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Not why he is mayor of new york, for the money. >> right. >> and wayne lapierre has been involved in this fight for a while. and now he has an adversary with deep pockets and needs to push back. >> right. in a way, its kind of raising wayne lapierres profile, if anything. and the nras profile. so we know from the senate bill last week they have jettisoned the assault weapons ban and bans on high-capacity magazines, which really puts all the eggs -- making my easter reference, all the eggs in the...

Records for a vote a rama, what we call these extensive 13-hour-long debates, more than 100 amendments that were considered. but its -- working the will of the senate, frankly. and it also, one of the things thats key we focus on is some of the amendments that did or didnt pass because they are going to be used in some of these elections in 2014 in terms of the keystone pipeline, for example. that amendment did pass. >> bill, anna brings up a significant point, a lot of folks who have been talki...

Only had ten minutes but just in case i get 13 hours, i have these. charles? >> rubio will always refer to water. rand paul will always refer to the filibuster. that was his moment. that was a theatrical coo. he got lucky. on a snow day that there was no snow day, so nothing was happening in the city, the government was shut down. nothing on c-span except for him. he had a stage. stroke of genius in the way he did it. i think in his speech he made it clear he is a new kind of conservative. like ...

You know what i found on the cable box? not only c-span, but i found c-span2. who knew. martha: fan of c-span. endless fun. hard to sleep when you got all that on at night. bill: true fact. were just getting rolling. dinner with a bipartisan twist. president obama had dinner with 12 republican senators, including some of his toughest critics. one of those present will tell us if there is progress and what was that about. martha: look at all the flashing lights like a hollywood opening. this is n...

Measure. >> megyn: okay. >> so he -- and so its an unusual circumstance and we are witnessing it now. its not clear how long hell go. >> megyn: we want today hear the fairy tale read. mike, thank you. apparently this is what he read apart. no, no, said the queen, sentence first, verdict afterwards. stuff and nonsense, alice said loudly. and hes has to... bah, bah, bah. you can imagine the reaction of this and were getting this from c-span and we dont control the shots. wouldnt you love to see th...

>> well, tonight the first group of 10 men will take the stage. americas got talent on the other hand they found their new judge. former spice girl mel b will replace sharon osbourne who quit last year. she joins howard stern and howe mandel. conan obrien named this years host of the white house correspondence dinner. he also emceed the event in 1995. >> for those watching live on c span. for gods sake, its saturday night. go outside. meet a woman. come on. >> the dinner, by the way, is on april...

From the president on message and the swimsuit edition to a call from the jerk store. here are todays top lines, rove to nowhere. >> obama knows all hes got to do is go out there and make a couple really tough speeches and the republicans will cave. >> weve got some automatic spending cuts in nine days. >> if you listen to the president, its pretty much the end of the world. >> and godzilla will destroy the capitol, too. >> 50 years ago the usa was a far different place. our primary values were ...

Going to put the whole debate about health care reform on c-span so the world could see it and the next thing you know his lap dog spoker pelosi is out here, weve got to pass it it before anybody can read it. that was how the gravy train started all the way through benghazi. >> megyn: there have been complaints, i think it was the associated press did a survey back in 20111 that showed the freedom of information act request when the citizens or gin up-- forget what the white house post online pe...

Husbands and they are their confidants and political partners. rosalind carter was attending cabinet meetings and nancy reagan, some say she had a role in firing the ef choo chief of staff so it goes back as well. >> let me ask you finally i thought there was a fascinating poll c-span commissioned. 44% thought first ladies should get a salary for what she do. what can you tell us about the significant role besides confidant and maybe adviser that first ladies have played over the years? >> they ...

Or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. this presidents day c-span kicks off a new series that focuses not on the men in the oval office but their wives. first ladys influence and image premiers tonight and delves into the private and public lives of first ladys from marsha washington to michelle obama...