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Pastor Terry Jones plans Good Friday protest in Dearborn, Mich.
Pastor Terry Jones is known for his controversial burning of the Quran, and is said to have a $2 million bounty on his head in Pakistan. Jones is now planning a Good Friday protest in Dearborn, Michigan where one-third of the population is Muslim.
Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly says there is a problem with the site where Jones wants to protest and tells American Morning, "We never intend to deny him his rights but he has to stay within the law." A jury will decide Friday morning whether Jones will be allowed to protest at the mosque.
Dearborn Mayor O'Reilly speaks to Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi about Jones' Dearborn protests.
Trump on Obama's birthplace: 'We're looking into it very very strongly'
Donald Trump has said he is considering it but has yet to make an announcement about whether he will in fact run for President in 2012.
In a surprise call to American Morning, 'The Donald' talks money, business and concerns over President Obama's birthplace. Trump tells Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi he is strongly looking into where the President was born but does not want to take any further questions on the topic.
"Every day that goes by, I think less and less that he was born in the United States," Trump said on American Morning. "He possibly was, but I want to get rid of the word 'possibly.'"
Bachmann: 'We need to get more money in the hands of real people'
Rep. Michele Bachmann talks to Ali Velshi about today's top political issues including the possibility of entering the 2012 Presidential race, the United States' deficit, and the debt ceiling.
Sperling, Rogers and Wasserman Schultz react to Obama's deficit-cutting plan
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - He may have taken his time to join the brewing debate about how to reduce long-term U.S. debt. But President Obama got some kudos from deficit hawks for the broad debt reduction framework he laid out on Wednesday.
They gave him some incompletes, too. And they found plenty in his ideas that in their eyes needs improvement. But their praise wasn't empty. That is saying something considering the group has had ample experience banging their heads in frustration whenever anyone running for re-election promises to tackle debt only to offer hollow ideas. Read More
After Obama's speech, lawmakers from both sides weigh in on American Morning. Kiran Chetry, Christine Romans and Ali Velshi speak to Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, Gene Sperling Republican Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Hal Rogers and Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Wasserman Schultz: Obama was 'brutally honest' with the American people
Washington (CNN) - The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on about $40 billion in budget cuts for fiscal year 2011. Then within 24 hours, the package must pass the Senate and be signed by President Obama.
At the same time, President Barack Obama unveiled his long-awaited deficit reduction plan Wednesday, calling for a mix of spending reductions and tax hikes that the White House claims would cut federal deficits by $4 trillion over the next 12 years without gutting popular programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
On American Morning this morning, Future DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz talked to Kiran Chetry about the criticism the President has received for his plan.
Hoyer, Cantor, Sessions outline hopes for Obama's debt-cutting plan
(CNN) - President Barack Obama enters politically tricky territory Wednesday when he outlines his plan for reducing long-term deficits and the national debt amid a climate of tense budget negotiations. Obama's speech at George Washington University will follow White House talks in the morning with congressional leaders who are staking out positions on upcoming issues, including approval of last week's budget deal for the rest of the current fiscal year, increasing the federal debt ceiling and crafting a budget for fiscal year 2012.
Ahead of today's speech, lawmakers from both sides weigh in on American Morning. Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans talk to Democratic Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, a ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.
Watch all of the interviews below:
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