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>> that was a woman raped by a senior officer and his friend when stationed at the prestigious marine barracks in washington, d.c. she and her husband attended the press conference last week. her husbands testimony actually brought tears to the eyes of the senators who were listening. >> i read her commanders conclusions, in writing she deserved ill treatment for wearing running shorts and makeup. i read the opinion of the command appointed investigator who compared rape to prostitution or marry...

No matter how right she thinks she is with her positions, when politicians become uncomfortable with their positions and talking points then they reach. they nervously reach for more ammunition and find themselves talking about 5-year-olds, or worse, their own childhood. >> i have listened to my colleagues particularly express concern as to whether the actions that we conceive would in fact deter or evade the ability of assad to conduct chemical weapons attacks in the future. >> okay, so far, so...

Talking about 5-year-olds, or worse, their own childhood. >> i have listened to my colleagues particularly express concern as to whether the actions that we conceive would in fact deter or evade the ability of assad to conduct chemical weapons attacks in the future. >> okay, so far, so good. but this as at the very end of a three and a half hour hearing today. and chairman menendez staff clearly had not written a closing statement for the senator. and so this is what he actually said next. >> an...

Very specific ways every day who are marching, and so i think that sense is all around this march and tremendous progress has been made. you cant politicize it and say well, we need to remember what we havent done. everybody acknowledges that the president, especially in terms of class inequality, income inequality, said we have a ways to go. theres an overwhelming sense from the president, a celebration of what weve done as americans. >> juan williams, well said. thank you, sir. >> youre welcom...

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Premeditated murder in the 2009 shooting that left 13 people dead and 32 injured. he now faces a possible death sentence. nbcs mark potter joins me live now from ft. hood, texas. mark, good afternoon. what can you tell us about this verdict? >> reporter: well, hi, mara. that verdict came after about seven hours of deliberations by the u.s. army jury panel. as you said, they found nidal hasan guilty of all charges. they reached that verdict unanimously. he was found guilty of 13 counts of premedi...

Bodes well for the prosecution. after that long 6 1/2 hours for the prosecution here, the word came all 45 counts, the jury was unanimous. the panel unanimous on guilty. were talking 13 counts of premeditated murder for the 13 people who lost their lives on this post back in 2009 and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. those are for the 32 people who were injured. it has been one dramatic three weeks of ups and downs here at this court-martial with major hasan representing himself. that ...

Following the fate of nadal hasan, the army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 people in a shooting rampage nearly three years ago is tonight formally and finally at long last in the hands of the military jury. hasan represented himself in the case, although, you wouldnt know it. you know, weve been watching every day when he would cross-examine a witness. when he would actually perhaps give his closing statement. today he declined to give a closing statement. he never called a single witness ...

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The trial came to an abrupt end after major nidal hasan declined to give a closing statement. hes already admitted to killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in that rampage in 2009 and could face the death penalty. a ufo spot by astronauts on the international space station. you can see this shiny mass as it travels through space. you see it there? this happened on monday. nasa, however, saying that the object was just an antenna cover from a service module that slipped off. >> bri...