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good evening. im bret baier. middle east powder keg as iran seizes control of a tanker in the gulf of imam and iranian backed proxy groups have launched 130 attacks on u.s. troops in the region as the world awaits a response. senior national correspondent hitch edson has the latest from the pentagon, good evening, rich. >> good evening, bret. >> this is the same ship that last year the u.s. justice department seized for violating sanctions. it was carrying iranian oil then and iranian ...

Afghanistan, protests are continuing for a fifth day in response to a florida pastors burning of the koran last month. this morning about 1,000 demonstrators marched toward the city center. today the protests were calmer than over the weekend where some two dozen people were killed. >> seriously. i mean come on. come on. go home. in other news, a federal aviation administration is ordering all airlines to inspect older boeing 737s, similar to the southwest plane that ripped open in mid flight ...

Cuts could affect college loans, childrens health, and house senate majority leader harry reid says that the other side, in his words, is not being reasonable, referring specifically to the tea party who want even deeper cuts. as you mentioned today, president obama brings both sides together at the white house. a spokesman says this will not be a line item discussion, but more about leadership, moving forward, getting this done. theyre hopeful that there will be significant progress. if not, re...

Mondays announcement represents a huge misopportunity to prove the fairness of the pearl court system and restore the nations reputation for providing justice for all. well continue the debate ahead on morning joe. meanwhile, npr is reporting that the top military commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus, who is expected to leave that job this fall, is being considered very seriously for the position of c icht a director. thats according to several npr sources including government offici...