he says, i want a porsche. he says, when you go home tonight, there will be a porsche in your garage. and he says, i want a million dollars. he says, done. when you go to the bank on monday, there will be a million dollars in your account. thank you very much, i have to find my ball. so he goes looking -- hold on a minute, lad. please hold on. i see you are golfing with your wife. do you mind if i go into the shrubbery with her for an hour or so? he says, let me ask her. it's a million dollars. so he goes up and asks the wife and she says, what? you don't mind if i go in the bushes with the leprechaun? he says, no, no, go ahead. it's a million dollars. she says, i don't care about the car but a million dollars that could help us a lot. so she goes into the bushes with the leprechaun. about an hour later, they are coming out, she's adjusting her skirt, fixing her hair, and the leprechaun says, thank you very much. how old is your husband? she says, he's 44. he's a little too old to be believing in leprechauns, i

picture of strass-kahn, socialist, stepping into a porsche worth at least 90 grand.head of the imf lives well enough to afford the ride. his salary, more than $440,000 a year. strass-kahn pay no, sir taxes on it. this at a i'm when one imf critic says the institution imposes stark conditions on the governments it lends money to. >> not only are taxpayers in borrowing countries paying for that salary, but then having to pay the cost in the second way which is the -- have to undertake the policies the imf demands which often hurts particularly ordinary working class people. >> reporter: an imf spokesman says it is below the rate of inflation but dominique strass-kahn's perks don't stop at his paycheck. one of strass-kahn's best perks, annual allowance of more than $79,000 tax-free to spend as he likes. according to his contract, to maintain a scale of living appropriate to his position. plus he gets reimbursed separately for entertainment expenses. an imf spokesman says the institution does not pay for the $4 million house in washington or for other properties reported

be like saying if you took a volkswagen car, removed the body and replace itted with a porsche body, well, you still have a volkswagen. >> reporter: is there still some significance what they are doing? >> moving zebras into that habitat that is probably a fine thing to do. they certainly are genetically close enough, they can be an equivalent. but if they are trying to make the claim that they are restoring this exact species, i think that's falling short. >> reporter: but the scientists working on the prairie of south africa disagree, and they are undeterred. convinced they are already resurrected one breed of animal. could a wooly mammoth one day stomp around? the science fiction geek in me wants to believe this opens the door for dinosaurs to roam the earth again. >> well, the science fiction nerd in me thinks this is really interesting and fascinating. but the science nerd in me -- >> reporter: the real scientist. >> the science nerd says that this is maybe not something that is that feasible and if it is, do we need to do it or should we? >> reporter: a modern day "ice age?" >>

home game one hundred points to ninety one miami's big three le bron james graeme wade and chris porsche combined for eighteen points to lead them to victory while in the western conference semifinal oklahoma have levelled their season's memphis after one hundred eleven to victory meanwhile chicago have received some good news ahead of their second match we did learn today twenty two old guard derrick rose has become the n.b.a.'s most valuable player a proud moment for his mom and for him. conferences being so crowded has no weight in. their lives very well whatever song. it feels. about it. but when they go. they treat everybody the same especially our dads could be the new year with all those personal advances. our affairs are very finely russia's former olympic figure skating champion you can appreciate their hopes his ban will be lifted to allow him to compete at the sochi games in twenty forty he's currently barred by the sport's governing body the i.s.u. after putting out of last year's world championship through injury only to take part in exhibitions shortly afterwards but while

to us the president question and i think that the scope of the questions asked by the regions of porsches is in a way typical on the one hand they were interested in things that may seem quite exotic for moscow and turn fact essential to their lives such as the prospects for reindeer breeding but on the other hand they asked other questions too there's a question from the cutie here about governor elections this means that me here in the regions keeps up with the developments in the civil society we have now as regional media are interested in issues of both local and global importance i think it was an interesting experience i probably didn't see well in what the president himself got to do my job he hosted the news conference themselves but i think it contributed to the liveliness of the dialogue and i believe no one got the impression that it was a refers to a staged event and i think that's important because it was actually unusual to see that the president not only answered questions but also performed as a moderator of the press conference and you were sitting among the journalists

