed the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon during the 1970s. Last week, the New York Sun reported that as an Illinois state senator in 2001, Obama accepted a $200 contribution from William Ayers, a founder of the group who was not convicted for the bombings and now works as a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. But the paper said that, in a statement, a spokesman for the Obama campaign, William Burton, said, "Sen. Obama strongly condemns the violent actions of the Weathermen group, as he does all acts of violence ... But he was an 8-year-old child when Ayers and the Weathermen were active, and any attempt to connect Obama with events of almost 40 years ago is ridiculous." Former first lady Sen. Hillary Clinton has said repeatedly that she is a stronger candidate because she has already shown

Question: What did Obama say?

Question: What is Obama being painted as?

Question: What was Obama cited for not wearing?

Question: What did Obama respond to?

Question: What caused him to be painted as unpatriotic?

Question: What was Obama not wearing?

Answer: his choice not to put his hand on his heart is a behavior that "would disqualify about three-quarters of the people who have ever gone to a football game or

Answer: unpatriotic."

Answer: an American flag lapel pin,

Answer: Sen. Barack Obama defended himself and his wife against recent suggestions that they are not patriotic.

Answer: put his hand over his heart while singing the national anthem.

Answer: American flag lapel pin,

Summary:
Obama responds to question about attempts to paint him as unpatriotic .
Obama cited for not wearing American flag lapel pin, among other things .
Obama: "There's always some nonsense going on in general elections"
Clinton has said she has shown she can withstand conservative attacks .


(CNN)  -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama on Friday called for an economic plan for working families, saying, "We cannot only have a plan for Wall Street. Sen. Barak Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Coral Gables, Florida, Friday. "We must also help Main Street," he said. While "tough new regulations on financial institutions" are needed, the Illinois senator called for an emergency economic plan for working families. Obama spoke after meeting with his economic advisers in Coral Gables, Florida. Watch  Obama call for help for Main Street » Obama on Friday also backed administration and congressional leaders' efforts to develop a "a more stable and permanent solution" to the U.S. financial crisis. Watch Obama talk about how working Americans need help in this economy Obama's statement came after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox met with congressional leaders to discuss a plan that would allow banks to get rid of bad mortgage-related assets that have been a drag on their balance sheets. "What we're looking at right now is to provide the Treasury and the Federal Reserve with as broad authority as necessary to stabilize markets and maintain credit," Obama said. "We need a more institutional response to create a system that can manage some of the underlying problems with bad mortgages, help homeowners stay in their homes, protect the retirement and savings of working Americans." After meeting with his economic advisors, Obama said his team would not present a detailed economic plan at this time, "given the gravity of this situation, and based on conversations I have had with both Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke." Obama said he would not present his plan until the Treasury and Federal Reserve have presented theirs. "It is critical at this point that the markets and the public have confidence that their work will be unimpeded by partisan wrangling, and that leaders in both parties work in concert to solve the problem at hand," Obama said. Later, Obama held a rally, at the University of Miami, which was disrupted by protesters who held up signs saying "Blacks against Obama" and "Obama endorsed by the KKK." Obama said the protesters could stay and hold up their signs if they stopped shouting, but they were later escorted out after they continued to disrupt the rally. Obama spoke after Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said Friday morning that he would establish a new agency to deal with the U.S. financial crisis that many experts say is the worst since the Great Depression.  Watch McCain blast Washington corruption » That agency, a Mortgage and Financial Institutions trust, would work with the private sector and regulators to identify institutions that are weak and fix them before they go broke. "The underlying principle of the MFI or any approach considered by Congress should be to keep people in their homes and safeguard the life savings of all Americans by protecting our financial system and capital markets," McCain told the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce in Wisconsin. McCain said the agency would be an early intervention program to help financial institutions avoid bankruptcy, expensive bailouts and damage to their customers. Obama, at the rally in Florida, lashed out at McCain's plan. "This morning Sen. McCain gave a speech in which his big solution to this worldwide economic crisis was to blame me for it. "This is a guy who spent nearly three decades in Washington and after spending the entire campaign saying I haven't been in Washington long enough ... he apparently now is willing to assign me responsibility for all of Washington's failure," he said. Wall Street witnessed the federal government take unprecedented steps this week to stabilize the economy, including the takeover of the insurance giant American International Group Inc. in exchange for an $85 billion loan from the Federal Reserve. In his speech, McCain blamed the crisis on "the corruption and manipulation of our home mortgage system" and blasted Congress and the administration for not addressing the problems at the two mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Question: Who does Obama say the recover plan must help?

Question: What did Obama say any recover plan must do?

Question: Who said any plan must help workers and homeowners?

Question: What must recover plan do?

Question: Who calls for agency to help weak financial institutions?

Answer: Main Street,"

Answer: also help Main Street,"

Answer: Barack Obama

Answer: also help Main Street,"

Answer: Sen. John McCain

Summary:
NEW: Sen. Obama says any recover plan must help workers and homeowners .
McCain repeats misleading charge against Obama on taxes .
John McCain calls for agency to help weak financial institutions .
McCain blasts Barack Obama for not working to fix Freddie Mae, Freddie Mac .


(CNN)  -- Despite acknowledgment from the White House a day earlier that a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is unlikely before a new U.S. president takes office, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she is confident that ongoing efforts would produce success.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, right, and U.S.  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak Thursday.

"Carried to its state of conclusion, it will produce a state of Palestine," Rice, referring to negotiations in the wake of last year's U.S. summit on Israel-Palestinian peace in Annapolis, Maryland, said at a joint news conference with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, West Bank. Rice is on her eighth trip to the region since the Annapolis summit.

On Thursday, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the Bush administration does not "think that it's likely that it (a peace agreement) would happen before the end of the year."

Rice said Friday that she realizes the lack of a peace agreement in the months following the Annapolis summit had caused some concerns that talks had stalled or might fail, but "it's quite the opposite -- the Annapolis process has laid the foundation for the eventual establishment for the state of Palestine."

The purpose of her current trip, Rice said, was "to advance the Annapolis process," and while she did not speculate on a timetable for the future of the process or offer specifics on peace talks, she added, "I've seen them move forward a great deal in the past year."

Both Israeli and Palestinian officials have expressed doubts about achieving a peace agreement before President Bush leaves office, but until this week U.S. officials had been more optimistic in their public comments.

Speaking in Israel on Thursday, Rice blamed part of the inability to secure a deal on recent political changes in Israel, which she noted is "in the midst of elections."

With Abbas on Friday, she emphasized that the commitment expressed by Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert when they signed an agreement to work toward a peace deal by the end of 2008 is still strong.

"I hope that the tremendous commitment (by both sides) is fully understood," Rice said.

While Rice did not discuss any impact a new administration in Washington might have on the process, she said, "The United States really does understand why the Palestinian people want unity."

Israel in recent months has seen political upheaval.

Olmert resigned in September amid allegations of corruption.

Kadima Party leader and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni gave up efforts to form a new coalition government late last month and is seeking to hold early general elections, which could be held in February, Livni's spokesman has said.

Olmert will continue to lead as Israel's interim prime minister until a successor assumes power either by forming a coalition in the current Knesset or through general elections. However, it is unclear whether he will be able to strike a deal with the Palestinians before Israel forms its new government.

Last month, Rice postponed a trip to a Middle East conference because of the global crisis in financial markets.

Question: Rice will meet with who?

Question: The process will result in what?

Question: The Israeli leader will stay in office until what?

Question: What Israeli leader has recently resigned?

Question: Who is Rice meeting with?

Question: Who has resigned but will stay in office?

Question: Who did Rice meet with?

Question: Who said ongoing processes will result in a Palestinian state/

Question: What did Rice say about the ongoing process?

