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Its our law. >> to compromise, though, the security of the u.s. embassy in new delhi as retaliation, is that a productive way to address the situation? >> no, it is not. and i have criticized it in my writing and in social media as well. i dont think thats a very good move. i think both sides need to calm down and work out a solution. but at the same time it cannot be denied that the outrage in india at the way the diplomat was treated is very strong. >> asim, you say that whats being lost in al...

Helping people at a time when we cant find jobs, this is when folks are not just wanting not to work for the pay, this is a time when washington and congress helped crash the economy through tons of folks out of work. and were saying at this point, you know what? this is your fault again. >> you have written a lot about the political challenge of expanding health insurance america. and often it is in the case that uninsured are not necessarily a potent constituency. theyre not necessarily organi...

Islam militants. christianity was literally born in the middle east, and we must not forget our middle eastern brothers and sisters in christ. >> i wanted to draw attention to the plight of christians overseas. >> super bowl tuesday just doesnt have the same ring to it. but if a big snowstorm hits the big game might be moved. super bowl officials say they will be ready to clear the snow. if public safety becomes an issue the league would consider rescheduling. the super bowl has been held in col...

That a product yiv y -- produ way to solve it? >> no, i dont think so i have criticized it as well with my writing. i think both sides need to work on a solution. but at the same time it cannot be denied that the outrage in india at the way the diplomat was treated, is very strong. >> you say that what is being lost in all of this is the plight of this domestic worker. >> well, that is an issue that is not being discussed much, although there was talk about the facts that the u.s. state departme...

Attention. we have coptic christians being persecuted, churches burned, torture, murder. its happening in iraq and across the middle east. by way of certain aspects of jihad. >> they arent even reported in egypt because they know the police will look the other way and possibly retaliate if they complain. >> as a double minority im kga and jewish and sensitive to the plight of people being persecuted for who they are or what they believe particularly when it has the government stamp of approval. ...

Six people, eight people, were helping people at a time when we cant find jobs, this is when folks are not just wanting not to work for the pay, this is a time when washington and congress helped crash the economy through tons of folks out of work. and were saying at this point, you know what? this is your fault again. >> you have written a lot about the political challenge of expanding health insurance america. and often it is in the case that uninsured are not necessarily a potent constituency...

Plight of this domestic worker. >> well, that is an issue that is not being discussed much, although there was talk about the facts that the u.s. state department actually arranged for her husband and child to come here. we havent heard anything about her situation and the fact that, we know she was working under some very difficult conditions in terms of the money she was making. there were apparently two contracts signed by her and her employer, as the u.s. attorneys office says, the first con...

Of bipartisanship, and theres going to be like rainbows and sunshine, and d.c. is going to be wonderful. but i am somewhat hopeful that we could see unemployment insurance and maybe an increase in the minimum wage coming up in the new year. simply because those are really bad issues for republicans to have hanging around going into the midterm elections. they are the party that has every time a jobs report comes out, theyre the ones that highlight the plight of the long-term unemployed to say lo...

Terms. but it was a comment bloomberg made yesterday that may have a longer lasting impact on his legacy, one that provided a stark contrast with his successor. on tuesday, the mayor was asked about a "new york times" series profiling an 11-year-old homeless girl who lives in a small room at a brooklyn homeless shelter with her unemployed mother, her stepfather, and seven brothers and sisters. "times" reporter andrea elliott offered a window into her life, sleeping with her siblings on rotting m...

Liberal? our ben weedman finds out. >> reporter: martin, theres been a lot of talk about pope francis but probably a bit more complicated than that. hes made it quite clear he is not about to change the churchs stance on gay marriage or bringing women into the priesthood or abortion. instead he seems to want to refocus the churchs attention away from thee divisive issues and on to the plight of the poor and marginalized, for instance. over the last nine months weve heard him say the fact that hu...