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All right, welcome back to the second annual all in all awards special. >> first of all, for michael grim, sorry. rookie of the year, elizabeth warren. it holding her ground in that office. demonstrating her stronger commitments to the inequality issue, toet banks getting bail out with no strings attached and i like the way shes holding that offer. >> she has proven herself to be an incredibly savvy, incredibly politician. >> shes new to it right? >> and people forget, she had a rough campaign. ...

All right, the second annual all-in, all awards special. >> i kind of want to say eric canter. but, no for me it goes back to nancys comment about these verdicts. but the protests. if protests. ive been surprised by the sustained commitments to the civil disobedience whether its reform of the grand jury process or more use of force. theres always some rhythm by blacks used by cops. its a sort of youthful and day versz coalition is bigger and longer-lasting than i expected. >> and it also felt li...

>> kennedy says to one of his principal aides that after he is re-elected in 64, then he can talk about getting out of vietnam. it is difficult to believe that the story of the united states in vietnam would have followed the same course if john f. kennedy had not gone to dallas in 1963. do we know what kennedy would have done if he had lived? theres all sorts of evidence to suggest that he never would have done what linden johnson did in vietnam. >> this nation will keep its commitments from so...

Grave international challenges. he only had brief mentions of ukraine and russia. ebola. the fight against isis. weve got two ground wars in asia still going on. afghanistan and iraq big commitments of u.s. troops there. not a single question about those issues. and consider all of the stories and discussion we were doing on that earlier this year. >> he only took seven or eight questions. >> all from print reporters. >> really typical style, he gave lengthy answers. >> he tends to do that. some...

That tradition. julie pace. >> thank you, mr. president. i want to ask about cuba. what would you say to dissidents or democracy advocates inside cuba who fear that the policy changes you announced this week could give the castro regime economic benefits without having to address human rights or their political system when your administration was lifting sanctions on myanmar, you saw commitments of reform. why not do the same with cuba, and if i could just follow-up on north korea, do you have a...

Significant role not only because it should but because of the key of the state of florida to our national elections. >> thank you for being with me this morning. appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. and joining us from capitol hill senator john hogan. he lead a trade mission to cuba as governor in 2005. >> good to be with you. >> talk to me about what you see in the tea leaves of this prisoner exchange for the future. >>well first, were obviously very happy for mr. gross and his family. i di...

These rights and live up to our commitments to a god-given right of every person, life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. these rights exist at only where they are born in the continental united states but for people everywhere. it is unacceptable billy people this hemisphere who did not know democracy and have not known democracy for more than five decades are the people of cuba. that should be the overriding objective, to do all we can to bring about political democratic openings. and a free c...

>> waterboarding, slapping, smashing against walls -- >> these were carefully designed with an idea -- with the principles in mind of our statutory obligations and international commitments. the principle tests were, do they involve severe pain or suffering? do they involve severe and prolonged pain or suffering. as a result these procedures were carefully designed so they would not pass those barriers. waterboarding, unlike world war ii where japanese attempted to drown people by basically pour...

>> waterboarding, slapping, smashing against walls -- >> these were carefully designed with an idea -- with the principles in mind of our statutory obligations and international commitments. the principle tests were, do they involve severe pain or suffering? do they involve severe and prolonged pain or suffering. as a result these procedures were carefully designed so they would not pass those barriers. waterboarding, unlike world war ii where japanese attempted to drown people by basically pour...

>> waterboarding, slapping, smashing against walls -- >> these were carefully designed with an idea -- with the principles in mind of our statutory obligations and international commitments. the principle tests were, do they involve severe pain or suffering? do they involve severe and prolonged pain or suffering. as a result these procedures were carefully designed so they would not pass those barriers. waterboarding, unlike world war ii where japanese attempted to drown people by basically pour...