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>> reporter: significant because its coming from democrats. 11 senate democrats including mary landrieu writing the president a letter saying they want a decision on the pipeline by the end of may. the white house has been looking at this, the state department, theyre weighing environmental concerns. they say the republican claims of job creation have been exaggerated. now you have some moderate democrats like landrieu whos up for reelection pushing this. it shows by the administration waiting s...

>> if the president and the attorney general holder would simply start producing the documents they know they could produce to us, that are not by any means going to be covered by executive privilege this could be delayed or eliminating. >> issa is demanding e-mail sent after a justice official wrongly denied whistle blower information. and he employs the speaker to step in before the vote. >> i am calling john boehner to step forward and have strong leadership i know he will and sit down with t...

>> on capitol hill, the fast and furious investigation took a page out of the fast and the furious. >> we have made many attempts to accommodate the justice department. >> it dont matter if you win by an inch or a mile. >> the subpoenas are eight months old. >> winnings winning. >> a contempt report is voted to the house. >> a former heavyweight debuted a softer side. >> im pretty naked there. >> you will not be really naked, everybody will be disappointed. >> the main contender tried a little t...

Had he got elected, they concocted a scheme to stay away from the gun issue. lull gun owners to sleep and play us for fools in 2012. >> your oversight of an agency of a depart of individual leaders in that department that have not been held accountable. >> well, with all due respect, and i mean this with great respect, the notion this was an operation set up to do something to impinge upon second amendment rights of my fellow citizens is absurd. >> 23 ayes, 17 noes. >> the ayes have it. and a co...

Concocted a scheme to stay away from the gun issue. lull gun owners to sleep and play us for fools in 2012. >> your oversight of an agency of a depart of individual leaders in that department that have not been held accountable. >> well, with all due respect, and i mean this with great respect, the notion this was an operation set up to do something to impinge upon second amendment rights of thmy fellow citizens aabsurd. >> 23 ayes, 17 noes. >> the ayes have it. and a contempt report is ordered ...

Lull gun owners to sleep and play us for fools in 2012. >> your oversight of an agency of a depart of individual leaders in that department that have not been held accountable. >> well, with all due respect, and i mean this with great respect, the notion this was an operation set up to do something to impinge upon second amendment rights of my fellow citizens is absurd. >> 23 ayes, 17 nays. >> the ayes have it. and a contempt report is ordered reported to the house. without objection so ordered,...

>> who knew about it this? how high did it go? did it go to the attorney general or the president of the united states? >> the man who defended president clinton about that. also a man not afraid to speak his mind. the front man of the smashing pumpkins, billy corgin. why he feels so disappointed by president obama. and our "in america." news flash -- its summer and its hot. wait a minute. thats news? this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening, a big story tonight. just a little wh...

will fast and furious go higher? >> who knew about it this? how high did it go? did it go to the attorney general or the president of the united states? >> the man who defended president clinton about that. also a man not afraid to speak his mind. the front man of the smashing pumpkins, billy corgin. why he feels so disappointed by president obama. and our "in america." news flash -- its summer and its hot. wait a minute. thats news? this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening, a li...

the front man of the smashing pumpkins, billy corgin. why he feels so disappointed by president obama. and our "in america." news flash -- its summer and its hot. wait a minute. thats news? this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening, a little while ago, the house committee voting on partisan lines representing that eric holder be cited for contempt as part of the ongoing battle between congress and the administration of the fast even furious failed weapon sting operation that could...

Before today. still the house oversight committee moved forward. >> 23 aye, 17 noes. >> the ayes have it. >> a contempt report is ordered. >> with that, they voted to eric holder hold in contempt of congress. it followed a -- lar ration of executive privilege by the administration earlier today. >> more than eight months after subpoena, clearly after the question of executive privilege could have and should have been asserted, the untimely assertion by the justice department falls short of any r...