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The two articles I found were from The New York Times and the Telegraph.co.uk. Both articles discussed the death of 26-year-old news anchorwoman Anne Pressly in Little Rock, Arkansas. On Monday Pressly’s mother, Patricia Cannaday, found her beaten and unconscious in her apartment. Pressly suffered wounds in the head, face and neck. “On Saturday, doctors said the swelling in her brain had improved and they were reducing her sedatives,� Telegraph.co.uk reported. Unfortunately, Pressly was unable to recover and died that night. “Detectives have said they have no evidence that Ms. Pressly had been singled out or stalked, The New York Times reported. “A credit card belonging to Ms. Pressly was used at a service station several miles from her residence shortly after Mrs. Cannady discovered her daughter, the police said.� Both articles said that Pressly was an anchorwoman for the “Daybreak� program on KATV and that she had a small role in the Oliver Stone film “W.� The Telegraph.co.uk gave a short summary of what happened and The New York Times provided more details as well as attributions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/us/26anchor.html?_r=2&ref=us&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3263718/US-news-presenter-Anne-Pressly-dies-in-hospital-after-beating.html

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The articles that I chose were from the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. On Saturday morning two men were killed outside their office in central Kabul, reported the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. The Los Angeles Times said that the two men were top executives for an international shipping firm called DHL. Both articles said that one man was Briton and the other was South African. “This was a terrorist-style attack,� Mirza Muhammand Yarmand, the chief of criminal investigations department said to The New York Times. Both The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times said that the attack occurred one week after a fatal shooting of a British aid worker that the Los Angeles Times identified as Gayle Williams. The articles also said that there have been a number of killings and kidnappings that have occurred in Kabul and around Afghanistan recently. Officials believe that his increase in violence could be intended to undermine Afghanistan's new interior minister, Mohamad Hanif Atmar. “Mr. Atmar is expected to introduce tough reforms to combat corruption and criminality inside the police force, The New York Times said. The Los Angeles Times had more specific details about the shootings and people involved but the content was similar in both articles.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/world/asia/26afghan.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan26-2008oct26,0,4095544.story

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The articles that I found were from the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press.
“The driver of a 1991 Buick Regal drove through barriers into a
construction zone on 35W at 46th Street about 5:30 a.m. today,� reported
the Pioneer Press. The Pioneer Press reported the accident the day of and
the Star Tribune waited until the next day. The Star Tribune gave more
detail about the accident and said that the car “was heading south on the
Stevens Avenue frontage road when the car went through barriers blocking
off the ramp to southbound 35W.� Both articles had a limited amount of
information but the Star Tribune identified the driver as a 33-year-old
male named Jose Joel Guerra. The Star Tribune also said that interstate 35W
from downtown Minneapolis to Crosstown Hwy. 62, will be closed all weekend
and will reopen on Monday morning. The Twin Cities did not have as much
information and this is probably because the Star Tribune waited until a
day after the accident to report about it.

http://www.startribune.com/local/33311174.html?elr=KArks:DCiUnP::DE8c7PiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_10814960?nclick_check=1

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The two articles I used were from the BBC News and The New York Times. These articles discussed the bus attacks by the Taliban militants in Southern Afganistan.
“Taliban insurgents pulled some 50 passengers off a bus in southern Afghanistan and beheaded as many as 30 of them after accusing them of being soldiers traveling in civilian clothes, Afghan officials in the region announced on Sunday,� The New York Times said.
Both articles reported that the passengers that were killed were not soldiers but civilians. They also reported the other two bus attacks where one bus did not stop and a Taliban militant open fired, killing a child on the bus. The Afghan military officials said that the men would not have been soldiers, since soldiers always travels in military convoys or by air, The New York Times and BBC News reported.
“The attack follows a pattern of intimidation and brutality that Taliban insurgents have pursued, spreading terror in an attempt to undermine support for the Afghan government,� The New York Times said. The New York Times also reported that the men on the bus were civilians traveling to Iran to see work.
The BBC News did not have as much detailed information as The New York Times and it did not give as many attributions. However, a lot of the content was the same in the articles.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/world/asia/20afghan.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7678717.stm

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The two articles that I used were from the Star Tribune and The Minnesota Daily.
The articles said the University of Minnesota reported academic improvement in this year’s freshmen class at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities at a Board of Regents meeting on Thursday in Duluth. The average ACT score rose from 26.2 from 25.9 last year, The Minnesota Daily reported. The percentage who graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class rose from 43.9 percent to 44.8 percent this year, The Minnesota Daily and the Star Tribune reported. According to The Minnesota Daily and the Star Tribune, campus enrollment increased by 0.5 percent at the UofM Twin Cities. The enrollment was 50,883 in 2007 and is 51,140 in 2008. The UofM Morris and Crookston reported a decline in their enrollment.
Both articles reported had the same content except the Star Tribune reported that the average ACT scores broke 26 where as The Minnesota Daily had the exact score of 26.2 and compared that with last year’s average score.

