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- the city was ready to move on, was ready to turn the page from the giuliani years. [soft acoustic music] ♪ ♪ [dreamy piano music] ♪ ♪ - manhattan is like no place else in the world. ♪ ♪ in new york, what you see is-- first of all, you see a natural wonder of buildings. you know, its like the pyramids. ♪ ♪ the buildings dwarf you. the buildings remind you of how unimportant you are, because youre so tiny. ♪ ♪ in this big, incredible city, when you see it, it makes ...

- no, that sense has always been there. - oh. - the first time, he was mayor rudy. now hes king giuliani. - giuliani was just starting to wear on the public of new york. - the city was ready to move on, was ready to turn the page from the giuliani years. [soft acoustic music] ♪ ♪ [dreamy piano music] ♪ ♪ - manhattan is like no place else in the world. ♪ ♪ in new york, what you see is-- first of all, you see a natural wonder of buildings. you know, its like the pyramids. ♪...

For the republican nomination, and then people started voting. [ laughter ] >> he invested his heart and soul in this primary and who conducted himself with all the qualities of the exceptional american leader he truly is. >> did rudy giuliani die? >> barack obama will become the 44th president of the united states. >> hed come to end of a political career and youre not gonna be elected to anything anymore. what do you do? >> he was in yet another wilderness, where he wasnt quite sure whether he...

Of the exceptional american leader he truly is. - did rudy giuliani die? - barack obama will become the 44th president of the united states. - hed come to the end of a political career, and when youre not gonna be elected to anything anymore, what do you do? - he was in yet another wilderness where he wasnt quite sure whether he was a politician anymore or whether he was a full-time businessman. - i think giuliani, in washington terms, was nowhere. - he misses the action and he wants to be a pla...

And then people started voting. - he invested his heart and soul in this primary, and who conducted himself with all the qualities of the exceptional american leader he truly is. - did rudy giuliani die? - barack obama will become the 44th president of the united states. - hed come to the end of a political career, and when youre not gonna be elected to anything anymore, what do you do? - he was in yet another wilderness where he wasnt quite sure whether he was a politician anymore or whether he...

- giuliani was the frontrunner for the republican nomination, and then people started voting. - he invested his heart and soul in this primary, and who conducted himself with all the qualities of the exceptional american leader he truly is. - did rudy giuliani die? - barack obama will become the 44th president of the united states. - hed come to the end of a political career, and when youre not gonna be elected to anything anymore, what do you do? - he was in yet another wilderness where he wasn...

Spending deal to keep the government running and fund the military for two years, an eternity in washington terms, the president is still talking anti a government shutdown. on a morning when the presidents lawyers and friends say he should not sit down with investigators from the special counsels office because he might get caught lying, the president is saying he can handle the truth. also, the president wants a parade, a big one with tanks and troops. in a nutshell, he likes parades and wants...

And you know this better than anyone, covering the agency. i mean, its a tough time when he came in, in early 2009, and he has come in, and i think probably won the admiration of the agency and those who work there. the cia has had a pretty successful two years in terms of al qaeda. so now panetta moves on to a much bigger agency in washington terms, and one of the reasons that president picked him and people talked about this, is not just his experience at the cia, but also the fact that he kno...

Almost no time at all in washington terms. mika, joe? >> since there is such a tight deadline there, kelly, if 95 is any indication, we prooblly will look at short-term continuing resolutions to fund the government while they negotiate. is that the talk up there? >> you certainly hear that. then the question is, at what level. at the current level, which is what democrats would like to see or a short-term resolution with deep cuts to send a message. thats what republicans would like to see. ther...