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The first time a top american general has been relieved from duty in war time since harry truman fired douglas mcarthur during the korean war. that has already happened. thats what president obama already did to the guy who general stanley mcchrystal replaced in afghanistan. that was general david mckiernan, who was fired by president obama last may from his role heading up the afghanistan war. general mckiernan was fired in part to make room for general mcchrystal. his own job is now very much ...

Rejecting an effort to make an end run around donating to the rnc? >> no, i dont think that -- well, i wouldnt characterize it as an end run. really, id agree with everything that karl said. we need these organizations, and id also add that the american action network run by rob collins which is another organization out there trying to replicate what was done with moveon that was very successful with the center for american progress. look. were in a brave new world right now in the republican pa...

He has championed. this will not be the first time that these two have met face-to-face, specifically after general mcchrystal has done something to get himself in hot water. in september, while president obama was in the process of trying to decide on a way forward in afghanistan, this was the front page of "the washington post." mcchrystal, more forces or mission failure? an internal report by general mcchrystal intended for white house review only, instead magically leaked to the post. it sai...

At least thus far, of american crossroads sort of a tacit endorsement of the rnc? >> no, i dont think that -- well, i wouldnt characterize it as an end run. i would agree with everything that carl said. we need these organizations, and id also add that the american action network run by rob collins which is another organization out there trying to replicate what was done with move on that was very successful for the center of muamerican progress. for the first time we dont have a white house, ho...

Becoming the wife of a war time president and talk about how she could see the lines crease his face and hear him at night lying awake and thinking about the troops and thinking about strategy and thinking about the decisions he had to make. it just gives you -- takes you inside the white house, inside the presidents bedroom into a sense of what life was like during the very tough days for the bushes. >> she also gave you a generous look inside their life now. its certainly changed. she ribs him...

Education and tax cuts and you know, peace was on its way. we thought the balkans and northern ireland, peace was on its way there, all those central european and eastern are european dem democracies were standing up. we knew, of course, there were still problems as there still are with israel and palestine but we didnt expect that terrorism would be the dominant issue and what he focused on the most for the rest of his presidency. >> and then there would be real wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>...

When she was dean she felt the dont ask, dont tell policy admitted criminal nation against gay students and she and other educators fought it to the supreme court and lost in a unanimous decision and military advocates say shes the wrong pick including the center for military readiness, part of their statement. it is unfortunate president barack obama has chose tone replace the only military veteran on the supreme court with extensive war time experience with a nominee whose only significant rec...

Scent, lived in connecticut as shahzads home, even though we know he was on a men, should that information, lauren ashburn, been held back by reporters? >> one of the first lessons i learned in local news when i was could have earring serial killer in harrisburg, pennsylvania, my very first live shot is restraint. if you dont -- if police are saying can you give me a beat here, give me some time, if you dont know all the information, looking at some tiny piece of it and dont know the larger pict...

How are we at risk to a cyber attack and whos threatening us? >> well, theres peace time and theres some potential future war time. today in peace time the chinese government, for the most part, and other countries and criminal gangs, but mainly the chinese government, is hacking its way into every company in this country and stealing their corporate secrets. so, taxpayers and stockholders pay for research and development in pharmaceuticals and aerospace. the chinese come along, hack their way i...

Property under the new york and u.s. constitution if two criteria are met. if its for a public use and just compensation has been paid. many property owners expressed outrage and feel theyre being pushed aside. >> its a tough fight. youre fighting big government and i dont know if well be victorious. >> and two owners including from leapfrog realty, suing the town as calling their property blighted. its the first stop. >> apparently they said the businesses will be relocated, but everybody knows...