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call it a government program that is a victim of its own success. so many of you signed up for cash for clunkers rebates that the well is almost dry. yesterday the house approved $2 billion for it however. but until the senate approves it some are becoming wary. >> reporter: auto dealers thought it was the deal they couldn't and wouldn't pass up. what was the reaction when the program really started moving? >> when we saw the influx of business, the people coming in that were actually ready to buy, it was very exciting. i mean we had a huge weekend. >> reporter: alex perdikis of koons automotive says they have sold cars thanks to the cash for clunkers program and seen a 40% jump in sales compared to the same time last year. but then reports the $1 billion program was already running out of cash leaving dealers as members of congress scrambling.

>> to help our auto industry to help consumers to grow our economy to do it in an environmentally sound way i think it is a perfect message for us to take home for august. >> this is a godsend. the auto dealers in my district. don't stall what's working. give it a fill up. let's get cash for clunkers back on the road. >> reporter: the house quickly passed a $2 billion extension of the clunkers program. happy with the success, the white house is piling on the pressure. >> so we are now working with congress on a bipartisan solution, to ensure the program can continue for everyone out there who is still looking to make a trade. >> but the back and forth, the threats of stop and go, have some dealers nervous and searching for direction. >> right now. they're still so scared. not sure what exactly to do, or what is going to happen. >> all right. joining us now from gaithersburg, maryland at a car dealership, kate will the program be extended?

>> it is not a slam dunk. the bill in the house has to pass in the senate. this is what is going on there. on the right, fiscal conservatives, they don't want to spend more taxpayer money. on the left. liberals don't think the program as it was cast originally goes far enough to increase fuel efficiency. senate aide tell cnn simply they don't know, it is too soon to tell if the senate will take action next week or wait until september. >> okay. what do most of the dealers think abut this idea? do they like it? certainly they're seeing kus mes -- seeing customers they weren't seeing before the cash for clunkers program? >> you won't find a dealer who isn't happy with a bump in business. we have been talking to customers, the general manager at the fitzgerald auto mall here in maryland, they're happy with the business and hoping customers come in, see signs, cash for clunkers, government

offer. they've been in the market, looking for cars, but this was the incentive. exactly the point of it. to get out and to actually look and see if they could make a deal. on the flip side, the dealers they are concerned they're getting bogged down with the paperwork required to submit for approval. and that is a problem. the general manager here said they have had people working 'round-the-clock. there has been problems with computer systems. and a big problem. then again there is what happens after this weekend. everyone says that is still a big question mark. >> kate bolduan, thank you so much. appreciate that from maryland. >> off course, not everyone is a fan of the cash for clunkers program. seems hard to believe. in ten minutes we'll ask an auto analyst why she thinks this program itself is a clunker. let's talk about in the national matters before we get back to the domestic issues. president obama beefs up u.s. troop strength in afghanistan, america's losses are growing. july was the deadliest month for

international forces since the war began. and three more u.s. troops have been killed today. our ivan watson is in kabul. ivan. >> hi, fredericka, yeah, a bloody day here. three american servicemen killed in southern afghanistan. the explosive devices the number one threat to u.s. and nato forces. they're what helped make last month, the deadliest month yet of the eight-year war. in a separate incident, a french soldier was killed. another wounded in a battle with taliban insurgents in a province directly to the north of the afghan capital. one point here. this has been a deadly month, july for nato, u.s. troops. their numbers are ramping up here to now more than 100,000 boots on the ground. in addition to that, the afghan civilian population is really bearing the brunt of this conflict. the united nations released a

report this week saying that afghan civilian casualties were up 24% in the first six months of the year over last year. more than 1,000 afghan civilians killed. number one cause of death for them, fredericka, roadside bombs and suicide attacks carried out by the taliban. the number two cause of death. air strikes carried out by u.s. and nato planes. >> interesting. now we are talking about presidential elections right around the corn. you have to wonder how all of this may be impacting the elections. >> well that is a very important question right now. right now you do have some 41 afghan presidential candidates that are out stumping, putting up their posters, out trying to win volts. win votes. we have been following a few around. very few are talking about the taliban insurgency killing american and nato troops on the ground. instead they're focusing on issues like unemployment.

