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Architect: MLK quote is succinct
CNN talks to architect Ed Jackson about the controversy surrounding an abbreviated Martin Luther King Jr. quote. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.
RELATED QUOTE: 'Drum major' quote on MLK memorial to be corrected
Colbert on “Mitt the Ripper”
A look at Stephen Colbert's satirical super PAC ad. Do super PACs have too much power? Maria Cardona and Rich Galen discuss.
RELATED STORY: Colbert: 'I've just started exploring' primary bid
Romney, Paul neck-and-neck with Obama
How do the candidates match up vs. Obama? Gloria Borger walks us though a brand new batch of new CNN ORC International Polls.
RELATED STORY: CNN Poll: Obama tied with Romney & Paul in November showdowns
Huntsman attacks negative ads
Jon Huntsman bows out attacking negative campaigns before throwing support behind Mitt Romney. CNN's Joe Johns reports.
RELATED POST: Huntsman couldn't shed mini-Romney perception
How the cruise ship went down
CNN's Tom Foreman explains how the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia went down at CNN's data wall.
RELATED STORY: Official: 29 believed missing from listing Italian cruise ship
BLITZER’S BLOG: Backing former opponents – in politics, it happens all the time
By Wolf Blitzer, CNN
(CNN) - Jon Huntsman is now a former Republican presidential candidate. And, like former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty who dropped out after a poor showing in the Iowa straw poll last summer, Huntsman is endorsing Mitt Romney.
Never mind that Huntsman said some negative things about Romney during his unsuccessful campaign. Pawlenty had coined the phrase “Obamney care” when trying to link Romney’s Massachusetts health care law to President Barack Obama’s health care law. But Pawlenty quickly forgot about that and supported Romney on the campaign trail.
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Simulating a cruise ship disaster
CNN's Brian Todd is briefed on how to navigate a cruise ship, standing on the bridge with an instructor at the STAR training center of the American Maritime Officers union in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Also part of the simulation: what to do in an emergency, if you ram into some rocks.
Watch Brian's report today in the Situation Room, 4-6pm ET.
RELATED STORY: Disaster at sea: Luxury cruise turns into nightmare
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