u.s. college opens up a course of studying accounting going online through the. u.s. soldier bradley manning who is now awaiting a court martial trial on suspicion of passing data to whistleblower wiki leaks has been nominated for the nobel peace prize london parliamentary group putting forward saying exposed corruption war crimes clark a stokely and activist commanding scores thinks the accused deserves the prize more than barack obama deserved his. bradley manning is accused of the greatest act of civil disobedience least in my lifetime and what he's accused of. has led to the end of the iraq war has led to pro-democracy rallies and uprisings all over the world and i think it's much deserved that he receives this nobel peace prize if obama gets the why should he obama done very little for peace even though he promised it and obama is also taking credit for ending the iraqi war when actually that's not the truth the iraqi government did not want to allow legal immunity for u.s. troops after january first and the reason they didn't last immunity is because of what the

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u.s. college opens up a poor studying by campaign read all about it online at our dot com. the former head of britain's m i six spy agency sir mark allen is being sued by two dissident libyans he allegedly helped arrest and deport to gadhafi torturers in two thousand and four but their case against substance after the discovery of letters from alan to the colonel congratulating him on the return of the prisoners parties ira bennett has the story. abducted imprisoned and tortured for six years all thanks to british government help those are the claims of two former gadaffi detainees who say they were captured by m i six and flown to libya in two thousand and four abdulhakim bell is now libya's military commander along with sami el saadi he was part of the libyan islamic fighting group they're suing a former british spy chief for complicity in their torture to me the most damaging aspect is just how much the british were involved in even just two cases of sending senior people back to libya and then the potential damages how much they knew about the nature of gadhafi his regi

colleges. the naval academy was accused of trying to boost its ranking by inflating its number of applicants. and arizona state university promised a $50,000 bonus to its president if he boosted the schools "u.snews" ranking. college officials we've talked to say they'd love to ignore these rankings but they can't, that's because higher rankings often lead to more applicants and more money from donors. yet schools may care more about rankings than students. on a list of the 22 most important factors in deciding where to go to college, students ranked the rankings number 11. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: president obama got an education at the washington auto show today and a mustang caught his eye. >> this is what i needed in high school. >> pelley: the real reason for the president's trip was to hail the auto industry's turnaround which he says was made possible by the bailout of g.m. and chrysler. that is sure to be an issue as he runs for reelection. all four republican candidates opposed that bailout. they're growing political power could determine the outcome of the presidential election. what's on the minds of hispanic voters? that's next. are choosing advil. i'm keith ba

u.s.'s college. i must restore the u.s.'s promise. how do i manage?mmy: i don't know. i have a glove. [ cheers and applause ] not as catchy as, i have a dream. but he's trying. rick santorum is doing surprisingly well so far. he's neck and neck with mitt romney. and some polls have him in the lead. his message is resonating with conservative voters. and he isn't afraid to speak passionately about the things he cares about. >> the reason i think we're doing well in this campaign, is because we're being available to the american public, no teleprompters, no written speeches. the opportunity to see what's in here. what's up here. and what's burning down here. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: down there, i guess. as i mentioned earlier, the 84th annual academy awards air live on sunday at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific here on abc. it's the night we managed to turn our attention away from the teachers and firefighters and shine our spotlight on the real heroes, the actors who pretend to be teachers and firefighters. and if you're planning to bet on the oscars this year

u.s. college students will head to parties in various locations.ot of them will head south of the border. how safe is mexico? it's a country that's been in the headlines for violence a lot lately. coming up, a young man will share a cautionary tale. >> all right. and also coming up on a lighter note we'll tell you what ryan seacrest is saying about this uncomfortable moment with the dictator during the oscar preshow. >> that looked like the moment where you laugh because it's sacha baron cohen, but i'm not sure ryan was thrilled standing there with ashes all over him. >> right. but it looked like he handled it pretty well. maybe a lesser person might have gotten angry. he handled it pretty well. sacha is unpredictable. >> let's begin with actors in the best dressed at goir at the oscars. avril graham is with us from bazaar magazine and will is here from "essence" magazine. you must have woke up this morning and say, matt lauer is doing the segment? what went wrong? unless i see stars in uggs and snuggies, i think they look good. what did you think?

