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The signing of the new treaty follows the announcement earlier in week of a fundamental shift in u.s. policy on the use of nuclear weapons. so how is the president strengthen -- has the president strengthened the country or weakened it? we report, you decide. correspondent james rosen. >> reporter: president obamas pact with russia to reduce nuclear stock piles and the new limits he placed on the use of nuclear weapons, will he, argued in prague, make the world safer by reducing tensions and arm...

Important issue, it guess to the heart and the cornerstone of one of the founding principles of this country. there is supposed to be limited federal government, reserve certain powers to the states and us as citizens. enough the federal government going so far as to say we order you, we direct you american citizens to buy a good or service this case, health care. if you dont we are going to fine. thats a dramatic overreach by our federal government. another example of them reaching further and ...

Challenged on. >> and perhaps nothing exemplifies that more than the snl parody of her by tina fey skewering sarah palin during the campaign. lets take a look and well talk about it. >> i believe that will diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any foreign policy. >> and i can see russia from my house. >> i believe global warming is caused by man. >> and i believe its just god hugging us closer. >> i dont agree with the bush doctrine. >> i dont know what that is. >> all right. tina fey is funny ...

Military that can protect a nations borders and that nuclear weapons increasingly in an interdependent world will make less and less sense as the cornerstone of security policy. >> reporter: of course, the other big announcement this week was a shift in americas nuclear posture wherein we pledge not to use nuclear weapons against nonnuclear states except in the case of rogue states like iran and north korea, jane. jane: the argument that with the recent moves the u.s. will now actually be buying...

Resolve conflicts. it will depend on having a strong conventional military that can protect a nations borders. and that nuclear weapons increasingly in an interdependent world will make less and less sense as the cornerstone of security policy. but thats going to take some time. and i think each country is going to have to make its own determination. the key is for the united states and russia to show leadership on this front because we are so far ahead of every nation with respect to possession...

And their nonproliferation obligations will not be threatened by americas nuclear arsenal. this demonstrates, once more, americas commitment to the npt as a cornerstone of our security strategy. those nations that follow the rules will find greater security and opportunity. those nations that refuse to meet their obligations will be isolated and denied the opportunity that comes with international recognition. that includes accountability for those that break the rules. otherwise the ntp is just...

Cornerstone of security policy. but thats going to take some time. and i think each country is going to have to make its own determinings. the key is for the united states and russia to show leadership on this front because we are so far ahead of every nation with respect to possession of nuclear weapons. the primary concerns we identified in recent nuclear posture review, essentially a declaratory statement, a u.s. policy with respect to nuclear weapons, said that our biggest concerns right now...

The signing of the new treaty follows the announcement earlier in week of a fundamental shift in u.s. policy on the use of nuclear weapons. so how is the president strengthen -- has the president strengthened the country or weakened it? we report, you decide. correspondent james rosen. >> reporter: president obamas pact with russia to reduce nuclear stock piles and the new limits he placed on the use of nuclear weapons, will he, argued in prague, make the world safer by reducing tensions and arm...

Ii, and every single one of them made it home safely today. and in phoenix, arizona, a happy homecoming for an army national guardsman, he got to hold his infant son for the very first time. another soldier took a good luck charm with him to remind him of his precious loved ones. >> my daughters cabbage patch doll. its gone everywhere with me, you know? when we moved out of here. >> love that. well, were going to get to hear from many of our soldiers serving overseas. we look forward to celebrat...

But lets listen in to a little bit of this debate first. >> 45 seconds. thank you, mr. speaker. this debate is not about the uninsured, its about socialized medicine. today we are turning back the clock. for most of the 21st century, people fled the ghosts of communist dictators and now youre bringing the gores back in to this chamber. with passage of this bill, they will haunt americans for generations. the multi-trillion health care bill the soviets failed the soviet socialistic experiment. it...