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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.


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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KTH: Is charity for veterans a ripoff?

CNN's Drew Griffiin investigates a nonprofit for disabled veterans and looks at why the donations they collect are spent on something other than veterans.

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.

The AC360 Weekly Buzz: Syrian refugees, Obama, Romney, Barbour's pardons, Trayvon Martin, Backpage, Anderson on Jeopardy

What everyone’s talking about:

Anderson traveled to the Syria-Turkey border earlier this week to visit a refugee camp housing Syrians who fled across the border to escape the violence in their country. Families showed him pictures of their dead children, grandchildren, brothers, fathers, mothers, uncles - the list goes on. There have been more than 1,000 deaths since a U.N.-brokered ceasefire took affect in Syria about one month ago and the killings continue every day, according to human rights groups. With no end in sight, some are calling for more action from the United States. Sen. John McCain has been outspoken about providing weapons to the opposition. He’s urging President Obama to take a stand, calling it “shameful” not to help. with the U.N. plan fails. Professor Fouad Ajami, who was with Anderson in Turkey, points out that the Syrian crisis could be President Obama's Rwanda, meaning he could regret not getting more involved. Another topic that's been discussed frequently is whether Islamist extremists are gaining a foothold in the country after two car bombs were set off in Damascus last week. Sen. McCain says this very well could be the case, but one Syrian activist told Anderson there are no jihadis in Syria. CNN's Ivan Watson was able to sneak into Syria this week to report on a town controlled by the Syrian resistance. He also shows us Syrians who risk their lives digging for active landmines, with nothing but their hands and kebab skewers, along the route where refugees escape to Turkey.

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