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Incident occurred more than two years ago overseas, when a united nations chinese undersecretary general for economic affairs went on a drunken rampage, telling his boss, the u.n. secretary general, ban ki-moon, i know you never liked me, mr. secretary general, well, i never liked you either. he later apologized. there are just a handful of establishments where diplomats can eat or drink, especially during years of renovation here at u.n. headquarters. so in those late-night negotiations, diplom...

Challenge, as we move into what could be a very difficult although interesting period in catholic history. >> let me ask you, liz, as someone whos been there -- and obviously youre around your students at duquesne university, you give tours around the vatican, and you live in rome, as you have for so many years, about the way it feels here. it is so different in the united states. we talk about the problems in the church, and im wondering what youre feeling today and what your sense is, having b...

Going to do all that -- megyn: right. >> but that is important. megyn: what does that person do? if you become the boord to the u.k., what do you do? >> well, that is one of the hardest posts because london is so close to washington that people go over all the time. theres a lot of direct phone communication. and it really is typical of embassies around the world. its very different than 200 years ago when you got on a ship and three months later you got to the place you were accredited to. but ...

They finished with -- the prize, the womans weight in beer, and five times her weight in cash which came out to $530. cute. >> pete: that whole thing is really disturbing. >> gretchen: im glad my husband accident enter us in that. it looks like a couple of women have to do a face plant in the mud based on that carrying position. >> steve: im sure. crazy. congratulations. >> gretchen: congratulations. thats a lot of work for a lot of beer and not so much dough for the amount of work that went int...

When he had meetings at the u.n. at the u.n., you dont have to have one-on-one bilaterals. you see all of these leaders at lunches, at receptions, at dinners. he has talked to the leaders recently that he needs to, prime minister netanyahu, karzai of afghanistan, the pakistanis, the middle east, the european leaders. you know, this is a very weak kind of accusation. secretary of state clinton speaks for the president. shes a very strong and power phil s ful secretary of state. ive been here at t...

No matter what. i sure as heck am not going to let anybody else. thats for sure. >> thats the thing. >> no way. heres a look at your weather. going to be a messy day along the east coast with heavy rain from georgia to new england. there could also be hail, high winds, and even the threat of a tornado. very pleasant though in the west. >> fall-like temperatures in the midwest, chicago and fargo. around 60. bait more unusual pacific northwest. portland, mid to upper 80s. some football, it was...

>> no way. well, heres a look at your weather. its going to be a messy day along the east coast with heavy rain from georgia to new england. there could also be hail, high winds, and even the threat of a tornado. very pleasant, though, in the west. >> fall-like temperatures in the midwest, chicago and fargo. around 60. bait more unusual pacific northwest. with portland in the mid to upper 80s. some football, it was monday night. peyton manning would probably like to forget this one. a denver...

First look at this mornings dish of scrambled politics. >> as the romney campaign scrambles to deal with that controversial video from a fundraiser. intel report the grandson of former president jimmy carter found the video and brought it to mother jones which broke the story. congress is briefly back in session this week before lawmakers head home to campaign for reelection. roll call reports their calendars are jam-packed this week with meals, visits and receptions with lobbyists. but all qu...

White house? >> its tremendous progress when you have some states back in colonial times when a catholic couldnt even be elected to office. it shows a great religious liberty tolerance that, unfortunately, the obama administration has been ignoring with the hss mandate forcing catholic institutions to violate their conscience. so the stark contrast here is between the obama/biden administration that wants to violate our conscience. >> isnt the bigger problem the catholics in the pews dont want t...

plus -- anger and rage. heckling in the battle ground states. mitt romney this morning saying he doesnt believe in his words unilateral disarmament. so is staged heckling here to stay? groped at the gate, but the tables are turned. this time its the tsa supervisor getting the enhanced patdown. the twist, the passenger is actually a former tsa agent. and swimming sensation, shes london bound for the paralympics. she has broken two world records, and she is just 17. already a hero in...