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number two, the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. $1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the presidents stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, heres another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, lets compare t...

now were learning the reason why they chose that specific target. it might not necessarily be what you think. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com hes certainly one of the most visible people on the planet that with global media watching his every single move. how did president obama take most of the world by surprise when he showed up in afghanistan. were learning new details of this rather complex and massive operation. our white hou...

americas longest running war after a trip to afghanistan by president obama. the unannounced visit to kabul was full of secrecy and symbolism, be but not very many specifics. a tough reminder that theres a long way to go in that country. suicide car bomber and taliban militants disguised attacked a housing compound. nick paton walsh is live with us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it appears the suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into whats known as the green villag...

also do prosecutors have a case against george zimmerman? ill ask the man who represented dominique strauss-kahn. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight, the raging campaign controversy over osama bin laden. the al qaeda leader has been dead for a year, but the obama campaign the waging it all over again. this is what challenger mitt romney said today. >> even jimmy carter would have given that order. >> i said wed go after bin laden if i got a clear shot...

is billionaire aubrey mcclendon. hes the outspoken, charzmatic scion of one of americas founders and a founder of chesapeake. chesapeake could be the next enron, or worldcom. chesapeake energy is second only to exxonmobil in drilling for natural gas in this country. more than 13,000 americans work for mcclendon, enjoying perks, which according to reuters includes on-site botox treatments. chesapeake also boasts a campus with three restaurants and a 70,000-square foot facility with a ro...

sky scraper. instead tonight theres open partisan warfare that began with this ad narrated by bill clinton. >> its not worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person. he was referring to the hunt for osama bin ladin. what he did mean by that? given osama bin ladins role in killing 3,000 americans on 9/11. >> he had to decide. and thats what you hire a president to do. you hire the president to make the calls when no one else can do it. >> tha...

unfolding diplomatic crisis. and why do women only make 77 cents on the dollar compared to men? im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." tomorrow marks one year since the u.s. mission that killed osama bin laden and today the terror leaders name is popping up out there on the campaign trail. the romney and obama campaigns are each trying to paint their candidate as the toughest, but for team romney, its a built of an uphill battle right now. our national political correspond...

decent timing and kimmel pretty good as well. s john fugelsang with us, political comedian, with the professional opinion and will cain, columnist of theblaze.com. >> good morning. >> our starting point this morning, pretty shocking and daring escape that could have an impact on the u.s. relationship with china, a blind chinese discy dent evaded layers of guards after 18 months under house arrest, he made his trek 370 miles north to beijing. secretary secretary tim gigter in are expect...

but hidden. it took some time to find it. >> also ahead the future of our food. wait until you see how some americans are shaking up their eating habits in a big way. are you on the bandwagon yet? and what happens when you put lindsay lohan and kim kardashian in the same room as the president? well, were about to find out. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. its 10:00 in new york, 7:00 in los angeles. lets start with the news. a man accused of murdering his wife and daughter is ...

and dater. a live interview with the sheriffs office, straight ahead j a child with autism bullied by the people entrusted to protect him. his teachers. i spoke with the boys father who says he captured the abuse on tape. and remember andrea yates, the texas woman who drowned all five of her children, shes now in the mental hospital, but shes asking to be allowed out once a week. i talk with her attorney this hour. back to the tense standoff to catch a double murder suspect in seat...