. >> reporter: he started tinkering with this old porsche in high school and managed to turn it into fully electric car, something he learned to do on the internet. for free. >> the price of education on a college level has gone up by a factor of more than ten since 1980. >> reporter: but isn't the payout later, isn't it a long-term investment? the typical person who has graduated from college is likely to make two times more over their lifetime than a person who just has a high school diploma. >> doesn't that say that something's gone wrong with our society that it's become so critical to get these credentials? >> reporter: the typical college graduate leaves school $24,000 in the hole. and student loan debt is expected to surpass the trillion dollar mark this year. that's more than credit card debt. >> you get a payoff of about 10% a year. so, if you invest, let's say, $100,000 in a college education, that personal average gets $10,000 more a year, which is a huge payoff. >> reporter: eden full says her payoff is now, and college would only get in the way of patented patenting her

. >> reporter: a picture of dominique strauss-kahn, a socialist stepping into a porsche worth at leastcar's not even his. but the head of the imf does seem to live well enough to afford the ride. take his salary, more than $440,000 a year. that's more than president obama makes and strauss-kahn pays no taxes on it, this at a time when one imf critic says the institution imposes stark conditions on the government it lends money to. >> not only are taxpayers in borrowing countries paying for that salary but they're having to pay the costs in a second way, which is they have to undertake the policies the imf demands which often hurt particularly ordinary working class people. >> reporter: an imf spokesman responds pay increases for imf officials are below the rate of inflation. but dominique strauss-kahn's perks don't stop at his straight paycheck. one of strauss-kahn's best perks, an annual allowance of more than $79,000, tax-free to spend as he likes. according to his contract to maintain a scale of living appropriate to his position. plus he gets reimbursed separately for entertainment

." >> am i cynical to think if you drive a porsche you'll be bumped more frequently?u're probably right. >> you bet on that, too. >> yeah. >>> ford develops a seat to monitor the driver's heart. the bloomberg business report coming up. >> legal advice the woman at the center of the arnold schwarzenegger love child scand is seeking. >> how far is too far? weight loss device and surgery that a company wants to market to overweight teenagers. my contacts are so annoying. i can't wait to take 'em out. [ male announcer ] know the feeling? try acuvue® oasys brand contact lenses with hydraclear® plus for exceptional comfort. it feels like it disappeared on my eye! [ male announcer ] discover why it's the brand eye doctors trust most for comfort. acuvue® oasys brand. >>> welcome back. 5:48. california forecast is drying. and the state will remain dry today. rain reaching eureka in the overnight hours. 59 there. we'll be near 60 in tahoe, mid-to-upper 60s around san diego and big sur. how about the upper 70s throughout the central valley? to 93 degrees in palm springs. kristen

. >> if you took a vw car, you removed the body and replaced it with a porsche body, well you still havea vw functionally. >> reporter: does that say we dismiss what is going on here? or is there some significance to what they're doing? >> i think moving zebras into the habitat that is probably a fine thing to do. they certainly are genetically close enough they could be an ecological equivalent. but if they are trying to make the claim they're restoring the exact species, i think that's falling short. >> reporter: scientist working on the prairie of south africa disagreed. and they're undeterred, convinced they'd have resurrected one breed of animal, could a woolly mammoth one day stomp around ur backyards? >> the science fiction nerd in me thinks this is interesting and fascinating. but the science nerd in me -- science nerd says that maybe this is something that isn't that feasible, and even if it is that feasible do we need to do it or should we do it? >> reporter: a modern day ice age? >> does this look like a petting zoo to you? >> reporter: maybe we are betting off leaving the woo

he's a leading member of the socialist party but he was photographed getting into an expensive porscheere in this neighborhood once leading some to criticize him calling him a caviar socialist. the neighbors here, the owners of the boutiques and gal riz around here are very camera shy. but some of them tell cnn they would periodically see strauss-kahn and his wife ann sinclair getting in and out of chauffeured vehicles here but they were always polite, always say hi, how do you do. a new york judge has released strauss-kahn on $1 million in bail. he'll now live in a new york rented apartment under near constant surveillance wearing an electronic tracking device. it's likely to be many long months before he ever sees his home here in paris ever again. ivan watson, cnn, paris. >> a top contender for the republican presidential nomination stumbles right out of the gate. can newt gingrich recover from a very bad week? speaking of bad weeks, more details coming out about schwarzenegger swsz's extra marital affair and secret child. plus, president obama delivers a major speech on the middle

goes from being a guy that literally got into fistfights, a man who was derided as aliterate and porsche, vulgar and offensive, by a credit report in the 1850's slowly, very slowly gained social the acceptance. spending every summer at saratoga springs. he circulates with a more educated and he's totally uneducated. more uneducated and polished glass. at the end of his life, you know, we know from newspaper reports and from letters he wrote in his own hand who misspelled every word and yet he would write a very formal note. he was described as being dignified. this is a very slow process. it takes on the dignity that is given him. finally at the end of his life i found fascinating newspaper article that said vanderbilt led off in the opening wall of saratoga springs. well, you know, ten or 20 years earlier this would have been unheard of. that process is helped along by his second wife who after, you know, many decades of marriage to his first cousin, sophia vanderbilt, he married another more distant cousin from the south. though she wasn't from money, she had polished, dignity and sout

