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MOSCOW, Russia (CNN)  -- Gas will resume flowing "in the next few days," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told reporters following summit talks in Moscow aimed at resolving the ongoing dispute between Ukraine and Russia which has left many parts of Europe without natural gas.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was in Moscow Saturday for talks with Russian leaders.

Medvedev said the summit talks, which also involved Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, had raised a number of "interesting ideas," including loans and extensions of credit aimed at resolving the crisis. But he reiterated that no agreement had been reached.

Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said the meeting highlighted Russian efforts to enlist major European gas companies as a part of an international consortium that would subsidize Ukrainian payments to ensure gas deliveries from Russia.

"Preliminary willingness (to join the consortium) has been stated by Eni, which was the first to do so, then by Ruhrgas, Wingas, Gaz de France, OMV, and Gasterra," Kupriyanov told Russian news agency Interfax.

On Friday, Putin said Ukraine required about $730 million of "technical gas" to resume export deliveries from Russia.

It has now been 11 days since much of Europe was cut off from crucial supplies of Russian natural gas because of the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, which is in charge of pipelines carrying gas to the continent. The taps remain shut despite a deal signed in Brussels earlier this week.

The European Union has tried to pressure Russia and Ukraine into sorting out the matter, calling into question their reliability as energy suppliers.

Russia has said the dispute is not bilateral.

Tymoshenko said ahead of the trip that her top priority was to resume Russian natural gas transit to Europe in order to protect Ukraine's reputation as a transit country and prevent the empty pipelines from suffering damage as a result of being idle.  Watch how a simple price dispute led to the crisis Â»

"The government takes full responsibility for resolving the crisis in relations with Russia, which was not initiated by us," Tymoshenko said in a statement on the government's Web site.

The prime minister said she would press for direct relations between Russian energy giant Gazprom and Ukraine's state-run gas company Naftogaz and "mutually beneficial prices" for gas and transit.

It was prices and cost that caused the problems in the first place. Russia cut off Ukraine's domestic gas supply at the start of the year, claiming nonpayment of debt, and the two sides failed to agree on the terms for a new contract.

Six days later, in a move each side blamed on the other, Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine were turned off as well.  Watch how Slovakia has been affected by the gas row Â»

"There is the need to compromise in order to preserve friendly relations between Ukraine and Russia, and to uphold the reputation of both countries in Europe," Tymoshenko said. "I am sure that such compromise will be brokered."

CNN's Matthew Chance contributed to this report.

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(CNN) -- Some people might call 17-year-old Joshua Hanson one the luckiest people on the planet. Others might call him crazy.

I-Reporter Joshua Hanson offered a look at the Mark IV helmet from his "Legendary Limited Edition Halo 3."

Hanson waited more than eight hours outside a Woodbury, Minnesota, video game store on Monday evening to be the first in his town to buy one of the most anticipated video games in history -- "Halo 3."  Watch Hanson buying the game amid cheers Â»

The final chapter in Microsoft's acclaimed video game series hit shelves at the stroke of midnight Monday in similar stores across the nation. The Xbox 360 game is expected to shatter entertainment sales records within its first 24 hours of release.

Hanson is not alone in his loyalty to the game, and his belief in "Halo's" power to entertain and inspire.

We asked other CNN.com readers for their take on "Halo 3." Some offered comparisons to "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter," while others discussed compelling new graphics and features. Below is a selection of their responses, some of which have been edited for length and clarity.

Curt Otto of Springfield, Virginia I waited in line for two-and-half hours to get this game at midnight. I purchased the Legendary Edition of this game at a hefty $130! Totally worth it! Although I haven't slept since yesterday and I'm currently at work and very tired, I would do it all over again for "Halo." This is the GREATEST game ever crafted by the hand of man. If you own a 360, buy this game. If you don't own a 360, buy one and go buy this game! The single player is incredible and the online multiplayer is MIND BLOWING! Totally worth $130!!!

Tony Nash of Buffalo, New York  I've been playing "Halo" since the very first game came out in 2001. After getting the brand new Box with a copy of "Halo" and throwing myself into the game, I quickly realized this wasn't a standard gaming experience. It was something much, much more. The game had a great attitude and unique art style. Along with great audio and environments that brought the worlds to life. It also had the most addictive, natural, and fun game play I've ever experienced. It also contained a well written, downright intriguing story. Getting together with friends to play the multiplayer portion of the game only cemented this title's epic status. Then came November 2004, when, of course, a friend and I were in the lines for the Midnight release of "Halo 2." It is no joke; "Halo" is more than just a game. Now, I plan on "finishing the fight" as soon as I leave work. I had "Halo 3" pre-ordered for about a month before it came out. Hey, after all, it's good to keep the kid inside you alive and well!

Cody Chmelik of Clearwater, Florida  "Halo 3" is the most anticipated event since the trial of O.J., but the only difference is that "Halo" isn't disappointing. "Halo 3" was the best game I have ever played. The levels are choreographed perfectly, the players look real and the game play is phenomenal. I recommend this game to players of all ages.

