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Randi kaye, cnn, ft. lauderdale, florida. >> we have one final note for you on this subject. the family research council, which george rekers helped found released a statement distancing themselves from rekers. in fact, they say they had to check their historical records to verify that he was a member of the original board. they go on to say, "frc has had no contact with dr. rekers or knowledge of his activities in over a decade. so frc can provide no further insight into these allegations." the...

>>. >> adoptions are color blind. you get what you get. >> race does matter. >> conflicting views over the actress adoption of an african-american boy.

Are so many children there that still need to be placed and adopted, and now thats all on hold. >> so many of those beautiful faces. hes smiling to the camera here. were glad youre having a good time. do you have a message to the people who are, who may be waiting for adoptions? haitians? you know people are anxious about that. what is your message? >> just dont hesitate. go fourth. when the opportunity comes and when they lift the ban on it, you know, just like we did. and just go for it. >> ev...

Families. and the circumstances that allow children to be put up for adoption. and i think that a lot of people are angry. the reason why youre seeing some of this anger around it is because i think that there are actually african-american families available, but the social welfare system isnt really set up for them to adopt black children, or kin ship, if there are aunts or uncles or extended family members available. there is not financial resources for them. so i think thats part of what peop...

It happened in the dotiki mine after a west virginia mine left 29 dead. moscow discussing how to restart adoptions. moscow stopped, adoptions after a boy was sent to moscow alone after being rejected from his u.s. family. what did candidate obama promise from the campaign trail? ♪ [ male announcer ] experience fast in all its forms.

Maksim. hes 3 years old and he stands a better chance than almost any other child at this orphanage of getting adopted. the simple reason being hes one of the youngest kids here. the oldest go up to the age of 18. oops. and the administrators here say that one of the problems is that russian families are not really interested in adopting children that arent infants. >> you know, russians are usually looking for babies, russian-looking, blond with blue eyes and healthy. >> for some reason interna...

Adoption is a good idea for some of the older children? >> for sure. for sure. im so angry for this revision that we should abandon this thing because americans and europeans take children of all ages with different diseases, as i said, and theyre not like russians. >> the russian government offers older orphans free housing if they reach the age of 18 without finding a foster home. as for the younger kids -- >> im going to be taken to a home soon, this little boy tells me. where i can wear my c...

Bullock. you go, girl. who needs a monster garage when you can have this cute little nursery for this little guy. sandra adopted her son earlier this year, but hasnt really talked about it until now. louis bardot bullock was born in new orleans. hes named after rowy armstrong, of course. how cool is that? sandra will be a single parent. shes filed for divorce from that guy she was married to for five years. you dont need that schmuck, sandra. parent and for some time it will be a long, lonely ...

The story oaf of a tennessee woman who returned her adopted is son to russia saying she was too much to handle placed russian adoptions firmly in the spotlight. this morning in an equally controversial and heartwrenching case. >> a family alleged the adoption agency they used told them he was healthy but hes severely ill and violent. the couple is now suing. alina cho has their story. >> reporter: the harsha home in virginia is a little quieter these days. roman, now 8, was sent away to an insti...

♪ russian adoptions are firmly in the spotlight after the recent story of a woman in tennessee who put her adopted son on a plane by himself to russia, saying he was too much to handle. >> this morning there was an equally controversial case grabbing national attention. alina cho went to virginia speaking with an adoptive family saying a russian orphanage misled them. >> its because of that tennessee case they are speaking out. when they adopted their son roman from russia, he was just shy o...