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Deteriorating. they didnt give clear details how his life is at risk. it may set a precedent even after the white house insists negotiates were never made. >> republicans have broader concerns there could be more folks released from guantanamo baby the president. the president said he wants to close it. he said in the state of the union thats one of his goals this year. these are five of over 150 or so prisoners there, but this could be a test case. the republicans fear the administration is mov...

Theyre motivating them by talking about racism and masogany. >> what do you think of that answer, professor jones, is that true? >> particularly the candidacy of dan patrick will provide an important test case of is there a point on the spectrum that the republican party can cross? can it present a candidate thats so conservative that many voters who generally vote republican in november, or dont turn out actually do vote for a democratic candidate, in this case, his opponent 37 that said, yank ...

Government plans. >> whats your problem with trying a one test case? >> what do you have to lose? >> your push back is cost? cost is your problem here. they are blowing through hundreds of billions of dollars. >> i was pushing back i need to find a va hospital for myself. >> hes not doing well. he has obamacare. >> i think the idea of privatizing the va is like privatizing medicare. >> i said try one test case. if they become efficient, use whatever they find in the one private case. >> i can de...

Government plans. >> whats your problem with trying a one test case? >> what do you have to lose? >> your push back is cost? cost is your problem here. they are blowing through hundreds of billions of dollars. >> i was pushing back i need to find a va hospital for myself. >> hes not doing well. he has obamacare. >> i think the idea of privatizing the va is like privatizing medicare. >> i said try one test case. if they become efficient, use whatever they find in the one private case. >> i can de...

So he has to look there. go in hard and really has to shake it up. government is slow. we know it is very sluggish but the va, the problems have existed for far too long. it has to be a big shake-up. that is the answer. >> he will do nothing. he will say that he is outraged, that this is upsetting but he will not do the action dominic is calling for. he has two years left in his firm. pass the buck. blame it on republicans if they get in on 2016. the documents and proof are there. that is issue ...

Start over. privatize the whole thing. bring in your own people. see how it works. whatever you learned in the test case, apply it to all the v.a.s around the country. im not saying change the v.a., but use that as a test case. >> what works you stick with, what doesnt. bob, bottom line, obama and the administration knew about this in 2008. what have you done for me lately? >> they knew about the overburden of the v.a. not about phoenix. >> well, most of the criticism reflects on the right being...

Does. were a leader. our students are leaders. we intend to continue to be. >> if the union does get formed, it would mean the players get paid. perhaps they could share some of the massive merchandising, jerseys with their numbers or posters. what is the universitys next move if a union vote happens? >> well, if it becomes a union, first of all, northwestern is being a little defensive. its kind of understandable. they have a good academic record. they do a lot of good things. in a way, theyre ...

And work for the naacp legal defense fund and asked to sign an appeal for someone convicted of murder, what the message said today is dont do it. dont do it. >> there was backlash by conservative attorneys when right wing activists and the media tried to say any lawyer who worked on a terrorism case by definition was a terrorist or at least a terrorist sympathizer. there was no conservative backlash against the right wing effort to do the same thing to this obama administration nominee for his w...

Still believe that the american legal system is a good thing. that its a good idea. that its now a scandal that bad guys get lawyers. its not a scandal what john roberts did with that murderer in florida. that should not disqualify him from a higher office. we get another test case on this today. the latest one of these attacks trying to make it a scandal that a lawyer participated in was launched today. same argument they always make. only this time it was not liz cheney making the argument. it...

But that nomination was defeated and now weve got one more test case as of today as to whether or not the american right does still believe that the american legal system is a good thing. that its a good idea. that its now a scandal that bad guys get lawyers. its not a scandal what john roberts did with that murderer in florida. that should not disqualify him from a higher office. we get another test case on this today. the latest one of these attacks trying to make it a scandal that a lawyer pa...