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cnn 2009-12-02

The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in Lakewood, Washington, is dead. He was brought down by a lone police officer, ending a massive two-day manhunt.

Authorities say the Seattle officer investigating a suspicious vehicle was approached by Maurice Clemmons. He says the officer recognized Clemmons as the suspect in the police shootings and ordered him to stop, but Clemmons wouldn't.

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ASST. CHIEF JIM PUGEL, SEATTLE POLICE OPERATIONS: The officer again told him to stop. He wouldn't stop. The officer fired several rounds, took the person into custody. The Seattle Fire Department responded immediately, and all indications are that he is deceased.

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HARRIS: South Florida burn victim Michael Brewer is recovering from his first skin graft surgery today. Doctors in Miami say the 15- year-old is in serious but stable condition. Six weeks ago, you'll recall, Brewer was doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire. Police have charged three teenagers in that attack.

Health reform debate, round two. The fight kicked off yesterday with lawmakers trading partisan jabs, and the heated rhetoric picked up this morning. Majority Leader Harry Reid accused Republicans of distorting the numbers, and the Republican leader fired right back.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV), MAJORITY LEADER: The numbers they keep talking about are -- I don't know where they come back, Mr. President. We, as a body, have used for 50 years the Congressional Budget Office. It's bipartisan; that's the way it should be. And we should start talking real numbers, not fake numbers.

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY), MINORITY LEADER: The only question now is how we got to a point where we're actually considering spending trillions of dollars on a brand new government entitlement at a time when more than one in 10 Americans is looking for a job and when our debts and deficits are well past -- well past the tipping point.