48th State News Today

Very tight race against mitch mcconnell. >> mitch mcconnell has a tea party challenger in the republican primary going against him. what are the prospects there looking like? >> i spoke actually this morning with one of mcconnells top advisers, and while they are taking that primary race very seriously, they are not as worried about it as they were before. as you may remember. the big driver behind the tea party were the bank bailouts of 2008, and she has made that big issue in this campaign. bu...

>> all right. chuck coughlin, a political adviser to the governor of arizona, she has got a tough decision to make. well see what she decides to do. thanks very much, chuck, for joining us. >> thanks, wolf, for having me on. three arizona lawmakers who originally voted for the law now say they want the governor to veto it. they say the law was supposed to protect religious rights, but that opponents have now made the state look bad. joining us now from philadelphia is our political commentator...

Theres a whole statutory framework for that currently. my personal concern on this one is its just written in -- if you look at all of the other statutory makeups, its much too broad. and it could be construed in very unusual or different ways and cause havoc on the system here in the state. i was fortunate as a young kid to have my father -- in front of the supreme court in 1971, reverse of a first amendment case about a 7th day adventist who reused to work on a religious holiday or have anybod...

Office in 09 dealing with very difficult issues with one of the worst budget deficits in the country to the immigration discussion in 09 and 10 that continued on to today. and so this is familiar territory with her. she will -- she will take her time. she has been in the nations capital with some governors meetings, back to the state today. i presume she will meet with supporters of the bill to hear their cause, meet with people who are -- expressed their views in opposition. and also meet with ...

Time, because so much of politics is dominated by mass media and big money, that what works in an election is exactly the reverse of what works when the election is over. heres what i want you to know. you know, since i left office, i worked all over america and all over the world. and ive, blessed to do the work ive done and weve created a lot of jobs, weve saved a lot of lives. >> lets go to kentucky. our erin mcpike is standing by in louisville. erin, how significant is president clintons app...

>> let me ask you a question, michael. something you tweeted out yourself this morning. you said, doesnt holders encouragement of state attorneys general to not defend laws run the risk of creating 50 new judges? whats the answer? >> well, i think it does. and as an attorney, im troubled by this. i want to get to the same place where eric holder wants to take us on the issue. but i question the way in which hes going about it. because i think hes advocating a usurping of the courts function. you...

Issues. but as a practice political matter, i think its a stone cold loser for the gop. >> and both senators now want her to go ahead and veto it. john mccain, jeff blake. i dont know if either one is a libertarian, but they both see the economic impact on the state of arizona. michael, stay with us for a moment. because there is another subject i want to discuss with you, the -- even though arizona looks like that legislation will be vetoed in that state, it might not have been enforced anyway....

Part of the map? that was arizona. arizona was the 48th state. it was not admitted to the union until 1912. it just has not been a state for very long, which is maybe why it sometimes feels like arizona is still working out the kinks. but it also means that all of the oldest things about the state as a state just arent very old at all. the first governor of the state of arizona was in office starting in 1912. only 100 years ago, right? and if you are a schoolchild in arizona, and you are treated...

Dissed by the banking set. and a wakadoo right wingers get a boost in their efforts of rid themselves of the current marxist, fascist administration. thats all ahead. plus a little more. we begin tonight with the united states of america versus the state of arizona. a dramatic legal showdown settled today between the federal government and its 48th state over the thorny issue of immigration. today, a federal judge in arizona put a hold on parts of the states new papers, please, immigration law...

And a wakadoo right wingers get a boost in their efforts of rid themselves of the current marxi marxist, fascist administration. thats all ahead. but we begin with the united states of america versus the state of arizona. a dramatic legal showdown settled today between the federal government and its 48th state over the thorny issue of immigration. today, a federal judge in arizona put a hold on parts of the states new papers, please, immigration law that was set to go into effect six hours from ...