Wednesday, October 6, 2010

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CNN.com Recently Published/Updated


Book tells stories of the wrongly imprisoned

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:56 PM PDT

Not everyone gets a second chance.

Preston on Politics: Steele's invitation to Obama still stands

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:48 PM PDT

When the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced a year ago this month that President Obama would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Michael Steele criticized the decision and pointedly asked what had Obama accomplished to deserve such a high honor?

Awarded nation's highest honor, soldier says he felt 'lost,' 'angry'

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:35 PM PDT

He's only 25 now, an Army paratrooper stationed at the headquarters of the 173rd Airborne at a sprawling base near Vicenza in northern Italy.

Targeted student: 'It's hard not to say something'

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT

Chris Armstrong, the University of Michigan's first openly gay student body president, said the recent rash of headlines about gay teens who have committed suicide led to break his silence about his own hurtful experience of being targeted online and in high school.

Subpoenas issued in John Edwards' probe

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:19 PM PDT

A "sizable" number of subpoenas have been issued in the investigation of former Sen. John Edwards, his attorney said.

9 years in Afghanistan: Experts see worldwide war with no end in sight

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:06 PM PDT

Watching the worst terrorist attack in the nation's history on a TV at CIA headquarters was like a punch in the stomach for Gary Schroen.

China and U.S. defense chiefs will meet, resume military ties

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:03 PM PDT

China and the United States will resume high-level defense talks next week, signaling a warming of relations since Beijing broke off military ties early this year.

Mexico authorities step up search for American man shot in border lake

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Mexican authorities are expected to continue their search Thursday for an American man reported to have been killed by pirates on a lake that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border.

Death toll rises to 91 in Indonesia flooding

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:29 PM PDT

The death toll has climbed to at least 91 dead and 68 missing in Indonesia, after flash floods that struck following torrential rains, officials said Thursday.

Phillies' Halladay tosses 2nd no-hitter in postseason history

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:26 PM PDT

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay accomplished Wednesday night what only one other pitcher in the history of major league baseball has done: He pitched a no-hitter in the postseason.

Illness hampers swimmers at Commonwealth Games

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:24 PM PDT

India's dreaded "Delhi belly" hit a number of top swimming stars, as Australia continued to dominate at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.

Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:57 PM PDT

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Montana's melting glaciers: The poster-child for climate change

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:24 PM PDT

As recently as 100 years ago, Montana's Glacier National Park had more than 150 glaciers throughout its more than one million acres.

28 dead in Vietnam floods, state media report

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:40 PM PDT

Torrential rain and flash floods has left at least 28 people dead in central Vietnam, state media reported Wednesday.

Paladino puts New York GOP in a bind

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:38 PM PDT

Remember 1994!

Rescue team trains for final stages of effort to reach trapped miners

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:30 PM PDT

The 16-man rescue team that will carry out the operation to free 33 trapped miners trained for their mission at the mine site in northern Chile Wednesday.

Wen: China yuan rise would be 'disaster'

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:24 PM PDT

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Convict in disputed execution was guilty, ex-wife says

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:24 PM PDT

The ex-wife of a Texas convict executed in 2004 for the deaths of his three children reaffirmed her belief in his guilt Wednesday as his relatives sought to open a new inquiry into the case.

$2 million bail set for former California city manager

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:03 PM PDT

A judge set bail at $2 million Wednesday for a former California city manager who was arrested last month and is facing criminal charges in a case that the Los Angeles County District Attorney has described "corruption on steroids."

Fewer than half of Americans oppose gay marriage, poll finds

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:56 PM PDT

Fewer than half of Americans oppose legalized same-sex marriage, according to a new poll on the issue released Wednesday, with significant shifts in public opinion on the issue just since last year.

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