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For several years. some believe several years could turn into too many years. that is not a position you want to be in. martha: in florida it has been a major source of the economy in that area. so many people working on this project over the years. so so many tourists come to watch the shuttle launch as they would take off from florida. and that is a big part of this story too. when you talk about funding in congress. at one point the estimate was a penny per person per year that it cost americ...

Accusing the u.s. of hostility, the north korea says it has the right to develop its space programs. mitch mcconnell is publicly endorsing mitt romney for gop nomination. now back to "hardball." welcome back to "hardball." this is a great segment coming up. mitt romney has won the nomination, we know that, but he hasnt exactly won the hearts and minds of the american people. a research poll asked who is more likeable. s simple question. president obama or mitt romney. 56% chose barack obama....

I believe that what were looking for is in the x-files. im more certain than ever that the truth is in there. >> moulder may be right. the truth may be out there, and there might be china. google earth has captured these amazing imagines of giant structures in chinas gobi desert. the patterns visible from space are spread out 93 miles from the headquarters of chinas space programs. conspiracy theorists are having a field day with the find. and now some are even calling it chinas area 51. this on...

live from new york this morning. we begin with what may be the occupy wall street moves biggest target so far, the iowa caucuses. cnn learned protesters plan to disrupt the first of the nation contest on january 3rd. organizers hope to have enough demonstrators on hand to occupy the campaign offices of president obama and all the republican candidates. they say their goal is to get them to start talking about the issues facing the 99%. also in tennessee, a federal judge has now ord...

About cutting spending. this is nothing new according to politico.com. lawmakers from states where nasa, space agency, the corporations typically awarded these contracts operate, have long pushed for the continuation of space programs. even when they arent exactly popular. states like alabama, maryland, texas, utah. lawmakers from those states insist their support of projects like this one stems from the overall importance of the u.s. space program. and there is something to that argument. they ...

It kind of feels like the space programs have the best preparation, the best-trained people like you and the greatest, most committed people. but sometimes you have to be macgyver in space. >> thats true. >> it didnt work the way it was supposed to work and you have to do something else. is that what theyre doing? trying to figure out the thing theyre going to do to loosen whatever they need to get out? >> well, in general thats true. but in this case, thats not what happened. they did finally g...

Pedestrians and vehicles, not allowed there. well let you know as we get details. jane? jane: democrats may have won the military care battle but that may not be such good news for some democrats who are facing uphill battles to win reelection this fall. what can the vulnerable ones do? also, space shuttle discovery lifting off before dawn today, nasa launching one of these final missions of our manned space programs in our country. well talk about where it goes from here, what the president has...

Without the shuttle, how do you get americans on board? >> reporter: thats one of the big problems. possibly take rides with the russians until privately-developed spacecraft is operational some years down the road, but there are lots of unanswered questions, and the entire florida congressional delegation sent the president a letter or last week expressing deep concerns over the future of nasa. at the same time, members are drawing up legislation to keep some of the current space programs going...

This morning hes had enough. hes calling it quits. he will step down in july after four years on the job. during his tenure, world governments could not agree on a new global warming deal. he says his decision is unrelated to the copenhagen summits disappointing outcome for climate change. >> a nasa official says they may try to help countries like indonesia that do not have established space programs. astronauts wrapped up work on the new observation room and president obama congratulated them....

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