input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Washington (CNN) -- At one time, Susan Rice seemed to be on a trajectory that would take her to the secretary of state's office in President Barack Obama's second term.

But that trajectory changed Thursday when the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations withdrew her name from consideration to succeed current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

In a letter to the president, Rice explained her decision to pull herself out of the running.

"I am highly honored to be considered by you for appointment as Secretary of State," the letter read. "However, if nominated, I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly -- to you and to our most pressing national and international priorities. That trade-off is simply not worth it to our country. ... Therefore, I respectfully request that you no longer consider my candidacy at this time."

A former administration official with knowledge of Rice's decision said this was Rice's decision; the White House did not ask her to stand down.

Obama said that while he regretted Rice's decision to withdraw he would continue to rely on her advice.

Rice's path began decades ago with the help of family friend Madeleine Albright, the woman who became the first female secretary of state.

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Albright, while serving under President Bill Clinton, recommended that he tap Rice for a high-level State Department post on African affairs in the late 1990s.

Albright had previously served with Rice's mother, Lois Rice, on a school board in Washington and watched Rice grow up with her own daughters. 1. Who was headed to be Secretary of State before Clinton?
2. Who pulled herself out of the running?
3. Who was considering her appointment ?
4. Did he ask her to stand down?
5. Who was her family friend?
6. Who was the first female secretary of state?
7. Serving under whom?
8. Who was Rice's mother?
9. Did she know Madeling Albright?
10. How"
11. Who would Rice have succeeded if she took the position?
numbered_answers: 1. Madeleine Albright
2. Susan Rice
3. Obama
4. No
5. Madeleine Albright
6. Madeleine Albright
7. Bill Clinton
8. Lois Rice
9. Yes
10. served a school board
11. Hillary Clinton

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Moscow (CNN) -- The Bolshoi Ballet says the allegations swirling around one of its dancers -- that he choreographed an attack to blind the artistic director -- are "absurd."

Even an alleged confession in the case does nothing to convince the cast and crew that Pavel Dmitrichenko could be behind the attack that severely burned and nearly blinded Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi employees said in an open letter Wednesday.

"Unfortunately, the history of our country and our society knows many examples" when results were achieved by "illegal methods, and evidence and proof often turned out to be a fiction," the letter said.

The group called for an independent commission to probe the attack.

Moscow police struck back, saying its "investigators do their job honestly."

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The plot laid out by authorities pits Dmitrichenko as the central villain, lashing out against Filin -- a man who often cast Dmitrichencko as the villain in productions.

What neither side disputes: Someone threw sulfuric acid into Filin's face in January as he entered his Moscow apartment.

Police say Dmitrichenko had two co-conspirators, one of whom threw the acid.

Local newspapers had quoted ballet members as saying Dmitrichenko was angry because he thought Filin was stifling the career of Anzhelina Vorontsova -- Dmitrichenko's girlfriend.

"For everyone who knows Pavel Dmitrichenko, even the idea that he could be the mastermind and the customer of the crime committed in such a brutal form, is absurd," the Bolshoi's cast and crew said in their letter. 1. Where does this story occur?
2. WHat famous organization is from that country?
3. Are some of their dancers involved in the crime?
4. Who?
5. WHat is he accused of?
6. Who?
7. How does the story describe the accused dancer?
8. Is that ironic in anyway?
9. How so?
10. What did the victim do for a living?
11. where?
12. Did the victim and accused know each other?
13. Who is accusing the dancer?
14. What do they say the motivation was?
15. DO they have any evidence?
16. what?
17. Does everyone believe it?
18. why not?
19. What does everyone agree on?
20. WHen?
numbered_answers: 1. Moscow
2. The Bolshoi Ballet
3. yes
4. Pavel Dmitrichenko
5. an attack that severely burned and nearly blinded someone
6. Sergei Filin
7. as a 'villain'
8. yes
9. he was oftencast as the villain
10. artistic director
11. The Bolshoi Ballet
12. yes
13. Police
14. unknown
15. yes
16. an alleged confession
17. no
18. many time results were achieved by illegal methods, and evidence and proof often turned out to be a fiction
19. Someone threw sulfuric acid into Filin's face
20. in January

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No.10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times when trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing.

Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using "honest high-street products" and avoid expensive or "fancy" ingredients.

The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages.

Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help train young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill.

Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession."To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to solve some of the world's major problems, is really a privilege," said Oliver.

"I'm hoping the menu I'm working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of."

The chef has not yet finalized me menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamie's Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew and "impressive" chocolate fudge cake. (

) 1. What is Jamie Oliver's latest book?
2. Who was he preparing the banquet for?
3. Who invited him?
4. What is Gordon's title?
5. What type of menu was Jamie going to use for the event?
6. Was he using fancy ingredients?
7. Why not?
8. What does the prime minister hope to accomplish from the dinner?
9. How does Jamie feel about cooking at this event?
10. What are his hopes?
11. What else?
12. What type of recipes are included in his new book?
13. Are they expensive to make?
numbered_answers:
1. Jamie's Ministry of Food
2. President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20
3. Gordon Brown
4. prime minister
5. British food
6. No
7. avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages.
8. Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession.
9. privilege
10. He hopes to show menu of British food
11. show that he has pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of
12. recipes for beef and ale stew and "impressive" chocolate fudge cake
13. No