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The federal denial of benefits was. of these two interpretations, we dont know which one would prevail. so it was really left to the lower courts and now we have utah and oklahoma and virginia not necessarily predictable jurisdictions saying windsor was a gay rights case and no other way to read it. now the decision are piling up, cumulating in a way that i think is very, very powerful in terms of how this case is teed up for the ultimate decision by the united states supreme court when it retur...

Woman into the white house. >> as for the current president his popularity has been knee capped after a series of summer setbacks and this falls health care saga. on that front "the wall street journal" reports this morning, perhaps unsurprisingly, that enrollment figures are low. less than 50,000 as of last week. on top of that headache, the president is now getting some unsolicited and undoubtedly unwanted advice from bill clinton who sounded more like a republican congressman than someone you...

This morning on "world news now," facing justice. one of the most wanted men in the world appears before a new york judge today. thats not the only development in the case of a terrorist. recession fears as the senate comes close to reaching a deal to end the government shutdown and a major financial fiasco. new worries far beyond the beltway. >> my greatest fear is small businesses, like the one my husband and i own, will be significantly impacted because people will once again be afraid to s...

Man, that was a great scene. well show you the whole thing. it was special. well begin with the makings of a deal to end the fiscal crisis. statistics are being worked out in the senate. >> all right. investors liked what they heard. stocks closed higher on wall street. theyre up in early overseas trading. >> despite the shutdown, if you filed an extension on your taxes in april, the payments are still due today as the political noise continues. heres abcs jonathan karl. >> reporter: its hard ...

Wall street signaled the end of what turned out to be a positive day. initially stocks sank but signs that a deal maybe closer at hand to avoid government default helped turn around financial markets. financial experts say no agreement would bring big problems. >> i think it will trigger a chain reaction in financial markets that is extremely unpredictable. nobody knows what will happen if you suddenly have to call into question the viability of treasury securities. >> reporter: the two-week gov...

Nights of protests o officers tried to ticket a woman for wearing a veil. >> dave bing speaking out about the citys bankruptcy filing as residents and businesses and city workers worry about their future. elizabeth has more from washington. >> reporter: now the city has filed historic bankruptcy case involving more than $18 billion in debts, officials say has been piling up, what is next? the bankruptcy process will be a lengthy one. it will involve hundred thousand creditors, involving police a...

Theyre shocked the family would receive the death threats. so your question seems to be something people are talking about; right? >> yeah. i stand by my question. i think it was a good question. but, you know, it was a typical white house briefing response. you tpho, im not bother -- you know, im not bothered by it. >>steve: you are now famous gabe finger because after mr. carney said that was a ridiculous question, youve blown up over the internet. >> a little bit. >>steve: whats your reaction...

Allowed to defend himself, thats been delayed and hes asking the judge to delay it an additional three months so he can prepare his defense. the judge has yet to rule on that. hasan is planning to use the defense of others arguing he shot troops at ft. hood to prevent taliban from being killed by ft. hood soldiers. even though hes defending himself the judge told the attorneys to stand by to help him that its within standby attorney scope to give him advice. hes saying they dont believe i should...

Since this storm hit at 3:00 yesterday, it has been emotional, it has been tumultuous, a day this town will absolutely never forget. >> the massive tornado tore across 20 miles of oklahoma city suburbs in 40 minutes. from the sky, the mile wide trail of destruction, hard to comprehend, and utterly catastrophic. >> oh, my god! >> the ferocious storm flattening homes and buildings, flinging cars in the air and leaving two schools and a hospital barely recognizable in the hard-hit town of moore. >>...

You were in the white house during the clinton scandal. so take us inside of this strategy. the thinking, when all of these things start piling up, the way they did, what is the strategy like? >> well, i dont think you can say there is a single strategy that applies to all of these different things. in fact, one of the problems that this white house faces is the seeming connectivity between the ap issue, the irs issue, and the benghazi issue, theyre really quite distinct and it is incumbent upon...