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Information helps hold me accountable, helps hold our government accountable and helps our democracy function. and the whole reason i got involved in politics is because i believe so deeply in that democracy and that process. >> president obama speaking today. is he right about his own articulated history. he has been making the case about the importance of our open government from the very beginning. it was certainly a big part of why he ran for president. >> ill make our government open and tr...

Information helps hold me accountable, helps hold our government accountable and helps our democracy function. and, you know, the whole reason i got involved in politics is because i believe so deeply in that democracy and that process. >> obama speaking today. hes right about his own articulated history. hes been making the case about the importance of our open government from the very beginning. it was certainly a big part of why the ran for president. >> ill make our government open and trans...

Dependent on those folks being able to operate with confidence that folks back home have their backs. so theyre not just left out there high and dry and potentially put in even more danger than they may already be. so i make no apologies and i dont think the american people would expect me as commander in chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or might get them killed. now, the flip side of it is we also live in a democracy where a free press, free expre...

Dependent on those folks being able to operate with confidence that folks back home have their backs so they are not left out there high and dry and potentially put in even more danger than they already may be. i make no apologies and i dont think the american people expect as commander in chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or get them killed. the flip side, we live in a democracy where free press and free expression and the open flow of information ...

>> i make no apologies and i dont think the american people would expect me as commander and chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or might get them killed. and the flip side of it is we also live in a democracy where a free press, free expression and the open flow of information helps hold me accountable. help holds our government accountable and helps democracy function. >> shepard: the president says he has complete confidence in the attorney general...

U.s. national security, is dependant on those folks being able to operate with confidence that folks back home have their backs. so theyre not just left out there, high and dry. and potentially put in even more danger than they may already be. and so i make no apologies and i dont think the american people would expect me as commander-in-chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or might get them killed. now the flip side of it is, we also live in a democra...

Where is the outrage there? you shouldnt be surprised to learn there was none. instead this is what the first lady is used to. >> she wore the tracy reeves dress and j. crew shoe and many male members have been commenting on this morning, a blue gray hue nail polish that is really the talk of the internet. i have been calling all morning at the first ladys office to discover the shade but i havent been able to feigned out. >> the presidents liberal bias is doing a disservice to every single vote...

Where is the outrage there? you shouldnt be surprised to learn there was none. instead this is what the first lady is used to. >> she wore the tracy reeves dress and j. crew shoe and many male members have been commenting on this morning, a blue gray hue nail polish that is really the talk of the internet. i have been calling all morning at the first ladys office to discover the shade but i havent been able to feigned out. >> the presidents liberal bias is doing a disservice to every single vote...

And i was curious if you made any more decisions on that before we get start. david: after a brief stop in washington today weve been spending all of this week traveling across the state of indiana, were seriously running for governor in 2012 but our focus right now is on doing everything we can across the street here in congress to get spending under control and to get this economy moving again and thats where were going to stay focused. jenna: i thought it was worth a shot for an announcement!...