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They just want to get past this. they have so few options. i think richard has the other end of this, which is the karzai team also trying to dial it down. there is no love lost here. but they dont know what else to do. and he is now their guy, elected. theyve made the determination that that election was not fraudulent, at least on its face. and theyve got to deal with him. the surge is about to ramp up, and what do you do when youre trying to have a policy with an 18-month time line for withdr...

Before we go, the shallow end where we give ourselves kind of a pat on the back this morning. our producer anyway. remember that misspelled sign at the cincinnati airport, the one announced protection for the snowboarders and skateboarders? were proud to announce that the sign has been fixed. behold the power of the shallow end. it says the a has been removed from u.s. customs border and protection. i cant even speak. we didnt know the influence was so vast. sarah palin has a special on fox ne...

"the new york times" got ahold "the shallow end," where blago of some investigative materials is back. that show e-mail that -- from his latest antics, coming up next. [ male announcer ] mix it. what their investigation shows -- indicate possible links between john ensign, the republican of nevada, trying to get some kind of a job or employment for the husband of his former mistress and there are very specific rules that prohibit that for one year after you leave the congress to do any kind of l...

Very difficult to look at the possibility of extending in some significant way the u.s. presence in iraq. so they could be faced with a terrible choice a few months from now where going ahead with the pullout could lead to a major deterioration. and therefore, the loss of what has been achieved in iraq over the last several years. >> tough decisions and interesting days ahead in iraq. susan glasser from foreign policy magazine, thank you. >> thank you. coming up, the situation room at the whit...

Here is something you dont see every day necessarily. jay-z, his wife beyonce andppar white house situation room. they had a tour, took some snaps and they landed online. what do you know? what a shallow end we can have today. its the day after the oscars. without a look at the red carpet and hits and misses, what would we be? here are chucks picks in no particular order for best dressed. >> by the way, "the shallow end" is so shallow today you cant get your toe wet. >> ponder that. theres sandr...

Plus, we all know the news biz can get a little bit competitive sometimes and actually it does come down to fisticuffs. were heading to "the shallow end" next. [ male announcer ] mix it.

Okay. before we go, a tale of mice and men in todays "shallow end." for all the trouble the u.s. congress is facing now, at least they dont have a rodent infestation. that is the problem facing britains house of lords. parliament staff say they see mice on a daily basis at the restaurants and bars inside the historic westminster complex. now, theyve nixed a proposal to use cats to rid the palace of the problem, opting instead to use poison and mousetraps because thats more humane. the parliament...

>> lets get to the news of the day. everybodys talking about this reconciliation method. the first question to you, republicans say this is really illegitimate in this scenario, because the democrats want to use it as kind of an end right now, because they do not have the 60 votes anymore for health care. has reconciliation been used in this way, when they didnt have the full 60 votes before? >> reconciliation has been used a lot. and i would never use the term illegitimate with regard to reconc...

1948. he felt very comfortable playing an important role. and its quite possible vice president biden -- >> were out of time but republicans can offer unlimited amendments, dont they? >> at the end of 20 hours you can offer as many amendments as you can scribble out. >> fascinating. >> why do i feel like weve just scratched the surface here? >> and now weve introduced a whole new can of worms, vice president of the senate. vice president joe biden popped up. we will have to have you back. comi...

"the shallow end" takes us to russia where a chimpanzee is drying out in rehab. zorah gap hitting the bottle soon after retiring from the circus and moving to a zoo in southern russia. he picked up the habit from zoo visitors. since when can you bring booze to the zoo? he reportedly began pestering passersby for alcohol. now full disclosure that picture were showing you is actually not zorah but a different champ who drinks beer. i didnt know there was such a problem with that. he does smoke, by...