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Out the door, thats part of why its such a big deal when the guy whos second in command to john boehner lost his seat in congress in that virginia republican primary a week ago. being the number two guy in congress, being the house majority leader, thats a big job and its a big deal for the man holding that job to have lost his seat. but when eric cantor lost his seat, it took on importance that was even more outsized than it otherwise would have been because eric cantor wasnt just any number tw...

Replace cantor. the number one person up for that is kevin mccarthy, currently the number three in the republican party, looking to move up to that second in command. and while hes the favorite, hes not uncontested. a tea party republican, raul labrador of idaho, is also vying for that spot. so, theyll make nominations, theyll give speeches, speeches in support, and then the voting, by paper ballot, by the way, will begin. now, because mccarthy is already the number three, the majority whip, if ...

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Identity secret. his heroic efforts are being praised at highest levels i can tell you that. president obama saying in a statement our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. as we honor all our military troops and his families he gave his life for all americans and he and his teammates remind us about the selfless service that keeps our nation strong and free. defense secretary leon panetta also said in a statement, i was deeply saddened to learn a u.s. service member was killed in the opera...

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An audience thats not a large audience, but that went after this material with great gusto. >> bin laden gone, awlaki gone, abdul rahman, al qaedas second in command killed in august. at this point, whos left in al qaeda? i mean, whos left? and whos the most dangerous of those left? >> well, heres an important part to emphasize about the death of al awlaki. al awlaki didnt have an official position in aqap, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. he was an adviser, but he wasnted leader, he wasnt the...