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President of georgia says he received enrichment of urrain yunl -- uranium. he blames the government. >> highly enriched uranium has been recovered. president mikhail saakashvili says it was intercepted last month coming to georgia and officials said the smuggling operations started in russian territory and blamed moscow causing instability in the region allowing nuclear smugglers to operate. the russians call the claims unstub staunchated and -- unsubstantiated and propagan propaganda. but ther...

Of martinsville and how i can make your life better. >> that was candidate obama in august 2008, speaking to workers in martinsville, virginia. now a year and a half later, has he delivered for the district? its the focus of george packers latest piece for "the new yorker," obamas lost year, the presidents failure to connect with ordinary americans. welcome to you now from new york. >> good to be with you. >> first of all, lets talk about this. you went to martinsville in central virginia, down ...

Death sentence by the taliban. no, no, we never sang, says abdul satr, we couldnt even listen to songs on our cell phones but in a place called damadola, hundreds danced and partied to mark a victory over the militants. up until last month the taliban were in charge. the pakistani army took journalists on a tour, a reej an in the district of bajour. this was a militant nerve center where fighters launched attacks across the border. in 2006 a u.s. drone strike hit a building on this mountain. al ...

Fighters launched attacks across the border. in 2006 a u.s. drone strike hit a building on this mountain. al qaedas number two was the target. >> but we know that al qaeda was here and this ridge that you see behind you housed the al qaeda headquarters. >> reporter: in august, 2008, the army launched an offensive here, steamrolling its way towards damadola. the militants were ready, holed up in a maze of more than 150 tunnels and caves. these tunnels arent big, its a tight fit but theres just en...

International space station. its crew of six will deliver a new room to the station as well as as a one of a kind observation deck built in italy. its the first of nasas five final shuttle missions and of course, fox news will carry the launch live. now, tomorrows launch comes just days after a space policy shake-up by the obama administration. back in august 2008, candidate obama criticized the bush administration for its lack of funding to nasa, listen. >> now, today we have an administration ...

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2007. >> i mean, you got the first, sort of, mainstream african-american who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, i mean, thats a storybook, man. >> man, yep. that happened. but candidate obama clearly didnt hold it against him, and in august 2008 announced joe would be his running mate. there was so much interest in who would be the robin to obamas batman that the campaign turned it into a way to amass contact information of supporters by encouraging people to sign up for ...

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Watching us tonight. muffin gate. that is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. as you may have heard, an audit by the department of justice shows the federal government is guilty of waeful and extravagant spending at a number of law enforcement conferences. between october of 2007 and september of 2008. 10 conferences cost the american taxpayer $4.4 million. couple of examples of craziness. at a training conference in august 2008, $4,200 was spent on 250 muffins. that adds up to 16 ...