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Your article, i just read an excerpt of it, it is fascinating. a lot of very compelling anecdotes by parents, by mothers saying how important it is to have these men in their childrens lives. >> so much of the narrative we hear around the demographic, we hear about the gun violence, we hear about the academic and social failures, but far less frequently do we hear about the achievement, the hopes and streamtreem dreams, and so many are believing the narrative about the gun violence. these are yo...

A lot of very compelling anecdotes by parents, by mothers saying how important it is to have these men in their childrens lives. >> so much of the narrative we hear around the demographic, we hear about the gun violence, we hear about the academic and social failures, but far less frequently do we hear about the achievement, the hopes and dreams, and so many are believing the narrative about the gun violence. these are young boys who have grown up in east oakland, one of the toughest neighborhoo...

V.a.. >> the conference committee on v.a., there was a republican meeting today. and by the way, im not on the veterans committee. i just trained in the v.a. health center and i also know a little bit about health care. >> but you were on the conference committee. >> i am on the conference committee. >> okay. i apologize. >> and its working. our problem deals more with the congressional budget office and the lack of realistic scores that were getting from them. the score theyre giving us is more...

On earth who doesnt have it. it doesnt make any sense. this is not just a womens issue. one of the most precious memories ill ever have is when my first daughter malia was born, i was lucky enough that my schedule allowed me to take that first month off. staying up at 2:00 in the morning and feeding her and burden of proofing her creates a bond that is irreplaceable. a lot of companies are already doing it. and its working. michelle and i have talked about this. when we knew that employers had o...

Control multiple towns and cities in iraq are primarily sunni iraqis. but analysts say their ranks are also growing and include a number of foreign fighters, including some americans. the groups recruitment videos are urging westerners to join the fight. thousands may be answering the call to wage jihad in the middle east. at least one american has carried out a suicide bombing in syria this year, a guy from florida. it is a disturbing development to say the least. one big concern of course is t...

That and you can see them lighten the load, if you will, on themselves, you can definitely tell that its working. >> i want to take another look at how you really take your job to heart, how you walk right into the middle of, you know, gangs on the streets near your school as if its, you know, no big deal. >> theres a larger ongoing gang conflict within the community. like the school, we sit like in the middle of this. gentlemen! gentlemen! not going to happen! not today. not today! keep it movi...

Cover his own constituents. and in washington, house republicans are still calling for a repeal, claiming theyll come up with their own health care plan. guess who is going to help them? according to one conservative blog, fox news contributor dr. ben carson. remember what he said about the health care law? >> obamacare is really, i think, the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery. and it is -- in a way, it is slavery. >> the gop is getting policy advice from the guy who cal...

Play. and its working. its capitalism at its finest. >> now, i get that theres great public interest in this story and every time theres a satellite image of something that might be a piece of the plane we all go crazy. im interested in the story, too, but im not interested in the conspiracy theories. >> im not sure. i disagree a little pit. i think people are saying i think or i speculate or a lot of these people outside the psyching are coming from this with expert opinion. and, between, its a...

The charter schools because i owe you, unions. teachers unions, especially, but bob, listen to what you said. if its working, if the charter schools are outperforming the public schools. maybe we should look at it. guess what? theyre outperforming -- theyre outperforming the public schools. >> the only problem with charter schools is theyre expanded to places where they have a good public school system. >> so then what? dont do it there because a charter school would outperform a public school e...

The charter schools because i owe you, unions. teachers unions, especially, but bob, listen to what you said. if its working, if the charter schools are outperforming the public schools. maybe we should look at it. guess what? theyre outperforming -- theyre outperforming the public schools. >> the only problem with charter schools is theyre expanded to places where they have a good public school system. >> so then what? dont do it there because a charter school would outperform a public school e...