Wayne S. of Colorado Springs, Colorado  "Halo" is not just a game, it's a lifestyle, a booming culture of millions of Xbox fans who eat, sleep and live "Halo." "Halo" has jumped started the major league gaming industry and will continue to do so with "Halo 3." I will be getting my copy of "Halo 3" at midnight and plan on playing it for days straight. I have played the beta and let me tell you: This is the best video game of the year by far and will be played by the masses for years to come just like "Halo 2."

Brian Baker of Beatrice, Nebraska I am 30 years old, and for my 30th birthday my wife pre-ordered "Halo 3" for me as a birthday present. The 6 month wait for the present/game didn't bother me one bit. The story that is "Halo" is something that people can easily identify with. The late '70s to late '90s had Luke Skywalker and the alpha-male heroes of "Star Wars." The Generation X, Y and Z now have an alpha-male hero of their own in the Master Chief that they can relate to, or use to associate different attitudes and help instill values of patriotism. In this case, patriotism is not for just a country, but an entire planet and species. I am a very patriotic person, a veteran and a father and see the values that may hide below the surface in this Trilogy, which is why I'm a "Halo" fan.

Jarrod Leda of Tarentum, Pennsylvania  Despite the hype, I am very excited for this [new game]. Some question why "Halo" got so big, as there are other good shooters very similar to it. I think, like "Star Wars" before it, it just got things right. And now, it's become iconic: the characters, the universe, it's something everyone who loves games can talk about and share. The game allows things that most other games would not; the physics and mechanics of the engine are great. And it plays flawlessly on X-box live. I can't wait.

Vivek Patel of Albany, New York  "Halo" can be compared to "Harry Potter" in that when you start reading or playing you have to finish. The third installment gamers will wait in line for hours; even bleed to finally finish the fight that was started years ago. To me "Halo 3" isn't even advertised that much, and they will achieve their records by sheer popularity.

Alessandro Miglio of Walnut Creek, California  The "Halo" franchise is like a budding "Star Trek" phenomenon. There are a lot of hardcore fans, like myself, who are not just really into the games, but read all the books and comics that expand the universe. We even write tons of theories and fan fictions with all the potential created by the "Haloverse." I consider myself a "Trekkie" of "Halo," loud and proud. E-mail to a friend

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(CNN) -- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration own about 250,000 foreclosed properties awaiting resale. Hundreds of thousands of additional units will likely be taken over by the government and become available in the next few years. At least another 250,000 foreclosed properties are awaiting sale in the private market. This drag on the housing market is one of the reasons why housing prices continue to fall and new housing construction is stalled.

All these properties could provide families with housing instead of sitting empty (and, in some cases, looking the part). To increase the use of idle government properties and recover some of the massive losses on mortgages, the Obama administration is looking mainly for proposals from firms or nonprofit organizations to buy and rent out the vacant properties.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development gets a gold star for this new strategy, but pursuing another approach at the same time â helping more families become homeowners â would take us further still toward ending the housing crisis. Both approaches would reduce rents: As more renters buy vacant homes, demand for rentals will ease, and renting out vacant units will increase the supply of rental housing.

Both approaches are also likely to jack up demand for idle or underemployed construction workers, who'd be needed to repair and renovate the properties.

Right now, millions of families are paying more in rent than the monthly carrying costs of owning a comparable property. In 2009, 3 million families with children and annual household incomes below $30,000 were paying more than $800 per month in rent, according to the 2009 American Community Survey. If they can pay that much, they could certainly afford homes costing at least $115,000 â well above the value of homes at the 25th percentile of the price curve.

With better access to financing, they could take advantage of bargain prices on foreclosed or other properties, and homeownership would immediately cut renters' housing costs and lock in great rates.

Some past efforts at promoting homeownership failed when bad mortgages supported housing costs far higher than monthly rents on the expectation of home price appreciation. But that doesn't mean we can't learn from past mistakes or take advantage of the current market context to make a major dent in family housing costs by using idle housing and human resources.

As we spell out in our book, "Moving Working Families Forward," the government could create 1 million homeownership vouchers to cover the carrying costs of homes up to the 25th percentile of area home prices. Given today's low-home prices, such a plan would cost no more than about $3 billion per year and could be at least partially financed by phasing out the more costly and supply-oriented Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, which offers a reduction in tax liability to property owners and private investors who develop low-income housing â and is a corporate honey pot that yields high profits and relatively few units for low-income families.

A second approach would use turnkey programs. Firms and nonprofit organizations would purchase homes, qualify the buyers through credit counseling and credit repair, ready buyers for homeownership, make modest renovations and repairs, and sell the properties. With this option, like the homeowner voucher, government could lay claim to a modest share of any capital gain (say 15%-20%) when the property is resold.

