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Did this all come about? was there a three a.m. phone call to the editorial board in which vladimir putin said, hey, ive got this great piece, id like you to run it? >> well, we do know that the pr firm of kevin channel which has earned approximately $50 million from vladimir putins russia since it was hired to improve his image in 2006 offered in this to the new york times, and because "the new york times" is not foolish and understands news when it sees it, immediately grabbed it and put it on...

Complimenting jesse helms? he served at the pleasure of the republican establishment, the republican establishment could take that away if he was a public liability. thats what they did, the white house led the coup. got behind bill frist, orchestrated a coup where bill frist replaced lott. what ted cruise is and how ted cruise defines himself away from the establishment. the establishment theyre squishes, im the conservative, purist. the problem for the republican establishment from a pr standp...

And approving of it and saying, i wish wed had more of that, was enough to cost trent lott a big chunk of his career. is ted cruz safe in complimenting jesse helms? >> well, hes safe in the sense that what trent lott had, the position he had an the prnl est he had, he serve at the pleasure of the republican establishment. so the republican establishment could take that away from him if they decided he was sort of a public liability for that. and thats what they did. the bush white house led the ...

Egypts descent. john mccain has been opposed to the continuation of aid to that country. the two men both recently went there to egypt as emissaries for the administration and are calling for further action. those live pictures from cairo, egypt. before we end this hour, we want to look at what stories will make headlines in the next 24 hours. chris is back with us now. chris, youll allow us to indull engine a little lit of light sports fair. president yankees and a-rod, his first crack at bos...

Street. >> and you know, congresswoman, from a pr standpoint, that sounds good. but think, when i think about what happened with the drug sentencing. that did not work. and there was no thought to the fact that these kinds of laws would be disproportionately affect african-americans or people of color. weve got it on the screen. 2.3 million incarcerated. total african-americans incarcerated, nearly 1 million. the rate of incarceration for african-americans, nearly six time the rate of whites. it...

The food network and others are leaving her is it fair? its reprehensible that anybody uses the "n" word we have heard oprah winfrey and bill cosby these are just as bad as the racist to use the "n" word. there is no use for the n word. pr standpoint and paula deen, the bigger thing in politics its not the crime its the coverup that gets you in trouble for paula deen its not what she said but how she handled it it afterwards. >> what can thee so doo at this point? she has done this interview ext...

The food network and others are leaving her is it fair? its reprehensible that anybody uses the "n" word we have heard oprah winfrey and bill cosby these are just as bad as the racist to use the "n" word. there is no use for the n word. pr standpoint and paula deen, the bigger thing in politics its not the crime its the coverup that gets you in trouble for paula deen its not what she said but how she handled it it afterwards. >> what can thee so doo at this point? she has done this interview ext...

But i have to tell you that in all truth, i was very saddened today because yes, there clearly were mistakes made but let me say this, i know this womans heart. i may not have always agreed with how she, you know, how she ran her business or the direction that it may have taken. clearly, there were mistakes made, but i do know this womans heart -- >> and i think its -- and we should point out she acknowledged making mistakes and was asking for forgive nls. she wasnt very specific. im wondering f...

Were mistakes made but let me say this, i know this womans heart. i may not have always agreed with how she, you know, how she ran her business or the direction that it may have taken. clearly, there were mistakes made, but i do know this womans heart -- >> and i think its -- and we should point out she acknowledged making mistakes and was asking for forgiveness. she wasnt very specific. im wondering from a pr stand point, what do you make of how she handled this situation? because she first put...

Was asking for forgiveness. she wasnt very specific. im wondering from a pr stand point, what do you make of how she handled this situation? because she first put out this oddly edited video that was then withdrawn, you know, she agreed to go on the today show and blew that off the last minute. she put out this oddly edited video and with drew that and put out another video and most people seeing that other video, its sad no matter how you look at it. its a sad situation and sad to watch this vi...