Question: What did the Israeli leader do?

Question: Who is meeting with Middle Eastern leaders?

Answer: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni,

Answer: produce a state of Palestine,"

Answer: a successor assumes power

Answer: Olmert

Answer: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni,

Answer: Olmert

Answer: Tzipi Livni,

Answer: Condoleezza Rice

Answer: would produce success.

Answer: gave up efforts to form a new coalition government

Answer: Condoleezza Rice

Summary:
Ongoing process will result in Palestinian state, Condoleezza Rice says .
Secretary of State Rice meeting with Middle East leaders .
Recent political changes in Israel cited as one reason peace deal elusive .
Israeli leader has resigned but will stay in office until successor assumes power .


(CNN)  -- Despite his personal problems, golfer Tiger Woods received another accolade as he was voted PGA player of the year. Wood was chosen for the award by a vote from other professional golfers. "The recognition by [his] peers is one of the highest compliments a PGA Tour member can receive," PGA Commissioner Timothy Finchem said in a press statement Friday. The statement mentioned the six tournaments Woods won in 2009 but made no mention of the infamous car accident and infidelity scandal that pushed the golfer to take an indefinite hiatus from pro golf. Earlier this week, Woods was also voted "Athlete of the Decade" by the Associated Press. Woods' woes started late in November when he crashed his car outside his Florida mansion. Authorities issued a citation for careless driving, and he was given a $164 fine. Woods was not required to talk to police about the wreck and declined to talk with investigators on several occasions. In the week following the crash, Woods apologized for "transgressions" that let his family down. The same day, US Weekly published a report alleging that Woods had an affair with Jaimee Grubbs, a 24-year-old cocktail waitress. US Weekly's report followed a National Enquirer article before the crash that the athlete was having an affair with New York nightclub hostess Rachel Uchitel, an assertion she vigorously denied, according to The New York Post. After that several other women came forward alleging to have had liaisons with Woods. Last week on his Web site, Woods admitted to infidelity and said he was taking a break from golf to focus on his family.

Question: How many tournaments did Woods win in 2009?

Question: Who would take a golf hiatus?

Question: How many times has Tiger Woods won the PGA tournament?

Question: For what reason is Tiger Woods taking time off?

Question: What is Woods taking a hiatus from golf to do?

Question: Who was voted PGA Player of the Year?

Question: Who won six tournaments?

Question: What title was Tiger Woods awarded as a result of a vote by his peers?

Question: Who was voted PGA Player of the Year by his peers?

Answer: six

Answer: Tiger Woods

Answer: six

Answer: focus on his family.

Answer: focus on his family.

Answer: Tiger Woods

Answer: Tiger Woods

Answer: PGA player of the year.

Answer: Tiger Woods

Summary:
Tiger Woods voted PGA Player of the Year by his peers .
Woods won six tournaments in 2009 .
Woods recently announced he would take golf hiatus to focus on family after admitting infidelity .


(CNN)  -- Despite the rise of the Web and its freewheeling second-by-second ferment, government efforts at control and censorship remain rife across the Middle East and North Africa, a new report said Thursday.

"In the Middle East and North Africa, the Internet has offered many people access to information and the outside world that would have been unimaginable a few years ago," according to the International Press Institute's latest report: the IPI Press Review 2009 Focus on the Middle East and North Africa.

"However, government control of the media remains tight in almost all [Middle East and North Africa] countries, and censorship and self-censorship are prevalent throughout the region."

The Internet has emerged as a challenge to officialdom and its pronouncements and reaction from activists. Journalists say government efforts to stem the flow of information are futile.

Communication on the popular social media sites, where people are attempting to elude the strictures of their governments, is playing a cat-and-mouse game with widespread independent reporting in places like Iran and Egypt.

But, said Anthony Mills, managing editor of the World Press Freedom Review based in Vienna, Austria, "Overall, things are getting worse."

In Iran, authorities cracked down on journalists after protests surfaced when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner in the June 12 presidential election, a victory that many in Iran say was fixed.

"Dozens of journalists have been detained without trial, and several sentenced to long prison sentences," the report said. "As demonstrators took to the streets, a news blackout was imposed on the foreign media. And yet, through social media networks like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, news of a violent government crackdown seeped out."

With the rise of the Internet, censorship efforts have emerged in Iran and other places across the region.

Iran "also cracked down on online media following the disputed June elections, and arrested online activists in an effort to stop the spread of dissenting information and opinions," according to the report.

Egypt, for example, uses a law designed to combat terror for arresting and detaining bloggers.

But Abdul Rahman al-Rashed, general manager of the TV network Al-Arabiya, said the resistance to the flood of Internet information from government and other sectors of society is like trying to stop the Nile River from flowing. They can't halt it.

"A lot of information is getting through to the average person, in Cairo, in Jeddah and Dubai. Censorship will not stop the free flow of information, in my opinion," he said.

Al-Rashed said the business needs of the telecommunications companies, the integral role the Internet plays in business, and the demand from citizens can't be thwarted. He said there might be remote regions where censorship can work because there isn't access to the Internet in such places.

Octavia Nasr, CNN senior editor for the Middle East who monitors social media sites, said young people are boldly circumventing the official media censorship across the Middle East with Twitter, Facebook and alternatives.

"People are taking matters into their own hands," Nasr said. "Traditional media is not necessarily a driving force."

Azza Matar, translator at the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information in Cairo, Egypt, said governments want the Arab world to use the Internet for fun and not interfere with government and serious issues, but people are circumventing the officials with new media.

"We're trying to express ourselves and expose the lies," she said.

People from different countries prefer different kinds of new media, she said. As for Iranians, who are gearing up for a day of protests Thursday against the regime on the Islamic Revolution's anniversary, she said Iranians prefer Twitter because it can't be blocked and "is faster than blogs in conveying messages for masses."

Neziha Rejiba, vice president of the Tunis-based Observatory for the Freedom of Press, Publishing and Creation and editor at Kalima Radio, said that theoretically, the whole world is getting its information online, but

Question: What actually happens with the news?

Question: What governments want to control?

Question: what gets out via Internet, social media, despite governments' efforts?

Question: where Governments seek to control news, sometimes by jailing?

Question: who is controling news by jailling journalists?

Question: What mentions the International Press Institute report?

Answer: control and censorship

Answer: Web

Answer: access to information and the outside world

Answer: Middle East and North Africa,

Answer: government

Answer: Review 2009 Focus on the Middle East and North Africa.

Summary:
International Press Institute's latest report notes rise of Web as news tool .
Governments seek to control news, sometimes by jailing journalists, report says .
News still gets out via Internet, social media, despite governments' efforts .


(CNN)  -- Didier Drogba is backing his Ivory Coast team to make history by becoming the first African country to reach the final of the World Cup next year. Drogba is contemplating a big challenge by the Ivory Coast in South Africa. The Chelsea striker scored the decisive goal as the Elephants sealed their place in South Africa with a 1-1 draw against Malawi on Saturday, but he is now looking ahead to the finals with relish. "It is going to be a challenge," the 31-year-old told reporters. "To make it to the final will not be easy because there are great teams like Brazil and Germany who have won the World Cup for many years. "But my teammates and I want to make history and want to change the way the world sees African football. Can an African team win the World Cup next year ? "I hope that we'll be the team that is going to go to the final and win the competition." Ivory Coast have joined Ghana as definite qualifiers from Africa, with three other places up for grabs in the final round of matches in November. Drogba is one of several stars in the Ivorian squad with Champions League experience, including Barcelona's Yaya Toure who is anxious to erase memories of their failure to qualify from the group stages in the 2006 finals in Germany. "At the last World Cup we played really well in Germany, but we were unlucky because we were in a very tough group with Argentina and Holland and so went out in the first round," he said. "But I think with this kind of experience, it will be possible at South Africa 2010 to do much better. Perhaps we can make the quarterfinals and then semifinals, this is something we can achieve." Coach Vahid Halilhodzic is also upbeat after seeing his side fight back from a goal down against Malawi to top African Group E. "We are very proud to participate in the World Cup for the second consecutive time and this time it is going to be better," he added.

