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(CNN) --   On Friday afternoon, Robin Meade, HLN anchor of "Morning Express with Robin Meade," sky-dived just before former President George Herbert Walker Bush, who was commemorating his 85th birthday.

HLN Anchor Robin Meade chats with former president George H.W. Bush on his 85th birthday.

In recent years, Bush's jumps have been about fun and celebration, but he first parachuted out of a plane when he was a naval aviator shot down over the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

On Friday, Meade and Bush were each strapped to a member of the Army's Golden Knights parachute team. They made their jumps over Kennebunkport, Maine.

Before the jumps, Meade sat down with Bush to learn more about why he sky-dives. Plus, the former president weighed in on his and his son's legacies, Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and his view on the country's most pressing problems. This is an edited transcript of the interview.

Robin Meade: Thank you for making time for us to talk to you today.

George H.W. Bush: Oh, no, listen, I'm so glad you're here.

Meade: Happy birthday -- 85.

Bush: I thought you didn't know.

Meade: Everybody knows, right?

Bush: I know. It's exciting. It really is wonderful.

Meade: What's with your penchant for jumping still?

Bush: Well, two reasons. One, it still feels good. You still get a charge out of it. Not easy to do at 85, but ...

Meade: I don't think it's easy to do at any age.  Watch Bush talk about why he still sky-dives Â»

Bush: And secondly, just because you're old, that doesn't mean you can't do fun stuff. And you don't want to sit around drooling in the corner. And so it's a wonderful release.

And you know, because I was president, it sends a message all around. You can go out and get something going. Old guys can still have fun and still do stuff. And so, those are the two reasons. ...

Meade: You know, I'm thinking about, too, last Saturday we had the 65th anniversary of D-Day, and that was the first time, in World War II, that you jumped, because you had to ditch your plane.

Bush: Yes.

Meade: Being back with service members up in a plane and getting ready to jump, does that kind of rekindle your feelings of connection?

Bush: A little bit of deja vu. A little bit, but not that much anymore.

But yes, that's one of the reasons I made the first controlled jump, is because I did the first jump -- or had to get out of the plane. And that was kind of ugly. I pulled the ripcord too early and hit my head on the tail of the plane going by. I was just lucky I'm still alive.

And the parachute hung up for a minute on the tail of the plane.

It's all kind of war stories. If I start telling you that, then you'll tell me about your father's war stories or something, or grandfather's. And so it wouldn't be fair.

But I wanted to do it right. And I did it wrong then. It did save my life, but I did it wrong. So then I've been out with the Golden Knights and I made several solo jumps. And now it's tandem. I think they hope the old boy will remember to push.

Meade: Did I read somewhere that you asked President Clinton to jump once? And he hasn't jumped with you.

Bush: I may have asked him. I can't remember. Maybe I did, but I have a good relationship with him, a very good one.  Watch Bush leave plane, land Â»

Meade: Now that you're 85, are you thinking a little bit more about the "L" word, "legacy?"

Bush: I was thinking of the "L" word being "life." Life its own self. But no, I think my view on legacy is let the historians figure out what I screwed up and figure out what I got right.

And I'm confident that, you know, we had a good administration and good people. And I think the same thing is true of our son. And you know, he had tough times and all, but he's doing it right. He's laying back there and he's not criticizing the president. And I'm very proud of him.  Watch Bush and sons talk after the jump Â»

And I hope that we both have set examples for how you ought to conduct yourself when you've been president and then go out of office. Let the other guy do it, and support him when you can, and be silent. Don't be out there criticizing all the time.

Meade: The one guy at the helm?

Bush: Yes. And the "L" word, so it doesn't -- I mean, my view is the historians will decide these things, for better or for worse and for right or for wrong. So I'm not doing any biography or anything like that. And I'm confident, because we had such a great team around us, that it will be favorable.

Meade: Tell me a little bit about Judge Sonia Sotomayor, she's someone that you appointed to a U.S. District Court.

Bush: District Court.

Meade: Now she's been nominated for the Supreme Court. What would her impact be on the Supreme Court, do you think?

