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the great their economy. what does this mean? britain is staying on the sidelines keeping some anxiety in those markets. we ll have full details in a minute. we also have details about yesterday s virginia tech shootings. now police say the apparent gunman and victim did not know each other. university spokesman says the suspected shooter was not a student there and ballistics tests confirm that the same gun was used to kill the suspect and a campus police officer. the suspect apparently dye died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. they ve identified the slain officer as deriek crouse. he was 39. married with five children and step-children. police say the gunman walked right up to him and fired. he opened his car door and when they opened it he just fell out towards the ground. and then they immediately started reviving him. then they took off with some sort of automatic weapons. they started running the opposite direction after the gunman. that s so sad. a sm ....
you re in the cnn newsroom. i m don lemon. we begin with this tonight. president obama has wanted tax increases to help the economy all along, but republicans resisted. now mr. obama is going back tat to help pay for his new jobs plan. and come monday morning, you are going to be hearing all about it when he announces details of the so-called buffett rule, named after one of the richest men in the world, warren buffett. it s a tax on millionaires to make sure they don t pay a smaller percentage than the nation s middle class. as our chief political correspondent candy crowley reports, there s already an uproar in washington. reporter: the president s plan to pay for his jobs program includes the idea of a millionaire minimum tax rate. at least as high as middle class rates. the administration calls it the buffett rule for billionaire investor warren buffett. i have a lower tax rate, counting payroll taxes, than anybody in my office. reporter: it s a catchy monik ....
we begin with this, president obama has wanted tax increases all along, but the republicans resisted, but now mr. obama is helping to pay for his new jobs plan and come monday morning your going to hear all about it when he announces details of the so-called buffett role, named after warren buffett. a tax on millionaires to make sure they don t pay a smaller percentage than the nation s middle class and as candy crawly reports there s already an uproar in washington. reporter: the president s plan to pay for his jobs program includes the idea of a millionaire minimum tax rate. at least as high as middle class rates. the administration calls it the buffett rule, for billionaire investor warren buffett. i have a lower tax rate, counting payroll taxes, than anybody in my office. reporter: it s catchy moniker, although republicans call it something else entire. i when you pick one area of the economy and say we re going to tax those people, it s class warfare. cla ....
>r p a fierce gu or out nep out near a h international reporters are staying. reberebels say they re making r gains, a a reuters ease report says forces were seen advancing. gadhafi s government says the rebellion is failing. a government. embattled bashar al assad is giving an interview to state-run television this hour to talk about his country s future. among other things, he is expected to discuss reforms and political and economic pressure from the west. al assad faces growing calls to end his brutal five-month crackdown on opposition protesters. the families of two american hikers sentenced to prison in iran are holding out hope for leniency. iran has handed down eight-year sentencing for josh fattal and shane bower. they were accused of spying. in a statement their fame say, quote, we appeal to the authorities in iran to show compassion and allow them to return home to our families without delay. prosecute rors are asking the woman to meet with them tomo ....
Former head of the international monetary fund of sexual assault now going public with her identity and breaking her silence. the 32-year-old tells newsweek and abc news that she hopes god punishes dominique strauss-khan and he gets sent to jail. she says he wants him to know he can t use his money or power to get away with it regarding questions about her credibility, dialo admits she s made mistakes but shouldn t stop prosecutors from going forward with the case. happy ending in the works for this penguin known as happy feet. the 10-month-old took his first dip in the water since being rescued on a new zealand beach last month. he is going to be heading home, by the way. he was found earlier this morning very sick with sand and sticks in his stomach. it appears he got lost after leaving antarctica. officials at the wellington zoo have been taking special care of him ever since. the detail we have on this case is astounding. it is indeed. it would be different if that was a un ....