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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, everybody. Wednesday here in New York City. It's nice to have you along with us today. Good morning again to you.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning.
HEMMER: Are you doing all right?
O'BRIEN: So far, so good.
HEMMER: OK, so far. In a moment here, we're going to get back to these overnight developments in the decision on the Terri Schiavo matter. An appeals court rejecting a request to put the feeding tube back in. It's been five days now, and time is ticking. Also, some curious comments from the House majority leader, Tom DeLay about God and Terri Schiavo and conservatives. We'll get to that also in a moment.
O'BRIEN: Also this morning, Kelly Wallace reporting on "Faith in America," a new series. She's also talking this morning about a problem facing some young people. On one hand, they are sure of their spiritual beliefs, but on the other hand they say they are disturbed by some of the stereotypes those beliefs could create. We've got that special report ahead this morning.
HEMMER: Back to the headlines now. Here's Carol Costello. First check this morning with Carol.
Good morning to you.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning. Good morning to all of you.
"Now in the News."
Federal investigators are still looking for a motive behind the shooting rampage in northern Minnesota. Officials say Jeff Weise, the suspected shooter, apparently posted comments using a name meaning "angel of death" in German on a neo-Nazi Web site. Authorities say the postings may provide more clues about Monday's shootings, but there is no confirmation that the messages were even posted by Weise.
A bomb ripped through a shopping mall north of Beirut in Lebanon, the blast killing at least two people. Police say at least two others were wounded. The explosion struck a predominantly Christian area. It's the third bombing attack in the past six weeks in Lebanon. The man accused of planning to kidnap David Letterman's baby has pleaded not guilty. Kelly Frank is charged with two felony counts of solicitation and theft. Authorities say Frank was working on Letterman's Montana ranch when he plotted to kidnap the talk show host's 16-month-old son and his nanny and hold them for a $5 million ransom. A judge will set a trial date on April 5.
And Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalyn, are moving on. The couple resigned from the top post at the Carter Center. The 80-year-old Carter says he and his wife are in good health and plan to remain active in the Center's efforts. The Center promotes peace and health initiatives around the world. It won't be the same.
HEMMER: You can do that? I mean, your name's on the building, right?
COSTELLO: I'm sure he'll still be very involved.
HEMMER: True. Thank you Carol.
We want to get back to these new developments overnight in the Terri Schiavo matter. A three-judge panel at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has denied the case of Schiavo's parents to have the feeding tube reinserted. The judges voted 2-1 in rejecting that appeal. It came down in the middle of the night. Schiavo's parents say their next step now is the U.S. Supreme Court.
On a related matter, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay thought he was talking off the record last week. His comments have given this story another wrinkle this morning.
And to Capitol Hill we go with Ed Henry.
Ed -- what happened? Good morning.
ED HENRY, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Bill.
Tom DeLay is the man who muscled through the emergency legislation in Congress, trying to get that feeding tube reinserted. He has repeatedly said he was acting on principle, not politics.
But CNN has obtained an audiotape of a speech that Mr. DeLay gave to a conservative group here in Washington on Friday. And at this closed-door meeting, Mr. DeLay said that God had sent Terri Schiavo to help the conservative movement.
This speech was secretly recorded by a liberal group, Americans United for Separation of...
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