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Atlantis crew discusses what it was like to fly NASA's final shuttle mission
After more than 30 years, NASA's shuttle era came to a close when Atlantis landed at the Kennedy Space Center on July 21st, concluding the final 13 day mission aimed at stocking up the International Space Station.
This week, the crew from the last shuttle mission are in New York to host a free science & space exhibition open to the public taking place on Aug 17th from 10am to 7pm at the Eventi Hotel's plaza.
Commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley and mission specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim join Ali Velshi on American Morning today to discuss their mission and to weigh in on what life is like now that they're back on planet Earth.
Bishops filing suit claiming Alabama's immigration law violates freedom of religion
Christian leaders in Alabama are fighting back against a tough new immigration law set to take effect in a few weeks.
The new law makes it a crime for an illegal immigrant to apply for any work. School districts will have to report on their students' immigration status. It will also be a crime to give rides to illegal immigrants or harbor them.
It's the last part that has four bishops from three Christian denominations in court. They have filed suit to block the law, saying it prevents them from freely practicing their religion.
This morning on American Morning, CNN's Carol Costello speaks with Bishop Henry Parsley, who helped file the suit. Carol also talks with Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immmigration Studies, on why he supports the bill.
Warren Buffett isn't the only millionare calling for tax increases
Warren Buffett, who called for Congress to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans in an op-ed published in the New York Times yesterday, isn't the only mega-rich person asking to be taxed to help improve the economy.
In July, the organization Patriotic Millionaires wrote a letter to Congress urging them to raise taxes on Americans with incomes of over $1 million a year. Garrett Gruener, co-founder and director of Alta Partners, also wrote an op-ed, published in the Los Angeles Times, calling for lawmakers to let the Bush tax cuts to expire for the wealthiest Americans.
Gruener joins Christine Romans on American Morning today to explain why he thinks top earners should pay more and to respond to critics who claim that raising taxes will deter businesses from hiring.
Talk Back: Is Warren Buffett's tax compromise good - or is it just politics?
Warren Buffett's op-ed "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich," published yesterday in the New York Times, calls on Congress to stop protecting the mega-rich and to immediately raise taxes on the very wealthiest Americans in the interest of the U.S. economy.
Buffett argues that the U.S. needs to cut the budget deficit by "far more" than the $1.5 trillion proposed in the debt-ceiling bill, asserting that while the government needs to cut spending, it also needs to increase tax revenue, a measure most Republicans staunchly oppose.
The op-ed has generated a lot of buzz online. Many Twitter users are praising Buffett, hailing him as a hero, while conservative blogs and politicians are arguing that he is just a shill for President Obama.
Talk Back: Is Warren Buffett's tax compromise good - or is it just politics?
Let us know what you think. Your answer may be read on today's broadcast.
Hotline volunteers answer questions about Islam
You might have seen the billboards along the highway.
The Islamic Circle of North America, an organization for Muslim Americans, has put over 50 billboards across the country to advertise 877-Why-Islam - a 24/7 hotline that people can call to ask questions about the religion.
Callers will get answers from volunteer Muslim Americans answering the phone, who say they're doing it an effort to counter anti-Muslim stereotypes and misinformation in the media.
Today on American Morning, CNN's Carol Costello talks with Asif Mustafa, a Wall Street employee and hotline volunteer, about why he is participating.
Indiana Gov. Daniels: Foul play not suspected in stage collapse at Indiana State Fair
(CNN) - The Indiana State Fair was scheduled to reopen Monday with a public memorial service for five people killed when a concert stage collapsed during a storm, officials said.
The fairgrounds were closed Saturday night following the accident, which occurred shortly before the country music duo Sugarland was to take the stage before an audience of about 12,000.
Investigators on Sunday sifted through debris of the stage, trying to determine what caused the accident that also injured 40 people, authorities said.
This morning on American Morning, CNN's Alina Cho talks with Gov. Mitch Daniels on the latest into the investigation.
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