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Aipac leading the way. theyve been seen as the lead push on this in terms of an outside group, but also other groups as well. in terms of that domestic political pressure, and the way that democratic senators as well as republicans are susceptible to it. if bob menendez could get harry reid to allow a vote on this. and if the senate could vote on it, do you think theres a chance that it could pass with a vetoproof majority? could the white house get their bluff called on vetoing it? >> i think t...

And this is not just another crank at the wheel on sanctions. this is a very important historic moment in u.s. diplomatic history, to systemically change the relationship of the united states with another key nation that has been problematic for us for three decades. this is a nixon goes to china moment. and it would be like the u.s. senate handicapping and kind of cutting the legs out from underneath richard nixon in normalizing china. thats how big this is. >> because of the domestic pressures...

Going to head back to the kind of governing for the month ahead? >> the republicans are very weary of having another government shutdown style. the health care rollout has been so bad this is their issue for 2014. they dont want to muddy the message too much. so i think that is pretty much a bluff, they will push for some changes, but it wouldnt be a 2011 style, the president has to agree for the reduction or else. the strategists i talked to said theyre very well aware of the poll numbers. john...

Era, you saw the polls directly drop. that was the one thing they could have avoided and they did not. and yet here we are, now, were moving from november, the month when everything went wrong with health care, into december, when there are stories about successes and the system working now. it seems like there is still an opportunity to turn that around. but lets talk about where it may be going, the obama presidency, where his relationship with congress may be going. we have this budget agreem...

So bad this is their issue for 2014. they dont want to muddy the message too much. so i think that is pretty much a bluff, they will push for some changes, but it wouldnt be a 2011 style, the president has to agree for the reduction or else. the strategists i talked to said theyre very well aware of the poll numbers. john boehner doesnt have the numbers in the same way. >> that is why i hesitate, i love to talk about history and trying to put things into a historical context on the spot. but im ...

>> the republicans are very weary of having another government shutdown style. the health care rollout has been so bad this is their issue for 2014. they dont want to muddy the message too much. so i think that is pretty much a bluff, they will push for some changes, but it wouldnt be a 2011 style, the president has to agree for the reduction or else. the strategists i talked to said theyre very well aware of the poll numbers. john boehner doesnt have the numbers in the same way. >> that is why ...

Bipartisan spirit on immigration reform, achieving a farm bill, intelligence and surveillance reform. there are a number of really pressing -- plus, i hope correct some of the deficiencies in this, like extend unemployment insurance and remedy the cuts in military retiree benefits. >> yeah, i hope youre right about that. i also hope beyond bipartisanship, which can mean a lot of things to a lot of people, we also see that having broken the bluff and the threat over the debt ceiling, we dont have...

And the area of falcon lake was directly controlled by the zetas, and this was a very strong smuggling corridor for them. >> reporter: so you believe this was mistaken identity? >> clearly, all evidence indicates that this was a case of mistaken identity based on the tactical intelligence ive seen surrounding the case. >> the most likely scenario is, david and tiffany hartley had wandered into a drug war and were mistaken as the enemy. >> reporter: zapata county sheriff siggy gonzalez believes t...

Before the senate leaves for the christmas holiday, they could actually slow things down or even stop the confirmations. but senator reid called their bluff and kept the senate in session for a full 48 hours. now theres a lot left to do before the senate leaves town this week. both on the nominee front and the big budget vote on tuesday. but for standing up to republicans whod rather play politics than do their jobs, majority leader harry reid is our disrupter of the week. next, tis the season...

College students happened at a house. two days before the one-year anniversary of the deadly school shooting in newtown, connecticut, the national cathedral in washington hosted a service for victims of gun violence. many that spoke called for more gun control. in the skies over south africa, a rainbow after tens of thousands of mourners lined up for a second day to pay respects to nelson mandela. certainly a sight to see. a note of support from the 43rd president to number 43 to the alaba...