people in this country think that colleges and universities are supposed to be pillars in our society. >> reporter: "u.sws," a tool depended on by families, had been ranking claremont mckenna in the top ten of liberal arts colleges in the entire country. today's cheating scandal could change that. today, students there, who pay a yearly tuition of more than $55,000, were trying to come to terms with what their school had done. >> it's a little embarrassing for the school, i think. >> reporter: do you think it's sort of a double standard? >> yeah, no, definitely. they should be held to a high standard, as well. >> reporter: why would a school cheat? experts say every notch a school can rise on the rankings is critical. >> prestige matters to these colleges, and what they get in the end are better students. they attract better faculty. they attract more money. >> reporter: more money from proud alumni eager to give. but while millions of students and families rely on ranking lists to make that crucial college choice, it turns out publications like "u.s. news" rely on universities to be honest. >> it's imp

which has also become a center for arms smugglers director of international studies at trinity college in the u.s. rejects the shutters told me earlier that he thinks any extremist infiltration into syria's fragmented opposition could lead to. consequences. it is the bird fighters who have moved across the border from iraq into syria. have been engaging the syrian army joining the kind of resistance there to one who seemed that this is indeed the case no way that they will remain is not precisely the question issue is how they will begin to characterize an insurgency bid currently it has one or senior leadership structure that was the problem in libya in libya as well there was a horrific libyan elite it was the fear of the insurgency in washington in paris in london and then on the ground there was a dispersed impact your late resistance in which various squirms of radical islam were here. to prominence in a sense the syrian story is very similar the free syrian army is not a credible address it is not a single police where it belongs. to foreign journalists have been killed in syria's flashpoin

u.s. army war college on many occasions and essentially started this firm that is not only for hire but has facility to silicate of money laundering paying informants overseas already we're seeing some of these e-mails leak where stratfor is trying to cover their behind because they know that they're involved in illegal activity overseas with many of these informants and they say they don't want to do the perp walk and so obviously intelligence is a big business as we're seeing from these leaked e-mails it's a comedy it seems that now you know can be bought and sold who is benefiting from this business. well just one of the names out there right now again it's very early there are over five million emails to comb through but people like dow chemicals that can not only spy on their competition but also protesters and again it's business for hire without prosecution it's having a middleman it's having what the intelligence networks out there like the n.s.a. and the cia call plausible deniability because again they're doing it through these third party services so you can have a large corporat

they say most of the data come from the colleges. and u.s. cy. this year, 92% of the top ranked colleges and universities returned their statistical information. number one, only 92% returned the information, and they returned their own self reported information. >> it's a joke. >> do you think parents care? you chat with parents. steve had 100% of his graduates go off to four-year college. 100% of his kids. so do you think the parents you're talking to care? >> yes, they do. >> really? >> yes, they do care. and as a matter of fact, every college it seems is on u.s. news and world report's ranking for something. like we're the best pharmacy program or the best oceanography program according to u.s. world news and report. they use that very liberally. and listen, capital prep is a u.s. news and world report top high school. it has been for like five years. i'll tell you, we have the plaques outside to show for it. we use it because it's supposed to be a standard measure of the quality of a school. at the college level, it's not a standard measu

