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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN)  -- An Iraqi soldier fatally shot two American soldiers and wounded three others on Saturday, the U.S. military said.

A man lies in a hospital after a roadside bombing near Kirkurk on Saturday. Three Iraqis were killed.

The shooter was killed when U.S. soldiers returned fire, Maj. Derrick Cheng told CNN.

The incident took place at a combat outpost just south of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where there has been a strong presence of anti-U.S. militants, and it underscored the dangers for U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces in that city.

A second gunman also fired on other U.S. soldiers at the outpost and fled, said Cheng, a spokesman for the U.S.-led Multi National Division-North.

Iraq's Interior Ministry said the gunman was a soldier in training who was standing close to U.S. soldiers when he aimed his firearm at them and began shooting.

There have been similar incidents of men in Iraqi security force uniforms in the Mosul area opening fire on U.S. troops. In February, insurgents dressed as Iraqi police officers killed a U.S. soldier and an interpreter in the city.

Asked whether there seems to be a rise in such attacks, Cheng replied, "We still view these as isolated incidents either by individuals posing as Iraqi Security Forces or members acting out on their own."

"These events do not represent the overall relationship or partnership U.S. forces have with our Iraqi counterparts."

Overall, violence and attacks are down in Iraq, but despite improvements in the big picture, the U.S. military is concerned with hot spots such as Mosul.

Maj. Gen. David Perkins, MNF-Iraq spokesman, told reporters on Friday that the city remains a danger. He said the U.S. military is studying whether American combat troops scheduled to withdraw from urban centers in Iraq by June 30 should actually remain in the diverse metropolis -- populated by Sunni Arabs, Kurds, Christians and others.

Perkins said al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) militants "are transitioning and becoming more and more concentrated ... mainly in Mosul and in Baghdad."

"What we have always said with regards to al Qaeda is that strategically for AQI to win they have to win Baghdad and for them to survive they have to hold on to Mosul and you can see that by how they are conducting their attacks."

In the last couple of weeks, he said, militants have focused their activity on Baghdad, and attacks in Mosul have dropped somewhat.

"But there is still a lot activity. This is probably the main area we are looking at that could possibly result in U.S. forces being there," he said of Mosul. "Probably more so than any other place."

"Of all the places in Iraq, it is the area that you would most likely possibly see a very similar U.S. presence to what you see now. But only if Iraqis want that."

U.S. troop fatalities in Iraq last month reached 18, the highest of the year. However, the number of monthly Iraqi troop deaths have plummeted since earlier in the war.

Also on Saturday, Iranian forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.

Forces used helicopters to attack the village and shelled it with artillery. The village is just over the Iranian border in Iraq's Sulaimaniya province -- a Kurdish region.

No casualties were reported.

Iran and Turkey long have targeted Kurdish separatist rebels operating in northern Iraq.

Meanwhile in Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, three civilians were killed and three others were wounded when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle on Saturday, police said.

It is not known who the bomb might have been targeting, but the incident reflects the hostilities in the oil-rich and ethnically diverse city.

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- It was the hottest ticket in town. Colin Farrell was there. So were Michelle Branch, Josh Groban and Chris Isaak -- the latter accompanied by his manager's dog, Rodney.

Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens, believes he can help bridge gaps between cultures.

No, we're not talking about a Britney Spears or U2 concert. We're talking about a star-studded, invitation-only club show by Yusuf -- the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens.

It was the legendary folk singer's first L.A. show in 33 years, and the audience gave him a heartfelt "welcome back."

He played for just over an hour: half a dozen songs from his new album, "Roadsinger," plus a few gems from the '60s and '70s. It was "Peace Train" that elicited a singalong, with the entire room participating in the song's signature hand claps.

Branch, who sings backup on Yusuf's new album, admitted to getting teary-eyed. "You don't understand," she said. "I learned how to play guitar with the Cat Stevens songbook!"  Watch Yusuf talk about his songbook -- and his life Â»

The whole evening seemed awash in good vibes. Concertgoers didn't even mind having a security guard electronically wand them on the way in. It was perhaps an extra security measure given some of the lingering controversy surrounding the headliner's conversion to Islam at the height of his popularity in 1977, during which time he changed his name from Cat Stevens to Yusuf Islam.

