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Of ways throughout the elements of power that exist. we have to start scoring points so we can get this to back off before it escalates. >> let me ask you this, anissa. this deal that was reached in geneva after seven hours of negotiation required those pro-russian militants who have taken over buildings in eastern ukraine to lay down their weapons and leave those buildings. today we hear theyre refusing to do that. why havent vladimir putin somehow step in? >> well, vladimir putin made it very ...

Governor did, is parlayed that little bit of work with some of the democrats the into something much bigger. he certainly used that politically to seem hes the only republican who could work with democrats, and i think he got to know them and, frankly, almost cared more about the democrats during the election season than he did the republicans. >> and that gets to the whole point of kevin otoole and chris christie teaming up to try to take out tom cains son as the party leader. and his supposed ...

>> he did not pretend to be 10 saint. coverage has taken note mistakes but he was such a courageous moral leader and a symbol the coverage can barely convey his gacy. what struckou most about the continuing coverage leading up to this? >> it was refreshing we live in an age where everyone prides himself on scoring points for one side or another and the media is increasingly partisan and polarized and it was nice to see a story where new york post and "new york times" and mother jones believed th...

>> he did not pretend to be 10 saint. coverage has taken note mistakes but he was such a courageous moral leader and a symbol the coverage can barely convey his legacy. what struck you most about the continuing coverage leading up to this? >> it was refreshing we live in an age where everyone prides himself on scoring points for one side or another and the media is increasingly partisan and polarized and it was nice to see a story where new york post and "new york times" and mother jones believe...

Whom have grown extraordinarily stressed out, leading them to behave erratically, leading them to lurch about from crisis to crisis, driven by partisan triablism, scoring points against liberals is more important than instead of a true organizing ethos, they end up being the party of no to anything dems say and that sort of erratic behavior feud by any number of stressors to government helping people to america getting browner to liberals achieving anything. that stress leads to erratic, self de...

Actual list of strings that might be at tamped. and the president has said he doesnt -- he doesnt want any. so this is far from being resolved, wolf. i do believe, as we were talking about before, the republicans are looking for some kind of a fig leaf as a way to get out of this because those poll numbers are scaring them. they know this has been a bad political move for them. and suddenly, of course, were not much talking about obama care anymore which is what got them into this in the first p...

And how they feel about obama care. listen to what harry reid said about his conversation this morning with john baner. >> i just finished a telephonic conversation with speaker boehner. my message to him was very simple. we have to stop playing these foolish games that keep coming to us from the other side of the capitol. this is not about him or me. about scoring points for one side or the other or name causing. like the villain of villains. its about doing the right i think it for the america...

This is not about him or me, about scoring points for one side or the other, name calling like the villain of villains. its about doing the right thing for the american people. >> that was senate majority leader harry reid on capitol him moments ago telling reporters he spoke with speaker john boehner on the phone about the government shutdown. reid, boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell are all expected to meet with president obama at the white house around 5:30 p.m. today. okay. moving no...

Is the department of justice reading the e-mails of reporters? what happened in ben ghazi and getting to the truth of that? >> fox news reporters? >> these are important questions to answer so we cant separate those two. maybe the public isnt excited and fascinated about them but they are things we need to talk about and sort out. >> the part of journalism is talking about stories that matter and whether or not its good for the public. this isnt about scoring points. its about if somebody did so...

Techina way, i think he might have been able to bring the republican party further on tax reform, not raising tax rate, lowering the tax rates, but doing away with the loopholes and using that money in a deficit deal and then persuade the democrats to go with the spending cuts and entitlement reform. the one thing he said, he said he did this as governor of massachusetts. i worked with the legislature, 87% democrat. you dont go out campaigning, scoring points. have you to bring them into the roo...