this is not a way to treat people. the law s author state senator pierce testified that a s s safety depends on the law. in syria the reports of deaths are mounting. a huge explosion rocked damascus today. kofi annan is expected to brief the security council about the latest. president obama has signed an executive order authorizing new sanctions against the syrian government and iran for attacking citizens. trial of the man accused of killing singer jennifer hudson s relative. hudson took the stand and broke down several times as she remembered having to identify her family s remains. her mother brother and nephew were killed. she testified that balfour threatened to kill her and her family after she told him she didn t want to be with him any more. the star witness is back on the stand. edwards is accused of using thousands of dollars in campaign funds to hide his affair with rielle hunter. andrew young felt that edwards was going to be the savior of america. mitt r