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  Here are five things to look for today. 1. What Obama says in his speech The president will still make the case that Congress must authorize military force in Syria, a senior administration official told CNN. This, despite the fact that Obama believes Kerry’s offhand offer for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons […]

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  1. SYRIA STRIKE Global showdown: It’s supposed to be all about the world economy, but the G-20 summit in Russia this week could become a showdown over military action against Syria. All eyes will be on President Barack Obama, who wants to launch military strikes against the Syrian regime, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country […]

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Antoinette Tuff hailed as ‘true hero’ for handling Georgia school gunman A man slips behind someone else into a packed elementary school with an AK-47-type weapon. He goes into the office and shoots at the ground, then darts between there and outside to fire at approaching police. So what do you do? If you’re Antoinette Tuff, […]

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*The 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom will be remembered via two separate documentaries airing on different networks. CNN‘s original documentary “We Were There: The March On Washington – An Oral History,” hosted by network anchor Don Lemon, debuts on Friday, Aug. 23 at 10 p.m. ET, 1 a.m. ET, […]

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  The friend who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin when his fatal confrontation with George Zimmerman began said Monday she is “disappointed, upset, angry, questioning and mad” at Zimmerman’s acquittal on murder charges. Rachel Jeantel called the verdict “BS” and said Martin, 17, was never aggressive. “He was a calm, chill, loving person […]

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  One of the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman said she had “no doubt” he feared for his life in the final moments of his struggle with Trayvon Martin, and that was the definitive factor in the verdict. The woman, who was identified just as Juror B37, spoke exclusively to CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” on […]

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  CNN is airing a special called “The N Word,” hosted by Don Lemon, on Monday night. Lemon will be debating the use of the word, in light of the recent allegations of racism against Paula Deen and the George Zimmerman trial. TV Newer reported that the special will air at 7 p.m. in lieu of“Outfront,” while Erin Burnett is on vacation. Lemon has previously said that he believes journalists […]

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  They were part of an elite squad who confronted wildfires up close, setting up barriers to stop their destructive spread. But the inferno blazing across central Arizona proved too much. The 19 firefighters were killed Sunday while fighting the Yarnell Hill fire, northwest of Phoenix. It is the deadliest blaze for firefighterssince the 9/11 […]

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  You’d think by now CNN would have learned to stop treating its assumptions as truths. But when Wolf Blitzer made a casual comment Tuesday, it turned out to be a teachable moment both for the newsman and television viewers. Speaking live to a survivor of the deadly tornado in Moore, Okla., Blitzer declared the woman “blessed,”her husband “blessed,” and her […]

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For its upcoming miniseries “The 80s: The Decade that Made Us,” Nat Geo Channel commissioned a pop culture survey asking participants important questions like, “Which of the following songs would you have made out to in the ’80s?” and “Which of the following ’80s TV family would you most want to be adopted by?” EW.com has an […]

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  Today was Soledad O’Brien‘s last day hosting CNN’s “Starting Point,” and the veteran journalist took a trip down memory lane with her panel during the show’s “End Point” segment. Will Cain and Roland Martin spoke of their good relationship with O’Brien, both personally and professionally, while Ryan Lizza gave “a shout-out to a year’s worth […]

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  It’s official: Roland Martin is out at CNN. After a six-year run on CNN, Martin tweeted that the “new boss wants his own peeps.” The “boss” Martin referred to is CNN President Jeff Zucker who chose not to renew Martin’s contract as a CNN commentator. Martin’s contract ends April 6. “Roland I am really missing not hearing your view […]