Bush: I think she'd pull a ripcord just at the right time and make a very nice parachutist. I'm going to leave that to others to analyze, but she should be given a fair hearing. She should be accorded every courtesy that goes with her record as a judge and her aspirations to be a Supreme Court justice. And I have a feeling she will be confirmed, but again, I don't go into that day in and day out. ...

I think she's had a distinguished record on the bench and she should be entitled to fair hearings.  I like the way Sen. John Cornyn said it. I mean, he may vote for her, he may not. But he's been backing away from these -- backing off from those who use radical statements to describe her or to attribute things to her that may or may not be true.

I mean, she was called by somebody a "racist." Well, that's not right. I mean, it's not fair. It doesn't help the process to be out there name-calling. So let them decide whether they want to vote for her or not, and get on with it.

Meade: There are so many causes and so many problems, so many issues right now.

Bush: Right. Right.

Meade: What is our most pressing problem, do you think, in the country?

Bush: Well, I'd have to say as long as people are hurting, the economy, and those who are out of work, can't find work. I think it will get better. I remain optimistic about our recovery and all of that.

But I'd say that's -- and health care. But those -- we've got a lot of people working on those problems.

Meade: Oh, by the way, one more question. Is there going to be another jump after this?

Bush: I think when I finish this one, I'll say, "See you on my 90th." Whether I do it or not, it gives me a goal. I'm a goal-oriented guy. I really believe in goals. And so -- but we finish this one ...

Meade: I hope we do.

Bush: ... we'll all be standing there. And they'll say to you, "What are you going to do?" And you'll say, "Five more years, I'm going to do another one." And I'll say, "I'll be there."

Ninety years old. I'll do it.

Meade: Is it a deal? In five years, we'll do it again?

Bush: I'm for it. I'm for it.

Meade: OK. All right.

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text: Robin

text: Meade

text: Thank

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text: you

text: today

text: George

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text: Oh

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text: I

text: 'm

text: so

text: glad

text: you

text: 're

text: here

text: Meade

text: Happy

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text: thought

text: you

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text: Meade

text: Everybody

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text: Bush

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text: It

text: 's

text: exciting

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text: really

text: is

text: wonderful

text: Meade

text: What

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text: penchant

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text: jumping

text: still

text: Bush

text: Well

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text: reasons

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text: so

text: it

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text: you

text: know

text: because

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text: it

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text: own

text: self

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text: view

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text: let

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text: I

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text: I

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text: you

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text: good

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text: I

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text: thing

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text: true

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text: our

text: son

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text: you

text: know

text: he

text: had

text: tough

text: times

text: and

text: all

text: but

text: he

text: 's

text: doing

text: it

text: right

text: He

text: 's

text: laying

text: back

text: there

text: and

text: he

text: 's

text: not

text: criticizing

text: the

text: president

text: And

text: I

text: 'm

text: very

text: proud

text: of

text: him

text: Watch

text: Bush

text: and

text: sons

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text: after

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text: And

text: I

text: hope

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text: we

text: both

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text: it

text: does

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text: is

text: the

text: historians

text: will

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text: things

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text: better

text: or

text: for

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text: and

text: for

text: right

text: or

text: for

text: wrong

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text: I

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text: not

text: doing

text: any

text: biography

text: or

text: anything

text: like

text: that

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text: I

text: 'm

text: confident

text: because

text: we

text: had

text: such

text: a

text: great

text: team

text: around

text: us

text: that

text: it

text: will

text: be

text: favorable

text: Meade

text: Tell

text: me

text: a

text: little

text: bit

text: about

text: Judge

text: Sonia

text: Sotomayor

text: she

text: 's

text: someone

text: that

text: you

text: appointed

text: to

text: a

text: U.S.

