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>> the popes comments drew a mixture of praise and criticism among catholics. critics thought francis didnt go far enough. church doctrine remains the same, engaging in homosexuality is a sin and quote intrinsically disordered. pope franciss predecessors both talk tough on the gay issue. pope benedict xvi, last year. >> translator: father, mother, child, essential elements of the experience of being human are lost. >> pope benedict had a charisma, but this was the charisma of a professor you res...

Brain trust. esther, will let me start with you. president obama on his way to seattle. he will spend a few days out west. hell spend two days in california. doing something hes been doing a lot of, raise money. the guardian newspaper has been tracking his fund raising activities and it found president obama is estimated to have raised up to $40 million for other democrats since his inauguration in january. thats pretty staggering. and well compare to some of his predecessors in a second. how is...

Two. and i think the thing that is important a s. this were talkit a president who the democrats are gearing up for the major fight in november 2014. such a big issue. they want to retake the house. >> and this is what the president has been saying in a lot of the fund-raisers, too, that this is not about me, this is about trying to at that time house. perry, what -- i want to so pnt viewers this graph. the president has attended 30 fund-raisers so far in 2013. more than twice that of his two te...

>> yes. the sanctions have brought them to the table. the level of economic concern, economic despair, a generation of young people being brought up without the same prospects and the same horizons that their predecessors had. i mean, they -- at least our impression is they are ready to talk. whether they are ready to do what is sufficient to bring about a lifting of sanctions is a whole nother question. thats, again, why we want to halt progress on the program so that we can have six months to ...

Were back. theres been a lot of attention paid to jack kennedy as we approach the 50th anniversary of his tragic death next friday. that day in dallas made an indelible mark on our country, i can tell you. we all know it. but all know it. but unlike the abrut end of his presidency, his impact was felt for years. it could be felt by his nine predecessors in office from lbj to president obama. larry sab atoe explores his lasting experience in his new book "the kennedy half century." he joins us no...

Predecessors? and kevin mccarthy is here. he saw it for free. what does he care? (coffee be♪ng poured into a cup.) save your coffee from the artificial stuff.

Raise taxes on wealthier new yorkers to fund his universal pre-k programs for the poor underscores de blasios lack of financial experience. >> new york city is the highest tax base in america. >> we know early childhood education is the difference maker. we know it is the most effective investment we make in education. >> reporter: he ran hillary clintons first senate campaign and served most recently as the citys public advocate. youve had a small staff. what qualifies you to run a $70 billion ...

Yorks former governor mario cuomo would call campaigning in poetry and governing in prose. this time in new jersey. here is what then-candidate chris christie promise heed would do as governor campaigning against john corzine in 2009. >> heres what i will do as governor, i will cut spending and end special interest give aways cut taxes and restore property tax rebates. i will bring good jobs back to new jersey. and not chase them to other states. i will make sure all of our children get the educ...

Strategies diverting money from things like affordable housing and property tax rebates to balance the budget. he has issued more debt for transportation projects than any of his predecessors. overall spending has risen 14%. and while state surpluses nationwide are growing, new jerseys has shrunk to its lowest percentage in a decade. the states bond rating is among the worst in the country. mr. christies budget for 2014, at just shy of 33 billion will reach the second highest amount in state his...

Make a huge case out of it in the summer only to find out it was more persuasive, lasted longer and involved the top official and their government. so they have a lot of egg on their own face. what was interesting about the long article der spiegel published over the weekend, it went into some length of the embarrassment and sense of almost humiliation on their part they sort of willingly ratcheted this down and found out it was even worse than they thought. some of this is for their own domesti...