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Editor's note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose current book is "When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams."

Bob Greene says John Madden has had a great perk: seeing America on his own bus.

(CNN) -- You've undoubtedly heard that John Madden has left the football broadcast booth. What you may not have heard is that he's not leaving his bus.

"It's been such a great ride," Madden said as he announced his retirement.

But the truly great ride -- the one he will not relinquish -- wasn't his long career as a National Football League broadcaster.

The best ride was the literal one.

Madden's aversion to flying in airplanes led him to perhaps the grandest business perk in all of American life: He was given his own bus, with his own professional drivers. He crisscrossed the country, on his way from one big game to another, on what came to be known as the Maddencruiser, the cost of which eventually was underwritten by corporate sponsorship.

Now. . .you may think that being stuck in a bus for days and nights on end must be a lousy way to lead a life.

Not when you're the only passenger -- you, or whatever buddies and colleagues you choose to invite along. Not when there's food and drink onboard, and television sets with DVD players at the ready, and plenty of room to stretch out and observe the country as it passes by.

And those amenities leave out the most beautiful lure of all. Let President Obama explain it.

He did, inadvertently, the other week. He wasn't talking about Madden -- he was talking about plans for a new high-speed rail system. These were the president's words:

"No racing to an airport and across a terminal, no delays, no sitting on the tarmac, no lost luggage, no taking off your shoes [at the metal detector]. . . . "

That's the gift Madden gave himself, by working out the bus deal -- the gift of avoiding the endless headaches of travel the rest of the world has to endure. Departure time? Whenever he wants. Flight cancellations? No such thing. Cramped seats? Nope. Security lines? There are none.

It can make for a pretty peaceful life. A football game to see every week, the country winding gloriously out ahead of you between stadiums, your main decision boiling down to how to chop up the miles, where to eat and where to sleep and where to stop for a few hours just to talk to people. . . .

There is a hotel on the west coast of Florida where I have stayed quite often, and during football season Madden would sometimes stay there too. If there had been a game in, say, Miami, and the next one was in Dallas, he might ask his bus driver to stop for the night at this place, which features outlying cottages on the Gulf of Mexico.

Talk about a guy who seemed tranquil -- I know his on-air image was always sort of loud and animated, but I'd see Madden having a serenely silent and unhurried meal by himself in the restaurant, leisurely flipping through the sports pages; I'd see him in the little sandwich shop/deli in the morning, a quiet and amiable fellow standing in line with everyone else, waiting to pay for his breakfast pastries; I'd see him, on departure day, strolling blissfully toward his bus, an overnight bag in his hand, having decided that this was the time that he'd like to roll out. . . .

Who would ever have thought that a fantasy life could revolve around something as seemingly mundane as a bus? But in a chaotic and confused world, full of noise and anger and deadlines, the allure of cruising in splendid solitude through the country, seeing America mile by mile, the journey itself being the ultimate victory. . . .

Madden is the grand champion of bus riders, the winner of the lifetime achievement award. And for those who thought that Madden must have felt trapped on that bus for all these years, the truth -- I can promise you this -- is that rolling through the country that way is the opposite of being trapped.

The highway begins to feel like a best friend; as well as you may have thought you knew America before, you begin to understand it in ways you never even considered. Block by block, town by town, state by state, you appreciate anew: There are still so many things to see.

So I wasn't surprised when Madden, after declaring that the football life he is leaving had been a great ride, said that, by the way, he's keeping the bus. When he travels, that's how he will do it, with or without a corporate sponsor, even now that there will be no game waiting on the other end.

And of course, after all these years there is a certain remarkable aura that has formed around the man and that bus of his. At the place in Florida where he would sometimes stay, I was coming back from dinner one night and saw two local police squad cars on the property. This was highly unusual; the town was a quiet dot on the map.

I asked the police officers if there had been a crime committed.

They appeared a little sheepish. They exchanged glances, as if deciding whether to tell me their real reason for being there.

Finally one of them laughed, and said:

"We just wanted to look at John Madden."

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Bob Greene.

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text: country

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text: of

text: you

text: between

text: stadiums

text: your

text: main

text: decision

text: boiling

text: down

text: to

text: how

text: to

text: chop

text: up

text: the

text: miles

text: where

text: to

text: eat

text: and

text: where

text: to

text: sleep

text: and

text: where

text: to

text: stop

text: for

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text: few

text: hours

text: just

text: to

text: talk

text: to

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text: on

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text: west

text: coast

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text: Florida

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text: quite

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text: during

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text: sometimes

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text: restaurant

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text: other

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text: that

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text: place

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text: map

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text: police

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text: been

text: a

text: crime

text: committed

text: They

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question: What becomes your best friend?

