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the president was he heading on this, theyve always said, look, were the ones who got rid of dont ask dont tell. the justice department no longer defends the defense of marriage act. so you knew what direction the president was heading. i think there were conversations about whether this would be good politically or not good politically for the president because this could rally mitt romneys conservative base. this could hurt the president with some voters in battleground states like o...

some say future spy separatioop could be in jeopardy. russias newest civilian passenger jet, one of the planes took off from an airport in indonesia on a demonstration flight. it was supposed to return after 30 minutes. it did not and now there has been no contact with the pilot. at least 37 people were on board. theres no word on what has happened. same-sex couples in north carolina are facing uncertainty today after voters approved a constitutional ban on gay marriages. >> let no...

the u.s. and saudi intelligence says relief is still mixed with fear. >> the plot itself indicates that these terrorists keep trying. they keep trying to devise more and more proverse and terrible ways to kill innocent people. and its a reminder as to why we have to remain vigilant. >> al qaeda and its affiliates can me its a size. they are constantly trying to catch up. whenever it appears we have them boxed eed in, they find a new method. they are sophisticated people. they never sto...

he was meant to board a flight to the united states with that device under his clothes. authorities leave alaseery was behind the plot and mind the so-called underwear bombing attempt in 2009. >> the plot itself indicates that these terrorists keep trying, they keep trying to device more terrible ways to kill innocent people. and its a reminder as to why we have to remain vigilant. >> something that is disturbing, this is a homeless man, yelling, pleading for help as hes kicked, punche...

after the kentucky derby. this morning, the search for his killer. >> look, i am vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely -- >> vice president joe biden giving us a couple of hints that the white house view of same-sex marriage could be evolving just as a key vote on the matter comes up in the battleground state. this is cnn breaking news. up first we begin with breaking news. a chilling video just released by al qaeda. on it, u...

that have been assigned to you. none of the defendants have answered. in fact, none of the defendants have uttered a word in response to any of the judges questions. so far we have seen khalid sheikh mohammed for the first time in years. his beard is very long, its turned more of a reddish color. hes wearing a right turbine and hes wearing reading glasses. none of the defendants, again, have said anything. they have steadfastly remained silent. that was a real problem going in because ...

line. i want to know what you think about the difference of raising boys and girls and whether occupy wall street speaks for what you hope to get from this chee. back now to cnn saturday for the latest headlines. have a great weekend. from the cnn world headquarters in atlanta, this is saturday morning. >> it has to be the death penalty. >> families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks arrive in guantanamo bay, cuba, as the alleged mastermind behind the most notorious day of terror is ...

one models thoughts about it. they are a bunch of fools. responsible for obama security and they let this happen. >> her story about what really happened the night she met u.s. secret service agents in a colombian hotel room and there is this. >> why a song lyric got a six-year-old with special needs suspended from school. it is saturday, may 5th, good morning, im randi kaye. we start with the court appearance that we will be watching. khalid sheik muhammad is being arraigned today...

Mistress? >> thank you, thomas. president obama will carefully avoid a hot button gay rights issue in north carolina later today. two week from now the state will hold a public referendum on amendment 1, one of the toughest anti-gay measures in the country. it would amend the state constitution to ban civil unions and domestic partnerships. joining me is senior political editor mark murray. good morning. >> good morning. >> the campaign has come out against amendment 1. why side step it today? >...

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