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full of details in one minute for you here on cnn. a free election four decades overdue. the first real live democratic exercise in libya since the moammar gadhafi era. nearly 3 million libyans picked parliament members today waiting in long lines to vote at polling stations all across the country. we've heard a few disruptions but overall international election observers are pleased. >> in the rest of the country things have been going smoothly. reports from the east where it's been more difficult but even there the jaft majority of citizens could cast their votes peacefully. >> to ...

why some cuban-americans are furious. we're going in-depth. first the secret service and now dea agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in colombia. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newark's democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romney's old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do damage control and the dust still hasn't settled. let's discuss what's going on with the key ad...

The country paused at precisely 2:46 monday afternoon. the moment the disaster hit. the aftershocks briefly cut electricity to the cooling pumps at the fukushima nuclear complex. the japanese government is expanding the evacuation zone. the new order impacts five towns. authorities say that they are concerned about residents' long-term radiation exposure. an african union delegation sat down with libyan rebel leaders today, one day after their talks with moammar gadhafi. now the onsoys say that gadhafi has agreed to a cease-fire. gadhafi rallied supporters at his compound, calling him his ...

Chain. i think the world health organization and the u.n. authorities need to be involved in monitoring what's going on here. >> okay. michael friedlander, thank you very much for putting this into perspective. on a happy note -- we like happy notes -- a dog and her owner have been reunited more than three weeks after the earthquake and tsunami. the two were separated when the disaster hit. the dog was spotted over the weekend floating on top of debris a mile out into the ocean. the owner recognized her dog from the video. more deadly protests in afghanistan. [ gunshots ] >> anger over the...

Quake and tsunami struck northeastern japan, more images and video are emerging from the moments the disaster hit. some residents managed to find higher ground as the tsunami moved in and captured the terrifying moment on tape. >> translator: the buildings and homes of some 9,000 residents have all been swept away.