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Leaders. >> think they believe him? >> they probably believe him. you are not going to spy on angela merkel, but you got her advisers and cabinet and government and government agencies. this kind of thing. its a limit and an important one. it shows where the president will go with these changes and where hes not. jeff referred to another and he is going to ask congress. he will ask congress to appoint a panel of advocates, but in the language to pipe in on significant cases. not every case, but ...

The only difference in it could be the fact that its going to come up gradually as opposed to quick like with the storm surge. not gradual in like 20 minutes but maybe over an hour or so we see that water coming up and coming up. we see the tunnels here shut down. the brooklyn tunnels now shout done, the holland tunnel is closing at 2:00 this afternoon. thats an order from the governor. when you see things like that occurring, thats certainly is cause for worry because were worried about water g...

Jr.s political fund-raiser attempted to put together money for blagojevichs campaign. . you have also got a situation here where he is under investigation by the ethics committee in washington,t raini days. lot of itself-inflicted. he is starting to get friendly fire from democrats who want to hear more. although im not sure how much more specific we can get than andrea mitchell saying he is in rehabilitation facility. the statement from the congressmans office that talked about in-patient treat...

And what looked like to be the fact that he my have skirted actual criminal duindictment in our same manner than the most recent governor serving president in a colorado prison now. >> you mean blagojevich. regarding rumors jackson jr. attempted suicide, his father told politico that no, thats not true. he is with his doctor and getting treatment, regaining his strength. thats all i really want to say at this point. pick up on that point jim was making a moment ago. what role jackson jr. may hav...

>> there is a way which we can begin to mark our history and our past. that history and that past includes the enslavement of african-americans, it includes the fact that we were denied citizenship rights. it includes the fact that even when general forest might have denounced his relation to the kkk, by that point jim and jane crow had sedimented into common sense in the south. so part of -- >> is this a question or a lecture? >> what were trying to ask is this -- what you have to do is listen....

Begin to mark our history and our past. that history and that past includes the enslavement of african-americans, it includes the fact that we were denied citizenship rights. even when general forest might have denounced his relation to the kkk, by that point jim and jane crow had sedimented into common sense in the south. >> is this a question or a lecture? >> what you have to do is listen. >> get to your question. >> sir, mr. stewart, you dragged on for a long time, too. mr. claude, im allowin...

Have denounced his relation to the kkk, by that point jim and jane crow had sedimented into common sense in the south. >> is this a question or a lecture? >> what you have to do is listen. >> get to your question. >> sir, mr. stewart, you dragged on for a long time, too. mr. claude, im allowing him the same courtesy. >> i just want him to ask a question. >> my point is this. when we put forward people who defended the institution of slavery, people who participated in the degradation of a large ...

>> oh, well, i mean, im sorry that hes offended. that was not the intent. >> there is a way which we can begin to mark our history and our past. that history and that past includes the enslavement of african-americans, it includes the fact that we were denied citizenship rights. it includes the fact that even when general forest might have denounced his relation to the kkk, by that point jim and jane crow had sedimented into common sense in the south. so part of -- >> is this a question or a lec...