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Why the Roger Clemens case fell apart – Joe Johns explains
Joe Johns looks at how the perjury case against Roger Clemens fell apart, leading to his acquittal.
What's trending for June 19, 2012
Mia Farrow's awkward Father's Day tweet, "Jack" recipe raises origin questions & NASA finds Mickey Mouse on Mercury.
Is Microsoft's Surface an iPad killer? Felicia Taylor looks at what could make the new tablet attractive to buyers
LOS ANGELES (CNNMoney) - Upending one of the world's most successful business strategies over the past three decades, Microsoft has developed a Windows tablet computer of its own design.
The company on Monday unveiled the Surface, a PC tablet that runs a yet-to-be released version of its Windows operating system called Windows 8. The device is the first commercial PC that Microsoft has directly designed and sold.
The tablet features many of the now-standard tablet specs, including a 10.6 inch high-definition touchscreen and front and rear facing cameras, which all fit into a 9.3 millimeter, 1.5-pound frame.
But Surface also brings some new innovations to the tablet space. The device's cover, for instance, flips down to become a full keyboard. It features a rigid case built from magnesium, a pen that clicks into the tablet and a built-in kickstand.
This morning on "Early Start," Felicia Taylor looks at the new features on the not-yet-released Surface, and whether it will give Apple stiff competition in tablet sales.
After 40 years of Title IX, athletes Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Cheyenne Woods on the law's legacy and continuing to fight for equality in sports
It's hard to believe that it's been 40 years since the passage of Title IX, the landmark 1972 law that ensured equal treatment of women and men in all federally funded institutions.
That law had a huge impact in women's sports in particular, and it's the subject a new documentary called "Sporting Chance," which will premiere this weekend on ESPN2.
Tonight in New York at Lincoln Center, a cast of prominent female athletes, including legendary three-time Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, will hold a panel discussion on Title IX and its impact over the years.
This morning on "Early Start," Joyner-Kersee and Cheyenne Woods, LPGA golfer and the niece of Tiger Woods, talk with Ashleigh Banfield about the huge importance of Title IX, and asks them whether the U.S. still needs the law.
Economy, Iran top agenda at G-20 – Brianna Keilar explains
Brianna Keilar on President Obama's meeting with Russia's Putin on Iran and stimulating struggling global economies.
The war on bath salts: Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske on the fight to legislate, educate after rash of violent incidents
After a number of bizarre incidents, a designer drug known as "bath salts" went from being virtually unheard of to taking over the national spotlight in what many are calling a drug epidemic.
The recent incidents started late last month when Rudy Eugene, suspected to be under the influence of bath salts, allegedly attacked a homeless man and bit off over 80% of his victim's face before being shot and killed by police. There have been at least four our violent incidents across the country since then and U.S. lawmakers are now scrambling to try to find a solution.
Gil Kerlikowske, director of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, explains the race to jumpstart legislation and education efforts to stem the use and sale of "bath salts."
Read a transcript of the interview after the jump.
Sandusky gets psychiatric exam as defense set to begin today – Susan Candiotti reports
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case this morning in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse trial, and the defense will begin presenting its side of the story. The former Penn State football coach faces more than 50 criminal counts and jurors already hearing stories of unthinkable abuse from eight of his alleged victims.
Over the weekend, Sandusky is believed to have undergone a psychological exam by a prosecution expert, ordered by the court to rebut an unusual part of the defense strategy.
This morning on "Early Start," Susan Candiotti shares more on why Jerry Sandusky would get a psychiatric exam at this point in the trial, and previews the defense's arguments.
Can New Democracy party form a coalition government in Greece? Matthew Chance reports on the challenges ahead after the weekend election
CNN's Matthew Chance looks at the challenges the has in forming a coalition government in Greece.
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Was President Obama's immigration announcement new policy or politics as usual? Joe Johns on the political reactions
(CNN) – Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, wouldn’t say Sunday whether he’d repeal President Barack Obama’s decision to stop deporting certain young illegal immigrants.
In an interview, Romney would say only that his administration would seek longer-term solutions to the problem of illegal immigration, and that Obama’s new directive, announced Friday, was temporary fix.
“He was president for the last three-and-a-half years and did nothing on immigration,” Romney said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “Two years he had a Democrat House and Senate, did nothing of a permanent or long-term basis. What I would do, is I’d make sure that by coming into office I would work with Congress to put in place a long-term solution for the children of those that have come here illegally.”
Sunday on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley, White House senior adviser David Plouffe spoke about President Obama’s announcement on immigration policy and the political implications, saying that it wasn't a political move.
This morning on "Early Start," Joe Johns looks at the political back and forth on President Obama's new immigration policy change.
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