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A back-story thats more interesting, given that schneiderman is now working with mueller. elizabeth spires is here along with "slates" michelle goldberg. what was going on a? >> one thing thats important to remember is that the editor of the newspaper at the time was a family friend of the kushners, a former political operative. he didnt have a traditional journalism background. and so i think he understood what jared wanted to happen or what would be in the best interests of donald trump. so if...

Ineffective. given that the evidence showed roughly 275,000 active teachers in the state the extrapolated number of grossly ineffective teachers ranges from 2,750 to 8,250." well, thats a lot of teachers. at least one person had the smart wrd to get to the bottom of where that fig wrure came fr exactly. "slates" jordan weisman called up the expert behind that statistic who, im not making this up, lit rally said, "i pulled that out of the air. theres no data on that. thats just a ballpark estimat...

Roughly 275,000 active teachers in the state the extrapolated number of grossly ineffective teachers ranges from 2,750 to 8,250." well, thats a lot of teachers. at least one person had the smart idea to get to the bottom of where that figure came from exactly. "slates" jordan weissmann called up the expert behind that statistic who, im not making this up, literally said, "i pulled that out of the air. theres no data on that. thats just a ballpark estimate based on my visiting lots and lots of cl...

Democratic district outside orlando. 2012. and he won. sending him back to congress for a second try. in a fascinating new profile, "slates" dave weigel pronounced grayson the most effective member of the house. what emerges is the picture of a former firebrand making his mark as a quiet, forceful and incredibly effective legislator. grayson launched dozens of under the radar campaigns to win over his republican colleagues. grayson gets their support on amendments to pieces of legislation accomp...

He was unseated by a republican challenger after one term by 18 points. thanks to redistricting, grayson was able to run in a much more democratic district outside orlando. 2012. and he won. sending him back to congress for a second try. in a fascinating new profile, "slates" dave weigel pronounced grayson the most effective member of the house. what emerges is the picture of a former firebrand making his mark as a quiet, forceful and incredibly effective legislator. grayson launched dozens of u...

Speech with congresswoman sheila jackson lee and betty sutton. will republicans go for a 21st century square deal? ill ask msnbcs jonathan alter. and "whats the matter with kansas" arthur, thomas frank. mitt romney is dissing donald trump. >> i spoke with donald trump earlier today, indicated we just cant make this debate. >> tonight trump is responding. "slates" dave weigel is here with the latest. the occupy movement has moved out of the tents and into foreclosed homes. this marine from ...

I mean, most people want -- i heard stephen king was on today. >> george will, and karl rove -- >> these are the three people, i have to tell you, theyre hacks, they dont speak for anybody. they have no power. a guy like karl rove is the one who gave us bush which ultimately gave us obama. >> trump is putting fox news in kind of a tight spot. they want him on all their shows, but they dont want him kneecapping paid contributors like karl rove. he still is pretty influential in the republican par...

>> george will, and karl rove -- >> these are the three people, i have to tell you, theyre hacks, they dont speak for anybody. they have no power. a guy like karl rove is the one who gave us bush which ultimately gave us obama. >> trump is putting fox news in kind of a tight spot. they want him on all their shows, but they dont want him kneecapping paid contributors like karl rove. he still is pretty influential in the republican party, but trump isnt interested in fox news damage control. >> we...

We also like you. i just dont want to -- >> i like people that are straight. hes got his own agenda. 100%. ive always viewed him as a hack. >> lets bring in msnbc contributor, political reporter for slate.com, david weigel. dave, what do you make of all this back and forth? is this just a game show for trump? >> i defer to conservatives who have had enough of trump and had enough of trump for a very long time. "national review" when the debate broke as news editorialized he was a fraud who shoul...

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