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Still ahead, president obamas summer slump. a series of scandals at home and crises abroad have the presidents poll numbers sinking. so how do they compare with the predecessors? well ask former bush viadviser karl rove. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what youre made of. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in b...

Years. his predecessors did similarly, now sioux falls boasts a reserve thats 32% of its operating budget. thats a sizable rainy day fund. >> this is the midwest, this is south dakota, this is sioux falls. here we value prudence, we value caution. >> so prudently the mayor decided to invest in infrastructure. since 2010, the city has repaired or rebuilt 290 miles of roadway. in 2013, sioux falls broke its construction record for a single year. >> to me if your infrastructure is not rock solid, y...

>> mcnamara had been managing the war since 1961. the man was just overwhelmed with guilt. >> in less than 60 days, i will have served seven years as secretary of defense. no one of my predecessors has served so long. i myself did not plan. to. >> robert mcnamara leaves office. i think its fair to say that he is by that point tortured on a personal level by the war. >> tonight the communists hit the very heart of saigon, the brand-new u.s. embassy building. and at least ten cities in that war-to...

Fwook vice president bidens first run for the senate in 1972 and it remind us that the veeps predecessors, dick cheney, also made his first run for congress back in the 70s as well. cheney has a distinction in american politics. hes the only former presidential chief of staff to win a race for congress after his time at the white house. the year was 1978, more than a year after president ford lost to jimmy carter. a 37-year-old dick cheney told "the washington post" that a person who thinks its ...

Former new mexico governor and libertarian president candidate gary johnson plans to haul in as president and ceo of the marijuana product company. the nevada-based business plans on selling marijuana products in states like colorado, where recreational use is allowed. johnson says hes used the companys marijuana lozenges and theyre pleasant. he will receive equity in the company but clearly there are some other perks as well. today we mark a significant step forward in the fight for equality....

Parts of it. the hue and cry, i think, among supporters of health care law would be pretty big. >> david, im not sure about that. what i can say is throughout history, there have been complaints on either side, this president has issued fewer executive orderers than his predecessors. >> david, i think its important to note when the president steps into a space that he hasnt gone in before, whether it is obamacare, whether it is immigration, he may not like there has not been congressional action...

Big picture, has barack obama gone beyond some of his predecessors in his exercise of executive powers? >> i think unmistakably so. presidents tend to stretch these things and go as far as they can. but when you gut shut down 9-0 by the supreme court, it ought to be a clear warning that youre out of bounds here, buddy. now we look at these instances such as though you cited in the previous segment where the president has simply chosen to postpone or ignore explicit provisions of the law, somethi...

Big picture, has barack obama gone beyond some of his predecessors in his exercise of executive powers? >> i think unmistakably so. presidents tend to stretch these things and go as far as they can. but when you gut shut down 9-0 by the supreme court, it ought to be a clear warning that youre out of bounds here, buddy. now we look at these instances such as though you cited in the previous segment where the president has simply chosen to postpone or ignore explicit provisions of the law, somethi...

Hoover and george h.w. bush. six others tried and lost, james cox, stevenson, hubert humphrey, al gore and john mccain. even the three successful ones had one term in office. but the challenge for hillary clinton can be seen through the prism of her predecessors. should she run for change or continuity? the three who won all ran firmly as proteges of the president. promising to extend his policies. they also ran in economic good times with popular presidents. thats not always a guarantee, of cou...

Hoover, and george h.w. bush, bush sr. six others tried and lost. james cox, addly stevenson, richard stevenson, hubert humphrey, al gore and john mccain. even the three successful ones only had one term in office, but the challenge for hillary clinton can be seen through the prism of her predecessors. should she run for change or continuity. the three who run all ran firmly as proto guys of the president, promising to extend his policies. they also ran in economic good times with popular presid...