In 2004, he was famously denied entry into the United States after his name appeared on a no-fly list. He maintained that it was a case of mistaken identity with another man named Yousuf Islam.

However, there was no mistaking the artist on stage at the El Rey Theater last week. At 60, he may look more like a hip college professor than the dark-haired, sensitive sex symbol he was in the '70s, but the message and the music remained the same.

The following is an edited version of his interview with CNN.

CNN: For a lot of people, it's not only the music but what the music represents. Hearing the old Cat Stevens songs makes people feel warm and fuzzy, a throwback to a simpler time.

Yusuf: That's true, and that's why we gave a sprinkling of those songs. When I want to see Paul McCartney, I'd expect to hear "Eleanor Rigby" -- something from the past -- because there's something about that that we connect with, and a person becomes part of our life. And I am a part of a lot of people's lives, and my words have resounded in a lot of people's philosophies and the way they look at things, and that's great. Somehow, that's one of the reasons I took life and songwriting very seriously.

CNN: But you gave it up for a while.

Yusuf: At a certain point I said, "I've got more living to do," and I stopped making music, and I started living.

CNN: Many people don't think they start living until they HAVE the fame and fortune. But you didn't start living until you gave it up.

Yusuf: It's true. I was very normal -- in some sense, a very shy person. I had to become a persona. I had to kind of put it on a little bit, and therefore I retreated a little bit at a certain point in my career because I thought, "I can't do this."

So I just became withdrawn, and then people say, "Well, the guy's a bit of a recluse, you know." The fact was, I was just a little bit scared of being out there!

And I wanted to be sincere, as well. It wasn't easy to be sincere in the music business.

CNN: I think a lot of people were surprised when you converted to Islam in the '70s. People didn't understand it. Even today, I think there are those who still don't understand it.

Yusuf: It's true. I used to be prejudiced -- as prejudiced as anyone about Islam. ... And then I was given the opportunity of reading the actual source, the Quran itself, without anybody forcing me or looking over my shoulder and saying, "What do you think?" It was just me in my space.

And the more I read the Quran, the more I realized that it was like an incredible matrix of connection with Christianity and Judaism. I mean Jesus, Moses, the religion of Abraham in this book! And I said, "Wow, how come I didn't know this before?" It was kind of like a secret.

So that was kind of my discovery, and a lot of people, I don't think, have gone through that process because they've seen Islam as a headline -- and you never learn anything about a headline. Because headlines, you know -- people make things up, to be honest.

CNN: In 2004, you were put on a no-fly list and denied entry into the United States. How did you view that?

Yusuf: I felt chosen! I felt suddenly, I was given a halo. "This guy stands for peace, and they won't let him in." And so I turned it from a no-fly list to a no-song list, and I wrote a song about it ("Boots and Sand"), and I decided to take it lightly. It was really kind of a joke, in a way, because the person I am and the kind of things they were kind of insinuating by putting me on this list with other people who were very dangerous --

CNN: You mean you're not dangerous?

Yusuf: No! Touch me! (laughs) It was upsetting for a lot more people than myself. And you know, I'm here now (in the United States), so things are kind of working themselves out. But there's a new administration, a new president, and it's a great new day.

CNN: Obama seems to be reaching out to people of all faiths around the world.

Yusuf: I think a person like Obama has some kind of faith in his special role that he has to perform. And that role -- if not prophetic -- it's a divine role. It's helping humanity and people get together and live together and prosper. That's a big demand on one person, so it cannot happen with him alone. There's going to have to be a lot of changes around the world. But it is happening.

CNN: There are people who have said you've been associated with groups funneling money to Hamas.

Yusuf: Yup. Yeah. So the biggest thing in my life is ... why do I have to defend being charitable? Oh, because somehow, somewhere, somebody got a bit of that money, and he's on a list, and somebody else is on a list -- God almighty! That has nothing to do with me. I'm just trying to be charitable!

I think if everybody followed every penny that they ever gave, they would find some very interesting stories behind what has happened to their money. Possibly a lot of it would have gone to waste in administration, as well as other places. It's unfortunate that people have to associate someone because he's got a different faith -- or because he's a Muslim -- with something bad.

