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Is. a simmering controversy heating up once again right now thanks to the latest remarks by president obama. he's directly waded into the debate over the name of the washington pro football team the washington redskins. cnn's brian todd is here with more. >> the president has spoken out in favor of changing the nickname. that has drawn a strong response from the redskins, but it's given nate i have been american groups in the new momentum in the 40-year-plus campaign to get rid of the name. a standoff, neither side budging, the president firing a newsmaking salvo, about you this drama over...

Nick name. a lot has changed. >> there's been a helicopter crash in afghanistan this morning, there's been u.s. personnel involved, possibly injured. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, officials here in kabul are confirming an osprey went down in zabul province. three were killed and civilian was killed and others injured. it was flying at night and we have cnn has spoken to some of the people with contacts in the village. some of the villagers are saying it was out hunting the taliban. when the osprey got lower to the ground, someone on the ground took it out with a shoulder fired missi...

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