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jerry sandusky was seen raping a boy in a locker room shower. thats all he was required to do under pennsylvania law. tell the people in charge and let them decide whether to contact police. well, governor tom corbitt told nbc that just wasnt good enough. he says, "by law someone in paternos position should have to call the cops himself." >> should the law be changed? absolutely. i know that members of both party, republican and democrat, have already introduced measures to make that c...

progress. democratic senate leader harry reid and republican senate leader mitch mcconnell on the senate floor moments ago. look. >> today the speaker republican leader held a press conference to announce theyre in talks with the president and that a bargain to raise the debt ceiling is in the works and is close. in president, members of the senate, thats not true. i just spent two hours with the president, vice president, and leader pelosi, and its fair for me to say that the engageme...