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This is the CNN Center located in Atlanta, Ga. It stands for Cable News Network and runs the news all day long, everyday. This building opened in 1976 by Omni International but wasn't a success, so CNN moved in in 1987. It offers tours of the center where you can see CNN behind the scenes, it also has the worlds largest escalator which you get to ride when you take the tour, and there are also shops and a food court located here.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush and his top aides publicly made 935 false statements about the security risk posed by Iraq in the two years following September 11, 2001, according to a study released Tuesday by two nonprofit journalism groups.
"In short, the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and that culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003," reads an overview of the examination, conducted by the Center for Public Integrity and its affiliated group, the Fund for Independence in Journalism.
According to the study, Bush and seven top officials -- including Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice -- made 935 false statements about Iraq during those two years.
The study was based on a searchable database compiled of primary sources, such as official government transcripts and speeches, and secondary sources -- mainly quotes from major media organizations. See CNN viewers' reactions to the study »
The study says Bush made 232 false statements about Iraq and former leader Saddam Hussein's possessing weapons of mass destruction, and 28 false statements about Iraq's links to al Qaeda.
Bush has consistently asserted that at the time he and other officials made the statements, the intelligence community of the U.S. and several other nations, including Britain, believed Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
He has repeatedly said that despite the intelligence flaws, removing Hussein from power was the right thing to do.
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Press Secretary Ari Fleischer each made 109 false statements, it says. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz made 85, Rice made 56, Cheney made 48 and Scott McLellan, also a press secretary, made 14, the study says.
"It is now beyond dispute that Iraq did not possess any weapons of mass destruction or have meaningful ties to al Qaeda," the report reads, citing multiple government reports, including those by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the 9/11 Commission and the multinational Iraq Survey Group, which reported that Hussein had suspended Iraq's nuclear program in 1991 and made little effort to revive it.
The overview of the study also calls the media to task, saying most media outlets didn't do enough to investigate the claims.
"Some journalists -- indeed, even some entire news organizations -- have since acknowledged that their coverage during those prewar months was far too deferential and uncritical," the report reads. "These mea culpas notwithstanding, much of the wall-to-wall media coverage provided additional, 'independent' validation of the Bush administration's false statements about Iraq."
The quotes in the study include an August 26, 2002, statement by Cheney to the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
"Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction," Cheney said. "There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us."
A CNN photographer tries to capture the overwhelming sight of a huge Korean army plane pulling up in front of the "passenger lounge" at Tacloban airport.
March 22, 2003 - We marched to and stood in front of the CNN building to protest not only Bush's oil war against Iraq's innocent citizens, but also to protest against the media's lack of coverage of the dead children of Iraq and the lack of coverage of the massive world-wide protests against the war.
Check out the article, with quotes from coworkers and freinds: www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/25/gmail.labs.email/index.html
This is a photo of Narayanan Krishnan and I yesterday at a fund raising event in New Jersey. Mr. Krishnan was named a top 10 CNN hero for 2010. He is a one of the humblest people I know and is a great human being that is helping the plight of the helpless and mentally ill. PLEASE take a look at this video to learn a little more about this amazing man and his cause.
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I know Mr. Krishnan through a very close friend/family member who is his director of public relations in the US and his grandfather. I know this to be real and genuine, so if you can find it in your heart to help, donations can be made at www.akshayatrust.org/
Just $1 feeds a person 3 meals in a day!
Thank you very much...
New York, NY - Kate Bolduan attends CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on Nov. 18, 2014. Photo by Roy Caratozzolo III / ABACAUSA.COM
Quito, 2 de diciembre, 2011.- La Ministra de Coordinación de la Política Económica, Jeannette Sánchez, en entrevista con CNN, indicó que el Ecuador y América Latina enfrentan positivamente la crisis económica mundial.
Inside CNN Center Atlanta. On the large screen there's the news announcing the death of Larry Hagman (J.R. from Dallas).