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Our radar. possible remorse on obamacare. this is max baucus in ex-exchange with health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. >> i see a huge train wreck coming down, you and i discussed this many times and i dont see any results yet. what can you do to help all these people around the country are going what in the world do i do and do i know what to do? bill: says an awful lot in that statement. john fund, columnist for "national review" magazine. >> thank you. bill: good morning. it ...

Taxpayers dime. that would be your dime. that has come out in a new watchdog report for the department of energy. and they have uncovered some rule bending to pay contractors. can you believe that? several of the salaries for these individuals reached as high as $337,000 for a public job. it is 82% higher than the market rate. that is sort of the number that theyre supposed to hover near as a guide line for these jobs. finally a recent decision approved total executive salaries up to nearly $3.5...

Controllers, were furloughing, laying people off, which will lead to all kinds of aircraft delays. this government is a complete mismatch. on one hand were overpaying over here. on the other hand, were basically telling people to stay home when traveling public is hurting. martha: so how does a sweet deal like this happen? >> largely, i think it is the loopholes where you hire consultants. the department of energy has a 100,000 people that it hires through consultants. they go through the, they ...

Even matter. for this man not to have served one day in a combat zone or in a threat, a threat area, and for him to get the treatment that hes getting opposed to the treatment were getting, its an embarrassment. >> megyn: that was sergeant alonzo lundzburg, one of the dozens injured during the fort hood massacre. he was reacting to the news that the defense department is now formally blocking efforts for survivors awarded purple hearts because it would adversely affect the trial of major hassan ...

Last year after that big scandal erupted over the lavish las vegas conference that you all paid for on the taxpayers dime. gsa officials say paul pruoty did not attend the four-day conference in 2010 and he will receive 11 months in back pay now because he was suspended from his job. john fund joins me now, columnist for "national review.". john, it is very difficult to get fired from a government job, isnt it? >> well i think this incident encapsulates almost everything, martha, that is wrong w...

Not. john fund, thank you very much. 20 minutes after the top of the hour. another kick for mayor bloomberg. lawmakers in one state passed a law to leave their soda alone. secrets from inside the vatican you never heard before, like not one of those cardinals actually wants to be the pope? really? the man with that scoop [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego.

>>steve: a disturbing new report about president obamas possible pick for labor secretary. justice department official thomas perez is on the short list to replace hilda solis but perez has controversial connections. he was reportedly instrumental in the decision to dismiss a case against a new black party member. remember the alleged intimidation in philadelphia on election date in 2008. perez denies politics played a role in that decision but our next guest says he has a long history of dishon...

Square. violence erupting two years after the up rising through the government of mubarek. now they are angry with mohammed morrissey and his supporters in the muslim brotherhood. morsi set off late last year he has scaled back some of the decrees. many egyptians say they dont trust their new president or authorities. president obama slammed critics of his gun control policies saying they need to do a better job of listening. advocates for gun rights say the president is the one not paying att...

In the way that the white house doesnt offer as much access still doesnt excuse it. you, the purpose of a journalist is to hold people in power accountable. i know this is probably a surprise to some journalists today, but that is actually what theyre supposed to be doing. theyre not supposed to be swooning. i wouldnt swoon, if i was interviewed the president. i would go in, i would love to have the opportunity actually, and go in to ask him some tough questions questions. i dont understand why,...

Covered. it is just not, it is beyond, really beyond the pale. jon: john, have you seen it in the white house press corps and if it happens, why? >> just remember the job of a white house press corps member and someone who also covers the president on the campaign has changed there is much less access. there is much less opportunity to ask questions than there used to be. a lot more photo ops and staged and managed news. not to explain away the behavior he observes but the job has gotten a lot t...