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Test that i think will be much better for the people. question one, name the king of beers. number two, our government is composed of three branches. name something else that has branches. it can be found both on the liberty bell and in whitney houstons purse. finally, what blood type is charlie sheen? bear, llama, rhinoceros or tiger? >> welcome back to "morning joe." joining us now, the democratic governor of delaware. governor jack markell. good to have you on board this morning. ive been hea...

He may not have but given that he announced it, if we then did nothing, the criticism of the president would have been so intense. >> he went out and got the support of the world community, much of it, to go in collectively. in a very short period of time. >> the egyptian army has 500,000 men. why didnt he send them across the border into benghazi and protected the people of benghazi. it would have been all over, no westerners, no nato. >> the egyptian military is kind of busy right now. >> 500,...

In a car and they can advance territory, that is encouraging many people and encouraging more people to join. >> this encouraging news, of course, the framework for the presidents address to the nation tonight at 7:30 eastern time. nbcs richard engel live from benghazi. thank you very much. tomorrow, well sit down with nbcs tom brokaw, radio host and author bill bennett and presidential hopeful tim pawlenty. first, how one governor brought the unions to the table. jack markell will join us, ...

"new york" magazine, john heilemann and msnbc political analyst pat buchanan in the studio here this morning. i love that. >> pat in the flesh. >> youre okay after that accident. >> i hope the other people are okay. >> it doesnt sound like it. hope everyone had a good weekend. i had another trip to the e.r. what else is new? >> oh, my. >> kids. we have a lot going on today. shes fine. thanks for asking. >> youre here. >> sprained ankle. no, not me. we have a lot going on today. we talk...

What do you feel about that? >> well the president actually came to us over the weekend, and he asked governors, democrats and republicans alike to come together with a list of ideas that we think are information to helping us get control of our medicaid costs. theres been a big buzzword amongst governors right now, its flexibility, that we want more flexibility. what the president asked us was to please define exactly what that meansment democratic and republican governors alike are coming toge...

map, and in tennessee, four killed, one -- one of them 579-year-old man whose mobile home had been pinned underneath. we are hearing massive power outages, flash flooding in knoxville, stranding a driver. shes okay but scary moments there, six people in illinois, sent to the hospital when a storm tore apart their roof. well have much more on these developments later on this hour. jon: what a mess for all those people in the midwest. we feel for you, thats for sure. hello, ill jon scott...

and editor at large with politico. here we are election day. what are the keys to election day that you now look for? >> well, were all looking at certain house districts that well begin to hear about early. i think that maybe the mantra for this election is an anonymous voter that i read about the other day who said im voting against anybody whose name i have heard before. the mood of the country is get them out of there, lets try something new. and with good reason. weve learned a co...

about money in politics, and they think what can i do? th guy said i do not have a lot of money, and disabled, but i will send you $10 because i am concerned about the direction of the company. that is one of the rewarding things i get to do in my job, and there are a lot of people that are concerned about the direction of the country, just like you are in ways that you expressed yourself very passionately. i think that is good for democracy, and i think the amount of robust activity w...

jack markle. good friday morning. a showdown in a somehow town, and what happens in vegas apparently isnt staying there. the race for senate in nevada between senator harry reid and sharon angle could very well turn the whole power structure in congress. thats only one reason the entire country is watching this race. theres also the unexpected strength of tea party darling angle who was on the attack last night relentlessly going after the majority leader. now reid not exactly known fo...

bob woodward, author of a new book, said that scenario is on the table on cnn last night. take a look. >> in of the talk in town. a lot of people think the president is a little weak and in 2012 he will have to run with hillary clinton as his running mate. in all the political conversation and that the sides you have -- do things like that come up? >> its on the table. and some of hillary clintons advisers see it as a real possibility in 2012. president obama needs some of the women, l...