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David petraeus. also contributing editor for foreign policy as well. thomas, thank you so much for coming in. you write today that a source told you that president obama tried to talk general petraeus out of resigning. we just heard the same thing from john harwood as well. tell me what youre hearing. >> well, first of all, there arent going to be any criminal charges in this. this is really a tempest in a teapot. the sad thing is general petraeus is probably the most famous general weve had sin...

0 shaping up to be the most important supreme court term in decades for civil rights. the justices are already looking at affirmative action and college admissions. now theyve agreed to consider whether to gut the landmark voting rights law. here is the question simply stated. has racial discrimination in the south diminished to the point that a key part of the voting rights act passed 47 years ago is no longer needed to assure access to the ballot box and to give minority candidates a fair shot...

health care debate from a ranking member of the finance committee, senator charles grassley of in an hour-and-a- half, we will look ahead to president obama speech on afghanistan with a democratic representative, gerry connolly. "washington journal" is next. . host: here are the phone numbers. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. the bill get to your phone calls in just a minute. -- we will get to your phone calls in just a minute....

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