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Here. jack cafferty. jack? >> the feeling is mutual. next time youre on a plane, the thought may cross your mind whether the air traffic controller is awake or asleep or watching a movie. or doing something besides helping to get your flight safely on the ground. just a thought. nine, nine separate incidents currently under investigation by the faa in cities around the country, washington, d.c., knoxville, tennessee, reno nevada, seattle, washington, where air traffic controllers reportedly fell...

Jack cafferty is asking what should be done about the rash of air traffic controllers screwups. could the problems be solved by putting the controllers in the cockpit for a while. the secrets facebook may know about you. it is a conflict of profit and privacy. if you go out of your way to fly with an airline does that airline go out of its way to reward you? well, it should. because loyalty is a two way street. and when one side gives the other has to give back. so every action is a reaction. ev...

. jack has some of your answers and is joining us with "the cafferty file." >> the question on this hour what ought to be done about the rash of air traffic controller screw-ups going to sleep all over the country. paul writes outside of training and hiring more controllers not much. some rep rip manneds would be in order. there is not anything new here. as in any job pertaining to safety people are still human and despite our desire for them not to be. they are fallible and they are prone to ...

>> reporter: ads based round what people add to their profiles. advertising on facebook is better because it is social and based on interest and you choose to share. we dont share and never sell personally identifiable information to advertisers. long-term technology writer in silicon valley who explored facebooks ad business for the technology review says the ad part of the social networking company is only growing. >> by all estimates did it a couple of billion dollars in advertising last year...

Candy. >> thanks, jack. you are in "the situation room." happening now. an award winning photojournalist killed in libya. we are learning more about the attack that claimed his life and left another photographer seriously wounded. also, the souljers suspected of passing u.s. secrets to wikileaks moved to a new military prison but controversy over his treatment is following him and cnn is investigating. plus, president obama joins facebooks founder for a town hall meeting. as new questions are ra...

They circled instead of landing. white house officials asserting that the first lady and her team never felt any disruption. and there was really no problem in their experience. of course, the first lady landed just fine and is doing just fine today as we know. >> thats the latest on that breaking news. turning now to jack cafferty, hes back with "the cafferty file." tell us about something other than the first ladies plane. 27 u.s. states as red as georgia and arizona and as blue as new york ...

Cnn has confirmed that michelle obama, mrs. obama was on a flight monday that had to be aborted during landing because it got too close to another jet. it was the mistake of an air traffic controller. this happened on monday. mrs. obama an aborted landing because of an air traffic mistake. well continue to update you on this news as we get more details. for now we go to jack cafferty who joins us with "the cafferty file." should the u.s. be funding rebel groups in the middle east? as much as i...

With jack cafferty. hey, jack, what did the e-mails say. >> the question this hour is should states require drug tests in exchange for public assistance. paul in ohio writes absolutely. if folks arent willing to prove that theyre helping themselves, why should the taxpayer help them afford a drug habit. if these folks want privacy, they should do it without getting public assistance. lane in illinois writes i think tommy thompson, the past governor of wisconsin, did this as well as requiring tha...

Hello. most civilized developed countries are doing fine. except us. look at canada and norway and et cetera, they pay taxes, they live without the damned drama. im tired of the right wing stuff and willing to pay more taxes to be civilized and compassionate. are you? if you didnt see your e-mail and want to read more, go to the blog. >> jack, thank you. new information on irans role in the middle east uprising. specifically what tehran may be doing to try to help syria crack down on does dense....

Let get right become to jack for the cafferty file. jack? >> question this hour, we got a lot of e-mail, people very passionate about the question, is the end of the nanny state in the united states inevitable? david writes from california, not until the dollar totally collapses. as long as over half the population pays no taxes, the politicians will continue to buy their votes with the other 49%s money. when it takes a wheelbarrow full of money to buy a loaf of bread, things will finally change...