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Our country. >> this movie reminds us that the circular motion of things is still going on, as with emmett till. now trayvon and oscar grant and recognizing we have to move forward. in order to achieve our potential. >> the truth of the matter is, emmett till became a symbol for those times as trayvon martin has become a symbol for this time. there are multiple trayvon martins whose names never make the newspapers or the headlines. the circumstances surrounding that allowed it to be, but there w...

People from different backgrounds see this. i talked to a juror on the trayvon martin case who clearly did not understand or did not feel linked to trayvon martin, felt connected to george zimmerman in a way but not to trayvon martin and i wonder if she felt race was not a part of this case at all. im just wondering -- >> people feel its not race because they dont call it race. they dont say -- because you know what i found, too? a lot of people if they think they arent using the "n" word themse...

Launching assault against innocent iraqis carrying out bombings. leaders met in washington on thursday, at least two dozen people killed in a wave of bombings in backgrounds. new warnings about power plants. the nuclear proliferation project says every one of the 107 nuclear power plants is vol vulnerable to an attack. they are disputing the findings, insisting the nations nuclear power plants are, quote, adequately protected. hassan pathologist testified he shot five victims while they were...

Recognizing we have to move forward. in order to achieve our potential. >> the truth of the matter is, emmett till became a symbol for those times as trayvon martin has become a symbol for this time. there are multiple trayvon martins whose names never make the newspapers or the headlines. the circumstances surrounding that allowed it to be, but there were multiple emmett tills. there were multiple lynchings and young black boys whose names are not remembered and often not even reported. >> its ...

In order for us to achieve our potential. >> emmett till is a symbol for those times as trayvon martin is a symbol for these times. there are ultimate trayvon martins whose name never makes the newspapers or headlines. the circumstances surrounding that allowed it to be. there were multiple lynches whose names are not remembered. >> its interesting how people from different backgrounds see there. i talked to a juror on the case who clearly did not understand or did not feel linked to trayvon mar...

Myself of these reprehensible behavior. he finished early? >> instant perv cure. what did they subject him to? the details coming out from the woman of all classes and backgrounds. business women and donors and military women who had already been victimized once and victimized again by someone who knew they were targeted by sexual predators and it raises a question that is not asked enough. what did elite democratic women on capitol hill know about bob filener and when did they know it. you are ...

About it. its sad people have to go through something like this in 2013 when we have seen all kind of personalities. im not the first of my kind. theres been michael jackson, prince, grace jones and the list goes on. it was shocking to me. >> b.e.t. networks embraces global diversity and maintains a work force and culture that values cultures and backgrounds. it was a series of miscommunications. you have gone ahead and filed the lawsuit. joaquin do you think you have grounds? >> yes, i think we...

Is shut down obamacare and shut down obamacare, then the next logical step is people will say then shut down the government. if thats what you want to do, then lets take it tots farthest extreme of so it is a very interesting dynamic thats happening in the republican party right now. for me, i happen to love watching it. you know, peoples lives are at stake. >> whats interesting about the two is it seem to be my colleague, steve kornacki has pointed out almost a litmus test in material of whethe...

You dont have to name them. give me five or six people in your tea party group, occupations and backgrounds are? >> tea party groups, our own board, we have two women, three men on the board. one gentleman is black. he is the head of our very active minority outreach. the jobs description. we have one county supervisor thats in government. we have two people that work for an organization. one is in i.t. we have one semi retired bids man. im an airline pilot. it is everything under the sun. we ar...

Its time for "reply al." remember, friend or foe, i want to know. luther writes why is congress exempt from the effects of the sequester? luther, congressional offices are getting hit with budget reductions and furloughs, but congressional salaries are not impacted. im sure if congressional salaries were impacted, wed be having a much different conversation in washington. about the sequester. joshua wants to know, im curious, how does one advance in politics? im a student in high school, and i r...