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What have you seen of the health care bill? >> i havent seen it. >> is that a problem? >> never a problem, no. i always like to move forward with legislation ive never seen. >> john mccain, one of the gops longest serving senators, deep in sarcasm because he doesnt know what is in his partys health care bill. what would it mean if republican leaders plan on a vote next thursday when people dont know whats in their plan. lets ask editor in chief of vox, ezra klein. and andy slavit. it is good to ...

Needless to say, we think senate democrats should continue to spend some quality time getting our nominations moved out of the senate. this afternoon, the president will have his final public event by speaking on the phone with mississippi governor bryant, they are going to discuss storm relief and recovery efforts underway in mississippi and any help that the governor needs from the federal government. today, the president also announced the appointment of an incredibly qualified team to serve ...

We need him. he is a very thoughtful, gentle man. he does a lot for our state and our country without being pushy and nasty about it. if he doesnt win the primary -- i certainly hope he does, then certainly im going to reach out and try to work with chris mcdaniel. >> all right. senator lott, senator daschle, the report is fantastic, but depressing that you had to write it down in many ways. thank you both for fronting this. up next, a race to build a coalition government in iraq. andrea mitch...

Time for the deep dive into the republican rift. and some insight from one of the partys longest serving senators. for 36 years indianas dick lugar carried and defined what a republican was in the state of indiana. and carried that banner in congress until his bid for a seventh term enlded in a primary defeat as the hands of a tea party conservative named murdoch. >> we do our country a disservice if we mistake the act of taking positions for governance. they are not the same thing. governance r...

this week we learned that the measure of consumer confidence fell for the fourth month in a row to its lowest levels since january. you may disagree with why its down. but, again, the customer who in this case is the american consumer is always right when it comes to the economy. why? because if americans are worried about the economy, they delay making important purchases and a perceived economic slowdown can easily become a reality. okay. so its happening. but why? well, probably the...

proof. thats fair. so here you go. you probably know that more than any other developed nation, the u.s. economy is driven by its citizens and on how confident they feel about their future. this week we learned that the measure of consumer confidence fell for the fourth month in a row to its lowest levels since january. you may disagree with why its down. but, again, the customer who in this case is the american consumer is always right when it comes to the economy. why? because if ame...

Wisconsin has it all this year. political junkie dream or nightmare. meet congresswoman tammy baldwin joins me next. the lesson of lugar. the countrys longest serving senators. t do this, its just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelors or masters degree for tomorrows careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, ...

toast, bacon, ham, sausage, chicken sausage, wheat or rye toast, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, no substitutions. >> rollout out. >> take you out to your car and put you on a treadmill. this morning im going to stick with the tater tots because theyre easy to eat to anchor a show. hello, everybody. cnns political analyst roland martin is with us this morning. its a bad start if i cant get through rolands name. david frum is back with us. nice to have you in person. chatting by satellite. ...

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Are expecting -- and we have been serving senators who are onboard with repealing dont ask, dont tell. it appears its going to pass. there are four republicans. susan collins of maine as well as olympia snowe of maine, and also scott brown of massachusetts. and lisa murkowski of alaska who have said that they support this appeal. you do the math, add those four to the 57 democrats in the senate, also independents who caucus with the democrats, and this thing looks like its going to be moving thr...