. >> reporter: he started tinkering with this porsche in high school and managed to turn it and a fullydo on the internet for free. >> the price of education on a college level has gone up by a factor of more than 10 since 1980. >> reporter: the typical college graduate leaves school $24,000 in the hole. and student loan debt is expected to surpass $1 trillion this year. more than credit card debt. >> pay off of 10% a year. you invest $100,000 in a college education that personal average gets $10,000 more a year a huge payoff. >> reporter: eden full says her payoff is now. and college would get in the way of patenting her solar panels. >> who knows? someone else might have done it. or the technology may be outdated. >> if i pass up this opportunity and wait until i finish my college degree, a lot could be changed. >> reporter: teal envisions a world where schools would encourage kids to think long and hard what the right decision is for them and not to assume college is the only option. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> and some worry, of coursings that college is a long-term investm

a picture of dominique strauss-kahn, a social list, stepping into a porsche worth at least 90 grand. of the imf does seen too live well enough to afford the ride. take his salary. more than $440,000 a year. that's more than president obama and strauss-kahn pays for taxes on it. this at a time when one critic says the institution imposes stark conditions on the governments it lends money to. >> not only are taxpayers paying for that salary, but then they're having to pay the cost in a second way which is that they have to undertake the policies that the imf demands which often hurt ordinary working class people. >> reporter: an imf spokesman responds pay increases are below the rate of inflation. but dominique strauss-kahn's perks don't stop at his straight paycheck. one of his best perks? an annual allowance of more than $79,000 to spend as he likes. according to his contract to maintain a scale of living appropriate to his position. plus he gets reimbursed separately for entertainment 1k3e7bss. it does not pay for his house or other properties reportedly owned by strauss-kahn or his

the one-time presidential hopeful outraged many by being seen getting into this flashy porsche with sinclair is more than a partnership. many political experts say sinclair would have been one of his strongest selling points. according to one poll, taken back in january 65% of the french population said they would prefer anne as first lady over carly bruni. things are kind of changed now. >> yeah, they have. talking to some of the crew members here. they say in france, sometimes things are looked at differently. >> reporter: they say, that's allowed him to have the lifestyle he's had. having the transgressions and affairs for the past 20 years. >> it's one thing if you're seducing. it's another thing if you're charged with attempted rape. >>> are you going to wear that to take on alligators? >> yeah. >> sam, get to our morning menu. >>> this is a two-coffee morning. when you have a pesky snake or alligator to get rid of, who do you call? of course, "billy the exterminator." and bianna goes one-on-one with this superstar. >>> did you see this last night? i couldn't believe it. it caught my br

he was photographed getting into an expensive porsche here once leading some to criticize him calling a cavier socialist. the owners of the boutiques and galleries are very camera shy. some of them tell cnn that they would periodically see strauss-kahn and his wife getting in and out of show officered vehicles and they would always say, hi, how do you do? a judge released strauss-kahn on $1 million in bail. he will now live in a new york represented apartment under near constant surveillance wearing an electronic tracking device. it's likely to be many long months before he ever sees him home here in paris ever again. ivan watson, cnn, paris. >>> will a new cut in terror funding get in the way? stay with us. you're in "the situation room." [ manager ] you know... i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don't have to do it. ok? [ male announcer ] notre dame knows it's better for xerox to

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rational reflection, taking into account short-term needs of strengthening borders as well as abroad a porsche -- a broad approach to migration. evers to boost european competitiveness. this is not a knee-jerk reaction. this is and must be a broad scope of measures built on the foundation of a strong -- and defining the best interest of the european union now and into the future. at the same time, it tends to give relief to those members states who are trying to cope with an unfair share of the migration burden. and thousands of people writer on the shores of one country, it is not just because they dream of living in malta. is a because they are seeking a better life in europe. countries that are more directly exposed to massive migrant inflows cannot be expected to deal with them alone. the rules on free movement of citizens benefit all countries in the european union. it is the duty of all countries to support countries under particular pressure at some time or another. this means that burdens have to be shared equitably. this means that all member states need to take their responsibilities