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Constitution can only be amended by a referendum universal ballot of citizens living in the state, so it will be the first time any country has put to the full population a proposition that seeks to legally permit same-sex marriage or marriage equality. so thats remarkable. it would be historic. and i spoke to many people who might view ireland as a more conservative traditional, catholic society, it might be a surprise to them but theres been consistent support now going back six or seven years...

Out, trace? >> the entire project has the cold war mystique highly classified secretive, extremely fascinating. the launch of the x37b space plane on the back of an atlas five rocket was perfect, but the air force wont tell us how long the mission will last. the previous flight was in orbit for 675 days. the air force is certainly not revealing anything significant about the mission, but the at least this time around they did give us a few morsels to chew on. for instance theyll be testing an el...

To ruin homes in south america. look at that. chiles weather service has forecast more rain and strong winds in the area. meanwhile, colombians still addressing the damage caused by yesterdays mudslide. hundreds of victims are still missing and the confirmed number of dead 78. what a tragedy. up next the launch window is about to open at cape canaveral. a rocket carrying a u.s. air force secret space plane just minutes from takeoff. who better to reveal the details than our own jay barber? hes...

And get on a space plane and take off to go somewhere. >> i believe in your lifetime you will have the opportunity to buy a ticket to go into space. >> reporter: over a dozen private aerospace companies in mojave, california, and around the company are developing technologies as reusable launch vehicles and space taxis which with allow long term stays in case. flights for private citizens are being planned as early as next year. they are teaming up with nasa taking advantage of the open playing ...

Will be less expensive and more efficient i guess, right? >> absolutely. the idea of space planes has been around for a longtime. the first space plane flew back in the 60s. it was manned of course, and this is another version of a space plane but unmanned. martha: general, does this give you increased confidence? we know that the space program has been curtailed a lot of people would like it to be fund ned a stronger way. we know that we are facing a lot of defense cuts, especially if we go off...

Good song choice, guys. after more than a year in space a mysterious american space vehicle has now returned to earth and landed over the weekend out in california. >> but now that its landed there are many questions, like what was it doing up there? abcs clayton sandel has more. >> reporter: it came in hot against a cool california dawn, ending a 15-month secret sortie into space. the x-37b is a fully automatic space plane that lands itself. it was once a nasa design to replace space shuttles, ...

congressman arthur davis says hes voting for mitt romney this time around. hes going to tell us why. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." the cold war is long over, but a chill has settled in in the relations right now. the key shoous, moscows support in the regime for syria. it may help fuel a brutal crackdown. president obama is addressing that issue headon at the g-20 summit in mexico. dan lothian is joining us right now. dan, whats the latest on this tension between the ...

. >> heather: the secret space plane is back on earth. unmanned aircraft touching down at californias vandenberg air force base after spending more than a year in orbits. details of the mission are highly classified. some suggest though it may have to do with spy satellite technology. an identical plane finished a seven month mission and will launch again this fall. >> gregg: new developments in the investigation into operation fast and furious, brand-new questions this hour following darrell is...

Would work. right now as you know the syrian army is deployed throughout the country. its attacking civilians. youve got internal strife and the main thing is for not to spill over volatile neighborhoods. you could increase the number of u.n. observers and peacekeepers and try to get that mission. 300 is not a lot of people to try observe, but you could move beyond that and go the scale of a mission youve seen in africa that has worked in places like ivory coast and liberia for example. >> heath...