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Papal apartment used by predecessors. it will allow the pope to live in community with other priests and bishops. turning now to health news, a study links early on set baldness in african-american men with an increased risk in prostate cancer. researchers say bald african-american men are 69% more likely to develop prostate cancer than those with no hair loss. more specifically, those with frontal balding are twice as likely to be diagnosed with advanced forms of the disease as compared with ...

And while there was no shortage of ceremony to mark chinese president xi jinpings international debut in moscow, thats not what was grabbing attention back home. enter peng liyuan. graceful, elegant and fashion forward mrs. peng is defying the trend of her predecessors and taking a central role on the international stage. and china is loving it. if the words of one official are anything to go by, the nation finally feels it has a first lady whos presentable to the outside world. and as suggested...

Now a cnn exclusive. the story of the president and the beauty queen. they are from different continents and decades apart in age, but they have one thing in common, the most unusual background and rise to fame of any of their predecessors. among the israeli leaders and dignitaries at tonights state dinner for president obama in jerusalem, a surprise last-minute guest, miss israel 2013. she attended the gala after the white house specifically asked for her to be invited just lasted week. she mad...

To steer syria toward a post assad transition. >> back to israelis and their concerns about president obama, does the president need to simply establish the roots, the ancient jewish claim to this strip of land here? some in israel saying were not so sure. >> well, certainly. i think that the president has not reached out to the israeli people in ways perhaps his predecessors have. and i think this is an opportunity to kind of reestablish the kind of rapport the israeli people traditionally want...

And in fact-- >> disrespectful for the office. >> first of all, hes not run for office. hes not doing this to seek political power, he loves this country. and number one. number two, you mentioned the debt, megyn, this president by the time he leaves office and reelected and we can all agree it that would have added more to the debt than all of his predecessors, including the much maligned george w. bush combined. he had no pro growth, and doesnt protect the balance and the president is delinque...

>> well, i mean, for me, at least, it hasnt started now. i have beened a ver serial since i started and at least for me. >> but some people saying this white house is tougher, more aggressive against the press than some of its predecessors. >> look, in 2000, the bush campaign was a senior official with the bush campaign talked with another reporter about the possibility of throwing me off the plane. >> what did you do? >> my questions were apparently not deferential enough and my stories were ap...

The pope offered this message of encouragement. >> do not let give in to bitterness, to pessimism, something offered to us every day, but therefore do not let us give way to pessimism. or to discouragement. we are certain that the holy ghost will inspire the church and give the church the courage to persevere, and to find new means to evangelize, to take the dust bowl to the furthest ends of the earth. >> hes wearing a simple iron cross, not the big, elaborate gold cross that his predecessors ha...

Later a cardinal. here he is. he pointed out in the scriptures there was a line about the stone that the builders rejected have become the corner stone. that really could be the motto for this mans life. he is now the corner stone of this church. you can see it behind me. and it is very interesting. hes been through the blades before, erin. and i dont think hes afraid of bringing reform to the fore and following through to the end even if it costs him personally. hes a simple man of faith. well ...

Told his parents he was gay. in president obamas meeting with republican senators, he talked about giving congress information on drone strikes. he compared his administration to his predecessors and said, this is not dick cheney were talking about. and interview with israeli tv, president obama said many issues were discussed, including a question of living inside the bubble of secret service and media. he admitted that sometimes hed like to be able to escape all of that. >> sometimes i hav...

>> real quick of all the firsts which do you think is the most telling of the direction of the church? >> choosing the name francis. there is some things we know for sure about the pope and his afinity with francis of assisi. francis of assisi was very much for the poor. francis of assisi had an idea to reform the church which had become rich and need to change. and he was also a bridge builder. reached out to other faiths. we know that is all true of bergoglio of argentina. the big question is ...