Question: What year did Ivory Coast exit the group stages in the World Cup finals

Question: When was the World Cup in Germany?

Question: What is Didier targetting

Question: Who targets World Cup glory?

Question: Who scored a crucial goal?

Question: How far did Didier Drogba team get in the last World Cup in Germany?

Question: What team does Didier Drogba  play for?

Question: In what year didIvory Coast exit in group stages at the World Cup finals in Germany?

Answer: 2006

Answer: 2006

Answer: reach the final of the World Cup

Answer: Didier Drogba

Answer: The Chelsea striker

Answer: went out in the first round,"

Answer: Chelsea

Answer: 2006

Summary:
Didier Drogba targets World Cup glory with African powerhouses Ivory Coast .
Drogba scored crucial goal as Ivory Coast clinched qualification for South Africa .
Ivory Coast exited in group stages at the World Cup finals in Germany in 2006 .


(CNN)  -- Didier Drogba muscled his way through for a late winner to put Chelsea into the FA Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday. A bare-chested Drogba is congratulated by Salomon Kalou after scoring the winner at Wembley. The all-London clash rarely hit the heights on a difficult pitch, but Drogba's 84th minute strike gave Guus Hiddink's men a deserved victory and leaves them in contention for three trophies. Dutchman Hiddink, who took temporary charge of the Blues in February and has lost only one match, said Drogba had proved his worth again. "He is proving already he is so dangerous, very strong and physically fit," he told Press Association. "We respect each other very much but also challenge each other without thinking this is a big name." Arsenal went ahead in the 18th minute as Theo Walcott's volley deflected past Petr Cech, but Florent Malouda equalized for Chelsea just after the half hour mark. Chelsea looked the stronger against an Arsenal team missing key defenders and goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and it came as no surprise when Ivory Coast star Drogba scored a typical winner. He latched on to Frank Lampard's hopeful volleyed through ball, shrugged off Mikael Silvestre before rounding Lukasz Fabianksi to roll the ball into an empty net. Ivory Coast international Drogba scored the winning goal against Manchester United in the 2007 FA Cup final and may get the chance to repeat the trick. Quintuple chasing United play Everton in the second semifinal, also at Wembley, on Sunday. Chelsea, who are a still challenging third in the Premier League and semifinals of the Champions League, showed their character after falling behind to Walcott's strike. The England international winger connected with a chipped cross from Kieran Gibbs and his effort took a cruel deflection off Ashley Cole's arm to beat Cech. Arsenal had made a fine start, but without injured central defender William Gallas and with Fabianski showing a lack of authority in goal, Chelsea came back strongly into the game. Malouda went close with a cross shot which eluded Fabianski, but he was not be denied soon afterwards as picked out by Lampard he cut inside Emmanuel Eboue and beat Fabianski at his near post. More slack defending from Denilson allowed Nicolas Anelka time to shoot and his shot hit the post with Fabianski beaten. Walcott looked occasionally dangerous on the flank and twice sent in crosses which might have been converted, but Chelsea looked the more threatening and the teams were spared extra time when Drogba powered through to score. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was left to rue their defensive errors and the performance of his 20-year-old Polish goalkeeper. "He's a great goalkeeper but it was not his greatest day," Wenger said. "Inexperience, yes. It was a game when any mistake could be costly."

Question: what did Didier Droba do

Question: Is didier a name?

Question: who plays in second FA Cup semifinal on Sunday

Question: Who plays in the second final?

Question: What did Theo do?

Answer: muscled his way through for a late winner to put Chelsea into the FA Cup final

Answer: Drogba

Answer: United

Answer: United

Answer: Walcott's volley deflected past Petr Cech,

Summary:
Didier Droba winner ends Arsenal's long unbeaten run and puts Chelsea in final .
Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead before Florent Malouda equalized .
Manchester United and Everton play in second FA Cup semifinal on Sunday .


(CNN)  -- Diego Forlan scored a dramatic extra time winner as Atletico Madrid beat Fulham 2-1 in Hamburg to win the Europa League final on Wednesday night.

It was the second of the match for Forlan, who had put Atletico ahead after 32 minutes with Simon Davies equalizing for the English Premier League side six minutes later.

Atletico created the better chances in normal and added time with Sergio Aguero a constant threat and it was the Argentine star who set up the winner for his strike partner with four minutes remaining in the second period of extra time.

He found space on the left of the Fulham defense and his low cross was diverted past Mark Schwarzer by Forlan's clever touch which took a slight deflection off Brede Hangeland.

Fulham, who had upset the odds more than once to reach the final, could not force a second equalizer and it was Atletico, so often in the shadow of their city neighbors Real, who were left to celebrate their second major European club trophy after a gap of 48 years.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson took a chance on the fitness of star striker Bobby Zamora, who is struggling with an Achilles injury that has ended his England World Cup hopes.

But it was Atletico who had the best of the early skirmishes and Forlan saw an effort thud against a post.

But he was on target just after the half hour mark as an Agueuro scuffed effort fell into his path and he beat Schwarzer to open the scoring.

Zamora was clearly less than fully fit, but his burst caused chaos in the Spanish defense and when Zoltan Gera crossed from the right a slight deflection saw the ball fall perfectly into the path of Davies, who volleyed home.

Uruguay star Forlan pulled a fine save out of Australian international Schwarzer before halftime but the other side of the break saw Davies nearly add to his tally.

Zamora went off to give way to Clint Dempsey and both sides had promising attacking moments as players tired.

In extra time, Atletico again looked the more threatening and when Raul Garcia cut the ball into the path of Aguero he looked certain to score but put his effort into the side netting.

Penalties loomed until Aguero did superbly to keep control of the ball down the left and his cross found Forlan the more alert to end Fulham's dream.

Question: what was the score?

Question: What player scored goals?

Question: Who scored both goals?

Question: What team is winning?

Question: What did Atletico win for the first time?

Question: Who struck again in extra time?

Question: What team beat Fulham?

Answer: 2-1

Answer: Diego Forlan

Answer: Diego Forlan

Answer: Atletico Madrid

Answer: Europa League

Answer: Diego Forlan

Answer: Atletico Madrid

Summary:
Diego Forlan scores both goals as Atletico Madrid beat Fulham 2-1 in Europa League final .
Simon Davies leveled Forlan's first half strike but he struck again in extra time .
Atletico were winning European club trophy for the first time in their history .


(CNN)  -- Donald Trump visited "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night to tout his new book, "Think Like a Champion." In a wide-ranging interview, Trump shared his thoughts on how to prosper in this economy, Bernie Madoff, how President Obama is doing, taxes and his daughter's love life.

On CNN's "Larry King Live" Wednesday night, Donald Trump said it's a great time for entrepreneurs.

The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity:

Larry King: Why this book?

Donald Trump: A lot of people wanted me to do a book right now about these troubled times that we're all in.

And it's been sort of interesting. They're great times, as an entrepreneur. I don't think I've ever seen better times as an entrepreneur. But the world is a mess, and the country is a mess.

King: Why [is it a] good time for an entrepreneur and not necessarily for others?

Trump: Well, this is a time for smart people. This is a time for entrepreneurial people. This is a great time for people like me -- and maybe people like you, Larry, because I know you're a great investor. ...

Weren't you involved with [Bernie] Madoff?

King: A little bit, yes. You weren't, huh? How did you resist him?

