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this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. first up, a tour of the world and the united states with a terrific panel. we ll tackle the euro crisis, britain, riots, the united states and much more. then what in the world? should the u.s. be taking economic queues from iran? maybe. i ll explain. next, an inside look at intelligence and the war on terror are john miller who has just resigned as one of the nation s top spooks. finally, a last look at how not to be a spy. first, here is my take. i wrote a blog post for our gps website, cnn.com/gps that has gotten a great deal of reaction. let me talk about it for a moment. it all started because i read a website that pointed out after the s&p downgrade of the united states, no country with a presidential system of government had a aaa rating from all three rating agencies. only countries with parliamentary systems have that honor with the p
i ll get a live update from tripoli. in china, vice president joe biden says the u.s. will never default on its debt. i ll have more on what he s saying about the u.s. economy just ahead. and for many members. u.s. military, returning home is just not complete. well, until they get a hero s welcome from man s best friend. their dog. a very special welcome to all the servicemen and women who are watching us right now on the armed forces network. let s get right to it. we begin with libya where moammar gadhafi s government and rebels are offering very different takes on hats goi s w in that country. opposition leaders say they ve taken they are revolution in tripoli. one of gadhafi sons say they are losing every battle. cnn personnel say it seems like some of the most intense yet. before taking the fight into libya s capital, the rebels pushed government forces out of the key city, the oil refinery city of zawiya, about 30 miles from tripoli. cnn filealed this report and
well, that s it for this edition of reliable sources. i m howard kurtz. we re off next sunday when cnn will be providing live coverage of the dedication of the martin luther king memorial on the mall in washington. we re back the following week with another critical look at the media. state of the union with candy crowley begins right now. an august of angst, at the battle of 2012 erode the president s support. today, the summer slump with obama senior campaign strategist david axelrod and then job creation in uncertain times with governors o malley of maryland and mcdonnell of virginia. and congressman elijah cummings, former chair of the black caucus, and analysis from greg ip, an economic editor of the economist, and chrystia freeland, editor of thomson reuters digital. i am candy crowley, and this is state of the union. what a difference a year makes, or not so much. last year at this time, president obama was vacationing on martha s vineyard, and that s where he