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running for president shackles someone. meanwhile christie cant say why and wont say no to republicans so miserable about third candidates list that they are begging him to run. tonight, the two big republican teases. also, republicans cant stop charging president obama with playing the class warfare card. well, hey what. keep the kettle black. anyway, for the last three decades republican policy has helped tone rich the wealthy and lower their tax burden. who is the really guilty part...

>> the goons tried and failed to ambush me and the firefighters of ohio. of course, now theyre lying about what we said. well play the tape and correct the record. >> well, i probably chose a poor word to explain that. >> rick perry is retreating from his tough language. jim moore will fill us in, and bill oreillys crusade to keep the rich from paying their fair share continues on the feud. you wont believe what hes saying now. >> nice to have you with us, folks. i cant let this one go...

execution and put the whole thing on hold while they ask the supreme court to take up an appeal of his case. about a half an hour after that request was made, lawyers for the state said there was no need to grant a stay of execution, there was no need for the supreme court to take up the case, the issues had all been thoroughly litigated and his lawyers were basically coming in too late. now, thats all weve heard from -- weve got no indication from the supreme court what its going to d...

conviction for the murder of a police officer. but advocates say his guilt has been seriously challenged. ben jealous of the naacp is standing by and will join us later in this broadcast. joining me now is nbc news justice correspondent, pete williams. pete, what is the latest? where are we at this hour? >> we have five hours since the lawyers for troy davis asked the supreme court to grant a stay of execution and put the whole thing on hold while they ask the supreme court to take up ...

Majority of americans are on his side and i think what were seeing is the president looking ahead to 2012 and understanding that he needs people, people power, at his back because progressives and citizens of conscience and enlightened economic patriots, patriotic millionaires have said we need to redirect the course of this country. we need progressive taxation and we need to protect the very programs that have made this a great country, and i think hes got a name for his program. fair share. i...

For ten years republicans have been predators, and the american middle class and poor have been their prey. >> whats the number. mike, fair share, give me a number. >> when it comes to shared sacrifice, we all know as americans that all it is is a talking point for republicans to make -- make us believe they have done something -- for us in this trickle down myth. >> whats a fair share? how much is a fair share? how much should ed schultz pay? give me a number. >> okay, heres the answer. heres t...

Text a for yes, text b for no to 622639 and you can always go to ed.msnbc.com and well bring you the results later in the program. joining me tonight is january jan jankowski because shes had on the table for over a year a bill that asks the wealthiest americans to just do a little bit more to straighten out our fiscal house. congresswoman, great to have you with us tonight. >> thank you, ed. >> you bet. i feel like today the president made a turn. is this a turning point? your thoughts. >> no q...

Economy, all of the wealth in the economy has gone to the richest americans and has not been some sort of natural disaster or affect god. this has been their policies that have driven the money upward and youve been talking about the destruction of the middle class for a long time, thats the kind of class warfare, the rich won so far. so democrats now who have always been the party to stick up for ordinary americans need now to stand behind our president who has the plan to set us on the right t...

How is that class warfare? >> well, its class warfare because people more successful or as president obama likes to put it, more fortunate, why should they pay more money, a higher percentage of their money? its not fair. we should pay all the same percentage, whatever that is. a lot of people, as it is, dont pay income taxes because they get the earned income tax credit. how is it fair to me? dont fair to me and i dont want you, ed schultz, who makes way more money than i do, to pay a larger pe...

Numbers home. every democrat needs to go home and give their local tv and radio market just a very simple 20-second sound bite. here comes the little koefrping from big eddie here. heres how it ought to sound in your local market. >> i support the president because 98% of the american people will not be obligated to pay more. its long overdue that we pay for the wars in iraq and afghanistan and not give the break to the top 2%. the wealthiest americans need to pay more. thats where america is. t...