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You know, i dont know if i would have made it. so thank you. >> youre so welcome. >> all things considered, paul has lived a most unusual life. but our last impression of him never really changed from our first impression. through all his ups and downs, paul has stayed remarkably optimistic. >> obviously, things havent really went my way, you can say that as an understatement, but one thing you learn in the joint, you dont live in the past. because you cant change the past. you know, the past is...

hernia surgery for that and he is resting comfortably. hes 93 years old. and a huge explosion rips through a neighborhood in the syrian city of homs. people there have been trapped by shelling and sniper fire for three weeks now. syrian officials agreed to a cease-fire yesterday to let wounded people and women and children evacuate. at least 75 people are reported killed across syria just today. natos reacting swiftly to the shooting deaths of two american military officers in afgh...

I met kids about ready to graduate from college. they are facing student loans and a bad economy. they are worried they wont be able to get a job. you heard the definition of the american dream. it was dick army who said the american dream is not owning a home. its getting your kids out of it. >> mitt romney today in detroit addressing how tough it is for college grads to find work, which is an understatement. new data just released by the census department revealing employment among young adult...

good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. it is an absolutely gorgeous night here in the high desert. high stakes in the high desert, because we are live in mesa, arizona. in just one hour, the candidates will face off in what could be the -- everyone hear that bird? im sure you hear it too. must be excited to go "outfront." well, it has been a bruising and surprising primary season, and its going to be a really big debate tonight. what a difference from the last time these men shared a...

jury in the lacrosse place. that player convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in a drunken and jealous rage, but did he actually come out better than he could have? and there are new fears about chemical weapon sites in syria. the military is saying it would take almost as many troops as there are in afghanistan to protect those chemical sites. theyre also concerned about those chemical weapons falling into the wrong hands and perhaps being used against civilians. and in america...

Politifact, which everyone in journalism should see. i was going to fill this space tonight with a detailed defense of my use of the word "welfare" in our ad, which is the only word that politifact objects to. i was going to explain that other words were used at that time, such as "the dole," and "relief," and those words morph offered the decades into what we now call welfare, and that if i used one of those words in the ad, no one under 70 would know what i was talking about. but, as you saw e...

To do my msnbc ads for me and maybe co-host this show -- well, i know im not going to get that lucky. tommy christopher at mediaite, who has found fault with both my style and content in the past and surely will again today posted a review of politifacts evidence and found that it, "not only supports the claim but renders it an understatement." now that politifact is fact checking ads that appear on msnbc, whats next? i saw an ad on msnbc this afternoon which the network assures me was an ad slo...

About to change. >> so how can i help you? go ahead v. a seat. i suggest you sit down. and take your hands out of your pockets, please. what are you doing here? >> not something good. >> why dont you tell me what your plan was. >> i dont want to be -- this isnt good. >> not good? its kind of an understatement, isnt it? >> yeah. now -- can i know who you are please? >> i want to know a little bit more about why youre here first. >> id like to know -- and see some identification. >> i dont want to...

very good friday morning to you. welcome to "early start." im ashleigh banfield. >> im zoraida sambolin. we are bringing you the news from a to z. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> lets get started here. >> some developments overnight be want to tell you about, very unusual. a shoot-out? a federal building and ice agent killing another and another ice agent injured. how and why this happened. >> new details on whitney houstons funeral. we know who will sing, who will speak and who will s...

I used it to make the more general point that actors should refuse this kind of work. they should take a pledge, i will not play dirty politics. meaning the actor will not play a racial stereotype or tell lies in political advertising. the acting community should simply say, if you are going to make lying, offensive political ads you are going to do it without our help. in her apology lisa chan says "i feel horrible " and i think we know that must be an understatement i think we know this young ...