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good morning, everyone. i m in today for carol costello. we begin this morning with disturbing new attacks on american forces in afghanistan and the chilling effect they could have on brings the troops home. the latest ambush just hours ago. a man wearing an afghan military uniform shoots to death three americans in the volatile helmand province. according to reuters, the americans were killed by an afghan police commander and several of his officers. the afghan leader had invited the americans to dinner to discuss security. all three americans were members of special forces. the attack follows wednesday s suicide bombing that killed three u.s. soldiers and an american aid worker. the taliban is claiming reonsibility. chris warrens is at the pentagon. chris, these are troops that are helping in the transition. what are you learning? yeah, deb. our sources are now confirming that these three troops were part of a special forces mission to stabilize that village in helm ....
over same-sex marriage is heating up this weekend. about an hour ago republican presidential candidate mitt romney defended that position on the issue during a commencement speech at liberty university of evangelical christian college in virginia. culture, what you believe, how you value, how you live matters. now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debate from time to time, so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage, marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. now, several prominent african-american pastors are also voicing their opposition to the president s decision to support gay marriage. and the issue is expected to be a focus of sermons in churches all across the country this mother s day. ahead of sunday s services a group of civil rights leaders, include al sharpton and joseph lowery have written an open letter to the african-american community embracing the president s decision. it says, ....
and pakistan. clinton just left libya. the visit there was the first by a cabinet-level official since the overthrow of moammar gadhafi. there are reports that turkish forces killed 15 militants in iraq. they were in pursuit of kurdish rebels. the fighters have waged a campaign for a separate state for several decades. france s president and first lady welcomed a baby girl wednesday night. a close family friend says she is doing well after giving birth to the first baby born to a sitting french president. nicolas sarkozy visited his wife and new daughter in a paris hospital a few hours after the girl was born. those are the headlines. i m zain vergee and world business today starts now. good morning, from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. the top stories this thursday, october 20th, you re looking at live pictures of crowds gathering in athens, constitution ....
Conditions safe are for miners moving forward. all of that hard work and hardship, all of the time spent underground, it was all for the families, all for you. for a car in the driveway, a roof overhead. for a chance to give their kids opportunities that they would never know and enjoy retirement with their spouses. it was all in the hopes of something better. so these miners lived as they died in pursuit of the american dream. the nation s top mine safety officials expected to testify on capitol hill when hearings get underway. there is new evidence this morning that wall street s most profitable bank bet on the housing crash and in some cases even bragged about it. e-mails from goldman sachs traders themself and one that called worseless loans that ruin ....