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coming in at this moment about how the cia stopped an ambitious al qaeda plot to blow up a passenger jet bound for the united states. a u.s. counterterrorism official tells cnn the explosive device is similar to the one used by the would-be underwear bomber. you may recall that on christmas day 2009. just like that bomb, this one did not contain metal, which raises real questions about whether it could have gotten past airport security. as of yet, the person who had developed that bomb...

escort at the center of the secret service scandal. and certain models being banned from the pages of vogue? tyra banks comes "outfront." well, good friday night to you. im erin burnett. crack down in china. just as a breakthrough appears possible in the case of blind chinese activist chen guangcheng the chinese government is clamping down harder on other voice of dissent. theres word of the government cracking down on those who criticized the governments authoritarian role. human ...

the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng the blind chinese dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into the emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator -- you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. >> translator: i really fear for my other family members life and we have installed radio cameras and even with...

well, good evening. im erin burnett. we have breaking news tonight. extraordinary scene on capitol hill today. the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng the blind chinese dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into the emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator -- you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. ...

an extraordinary scene on capitol hill today. the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm between the united states and china interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng, the blind dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into an emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator as you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i re...

number two, the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. $1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the presidents stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, heres another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, lets compare t...

$1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the presidents stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, heres another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, lets compare that $544 billion to medicare. by 2020 in the year were pay...

number two, the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. $1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the presidents stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, heres another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, lets compare t...

security to hamid karzai and the specific road map for troops to come home from the more than decade long war. >> last year, we removed 10,000 u.s. troops from afghanistan. another 23,000 will leave by the end of summer. after that, reductions will continue at a steady pace with more and more of our troops coming home. as our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014 the afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country. >> the trip fell on the one-year anniversary of the ...

as our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014 the afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country. >> the trip fell on the one-year anniversary of the day that the president ordered navy s.e.a.l.s to take out osama bin laden. >> over the last three years, the tide has turned. we broke the talibans momentum. we built strong afghan security forces. we devastated al qaedas leadership, taking out over 20 of the top 30 leaders. one year ago, from the base here in afghanist...