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Couple chronicles real-life CIA love story
Bob Baer and Dayna Baer were on a covert mission in Sarajevo when they first met. Bob was an accomplished CIA agent–he was famously played by George Clooney in "Syriana"–and Dayna was an up-and-coming "shooter" in the agency.
Shortly thereafter, the two resigned from the CIA to start a life together as a married couple in the U.S. The Baers chronicle their real-life spy love affair in their new book "The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story" and talk to T.J. Holmes about their unusual story.
Teammates of fallen player get visit from former NBA star
16 year-old Wes Leonard scored the game-winning shot for his Fennville High School basketball team last Thursday, clinching a spot in the championships. But shortly after scoring the winning basket, Leonard collapsed and died from a heart ailment.
Leonard's team went on to play their first game since the death of their teammate Monday night and was accompanied by Bo Kimble, former NBA player and founder of Forty-Four For for Life Foundation. Kimble, whose Loyola Marymount teammate Hank Gathers died of cardiac arrest in 1990, started the foundation to educate athletes and the public about heart risks. T.J. Holmes talks to Kimble about the recent death of Wes Leonard and heart risks.
Dearborn, Mich. mayor 'very concerned' about Rep. King's hearings
Jack O'Reilly, Jr. is the mayor of Dearborn, MI, a city with one of the largest Muslim populations in the nation, and says Rep. Peter King is exaggerating the threat of home-grown terrorism.
Rep. King (R-NY) has said he is holding the hearings because of a concern Muslim Americans aren't doing their part in fighting the radicalization of other American Muslims but Mayor O'Reilly says he's very concerned. Mayor O'Reilly speaks to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about the Congressional hearings slated for Thursday.
Bachmann will announce decision on presidential bid by 'early summer'
Under the looming threat of a government shutdown, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was one of six GOP members of the House to vote against a two-week extension on the budget last week.
Congress must now agree on a budget by March 18 or once again risk a shutdown. But, Rep. Bachmann says she will only support a budget proposal that defunds Obamacare and Planned Parenthood. So, would she be willing again to let the government shutdown?
And, will Rep. Bachmann join the 2012 race for the White House? Kiran Chetry talks to Rep. Bachmann in an exclusive American Morning interview.
Perry's Principles: Students learn three times less from bad teachers
A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows students learn three times more from a top-performing teacher than from a bottom-performing teacher.
The NBER's findings also show the importance of a good teacher in the long-run; in one year, a well-above-average teacher– in this case, one that's in the 84th percentile of effectiveness– may lead to as much as $400,000 in additional lifetime earnings for his class of 20 compared to an average teacher.
CNN Education Contributor and Founder of Capital Prep. Magnet School Steve Perry talks to T.J. Holmes about the NBER's findings.
Bowles and Simpson: U.S. must tackle big ticket items to balance budget
By 2020, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will make up about 94 cents for every dollar spent.
Former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senator from Wyoming Alan Simpson chair the President's Deficit Commission and say the U.S. must cut into the big ticket items to balance the budget. Bowles and Simpson speak to American Morning's Kiran Chetry about their plan.
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