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a joint resolution that provides that first regular session of the congress will begin at noon on wednesday, january 5th, 2011. it passed the senate without objection in the house of representatives. see? they can agree on something. its going to be a great meeting today, isnt it? so much is going to come out of it, dont you think? >> the republicans have teed the ball up on the highest gate. >> theyre saying hit it, mr. president. >> were not going to agree with the president on eve...

president obama signed into law today sj res 40. a joint resolution that provides that first regular session of the congress will begin at noon on wednesday, january 5th, 2011. it passed the senate without objection in the house of representatives. see? they can agree on something. its going to be a great meeting today, isnt it? so much is going to come out of it, dont you think? >> the republicans have teed the ball up on the highest gate. >> theyre saying hit it, mr. president. >> ...

i also want to thank, if i can, the unsung heroes of this institution. the senate staff, my personal staff. it would be a grievous understatement to simply say that they make the trains run on time. without them, as all of us know, the train, of course, would never leave the station at all. the floor staff, the cloakroom professionals of both parties and the hundreds of unknown and unseen people who show up every day in this body to make this critical institution of democracy function,...

the people of egypt want to see broad participation in their political process. it is up to that the egyptian government to meet the need to meet the desires of the egyptian people. we will, as part of our ongoing dialogue with egypt, continue where we feel appropriate to express our concerns about these kind of developments. we have recently in the discussion between victory clinton and foreign minister and we will continue to raise concerns where appropriate. >> speak to the governme...

reason. there are real philosophical differences. >> the reason we have democrats and republicans, we believe in different things. >> we agree that there must be some sensible common ground. >> i think spending more time will help us find some common ground. >> that the american people want us to focus on their jobs. >> the american people want us to create jobs. >> wow, sounding so -- what? >> friends, like friends. >> alike. good morning everyone. its wednesday, december 1st. welcome...

quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mrs. hagan: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina is recognized. mrs. hagan: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. officer without objection. mrs. hagan: i ask that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 500, senate 3386. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 500, s. 3386, a bill to protect consumers from certain ag...

more secrets from u.s. diplomatic documents. and a new survey reveals what u.s. troops really think about gays serving openly in the united states military. now the pentagon is giving a green light to repealing dont ask, dont tell. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." exactly four weeks after democrats got pounded on election day, president obama finally met with leaders of both parties and warned they cant afford to play partisan games any longer. republican s say the whi...

they met online. before he tried to commit suicide. so were keeping our eye on that picture. as soon as we see police talking about that, those three little boys, well bring it to you live here. also, you heard the defense secretary in the last hour and joint chiefs chair announce it here on cnn that survey of military personnel found that most men and women in uniform those were surveyed have no problem working alongside openly gay service members. in fact d.o.t. secretary is urging...

have some rain headed our way too. im gurvir dhindsa. >> im steve chenevey. lets say hello to tony perkins. >> we do have some rain on the way. we are starting to get some rain out to the west. want too start with hd radar. that is a change to what i told our folks here a short time ago. hd radar is what we want to start with. well show you the rain showers as they move through the region. you out to the west, leesburg, you have some rain. manassas, front royal, places like that. a cou...

some believe the procedures go too far after looking at some of these photographs. joining me lanny davis and international best selling office mark stein is here. you are filling in for rush today and tomorrow, too? >> thats right. >> sean: somebody told me you said what was hannity saying? >> you why talking about the professionalization of these guys yesterday. >> sean: my experience has been they are professionals, following orders. >> thats what you dont want in this situation. th...