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Unions, the power of labor lobbies in this country and bringing down cities. >> police unions, fire fighter unions and municipal unions generally and politicians who get votes by giving the police force, giving the fire fighters, giving civil servants what they want, getting reelected and postponing the bill that has to be paid way down the road. this is true of countless cities across the country. >> do you think were going to see, for instance, with whats going on in desert hot springs, what h...

Have difficulty in being honest about something as fundamental as their sexuality. >> reporter: roberts former cohost sam champion may have helped pave the way when he celebrated his engagement to his partner live on "good morning america" last year. >> im so, so lucky to have someone like this in my life. >> reporter: in a way, roberts seemed to be following the template of cnns own anderson cooper. he came out in july 2012 in an e-mail to blogger andrew sullivan and like roberts, he was on a v...

They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got. it was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale. and after 75 years, the congolese had had enough. but independence came quickly. when the new country managed to inaugurate their first democratically elected leader, patrice lamumba, the cia and the british working through the belgians, had him killed. we helped to install this miserable bastard in his place -- joseph mobutu. he stole billions of dollars fr...

Inaugurate their first democratically elected leader, patrice lamumba, the cia and the british working through the belgians, had him killed. we helped to install this miserable bastard in his place -- joseph mobutu. he stole billions of dollars from his people and pretty much became the template for despotism in africa. needless to say, this deteriorated over the next 30 years. by the time he was done, the congo was mired in a series of civil wars, the government was no longer paying its bills, ...

Like at 76 years old and my dad was that reference for me. my dad had big silver harass well and a big, caharismatic mie as well. i used him as a template to bring to life mr. mandela as an older man. >> you spent one night in robins island cell, but that helped you channel what you needed for the film. i think something thats so special, at the south african premiere of the movie, nelson mandelas daughter, didnt she motion to you and say, come over here, dad, to take photos? >> yes. she likes t...

Congressional action to do it formally. i do want to turn, though, to the budget, which is on everyones mind. we await the vote here. walk us through your thinking of what this budget does, and whether we are any closer to more bipartisan action now that youve had some of your colleagues beat back the tea party threats. >> i dont want to take the holiday analogy too far. but i hope that this budget is a template for the vision of much more bipartisan cooperation and not visions of sugar plums or...

Just about six hours until the senate is expected to vote on the bipartisan budget deal for 2014. the agreement does look clear to pass, and it could reach the presidents desk by the end of the week. prompting "the new york times" to write something odd happened here tuesday, adding, washington almost seems to be working again. but is it? democratic connecticut senator richard blumenthal joins me now. good to see you, senator, good morning. >> good morning, chris. good to be with you. >> should ...

When the new country managed to inaugurate their first democratically elected leader, patrice lamumba, the cia and the british working through the belgians, had him killed. we helped to install this miserable bastard in his place -- joseph mobutu. he stole billions of dollars from his people and pretty much became the template for despotism in africa. needless to say, this deteriorated over the next 30 years. by the time he was done, the congo was mired in a series of civil wars, the government ...

And celebrities. but the bulk of our day-to-day work is working with corporations, but as you guys know it doesnt necessarily make for sexy television. so, yes, good mix. >> when you say, you know, one of the biggest issues is that they dont tell you the truth -- >> right. >> is it that, or is it that they are infinitely capable of wallowing in self-delusion about the truth. chapter 2 in your back, denial. you can be walking down the hallway, festooned with arrows in your back, people saying you...

Practical purposes, shut down, chris. whats going on? >> why there would be any major problems with the evening commute. the suns coming out here. the grounds already starting to dry up. it stopped snowing a few hours ago and when you think about all the federal worker whos were told to stay home today, that causes a ripple effect in this area. here in the washington area, a lot of private companies use the federal government sort of as a template. if the governments closed, a lot of companies s...