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>> right. >> but youre speaking to whether its the paycheck fairness act, the gender parody, or they also had a session this week there on marriage equality and gay rights and understanding that in the context of civil rights, something youve also spoken about. what is the challenge there? what did you learn from your work for lbj, about how you can take something thats become popular in spirit, and try to enact it so it is popular on the floor of the congress? >> there was, at the time i was th...

Civil rights. >> right. >> but youre speaking to whether its the paycheck fairness act, the gender parody, or they also had a session this week there on marriage equality and gay rights and understanding that in the context of civil rights, something youve also spoken about. what is the challenge there? what did you learn from your work for lbj, about how you can take something thats become popular in spirit, and try to enact it so it is popular on the floor of the congress? >> there was, at the...

These limits. so i think -- >> go ahead. >> as i was going to say, i think its going to make things worse. i think this is a continuation of citizens united and vallejo, and its just really, just were lurching toward plutocracy. american people, if we dont organize, dont push back, were going to end up in an oligarchy. i can see it if we dont start organizing and roll this situation back. >> what would you say to people who say, youre a member of the house progressive caucus. there are is certai...

And apologize to us. >> we have been trying to ask grimm the questions about this in the city, and here. and he really hadnt been responsive, i saw it as an opportunity. he was there talking to me, and i thought it was a perfect opportunity to ask him a question that we wanted to ask him for the last two or so weeks. >> govny reminds me of the time that zell miller threatened to have a dual with me on television. i wish we still lived in a time we could challenge a man to a dual. for a while the...

Debate within the democratic party with some making the argument to him, listen, it is better to make it as a whole, dont push the individual members even if they are not doing -- going your way on this issue. what do you think with -- what do you think about that strategically? >> well, ive been keeping my focus tightly on what we need to do in the house and senate. and frankly, i found the single most effective way to do that is to help ensure my colleagues in the house and senate meet with th...

Argument to him, listen, it is better to make it as a whole, dont push the individual members even if they are not doing -- going your way on this issue. what do you think with -- what do you think about that strategically? >> well, ive been keeping my focus tightly on what we need to do in the house and senate. and frankly, i found the single most effective way to do that is to help ensure my colleagues in the house and senate meet with these families. the newtown families are extraordinary, ex...

>> lets turn to jodi arias. gloria, i suppose it was a bit of a shock in the end that the jury couldnt reach a verdict in terms of whether to give her the death penalty or not. we are now going to wait another few weeks to see what happens there. it may be of course the prosecution just dont push for it again. what did you make of what happened last thursday? >> yeah. i think it was a lot more difficult to decide in the words of the defense to kill her than it was to convict her of premeditated ...

Self-defense under florida law. >> lets turn to jodi arias. gloria, i suppose it was a bit of a shock in the end that the jury couldnt reach a verdict in terms of whether to give her the death penalty or not. we are now going to wait another few weeks to see what happens there. it may be of course the prosecution just dont push for it again. what did you make of what happened last thursday? >> yeah. i think it was a lot more difficult to decide in the words of the defense to kill her than it was...

Geechee. this is what we can learn from gullah geechee culture, that you always take a moment to pay respect to your dead, to honor your breath, to honor that youre alive because someone else may have done something or, you know, may have held onto a tradition that brought them through. hello p.. im don lemon. a tragic accident near warren, ohio. six teenagers were killed and two wounded when their suv crashed into a pond. the victims ranged in age from 14 to 19. dive teams helped rescue the t...

Gay rights. the problem is many of the countries involved her have laws against homosexuality in those countries. so the wording wouldnt have worked in the charter, but nevertheless, it is seen as covered by this other grounds caveat. the queen has never talked about gay rights in the past before, which is why so many people are interested in this, but i have to say, shes there in a ceremonial role. she only represents the commonwealth. she wouldnt have been part of the writing of this document ...