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Substantive happenings including the repeal of dont ask dont tell, extension of payroll tax cuts and unemployment insurance and unfortunately an extension of the bush tax cuts. a lot happened in the lame duck session, so thats a possibility again for this year. >> i think we cant look at this in a vacuum, though. it makes sense to wait right now and talk pessimistically about the lame duck session. no one knows what the composition will be after the elections. if your party is suddenly in a bett...

To the right wing of the court. >> right. >> the decisions are so incredibly consequential. one of the most consequential parts of this election about what you want your supreme court to look like. >> the justices know that. they know that -- thats probably why theyre hanging on saying you know what, if obama is elected, im probably going to step down now. obviously, if he gets re-elected, if im scalia, im going to hang on to 2016. they know that. they know the legacy is -- i dont like to say th...

Okay. hes got specifics. >> i agree with 8090% of what mark said and policy specifics are a window into the candidates but at the same time this will all be hashed out by congress and we can dwell and obsess over the numbers and how they add up but really, we dont know what the composition of the congress is going to be like, these plans dramatically change -- i went back and read the transcript of the first obama/mccain debate where obama was hammering mccain for proposing to raise taxes on hea...

Composition coming in to this segment and listening to the backtrack that we hear occasionally as you speak, music for the soul. just hearing it does something for your soul. it has a calming effect, a peaceful effect. >> you mean you heard it? >> yeah. >> good. >> how old were you when you realized given your talent, your god-given talent this was a gift that you could pass on? >> well, as far as teaching, you know, ive been teaching for a long, long time. that i suppose is passing on. i starte...

On that court it usually falls 5-4, so its a big deal who gets picked next. there are four supreme court justices right now currently over the age of 70, meaning at some point in the near future the composition of the court could change dramatically. to the left, certainly look over there, ruth bader ginsburg is 79 and has undergone treatment for pancreatic cancer, and justice stephen breyer is 74. antonin scalia is 76 and justice anthony kennedy is 76. with me now is jeffrey toobin, author of "...

Years, it will be very likely that the next president will be appointing the supreme court justices who will be shaping the countrys future for years and years ahead. and for that court it usually falls 5-4. there are four over the age of 70. over some point in the future the composition could change in the near future. the oldest is scalia is 76. the and kennedy is 76. and with me now is jeffrey toobin. i can only assume that this is one of the best written books of its kind because you are one...

Glasses because nothing is in front of your face. your eyes feel like theyre about to explode but nothing is in front of your face. its such a better experience. >> so is this the next big thing or the next big fake? this man is the man responsible for this strange creation. >> i have a addiction. we need to have something that really represents our -- what we are able to do. >> 3-d, we could do it. composition. visual effects. >> they make the video to show what they can do. jonathan posts the ...

Next president will be appointing the supreme court justices who will be shaping the countrys future for years and years ahead. on that court it usually falls 5-4, so its a big deal who gets picked next. there are four supreme court justices right now currently over the age of 70, meaning at some point in the near future the composition of the court could change dramatically. to the left. certainly look over there, ruth bader ginsburg is 79 and has undergone treatment for pancreatic cancer and j...

Justices who will be shaping the countrys future for years and years ahead. on that court it usually falls 5-4, so its a big deal who gets picked next. there are four supreme court justices right now currently over the age of 70, meaning at some point in the near future the composition of the court could change dramatically. to the left, certainly look over there, ruth bader ginsburg is 79 and has undergone treatment for pancreatic cancer, and justice stephen breyer is 74. antonin scalia is 76 a...

Native virginian in the northern virginia area. a bit cultural different than the rest of the state. are the campaigning using different messages to connect with voters in different parts of the state? >> i havent seen that. i think the presidents message of investing in education and an infrastructure to create good jobs and a sustainable economy into the future resonates in four corners of commonwealth, whether in northern virginia or hampton road or southwestern virginia. i was pleased the pr...