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and whether george zimmerman fired in self-defense. in a moment, a new version of that 911 audiotape that some believe contains zimmerman uttering a racial slur. the fbi now analyzing it. we did our own enhancements early but have now used more sophisticated methods to uncover the truth. also, zimmermans two attorneys are speaking out about why neither sat down and looked their client in the eye. >> if theres an investigation on going in this case, there are cases where i want to hea...

the evidence seem to support what he told us. i dont need to look him in the eye. >> sanford police wont comment on whether they put him through such a test when they questioned him but do say they use it as do other police departments. how reliable are they? we contacted an expert who did a study of the devices when used to question suspects about drug use. he says their ability to detect deception is, im quoting now, no better than flipping a coin. again, we dont know whether the san...

jobs in march. unemployment claims are starting to slow down. the all-important unemployment rate comes out tomorrow. on top of that, the president just signed a new law making it easier for small businesses to raise money. >> because of this bill, start-ups and small business will now have access to a big new pool of potential investors. namely, the american people. >> we also saw something really unusual at todays bill signing. the man right over the presidents shoulder, circled in r...

2008 because the president had that ad in 08, i dont take money from oil companies. of course, you cant, because they are corporations and you havent been able to take money from corporations in 100 years. but he accepted about $250,000 from individuals and officers who worked for oil companies and in the gas industry as well, and two of obamas top funders were top executives at oil companies and raised between $50,000 and $100,000. >> as he is raising money for his campaign, he still has the gu...

Biggest one was having john mccain who went out on a limb to endorse romney back in 08 split with his family to have john mccain endorse romney. he told us for the first time, he sent a furious, bitter e-mail to john mccain. >> interesting. >> he responded, sorry. >> i can see that. >> they saw it as a betrayal. >> to us, we think they are grown ups, but its personal. it hurts. when their families get involved, it hurts more. you could tell, they didnt look -- neither huntsman looked eager to ju...

Have no job because the government protecting the free airwaves that he broadcasts on. >> oh, thank the government. >> i know that conservatives cant run on the economy anymore because its getting better, so what theyve got to try to do is make the president sound weird, you know, he doesnt believe in capitalism. let me tell you something, most companies in this country couldnt survive without government intervention. take the oil industry. if it wasnt for our navy, theyd be bankrupt right now. ...

those who know me know im not a forgiven person and john fugelsang is with us, political comedian and will cain, columnist at theblaze.com. our starting point this morning is new information to tell you about that puts a new twist on the trayvon martin case. abc news is reporting the lead homicide detective investigating the shooting wanted to file manslaughter charges against george zimmerman from day one but sources tell abc news the states attorneys office says there was not enough ...

In these areas of race in general we have too much inequality in terms of womens wages. we have a lot we have to make progress on. >> i want to turn to other affairs in politics, particularly the fight over who do you blame for high gas prices? i raise the question in our open whether this will become even bigger than the jobs debate. here are some of the facts. if you look at gas prices in the course of the obama presidency, they have gone up from 2009. now an average of $3.89. obviously higher...

But nationally, we need to have a real conversation. i think the president and the leaders of this country need to sit down and have this adult conversation on race, that the president talked about during the 08 election. i think if anything the trayvon martin case has shown is that weve got to deal with a mature adult conversation on the racial divide. and i think that it is not to divide the country, its to heal the country. how do we bring people together to understand that the inequities tha...

>> and good luck to you with your release date of 4/6/08. >> thank you. >> i went in and got my annual review on the situation that went down with me in the last year. i was involved in a mutual combat. but i was granted back my time 100%, my 90 days. for credit. so you know -- >> how do you feel? >> im feeling pretty good about that. im feeling pretty good about that. ive been on the yard roughly two years. so its time for me to stay out of the way, you know, just stay out of the way and just s...