Among others, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Group of Cleveland is already trying the turnkey approach. Starting with unused housing from the Cuyahoga County land bank, the company hired local construction workers and trained the unemployed to spiff up the units, helped renters correct and raise their credit scores enough to qualify for low interest mortgages and down payment assistance, helped them get financing, and walked the families through the sale.

Some renters took classes offered in financial literacy, too. On average, the renters reduced their monthly housing expenditures by a minimum of 25%, including taxes and insurance. As the project scales up to involve scores of properties, it will create new jobs and training opportunities for underutilized construction workers.

Scaling up either homeownership initiative would be a move in the right direction, and either approach would help millions of middle income and near-poor families limit their housing costs. Finally, targeting demand policies toward housing can cost-effectively reinvigorate the broader economic recovery because of the close links between construction, manufacturing, and other industries.

Just as important, by taking depressed units out of the housing market, the outlook for future housing prices will improve. This will reduce future foreclosures as more homeowners will make their payments rather than walking away from their mortgage commitments. It might even be enough to invigorate new housing construction.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Robert Lerman and Robert Cherry.

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(CNN) -- Texas Rep. Randy Neugebauer says he was the Republican House member who called out "baby killer" during the chamber's debate Sunday night on the health care reform bill.

Neugebauer issued a statement Monday apologizing for the outburst. His statement said he called out, "It's a baby killer," in reference to the last-minute deal between Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak and the White House that secured the support of Stupak and other anti-abortion Democrats for the health care bill.

"Last night was the climax of weeks and months of debate on a health care bill that my constituents fear and do not support," Neugebauer's statement said.

"In the heat and emotion of the debate, I exclaimed the phrase 'it's a baby killer' in reference to the agreement reached by the Democratic leadership."

The interruption occurred as Stupak was delivering an emotional speech defending the deal with the White House that called for President Obama to issue an executive order guaranteeing that the bill would not change existing limits on federal funding for abortion.

The phrase yelled by Neugebauer was initially believed to have been directed at Stupak personally.

"While I remain heartbroken over the passage of this bill and the tragic consequences it will have for the unborn, I deeply regret that my actions were mistakenly interpreted as a direct reference to Congressman Stupak himself," Neugebauer's statement said.

"I have apologized to Mr. Stupak and also apologize to my colleagues for the manner in which I expressed my disappointment about the bill," the statement concluded.

"The House Chamber is a place of decorum and respect. The timing and tone of my comment last night was inappropriate."

The incident evoked memories of Rep. Joe Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, who yelled "you lie" during Obama's health care speech to a joint session of Congress in September.

Wilson also apologized, and the House formally reprimanded him for the outburst.

CNN's Brianna Keilar contributed to this report.

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answer: Sunday night

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answer: Randy Neugebauer

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question: Who said "my actions were mistakenly interpreted"?

answer: Randy Neugebauer

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question: When did Stupak strike a deal with the president?

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answer: Rep. Randy Neugebauer

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(Mashable) -- Ever think that Google's homepage was just a little too sparse? If all of that white space bothers you, your prayers have been answered: Now you can customize your background on Google.com.

You can now choose any photo or image from your hard drive or your Picasa Web Albums to enhance your search experience. A new link on the bottom left-hand corner of Google.com will soon appear for all users that will give them the ability to change their search background. The rollout begins with the U.S. over the next few days, with international users to follow.

The announcement, written by Google VP of Search Products Marissa Mayer, doesn't go into much detail as to why Google decided to add this feature. Personalization isn't something new -- iGoogle, Gmail and other Google products offer this type of feature already. However, the search giant has been working diligently to reduce clutter on the homepage.

The new feature immediately reminds us of Bing, Microsoft's upstart search engine. Every day it has a different photo on its homepage, and it has proven to be a popular feature.

Will you be customizing your Google homepage? Is this a smart move by the company? Let us know in the comments.

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A retired U.S. Army colonel pleaded guilty Tuesday to awarding contracts in Iraq to a Kuwait-based firm in exchange for gifts.

Levonda Selph of Virginia admitted accepting $4,000 in cash and a $5,000 vacation to Thailand from the unidentified contractor, which was awarded $12 million in contracts to operate Defense Department warehouses in Iraq.

She pleaded guilty to charges of bribery and conspiracy. She was secretly indicted on those charges in October; the charges weren't disclosed until her court appearance Tuesday.

Under terms of a plea agreement, Selph could receive up to 33 months in jail. She promised to repay the government $9,000 and to cooperate in an ongoing investigation.

Prosecutors said Selph was a lieutenant colonel at Camp Victory in Iraq in 2004 and 2005 when she led a committee that awarded the warehouse contracts.

The Justice Department said she will be free until her sentencing October 14 but will not be allowed to leave the country.

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question: What did he accept to steer contracts?

answer: Thailand

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answer: Levonda Selph

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answer: Levonda Selph

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question: Who has pleaded guilty?

answer: A retired U.S. Army colonel

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(CNN) -- Police have made an arrest in the home invasion slaying last year of a Southern California couple in their beach house, authorities said Monday.

