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• Say impact on education devastating • ‘Prolonged closure will lower global rating’ • ‘Students have been disoriented’ As the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended its nine-month-old strike, yesterday, professors from various institutions said the action had left colossal loss to the nation. The suspension came after ASUU and the Federal Government resolved the contentious issues that had prolonged the strike. ASUU’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the suspension of the strike at a press conference shortly after the National Executive Coun...

responsibility, and they simply don't know who kidnapped warren weinstein, a 60-something development expert, an american citizen, according to the u.s. embassy and pakistani police, kidnapped in the wee hours of the morning, in his upscale neighborhood in the eastern city of lahore. police say the kidnapping happened around 3:15 a.m. in the morning, and all indications are, this was a very well-planned out and coordinated plot, at least eight assailants, according to police, managed to force their way into winestein's home. some of them went through the front gate. others, according...

to you today as a candidate for president of the united states. >> cnn political correspondent jim acosta is at the red state conference in charleston. he joins us live now. jim, the impact that perry may have on this presidential playing field. any guesses? [ inaudible ] >> we'll have to work out the audio because you're not the only one who is not hearing jim acosta. we'll try to re-establish that in a moment. there is another major political story going on right now in iowa. the nation's first caucus state is holding its famous ames straw poll. it is a critical test of a candidate...

two major stories happening right now. one in iowa where republican presidential candidates are taking part in the state's critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. we'll have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a development expert, who works for a u.s.-based consulting firm. reza sayah is live from islamabad. what mor...