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World, this speech i think is going to be very important. when barack obama asked david cameron to lobby members of congress to vote against the economic sanctions bill being proposed by senators kirk and menendez that was okay with the white house but when thaut netanyahu comes to speak against the white house policy suddenly this is a breach of protocol. this is. >> do you think the important message is getting lost in all of this and if so what does that mean? >> i think thats the obama admin...

>> if you just wait one second, i want to update you with a campaign ive been running. its an unofficial poll. i asked all 100 sentences following harry reids absurd vote but do they agree with an assault weapons ban. 30 support, 40 posed. those that added their names to the oppose list are senator portman. and in the no-position, we have senators kirk and mcconnell. so well keep on them. that leaves about 20 senators who still refuse to say either way will they support the assault weapons ban i...

30 support, 40 posed. those that added their names to the oppose list are senator portman. and in the no-position, we have senators kirk and mcconnell. so well keep on them. that leaves about 20 senators who still refuse to say either way will they support the assault weapons ban in this country which is quite extraordinary after we ask a schism question. tabias, let me ask you, what do you do about these two kids in georgia who have murdered a bay bif in a stroller? >> ive been watching most ...

Theyre substantive. i think they make a lot of sense. the democrats understand this. and if they want to get this show on the road, they can deal with us. i hope they will. >> there are other banking regulators who do not have senate appropriations, have their own independent appropriations. that has been a tradition with regulators. >> well, andrea, you well know the federal reserve has a board of governors and the chairman, you have the fdic this the chairman and other members. it makes more s...

Funding stream. dont you believe thats a disaster, thats going to happen? a wreck thats going to happen? thats all were saying and if were going $5 billion a day, every working day, $5 billion more were adding to our debt, dont you think we have the responsibility to reverse that? im saying weve got to get our financial house in order. if you want to put predictability, you want to put employment back to where people can work and find work, put some consistency back into the system. right now pe...

Behalf of the american people. thats why tomorrow we are pushing so hard for the confi confirmation of rich cordray. today at the white house we have a bipartisan group of attorneys general who support his nomination. we have the u.s. conference of mayors, who across the country, mayors have said people in our community want a strong consumer financial protection bureau. in ohio today, members of the consumer financial protection bureau are releasing for comment a two-page agreement that makes c...

>> and senator santorum certainly reflects most of the presidential candidates with the possible exception i guess of jon huntsman. >> sure, i think we should focus on the fact that were talking about 80 countries where its still criminal to be an openly-gay person. >> look at uganda. >> nigeria is looking at a law in russia you have gay rights demonstrations and groups being cracked down on by the state. so were talking about you know, agreeing that lgbt people should be treated as human beings...

Forward. were not worried about the next election. minor anybody elses. it should be about the next generation. >> thank you so much, senators kirk and mansion. and for the first time the u.s. says it will use diplomatic and economic pressure to promote gay rights worldwide in a landmark announcement in geneva. secretary of state hillary clinton said human rights and the rights of homosexuals are inseparable. joining me now, brian molten is the chief legislative representative here for the human...

Have supported the payroll tax in the past. a number of republican candidates support the payroll tax cut. why are you so dead-set against it? >> because both the democratic and republican bills will cost social security $250 billion. the program is not a welfare program. its a retirement security program. paid by contributions. and we shouldnt cut contributions. one of the lessons of europe is that you cant run a retirement security program without contributions. right now, 10,000 americans qua...

Arent you putting the president on the spot on one of the signature issues as he kicks off his campaign? >> it shouldnt be about the next election. it shouldnt be about politicking. andrea. it should be about the next generation and being american. its been the one shared sacrifice, if you want, with payroll, 6.1 each. we both pay, employer-employee, at 12%, now were down to 10%, they want to take it further. well never have the political will to go back and the one tax thats been dedicated stri...