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Competition. and another said he prefers the british version of "house of cards" and a lecture on the economic benefits of the tax program largely a conversation with himself. as frank himself once said -- >> i dont know whether to be proud or terrified. programs both. >> joining me now, state delegate for maryland, 16 district and may be of the general assembly ways and means committee. the man who set into contest this great test of wells. thanks for joining me. we talked about this a couple w...

Been caused by humans. so the nebraska legislature voted that the study of the climate change problem should not really study the problem and all the states major scientists said they wanted nothing to do with it so the whole thing got canceled in nebraska. this is called the see no evil, hear no evil approach to scary public policy problems. its a little like what we described with republicans denying the baobamacare signup numbers. the technical term in political silence is la, la, la, la, la,...

The republican state delegate from virginia beach at the time insisted virginia should not study the effect of sea level rise on coastal virginia because he said the term sea level rise is a left wing term. and so virginia is not allowed to study it. la, la, la, la, la. same thing happened in north carolina recently where republicans in the state legislature there set a ban on any decisions or any planning being based on estimates from a state-appointed panel of scientific experts which predicte...

29-year-olds sided with democrats. compare that to 39% aligning with republicans. the gop bid is gaining nationwide attention. all nine states made it harder to vote since the beginning of last year. the city of paris is welcoming the first female mayor. socialist served as deputy mayor for 13 years. in her victory speech, she says shes aware of the challenge that being the first woman mayor brings. congratulations. a real life house of kards scene is unfolding in maryland. producers sayin...

For that kind of tank specifically? 700 pounds -- 700 gallons sitting next to the river, we dont regulate that? how can that be? who is trying to will that specific exemption into law? last week a state delegate named steven skinner asked a room full of lobbyists and lawmakers if any of them could explain the exemption for aboveground tanks of that size within that distance of the water. he asked does anybody understand that exemption? the answer was no. nobody had an explanation for it. after t...

Earlier this month. there are calls this morning for the resignation of maryland state delegate don gdwyer chargd with drunk driving. he pleaded guilty earlier this year for drunk boat driving. several people were badly injured in that incident. coming up on "the legal view" 20,000 text messages including naked pictures. all keeping a teenage lesbian in jail over her relationship with a 14-year-old female classmate. also, an australian baseball player allegedly killed by three teenagers in o...

A federal audit find that instead of marylands baltimore city schools spending federal stimulus money to improve classrooms, they put those funds towards things like theater performances and mother-daughter makeovers. you heard it right. joining us to respond is a maryland state delegate. when you hear about this wasteful spending for some of the neediest kids in baltimore city schools, what do you think needs to be done about this? >> it does surprise me. these are all repeat offenders. they ha...

Pound, you have to get a background check and virtually a home study to get a puppy. the world in which i live and work and play does understand the notion of a background check and it and it is a simple thing, and in virginia the average is two minutes. i talked to gun owners in all walks of life and i have a uncle with a farm out in empress county and what is the big deal? we will get a background check. we have been able to move it a little bit in virginia. >> well, virginia is interesting to...

well look at big stories. give you interesting details and go inside information, only a worldwide news organization like cnn can bring to you every single day. were going to talk to the leaders and newsmakers and also real folks and challenge some of the conventional looks and issues people are discussing today. the "starting point" this morning is about changing minds in iowa. just 36 hours before the caucuses begin, and it is a statistical dead heat for first place between president...

>> am i the only one that the volt sounds like a marital aide? >> i am still confused between amps and volts. >> one vibrates. >> the one with the battery? >> back to you in the booth. >> all right. you mentioned -- what was the car you mentioned? the expensive electric -- >> the tesla. >> this is actually a nice car. thats what they should look like. unfortunately it is $100,000. >> and you cant find them. >> i know. we have to move on to a mar controversial topic, i think. from 40 grand to t...