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question: What did Green say about being able to travel the country?

answer: John Madden has had a great perk: seeing America on his own bus.

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question: Who is retiring?

answer: John Madden

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- The Phenomenon is back. You may not have recognized him when he came on as a substitute for Corinthians in a Brazilian Cup match, though. After all, he's a few kilos heavier than the Ronaldo we grew to know and love in the last decade.

Comeback Brazilian: Ronaldo is playing competitive football again -- but will he reach his former glory?

However, at 32 years of age, Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima is attempting another comeback. Will it be a successful one?

As far as I am concerned, it won't.

Debate: Do you think Ronaldo can return to his former glory? Tell us in the Sound Off box below.

I have had the privilege of interviewing Ronaldo various times, and spent some one-on-one time with him in Italy and France. He's a great guy, friendly, humble and fun-loving.

However, that last personality trait has contributed to a turbulent career and lifestyle. Wherever he has gone, the striker has always made his mark, on and off the field. While he was helping Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil win a multitude of titles, he also found himself in the headlines a multitude of times for all the wrong reasons.

It's true that Ronaldo has always been unfortunate with injuries - he has undergone three major knee operations. However, his love for a night out and for a playboy lifestyle may have also contributed to the breakdown of his body.

In my opinion, this is the reason he will struggle to stay fit and motivated for Corinthians this season. There are too many temptations for him in Brazil, and I don't see him being able to resist all of them.

Furthermore, he has won practically everything there is to win in the world of football, with the exception of the Champions League.

So it would be fair to say that he's not going to bend over backwards to make sure his new team wins some silverware this season. He will score the odd goal and make the odd highlight, but I don't expect his latest comeback to be a success.

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(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain cemented his front-runner status Tuesday, piling up big wins coast-to-coast, according to CNN projections.

Democratic voters remain evenly split over which of their candidates they would rather see get the nomination.

Sen. Barack Obama won more states Tuesday, but Sen. Hillary Clinton won states with higher delegate counts.

McCain capped the night by taking California and its 170 delegates.

After having been nearly written off last summer, the Arizona senator finally felt comfortable enough to call himself the front-runner.

"Tonight I think we must get used to the idea that we are the Republican Party front-runner for the nomination of president of the United States. And I don't really mind it one bit," he said as results came in Tuesday.  Watch McCain claim front-runner status ÃÂ»

On the Democratic side, Clinton took California, according to CNN projections.

While most Republican contests are winner-take-all, most Democratic contests are awarded proportionally based on the number of congressional districts won.

Clinton took the larger share of California's 370 Democratic delegates. More about delegates

"We know what we need is someone ready on day one to solve our problems and seize those opportunities," Clinton said Tuesday. "Because when the bright lights are off and the cameras are gone, who can you count on to listen to you, to stand up for you, to deliver solutions for you?"  Watch Clinton speak to her supporters ÃÂ»

McCain also won Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Delaware and Arizona, his home state, according to CNN projections.  Full February 5 results

McCain has gathered 514 delegates so far in his presidential campaign, including Tuesday night's projections. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has 177 delegates, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has 122.  What do the results mean? ÃÂ»

In Georgia, Huckabee edged out McCain, who held a slim margin over Romney.

Romney got wins in Alaska, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana and Utah.  See who won the popular vote in each state ÃÂ»

"One thing that's clear -- this campaign's going on," Romney said. "I think there's some people who thought that it was all going to be done tonight, but it's not all done tonight. We're going to keep on battling."  Watch Romney vow to fight ÃÂ»

In addition to Georgia, Huckabee picked up Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and West Virginia.  Watch what Huckabee says about Tuesday's results ÃÂ»

Going into Super Tuesday, the Republican race had largely been viewed as a fight between McCain and Romney.

"Over the past few days, a lot of people have been trying to say that this is a two-man race. Well, you know what? It is, and we're in it," Huckabee said as the results came in.

In all, 1,020 Republican delegates were up for grabs Tuesday. To clinch the nomination, a candidate must win 1,191 delegates.

Tuesday's contests did not produce a front-runner on the Democratic side.

