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Appointed as a creature of state statute. i have certain powers under state law that allow me to transcend some of the duties typically held by a chief executive but the mayor is still the mayor. i think of myself as exactly what the statute says i am, an emergency financial manager. >> if i may emphasize it was great the mayor was a participant today in the news conference. >> yes. >> we wanted him to be a strong partner in this effort and it was great to have mayor bing with us today. >> how l...

Officers. once a potential predator makes a date online for sex with a minor, chat logs will be sent to detectives and prosecutors staked out in the guest house behind our house. >> florida department of law enforcement and state attorneys office, they were reviewing the chat logs to make sure that this person had already violated state statute. >> we just now got the child logged on. >> under florida law, its a crime for an adult to solicit sex with a minor online. >> coming to the house was ki...

there was heavy shelling in several places, at least 35 people killed today. yesterday more than 200 died. opposition activists say regime forces are firing at people from low flying helicopters and syrian state tv claims at least three civilians and a security officer were killed in a suicide truck bombing. the syrian opposition wants kofi annan removed saying he has failed to broker a peace plan. a u.s. official tells cnn syria is believed to be moving some of its chemical weapons. w...

>> voters in north carolina h head to the polls to vote on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. what is this all about? here is a fair and balanced debate. brian brown, president of the national organization for marriage and mark solomon the national campaign director of freedom to mary. thank you for your time today. >> thanks for having me. >> shannon: there is a state statute. why does north carolina need a constitutional amendment? >> as we saw in iowa it doesnt matter if a state ...

Suffocated and trapped instantly. >> reporter: bond wasnt even sure he owed the credit card debt. and even if he did, it was 14 years past due. >> what do people need to know about these older debts? >> there may be a state statute that limits the collectors ability to sue on the debts. >> reporter: that means they cant force you legally to pay it. but that didnt stop asset acceptance, which allegedly broke the law by threatening lawsuits on expired debts. and reporting those old debts to credit...

Setting up a sting operation. >> left hand is in his pocket. >> frag, his scream name from perverted justice, worked out a plan with chief daniels officers. once a potential predator makes a date online with a minor, prosecutors and police officers are staked out behind the house. >> reviewing the chat logs to make sure that this person had already violated state statute. >> take a look at it as soon as -- >> under florida law its a crime for an adult to solicit sex with a minor online. >> comin...

>> -- assertion? >> wisconsin is an unusual state. under our wisconsin statute 19, wisconsin senate rules trump, unlike most states, trump the statutory 24-hour requirement. and i think that has been consistently upheld under separation of powers. the wisconsin legislature is able to make its own rules. and we had firm, legal opinion before we proceeded last night. >> just so i understand this, is the open meeting rule itself within that section 19 that you were talking about? >> correct. senate...

Until november where have they been? >> the two sides not coming together is the fact that the republicans say the collective bargaining has to be given up in order to implement the cutpacks so the unions cant fight it in all the different locations for 15 months. >> what im not understanding, my father was a union steward, my mother was a member of the union. the vast majority of everything done by collective bargaining is state statute. your grievances, everything. it has been state statute si...

Until november where have they been? >> the two sides not coming together is the fact that the republicans say the collective bargaining has to be given up in order to implement the cutpacks so the unions cant fight it in all the different locations for 15 months. >> what im not understanding, my father was a union steward, my mother was a member of the union. the vast majority of everything done by collective bargaining is state statute. your grievances, everything. it has been state statute si...

Missouri this week when 71% of the voters approved a state statute blocking the federal government from forcing them to buy health insurance. 71% said no to that. since obama care is the centerpiece of the presidents domestic strategy so far, you can see hes in some trouble. but black america has a totally different view. for decades, african-americans have supported a bigger federal government so it can impose social justice. vast majority of blacks want money spent to level the playing field, ...