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Nuclear weapon. >> reporter: there are plenty of critics over the deal hammered out by the united states france germany, russia and china. concerns that they will get relief from economic sanctions while at the same time maintaining a pretty robust nuclear program. the fiercest critic is israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that says iran will still be too close to developing a nuclear weapon. >> not trying to kill any deal, im trying to kill a bad deal. you say its an historic decision, an...

Billion in salaries in 2012. the budget office also estimating it would raise earnings for 16.5 million workers currently earning $10.10 an hour but costs about 500,000 others their jobs. am by the way the federal government would incur $2 million for wage costs for the entire decade ending in 2024 that is because it has fewer than 4,000 workers earning less than $10.10 an hour. the senate is expecting to debate the election year wage bill. it could be a hotly contested one when lawmakers return...

To -- the addled and the dunces umpgts and then throw in the do-nothing congress that we had in this fair country. i think the funniest part was the part in the introwhen they said they were going on recess. i had no idea they were actually there. they dont do anything. they may as well. >> this is their summer recess. the wind and spring recess, and now the fall recess. >> its that you are solstice. the bottom line is this congress is attempting -- i guess, to distract themselves by going back ...

Sequestration? chief political correspondent carl cameron looks at what did and mostly did not happen four months in. >> reporter: president obama and democrats warned of disaster repeatedly before the $85 billion in automatic across the board spending cuts began four months ago. >> congress allows this meat cleaver approach to take place, it will jeopardize our military readiness, it will eviscerate job creating investments in education and energy and medical research. >> reporter: up to a mill...

Department conflict and the cia annex have remained so silent more than six months after the attack, harris. >> harris: what about the status of the select committee? >> this letter runs more than 20 pages with all the signatures, house resolution 36 which has gathered about 70 signatures so far and before the spring recess, the chairman of the intelligence armed services and foreign affairs committee were running an investigation and said pulling their findings together should be enough. >> we ...

Evacuated from the state department conflict and the cia annex have remained so silent more than six months after the attack, harris. >> harris: what about the status of the select committee? >> this letter runs more than 20 pages with all the signatures, house resolution 36 which has gathered about 70 signatures so far and before the spring recess, the chairman of the intelligence armed services and foreign affairs committee were running an investigation and said pulling their findings together...

>> a new "wall street journal," i recall, say gop senators are being pushed for the filibuster of gun legislation, whatever it ends up being. opponents of new gun restrictions have mobilized during congress two-week spring recess to pressure lawmakers to block gun legislation. in spite of, again, what the polls say, what do you make of where we stand right now and these debates that are going on? >> i mean, in terms of passing, you know, legislation, i dont think we stand in a great place. i thi...

Online campaign, highlighting the personal stories of immigrants. meanwhile, with the senate set to consider gunlation after its spring recess, michael bloomberg and wayne lapierre are both promising to invest millions in that coming legislative fight. bloombergs group, mayors against illegal guns, announced it will spend $12 million, all of the mayors money -- not all of it, has plenty more, on ads like this one to push democratic and republican senators to back gun control efforts. >> for me, ...

Hes helping brank bangroll a $12 million ad blitz. the campaign has its critics. >> i believe in the second amendment and ill fight to protect it. but with rights come responsibilities. >> reporter: mayors against illegal guns. led by new york mayor michael bloomberg, is pouring $12 million into ads like these to push congress to act on guns. >> closing loopholes will stop criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from buying guns. >> reporter: heres the mayor on nbcs "meet the press." >> there...

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