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May 20th, 2011
10:40 AM ET

What responsibility did Loughner's college have in flagging his behavior?

Pima County Community College released the 255 e-mails written before Jared Loughner was suspended. Loughner was described as being disruptive and scared his fellow classmates. Could the school have done more to flag his behavior? CNN's American Morning speaks with CNN Senior Legal Analyst, Jeffrey Toobin, TWC and clinical psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere on the school's responsibility and how they could have responded.


Filed under: Controversy
May 20th, 2011
06:15 AM ET

What would you REALLY do if you found a bag of money?

A Utah man moved into a house and found $40,000 in cash stashed in the attic. The man didn't keep the money for himself but instead returned it to the rightful owners.

Our Question of the Day: What would you REALLY do if you found a bag of money?

Let us know what you think. Kiran Chetry and Ali Velshi could read your response on American Morning.


Filed under: AM Asks
May 19th, 2011
03:21 PM ET

CNN-TIME series – TIME editor explains 5 ways to lower unemployment in the U.S.

Continuing our series with TIME Magazine on "America's Jobs Hunt," American Morning talks with Rana Foroohar, assistant managing editor with TIME, on the five ways that unemployment could be brought down in the United States.

View the video below, or read the article "A Flight Plan for the American Economy" here.


Filed under: Jobs
May 19th, 2011
11:18 AM ET

Attorney in former IMF chief case speaks out

Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as the head of the International Monetary Fund late last night right before his bail hearing today. Strauss-Kahn is accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York City. He said he needed to "devote all of his energy to proving his innocence." Strauss-Kahn has been unde protective suicide watch for two days and his defense attorneys are proposing a bail deal. In it, they are offering a one million dollar bail, Strauss-Kahn would be confined to home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week under electric monitoring and daily phone check-ins with the court. He has already turned over his passport and would also hand in a United Nations travel ID. The alleged victim's lawyer says the 32 year mother is "very alarmed" about the possibility of Strauss-Kahn receiving bail. CNN's American morning speaks with the victim's lawyer, Jeffrey Shapiro about the details of the case.


Filed under: Crime
May 19th, 2011
10:59 AM ET

Men behaving badly, is it an issue of power?

'Sex, Lies, Arrogance: What Makes Powerful Men Behave So Badly?' This is the question, TIME magazine poses in its cover story. Amid the media maelstrom of Arnold Schwarzenegger fathering a child outside of his marriage and rape allegations against IMF chief, Dominique Strauss Kahn, many wonder is this a behavior that comes with status? Executive editor of TIME magazine, Nancy Gibbs examines why the men with the most to lose stoop so low.


Filed under: Controversy
May 19th, 2011
10:14 AM ET

President Obama to give speech on Middle East

(CNN) President Barack Obama will deliver a high-profile speech to set the tone for U.S. policy toward the Middle East and North Africa and reflect upon the recent wave of grassroots uprisings in the region referred to as the "Arab Spring." Insiders expect the president to expand on his plans for aid to Egypt and Tunisia, ramp up rhetoric on Syria, and reinforce U.S. support for the general democratic fervor gripping the Arab and Islamic world. Former Ambassador to Israel and Egypt, Daniel Kurtzer talks about the upcoming speech.


Filed under: Politics
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