did we talk about john kennedy. is that the legacy we talk about? no. politics and scandal. defending what appears to be the indefensible. why not have a dialogue with him. why am i the only person going there to talk to him. only in america. why is this man baned from the oscars? this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, the big story, the battle for the gop. rick santorum and mitt romney are fighting for the lead as they head for the contest in michigan and arizona on tuesday. much more on that later. from hollywood to tehran. why he s defending ahmadinejad. he s been vilified. we label him as an extremist. the speeches i heard him say were clear in the sense he preached we are all made in the image of god, all people of all countries, all colors are brothers and sisters. that was his clear message. we begin with the big story, the race for the white house. as far as the gop is concerned, it could come down to the michigan primary on tuesday. form former michi
he called it an inadvertent error. that has not quieted the protests in afghanistan. the taliban s calling on muslims to seek revenge. who s going to be the prime minister of australia come monday. the stage is set for a showdown. the governing labor party will vote on monday. rudd says ms. gill lard can t win the next election. we ll have more on that story in just a moment. i m zain verjee. world business today. good morning. from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. this is world business today. these are the top stories on friday, february the 24th. greece s debt burden has been lightened but its debt holders are about to see the value of their bonds drop. the u.s. takes on organized crime in japan imposing sanctions on high ranking members of the yakazu. what does google know about you? new privacy policies make it harder to keep your information under wraps these days. first up, to our top story today. today is the daze day that greece finally unveils its propos
families being notified today, receiving the sad news. one was a uh 1 helicopter, one an ah 1 w helicopter. very routine training exercise by all accounts and sadly a mid-air collision killing all seven marines on board both heel lows overnight. we will follow all of the breaking details that we get from you, barbara, and also the investigation now taking place. barbara starr at the pentagon, thanks. sure. look, it s no surprise when you reach the top, you get a target on your back. and poll surging rick santorum found that out last night at cnn s debate in arizona. while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. you re entitled to your opinions but you re not entitled to i ve heard that line before. misrepresent the facts and you re misrepresenting the facts. you don t know what you re talking about. yes, governor you balanced the budget for four years. you have a constitutional requirement to balance the budget i
were killed when gunmen fired on a check point. representatives from around the world are meeting right now in london to discuss somalia. the country has been mired in war and famine for more than 20 years. british prime minister david cameron is hosting the meeting to promote a global resolution to the situation. i m max foster, world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and good evening from cnn hong kong. i m pauline choiu. this is world business today, the top stories this day, japan appears willing to lend a hand to europe despite its own daunting debt pile. a falling out at the top of the gambling empire, bribery allegations drive two long-term business partners apart. a stampede into lin sanity. one company had the financial for site to buy in two years ago and has walked in with a bargain. they re not soaring and they re not slumping, but there is a perceptible lethargy on the markets as investors say tuesday
of almost like front-runnerish position. that was the 20th gop debate last night on cnn and really hit from all sides accused of being a big spender and accused of being a washington insider and accused of being a fake at which point he s like, i m real, i m real. some of the toughest attacks came from mitt romney. they literally yelled at each other. listen. while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to no where. just as torturous as they were kind of going at it. al stewart national press secretary for the santorum 2012 presidential campaign. nice to have you with us this morning. there were some comments from if you scan the headlines. some people said he did a great job in the debate and others said he was deep in the weeds of the debate. he outlined his record and also pointed out the fact that despite the distortions from other candidates, he never voted to raise taxes in washington and voted against the wasteful spending i