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Election of president obama and i said, i fear for the republic. because she spoke of rooting out those who are un-american. what does that suggest to a nation which has much better work to do than talk about who is un-american? so we need, i think, ed, for those good citizens of all parties to stand strong and not let this intimidation do anything but stiffen our spine and resolve to fight for reform in this nation because we are better than this. >> i cant remember the last time ten members of...

To political leadership, but i also think its up to community leadership and church leadership to say we have to begin to, in this country, begin to settle our differences with civility and common sense. even where we differ. you know, i think its a great distraction from what really has been this great victory. today, through our amendments as we come to the end, were ending these ugly punitive practices of the insurance companies. you know, ed, for women they treat being a woman as a pre-exist...

The kindling of something greater. what should the congressional leaders do and say to the country? >> this is accountability time. we have for the last year or more seen a party marching lock step in resistance to president obamas reforms, talking about crippling or killing his reforms. i think we have seen a party of incoherent rage fused with right-wing subculture, alien to logic and fact if not to compassion. this is a moment where responsible conservatives in the tradition, because theres a...

It is different than when hoses were aimed at african-americans fighting for their civil rights. i think the responsibility of the media is to expose those who would per va and pedal fear and disinformation. hold accountable mr. boehner who says that we should channel this anger into positive change and not allow violence to mar the american republic. i think we have to hold them accountable and we need to expose, ed, this language to show, to say we dont talk like that in america about racial s...

Exactly what he wants? >> yes. we think this bill achieves his principles and his goals for the american people. but, remember, ed, as you know, today the senate will take up a small package of tweaks to that bill. some fixes to improve the affordability, to make sure that the doughnut hole is closed for seniors, to strengthen insurance reform. so theres a small bill, 100 pages or so, that theyre taking up today, that also has some really great provisions. and im very proud of -- for pell grants...

Clinton and other members of the u.s. cabinet are meeting with mexican leaders to plan new strategy in the war on drugs. the delegations trip south of the border comes a year after president obama promised to be a full partner with mexico. and two weeks after an american consulate worker, her husband, and the husband of a mexican employee were killed. nbcs charles hadlock joins us live in texas. this is a very tight rope that the administration is walking right now. we have so many ties with mex...

Everyone knows theres a lot of tension over this. >> theres also a letter with 52 senators that have signed that harry reid has shown the house leadership is the white house confident? those senators will hold. >> they say they are confident. i think everybody just wants people to make sure to get this finished up. again, its that sense of urgency. and how much of a big deal do you make it feel like? the momentum is already there. its already happened. i think they feel like house democrats aren...

Outbreak of bloodshed here on the texas/mexico border. on the mexican side of the border you have the drug cartels fighting each other and also fighting the government. president calderon has launched his troops in a massive war against the drug cartels. and they are fighting back in a bloody manner. overall, 18,000 mexican civilians have been killed during this war, which began several years ago. caught up in the gunfire. 79 americans. and the u.s. has pledged $1.5 billion to help fight the dru...

Of which the senate cannot touch that would really upset the house. that has to do with any of the changes to the cadillac tax and any of the changes of medicare reimbursement to the do gooder states. we expect it to be a small thing to be scalpeled. >> luke russert on capitol hill and christina at the white house, thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. how about this quote? lyndon johnson in a skirt. thats how one political strategist had described house speaker nancy pelosi. the iconic images of pel...

The fight over health care reform. they will try to derail the reconciliation bill that still must be approved by the senate. lets go to nbcs luke russert on capitol hill and christina, senior reporter for talking points memo at the white house. luke, has the battle begun over the reconciliation package? >> reporter: yeah. right now, ed, on the senate floor, you see the actual fix-it bill. theyre going through some procedural votes right now. that should take up the rest of the day. theyre essen...