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states. newt gingrich and rick santorum are fighting romney for the conservative vote in the south. tiger woods suffered a tournament ending injury. watch him after this approach shot on the 10th hole at doral. look at him. favoring that left leg. tiger withdrew after the 11th hole. he injured that tendon in the masters last year. we begin this hour in afghanistan where an american is accused of a cold blooded killing spree. the pentagon has not released the soldier's name but says he's an army staff sergeant in his mid 30s. he served several tours of duty in iraq but on his firs...

leader mustafa abdel-jalil. he is representing libya at the 65th u.n. general assembly. he has been meeting with president obama the last hour as well as ban ki moon. in a few minutes, president obama will sit down with afghan president happened karzai. this is their first meeting since the u.s. spelled out a plan to leave afghanistan by the end of 2014. today, for the first time, gays and lesbians can openly serve in the united states military. the law known as don't ask, don't tell has been around for 18 years. it officially ended at midnight. since 1993, more than 14,000 serviceme...

Valedictorians, your class president, your varsity sports captains, they come from every state in the union. we are just very lucky here to get literally the best and the brightest of the united states. >> hi. how you doing? >> good. >> what are you going to do this year? >> i'm a platoon sergeant this year. >> if you come to west point and want to be here, you're virtually guaranteed sadly to some that you'll be going to war. what does that say about the people who were marching out there today? >> wonderful statement about their courage and their principles. they know that we are operating i...

>> well, then, sergeant, i will talk with the sja and battalion commander. i may have some more questions for you after that, so that i can confirm you are serious about this. i also want to make sure that you understand the implications of your statement. >> i understand, ma'am. thank you for your time, ma'am. >> no need to thank me, sergeant williams. >> later in the commander's office -- >> so you're certain about this sergeant's sinceritysincerity? >> isg thinks so, especially after talking with the platoon sergeant and platoon leader. we don't see any other reason for sergeant williams to...

Do understand the consequences of my actions. >> well, then, sergeant, i will talk with the sja and battalion commander. i may have some more questions for you after that, so that i can confirm you are serious about this. i also want to make sure that you understand the implications of your statement. >> i understand, ma'am. thank you for your time, ma'am. >> no need to thank me, sergeant williams. >> later in the commander's office -- >> so you're certain about this sergeant's sin sceritysincerity? >> isg thinks so, especially after talking with the platoon sergeant and platoon leader. we don...