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>> the government is shiite-led. will the sunnis get a fair shake? >> the sunnis are a part of the government now, so one of the big questions is which sunnis will be a part of it? will it be a more secular-led? well see how it works out. >> i spoke with tom ricks, author of "the gamble." he was very skeptical. he told me, he says, its coming apart slowly at the seams. the only thing in iraq thats changing is american influence is declining. so all of the basic problems that were there for years...

The u.s. put into iraq? >> first of all, they did invite american companies to participate. >> but they didnt give them any contracts. >> yes, they did. exxon mobil got a contract. >> but all the big ones went to the europeans. >> not true. exxon mobil is probably number two behind british petroleum. they have contracts from all over the world. >> should they have given the u.s. companies preferential treatment? >> i would prefer a transparent process. they did have a transparent process, and a ...

thats why sheriff arpaio is number one on the list you dont want to be on. heres wolf blitzer with the "the situation room." rick, thank you. happening now, the worst political climate for incumbents in at least two decades. brand-new evidence of the publics anger and dissatisfaction with congress and the president right now, his popularity is going down. mr. obama is going nuclear in hopes of generating and creating more energy and generating more jobs and bipartisanship, but someth...

friends" until the show is done. >> tick tick. >> welcome aboard to studio e and today in the place of gretchen carlson who is out west today, weve got allison camaratta. >> i may have been burning the candle at both ends a little too much and now it is taking its toll on me and i have a slight cold. dont worry. im sure im not contagious. >> no. >> you dont pick that up from other people. >> the massive sneezing i was doing on the set shouldnt affect you. >> heres brenda with the news....

lovers, after telling a cnn producer that he never intended to compare people to animals, he goes on to say, quote -- i dont know, what happens? bauer goes on to tell on you producer that he wants you to know that, quote, hes not against animals. his proof? hes raised money for the groups that protect animals. wow. rudolph andreas bauer the first, the only, number one on todays list that you dont want to be on. heres wolf blitzer and "the situation room." happening now, a full and un...

boy, delaney made a terrific pass that time down inside. alabi couldnt finish it and delaney does. >> bob: malcolm delaney, 18 points, three rebounds and five assists. >> larry: i think i counted four changes of possession on that particular play. >> bob: and no puns. 53-45. five minutes left. snaer bounced back to singleton. ooh. >> larry: hokies, with big fullcourt pressure after that time-out. >> bob: hokies tried to feed it inside, its out of bounds to virginia tech. 20 turnovers n...

economy and so we referred to the board in the same way for the u.s. as for other countries and then, of course, we dont ha ourselves, what we feel works -- in the economy, it has the country itself, to move ahead: . >> in her book "the unheard truth: poverty and human rights," irene khan, secretary general of amnesty international argues human-rights and poverty are directly connected. the first congregational church in berkeley, california, hosts this 45 minute event. >> as all of yo...

cnn.com/stateoftheunion where you can see what we learned when we traveled to your state. john will be right back here next sunday. and if you missed any part of our program, tune in tonight at 8:00 eastern. well showcase the best of todays "state of the union." until them, im gloria borger in washington. thanks for watching. "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. this is "gf ps," welcome to out viewers in the united states around the world. today a mix of the new and the old. i want...

>> donald critchlow, are conservatives still in the ascendancy? >> you probably have heard about this. i think this is the worst time for conservatives at least since watergate. and i think may be compared the republicans in the new deal. so they are in a very tough straits right now. >> so as a conservative, what is your prescription to get out of that rut? >> no, one thing i discussed in the conservative ascendancy is the fortunes of conservatives and the republican party. and what w...

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