Joshua Graham Packer, 20, of Ventura is facing charges including three counts of murder and two counts of robbery, Capt. Ross Bonfiglio of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said.

Packer is accused of murdering Brock Husted, his wife, Davina Husted, and her fetus. The Husteds, who were both 42, were stabbed to death in their seaside home in Faria Beach, California, on May 20.

Chief Gary Pentis of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said it appeared the suspect targeted the victims. "My personal opinion? This was not a random act," Pentis said at a news conference Monday.

Until the couple's slaying, the gated community of luxury homes had not recorded a homicide in 15 years, police said.

According to investigators, the Husteds were home with their two young children on the night of the slaying. Their daughter was asleep in bed, and their son was watching "American Idol" in the living room.

About 10:30 p.m., the suspect entered the home through French doors that face the ocean, police said.

The killer was dressed in dark clothing and wore a motorcycle helmet, authorities said. He walked past the child who was watching television and stabbed the Husteds.

Davina Husted was four months pregnant.

The home was not ransacked, and the alleged murder weapon was left at the scene, Bonfiglio said.

A sample of Packer's DNA taken after an arrest in Santa Barbara matched the genetic material found at the Husted crime scene, said Pentis the sheriff's department chief. He added that items from the victims' house were found at the suspect's home.

Scott Husted, the brother of Brock Husted, thanked the sheriff's department for solving the killings. "This is a milestone, a very huge milestone in this process," he said. "We're very grateful for the work the Ventura County sheriff's department has put in this case."

"This in no way takes away the loss our family has had. Brock was our baby brother."

Packer is being held on $2.2 million bail at the Ventura County Main Jail.

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question: Who were the stabbing victims?

answer: Brock Husted, his wife, Davina Husted, and her fetus.

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question: When did the stabbings take place?

answer: May 20.

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question: What is Joshua Packer's age?

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question: Who was arrested?

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(CNN) -- Authorities have linked seven deaths to the nor'easter affecting the Eastern Seaboard, and more than 300,000 customers remained without power Monday in the Northeast after rain and fierce winds.

Hurricane-force winds over the weekend toppled trees, taking power lines with them. Five of the weekend's deaths were caused by falling trees, authorities said.

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

Heavy rain also caused flooding across the region.

Flood warnings were in effect from northern Virginia to southern New Hampshire, the National Weather Service said.

The city of Alexandria, along the Potomac River across from Washington, distributed nearly 800 sandbags to those in low-lying areas that typically are first to see high water. A coffee shop there experienced minor flooding, said Alexandria official Rich Baier.

Some coastal areas have received more than 6 inches of rain since Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

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Con Edison said that more than 86,000 customers were without power Monday in New York City and Westchester County, New York, while the Long Island Power Authority said that 64,437 customers were in the dark. In New Jersey, about 100,000 were without power. Flooding caused 2,000 customers in New Jersey to lose their gas service, PSEG said.

Connecticut Light and Power said that about 56,000 customers also had no power Monday. And in Pennsylvania, utility companies had restored power to a majority of residents, but the outage still affected more than 5,000.

"The ground is so wet from all the snow we've had this winter, it's helping the trees to topple over as well as our utility poles," said Long Island Power Authority President and CEO Kevin Law. "The conditions are still too terrible to get crews out there."

Some customers probably will go without power for a few days, Law said.

The outages were due mostly to power lines downed by Saturday's winds, which knocked over trees and utility polls. Wind speeds reached 75 mph at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport -- as strong as a Category 1 hurricane -- and 72 mph in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

In Connecticut, the lingering effects of wind and rain from the weekend were apparent just by looking at the streets, according to J.P. McNamara, an iReporter in Fairfield, along the coast.

"The beach area of Fairfield experienced high tides that flooded streets with ... water and sand on Saturday night," McNamara said Monday. "Many roads are still blocked off because of fallen trees and limbs, and it seems that this occurrence is widespread."

James Durosier, an iReporter from Rahway, New Jersey, said the storm's aftermath reminded him of a scene from an action movie.

"The way the whole scene looked was just incredible," Durosier said Sunday of the damage in the area. "Power lines were hanging, street signs knocked down, and it was very quiet."

Brian DeNicola of Sayreville, New Jersey, said he has opened his home to three friends who don't have any power or hot water to shower. He said he lost electricity for about an hour Saturday evening and had to use a vacuum to relieve his basement of flooding.

DeNicola said he's eager for spring's arrival Saturday.

"Oh, thank God, it's almost here," he said. "We're ready. We've had it with this stuff."

CNN's Paul Courson, Edmund DeMarche, Henry Hanks and Khadijah Rentas contributed to this report.

