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Egypt with no end in sight, a debate has broken out on this side of the atlantic. is the obama administration pushing too hard to show mubarak the door? plus what are we to make of the muslim brotherhood who is angling to step into the breach over there? is it just waiting for its moment to seize control and short-circuit the democratic process. bad news, good news. the economy only created 36,000 new jobs but the unemployment rate dropped from 9.4% to 9%. that number may be more important for p...

Process, the first time this happens. first time, the first democratic process has succeeded in tunisia because after ten or 12 days after change of regime, a new government is formed which is the result of political process. without a single casualty. >> and he says the governments next big job to plan the elections. meantime, european ministers on monday froze the assets of the former president and wife who built up interest in many companies. reports say the freeze could extend to some of the...

Core of the freedoms that people desire. weve talked about those, and youve heard the president speak in cairo about them. free and fair elections in september for the presidency and for the parliament, constitutional changes that facilitate a more open and more democratic process. these are some of the things that i know weve spoken directly with the egyptians about. >> two others on this, please. the september elections you just referenced, is it the preference of the u.s. government that muba...

Prevail in any kind of so-called democratic process. what we wind up getting is usually one man, one vote, one time by far, the most organized and most ruthless of the factions within egypt right now is the muslim brotherhood and we did a book just recently called "sharia, the threat to america" that i believe does as good as job as anybody has done so far really explaining what is the muslim brotherhoods program. it is our enemy. make no mistake about it. it seeks to bring sharia not just in pl...

About their safety as they prepare to return to work this week. here now is cnns sandra endo. >> what d >> reporter: just another day in the life for gerry connolly. >> dont worry. im not going to support repeal. >> reporter: as he and other lawmakers get back to legislative matter ofrs the hill this week, the mood and mindset are different. with colleague gabrielle giffords still recovering from being shot in the head. >> you cant live with fear. youve got to do your job, and you cant allow one...

For office or not get in a race and the exchange is some kind of position, job or commission, really undercuts the whole democratic process. and, in fact violates federal idea that all of a sudden now you have quid pro quos going on running for office or not running, really does not pass what i call the basic smell test at all. >> sean: before we get to send for santorum. explain the law we are talking about 18 u.s. code, 600, 595 and the concept of anything of value >> yeah. if you look at 595,...

On them. and unfortunately, what they are now acknowledging is because they cant win in the democratic process, nancy pelosi wont even bring card check to a vote in the u.s. congress, yet they want to force these unions on us. cut out small businesses and give the federal contracts to all union shops and if youre in a right to work state like virginia like i am, they want to cut our employees out because they wont get under the union bosses. >> i want to give you the last word. >> thanks. im not...

They can opt out. they can veto the plan. >> its called the democratic process, andrea. there has to be a finding by the interior department, the epa and the commerce department, the noaa section of commerce, that there is a potential of some significant damage to one of those states. if there is that kind of a finding, it seems plausible that that state ought to have a say in what happens. they shouldnt just be made into victims or made to swallow a risk they dont want to take. i think the proc...

Administration policy to promote unionization and collective bargaining. >> reporter: labor unions praised the changes. the afl-cio calls it, "an important and essential step toward ensuring more democratic process." airlines wor rit could lead to labor disputes at a time they are crappaling with the recession and increased fuel cost. delta airlines declined an on-camera interview but issued this written statement. given the level of opposition to the change and the process that was used, we exp...

Administration policy to promote unionization and collective bargaining. >> reporter: labor unions praised the changes. the afl-cio calls it, "an important and essential step toward ensuring more democratic process." airlines wor rit could lead to labor disputes at a time they are crappaling with the recession and increased fuel cost. delta airlines declined an on-camera interview but issued this written statement. given the level of opposition to the change and the process that was used, we exp...