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Ax files" and retired lieutenant general mark hertling who commanded troops during combat in iraq. general, you were in iraq for both president bushs and president obamas visits. i believe both of them had five visits to war zones during their terms. tell us the importance, the symbolism, why this matters to troops and commanders on the ground. >> the one ill relate to most, jim, is president bushs visit to baghdad in 2003. that was a tour where i was there and in fact, he was visiting our unit ...

Together on all of this if theyre going to be able to win this fight either substantively with legislation or politically with arguing even in a defeat that, you know, that they fought as well as they could. the party right now is just a little bit fractured and demoralized about this loss. >> garrett haake, geoff bennett thank you both very much. please feel free to come back. holler if you guys find any news. amy stodda ard, ken fogel, than you as well. the anxiety that seems to be gripping ...

The special counsels office in court today, too. very brief comments for the prosecutor, from the special counsels office saying that he has helped substantively on the core questions that relate to russia, that are at the heart of the special counsels inquiry. there are questions as to what michael cohen can help with when it comes to the russia part of this. but heres the thing that i think is most immediate, and the most important big new thing that happened here today. right after michael co...

Sentenced to. cohen technically gets two months in prison, specifically for lying to congress, but that wont be extra time, the judge says that two-month sentence can be served concurrently with the three years hell otherwise be doing. but thats how it ended today for cohen. cohen will report for prison in the first week of march. today, he left the courtroom and then he left the courthouse in lower manhattan without saying another word. but there are pieces of this that follow him out. and part...

Analyze the various dynamics there were missteps on both sides. we focus on the theatrics of it, but substantively, as jeffrey said, we are in the exact same place, a place that should be an easy policy point for the dems to knock down and position themselves as smarter on security. >> i see your point. but i think theres a deal to be had and the democrats know what theyll give up, but it was not clear from that exchange that the president knew what he was going -- >> they have until the end of ...

Certain colleges to vote. and the photo of her posing with confederate artifacts, and her past support for various celebrations of confederate heritage and civil war revisionism. and its not like there arent white mississippians who are grappling, genuinely and substantively with the racial issues in the midst of this campaign. a local tupelo reporter who was present for the public hanging comments wrote a thoughtful introspective column on why he hadnt picked up on those comments as news at the...

Confederate artifacts, and her past support for various celebrations of confederate heritage and civil war revisionism. and its not like there arent white mississippians who are grappling, genuinely and substantively with the racial issues in the midst of this campaign. a local tupelo reporter who was present for the public hanging comments wrote a thoughtful introspective column on why he hadnt picked up on those comments as news at the time he heard them. quote, reporting these remarks didnt o...

Just because -- i will go on, but thats pretty much the answer. no we never had as unconventional a president as this one, someone who has consciously decided not to fall into any expected pattern of norms either behaviorally or substantively. thats where we are. the closest analogy is andrew johnson. you have to go back to the reconstruction era which ended in impeachment and near conviction to have a person who was as erratic and willing to stand outside the mainstream while still at the pinna...

That includes lexington. this seat is currently held by a three-term incumbent republican named andy barr, hes being challenged by democrat amy mcgrath. you may recognize her from her campaign announcement, which focused on her role as the first female are mean to fly in an f-18 into combat. results from that kentucky race will be among the very first things we see when the results start coming in tomorrow. what will happen in that race, we dont know, its considered a tossup. but one of the thin...

Exciting kentucky house race. that stuff is going to happen right away. but substantively, when are we going to know which way the night is going overall? joining us to talk about some of the early returns, bellwether races we should be watching is patrick murray, president of the monmouth polling institute. mr. murray, its great to have you with us tonight. thank you for being here. >> its my pleasure, rachel. >> what do you think we should watch as early bellwethers? >> the kentucky race, were...