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Tv" and is the d.c. bureau chief for the comcast network. good morning, good to see you, robert. >> good morning. good to see you, alex. >> huckabee is clearly the favorite among conservative republicans and thats of course the key to winning the nomination, most would suggest. so why is he engaging in this? is it just to sell books? because doesnt it hurt him politically in the long run? i mean, nomination aside, thats going to be a hard stance to try to appeal to in the center of the country a...

Of staff today on "meet the press." >> the issue of the reserves is one were considering. it is something that only is done in -- has been done on very rare occasions. theres a bunch of factors that have to be looked at. >> but its on the table, which i think is significant -- >> well, all matters have to be on the table when you go through -- when you see the difficulty coming out of this economic crisis were in and the fragility of it. >> robert traynham hosts "roll call tv" and the d.c. burea...

You know, its not only the budget in play in wisconsin. the battle between the governor and unions may represent a new political dynamic with huge implications coming up for 2012. as nbc news political analyst howard fineman writes on the huffington post, "the underlying strategic wisconsin story is this. governor scott walker, a tea party-tinged republican, is the advance guard of a new gop push to dismantle public sector unions as an electoral force. reducing the union structure and membership...

Soon as we can. as the battle between republican governors and state employees continues to heat up, now jumping from state to state like a brush fire, the very future of labor unions could hang in the balance. protesters turned out in washington, d.c. today in support of those demonstrating in wisconsin and elsewhere. so the issue is short, a spillover into the federal budget fight when lawmakers return next week and try to keep the government open for business. tarn finney is an msnbc politica...

Government down. so if it comes to raising the debt ceiling to prevent the government from shutting down, thats exactly what we need to do. >> congresswoman karen bass, who knows a little bit about tough economic decisions, having been in california, thanks so much for being with us. >> thanks for having me on. lets bring in our company legal analyst and former clinton adviser jaimy floyd, mark tapscott and comcast networks d.c. bureau chief robert trainem. comcast is acquiring msnbc parent co...

Elections. if you want to throw in same-sex marriage back in the headlines because of that prop 8 ruling in california, youve got a pretty flammable mix of politicians from all stripes. robert trainam is a washington bureau advisor to the comcast network. good afternoon, gentlemen, and let me start with you, im wondering, given the economy if were overstating things, but will the presidents failure for example to repeal dont ask, dont tell, his opposition to same-sex marriage, as some people per...

Bush-cheney adviser and comcast network. what do you make of what happened and why it happened in terps of the tea party on saturday. >> no reason it happened. it was unfortunate. theres no room whatsoever for name calling, especially using the n word. this is unacceptable. this is an insight why passions are so high. a, theres a bunch of ignorant folks that think things are doing to happen with the bill that arent true and, b, there are certain things they do believe will come true. the fact of...

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Electorate. >> we appreciate your time and we will see what happens with what he had to say. thank you. i would like to bring in tony blankly who served as press secretary and speaker of the house. washington bureau chief for the comcast network, parent of msnbc and adviser. thank you very much for joining me. >> thanks for having me. >> absolutely. i will start with you and the comments by herman cain. you heard him. he partly apologize and doubled down. this is serious business we know. this d...