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Justice department questioning college football's no-playoff system
The U.S. Justice Department is now asking the NCAA the same question fans have been asking for years: Why doesn't college football have a playoff system?
Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney has written a letter to the President of the NCAA. In it, Varney writes "serious questions continue to arise suggesting that the current BCS system may not be conducted consistent with the competition principles expressed in federal anti-trust laws."
CNN's Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans speak with "Sports Illustrated" senior writer Stewart Mandel about the inquiry.
Should teachers earn bigger salaries?
CNN's Christine Romans speaks with CNN education contributor Steve Perry about whether school teachers across the country should be paid more, and whether job recruitment and retention should be reevaluated.
Seals' downed helicopter uniquely designed for stealth
The remnants of the Seals' helicopter that went down in Sunday's mission at Osama Bin Laden's compound reveal a helicopter model that is unknown to aviation experts. The military likely designed the helicopter differently than other known models for stealth reasons. William Sweetman, Editor-In-Chief of Aviation Week's Defense Technology International, talks to American Morning about the never before seen helicopter.
Sen. Charles Schumer to visit WTC site with President Obama
President Obama will be visiting Ground Zero Thursday, four days after he ordered the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) stood with President Bush at the same site nearly ten years ago and will accompany Obama Thursday. Sen. Schumer talks to American Morning about the significance of his visit.
What do you think of Obama's decision not to release bin Laden photos?
President Obama said Wednesday he has decided not to release photos taken of Osama bin Laden's corpse.
According to a senior U.S. official, the White House has received three sets of photographs. The first batch, which clearly show bin Laden's body, was taken at a hangar in Afghanistan, the official said. The official described one of the images as a clear, but gruesome, picture of his face. Bin Laden is shown with a massive open head wound across both eyes, the official said, adding that the image would not be appropriate for the front pages of newspapers.
AM asks, what do you think about President Obama's decision not to publicly release photos of Osama bin Laden's dead body?
Rep. Barletta:'If we do nothing, there won't be any Medicare'
Capitol Hill returns to business as usual over budget plans, jobs, and rising gas prices after a two-week recess.Over the recess, many members of Congress faced angry constituents over Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to revamp Medicare among other proposals. Constituents were also angered by rising gas prices and the lack of jobs. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pennsylvania, faced angry constituents at Town Halls during the recess most notably about medicare. He speaks to CNN's Christine Romans.
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