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Yes, but between gun safety, immigration reform, the sequester, the budget, and a number of the international crises, there is no rest for the weary. in fact, theres a phrase the white house likes to repeat to describe this very fact. >> certainly in my job but i think congress as well, theyve got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. so we can focus on jobs. >> we have to both walk and chew gum at the same time. >> walk and chew gum at the same time. >> all right. joining us now, mi...

Written about this. good morning, ezra. >> good morning. >> in one of your columns, you wrote that republicans are wrong to think that the sequester gives them leverage. whats your reasoning? >> its just become a somewhat bizarre conversation. look, you have to go back. the sequester, its a very weird, kind of boring word. it comes out of the debt ceiling deal in 2011 and it was the backup to the supercommittee. and way it was designed, it was originally supposed to be half taxes and half spendi...

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Theres reporters and athletes, that said this interview was not close to enough and that he should face more punishment. we will of course, continue to follow that story here. here is a quick look at some of the other top stories that are making news on a saturday afternoon. >> we got that video in about an hour ago. its from bulgaria, this is some footage of an attempted shooting of a politician there. a 25-year-old gunman wrestled and taken to the ground after rushing the podium by a minority ...

What is the white house saying about the issue? >> reporter: craig, they are saying that they are encouraged by the fact that house speaker, john boehner, is putting forward a proposal that increases the debt limit without an equal amount of spending cuts. that was his long-held position a and he is abandoning that position, and saying that he will increase the debt ceiling for a period of three months and in that timeframe, the congress has to come up with a budget and that is a win from the de...

D.c., we are here of course to cover the lead up to the presidents start of the second term, will he be able to deal with congress better, as we face another fiscal crisis, more on that but first, the headlines. inauguration activities have started in washington, michelle obama is expected to attend a kids concert. katy perry, and usher, members of the glee class are performing. the president will take the oath of office in front of hundreds of thousands. you if you attend, the temperatures will...

$200,000 in kickbacks, he used the money to go to hawaighwaawa other areas. and federal health officials say its not to late to get the flu shot and adds that theres plenty to go around. the vaccine is still the best way to prevent the flu, that of course along with washing your dirty hands. the u.s. conference of mayors continues its meetings in washington, d.c. today, gun violence a key issue for the mayors. new yorks mayor, michael bloomburg, who heads "mayors against illegal guns" was sk...

Advantages in a gop run off. >> hes that money to get his message out and the visibility that people will pay attention. the bad news, of course, is that he has baggage. >> reporter: sanfords ex-wife jenny denies rumors that she will run for the same seat. >> i will not run, i have no interest in running for congress. >> reporter: she said how well her husband answers the questions he will face will make or break his campaign. mark potter, nbc news. south carolina. >> all right, mark, thank you ...

Been successful in the past. they used it during the fiscal cliff fight, the student loan debate and they feel its a way to rally the american public on their side and to pressure congress to act. it has been successful in the past, will it be in this instance? of course, that is a big question mark. this is a very controversial issue. but the polls show that the president has the majority of america on his side. the wall street journal poll shows that americans favor stiffer gun laws so that is...