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We Listen – Your comments 11/11/2009

Editor's Note: On Veterans’ Day 2009, American Morning’s Wednesday audience praised troops and veterans for their service to our country. Some also offered alternatives to the current health care many veterans receive today through Veterans Affairs. Darryl: From one vet to all vets. Happy Veterans day! Jim; We all love our veterans. My [...]

Fort Hood suspect 'tired' and 'guarded'

The investigation continues today into what may have driven Maj. Nidal Hasan to allegedly go on a shooting spree that left 13 people dead at Fort Hood. So far the suspect has not spoken to investigators. So who is he talking to? Retired Col. John Galligan is Hasan's defense attorney. He spoke to John Roberts [...]

Close call on the tracks

A few good Samaritans and the quick reflexes of Charice Lewis, the train operator, saved a life on the Boston subway. Lewis was able to pull the emergency brake just before hitting a woman who had fallen on the tracks. She spoke to our Kiran Chetry on CNN's American Morning Wednesday. Video: Woman falls onto subway [...]

Dairy deliveries with a little nostalgia

In New York City two men are going door to door delivering milk the old fashioned way, complete with glass bottles. They've turned their nostalgic idea into a booming business. CNN's Stephanie Elam joined them for an overnight delivery.

Police: Drunk pilot arrested pre-flight

LONDON, England (CNN) – British police said they stopped a United Airlines pilot from flying while intoxicated earlier this week, pulling him from a Boeing 767 aircraft at London's Heathrow airport and charging him with being on duty while his blood-alcohol level was over the limit. Scotland Yard said that Erwin Vermont Washington, 51, was taken [...]

'Regular guy' Thune is hot commodity in GOP circles

By Dana Bash, CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Washington (CNN) – He walks through Washington's Reagan National Airport, arriving as he does nearly every Monday from a weekend home in South Dakota. He makes his way unnoticed. But John Thune's anonymity may not last forever. He is a Republican on the rise: a freshman senator who is already a [...]

A new, hipper kind of extremist

By Carol Costello and Ronni Berke Who is Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical Yemeni cleric, who called the alleged Fort Hood shooter Nadal Hasan a "hero?" And could he inspire young men in the United States to commit violent acts in the name of their religion? Some experts say al-Awlaki represents a new kind of [...]

Lawyers not immune from recession woes

By Nailah Ellis Timberlake When Corinne Rivers graduated from college and got a full scholarship to law school, she thought she had it made. "I graduated debt free," she said. "Who could ask for anything else?" Little did Corinne know that she she'd eventually have to ask for help finding a job. In 2008, Corinne [...]

Obama heads to Fort Hood for memorial

President Obama is heading to Fort Hood Army Post for Tuesday's memorial service, to remember the victims of last week's shooting that left 13 dead, 12 of them U.S. soldiers. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and other dignitaries will also attend the service, which is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. [...]

Hiker's brother reacts to spying charges

Iran is charging three American hikers with espionage, a Tehran prosecutor said Monday. The three Americans have been detained since July 31 on charges of illegally crossing the border from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran. Their family and friends say it was an innocent mistake. The announcement of the charges comes only days after U.S. Secretary of State [...]

Basketball great Abdul-Jabbar has cancer

By Miriam Falco, CNN NEW YORK (CNN) – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest college and professional basketball players of all time, says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. "I have chronic myeloid leukemia," Abdul-Jabbar told CNN. He said he received the diagnosis last December. The 62-year-old former center for the Los Angeles [...]

Palin remains a GOP player

From Candy Crowley, CNN Senior Political Correspondent Washington (CNN) – She was a high-voltage candidate, lighting a fire in the grassroots of Republican-land – fresh, folksy and fierce. Sarah Palin stepped down from her post as governor of Alaska in July. She famously belittled her party's presidential opponent, Barack Obama, at her coming-out party at the 2008 Republican [...]

Video: Woman falls into train's path

Missed clues sought in Ft. Hood inquiry

Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) – Investigators believe the suspected gunman in last week's massacre at Fort Hood acted alone, but his communications had been flagged by U.S. intelligence agencies in late 2008, the FBI said Monday. Army Spc. Ryan Hill and daughter, Emma, 3, light a candle Saturday near the main gate of Fort Hood in [...]

Romney builds political capital, bides time for 2012 run

Mitt Romney ran for president during the 2008 election season. By Kevin Bohn, CNN Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) – For a moment, you might think Mitt Romney was still running for office if you look at his travel schedule crisscrossing the country. Since February, he has attended nine events for senatorial candidates, appeared at more than a dozen rallies [...]