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President going to war, not really turning over all of his cards when he is doing it? >> i do think that there is clear ambiguity, deliberate ambiguity, of the whole motion of letting gadhafi out, letting him become an exile. i think everyone knew, especially with the role of the intelligence community and predators, that we were targeting gadhafi. and the fact that he was apparently executed without any due process today, may have some ramifications, both domestically in libya and in the arab w...

Predators, that we were targeting gadhafi. and the fact that he was apparently executed without any due process today, may have some ramifications, both domestically in libya and in the arab world. but no tears were shed for him in washington or langley. but clearly, this was a kill option and they were out to get him. >> were going to be back with more on gadhafi and his tortured history with american presidents, the republican president who wanted to kill him, and the republican president then...

The new static kill option. in our next hour, cnns amber lyon has exclusive access inside of a navy blimp thats about to take flight over the gulf searching for oil slicks. also developing this morning, shirley sherrod, the u.s. department of agriculture, resigned yesterday after a video surfaces showing her telling an naacp audience that race played a factor in her decision to withhold help for a white farmer. when we talk to sherrod just a few minutes ago, she told us that video does not tel...

Kept on gushing. then there was the massive 4-story containment dome, remember that part, that was supposed to be placed on the top of that leak, ice prevented that from being successful, after that became the top hat method, told by the top kill option, which was funneling thousands of barrels of mud into that leak, again, not successful. fingers crossed that this new containment effort may be the one that finally stops this leak, and then of course, youve already got all the oil thats already ...

The top hat in place today. thats a big inverted funnel and smaller than the containment device that was tried a week or so ago. subject to getting the pipe inserted to bring the pipe to the surface, we may be able to see whether or not that solution may work. i would caution everybody that this is a leak mitigation effort. its not intended to completely capture the oil in there, but it should substantially reduce it if its successful and well have to see how that goes. british petroleum is proc...

New developments today on several fronts to tell you about. the pressure testing continues today as experts search for possible leaks at three separate areas. scientists want to know if leaks could be causing the low pressure readings that have raised concerns. meanwhile, a potential benefit to the lower than expected pressure readings. they could allow a new option to permanently seal that gusher. now, the static kill option involves pumping mud into the well. the desession, were told, could be...