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Argument over the new black panther party case where the bush administration filed a voter intimidation case and some felt that the obama administration has not aggressively pursued that case and it is now a matter of contention before the u.s. civil rights commission and the argument over whether or not the push administration politicized justice with the firing of the attorney generals, the obama administration made a decision not to go forward in terms of prosecuting anybody in that case. the...

Argument over the new black panther party case, where the bush administration filed a voter intimidation case and some felt the obama administration has not aggressively pursued the case and now it is a metro of contentious between -- before the u.s. civil rights commission and you have the argument over whether or not the bush administration had politicized justice with the u.s. attorneys this past week and the obama administration did not go forward towards prosecuting anybody in that case and...

In the immigration debate. most americans consistently support a welcoming immigration policy but most americans make a huge distinction between legal immigration and illegal immigration. when you here politicians, whether its the president or members of congress, they typically blow over that distinction. if you are opposed to illegal immigration you must erase history and opposed to all immigration. simply not true. americans know we are nation of immigrants but we are nation of laws. >> do th...

Declared constitutional on their face and i think this will not be. you have to say this is a political exercise rather than legal exercise. >> greta: i may be in the minority on this one of the advantages is, this lawsuit filed without the racial profiling as a specific allegation. which i think is hugely significant. that has been bandied around, a political hot button thats the reason why cities have boycott, no one bothered to read the statute. maybe they will take the lead from the presiden...

Declared constitutional on their face and i think this will not be. you have to say this is a political exercise rather than legal exercise. >> greta: i may be in the minority on this one of the advantages is, this lawsuit filed without the racial profiling as a specific allegation. which i think is hugely significant. that has been bandied around, a political hot button thats the reason why cities have boycott, no one bothered to read the statute. maybe they will take the lead from the presiden...

Leaning forward and wanting to listen, because the republicans know shes an obama appointee. what are the democrats worried about? >> first of all, many of us know elena kagan and know her values. we know she is smart and will do a great job on the supreme court and upholding the legal values we all cherish but people are concerned about her position on abortion and affirmative action, the hot button social issues, but, more importantly, when senator graham praised her for the position shes take...

On the republican side. senator feingold. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you again. >> i guess lets go to our panel, michelle bernards president of womens forum and an msnbc political analyst, as well. george washington university law professor jonathan turley is joining us, and eugene. it seems were hitting the hot button issues here in these hearings. arizona senator john kyl obviously interested in defending the arizona law. questioning elena kagan for her role as solicitor general whe...

Which said that you can take away the license of a company who hired someone illegally. most americans would probably support the arizona law in that regard. why not stop businesses from hiring people illegally? because thats the main magnet for why people come to this country to work. >> yeah. >> but this administration said no, they didnt think the arizona government had the right, the legislation to pass such a law. this is getting to hot button issues. >> this is a key issue, particularly fo...

Until late august. in the middle box more than 100 people trapped in china after heavy rains caused landslides in the southwestern part of the country, 200 people were killed in the flooding, millions more forced out of their homes. in the bottom box, former vice president cheney is expected to leave the hospital today. he was admitted on friday. hes been receiving i.v. medications to treat a fluid buildup related to his heart disease. jon: we are awaiting the confirmation hearings of suprem...

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