John King, Jim Acosta and Dan Lothian discuss what Mitt Romney and President Obama are presenting to voters concerned about taxes.
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Filed under: 2012 Election • Mitt Romney • President Barack Obama • Taxes |
Restaurant owner Ed Halabi says small businesses endure hardships that large corporations don't face. His story is part of AC360's series on election issues, "What Keeps You Up at Night?"
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Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: Economy • Taxes |
Author Kurt Eichenwald cites presidential daily briefings as evidence that the Bush administration ignored warnings before 9/11. Anderson Cooper outlines the claims and facts about the controversy.
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Filed under: Keeping Them Honest • September 11th Anniversary |
Family members pay tribute to those who died in the September 11 attacks 11 years ago.
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Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: 360° Radar • September 11th Anniversary |
Kurt Eichenwald and Ari Fleischer go head-to-head in a heated debate over whether the Bush administration ignored intelligence before the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: September 11th Anniversary |
A State Department officer is dead after an attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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Filed under: Libya |
Reporter's Note: Each and every day, sometime between sunup and sundown, I write a letter to President Obama. Well, sometimes it is before sunup and sometimes after dark, but you get the point.
Dear Mr. President,
The anniversary of 9/11 will always be somber for those of us who lived through that day, even if the passing years soften the emotions. I saw a stat today that about 70 percent of Americans now feel as if they are over the shock of those attacks. And while we must always honor those whom we lost, I think putting the events of that day into perspective as the years pass is good.
Experience has taught me that each generation has its trials, sometimes domestic in nature, sometimes international, and for each the difficulties feel terribly sharp.
I’ve talked to people from Oklahoma City about the day the bomb went off there, and heard the raw pain of a quiet morning torn apart by delusional hatred.
I’ve interviewed survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack; sailors who stood on the deck of the Arizona while flames leapt around and Japanese fighters ripped overhead.
When I was very young, I interviewed survivors of World War One, who spoke with the same passion about the suffering and dying in the towns and fields of Europe, and the sinking of the Lusitania which took dozens of innocent lives and helped draw America into the Great War.
The events are all different, and what happens in war is not the same as that which happens in peacetime (even though the line between war and peace has grown blurry,) yet a constant remains: In every instance, the stories end with an admonition that “we must never forget.” The tellers are right, of course. We must never forget the souls who were wrenched from us in moments of unimaginable violence; whether on the streets of New York, or in a harbor in Hawaii, or on the waves of the Atlantic, or anywhere else. We must never forget that ordinary people, living ordinary lives, were thrust into extraordinary circumstances tied intrinsically to the identity of our nation.
But allowing memories of the suffering to burn a little less brightly may help us see and understand the source of the terrible fire in a more clear-headed, thoughtful way; this is the great struggle of mankind between freedom and oppression, between persuasion and force, between those who would live for good and those who would die for evil. And this understanding, perhaps, will lead us to a safer, better world in a way that pure mourning can not.
So I hope on this day we can all remember those who died, but focus on how they lived. I hope we can remember the terror of the bad, but recall too the jubilation and hope that followed as our nation rose up again. I hope we can assure the victims’ families and friends that their loved ones are not forgotten, and what’s more, their legacy lives on in a stronger, braver, safer nation recommitted to greatness.
Regards,
Tom
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Filed under: Letters to the President • Opinion • President Barack Obama • T1 • Tom Foreman |
We had so much fun during our last Hangout that we decided to spin it off into a semi-regular web series. Because, let’s be honest, there just aren’t enough ways for you to distract yourself on the Internet. We’re calling it the AC360° Afternoon Interruption.
Anderson will be joined by a rotation of CNN personalities for a 15 minute chat (or shorter if people start cursing and arguing, which we’re not ruling out). AC360° producer Jack Gray will moderate the discussion, which will include your questions – so post them here, Facebook, Google+ or tweet @AC360.
At 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 26, Anderson and Jack will be joined by Dana Bash and Jeff Toobin. What do you want to ask them?
It’s going to be a departure from what you see on CNN. No news analysis, no politics. We want it to be a fun, relaxed show where your favorite CNN folks can let down their guard, kick back, and talk about everything from the crazy stuff that happened during the day to good books and movies to Wolf Blitzer’s new eyeglasses. You know, important things.
So submit your questions and interrupt your afternoon with us on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, right here on AC360.com.
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Filed under: AC360° Staff • Anderson Cooper • Behind The Scenes |
John King, Dan Lothian and Jim Acosta discuss what the presidential candidates say about housing, and how that impacts swing states.
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Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: 2012 Election • Housing Market • Mitt Romney • President Barack Obama |
Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news. Tune in weeknights at 8 and 10 ET on CNN.
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