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Mining investors. >> his company was like a bit player and really had gone from worthless shell company overnight got this huge uranium mining deal and then soon after that bill clinton got a huge donation $31 million from frank justra to his charitable foundation followed by a pledge to donate $100 million more. >> our calls to the kazakhstan embassy were never returned. we talked to frank justra who told us he considers this an old story and said that hes not interested in politics. meanwhile,...

Becker. >> it was a huge propaganda coup. bill clinton basically endorsed progress at kazakhstan had made in terms of their own democracy which was interesting given that he was elected with 90% of the vote in any election that was widely criticized as being rigged. >> bill clinton has a public press conference where he praises his rule and praises his human rights record but the bottom line is after is they leave a couple days later, frank gets his uranium concessions which end up being enormou...

About whether or not she will run for president. david gregory sat down for a long interview with the president clinton in colorado. we showed you the former presidents answers on iraq and de dick cheney. hillary looking on the audience, talk turned to 2016 and president clinton was coy. >> most formidable person to run for president in your opinion? >> if i knew, i wouldnt say. >> youre good at handicapping that side. >> unless i thought it would cause that person to lose the nomination and i w...

Rand paul -- when ten different instances occurred when president bush was in office where american diplomatic personnel were killed around the world, how many outraged republican members of congress were there? zero. >> most formidable republican who could run for president, in your judgment? >> if i knew, i wouldnt say. why would i encourage him? [ laughter ] unless -- >> youre so good at handicapping that side though. >> unless i thought it would cause that person to lose the nomination, i wo...

Player. to me this feels like the big dog getting in the game. >> exactly. i mean, bill clinton says little old me. i cant imagine anybody would want to pay me to speak. he just come from an eight-year presidency in which he went from expensive household to expensive household. this is not somebody who i think is going to be the man from hope anymore. thats long in his past. hes a former president. hes an elder statesman, a global figure, a very wealthy man. if he can figure out how to campaign ...

Supporting hillary clintons run. and even though she hasnt announced. it sort of made thee think about theres joe viden who served honorably as vice president. and he wont even run if hillary runs. >> if hillary clinton didnt exist or wasnt a candidate, lets understand that this is michelle obamas politics. shes a feminist of a particular generation. i thought she was maybe getting ready for sascha and malia the way any good mother would. shes a bit player. >> shes not a bit player in this big s...

>> how do you always do it? >> so you know she makes these comments, you know, including when she tries to say, you know, look, whoa is me, i worked hard to get this money. and they did, but we paid our taxes and other really rich people dont. which is a really strange thing to say when youre worth $100 million. but bill clinton goes out and has said things in the past that have hurt her this time around. this is what he said his role will be in 2016. oh, sorry. im going to read it. im a bit pla...

In iraq. >> we do, and joe biden may ultimately get what he wants. he was talking about breaking iraq into three parts. and now, i mean, john kerry left open the door that we would align ourselves with the terrorist state of iran, to stop the terrorists in iraq, help me with that one. >> well, that is simply unacceptable to the united states of america. the arm of the iranian regime that conducted terror operations against the united states, that attempted to kill americans by providing advanced...

Moscow, putin said were going to go with the eu. >> theres diplomatic pressure, theres financial pressure. >> but the key to making this work is ukraine, with ukraine because of its historical ties to russia, because of its industry, because of its population, with ukraine, this begins to look like a condensing empire. without it, its still a bit player, its never going to rival the west. >> i heard ukraine means buffer in the language that the general told me earlier. it is a buffer, literally ...

Is not a nice kind invitation. theres diplomatic pressure, theres financial pressure. >> but the key to making this work is ukraine, with ukraine because of its historical ties to russia, because of its industry, because of its population, with ukraine, this begins to look like a condensing empire. without it, its still a bit player, its never going to rival the west. >> i learned a word today in slavic languages, that ukraine or ukrine means buffer. in the language that the general told me earl...