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involving the colorado theater massacre. a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation tells cnn police and the fbi have discovered a package in the university of colorado mail room that appears to have been mailed by the suspected shooter, james holmes. cnns ed lavandera is in aurora for us. ed, what do we know about this package? >> reporter: well, were still trying to gather information on what exactly is inside that package, wolf. but as you mentioned that law enforcement...

It has the elements needed for success, a credibility firewall, strengthening european banks, charting a sustainable path for greece, and confronting the structural issues at the heart. at cannes, weve moved the ball forward. europe remains on track to implement a sustainable path for greece. italy has agreed to a monitoring program with the imf, in fact invited it. tools have been identified that will better enable the world to support european action, and european finance ministers will carry ...

greece. ali, lets begin with you. just about an hour from now president obama is due to hold the news conference right there at the summit. greece, as we know, a linchpin. before you tell us why americans really need to pay attention to this, if you dont mind, just give us some perspective on this mornings new jobless numbers that i just talked about. >> okay, well, because i love you, kyra, we worked so long, ill make this a choose your own adventure. what do you want from me? upbeat ...

shows the moment of impact. 76 people were killed in the bombing and shooting rampage on an island near oslo. survivors are describing the terror. >> when the shooter got closer, i was left with only one question. how would i like to die. i mean, let him shoot me or shall i just drown in trying to escape. the violence just wont stop in syria. at least eight more people including an 11-year-old boy were shot and killed by security forces outside damascus today. that is according to a ...

Pills as payment. and, they are going out and selling them to our kids on the streets and it is truly an epidemic, and, so what we are doing is we are passing tough, tough laws, that has been my priority from day one, since actually before i was elected, to shut down these pill mills and we are proposing tough new criminal penalties and tough regulation where the board of health can go after these bad doctors, and, if you own a pain clinic, you cant dispense a controlled substance along with oth...

Pain clinic, ellen arnold said her daughter marcy is addicted to painkillers, has spent months in jail and is now in her sixth stint in rehab. >> there is a new face of addiction. its not the poor, underprivileged person anymore, its the middle class, all-american kid. >> reporter: in 2009, nearly 1,000 babies in florida were born addicted, suffering withdrawal symptoms. >> they had vomiting, they have stomach cramps, they sweat. >> reporter: to help combat the problem, the florida legislature t...

Overprescribing? >> several important steps. one is were working with medical schools. quite frankly doctors dont get the amount of training about addiction and pain management in medical schools that they should. the more knowledgeable they can become, the better. the other 40 states have prescription drug monitoring programs. those are programs electronic data basises that help public health officials and law enforcement look at doctors who may be overprescribing. and certainly for patients wh...

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