Even following today’s massacre in Deir Ezzor , the Syrian regime continues to deny involvement in the Houla murders this weekend and say they haven't violated the cease-fire they agreed to weeks ago. Russia and China continue to diplomatically protect al-Assad.

As many as 12,000 people have been killed in Syria over the last 15 months and tonight AC 360° is Keeping Them Honest.

Tonight on Anderson Cooper 360°, Tom Foreman profiles Florida Sen. Marco Rubio who is considered a potential running mate for Mitt Romney. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, might be the key to connecting the GOP with valuable Latino votes. Is he the fresh face the Republicans needs to inspire young and minority voters to give the party a second look?

Lt. Cmdr. Gennari talks to CNN's Brooke Baldwin about his risky role in the removal of a live rocket-propelled grenade embedded in a Marine's leg.

Former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu and CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien discuss media coverage of the 'birther' story. Sununu, a Mitt Romney surrogate, says that Donald Trump is wrong on the issue, while O’Brien asks why Romney won’t go further and point this out about one of his donors.

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs weekday mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.

CNN Business Traveller

Budapest Ferenc Liszt international airport. Credit: Getty / Bloomberg

This month ‘CNN Business Traveller’ looks at how the business travel sector inEurope is revamping itself. Summer 2012 heralds new routes, new trains and a new lease of life for old planes. In the mist of economic turmoil, the continent’s travel industry is undergoing massive change. Show host Richard Quest is inBudapest,Hungary to report onEurope’s evolving landscape.

The financial crisis in the Eurozone has engulfed nearly every industry – and airlines are no exception. When Hungarian national carrier Malev imploded in February, it left passengers stranded and an economy struggling as business travellers were unable to enter the country. Quest speaks to CEO of Budapest Airport, Jost Lammers, about life after the bankruptcy of its hub carrier.

Despite all the difficulties, massive investment has continued across Europe. As the continent’s first privately-owned high-speed train hits 300kph just outside Naples, CNN correspondent Ayesha Durgahee interviews the man behind it, Luca di Montezemolo. di Montezemolo is Chairman of Ferrari, and one of the founders of Italy’s newest and of course, reddest, high speed train. ‘CNN Business Traveller’ puts the luxury, high-tech train to the test on one of their key routes to see if the ‘Ferrari of the railway tracks’ lives up to its cousin on the racetrack.

Also this month, a report from Europe’s airplane recycling centre in Toulouse, where parts and metal are salvaged and put back into the industry; a look at the best ways to sleep at the airport with modern-micro hotel rooms, and a trip underground in Budapest to explore the beauty of the Hungarian capital’s incredible caves.

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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Intelligence Committee Chairman, talks Syria strategy, including being more aggressive with Arab League partners, putting pressure on Russia and not arming the opposition at this point.

I would be more aggressive with our Arab League partners. I’m not sure arming is the right answer here mainly because of we’re just not exactly sure who the bad guys are, who the good guys are right now in Syria. So you don’t know who you’re giving weapons to.”

He continues, “Well, you know, a big part of it is, [Syria is] Russia's last toehold in the Middle East and I think there is attachment to the notion that… [Assad’s] going to win and they're going to have the toehold in the Middle East through Syria.  We need to change that dynamic.  I think we need to convince our Russians this is not in their best interests, that some of this slaughtering of women and children is going to get on them as well, and that's just not the place they want to be in the world. And they need, again a little public pressure, a little bilateral effort from the United States and others, other European allies, I think can turn Russia on what's happening.  I don't think they want to be on the wrong side of a slaughter in a town like Houla.  We need to put the question to them, where do you want to be when this is over?  We'd like you to be with the rest of the world.  They also have huge weapon sales going into Syria, another big problem we have to deal with.”

Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien airs weekday mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.

Last night on Anderson Cooper 360°, Romney advisor Kevin Madden told Anderson that the focus of the campaign is the economy, and not birther comments like those from Donald Trump.

Madden thinks” what is really going to matter is who has a better vision for this country going forward, who has a better plan to put the American economy back on work.” And that “I don't think that there are a whole lot of people right now sitting at home with 23 million people out of work, with unemployment over 8 percent, consumer confidence going down, I don't think there are a whole lot of people talking about the issue that the media's talking about and that Donald Trump keeps bringing up.”

Link to the full interview below –

Retired Brigadier General Akil Hashem served 27 years in the Syrian military.  On the Tuesday, May 29th edition of Amanpour, Gen. Hashem told host, Christiane Amanpour, that, in his professional opinion, the Syrian military would capitulate quickly to any military assault leveled against it.  He urged other nations to intervene militarily in Syria and says there will be no diplomatic solution to the current crisis.

He also attributed the lack of high-level defections of military officers – as has been the case in other Middle East and North African nations which have experienced recent democratic revolutions – to fear and the Syrian government's effective network of spies systematically embedded in its armed forces.  Below, is an excerpt from the Amanpour interview:

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