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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.
Two journalists killed in Misrata remembered
Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington were reporting from the war-torn city of Misrata, Libya when they came under fire Wednesday. Both men lost their lives in the violence and are now being remembered for their bravery.
Freelance journalist Greg Campbell was a long-time friend of Hondros and was in Libya with both men last week. Campbell speaks to American Morning.
Addiction to prescription pain killers a growing trend in the U.S.
Drug overdoses between 1999 and 2006 have more than doubled, from 11,000 to 26,000. The heightened numbers are reportedly linked to prescription pain killers.
Dr. Kent Robertshaw of Columbia University talks to Kiran Chetry about the growing trend of prescription pain killer addiction in the U.S.
Inkley: 'This impact could last for many, many years'
Wednesday marks one year since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
11 workers were killed in the explosion and 200 million gallons of oil were released into the surrounding environment. So, what is the state of the Gulf Coast one year after the devastation began?
American Morning speaks to Doug Inkley, senior scientist for the National Wildlife Federation, about the state of the Gulf Coast one year after the spill.
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.
Still a lot of uncertainty in Gulf Coast one year after oil spill
Dean Blanchard, a 25-year veteran of the seafood business, is the President of Dean Blanchard Seafood Inc. and was hit hard by last year's oil spill.
American Morning spoke with Blanchard in the wake of the oil spill and catches up with Blanchard one year later.
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