know what other evidence of unsolved crimes might be under wraps in the boston college library, and they subpoenaed the u.s. courts to get it. after a legal battle, boston college was compelled to hand its archive over and its spokesman, jack dunn, now says the court will decide whether to release it. >> we as a university are trying to fight the fight on behalf of oral history but our ability to do so is limited in the face of a federal subpoena regarding a criminal investigation for horrific crimes. >> reporter: but many feel the school could have put up a much stronger fight to protect the interview archive and that if it's released, people like anthony mcentire, who conducted many of the interviews, could be hurt or worse. >> i think the people who spoke are at risk. >> reporter: mcentire, a former ira member who served time for murder himself, has now been labeled a traitor and informer by his once-ira colleagues and he knows what that could mean. >> it demonizes a person and traditionally the ira punishment for people that are accused of informing was, uh, death. >> reporter: the boston college tapes

brother-in-law tells a terrorist newspaper that the terror leader told his children to go to college in the u.se. bin laden's fifth wife has been in pakistan in custody since the u.s. raid on their compou. >>> in sports news, a battle of the titans at pebble beach. tigers woods was one shot out of the hole on yesterday's. but he collapsed. his playing partner, phil mickelson surged from two shots behind. >> tiger not all the way back gist yet. >>> coming up on "the pulse," what a nice for music from adele to the boss. we've got the night's best performances from last night grammys. >>> plus, what the show's known for -- those outrageous red carpet styles. [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag around with them. try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty extra soft leaves this surface 3 times cleaner than a dishcloth. the cleaner way to clean. bounty extra soft. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can

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u.s. illegally to go to college and seek financial aid. he also argued the path to citizenship is the answer to border security. >> every president is trying to secure the border. the fact is these drugs generate billions of dollars in profit, guns from america go down to mexico, the dope comes up, the billions go down. it takes a collaborative work, mexico and the u.s., we've got to invest in mexico, give them all of the tools we can and work to get rid of the cartels but build up mexico so employment can be there instead of forcing people across the border. >> governor brown will remain in washington, d.c. where he will attend the final day of the national governors association winter meeting. president obama is expected to address the group today. >> 4:48. yes, the oscars are in the books. >> we'll take a look at the big winners from last night including whether "moneyball" took home any golden statues. >> games like the wii and x box get you moving. but are they really beneficial for the kids? results of a study coming up. >> inlooks l

where the director of international studies at hartford trinity college in the u.s. meeting pressured claims that peace hold out in syria have frequently been hijacked by those seeking foreign military help the syrian national council always wanted foreign intervention you know they had followed the script of libya in other words you have a rising in a city and then you call for the cruise missiles in f. sixteen zero the united states the need to give you air cover so they've been you can right into damascus on the back of a cruise missile that was always in a sense the strategy for the syrian national council but it was not necessarily the strategy for the mass of people who were gathering in the streets and for whom you know where they're really in was peaceful nor it was certainly militarized very quickly by the free syrian army not to bring in militarization is going to create further destruction. but the head of the foreign affairs committee russia's and the house of parliament has been meeting with opposition groups in damascus and spoke to r.t. about the syria

u.s. senate seat. the roanoke college poll suggests allen leads kaine by eight percentage points. both allen and kaine face challenges from multiple candidates in the june primary. >>> there's a new report out looking into the mismanagement of the military's mortuary in delaware. it shows some remains belonging to victims of the 9/11 attacks were disposed of in a landfill. >> the mismanagement of all the remains in question took place at dover air force base. we have the disturbing details. >> it was like a dream. >> reporter: since september 11, 2001, was the worst day of this man's life. >> i lost my right hand person, the love of my life. >> reporter: today he says after years of trying to heal the emotional wounds of that terrible day, he feels like his recovery has taken a significant step backwards. >> this is definitely opened up some old wounds. >> reporter: abe's wife janice, a budget analyst for the army, was one of 140 people killed when american airlines flight 77 slammed into the pentagon on september 11. >> she was one of the last remains to be identified. >> reporte