text: District

text: Court

text: Bush

text: District

text: Court

text: Meade

text: Now

text: she

text: 's

text: been

text: nominated

text: for

text: the

text: Supreme

text: Court

text: What

text: would

text: her

text: impact

text: be

text: on

text: the

text: Supreme

text: Court

text: do

text: you

text: think

text: Bush

text: I

text: think

text: she

text: 'd

text: pull

text: a

text: ripcord

text: just

text: at

text: the

text: right

text: time

text: and

text: make

text: a

text: very

text: nice

text: parachutist

text: I

text: 'm

text: going

text: to

text: leave

text: that

text: to

text: others

text: to

text: analyze

text: but

text: she

text: should

text: be

text: given

text: a

text: fair

text: hearing

text: She

text: should

text: be

text: accorded

text: every

text: courtesy

text: that

text: goes

text: with

text: her

text: record

text: as

text: a

text: judge

text: and

text: her

text: aspirations

text: to

text: be

text: a

text: Supreme

text: Court

text: justice

text: And

text: I

text: have

text: a

text: feeling

text: she

text: will

text: be

text: confirmed

text: but

text: again

text: I

text: do

text: n't

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text: into

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text: day

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text: she

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text: distinguished

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text: she

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text: be

text: entitled

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text: the

text: way

text: Sen.

text: John

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text: said

text: it

text: I

text: mean

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text: her

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text: not

text: right

text: I

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text: name

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text: want

text: to

text: vote

text: for

text: her

text: or

text: not

text: and

text: get

text: on

text: with

text: it

text: Meade

text: There

text: are

text: so

text: many

text: causes

text: and

text: so

text: many

text: problems

text: so

text: many

text: issues

text: right

text: now

text: Bush

text: Right

text: Right

text: Meade

text: What

text: is

text: our

text: most

text: pressing

text: problem

text: do

text: you

text: think

text: in

text: the

text: country

text: Bush

text: Well

text: I

text: 'd

text: have

text: to

text: say

text: as

text: long

text: as

text: people

text: are

text: hurting

text: the

text: economy

text: and

text: those

text: who

text: are

text: out

text: of

text: work

text: ca

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text: find

text: work

text: I

text: think

text: it

text: will

text: get

text: better

text: I

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text: optimistic

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text: our

text: recovery

text: and

text: all

text: of

text: that

text: But

text: I

text: 'd

text: say

text: that

text: 's

text: and

text: health

text: care

text: But

text: those

text: we

text: 've

text: got

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: people

text: working

text: on

text: those

text: problems

text: Meade

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text: by

text: the

text: way

text: one

text: more

text: question

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Air Force is grounding more than 100 planes used to support ground troops in Iraq and Afghanistan because of fatigue cracks in the wings, Air Force officials said Friday.

Aircraft like this A-10 Warthog provide close support to ground troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The officials said 127 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, including some used in the United States, will be grounded until they are each inspected for the cracks.

"The inspections are a necessary step in addressing the risk associated with A-10 wing cracking, specifically with thin-skin wings. This risk is of great concern to the Air Force and is representative of a systemic problem for our aging Air Force fleet," the Air Force said.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed the "Warthog" because of its unique un-aerodynamic look, is one of the Air Force's older aircraft, having first been delivered to the service in 1975. The average age of the A-10 fleet is now 28 years, but the entire Air Force fleet has an average age of 25 years, according to Air Force statistics.

The Air Force has more than 400 A-10s in its fleet. The cracks in the older A-10 A-models and A-10 C-models were discovered at Hill Air Force Base in Utah during routine maintenance.

No A-10 has had an accident because of the cracks just discovered, according to Air Force officials.

The inspection of the 127 planes will give priority to the planes in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of battle, officials said.

The plane was designed as a tank killer, with a front-mounted Gatling gun that fires 30-mm armor-piercing ammunition capable of destroying a tank.

The planes are now primarily used in Iraq and Afghanistan to protect ground troops in close combat situations, flying low and slow and with the ability to target individuals hidden on mountainsides or rooftops.

Last year, the Air Force grounded hundreds of F-15 fighter jets after one fell apart during a training mission.

The culprit was a fatigued longeron, a part that holds the fuselage together. Numerous F-15s flying in Iraq and Afghanistan also were grounded until they were inspected, forcing the service to fly other aircraft in their place. The Navy was also asked to help cover the F-15 missions during the weeks they were grounded.

