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that prompts a change in perspective. not wanting to somehow explain to your child why somebody should be treated differently when it comes to the eyes of the law. youve got joe biden, arnie duncan coming out for gay marriage. did all of this force the presidents hand. >> its sort of sped up the timeline, but they insist that the president had already made up his mind on this issue a couple of months ago, after as you pointed out, in that sound bite we just heard talking to family memb...

It clouds spotted there. monitoring the storm all day and the worst is about this time and earlier indicated by the national weather service so we have some reports of damage and some parts of western central kansas up until now minor daniel. >> so people get a reference point. you say you are watching this. we know from our meteorologist this is a little different. tell me about the system. >> yes. we started hearing from the national weather service yesterday that this system was worse than no...

Limited in paying current legal fees for former officers and directorss they believe they must continue efforts to control and scrutinize legal expenses. if organizations like fannie and freddie want to attract top level executive talent curtailing their access to top level legal talent will prove difficult. >> when you have a deposition you have to have three lawyers in the room. he there is no accountability for keeping legal costs within a proper reference point. >> by july the inspector gene...

Of former executives. >> this is pretty common. this is not an exceptionable deal it was a made for a few people that freddie mac and fannie mae. its probably in 95% of the contracts of publicly held companies. >> fhfa inspector general explains due to contractual obligations, fhfa believe the option are limited to paying current legal fees for officers and directors. they nonetheless believe that fhfa must continue effort to control and scrutinize these legal expenses. but if organizations like...

Of former executives. >> this is pretty common. this is not an exceptionable deal it was a made for a few people that freddie mac and fannie mae. its probably in 95% of the contracts of publicly held companies. >> fhfa inspector general explains due to contractual obligations, fhfa believe the option are limited to paying current legal fees for officers and directors. they nonetheless believe that fhfa must continue effort to control and scrutinize these legal expenses. but if organizations like...

My buddy for congrefrom college running for congress and will you give them $100? those are the three or four ways that dont involve industrial pressure. >> and small donations are an emotional act. the reason you as a common citizen give a small donation is youre outraged about something or youre excited about something. and for obama and his supporters, there hasnt really been much in this cycle to either be outrage ordinary excited about. so the flood, when it comes, if it comes, h come later...

Summation? >> theyre all challenging him. thats what the process is all about. mitt romneys going a step at a time, recognizing it is going to be a long slog. although new hampshire is the most important step in that long slog -- >> thank you, governor. >> but really and truly, anyone who thinks this is going to end quickly and early is mistaken. >> i would agree with that. i think that in new hampshire, that mitt romney is certainly the front-runner. i think that there are a lot of people vying...

Bush beats dole 38-29. it was virtually a two-man race. and we had a great campaign, got up to 38%. this is six or seven people -- actually eight or nine major ones still on the ballot, including the ones that dropped out. thats the reference point that youre going to get somewhere, i think, in the middle 30s and youre going to win hopefully by eight, nine -- >> but theres people in the 40s. >> why should it be any significantly different than the bush-dole margin structure that occurred then? >...

About. mitt romneys going a step at a time, recognizing it is going to be a long slog. although new hampshire is the most important step in that long slog -- >> thank you, governor. >> but really and truly, anyone who thinks this is going to end quickly and early is mistaken. >> i would agree with that. i think that in new hampshire, that mitt romney is certainly the front-runner. i think that there are a lot of people vying for the number two and three slots, again, in new hampshire. but clearl...

plus, house democratic leader nancy pelosi on the presidents re-election campaign. >> i think he should run against this do-nothing congress. and off the trail to give us a primary preview -- phil rucker of the "washington post" and neil king of the "wall street journal." im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." ignoring the iowa caucuses, jon huntsman planted himself here in the granite state, holding events, answering questions, signing autographs, shaking thousands ...