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A Soldier's Story: The life of a combat engineer in Afghanistan
From boot camp to boots on the ground in Afghanistan: We've been following the journey of Army soldier Will McLain. He's now seeing the war up-close as a combat engineer, but what does that mean?
CNN's Jason Carroll witnessed first hand what it means to be a combat engineer in Afghanistan. See the entire piece here.
Consumer Reports investigation: Cardio care more about profit than prevention?
A Consumer Reports investigation into cardiovascular care focusing on excessive testing and overtreatment has found a shocking 300% increase in angioplasties in the last decade.
In their report, Consumer Reports states that cardiac care has become a money-making machine that too often favors profit over science.
Dr. Orly Avitzur, medical adviser to the magazine, speaks to American Morning today about what is driving the increase in angioplasties and weighs in on what patients can do to ensure they're receiving proper care.
Rep. Walsh and Rep. Kucinich explain why they voted no on debt deal
The House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the nation's debt-ceiling while imposing sweeping spending cuts yesterday on a 269-161 vote, overcoming opposition from liberal Democrats and tea party conservatives for ideologically different reasons.
Representative Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) and Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) are two lawmakers who voted against the bill.
They join Carol Costello on American Morning today to discuss their decision and to weigh in on the political compromise.
Rep. Wasserman Schultz details Rep. Gabby Giffords return to House
Yesterday Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords made a triumphant return to the House after recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. She went to Washington to vote in favor of the debt bill.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a close friend of Giffords, was there for her vote. She has been at Giffords' side through her recovery.
Wasserman Schultz talks to American Morning about the welcome Giffords received from the House, as well as a potential timeline for Giffords' full-time return to Washington.
Brutal crackdown on peaceful protests continue in Syria – will the U.N. intervene?
The U.N. Security Council plans to meet for a second day today to discuss the escalating violence in Syria and the al-Assad government's continued crackdown on peaceful protests.
After Ramadan prayers late last night, at least 24 people were killed, dozens were wounded, and more than 150 people were detained across the country according to Rami Abdul-Rahman, head of London-based human rights group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Today on American Morning, Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and author of "The Rise and Fall of al-Qaeda," joins Ali Velshi to discuss the crackdown and to weigh in on how the international community is responding to the situation in the country.
Casey Anthony ordered back to Orlando to serve one year of probation
Orange Circuit Judge Stan Strickland signed amended court documents yesterday morning that ordered Casey Anthony to return to Orlando within 72 hours to serve one year of supervised probation for a check fraud charge that Anthony pleaded guilty to in January.
Judge Strickland has said it was always his intention for Anthony to serve a year of probation after her release from jail as a part of her sentence.
Local legal analysts were split yesterday on whether the court has the jurisdiction to order Anthony back under supervision at this point.
Sunny Hostin, CNN legal contributor, joins American Morning today to discuss the Judge's move and to weigh in on why Casey's lawyers are challenging his order.
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