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Seattle, Washington (CNN) -- While dramatizing the against-the-odds rescue of a noble, harmonious alien society called the Na'vi, James Cameron's "Avatar" may also effectuate the rescue of a nasty, contentious alien society known as Hollywood -- or at least save Tinseltown's annual Oscar extravaganza from its long-term ratings slump.

The annual Academy Awards telecast used to be one of the big, unifying cultural events that most Americans shared and talked about -- like the Super Bowl, or presidential election night, or Christmas Eve. As recently as the 1990's, more than 40 million U.S. viewers -- according to The Nielsen Company -- watched the broadcast in whole or in part, and spoke the next day about the best and worst gowns, the dumbest acceptance speeches, and the biggest surprises in the major categories.

Beginning with the awards for the film year 2003, however, the ratings for Hollywood's big show took a sharp turn for the worse, dipping consistently below the 40 million figure (despite sharply increased population) and reaching an all-time low in 2008, according to Nielsen.

The problem wasn't the quality of the hosts or the clumsiness of the big musical numbers, but the year-after-year nature of the top nominated films, with deeply depressing, art-house fare ("Million Dollar Baby," "Crash") reliably crowding out more popular releases.

The infamous 2008 Oscar telecast experienced a crash all its own, with just 31.76 million viewers -- or barely one out of ten Americans, according to Nielsen. As The Hollywood Reporter observed, the collapse in the size of the audience had everything to do with the gloomy nature of the leading nominees, all of which scored high on "the depression meter. ... 'Atonement,' 'Michael Clayton,' 'Juno,' 'No Country for Old Men,' and 'There Will Be Blood' were the bedsheet-noose best picture nominees."

The ratings last year rebounded slightly, with the relatively upbeat "Slum Dog Millionaire" delivering some old-fashioned uplift with its reassuringly familiar poor-boy-makes-good and love-conquers-all messages, despite the exotic (and sometimes brutal) Mumbai, India, settings.

For this year's March 7 broadcast, however, industry insiders tell me they expect a spectacular increase in the size of the TV audience -- perhaps even surpassing the huge 1998 ratings that set a recent record: 55 million viewers, nearly twice the viewership for 2008, according to Nielsen.

Sure, Billy Crystal's sprightly humor helped attract the hordes who viewed the '98 spectacle -- but the big attraction was a very big movie: "Titanic," the ultimate winner of 11 Oscars and, at the time, the top grossing motion picture ever released. No wonder James Cameron proudly proclaimed himself "king of the world" while scooping up his gold baldie for Best Director.

Well, 2010 will witness the "Return of the King" (you should pardon the expression), with "Avatar" replacing "Titanic" as history's top money-maker and listed as a heavy favorite for numerous Academy Awards (particularly in the technical arena).

The Oscar telecast will get a huge boost from all the avid "Avatar" fanatics, many of whom have seen the movie over and over again. Popular favorite Sandra Bullock, odds-on favorite to win Best Actress (she's already won the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and tied for the Critics Choice Awards) will draw additional viewers who made the heartwarming, faith-family-and-football saga "The Blind Side" one of last year's most successful surprises.

Ironically, the presence of such populist fare on any list of sure-thing nominees makes the much-ballyhooed reform of the Best Picture category largely unnecessary when it comes to insuring a successful telecast.

Instead of five nominees as in the past, this year the Academy selected 10 films as candidates for the top prize, hoping to guarantee at least a few popular box office winners to go along with the usual dark, despairing and little-seen indie offerings on the ever-popular theme of "Life Sucks." (Actually, Mel Brooks directed a 1991 film originally entitled "Life Sucks," later released as "Life Stinks," which won no Oscar nominations and garnered the worst box office returns of his long, distinguished career.)

The good side of doubling the number of nominees involves increasing the chances for worthy films to get additional recognition, like the superb animated Disney/Pixar release "Up," which was nominated for Best Picture.

There is, however, a downside to the expansion of the Best Picture category: By swelling the number of nominees, the Academy contributes to the ongoing fragmentation of our culture. In recent years, only a handful of ferociously committed film buffs (and professional critics) could claim to have seen all five of the top nominees, and with ten choices now for the top prize, the number of moviegoers to have seen them all -- or even able to talk about them all -- will shrink even further.

