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Welcome back to msnbc. im contessa brewer. we have live pictures at the white house. were expecting press secretary jay carney to hold his daily briefing in just a few moments. were watching for that. well have that for you live. were anticipating some reaction now to the developments in the middle east, specifically libya. lets take a lack at some of the stories making headlines wyatt now. 21 hurt in a multi-vehicle crash in st. louis this morning. at least one is now in critical condition. w...

Opposition, of victory starting in the east and moving west toward tripoli. interesting to point out the opposition leader says were in control of the east and now were moving and in control of this city or that city. what were hearing from egyptian workers crossing into the border -- and today they crossed in in droves -- that they might have beaten out all the pro-gadhafi elements in those areas but theres very little control. its lawless. theres anarchy. there are thieves, well armed thieves ...

The most highly recommended bed in america. im andrea mitchell. coming up on "andrea mitchell reports" today with the standoff over wisconsin budget cuts well talk to a democratic state senator who is hiding out in chicago. from wisconsin to new jersey, governor chris christie lays out his prosperity plan. reaction from the states largest teachers union. plus more violence and blood shed in libya as the united states moves to evacuate americans as quickly as possible. all of that coming up...

Occurring he made several public statements. does he plan to make any public statements about it and whats going on -- whats driving the decision toen you be more low key on this? >> well, let me just say that the president strongly con democrats and condemned in a statement on friday the violence and blood shed perpetrated by the government in libya. the secretary of state strongly condemned what has happened in libya. the president will be meeting with secretary clinton his regular meeting wit...

Congress if it so wishes to do that. we recognize and respect that there are other points of view and other opinions about this. it is also important to note that the enforcement of the defense of marriage act continues. the president is constitutionally bound to enforce the laws and enforcement will continue. >> i guess it raises questions given that the president says his own personal opinion is evolving. can you tell us where his position on gay marriage stands at this point? >> i would refer...

All by the end of the fiscal year june 30th theyre talking about 12,000 jobs hanging in the balance. thats one of the pressure points being put on by the governor. the democratic senator who has been heard from more than anybody else said again this morning he has no intention of coming back until and until the governor reaches a compromise. no agreement there. contessa. >> oh, yeah, compromise the dirty word in politics these day. thank you. my big question today, are democrats thwarting demo...

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They use feckless, you know, that he is feckless, that he is weak, that he wears mom jeans, as if. anything they can get their hands on to try to take him down as a strong leader on foreign policy. the fact is that you want to look at libya. dont look at benghazi. look at the fact that the united states, essentially, let a group in there that took moammar gadhafi out. i mean, thats what happened there. benghazi notwithstanding. and barack obama in many respects, in many ways in his administratio...

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