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North Carolina judge declares a mistrial on counts jury couldn't decide.

The jury in the John Edwards trial has found the former North Carolina senator not guilty on one of six charges of campaign finance corruption charges and a mistrial declared on the five other counts. Scott Pelley reports.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The jury in the John Edwards campaign corruption trial is expected to resume a ninth day of talks in North Carolina.As the jury ended their eighth day of talks without a verdict Wednesday, the judge released four alternate jurors who garnered attention for their matching shirts. They have not participated in the deliberations.U.S. District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles did not give any indication of whether she believed the 12 jurors are any closer to deciding the fate of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate.Edwards faces six felony charges in a case involving nearly $1 million provided by two wealthy political donors to help hide the Democrat's pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008.

Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. Travelling through the heartland of America, Diamond looks at how the myth of 'the Injun' has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell and Russell Means, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema's depiction of Native people from the silent film era to today.

North credits Dr. John 'Jack' Fowler for saving his life in Vietnam

College dropout Ross (Jason Schwartzman) shows up at the bungalow of Spider Mike (John Leguizamo) in L.A.'s north San Fernando Valley looking to score some speed. Spider Mike's companions at the bungalow that day include his greasy-haired, red-eyed girlfriend, Cookie (Mena Suvari), video game addict Frisbee (Patrick Fugit) and Nikki (Brittany Murphy), a giggly Vegas stripper, whose boyfriend The Cook (Mickey Rourke) concocts the local speed supply in his airless motel room lab. Seduced by Nikki and her promise of an unending drug supply, Ross agrees to become chauffeur and errand boy for The Cook. Over the next few days, Ross ricochets between the hilarious and the bizarre as he descends into the anarchic and dangerous world of speed freaks in a three-day odyssey into crystal-meth hell.

It's a daring and dangerous underwater adventure with Oscar-winner Cary Grant ('The Awful Truth,' 'Suspicion,' 'North by Northwest') as the captain of a U.S. submarine bound for a search and destroy mission in Tokyo harbor during WWII. Co-starring Oscar-nominee John Garfield ('Gentleman's Agreement,' 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'). Look for the screen debut of young John Forsythe (TV's 'Dynasty' and the voice of Charlie on 'Charlie's Angels'). Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.

From Ghost House Pictures, the makers of Boogeyman, 30 Days of Night and The Messengers comes the suspenseful prequel to the box office hit, The Messengers. Messengers 2: The Scarecrow goes back to the farm to finally learn the story of John Rollins -- the simple North Dakota farmer, struggling to save his farm and hold his family together. When he places a mysterious scarecrow in his field, his luck changes for the better...but it may be at the cost of his sanity.

The creative team behind 1987's nine-time Oscar-winning 'The Last Emperor' -- director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas and screenwriter Mark Peloe -- reunite for this fascinating film starring Academy Award-nominees Debra Winger ('Shadowlands,' 'Terms of Endearment') and John Malkovich ('In the Line of Fire,' 'Dangerous Liaisons'), and rising star Campbell Scott ('Singles'). Based on the classic novel by Paul Bowles, this visually stunning, sensual film, rich in setting and storytelling, chronicles the relationships among three travelers through post-war North Africa.

May 26: The Washington Post's Manuel Roig-Franzia describes a seemingly bizarre situation that is taking place inside a North Carolina courtroom during the trial of John Edwards.

The Washington Post's Manuel Roig-Franzia describes a seemingly bizarre situation that is taking place inside a North Carolina courtroom during the trial of John Edwards.

House Speaker John Boehner raised the specter of another debt ceiling fight; insisting that Congress would not raise the debt limit this time around, unless he gets cuts and reforms greater than the debt limit increase. Then the GOP controlled House goes ahead and passes the Defense Authorization Bill -- adding $8 billion more than the spending caps in last year's budget and almost $4 billion more than what President Obama requested. Up host Chris Hayes, along with panelists Betsey Stevenson, former Chief Economist for the Obama Labor Department, Karl Smith, assistant professor of Economics and Government at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and MSNBC policy analyst Ezra Klein, discuss whether the debt limit should be a crisis at all.