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text: northern

text: Virginia

text: to

text: southern

text: New

text: Hampshire

text: the

text: National

text: Weather

text: Service

text: said

text: The

text: city

text: of

text: Alexandria

text: along

text: the

text: Potomac

text: River

text: across

text: from

text: Washington

text: distributed

text: nearly

text: sandbags

text: to

text: those

text: in

text: low

text: lying

text: areas

text: that

text: typically

text: are

text: first

text: to

text: see

text: high

text: water

text: A

text: coffee

text: shop

text: there

text: experienced

text: minor

text: flooding

text: said

text: Alexandria

text: official

text: Rich

text: Baier

text: Some

text: coastal

text: areas

text: have

text: received

text: more

text: than

text: inches

text: of

text: rain

text: since

text: Saturday

text: according

text: to

text: the

text: National

text: Weather

text: Service

text: Are

text: you

text: there

text: Share

text: pictures

text: and

text: video

text: Con

text: Edison

text: said

text: that

text: more

text: than

text: customers

text: were

text: without

text: power

text: Monday

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: and

text: Westchester

text: County

text: New

text: York

text: while

text: the

text: Long

text: Island

text: Power

text: Authority

text: said

text: that

text: customers

text: were

text: in

text: the

text: dark

text: In

text: New

text: Jersey

text: about

text: were

text: without

text: power

text: Flooding

text: caused

text: customers

text: in

text: New

text: Jersey

text: to

text: lose

text: their

text: gas

text: service

text: PSEG

text: said

text: Connecticut

text: Light

text: and

text: Power

text: said

text: that

text: about

text: customers

text: also

text: had

text: no

text: power

text: Monday

text: And

text: in

text: Pennsylvania

text: utility

text: companies

text: had

text: restored

text: power

text: to

text: a

text: majority

text: of

text: residents

text: but

text: the

text: outage

text: still

text: affected

text: more

text: than

text: The

text: ground

text: is

text: so

text: wet

text: from

text: all

text: the

text: snow

text: we

text: 've

text: had

text: this

text: winter

text: it

text: 's

text: helping

text: the

text: trees

text: to

text: topple

text: over

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: our

text: utility

text: poles

text: said

text: Long

text: Island

text: Power

text: Authority

text: President

text: and

text: CEO

text: Kevin

text: Law

text: The

text: conditions

text: are

text: still

text: too

text: terrible

text: to

text: get

text: crews

text: out

text: there

text: Some

text: customers

text: probably

text: will

text: go

text: without

text: power

text: for

text: a

text: few

text: days

text: Law

text: said

text: The

text: outages

text: were

text: due

text: mostly

text: to

text: power

text: lines

text: downed

text: by

text: Saturday

text: 's

text: winds

text: which

text: knocked

text: over

text: trees

text: and

text: utility

text: polls

text: Wind

text: speeds

text: reached

text: mph

text: at

text: New

text: York

text: 's

text: John

text: F.

text: Kennedy

text: International

text: Airport

text: as

text: strong

text: as

text: a

text: Category

text: hurricane

text: and

text: mph

text: in

text: Atlantic

text: City

text: New

text: Jersey

text: In

text: Connecticut

text: the

text: lingering

text: effects

text: of

text: wind

text: and

text: rain

text: from

text: the

text: weekend

text: were

text: apparent

text: just

text: by

text: looking

text: at

text: the

text: streets

text: according

text: to

text: J.P.

text: McNamara

text: an

text: iReporter

text: in

text: Fairfield

text: along

text: the

text: coast

text: The

text: beach

text: area

text: of

text: Fairfield

text: experienced

text: high

text: tides

text: that

text: flooded

text: streets

text: with

text: water

text: and

text: sand

text: on

text: Saturday

text: night

text: McNamara

text: said

text: Monday

text: Many

text: roads

text: are

text: still

text: blocked

text: off

text: because

text: of

text: fallen

text: trees

text: and

text: limbs

text: and

text: it

text: seems

text: that

text: this

text: occurrence

text: is

text: widespread

text: James

text: Durosier

text: an

text: iReporter

text: from

text: Rahway

text: New

text: Jersey

text: said

text: the

text: storm

text: 's

text: aftermath

text: reminded

text: him

text: of

text: a

text: scene

text: from

text: an

text: action

text: movie

text: The

text: way

text: the

text: whole

text: scene

text: looked

text: was

text: just

text: incredible

text: Durosier

text: said

text: Sunday

text: of

text: the

text: damage

text: in

text: the

text: area

text: Power

text: lines

text: were

text: hanging

text: street

text: signs

text: knocked

text: down

text: and

text: it

text: was

text: very

text: quiet

text: Brian

text: DeNicola

text: of

text: Sayreville

text: New

text: Jersey

text: said

text: he

text: has

text: opened

text: his

text: home

text: to

text: three

text: friends

text: who

text: do

text: n't

text: have

text: any

text: power

text: or

text: hot

text: water

text: to

text: shower

text: He

text: said

text: he

text: lost

text: electricity

text: for

text: about

text: an

text: hour

text: Saturday

text: evening

text: and

text: had

text: to

text: use

text: a

text: vacuum

text: to

text: relieve

text: his

text: basement

text: of

text: flooding

text: DeNicola

text: said

text: he

text: 's

text: eager

text: for

text: spring

text: 's

text: arrival

text: Saturday

text: Oh

text: thank

text: God

text: it

text: 's

text: almost

text: here

text: he

text: said

text: We

text: 're

text: ready

text: We

text: 've

text: had

text: it

text: with

text: this

text: stuff

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Paul

text: Courson

text: Edmund

text: DeMarche

text: Henry

text: Hanks

text: and

text: Khadijah

text: Rentas

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: When will power be back on?

