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Of legislation that purposefully, purposefully, harms people and takes money away from those who are in the middle class and the poor and hands it to the wealthy. and to the corporations and to the insurance companies. i mean, thats unconscionable. but thats precisely whats happening here. can we survive if the program -- if this repeal doesnt pass? absolutely, we can. but it requires this administration and the congress to support the affordable care act, to provide the kind of certainty about ...

I think with respect to h1bs and other visa, its part of the greater immigration reform efforts through executive order and working with congress. but youve already seen a lot of action on immigration. whether its that or the spousal visas or other type of visas, theres a need to look at all of these programs. you will see both through executive action and comprehensive legislative measures a way to address immigration as a whole and the visa program. >> since were doing two, i have two for you....

Agree with what the pretty cat platform is but a very right wing backlash group controls the primaries and theyre now paying the price for that. >> this is really a fascinating aspect that comes out in the documentary is, we now think of the issues around womens reproductive choices and quality as being cleaved along tight partisan lines. if you go back to 1970ss its not so neat. heres bella abzug in 1973, shes talking about women seizing power in both parties. take a look. >> for women who are ...

Clinton. as a percentage of gdp, tax revenue as a whole is the the lowest its been since the 1950s. theyre down around 8%. we have seen everything. the inheritance taxes. everything that hits people at the top has been reduced from a policy standpoint. then above that has been erected an entire industry of tax evasion, which uses all kinds of expertise to create vehicles expressley created for the intent of reducing tax burden. thats atop the policy structure. >> and that results in massive defi...

His direction, fundamental direction in the middle east? >> in a variety of ways and basically adopted the freedom agenda and stuck with older formulas when it came to israel and the palestinianens. >> hold it, bushs agenda, freedom agenda for the broader middle east, am i hearing that correctly? >> i was listening to that speech, president bushs second inaugural, democracy, freedom, a top not a second priority for the united states. out of the same play book that people like president obama and...

Nicolas sarkozy had a grand plan in mind. the union of the mediterranean to be a hallmark of his rotating eu presidency in 2008. the math was simple. the scale grand. up to 44 nations of europe, the middle east and north africa, that among other things would foster trade with the mediterranean sea as its center of gravity. the french president wanted to expand the original plan launched in the mid-1990s. the policy structure was in place but the actual building of this economic blueprint never r...

Clear at the meeting of the two presidents last week. megyn: jim angle is reporting live from washington. >> reporter: yes maam. look, they may feel good about it at the moment, but it is interesting to look at what these spies were after. one was trying to get military information on bunker buster bombs but the indictment makes clear much of the spys efforts were aimed at learning the intentions and thinking of the obama administration. listen to this: >> youve got a new president with a very n...

A choice. its to both of their credit theyre willing to take this extra step. >> i think youre talking about can competence here. are you saying the presidents competence is an asset or liability? sounds like youre saying its an asset so far. >> i think it helps him set the right tone. i dont think kim would be in the room unless china and the united states were putting pressure on them, unless they had real genuine concern that the u.s. was going to keep that economic sanctions in place. to you...