Trump: Honestly, I got lucky. He might have duped me like he did a lot of other people. He is a disaster. But now he's where he belongs.

King: With troubled times like this for the average guy, is this the time to think like a champion?  Watch Larry King's entire interview with Donald Trump »

Trump:  This is the best time to think like a champion. As an example, the house is being foreclosed. You go see your bank -- maybe you can make a deal, maybe you can't. But you can make a deal with a bank on another house, and much better than the one you're living in. ... They'll do any deal to get rid of their product.

They have houses by the thousands. And you go see that bank and you make a deal.

King: How do you assess [Barack Obama]?

Trump: Well, I really like him. I think that he's working very hard. He's trying to rebuild our reputation throughout the world. The previous administration was a total disaster, a total catastrophe.

And, you know, the world looks at us differently than they used to. ... He was handed a pretty bad deck of cards. And I'm not saying I agree with everything he's doing. ... I do agree with what they're doing with the banks. Whether they fund them or nationalize them, it doesn't matter, but you have to keep the banks going.

King: Do you assess him as a champion?

Trump: Oh, yes, he's a champion. I mean, he won against all odds. When he first announced, people were giving him virtually no chance. And he's just done something that's amazing.

King: Is fear harmful in this [economic] situation, Donald, or is it realistic?

Trump: Well, I think it's realistic. People are afraid. They're scared. They're losing their jobs. They're losing their homes. And certainly there is a word known as fear, and there's nothing wrong with being fearful.

But you have to do something about it. And that's what I write about in the book. You go out. You go to the right place, where there's better employment. You get a trade where they really need people.

King: Have you had to lay off people? Because it seems everyone has had to do that.

Trump: It's a sad thing, but whether it's "The Apprentice" or not,  the fact is you

Question: Who is rebuilding U.S. reputation?

Question: Who does Trump like?

Question: what does Trump think has been a disaster

Question: who does Trump say he likes

Answer: [Barack Obama]?

Answer: [Barack Obama]?

Answer: [Bernie] Madoff?

Answer: [Barack Obama]?

Summary:
Trump advises to take advantage of low prices, get seller to do the financing .
Trump: Obama rebuilding U.S. reputation; previous administration was a disaster .
He's mad about possible higher taxes in New York, says he could move to Florida .
Trump likes the guy his daughter is dating, but she's not engaged .


(CNN)  -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa denied Saturday that a Colombian guerrilla group donated money to his 2006 presidential campaign, asking his country's civil commission to investigate the allegation. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, as pictured in June, says a probe into FARC's claims will clear his name. Colombian media broadcast a 2008 video Friday in which guerrilla leader Víctor Julio Suarez Rojas, better known as Mono Jojoy, said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia donated money to Correa's campaign. The guerrilla group, known by its Spanish acronym FARC, also has had conversations with Correa's emissaries and has reached "some accords, according to documents that we have," Suarez said in a videotape. Correa denied the allegations and said he wants the nation's civil commission to see "if the Ecuadorian government, if the Alianza PAIS [political party] has received 20 cents from any foreign group, not just from the FARC." The leftist president said that during the campaign, some opponents accused him of receiving money from leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, from drug cartels and from the FARC. "They just don't know what else to say," Correa said. "It is up to you to decide who to believe: the same people as usual or those who endanger their lives to save the country."

Question: Where were the allegations made?

Question: What are the Colombian guerrilla group claiming?

Question: What step has Presient Correa taken to prove FARC did not donate to his 2006 campaign?

Question: Who strongly denies the claims made?

Answer: Colombian media

Answer: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia donated money to Correa's campaign.

Answer: investigate the allegation.

Answer: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa

Summary:
President Rafael Correa strongly denies Colombian guerrilla group's claims .
Correa calls for investigation to prove FARC did not donate to his 2006 campaign .
Leader of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) makes claims in video .
Correa: Probe will find if he "received 20 cents from any foreign group, not just FARC"


(CNN)  -- Eight people were arrested Tuesday, one on a charge of murder, in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman at a remote Louisiana campsite during what police say was an initiation ceremony for the Ku Klux Klan.

Chuck Foster is charged with second-degree murder in the woman's death.

The woman, whose identity has not been confirmed, was recruited over the Internet to join the Klan by the suspects, said Capt. George Bonnett of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.

The woman traveled from Oklahoma to Louisiana for the ceremony and was taken to a campsite near Sun, Louisiana, about 60 miles north of New Orleans.

On Sunday, the woman asked to be taken from the camp to a nearby town. An argument ensued, and the woman was fatally shot by the group's leader, Bonnett said.

Some of the suspects then tried to conceal the killing by burning the woman's personal items, he said.

Police received a tip about the killing and found the woman's body hidden under loose brush alongside a road, Bonnett said. The suspects, most of whom were still in the woods near the campsite several miles from where the body was found, were taken into custody without incident, he said.

The group's leader, identified as Chuck Foster, 44, was charged with second-degree murder. The others were charged with lesser crimes related to trying to conceal the killing, Bonnett said.

Authorities found weapons, several flags and six Klan uniforms in the area, he said.

Bonnett said he has not seen any Klan activity in the area in three years he has worked there. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there were seven active Klan organizations in Louisiana in 2007, the last time the civil rights law firm tracked hate groups.

None of these organizations was in the Sun area.

CNN's Marylynn Ryan contributed to this report.

Question: What did suspects recruit oklahoma woman to join?

Question: Who is charged with  murder?

Question: How many suspects are there?

Question: Who are accused of trying to cover up killing?

Question: What do Louisiana police say?

Question: When was she shot?

Answer: the Klan

Answer: Chuck Foster

Answer: Eight

Answer: Some of the suspects

Answer: was an initiation ceremony for the Ku Klux Klan.

Answer: Sunday,

Summary:
Suspects recruited Oklahoma woman to join Klan, Louisiana police say .
She was shot after demanding to be taken to nearby town, authorities say .
Eight suspects are accused of trying to cover up killing .
One man is charged with second-degree murder .


(CNN)  -- Elvis Presley may have left the building three decades ago, but he raked in more money last year than many living titans of the music industry Singer Elvis Presley tops the Forbes list for the second year in a row, raking in $52 million last year. For the second year in a row, Presley topped the Forbes magazine's list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, hauling in $52 million last year. In comparison, the very-much-alive Justin Timberlake earned $44 million while another superstar, Madonna, made $40 million, the magazine reported Tuesday. The 30th anniversary of Presley's death boosted attendance and merchandise sales last year at his Memphis, Tennessee, home, Graceland. A long list of licensing deals, such as a Presley show on satellite radio, added to the earnings. The business magazine has been compiling its annual list of departed celebrities' earnings since 2001. Since 2003, the feature has coincided with Halloween. This year, the top 13 celebrities earned a combined $194 million in the last 12 months. The magazine says it talked to people inside the celebrities' estates and calculated their gross earnings from October 2007 to October 2008. Some celebrities are staples on the list, which is in its eighth year. Cartoonist Charles Schulz, who created Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the assorted cast of "Peanuts" characters, is second on the list. Schulz, who died in 2000, had posthumous earnings last year of $33 million, the magazine reported. He owes his constant presence to a steady revenue stream from the ongoing licensing of his characters, the magazine said. Schulz and Presley join Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel (this year's No. 6), Beatles legend John Lennon (No. 7) and actress Marilyn Monroe (No. 9) as the only entertainers to make the list every year since its inception. Physicist Albert Einstein, best known for his theory of relativity, is fourth on the list. It is his third consecutive year making the Forbes rankings. Though he died in 1955, a franchise bearing his name -- Baby Einstein -- made big bucks last year selling educational books, DVDs, CDs, toys and other products. It plans to expand into the young-adult market this year. Australian actor Heath Ledger, who died of an overdose in January, made his debut on the list in third place. The magazine estimated his earnings at $20 million, thanks to the success of the movie, "The Dark Knight," in which Ledger played the Joker. The movie grossed $991 million worldwide. Paul Newman, who died of lung cancer last month, also made his first appearance on the list, raking in $5 million. "His income still largely stems from residuals from his classic pictures, as well as more recent productions," the magazine said. The legendary actor's line of natural and organic food products, Newman's Own, earned revenues of $120 million last year, but the earnings were not considered in the tally because Newman donated all profits to charity while he was living, the magazine said. Several entertainers from last year's list failed to make this year's cut, including composer, producer and Beatles guitarist George Harrison, rapper/actor Tupac Shakur, "Godfather of Soul" James Brown, and reggae legend Bob Marley.

