KTH: Pardoned driver faces DUI death charge
A man pardoned by former Miss. Gov. Barbour turned himself in and is now facing charges.
Which cartel is behind Mexico massacre?
Experts explain to Anderson Cooper why recent murders don't resemble the work of the Zeta cartel.
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Body dump a new era in Mexico drug war?
CNN's Miguel Marquez reports on the increasing violence being carried out by rival drug cartels in Mexico.
Mom: What if she was Barbour's child?
The mother of a young woman killed during a collision with a drunk driver is seeking justice after former Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned him.
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Obama criticizes Bain, takes Wall Street cash
Cornell Belcher and Ari Fleischer debate the candidates' views on big business, including private equity firms.
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New evidence in Trayvon Martin killing
With new evidence in the case, Jeffrey Toobin asks the Martin family lawyer how he knows who the aggressor was that day.
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RidicuList: Chris Matthews on Jeopardy
Who is Chris Matthews? Anderson Cooper puts Matthews on the RidicuList after his appearance on Jeopardy. He's in good company; Anderson added himself for losing a spelling bee...to a kid.
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KTH: Campaign money from private equity
Is President Obama trying to have it both ways? He’s attacking Mitt Romney for working at Bain Capital while accepting money raised by the head of another private equity firm. Anderson Cooper is Keeping Them Honest.
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Letters to the President #1212: 'The French transition'
Reporter's Note: Je ne suis pas Français, mais j'écris au président tous les jours.
Dear Mr. President,
You’ve got to love the French approach to taking office. I mean, the accountants have barely ripped the tape off of their adding machines to declare Hollande the winner, and already he is installed in office, making foreign visits, declaring things, reviewing troops! Zut alors!
I wish our handovers of government were that fast. Can you imagine? In six months, the vote could roll in, and right then and there you’d either steam on with your agenda without so much as a pause, or you’d grab some cardboard boxes and make way for a new president to take your chair, as the French say, “en la mode immédiat.” (Actually, that’s just a guess. Heaven knows how they would say such a thing. If you call Hollande to say “salut,” can you ask?)
Our system of delaying inaugurations forever has some wisdom in it. It allows the incoming president to figure out what he really wants to do compared to all the drivel he sold to voters. Don’t get offended. You and every president who has ever taken the oath know that’s true. A slow inaugural allows you to assemble your team in a more thoughtful manner, although you wouldn’t know it from some of the teams you presidential types come up with. Ha! And in the olden days, it made it possible for people to arrive on time who lived far away and had to travel by horse, assuming they didn’t screw around about it. “Jeesh, Josiah, if you’re going to stop at every tavern from Missouri to Maryland, we’ll never make it!”
Such advantages aside, however, I still think we could speed up our process these days. I’m not sure when any sitting president would agree to such a thing, because after all, if he happened to lose it would mean cutting his own term short. But it’s something to think about.
On other matters, when do you think you’re going to have Hollande over for a dinner? I would think it’s the kind of thing you’d want to do, and yet the idea of you sitting down with a socialist during your own campaign might seem a tad dicey. Would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.
Regards,
Tom
Tonight on AC360: Gruesome Cartel violence could escalate
Editor's note: Tune in to AC360° tonight at 8 and 10 p.m. ET for Miguel Marquez's report. Plus, Anderson will speak with two experts on the bloody cartel feuds, Fred Burton and Rusty Fleming.
The 49 decapitated bodies authorities found on a roadside in northern Mexico over the weekend were likely the result of a fierce feud between rival drug cartels, a top Mexican official said Monday.
"In recent weeks, we have had a series of inhuman and despicable acts in different parts of the country that mark an irrational fight fundamentally between two existing criminal groups and their criminal allies," Mexican Interior Minister Alejandro Poire said.
There are "clear indications," he said, that a recent surge in violent acts - including the mutilated remains found Sunday in Nuevo Leon state - stem from a "direct conflict" between the Zetas and the Sinaloa cartels over territory and power.
