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hollywood. and movement in just the last hour on efforts to end the debt crisis. you've heard that phrase a lot in the last few weeks. but what does it mean to you and your personal finances? the answers for you this hour in the cnn newsroom. i ran around for five minutes, then i started swimming. >> reporter: was he shooting at you in the ocean? >> yes, and in it. >> reporter: were people around you hit? >> yes. >> final moments spent in unimaginable fear. two attacks in norway. at least 92 people dead, 85 of them at a youth camp. seven dead in a bombing in the capital, oslo. on...

It comes as he prepares to launch his 2012 campaign. the president trying to remain connected with some young supporters. they did the trick for him. >> absolutely. what better way than to be on facebook from the company headquarters in california fielding questions from younger americans. president obama even acknowledged he was playing to a pretty young crowd this afternoon. he needs them to get out and vote next year. young voters went to the polls in large numbers in 2008 and gave democrats the majority of their votes, helping the party win big that year, shep. >> shepard: as i mentioned t...

Cnn, of course, is your source for financial news. let's get you here to cnnmoney.com. time to dump small cap stocks. that feels a little bit inside for a lot of folks, but maybe not. maybe that's just me. stocks churn after mixed reports. some good reporting here for our money team at cnnmoney.com. let's get you to the big board. new york stock exchange, down 22 points right now. it's been a down week, mostly. the nasdaq is down 12 points. we'll follow these numbers throughout the day in the "newsroom." got to tell you, wall street's focus today is on you, the consumer, and how you feel about...

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League's 100th anniversary convention in washington. his education plan is the significant plan to better prepare students for college and careers. the plan calls for higher teacher pay and also asks for tangible results. >> excusable, economically indefensible and all of us have to roll up our sleeves to change it, and that's why -- that is why from day one of this administration weave answer made excellence in american educat n education, excellence for all our students, a top priority. >> president obama also discussed the shirley sherrod debacle, the president taking some of the blame for ...