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number two, the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. $1.3 trillion at this moment. a distant third, the president's stimulus plan, $831 billion. never thought $831 billion would look cheap. well, here's another powerful number. right now this country is paying $224 billion a year in interest on our debt and that number is mushrooming. it becomes an exponential problem. by 2020 we will be paying $544 billion in interest alone. if you want to see something really scary, let's compare that $544 billion to medicare. by 2020 in the year we're paying $544 billion in interest, medicare...

now we're learning the reason why they chose that specific target. it might not necessarily be what you think. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com he's certainly one of the most visible people on the planet that with global media watching his every single move. how did president obama take most of the world by surprise when he showed up in afghanistan. we're learning new details of this rather complex and massive operation. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us. brianna, tell our viewers what you are learning....

america's longest running war after a trip to afghanistan by president obama. the unannounced visit to kabul was full of secrecy and symbolism, be but not very many specifics. a tough reminder that there's a long way to go in that country. suicide car bomber and taliban militants disguised attacked a housing compound. nick paton walsh is live with us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it appears the suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into what's known as the green village here. close to the center of kabul, a place where many foreign contractors and ex-pats live in ...

also do prosecutors have a case against george zimmerman? i'll ask the man who represented dominique strauss-kahn. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight, the raging campaign controversy over osama bin laden. the al qaeda leader has been dead for a year, but the obama campaign the waging it all over again. this is what challenger mitt romney said today. >> even jimmy carter would have given that order. >> i said we'd go after bin laden if i got a clear shot at him, and i did. if there are others who have said one thing and now suggest they'd do somethin...

is billionaire aubrey mcclendon. he's the outspoken, charzmatic scion of one of america's founders and a founder of chesapeake. chesapeake could be the next enron, or worldcom. chesapeake energy is second only to exxonmobil in drilling for natural gas in this country. more than 13,000 americans work for mcclendon, enjoying perks, which according to reuters includes on-site botox treatments. chesapeake also boasts a campus with three restaurants and a 70,000-square foot facility with a rock climbing wall. it may have been among the first signs that something doesn't end up. mcclendon ...