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On monday night the progressive group go on trashed the deal. and richard trumka tweeted we cant destabilizing hostage taking from rs in the form of another debt ceiling crisis. and worried about their future bargaining leverage when it comes to time to debate the debt limit and sequester again. >> this proposal represents the absolute least we could have done under these circumstances and tragically institutionalizes for the next congress the short-term frenzy around self-inflected deadlines. >...

Another debt ceiling crisis. and worried about their future bargaining leverage when it comes to time to debate the debt limit and sequester again. >> this proposal represents the absolute least we could have done under these circumstances and tragically institutionizes for the next congress the short-term frenzy around self-inflected deadlines. >> we will look back on this night and regret it. >> one of the democrats who voted no is virginia congressman jim moran whos with me now. thank you for...

Election might do something, but now it looks like nothing is going to happen even then. the democrats are going to hold out and theyre going to use a lot of bargaining leverage that they now have. >> yesterday in the senate there was the opportunity to vote for basically a continuation of the current tax rates for all, except the top tax brackets. that amounts to a cut in tax law except for the top brackets. the republicans did not vote for that. and dick durbin made this comment about that vot...

Lot of bargaining leverage that they now have. >> the democrats gave the republicans the opportunity yesterday in the senate there was the opportunity to vote for basically a continuation of the current tax rates for all, except the top tax brackets. that amounts to a cut in tax law except for the top brackets. the republicans did not vote for that. and dick durbin made this comment about that vote. >> how many times have we heard the republicans speech about uncertainty? uncertainty? well, ther...

honest with ourselves is that we have a political culture that doesnt seem willing to make the tough choices to move america forward. we have a willingness to play partisan games and engage in brinkmanship, that not only costs us in terms of the economy now but also is going to place a burden on future generations. and the question is, can we break out of that pattern? can we break out of that pattern? think about it. we just went through this debacle with the debt ceiling, an entirely...

veterans group there at pennsylvania avenue being briefed on what could happen to their ranks if the debt ceiling is not raised. also cnn is learning some states making contingency plans. california specifically taking out a temporary $5 billion loan just to help pay its bills in case congress fails to act and turmoil in the credit market makes it difficult to borrow money after august 2nd. take a walk with me. i want to look at what exactly is proposed here. we have two different plan...

now we know that hamza alkhalee is dead. pictures of his body are disturbing. his family received his remains. it appeared the 13-year-old had been tortured. he was mutilated. many of the pictures weve received are too graphic to broadcast. cnn made repeated attempts to reach for comment without success. hamzas murder brought syrians into the streets. even children have joined the protests. well have more on dramatic developments in syria and the strongest words yet from washington in ...

That stounds like a fairway of a check and balance system to see can the right thing be done and can it be done quickly. >> strategic retreat. in military terms it means you go back to higher ground. if you know youre losing you go back and fight another day. is that what tony hayward and his people decided to do before they went to the white house to agree to the $20 billion? >> they have no bargaining leverage whatsoever. they are in deep trouble. if they want to continue to be operators in am...

Clinton. theyre getting the best lawyers in the country. why wouldnt bp go for the best lawyers? theyve got the biggest problem and the most money you. get the best lawyers. thats the way it works. what do you make of the $20 billion? theres been some skepticism about the $20 billion fund. can it mean faster payment under feinberg, under ken feinberg or look like its going to be faster? >> i think two things. i think bp has zero bargaining leverage on any issue relating to the clean-up for the l...

Top, from my ears, the top lawyers. number two at the justice department under clinton. they are getting the best lawyers in the country. why wouldnt bp go for the best lawyers? theyve got the biggest problem. they got the most money. you get the best lawyers. thats the way it works. what do you make of the $20 billion? can it mean faster payment under feinberg, or can it just look like its going to be faster? >> well, i think two things. bp has zero bargaining leverage related to the cleanup. t...