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Our country. corporal andrew wilford was gay. he had been out to his parents and his friends since he was a teenager but he went in the closet specifically because he wanted to sign up. he wanted to serve his country. and he was killed in action in afghanistan just a few months before the repeal of "dont ask, dont tell." andrew wilfords dad jeff wrote me a letter this week saying he was watching the live feed of the scene outside the supreme court as the court was debating equal marriage rights ...

Marriage rights for gay couples. and jeff said as i watched live feeds from outside the supreme court on the marriage arguments, i would like to you know, this situation, action of the people, right of the lbgt community to stand before the courts, this is what andrew chose to serve and die for. our greatest regret, he never found that one true love, but was smart enough, wise enough, human enough to see and know that he and all others are no more or less than other citizens of this country, kne...

Rights, and you look at these numbers right now, and the poll for the first time, there is a majority saying that abortion should be legal. previously, when we asked this question, only with one exception, the majority said it should be illegal, either with or without exception. so a really profound change here. >> can we go inside the numbers a little bit? i think its interesting. do you guys have a sense on where that change has come? obviously, the change brought, but are there particular sub...

The money game, the ad, a lot of money, again, romneys team and romneys campaign inching ahead. >> thats right. although in the apples to apples comparison the obama campaign raised more money in the month of july. they have more cash on hand. but when you add up all of the outside groups, also the national parties, the republican heart in gnat committee versus the democratic national committee you see how the gop team romney has a big financial advantage, but one thing worth noting, tamron that...

Deal. under this deal the city is going to pay the unions a total of $700,000 in backpack, in addition to interest that is going to be collected at 6%. that will total about $5,100. the head of the firefighters union says he is relieved, but he does remain bitter. listen. >> it was definitely insulting that these guys are trained professionals. these kwaoeus train ever guys train every day, put their lives on the line. to require them to do their job for 7.25 an hour is an insult. hopefully its ...

to a year earlier. an associate professor at columbia university. well see what we can get those two to agree on. i want to start with assistant managing editor for "time" and co-wrote "the wimpy recovery." in the piece you asked people to honk if you feel the recovery. the signs are there but no honking. >> you dont hear honking in the streets. were in recovery. in fact, weaver been in recovery for two years. it really says something, a lot of us arent feeling it. the numbers are ther...