Schmidt also asked Al-Fadl if he had overstated his acquaintance with convicted World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef, telling investigators he had "trained" with him in Afghan mujahadeen camps in the 1980s.

CNN: Al-Fadl

For his part, Mr Morsi said in a Facebook message that he had asked the public prosecutor to investigate the death of Mohammed al-Gindi.

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Blitzer asked the king whether he thought it would be acceptable for al-Assad to flee to another country or if he wanted him to be tried for war crimes.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

When asked why he released three men suspected of killing Abdul Majid al-Khoei, a London-based cleric stabbed to death on the steps of Najaf's Imam Ali shrine, he says he handed them over to the requisite authority, declining to say what that is.

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When asked why his son would praise Hasan, Nasser al-Awlaki said he did not agree with his son's views.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Asked if he felt he was still being neglected by the Iraqi government, Sheikh Hamid al-Alwani, the head of the city council, didn't miss a beat.

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At the dinner, Al Gore was diplomatic when presented with the letter, and asked Cooperman if he would accept higher taxes.

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