In a similar vein, the expansion of television into innumerable cable networks (way beyond the traditional big three broadcast operations) may have vastly expanded the number of worthy offerings, but greatly reduces the cultural impact of any one of them.

"Mad Men" or "The Sopranos" may be great, but can't compare to the ability of old shows like "I Love Lucy" or "Mash" or "The Cosby Show" to bring Americans together for a few moments of entertainment across all demographic divisions.

Because of "Avatar's" phenomenal popularity, it may look like this year's Oscar show will have recaptured that unifying potential; but once the Na'vi send the corporate invaders back to Earth and recede into movie history, the centrifugal force of too many choices and ever-multiplying niche audiences will kick in once more and dictate the further atomization of our civilization. Not even James Cameron can fight the long-term trend.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Michael Medved.

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MIDDLESBROUGH, England -- Middlesbrough have confirmed that midfielders Fabio Rochemback and Gaizka Mendieta and striker Dong Gook Lee have all been released.

Middlesbrough have decided against taking up the option of re-signing Brazilian midfielder Fabio Rochemback.

The Premier League club had an option to extend Brazilian Rochemback's deal by another two years, but manager Gareth Southgate has decided to let him go.

"We both feel that the time is right for Fabio to have a fresh challenge," Southgate said. "He is a talented footballer and I think he's just had his best season for us, while it was fitting that he should bow out against Manchester City on Sunday with probably his best performance in a Middlesbrough shirt."

The 26-year-old joined Boro from Barcelona in 2005 and played 91 games for the Teesside club. He signed off in style by scoring a thumping long-range free-kick in Sunday's 8-1 victory over City.

Rochemback, who netted seven times for Boro, played a major role in helping the club reach the 2006 UEFA Cup final, a year after appearing in the final during a loan spell with Sporting Lisbon -- where he is expected to move back to this summer.

Mendieta, 34, was one of football's costliest players when he joined Lazio from Valencia for 48 million euros in 2001, but he disappointed and joined Barcelona and then Boro on loan.

The former Spain midfielder joined permanently on a free transfer in 2004, but has not played for the first team since December 26, 2006.

"It was a difficult situation for a player of Gaizka's caliber to find himself out of the first team reckoning," added Southgate.

"I made it clear to him that he did not figure in my plans but he decided to stay and try to get back into the first team.

"That didn't work out but his attitude to training was always excellent and he was a good influence on some of our young reserve team players."

South Korean international Lee joined Boro on a free transfer from Pohang Steelers in January 2007. He scored only twice in 11 starts and 18 appearances as a substitute and has not appeared for the first team since early February.

Southgate is still hopeful of persuading goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer to sign a new contract at the Riverside.

The 35-year-old Australian joined Boro from Bradford City in a $3 million deal in February 1997 and has played nearly 450 games for the club.

His deal runs out this summer and he has so far refused to sign an extension, prompting reports of interest from a host of European clubs.

"We are talking to Mark. I'd like him to stay. His experience is important but he has real drive and determination that is still increasing," said Southgate.

"He is the one in our dressing room that can truly say he has played at the highest level -- in World Cups, in Europe, in cup finals and so on.

"We have to negotiate and see where we go, but players have to want to stay here and we have to want to keep them.

"Mark has been here a long time so he has to decide if he needs a fresh challenge, whether what we are trying to do is going to excite him, whether he feels he is going to be appreciated here."

Southgate also confirmed they have offered striker Tom Craddock and right-back Tony McMahon one-year extensions to their current deals, which run out this summer.

Brazilian Rivaldo has changed his mind about retiring and says he will play for Greek club AEK again next season.

The 36-year-old had decided to quit after AEK were denied the title because Olympiakos were awarded three points for a game they lost after the opposing team fielded an ineligible player.

"The truth is that at the end of the championship, I felt great disappointment and a (sense of) injustice, but the love and support I have received from fans and the team have contributed to my final decision ... I have decided to stay at AEK next season," Rivaldo said in a statement on the club's Web site.

