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U.S. poverty rate highest since 1993
U.S. Census Bureau statistics indicate 46 million Americans live in poverty. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.
Brazen attack in Kabul
The U.S. embassy and other centers of power in Kabul come under attack by insurgents. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.
RELATED STORY: In central Kabul, tension ripples amid Taliban assault
Rick Perry's debate night punches
Gov. Perry took some jabs during the CNN/Tea Party Republican debate. CNN's Joe Johns takes a look at how he performed.
RELATED STORY: Perry still smiling after rough-and-tumble debate
Obama's prospects for 2012
DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz talks about President Obama's chances for re-election in 2012.
BLITZER’S BLOG: More goes into moderating a debate than meets the eye
By CNN's Wolf Blitzer
(CNN) – Moderating a presidential debate is not easy. That is especially true when you have eight candidates on the stage – each one eager to get as much time as possible to make his or her points.
Four years ago, I moderated five CNN presidential debates. Some had eight or even nine candidates on the stage. The final one I did had only two – Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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TV crews get F-bombed
CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a longshoreman's rant.
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