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What does yesterday's deadly car crash mean for the future of Indy racing?
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died yesterday after he was involved in a multi-car wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300. Wheldon was only 33 years old and had a wife and two sons who were present at the race.
Following the crash, the rest of the race - the marquee event of the IZOD IndyCar World Championships - was canceled. The drivers, many of whom were visibly emotional after emerging from a meeting with IndyCar officials, did a five-lap salute in Wheldon's honor.
Jon Wertheim, senior writer for Sports Illustrated, talks to Alina Cho and Christine Romans on American Morning today about what likely went wrong on the track and what the accident means for the future of Indy Racing.
Photographer Bob Gruen discusses his career documenting rock and roll legends
For more than forty years, photographer Bob Gruen has documented the rock and roll music scene. In the process, he has created some of the most well-known images in modern music history, including the iconic photo of John Lennon in a "New York City" t-shirt.
Gruen's work is compiled in his latest book "Rock Seen," in which he shares anecdotes from his career and some of his legendary pictures. The 65 year-old photographer is still in the music scene and is currently working with Green Day.
Today on American Morning, Gruen sits down with Alina Cho to discusses some of his favorite memories from his career and to explain how he was able to capture his most famous photographs.
Can Herman Cain go the distance with no experience leading government?
Herman Cain has rocketed up the polls with his charismatic personality and catchy 9-9-9 plan, but can he really be the leader of the Unites States with no prior government leadership experience?
David Frum, CNN contributor, discusses Cain's candidacy in his new CNN.com opinion piece, "Why Herman Cain can't be president." Frum argues that Cain's "style is no nonsense, but there is nonsense in the content."
Today on American Morning, Frum talks to Christine Romans about Cain's proposals, explaining why he thinks that his lack of executive governmental experience is a big problem for his campaign.
Former IndyCar driver talks about losing Dan Wheldon
A fiery crash claimed the life of two time Indy-500 champion Dan Wheldon yesterday, leaving many fans wondering what went wrong on the racetrack.
The devastating crash involved fifteen cars and happened only five minutes into the race, making Wheldon the seventh person in IndyCar racing to die in an accident since 1996.
Today on American Morning, Lyn St. James, former Indy Race car driver, explains how the racing community is reacting to Wheldon's death and discusses the dangers of the sport.
Obama administration drops program from new health care reform law
The Obama administration is dropping a major initiative in the new health care reform law before it even gets off of the ground. The voluntary insurance program was supposed to help people pay for long-term medical care in their home or in a nursing home, but the administration now says that the program would be too costly.
Republicans, who have raised doubts about the program's financial solvency since the president's health overhaul law was put into place, are saying that the suspension is proof that the program is fatally flawed.
Elizabeth Cohen, CNN senior medical correspondent, explains why the program is being scrapped so quickly and weighs in on the potential political fallout.
Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Street: Is there room for both movements?
The Occupy Wall Street movement had a huge breakthrough this morning when the Zuccatti Park owners backed down from their original promise to make protesters leave the park for the parks cleaning.
Tea Party groups have launched an attack against the Occupy Wall Street protests, challenging the line that the anti-corporate uprising is the "the Tea Party of the left." Both movements are saying that the media has villified their groups.
This morning on American Morning, Carol Costello talks to Amy Kremer, chair of the Tea Party Express and Dan Cantor, Executive Director of the Working Families Party.
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