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thats the culture. i dont know how you disconnect that from the accountability of command. breaking his silence, edward snowden tells a paper he is no traitor as he promises to reveal even more nsa secrets. after closed door meetings tuesday, they want more of the secret program to be made public. >> i think its important that there be public hearings, that there be an opportunity to get straight answers. >> we have an obligation to watch them carefully. >> the government spooks ar...

the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 384, the nays are 482 and the amendment i agreed to. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. , the yeas have it. the clerk: the bill to amend the fair labor standards to provide compensatory time for employees n the private sector. the speaker pro tempore: the -- for what purpose does the gentlelady seek recognition? >> i have a motion to recommit at the d...

0 of people killed. how do you stop from doing it? >> ill all comes so pervasive in our society. >> how do you stop it? >> i think events like this, tragedies like this, weve all been changed by this to some degree. we find it too easy to accept one child being shot here and being shot there. events like this make us wake up. >> you going to stop people from seeing "django," the tarrantino movie, or "jack reacher" the idiot movie by tom cruise? how do you stop people putting out idiot movies one...

0 bury as many children year after year after year from gun violence. >> governor rendell, what would be a good record for the president and vice president -- i know youve given thought to this. put your own brew together of ideas. you think there are ideas that could pass 50-some votes in the senate. something that would actually get done in honor of these kids and their parents who have had their lives permanently lost or permanently made miserable. what would be good that they could say come ...

And if you just pull back from the immediate political battles, if you kind of peel off the partisan war paint, then we should be able to get something done. >> redskins. welcome back to "hardball." that was president obama this afternoon, actually, speaking about the fiscal cliff. on the other end of pennsylvania avenue, house speaker john boehner plans to send his so-called plan "b" for a vote tomorrow. plan "b" would keep bush tax rates for everyone making under $1 million a year. how does th...

im chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. getting serious on guns in the hands of dangerous people. the presidents given vice president biden is month to deal with a lethal combination of semiautomatic guns, clips, mental illness, and a violent culture. its the brew that blew in newtown, connecticut. is there something we can do? the fiscal cliff. the president now says were so close it makes no sense to fail. lets see tonight how close is close and whether or not the gr...

well, maybe not when you put newt gingrich in there. and pulitzer prize-winning author hendrick smith who has a new book called, "who stole the american dream?" all you people are here to sell books. thats pretty clear. ( laughter ) no, im teasing. were glad to have all of you. mark zandi, lets just talk about what is the state of the american economy right now with just five weeks before we get to this election? the job numbers came out this week on tuesday. we had some very good econ...

building an ark, what is romneys best chance. well ask new jersey governor chris christie, and one-time adversary, newt gingrich. so far romney is sticking to a familiar theme, but does he need to do more? >> i will lower the tax rate. he wants to creat to raise them. ill create jobs and hell kill them. also marsha blackburn, bob shrum, and larry sabato from the university of virginia center for politics. as we head into first presidential debate, well talk about the state of america a...

adversary, newt gingrich. so far romney is sticking to a familiar theme, but does he need to do more? >> i will lower the tax rate. he wants to creat to raise them. ill create jobs and hell kill them. also marsha blackburn, bob shrum, and larry sabato from the university of virginia center for politics. as we head into first presidential debate, well talk about the state of america at home and abroad with the distinguished panel. michelle rhee, former head of the washington, d.c. schoo...

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