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people need to know what are m romney did in 1994. >> one day with had a job, next day we didnt. >> wed been bought and sold in the past. we never had a problem. we were always a business that had value. >> when bain capital bought us, that was a whole different story. >> to me mitt romney takes from the poor, the middle class, and gives to the rich. its just the opposite of robin hood. >> thats the latest of several such ads featuring workers who lost their jobs because of bain compan...

washington. this is very serious. theyre not telling us where these jets were scrambled from but you know it is serious when they scramble two aircraft to bring in a civilian passenger jet. >> reporter: yeah. the two f-15s for scrambled about 40 minutes before this plane landed in bangor. there are a couple nearby bases that could do that, but norad confirmed they did use two f-15s to accompany this plane, which is a boeing 767. us airways flight 787 onto the ground in bangor, maine. b...

this month, these flyers like this will need to be handed out and on display in stores. take a look. cell phones emit radio-frequency energy. youll start seeing those here in san francisco along with specific tips on what to do including limiting cell phone use by children, using a headset, using belt clips, avoiding cell phones in weak signal areas. this is something, again, weve been reporting on for some time. concern that using a cell phone for too long, too many years could potent...

specific tips on what to do including limiting cell phone use by children, using a headset, using belt clips, avoiding cell phones in weak signal areas. this is something, again, weve been reporting on for some time. concern that using a cell phone for too long, too many years could potentially problematic to your health. the world health organization even weighing in on this earlier this year saying they now consider cell phone radiation the nonionizing radiation a plausible carcinoge...

fayetteville, arkansas. 5:00 in los angeles. wherever you may be, we are glad you are here with us. lets start with the texas pastor, shall we? creating a bit of of a stir that that conservative values voter summit in washington. hes a rick perry supporter and encouraging republicans not to nominate mitt romney. because of romneys mormon beliefs. our jim acosta caught up with this pastor and asked him what do you say to those voters who think mormonism shouldnt be an issue? >> the sout...

And this psa test, this blood test, the results are much more mixed than that. they are sort of in four big studies around the world, only one of which showed modest improvement in survival. three showed no improvement in survival by getting that prostate-specific test. >> so, if its true there isnt any benefit for psa testing, why should anyone get screened at age 50? >> right. and that is a very good question. let me be very clear here. this is confusing, as you warned. and not everyone agrees...

Of impotence and incontinence, dr. sanjay gupta weighed in on "ac360." >> there have been sort of four big studies around the world, only one of which showed a modest improvement in survival. three really showed no improvement in survival by getting that prostate-specific test. >> so, if its true that there isnt any benefit for psa testing, why should anyone get screened at age 50? >> right. and thats a very good question. let me be very clear here. this is confusing, as you -- as you warpened, ...

Antigen testing, they are sensitive in picking up some sort of abnormal knit breast or prostate but not goods a specificity, meaning being able to tell what the abnormality is. that is the starting point. the difference is there is a fair amount of evidence, nine big trials around the world with regard to maam mogg graph neigh shows maam mogg graph, if i early screening does save lives and that is the outcome that people are trying to measure. with regard to prostate cancer and this psa test thi...

>> so if its true that there isnt any benefit for psa testing, why should anyone get screened at age 50? >> right. and that is a very good question. let me be very clear here. this is confusing, as you warned. and not everyone agrees on that including major organizations. what youre talking about here specifically, american cancer society. the american urological association says that people should get screened. they recommend someone get a screening test at age 40 as a baseline and they compare...