Question: What was Charles Schultz profession?

Question: Who came in at number 7 on the list?

Question: Who earned more than two pop stars?

Question: Which Beatle made the list?

Question: Who earned more money than Justin Timberlake & Madonna last year?

Question: Where did Lennon come in?

Question: Who dropped off the list?

Question: What author is still relevant to kids?

Question: Who droppd off the list?

Question: Who fell off the list?

Question: Why was Ledger on the list?

Question: Who are said to be still relevant among children?

Question: Where does Lennon come in on the list?

Question: Who did Heath Ledger play?

Question: What cartoonist remains relevant with kids?

Question: Who debuted on the list?

Question: Who earned more than Justin Timberlake?

Question: Who earned more than Timberlake and Madonna?

Question: Which Beatle dropped off the list?

Question: What did Charles Schulz author?

Question: Who dropped off the list?

Question: Who is still relevant among children?

Question: How much did Madonna earn last year?

Answer: Cartoonist

Answer: John Lennon

Answer: Elvis Presley

Answer: John Lennon

Answer: Elvis Presley

Answer: (No. 7)

Answer: George Harrison,

Answer: "Dr. Seuss"

Answer: George Harrison,

Answer: George Harrison, rapper/actor Tupac Shakur, "Godfather of Soul" James Brown, and reggae legend Bob Marley.

Answer: thanks to the success of the movie, "The Dark Knight,"

Answer: Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel

Answer: (No. 7)

Answer: the Joker.

Answer: Charles Schulz,

Answer: Heath Ledger,

Answer: Elvis Presley

Answer: Elvis Presley

Answer: guitarist George Harrison,

Answer: "Peanuts"

Answer: George Harrison,

Answer: Charles Schulz,

Answer: $40 million,

Summary:
Presley earned more than Justin Timberlake ($44M), Madonna ($40M) last year .
Cartoonist Charles Schulz, author Dr. Seuss still relevant among children .
Beatles' John Lennon comes in at No. 7, but George Harrison drops off list .
Heath Ledger debuts on list thanks to performance as Joker in "The Dark Knight"


(CNN)  -- Emergency teams on Sunday were assessing damage from deadly storms that devastated parts of Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia this weekend -- even as the threat of more severe weather continued.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin tours Mingo County to assess damage caused by extensive rain and flooding.

The storm that tore through Madison County, Kentucky, on Friday was a category EF-3 tornado, the National Weather Service said Sunday.

An EF-3 is the third-strongest category of tornado, with winds of 136 to 165 mph, strong enough to destroy large buildings and lift cars off the ground.

At least one person was killed by that storm, with several other serious injuries. A waste water treatment plant was destroyed, two fire departments sustained major roof damage and some manufacturing facilities were damaged, local authorities said.

Three people were killed in southern Missouri during high winds, thunderstorms and flash floods. A couple was killed when a tree fell on their car on a highway near Poplar Bluff. A man died of a heart attack near Springfield when winds tossed him and his wife into an open field, officials said.

A weekend of storming in West Virginia destroyed as many as 400 buildings and severely damaged an additional 1,000, said Rob Jelacic of the West Virginia Office of Emergency Services.

"We are in recovery mode," Jelacic said Sunday.

There were no known deaths in West Virginia from the storms.

After the storms came floods. On Sunday, parts of the Meramec and Big rivers were rising feet above flood levels, causing residents already hit by the storms to seek higher ground.

Forecasters expected the Meramec to crest Monday 4 to 8 feet above flood state in St. Louis County. The big river was expected to crest a half-foot higher on Monday than it did Sunday.

Question: How many people were killed in missouri?

Question: Which city was hit by the tornado?

Question: Which state was hit by winds of up to 165 mph?

Question: How many were killed during high winds in Missouri?

Question: How many buildings were destroyed?

Question: How many buildings were destroyed in West Virginia?

Question: What did the storm in West Virginia destroy?

Question: What weather conditions has southern Missouri been experiencing?

Answer: Three

Answer: Madison County, Kentucky,

Answer: Kentucky,

Answer: Three people

Answer: 400

Answer: 400

Answer: large buildings

Answer: deadly storms

Summary:
Tornado hits Kentucky with 136 to 165 mph winds, kills one .
Three killed in southern Missouri during high winds, thunderstorms, flash floods .
Man dies of a heart attack after winds tossed him and his wife into an open field .
Storm in West Virginia destroys 400 buildings, severely damaged an 1,000 .


(CNN)  -- England international footballer Steven Gerrard was found not guilty of affray by a court in his home city on Friday. England international Steven Gerrard was cleared by a court in Liverpool of affray. The jury at Liverpool Crown Court took a little over an hour to clear Gerrard of charges relating to a fracas in a nightclub bar in the north-western of England city on December 29 of last year. They accepted the Liverpool captain's version that he acted in self defense in punching businessman Marcus McGhee. The 29-year-old was the only one of the seven defendants in the case to be cleared after an incident which was described by judge Henry Globe as an "explosion of violence." Gerrard spoke of his relief outside the court. "Can I just say how pleased I am with today's verdict," he said. "I'm glad to put this case behind me and I am really looking forward to the season ahead and concentrating on my football now. "I would just like to say a big thank you to my legal team and to my friends and family and everyone at Liverpool football club for supporting me." His comments were met with a round of applause from a large group of fans of the Premier League club who had gathered outside the court, before he was ushered away. Gerrard was celebrating in the Lounge Inn in Southport, a suburb of Liverpool, after scoring twice his team's 5-1 win at Newcastle which took them to the top of the Premier League. Video footage, which was available to the court, showed the moment around 2.am in the morning when trouble flared. Gerrard apparently wanted to change the music on the CD player and the 34-year-old McGee said the football star had acted aggressively in trying to grab the device. In the fracas which followed, Gerrard admitted throwing three punches but said only one connected. He claimed, and his version was accepted by the jury, that he believed he was about to be attacked himself. "You did not start the violence, it was started by the violent elbowing of Marcus McGee in the face by one of your friends, John Doran," Globe said. "The victim's consequential actions of reeling backwards and then forwards and your actions in response to that movement forward has to be seen against that background," he added. Five other men have already pleaded guilty to affray and another admitted a lesser charge of threatening behavior. They will be sentenced at a later date.

Question:
How many years old was the businessman?
What did Gerrard admit
Who was cleared by a Liverpool court?
Who was cleared of charges
What did Gerrard admit doing?
What did the Jury accept
Who did Gerrard admit to punching?
Who was cleared of affray charge?
What football star cleared of charge?
What was Gerrard's rationale?
What did Gerrard admitted?
What player has cleared waivers?
What was the verdict of the jury?
What was the reason for the punishment?

Answer: 29-year-old

Answer: throwing three punches

Answer: Steven Gerrard

Answer: Steven Gerrard

Answer: punching businessman Marcus McGhee.

