next year. that was last weekend. he told a radio interviewer now he is looking forward to meeting with the secret service. yeah, we actually have heard from the secret service and they have a duty and i salute them. i support them, and i m looking forward to our meeting tomorrow. i m sure it will be a fine gathering. we all remember the sight of oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. later washing up on the beaches. now bp has reached a class action settlement with thousands of businesses and individuals who filed claims after that disaster. price tag for the settlement, almost $8 billion. bp says that the number could go even higher. new jersey school district will pay $4.2 million to a student who was paralyzed after being attacked by a bully. this incident happened in 2006 when sawyer rosenstein was just 12 years old. he was punched in the stomach by another student which triggered a blood clot that caused paralysis. he was repeatedly bullied months before the attack.
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the u.s. military asked the times not to publish the photos, but the paper s editor defends the move saying, quote, after careful consideration, we decided that publishing a small but representative selection of the photos would fulfill our obligation to readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the american mission in afghanistan, including the allegation that the images reflect a breakdown in unit discipline that was endangering u.s. troops. chris lawrence, who is joining us live from the pentagon. chris, first of all, how are the military reacting at this point? reporter: strongly, suzanne, in a word. defense secretary leon panetta thought this was serious enough to have to address it during a nato meeting overseas. he said bluntly, this is war. it is very violent. young people caught up in the moment will make foolish decisions. he also again strongly condemned the paper for releasing the photo saying that the military had urged them not to. he said
morning calling it trickle down taxation. pricey light. the new light bulb to replace regular hits stores this sunday, earth day. this thing lasts for 20 years. it costs as much as 60 bucks. new home. shuttle discovery hitching a ride heading up the east coast from florida to virginia. amazing new pictures this hour. an eye popping eruption you have got to see. newsroom begins right now. taxpayer outrage this morning is growing over the millions of dollars seemingly squandered by unanimous bureaucrats. right now the second hearing in two days. they are facing questions about their lavish convention in las vegas. a rewards program that gave employees ipods and gift cards worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. and a hawaii trip for some spending up to a week there for a ribbon cutting that lasted a mere hour. senior congressional correspondent dana bash is on capitol hill. yesterday we saw some pretty outraged lawmakers and apologetic witnesses. anything new coming
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