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360º Friday

Anderson Cooper has the latest in the apparent Mississippi fake-cop killings, and the John Edwards trial. Watch AC360° at 8 and 10 p.m. ET.


Anderson is on Jeopardy tonight!
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Anderson is on Jeopardy tonight!

Tonight is Anderson's third time competing on Jeopardy. He's up against New York Time’s Thomas L. Friedman and NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell. They're each trying to win $50,000 for the charity of their choice; Anderson's is The Trevor Project.

Will he be quick enough on the buzzer? Will this be like that time Cheech Marin stole the show (video evidence below)? Will he remember to answer in the form of a question? Watch to see what happens and then tune in to AC360 at 8 and 10 p.m. ET.


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Does new evidence change Trayvon case?

Mark Geragos, Sunny Hostin and Larry Kobilinsky discuss how new evidence impacts the Trayvon Martin case.

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Martin family lawyer: 'Still a strong case against Zimmerman'

An attorney for Trayvon Martin's family says despite new evidence they still have a strong case against George Zimmerman.

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RidicuList: Paleness haters

With beach season looming, Anderson draws a line in the sand and defends pale people everywhere, on the RidicuList.

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Tax records show charities spent millions on direct mail

If you've ever wondered how much money charities spend mailing you those glossy brochures and free address labels along with their request for a donation, the answer might surprise you.

CNN has found that this type of direct-mail marketing cost two veterans charities tens of millions of dollars.

Los Angeles-based National Veterans Foundation raised more than $22 million in donations over the past three years to help veterans, yet spent approximately $18.2 million paying its direct mail fund-raisers, according to IRS 990 forms.

For nearly a year, the charity has been trying - without success - to get out of its contract with Brickmill Marketing and its parent company, Quadriga Art, according to NVF's Rich Rudnick.

"We were told for two years it would be very expensive, then we'd be going into the black," Rudnick told CNN. "That never happened."

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Raw Politics: Proposed Rev. Wright ad

Cornell Belcher and Alex Castellanos discuss a Republican ad proposal causing a stir in both campaigns.

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KTH: Should charity marketers be avoided?

CNN's Drew Griffin uncovered yet another charity that asks you to help veterans by opening your wallets but then uses only a very small percentage of it to actually help veterans. One reason is because of a contract they have with a private company that sells fundraising and marketing for non-profits.

Tonight on AC360: Who has the money donated for vets?

Editor's note: If you'd like to donate to military and veterans organizations, you can find information, reviews, and ratings for non-profit groups on CharityNavigator.org.

CNN's Drew Griffin has just uncovered a veterans organization, the National Veterans Foundation, is spending most of the donations they receive on something other than veterans.

This new discovery comes as Griffin has been reporting on money given to another group - the Disabled Veterans National Foundation. IRS documents show that not one dime of the $56 million raised by them went directly to veterans.

Yesterday Griffin asked one of DVNF’s volunteer board members how the funds were used. It appears most of the donations went to a private company hired by DVNF and other charities, including the National Veterans Foundation.

The website for Quadriga Arts states, "We offer nonprofit organizations, fundraising agencies and commercial brands innovative direct marketing campaign solutions that produce extraordinary results."

Find out more about that company's role in this investigation, the contracts non-profits signed with them, and what it means for money given to help those in need. Tune in to AC360° at 8 and 10 p.m. tonight.

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