CNN: Do you believe that will get better?

Yusuf: Oh, yeah. I'm very much an optimist. And I believe in the hereafter, as well. And that's a big thing!

CNN: Do you believe that you have a role and that your role is to reach out and touch people through song?

Yusuf: Very much. I think I've been given a position and place in this world which is quite unique. The fact that I'm a Westerner by birth and I'm a Muslim at the same time -- and living in this time where there seems to be such a gravitational split in polarities -- there need to be bridges, and I think music is one of the best ways to bridge all those gaps.

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text: Many

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text: Abraham

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text: come

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text: you

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text: people

text: make

text: things

text: up

text: to

text: be

text: honest

text: CNN

text: In

text: you

text: were

text: put

text: on

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text: no

text: fly

text: list

text: and

text: denied

text: entry

text: into

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: How

text: did

text: you

text: view

text: that

text: Yusuf

text: I

text: felt

text: chosen

text: I

text: felt

text: suddenly

text: I

text: was

text: given

text: a

text: halo

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text: stands

text: for

text: peace

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text: they

text: wo

text: n't

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text: a

text: no

text: fly

text: list

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text: list

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text: song

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text: Sand

text: and

text: I

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text: kind

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text: way

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text: the

text: kind

text: of

text: things

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text: of

text: insinuating

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text: me

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text: list

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text: other

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text: dangerous

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text: you

text: 're

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text: dangerous

text: Yusuf

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text: for

text: a

text: lot

text: more

text: people

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text: myself

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text: you

text: know

text: I

text: 'm

text: here

text: now

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: so

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text: are

text: kind

text: of

text: working

text: themselves

text: out

text: But

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text: 's

text: a

text: new

text: administration

text: a

text: new

text: president

text: and

text: it

text: 's

text: a

text: great

text: new

text: day

text: CNN

text: Obama

text: seems

text: to

text: be

text: reaching

text: out

text: to

text: people

text: of

text: all

text: faiths

text: around

text: the

text: world

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text: think

text: a

text: person

text: like

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text: has

text: some

text: kind

text: of

text: faith

text: in

text: his

text: special

text: role

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text: he

text: has

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text: perform

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text: role

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text: it

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text: a

text: divine

text: role

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text: 's

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text: and

text: people

text: get

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text: and

text: live

text: together

text: and

text: prosper

text: That

text: 's

text: a

text: big

text: demand

text: on

text: one

text: person

text: so

text: it

text: can

text: not

text: happen

text: with

text: him

text: alone

text: There

text: 's

text: going

text: to

text: have

text: to

text: be

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: changes

text: around

text: the

text: world

text: But

text: it

text: is

text: happening

text: CNN

text: There

text: are

text: people

text: who

text: have

text: said

text: you

text: 've

text: been

text: associated

text: with

text: groups

text: funneling

text: money

text: to

text: Hamas

text: Yusuf

text: Yup

text: Yeah

text: So

text: the

text: biggest

text: thing

text: in

text: my

text: life

text: is

text: why

text: do

text: I

text: have

text: to

text: defend

text: being

text: charitable

text: Oh

text: because

text: somehow

text: somewhere

text: somebody

text: got

text: a

text: bit

text: of

text: that

text: money

text: and

text: he

text: 's

text: on

text: a

text: list

text: and

text: somebody

text: else

text: is

text: on

text: a

text: list

text: God

text: almighty

text: That

text: has

text: nothing

text: to

