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At osu, he was with the penguins, youngstown state. he had issues at ohio state through the beginning. through all of the years, jarod, how did he maintain this model of moral probity? >> it's an interesting question. what has been fascinating, as i've grown to know the man, there's a significant perception of him that match what is you're describing there, the buttoned-up, first-class, always gracious with his time, especially to charities and the like, but there certainly was something there in terms of nca issues, not only at ohio state but at youngstown that he had to fight during his care...

course as i know you v and it is a fascinating read. one of the things that strikes me is that we are talking about two guys, very young guys, 23 and 30 years of age respectively, and speak to their youth, a, and b, what are they accused of doing? >> well, in the case of wad ramadan alwan, he is now 30 years old, but he has been at the business of terrorism for more than 10 years. since he was a teenager. and in his case, he was involved directly in the manufacture and the placement of ieds designed specifically to kill u.s. troops on roadsides. he bragged recently that he had in fac...

Nations like germany. that mandate at least four weeks of vacation time every year. you think you have it bad? our paula hancocks and kyung lah take a look at a couple of countries that make americans look like slackers. >> reporter: this is the image that the world has of the japanese worker -- serious, buttoned up, and a very hard worker. guess what, everybody? that stereotype is true. according to japan's government, the average japanese worker gets 18 paid holidays a year. but half, 50% of those workers, take only 8 of those 18 days. that's less than half of their paid vacation. the reason...

Take a look at this. france mandates its workers get 30 days off every year. germans get more than four weeks! in the states, there is no mandate. now, typically, americans get two or three weeks off a year, yet barely half of us take all of that vacation time. while nearly 90% of french workers take every single day. what does that mean? what do workers do in other industrial countries? we wondered about that. so we've got reports on two from our paula hancock in seoul and kyung lah in tokyo. let's start in tokyo. >> reporter: this is the image that the world has of the japanese workers, seri...

development of alternative fuels. his warning to arab oil producer comes amid a chilling prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. let's talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memorial day. oh, yeah, sarah palin is using the holiday to kick off her nationwide bus tour. she rode int...