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>> what changes is the fact that no longer can our unions have a strangle hold, not only on state government, but local government. to force them to not alter benefit packages that are like a virus eati ining up our budget. >> do you feel that strangle hold of the unions out there? >> theres no doubt about it. were feeling it from the people around me who are trying to drown out the opportunity to have the discussion. when we go forward, theres no doubt we have to come together and figure out an...

>> i want to be precise with our viewers, though, dan. it could take a year or so for the next, the circuit court to make a decision whether they agree with the lower district court and then a couple or three years before the u.s. supreme court were to make a final decision on whether or not there can be gay marriage. heres the question. in the interim period, what happens to people who want to get married in california who are gay or lesbian? can they start as of tomorrow, go forward, and get a...

Staff lawyers on the ethics committee, not his fellow colleagues, are working out options. is there something he could acknowledge, admit to, apologize for to end this case. if not, then tomorrow will be the beginning of the first stage where well find out for the first time the very specific accounts alleged against him. we know the general area about his personal finances, taxes and so forth after a two-year investigation, but we still dont know the exact counts. so thats a big day tomorrow. i...

At net root from the president. speaker of the house doing introductions. interesting the kind words you hear from the speaker of the house about harry reid. they have not always seen eye to eye and we hear privately that the speaker of the house at times have been critical of the senate and harry reids leadership of the senate for not pushing forward some of the democratic legislation they would like to see go forward. so there we have it, and we will continue to monitor that. you can watch the...

Through a public house ethics committee trial, which theyre very rare. the last one that happened was james traficant about eight years ago. we in the media dont know how these operate because the committee operates under such secrecy. this is going to be a public spectacle. the charges will be said against him and hell have an opportunity to defend himself. this is not something the democrats want to see a few months before the november 2010 midterms. remember, ed, this is a guy, charlie rangel...

Is there enough for all of it? >> i wish there was, ed, but there is not enough hair that is cut for the whole spill. >> i know it works. you misunderstood. i know it works. i was just saying i dont think there is enough for the whole spill. it definitely works, no question. >> now if everyone throughout the whole world sent their hair to one of our paul mitchell schools or one of our groups to put it together, who knows, maybe it would work. who knows. we dont that v that much hair. ed, you sai...

So we are successful. we dont get it all, but i do do we get a heck of a lot of it. >> but for the oil spill? is there enough for all of it? >> i wish there was, ed, but there is not enough hair that is cut for the whole spill. >> i know it works. you misunderstood. i know it works. i was just saying i dont think there is enough for the whole spill. it definitely works, no question. >> now if everyone throughout the whole world sent their hair to one of our paul mitchell schools or one of our gr...

Just conservative, good old boy southern party. i think hes going to speak for him of course, but hes frustrated by it. one of several that are frustrated. i just cant imagine that republicans are going to continue to block wall street reform when its one of the most important things we need to do this year. >> if debate does go forward, if senator voinivich comes across the aisle or senator nelson reconsiders his position and debate goes forward, one of the amendments you have pursued is the si...

Bill. the republicans are saying, yeah, behind doors, saying, weve got a problem and we probably need to do something. then they are refusing to let us go forward. our job is to get busy and make sure this never happens again and taxpayers are never on the hook for this kind of greed ever again in our country. >> i want to ask you about the bill as you alluded to right now. it is not coming to the floor because republicans are arguing they want to have some more time to talk behind the scenes be...

Agreement on nuclear weapons. and reducing them on both side. now, earlier this morning, russian officials said that the two leaders are expected to announce the date and the location for a formal signing of this treaty. the official also saying the two leaders will talk on the phone to try and settle the remaining differences and the treaty would cut the nuclear arsenals on both side. bill: and today, this relationship is interesting. more signs of a trouble relationship between the u.s. and is...