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plate he already says is overflowing. four years ago he was against it, now hes for it. so what happened? and tonight, did you know congresss incoming head of financial oversight, the guy who is supposed to be protecting you against big banks and credit card companies? turns out hes the biggest recipient of money from the financial industry. is that a conflict? were keeping them honest. we begin as always, keeping them honest, with the dramatic vote on and likely death of the bill that...

dont tell. it was dramatic because there are 60 senators who say they want to repeal dont ask, dont tell. and 60 is the number needed on a procedural vote like this. so why did it die today? well, in a word, politics. >> the yeas are 57, the nays are 40. three fifths of senators duly sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. >> thats the motion to begin debate on the 2011 defense authorization bill with language in it repealing dont ask, dont tell. 57 vote...

is supposed to be protecting you against big banks and credit card companies? turns out hes the biggest recipient of money from the financial industry. is that a conflict? were keeping them honest. we begin as always, keeping them honest, with the dramatic vote on and likely death of the bill that would repeal dont ask, dont tell. it was dramatic because there are 60 senators who say they want to repeal dont ask, dont tell. and 60 is the number needed on a procedural vote like this. so...

-- last midnight in the 8500 block of greenbelt road. we go live to police headquarters with the latest. >> right now, this officer is on paid administrative leave and the suspect is on the run. prince georges county investigators are looking into exactly what happened. residents of this apartment complex say they heard nothing at 12:30 this morning and are surprised to hear someone tried to rob and shot and an off-duty police officer. >> nothing like that has ever happened in this pla...

>> a rand paul supporter threw a moveon.org supporter to the ground and stomped on her head. >> the republican party now scrambling to keep tea party republicans from throwing all away. >> you want to be in the united states senate, you should answer tough questions. >> do you think there should be a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage? >> thats up to the people. you have a three quarters vote ratified, i would vote for it. >> how does a faert with a 24% approval rating pick ...

election. >> and its getting wild out there. >> you have these guys going around acting like street thugs. >> a rand paul supporter threw a moveon.org supporter to the ground and stomped on her head. >> the republican party now scrambling to keep tea party republicans from throwing all away. states senate, you should answer tough questions. >> do you think there should be a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage? >> thats up to the people. you have a three quarters vote ratified...

rescued miners will finally sleep in their own beds tonight. 31 of the 33 reportedly were sent home today. for 70 days, we could only imagine the horror they went through. now theyre telling their families exactly what went on inside that mine. for the first 17 days, they had no idea whether theyd ever get out or if theyd slowly starve to death. seth doane reports tonight from copiapo, chile. >> reporter: as the miners begin returning home, hidden details of their underground ordeal ar...

newspaper good evening, everyone. after ten weeks trapped in a cave-in and two nights in the hospital, most of chiles rescued miners will finally sleep in their own beds tonight. 31 of the 33 reportedly were sent home today. for 70 days we could only imagine the horror they went through. now theyre telling their families exactly what went on inside that mine. for the first 17 days, they had no idea whether theyd ever get out fortheyd slowly starve to death. seth doane reports tonight f...

sealed in. >> reporter: as the days dragged on, emotions ran high. some pushing and shoving broke out but eventually a sense of community grew. >> so they actually voted on issues. they had daily meetings and prayers. i asked another miner "how did you do it?" he said "we survived on religion and humor." >> reporter: it was 17 days before they learned they hadnt been forgotten. but rescue brought other complications for miner johnny bar east coast. >> at one point, the miners joked "jo...

never gave up on and a dozen men with horror stories of their own. here to tell us what happened to them here on a special edition of "larry king live." good evening. hilary swank, the actress who is a two-time academy award winner, plays betty ann waters in "conviction." the real betty ann waters is -- here also. she went to law school to get her brother out of prison. sam rockwell plays kenneth waters, betty anns brother who spent 18 years behind bars for a crime he didnt commit. and...