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Under oath. the reason blumenthal was barred from working with her in the state department because he tried to plant negative stories about then senator obama. it appears he was trying to influence foreign policy, the new york times says in 2011/2012, before and after the death of moammar gadhafi, he sent 25 people foes to secretary of states personal and unknown e-mail address. despite the information being unvetted and mostly inaccurate secretary clinton passed it along to senior state departm...

Secretary clinton tried to hire him to work for her at state. she found a way around that. trace gallagher has the story of how blumenthal is at the heart of the newest clinton controversy. >> sydney has long been known for his loyalty to the clintons and attacking their opponents. blumenthal was accused of defending the president by smearing monica lewinsky calling her a stalker and unstable sexually demanding young woman. he later denied the statements under oath. the reason blumenthal was bar...

Reconciliation with afghanistan and the taliban and i said, well, i hope or maybe or whatever, but no, that is -- that was not any direct hint or wink or possibility that i know something that it is go g ing t happen. but i would also remind us again, to the, too, that if you recall that some of you do, because you were in some of the meetings, briefings, in the 2011/2012 time frame, i wasnt in this job at the time, but i have looked at the files on this, and i have seen it all. there was a larg...

>> they dont usually attack people. they usually attack live things. >> they usually go after carcasses of fish, that kind of thing. but this -- >> is this the common thread in this river, aptly named prona river. is this a common thread e thread folks know about here? >> they knew this is where piranhas like to congregate. it didnt deter a lot of people. if you can believe this, 30 minutes after the attack, people went back into the water because it was so hot. apparently theres a heat wave mov...

Created by the deal, never mind if the deal is a good one, bad one, these are critical months. if the united states will end its western -- and its western partners will adopt a diplomatic approach in iran im somewhat optimistic. if not so well be in trouble. in this sense i think that the presidents policy in 2011/2012, which was very tough, with tough sanctions, putting all options on the table, all that, that worked, if that approach will be abandoned now, then the iranians might, god forbid,...

Joe, here he is saying this is an example of the united states government at its worst, but its also a typical example. >> well, yeah. i mean, its no secret that this hasnt been the best managed administration that weve seen come down the pike in a while, although the president really is proud of his record of non-corruption which this, you know, kind of destroys. >> wow. >> but i do believe -- >> hes not connected to it personally, at least. >> i do believe that in the end the big issue here is...

Hasnt been the best managed administration that weve seen come down the pike in a while, although the president really is proud of his record of noncorruption which this, you know, kind of destroys. >> wow. >> but i do believe -- >> hes not connected to it personally, at least. >> i do believe that in the end the big issue here isnt going to be the mistake and the stupidity of the mid-level employees who launched this, but its going to be how much did the white house know and when did it know it...

>> but i do believe -- >> hes not connected to it personally, at least. >> i do believe that in the end the big issue here isnt going to be the mistake and the stupidity of the mid-level employees who launched this, but its going to be how much did the white house know and when did it know it? was this scandal, you know, submerged for electoral purposes in 2011/2012? >> right. thats what joe said, i think joe may have used the word over the weekend, nixonian. >> yeah. >> and rightly so. but what...

weather? if your nation was just a few feet above sea level, you would be really worried. well talk with a former president of just such a nation. and why am i wiggling my finger in a mirror here? to try to understand the wonders of the human brain. come along for an amazing tour. first, heres my take. the attacks and counterattacks in this presidential campaign are, i suppose, inevitable. but lets be honest. theyre largely untrue or irrelevant. whatever the paperwork shows, mitt r...

Assistant professor and barbara young, national organizer of the national domestic workers alliance. barbara has been a domestic worker for the past 17 years and is an active member of domestic workers yuntded. thank you all for being here. i actually want to start with you, nicky, for two reasons. one, you know, i went absolutely nuts when this film came out. i had a lot of critical things to say. lots of folks said, oh, youre just mad because a white woman wrote it. i said, no! my favorite boo...