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Decided whether to let these operatives to actually do just that. at the same time, teams of cia agents are inside libya, trying to figure out just exactly who would get those weapons. its not sitting well right now with some. the head of nato right now who says the u.n. mandate does not allow for arming rebels, but theres been some back and forth about that. nato took over as head of the full military mission in libya today. on the battlefield, rebels continue to lose ground to gadhafis militar...

>> i think you learned something. >> whats that? >> about being transparent when we talk about our friends. >> whos that? >> donald. >> what about im? >> thats all. >> willie, what did you learn? >> ill echo what pat said, theres a rag tag bunch of kids tacking the subway at yankee stadium this morning. getting ready, the little team that could trying to fell the mighty red sox. >> mike barnicle, are we going to have to hear this all year? >> well have to hear it until about june 15th when theyr...

About the risk to the population here. plus, a budget deal resurrects. with eight days to go, lawmakers may have found the magic number. but have they found the votes? good morning, everyone, its thursday, march 31st, 2011. im savannah guthrie. and i guess its going to snow? what? >> im chuck todd. its opening day, though. its opening day, cant you feel it? couldnt you tell it was opening day baseball -- >> when i was shoveling? >> no. >> spring is in the air. a little depressing. also this ...

Ifouerpresidt? >>no wldt no, i wouldnt recommend that for the united states, because they can play a much harder game. >> another foreign policy question -- >> the united states has much more power than that. >> something -- >> and by the way, if the united states -- excuse me, savannah. if the united states were properly and if we had leaders who knew what they were doing, the united states would be employeeing in cash. as an example, weve spent over $1 billion so far in libya because the arab ...

Agreed upon number? >> actually, the senate wont see that bill until it passes the house and comes over to us, but i hope hes right. because the american people want us to solve problems. they dont want the gamesmanship and business as usual. >> so you mean, you hope hes right, that number okay with you? that sounds like a good number? >> id like more, but this is small ball compared to the big issues like the debt limit. its a $1.5 trillion deficit. so were going to have to cut more next year. ...

Well, were hearing dramatic new details from those four "new york times" journalists who were taken captive by the pro-gadhafi forces in libya. >> they were eventually released, but only after enduring six days of assaults and terrifying threats. they sat down this morning for an exclusive interview on nbcs "today" show. >> i think i was the first to be pulled from the car by a guard who was kicking and punching me. no more than two steps out of the car, you suddenly realize the rebels are firin...

W i know the chairman of the house intelligence committee has expressed some reservations. its unclear who exactly these rebels are. whats your view of this issue? >> im concerned we dont know who the rebels are and that al qaeda and other terrorist organizations, even though they may not be present in large numbers now, will take advantage of the disruption in libya and come, as they have, in iraq and afghanistan. foreign firefightghters come frr places to participate in this civil war. so i th...

Thursday. >> well, nato took control of all air operations over libya this morning, this as four different congressional hearings on libya are planned for this morning and afternoon in washington. defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullen are testifying about libya right now in front of the house armed services committee. tea partyers will rally on capitol hill today at noon urging fellow republicans not to compromise on spending cuts, as they are trying to negotiate a federal bud...

24 years as being the head of libya that hes a murderer, hes atyrant, hes oppressing and murdering his own people and we need to eliminate him, now that the president has started this military intervention, basically without consultation of congress and informing us what he was going to do. but we need have a more row abuse debate in the congress about what the objectives are. we need to know what the presidents plan is. he has not told us what his plan is other than to hand the hot potato off t...

"back to the future"? were not there yet. >> thank you for being here. well have you back for a longer discussion. april fools came earlier, is it really snowing on major league baseballs opening day? although, opening day in march, i dont like that. its a snow job. well get the check on the weather forecast and the baseball forecast, coming up. but first, our washington speak, sasc, youll hear this one on capitol hill. it refers to the senate armed services committee. we know how washington...