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>> people have to conclude that he has leveled and told the country the truth. >> the resurgent newt gingrich on the republican party. >> modern republicans are too timid. modern republicans are afraid to go nose-to-nose with obama. >> and on the president himself. >> i think that barack obama is somebody who sincerely believes things that are totally nuts. >> could newt gingrich be the next best hope for the gop? >> im an idealist, a romantic and a permanent optimist. thats the americ...

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Petco though 75% of our funding comes from petco, we do lots of fundraisers around town and in the petco stores. we are giving away over $80 million a year to help communities, and their pet adoptions and their organizations and their efforts to help save animals lives. >> now in this row are doggies that need homes. so, bulldogs, this guy is great. >> he was found on the street in brooklyn. at 6 weeks old. >> oh, wow. >> look at him now. >> he is great. so why is sony here at a pet event? they ...

faults? >> and a new book tainting the legacy of walter payton. we talk to the author, right here, right now on cnn. hello, im don lemon. you know near the cnn newsroom. well start with a word that you may find uncomfortable. it is a controversy thats putting a hopeful into an uncomfortable position. governor rick perry has to respond to his association with the most poisonous word in the english language. perry and his family it is reported that they leased a hunting camp that went ...

humans that we idolized had shortcomings and faults? >> a new biography with the potential of tainting the legacy of football great walter payton, and we talk to the author coming up right here on cnn. im don lemon and you are in the "cnn newsroom" and we will start with a word that many of you may find uncomfortable, and it is a controversy putting a presidential hopeful in a compromising situation, because tonight, rick perry has to try to dissociate himself from the word in the di...

Internationally, the visa you get is from the federal government so the state department and the local governments dont coordinate because they cant. state agencies are -- state accuracy is regulated by people who are -- have so many domestic cases they need to take care of. they dont have the funding to follow up on agencies causing wrongdoing. >> adoptions and ive heard this from folks who have adopted, international adoptions have become so wildly popular, because it is difficult in a lot of ...

Adoption. joining me to talk about it is karen mollen, with the parents for ethical adoption reform. welcome to you. one reason that the china story got so much press because its been the number one country for international adoptions for a number of years now. what can parents do? >> well, parents can demand transparency from their adoption agencies, first and foremost, instead of just swallowing what theyre told because they want to believe its good and its true. its very hard to believe that ...

education in these towns. >> yeah, usually school districts involved with towns that have not lost home value. what is number one? >> right. this is a place that i have never been, but it sounds beautiful. louisville, colorado. 18,000 people live there. their unemployment rate, 6.3%. a lot of jobs in tech, aerospace, and home prices have not been hit by the housing crisis. they have among the lowest crime rate in colorado. look at it. who would not want to live there? its picturesque. ...

Helps people complete the cost of their adoptions by awarding financial grants. as a little girl, i dreamed of being a mother. our applicants are hard working, educated americans. >> shes the light of my life. shes everything to me. the expenses were insurmountable and scary. the mother that i received from helpusadopt.org took a lot of weight off my shoulders. we helped to build 43 families since 2007. were helping people bring their children home. were helping all types of families. we believe...

Kind of noise. jake and brooke are both adopted. to adopt our two children, it was over $100,000 in after-tax money paid in full, paid up front. adoption in this country can cost between $30,000 and $50,000, depending on the situation. you ready? there are plenty of loving homes out there and the only obstacle is this cost of adoption. my name is becky fawcett and i started an organization that helps people complete the costs of their adoptions by awarding financial grants. its always the same, ...