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Accuracy, but take a look at president obamas credibility. hes the one who said if we pass the trillion-dollar stimulus package, that we wouldnt see unemployment go up to 8%. >> but congresswoman, i asked about you in some of your statements. but in the interest of personal responsibility, those were your statements that were ultimately deemed to be inaccurate. so my question is to you, how will you change your rhetoric so that people understand you are a serious person who has credibility on th...

Back to "hardball." now for the sideshow. first up, answer the question please. this morning, nbcs savannah guthrie pressed congresswoman michele bachmann about her track record of saying things that are demonstrably false. >> do you feel the need to be more precise in your statements so that people recognize you are a person of substance? >> well, i am a person of substance. i have a law degree. i have a postdoctorate degree in tax law. my husband and i have started two clinics. >> do you think...

From the ground with satellites? >> they do it from the ground. and it is the air force i believe that does the actual tracking. and it also tells you that because there is some atmosphere up in those altitudes that is the reason they cant tell you precisely where the thing is going to go. as it gets closer to the rendezvous time then their estimation gets better, but since there is a little atmosphere, and since this thing could be tumbling and have different drag, it is going to make it harder...

The flight craft disappeared off the coast of brazil. they are looking for parts, remains, the black box, they have never recovered any of that? >> no. this is an extraordinary event and credit really has to go to the oceanography people. they develop the untethered vehicles that were able to search at that depth with that degree of accuracy. the photographs are extraordinary. >> do you think they will ever find that black box, as they call it? >> i think they are well on their way. the problem ...

They were unhappy with the miniseries, but we did reporting of our own in "the new york times," and what we found was there were historians at the history channel -- they had an in-house historian and they brought in an outside historian to look at what they had and they had concerns about it. the history channel, its brand is in its name. >> i was going to say, right. >> when you call yourself the history channel, youre saying this is fact-based, and i think at a certain level, they were concer...

Its being touted as one of the most hotly anticipated and highly controversial miniseries to ever come to cable, and tonight "the kennedys" makes its debut. the series airs tonight on the reelz channel after being dropped from the history channel. and despite some controversy over how the famous familys portrayed, several producers say historians will vouch for its accuracy. but is it worth watching? joining me now, "the new york times" culture reporter david itskof. good morning to you. >> good...

Buy on cable. tonight "the kennedys" airs on the reelz channel. it is steeped in controversy and despite historians saying they are accurate is it worth your time? joining me now mary mcnamara from l.a. good morning. >> good morning. >> you brought good weather, thank you. >> youre welcome. >> something i want to mention about this. we know the history channel, everyones familiar with its standards and what it stands for. reelz channel. >> i think thats why they stepped in. this is a make or bre...

With nbc news about the projects struggle to hit the air. >> six weeks ago, this incredible mini series was sitting on a shelf heading for oblivion. were mystified. we didnt want to do a political story, anyway. this was a family story. >> he says several historianed vetted the accuracy of the shows scripts. but is it worth watching? im joined now by joanne na weise. good morning. >> good morning, alex. >> so all the money and controversy, is it any good, first of all? >> well, its long. its kon...

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Originally slated to appear on the history channel but the series was plagued from the beginning, by questions over historical accuracy in the script, and pressure by the kennedy clan. >> unless theres a significant change in the ground conditions we stay the hell out. >> reporter: caroline kennedy and maria shriver, both with ties to companies that own the history channel, pushed to kill the menny series. why? hollywood reporter, who first broke the story, told "today" with a business decision ...