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Finally, after 16 days and 33 witness -- >> the people are prepared and would ask to rest at this time. >> thank you. >> it was conrad murrays turn to convince a jury. >> all the defense has to do is show reasonable doubt, so if they show you one alternative thats plausible to you, then essentially dr. murray could be acquitted. >> lead defense attorney ed chernoff had laid out that alternative days before in his opening statement. >> when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administe...

They show you one alternative thats plausible to you, then essentially dr. murray could be acquitted. >> lead defense attorney ed chernoff had laid out that alternative days before in his opening statement. >> when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> now chernoff turned to his own experts. dr. robert waldman reviewed evidence from his journals. jackson got frequent...

Him propofol, a drug shed never heard of. >> he said, "doctors have told me it is safe. i just need to be monitored." i told him, "well, lets just try nutritional i.v. one more -- you know, try it again." >> but lees remedy didnt work for jackson. >> well, he wasnt very happy that he didnt sleep longer. >> was he upset with you? >> he was a tad bit upset. he wanted to sleep longer and he said the nutritional components were not working. >> he was complaining when he got up, is that right? >> he ...

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tear down the candidates. its pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out your ideas and concepts with a one-minute response. so, you know, if there was a mistake made, it was probably ever doing one of the campaigns when all theyre interested in is stirring it up between the candidates instead of talking about the issue that is are important. >> you think you have -- >> how do you get us back to work? >> bottom line, he says the debates are rigged against the conflicts but the candidate...

so, you know, if there was a -- if there was a mistake made, it was probably ever doing one of the -- ever doing one of the campaigns when all theyre interested in is stirring it up between the candidates instead of really talking about the issues that are important to the american people, about how youre going to get us back to work. >> bottom line, he says the debates are rigged for conflict and against the candidates. but keeping them honest, the candidates themselves agreed on the ...

tear down the candidates. its pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out your ideas and your concepts with a one-minute response. so, you know, if there was a -- if there was a mistake made, it was probably ever doing one of the -- ever doing one of the campaigns when all theyre interested in is stirring it up between the candidates instead of really talking about the issues that are important to the american people, about how youre going to get us back to work. >> bottom line, he says ...

we begin this morning with a booming rally. the dow jones went on a tear thursday, relieved of anxiety after euro zone leaders hammered out a deal to solve their debt crisis and stop it from spreading. news of the sweeping deal stoked optimism on wall street with rejuvenated investors sending the dow soaring 340 points, putting it on track for one of its best months ever. after feeling the rally, the economy grew at its fastest pace of the year in the third quarter with gross domestic ...

mistake. >> well, i dont think anybodys ever run the perfect campaign, and actually, these debates are set up for nothing more than to tear down the candidates. its pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out your ideas and your concepts with a one-minute response. so, you know, if there was a -- if there was a mistake made, it was probably ever doing one of the -- ever doing one of the campaigns when all theyre interested in is stirring it up between the candidates instead of really tal...

set up for nothing more than to tear down the candidates. its pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out your ideas and your concepts with a one-minute response. so, you know, if there was a -- if there was a mistake made, it was probably ever doing one of the -- ever doing one of the campaigns when all theyre interested in is stirring it up between the candidates instead of really talking about the issues that are important to the american people, about how youre going to get us back t...