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amanda knox sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing her roommate. the defense claims dna evidence used to convict knox is unreliable. the prosecution says independent experts ignored other key evidence, which reports that knox said in a letter she was worried but that she was thinking of what she would do once she was back in the u.s. after more than two years in iranian prison two freed american are calling their trial on charges of spying a sham. josh fattal and shane bauer say they were hostages. fattal, bauer and fellow hiker sarah shourd were arrested in 2009 when they cro...

was some drama over the issue of the palestinian bid for statehood. but the real action is taking place now as the world's finance ministers and leaders meet to talk about money. i think it's fair to say that we are confronting the worst economic moment since the days after the collapse of lehman brothers in 2008. growth has slowed in europe and the united states, and it is slower even in the bubbling, emerging markets. some european countries now have deep problems with their debt burdens that appear unmanageable, and that problem is spreading to major european countries like italy....

left off. big debate tonight. there's no denying this guy, texas governor rick perry, is the republican partly front-runner for president. we have a brand new poll. rick perry sweeps it it. have a look with me. republicans' choice for president, rick perry 12 points ahead of mitt romney. sarah palin, ron paul the only others in double digits. then this one, best chance of beating barack obama, perry by a long shot, over mitt romney. strongest leader, perry and once again double digits ahead of romney. most likely to get the economy moving, say it with me, rick perry. a rick perry swe...

eastern. piers morgan starts right now. good evening, you're looking live at washington and new york where two huge stories are breaking tonight. we'll get to the president's speech on jobs in just a moment. first i want to go right to what's being called a specific, credible but unconfirmed terror threat against this country tied to the tenth anniversary of 9/11. it's believed to involve three individuals, at least one of whom is a u.s. citizen. wolf, what do we know? there have been swirling rumors in the last hour. we know there are three people involved apparently, that seemed ...

The financial services industry. according to independent research commissioned by mastercard, the total amount of brand and prepaid cards is expected to exceed $440 billion by 2017. that is four times the estimated value in 2009. promoter of cards, many celebrities, say they are to moting financial literacy. >> my card is saving people a lot of money and people are migrating from banks to use my services. >> consumer groups and some lawmakers con tepid the cards lack protections offered by traditional bank and credit union accounts. and often have assortment of fees to zap balance. in most ca...