http://www.mndaily.com/2008/10/16/enrollment-and-academic-profiles-improve-u

http://www.startribune.com/local/31139574.html?elr=KArks:DCiUnP::DE8c7PiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

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The two articles that I chose compare and contrast were from the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. Both articles discussed the endorsement by former Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Obama campaign. Powell announced his endorsement on Sunday during NBC’s public affairs program, “Meet the Press.� Powell was former Secretary of State in G.W. Bush’s first term and is a long time friend of Senator McCain. He said that he was not impressed by McCain’s negative campaigning about Senator Barack Obama. He also said that he did not think that Governor Sarah Palin was ready to be vice president. The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times used different quotes from Senator McCain’s response to the endorsement on “Fox News Sunday.�
“We have a respectful disagreement,� McCain said of Powell’s statement that Obama was ready to be president, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The New York Times reported that Senator McCain said he has always admired and respected General Powell and that they are longtime friends. McCain also said that the endorsement did not come as a surprise but he was very pleased to have been endorsed by four former secretary of states and over 200 retired army generals and admirals.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Obama made a note of Powell’s statement at a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.
The New York Times said that Obama called Powell to thank him for the endorsement and the two spoke for 10 minutes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/politics/20campaign.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-powell20-2008oct20,0,3457356.story

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A 10-year old boy named Joshua Damptey died after collapsing during an Oak Point Intermediate School’s run club on Friday, the Star Tribune and Chaska Herald reported. Damptey was a fifth grader had previously attended Eden Lake Elementary School, the Chaska Herald reported. Both newspapers reported that Damptey lived with his mom Sylvia and his 7-year-old brother Victor who attends the Eagle heights Spanish Immersion School. The StarTribune added more information saying that Damptey and his family moved to Chaska a year ago. The Star Tribune also reported that the accident occurred at 2:30 p.m. and that Damptey was with an Athletic Cub Scout. Damptey was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died shortly after the collapse. "They were always polite, smiling and waving hi," Brian Busch, a neighbor, told the Star Tribune of Damptey and his brother.

http://www.chaskaherald.com/news/deaths/chaska-boy-dies-run-club-5304

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/30828474.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

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The Nobel Pease Prize was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish President on Friday in Paris, France, the Associated Press and the Washington Post recorded. According to both articles Ahtisaari is a 71-year old conflict mediator in countries such as Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The Washington Post and the Associated Press had similar articles but the Washington Post left out quite a bit of information about the winner and the controversy with the Chinese government. Although it touched on the subject the Associated Press went into detail explaining how the award would have made a statement. “It is an opportunity missed to change the world for the better by encouraging reform in China," Edward McMillan-Scott, a British member of the European Parliament and founder of its group to promote democracy and human rights, told the Associated Press. Ahtisarri was selected for a 197-name list and a $1.4 million prize will be awarded to Oslo, Finland in December.

http://www.twincities.com/ci_10692803?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com
http://www.startribune.com/world/30742609.html?elr=KArksUUUU

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The two articles both discussed the liquid chemical spill at the Indec Chemical Corp. plant in Pennsylvania. The Associated Press reported that the incident happened in Petrolia, Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh Post-gazette reported that it happened in Butler County. Both articles said that there were 2,500 people evacuated and that three had to go to the hospital with respiratory problems. The accident occurred on Saturday but the Pittsburgh Post-gazette reported the time of the incident which was 5:00 p.m. Freda Tarbell, spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, said that the main concern was the potential for respiratory damage and skin burns reported the Associated Press and Pittsburgh Post-gazette. In the article by the associated press, it states that people were evacuated for up to three miles around the accident and in the Pittsburgh post-gazette article; it states a 2 mile radius. Facts may be off in either article. Evacuees were taken to shelters in nearby towns and the authorities planned to get people back in their homes on Sunday. The Pittsburgh Post-gazette gave reference to the surrounding areas that the evacuees were taken to and I think this is because it is a more segmented newspaper whereas the Associated Press writes for all types of regional newspapers.

http://www.startribune.com/nation/30851014.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08285/919330-100.stm

