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Every feasible option that would axle remember rate to a post assader era. shepard: sending body armor and vehicles and military training. the reuters news service reports that for now the u.s. is not planning to do any of that meanwhile secretary of state john kerry today arrived in rome for a friends of syria conference of world leaders aligned with the opposition and he suggested the united states is working to make sure its aid does not fall into the wrong hands. america cannot dictate to the world it must engage. that from the nation s new defense secretary chuck hagel. he took the oath of office at a private ceremony this morning. afterwards the secretary told pentagon workers the united states must lead with its allies. he says he believes the military is a force for good and that he is committed to equal benefits for all service members. secretary hagel also touched on those looming budget cuts calling them a ....
In iran as well. she arrived in turkey in the friends of syria conference. while attending a security conference in saudi arabia, clinton said about iran, the window of opportunity for a peaceful resolution will not remain open forever. she said they plan to meet in isstan bull for a round of talks. and leon paneta blasting over the defense budget . saying that congress would be irresponsible if it doesn t act for the cut backs. you may remember those cuts are set to kick in after a super committee failed to agree on way to slash the nation s debt. and what they essentially do is put a gun to their heads ....
with house intelligence chairman mike rogers and ranking democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. a new cnn orc poll shows president obama s job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big oil. it s time they got by without more help from taxpayers, who are already having a tough enough time paying the bills and filling up their gas tank. it will never get by congressional republicans. joining me from louisville, kentucky, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. senator, i want to talk to you about gas prices. i know that you have suggested that this seems like a weird political move for the president to be making, that you don t think it will be popular. i want to show our viewers a recent cnn/orc ....
more now on that coast guard yacht rescue. the yacht was headed from china to san francisco during the race around the world when stormy weather swept away the vessel s communication and steering equipment. now the coast guard is coming to the aid of the crew. four of which have injuries. moments ago i spoke to an agency official about exactly what that means. once the coast guard helicopter makes its way to the vessel, it will lower a rescue swimmer just as my rescue lowers to shore would. he is an emt trained person. he will do medical evaluation, check the injuries, treat the injuries as much as he can, and make a decision on what he needs to do at that point. and that official says the coast guard should reach the yacht in about an hour. the republican presidential candidates phobinging on wisconsin today with the primary coming up on tuesday. some analysts say a victory by mitt romney in wisconsin can all but seal his nomination. rival rick santorum says not ....
weather, and a rescue operation under way 400 miles off the california coast. and the party is just starting. from sweet 16 to the final four, now the national college basketball championship. it is finally down to the final two. hillary clinton and regional leaders are gathered in turkey right now trying to stop the killings of thousands of people just across the border in syria. the secretary of state says the syrian regime is leaving a trail of broken promises. cnn s joe dougherty has just interviewed secretary clinton in istanbul and joins us by phone. jill, good morning to you. can you tell us what the secretary of state had to say to you. reporter: well, randi, the schedule is changing, as you can imagine. it s pushed back a little bit, and we will be speaking with her in an hour and a half. she still has a news conference. it s a very, very busy conference. you d have to say it s moving very quickly. the whole idea of this is to bring these nations together ....