difficult economic situation that many afghans are in right now. and also the opposition candidates lobbing accusations against the afghan president, incumbent plaintiff, hamid karzai, accusing his government of corruption and inefficiency. very little comment on this taliban insurgency. very interesting development here in this political, political campaign here, fredericka. three americans have reportedly been arrested in iran for illegally entering the country from iraq. iran's reporter, they're backpackers, warned not to hike in the mountains of the kurdistan region because of how close it is to the border of iran. and were there clear markers? is it fairly understandable how one can cross into the border and not know it? >> actually, fredericka, there aren't any clear markers in the

area. it is very much a natural border. police in the area, warned the three that they were into iran. you should watch yourself. these are tense times. you are americans and not iraqis. now the state department has issued a statement, saying it is asking swiss diplomats to look into these reports on iranian tv and if in fact the three are being held by the iranians to see if they can gain access. what we are hearing from kurdish officials is that they believe they are still being held at the border post. near the border to kurdistan. here is what we know about the journey the three took. in fact, four americans started out from syria where two are believed to be students. from syria to turkey and crossed into northern iraq. it might seem strange they were coming to a place known as a war zone. northern iraq is very different from the rest of iraq. hasn't been plagued by the

levels of violence and sectarian infighting that caused much of the bloodshed here and is in fact thriving. they arrived. and one fell ill. on friday morning, the other three went to this area near the border. kept in regular contact with their friend who stayed behind. until they placed a phone call, 1:30 local time. we're surrounded by the iranian military. that is last that anyone has heard from any of them. the concern, of course, is that this could escalate into an international incident. especially given the tensions between the u.s./iraq/iran triangle. arwa damon. thank you, hoping the best for the hikers. appreciate that. the trials for some 100 iranian protestors are reportedly taking place today in tehran. these are the men and women arested in the streets. you saw earlier following disputed re-election of the iranian president, mahmoud

ahmadinejad. among charges, rioting and conspireing against the ruling system. key members of the government complained today's hearings began without their knowledge. iranian officials say nearly half the detainees arrested during the june street protests were already free this week. cash for clunkers. more on that. seems to be a pretty popular program. dealers seem happy. people are buying cars. what's not to like? we talk to an auto analyst who said there are lots of problems. also big problems at la guardia airport earlier today. we'll explain why one terminal was evacuated and how traveling is going now. limb: dude that was sick! i've been hangin' up there for, what, like, forty years? and then - wham - here i am smacking the pretty off that windshield of yours. oh, what you're looking for an apology? well, toss another coin in the wishing well, pal. it's not happenin'. limb: hey, what's up, donnie? how you been?

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he had a ticket to ride. he didn't make it past security. neither did a lot of people at new york's la guardia international airport today. before the sun came up a terminal there was shut down. all because of what one passenger allegedly was carrying. cnns susan candiotti is at the airport. well, tell us about the suspect, what kind of charges he is now facing? >> fredericka, let's start off with how they found this guy in the first place. it appears from all accounts that he stuck out sort of like a sore thumb. here is what we are learning from a law enforcement source close to this investigation. a man approached a security checkpoint around 5:00 in the morning. at that time, according to the

source, he was wearing a backpack and attached to outside of it were two square six-volt batteries with wires sticking out of it. so the tsa immediately contacted the port authority, the police here. they told him to stop, they said that he didn't comply. he wouldn't stop. and appeared instead as though he was trying to push a button or a switch. but nothing happened. so at this point, the suspicious device was seized. the new york city police department bomb squad appeared on the scene. took it outside. secured it. and blew a water cannon at it, blew it up. found it was a fake device. >> sounded look he wanted to get caught? >> sorry, fredericka? >> it sounded like he wanted to get caught? >> well, of course. >> there is no way of knowing that. we certainly have no way of knowing that directly. it does appear as the he didn't tried to hide the device in any

way given how the sources describe it. also it appeared as though they said it appeared to be a bomb and therefore according to the source it certainly looked as though he was trying to blow something up. the question of course is who is this person? he has been identified to us by again a law enforcement source, with information about the situation, scott mcgann, in his early 30s, apparently a resident of new york. gave them a fake address at the beginning. he does have three prior arrests on record including one for what seemingly minor charges, just last month. currently he is being charged by new york state on three counts, we understand they are, carrying a false bomb, planting a false bomb in an area of mass transit, and also making terrorist threats. again these are state charges. he does, is expected to make a court appearance either tonight or tomorrow morning. >> yeah, of course, caused a mess for travelers trying to get out. that terminal. ended up being evacuated. and meant a lot of folks were

