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Reforms. thats whats needed. >> if a change was made. what limited effective parts of response would grind to a halt if ken salazar was thrown out on his ass tomorrow? >> i dont think salazar is that involved in overseaing the response. im not sure it would make a difference. its a question of politics. obama came into office running against the drill baby drill crowd. salazar appeases that crowd because hes a big proponent of drilling. >> eric bates, thanks for coming in. the other shoe drops...

Reputation is sliding away along with every ecological thing we need to preserve in the gulf? >> you know, since theyre burning off about 8,000 or 9,000 barrels a day on the q-4000 offshore, im not sure the lack of recovery and the peat months thing was the issue, but clearly the peat moss does work close to shore and in level water. i think it was more bp just dismissing every idea but their own. its not in my own backyard kind of thing. its not invented here, so they just rejected most all of ...

Change was made -- what limited effective parts of response would grind to a halt if ken salazar was thrown out on his ass tomorrow? >> i dont think salazar is that involved in overseeing the response. im not sure getting rid of him would make a difference. its a question of politics. obama came into office running against the drill baby drill crowd. salazar appeases that crowd because hes a big proponent of drilling. >> eric bates, executive director of "rolling stone." thank you for coming in....

Little bit in the middle of a disaster in which the companys reputation is sliding away along with every ecological thing we need to preserve in the gulf? >> you know, since theyre burning off about 8,000 to 9,000 barrels a day on the q-4000 offshore, im not sure the lack of recovery and the peat moss thing was the issue, but clearly the peat moss does work close to shore and level water. i think it was more bp just dismissing every evidence but their own. its not in my own backyard kind of thin...

>> i want to assure texans that were taking aggressive steps to address this situation and to mitigate any effects to our beaches. >> you going to secede again? the justice department files arizona sb-1070 usurps federal authority on illegal immigration. the gop holds a race for the fastest knee jerk. sharon shutters her website. her words for the primary so off the wall shy doesnt want them seen during the election. when harry reids campaign resurrects those words, angle threatens to ...

from bp? the newest victims. tar balls north of new orleans, and in texas. >> i want to assure texans that were taking aggressive steps to address this situation and to mitigate any effects to our beaches. >> you going to secede again? the justice department files arizona sb-1070 usurps federal authority on illegal immigration. the gop holds a race for the fastest knee jerk. mccain is among the leaders. sacred cow in a time when the most liberal economists and most conservative fringer...

tar balls north of new orleans, and in texas. >> i want to assure texans that were taking aggressive steps to address this situation and to mitigate any effects to our beaches. >> were going to succeed again? the justice department files arizona sb-1070 federal authority on illegal immigration. the gop holds a race for the fastest knee jerk. sacred cow in a time when the most liberal economists and most conservative fringers believe in reviewing every penny spept. true congressman from...

Severely divided. its difficult to imagine how the united states can win in afghanistan even if everyones on the same page. but if they arent on the same page, its hard to conclude that we can do anything but lose. >> those of us who have been reading rolling stone magazine for decades know you guys have done great journalism. i suspect its one of the stories thats going to generate a lot more commotion than usual even with some of the other excellent pieces you published over the years. eric ba...

Stone" have any idea that the sensational comments like stanley mcchrystal and his aides would make such a huge impact? we spoke to the director of rolling stone magazine, eric bates. >> even as a reader, when i read the first draft, you cant read this and not know that whats it in is explosive. we had a feeling it feels going to create a furor. it was a surprise. >> michael hastings, hes a talented young journalist. a month in afghanistan, maybe longer. hes been out in the region for a whim. ...

united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. im suzanne malveaux. youre in "the situation room." top military leaders are rallying behind the presidents decision to fire his afghan war commander this week. general stanley mcchrystal was forced out after he and his aides mocked administration officials in a rolling stone magazine interview. general david petraeus, the head of u.s. central command, now is poised to take over. and the president is vowing to move forward with...