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January 11th, 2010
11:15 AM ET

Real Help For Real Warriors

Today in the CNN NewsRoom we're talking with Staff Sgt. Megan Krause her about her battle with PTSD.

She's featured in a military campaign to encourage service members who need help to get it.

To see Sgt. Krause's PSA or to find out where military members can go for help click here.


Filed under: Kyra Phillips • Military Matters
January 11th, 2010
10:05 AM ET

Sen. Reid's Racial Comments

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized Saturday for some racially insensitive things he said about Barack Obama during the presidential campaign.

A new book written by two journalists quotes Reid as saying that Pres. Obama’s “light-skinned” appearance would help him as a candidate, as would his speaking pattern “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

(Read the full story here.)

President Obama accepted Senator Reid’s apology.

We want to hear from you. Is an apology enough or should Senator Reid lose his leadership position in the Senate?

Leave us a comment. We'll share some of them on the air in the CNN Newsroom, 11am-1pm ET.


Filed under: Tony Harris
January 11th, 2010
08:21 AM ET

Harry Reid’s Comments Were…

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized Saturday for some racially insensitive things he said about Barack Obama during the presidential campaign.

A new book written by two journalists quotes Reid as saying that Pres. Obama’s “light-skinned” appearance would help him as a candidate, as would his speaking pattern “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

(Read the full story here.)

President Obama accepted Senator Reid’s apology.

We want to know what you think.

Fill in the rest of this sentence – Harry Reid’s comments were…

Heidi will read some of your comments on the air in the 10am ET hour of Newsroom.


Filed under: Heidi Collins