late and planes were grounded for some time. the ripple effect we know what happens after that. susan candiotti thank you from la guardia. appreciate that. cash for clunkers, seems to be getting americans back into the auto show rooms these days doing something they haven't been doing in a while. buying a new car. in dealerships across the country it seems like a win-win. >> it would probably be a good idea for the government to get the less fuel efficient cars off the road. it would reduce our dependence on foreign oil to some extent you know. >> it will give me more money than what my car is worth. and i don't have $4,500 to put down on a new car. >> all right. a lot of folks very happy about it. but not everyone is happy. auto analyst lauren fixx, you know her, seen her a lot. talked to lauren on different occasions on all things vehicles." "luren fix's guide to loving your car" she is joining us from

buffalo, new york. good to see you. okay. you are going to rain on the parade here. we are hearing from all sorts of folks across the country. from car buyers to the dealers who say we love this. it means that people are getting new cars. people are spending money. they're getting a break by doing so. what is not to like about this? >> well i think a lot of people were discriminated against. if you have leased a car, you are not eligible. if you have been wise about saying i will buy a great fuel efficient car or hybrid. you are not eligible. if you don't have the credit rating the last thing you want to be doing is purchasing a new car with higher insurance payments. isn't that how we got here to begin with. >> my gosh. debbie downer here. >> sorry. >> so you leased a car. that's your choice. but now for a lot of people who have an old car they, you know, they haven't been able to afford, a larger downpayment on getting a new car, the incentive is you turn in your old car, and you get $4,000 or something to that effect.

as kred it? >> you end up with $4,209, a taxed incentive. you think it is a great incentive. you have to look at why do we have this? the goal was to get 2008 and 2009 cars off the road. almost like an automotive bailout from the consumer side. you think we created all this demand. you didn't create demand. you had people waiting. look at the sales, april, may, june they were dismal. the reason they were, they were people leasing, people that weren't eligible or people said, i don't want to be part of this program. and what's happening is now you are going to watch july and august sales be absolutely fantastic and the government is going to take credit for it. the truth is consumers sat on their hand and waited. >> isn't this good news for the so many car dealers who, you know, squeezing every penny and every dime to try to stay open. we know that so many car dealers in huge numbers had to close down earlier this year. now you have a few car dealers saying we are so glad people are

finally making their way in. what's the matter with that? >> that is the best part of the thing. the dealers in the towns the people who have so much invested in their community and in cars in the industry and their businesses that is the best part of the whole thing. they're getting rid of the '08, '09 models and 2010s in a few weeks. they want to be able to get the cars off the lot. however we are never going to sell in the next year, 16 million cars again. we will be lucky if we make 10 million cars. because they overproduced this is the back side. advantageous to some consumers not all. i advocated instead. >> is there a plan that would be advantageous for everybody? >> we should be $1,000 towards every new driver. i am looking to buy a new car for my son. if i got $1 t i might look at a kia, ford focus for him. that might be an option. if i don't have anything coming and nothing to trade in. a lot of people are ineligible. would have looked to see $1,000 towards car maintenance. the goal was to make the cars

more environmentally friendly. that's because people who buy new cars don't maintain them. people who have older cars don't maintain them. >> are you hopeful some where down the pipeline there may be efforts like this or programs under way. we know that particularly with american car dealers, with american car manufacturers, there are some more energy efficient, hybrid type vehicles down the pipeline. and that in turn is something that might be able to benefit everybody. if you again can afford to buy a car? >> right. there is a lot of repercussions. people think you are getting all the clunkers off the road. awesome. safer cars on the road. people who can afford to purchase new cars are. with the recyclers we're sold a bill of good. people taking the cars and shredding them they're making $80 a car at the most. people are trading in cars without hoods, doors, back seats. center consoles and they're taking them. we don't know if they're being shredded. there is no used car czar. do we need another czar, i don't think so. >> lauren fix, maybe you will be

getting a call. >> i hope not. it would be a nightmare for me. >> thank you so much. thank you for being with us this lovely saturday. >> thank you, fredericka. >> appreciate that. >> you are welcome. >> hard to forget what michael vick's dogs were forced to do, right? does the u.s. humane society. why are they now kidding vick an ally. the head of the organization answers some of your questions live in 20 minutes from now. more than ford, toyota, or honda. now get an '09 silverado for under $28,000 after all offers. and get it for even less if you qualify for cash for clunkers program. go to chevy.com for details. i had a great time. me too. you know, i just got out of a bad relatio... it's okay.

