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White house is not, theyre not totally out of their minds. they say, if we do this, it will throw the republicans off. we have put something out there. and this is something that we would have agreed to any way in the larger context. understand, this president really wants a grand bargain. he is going to give away the store in august 2011. >> yeah. >> he was absolutely going to give away the store. he wants that grand bargain. and this is -- they view this as the best negotiating strategy. a lot...

And the choices were either lay off people, you impose a furlough or all of us just take an across-the-board cut. >> greta: what are we going to do about the sequester? >> well, it is the law. i mean with the continuing resolution as it passed these cuts are going to remain in place. i just think, you know, when you do budgeting if you were in your home budget people like to compare our budget to our home budget and your kids have to go to college you dont cut college in the same way that you cu...

And the choices were either lay off people, you impose a furlough or all of us just take an across-the-board cut. >> greta: what are we going to do about the sequester? >> well, it is the law. i mean with the continuing resolution as it passed these cuts are going to remain in place. i just think, you know, when you do budgeting if you were in your home budget people like to compare our budget to our home budget and your kids have to go to college you dont cut college in the same way that you cu...

Kind. massacres in prison. so he was a horrendous, horrible, brutal dictator. >> anyone who spoke out against him at all would be arrested immediately, sometimes tortured, sometimes killed. >> tracy shelton is a 34-year-old freelance journalist from australia who heads to libya to cover the conflict. >> it began with protests, as in many of the arab countries, inspired by egypt and tunisia. people started protesting for more freedom. but the reaction from the gadhafi regime was to shoot proteste...

From australia who heads to libya to cover the conflict. >> it began with protests, as in many of the arab countries, inspired by egypt and tunisia. people started protesting for more freedom. but the reaction from the gadhafi regime was to shoot protesters, to try and stop these protests with violence. >> the violence that gadhafi unleashed on them was a violence of another order altogether. were not talking now mubaraks security forces. were talking about mercenaries. were talking about jets. ...

Conflict. >> they begin with protests as with many of the arab countries. people started protesting for more freedom. but the rarks from the gadhafi regime would be to shoot protesters and stop these protests with violence. >> the violence that gadhafi unleashed on them was a violence of another order altogether. were talking about mercenaries, were talking about jets, were talking about tanks. so we the libyan revolution, the idea of non-violence had to be laid to rest for the sake of libyans. ...

Kates here, shes got that and some of the other days top stories. >> what was supposed to be a peaceful vigil quickly turned into a chaotic and confrontational scene. new york police shot and killed a 16-year-old they say was armed and turned on them. but some of the community argues it was a racially motivated police brutality. last night 46 people were arrested. and community leaders are accusing outsiders of coming in and inciting violence. another name was added to the fbis ten most wanted...

Answers what the f.a.a. has been doing to avoid this eventuallity in the case after sequester. and havent been getting the answers and in their letter today obviously expressed frustration that they havent gotten any answers and in their view i believe they feel that the f.a.a. didnt do adequate planning to avoid the kinds of problems that we are likely to see if there are furloughs. >> explain this to me. maybe im dense on this one. with sequestration, its slowed growth. its not cut, its not cu...

Answers what the f.a.a. has been doing to avoid this eventuallity in the case after sequester. and havent been getting the answers and in their letter today obviously expressed frustration that they havent gotten any answers and in their view i believe they feel that the f.a.a. didnt do adequate planning to avoid the kinds of problems that we are likely to see if there are furloughs. >> explain this to me. maybe im dense on this one. with sequestration, its slowed growth. its not cut, its not cu...

Whether disciplinary action will be taken against keith obrien of scotland. he has apologized for sexual propriety. that is an about face from last week when he said allegations were false. four men accused him of abuse in the 1980s. he will not take part in selecting the new pope. new questions have surfaced over the death of a south korean missionary in china. his family believes he was poisoned and that north korea was involved. >> reporter: for 14 year, kim jong had been doing gods work, a c...