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The articles that I found were from the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press . Both articles were about a rape suspect named Joshua L. Smith and how he denied, on tape, ever raping a 17-year-old mentally challenged teenage female. Smith, at the time of his charges, was 16-years-old and now he is 18-years-old and is on trial at the Ramsey County District Court on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. In an interview with St. Paul police Sgt. Jennifer O'Donnell, Smith denies ever raping and beating the girl who was 17-years-old at the time. Smith is also being charged for raping a 57-year-old woman on New Year's Day 2006.
The Pioneer Press article is shorter and only discusses the interview and background information about the 17-year-old mentally disabled girl. In the article the girl is described as having hair, bone, and skin deformities as well as mental deficiencies. The girl has an IQ of 58, the Pioneer Press reported. After the rape, the girl told investigators that she and Smith met at a park and he told her to come over to his house the next day. Records show that the two exchanged 10 phone calls throughout that day. According to the girl’s mother, she was acting strange and in a note to a friend, her mother discovered she had been sexually assaulted. Her mother found the underwear from the day of the rape and turned it in to police who sent it to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which tested it. The DNA matched the sample of Smith's. The article ends abruptly and gives no information as to the trial or concluding remarks.
The Star Tribune article went more into depth about both the 17-year-old victim and the 57-year-old victim. The 57-year-old woman had a swab sample taken from her mouth after the assault that a trauma nurse sent in to police. According to the nurse, the victim was thirsty and she knew if she didn't get a sample, the water could wash away the DNA, the Star Tribune reported. There was no testimony Friday about whose semen it was and the trial is expected to resume Monday, the Star Tribune reported.

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/30450449.html?elr=KArks:DCiUnP::DE8c7PiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_10633067http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/30450449.html?page=2&c=y

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The two articles I found that discussed Palin's attack on Obama and his ties with William Ayers are from the Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press. Both articles reported that Palin spoke on Saturday about the issue in Denver, Carson, and Costa Mesa. The articles reported that Palin argued that Obama "is not a man who sees America as you and I see America. We see America as a force for good in this world. We see America as a force for exceptionalism. . . . Our opponents see America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who would bomb their own country." Each article brings up the concern as to why the Republican Party is focusing in on Obama and making these accusations instead of laying out an economic plan. Another thing that both articles reported on was Ayer's affiliation with the terrorist group Weather Underground and they did not deny that this man was not a terrorist.
In the Los Angeles Times article, the campaigns decision to pull out of Michigan is reported. Palin would love to campaign in Michigan and let them know that Republicans haven't given up, reported the Los Angeles Times. Palin's interview with Katie Couric was also brought up in the article. Palin apologized for the interview and her frustration with Katie Couric's question about what newspapers she likes to read. This article also provided attributions from Palin supporters. "What's wonderful about Sarah is that she's liberated without being liberal," LaDell Jorgensen told the Los Angeles Times. "She really connects with the old Ronnie Reagan patriotic people who love America."
The article written by The Associated Press and published in the Star Tribune was similar to the Los Angeles Times article but gave more background as to Obama and Ayers association with each other. This article discussed that Obama was 8 years old when the Weather Underground group was active. The attacks are also discussed as a way for the McCain campaign to get tougher on Obama. This article goes into further detail about Palin's stop in Greenwood Village where she met with Blue Star Moms. The group was established to support families whose sons and daughters are serving in the armed forces. Palin, who has a 19-year-old son in the army, told a mother "Any time I ask my son how he's doing, he says, 'Mom, I'm in the Army now,'" The Associated Press reported.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-palin5-2008oct05,0,5117713.story

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/30466704.html?page=3&c=y

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One article that I found was written by The New York Times and the other was published by the Star Tribune and was a news release from The Associated Press. Both articles discussed an attack by Kurdish separatist rebels that killed 15 Turkish soldiers on Friday night. The articles said that the attack occurred in Aktutun which is a border post in Semdinli. There were also 23 Kurdish fighters of the P.K.K. that were killed. This is known as the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
The New York Times reported the story and provided background information about events leading up to this attack. They gave a brief history of how long the fighting has been going on and said it has died down since the 80's and 90's. There were attributions made from the Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Gen. Metin Gurak. The article said that the Turkish government is still deciding on how to respond to the attack. The article also went on to talk about the village and how it was attacked as well as who may have been the rebels. Abdullah Gul
said in a statement that the attack would “be investigated until the very end to find out how and with whose help� it was carried out, The New York Times reported.
The article written by The Associated Press was informative but short and less informative that the one written by The New York Times. "Turkey has vowed an all-out fight against the rebels following the killing Friday of the soldiers in a raid near the Iraqi border," The Associated Press reported. This article gave more information about how the country is going to respond to the attacks. It is interesting because The New York Times said the country was still deciding about what to do and The Associated Press said the country will fight back. An attribution from the Turkish president was different from the one provided by The New York Times. "Whatever the cost, the fight will go on full force," President Abdullah Gul said, The Associated Press reported. It was interesting to see the differences in these two stories and that they were only written a day apart from each other.

http://www.startribune.com/world/30463599.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/europe/05turkey.html

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