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Gay marriage. theyre going to say its a state issue and states should decide it. and thats -- and theyre right. this is something republicans can change on and can win by changing on. >> okay, michael. lets get to fiscal cliff discussion. there are democrats who worry president obama will go too far to try to reach an agreement with republicans and weve seen labor groups out with their tv ads urging all the lawmakers to stand their ground, protect social security and medicare. do you think voter...

For reelection in 2014 in red states. the centrist think tank gave them ammunition with a polling memo showing most americans want compromise in washington. third way, what about the peoples way? folks, compromise does not mean giving republicans everything they want and you know that paul ryan is going to be greedy when he comes to the table. the most important poll was taken on november 6th. the americans are on board for higher taxes for the wealthiest americans. labor groups have take on to ...

Them ammunition with a polling memo showing most americans want compromise in washington. third way, what about the peoples way? folks, compromise does not mean giving republicans everything they want and you know that paul ryan is going to be greedy when he comes to the table. the most important poll was taken on november 6th. the americans are on board for higher taxes for the wealthiest americans. labor groups have take on to the air waves to address the democratic lawmakers who are making th...

Strategy of a last year and half. but the basic idea of going out there and campaigning on this right here, i dont see why hed stop right now. >> you know, you cant argue his ground game was really good, steve. i think that what he and jim mussina want to do is make sure it stays intact for next democratic election, whether in two or four years. maybe you could possibly read into this that hes not as confident that he has the kind of leverage he needs with the gop and he has to go out and sell t...

Move a state like florida. >> thanks for the insight on that. i want to bring andrea mitchell on this as well. i believe we have her on the floor as well. what can you tell us? >> right now interestly the head of the aflcio is the head speaker. and the fact the labor groups are here is awkward. they were not happy when charlotte was picked. this is a non-union town and non-union state. they made their peace with it. but labor is no longer as big a part of the coalition. one of the big organizing...

Work state. it bans unions from forcing members to join or pay dues. in response, the biggest labor groups decided not to support the dnc. chicago mayor rahm emanuel cutting short his trip to the dnc, days before his city could see the first teacher strike in 25 years. [ cheers and applause ] teachers are not happy emmanuel took away any agreed upon pay increase. theyre threatening to strike coming up this monday of the he was originally going to stay at the dnc through friday. hes heading hom...

With obama. he sees it every meeting every day. >> really? thats amazing. >> add one thing to one thing ed said, this again, it could still change but the reality is that the money that you typically see from labor groups to the democratic party or get out the vote efforts is not there. that could change, obviously, until november. >> where are the unions going to go? >> yeah. >> what theyre doing -- >> might not do anything. >> running against willard mitt romney. >> say the same thing about ev...

Applied equally to everyone. but all too often, its not. here in new york city, 86% of the people stopped by the in policy is black or hispanic. its a crime when the law is unfairly applied. thats why national action network and labor groups are planning a mashment here. today, police commissioner ray kelly rote an op-ed that praises me and acknowledges tough questions that critics like myself are asking. african-american clergy have been considered about crime. they were among the few to talk

broadcasting. well have more straight ahead. we begin with that breaking news. also today fears that al qaeda could try to explode explosives hidden inside the bodies of terrorists. the warning comes on the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. reports in america and the middle east have been stepped up as we get new intelligence with hints at potential and future al qaeda threats. german agents found a memory chip in his underwear. first it looked like it was a porno...

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