answer: a few days,

text: a few days,

question: What did Long Island utility say?

answer: 64,437 customers were in the dark.

text: 64,437 customers were in the dark.

question: What are 86,000 without?

answer: power

text: power

question: What is blamed on the deaths?

answer: the nor'easter affecting the Eastern Seaboard,

text: the nor'easter affecting the Eastern Seaboard,

question: What is the number of dead?

answer: seven

text: seven

question: How many people are without power?

answer: more than 300,000 customers

text: more than 300,000 customers

question: How many deaths were blamed on falling trees?

answer: Five

text: Five

question: What was the cause of their deaths?

answer: nor'easter

text: nor'easter

question: What will customers be without for days?

answer: power

text: power


text:
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Candace Bushnell is a New Yorker and the author of five novels, including the best-selling "Sex and the City" and "Lipstick Jungle". She tells My City_My Life about her marriage, real life in New York and the secrets of her success.

Candace Bushnell. "In New York you're going to see sides of human nature that you're going to be shocked by."

CNN: How would you describe your work?

Candace Bushnell: I try to write about the human condition, and shopping, materialism and consumerism comes into that, because America is a very consumerist economy.

CNN: Tell me about when you first arrived in New York.

CB: I first arrived in New York in 1979. I was 19 and I was going to University in Houston, Texas, and I decided that I knew what I wanted to do and it was time to go and do it. I literally ran away from college.

Then I went to an acting school, "HB Studio" and I moved into this apartment with three other girls who wanted to be actresses. Of course, they were all waitresses so I was a waitress.

Watch Candace Bushnell take CNN on a tour of New York. Â»

I was incredibly determined -- I wrote short stories, I wrote the beginnings of novels. I wrote a little children's book and sent it to the editor-in-chief of the children's division of Simon and Schuster and she asked me to write a little children's book for a series she was doing.

I got paid $1,000 for it and I was like "Oh my god, who says you can't make it in New York right away!" Of course that little dream crashed in about a month.

CNN: So you didn't have an overnight success?

CB: I was a freelancer all through my twenties. I did about one story a month and I wanted to write fiction, so the stories that I would do were precursors to "Sex and the City."

I started working for the NY Observer when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, "Your stories are the most talked about stories in the Observer, you should have your own column." I was paid $1000 a column and the reason was that the column "Sex and the City." was so popular that they sold newspapers and advertising off it.

See photos of Candace Bushnell's New York. Â»

People in New York were faxing it to their friends who worked in the movie business in LA and almost immediately I was getting phone calls from movie producers who wanted to buy it and ABC and HBC wanted to buy it.

It started as a seed, with an absolute truth that people may agree with or it may disturb them. It disturbs me sometimes when I read it because it's very wrong and very honest. I think most call it cynicism but I call it realism -- it is absolutely raw reality. It was never written for a big audience and it was never written to make people feel good. It was written as the truth in a humorous way.

CNN: How do you feel about the TV series?

CB: I think the reason why the TV series has continued, and has continued as a movie, is that they have never lost the authenticity of the column.

CNN: How would you describe New York today?

CB: It's a very, very busy place and it's a city where everybody has a place to go and a million things to do. It certainly can be a very stressful city but it can also be an incredibly exciting city. It is a place where your dreams can come true.

It's also a city where you're going to see sides of human nature that you're going to be shocked by. New York is a city where, if you are open minded, when you walk out of your apartment you don't know what could happen.

CNN: What do you do to get away from it?

CB: I go to Connecticut and I look at bugs and I don't socialize. If I'm here for 10 days in a row I'm exhausted.

When I was younger the energy really fed me. This is a city of energy vampires -- people really feed on each others' energies and that's why New Yorkers talk fast and gesture and they'll come in and say "Oh my god you won't believe what happened!" That's a normal greeting in New York.

CNN: What was it like to get married and stop being the single girl?

CB: Charles [Askegard, a principal dancer with the NYC ballet] and I met at the NYC Spring Gala seven years ago. It was really a magical moment because I was 43 and I had kind of given up on that. I was cynical about relationships and I wasn't sure about marriage -- I was always very worried that marriage was stifling.

But when I saw Charles across the room I thought, "That's the man you're going to marry." We met and we talked and I thought, "This is the nicest guy I have ever met in my life," and we went to a club and we danced and we kissed.