people in this country think that colleges and universities are supposed to be, you know, pillars in our society. >> reporter: "u.s. news," a tool depended on by families, had been ranking claremont mckenna in the top ten of liberal arts colleges in the entire country. the cheating scandal could change that. the students there, who pay a yearly tuition of more than $55,000, were trying to come to terms with what their school had done. >> it's a little embarrassing for the school, i think. >> reporter: why would a school cheat? experts say every notch a school can rise on the rankings is critical. >> what they get in the end is better students. they attract better faculty. they attract more money. >> reporter: the school blames one administrator who has been fired. he's now gone if the college has declined our requests for an interview. they said to a letter to students and staff that they take the situation seriously. a college that pride its on teaching its students is itself learning a valuable lesson. abbie boudreau, abc news. >>> colts quarterback peyton manning is making it as clear as possible, he is not ret

u.s. for college, stayed in the u.s. after the iranian revolution.ud ahmadinejad spoke at the united nations in '98, hueman spoke as his translitter. it's a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you. thanks, glad to be here. >> as someone who i think as much as anyone is living between the two worlds of the united states and iran, i just want to get your initial impressions about how you are watching this national conversation emerging, here in the united states about iran and iran's possible attempts to acquire nuclear weapons. i want to hedge as much as possible. and the conversation actually happening in iran, which, of course, we never think about or talk about at the united states. >> well, the conversation in iran isn't very much about the nuclear issue. the nuclear issue is a popular issue in iran, still is. the conversation in iran is a conversation that people have everywhere in the world. ordinary people have everywhere in the world, which is, how do i make a living? how do i survive on a day-to-day basis when there's all this pressure. not j

people in this country think that colleges and universities are supposed to be pillar in our society. >>reporter: u.snews a tool depend on by family had been ranking clairemont mckenna in the top 10 of liberal arts college in the entire country. today cheating scandal could change that. today students there who pay aerial tuition of more than 55,000 dollars were trying to come to terms with what the school had done. >> a little embarrassing for the school. >>reporter: do you think it's a double stand arrested. >> yes definitely. they should be held to the high level as well. >>reporter: why would a school cheat? experts say every notch school can rise in the rankings is critical. >> prestige matter to the college. what they get in the end are better students. they attract better faculty. they attract more money. >>reporter: more money from proud alumni eager to give. but while millions of students and family rely on ranking lis list, to make that crucial college choice, it turns out publication like u.s. news rely on universities to be honest. >> it's impossible to really check to see what the school

well for more on the latest developments in syria and jordan live internet studies at trinity college in the u.s. . so we've just been hearing al-qaeda fighters are reportedly operating in syria on behalf of the opposition essentially on the same side as western powers and do you think they will be there to stay when the conflict is finally over. well it's of course impossible to predict the future but we should underscore that some of the best credible reporting on the groan from reporters like sun haris have demonstrated this is not a fantasy but indeed it is the kids their fighters have moved across the border from iraq into syria they have been engaging the syrian army joining the kind of resistance who won his scene that this is indeed the key is not where did the human remain is not precisely the question the issue is how they will begin to pad it to raise an insurgency that currently has nor single leadership structure that was the problem in libya in libya as well there was a oric libyan elite that was the face of the insurgency in washington and paris and london and then on the ground t

u.s. have college degrees and a milestone is passed as 30% of u.s. adults report having a college degree. we will introduce you to the gentleman at the census bureau that develops this survey and is reporting these results. his name is kurt bauman and he is the chief of the education and social stratification branch. thank you for being here. along with him at the table is jeffrey selingo, the editorial director of the chronicle of higher education. hiring aking about vacation rates and what effect it has on important things like jobs. he has been covering up for their publications. thank you for being here. mr. bauman, can you give us the headlines behind these newspaper headlines? what is significant about 30% of u.s. adults with a college degree? guest: this is the first time have crossed this 30% threshold. it's exciting in a sense that it's a new level of vacation all attainment that we have reached. -- a new level of educational attainment. 30% of our population 25 years and older has a college degree or higher. host: how long has it been at the

