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Campaigning on this for the rest of the campaign but it was an appropriate first react to what he thought was a mistaken response from our government which the administration itself nine hours later disavowed. >> vin, vin, it wasnt a response. thats the point. he didnt wait long enough to get the facts. it was a preemptive statement and you can criticize the wording but it was issued by a press officer six hours before the protests, before the breach of the embassy wall. it was to try to quiet t...

Theyll be -- theyll dissipate a little bit, maybe there will be more of an emphasis to try to work together and not carve lines in the sand. but this far out, alex, that is wishful thinking. the one thing we have seen so far from republicans they dont have any appetite for new revenue in a substantive way which democrats would actually reform entitlements. so its -- its dicey at best i would say. >> i want to bring in our panel here. the obstructionism is really interesting, in so far as now the...

Short lived. its over this. poll tells, i think, a bigger story than anything -- anyone else in the medias pointing out here, especially among independents and over sampling democrats, 10 points. >> yeah. look, we are going to have this problem for a while here. these are polls that have come out in the last two or three days. washington post/abc, 33 democrat, 37 republican, 36 independent. the same day that cnn, 50.4 pnt democrat, 45.2% republican, 4.2% independents and rasmussen, 34, 35.4 and ...

Newels calls it ampartial analysis while another says it was drafted in a, quote, pseudo academic vacuum that ignores weak gun laws and inept u.s. attorney. another point of disagrees, how fast and furious began. the report suggests it was devised and carried out by these rogue agents in phoenix. those agents say its not true. this was a top down strategy borne in washington in 2009 as part of an overall southwest border security strategy. so the full report is expected to be hundreds of pages l...

>> im feeling that nobody is on my side. i understand the predicament i put myself in. at the time i thought i did the right thing going to the officers and laying it all out there. >> and pointing out the shot caller? >> right. >> and the shot caller never put hands on you? >> no. >> and you thought that was correct? >> at the time, yes. i mean, because, you know -- >> youve got to know number, dude. you know thats never correct. especially if he didnt put hands on you. heres what were going to...

All belong to government," they tried to say that wasnt from us. but many are pointing to the speeches saying the folks who took to the podium made the same argument themselves. ben ferguson and the former chief of staff to democratic senator joe manchin. the welcome to charlotte video was paid for by the host citys fund. the obama campaign, the dnc did not produce it, but they are getting labeled with it. and the charge is that it is reflective of how these democrats feel, chris. >> who was wat...

About reset, about reaching out, reset with russia, reaching out to those who were opposed to us. it has not worked out very well but he has a very strong record when it comes to commando and drone attacks. he is not afraid to use force which makes it difficult for governor romney to attack him on the traditional republican versus democratic lines. >>shepard: as a journalist you not that surprised that a republican is not bringing up the wars? >>guest: i am not. but it is interesting they do hav...

Nation. to to show someone like that, this man with his version of the american dream, it is an important message that democrats are giving at this convention. >> it is interesting. we heard mitt romney within governor romney and others say their party is actually the party that is raising, if you will, and shining in the spotlight on young latino stars. pointing of course to marco rubio, susanna martinez. we mentioned this four-point bump among latino voters for romney after his convention. wha...

Outside the hall. that the post important. >> here is the problem. the problem is, i love this argument republicans are appealing to women. where? what policies do you believe will make lives pet better? the same policy under the presidents administration? not a single republican pointing to one policy, not one, where romney differes with republicans or george bush. not one. so how are we supposed to believe? how is a woman voter supposed to believe that republicans will create a better life for...

Authorities warn more flooding is possible. you are looking at some of the homes that are still very much in the danger zone. we took a boat ride on the swollen pearl river which is not expected to crest until some point today at five feet above flood stage. until that happens, no one here until that happens no one here is in the clear. ryan owens, abc news, on the pearl river. >> thank you, ryan. so worth pointing out. this was just a category 1. basically category 1. strong tropical storm. if ...