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Administration. by all indications he had proven himself again and again to the president. >> over the past quarter of a century jack lew has been an integral part of some of the most important budgetary financial and fiscal agreements bipartisan agreements in washington. >> one agreement he may not want to take credit for is the now december pieszed if -- despise fiscal cliff. lew was the architect of the spending cuts that nearly drove congress to the brink over new years. some republicans say...

There seven treasury secretaries. thats several more than i have, steve. >> the presidents choice of jack lew is already stirring some conversation because he has completed the top four cabinet posts with another white man. that has put the white house on the defensive. >> if janet napolitano is the secretary of homeland security, the cabinet level position, the u.n. ambassador, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is susan rice. you know, again, i could go through the list. this president ...

Use some of those democrats like a-rated democrats from the nra, joe manchin, obviously, bob casey of pennsylvania, both may be able to add to that pressure specifically as it speaks to the issue of gun control. >> david, i want to talk to you about women and not in a brent musberger sort of way but a real way. you write about the durt of women in the cabinet and susan rice and fell apart and thats not been replaced by anybody and looking at three women for 15 cabinet posts. not the diversity we...

Daschle, susan rice we just discussed, peter diamond, a nobel economist who couldnt get a vote. lets be clear, were not talking about people voting down nominees. that is in the constitution and their right. what were talking about is the context of preventing votes on these people and thus hamstringing the newly reelected president, nick. >> once again, its asymmetrical, it cost the senate republicans nothing to do this. it costs obama something to fight it, to push through, to have the fight, ...

Confrontation. to identify the suspect, detectives poured over security video from area stores and took him into custody near the scene of the crime. meanwhile, hauns family and neighbors are grieving. >> feel bad to myself and to the family, you know. it is a tragedy. >> reporter: his wife was seen being comforted by priest and police detective after learning of her husbands tragic death. kirk gregory, nbc news. just a horrible story. well, elsewhere president obama could name his choices for...

Obamas cabinet. james rosen has a closer look. >> administration officials about cabinet shuffles aimed at susan rice will face in the u.s. senate if as reported she is tapped as secretary of state. >> i think there would be an organized effort by a number of senators to make sure susan rice is not confirmed as secretary of state should the president these not to nominate her. you have to have tough questions to see susan rice failed that test. >> a hand with particular interest in genocide rice...

Plus the state has a history of being business friendly. bret? >> bret: alicia acuna in denver. thank you. still ahead, the controversial figures who might be up for cabinet posts. first, their homes are uninhabitable. that is just the beginning. how to stay healthy in a tetch rare shelter. e probably gonna double. but, dad, youve got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates wont go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed...

Advisers about this. and what weve been covering. is it that its more closely cloaked? >> i think it is closely cloaked. and, you know, there are obviously reporting has shown there have been some intensely hot disagreements in private. its just that these people do not take their -- by and large do not take their disagreements to the public, and that comes straight from the top. >> and you say the president has built his cabinet as a team of loyalists, with the exception of robert gates, hillar...

Independent voters about, for example, rubio. you get a lot of blank stares. >> dont know yet. >> no idea. >> thats where he works. >> and did not inspire all the people -- >> true. a sort of -- >> and tell you, the last think he wants to be a trivia we asked who once held three cabinet posts in the same year? the answer elliott richardson. he was the secretary of health, education and welfare, q, the beginning of 1973. president nixon selected him to be secretary of defense. four months later, ...

candidates. but this weekends presidential debate focusing on national security. i moderated the debate here in washington, d.c. and among the many note worthy exchanges was this one in which newt gingrich, a front-runner right now, advocated what many conservatives clearly dont like, amnesty. >> i think that we ought to have a visa that goes with every graduate degree in math, science, and everything nearing so that people stay here. five blocks down the street youll see a statue of e...