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He was 82. joining me now to discuss his life and legacy, his friend and former colleague senator dick durbin of the great state of illinois who currently is the democratic whip. first im so sorry for your loss. you were friends with harry reid for decades. tell us about the character of the man. >> plosmost politicians spend a lifetime trying to hide their flaws. harry would announce them publicly. a lot of politicians like to talk about their log cabin childhood. he wrote a book about growing ...

>> if donald trump is messing in the senate elections and pitting one republican against another in primaries, possibly endorsing challengers to incumbents, who does that help in the end? >> i think its state by state. you know, ive come to the conclusion, a strange place for me to be, because spent 40 years pointing out flaws in the democratic party, there are two parties, one autocratic and one democratic. and pro-democracy party is the democratic party. so i want the democrats to win the race...

Concerns about the flaws with the commission structure, their institutional bias, along with a desire to have candidates compete on a level playing field. this move is expected to be voted on by committee members when the rnc holds their winter meeting early next month in salt lake city. the mob, the media are melting down, totally distraught over the push for balance in presidential debates. joy behar at the view tweeting "are they afraid their candidates cant keep up? bloomberg writer tom obri...

Reluctance, sometimes compounded by cultural divides, language divides, intelligence issues, all sorts of things that make these very tough cases. and i to say that there is no such thing as perfect closure. these victims are still carrying scars that they will scary for the foul but there is something about the reversal of power that is a good thing, when the people sitting in the defendants chair have to sweat out the powerful testimony of these long-victimized young women. its a great moment....

Is much better than mine looked? you write about your flaws and the journey to becoming a better man, a better husband, a betterfather. you talk about your battle with alcohol, and it may surprise many people around the world, who probably see you, like many other superstars in sport, as a kind of flawless, perfect figure. why was it important to be so open and honest about the challenges you have overcome? thats the exact reason. people look at me, and especially on social media, you dont post ...

And evil. because he knew what was true for himself was true for everybody. that were all a bundle of contradictions. we all have our flaws. we all have our blind spots. but despite all of that, it was possible for us to affirm our collective humanity, because thats what had made america great. >> several moments of levity as well when former president obama took issue with something that speaker nancy pelosi had said. she said she never heard senator reid utter an unkind word about any of his s...

That he was napping at his mothers house. the phone call story meant george was lying and was certain he talked to the store owner at the shop and the brief conversation must have taken place a few minutes before barb was killed. the embarrassing thing about the nugget of a clue is that mike told the same story to the police in 1990, the day after the murder. what looked like a case breaker in 2007 had simply slipped through the cracks back when. they had it in the case file all along. there it ...

He is a raging alcoholic, racist, sexist, violent. he created the tv anti-hero. >> i know the great african-american george washington carver discovered the peanut. but can you provide names and addresses of these friends? >> you know, youre a racist scumbag. >> despite his flaws, despite his prejudices, i think people identified with his pain. >> i wish there was a way to say this that wouldnt hurt you. >> theres a famous episode where they are investigating the rape and murder of a young boy. ...

Coalition that could get something like the affordable care act through the u.s. senate. and he had the enormous loyalty of members of the democratic caucus. member congressional leaders have small constituencies. 50 or 60 of the senators from their own party and with them, harry reid was really seen as a beloved figure. as somebody whose flaws were viewed with some affection and humor and he was seen as really effective at getting things done. >> i remember that 2010 campaign. i was covering th...

Ignore it because as a prosecutor that you. job you job is to follow the law, and the fall the evidence, and the politics simply dont enter into. it that was one of the biggest flaws in trumps administration, is their willingness to subvert dojs purposes for political gain. that is why mayor garland, and so many people are disappointed with this. that is why he had made such a rigid practice of not caving into what is political. so look, theres absolutely nothing wrong with congress referring th...