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leading off tonight, high noon. what does president obama want and what are his powers to get it and what can he do if the republicans dont do what he want sns what leverage does he have to keep the tax cuts for the middle class, b, save the deal struck with the russians and c, get senate approval for dont ask dont tell. with us, white house advisor, david axelrod. plus, a democratic senator we expect to say, mr. president, use your power. plus, msnbcs joe scarborough has said the empe...

good evening, ill chris matthews down in washington. leading off tonight, future shocks. you dont like the new tsa security procedures, think about what the world would be like five minutes after a plane blows up. imagine the questions who let that guy on the plane? why werent stricter procedures followed? who is at fault? the right-wing is joining up this controversy, but want to know who is the right-wing going to blame if someone does get through that screen at the airport? presiden...

we begin this morning with a pledge to protect. the united states is making that promise to south korea, a day after the north caused what the u.n. secretary-general called one of the quote gravest incidents since the end of the cold war. >> reporter: new this morning were learning that south korea tv reports the burned bodies of two male construction workers, civilians have been found on that south korean island that was attacked. also this morning, japans foreign minister is saying i...

sarah palins running for president. but what about the inward signs? is there any indication, i moon, any indication that this former half-term governor is giving five minutes a day to thinking, to reading, to trying to get beyond the cliches and applause lines aimed at the people who wouldnt claim for a second that theyre ready to lead this country. anyway, she knows how to sell the question. she knows how to milk, what she calls the lame stream press and she says that she can beat ob...

we begin this morning with a provocative move. the president of south korea says the response to north korea will be firm. after the north fired dozens of rounds of artillery on to south koreas yeonpyeong island. a south korean official says that nation forces quickly returned fire. several hourses reportedly erupted into flames and residents rushed to evacuate. south korean tv showed plumes of smoke rising above the island, home to over 1,000 people. south korean officials say two sou...

we begin this morning with a bitter battle. as the clock ticks down on the outgoing leadership in the house, the fight over compromise on key votes is definitely heating up. nbcs tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest on capitol hill along with details on president obamas latest transatlantic trip. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the presidents leaving it all behind, at least for two days. hes headed off to europe. left just before midnight for a couple of...

palin is recycling recently charged attacks on the president and the first plaepd now they didnt work for the famed campaign back in 2008, but shes trying like hell to put reverend wright back into the conversation. cariboo barbie, you better watch out this time. the naacp is listening. and the richest people in america are going to be able to afford another 20,000 jars of gray poupon if they get this bush tax cut extended. thatll be enough to cover all of the weinies in the republic...

to close guantanamo and try some of the most infamous terror smts like khalid shaikh mohammed in civilian court but his plan was dealt a serious setback yesterday when the first gitmo detainee tried in federal court was acquitted on all but 1 of 285 charges relate to the neep98 african embassy bombings. and now republicans say that this verdict failed the test and theyre urging the president to abandon civil trials for gitmo terrorists. democrats say the prosecution still won the case,...

moderate blue dogs crushed. republicans readying to take control. how do the democrats show they heard. how do they prove willing to change. keeping the same leadership that presided over their defeat. nancy pelosi and her top lieutenants hold on to their jobs despite challenges. tonight well talk to one of those leaders who keeping his job and a moderate democrat who has been a pelosi critic. consenator-elect richard blumenthal one of the few who beat back the republican tide. ill ask...

we begin this morning with beating the odd. after losing her states republican primary, alaskas incumbent senator lisa murkowski launched a seemingly desperate write-in campaign to seep her seat. after weeks of wading through write-in ballots shes being called the winner. tracie potts with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. and it was a hard-fought one. s difficult to win these national elections as a write-in candidate, but it appears this morning that is exact...