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A job so there are some maybe positive steps that you can take. >> i think we have seen sort of a retraining crisis by the time people retrain for something, its obsolete or theyre retraining for the wrong things or there isnt a great connection between these programs and industry. at the same time stimulus is a dirty word in washington so you have to have direct hiring into government jobs or subsidizing, government subsidizing jobs for example to work at a charity, youre not going to be able t...

Familiar. however, even when there are no other witnesses to the events besides the defendant and in this case there werent, even mr. good was long gone before the shot took place, a jury is not required to accept the defendants testimony in support of her self-defense theory as true. instead it must consider the probability or improbability of the defendants credibility in light of the circumstances established by other evidence. numerous inconsistent statements to the 911 operator and then to ...

Give up her rights. having said that the congressman pointed out you can have her come back before congress but it doesnt necessarily mean she is going to say anything. i believe now is time for a special prosecutor to brought in. there is probable cause by her invoking the fifth and another senator executive invoking the fifth to stealing contracts that there is something wrong within the irs. over 73% of the american people now believe that a special prosecutor is needed. 63% of those are demo...

The only way you could solve it is to have a special prosecutor. >> and it would seem that both sides of the aisle are on the same page, although there are allegations of it being drawn along partisan lines. president obama on may 15th said americans are right to be angry about this and "i will not," he said, "tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially the irs." and then congressman trey gowdy put it this way in terms of lois lerner and her pleading the fifth. listen. >> yes, s...

Our top story. >> the resolution finding lois lerner waived her fifth amendment privileges on may 22nd, 2013 is approved and we stand adjourned. >> reporter: the house oversight 22-17 vote along party lines found learner a key figure in targeting of conservative groups, waived that constitutional right by defending herself. >> i have not done anything wrong. i have not broken any laws. >> reporter: both then and now, former federal prosecutor, trey gowdy offered that she doesnt get to present he...

People will assume i have done something wrong. i have not. one of the basic functions of the amendment is to protect innocent individuals and thats the protection im invoking today. martha: many people feel right there she stepped over the line. no lois lerner in the meeting today but they are talking about her in there quite a bit. >> reporter: its quite a legal clinic and intense in the room as lawmakers spar over this constitutional issue. trey gowdy, a former federal prosecutor is the one w...

Assertions that lois lerner made in the process of telling lawmakers she was not going to be able to answer their questions. once again today gowdy was fired up and defended what lawmakers are doing. >> this is congress asserting its constitutional obligation to provide oversight. yes, she has a constitutional right to remain silent. and she could have invoked it. but she did not. and we have a constitutional obligation to provide oversight. >> fellow republican congressman john mica from florid...

>> i have not done anything wrong. i have not broken any laws. i have not violated any irs rules or regulations and i have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee. >> i have identified nine separate specific assertions made by lois lerner on may the 22nd, and then, mr. chairman, she authenticated a document, all of this, mr. chairman, after she invoked her right to remain silent. >> we must respect the constitutional rights of every witness who comes before th...

Fifth amendment, refusing to testify before congress. but she did give that statement, that opening statement proclaiming her innocence, provoking some anger and raising all kinds of questions. todays resolution states that lerner forfeited her right to remain silent by making that opening statement. a big question about what happens next. our chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel, is live an capitol hill. mike, what has been the case for bringing lois lerner pack, and should we expect...

To read the e-mail of everyone in iowa, you cant do that. >> you know, thats not a bad idea. all right. >> really delivering the goods tonight. >> made a lot of assertions and seemed really confident. >> when you are that right all the time, its easy to be confident. >> or when you think that youre right, its even easier. >> did bill teach some things? >> the 20% of all muslims are radicals, you know, i would love to know how he quantifies that. >> i think that was through painstaking analysis w...