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Protest a new york grand jurys failure to indict a Police Officer in the choke hold death of eric garner. First, we begin this hour with news that broke overnight that an american held hostage by al qaeda was killed in a failed rescue attempt in yemen. The sister of photo journalist luke somers confirmed to an nbc news partner that fbi agents have informed her of her brothers death. A top security official says the failed attempt came after al qaeda promised to present luke somers today. He was ...

Too and mention the idea of the parties finding ways to bring the parties more together in washington. i feel one of the problems is that the parties have sort of for lack of a better term, each sorted themselves out. it used to be that you would have in the same democratic party, you had conservative southerners and liberal northerners and in the republican party, very conservative midwesterners and it allowed for cooperation across party lines because there was so much sort of like idealogical...

Dirk sen. >> he was a huge figure and gargled with ponds cold cream to keep vocal chords lubricated. >> i never heard that story. >> malox and sanka and bourbon. he also agreed to first the kennedy administration then the johnson administration pass the bill. hes main concern coming from illinois where they had strong anti-discrimination laws he didnt want the federal bureaucracy to duplicate that effort. >> he was also known as howard bakers father-in-law. >> father-in-law. he had a room in the...

heart. >> late show legend, after more than three decades as a fixture on late night tv, david letterman plans to call it quits next year, leaving a career full of countless highlights, too many to fit into one of his famed top ten list. >> what this means now is that paul and i can be married. [ applause ] good day, im andrea mitchell in washington. attorney general eric holder says the army is taking the lead investigating the shooting at ft. hood. were learning more about the thre...

>> thousands and thousands and thousands of white people cant pretend that they like me. >> candidate cain said race wouldnt be a factor in his campaign, but now hes the one playing the race card? >> excuse me. excuse me. >> give me a break. joe madison and dana milbank on the cain crumple. >> lets play "hardball." >> chris matthews joins us on why obamas poll numbers are climbing, and his new book "jack kennedy, elusive hero." and a dinner date? hope it doesnt turn into this. >> food ...

thousands of white people cant pretend that they like me. >> candidate cain said race wouldnt be a factor in his campaign, but now hes the one playing the race card? >> excuse me. excuse me. >> give me a break. joe madison and dana milbank on the cain crumple. >> lets play "hardball." >> chris matthews joins us on why obamas poll numbers are climbing, and his new book "jack kennedy, elusive hero." and a dinner date? hope it doesnt turn into this. >> food fight! "politics nation" star...

to object in their name, not in the name of the leader. since the leader will automatically have permission to name the senator on whose behalf theyre objecting, there will no longer be any expectation or pressure on the leader to keep the hold secret. further, if a senator objects to a unanimous consent request and does not name another senator as having the objection, then the objecting senator will be listed as having the hold. this will end entirely, once and for all, the situation...

live when the house gavels in at noon on c-span. >> up next, house democratic leaders outlined their partys agenda for the next congress. led by outgoing speaker nancy pelosi, this news conference is little more than half hour. >> good morning. as you know, tomorrow the 112th congress will be called to order. house democrats will keep our focus on the creation of jobs. putting the american people to work. we will measure every policy from both parties as it comes forth as to whether it...

let us be the congress that never forgets our commitment to our veterans and our first responders, always honoring them as the heroes that they are. [applause] >> the american people also spoke clearly for a new direction here at home. they desire a new vision, a new america built on the values that have made our country great. our founders envisioned a new america driven by optimism, opportunity and strength. so confident were they in the america that they were advancing that they put...

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