text: do

text: with

text: me

text: I

text: 'm

text: just

text: trying

text: to

text: be

text: charitable

text: I

text: think

text: if

text: everybody

text: followed

text: every

text: penny

text: that

text: they

text: ever

text: gave

text: they

text: would

text: find

text: some

text: very

text: interesting

text: stories

text: behind

text: what

text: has

text: happened

text: to

text: their

text: money

text: Possibly

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: it

text: would

text: have

text: gone

text: to

text: waste

text: in

text: administration

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: other

text: places

text: It

text: 's

text: unfortunate

text: that

text: people

text: have

text: to

text: associate

text: someone

text: because

text: he

text: 's

text: got

text: a

text: different

text: faith

text: or

text: because

text: he

text: 's

text: a

text: Muslim

text: with

text: something

text: bad

text: CNN

text: Do

text: you

text: believe

text: that

text: will

text: get

text: better

text: Yusuf

text: Oh

text: yeah

text: I

text: 'm

text: very

text: much

text: an

text: optimist

text: And

text: I

text: believe

text: in

text: the

text: hereafter

text: as

text: well

text: And

text: that

text: 's

text: a

text: big

text: thing

text: CNN

text: Do

text: you

text: believe

text: that

text: you

text: have

text: a

text: role

text: and

text: that

text: your

text: role

text: is

text: to

text: reach

text: out

text: and

text: touch

text: people

text: through

text: song

text: Yusuf

text: Very

text: much

text: I

text: think

text: I

text: 've

text: been

text: given

text: a

text: position

text: and

text: place

text: in

text: this

text: world

text: which

text: is

text: quite

text: unique

text: The

text: fact

text: that

text: I

text: 'm

text: a

text: Westerner

text: by

text: birth

text: and

text: I

text: 'm

text: a

text: Muslim

text: at

text: the

text: same

text: time

text: and

text: living

text: in

text: this

text: time

text: where

text: there

text: seems

text: to

text: be

text: such

text: a

text: gravitational

text: split

text: in

text: polarities

text: there

text: need

text: to

text: be

text: bridges

text: and

text: I

text: think

text: music

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: best

text: ways

text: to

text: bridge

text: all

text: those

text: gaps

question: What did Yusuf say about himself?

answer: he can help bridge gaps between cultures.

text: he can help bridge gaps between cultures.

question: What was Yusuf formerly known as?

answer: Cat Stevens,

text: Cat Stevens,

question: What is the new album called?

answer: "Roadsinger,"

text: "Roadsinger,"

question: What is Yusuf formerly Cat Steven's new album called?

answer: "Roadsinger,"

text: "Roadsinger,"

question: What did Yusuf do after converting to Islam?

answer: changed his name

text: changed his name

question: When did Yusuf converted to Islam?

answer: 1977,

question: Who converted to Islam?

answer: Cat Stevens

text: Cat Stevens

question: What religion did Yusuf convert too?

answer: Islam.

text: Islam.


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(CNN)  -- Former world number one, Rafael Nadal, has exclusively told CNN his levels of fitness ahead of the U.S. Open are "better than expected," boosting his chances of becoming only the seventh man in history to win a career grand slam with victory at Flushing Meadows.

Titans of tennis, Rafael Nadal (left) and Roger Federer (right), will be both keen to capture the U.S. Open title.

The Spaniard, who dropped to third-best in the world after being sidelined for over two months with a knee injury, said he was pleased with his physical preparation for the major that starts on August 31.

"I'm very happy as I arrive here feeling better than I expected I would a few weeks ago," the 23-year-old said, who came through two warm-up events recently for the hard-court tournament without any further reaction.  Watch Nadal's interview with CNN. Â»

"I had a really good time in Cincinnati and a good tournament in Montreal.

"But playing in New York is always a special feeling and it's the last major of the season so I hope to have a good event," Nadal said.

Nadal, who was knocked out of the U.S. Open at the semifinal stage by Britain's Andy Murray last year, said he considers himself lucky in terms of injuries that have affected his career.

"If you're playing at 100 percent, always at the limit, it is normal that you get injuries. I had nearly four years of perfect fitness while playing a lot of matches. Injuries sometimes happen so you have to accept that and try and recover as quickly as possible."

But the Majorca-born player admitted it has been difficult to cede ground to his rivals while unable to play and he is keen to prove a point in New York.

"Roger has done an unbelievable job - he deserved the 15 grand slams and I can't congratulate him enough.  I miss the competition but not the challenge of playing Roger!

"The atmosphere in New York is great, the crowd is more educated than many other events, so I like this kind of energy and electricity and I have high expectations of playing well here."

Current world number one and defending champions Roger Federer also spoke to CNN about his optimism ahead of the last major event of the calendar.

"I feel great, a lot has happened in my personal life, as I have twin babies now, and this is their first trip abroad they're only five weeks old. I won in Cincinnati so things are looking good.

