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To us for leadership. i dont want to overstate it, but i think the answer to your question is yes. it diminishes our ability to influence events in the rest of the world, and particularly when its something unforeseen or something down the road. lets remember, iran is still out there. trying to build a nuclear weapon. north korea is still belligerent. all these problems exist. so something could explode at any moment. i do think it makes us a little less powerful, a little less with an ability t...

It diminishes our ability to influence events in the rest of the world, and particularly when its something unforeseen or something down the road. lets remember, iran is still out there trying to build a nuclear weapon. north korea is still belligerent. all these problems exist. so something could explode at any moment. i do think it makes us a little less powerful, a little less with an ability to influence others because they look at us and say listen, you cant even get your own house in order...

Another right-wing blog. in both cases the claims had absolutely no merit. yet pushing these stories helped the right-wing media and republican lawmakers further their agenda. smear hagel and undermine ultimately president obama. "the new yorker" weighed in on this troubling development earlier and they wrote, "at its best reporting is like science. you form a hypothesis and you try to prove it. but more importantly, you shoot it full of holes to see if any of the wounds are fatal. this unfortun...

Non-existent group concerning. and earlier this week senator lindsey graham of south carolina demanded that hagel respond to a rumor about him published by another right-wing blog. in both cases the claims had absolutely no merit. yet pushing these stories helped the right-wing media and republican lawmakers further their agenda. smear hagel and undermine ultimately president obama. "the new yorker" weighed in on this troubling development earlier and they wrote, "at its best reporting is like s...

Worse yet, instead of throwing water on these baseless stories, elected officials are fueling the fire by responding to them. senator rand paul said he found hagels possible tied to a non-existent group concerning. and earlier this week senator lindsey graham of south carolina demanded that hagel respond to a rumor about him published by another right-wing blog. in both cases the claims had absolutely no merit. yet pushing these stories helped the right-wing media and republican lawmakers furthe...

So theyll be poking around. and if they can find anything on which to attack they probably will. >> dan rather, anchor and managing editor of "dan rather reports" on axs tv. its good to have you here. thank you. the bigger the news the more excited i am that talk to you about it. >> thank you, rachel. >> what remains of the cold war is mainly archives, dramatic and world-altering history, john lecarre novels and the memory that we used to hate and fear and know very little about the soviet union...

It has been a day of high-stakes politics in washington today and not a little bit of intrigue. joining us now is dan rather. hes the anchor and managing editor of "dan rather reports" on axs tv. mr. rather, thank you for being here. >> im always honored to be here. >> susan rice withdrawing her name from consideration for secretary of state. this is not the most unforeseen thing in the world but it still leaves a lot of questions unanswered. what do you think is the most important thing that ju...

And if they can find anything on which to attack they probably will. >> dan rather, anchor and managing editor of "dan rather reports" on axs tv. its good to have you here. thank you. the bigger the news the more excited i am that talk to you about it. >> thank you, rachel. >> what remains of the cold war is mainly archives, dramatic and world-altering history, john le carre novels and the memory that we used to hate and fear and know very little about the soviet union. but there are remnants of...

>> u.n. ambassador susan rice talking with brian williams exclusively tonight after withdrawing her name for consideration for secretary of state. it has been a day of high-stakes politics in washington today and not a little bit of intrigue. joining us now is dan rather. hes the anchor and managing editor of "dan rather reports" on axs tv. mr. rather, thank you for being here. >> im always honored to be here. >> susan rice withdrawing her name from consideration for secretary of state. this is ...

Consider hagel not a real republican. he was too moderate, too willing to compromise, quote unquote, in their words. so theyll be poking around. and if they can find anything on which to attack they probably will. >> dan rather, anchor and managing editor of "dan rather reports" on axs tv. its good to have you here. thank you. the bigger the news the more excited i am that talk to you about it. >> thank you, rachel. >> what remains of the cold war is mainly archives, dramatic and world-altering ...