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He still claims hes innocent. >> they say anything else, armed robbery or something like that, maybe i will say im capable of it but rape, no. attacking a girl, no. hitting a girl, no. at the end of the day, thats just not me. after looking back on the case and how we handled it in defense and how our closing statement was, the jury had no choice but to say guilty in the end. we didnt do a good job of coming out with the evidence. our final statement wasnt concise. it wasnt even clear. all they ...

Victims parents. no one calls their own parents. no one contacts anyone. why is that? are these all bad kids? >> and theres no dean of malik richmond anywhere, anywhere. >> reporter: and in its closing statement, the prosecution arguing this case is not about consent. its about substantial impairment. how drunk was this girl when these incidents allegedly occurred? >> this case isnt about social media. this case isnt about big red football. this case is about a 16-year-old girl who was taken adv...

Thats what ive been doing for the last four years, but if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> president obama used your material to close a debate at a very crucial time after his first debate was heavily criticized. this is his closing statement. what was going through your mind at that point? >> it was the last line of the debate and i think i was sitting on the edge of my couch at the time, just waiting. i watched the first debate and there was no mention of it. and you know, the...

Who sacrificed for this country, students who are out there trying to hopefully advance their own dreams but also this countrys dreams, soldiers overseas fighting for us right now. people who are working hard every day, paying payroll tax, gas taxes, but dont make enough income. i want to fight for them. thats what i have been doing for the last four years. if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> president obama used your material to close a debate at a very crucial time, after his f...

Countrys dreams, soldiers overseas fighting for us right now. people who are working hard every day, paying payroll tax, gas taxes, but dont make enough income. i want to fight for them. thats what i have been doing for the last four years. if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> president obama used your material to close a debate at a very crucial time, after his first debate was heavily criticized. this was his closing statement. what was going through your mind at this point? >> ...

Folks on social security who worked all their lives, veterans who sacrificed for this country, students who are out there trying to hopefully advance their own dreams but also this countrys dreams, soldiers overseas fighting for us right now. people who are working hard every day, paying payroll tax, gas taxes, but dont make enough income. i want to fight for them. thats what i have been doing for the last four years. if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> president obama used your ...

Tevess son, alex, was among the 12 people killed in the theater last july. detectives found more photos taken inside the theater weeks before the shooting, showing exit doors and door hinges. in her closing statement, the prosecutor said holmes wanted to kill all of them. he knew what he was doing. he picked the perfect venue for the perfect crime. the victims families agreed. >> he had all that time to plan it, write it, talk about it. no, youre not mentally ill. >> reporter: holmes defense att...

Acting rather uninterested in these proceedings. mr. wilkins, if you persist in this behavior, sir, you will be removed, and you will be waiving your right to give a closing statement. i understand that you choose not to respond to me, sir, but i know that you are hearing me. >> not only does his fake heart attack fail to help him derail the trial, it becomes part of the trial itself. those two medics who have just checked on wilkins are asked to testify. >> he did respond to tactile stimulus. h...

Up being about america in the world. and the commander-in-chief part of the job. sometimes presidencies end up being about war. george bush i dont believe set out to have that kind of presidency, but thats the kind of presidency he got. into the vacuum of his lack of any substantiative ideas on foreign policy at all stepped a well-organized group of unelected, opportunistic radicals who over the course of the next eight years brought upon this country the most disastrous foreign policy in americ...

Foreign policy at all stepped a well-organized group of unelected, opportunistic radicals who over the course of the next eight years brought upon this country the most disastrous foreign policy in american history and were not over it. now while were in the 12th year of one of the wars started in that era, the republican party is offering another choice for president who is promising a non-foreign policy presidency. mitt romney did not mention the issue of foreign policy in his closing statemen...