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Tell you, you should also know that barack obama and his inaugural address said we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. he is in danger of for getting that lesson. if he signs the national defense authorization act, an act that both dick durbin and tom harkin and senator jim demint all opposed that is a betrayal of our ideals. >> im glad to hear you say that. talked to a senator who voted against it yesterday. senator from delaware who voted for it. still going back and ...

That is -- those are some of the demands being put forth by the protesters, but in fact the regime as opposed to president mubarak is still very much in place. in fact, today i spoke to one analyst in cairo. he said, espectively weve already entered the post mubarak era, that suleiman is the strong man, hes in control of the apparatus of the state, whether that be the police, the intelligence services and the army. that really the only thing that is changing is mubarak is being gradually phased ...

Apparatus of the state, whether that be the police, the intelligence services and the army. that really the only thing that is changing is mubarak is being gradually phased out of the picture. gradually stripped of his real presidential executive powers, and we just have a new strong man in his place. >> ivan, the situation in the square is what, now? >> well, the interesting change were seeing is that -- whereas before all these demonstrators were preparing for battle against the promubarak thu...

Presidential executive powers, and we just have a new strong man in his place. >> ivan, the situation in the square is what, now? >> well, the interesting change were seeing is that -- whereas before all these demonstrators were preparing for battle against the pro-mubarak thugs, now theyve shifted their tactics and theyre focusing on this potentially much more deadly threat, which is the military itself. you see columns of egyptian soldiers in full riot gear, periodically marching in front of t...

That all of this liberalism that shes lived with all her life can be put in her proper place and when she gets to be a judge, shell be left of center. >> chris: senator feinstein, there are some liberal groups who are worried about kagan and her record. lets put something on the screen. they note she supported a ban on partial birth abortions. she argues for strong executive powers. she says enemy combatants can be held indefinitely. are you convinced that if confirmed, she will vote with the li...

So shell have to convince me that all of this liberalism that shes lived with all her life can be put in her proper place and when she gets to be a judge, shell be left of center. >> chris: senator feinstein, there are some liberal groups who are worried about kagan and her record. lets put something on the screen. they note she supported a ban on partial birth abortions. she argues for strong executive powers. she says enemy combatants can be held indefinitely. are you convinced that if confirm...

Poland is a nation in mourning. as you can see from the latest pictures in warsaw, following a plane crash that killed the nations president, first lady, the head of the military, and a number of other top dignitaries, civilian and military officials. were talking about the head of the national security office. presidential aides, the deputy speaker of the parliament. the list continues to go on and on. there are several of these top dignitarie dignitari dignitaries. in this plane crash, you can...

Credentials. i would like to see someone appoint the to the supreme court with a little broader background. we have enough ex-circuit justices on the supreme court. >> chris: do you have a nominee, senator specter? >> i do and i hope to see the president at the opening of the baseball season and i will tell him my thoughts for that. i will reserve it for the president instead of fox news if you dont mind, chris. well, i mind but there is nothing i can do it about it, we dont have subpoena powers...

Credentials. i would like to see someone appoint the to the supreme court with a little broader background. we have enough ex-circuit justices on the supreme court. >> chris: do you have a nominee, senator specter? >> i do and i hope to see the president at the opening of the baseball season and i will tell him my thoughts for that. i will reserve it for the president instead of fox news if you dont mind, chris. well, i mind but there is nothing i can do it about it, we dont have subpoena powers...

Credentials. i would like to see someone appoint the to the supreme court with a little broader background. we have enough ex-circuit justices on the supreme court. >> chris: do you have a nominee, senator specter? >> i do and i hope to see the president at the opening of the baseball season and i will tell him my thoughts for that. i will reserve it for the president instead of fox news if you dont mind, chris. well, i mind but there is nothing i can do it about it, we dont have subpoena powers...