"The main threats are Nadal, Murray and (Novak) Djokovic because they have done well here in the past - but we also have players like (Jo-Wilfried) Tsonga and (Juan Martin) Del Potro coming through so I think it could be more wide open than normal."

Despite the difficult opponents standing in his way the Swiss still had his eye on capturing his sixth straight title in America and extending his record of 15 grand slam wins.

"It would be a dream come true to win six in a row here. It's a dream that I always thought was impossible but I'm only a few matches away now so I'm close," he said.

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text: weeks

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text: old

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text: up

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text: hard

text: court

text: tournament

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text: reaction

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text: interview

text: with

text: CNN

text: Â

text: I

text: had

text: a

text: really

text: good

text: time

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text: Cincinnati

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text: a

text: good

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text: the

text: last

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text: season

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text: good

text: event

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text: knocked

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: U.S.

text: Open

text: at

text: the

text: semifinal

text: stage

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text: Britain

text: 's

text: Andy

text: Murray

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text: year

text: said

text: he

text: considers

text: himself

text: lucky

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: injuries

text: that

text: have

text: affected

text: his

text: career

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text: 're

text: playing

text: at

text: percent

text: always

text: at

text: the

text: limit

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text: is

text: normal

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text: you

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text: years

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text: perfect

text: fitness

text: while

text: playing

text: a

text: lot

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text: matches

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text: have

text: to

text: accept

text: that

text: and

text: try

text: and

text: recover

text: as

text: quickly

text: as

text: possible

text: But

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text: Majorca

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text: player

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text: has

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text: difficult

text: to

text: cede

text: ground

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text: rivals

text: while

text: unable

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text: play

text: and

text: he

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text: keen

text: to

text: prove

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text: point

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text: York

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text: competition

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text: challenge

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text: crowd

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text: educated

text: than

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text: other

text: events

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text: kind

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text: and

text: electricity

text: and

text: I

text: have

text: high

text: expectations

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text: playing

text: well

text: here

text: Current

text: world

text: number

text: one

text: and

text: defending

text: champions

text: Roger

text: Federer

text: also

text: spoke

text: to

text: CNN

text: about

text: his

text: optimism

text: ahead

text: of

text: the

text: last

text: major

text: event

text: of

text: the

text: calendar

text: I

text: feel

text: great

text: a

text: lot

text: has

text: happened

text: in

text: my

text: personal

text: life

text: as

text: I

text: have

text: twin

text: babies

text: now

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text: this

text: is

text: their

text: first

text: trip

text: abroad

text: they

text: 're

text: only

text: five

text: weeks

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text: won

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text: Cincinnati

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text: main

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text: Nadal

text: Murray

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text: Novak

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text: past

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text: Wilfried

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text: Juan

text: Martin

text: Del

text: Potro

text: coming

text: through

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text: could

text: be

text: more

text: wide

text: open

text: than

text: normal

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text: the

text: difficult

text: opponents

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN)  -- A jury of nine women and three men -- none of them black -- was seated Thursday for the trial of O.J. Simpson on kidnapping and armed robbery charges.

Judge Jackie Glass decided prosecutors had a "race-neutral" reason for dismissing the potential juror.

The judge made no official mention of the jury's makeup, but prosecutors revealed in court that no blacks were on the jury. A black man and black woman, however, are among six alternate jurors.

Defense attorneys had argued the prosecutors were deliberately trying to exclude blacks, but Judge Jackie Glass denied their challenges.

Opening arguments are scheduled to begin Monday in the case against Simpson and a co-defendant, Clarence Stewart.

Prosecutors say Simpson and five other men stormed into a Las Vegas hotel room on September 13, 2007 to recover sports memorabilia that Simpson said belonged to him. Prosecutors say at least two men with Simpson had guns as they robbed a pair of sports memorabilia dealers.

If convicted on all counts, Simpson faces a possible sentence of life in prison. He has pleaded not guilty and has told CNN he was trying to get his property back.

Four of five Simpson's original co-defendants have struck deals with the prosecution to testify against Simpson. One testified in a pre-trial hearing that "O.J. Simpson wanted me to have a weapon." Another testified that Simpson "wanted me to help him acquire some guns."

