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It first flew in 1981, after the columbia accident under president bush, we decided it was time to retire the space shuttle and build a new system. that changed under the current administration a little bit now were doing commercial crew, we have a bunch of companies that are going to try to give us access again to the international space station and access to low earth orbit, sierra nevada, spacex has been successful, they orbited dragon 17 months ago and they are getting ready to fly a cargo s...

they spent $800,000 of your money on skits, clowns, mock award ceremonies. this hour we will hear their answers about the spending scandal. we begin hearings on the actions of the general services administration employees. the agency supposed to make sure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. instead, they threw this lavish conference in vegas at taxpayer expense. tornadoes ripped through the midwest. six people in one hard-hit oklahoma community died. ten states in the midwest and plai...

Different, we stay with what we have instead of taking a risk what may not etch-a-sketch candidate for the future. >> he presented the blueprint for obama care and advocated it for exactly what obama care did. he is uniquely disqualified. >> he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. >> joining me, the communications direct wheror for the santorum campaign. you were on live when this was coming down and broke the news that mitt romney reached out and wanted a meeti...

In the end, the republican front-runner braved the chilly waters in short pants. taking in a bit of boogie boarding this weekend near his $12 million la jolla home. yes, the one with its own lobbyist and plans for a car elevator. while mitt was enjoying some down time, his assumer pac support were readying the onslaught. super pac american cross roads founded in part by one karl rove, will begin to unleash its $200 million campaign against the president this month. while the ad blitz is just war...

>> chris lashbrook is only six months away from completing his sentence. hes been trying to avoid trouble and has recently landed in administrative segregation. >> what happened? >> i was on the phone with my wife and they asked me to get off the phone, that it was lock down time. when i hung up the phone, they got on the loud speaker and said that means you, lashbrook. and i turned around and looked up at the bubble and told her to curve her [bleep] tongue. walked up to my room, ive got securit...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com we begin with the white house riri treat on a major healthcare policy battle with huge political implications. no longer will religious schools and charities be required to provide free birth control to their employees. if they dont the insurance company will have to provide that coverage. the president says its a win/win. >> this is an issue where people of goodwill on both sides of the debate have been sorting through some very complicated ques...

cain doesnt have the foreign policy chops on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning, everybody. its tuesday, november 15th. ali velshi off today. im christine romans along with carol costello on "american morning." welcome back, carol. >> thanks. i had a great few days off, but its going to be back. good morning to you. breaking news to tell you about right at the top. overnight police in new york city moved in and cleared out the occupy wall st...

>> so the key now is to make sure theres strong followup, strong execution of the plans that have been put forward. >> as president and candidate for re-election in tough times mr. obama was crystal clear on the domino effect of that euro zone deal. >> if europe is weak, if europe is not grown as our largest trading partner that is going to impact our businesses and ability to create jobs here in the united states. >> a bit more positive news from the commerce department. it reported t...

nations general assembly is underway. >> absolutely. because the streets are clogged. president obama and the new libyan leadershiping for face-to-face talks at the united nations and the stakes could note be higher. moammar gadhafi reportedly starving citizens. the president arrived in new york yesterday. front and center at the united nations. cnn senior correspondent, u.n. correspondent, i should say, richard roth joins us this morning. so this would be the first face-to-face meetin...

spread to half of the country. its been linked to ground turkey. what you need to know about this recallo keep your family safe. im ashe velshi. burning up another day of searing heat. its already proving deadly on this "american morning." good morning to you. are you awake yet? >> you will be. >> happy thursday. its august 4th. this is "american morning." theres a lot going on today. >> we should get right to it. >> i want to talk first about the heat. heat is on congress to finis...