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i m suzanne malveaux. america s largest bank opens its books. it ain t pretty. also the late joe paterno speaking out in the wake of the penn state sex scandal. the outcry over teen usa s olympic uniforms. why one lawmaker wants them burned. let s get straight to it. in london soccer star john kerry has been found not guilty of racially abusing an opponent. the two had an exchange of words in a match last october. ter dion eyed they were racially motivated. the world needs airline pilots believe it or not. one of the biggest commercial jet companies says in the next 20 years the air travel industry will need almost a half million more trained up pilots. boeing sums it up this way. the global economy is growing fast and airlines are expanding just as fast to support it. here is the problem. analysts are afraid the pilot shortage will mean trains will suffer and less qualified pilots will be hired. condoleezza rice has said over and over she has no interest in being ....
president obama today paid tribute to america s war dead, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns, he then spoke at the vietnam veteran s memorial on the 50th anniversary of their bloody conflict. and milt romney led a tribute at the veteran s memorial center in san diego. it was a somber break from the election campaign, but politics has a way of seeping into one of the most somber occasions, dan lothian is standing by, but first let s go to cnn s dana bash. and a slight political undertone to the ceremonies there in san diego. they were putting wreaths out at these ceremonies, but at the same time both men gave some speeches that might have had some politics mixed in there as well. from mitt romney, the lines that you re so familiar with, following him around, the ones really directly following the president. but you didn t have to read too much between the lines to hear his campaign pitch. reporter: a solemn moment in san diego, marking memorial day. repo ....
By acting along these lines we are increasing pressure on the assaad regime every day. make no mistake, one way or another, this regime will ultimately meet its end. shepard: meanwhile, the secretary of state hillary clinton called for the united nations to stop other nations from selling weapons to syria if the regime continues to order ignore the cease-fire. just yesterday u.n. peace keeping monitors in syria sped off after syrian troops reportedly fired on opposition protesters surrounding the united nations trucks. the u.n. estimates syrian troops are killed more than 9,000 people, including many women and children since last march. cia operatives are asking for permission to kill terror suspects, even when they don t know exactly who the suspects are. that s according to the reporting of the the washington post. the newspaper reports america s spy agency is trying to change its policy for drone strikes in yemen. the change would allow drones to attack unidentified targets as ....
this is not his critical inner circle. they have closed ranks, they have determined to fight, they have talked themselves into it, one of the officials says that they are fighting an insurgency and they believe right now they will win and sadly, anderson, the opposition remains fractured and unable to really mount an effective counter offensive according to these officials. does this surprise you? i m not really sure about the quality of the american intelligence around syria. who s the inner circle? is it his brother? yes, his inner circle will be with him throughout, they will flee with him, they will fight with him and most likely they will die with him. he hears what the american officials are saying, he hears general dempsey saying their defense system in syria is robust. and president clinton rebuking the syrian people. you know, this has been a good run. and in homes now, basically they won. they were able to decimate and move in with their forces. do you ....