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Boost in florida. some of the steam is coming off of that. hes not so far in front. most polls say we are headed into what looks like a very close race in florida. what that means, of course is youre going to be talking about ronald reagan. when the republicans get into narrow contests they use the gipper as the ultimate arbiter. his gold standard of what it means to be a conservative president still stands, and they all want to compare themselves to him. martha: hes been doing that, and now som...

To happen on saturday and lets not forget mitt romney did have some strong moments and i think perhaps his best one was when he enjoyed going and playing arbiter between santorum and gingrich on who was the better reformer in congress. here it is. >> i served with -- i was there. i knew what the problems were going on in the house of representatives when newt thut was leading there. >> i think long before rick came to congress i was busy being a rebel. >> what you listen to in my view, this invo...

Snake oil, and have you reids which is all cuts. weve talked about the need for shared sacrifice, responsibility. those in this country who have done well, should do well by this country. the ratings agency, i think its a fraud. and -- because they invented a financial crisis which caused millions to lose their homes, they are craven and cynical. and as representative kucinich and the head of the imf has said, they should not be playing a role in being an arbiter of our countrys economy. >> you ...

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Schultz, she called that plan a death trap for some seniors. do you agree with that? >> well, if you look at what cbo said, the congressional budget office, which is the independent, non-partisan arbiter and analyst in this that congress relies on, what they said is that plan, if enacted, would raise the cost of medicare to seniors by about $6,000 a year. now, that is a major shift, a major increase in the burden on the elderly. and the reason why that is in their plan is in fact because he want...

Of a limited use of military power. to prevent a humanitarian nightmare in libya. but more generally i think were experiencing truly momentous events across that whole ark, that whole region. generally speaking, i think we need to be clear that were going to always support our principles and values, that is the promotion of democracy and the protection of human rights, politically, diplomatically and economically. but when it comes to the use of military power, we need to find a national interes...

Peoples lives in jeopardy and fortunately, i dont think the united states government is crawling with people who want to do that, but if there are people who want to do that and if there are people who want to assist them, they should all go to prison because its illegal and wrong and places peoples lives in danger. >> let me ask you a direct question. if you are -- if you can establish that someone died as a direct result of assanges work, is that not equivalent to yelling fire in a theater? >>...

Ultimately, someone has to make the decision to take classified information like manning is accused of doing, putting peoples lives in jeopardy and fortunately, i dont think the united states government is crawling with people who want to do that, but if there are people who want to do that and if there are people who want to assist them, they should all go to prison because its illegal and wrong and places peoples lives in danger. >> let me ask you a direct question. if you are -- if you can es...

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>> reporter: it was pretty easy for her, the vote was 61-21, there were seven republicans who voted for her. they are now saying they are starting with a fresh state, a lifetime appointment to the supreme court of the united states. here is what jeff sessions had to say. >> the key thing is, does this person have the kind of understanding of the law that they are supposed to be a neutral arbiter of disputes, to not take sides that dees not see the opportunity to sit on the supreme court as one t...