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former presidential candidate, john edwards. boil it all down, edwards won. prosecutors alleged he knowingly and willingly accepted $1 million from two wealthy donors to hide his mistress, rielle hunter. the jury deadlocked on the other five counts, including conspiracy, illegal con trib g contributions and making false statements. outside the courthouse, edwards, who had said virtually nothing except good morning during this trial spoke publicly. >> all i can say is thank goodness we ...

Front of the white house. obviously cold warming isnt happening. at the same time, at a certain point these data points add up. the boston marathon run this weeshgs second hottest on record. the marathon organizers sent an e-mail out to runners saying dont consider this a race. take it easy, because you will be in danger and we had 15,000 record highness march. how should i talk about this, in a way that is scientifically responsible? >> i think what you can say is that weve entered weather. -- ...

Great night. there are three states now tonight under our belt and counting, were going to get more before the night is over. were on our way. [ applause ] >> were so excited to be at the base state tonight celebrating with family and friends who worked tirelessly on the campaign. and of course its such an honor to have the citizens i served as governor as part of our cause. your support really means everything to ann and me. im not going to let you down, im going to get the nomination. [ applau...

nomination. mitt romney is still in front. newt gingrich has 38. rick santorum has 34 and ron paul, you see it there, has 20. dozens of syrians are reported dead today in a city under siege from its own government. this is homs, where anti-government activists say mortar fires from unseen attackers is almost constant. one says we cannot count the dead any more. ill have more on this 11 will have month conflict and the choices facing washington in the west in our next segment moments ...

Carolina, which ought to be a base state for him, are pretty low. >> okay. the new cbs news shows herman cain out front and romney sliding down with gingrich. some think of this is this as an indictment of the gop field. what do you think? >> its an unusual field because you only have one person, by all conventional metrics, is a credible candidate to go the distance. jon huntsman might have been that by virtue of his record in utah but he hasnt been able to move the needle nationally. other can...

I hope what it was is a wake-up call to democrats that you cant take independent for granted. what i think youre going to see over the next several months is democrats picking issues that appeal especially to independents. so that independents come back in the fold. the president won independents by a 2-1 margin, or almost a 2-1 margin in 2008. republicans have been winning them by the same margin recently, and we need to bring them back, and i hope thats what scott browns message was to washing...

Take independent for granted. what i think youre going do see over the next several months is democrats picking issues that appeal especially to independents. so that independents come back in the fold. the president won independents by a 2-1 margin, or almost a 2-1 margin in 2008. republicans have been winning by the same margin recently and we need to bring them back. and i hope thats what scott browns message was to washington and the democratic community. >> is it a wake-up call or a sign of...

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