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lots of nasty weather out there. i think it is time for a ray of sunshine. that would be jacqui jeras. >> you are so cheesy. look at you, miss smile on my face. the world is good. >> it's saturday, what is there to complain about? >> everybody is happy. except for people getting rained on with thunderstorms and have temperatures that are too hot. you know, certainly impacts your weekend plans. hey, speaking of not happy. look at these pictures. these are just amazing. this is out of saint augustine, florida. tony sent us the pictures. set up his camera to watch the surfers. unfortunately watched lightning hit his neighbor's house.

nobody was injured. the home was fine. however it did fry the computer and internet connection. >> that happened to me before. >> been on the computer. lightning. >> i had a surge protector too. >> still happened. >> i would look to know. i want my money back. >> wiped out my television sets. we could go on. i was very upset. >> a serious situation. something to remember. we head throughout the weekend icht you hear it can sit you. if you see it better flee it. lightning caused a number of injuries and fatalities. more people die from lightning than hurricanes and tornadoes. anything else. a lot of light thing today from the i-10 corridor, across much of the deep south here. we'll continue to see that throughout much of the day. showers, thundershowers, spread all the way up into the great lakes. the biggest concern is some really heavy downpours right now. from dallas, extending all the way up towards little rock, and into the memphis area. we have flash flood watches and warnings which are in place. we are likely going to see a good, one to three inches of

rainfall right in this area over the next three hours. that is going to cause some concerns. certainly with some flooding. be aware of that. severe weather is a possibility in here. ice layed severe weather can be expected. and then our other big thing will be the temperatures are going to be hot, sticky on the south side. cooler than normal on parts of the north. people are going to like that at least in that area. >> not bad at all. mixed bag. little something for everybody out there. >> yeah. >> thank you, jacqui. appreciate that. >> sure. >> debating health care. what do you want to see? perhaps you are looking for a chance to ask your congressman or woman directly. we'll get you a status report from washington. ( car door closes ) ooooch! hot seat!

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forces in afghanistan since the war began. trials began today for some 100 iranian election protestors. arrested following the disputed re-election of the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. among the charges rioting and conspireing against the ruling system. and la guardia airport's central terminal some what getting back to normal after that scene earlier today. some flights are delayed. the terminal was evacuated this morning after a man walked in with a backpack full of wires and two batteries taped together allegedly. authorities say it was not a bomb but a hoax. the suspect has been arrested on several charges including carrying a fake bomb into an airport. expect to hear a lot, a lot more about health care reform this month. your congressman and women, senators, are coming home. and most likely you'll get a chance to tell them exactly what you think. after all, there are lots of proposals still floating around.

>> i hope as we continue this important debate we can put aside the politics of washington and tackle health care reform in the bipartisan way that americans deserve. it's time for real reform that works. not the same old answers of more money and more government. real health care reform should cost americans less money, not more. it should provide better quality, not worse. and it should empower patients, not government bureaucrats. >> cnns correspondent is live at the white house with more on this. congress recessing for a month, but the president will be full steam ahead. >> the president obviously is pleased the health energy and commerce committee passed its own version of health care legislation. in a written statement, the president said.

