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were on the cusp of a showdown. on saturday, president obama will kick off his bid for re-election in ohio and virginia. let the campaign strategy begin and it has in earnest this part of the campaign season, honestly always makes me think of this. >> lets get ready to rumble! >> it really does. game on, fighters. take a look at this ad released by karl roves superpac, american crossroads against president obama. >> oh, yeah. >> president of the united steazy. ♪ im so in love with yo...

>> it really does. game on, fighters. take a look at this ad released by karl roves superpac, american crossroads against president obama. >> oh, yeah. >> president of the united steazy. ♪ im so in love with you >> oh, yeah. >> nice. >> hes a jack ass. hes a jack ass. >> obama. obama. obama, obama. obama. >> im not sure if that one is going to be successful. it still leaves me chanting obama. but even if at first cool isnt such a bad thing, the fact is, bill clinton after all did it,...

im gayle king. protesters in florida marked one month since unarmed teenager was shot to denial. we will ask a friend of the shooter what they talked about over the weekend. first, we begin with a look at todays eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> the worst republicans in the country to put up against barack obama. >> you say ma mitt romney is the worst republican in the country. is that true? >> what speech did you listen to? >> right here. its right here. you said he is worst ...

and im gayle king. protesters in florida mark one month since an unarmed teen abler was shot to death. well ask a friend of the shooter what they talked about over the weekend. first as we do every morning we begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> he is the worst republican in the country. to put up against barack obama. >> romney is the worst republican in the country. is that true? >> what speech did you listen to? >> right here. you said hes the -- >>...

and im gayle king. protesters in florida mark one month since an unarmed teen abler was shot to death. well ask a friend of the shooter what they talked about over the weekend. first as we do every morning we begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> he is the worst republican in the country. to put up against barack obama. >> romney is the worst republican in the country. is that true? >> what speech did you listen to? >> right here. you said hes the -- >>...

lets not forget he was born, t.j., in hawaii. even though there was a controversy, a at least maybe some people still believe he wasnt born in hawaii. but he was born in hawaii. hes got a lot of old friends there. he deserves some time off. hes got a lot going on. but even as hes on vacation, every president is never completely on vacation. hell have national security advisors with him. right now theres a crisis. there are plenty of international crises under way. north korea arguably ...

hes going to have some time to relax with his family. this is a good time for him to reflect in hawaii. it is not just where he grew up. lets not forget he was born, t.j., in hawaii. even though there was a controversy, a at least maybe some people still believe he wasnt born in hawaii. but he was born in hawaii. hes got a lot of old friends there. he deserves some time off. hes got a lot going on. but even as hes on vacation, every president is never completely on vacation. hell have ...

Welcome back to "the ed show." our ongoing coverage of troy anthony davis. joining me now to discuss the legal aspect of this story is lawyer and columnist of the nation magazine,ary melbourne and joining us is barry scheck, cofound ir of "the innocence project." thanks for joining me tonight. >> were there aspects of this case that made it more of an important one for a stay of execution and tonights result? >> absolutely. one person said there was a change in key eyewitness testimony and one p...

176 post conviction exonerations were all african-american. that all fits in and we have to press how this system works in the united states. >> i am so troubled tonight of the fact there is a woman who spoke with ben jealous, told her life was threatened and she had to move and she had been told by someone who said he was the killer and yet there was no one in the system that could take that information and follow up on it. thats what i find oh terribly troubling, that that, whether this gentle...

Involved in information coming out after the execution? what about this piece of information tonight, barry? >> well, you know, ed, i want to add one important factor to what ari listed about this case. and that has to do with the ballistics evidence. everybody agrees, the georgia bureau of investigation agrees, that ballistics evidence that was put before the jury, that in an effort to tie a gun and a motive to troy davis, was unreliable and should never have gone before thejury. unreliable for...