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I love tough nerds too. that makes two of us. president obama promises americas combat role in iraq is ending on schedule. plus, msnbcs ed schultz will join me, ed is fired up over the ongoing debates on the bush tax cuts. and several shark sightings closing beaches in the northeast. whats causing the sharks to swim so close to shore? its all ahead on msnbc. boss: and now ill turn it over to the gecko.

Senate as a result of it. >> chris: do you think there is an! an ethics issue that the democrats have to face this year? >> the democrats are spending too much, taxing too much borrowing too much and their job killing programs are on what is on the minds of the american people and i think that will term the outcome of the election this fall. >> finally, senator, president obama is speaking to a veterans group on monday and is expected to promote the fact that the u.s. is close to drawing down to...

Senate as a result of it. >> chris: do you think there is an! an ethics issue that the democrats have to face this year? >> the democrats are spending too much, taxing too much borrowing too much and their job killing programs are on what is on the minds of the american people and i think that will term the outcome of the election this fall. >> finally, senator, president obama is speaking to a veterans group on monday and is expected to promote the fact that the u.s. is close to drawing down to...

General stanley mcchrystal, the then top nato commander himself said that with this new strategy, with this surge, as well as a new tactical directive that was aimed to protect civilian lives, that there would be more casualties at first. but as they started to gain momentum, then in the end, those casualties would go down. and right now, there is optimism within the afghan government, as well as the international community, as we saw yesterday in the kabul conference, where president karzai aga...

Crowd dragging the carriage. it could have been worse, however. a man driving an antique haying machine used it to block the horses so they could be captured. a series of mortar explosions in baghdads green zone reported in vice presidents bidens surprise fourth of july visit. he met with iraqi leaders to try to speed up sluggish formation of the new government. there were explosions inside the green zone where the u.s. embassy is located. but officials say biden and his wife were both safe. j...

Everyone. perhaps more significantly coinciding with the vice presidents visit there. there were some attacks in other parts outside of baghdad where many people were killed. youre right. this underscores the political instability. of course, the united states proceeding ahead with its plan to drawn down troops out of a combat role. only 50,000 troops expected to be left in the entire country of iraq by august 31st, that is the end of next month. in the interim, the iraqis are struggling to form...

Presidents firm announcement by august of this year the combat role of u.s. forces will end? what is the sense among iraqis on recapturing or taking the country back. >> it came pretty late in the day here, so we didnt get much reaction but i know that it has been pretty mixed. some of the politicians have suggested that it might be necessary in order to keep security to the combat troops here a little longer. for other politicians they have taken the stand the less u.s. presence here the more t...

Afghan, french and american, going over the scene, but as we know, theres no question about who is behind the bombing. the taliban wasted no time to claim responsibility for the attacks. christine? >> ben wedeman, thank you so much, ben. women could soon be on the front lines in afghanistan and iraq. the top army brass considering lifting a ban on having women in a combat role. barbara starr is live at the pentagon with an "am origin originaloriginals originalss." you take a look at the unique...

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