Hostage in iran recalled her harrowing ordeal. For 410 days, mostly in solitary confinement. Held for 26sh were months. Their memoir is being published today. It wasnt until six months or so into it that we saw a new sticker, american spies to go to trial at some point. We kept telling our interrogators, what are we being charged with . They would say, we dont know. And we will look at what theyve been doing since the release. Once i left prison, it didnt feel over. I thought about the people i was in prison with. I thought about prisoners around the world. It made sense to me to start looking into prisons in this country. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Russia is formally recognized crimea as an independent state, paving the way for the annexation and define new sanctions led by the United States. In a speech today, russian president Vladimir Putin announced his support for itsxing crimea following vo
authority. prosecutors subpoenaed david sampson. new jersey governor chris christie doing his other job, fundraising in michigan. the candidates he s supposed to be raising funds for wouldn t show up. a lesson in crowning someone too early as the front-runner. a god awful winter, that i wish would end yesterday. getting back to boisterous. chris christie is on the road raising money for the republican governors association. christie s off to michigan hoping to reprise his role as the rga s million dollar man. despite the swirling controversies of bridgegate, hurricane sandy assistance and beyond, christie s managed to pick up $1 million or more in chicago, boston, texas in last couple of months breaking a $6 million fund-raising record in january. besides offering a breather for the embattled governor, it may be the fund-raising whirlwind and blankets of cold, hard cash are warming the cockles of christie s heart, and bolstering his confidence. wait. chris chris
exchange because many palestinians were serving life sentences for deadly attacks against israel. we ll be heading to shalit s hometown where fred pleitgen is. this is a very heart-wrenching moment for many israelis who are concerned about potential retaliation given how many of these soldiers have been released and with actual euphoria from many palestinians. fred pleitgen is with us now in gilad shalit s hometown. good morning, fred. reporter: good morning, christine. certainly the people here in shalit s hometown of mitzpe hila. there was controversy where people were saying the political price is too high. one of the things they re concerned about is not only that some of the people they re releasing could become violent again, but also this could spawn other groups to kidnap other israeli soldiers. that is certainly not the feeling here in shalit s hometown. people are saying they re happy he was back, scenes of jubilation as these first television pictures came showin
a time-out. referee: time-out, pittsburgh. 30-second time-out. al: this is the beginning of a four-game stand against the afc south for pittsburgh. you look at their schedule. if they come out of here 2-1, next three weeks and you go down the line. twice, cleveland twice, st. now, that s what it s going to look like up until the baltimore and after that, it looks like a going to be a cake walk. . i tell you, you just wonder, maybe flozell adams will get the call this week. al: running another play that wanted it, on the left hash mark. so than straight down the middle. and so they like having that up on the left side of the tee box very often. correct? they think. cris: correct. al: same principle. cris: but i can hit it out of of bounds when he hit the with eight seconds left, suisham, to try to when the game. even though there might be a al: sepulveda. from 38. suisham splits the upright. but there s a flag. kicker. steelers with their hands full have taken th
about his conversation with them on the plane. in saudi arabia, a historic decision expanding women s rights. king abdullah says saudi women will be able to vote and run for office in future municipal elections, not including elections coming up this thursday. i ve spoken to many women s rights activists in the past several hours, after this announcement was made. they are elated at the news. they say it is about time. they say it is one thing to be able to vote, but to also be able to nominate themselves as candidates in the future round of elections, even though the date for the elections hasn t been set yet, they say they re over the moon about this, this is a big step forward toward the empowerment of women in saudi arabia. they say that s something much needed in this country, a country where there is a male guardianship system, women can t drive, can t open bank accounts, can t have education unless the male guardian signs off on it. the white house calls king abd