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>> brand oscar was big business. >> hes the complete package in terms of a sponsors dream. hes good-looking. hes very articulate. hes very professional. he was always prepared. >> preparation that made complete devotion to his sponsors and his sport. >> difficult being away from home as much as we are. and then, you know, you have to -- in the preseason we put the between nine and 13 sessions in a week. >> my wife said its not normal for oscar to live like this. we need to have some friends here...

Gates -- blade runner reached his goal at the 2012 olympics, the world was watching. >> he was one of the biggest stories at the games. everyone wanted a piece of oscar pistorius. >> there were endorsement deals, advertisements. >> this is my south africa -- >> brand oscar was big business. >> hes the complete package in terms of a sponsors dream. hes good-looking. hes very articulate. hes very professional. he was always prepared. >> preparation that made complete devotion to his sponsors and h...

>> when south africans bill gates refu-- blade runner reach his goal at the 2012 olympics, the world was watching. >> he was one of the biggest stories at the games. everyone wanted a piece of oscar pistorius. >> there were endorsement deals, advertisements. >> this is my south africa -- >> brand oscar was big business. >> hes the complete package in terms of a sponsors dream. hes good-looking. hes very articulate. hes very professional. he was always prepared. >> preparation that made complete ...

Not going to hold it to you. just curious what you think. >> i am of the school i thought, i really think she is taking it all in because this is a woman, she really hasnt had a break since going from being the first lady of arkansas to the first lady to the senate to running for president, and, you know -- >> you mean secretary of state. >> to being secretary of state. >> traveling the world. >> exactly. and think about that. that is a long, long arc of service, but, you know, and if you look a...

Now. lets begin with this. lets go back. you met with school officials before your speech. did you tell them at the time you were going to mention god or even that you were thinking about it? >> no, i did not let them know at all i would be talking about god. they told me -- they made it very clear i could not in any shape, way or form. >> so given that information that you have from the school, you talk to your dad, who is a pastor, and tell me about that conversation. >> well, i spoke with my ...

It was required we dont talk about god or allah or any type of religion the speech at all. after a bunch of prayer and devotion, reading the bible i decided i felt it was necessary with everything going on from freedom from religion and contacting our school districts from wisconsin and trying to get prayers out of our schools altogether. >> megyn: that is group that is pushing to get no more prayer. school board meetings, commencement and they won, but you won in the end. >> i dont understand w...

Lifetime. to serve during your presidency, however, to serve during one of the defining moments in our nations history because of your vision, your principled leadership, your commitment to defending our interests and upholding our ideals. those many hours of meetings and briefings have given me the opportunity to see you as few people do, behind closed doors, away from the cameras, when a leaders character is revealed and with your permission, id like to take this opportunity to share a little ...

All -- or quite a bit about saldates misconduct in other cases. >> so thats whats proving to be so critical here, as this whole conviction overturned. lori voepel, attorney for debra milke there in phoenix. thanks for joining us today. >> thank you. 35 minutes after the hour right now. president obama wishing americans a happy monday with their families, but also reminding everyone what this day is supposed to be about. respect for the men and women who gave their lives in service to the natio...

In his 372 word address. he challenged the audience the nation to honor the memory of the fallen by recommitting themselves to the virtues for which they fought and died. after humbling -- humbly miscalculating, lincoln urged and i quote for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining for us that from these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. how powerful, how poetic and how proper. we stand here today in this ceme...

Today across our great nation, in crowded cities, grateful citizens will bow their heads in honor of our fallen heros. thats devotion. whether gathered at a picnic or in a parade, a baseball game or a solemn cemetery like this one, americans will remember. they will remember that the peace and the liberty we enjoyed each and every day were made possible by the devotion and sacrifice of a long line of brave men and women in uniform. and that line, my friends, has continued to grow. today, america...