Tom Foreman | BIO
AC360° Correspondent

Have you been to a mall lately? I suspect not. I can’t recall the last time I saw video of a president in a mall. Which is a little strange, because I’ve seen pictures of you presidential types in everything from dairy barns to motorboat factories. And heaven knows if you wanted to see how the economy was doing a mall would be a pretty good place to end your quest.

Tom Foreman | BIO
AC360° Correspondent

People always say the same thing about polls. “No one ever asks me.” I understand their frustration, and their doubts too. I mean, after all, in a country of more than 300-million people, how can you ask a few thousand what they think and from that figure out what the rest of them want?

Michael Schulder
CNN Senior Executive Producer

Just as I'm about to turn 50, the Obama Administration and its allies in the Senate are pushing what's been dubbed Botax. A 5 percent tax on cosmetic procedures, like Botox injections and face lifts. I'm actually excited about turning 50. I'm excited about my current life mission to take down the worshippers of the 18-49 year old "demo."

Clint Van Winkle
Special to AC360°

I've struggled coming to terms with CNN’s The Killings at the Canal special investigation that highlights the murders of four insurgents at the hands of U.S. soldiers. At First I felt betrayed by the soldiers' actions, and then my feelings moved towards empathy.

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Author, Youth Advocate and Public Speaker

I heard the gunshot outside my window while sitting in my office at United Bronx Parents, Inc. on Prospect Avenue. The unmistakable pop that fills the air, followed by the sounds echo caught between the buildings, and finally the hum settles to an eerie silence as your heart rate slows in unison.

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CNN Special Investigations Unit

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As Oprah decides to end her show after 25 seasons on television. Take a look back at some of her most memorable moments.

James Poniewozik
Time

Oprah Winfrey made it official on air today: on Sept. 9, 2011, she pulls the plug on the talk show that has dominated daytime TV for two decades. Says the Queen: "Twenty-five years feels right in my bones and feels right in my spirit."

Oren Moverman
Special to CNN

There are dozens of get-well cards on his wall. On his bed, there's another pile from family, friends, high school pals. The patient must be 19 or 20 - a kid - and his smile is magnetic.

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