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Mississippi senator wicker. charges come two days after prosecutors dropped charges against paul kevin curtis in the same case. curtis said he was framed. a roadside bomb killed three officers in afghanistan as they launched their spring offensive. the taliban spokesman says today was the first day of the new operation that will target foreign military bases and convoys, as well as attacks on police. the attacks will continue until foreign troops leave afghanistan. supreme court associate ju...

The same time, craig. >> there are new questions being raised about the mother of the suspects. what do we know about that? >> reporter: well, of course, investigators have been focused on her for the last week. certainly they want to know what her connection to any of the ties may be. she has, of course, been adamant about not being tied to anything. and even though she was added to the u.s.s government database, being on that database is not proof of any terrorism activity. so theyre looking a...

Years. still to come, the taliban is on the move. how will this years spring offensive affect next years drawdown of troops. and on shelves, amanda knox finds herself facing the potential of going back to jail. well talk about that. youre watching msnbc, the place for politics. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. youre not indestructible anymore.

The taliban and al qaeda is 3872 days old and the fighting is far from over. the taliban stepping up attacks on american and collision troops there as part of their annual spring offensive. it could very well be the last one, the last spring offensive american troops will have to face before our formal with drawl although it is uncertain how many combat troops will be left in the country. michael ohanlon, senior fellow of foreign policy studies at brookings institute. coauthor of the bending his...

Official trip to el salvador last year. i dont know jon so the secret service secrets seem to be coming to the surface. mother -- error reporter not so secret anymore! jon: molly henneberg. what a story. thank you. >> we are learning the taliban has launched a deadly attack just hours after the president left afghanistan. im harris faulkner in today for jenna lee. jon: im jon scott, terrorists targeting a western housing compound in kabul with a car bomb and militants disguised as women, wearing...

From foot soldiers to leaders, have indicated an interest in reconciliation. the path to peace is now set before them. those who refuse to walk it will face strong afghan security forces, backed by the united states and our allies. harris: brett stevens is a foreign affairs columnist. good to have you here. direct negotiations with a taliban, yet on a militant site, they say may third, were kicking off the spring offensive. >> you just showed, underscored the incoherence of the obama administrat...

There is no such taliban, at least among their leadership. and i wish that the administration would recognize that simple fact. harris: you know, on this website, reportedly theres a call out to -- and i read a little of it as i was introducing you -- to anybody, to kind of come along for the ride on this, to help them out, to fight foreign invaders. im curious, congressman buck mccain was here from the house armed services committee, a few minutes ago, he says maybe we should leave more troops ...

Today for gretch who is tapikin the day off. >> good to have you. >> good to be here. thanks so much. >> youll remember you got the call to be on the schedule when the dinosaurs were here. on a serious note, taliban claiming responsibility for a homicide attack overnight in kabul. seven are dead. most of the victims are women and children. president obama left afghanistan hours earlier and admitted that the white house has been having direct talks with the taliban. we have connor powell live in ...

President, rather than the issue. where, in fact, is the presidents plans to save medicare? or social security? we havent heard them. where is the plan to reform the tax code so that when, in fact, we have a fairer, broader based, lower tax rate code that actually generates more revenues for the federal government, take away the specialty favors that have been put into the tax code, where is that plan? we see little pieces but nobody is addressing the whole plan. and i make the case that if you ...

But this is in the much larger context of turning the page on the war. >> how do we turn the page on the war though in the president talked about peace. but how do we turn the page when the taliban are obviously starting their spring offensive? >> well, look, weve seen a few things. ep just a few years ago ooshts momentiam was with the taliban. weve turn the tide and the moment tum is now against them. were seeing an interest in reconciliation but a number of talib taliban. were seeing afghan se...