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Would galvanize or bring any more of those young men to his fold given his other stances. as angela said, records do matter and hand paul has quite an extensive one. >> im thinking there might be some voters who would give the republican party a second look on that one. hogan, so speaking of your party, and the loss last year, mitt romney, hes announced that hes going to hold a summit for business and political leaders this summer in park city, utah. his former running mate, paul ryan, and chris...

Reaction with their trip? >> reporter: the top republican was mike rogers of the house intelligence committee. he made the point that the president gave a speech that was received very well but didnt get the peace talks to start up again. white house officials say, look, the president went there and accomplished what he intended to, namely to smooth over relations with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, to reach out to the israeli people and reaffirm the united states commitment to them and also...

Taxes. now senator patty murray, the architect of the senate plan will work with congressman paul ryan to try to bridge the gap between the two radically different proposals. well, there are some pivotal arguments being heard at the supreme court this week as the justices take up two key cases involving gay marriage. they include californias proposition 8 case on tuesday and the defense of marriage act or doma on wednesday. one of the top attorneys arguing against prop 8 which bans sa same-sex...

>> chad, i want to get you in on this and see you if agree. what struck me yesterday watching david gregory who interviewed david boyce, a main lawyer for the advocates, he sounded cautiously optimistic when talking about prospects in terms of the outcome of this case. what are your thoughts? >> you know, look, our side has been optimistic from the beginning because the constitution is on our side. you know, when more than three years ago we began this case, and went to trial, we set out to prov...

>> i hope youre right. because some are a little bit less hopeful, but i do hope youre right. celia, the white house, today, said it was pleased that theres going to be a vote on an amendment for an assault weapons ban in the senate. this was in response to those mass shootings like newtown and aurora where steven was shot. youve written that the ar-15, you know, a woman wouldnt want to be stuck at home without one. despite studies that show women are actually nearly three times more likely to b...

Everyone last month. up for a vote in the senate come april. the debate over same-sex marriage takes center stage at that time supreme court this week. the court will take up its first case on tuesday. it involves californias proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. the second case involves the defense of marriage act known as doma. that law defines marriage as between a man and a woman. right now people are lining up outside of the supreme court trying to get front-row seats to history. will the...

Ads hit airwaves ahead of a key vote on gun control. nra says the mayor is trying to intimidate senators. same-sex marriage will be front and center at the u.s. supreme court this work. the court will hear arguments on the defense of marriage act and californias proposition 8 which bans same-sex marriage. cnn justice correspondent joe johns is here with details. >> fred, the battle over same-sex marriage in california has been going on for years and coming up this week it finally arrives at th...

Its a 14-word law that has sparked reams of lawsuits, legal filings and now a date with the supreme court. californias proposition 8 reads only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in california. there are many ways the high court could rule on this one, but whatever the decision expected this summer the impact could reach far beyond californias state lines. supporters of gay marriage are hoping prop 8s ban on gay marriage will be overturned as unconstitutional if the justic...

Political debate is concerned, but we all understand especially general harris is the only polls that matter are the ones that happen on election day. when were talking proposition 8, were talking about californians going to the ballot box twice in a nine-year period and voting to uphold marriage between one man and one woman. thats our most fundamental right in this country is the right to vote and right to participate in the political process. and we dont need the supreme court to take that ri...

. the supreme court will hear two lawmaker cases involving same-sex marriage beginning tuesday. and people are already lining up outside the high court hoping to hear the arguments. one of the cases is a challenge to the defense of marriage act which prohibits federal recognition of gay marriages. the other, a challenge of californias proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage that was approved by voters. thats just days away now. earlier this month, the president who signed the defense of marr...