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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom 20131104 18:59:00

to try to run it as scheduled, but the human suffering proved too much. gr the best way to help new york city at this time is to say we will not be conducting the 2012 ing new york city marathon. now, its return is being heralded as symbol mic of the city itself, back are 48,000 runners pouring more than $300 million into the economy. important this year because of what happened last year. back are the elite athletes. in 2009, he became the first american to win new york in more than two decades, and he s brought some perspective. winning is not about first place, getting the best out of yourself. back, too, are the millions raised for charity. even with the cancellation last year, runners raised more than $thit million for groups like back on my feet, which helps the homeless. curoona is running for them. it shows the spirit of the marathon. it s incredible what people can overcome. in short, that s what the

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom 20131102 15:52:00

you know, winning is not about first place. about getting the best out of yourself. reporter: back, too, are the millions raised for charity. even with the cancellation last year, runners raised more than $30 million for groups like back on my feet, which helps the homeless, karina s running for them. it shows the spirit of the marathon. it s incredible what people can overcome. reporter: in short, that s what the marathon s return has been all about, a whole city overcoming the worst and getting back to its best. one step at a time. tom foreman, cnn. and he is an astronaut who reached new heights with the music video. that was out of this world, the so-called singing astronaut joining me live to talk about the newfound fame and life in outer space. of course, back on earth. i m beth. and i m michelle. and we own the paper cottage.

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Transcripts for CNN Piers Morgan Live 20130416 01:49:00

where they could be at risk or in danger, was absolutely fantastic and i think the boston athletic association and the boston police and the state police deserve tremendous credit for how they handled this when it occurred. they certainly do. probably saved a lot more death and injury as a result of their rapid actions. to me, the guy that sums up kind of stoicism, indeed heroism of the whole event, was bill iffrig. 78 years old, he s run 45 marathons, he was blown off his feet in images that have gone round the world and he just got back up and finished the race. what did you make of that, fred? you know, i think he speaks a lot to the spirit of the marathon. and the connection that so many people feel to this particular run and this particular distance, and you know, i feel terribly for the people obviously as we all do who have been injured and maimed or

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130416:09:32:00

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