Everything is either beta or 2.0 now a days and why should CNN be any different.  If you are a news junky like we are you will welcome their new format.  They will finally be adding free video through a flash player instead of the Windows Media Player version they have had so long.  Look for a much cleaner new cleaner layout.  Also look out for a commenting section (like a blog) and live video from CNN. 

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