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ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor to discuss the defense authorization bill and the dont ask, dont tell provisions included in it. let me start by making my position crystal clear. i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, that the dont ask, dont tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint ...

the l.a. times broke the story about city manager robert rizzo. not only was he making close to $800,000 a year but the l.a. times says out of his retirement account he loaned himself $95,000 and paid the money back using city funds without the approval of the city council. that man right there robert rizzo was part of the whole salary scandal. let me show you the amount of the salaries. rizzo made $887,000 a year. his assistant manager. $376,000. the police chief, randy adams, $457,00...

this november. with us this hour, tim kaine. and will president ahmadinejad take manhattan? irans president on the world stage. plus, nine americans die in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan today. with us this hour, state department spokesman p.j. crowley. good day. im andrea mitchell live in new york. majority leader harry reid has only one hour to convince at least one republican to vote with democrats to try to repeal dont ask, dont tell. the controversial measure was...