Answer: They accepted the Liverpool captain's version that he acted in self defense

Answer: businessman Marcus McGhee.

Answer: Steven Gerrard

Answer: Steven Gerrard

Answer: he believed he was about to be attacked himself.

Answer: throwing three punches

Answer: Steven Gerrard

Answer: not guilty

Answer: threatening behavior.

Summary:
England football star Steven Gerrard cleared of affray charge by Liverpool court .
Gerrard admitted punching 34-year-old businessman Marcus McGhee .
Jury accepted his version that he acted in self defense in nightclub brawl .


(CNN)  -- English Premier League Fulham produced a superb performance in Switzerland on Wednesday to eliminate opponents Basel from the Europa League with a 3-2 victory. Roy Hodgson's men went into the away game needing victory to leapfrog their opponents and join Group E winners AS Roma in the last 32 of Europe's second-tier club competition. Fulham were led by striker Bobby Zamora, who capped a recent scoring spree with two goals just before halftime. Basel hit back with a disputed penalty before Zoltan Gera put Fulham 3-1 ahead with a neat finish. But a Marco Streller 87th minute strike for the home side set up a nervous finish for the visitors, who survived to reach the knockout stages. Roma beat CSKA Sofia in the group's other match with Alessandro Cerci scornig twice. In Group F, French star Djibril Cisse scored a late double as Panathinaikos booked their passage with a 3-0 home win over Dinamo Bucharest. Ante Rukavina set the Greek giants on their way to the last 32 with a 55th-minute strike. Turkish side Galatasaray won the group but lost 1-0 to Austria's Sturm Graz, who scored through Daniel Beichler. In Group D, Bundesliga Hertha Berlin beat Sporting Lisbon of Portugal 1-0 through Gojko Kacar's second half strike. It meant Dutch side Heerenveen were eliminated despite a 5-0 home victory over FK Ventspils. Second-half goals from Gerard Sibon, who scored twice, Mika Vayrynen, Viktor Elm and Darryl Janmaat gave Heerenveen victory, but Hertha's win spoiled their celebrations. Sporting were already through as group winners. Last season's UEFA Cup finalists Werder Bremen beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to top Group L, with both guaranteed their spots in Friday's draw. Bremen netted three times in the opening 36 minutes through Claudio Pizarro, Naldo and Markus Rosenberg to complete a comfortable win.

Question: What was the score?

Question: Who did Fulham beat in Switzerland

Question: What countries were the games played?

Question: Who beat Lisbon?

Question: Who did Fulham beat 3-2?

Question: What was the score in the Werder Bremen Athletic Bilbao game

Question: Who beat Bucharest?

Answer: 3-2 victory.

Answer: Basel

Answer: Switzerland

Answer: Bundesliga Hertha Berlin

Answer: Basel

Answer: 3-0

Answer: Panathinaikos

Summary:
Fulham reach last 32 of Europa League at the expense of Basel with 3-2 win in Switzerland .
Greek giants Panathinaikos book place in knockout stage with 3-0 win over Dinamo Bucharest .
Hertha Berlin go through with 1-0 win over group winners Sporting Lisbon .
Fellow Bundesliga side Werder Bremen top Goup L after 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao .


(CNN)  -- Everything will glow -- the balloons, the table cloths, the blue martinis and the party favors. The red carpet will turn blue. Even the female impersonators will be painted -- you guessed it -- blue.

The first 50 guests will be given bright blue boas. There will be seven high-definition projection screens, and the winner of the trivia competition will win a massive, crystal-bedazzled Hpnotiq bottle. All-in-all, Edward Gisiger says, it's going to be one great Oscar party.

Gisiger is the owner of the Kit Kat Lounge and Supper Club in Chicago, Illinois. Every year the Kit Kat throws an elaborate themed party on Oscar night. This year they've chosen to transform the club into "The Land of Avatar," complete with Kit Kat diva Aurora Sexton playing the role of warrior princess Neytiri.

"This is one of the best years of Hollywood ever because of 'Avatar,' so there's a real reason to celebrate," Gisiger said.

With 10 best picture nominees, there are plenty of themes to choose from. But planning that party can be stressful and time consuming. CNN talked to Gisiger and other party-throwers to provide dos and don'ts for an award-worthy night.

Don't wait until Sunday

Mary Johnson and her friend Carolyn Mueller in Dayton, Ohio, held a "Julie & Julia" dinner party in December. The pair started prepping their individual ingredients on Tuesday, met on Wednesday to combine portions and baked early on Thursday to get all the dishes ready for Thursday night.

"Prepare as much of the food ahead of time so you can enjoy the party," Johnson recommends. "You also don't want to try new recipes out on a party. Choose recipes you feel comfortable with."

First season "Top Chef" host and cookbook writer Katie Lee offers the same advice. "It is important to be able to enjoy your party just as much as your guests. Don't keep yourself too occupied in the kitchen so you can join in on the fun. Put out a food and drink buffet to make it easier to serve."

Do make it interactive

Johnson and Mueller dressed up in old-school aprons, chef hats and pearls. Gisiger says this is a great way to get guests involved in the theme, especially if you offer them prizes for being creative.

Lee recommends creating ballot games and trivia to entertain guests in between watching category announcements at the Academy Awards show.

Do set the mood

Although Gisiger's budget may be a bit bigger than yours, his club's glowing blue atmosphere should inspire you.

"I think there are so many things you can do from home. It's just a way of being creative and making it different from others,'" the club owner said.

Gisiger suggests having a signature drink that follows the theme of the party, similar to his "Avatar Princess" martini made with vodka, Cognac and pineapple juice -- with a glow stick, of course.

Stacy Suzuki attended another "Julie & Julia" party in Hawaii where the host had guests bring a dish from Julia Child's cookbook. The recipes were on display and the dining table was set with lines from France. A French cooking DVD played in the background.

"A part-French poodle was running around the house wearing a doggie t-shirt made in Paris," she said.

Lee, also the Moet & Chandon spokeswoman, said you can offer your guests the same cocktail the stars are drinking on the red carpet and at the Governor's Ball -- Moet Golden Glamour.

Or bring the fashion world to your party by making it black tie optional and place digital cameras around the room to capture paparazzi shots, Lee suggested. Whatever you do, "don't keep the glamour to a minimum."

Don't have guests leave empty-handed

Suzuki's host created a full menu using all of Julia Child's recipes. When the guests left, the host had copies of the recipes available to take home

Question: What number of best picture nominees are there?

Question: How many best picture nominees were there

Question: What do party hosts suggest?

Question: What should you not wait until the last minute to do

Question: How many best picture nominees are there?

Question: Aside from decorations, what else are party hosts suggested to do

Answer: 10

Answer: 10

Answer: "Prepare as much of the food ahead of time so you can enjoy the party,"

Answer: "Prepare as much of the food

Answer: 10

Answer: "Prepare as much of the food ahead of time so you can enjoy the party,"

Summary:
With 10 best picture nominees, it's easy to pick a great theme for an Oscar party .
Experts say not to wait until the last minute to prepare food or you'll miss the fun .
Set the mood with decorations, props and costumes, party hosts suggest .


(CNN)  -- Facing near-record floodwaters, Red River communities in Minnesota and North Dakota raced Tuesday to shore up levees and dikes, officials said.

"We're in the full flood fight mode here," Fargo, North Dakota, City Administrator Pat Zavoral said.

Last week, warm weather and rain melted snow south of Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, causing the Red River to swell as it flows north. Upstream, snow and ice have yet to melt, pushing water back toward the two cities.

Forecasters predict the river will crest Saturday about 20 feet above flood stage. Last year, the river rose to a record 40.8 feet at Fargo.

"We have every contractor we have in the area on a 24-hour shift, preparing dikes, hauling dirt, delivering sandbags," Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker said.

