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>> there was a big disagreement between senator mccain and secretary panetta about the u.s. going alone into syria. mccain made a very strong point going back to the 90s saying, look, when the atrocities were happening in bosnia, the united states acted and its time for us to act here. he had a very pointed question to panetta saying, how many more tens of thousands have to die before youre willing to go in? but panetta countered and said, look, im not going to send american troops, me...

and good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for wednesday, november 16th, from the time warner center in new york, im carol costello. here are this mornings top stories. a penn state assistant coach fighting back this morning, saying i stopped jerry sandusky. coach mike mcqueary reportedly e-mailing former teammates and speaking for the first time about the alleged child sex assault he says he witnessed. wall street protesters allowed back into their home base at new yo...

>> the news is mixed, right? it was all about corporate earnings. look at caterpillar, economic bellwether, they came out with very good numbers. also showing that demand for heavy machinery, bulldozers and the like, thats up. it is all about the earnings like that, which is very good for investors. it is fueling a sense of confidence. theyre still worried about inflation and economic growth and the other issues, but i think that the earnings have sort of tempered those concerns. >> thats a good...

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