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robin wright. im joe johns in for candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." the white house has led a very public campaign for the payroll tax cut extension which would save average and working americans $1,000 in higher taxes next year. after weeks of negotiations, a break-through. the senate yesterday voted to extend the tax cut and unemployment benefits for just two months. the house still has to act. president obama seems satisfied but he let congress know he is not back...

im joe johns in for candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." the white house has led a very public campaign for the payroll tax cut extension which would save average and working americans $1,000 in higher taxes next year. after weeks of negotiations, a break-through. the senate yesterday voted to extend the tax cut and unemployment benefits for just two months. the house still has to act. president obama seems satisfied but he let congress know he is not backing off a full-y...

2006, and then the surge after that. then down to 140,000. now fewer than 50,000, about 41,000 troops. but not in a combat role. they have not been in a combat role, technically, of course they have been able to defend themselves when theres been attacks, and weve seen tremendous losses in this year where supposedly combat has ended, there are 7,000 diplomats in the embassy. this is a monster embassy. >> we are talking about 150 soldiers defending them now, looking into the future. but the man i...

procedures but he was on demerol. that demerol, as he was coming off of it, was acting as a stimulant. it breaks down as a stimulant and that stimulant was really very much keeping him awake. and that is why he needed all of these other medications to help him sleep. what i thought was even more remarkable, they were talking about this idea that on the day this happened, they say conrad murray did give propofol, this medication that weve been talking about, and then observed michael ja...

Put women in this combat role, it needs to be equal and the same physical qualifications for women and men. >> can women handle that in the military? >> im certainly women could serve in this role admirably. i dont see why not. i dont think we should lower standards to do so. >> then our troops ultimately are sacrificed. >> absolutely. mission is essential before any other consideration. >> all right. and so this is across the board in all branches of military, right? women are not allowed to se...

So were so grateful to you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thanks for being with us. and in iraq, shootings and a roadside bombing killed at least seven people today in that other war. part of an upsurge of violence. though american forces have moved out of a combat role, they still are dieing in the battlefield. including four since friday. tom brokaw is an nbc news special correspondent, live in baghdad for us. tom, what is the difficulty? youve been talking to people there, why is it...

Not accept that cease-fire and the white house is now asking the pentagon and the c.i.a. for some way to assist these rebels because they are clearly outmanned once our planes disappear from their skies. >> and specifically, what youre talking about, assist them how? not giving them guns. one military official went on the record and told fox news there is a possibility that they havent ruled out the idea of giving them arms eventually but to your point, giving them communications devices. >> uh-...

>> the u.s. combat role it diminish . peter doocy will make news this hour. >> beginning this weekend they will with draw . tom hack missiles and allow nato to take the lead. they will remain in the mediterranean to serve as back up to nato forces. and in japan, that counselrys prime minister visited a sea side down gutted from the resulting tsunami . officials fear 25,000 people may have been killed in the disaster . police arrest the partners of

And a murderer. we want to see him go. in the midst of two war, im not sure we need a third war. >> reporter: rather than address from the oval office as he did on the oil spill, he will speak from the university in washington in december of 2009 when mr. obama announced surge of 30,000 troops in afghanistan, he chose west point. a former bush speech writer says the location may be a personal preference but says its important to hear from mr. obama directly. >> one of the responsibility of the c...

Of being in a combat role? >> are we doing a lot of arm wrestling insurgents? >> no, but you carry a lot of weight on your back and take it a long distance if you are in an infantry unit. my argument is, i agree, women should be equal to men and serve, but have the staple physical standards for women and men. as long as women should meet the standards, they should be there. >> why arent the standards the same? >> i dont know. it is way above my rank. i kept my mouth shut. >> all 71? >> i could m...