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Would you have a problem serving under someone who is openly gay or lesbian? then it gets on to these questions about behavior in the war zone when, of course, troops are in very close living quarters. it asks, if you had to share a room, bathroom, or open bay shower facilities in a war zone with other service members believed to be gay or lesbian, how would you react? would you talk about behavior issues? would you consult a chaplain or would you just get on with your military life such as it i...

Would you just carry on your life in the u.s. military as you already do day to day? these are the kinds of questions they want answers to. >> let me ask a more refined question. theyre sending out surveys, and so the recipients have to send them back in. so is this indeed a scientif scientifically random survey, or are we setting ourself up for a return of the passionate, one way or another, that potentially is going to be used by a political sides one way or another? in other words, is everybo...

In the big apple where i am theres a culture clash going on in the classrooms. a group is pushing for new york city schools to recognize muslim holidays but the mayor, michael bloomberg already shot the idea down. >> everybody would like to be recognized but the truth of the matter is, we need more school days, not less and ive said this a number of times, were not going to add any more days. our kids need more education, not less. >> so however, supporters of muslim school holidays are not givi...

What theyre going. >> we are. and when the minority gets to its witnesses, some former military people will make those cases. robert byrd died this morning at the age of # 2, the longest serving senator. this is the senate chaplain paying tribute to robert c. byrd. >> empowered him to oppose without bitterness, to compromise with wisdom and to yield without being defeated. i thank you that he was my friend. lord, we pray for his loved ones, our senate family and all who mourn his passing. may hi...

Have suspended his contact visits. and now theyve just handed down a ruling on his request to be married at the prison. >> they denied getting married at this time due to conduct history. >> how can they deny me? >> its just what they did. all im doing is just relaying the message. i dont know the reason. he wrote down here that safety and security of the facility. you got caught with a cell phone? >> i got caught with a charger. >> i was told that you had a lot conduct reports. close to 70 last...

Darren huff, he is a member of the oath keepers and was until quite recently a chaplain of the georgia militia. according to a local newspaper, "the daily times," huff reportedly bragged to a local bank manager in georgia that eight or nine militia groups were planning to be at that courthouse in tennessee at mr. fitzpatricks trial. he said they would, quote, take over the city. the bank manager told the fbi and when the fbi visited mr. fitzpatricks -- excuse me, mr. huffs house, he told them he...

The oath keepers and was until quite recently a chaplain of the georgia militia. according to a local newspaper, "the daily times," huff reportedly bragged to a local bank manager? georgia that eight or mine militia groups were planning to be at that courthouse in tennessee at mr. fitzpatricks trial. he said they would, quote, take over the city. the bank manager told the fbi and when the fbi visited mr. fitzpatricks -- excuse me, mr. huffs house, he told them he planned to show up at the courth...

The last 16 years. i stated a position that was consistent with current law and said this president, who didnt call for the military to review how this might impact the overturning of this law would impact national security. he said tell me how to get it done. i want it done. thats what the secretary of defense has said. yes, i stand by that statement. disinvitation came two days after that statement. megyn: she says that was coincidental. in fact happened airmen complained. theyre supposed to b...

Would say, go home and get some rest, i knew it wasnt going to happen... and my it but i had to go ahead and say it anyway and if you recall, we met about every two or three hours. i went through a personal tragedy, as so many of you all have, too and sometimes a minute seems like an hour, an hour seems like a day and a day seems like an eternity when you are waiting to hear something, we knew the odds were long against us. we all knew that but, boy, we had faith and hope and we were praying so ...

You should not ask constituents to pray. >> reporter: the justice department is reviewing the ruling. no official word on whether the government will appeal. according to a tweet by the white house on thursday, "as he did last year, president obama intends to recognize a national day of prayer." this year is set for may 6. conservatives are already pushing to overturn the case in the seventh circuit court of appeals. >> if a national day of prayer is unconstitutional, then its unconstitutional t...