very close friend of mine, one of my mentors, Robert C. Byrd, he passed away today. He was the, we lost a dean of the United States Senate, but also the State of West Virginia lost its most fierce advocate, and as I said, I lost a dear friend. From h
The stakes are huge and the passions are high and the hearings are sure to be contentious. Let's take a look at some of the issues that will likely to dominate the proceedings. CNN's Josh Levs joins us now with a preview, Josh. Hey there, Kyra. Look,
Any Senators wishing to vote or to change your vote? If not, the yeas are 99, the nays are 0, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, a motion to reconsider is made and laid upon the table, President will be immediately notified of
As if our veterans don't have enough to deal with, now an outrageous story from CNN affiliate KSDK. Dental assistants at this St. Louis VA hospital may have been exposed or may have exposed, rather, more than 1800 of our vets to HIV or hepatitis. How
Indeed, after years of patchwork fixes and ill-conceived revisions, the legal immigration system is as broken as the borders. Backlogs and bureaucracy means the process can take years, states like Arizona have decided to take matters into their own h
And we begin with those heavy rains and tornadoes that are pounding south Texas as Hurricane Alex comes ashore. The season's first hurricane actually made landfall in northeastern Mexico with 100-mile-an-hour winds. Alex has weakened and it's moved i
So Ron Paul supports Michael Steele's comments about the Afghan war. Well, there's one, because many Republicans are ripping him apart and wishing the party head would think before he jams his foot in the party's mouth. In case you missed it, here's
Both sides appear to be trying to find a way out of this, a way where they can save face on the one hand, but also still appear to be top of issues for the constituents on the other hand. And certainly what we've seen in the past couple of days is a
Mr. President, in the past year, you distanced yourself from Israel and gave a cold shoulder to the prime minister. Do you think this policy was a mistake? Well, let me, let me, first of all, say that the premise to your question was wrong, and I ent
The FBI, Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Louisiana Police Department, the St. Louis County Police Department, continue to work together very closely, we have not stopped since it's started, and we will not stop until we catch the individual that a
Well, you knew it was coming: the Feds suing Arizona, trying to stop its tough new immigration law. The law that among other things requires police to question people they think might be in the country illegally. It's supposed to kick in three weeks
I stand before you to announce the arrest of a suspect that has terrorized our community for far too long. On August 10th, 1985, a terror began and spread throughout the streets of south Los Angeles, and for the next 25 years, one man preyed on the i
The plane carrying the 10 admitted spies, confessed spies from the United States has touched down in Moscow, they touched down in Domodedovo, airport here in the Russian capital, and they will whisk the way in black tout Mercedes minibuses. They will
And this victory means so much to these Spanish fans. For so many tournaments Spain have been considered among the favorites, but for so many years, they crashed and burned and the team came home completely dejected and utterly disappointed. But they
Milong Esting has been stuck in a makeshift camp for the last six months. From the moment I came here, she says, I don't know anything. They keep saying we're going to get this, we're going to get that, but I haven't seen anything. Her son Wably brok
We're all watching, hoping today turns out to be the beginning of the end of this economic and environmental disaster. About a mile beneath where I'm standing right now, they're running diagnostic tests of the well. If everything turns out well, they
Billy Nungesser says today will mark a pivotal turning point for the first time since the April 20th explosion. Crews may be able to capture more oil than what's actually escaping. Alright, Wall Street reform is now just one signature away from being
It's another day, another setback in the Gulf oil spill disaster. Here's the latest news on day 87 of this Gulf oil crisis. Equipment that BP was using to help stop the oil gushing into the water from a ruptured well, well that is now leaking. That f
Day 85 of the Gulf oil disaster and there is new hope this morning that today could mark the beginning of the end, could being the key word. Here's the latest, BP has successfully placed a new containment cap on the gushing well. The company says tha
Well, what we were doing the final preparations, is getting all the equipment in place, going through the plans one last time, in parallel with that, the government scientific group was also reviewing the plans and they raised a couple of issues whic