We got married two months after we met.

CNN: Can you describe New York in 5 words?

CB: It's exciting, passionate, fast paced, straightforward and, strangely enough, it's friendly.

text: NEW

text: YORK

text: CNN

text: Candace

text: Bushnell

text: is

text: a

text: New

text: Yorker

text: and

text: the

text: author

text: of

text: five

text: novels

text: including

text: the

text: best

text: selling

text: Sex

text: and

text: the

text: City

text: and

text: Lipstick

text: Jungle

text: She

text: tells

text: My

text: Life

text: about

text: her

text: marriage

text: real

text: life

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: and

text: the

text: secrets

text: of

text: her

text: success

text: Candace

text: Bushnell

text: In

text: New

text: York

text: you

text: 're

text: going

text: to

text: see

text: sides

text: of

text: human

text: nature

text: that

text: you

text: 're

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: shocked

text: by

text: CNN

text: How

text: would

text: you

text: describe

text: your

text: work

text: Candace

text: Bushnell

text: I

text: try

text: to

text: write

text: about

text: the

text: human

text: condition

text: and

text: shopping

text: materialism

text: and

text: consumerism

text: comes

text: into

text: that

text: because

text: America

text: is

text: a

text: very

text: consumerist

text: economy

text: CNN

text: Tell

text: me

text: about

text: when

text: you

text: first

text: arrived

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: CB

text: I

text: first

text: arrived

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: in

text: I

text: was

text: and

text: I

text: was

text: going

text: to

text: University

text: in

text: Houston

text: Texas

text: and

text: I

text: decided

text: that

text: I

text: knew

text: what

text: I

text: wanted

text: to

text: do

text: and

text: it

text: was

text: time

text: to

text: go

text: and

text: do

text: it

text: I

text: literally

text: ran

text: away

text: from

text: college

text: Then

text: I

text: went

text: to

text: an

text: acting

text: school

text: HB

text: Studio

text: and

text: I

text: moved

text: into

text: this

text: apartment

text: with

text: three

text: other

text: girls

text: who

text: wanted

text: to

text: be

text: actresses

text: Of

text: course

text: they

text: were

text: all

text: waitresses

text: so

text: I

text: was

text: a

text: waitress

text: Watch

text: Candace

text: Bushnell

text: take

text: CNN

text: on

text: a

text: tour

text: of

text: New

text: York

text: Â

text: I

text: was

text: incredibly

text: determined

text: I

text: wrote

text: short

text: stories

text: I

text: wrote

text: the

text: beginnings

text: of

text: novels

text: I

text: wrote

text: a

text: little

text: children

text: 's

text: book

text: and

text: sent

text: it

text: to

text: the

text: editor

text: in

text: chief

text: of

text: the

text: children

text: 's

text: division

text: of

text: Simon

text: and

text: Schuster

text: and

text: she

text: asked

text: me

text: to

text: write

text: a

text: little

text: children

text: 's

text: book

text: for

text: a

text: series

text: she

text: was

text: doing

text: I

text: got

text: paid

text: for

text: it

text: and

text: I

text: was

text: like

text: Oh

text: my

text: god

text: who

text: says

text: you

text: ca

text: n't

text: make

text: it

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: right

text: away

text: Of

text: course

text: that

text: little

text: dream

text: crashed

text: in

text: about

text: a

text: month

text: CNN

text: So

text: you

text: did

text: n't

text: have

text: an

text: overnight

text: success

text: CB

text: I

text: was

text: a

text: freelancer

text: all

text: through

text: my

text: twenties

text: I

text: did

text: about

text: one

text: story

text: a

text: month

text: and

text: I

text: wanted

text: to

text: write

text: fiction

text: so

text: the

text: stories

text: that

text: I

text: would

text: do

text: were

text: precursors

text: to

text: Sex

text: and

text: the

text: City

text: I

text: started

text: working

text: for

text: the

text: NY

text: Observer

text: when

text: I

text: was

text: After

text: I

text: had

text: been

text: writing

text: for

text: them

text: for

text: about

text: a

text: year

text: and

text: a

text: half

text: the

text: editor

text: said

text: Your

text: stories

text: are

text: the

text: most

text: talked

text: about

text: stories

text: in

text: the

text: Observer

text: you

text: should

text: have

text: your

text: own

text: column

text: I

text: was

text: paid

text: a

text: column

text: and

text: the

text: reason

text: was

text: that

text: the

text: column

text: Sex

text: and

text: the

text: City

text: was

text: so

text: popular

text: that

text: they

text: sold

text: newspapers

text: and

text: advertising

text: off

text: it

text: See

text: photos

text: of

text: Candace

text: Bushnell

text: 's

text: New

text: York

text: Â

text: People

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: were

text: faxing

text: it

text: to

text: their

text: friends

text: who

text: worked

text: in

text: the

text: movie

text: business

text: in

