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He made the birthrate one of his main campaign issues in his run for president. noting a population decrease of 2.5 million since 2000. he wants to see russia's population of 142 million grow to 154 million by 2050. the federal government here in the u.s. has won a two-year battle resulting from a sting operation against an amish farmer in pennsylvania. the "washington times" reports the man sells raw milk, which many believe is healthier than the pasteurizeed version. but the food and drug administration says it's not same to consume. his persistence prompted a 5:00 a.m. visit from the feds...

A quick look at what's driving the day. president obama delivers a speech later this morning at georgetown university outlining his plan for what he is calling american energy security. he will talk a little bit about nukes there and a lot about gas prices. secretary of state clinton, defense secretary robert gates, admiral mike mullen and other senior officials are expected on capitol hill later today to deliver a confidential classified briefing to congressional leaders on the situation in libya. the opening bell has just rung on wall street. strong showing for foreign markets, dow futures...

Something going on in the world. right there in that community there's not always -- i do as often as i can. it's kind of fun. as outrageousic as it sounds, it's -- as tragic as it sounds, it's kind of found do something good for somebody when you're able to. >> detroit obviously is the center of the car industry and has been decimated through the recession. and you've seen that firsthand when you've gone back. how bad has it been do you think in realty, detroit, and where is it now? >> well, i mean, when it really started hitting -- detroit's been devastated for a lot of years, been going tha...

Something i did anonymously. and i've -- i conflict about that. i believe if we talk about it now that might inspire people to do good things. at the same time i don't like to put it on a flag and wave it around. since you brought it up, i feel like i'm taking dollars out of these markets. i read the paper, and i'm like, is there something in this paper, some little story that i can just help somebody out. >> how often do you do that? >> often as i can. believe it or not, there are some cities you go to sometimes, and there's no bad story like that. there's not an opportunity to touch somebody...

Bhe when he was running for that office in 1993 we drove around the city and i saw all these abandoned homes and all these signs of blight. i said do you really want this job? because already these signs were very alarming. and the fact, andrea -- and you spoke to it -- the boom of detroit wag built around one industry -- the auto industry. even when the industry was doing well, productivity set in. it takes one worker to do what ten workers used to do in an auto plant today. so the auto industry is coming back but they need fewer workers to do it, certainly fewer blue collar workers. even the...