but the white house knows it is in for a tough fight. the month of august as you noted is going to be a krit tal time. what lawmakers here -- hear back in their home districts could make or break health care reform. whether or not it gets done this year. fredericka. >> elaine quijano, thank you so much. i know that a lot of his aides are hunkering down this weekend trying to talk about the next step. he is at camp david. but i guess how are they all trying to make sure that they are -- on the same page? >> yeah, exactly right. they are trying to do just that. in fact we saw a bunch of vehicles we should tell you just behind the camera on west executive avenue leaving. day two basically of this white house retreat. where we saw 22 cabinet-ranking members come in, sit down to discuss how they think they have done basically over the past six months. just passed that mark. they are also looking at what

their goals and priorities are going to be moving forward. obviously the economy and health care two big issues the administration is dealing with. >> elaine quijano, from the white house. little more on the president's schedule. monday, president obama attends an event celebrating the new gi bill. it gives major new incentives to our active duty troops in iraq and afghanistan. and then on wednesday, the president heads to the midwest where he is expected to talk about the economy, and what else? health care. he will be in elkhart, indiana, his second trip there as president. so have the president's second 100 days been days of change? or days of frustration? or perhaps both? it's your time to weigh in. starting tomorrow, you can vote at cnn.com. be sure to tune in on thursday night at 8:00 eastern to see the president's final grades. it is part of cnn's "national report card, the second 100 days." with competing visions and

versions of health care reform it is easy to get tripped up by misinformation. josh levs sets of through the confusion with a little help from a politically savvy friend. >> hey, guys. the health care debate is heating up. obviously right now we have claims flying back and forth. left and right, metaphorically, and we need to check them. bringing in bill adair. >> how are you? >> thank you for having me. >> i want to start off. one of the latest, on politicfact.com. you are giving him a full flop. what's that about? >> in the early part of the campaign, hillary clinton, john edwards mandated that people get health insurance coverage as part of their health coverage plan. that was what led to be universal. obama did not. he made a pin the he would not

mandate it. he was afraid people could not afford it. fast forward to today, obama is supporting a mandate. >> actually one of the most memorable clinton versus obama moments of the campaign last year. when she was waving the fliers saying, barack obama shame on you. he had ads out about her. that's what he was getting at. the idea of a mandate for everyone to have health insurance. >> exactly. he criticized her for having the mandate. that led to the big "shame on you" response. so in our view that makes this really a full flop. so that is how we rated it on our flip-o-meter. obama acknowledged that much. a full flop for this one. >> got to love politics. look at the other side. one on republicans, it's interesting. this began as i understand it, an editorial. but was picked up by a lawmaker. you are giving this your pants on fire rating. what is this about? >> the claim is on page 16. very precise, of the health care bill. is a provision that would outlaw

private individual health insurance. and that was in "investors business daily" in an editorial and picked up by congresswoman bachmann and many blockers and say look this health care bill pending could be disastrous and would outlaw your coverage they say. it is not true. if you go to page 16 as we did. it has no such thing. it is so ridiculous we gave it our lowest rating, pants on fire. >> bill adair, thank you so much. >> thank you, josh. >> back to you. >> thank you, josh, and bill. american soldiers and their families are finding it harder and harder to get timely access to retune care at army medical centers and clinics. in fact it has reached a five-year low. a study provided by the army to "usa today" shows 16% of army patients can't get appointments with their primary doctors. so they are sent to doctors off base. the study also shows that 26

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it is helping him in part, kind of redeem his reputation. what does the humane society get out of this. >> really, michael vick cam to us. he cam to us because we her his toughest critic. we advocated for his prosecution under federal laws we helped draft. we did lots of things to advance the case. >> he knew that. he knew you were all big advocates on, you know what he is going to made an example. this is what happens when you carry out this kind of activity. so why did he turn around and want to do you a favor perhaps, or are you doing him a favor? >> i think that his intentions, are his intentions. i am sure he will be speaking out soon. for us, our goal is not to endlessly flog michael vick or any single individual. our goal ties have a full court press against dog fighting. and we are targeting professional dog fighters, making busts every week with law enforcement officials. but the one growth area for dog fighting is street fighting, young, urban, kids in urban

communities who are involved with pit bulls and fighting them to the death. we think that michael vick, after he approached us, could play a potential role in combatting that problem. >> how would that happen? can you describe what you have in mind how he would be that conduit? would he be the one to go and talk to some of the young people directly? or is it simply a continuous reminder that he got busted for it and this is what happens? you could ultimately almost lose everything then have to find a way to get back on your feet? >> it is a continuous reminder. we have community based programs where we have ex-dog fighters, ex-gang members do outreach on the street to at risk kids who are really kind of getting their first touch with this world of dogfight. we try to pull them back. we try to steer them away from it into more productive activities, behavior training for pit bulls or agility testing for their pit bulls. we are doing this in atlanta,