An attorney for Simpson, Yale Galanter, has disputed that.

"O.J. Simpson did not know that there were guns in that room," Galanter said.

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LONDON, England (CNN)  -- A giant oil-trading company is offering to pay thousands of Africans a settlement after a contractor illegally dumped toxic waste in West Africa three years ago.

Parents say their child's body is covered in lesions as a result of toxic waste dumped in Ivory Coast in 2006.

The United Nations says the 2006 dumping in Ivory Coast killed 15 people and sickened about 100,000 others.

Trafigura is offering $1,536 (or 950 British pounds) per person to settle a lawsuit stemming from the dumping of 500 tons of toxic waste off Ivory Coast, or Cote d'Ivoire, a company spokeswoman said Monday.

The law firm representing the claimants has said in the past it represents up to 30,000 people, making the settlement potentially worth about $46 million.

A judge still must approve the deal before it becomes final. The Trafigura spokeswoman, Alex Nelless of the public relations firm Bell Pottinger, said she did not know if a court date had been set.

The Dutch-based company does not admit liability in the settlement and aggressively fought the suit.

It threatened to sue media outlets, including the BBC, for its reporting of the case.

The British law firm representing the victims Monday refused to comment on any aspect of the case or to confirm the existence of a settlement.

Nisha Patel, a spokeswoman for Leigh Day and Co. in London, said she did not know when the firm would be able to comment.

Trafigura also sued Leigh Day for libel, a suit that Trafigura said had been "resolved."

Last week, the United Nations said that Trafigura caused death and injury when the cargo ship Probo Koala dumped 500 tons of toxic waste belonging to the company at sites around Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city.

"According to official estimates, 15 people died, 69 people were hospitalized and over 100,000 others, complaining of nausea and vomiting after inhaling fumes, sought medical treatment after the incident," said the report released Wednesday by Okechukwu Ibeanu, an unpaid investigator for the Geneva, Switzerland-based U.N. Human Rights Council.

The areas where the toxic waste was dumped still have not been decontaminated and continue to threaten residents' health, Ibeanu said last month. Many people, he said, report headaches, skin lesions, digestive difficulties and nose, throat and lung problems, according to a U.N. statement.

Trafigura rejects the U.N. findings and said the investigator ignored repeated offers to see the results of the company's own studies. It said 20 experts it had hired did not find a link between "exposure to the chemicals released from the slops [toxic waste] and deaths, miscarriages, stillbirths, birth defects, loss of visual acuity or other serious and chronic injuries."

It admits that a contractor dumped the toxic waste but denies responsibility.

"It remains Trafigura's position that it did not foresee, and could not have foreseen, the reprehensible acts of Compagnie Tommy in dumping the slops in and around Abidjan in August and September 2006, and that Compagnie Tommy acted entirely independently of, and without any authority from, Trafigura," the company said in a statement Saturday.

"Nevertheless, Trafigura regrets that this incident occurred and is pleased that the matter has now been resolved," it said.

Trafigura said the statement was being issued jointly with Leigh Day and that a court had ordered the law firm to publish the statement on its Web site.

CNN could not find the statement on Leigh Day's site, and the firm's spokeswoman declined to say if it was there.

"While we certainly do not accept legal liability, Trafigura regrets the Probo Koala incident and in particular the distress that it caused the local population," company director Eric de Turckheim said in a statement.

Trafigura says on its Web site that it has "access to approximately $17 billion in credit facilities and investments ... around the world of more than $1 billion."

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(CNN) -- Soccer star John Terry's role as captain of England's national team is in jeopardy following tabloid accusations of his marital infidelity, according to a British government minister.

Terry is alleged to have had an affair with the ex-partner of his former Chelsea teammate Wayne Bridge, having failed in a high court bid to prevent newspapers publishing details of his liaison with Vanessa Perroncel.

The 29-year-old has two children with his wife Toni, whom he married in June 2007, and was named "2009 Dad of the Year" by a British sauce maker. He reportedly earns more than $200,000 a week.

French actress and model Perroncel had a child with Terry's fellow England defender Bridge in 2006. The pair have since separated but Bridge, who is now at English club Manchester City, said on Saturday that he would not be commenting for the sake of their son.

