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ringing any bells? in virginia right now, the election is not over, despite the calendar. we know that bishop e.w. jackson is not going to be lieutenant governor in virginia. we know that ken cuccinelli is not going to be governor in virginia, but you know what? ken cuccinelli is still the attorney general of that state, and that turns out to be really, really important, given that the election is not yet over. for the last generation or so, attorneys general in virginia have stepped down if they wanted to run for some other office in order to avoid a conflict of interest. one of the jobs of the attorney general is to help settle any legal disputes or any legal wrangling over elections and how the vote is counted. that s a really awkward thing to do if you yourself are running in that election. so, all those guys stepped down. ken cuccinelli, however, did not. ken cuccinelli was never bothered by the prospect of having to weigh in legally on an election where he was on the ba
HaitiNew-yorkUnited-statesMalaysiaPhilippinesDubaiDubayyUnited-arab-emiratesMilwaukeeWisconsinAfghanistanAlaska meeting one by one with the cardinals who will choose his successor and he might be face-to-face with the next pope in just a few minutes on this last day on the throne of st. peter. good morning. welcome to this special edition of early start. i m john berman. and i m zoraida sambolin. we d like to welcome our viewers from around the world on cnn international. it s the top of the hour, thursday, february 28th. we are witnessing history in the making. no one alive has ever seen a sitting pope step down. it is all unfolding right now and by 2:00 p.m. eastern, pope benedict xvi becomes pope emeritus. but there is still a lot to do before then. the meeting at this hour with the cardinals who will ultimately choose his replacement. over 100 of them plan to be on hand. the pontiff will spended i ed a or two with each of them. and then cardinal sodano will speak. the departure of this pope after what really has been a turbulent eight-year reign leaves the catholic church
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