colleges. as you know, u.s. congress has not reauthorized wea, which we passed in 1998. i think that's shameful. governor malloy, in your testimony you urge us to reauthorize it. what are your top -- this question is to governor malloy. what are your top three priorities that we in congress should look at to reform wea and improve the job training program for the next five years? >> well, let me say that i -- wea is an important program which i think connecticut has used quite effectively. and so i'm not here to criticize the program. what i'm saying is, is we've done the right thing. we have used the dollars to train and continue to train folks to take positions that they were formally unqualified for. we have an award winning program around the employment of veterans which is a special concern, given how many veterans are returning from the two wars that we've been engaged in. i'm sure that -- that this committee is capable of making that a stronger and better law. but i, again, will reiterate that it needs to be sustained. flexibility is okay as long as flexibility is

people in this country think that colleges and universities are supposed to be, you know, pillars in our society. "u.s," a tool depended on by families, had been ranking claremont mckenna in the top ten of liberal arts colleges in the entire country. the cheating scandal could change that. students there, who pay a yearly tuition of more than $55,000, were trying to come to terms with what their school had done. >> it's a little embarrassing for the school, i think. >> do you think it's sort of a double standard? >> yeah. no, definitely. they should be held to a high level as well. >> reporter: why would a school cheat? experts say every notch a school can rise in the rankings is critical. >> prestige matters to these colleges. what they get in the end are better students. they attract better faculty. they attract more money. >> reporter: more money from proud alumni eager to give. but while millions of students and families rely on ranking lists to make that crucial college choice, it turns out publications like "u.s. news" rely on universities to be honest. >> it's impossible to really check to see

u.s. illegally as children to go to college and even seek financial aid. the governor said it's not possible to round up 12 million illegal immigrants and send them south of the border, he went on to argue that a path to citizenship is the answer to border security and the drug trade problem. >> every president tried to secure the border. these drugs generate billions of dollars in profit, guns from america go down to mexico, the dope comes up, the billions of dollars go down. it takes a collaborative work, mexico and the u.s., we've got to invest in mexico, give them all the tools that we can and work together to get rid of the cartels but build up mexico so the employment can be there. >> brown appeared with arizona's republican jan brew e perhaps best known for signing into law a bill requiring that people are suspicious of legal status to ask for proof and for confronting president obama at the airport by pointing her finger in his face. >> and speaking of the california dream act one of its biggest champions is pushing for another right. kris sanchez

u.s. illegally to go to college and even seek financial aid.e went on to argue that a path to citizenship is a answer to border security. >> every president tries to secure the border. the fact is these drugs generate billions of dollars in profit. guns from america go down to mexico. the dope comes up. the billions of dollars go down. it takes a collaborative work, mexico and the u.s. we've got to invest in mexico. we've got to give them all the tools that we can and work together to get rid of the cartels, but build up mexico so the employment can be there instead of forcing people across the border. >> brown appeared with arizona's republican governor jan brewer, known for the law requiring arizona police who are suspicious of someone's legal status to ask for proof. brewer is also known of course for dramatically confronting president obama in arizona last month by pointing her finger in his face. >>> and right now we want to check in with meteorologist rob maeda. we've been talking about the storm that is coming in. temperatures already dr

u.s. and i think we've got to put more resources behind them and the community colleges. because, you know, in doing some of the work on the unemployment gap of what's going on, there are several million jobs that are not filled because there aren't the skills. it's the welders and so forth that are there. so i think we have to -- we have to change the image. this is a very good thing to do. and it creates terrific jobs and opportunities for people as they move forward and so forth. i think there is a cultural image very different from germany, very different from other parts, korea and so forth. interestingly enough, china hasn't figured this part out. the effort is on high-end universities. they're creating not only hundreds of thousands of engineers, which is one of their -- they're they are creat hundreds and thousands of people that can't get jobs and i think they are finally going to get it that it's the polytechnics that matter. on a cultural side, we need to move that. on a third aspect, it's something that we found from the work that we did with brookings and in