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Chairman of the joint chiefs, former secretary of state. there is something about hearing men who have careers like theirs espousing views like those that sort of calls the threatened masculinity bluff of the particularly agro fringe of the anti-gun regulation world and the industries that stoke that. today one of the highest profile iraq war veterans in the country, the top law enforcement officer in his state, delawares attorney general beau biden joined the mcchrystal and powell side of the a...

Given those recommendations. this is faster than the president even said it was going to happen. and he initially said it was going to happen fast. speed it turns out is central to the strategy. and that is turning out to be true both in washington and in the states that are moving ahead. as we speak, new york state is closing in on a deal. earlier this evening, it was said to be 99% done. the state planning on enacting reform suggested by andrew cuomo and agreed to by the bipartisan legislature...

0 the white house believes if they help republicans come up with a temporary fix, like going around them find something other way, democrats share in some of the political chaos that would ensue. the president pressed his point by rattling off constituency groups that will feel the pain if treasury can no longer pay its bills. >> if congressional republicans refuse to pay americas bills on time, social security checks and veterans benefits will be delayed. we might not able to pay our troops or ...

0 but for all of congressman dingells nra bona fides, if you think that is the only thing worth knowing about him, you are missing a big part of the picture. six days after the shootings atlanta month, congressman dingells wife, debbie dingell published a very personal op-ed in the "washington post." "when i was about to start eighth grade, my father almost shot my mother. it was another of their many ugly fights. i got between them literally and tried to grab the gun. i never forget that night....

0 she goes on to say "i dont have all the answers, but i know two things. decades later i still feel the fear of that night when i was 12 years old. and while ordinary americans do not need access to assault weapons, i also know that banning all guns wont fix the problem. we need a new dialogue that does not pit people against each other." thats congressman john dingells wife debbie dingell reflecting on her harrowing experience as a child and how that informs her familys thinking on this issue....

0 much time in congress as john dingell as of this june. john dingell is a democrat. he has been his entire career as far as i know. he is also a staunch proponent of gun rights. he is a former board member of the national rifle association. now what is going on in this photo from the vice presidents office today is that john dingell is speaking to this whole group of cabinet officials and the vice president himself and his fellow house democrats, and he is speaking to them as one of the 12 vice...

Publicly was the big tale and paul ryan i havent heard much from yet. >> and the other people trying to get in are the governors especially the delaware governor jack markell on a conference call with joe biden and a dozen mayors went to washington, d.c. to lobby lawmakers. are states more scared of going off the fiscal cliff? >> sure. state budgets would be impacted dramatically and very bad for them. governors are very concerned about cuts to education funding. well be hearing a lot more from ...

What do you mean. >> you have a nomination battle between two republicans. cuccinelli is the favorite, a convention of the biggest die hard activists that will choose the nominee and the big challenge if the does become the nominee, whether he can appeal to a more moderate and purple state like virginia has been over the last two presidential elections and republicans need to prove they can compete in virginia and they can follow bob mcdonnells lead in winning that 2013 governors race and kuccin...

deal with some big issues in the next few weeks. and then tall begins again. it is hard to believe, but the iowa caucuses. >> dont say it. >> are 1,154 and days -- >> you had to go there. >> i did. we just finished! >> i know. im in pol particulars. >> it is the reporter. >> i am covering politics. >> i am into taking a break. [chuckles] >> listen, we are so honored to have all of you with us here tonight. we greatly appreciate you spenning the evening with the fox newschannel, not jus...

and then tall begins again. it is hard to believe, but the iowa caucuses. >> dont say it. >> are 1,154 and days -- >> you had to go there. >> i did. we just finished! >> i know. im in pol particulars. >> it is the reporter. >> i am covering politics. >> i am into taking a break. [chuckles] >> listen, we are so honored to have all of you with us here tonight. we greatly appreciate you spenning the evening with the fox newschannel, not just tonight, but throughout the days and weeks prec...