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Since reconciliation was invented there have been 22 reconciliation bills. 21 have had to go back to the house for changes. this is what the trust issue is about. this bill of fixes was what house democrats had to have to pass the senate bill. things in there that protected constituents like labor groups. and right now republicans are basically lying in wait, scrubbing this bill a word at a time looking for anything -- first of all, they want to kill the bill. there are 19 different procedural w...

Implemented at the end of the day. >> you have a lot of experience with labor groups and you are close to the input on this bill all year. they at certain points drew lines in the sand that some of them ended up crossing and some of them have like marcos decided they want to get in the primary business and in the business of challenging democrats over their stance on this particular bill. are you comfortable with that strategy with what could be described maybe as a purity test over one vote on ...

Out and more effective ends up being implemented at the end of the day. >> roger, you had a lot of work with labor groups and were certainly close to their input all year. they certainly drew points in the sand that some of them ended up crossing, and some of them have, markos decided they want to get in the business of challenging democrats over their stance on this bill. are you comfortable with that strategy, what could be described maybe as a purity test over one vote on one bill that should...

Completely gave up on a real historic opportunity to provide health care that truly works for americans, not for insurance companies and to truly reform the system. i dont think were quite there yet. but like i said, there was a time for negotiating. now i think its a time to realize that we did not have the votes, that were still a party too compromised by corporatist democrats like blanche lincoln of arkansas who did their best to undermine a true populist health care reform bill. so we have t...

Now. all around, a peaceful protest thats definitely breaking up, ali. >> weve got you on tv, were hearing you through the phone, but you are on camera right now. any counterprotests that you see, or is it the one group that is organized this protest? there arent people sort of getting into it with each other there, are there? >> reporter: there was definitely some bumping that was going on between -- there was definitely bumping going on between the police and the protesters. police took the un...

[gunfire] >> palestinians and israeli soldiers clashing over israels decision to add the shrine in heb bron to its les of national heritage sites. both jews and muslims consider the place holy. palestinian prime minister praying at that site today. he is accusing israel of annexing the place. israel says it only wants to preserve the site. bangladesh: a fire destroying a sweater factory near the countrys capital. police say the blaze killed 21 people, most of them women. labor groups say many of...

York times" list that will be out a week from sunday are all political books. heilemann and halperin own the top spot. but henry paulsons book, the former treasury secretary, is debuting at the very top of the list, and also at the top of the list, one of the most disgusting books of the year, one that people i know can barely read, andrew young, the john edwards aide, who tells what it was like to be in the dysfunctional edwards family and sarah palin continues on the list no, surprise. >> ther...

Judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, co-counsels, and adversarial situations and asked them all to tell all the record confidently what they thought of this judge. i asked about the allegation thats been made repeatedly by a few in this committee that shes soft on crime. they said there was no evidence, none when they spoke to the group of 250 individuals. the net result of it, the american bar association rated judge ketanji brown jackson unanimously well qualified to serve on the supreme cour...

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