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Political front. we also want to bring up this poll, a cbs news poll. lets show. its interesting, a third of americans surveyed think that eric shinseki is the one to blame for the va problems. heres the question. is it the buck stops here with him and his head needs to roll or is he being made a fall guy here, margaret? >> this is like rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic. this is a system that has been broken for decades. i dont know why were suddenly just outraged about it. theres plent...

The problems at the v.a. and has poopooed the problems, when you hold someone accountable it takes energy and resource. barack obama is lazy. he warned brought up in hawaii. its his words, not mine. >> did he just say he was warned about va problems six years ago? you mean there were problems at the bush administration, sarah? just asking the question. sarah palin must be the authority on diligence versus laziness. i mean, after all, palin is too busy doing so many things she cant even remember ...

Obviously frail and stood up and he waved good-bye at the hearse. his wife of 56 years. the last time we saw him in public was at the funeral of teddy kennedy. >> he once said to me, the greatest guy in the world to have lunch with before he got sick. he said to me, you want to know what jack kennedy was like? meet my yif eunice. just a positive upbeat. >> the life and legend of sarge shriver and the legacy going on in the five extraordinary children and grandchildren. he was surrounded by his c...

Wrong thing? whatever happened to that bill? >> reporter: that bill was going to house senate conference later this afternoon probably beginning right about now. they are trying to work out final agreement on that. house passed that version you were talking about. senate passed a slightly different version. the main thing in that bill will be to let veterans go to private hospitals. veterans who have been waiting on one of these long waiting lists for too long can get care at private hospitals. ...

But is that taking pressure off of the president. >> it takes it off regarding secretary shinseki but the va problems are still there. some members of the presidents own party are pushing him to keep focused on va reforms. >> the president was losing his prestige and now he has a opportunity to release that because the buck stops with the president. >> reporter: some republicans want to hear from the president on what he will do to change the system. >> this is symbolance. and not substance. it ...