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>> to the russian president. >> he said he didnt have to worry about constitutional requirements, governor? >> flexibility. the whole idea of our government is the checks and balances of three branches with equal power not somebody who believes he can ignore the law and put in what he wishes to do. >> chris: kirsten, when one party is holding a convention traditionally the other goes off the stage and takes a week off but the democrats nort aret going to be doing this. barack obama on some colle...

Million. or as mitt romney calls that, middle class. middle class. >> jimmy welcomes dwayne johnson, the star of the new drama "smash" katherine mcphee and neil brennan. that is at 12: 35, 11:35 central on your local nbc station. entertainment news, that sound you may hear frequently will be the sound of husbands and boyfriends being dragged to the movie theater. that is because expectations are very high for the romantic drama "the vow" starting channing tatum and rachel mcadams, a true story...

>> no help from you, no help from vince, you didnt spread it around a little more than they had spread it around. >> no. no. >> the big finalist of "dancing with the stars," talk about counter-programming. heres the big winner. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah, down to the wire. they won the mirror ball trophy, the former soldier with all the right moves, thanked america for believe with them. from all of us, happy thanksgiving. thomas roberts is up next. and dont forget "now" with alex wagne...

Members, former retired members, politicians, retired members of the media. but not the sort of glam celebrities that you have seen the last decade. >> nina totenberg, the npr supreme court correspondent, being asked, what are you wearing? she said, something that can take a lot of wear and tear. alex sites walled, we heard from the president there talking about the press. talking about sources. sources that dont exist. so its one thing to have counter programming. to have the speech going on wh...

Talking about. sort of a counter programming if you will to some of the damaging leaks about russia. but of course the leaks are how we know about national security adviser michael flynn and his conversations with russias ambassador over sanctions. he is not the only president to be plagued by leaks. former president obama spoke frequently about leaks as well. thats, of course, how we know about edward snowden and the nsas activities. this is something thats plagued past white houses. but it is ...

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Political philosophy and why he thinks it works. >> well, im not really an idealogue. i think im a person of common sense, i think, more than anything else. but i think more than anything else i understand what has to be done, ive always been a closer. we dont have a lot of closers in politics, and i understand why. its a very rough system. its an archaic system. >> reporter: now it should also be pointed out that, of course, the president will not be at the white house correspondents dinner, an...

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Among young people in the muslim community. dennis mcdonough said the same thing in 2011 when he went to a mosque in virginia about the threats that have come to the muslim community. its there. >> jeff goldberg, who is "the atlantic" journalist said this on the program last week something the muslim community and other countries have to deal with. this is a portion of what he said. >> when you talk about whats going on in the muslim world, and we have to remember, of course, that the primary vi...