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said he would contact the English Football Association about the matter, the UK Press Association reported.

"On the field John Terry is a fantastic player and a good England captain, but to be the captain of England you have got to have wider responsibilities for the country," Sutcliffe said.

"And clearly if these allegations are proven -- and at the moment they are only allegations -- then it does call into question his role as England captain.

"I speak to the FA on a regular basis, so I will be asking what their viewpoint is and we will see what comes of it."

Perroncel has enlisted the services of noted celebrity publicist Max Clifford, PA reported, and he said she told him that some of the allegations were true.

"She has never spoken to a single journalist and she's all over all the papers with all kinds of allegations, some of which she said were true and some of which she said aren't true," Clifford told the GMTV television program.

"All I'm prepared to say is that she's known John a long time, and obviously I think during that time they've become very close friends, but anything more than that, I wouldn't want to say at this particular stage. It's really for her to decide what she wants to do."

While Terry's alleged infidelity may not have the global impact as that of golf superstar Tiger Woods, it could cause big problems for England ahead of June's World Cup finals in South Africa.

Bridge, who is sidelined with injury, is not guaranteed to be part of the squad but has represented his country 36 times and is the regular back-up at left-back for Chelsea's Ashley Cole.

England coach Fabio Capello is out of the UK following a knee operation, but is expected to make a decision on Terry's future before the friendly international against African Nations Cup winners Egypt on March 3, PA reported.

The FA has released a statement saying that Capello, known to be a strict disciplinarian, "alone will make the decision about John Terry's position."

"Fabio is fully up to speed with developments regarding John Terry. He spoke with our chairman Lord Triesman and chief executive Ian Watmore today, who both backed him to make the best decision for England on footballing grounds," the FA said on its Web site on Monday evening.

"Fabio is dealing with the matter in his own way using his extensive experience as a football manager."

Terry was first named captain of England after the 2006 World Cup when Steve McClaren took over as manager from Sven Goran Eriksson, and retained the armband when Capello was appointed in 2008.

It is not the first time that Terry has been the subject of controversy.

Last year he was accused by a tabloid paper of accepting money to show fans around Chelsea's training ground, and in 2002 he was cleared by a court after being charged with assault and affray following an incident with a nightclub bouncer.

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question: who is john terry

answer: captain of England's national team

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question: What is putting Terry's captain role in jeopardy ?

answer: accusations of his marital infidelity,

text: accusations of his marital infidelity,

question: what does uk minister say

answer: he would contact the English Football Association about the matter,

text: he would contact the English Football Association about the matter,

question: what is in jeopardy

answer: John Terry's role as captain of England's national team

text: John Terry's role as captain of England's national team

question: Who is threatening of stripping him of captaincy ?

answer: Sutcliffe

text: Sutcliffe

question: What did Terry ironically won in 2009 ?

answer: "2009 Dad of the Year"

text: "2009 Dad of the Year"


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NEW YORK (CNN)  -- NYPD officers on counter-terrorism patrol helped deliver a baby during morning rush hour in the middle of New York's bustling Penn Station Wednesday.

Caesar Penn Boothe was delivered under the Penn Station departures sign at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday.

"Forget the ambulance, forget everything else -- I'm going to have the baby right here," new mother Marie Boothe recalled at a news conference later in the day.

Three members of the police department's counter-terrorism patrol team who were in the station and an Amtrak police officer stepped in to help deliver the seven-pound baby boy under the departures sign at 7:20 a.m.

The newborn was greeted by fellow commuters in typical New York City fashion.

"They started yelling, 'Name him Penn, after Penn Station!'" said Marie Medina, one of the NYPD officers who aided in the special delivery.

Caesar Penn Boothe, whose middle name reflects his birthplace, was taken to Bellevue Hospital along with his mother, and the two were reported to be doing well.

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answer: I'm going to have the baby right here,"

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question: What was the baby's name?

answer: Caesar Penn Boothe

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question: What was the baby named?

answer: Caesar Penn Boothe

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question: What did the mother say?

answer: "Forget the ambulance, forget everything else -- I'm going to have the baby right here,"

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question: Who helped deliver the baby?

answer: NYPD officers on counter-terrorism patrol

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