"Our time has come, our movement is real and change is coming to America," Obama said Tuesday. "We are more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and always will be the United States of America."  Watch Obama rally his supporters ÃÂ»

The biggest prizes that Obama won were his home state of Illinois and Georgia, and a larger share of the 288 delegates in those states.

Obama also won Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and Utah. Between those states, he would be awarded the larger share of 278 delegates.  Watch what the early results mean ÃÂ»

Clinton was also projected to win her home state of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, and the larger share of the 329 delegates at stake in those states.

Clinton also won Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, and the larger share of the 235 delegates in those states.

Republican conservative voters appear to be evenly split between Romney and Huckabee, according to preliminary exit polls of Super Tuesday voters.

Of those who voted for Huckabee or Romney, about 80 percent identified themselves as conservative, according to the polls.  Watch why voters picked their candidates ÃÂ»

Only 49 percent of McCain's voters said they were conservative, a sign that the Arizona senator's efforts during the past week to placate conservative voters have not paid off.

On the Democratic side,  those who made up their mind in the past three days appear to be torn between Obama and Clinton.  According to the exit polls, Obama and Clinton are essentially splitting those voters, with 47 percent going for Obama and 46 percent for Clinton.  Watch how CNN analysts view the GOP race ÃÂ»

On the Republican side, front-runners McCain and Romney have engaged in bitter exchanges over their conservative records in recent weeks.  E-mail to a friend

CNN's Bill Schneider contributed to this report.

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(EW.com) -- So long, Reege.

At least, that's what fans of "Live! With Regis and Kelly" will be saying when the 80-year-old co-host tapes his last episode of the syndicated talk show on Friday, November 18.

Philbin made the announcement during today's show. "Friday, November 18 is my last day," Philbin said, adding, "But don't worry, the show goes on."

Back in January, the television icon officially announced that he would be stepping down from "Live!" after co-hosting for nearly 28 years.

Philbin said of his retirement from the show at the time, "There is a time that everything must come to an end for certain people on camera, especially certain old people." The Emmy-winner joked on Tuesday, "Last January I made the announcement that I'll be moving on. But I never gave you an exact date. So I'm pushing it back five years. Just kidding."

While no new co-host has yet been named for Philbin's right-hand woman Kelly Ripa (we here at EW had some suggestions of our own, however), the two discussed finding a replacement. "Kelly will be trying out new co-hosts, just like we did 11 years ago when we found her," Philbin said, kidding that Ripa would be looking for a "new young hot" male co-host.

Ripa, who joined Philbin in 2001 after Kathie Lee Gifford exited, fired back by saying that she was just looking for someone, "Alive and breathing."

Will you be tuning in for Regis Philbin's last episode of 'Live!'?

See full article at EW.com.

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Editor's note: Since 2007, CNN and CNN.com have followed the story of Youssif, an Iraqi boy disfigured when he was burned by attackers. Today, CNN's Arwa Damon catches up with the boy and his family, now living in California where Youssif is undergoing treatment.

Today Youssif goes to school in California and continues to have treatment to help his scars.

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Youssif stands on stage beaming as he belts out "Jingle Bell Rock," his tiny burned hands waving in sync with his classmates at Hamlin Street School.

His mother, Zaineb, stands at the back, cradling his little sister, Aya, tears rolling down her face. "I am so proud of him," she says. "It reminds me of what he was like in Iraq when he used to sing in kindergarten. I felt for a moment that none of this had happened. My son was back, without fear, strong."

Youssif spots us, and waves wildly. Little appears to remain of the sullen and withdrawn dark-eyed boy we first met in Baghdad more than a year ago.

It has been almost two years since masked men in Baghdad doused Youssif, then just 4 years old, in gasoline and set him on fire. His mother still doesn't sleep at night.

"I still blame myself. I should have protected him. Sometimes I say to myself that I wish it had happened to me, just not to him." Zaineb says, her voice starting to quiver. "If only I hadn't let him go out to play that day."

Today Youssif plays freely, without fear.

"Let's race" he shouts to his friend Brandon as the two boys dash across the schoolyard. A couple of minutes later the two are playfully jostling over a rubber ball. Youssif shrieks and bursts into laughter as the two play catch.

