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answers back and forth. if you have questions, id love to get your feedback as we go through it. well, theres a number of reasons to look at that 1960 election. first of all, you have two fascinating political characters. john kennedy and richard nixon were two of the most brilliant political minds america produced in the 60s. nixon was on the national ticket five times and won four of the five times, and last i checked thats one of the best batting averages of anybody whos run for the...

good morning. party on pennsylvania avenue. the president and mrs. obama host their first state dinner, welcoming hundreds of dignitaries and hollywood a-listers to the white house. who was there and who wasnt? well tell you. speaking out. michael brewer, the florida 15-year-old set on fire allegedly by a group of classmates, opens up to police for the first time about the attack. well ask michaels parents about that and their sons recovery in a live interview. and heading out. th...

>> obama presidential campaign adviser shaun casey appeared at the 2009 southern festival of books in nashville, tennessee. he discusses his book the making of a catholic president. it is about the election and how john f. kennedy used his face to his advantage. this event is 45 minutes. >> i want to talk about why we should care about the 1960 election, what was so special about that one. i wanted to be about the major lessons i learned in my research that you can find in the book if...

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The gulf of mexico. after pumping in cement to seal the well from the bottom the test is the last step needed before the well can finally be declared dead. nbcs ann thompson has spent the better part of the last five months there in that part of the country and is now in lake ponchartrain, louisiana. so lets get the very latest on what youre hearing on this final test, ann. good morning. >> reporter: well, alex, we were out on the developer driller three yesterday, the rig that dug the relief we...

Attempts to cap the well created trouble. margaret morrison is the well site leader. >> the hydrates, as they come up, they melt and they gas off. so as its coming to the surface, we have to make sure that were taking all of the safety precautions necessary so that gas is contained and held and bled off properly. >> reporter: the giant tower on the helix hoisted the center of the vessel and hanging in the dark the emergency brake that failed the night of april 20th when the deepwater horizon rig...