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Andrea, is which negotiation, which set of negotiations is the secretary least looking forward to? the syrian negotiations which seem to be dysfunctional, the afghan negotiations? remember hes also trying to bring israel and the palestinians together. hes got an incredible number of dysfunctional problems on his plate right now. >> in fact, as you know, hes leaving tomorrow and will go first to take the lead on these taliban negotiations and also pushing very hard, more than any of the other emi...

Charges, conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death and malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device? >> also resulting in death. its criminal complaint is not an indictment. this essentially starts the clock running. government has certain amount of time to indict him unless an agreement by the defendant to extend it. >> megyn: is this a death penalty charge? >> yes. >> megyn: do you have any doubt this will be a death penalty case? >> its up to the a...

Corrupt union. some of their local unions operate like episodes of the sopranos. he didnt seem to play any role in cleaning it up. since hes been nominated the first time, hes been now named in an embezzlement and extortion lawsuit, and they claim he covered up the embezzlement of union funds. there used to be the standard that you cant have the appearance of impropriety. we hope the president wasnt going to renominate him but he did. >> thanks for keeping us posted. thanks for keeping the clock...

It at the r.n.c. after cancelling mondays event, essentially, theyll gavel in and gavel out. so they can get the clock running on monday. and we are told that primarily, what they are trying to do is preserve all of those speeches, four nights worth of speeches, into three nights. and, they are still trying to figure this all out. >> we made the move yesterday to postpone mondays events, were going to convene on monday, and then were going to go to an immediate recess. the program elements for m...

Handcuffs. they didnt pat him on the back and say, good you saved your life from a dangerous situation. they put him in handcuffs, what does that tell you right off the bat. >> when you approach a scene and sure not there and you dont know whats going on, place based on my 20 plus years in working with officers, they get on the scene and they dont know who they have there. for their safety, they put them in handcuffs. keep them in mind, they put him in handcuffs, put him in custody. not free to ...

Indict him. she said, no, what? how did this differ from the original prosecutor. >> without knowing what was in the mind of the original prosecutor, and if the statement was what you just said it was, we dont know who what he may have decided. maybe there was a question as to whether or not george zimmerman could assert his rights under stand your ground. right now im not comfortable? bringing charges. i will conduct investigation. i will give myself more time. i dont want the clock running. >>...

Tax extension with the clock running out. 160 million americans have a thousand dollar stake in this fight. eric cantor will join us with his reasons for standing firm. and chaos in egypt. women march in cairo outraged over the beating of women by soldiers last week. a million person march is planned for the end of this week. its wednesday, december 21st, 2011, and this is a special edition of "the daily rundown." im chuck todd coming to you from the stage here in keene, new hampshire. folks c...

bare bones bargain. if not, payments to critters, bill payments, you name it, there is not enough income to cover all that. every month we come up $125 billion short. if we cannot borrow to bridge the cap, 40% of the monthly obligations could not be paid, and that could include social security checks due to go out on august 3rd. the stakes we just laid out are monumental, so both sides have to give ground and risk their jobs for the good of the country. what is so hard about that, righ...

High. heads are on swivels. everyone has their responsibility and youre ratcheted up to your full potential there. >> reporter: here is the government account of what happens next. entering the compound, s.e.a.l.s come under fire and take out bin ladens courier and his wife. the s.e.a.l.s charge upstairs and run into bin ladens son. he is shot and killed. the forces advance to bin ladens third floor bedroom, shoot bin ladens wife in the leg, and then quickly fire at osama bin laden who falls dea...

Spending. we put a bill in front of the president. if the president as commander in chief doesnt want to fund our troops and keep the government open, thats something hell have to explain to the voters. >> but do you think it boils down to social issues? should it boil down to this one sticking poyn,et weve got the clock running on the screen. >> thats exactly right. i would point out to doug its the democrats that proposed funding the military even if we went into a shutdown. secondly, this is ...