"It's like this weight has been lifted off of me, off of him," his father, Wissam, says. "It's like we've left this dark, depressing state where we were consumed by Youssif and the attack that had happened. You know, it's so hard to see a child, my child, go through something like this. When I see him like this, I feel like he's coming back."  Watch more on Youssif's recovery Â»

After CNN and CNN.com first reported Youssif's story in 2007, more than 12,000 CNN.com users contributed to a fund set up by the Children's Burn Foundation of Sherman Oaks California, enabling the boy and his family to travel to the United States for treatment.

Youssif has undergone more than a dozen surgeries. Much of the thick scar tissue around his eyes, mouth and nose -- left by his treatment in Baghdad -- has been removed. He currently has yet another tissue expander in his left cheek, intended to stretch out "good skin" to be used to replace his scar tissue.

Youssif has grown used to the sometimes painful treatments. "When I started this process of tissue expansion, I would have to chase him around the room," Dr. Peter Grossman, Youssif's surgeon, tells us as he injects more liquid into the expander. "We'd need three people to hold him down for these injections."

Youssif will probably have many more surgeries stretched out over time. "The problem we have with Youssif is that every operation we do tends to heal well after surgery, but then a month after, he starts to form these really thick scars," Grossman said. "It's probably best at this time to let his body relax, let these scars mature over a period of a year or two years."

Today, Youssif grimaces in pain but braves it alone, refusing to take his father's hand.

"Seven or eight times put water," Youssif says back at home, explaining how the tissue expansion works. "I am not scared. It goes here," he says pointing to the scarring over his lip.

He's not all that interested in talking about medical procedures.

"When I sharpen this it broke," he says, trotting over with his new pencils. We all smile.

"You cut it like this" he orders, handing me scissors and what is meant to be a snowman he's just drawn.

A few moments later I am being berated for coloring "wrong."

"Great, I am taking orders from a 6-year-old" I think to myself, laughing.

Keely Quinn with the Children's Burn Foundation comes by for an extra reading lesson. They are reading one of the "Five Little Monkeys" books, Youssif's favorite.

By the time I join them on the couch, Youssif's got Dr. Seuss' "Foot Book."

"What's the biggest change you've seen in him in the last year?" I ask her.

Youssif pipes up, reading, "Small feet, big feet."

"Aside from reading and learning English," Keely says as we're both laughing. "I think it's the change in confidence, in his ability to handle himself in social situations. He's worked really hard in saying good morning to his teachers, saying hello back, answering questions and just gaining social confidence."

He's thriving at school, loving the first grade.

"He's amazing," his teacher Mario Daley says. "I work with children of all levels of ability, and Youssif, with what he's gone through, his motivation, what he produces is fantastic. He just tries so hard."

Before the attack, Zaineb says, Youssif wanted to be a doctor.

Now he says "I want to be a doctor to help burned Iraqi children."

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question: Where was Youssif set on fire?

answer: Baghdad

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(CNN)  -- A legally insane killer who escaped in Washington state during a field trip to a fair was recaptured Sunday, the Spokane County Sheriff's Department said.

Authorities combed Washington state for Phillip Paul, a killer who escaped Thursday during a field trip.

Phillip Paul, who was on the run for three days, had been planning the break for "at least the last several months," Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said at a news conference.

Paul was recaptured at about 4 p.m. PT in Goldendale, Washington, sheriff's Sgt. Dave Reagan said. Goldendale is about 250 miles from the site of Paul's escape from a county fair in Spokane County, Washington.

Police received a tip Saturday afternoon that Paul was dropped off by a person he managed to dupe into giving him a ride to Goldendale, Knezovich said. Police spotted him hiding in a wooded area about 100 yards from the drop-off point Sunday and eventually arrested him while he was trying to hitch another ride, Knezovich said.

Sheriff's officials told CNN affiliate KREM-TV that Paul also escaped briefly in 1991 and assaulted a law enforcement officer. That same officer was involved in arresting Paul on Sunday, Reagan said.

Paul, 47, escaped at around noon Thursday.

Though Paul had been confined in a mental institution because of a murder confession, he was allowed to go on the trip to the county fair.

Paul had packed all his personal belongings in a large backpack before leaving on the trip, which the sheriff said should have been a sign that Paul was "about ready to do something this drastic."

Paul was committed to Eastern State Hospital after admitting he strangled and slit the throat of community activist Ruth Motley in 1987, KREM-TV reported. According to court documents obtained by KREM, Paul believed Motley was a witch and killed her in response to voices in his head.

He subsequently burned a deer carcass as a sacrifice, according to the documents.

