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Tougher even to raise fees and close loopholes and eliminate subsidies. >> well, this is a problem for both parties because, robert, if you cant get any give from the republican side on revenues, on taxes, even on an increase in revenue through reform, if you cant do that, it seems to me very hard to get the democrats to agree to any kind of cut in spending and the president cant get a party to do a budget adjustment, any kind of effort to reduce the deficit thats real if the other side wont inc...

Difference here. look. the reason republicans almost universally, not just tea party republicans, but mainstream republicans oppose any tax increase is because if they do theyre guaranteed not just a tea party challenge, theyre probably going to be challenged in a primary of another mainstream republican and its got on the the point where tax increases are now defined at least by some like the friend glover nor exist as the elimination of tax subsidies for things like the ethanol industry so its...

There. a couple more than that. and then next tweet here is 10:48, bridesmaids arrive at 10:55. bottom line, mark, theres no breathing room here. >> no. there isnt. but youve got to remember, all of the roads are closed. you wouldnt make the trip on a normal day, not in four minutes. but im most interested on the people that have to arrive at 8:15. >> two hours. what are they doing in. >> there is no entertainment. they wont be doing anything. they will just be sitting there and waiting. interes...

Ajdabiya itself. we heard from some rebel opposition spokespeople last night that told us theyre welcoming nato strikes on these targets but apparently, because theyre in a town, because theyre close to civilian buildings, that may be preventing the jets at least so far from firing on them. >> thats right. all right, rick leventhal, thanks very much. "the washington post" says this morning that the no-fly zone means nothing to libyans because qaddafi only had a few planes really when you think a...

>> shepard: feds accused our blago of trying to sell or trade president obamas former senate seat. last year a jury deadlocked on all by one count giving our blago conviction on line to the fbi. now his lawyers claim there is a missing phone call between the white house chief of staff rahm emanuel and a blago aide. the defense argues it will help the ex-governor. it will -- i should say will help prove that the exgovernor was not trying to personally profit from the seat. that he just wanted to ...

Leaving, that any of those things wouldnt be true? >> no. for the last year or so, the combat troops really havent been doing anything. so whats on the ground in iraq today or two weeks ago or three weeks from now doesnt change very much. the combat troops there were just kind of waiting to leave. a lot of them were in iraq still to give the iraqis a little bit more time to try and create a government, which they never were able to do. the real challenge is, if there isnt a government, american ...

By kurdish nationalists, by iranian religious parties, by leb these religious parties. its a place where you can make a lot of money if youre an iranian contractor, if youre an american contractor. it has not been a stable state that can contain itself or certainly contain iran. >> if people who care enough about this story, not only about the war, but the world to know how bad things are in iraq. how bad things are on the occasion of american combat troops leaving, do you believe that if combat...

Of it and says, at least on a preliminary basis, not only cant you do it, you cant oversee existing federal laws. 18 usc-1304 specifically requires documented aliens to carry papers. net theyre being told you cant ask for those paper. if someone says im a legal alien, well, then final show me your papers before i let you loose. the only thing law enforcement really gets to do, if somebody says im legal but doesnt have any papers is call the i.c.e. folks and have them come and make a determinatio...

Doesnt feel guilty about his record over the last ten years. first off, to feel guilt, i guess you have to have a conscience and certainly don blankenship is devoid of any conscience. the terrible tragedy thats happening in the mining industry right now, its time somebody points out, its all happening on the nonunion side because the workers there are not able to stand up for their own safety without some kind of repercussions. they know especially at massey if they speak out and demand safe wor...

Minutemen? >> correct. we dont want to do this. >> then send the minutemen home. thats a good idea. king george! the people are turning into king george. let me just clear up a few of the lies here. stark has a minute men shoot everybody on sight smear campaign, there has never been a bother shooting involving a minute man, not one, zero. no violent episodes from the minutemen. this guy doesnt let a single fact get in his way and the minute man stays calm. he is better than i am. i would have lo...