"We have never lost a flood fight here in Fargo," he said. "We're going to be optimistic about this for the rest of the week, that we're going to be able to save our community one more time."

Volunteers have answered the call to fill 1 million sandbags this week, Zavoral said. "We're putting up temporary clay levees, and we've produced sandbags, and we're delivering them to the low-lying neighborhoods," he said.

Early Tuesday, the river level stood at 27.6 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Flood stage is 18 feet, according to the service.

"We thought we had a couple more weeks, and with the weather and the quick thaw and the rains we've had recently, it's really made it more difficult and it's really sped up the crest," Fargo police Sgt. Carlos Nestler said.

Residents in Fargo and Moorhead are busy building sandbag dikes along the river's edge.

Fargo's Kurt Kaye is doing what he did last year, helping friends protect their home from the rising Red River, which runs through their backyard.

Like most residents, he said he's resolved to keep the water at bay. "I think everyone is a little tired of it, but they'll get behind it and go," he said. "They need to get it done to save their houses."

Zavoral, the city administrator, said Fargo is better prepared this year to deal with a major flood.

"We've spent about $10 million putting in permanent flood protection in some of the neighborhoods and bought out about 26 homes in the low-lying areas," he said.

City officials have said they believe they'll need about 1 million fewer sandbags than were used last year.

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Meanwhile, along the Eastern Seaboard, flooding fears eased as a powerful nor'easter pushed into the Atlantic Ocean, though scattered flood warnings were in place from the mid-Atlantic states to Maine.

Thousands of customers remained without power in the Northeast after rain and hurricane-force winds whipped the region over the weekend.

At least seven deaths were attributed to the storm, five caused by falling trees, authorities said.

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Two people died in New Jersey. Authorities from Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and West Virginia said they each had one storm-related death.

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The outages were caused mostly by power lines downed by Saturday's winds, which knocked over trees and utility poles. Winds reached 75 mph at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport -- as strong as a Category 1 hurricane.

CNN's Steve Kastenbaum contributed to this report.

Question:
what river is rising
What is the river expected to crest at?
What river is quickly rising?
What is Fargo preparing for?
Who do forecasters predict?
when will it crest
how many are without power
When will the river crest?
What were the deaths due to?

Answer: Red

Answer: about 20 feet above flood stage.

Answer: Red

Answer: near-record floodwaters,

Answer: the river will crest Saturday about 20 feet above flood stage.

Answer: Saturday

Answer: Thousands of customers

Answer: Saturday

Answer: the storm,

Summary:
Fargo, North Dakota, prepares as Red River rises quickly .
Forecasters predict river will crest Saturday about 20 feet above flood stage .
At least seven deaths attributed to powerful nor'easter along Eastern Seaboard .
Thousands still without power after storm in Northeast .


(CNN)  -- Fans around the world have gathered at arenas and record stores, big screens, parks and makeshift shrines, to watch the memorial service of Michael Jackson and pay homage to their idol. A Michael Jackson fan in Berlin watches footage of the memorial concert. As thousands of fans joined Jackson's family and closest friends at Los Angeles Staples Center arena, millions more followed proceedings on television and online. In Germany, at least 8,000 Jackson fans watched events in Los Angeles unfold at a Trauerfeier," (translated as Sadness Party) at Berlin's O2 World arena, reported CNN's Frederik Pleitgen.   Fans began arriving at least three hours before the event was due to begin, Pleitgen said. "He [Jackson] connects races, religions and ages," said one fan, "his music connects the world." Many fans were moved to tears when Jackson's daughter Paris Katherine wept as she called the singer "the best father you could ever imagine." Pleitgen added: "A lot of people got very wet eyes."  Watch fans gather in Berlin » South African former president Nelson Mandela paid his respects to Jackson in a statement read to the audience at the Los Angeles memorial by singer Smokey Robinson.  Watch Smokey Robinson deliver Mandela's message. » "Michael became close to us after he started visiting and performing in South Africa regularly. We grew fond of him and he became a close member of our family. We had great admiration for his talent and that he was able to triumph over tragedy on so many occasions in his life," Mandela said. "We mourn with the millions of families worldwide." In the southern Chinese enclave of Hong Kong, fans carried flowers and Jackson paraphernalia, such as a doll and record, at a memorial.  Watch Jackson tributes pour in from around the world » "I cannot accept MJ has already left us, and I think we should come here and do something for him and express our feeling to show that we really miss him," said one man. Hundreds of British fans in London braved torrential rain to watch a giant screen outside the city's O2 Arena, where Jackson was scheduled to play a series of 50 concerts from July 13. Many more fans are expected to converge on the venue next Monday to mark what would have been the first of his concert dates. See images of Jackson fans from around the globe » "I am still in denial," said Jenny Keme, 21. "We're going to stay here to the end of the ceremony even though it's pouring. He had such a gentle soul, that's what I love most about him." Celeste Dixon, 28, added: "He is the King of Pop, not was. No one will ever be worthy of him, he is bigger than life. Without Michael Jackson breaking barriers, Barack Obama would never have made it."  Elsewhere in London the cast of musical "Thriller- Live" paid their own tribute during the evening performance at the Lyric Theatre, with cast, crew and audience observing a minute's silence. "Many of them were in tears during it," reported CNN's Phil Black. The theater has become a shrine to Jackson, with devoted followers holding vigils and leaving cards and messages at the building's entrance. In Japan, meanwhile, hundreds of fans gathered at a Tower Records store -- where Jackson twice visited -- in Tokyo to watch his videos on a big screen. Followers were even offered the chance to take a photograph next to a cast of a footprint left by Jackson when he last visited.  Watch fans gather in Tokyo » In a bar in New Delhi, the Jackson memorial gathering was small -- only a dozen or so people. On the wall of the bar that usually only plays hard rock, Jackson's music was blasting, candles were lit underneath two framed pictures of Jackson and customers had written messages saying goodbye. The bar manager said: "We all grew up with Michael Jackson. Other generations had The Beatles,

Question: what party was held?

Question: Where is the "Sadness Party" held?

Question: In London, Jackson fans brave torrential downpours and hail to pay what?

Question: What country did fans gatherer at record store?

Answer: Trauerfeier," (translated as Sadness Party)

Answer: Berlin's O2 World arena,

Answer: homage

Answer: Japan,

Summary:
"Sadness Party" held in Berlin, where fans follow service live from Los Angeles .
In London, Jackson fans brave torrential downpours and hail to pay tribute .
In Japan fans gathered at record store, have photo taken next to cast of footprint .
Online fans pay tribute to King of Pop, comment as service progresses .