Paul's escape Thursday prompted a massive manhunt and brought criticism from many, including state government officials and police.

"There was an extreme amount of anger throughout the law enforcement community that this event even took place," Knezovich said. "This is a situation, in my opinion, that should have never happened."

Knezovich also complained that hospital officials had not reported Paul's escape for two hours, which he said also hindered the investigation.

A review of the policy that allows patients to take trips has been launched, said Susan Dreyfus, secretary of the Washington's Department of Social and Health Services. Dreyfus said she was concerned about Paul's escape and another recent brief escape by a patient at a different local mental facility.

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question: Where did they recapture him?

answer: Goldendale, Washington,

text: Goldendale, Washington,

question: Who planned escape for at least several months?

answer: Phillip Paul, a killer

text: Phillip Paul, a killer

question: When did the legally insane killer escape?

answer: during a field trip to a fair

text: during a field trip to a fair

question: Who recaptured Sunday in Goldendale?

answer: Phillip Paul,

text: Phillip Paul,

question: What was his crime?

answer: he strangled and slit the throat of community activist Ruth Motley

text: he strangled and slit the throat of community activist Ruth Motley

question: Who escaped Thursday during hospital field trip?

answer: Phillip Paul,

text: Phillip Paul,

question: Was Paul's escape planned in advance?

answer: had been planning the break for "at least the last several months,"

text: had been planning the break for "at least the last several months,"

question: Where was Phillip Paul recaptured?

answer: Goldendale, Washington,

text: Goldendale, Washington,

question: When did authorities recapture him?

answer: Sunday,

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ROCKWOOD, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Four generations of Saylors have worked the family's dairy farm for nearly a century, but for the past three years, the cows have been doing something besides providing milk: They've been helping power the place.

"The farm used to get a lot of complaints," says farmer Shawn Saylor. "It used to stink a lot."

Growing up on the sprawling spread 90 minutes from Pittsburgh, 36-year-old farmer Shawn Saylor developed into a self-described science buff.

So it was no surprise that, when faced with rising energy costs, Saylor turned to technology.

He tapped into an abundant and easily accessible energy source: manure from about 600 cows.  Watch how cow poo powers the farm Â»

"It's a pretty simple process. There's not really a lot to it," Saylor said. "Manure comes from the cows, and there's energy left in the manure."

The process is known as anaerobic digestion, and here's how it works:

With the help of a mechanical scraper in the barn, manure drops into a 19,000-gallon tank. The slurry then moves into the digester, which is 16 feet deep and 70 feet in diameter. It's heated there for about 16 days while the bacteria break down the organic matter in order to produce methane gas. That gas is burned in two engine generators to make electricity.  See an interactive explaining the process Â»

Heat created by the generators keeps the digester hot, heats the buildings around the farm and helps provide hot water.

The electricity is used to power this farm and a dozen neighboring homes, Saylor said. And there's still some left over, which he sells back to the grid.

Overall, the poo power helps Saylor's bottom line.

"In savings, there's $200,000 a year, in either extra income from sale of electricity or cost offsets," he said.

"So you're talking about system project costs of over a million dollars to build the system but a payback of five years or less."

Before he installed the system, the pungent smell from the cows could linger for three to four days, Saylor said. "The farm used to get a lot of complaints from motorists, which is understandable. It used to stink a lot."

Now, the digesters reduce 98 percent of all odor, although he admits that if the wind blows, you still "get a whiff."

The farm's leftover solid waste is sold to the community.

"We use it for bedding for the animals," according to Saylor. "A lot of people like to get it for their gardens ... because it doesn't smell much."

Farm-based digesters became popular in the United States during the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s. But the technology didn't catch on, possibly because of the high operational costs and declining energy prices, according to the Department of Agriculture.

Although Saylor had been interested in digesters for years, his dream didn't become reality until 2006. That's when he received a $600,000 grant from Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection.

But Saylor's work isn't done. He intends to make his farm entirely self-sufficient by using waste vegetable oil to make biodiesel fuel.

He said his goal is to waste nothing.

"In a biodiesel system, all the waste products can either be used or fed back into the digester to make more gas," he said. "I've always looked at new technologies and believed you kind of have to work with that stuff to stay with the future."

