CNN 2008-03-13

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Good afternoon from the CNN.com Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here's a look at what is happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

 New York Governor Eliot Spitzer will leave office on Monday. That is exactly one week after news broke that he had allegedly engaged the services of a high-price prostitute. The Democrat² announced his decision this morning. Lieutenant³ Governor David Peterson, also a Democrat, will succeed Spitzer. He will be the first African-American governor in New York history. Peterson is also legally blind and a prominent advocate for the disabled.

 Southwest Airlines has grounded dozens of planes over potential structural⁴ damage. The airline notified the FAA this morning about its decision to take 44 planes out of service .Federal regulators are considering fining the carrier more than 10 million dollars for flying dozens of jets last year without mandatory⁵ inspections⁶ for cracks in the  fuselage. Inspectors⁷ allege¹ another 70 jets were allowed to fly in violation⁸ of required safety checks. Southwest has placed 3 employees on administrative⁹ leave while it investigates.

 In Chapel¹⁰ Hill, North Carolina, police are questioning a man called "a person of interest" in the shooting death of UNC Student Body President Eve Carson. He was taken into custody¹¹ in an overnight police raid in Durham. Police have focused their investigation¹² on surveillance photos of a man trying to use her ATM. One shows the man driving an SUV believed to have belonged to Carson; other images show what appears to be the same man inside a convenience store. The 22-year-old victim was found last Wednesday on a street about a mile from campus. She was shot several times. The Athens Ga. native was a senior biology and political science major at UNC.

 The Pentagon denies that the top military commander in the Middle East was forced out of his job. Adm. William Fallon resigned yesterday. Some congressional Democrats¹³ suggested the Bush administration wanted Fallon out because he was at odds¹⁴ with top officials over Iran. In a recent interview with Esquire magazine, Fallon was quoted as saying Washington's constant drumbeat of conflict directed at Iran was not helpful and not useful. Defense¹⁵ Secretary Robert Gates says Fallon made the decision to step down entirely¹⁶ on his own.

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