(CNN)  -- Far too many passengers are being stranded on board commercial flights in the United States in delays, an air passengers' rights group said Wednesday. Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Continental Airlines, and US Airways received an overall grade of "F" on the air travel consumer report card. FlyersRights.org, in issuing what it calls an air travel consumer report card, said there were more than 1,200 tarmac strandings -- in which passengers are locked in planes on the runways -- in 2008. Delta Air Lines had the greatest number of tarmac delays longer than three hours. Southwest Airlines was rated the best for handling delays by letting customers get off delayed planes, as well as providing food, water and other items. The longest delay the organization found was a January 2008 Delta flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Florida, in which passengers waited on the tarmac for more than 10 hours without food and water. "Too many Americans have been locked inside sealed airplanes, trapped in tubes on the tarmac, for three hours or more," said FlyersRights.org Executive Director Kate Hanni. "It's time for Congress to give airline passengers the legal right to get off planes stuck on the ground for three hours or more." Hanni -- who has been lobbying for an airline passengers' bill of rights -- also said America's economic situation has exacerbated the problems consumers face on the airlines because of layoffs. "Airlines are trying to maintain or increase their profit margins," she said. "They have decreased all of their goods and services related to flying." She added that a timely flight is "not just a matter of passenger convenience, it's a matter of public safety." "I wonder if heroic Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger and his crew could have performed as they did after seven, nine or even 12 hours on the tarmac?" Hanni asked, making a reference to the US Airways crew that made an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River in January. Hanni started her organization after she was stranded on the tarmac on an American Airlines flight in Austin, Texas, for more than nine hours in December 2006. Mark Mogel, the group's research director, said FlyersRights.org has about 24,000 members, many of whom donate money, services and lobbying help. The report card is based on government statistics, press reports, airline Web site data, reports on the group's hotline, and eyewitness accounts from January to December of 2008. It surveyed 17 airlines for various kinds of tarmac delays, their menu and contracts of carriage and customer service commitments and issued grades for these separate factors and an overall grade. As for the menu, Mogel specified that the menu grade is based on quantity, not quality. The survey was looking to see whether there would be food on board during a tarmac delay. Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Continental Airlines, and US Airways received an overall grade of "F" and American Airlines received an overall grade of "D." United Airlines, Airtran and American Eagle got a "C." Alaska Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines got a "B," and Southwest received an "A." Five other airlines -- Atlantic Southeast, Comair, ExpressJet, Mesa and Pinnacle -- didn't get an overall grade because some categories couldn't be completed. "The fact that some airlines have received A's and B's and others D's and F's on this report card also shows that providing decent customer service and avoidance of strandings is both achievable and should not place an undue burden on the airline industry or lead to higher ticket prices," the report's executive summary said. CNN's Joe Sterling contributed to this report.

Question: What grade did Southwest Airlines get?

Question: Which airline had the most tarmac delays?

Question: Which airlines were rated 'F'?

Question: What grade did Southwest receive?

Question: Which website graded the airlines?

Question: What criteria did FlyersRights.org use?

Question: What is the site that graded airlines for tarmac standings, menu and customer service?

Answer: "A."

Answer: Delta Air Lines

Answer: Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Continental

Answer: Southwest received an "A."

Answer: FlyersRights.org,

Answer: government statistics, press reports, airline Web site data, reports on the group's hotline, and eyewitness accounts from January to December of 2008.

Answer: FlyersRights.org,

Summary:
FlyersRights.org graded airlines for tarmac strandings, menu, customer service .
Delta Air Lines had the most tarmac delays lasting longer than three hours .
Delta, JetBlue, Continental, and US Air got overall grades of 'F'
Southwest Airlines got an overall 'A'


(CNN)  -- Federal investigators are concerned a potential danger persists because of the simultaneous use of intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the nation's busiest and a gateway to the New York metro area.

The alert comes after repeated instances in which planes above the Newark airport flew too close to each other in violation of safety standards. There were four such instances last year and at least four this year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation inspector general.

In one case, on January 16, 2008, two Continental planes -- a Boeing B-737 and an Embraer 145 -- missed each other by 600 feet, according to a DOT inspector general's report.

"That was very scary. I was there for that one personally in the control tower, and it scared the heck out of everybody up there," said Ray Adams, a Newark air traffic controller.

Potential danger arises when approaching planes need to abort their landings, which happens about every 700 flights at Newark, according to a Federal Aviation Administration analysis.

In what the FAA calls "go-arounds," the diverted plane approaching Newark has to make a sharp right turn through the flight path of planes landing and taking off from an intersecting runway, allowing little margin for error.

"There was a distinct possibility that we could have had a collision with these operations," Adams said.

Adams said he raised the safety issue to the FAA but got nowhere. He persisted, taking his complaint to New Jersey's congressional delegation, which organized two meetings last year with FAA officials.

In response, Adams said, he was punished, put on paid leave for 11 months, then leave without pay for a month. The FAA said the disciplinary actions had nothing to do with Adams' safety complaints.

Adams filed a whistle-blower complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the agency that investigates whistle-blower complaints. Adams' complaint led DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel to investigate. Scovel found merit in Adams' concerns, concluding in a report two months ago that "questions about the safety of the runway 22L-11 approach configuration at Newark persist."

In response, the FAA promised to use a computer program that helps air traffic controllers stagger aircraft to ensure proper spacing.

On November 5, the DOT wrote to the Office of Special Counsel confirming the computer system had been put to use at Newark on October 26. The next day the Office of Special Counsel learned the technology was no longer in use at Newark.

"I am outraged," said Rep. Donald Payne, D-New Jersey. "When you put into jeopardy the human lives at risk, it can't get any more serious than that."

FAA spokesperson Laura Brown said, "There was no intent to deceive anyone about what we were doing." She added, "FAA safety officers wanted to make absolutely sure employees were fully trained on the equipment." The FAA said it intends to have the computer system fully operational at Newark by mid-December.

Last week the Office of Special Counsel raised the matter with President Obama, writing that "we found a substantial likelihood that FAA officials were engaging in conduct that constitutes gross mismanagement and a substantial and specific danger to public safety."

Meanwhile, after a year out of the control tower, Adams returned to his regular job Wednesday at Newark air traffic control.

Question:
what is the potential danger?
What did the faa say?
What did the inspector say?
What does air traffic controller say?
What flew too close to each other?
what does the inspector general say?
What is to be used in December?

Answer: use of intersecting runways

Answer: the disciplinary actions had nothing to do with Adams' safety complaints.

Answer: There were four such instances last year

Answer: "There was a distinct possibility that we could have had a collision with these operations,"

Answer: planes above the Newark airport

Answer: The alert comes after repeated instances in which planes above the Newark airport flew too close to each other in violation of safety standards. There were four such instances last year and at least four this year,

Answer: computer program that helps air traffic controllers stagger aircraft

Summary:
Concerns cited about potential danger of using intersecting runways at Newark .
DOT inspector general: Planes above airport flew too close to each other repeatedly .
Air traffic controller says he was punished for raising safety issue with FAA .
FAA: Computer system that helps controllers stagger aircraft to be in use in December .


(CNN)  -- Fifteen employees were fired for improperly accessing medical records of Nadya Suleman, the mother of octuplets, a Kaiser Permanente spokesman said Monday.

Nadya Suleman has been the subject of much curiosity since she gave birth to octuplets.

"We always provide training on the importance of patient privacy and confidentiality," said Jim Anderson, the hospital spokesman.

"We knew from the time she (Nadya Suleman) was admitted to the hospital in December, this case would attract attention.

"Numerous training sessions were held to remind people of the need to keep the information confidential."

Eight other employees of the Bellflower, California hospital were disciplined for accessing Suleman's files, Anderson said.

Anderson said there's no indication that any of the information was distributed outside the hospital to the media.

Suleman, a resident La Habra, California, and already a single mother with six young children, gave birth to the octuplets through in-vitro fertilization, fueling controversy.

News of her collecting public assistance for some of her children also outraged many taxpayers.

Question: Suleman had how many kids before the octuplets?

Question: Was there information distributed outside the hospital?

Question: who said training was given emphasizing?

Question: who was mother of six?

Question: how many people were disciplined?

Question: How many employees were disciplined?

Question: How many employees were disciplined for accessing Nadya Suleman's files?

Question: How many children does she have?

Answer: six young children,

Answer: no indication

Answer: Jim Anderson, the hospital spokesman.

Answer: Nadya Suleman,

Answer: Fifteen

Answer: Eight

Answer: Fifteen

Answer: six

Summary:
Eight other employees disciplined for accessing Nadya Suleman's files .
Kaiser Permanente says training was given emphasizing privacy issues .
Spokesman: There's no indication any information was distributed outside hospital .
Suleman was mother of six when she gave birth to octuplets .