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Country there. in some ways, it was frustrating to feel like i wasnt there as part of the troops fighting in vietnam. so when he was draft eligible, he got four deferments. in 1994, he says it was not his desire to serve in vietnam. but by 2007, he says he had longed in many respects to fight in that war. this is not about changing your viewpoint on the war over time, which pretty much the whole country did. this isnt even about getting deferments or volunteering to serve. its about whether or n...

In some ways, it was frustrating to feel like i wasnt there as part of the troops fighting in vietnam. so when he was draft eligible, he got four deferments. in 1994, he says it was not his desire to serve in vietnam. but by 2007, he says he had longed in many respects to fight in that war. this is not about changing your viewpoint on the war over time, which pretty much the whole country did. this isnt even about getting deferments or volunteering to serve. its about whether or not you can admi...

good. the unemployment rate is still stuck at 9.1%. dan lothian is adding up the numbers. what do they mean for the president and for the american pe people? >> the economy is having a difficult time finding traction even as the 2012 campaign ramps up. republicans are blaming this on the presidents quote failed policies, but this is all showing a sense of urgency for the president and members of congress that they need to do something now. on a beautiful fall day in the nations capitol...

Dysfunction. their leadership announces $30 billion cuts and they want to do 100 billion and what do they come back with? a 20% reduction to air traffic controllers. that seems pretty crazy to me. tell the troops fighting in afghanistan that we are not going to pay their bill. im not sure the taliban will understand that. the republicans won in 2010 to govern the house of representatives. there is a fundamental inability to make the trains run on time and make things work. theres no reason to ex...

Two more to be considered, there is reasonable ground for reasonable people but this is not a reasonable bunch governoring the house of representatives right now. >> even if you dont agree on a bill, as ali said, youre going home for their long presidents day weekend, you know, is it possible for you all to reach some kind of resolution before that? >> yeah, but the problem returns of the republicans trying to get together amongst themselves. you remember what weve been through? we went through ...

>> that is important, we know al qaeda has been trying to build a base of operations, to exploit towards the u.s. and we have also had scary news of late. we have seen the -- as late is a 2009, al qaeda in pakistan were freely moving around the the country and coordinating operations against the u.s. and are still in the game. >> there is word they are emboldened in yemen and there is barely any basic necessities there, and sort of tying it in, somehow and i ask you, jim, if you believe that, yo...

Entirety of the spill is overwhelming. over the gulf of mexico, phil keating, fox news. >> jamie: new reports paint a dark picture for the troops fighting in afghanistan. the violence is surging and no deadline for withdrawal. liz trotta with how the media is handling the war in afghanistan after a quick break. stay with us. [ female announcer ] accountants do it by the numbers made a cup of premium starbucks via ready brew. he secretly shared it with i heart accountants. sadly the rendezvous wa...

Over kyrgyzstans second largest city. the red cross has a base there supplying troops fighting in afghanistan. all of that violence also takes a toll on the united states. josh levs here to show us whats at stake. >> you were mentioning the base thats there but there are also other ways that the united states is seriously impacted by any instability in the region. before we zoom in, take a look at the big picture. keep in mind, theres a war in afghanistan. we have tremendous interests in pakista...

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Whom shahzad said he met with, how much money was exchanged, or whether the video proved useful in the investigation. again, those words just coming from the associated press right now. hold your fire. earn a medal. u.s. troops fighting in afghanistan may soon be eligible to earn a medal for not firing in order to save civilian lives. the new medal if approved would be awarded for, quote, courageous restraint, for holding fire in order to avoid killing civilians. the commander of u.s. forces i...