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And this budget is an example. Nick watt reports. We havent quite heard the first cuckoo, but spring will soon be upon us. As the buds slowly sprout, its time to prepare for future climates, both sunny and chilly. That was the spirit Philip Hammond invoked in the lead up to the budget. Expect to prepare for troubled times as the uk leads the eu. It actually turned out that spreadsheet phil is so comfortable in his dream job that we witnessed gag a minute phil as he cracked a joke about the last ...

Prosecutors to include the potential charges, that the former president may be sort of accused of violating. and so, i think this line, likely was in the letter, and i think theres been some reporting recently this afternoon. indicating what those. >> were gonna walk through what those capacities will be, but the notion is theyre gonna have some advanced notice. the third part, you think about these bite size pieces of course, is telling you a little bit about what might be the sort of law and o...

So, i think this line likely was in the letter. i think theres been some reporting recently, this afternoon, indicating with those potential violations were. >> lets walk through with those could possibly be. but the notion that could have some advanced notice. the third party think about these bite size pieces, of course, telling you a little bit about what might be the law and order moment of what you can say or what you will say. may be used against you, the notion of right to refuse to answe...

Will republicans go ahead and subpoena anyone they want because there is no process in their impeachment preparation, refusing to interview monica lewinsky. are republicans being hypocritical here? >> everybody is a hypocrite. this is all about politics but i think republicans have a fairness point in terms of when you prepare the two processes, impeachment of bill clinton and this process the democratic minority had more rights and as i read the resolution and see how it was applied maybe it wi...

Whistle-blower is essential because the information he or she presented as been corroborated by other sources. the sources also say coming forward could affect the whistle bl blowers safety. with me now, ari melber. host of the beat and jonathan alan. ari melber, put your hat on. your legal hat on for me and tell me about this. if somebody provides information that leads to an investigation in which the facts are otherwise corroborated, what does -- i know that its not exactly the same thing in ...

Unconstitutional about that but the theory of the olc memo is that it is unconstitutional. so i think mueller could have. i understand why he didnt. i think at this point, though, its very much incumbent upon congress to take up that question, and i think in addition to the fairness point, mueller placed a lot of weight on not wanting to preempt congresss process, and that process is supposed to be informed by judgment made by politically accountable actors. and mueller is not that. >> but in mu...

Has come on and said, you know, when hes conducting focus groups, yes, people are employed, but theyre holding two jobs just to make sure that theyre able to pay for that which they need, and theyre still concerned about how theyre going to be able to afford health insurance. i get your point. i want to remind everybody, answer the survey question at smerconish.com, do it now, okay. will americas gun problem, my words, ever change? . still to come, in deciding not to charge the president with ob...

Or read "new york times." >> dana: arthur brooks, i read it yesterday. eric, youre cheerful. >> eric: i went through 42 pages of the research piece. if youre married, youre happier than if you are not married. if youre a church goer, you are double as happy than if you are not. white and hispanics a little happier than blacks but republicans are substantially happier with democrats. that is through time. income level also. >> dana: i had a conversation with arthur brooks that told me income wise...

Certain things and gives the opportunity for growth for the country as a whole and thereby your businesses? >> well, on the fairness point, it is really this. that, you know, even though we would pay a little bit more, we make disproportionately more. thats an indication that the relative tax burden does not rest on the 1% or on the rich but on other income classes. so the rich pay -- the 1% pay a lot in income taxes but they make disproportionately more. so from the standpoint of fairness, its ...