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Neither one of you said anything about the government getting involved and controlling. i want to point that out tonight. no one is saying, hey, weve got to do something government-wise on this. freedom of speech is a responsibility. i think theyre misusing it overthere, enciting violence. >> the key is, ed, theres nothing wrong with strong take, i love it when you bring it strong and the other side bringing strong takes. the question is, are you backing up the takes with facts or fantasy and de...

Major player in all of this, cecil roberts, the president of the united mine workers. good to have you. put into contact what could be done to protect workers? >> could i mention one thing that has not been mentioned to this point, ed, if i might? >> yes, sir. >> part of this terrible tragedy at upper big branch, 20 miners at upper operations lost their lives in the last ten years. counting the ones at upper big branch, were now at 45 miners who lost their lives working at one of these massey op...

Making laws. >> he said hes going to be a progressive hunter until the day he dies, ed. the real issue is the department of homeland security released a report that domestic security is the biggest threat we face. folks in the conservative media, this is just a fact, weve had threats on both leadership from republican and democratic side, but this kind of talk is coming -- the vast majority of it from fox news, from the tea parties that they sponsor, from rush limbaugh, from the folks in the rig...

Paragraph condemning slavery as, quote, evil and inhumane and blaming it as the cause of the civil war. governor mcdonnell said he wasnt focused on slavery in drafting the original proclamation but rather on civil war history. lawyers for three teenage girls charged in tormenting the new girl at school so much that she committed suicide have entered not guilty pleas today. the three girls did not appear in court. 15-year-old phoebe prince hanged herself in january. the judge ordered the girls ...

Led by florida, the suit claims the law is unconstitutional because it forces americans to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty. the attorney general of the state of indiana, one of five states that have just joined the lawsuit. good to have you on msnbc this afternoon. why was your state of indiana so late in joining in on this? >> well, we werent really late, ed. i had already explained that i would be joining a challenge to this legislation but i wanted to see what were the best things ...

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Short time ago mcdonnell put out this statement. "the failure to include reference to slavery was a mistake and i apologize for that. the abomination of slavery divided our nation, deprived people of god given inail yabl rights and led to civil war. slavery was an evil, vicious and inhumane practice which degraded human beings to property and left a stain on the soul of the state and nation." joining me now is the reverend jesse jackson. president of the rainbow bush coalition. reverend, good to...

Rio de janeiro is getting pounded with heavy rain for a second round today. it triggered killer mud slides that swept over homes and neighborhoods. the death toll stands at a hundred with many more feared dead. 1200 people have been left homeless and at least 10,000 more homes are still threatened. the space shuttle "discovery" successfully docked with the international space station this morning. the commander manually guided the shuttle into position at 3:44 a.m. eastern time. despite what n...

Congresswoman michele bachmann of minnesota and well look at what some see as the new face of the republican party. plus, the obama administration has now taken a step even the bush white house wouldnt. authorizing the killing of an american citizen deemed a threat to the united states. hello everyone. im ed schultz. we begin with some breaking news at this hour. in west virginia the mine tragedy, several ambulances were just seen speeding to the direction of the mine. nbcs brian moore in naoma,...

"the wall street journal" reports the ad will include the recorded voice of tigers late father, earl woods, where he seemingly talks to his son about taking responsibility for his actions. general motors says it sees a chance to become profitable this year, this despite a $4.3 billion loss in the last half of 2009 as the company grap ld with weak u.s. sales and repaying government loans. gm received $52 billion in bailout aid. the company says it plans to pay off its government loans by june, ...