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Even until yesterday afternoon, his replacement a complete mystery. it turns out the president didnt have to look very far. the choice is jay carney and he was already serving as the communicates director for vice president joe biden. final audition before the president sealed the deal. carney is no stranger to the press. he was the d.c. bureau chief for "time" magazine and served as a white house correspondent but podium work is something else and not long ago, carney told c-span that it wasnt ...

Over the past two years. while im told the vice president pushed very hard for carney to get this job, shep. >> shepard: i mentioned he has done lots of television. he once talked about this very job. >> well, thats right. almost five years ago he did an appearance on c-span with former clinton white house press secretary joe lockard. take a listen to this clip. >> its a tricky job. im sure i wouldnt be any good at it. >> a little humility and to be fair, of course, carney was a reporter at the ...

>> john mccain, for example, against the bush tax cuts for the richest americans. john mccain, on the other hand, totally for those very same tax cuts. >> on the dream act. >> weve been outside john mccains office in phoenix for the past 19 days. we were outside of his office watching c-span online. >> that was the sound of a dream dying. >> after famously saying hed support repeal of dont ask, dont tell. >> we ought to consider seriously changing it. >> he becomes its allowest opponent. >> oppo...

And go to work. thats all they have to do. >> sean: that was during the campaign. you knew well what was saying because you were running against him. after this recent midterm election he said the same thing. >> the president: i agree with those republicans and democratic members of congress who have recently said in these challenging days we cant afford what are called earmarks. as a senator i helped eliminate anonymous earmarks and created new measures of transparency so americans can better f...

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Constituents, sanders says, no, im going to go to the floor and take this time available to me and im going to talk and talk and talk. at some point hes given us no indication hes going to stretch this overnight or try to block the vote. he just wants to basically get it all out there and put his money where his mouth is and people know why he does not support this bill and what he would do to improve it. its really refreshing because lot of people dont come and do this. what hes done is notable...

Against the bush tax cuts for the richest americans. john mccain, on the other hand, totally for those very same tax cuts. >> on the dream act. >> weve been outside john mccains office in phoenix for the past 19 days. we were outside of his office watching c-span online. >> that was the sound of a dream dying. >> after famously saying hed support repeal of dont ask, dont tell. >> we ought to consider seriously changing it. >> he becomes its allowest opponent. >> oppose john mccains shameless fil...

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And his buddies in congress accountable. >> like the c span lockdown camera where it zooms in and out and doesnt say anything back. >> id like to know the aide sitting behind him, that young woman, one of his aides, do you see her roll her eyes. i wonder if she -- i wonder, first of all, if shes one of his aides and shes like uh-oh. watch. she kind of goes uh-oh, i cant believe hes saying this. >> big favor to political discourse, our ability to do our work. uh-oh. i didnt -- i didnt remember th...