Olympiakos lost 1-0 on February 3, but Greek sports authorities gave them the points because Apollon played Roman Wallner who had turned out for two other clubs during the season.

Apollon's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was rejected on April 21.

Olympiakos finished the season with 70 points, two ahead of AEK, for their 11th title in 12 years.

Rivaldo, who has played at AC Milan and Barcelona and starred in Brazil's 2002 World Cup victory, spent three seasons at Olympiakos from 2004. He moved to AEK last year after a contract dispute.

Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara has signed a new three-year contract with the club.

The 21-year-old made his debut this season and went on to score two goals in a total 25 appearances. "He has come a long way in a short space of time so I congratulate him and this new contract is recognition of his efforts," said manager Juande Ramos.

"Jamie is an example to all the young players at the club in that reaching the first team can be achieved through hard work and giving the best of yourself."

However, Tottenham goalkeeper Radek Cerny has left the club. The 34-year-old Czech international, who was on loan from Sparta Prague, has joined ambitious Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a two-year contract.

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question: What did they not take up?

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question: Who did nt take up the deal?

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question: Who changed their mind about retirement?

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answer: Mendieta and striker Dong Gook Lee

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Paris, France (CNN) -- French investigators said they are looking into problems encountered by an Air France jet last month in nearly the same spot over the Atlantic where another Air France jet mysteriously crashed in June.

Air France flight 445 was flying from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France, the night of Nov. 29 when it encountered the problems, the French accident investigation agency, BEA, said in a news release this week.

It is the same route taken by Air France flight 447 when it went down in the Atlantic Ocean in stormy weather June 1, killing all 228 people aboard. The investigation agency has not established the cause of the crash, and large parts of the plane -- including both flight recorders -- have never been found.

"The analysis of what happened could lead to complementary explanations about the accident of flight AF 447," the investigation agency said.

Flight 445 encountered "severe turbulence" about four hours after takeoff on Nov. 29, forcing the pilots to descend, Air France said in a statement after the flight.

The crew sent out an emergency radio message to indicate it had left its flight level, Air France said.

The flight, with 215 people aboard, "continued normally" after half an hour of moderate to severe turbulence, the airline said.

Air France declined to comment on the investigation agency's statement this week.

The BEA said the November flight was an Airbus A330-203, the same model involved in the June crash, but Air France said the November incident involved an Airbus A330-200.

While French authorities have not yet determined what caused the June crash, tests have brought into question the performance of pitot tubes, which are used to measure the pressure exerted on the plane as it flies through the air, and are part of a system used to determine air speed.

Flight 447 sent out 24 automated error messages before it crashed that suggested the plane may have been flying too fast or too slow through the thunderstorms, officials have said.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a directive in late August requiring airlines to replace pitot tubes manufactured by Thales Avionics on Airbus A330s and A340s. It said airlines should replace them with other Thales tubes and those manufactured by Goodrich.

-- CNN's Luc Lacroix contributed to this report

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama is planning to sign an executive order Monday to overturn Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research, according to administration officials familiar with the deliberations.

President Obama will overturn Bush policy on embryonic stem cell research, administration officials say.

Obama's move will be hailed by advocates for those suffering from a host of afflictions, ranging from diabetes to Parkinson's disease, who believe that an expansion of stem-cell research could boost medical progress toward eradicating the debilitating diseases.

But many conservatives object to the destruction of human embryos because they contend that it ends a human life.

The officials said the administration is planning a Monday event at the White House at which Obama will overturn the executive order signed by President George W. Bush in August 2001. It barred the National Institutes of Health from funding research on embryonic stem cells beyond using 60 cell lines that existed at that time.  Interactive: Unlocking the promise of stem cells Â»

Tony Perkins of the conservative Family Research Council accused the White House of leaking the details Friday night so that the move gets little attention, declaring that it is "a slap in the face to Americans who believe in the dignity of all human life."

