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Its more of a hop... a skip... a jump... a leap... maybe a schlep... probably a hurdle... a little bit of a trek... avo: during the tdi clean diesel event, get a $1,000 fuel reward card and 0.9% apr for 60 months. well, an argument today in federal court between attorneys for the group "american atheists" and the attorneys for the 9/11 museum. the attorneys are at odds on whether this cross-shaped beam should be allowed as the memorial. david silverman is the president of the atheists who have...

>> well, we owned a business in salt lake. weve been partnered for almost 4 1/2 years. and when we heard of the case, we thought we must get involved because our next logical step is to get married and to build our life even further. at first, we were not sure whether or not we would win the case, but after our summary judgment on december 4th, our attorney peggy tomcik absolutely killed it in the courtroom, and we felt pretty confident that judge shelby would rule in our favor. >> i know that, ...

Life even further. at first, we were not sure whether or not we would win the case, but after our summary judgment on december 4th, our attorney peggy tomcik absolutely killed it in the courtroom, and we felt pretty confident that judge shelby would rule in our favor. >> i know that, again, you guys have not yet decided to go ahead with your own marriage as you see what happens next in the courts, but have you been down to the clerks office? have you been in the chaos and excitement down there? ...

Salt lake. weve been partnered for almost 4 1/2 years. and when we heard of the case, we thought we must get involved because our next logical step is to get married and to build our life even further. at first, we were not sure whether or not we would win the case, but after our summary judgment on december 4th, our attorney peggy tomcik absolutely killed it in the courtroom, and we felt pretty confident that judge shelby would rule in our favor. >> i know that, again, you guys have not yet dec...

Considered employees by a judge. >> so you think its going to get thrown out, summary judgment? >> exactly. >> on those grounds. >> and the sleazy lawyers who pick up cases like this are just hoping that fox wants to get rid of it and so on. >> right. theyre making money on it. >> and they get a third. >> theyre not employees of "american idol." >> i dont want to try the case on tv, but theres so many of these bogus cases. now corporate america is under siege by these case. >> right. its terribl...

>> so you think its going to get thrown out, summary judgment? >> exactly. >> on those grounds. >> and the sleazy lawyers who pick up cases like this are just hoping that fox wants to get rid of it and so on. >> right. theyre making money on it. >> and they get a third. >> theyre not employees of "american idol." >> i dont want to try the case on tv, but theres so many of these bogus cases. now corporate america is under siege by these case. >> right. its terrible. >> now we have closing argumen...

Considered employees by a judge. >> so you think its going to get thrown out, summary judgment? >> exactly. >> on those grounds. >> and the sleazy lawyers who pick up cases like this are just hoping that fox wants to get rid of it and so on. >> right. theyre making money on it. >> and they get a third. >> theyre not employees of "american idol." >> i dont want to try the case on tv, but theres so many of these bogus cases. now corporate america is under siege by these case. >> right. its terribl...

Brought down her multimillion dollar empire. >> my goodness. >> reporter: the embattled tv chef has been cleared of the racial discrimination claims filed in a lawsuit by a former employee. on monday, a judge ruled that a former manager of her savannah restaurant couldnt be the victim of racial discrimination targeting african-american employees because she is white. writing, at best, plaintiff is an accidental victim of the alleged racial discrimination. >> it was a very big victory, because su...

Been dismissed. whether fans can dismiss the controversy though is another question. >> i want to apologize to everybody. >> reporter: some good news to paula deen in the case that brought down her multi-million dollar empire. she has been cleared of the racial discrimination claims filed by a former employee. on monday a judge ruled that a former manager of deans savannah restaurant couldnt be the victim of racial discrimination because she is white writing at best plaintiff is an accidental vi...

Afghanistan. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is here with the very latest. barbara, both prosecution and defense have presented their cases. what is next in the court-martial of bradley manning? >> reporter: well, good morning, michaela. bradley manning back in court later today. and the judge will start hearing the argument from the prosecution as the defense over this whole issue of dropping some of the most contentious charges. the one of course the defense wants to see either droppe...