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Only a limited number of people have seen the movie so far at prerelease screenings

(CNN) -- A suspected terrorist is held down by his CIA captives at a black site, one of the secret overseas prisons run by the CIA. Cloth covers his entire face as a bucket of water is poured over it.


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He told a friend he left his aunt's home at age 14 and raised himself

(CNN) -- Intended or not, the central image on the Facebook page of Jacob "Jake" Roberts, the Oregon shopping mall gunman, is haunting.


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The outlook is good for wounded girl's eventual recovery, a surgeon says

(CNN) -- Cindy Ann Yuille was a hospice nurse and everybody's friend. Steve M. Forsyth, a father of two, loved to coach youth sports teams and had an entrepreneurial spirit.


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The loss of accreditation would put thousands of students at risk of not being eligible for federal financial aid

(CNN) -- Florida A&M University, under fire in the hazing death of a drum major and over its finances, was put on probation for one year by an accrediting agency, officials said Tuesday.

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A mall employee heard the suspect announce he was the gunman

Witnesses say at least 20 shots were fired Tuesday inside the mall, about 11 miles southeast of Portland, Ore.


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Keyes confessed to eight killings; he committed suicide in his cell this month

(CNN) -- Confessed serial killer Israel Keyes was a murder addict who found great enjoyment in taking people's lives, police say.


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'The culture of the league increases the likelihood of abhorrent behavior'

(CNN) -- Bob Costas and Piers Morgan couldn't agree more on one thing: Something has to be done about the pervasive gun culture in the United States.


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Opponents accuse Republicans of abusing the legislative system to rush through the bills without public input

(CNN) -- The battle over right-to-work legislation in Michigan has renewed debate over labor policy and the role of unions in the American economy.


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Public posturing continues, while tight circle of aides work behind the scenes

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- High-level negotiations between the White House and Capitol Hill in times of divided government tend to follow a script.


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His double loss -- home and school -- means his life is in upheaval

Weeks after Sandy hit, Ryan is one of many still living through the ongoing aftermath of the storm. He's one of 73,000 students initially displaced from their schools, one of about 5,400 still attending classes in borrowed spaces. His double loss -- home and school -- means his life is in upheaval.


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