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and president obama makes some high school students cry. this hour, the inspiring against the odds story that brought the commander in chief to their school. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." first this hour, the shrimping republican presidential field. weve seen prominent contenders opt out of the 2012 race in recent weeks, including former arkansas governor mike huckabee. say so long to the prospect with the biggest name, deepest pockets, and most outrageous remarks. ...

Message? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. jack cafferty, thanks very much. in the middle of a disaster the u.s. army corps of engineers faces a grim choice. >> what we have is a situation that is -- questionable moral ambiguity. how do you choose one set of homes and livelihoods over another. >> the choice was made and now the corps is facing criticism and a lawsuit. rape victims lash out at the peace corps volunteers that say they were blamed and silenced. they want congress to do something about ...

Three thing hes gotten right since he was elected. along with killing the pirates and picking the right first dog. we the resumes that thin, you better use everything you can. >> see you tomorrow, jack, thank you. new details are emerging about bin laden and his control of al qaeda before his death. thats coming up, top of the hour, on "john king usa." but up next here in "the situation room," youre going to find out why this movie trailer has new yorkers so upset. building up our wireless net...

Hole we dug is too deep to be solved by spending cuts alone. the american people are now aware of the problem and many will accept the pain necessary to solve it as long as the pain is shared by all. bruce says cut spending. washington will spend any money you give them as they have proven for decades. cut, cut, cut. please. do it for our grandchildren. if you want to read more on the subject, go to my blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile. wolf? >> jack, thanks very, very much. well go right back to cnn...

President. heres the question. is a presidential run already over for donald trump? heres the answer, yes. go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog. wolf? >> get ready. you may get a person phone call from donald trump. he likes to respond. >> i never answer my phone. >> interesting to hear what viewers think. jack will be back in a moment. i want to alert our viewers were reporting live from munich, germany. cnns frederik pleitgen is with us. you just got out of libya. tomorrow ...

Maybe now number one al qaeda official. well see if that happens. fran, thanks very much. much more on what is going on in the aftermath of the death of bin laden. thats coming up on "the situation room." now to jack cafferty now. i know the budget woes on your mind now. you have the cafferty file. >> wolf, americans are paying the smallest share of their income in taxes since 1958. 23.6% according to an analysis that was done for "usa today." during the 1970s, 80s and 90s, americans spent 27% o...

Deficit reduction plan from the so-called gang of six, a bipartisan group of six senators. were still not sure what that is going to look like. so the question is this, should raising taxes be more of a priority than cutting spending? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog. >> good question. an important question. jack, thank you very much. desperate efforts under way meanwhile near new orleans this hour to ward off the swelling mississippi river. flooding of historic proport...

Legislation would get momentum especially as the congressman points out. enormous cost to u.s. taxpayers and maintaining those troops in afghanistan. >> thats what he is hoping. >> $12 billi2 billion a week. jack cafferty will be back with your e-mail. what the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s go through to get ready for the once in a lifetime mission. ttd#0 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550

Lets get back to jack for the cafferty file. >> the question this hour, should the white house release a photo of osama bin ladens body. tom writes from florida, i paid a trillion dollars to have bin laden killed. to have the will of the american people overridden by the whims of radical muslims would be a disgrace. osama bin laden deserves less than nothing. publish the photos of a testament to the will of the american people. we all saw disgracement images of 2900 who died on 9/11 as arabs che...

Already esteemed. the question is, this should the white house release a photo of osama bin ladens body? post a comment on my blog. >> good question, jack. thank you. growing questions over whether the use of the controversial enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding would have aided bin ladens capture. today the white house is pushing back. >> the fact is that no single piece of information led to the successful mission that occurred on sunday. >> all right. gloria borger is here,...