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Executive trying to keep things tight, close to the chest. heres in the world of politics. the public is going to want to know answers and fellow republicans want to know how stable of a candidate he is, how stable is his future, or have more secrets blow up on this campaign? so he really needs to get as much information out as quickly as possible and clear the air. >> couple facts that you might have at hand, james, one is, was there more to this agreement on the departure of that employee that...

Enough facts of this case to adjudicate whether or not an act of sexual harassment occurred. as you know, the women have not been able to come forward apparently as a result of the way that this settlement agreement was structured, so we have not heard fully their side of the story, but, you know, i was thinking back again to the fact that this was 12 years ago, and we just celebrated or just marked the 20th anniversary of the anita hill testimony at the clarence thomas senate nomination, senate...

To gain if he had managed to sell his current firm mf global holdings over the weekend. but i am going to complain anyway. the idea that corzine, who single handedly destroyed mf global holdings was in a position to command so much as a penny in severance is horrifying. it suggests two things. the first is the extent to which heads i win tails you lose remains the operative concept for wall street compensation. the second is that ones politics doesnt much matter when it comes to lining ones pock...

>> shepard: jail guards forced a fair to strip over a traffic ticket. now that mans ordeal is getting the attention of the nations highest court. the place is new jersey where cops arrested albert florence way back in 2005 when a traffic stop showed he had still had an unpaid ticket. the problem is florence had paid the fine. he even had the paperwork to prove it. but the police hauled him to jail anyway where he waited six days to see a judge who then dismissed the charges. during that week in ...

Market without a systematic infection of some sort of a problem. ive argued that the problem is the decision to basically suspend capital requirements in our capital markets, whether its the requirement to have capital at the government level or the down payment or the banks and with the mortgage lenders, give me a severance how distorting a market -- hoy distorted a market can get if you suspend and lift capital requirements. >> dylan, thanks for having me on the show. you look at this crisis a...

remove other barriers like not allowing women to drive cars. and stay right there, more on this story including reaction in womens rights groups, other ones in saudi arabia. president barack obama is due to arrive at the paramount theater in seattle, washington, this hour. hes visiting the west coast to push his plan for creating more jobs. and to raise money for fellow democrats. we expect to hear from the president before he heads to california later on today. the president als...

in spending that weve already cut from the budget, our plan makes additional spending cuts that need to happen if were to solve this problem. we reform agriculture subsidies. subsidies that a lot of times pay large farms for crops that they dont grow. we make modest adjustments to federal retirement programs. we reduce by tens of billions of dollars the tax money that goes to fannie mae and freddie mac. we also ask the largest financial firms, companies saved by tax dollars during fina...

reporters in tow. are we falling for yet another presidential tease? what to make of dick chain nays media blitz? are the anchors holding him accountable? hurricane irene, i say television was swept away with breathless coverage. well ask two critics whether im all wet. as the media gear up for the tenth anniversary of 9/11, a look at how that tragic day changed the news business at least for a while. slate lays off one of the countrys most provocative media critics. jack schaeff...

Not negotiate any money. i had nothing to do with it. it describes all of his phone calls. three of them on may 22nd of 2009 just as you say, the number $8 million was thrown out there by hamptons lawyers. coburn says thats crazy. thats way too much. gets it down to around -- and then coburn describes what he thinks is right. what kind of package is right. resettlement money. its very clearly a negotiate, isnt it? >> the first time i interviewed doug hampton which was less than a month after thi...

What we did. >> john ensigns parents paid $96,000 to the hampton family. the senate ethics committee conclude that ensign and his parents made false or misleading statements to the fec about the money which amounted to severance payments to cynthia and doug hampton. the committee also said the portion of the payment that was severance for cynthia hampton was an excessive and illegal campaign contribution because it exceeded federal limits. senator coburn negotiated the payment to the hamptons wi...