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Air force. You ran against Kamala Harris for state attorney general. There has been some criticism from the left that she was too harsh as a prosecutor. Is that a problem for her with a left wing of the Democratic Party . Rep. Lieu i do not think so. My advice is never run against Kamala Harris. In terms of her record, you do not get to be elected as the District Attorney of San Francisco and then elected statewide in california as attorney general if you were not progressive. She has a record s...

King and not really try and bring about what dr. Kings policies were all about. When i look over the last 18 months from eric gardner and ferguson to some of our leaders, i wanted some of the young people that were not about headlines but about working and sacrifice to be with us and they are my special guests this morning. Brandi and shanae, stand up, from ferguson, missouri. Reverend compton lee, stand up. And many of our Board Members, Lamel Mcmorris and others that are here, reverend michael...

What is the proudest moment of your career so far . Guest wow. I dont mean to sound snarky or snippy here, but i hope it is yet to come. I feel very fortunate in just a few days well start our 12th season on pbs. Im now on 15 years in public radio. I feel very blessed at start of this year to do all weve done so far. I hope the proudest moment is yet to come. If i had to i hope the proudest moment is yet to come. If i had to pick something it would be that i am still in here and so many people t...

Peter, tomplaint came pouring into npr wn i first started i talked too loud. My favorite one was my laugh was too boisterous. He laughs too bows tmendously. Laugh was too much. My cence was wrong. I spo too fast. Everything about me isoo big for public radio. You know how npr is. This is National Public radio. My style is so different when i first started at npthe betting i wouldnt make it. Pb the betting wasnt as high. People didnt think it would rk on pbs. Charlie rose had done well for years ...

Feel very blessed to be able to have done all that we have done so far. And i hope that the best is yet to come. If i had to pick something it would be that im i am still here and there are so many people who bet against me in so many moments of my life. I remember the complaints that came in, my favorite was he last two boisterously my lap was too much my cadence was wrong, i spoke too fast everything was too big for public radio because npr says this is National Public radio. And my status is ...

People didnt think it would work on pbs. Charlie rose had done well for years and nobody expected for me to make it on pbs. Long story short it would be im still here. Host 25 years or so youve been doing this. 17 books or so you ever written and edited. Your different shows that youve done, what do you think youve accomplished . Guest i hope that what we do every day through our public radio and Public Television work is the same three things that say all the time. I hope, number one to challen...

The democratic platform from the 2008 campaign, you are looking at the best and the brightest and a group of folks highly educated and highly intelligent. Pillory clinton is a very smart woman. Joe biden is not an idiot by any stretch of the imagination. You go over to the right side of the aisle, and you are looking at folks who are out at second everybodys second. No one there is what you call list. If someone you couldnt we vote for, someone who would spend their entire life in politics. The ...

Governor romneys recent momentum and president obamas chance to look president ial in this final week. One state already feeling the direct effect of the storm is right here just outside of us in virginia today. Were breaking down the recent success for democrats in the old dominion and what are the president s chances to do it again . Good morning from a very rainy washington. Its monday, october 29th, 2012. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd. Lets get right to my first reads of the morni...