text: LA

text: and

text: almost

text: immediately

text: I

text: was

text: getting

text: phone

text: calls

text: from

text: movie

text: producers

text: who

text: wanted

text: to

text: buy

text: it

text: and

text: ABC

text: and

text: HBC

text: wanted

text: to

text: buy

text: it

text: It

text: started

text: as

text: a

text: seed

text: with

text: an

text: absolute

text: truth

text: that

text: people

text: may

text: agree

text: with

text: or

text: it

text: may

text: disturb

text: them

text: It

text: disturbs

text: me

text: sometimes

text: when

text: I

text: read

text: it

text: because

text: it

text: 's

text: very

text: wrong

text: and

text: very

text: honest

text: I

text: think

text: most

text: call

text: it

text: cynicism

text: but

text: I

text: call

text: it

text: realism

text: it

text: is

text: absolutely

text: raw

text: reality

text: It

text: was

text: never

text: written

text: for

text: a

text: big

text: audience

text: and

text: it

text: was

text: never

text: written

text: to

text: make

text: people

text: feel

text: good

text: It

text: was

text: written

text: as

text: the

text: truth

text: in

text: a

text: humorous

text: way

text: CNN

text: How

text: do

text: you

text: feel

text: about

text: the

text: TV

text: series

text: CB

text: I

text: think

text: the

text: reason

text: why

text: the

text: TV

text: series

text: has

text: continued

text: and

text: has

text: continued

text: as

text: a

text: movie

text: is

text: that

text: they

text: have

text: never

text: lost

text: the

text: authenticity

text: of

text: the

text: column

text: CNN

text: How

text: would

text: you

text: describe

text: New

text: York

text: today

text: CB

text: It

text: 's

text: a

text: very

text: very

text: busy

text: place

text: and

text: it

text: 's

text: a

text: city

text: where

text: everybody

text: has

text: a

text: place

text: to

text: go

text: and

text: a

text: million

text: things

text: to

text: do

text: It

text: certainly

text: can

text: be

text: a

text: very

text: stressful

text: city

text: but

text: it

text: can

text: also

text: be

text: an

text: incredibly

text: exciting

text: city

text: It

text: is

text: a

text: place

text: where

text: your

text: dreams

text: can

text: come

text: true

text: It

text: 's

text: also

text: a

text: city

text: where

text: you

text: 're

text: going

text: to

text: see

text: sides

text: of

text: human

text: nature

text: that

text: you

text: 're

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: shocked

text: by

text: New

text: York

text: is

text: a

text: city

text: where

text: if

text: you

text: are

text: open

text: minded

text: when

text: you

text: walk

text: out

text: of

text: your

text: apartment

text: you

text: do

text: n't

text: know

text: what

text: could

text: happen

text: CNN

text: What

text: do

text: you

text: do

text: to

text: get

text: away

text: from

text: it

text: CB

text: I

text: go

text: to

text: Connecticut

text: and

text: I

text: look

text: at

text: bugs

text: and

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: socialize

text: If

text: I

text: 'm

text: here

text: for

text: days

text: in

text: a

text: row

text: I

text: 'm

text: exhausted

text: When

text: I

text: was

text: younger

text: the

text: energy

text: really

text: fed

text: me

text: This

text: is

text: a

text: city

text: of

text: energy

text: vampires

text: people

text: really

text: feed

text: on

text: each

text: others

text: energies

text: and

text: that

text: 's

text: why

text: New

text: Yorkers

text: talk

text: fast

text: and

text: gesture

text: and

text: they

text: 'll

text: come

text: in

text: and

text: say

text: Oh

text: my

text: god

text: you

text: wo

text: n't

text: believe

text: what

text: happened

text: That

text: 's

text: a

text: normal

text: greeting

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: CNN

text: What

text: was

text: it

text: like

text: to

text: get

text: married

text: and

text: stop

text: being

text: the

text: single

text: girl

text: CB

text: Charles

text: Askegard

text: a

text: principal

text: dancer

text: with

text: the

text: NYC

text: ballet

text: and

text: I

text: met

text: at

text: the

text: NYC

text: Spring

text: Gala

text: seven

text: years

text: ago

text: It

text: was

text: really

text: a

text: magical

text: moment

text: because

text: I

text: was

text: and

text: I

text: had

text: kind

text: of

text: given

text: up

text: on

text: that

text: I

text: was

text: cynical

text: about

text: relationships

text: and

text: I

text: was

text: n't

text: sure

text: about

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question: How many novels were written by Candace Bushnell?

answer: five

text: five

question: Who was cynical?

answer: Candace Bushnell

text: Candace Bushnell

question: What was NOT written to make people feel good?

answer: "Sex and the City."

text: "Sex and the City."

question: What is she the author of?

answer: "Sex and the City"

text: "Sex and the City"

question: Who wrote Sex and the city?

answer: Candace Bushnell

text: Candace Bushnell

question: What was she cynical about?

answer: t relationship

text: t relationship