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The larger ruling, the appeal on the overall constitutionality of prop 8 is not going to come down until the case is heard and that could be at least several months away. a clarification or a flip flop? after his earlier remarks about building a mosque at ground zero ignited a firestorm of criticism president obama has spoken out again. he says he was defending religion freedom and not giving his stamp to that mosque or the location. >> what was once a local zoning issue ma it is at metastized...

Swirl in the republican party. a lot of people trying to figure out wow, conservatives like ted olson and dick cheney speaking out strongly that gay marriage is freedom and liberty and they dont know what to make of that. >> keith larson thanks for joining us. cant wait to hear about your next conversation with alvin. >> thanks, shannon. >> is president obama trying to straddle both sides of the ground zero mosque controversy because it could be a campaign issue in november. hear what he said an...

Representatives of congress do not deserve to be reelected. that is almost three times as many who believe they are. so, who is to blame? 58% disapproved of the job democrats are doing in congress and the republicans dont fare much better. 57% disapproved of gops performance in congress. but if the election were held today, 44% of voters say they would back the republican candidate in their congressional district, giving the republicans a slim lead over democratic opponents. in lower manhattan t...

Elaboration on the recalibration. i think senator reed was clearly in the position that it is a local issue and senator cornyn mentioned that as well but what was interesting is senator cornyn talked about it as an election issue and he is the head of the seupbt republican campaign committee. i think you are going to see this in a number of different races where relations say where is my opponent on the mosque at "ground zero". when you look at the polls saying 68% of the people say it shouldnt ...

Some say only muddied the waters. >> i was commenting and i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. i was commenting very specifically on the rights that people have that dates back to our founding. >> shannon: what do americans think out there? the latest poll finds 30% think it is appropriate to build a mosque near ground zero but 64% say it is wrong. about religion and its freedoms here in our country? joining us for a fair and balanced debate is the nationa...

You should take into consideration the feelings of 70% of americans who oppose this. >> there are 9/11 families supportive of the center and as you get closer to new york support goes up in the polling. >> lets let brett the finish his thought. >> can i add something about president obama. i think if the president wants to show leadership on the issue rather than taking a stance and back tracking from it which he has done which he also did in the cambridge police controversy. i think he should i...

Can be built on a site you cannot deny that right to those who want to build a mosque. the republican senator spear heading his partys effort to regain control of the senate says he thinks that president obama with his comments on the mosque controversy betrayed how "disconnected he is from mainstream america." bret baier sitting in for chris wallace asked if this will become a campaign issue this fall? >> i think whether you are connected with the issue or listening to lecturing to them this is...

Out of all of that. secondly the ground zero mosque, the state department is sending the imam on this outreach trip to the middle east. those are her people that are supporting that, her name is nowhere. megyn: youre saying she is working that behind the scenes by design. >> i think she is biding her time, being clever, waiting to see how the economy plays out, how the obama poll numbers play out and then shell be able to go to democratic voters and say, i know youre disallusioned with president...

Freedom defense initiative. an organization that opposes radical islamic influence in the united states. a spokesman for the citys transit agency says it does not endorse the ads views, and the state department confirms that the imam of that so-called ground zero mosque will be going on a trip to the middle east with the u.s. government, picking up the tab. the state department spokesman p.j. crowley says its part of a program where the u.s. sends prominent muslims around the world to help other...

The summer tourism season, one of americas top vacation destinations could be the hiding ground for two suspects killers. police and federal authorities are searching for escaped inmates that fled the arizona state prison last week. now theyre suspected in the brutal killing of an elderly couple in new mexico. well get the latest on the man hunt from a top official with the new mexico state police and a security expert in just a few minutes here on cnn. and just ahead, the man behind the mosqu...