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But rather than helping struggling americans, republicans have been attacking them for months. >> standing in line at a grocery store behind people with a food stamp card. the food stamp card pulled out and provided, he looks at the king crab legs and looks at his ground meat. >> he need to make sure our government programs encourage work, not dependence. but our people want jobs. they dont want a safety net as a way of life. >> dont want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able bod...

Behind me. here comes little daniel running down the driveway in his pajamas. he wanted to say goodbye and i love you to his brother and sister. dont ask me why. >> do you think about that day? >> i dont go to that day very often specifically. how about you? >> i cant go to that day. when we moved to newtown, i loved our small town. i loved thought was no crime whatsoever. just it was almost like we went back in time. we kind of got lulled into a little complacency. i certainly indulged in that ...

Talking about failing schools in general, talking about how many individuals are in the judicial system in general. not specifically focusing on african-americans although on occasion such as fathers day he does talk about messages for african-americans but often when he does try to do that, the same black leaders criticize him for lecturing him. in a way its a double-edged sword. he cant win. >> and lets also listen to something else that was significant. this was a moment that a lot of people ...

Argue that these assistant programs increase dependencies and dont help the poor escape poverty. paul ryan put it this way, he said safety net programs threaten to become a hammock that lulls citizens into lives of complacency and dependency. so the bottom line is are they an expensive band-aid rather than a real solution? >> well, they are a real solution and i think john is right, we do need fiscal responsibility. it is fiscally irresponsible for us to cut many of these safety net programs whi...

And so we, too, must act on behalf of justice. we, too, must act on behalf of peace. there are too many people who happily embrace madibas legacy of racial reconciliation but passion resists even modest reforms that would challenge poverty and growing inequality. there are too many leaders who claim solidarity with madibas struggle for freedom but do not tolerate the scent from their own people. and there are too many of us, too many of us on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency or cynicism...

[ cheers ] and so we too must act on behalf of justice. we too must act on behalf of peace. too many people happily embrace madibas reconciliation but passively resist reforms that challenge poverty and growing inequality. there are too many leaders who claim solidarity with madibas struggle for freedom but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. [ cheers ] there are too many of us, too many of us on the sidelines comfortable in complacency or cynicism when our voices must be heard.

When it comes to the presidents policies, actions do speak louder than words. >> congressman paul ryan and senator patty murray are reportedly close to striking a small deal. >> democracy in action is a beautiful thing. >> far from the grand bargain some were hoping for. >> most incremental, smallest, tiniest. >> the fact that we are, is telling about where we are. >> congratulations. you didnt shut down the government. hallelujah. >> unemployment benefits. how is that going to shake out? >> you...

90 fellow world leaders in praising mandelas lifetime of sack cras fies in the service of freedom for all and he chided those leaders who dishonor mandela at home. >> there are too many people who happily embrace madibas legacy of racial reconciliation but passionately resist even modest reforms that would challenge chronic poverty and growing inequality. there are too many leaders who claim solidarity with madibas struggle for freedom but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. and there...

Last time the test was given. the u.s. is at 21st place in science, which is a drop of four spots and dropped three spots to 17th in reading. by contrast, several asian countries and cities, including japan and singapore saw their students improve significantly. education secretary arne duncan addressed the findings early this morning. >> it is a picture of educational stagnation. the brutal truth that urgent reality must serve as a wake-up call against educational complacency and low expectatio...

Because walmart is padding the profits and we pay for the food stampls for their employees. >> making up the difference. rashad, we have the budget deadline coming. paul ryan is, you know, he says that he cares about workers and lets not lull them into, you know, that sense of complacency but if you look at the agenda and i guess this to me is the most insidious part as i mentioned in the open, he is trying -- he wants to cut the program that is many of these workers rely on because theyre under...