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Landmark criminal cases where people civil rights were violated. yeah. i dont think he denied that. i think even mentioning what the attorney general was doing, i think he embraced that. >> professor ogletree, a lot of americans dont pay attention to the targeting and disproportionate incarceration rates of young african-american men and the sort of echo, the cascade effect it has in terms of income, in terms of mobility, and mobility in american society, income gains and really a more equitable...

He did mention attorney general holder and his ongoing investigation. i dont know if i would go so far as to say he advocated. i agree with harls charles, thip of the first times weve seen the president step out of the title of the presidency and speak as an everyday african-american male and identify with the majority of african-american males in this country. i thought that was very, very important. we know -- youre absolutely right that the federal government has always had to intervene even ...

At the interest rates on these college loans. they are absurdly high whereas if these youngsters could get a little bit of money saved or whatever they couldnt get any interest on their money if they loaned it to the government or put it in a bank or that sort of thing. >> i know are you not a numbers guy -- >> no, no. >> 43% of 25-year-old have student debt in 2012, up to 27% in 2004. almost double. the number of student defaults rose from 4.6% in 2005 to 9.1%. it is the number two reason for d...

Obviously hits their parents and their whole family. >> that is the story here. it has a sort of cascade effect. you are in debt, you cant buy a car, you cant contribute to the u.s. economy. now i believe a quarter of american adults between 18 and 30 live with their parents. unemployment rate for millennials is 16.1%. >> people keep asking why is the housing recovery so slow, though its been a little better the last few months? its because millennials cant afford to buy a home because they are ...

The bank has a holding company. the consumers, you and me who saw what happened in 2008, what is the larger problem? >> the only way to solve these systemic issues would be to separate these functions in totally separate institutions. right now the incentive for these banks based on regulations on the one hand and shareholders on the other. that is not good for our economy. >> and not good for anybody trying to get a loan. any of these things. small businesses. >> and i applaud the attempt to ...

health plans, not so much. that is until catholic leaders and some commentators began sounding off. >> catholics and christians all across america are fired up over president obamas approval of new regulations that require insurance plans of religious organizations to provide contraseptive coverage. >> why did it take news outlets a couple of weeks to catch up with the catholic protests? a former white house intern for president kennedy says she was his mistress 50 years ago. >> did he...

Came back today. what do you think the cascade effect of this decision of them is? >> first of all, rating agencies are notorious for telng people what they actually know. so thats one reason why you havent seen a big market reaction. the second reason is, investors have to sell bonds that they own after theyve been downgraded. thats not the case with u.s. treasury bonds. there will be an important result, however, if what standard & poors has done affects the debate here in washington. >> right...

Produce this cascade effect of shia unrest that could potentially spread in significant ways to where a lot of the oil is concentrated, where you have significant communities, and thats exactly why the gcc states are so concerned with what happens in bahrain and why they have made an overt and bold move to deploy forces to that island in an effort to counterbalance iran. >> ultimately if saudi arabia -- from looking at the map, it looks almost like a noose. they have the shia force from iran tha...

Weapons practices. the current situation that most people are worried about is that partially in response to irans nuclear program youve seen egypt express a new interest in a civilian nuclear power program, the kind of program that could acquire the technologies that could be used for nuclear weapon down the road. jenna: and, joe, real quick just to jump in here, how would that change complete my the dynamic in the region? >> what youre worried about is sort of this cascade effect of other coun...

Area. the first whale. weve had impacts on dolphins and turtles and obviously the brown pelicans and herons. we just dont know what the cascade effect of having these tense of millions of gallons of oil in the gulf ecosystem. it is a spreading menace. you know, it starts in one place, then it spreads around. the impact there is growing larger which means we have more of a burden to cover more territory as the days pass. thats why we really want to talk to the interior department to expand the co...