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a new nbc wall street journal out today shows the presidents rating kicked up a percentage point. and today he continued to push back. the gop accused susan rice of wrongly claiming that the benghazi attack was the result of a video not a terror attack. >> obama: she helped to build my diplomacy team. im thrilled she will be back at my side leading my national security team in my second term. >> michael: and the republicans dont get to say much about this matter. this spot does not req...

representative from minnesota is calling it quits. she has sponsored exactly zero bills that actually became law. jay carney reacted to the news today. >> i came to the briefing room from the oval office from a meeting, kay tell you that that subject did not come up. so i dont have a -- a response there the president. i think we all -- we all wish her well in her future endeavors. >> michael: i love the chuckling of the press corps. but this could hurt democrats more than it helps them...

underneath the rubble the death toll still stands at 24. tragically that includes ten children. one was janae hornsby. her aunt described her as always smiling. that morning her father has raised from his office in oklahoma city to pick up janae and her little sister before the storm hit, but there was so much traffic on the highway, that before he got there the school was gone. all that was left was a pile of rubble. janae was just nine years old. briarwood elementary was also demolis...

investigation. this is an issue we have been covering here in "the war room" all year. after citizens united the number of political groups registered as nonprofits shot up, it more than doubled. and the majority were tea party organizations. their status was to register as nonprofits and claim their purpose was to do things like teach people about the constitution. but many were just set up to allow corporate donors to funnel money into campaigns. democrats have been seeking those reg...

tsarnaev. two are from kazakhstan. the third is a u.s. citizen. photos of him have not yet been released. the three recognized the tsarnaevs image and one texted tsarnaev to ask if it was him. dzhokher add lol. yes, thats what he responded. he added come to my room and take whatever you want. so they did. and here is what they found. they told investigators that at that point they new he was behind the bombings so they decided to help him out by getting rid of the evidence. they grabbe...

his brother said that sean was born to be a police officer, and he himself has learned from the tragedy. >> its taught me that i want to be more like him, comfort someone when they are having a bad day, offer some time to help someone out, tell your parents that you love them for no other reason than you just do, hug your family members, all of us try something new, open up, square dance. and sean has two left feet so i was totally shocked by that one, just for the chance that you migh...

have foiled an al-qaeda terror plot in toronto. at this time there is no evidence that it was connected to boston. this morning funerals were held for two of the victims. >> 29-year-old krystle campbell, a restaurant manager who was at the marathon, cheering on her boyfriend. friends describe her as have kind heart and wry sense of humor, and there was a funeral for lingzi lu, a chinese citizen who had just written her final exams link. an eight year old boy martin richard was killed a...

photos of the bombing suspect-- suspect--two bombing suspects in boston. theyve been photographed, theyve been videoed. the video coming from lord & taylor from across the street. they have done a remarkable job piecing together these images and these videos. here is a little bit with what they say today at this press conference, which concluded just a little while ago. >> identifying and locating those responsible is now our highest priority. no other details will be released at this ...

announced the deal. >> we have an agreement on a [ inaudible ] to prevent criminals and the mentally ill to be prevented from getting firearms. >> michael: the plan closes the infamous gun show loophole. this is big news. it will be the first major piece of legislation on gun control to come to a vote on capitol hill in nearly decades, and both men have an a grade from the nra. chuck schumer was nowhere to be seen as the press conference. toomey thought having him there would hurt thei...

rights in as many days. the plaintiff is 83-year-old, edie windsor who was married to her wife in canada in 2007 after a four-decade-long engagement. they told their story in the aptly named documentary "the long engagement." >> i called a friend and i said [ inaudible ] and we ended up dancing. >> and we immediately just fit. our bodies fit. that feeling of attraction same is the same. each one of us in fact looks different from how we look when we met but when i look at edie now, she...