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while hiking. texas governor rick perry failed to live up to his front-runners status this weekend. mitt romney won michigan straw poll by a 3-1 margin over perry. now, romneys father served as michigan governor in the 60s making the son somewhat of a home state favorite. in florida, herman cain took top billing. he drew twice as many votes as perry, with romney in third place. cain says he won because voters are beginning to notice his 999 tax plan. heres how he explains it. >> my p...

>> reporter: there are about 250 people in the audience and they are all selected by linkedin. were told that they are either linkedin employees or members of linkedin who submitted questions and all those questions were chosen by linkedin itself. some of them will be asked by audience members and some of them will be asked by the ceo of linkedin who will be there with the president. >> jessica, we know that obviously mr. obama, he relied quite a bit on social media and turned to socia...

remove other barriers like not allowing women to drive cars. and stay right there, more on this story including reaction in womens rights groups, other ones in saudi arabia. president barack obama is due to arrive at the paramount theater in seattle, washington, this hour. hes visiting the west coast to push his plan for creating more jobs. and to raise money for fellow democrats. we expect to hear from the president before he heads to california later on today. the president als...

but after this i get paid. right? this is "piers morgan tonight." morgan freeman is a man of great stature, a man of great talent, and as ive come to realize hes also a great man of his word. a few months ago he promised hed join me in the studio face to face for a one-on-one interview, and here you are, morgan freeman. >> yay. >> an actor keeping his word. >> yes. >> im stunned. >> yeah. we wont talk about how it came about. >> we wont. i know its got nothing to do with me. everythi...

the fbi says the reward money was paid to at least two tipsters. bulger and alleged boston mob boss is accused in 19 murders and pleaded not guilty to all counts. >> now that american hikers josh fattal and shane bauer are out of prison in iran, we hear their voices for the first time. >> we would like to thank oman for hosting us a and welcoming our families and the american ambassador and his wife for their hospitality. we hope some day to return tho this wonderful country but for no...

what ben bernanke said yesterday was exactly what the market expected him to say, we know things are weak, we know europe is a severe issue. him saying it even though they knew he was going to say it makes people more worried looking for something to hold on to and a little bit of hope. most people say this is a dramatic sell-off and you might see stabilization. that isnt the same thing as saying we arent in a real economic problem, we know we are. >> it seems the markets are underwhel...

all this playing out on the streets as well. young palestinians who want statehood threw rocks and bottles at israeli border guards. that happened today. the israelis responded with rubber bullets and stun grenades. president abbas has called for protesters to keep things peaceful. israel has put additional forces along the border in case things get out of hand. and pakistan absolutely furious over accusations by the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. for the fi...

most notorious prisons where they had been held for 26 months. fattals grandparents and cousin, perhaps just like, watching c thmpb n this time yesterday from their home in seattle. i want to you watch their reaction the second they first laid eyes on him. >> they emerged. the families are cheering. theyre running down the steps. >> oh! >> flashing lights. >> how wonderful is that. what a moment for this family. like i am, waiting 26 months for this day to come. i have josh fattals unc...

he was executed just under an hour ago in the u.s. state of georgia. troy davis was convicted in 1991 of the killing of an off duty police officer. the supreme court rejected his last ditch appeal, the state went ahead with this controversial execution. he was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. local time, less than an hour ago. witnesses to the execution spoke shortly after. davis did not have a last meal or take a sedative. he made a final statement declaring his innocence and in 15 minutes...

that we seek. the question is, how do we reach that goal? and i am convinced that there is no shortcut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. peace is hard work. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. ultimately, it is the israelis and the palestinians who must live side by side. >> immediately after that speech, the president met with israeli prime minister benjamin net...