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Good morning, im Melissa Harrisperry. This week marked the second of two seismic shifts in the United States military in just over two years. The first was december of 2010 when president obama signed the repeal of the dont ask, dont tell law and ending a policy that mandated shame and secrecy as requirements for service. The second happened on thursday when defense secretary leon panetta joined the joint chiefs of staff chairman Martin Dempsey and made this announcement. We must open up Service...

Not talk a lot about race. I said because i am a neurosurgeon. And [applause] so i thought that was pretty strange. I said, when i take some into the operating room and get this guy up and pull it down and take off the bones and open, im operating on the thing that makes that person who they are. The cover does not make them who they are. When are we going to understand that . [applause] surgeon and author dr. Ben carson takes your calls, emails, facebook comments, and tweets theories three hour...

With costagavras. Were living the kind of dictatorship which is legal which is dictatorship around the world. Is it therefore evil . I wouldnt say evil. Its a kind of christian position in the industry. If its an issue, its a human thing. A program note. We promised you this evening an interview with maliki the Prime Minister of iraq. Hes in washington with a meeting with president obama and others. The pedester booked his appearance on our program and called us this morning and said he could no...

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Political restructuring doctrine test and to either mr. Bursch, isnt yes. Isnt the position that was taken in seattle derived from a different view of the equal protection clause . I mean, strict scrutiny was originally put forward as a protection for minorities a protection for minorities against hostile disadvantageous legislation. And so the view then was we use strict scrutiny when the majority is disadvantaging the minority. So you do, under the carolene products view, you do focus on race ...

N theus a tweet or joi conversation on facebook. Com cspan. Mail journal cspan. Org we will get your thoughts in a minute but joining us on the phone is richard wolf to talk about yesterdays decision. Background first on this case, how it came before the Supreme Court. Me. T thank you for having the last set of major cases are in 2003, both out of michigan. One of which said that the university of michigan undergraduate school could not use quotas, racial preference quotas. Lawother one said the...

Let people make wellinformed decisions as to what they are comfortable with. That is what we need to do. We need to focus on the mission and stick to the facts. One last quick question. Those of us who support and have worked with both the fort meade dhs havethe [inaudible] in roles in missions related to the cyber arena. What is the partnership you have in place or are putting in place . For me, im very fortunate. I partner with a cabinet secretary who i have worked with before in my career. Je...

He has worked as an editor, journalist television and radio commentator and he founded the National Journalism center. M. Stanton evans served as chairman of the union from 1971 to 77. He has a new book out called blacklisted by history, the untold story of senator joe mccarthy and his fight against americas enemies. Turning a proper name into a verb is a sign of historical significance but that for two mccarthy as mr. Evans is going to tell us is historically inaccurate. Mr. Evans. [applause] t...

The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We thank you once again that we, your creatures, can come before you and ask guidance for the men and women of this assembly. Send your spirit of peace as they visit their families and constituencies back home. May their hears and hearts be ears and hearts be open to listen to those whom they represent. Bless the people of this...

Almost utopia ideals matched to concrete political goals. King supporters marched for the right to sit at a lunch counter, to swim in a de segregated municipal pool, to pick any seat on a bus, or to attend an integrated school. That was then. This is now. Reverend king would be amazed by the transformation over the past 50 years. Today america has its first black president. I Barack Hussein obama do solemnly swear and African Americans do routinely hold top posts like secretary of state, attorne...