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>> $423,000 if im not mistaken. a lot of money to spend on the correct use of condoms. >> greta: who came up with? who okayed this? >> we dont know. it is interesting. my colleague daniel helper at the weekly standard dug this up and we have been doing some follow-up reporting and havent gotten answers to those kind of questions yet. it was in the stimulus and cree heiate nod jobs. the morn any was -- create nod jobs. the money was spent. >> greta: imagine being home and you are on medicare and ...

>> $423,000 if im not mistaken. a lot of money to spend on the correct use of condoms. >> greta: who came up with? who okayed this? >> we dont know. it is interesting. my colleague daniel helper at the weekly standard dug this up and we have been doing some follow-up reporting and havent gotten answers to those kind of questions yet. it was in the stimulus and cree heiate nod jobs. the morn any was -- create nod jobs. the money was spent. >> greta: imagine being home and youre on medicare and ge...

One of those is to help out with tuition assistance for active duty service members. because of the sequester, the army, the air force and the marines have had to suspend that program. the navy has not yet decided what to do about it. but the other branchs have suspended. they say they dont have a choice because of the way the sequester is structured. congresswoman tammy duckworth said she would be signing onto a letter to the secretary of defense asking him not to kill the program, to try to fi...

Tuition assistance for active duty service members. because of the sequester, the army, the air force and the marines have had to suspend that program. the navy has not yet decided what to do about it. but the other branchs have suspended. they say they dont have a choice because of the way the sequester is structured. congresswoman tammy duckworth said she would be signing onto a letter to the secretary of defense asking him not to kill the program, to try to find some way to keep it going. but...

That his messaging was the problem? really? not his policies? okay. here is the former republican nominee attempting to explain his 47% remarks. >> yeah, it was a very unfortunate statement that i made. its not what i meant. i didnt express myself as i wished i would have. you know, when you speak in private, you dont spend as much time thinking about how something could be twisted and distorted and can come out wrong and be used. but i did, and it was very harmful. what i said is not what i bel...

Control, planned parenthood. he was on the board of planned parenthood in connecticut. and then he does a 180 when he goes on a ticket with ronald reagan. and suddenly is against abortion after being pro-choice. >> yeah. >> that did not help him with women. this will not help his son with latinos. just because they liked him in the past doesnt mean theyre going to hike him in the future. >> sure. >> and if they dont like him, ley he doesnt have a calling card and he is not a particularly strong ...

That his messaging was the problem? really? not his policies? okay. here is the former republican nominee attempting to explain his 47% remarks. >> yeah, it was a very unfortunate statement that i made. its not what i meant. i didnt express myself as i wished i would have. you know, when you speak in private, you dont spend as much time thinking about how something could be twisted and distorted and can come out wrong and be used. but i did, and it was very harmful. what i said is not what i bel...

Later on in the show. i am joined tonight by mitch caesar, chairman of the democratic party in broward county, florida, and a member of the executive board of the democratic national committee. also with us tonight, jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst and bloomberg columnist. and jim moore, director of the progress texas pac and author of "bushs brain." jim, you first tonight. you know the bush family well. is jeb definitely positioning himself to make a run in 2016 and become a strong voice...

Although i think this, there is a window of opportunity in life for all sorts of reasons and this was probably my time. >> jim, you think he regrets not running in 2012? >> he didnt really have a chance because the country was real tired of the bushes after his brother. the problem for the bush family dynasty, ed, is that w. was the guy who won the state governorship here in texas and anybody who wins in texas is immediately considered a national candidate. jeb was always thought of as the smart...

Unwilling -- unable to be able to get a breast or cervical cancer screening or a family whose child is going to be kicked off of head start, or a woman or infant or a toddler who no longer are going to have access. >> there is no question about it. >> thats right. >> but congressman larson, on one hand, he says he doesnt know what the effect is going to have. on the other hand, he says op said, gosh, were going to lose a bunch of jobs here. which is it? is he that mixed up, or is he just trying ...