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Foreign policy with this cup and you having a front seat to it for so many years, how does that change the dynamic of how we talk about things and what our actions might snb. >> our big problem in this in terms of making policy is that we dealt with this as if we can do anything we please, and theres no cost to us. i mean, we dont think about -- we would act with impunity. the reality is we pay a price too and the europeans are in the process of perhaps paying a very high price. jenna: is it wor...

Month ago. not a lot of movement where the movement came from rick perry lost about 10 percentage points and he is at 19%. its worth noting that you end up having herman cain at 17% vial good news for mitt romney and bad news when you add up the 19% by rick perry and 17% by herman cain. that is more than romneys 23%. >> perry remaining defined when it comes to the platform mark. today a cnbc interview, rick perry renewing his attack on ben bernanke saying they must be more transparent. lets list...

Terrific relationship but george w. bush is george w. bush not george herbert walker bush. it is admirable. he was a good president and honorable man and i respect him. >> how do you feel about him now? do you still talk to him? >> occasionally on the phone. i talked to him not too long ago. he made a judgment -- he wrote a book and he made a judgment he is not going to participate heavily in current events which i think is a good idea for a former president. >> you did write about barack obama ...

Unconstitutional. it should be noted the complaint files by the state attorneys general lacks any specific case law. there is no case law in the complaint to budget res the claim that the bill is actually unconstitutional. for an overview, our correspondent is pete williams. >> we simply cant have washington make the rules and we get stuck with the bill. >> reporter: 14 states and counting. >> an unprecedented expansion. >> the individual mandate held unconstitutional. >> reporter: attorneys gen...

Agents of the government from those states. >> absolutely. now, in this context it is the racists who are the outsiders and he is an agent of the state now, right? on the one hand you see enormous transition. but it calls us to say this is not just a matter bigotry or prejudice. this is about people who are challenging the right of people like president obama, representative lewis to actually be making policy. they are duly elected leaders. and we have folks saying they dont have the right to le...

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Agents of the government from those states. >> absolutely. now, in this context it is the racists who are the outsiders and he is an agent of the state now, right? on the one hand you see enormous transition. but it calls us to say this is not just a matter bigotry or race. people are challenging lewis or obama to be making policy. they are duly elected leaders. >> part of this notion they dont have the right to do this has to do with their race and holding those positions? >> i have to say it l...

The bill basically daring republicans to do what they say they want to do. >> in the near term, however, it is disappointing that some republican legislators may be taking their cue from the more extreme voices on talk radio or fox tv, are pledging to repeal this new law. in fact, the distinguished minority leader, republican leader, a couple of weeks ago at a press conference said their motto was going to be this year, if we passed this bill, their motto would be elect republicans. theyll repea...

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