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>> greta: the wisconsin battle quickly went national. president obama and speaker boehner not sugar coating their feelings. president obama called governor walkers actions a "assault on unions" and speaker boehner praised the governor for confronting problems neglected for years at the expense of jobs and economic growth. then like something out of a movie 14 democratic state senators disappeared, fleeing the state to avoided voting in the antiunion vote. state senate business grinds t...

wisconsin. >> greta: the wisconsin battle quickly went national. president obama and speaker boehner not sugar coating their feelings. president obama called governor walkers actions a "assault on unions" and speaker boehner praised the governor for confronting problems neglected for years at the expense of jobs and economic growth. then like something out of a movie 14 democratic state senators disappeared, fleeing the state to avoided voting in the antiunion vote. state senate busine...

to announce plans to reduce troops in afghanistan. but will it be enough to satisfy his base? well talk with congressman peter welch and filmmaker robert greenwalt who has been in afghanistan about bringing the troops home. scott walker plans to dismantle medicaid without offering wisconsinites a chance to have their voices heard. he is laughing it up on cnbc. and in psycho talk tonight -- >> how can we be a people that fight for america if we dont know who america is or what were ...

president obama is expected to announce plans to reduce troops in afghanistan. but will it be enough to satisfy his base? well talk with congressman peter welch and filmmaker robert greenwalt who has been in afghanistan about bringing the troops home. scott walker plans to dismantle medicaid without offering wisconsinites a chance to have their voices heard. he is laughing it up on cnbc. and in psycho talk tonight -- >> how can we be a people that fight for america if we dont know ...

Emerged that david bahati the author of the kill the gays bill was considered to be the familys key man in uganda. his rise to power there connected to his powerful friends in the family in the u.s. as the kill the gays bill was internationally condemned by secretary of state hillary clinton, and president barack obama, and by countries around the world, the family and c street were stung by the exposure and by revelations of their links to these characters in ugandan politics. a representative ...

Weve been through including the special election. people are upset. they are -- feel as though the middle class is under attack and theyre standing up strongly. theyre coming out in droves. we hear constantly from people who have never been involved in politics before that theyre now fully engaged. its been remarkable to watch. >> democratic state representative peter barka of wisconsin. thank you very much for your time tonight, sir. i really appreciate it. >> well, rachel, we appreciate your c...

A bill through a special committee meeting called with very little notice and a prejudice the courts are still mulling over to decide if it was legal. at that committee hearing one democrat made a last stand to try to stop what they were doing. >> no. no. listen, if theres any doubt as the governmental body should provide 24 hours notice. this is clearly a violation-shutting people down is improper to move forward while this is a violation in the system. not allowing an amendment and that is wro...

the first republican presidential deindicate this year which was a fiasco was hosted by the south carolina republican party and the fox news channel. when fox news contributor turned republican presidential candidate rick santorum announced he was unofficially stepping into the race, where did he do that announcing? on the fox news channel of course. if they do not have fox news in their corner, theres no way forward for them through republican politics. fox news is not just a gate kee...

employees of the fox news channel. the first republican presidential deindicate this year which was a fiasco was hosted by the south carolina republican party and the fox news channel. when fox news contributor turned republican presidential candidate rick santorum announced he was unofficially stepping into the race, where did he do that announcing? on the fox news channel of course. if they do not have fox news in their corner, theres no way forward for them through republican politi...

employees of the fox news channel. the first republican presidential deindicate this year which was a fiasco was hosted by the south carolina republican party and the fox news channel. when fox news contributor turned republican presidential candidate rick santorum announced he was unofficially stepping into the race, where did he do that announcing? on the fox news channel of course. if they do not have fox news in their corner, theres no way forward for them through republican politi...