Good Morning...Happy Monday!!! Today, we honor the 79th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tonight on CNN, the top three democratic candidates face off in a debate that will no doubt touch on the influence of race upon politics in America. Following the debate, Anderson will host a special post-debate edition of AC360 and then he and Soledad O'Brien explore some of the issues related to race that may impact how America votes. The special is called
Race & Politics: America Votes 2008 ... So make sure you tune in...
But first, here are today's headlines...
They are some of the most famous words in American history: "I have a dream ..." And the man who said them has become an icon.
Taking a brief intermission from their sparring, the top three Democratic presidential contenders plan to join thousands of others here Monday morning for a symbolically charged commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.
Pentagon Weighs Top Iraq General as Chief of NATO...The Pentagon is considering Gen. David H. Petraeus for the top NATO command later this year, a move that would give the general, the top American commander in Iraq, a high-level post during the next administration but that has raised concerns about the practice of rotating war commanders.
An unusually large share of workers have been out a job for more than six months even as overall unemployment has remained low, a little-noted weakness in the labor market that analysts said threatens to intensify the impact of the unfolding economic downturn.
Midair collision over Corona leaves five dead...Five people were hacked to death in ethnic clashes in Nairobi slums, police said Monday, as mediators prepared a fresh bid to break the deadlock that followed President Mwai Kibaki's re-election.
For the leading candidate in a party where religious conservatives often dominate, Sen. John McCain rarely invokes faith. But after Saturday night, he surely must believe in redemption.
Obama takes on question of faith...
Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to correct the misconception that he's a Muslim now that the presidential campaign has hit the Bible Belt.
Medea Bern, once a registered Republican, is one of a growing number of California voters who shun party membership and declare themselves independent. In the upcoming presidential election, that makes her the kind of voter all the candidates would like to reach.
After His Loss in Nevada, Edwards Keeps Marching...It looked like sweet relief for John Edwards that more than 1,700 miles separated him from the Nevada caucuses on Saturday.
Slain Marine was vulnerable...A slain Marine's image as a woman who struggled with the truth made her vulnerable and may have triggered events that led to her violent death, her mother says.
An investigation of college study abroad programs by the New York attorney general's office has expanded to include 15 colleges and universities, among them Harvard, Brown and Columbia, a senior lawyer in the office says.
DNA points to new killer in '99 case...
New evidence points to a different killer in the case of a Colorado man convicted in the sexual mutilation slaying of a woman when he was a teenager, the special prosecutor named to review the case said Friday.
Too much caffeine during pregnancy may increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study says, and the authors suggest that pregnant women may want to reduce their intake or cut it out entirely.
