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Transgender ex-SEAL: I worried I’d be killed if I came out

Kristin Beck, a former member of Navy SEAL Team 6, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Thursday night that she feared being killed if she revealed her gender identity. As a member of the elite military team, she was known as Chris Beck and carefully concealed the fact that she was…

Charles Ramsey: ‘Take that reward and give it to’ the kidnap victims

The man who is being hailed as a hero for rescuing the lives of three women kidnapped for a decade says that he would like any reward money to be turned over to the victims. Charles Ramsey became an instant Internet sensation on Monday when he helped free Amanda Berry,…

Michael Jackson’s doctor sings bizarre jailhouse serenade to Anderson Cooper

In what could charitably be termed an unusual PR move, Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s former personal physician, sang a song to CNN’s Anderson Cooper during a telephone interview Tuesday. Murray, who is currently serving a five year sentence on manslaughter charges stemming from Jackson’s death, introduced the song by…

Mother of Steubenville rape victim hopes ‘something good can arise’

In an exclusive audio clip provided to CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, the mother of the 16-year-old Steubenville rape victim said she hoped the crime against her daughter would raise awareness about sexual assault. “My family and I are hopeful that we can put this whole ordeal behind us,” she said.…

Kathy Griffin tells Anderson Cooper on New Year’s Eve: ‘I’m going to tickle your sack’

During an unpredictable segment aired on New Year’s Eve, CNN host Anderson Cooper was told by comedian and co-host Kathy Griffin, “I’m going to tickle your sack,” just seconds before she reached for his groin in jest. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Cooper nervously replied. “I have no…

Anderson Cooper destroys GOP Sen. Lee’s argument against U.N. disability treaty

Friday night on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Cooper welcomed Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) to discuss Lee’s vote against the United Nations treaty for the “Rights of Persons with Disabilities.”  Cooper questioned why Republicans are so dead set against a treaty that would ultimately have no power over established U.S. laws. “Senator,…

Bomb explodes near Anderson Cooper during live broadcast from Gaza

Covering the Israeli Palestinian conflict from the Gaza Strip, Anderson Cooper had a frightening moment when a bomb exploded in his vicinity during a live report. Cooper was giving an update on the shelling that has rocked Gaza for the past several days when an orange flash flared up on…

Anderson Cooper rips Rohrabacher on Benghazi: You’re factually not correct

On his show Friday night, CNN host Anderson Cooper question why Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA) believed the Obama administration deliberately misled Americans about the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Rohrabacher, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, alleged that President…

No third season for Anderson Cooper’s talk show

LOS ANGELES — US journalist and TV presenter Anderson Cooper’s eponymous daytime talk show will not be renewed for a third season, its producers said Monday. Flagging viewer numbers and a tough business climate were blamed for the effective cancelation of the syndicated show by Cooper, who also fronts a…

Anderson Cooper calls out Romney for claiming ‘blog posts’ are tax plan studies

CNN host Anderson Cooper on Monday became the latest journalist to question so-called “studies” cited by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, to prove that their proposal could cut taxes without raising the deficit. In his “Keeping Them Honest” segment, Cooper observed that Romney…

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