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Terms of staying on message. w "what leads you to believe as his supporter that he can do better? weve seen these boom-bust cycles. >> newt is one of the brightest political stars on the horizon in 50 years. hes older, hes wiser, hes settled now, hes gotten religion. >> he said he had 12 years to rest. >> well, you look, hes been a very productive guy in the outside of government but hes got the historical knowledge. a ph.d in history. hes got an understanding of the problems of this government ...

Overcome them, our living standards are five times as high as they were in 1930. so, theres nothing -- what we have is not cancer. we have a flu. its bad, and we should treat it, but its not a sign that the end is nigh. >> tricia, go ahead. >> first of all, i am an unabashed fan of you and this book. it is an absolutely fantastic book. i urge everyone to read it. it is both very smart and very fun to read. reading it is, i dont know, probably not quite equivalent to getting a ph.d in economics, ...

clinton. but not the kind of birthday youd think. on hand, lady gaga, usher and el en ellen de generes. thchlts morning on the national mall, the four-acre, $120 million martin luther king jr. memorial will be dedicated. our athena jones is in the mall right now and joins us now live. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see, the crowd is building here. in just a little while, this dedication ceremony which was postponed, as you know, from august, will begin. we e...

sanitation. police say they arrested 14 protesters today who blocked traffic and turned over trash cans. texas governor rick perry is unveiling his national energy plan in suburban pittsburgh right now. live pictures. he says president perry will expand drilling on federal lands and get rid of clean air rules and other, quote, activist regulations. perry says getting bureaucracy out of the way will mean 1 million or more new jobs. perry has stumbled in the polls. his wife came to his...

Could she run for congress? could she take some appointment from governor cuomo of new york or maybe even her moms boss, president clinton. but again theres so much of an attempt to shield her that in many ways a lot of this is just speculation, people taking cues from her public steps over the last few weeks. but a lot of hope for her. >> cari, when we remember the fact she was out on the campaign trail in 08 for her mom. shes also been very public with gay rights issues around the country. wha...

And weve lost it. if we can only capture the kind of creativity, the kind of willingness to take risks and learn while youre building and tinkering in our elementary schools and our middle schools and our high schools, i think that step alone would provide a great increase or improvement to our education system, as far as learning goes. >> it would be revolutionary. >> it would be revolutionary. and weve actually done it at the media lab, where masters degree students and ph.d students are actua...

Abortionings and planned parenthood receives more than $300 million a year in taxpayer funds. for their part, democrats have said look, the federal funds that go to planned parenthood have been audit audited, medicare, medicaid -- medicaid is audited every year, the audits are public, and theres no indication there is misuse of federal money there. martha: lets take a look at this statement from henry waxman, and representative diane -- diana dugett from colorado saying the hhs and state medicai...

three young boys murdered. >> at 9:00 that night, i knew that i would never see him alive again. >> three teenage boys suspected. >> i wanted to bash their head up against the wall, kick his face in. >> three teens demonized. >> that was the first thing that everybody started saying that it was a ritualistic killing, satanic killing. >> three teens convicted. >> guilty of capital murder. >> their accused ring leader sent to death row. >> im in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, seven...

>> at 9:00 that night, i knew that i would never see him alive again. >> three teenage boys suspected. >> i wanted to bash their head up against the wall, kick his face in. >> three teens demonized. >> that was the first thing that everybody started saying that it was a ritualistic killing, satanic killing. >> three teens convicted. >> guilty of capital murder. >> their accused ring leader sent to death row. >> im in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, seven days a week. >> he deserve...

Gregg: president obama, making some changes at the pentagon this memorial day, and topping the list, army general martin dempsey to lead the joint chiefs of staff. dempsey to succeed ph-d ire he -- admiral mike mullen as the nations highest ranking military officer. jim angle is live at the white house with more. >> reporter: hey gregg. as the president named the new top pentagon officials he honored those who have given their lives in defense of a nation, saying they gave their best and they de...