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Years in jail for spying on behalf of this country inside cubas intelligence directorate. i know, right? and, meanwhile, while all that has been happening, all that skulldugry and secrecy and drama you wouldnt believe if it was in a book, were told president obamas participating in daily meetings with intelligence diplomatic law enforcement and military officials on another supersecret issue of national security intrigue. and this one concerns north korea. last night we reported that anonymous u...

Has been happening, all that skullduggery and secrecy and drama you wouldnt believe if it was in a book, were told president obamas participating in daily meetings with intelligence diplomatic law enforcement and military officials on another supersecret issue of national security intrigue. and this one concerns north korea. last night we reported that anonymous u.s. government sources were letting it be known that the government had concluded that north korea, as a state entity, was behind the ...

Or not. >> the law empowers a state entity to do something that voters should have the ability to do, and that is to resolve a dispute in a political debate. the law goes further, it criminalizes that speech if that entity decides that you are right or wrong, it has the power to put you in jail and to fine you $5,000 for each incident of so-called lying. so we feel, as does the aclu, were joined in this opinion, that the solution to speech you dont like is more speech, not to eliminate it. >> bu...

>> but nobody is compelled in this country, no state entity. >> no. >> is compelled to pay for anybodys sex hormone therapy, nobody? >> i dont think they should be. >> thats chelsea, right that was just up there. >> chelsea, as the "new york times" is now calling her wants to set precedent. wants to be the first person ever to have the u.s. government -- >> -- pay for the sex change. >> bill: in the military. >> hormone treatment. >> hormone treatment. >> he doesnt want equipment change he just ...

>> but nobody is compelled in this country, no state entity. >> no. >> is compelled to pay for anybodys sex hormone therapy, nobody? >> i dont think they should be. >> thats chelsea, right that was just up there. >> chelsea, as the "new york times" is now calling her wants to set precedent. wants to be the first person ever to have the u.s. government -- >> -- pay for the sex change. >> bill: in the military. >> hormone treatment. >> hormone treatment. >> he doesnt want equipment change he just ...

Negligence, supervision, negligent hiring. it will be tens of millions of dollars that penn state is most likely going to be on the hook for. >> but there are obstacles for a litigant. there are 11th -- immunity. its a state entity. potentially, they could raise a defense, having sovereign immunity. im not saying that will prevail. but there are obstacles. this isnt an easy path to damage as compensatory or punitive by any litigant. >> ladies, thank you. time for a quick, yes, its true. now th...

While the appeals move forward. jenna? jenna: you know, theres so much legal sparring over this case, claudia, and you know this better than anybody. theres some questions, now, about whether the lawyers for prop 8 even have legal standing here? can you tell us about that? >> reporter: this whole case could be dead on arrival if the court rules hay dont have legal standing. during the federal trial vaughn walker allowed the sponsors of prop 8 to defend the ban, but theyre not really the defendan...

Residents, saying, hey, youre supposed to help us. >> but this isnt a federal law. whats his liability? its a state law. >> theres monetary liability if a state officer, a state official, rather, or a local entity, refuses -- >> right. >> -- to take part or participate in any way. >> and legally speaking, a local sheriff is a state entity. >> correct, yeah. >> all right. one thing i want to ask you about, is at what point does this -- one of the arguments he made is the monetary argument, the id...

Legislature our people have spoken out saying we dont want an individual mandate on the citizens of virginia. we dont believe it is per miserable under the commerce clause of the united states constitution. therefore these are issues that should be left to the states. >> virginia says we dont want to be bossed around by the feds. assume that you win and assume that someone has no health insurance and gets into a terrible motorcycle accident ends up in the emergency room and then intensive care f...

Legislature our people have spoken out saying we dont want an individual mandate on the citizens of virginia. we dont believe it is per miserable under the commerce clause of the united states constitution. therefore these are issues that should be left to the states. >> virginia says we dont want to be bossed around by the feds. assume that you win and assume that someone has no health insurance and gets into a terrible motorcycle accident ends up in the emergency room and then intensive care f...