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A Four-Star Friendship

It sounds too far-fetched for even a war movie: Top general visits wounded soldier in the hospital. Soldier snaps out of a coma… at the general's command. But in fact, that's pretty much what happened last year. The place: Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The protagonists: General David Petraeus, and 1st Lieutenant Brian Brennan. Today - [...]

Helping Hurting Veterans

On Veterans Day we featured injured soldier Brian Brennan. He's started a foundation to help injured troops. To find out more about his group click here. If you're a regular visitor to the Team Kyra blog, you probably know she's a big supporter of TAPS - a group that helps families of fallen U.S. troops. Well, a [...]

A flight of honor for our "Greatest Generation"

It’s 0600 hours in Fayetteville, Georgia and I’m up with troops preparing for a very special mission. I start making rounds, talking to many of the nearly 80 World War II Veterans about to take a trip of a lifetime. They are heading to Washington DC to see the memorial built in their honor. For [...]

Helping Families of Ft. Hood Victims

Want to help the families of the Ft. Hood Victims? Check out these web pages... Fort Hood Website http://pao.hood.army.mil/ USO Fort Hood http://www.uso.org/ CNN Impact Your World http://www.cnn.com/impact

Health Care & Paying for Abortion

Federal funding for abortion could tip the balance in the health care debate. On Saturday, the House passed health care reform which includes a ban on federal money being used to pay for abortions. Would you like to see a similar ban in the Senate health care bill? Leave us a comment. We’ll share some [...]

30-Second Pitches: Labor Day

Our latest 30-Second Pitches are both gentlemen with experience in labor relations. Irwin Pollack was a senior human resources executive at Hertz, and Miles Granderson an attorney dealing extensively with labor law. If you really need a job & would like to be considered for a :30 Pitch, e-mail us: 30secondpitch@cnn.com. [...]

The Berlin Wall – My Story

Evelyn and Andreas Preuss at the Berlin Wall, April 1990 Lots of memories today of the Berlin Wall falling. My mother, who is from Berlin, and I went there to participate in the event. Read my CNN.com blog entry here: http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2009/11/06/walls-shadow-fell-across-generations/ I talked with Josh Levs in the CNN Newsroom about our Wall experience. Check out the [...]

Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 years later

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which signaled the collapse of communism in Europe and eventually an end to the Cold War. World leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are attending various ceremonies to mark the [...]

Homebuyer Tax Credit Myths

Looking to take advantage of the homebuyer tax credit extended last week by congress? Housing expert and fact checker Clyde Anderson breaks down the top six myths surrounding the credit with CNN's Betty Nguyen. Join Betty Nguyen along with TJ Holmes weekend mornings in the CNN Newsroom, 6am ET/ 3am PT. [...]

Pres. Obama Prepares for Trip to Asia

President Obama is just days away from departing on his first trip to Asia since taking office. Fredricka Whitfield talks to CNN's Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry about what the president hopes to accomplish.