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>> remember, we have a commitment right there. >> i know. well have to rewind the tape. lets move on to the michael jackson wrongful death trial. his mother and children are suing aeg live saying that company is responsible for michael jacksons death because they hired and supervise his doctor, conrad murray. murray as we know, hes serving time after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in jacksons death. the financial problems are now the major part of testimony. we saw that playing out ...

exploding definite silts and crushing debt and the disaster that awaits us if we dont change course. he combines a profound sense of responsibility for what we owe the next generation with an unbounded optimism in americas future and understanding of all the wonderful things the american people can do. >> i worked closely with republicans as well as democrats to advance an agenda of economic growth and job creation. im proud to stand with a man who understands what it takes to foster j...

all were under the age of 30. we have more on these people, who they were, how they are being remembered. many being laid to rest. in other cases their memorial services, a host of things. >> its a very emotional day for a lot of the people affected by this theater shooting. as you know, fred, funerals are for a couple things, embrace your loved ones and remember life. and three lives are being remembered to day from this theater shooting. one is john larimer, 27 years old. followed th...

impossible to try to achieve at this stage. >> and then there was a mass funeral in syria. what took place there? >> that happened in the southern province. if you remember, this is the prove convince where the uprising all began. there were pretty intense shelling that killed at least 19, 20 people, and another funeral going out for them that was streamed live by activists. this is where one really must admire the opposition. even though theyre in the process of burying someone, who w...

infuriated opponents screamed mubarak should have been sentenced to death. mubarak supporters were also in the court and were angry mubarak was not acquitted. demonstrators outside the courtroom scuffled with riot police. their anger intensified after mubaraks two sons and six former aides acquitted of charges during the same court proceeding. cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman is live at tahrir square where the crowd only seems to grow. ben, these demonstrations while ...

over same-sex marriage is heating up this weekend. about an hour ago republican presidential candidate mitt romney defended that position on the issue during a commencement speech at liberty university of evangelical christian college in virginia. >> culture, what you believe, how you value, how you live matters. now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debate from time to time, so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage, marriage ...

the president make clear his support is for civil marriage for same-sex couples and hes fully committed to protecting the ability of religious institutions to make their own decisions about their own sacraments. there will be those who seek to use the issue to divide our community as a people, we cannot afford such division. end quote. so the gay marriage debate is heating up across the country since president obama changed his position. wednesday, athena jones joins us with the latest...

message that hes giving the u.n. diplomat there. >> so underscoring that real contradiction, nic, some are alleging that the assaults being leveled by the government is actually intensifying while these talks were taking place. >> reporter: this is what the activists fear. they think that while the international community tries to engage president assad in some kind of talks and what kofi annan has gone there to do today is call for a cease-fire and get political talks going. the activ...

keep us posted throughout the afternoon. the battle for election delegates kicking into high gear today in the state of maine. republican voters have been kaw cu -- caucusing there for weeks and tonight we find out the winner. lets go to shannon travis where mitt romney and ron paul are campaigning today. so whats the feeling as to how these caucuses just might turn out? >> yeah, i mean the feeling about how they might turn out, ron paul seems to have a bit of an edge there. you reme...

candidates are today. front-runner mitt romney has two stops after arriving from new hampshire this afternoon. newt gingrich, rick perry and michele bachmann each have two events as well. rick santorum who just surged in the polls puts in the drive time with five stops throughout the state of iowa. one face missing from that map of iowa, ron paul. he says hell ring in the new year at home in texas. two fresh faces you will see in iowa, cnns political editor paul steinhauser and polit...