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>> there was a big disagreement between senator mccain and secretary panetta about the u.s. going alone into syria. mccain made a very strong point going back to the '90s saying, look, when the atrocities were happening in bosnia, the united states acted and it's time for us to act here. he had a very pointed question to panetta saying, how many more tens of thousands have to die before you're willing to go in? but panetta countered and said, look, i'm not going to send american troops, men and women, into this situation unless i'm sure of exactly what we can accomplish there. we hea...

and good morning to you. this is your "a.m. wake-up call" for wednesday, november 16th, from the time warner center in new york, i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. a penn state assistant coach fighting back this morning, saying i stopped jerry sandusky. coach mike mcqueary reportedly e-mailing former teammates and speaking for the first time about the alleged child sex assault he says he witnessed. wall street protesters allowed back into their home base at new york zuccotti park. a judge saying no more tents or generators allowed. occupy members saying it wil...

>> the news is mixed, right? it was all about corporate earnings. look at caterpillar, economic bellwether, they came out with very good numbers. also showing that demand for heavy machinery, bulldozers and the like, that's up. it is all about the earnings like that, which is very good for investors. it is fueling a sense of confidence. they're still worried about inflation and economic growth and the other issues, but i think that the earnings have sort of tempered those concerns. >> that's a good spin behind the surge there. that's what catapulted that. i know you were covering earlier in th...

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