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Its a question that ive been asking for several years now, because ive been talking to this spokesperson for a couple of years now, trying to confirm news from the taliban for cnn. but what i have learned when i came to afghanistan almost two years ago was is that he is not one person. that the taliban are playing a smart game. when he is, is a sim card. he changes. could it be every several months, every couple years, we dont know. theyre playing the game correctly. theyre changing the sim card...

And theres not a whole lot thats positive. if he would come in today and do interview, ooh. i dont know that he would want to push it. >> reporter: keeping them honest, we asked bp about these so-called reporters. a spokesman told us, quote, these articles are intended to provide our readers with coverage about our response efforts. bp says its offering stories about the response, quote, that are generally not covered by mainstream media, by major cable networks, or by cnn. bp also says, quote, ...

We dont know. >> in shallower water, mitch has begun to find dead oysters. >> this oyster is recently dead. >> an unusual sign he believes has something to do with the oil or the dispersants being used to combat it. >> now, is that normal? >> no, not for this time of year. this is not normal. we have some mortalities that are normal. were fibltding more and more of this. something is not right. >> back on shore, mitch opens up some of the oysters he has harvested today. theyre plump and fresh, a...

Eastern. 3:00 p.m. on the west coast. cnn will bring that to you live. all right meantime were still tracking the remnants of what was tropical storm alex. the storm has been downgraded do a tropical depression, as it crosses the yucatan peninsula. forecasters say it should steer clear of the gulf oil spill. bp says the storm has not forced any evacuations at the spill site. although bp and shell are evacuating nonessential personnel from oil plat forms in the southern gulf. lets check in with...

Hell no. >> the archdiocese declined to explain, telling cnn it had no comment. >> your name is important. im called about my name. the church of st. francis xavier, when people, when we hand out those brochures to say, youre welcome, they need to know who we are. >> father constantino said he thinks the archbishop is concerned about some marchers who promote -- >> promiscuity. >> some parishioners decided to march with a banner, anyway, a blank banner. >> for me the blank banner stantsds for, w...

The hospital tomorrow. he is suffering from an irregular heartbeat related to fluid around his heart. cheney has a history of heart problems. he had a mild heart attack just this past february. and this just in to cnn -- u.s. supreme court justice, ruth bader ginsbergs husband died today at the couples home in washington. martin david ginsberg suffered from cancer. he was 78. justice ginsberg also has battled pancreatic and colon cancer. and senators are promising tough questions for u.s. su...

Some of the issues with our candy crowley on cnns "state of the union." >> you dont think at this point, you dont see any signs of a republican filibuster? >> i would say its premature. we know she has expressed hostility to second-amendment rights, saying she wasnt sympathetic to the arguments of gun owners when she clerked for chief justice or justice thurgood marshall. we know that on a number of areas, the hot-button issues of the day shes been very much involved in refusing to allow militar...

President bushs tax cuts. i never had any money until i got out of the white house, but ive done reasonably well since then. and i thought it was outrageous for us to be fighting two wars and giving me tax cuts. it was the dumbest thing i ever heard and borrowing money from china to do it. >> catch more of mr. clintons comments and additional highlights of this one-of-a-kind forum tomorrow on the "situation room" with wolf blitzer. time for now for some football. the u.s. team may be out of th...

Conversation on facebook and twitter. join us every week for "your money." and you can log on 24/7 at cnn.com. have a great weekend, everybody. protesters face off with police at the g-20 summit. while inside world leaders try to tackle the global financial crisis. a live report just moments away. and new yorks gay pride parade, some catholics who march every year get a new directive from their archbishop, leave your church banners behind. at 5:00 p.m. eastern, health care reform kicks in ...

Court. >> cnn congressional correspondent, kate baldwin has more on some of the tougher questions facing kagan. >> i look forward to working with the senate and in the next stage of this process. >> elena kagan has been quietly working with white house lawyers to prepare for her big moment in the political spotlight. every aspect of her academic career and government service scrutinized for clues about the kind of justice she would become. the president who nominated her last month thinks he kno...