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A judge convicted him of rape and he served a life sentence until the innocence project took on his case and helped him to go free. >> colorado. and military families seeing their soldiers for the first time in a year. fourth infantry division back. >> we were drawing down our bases months ago. it was a deliberate transition and not a evacuation. >> on the heels of the big announcement that all combat units will be home by the end of the year. >> oregon gator watch in a northwest oregon community. t? it is a good size. he has to be somebody's pet that they decided to get rid of. >> we have set...

militant group that may be as big a threat to the united states in afghanistan as al qaeda or the taliban. the obama administration appears ready to formally call the haqqani network what so many people believe it is, a terrorist organization. our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the state department, she's been digging on this story. what are you learning? >> wolf your know, the political pressure here in the united states has been building to put the haqqani network on that list of terrorist organizations. but what really put force behind the argument is a violent...

one republican plan gets a firm smackdown in the u.s. senate. and some surprising new movement in the republican presidential race. we're going to tell you who's suddenly making a strong impression on potential voters. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegian capital. at least seven people were killed in the explosion. at least nine were killed at the y...

Combat units because we had to go ahead of the infantry sometimes. >> you joined before 9/11. did you ever think you would end up on the front lines? >> you know, i get this question a lot. i didn't. i mean, of course when you sign the oath, that's part of the stipulation, is that you know what you're getting into. you know that could be a possibility. but i joined during peace time and there wasn't even really the thought that i might be going into this role. but, you know, i'm very proud of my service that i did overseas and i think that it was always a possibility. you have to prepare menta...

>> on this holiday morning. >> and we've got a lot of news. we begin with the weather. first a new wave of spring storms is pounding the midwest. in fact, some of the worst damage is in battle creek, michigan. a storm packing 80-mile-an-hour winds snapped trees, brought down a lot of power lines. in fact, across the state some 100,000 homes and businesses lost power. >> a violent storm hit the chicago area. ferocious winds uprooting trees and sending them on the tops of houses and cars. >> the trees just doubled. it was the strongest wind i've seen in a long time. >> that's the impor...