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President of georgia says he received enrichment of urrain yunl -- uranium. he blames the government. >> highly enriched uranium has been recovered. president mikhail saakashvili says it was intercepted last month coming to georgia and officials said the smuggling operations started in russian territory and blamed moscow causing instability in the region allowing nuclear smugglers to operate. the russians call the claims unstub staunchated and -- unsubstantiated and propagan propaganda. but there remains bad blood between the countries since the invasion of georgia in august 2008. here is more...

Of martinsville and how i can make your life better. >> that was candidate obama in august 2008, speaking to workers in martinsville, virginia. now a year and a half later, has he delivered for the district? it's the focus of george packer's latest piece for "the new yorker," obama's lost year, the president's failure to connect with ordinary americans. welcome to you now from new york. >> good to be with you. >> first of all, let's talk about this. you went to martinsville in central virginia, down to the north carolina border, charlottesville area. you went with the congressman, freshman con...

Death sentence by the taliban. no, no, we never sang, says abdul satr, we couldn't even listen to songs on our cell phones but in a place called damadola, hundreds danced and partied to mark a victory over the militants. up until last month the taliban were in charge. the pakistani army took journalists on a tour, a reej an in the district of bajour. this was a militant nerve center where fighters launched attacks across the border. in 2006 a u.s. drone strike hit a building on this mountain. al qaeda's number two was the target. >> but we know that al qaeda was here and this ridge that you se...

Fighters launched attacks across the border. in 2006 a u.s. drone strike hit a building on this mountain. al qaeda's number two was the target. >> but we know that al qaeda was here and this ridge that you see behind you housed the al qaeda headquarters. >> reporter: in august, 2008, the army launched an offensive here, steamrolling its way towards damadola. the militants were ready, holed up in a maze of more than 150 tunnels and caves. these tunnels aren't big, it's a tight fit but there's just enough room to comfortably stand up and walk back and forth. we've made it way down another tunnel...

International space station. its crew of six will deliver a new room to the station as well as as a one of a kind observation deck built in italy. it's the first of nasa's five final shuttle missions and of course, fox news will carry the launch live. now, tomorrow's launch comes just days after a space policy shake-up by the obama administration. back in august 2008, candidate obama criticized the bush administration for its lack of funding to nasa, listen. >> now, today we have an administration that sets ambitions and goals for nasa. without giving nasa the support it needs to reach them. a...