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Shaking their noisemakers. Thought you had seen the last of Rick Santorum and the rest of those characters from the primaries . Not so. We have paul ryan and his personhood amendment aboard. A republican platform giving 14th amendment rights, including the right to property, to a fertilized human egg. Who cares about the woman. Nine days to go and none of the right wing men are getting off. But the big question is how many women want to stay aboard this clown car for the next four or years and h...

A republican platform giving 14th amendment rights, including the right to property, to a fertilized human egg. Who cares about the woman. 12 days to go and none of the right wing men are getting off. But the big question is how many women want to stay aboard this clown car for the next four or years and how funny will it be when these characters are actually in charge . Our guests are alex wagner, star of msnbcs now each day at noon eastern, and terry oneill, president of the National Organizat...

Groups have in common is far more than what separates, and so when we go through the war, when we have these different elements, they are all responding in a kind of, you know, human way to these things and they are together in it, they are together in the war, and together in a lot of it. I mean, it sounds terribly pollyanna, really, but i do believe that for most people on earth, what we share in terms of the Human Experience is much more important than what separates us. Od and fellowes when ...

Access. You find a guy who says jill kelley from tampa, florida our journalist is priorities are out of whack and did David Petraeus get unusual treatment from the veterans he cultivated. Some ignorant teenagers wrote horrible things about president obama on twitter, messages that were exposed by the website jezebel. But did they go too far in trying to get these students punished. Plus bill oreilly called him one of the biggest race baiters in the media. Kuhnen very sags with eric degreens. Im ...

Communications director for president george w. Bush and former Senior Adviser for the 2008 mccain president ial campaign Nicolle Wallace, msnbc and Time Magazine senior political analyst Mark Halperin, and in washington, d. C. , senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the the Huffington Post, i think he would like calendar model in there as well, sam stein. He is hot. Joe holy cow. Yes. I think thats a word that comes up with sam. Dont you think, guys . That is. The guy is so ...

Running in to complain to the publisher. Donna and don and i were very fortunate in the 70s which almost all of our career work for people who were probably Strong Enough right in that area and let the chips fall where they may. Host sarah wineman, give us your general assessment of 2012 for the book industry, especially nonfiction books, and what are one or two notable books you want to talk about . Guest well, first, its helpful, peter, by starting off saying 2012 was a very eventful year in t...

Im David Gregory and this is press pass an allaccess pass to an extra meet the press conversation. This week, a spotlight on the issue of Foreign Policy in the campaign. Im joined by two longtime military correspondents who have each written fascinating new books on the topic, tom ricks, former Washington Post reporter and author of the generals, American Military command from world war ii to today and Michael Gordon from the New York Times here with the end game, the inside story of the struggl...

And cuts take affect, White House Press secretary repeated everything including entitlement programs would be part of the talkings. Talks. Meanwhile, many are turning their back on the pledge to Grover Norquist. Times changed significantly and i care more about this country than i do about a 20yearold pledge. I agree, a pledge signed 20 years ago is for that congress. Im willing to generate revenue. Its fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table were build historic averages. It does appear...

Im not obligated on the pledge. I was just elected. The only thing im honoring is the oath that i take that ive sworn in in january. That is the sound of cracks forming in Grover Norquists facade. Hes the guy who gets republicans to sign a pledge that they will never ever under any circumstances raise taxes. But with the fiscal cliff looming, theres a growing consensus that taxes may have to go up. Norquist said those who reneged would pay a price. Would you target some of them . We would certai...

Been nominated. The woman who could be the next secretary of state walked straight into the lions den. What happened to susan rice behind closed doors. Why are some trying to turn this into a racial battle . The report is in on the british phone scandal and the report is in. Reckless, outrageous, inaccurate and unfair. Tonight the report from a british judge that says the press needs legal regulation. How much has the inve investigation tarnished murdock . Chris brown got into a twitter car over...