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said, "Advancements in science and research have moved faster than the debates among politicians in Washington, D.C., and breakthroughs announced in recent years confirm the full potential of stem cell research can be realized without the destruction of living human embryos."

In addition to signing the executive order, Bush twice vetoed legislation -- in July 2006 and June 2007 -- that would have expanded federally funded embryonic stem cell research.

At the time, Bush also argued that scientific advances allowed researchers to conduct groundbreaking research without destroying human embryos.

Bush's moves led to Democratic charges that he had put politics over science.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- The recent arrest and sentencing of a British disc jockey in Dubai highlights the need for foreign travelers to pay close attention to the United Arab Emirates' strict rules on prohibited substances, a legal charity said Wednesday.

Western tourists oblivious to the severe drugs laws in the UAE often end up in jail after arriving in the conservative Muslim country with tiny amounts of narcotics.

DJ Grooverider, whose real name is Raymond Bingham, was jailed Tuesday for four years in Dubai for possession of cannabis, said a spokesman for BBC Radio 1, where the he presented a weekly drum 'n bass show.

He was arrested November 23 after being caught with 2.16 grams of the drug at the airport, the BBC spokesman said.

"It's another incident of exactly the sort of case we've seen occurring with increased frequency," said Catherine Wolthuizen, chief executive of Fair Trials International.

The charity issued a warning to travelers earlier this month, urging them to read up on Dubai's restrictions and make sure they are free of any substances. The warning followed a series of cases in which Dubai authorities arrested travelers with trace amounts of banned substances or seemingly innocuous items.

Fair Trials highlighted the case of a Swiss man jailed for having three poppy seeds on his shirt which apparently came from a sandwich he had eaten at the airport before departure.

UAE customs officials said the man was stopped after arriving in Dubai from Zurich on January 18, though it provided no other details on his case.

The U.S. State Department warns that poppy seeds are on the UAE's list of controlled substances. An official at the UAE's police labs who declined to be named said the Emirates only ban raw poppy seeds -- not baked -- because raw seeds could be planted for drug use.

The British and U.S. governments have warnings in place for travelers to the UAE, alerting them to the severe penalties for being found with drugs, and the types of drugs which are illegal in the country.

"The possession and/or import of even the smallest amount of drugs can result in a minimum prison sentence of four years," states the advice from Britain's Foreign Office. "The presence of drugs in the system is counted as possession."

Some prescribed medications -- such as Valium or those used for hormone replacement therapy -- are forbidden even with a prescription, Fair Trials said. Codeine, which is available over the counter in Britain, is allowed only with a doctor's prescription, the Foreign Office states.

Fair Trials mentioned the case of an unnamed 20-year-old who was traveling back to England from Pakistan. The charity said he was arrested after customs officers allegedly found 0.02 grams of cannabis in his pocket.

UAE customs officials told CNN the 20-year-old was arrested January 16 and actually was found with 0.67 grams of cannabis.

"Travelers must be aware about and understand the laws of any country they visit," said a customs official, who also declined to be named.

The BBC spokesman said Grooverider, who went to Dubai to work at a club, claimed he forgot the drugs were in the pocket of a pair of trousers.

"Grooverider is paying a very high price for a serious mistake," the Radio 1 spokesman said.

Fair Trials' Wolthuizen said one thing is clear: Travelers to the UAE must be careful.

"The Emirates are quite happy to be known as having an unusually strict approach to enforcing their drug laws," Wolthuizen said. "They are going to extraordinary lengths to enforce them." E-mail to a friend

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question: What amount of cannabis was in his possession?

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question: How many years was the DJ jailed?

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question: Who has an unusually strict approach to enforcing their drug laws?

answer: the United Arab Emirates'

text: the United Arab Emirates'

question: When was he arrested?

answer: November 23

text: November 23

question: How long was the DJ in Dubai jailed for?

answer: four years

text: four years

question: When was the DJ arrested?

answer: November 23

text: November 23

question: Who was sentenced?

answer: DJ Grooverider, whose real name is Raymond Bingham,

text: DJ Grooverider, whose real name is Raymond Bingham,

question: How long will Grooverider be in jail for?

answer: four years

text: four years