chicago. hope to expand around the country. when vick approached us. i thought we don't want him doing a psa or just speaking in general. we want him intervening on the streets. he had this experience. he started as a young boy in newport news. >> that was at the core of your opinion, your op-ed that you wrote for the humane society's publication. i will read a little bit. maybe if there had been an intervention program in newport news 15 years ago a young michael vick would have grown to love and respect pit bulls and would not have done these terrible things to dogs. you feel wholeheartedly you have got to reach young people or you have got to help break this cycle of what some say is a culture of dog fighting or finding it acceptable. >> right. it is really, michael vick served time. he has been punished. and obviously we don't condone in any conceivable way what he did. the goal is not him only. it is this larger issue. there are tens of thousand of kids getting involved in dogfight.

we thought, we could leverage his interest, because of his celebrity and status and his story of having such a fall. in order to reach these kids, and intervene. yes, maybe a 10-year-old, or 12-year-old thinking abut this might get a hand from michael vick in pulling them out of this word. that's what we think is the benefit of the program. but it remains for michael to do this. he just got out of home confinement. it will be up to him. he essentially pledged to do two events a month with the community based programs. excited to see if it makes a difference. it is up to him. we are not vouching for his character. we are saying let's get this done together. >> this caught the attention of a lot of people including myself. usually you see celebrities attached to the humane society. we pulled a list that you advertise on your website. pulled pictures. we are talking about, ed asner, jenna elfman, jessica biel, alicia silverstone, now add to

the list, michael vick. you had a chance to meet with him even though you were who was advocating full board prosecution of him. what was the takeaway, what did you feel about him once you met him? did you feel his efforts are genuine? or do you feel that -- that it was not? >> let me just say he is not really a spokesperson for us. those folks you mentioned do speak out, they are really advocating for the broader set of principles. this is almost a community service sort of engagement that he is doing. he is not speaking out as a -- as a person in psas or other settings. what we are going to give him a platform to get involved in our community based programs. just look some of the other folks who do the outreach on the street, and outreach at the churches, and boys clubs. because we have got so many kids unfortunately who are touching this world of dog fighting. it is the one growth area of dog fighting, street fighting as compared to professional dog fighting where people are paying attention to the bloodlines and selling dogs to into the world

of dog fighting. you asked about his sincerity. he said all the right things to me when i met with him in prison and subsequently. it is only going to be his deeds we will measure. he said the right things he had to do for us to give him this opportunity. it is really going to, going to be determined in the weeks ahead. >> wayne pacelli, ceo of the humane society of the united states. appreciate your time. of course this has elicited quite the response from people all week long. we have actually asked your opinions as well on our blogs and ireports. so here's what some of you had to say. >> those of us that speak for the animals, woof, don't care that he plays football again. because i can assure you there are many like myself that would never even watch on television a game by a football team that would allow a man who has so

little regard for other beings to play on their football field. >> there are many nfl players who have extensive rap sheets and are still allowed to lace up. if vick proves he has learned from his past mistakes, has changed personally, and that he will continue to be a better teammate as well as member of the community he should be allowed to play. what team decides to pick him up, however, is a different story. >> all right, thanks to the i-reporters out there. we heard via facebook and blog. from rohan. vick has done enough to redeem himself and i'm sure he will continue to do more. and joy also writes -- on facebook -- he should work full time for the humane society. he is not a role model our youth should look up to and wear the jersey of. few of your thoughts there on michael vick. thank you for sharing with us. all right, meantime, let's talk other investigations that are ongoing right now and taking place.

investigators looking into the reselling of burial plots at a chicago area cemetery have made yet another discovery. they found a second site where remains were dumped. workers have a tedious job removing soil, using hand tools to look for bones in the dirt. police say it's going to be hard to identify them. >> we don't know if they're from 1,000 people or 100 people. that's part of the problem that we are having in identifying so many of these. they just have all been mixed up. some of them have names on them. some have serial numbers on them. we are using those to match up against cemetery records to find out who should be, who those belong to. >> four cemetery workers have been charged with a single felony count each. new evidence in the michael jackson case suggests the pop star shopped around for a doctor who would give him the powerful anesthetic propofol. that's the drug a source close to the investigation says dr. conrad murray is suspected of giving jackson hours before he

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