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this morning with the afghan shootings. the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 people has hired a high profile attorney to handle his defense. john henry brown, the lawyer for the unnamed soldier, says his client was not happy about going to afghanistan after suffering severe injuries during three tours in iraq. brown says the decorated soldiers family was totally shocked by his actions and denied reports there were any marital problems. the attorney previously represented serial kille...

the unnamed soldier, says his client was not happy about going to afghanistan after suffering severe injuries during three tours in iraq. brown says the decorated soldiers family was totally shocked by his actions and denied reports there were any marital problems. the attorney previously represented serial killer ted bundy and the barefoot bandit. meanwhile, a senior american official told "the new york times" due to stress, alcohol, and domestic issues the soldier, quote, just snappe...

Welcome back to "morning joe." 53 past the hour. you know times are tough when queen elizabeth is cutting costs. its getting so bad that at the current rating spending, the queens cash reserves are set to run out in two years. itvs tim ewert filed this report while travel with the queen in canada. >> reporter: the queen does not travel light. she has brought to canada 35 of the 500 staff she employs. but she is saving money. the canadians are paying for this trip and buckingham palace has a free...

Household that she does care about acting frugally and making sure that every money she spends is well spent. >> reporter: prince william epitomizes the new cut price royal when he represented the queen in new zealand. he flew business class with a staff of four. the queen, meanwhile, has been touring pinewood studios in toronto as her canadian journey comes to an end. the canadians have spent upwards of 2 million pounds hosting the queen. value for money? well in the aftermath of the g-20 and g...

forget about the fact weve been in afghanistan since before obama was even a gleam in the senates eye. forget about the fact this nonactive war has caused the united states thousands of casual fooeps and focus on this. this is the head of the republican party going against one of his partys core principles, blowing [ bleep ] up in other countries. >> good morning. welcome to "morning joe." its tuesday, july 6th. im mika brzezinski. joe is off this week but might be on this week as well...