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Economist magazine just came out with a report serving 150 cities worldwide, top ten ranking for economic competitiveness. >> its been not an easy job, though, being mayor of chicago. nor did you position it would be. one of the struggles and youve worked hard on this has to do with the violence in the city and im sure that that probably is a factor when companies decide whether theyre not going to move here. what can be done about it beyond obviously youre a supporter of greater regulations of ...

I dont think this was such a good idea. im on it. if we cant secure the quarterback center exchange... youre doing a great job, coach. well theyre coming along better than i anticipated. very pleased. who told you to take a break? [ male announcer ] want to win your own football fantasy? just tell us. then use your visa card for a chance to win it. the gun problem in america has been encapsulated in a single week. on monday morning, the country was shocked by the latest mass shooting. a mental...

Directions. you know this better than anyone. do you think in chicago, is it a gang problem or is it a gun problem? >> its bigger than a gang problem. we know that. thats just a small incident, but its definitely a gun problem. as i said before, in most of these cases, they were under 21. so how did they get guns? so its bigger than a gang problem. >> how did they get guns? if you, you know, are familiar with the culture, i have to presume much of it, is it illegal? >> i dont know how theyre get...

Cant jump the gun here, innocent until proven guilty. sad to look at the young faces. you say its not a gun problem but a break down of the black family. how so? >> i want to go back to what mark was saying. this is about race. it might not necessarily be a hate crime but about race, and what bothers me and strikes me about the medias char actorization of this case is never once do we hear the fact, two of the killers are black, two black teens killing a young white male and when we contrast tha...

Extracurricular activities, they werent involved in sports -- martha: they were involved in sports, actually. >> but if they were running wild, they were not, they had, they had a lack of anything going on in their lives that made them not bored. and the other issue is i really dont think its about race because we have a gun problem. the story that you talked about earlier today, the story that you talked about earlier today was a kid who walked in with mental health issues -- which is another i...

States than the gun rights orthodoxy thats demanded in the primary. what bridges that distance? >> well, its certainly true in the general election, but in the primary, you do have this group of voters who are so different from the american mainstream overall. and thats why if you look at christie, people consider him to be a moderate. thats in large part why his favorables are so high. but the truth is hes anti-choice. hes anti-equality. you talked about the fact this special election cost $12 ...

What bridges that distance? >> well, its certainly true in the general election, but in the primary, you do have this group of voters who are so different from the american mainstream overall. and thats why if you look at christie, people consider him to be a moderate. thats in large part why his favorables are so high. but the truth is hes anti-choice. hes anti-equality. you talked about the fact this special election cost $12 million. he personally vetoed $7.5 million out of family planning in...

United states, particularly the voting public norm in the united states than the gun rights orthodoxy thats demanded in the primary. what bridges that distance? >> well, its certainly true in the general election, but in the primary, you do have this group of voters who are so different from the american mainstream overall. and thats why if you look at christie, people consider him to be a moderate. thats in large part why his favorables are so high. but the truth is hes anti-choice. hes anti-eq...

Accusing holder of exploiting the death of trayvon martin to expand gun control across the nation. chris cox says the obama administration is using strategies to push their political agenda. my question is how else do you address the gun problem in our country unless you look at the tragedies caused by gun violence across the country. >> newtown changed things for me as far as background checks go. i dont know. the stand your ground laws for me have been separated from the second amendment. i th...

To solve americas gun problem or race problem. its to decide whether there is a reasonable doubt, the burdens on the government, as to whether or not he acted in self-defense. the more the jury is invited to think broadly about these social issues, the greater the problem will be with their verdict. its our job as commentators as others to deal with the broad social concerns about the case. and however the case is resolved by the jury, there will be dissatisfaction. as you put it so well, there ...