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text: family

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text: waste

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text: oil

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text: all

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text: I

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text: technologies

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question: What is the waste used for?

answer: d to power this farm and a dozen neighboring homes

text: d to power this farm and a dozen neighboring homes

question: What does the farmer say?

answer: "The farm used to get a lot of complaints,"

text: "The farm used to get a lot of complaints,"

question: What can cow manure be converted into to save money?

answer: energy source:

text: energy source:

question: How many cows live on the farm?

answer: 600

question: what does dairy farmer say

answer: "The farm used to get a lot of complaints,"

text: "The farm used to get a lot of complaints,"

question: What is anaerobic digestion?

answer: drops into a 19,000-gallon tank. The slurry then moves into the digester, which is 16 feet deep and 70 feet in diameter. It's heated there for about 16 days while the bacteria break down the organic matter in order to produce methane gas. That gas is burned in two engine generators to make electricity.

text: drops into a 19,000-gallon tank. The slurry then moves into the digester, which is 16 feet deep and 70 feet in diameter. It's heated there for about 16 days while the bacteria break down the organic matter in order to produce methane gas. That gas is burned in two engine generators to make electricity.

question: What process helps cut dairy farm's odor?

answer: e digester

text: e digester

question: what does he say

answer: "The farm used to get a lot of complaints,"

text: "The farm used to get a lot of complaints,"

question: how many cows?

answer: 600


text:
DUNN, North Carolina (CNN) -- Barack Obama's campaign announced Sunday the Democratic presidential candidate raised $150 million in donations in September, setting a new high-water mark in campaign fundraising.

Barack Obama calls a prospective voter from a headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday.

In a campaign video, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said a record 632,000 new donors gave to the campaign, with the average contribution under $100. More than 3 million donors have given so far.

The Obama campaign raised $65 million in August.

Regardless of the stunning haul, Plouffe told supporters the campaign still needed more money because of "the slime that we're getting from the McCain campaign." Plouffe cited recent attack ads and automated phone calls in battleground states and said the campaign needed to have every resource to "fight back."

"Their campaign is going to descend even more into the gutter," he said.

Plouffe also said the campaign was expanding its reach to compete "aggressively" in West Virginia.

Tightening polls in Georgia and North Dakota meant more money and resources could be sent to those two states in the remaining days, he said.

"We can't afford to make any cuts. We have to execute everything we think is required to win," Plouffe said of their battleground strategy. "None of us can look back on the night of November 4 or the morning of November 5 and wished we had done something extra."

The McCain campaign accepted $85 million in federal matching funds for the last two months of the campaign.

The Obama campaign opted out of the matching funds program and is free to raise and spend as much money as it can.

CNN's Paul Steinhauser and Sasha Johnson contributed to this report.

text: DUNN

text: North

text: Carolina

text: CNN

text: Barack

text: Obama

text: 's

text: campaign

text: announced

text: Sunday

text: the

text: Democratic

text: presidential

text: candidate

text: raised

text: million

text: in

text: donations

text: in

text: September

text: setting

text: a

text: new

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text: on

text: Saturday

text: In

text: a

text: campaign

text: video

text: Obama

text: campaign

text: manager

text: David

text: Plouffe

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text: record

text: new

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text: average

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text: aggressively

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text: Tightening

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text: resources

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text: We

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text: execute

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text: is

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text: Plouffe

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text: their

text: battleground

text: strategy

text: of

text: us

text: can

text: look

text: back

text: on

text: the

text: night

text: of

text: November

text: or

text: the

text: morning

text: of

text: November

text: and

text: wished

text: we

text: had

text: done

text: something

text: extra

text: The

text: McCain

text: campaign

text: accepted

text: million

text: in

text: federal

text: matching

text: funds

text: for

text: the

text: last

text: two

text: months

text: of

text: the

text: campaign

text: The

text: Obama

text: campaign

text: opted

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: matching

text: funds

text: program

text: and

text: is

text: free

text: to

text: raise

text: and

text: spend

text: as

text: much

text: money

text: as

text: it

text: can

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Paul

text: Steinhauser

text: and

text: Sasha

text: Johnson

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: What month has the biggest monthly fundraising total?

answer: September,

text: September,

question: Who accepted $85 million in federal funds?

answer: The McCain campaign

text: The McCain campaign

question: What is the fundraising for?

answer: campaign

text: campaign

question: Who added 632,000 new donors in September?

answer: Obama campaign

text: Obama campaign

question: What did McCain accept?

answer: $85 million in federal matching funds

text: $85 million in federal matching funds

question: What month is biggest for campaigning?

answer: September,

text: September,