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I think the republican party right now is having an identity problem. and im still a republican. i think what the republican -- >> lets bring back jeaner in ruben, steve mcmann. jennifer, curious your reaction of colin powell. i look at this list of what i would call ex-republicans or mod t rate republicans who are uncomfortable being inside todays republican party. colin powell, chuck hagel who the president is nominating to be defense secretary. >> lots of democrats have also felt the same way...

Multilateral sanctions, whatever unilateral things we want to do. and also remember, this is a country in deep trouble, does not have a nuclear weapon yes. we dont want it to have one. but remember what we v i still am an old-fashioned realist that says deterrence still works and they should know what the consequences to them would be if they ever were to use or cause us to believe they were going to use such a weapon if they had it and they dont have it yet. >> to mix in foreign policy with som...

Compassionate conservatives. i think ideas about rebranding a party and a partys direction rarely come out of the house. and you hear how the house gop that doesnt look very much like america, its largely southern, very white, and very male. so it will be interesting to see what comes out of these meetings. >> lets speak to a white male. steve, pollsters arent the only ones giving the republicans advice on how to improve their image. here is former secretary of state general colin powell. take a...

I think the republican party right now is having an identity problem. and im still a republican. but in recent years, theres been a significant shift to the right. and we have seen what that shift has produced to losing presidential campaigns. i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a very hard look at itself and understand that the country has changed. the country is changing demographically. and if the republican party does not change along with that demographic, theyre going...

I know you insist despite voting for president obama twice now that youre still a republican. but as i go through your record on some social issues and even foreign policy issues i challenge to you say on what basis are you still a republican? do you feel like this republican party has left you or have you left it? >> i think the republican party right now is having an identity problem. and im still a republican. im a republican who grew up along with george bush xli. i grew up with ronald reaga...

I promised you last night i would announce tonight whether i would pursue the massachusetts senate seat that will be vacated by john kerry when he becomes secretary of state. and because i do everything at the last minute, i still have not made up my mind. and i now have about 59 minutes left to think about it. meanwhile, the biggest republican in the country, and i mean the very, very biggest is still saying bad things about republicans. >> chris christie is charges into battle. >> even though ...

Softball team, congressional softball team to compete with your press team, andrea. were glad about that. >> well do better this year. the young survivors coalition against breast cancer. thank you very much, amy klobuchar. >> thank you for all your work on that, thank you. still ahead, a public plea from the family of robert levinson, missing for six years in territorial iran, but now seen. chris christie, his take on his partys identity problem. i describe myself as a mother, a writer and ...

Say youre going to have $4.8 billion no matter what. we ought to say we will support the imf only if you do certain things politically and economically. >> richard, let me ask you a week later, there was a lot of concern about morsi early on not coming out making strong statements, the muslim brotherhood not coming out strong enough making statements condemning the attacks. where are we a week later? has he moved more in our direction? >> somewhat but the muslim brotherhood has somewhat of an id...

Happened. i thought that was hysterical. shes got a good sense of humor. >> reporter: first off, alex, im going to fire my personal trainer and my tailor after the way daniel craig walked in like that last night. they have a bit of an identity problem with the royal family. a lot of people have been so down on them over the past few years. but the royal family and the olympics and way things are taking place here, it really appears as if they are having a real renaissance in the publics eye with...

enroll marines with brain injuries just for the money. they had brain injuries so severe some of them couldnt recall what courses the recruiter had signed them up for. thats appalling. thats disgraceful. it should never happen in america. im not talking about all schools. many of them for-profit and nonprofit provide quality education to our service members and our veterans and their families, but there are some bad actors out is there. theyll say you dont have to pay a dige for your d...