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Talking about a drug kingpin who the united states was happy to turn over and send back to italy, wouldnt that extradition be much faster? you think theres a reluctance on the part of the u.s. to send amanda knox back if, if she were to be convicted? >> i think its a combination of things. the extradition process is never smooth. you know, there has been a long dispute in the italian and american legal systems about a former cia agent who were tried in absentia in connection with the extradition...

And could she be forced to go back and take part in that trial? >> first of all, nothing in this case is going to happen quickly. this is a case where time is measured in years, not in months. so the first point is amanda knox is never going back to an italian prison. that is just never going to happen. yes, in theory, it is possible that she will be retried in absentia. but in the unlikely event that she is convicted, and that conviction is upheld through many years of appellate proceedings, th...

Italy could ask to have amanda knox extradited. are there laws to protect her from doing that? >> the extradition process is one of the most slow, most cumbersome, most rarely enforced forms of law. you know, there was a group of cia agents that were charged in an italian courtroom in connection with the treatment of the detainees. the united states has never made a move to extradite them. i think, you know, those laws are on the books, but in reality, theres not going to be any sort of attempt ...

how are you feeling besides wiped out there, richard? >> reporter: i think the next thing ill be having is a prescription for some form of antibiotics. no, its been amazing. look, the rain is still pouring, my suit is drenched. but we have seen over four days a carefully choreographed, constructed routine from the spectacle of the river to the ceremony of today, right through the way to the balcony at the end and the fly-past by the world war ii planes. if that isnt really showing with...

i want to bring in mark preston to talk about with what all of this means. i guess in a way mark, we knew that things were partisan. thats not surprising. but if you look at how pew researchers measure this, 48 different ways of measuring how we feel about politics over the years, and they find that were more divided than ever. almost double over the past 25 years. why? >> you know suzanne, talk about a comprehensive study that pew has done now, you know, theres a lot of reasons. and w...

not necessarily legitimately because both leading democrats and leading republicans say wisconsin is its own microcosm, but the reason it is so relevant is because debt and spending have been major issues there. those are major national issues. and many of the big picture issues we seen play out across the nation are playing out in wisconsin right now, namely money and the influence of super pacs. an independent nonpartisan group estimates dlfr 70 million to $80 million will be spent i...

good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. outfront tonight, decision time. its the biggest and most important election before november 6th. and its getting started in just under 12 hours. wisconsin republican governor scott walker fighting what is probably going to end up being the most expensive, high-stakes recall election in american history. democrats want walker out after he and the republican-controlled legislature voted to strip union members of collective bargaining rights. reme...

november 6th and its getting started in just under 12 hours. wisconsin republican governor scott walker fighting what is probably going to end up being the most expensive, high-stakes recall election in american history. democrats want walker out after he and the republican-controlled legislature voted to strip union members of collective bargaining rights. remember all those pictures of just complete chaos in the state capitol? democrats accuse walker of waging a war on unions. republ...

good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. outfront tonight, decision time. its the biggest an most important election before november 6th and its getting started in just under 12 hours. wisconsin republican governor scott walker fighting what is probably going to end up being the most expensive, high-stakes recall election in american history. democrats want walker out after he and the republican-controlled legislature voted to strip union members of collective bargaining rights. rememb...

days, but this is all simply a precautionary measure, they say. an arrest in a gruesome international murder mystery. german police have captured luca rocco magnotta, a self-described porn star accused of killing and dismembering a student in canada. body parts were mailed to canadian police and to politicians. canadian authorities confirmed the arrest a short time ago. george zimmermans lawyer says he will file for a new bond hearing. the man accused of murdering trayvon martin ha...