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They selected two. those two cases do give them a very broad front on which to act. but they can avoid the critical question of the equal protection of gay and lesbian couples because both cases involve so-called standing questions. these are questions of whether these parties have a right to present this case. probably the most serious standing questions are on the doma case and windsor case. the cases being defended by a group of republican members and it is not clear that they have actual sta...

Wed have many more jobs. >> youd make the case we didnt spend enough on the economy? >> not only did we not spend enough, but we wasted 40% of it on tax cuts for small business, which is inherently savings and not stimulus. it was a real policy mistake. >> so considering where we are, and now 33 months of private sector job growth, is this historic? >> its certainly were going in the right direction, ed. were not creating as many jobs as we need for the population growth, but its astonishing wer...

Republicans had allowed a bigger stimulus. wed have many more jobs. >> youd make the case we didnt spend enough on the economy? >> we wasted 40% of that on tax cuts for small business, which is inherently savings and not stimulus. it was a real policy mistake. is this historic? >> were going in the right direction. were not creating as many jobs as we need for the population growth, but its astonishing were recovering the way we are and if the republicans would stop creating the uncertainty, rem...

Criminalize homosexuality. thats how recent that was. and we have seen an evolution of the court thats been a bit slower than society as a whole. remember in the earlier decision that lawrence turned over, or overturned. justice powell told his clerk that he had never met a gay person in his life. that clerk was gay but he didnt know it. but it shows how far the court has come. but the question is has it gone far enough? it could come down, e again, to justice kennedy. >> what will each side -- ...

09. who is responsible for this turnaround? >> absolutely the president. and it would be a better turnaround if the republicans had allowed a bigger stimulus. wed have many more jobs. >> youd make the case we didnt spend enough on the economy? >> not only did we not spend enough, but we wasted 40% of it on tax cuts for small business, which is inherently savings and not stimulus. it was a real policy mistake. >> so considering where we are, and now 33 months of private sector job growth, is this...

And the defense of marriage act. proposition 8 is the 2008 ballot measure that made same-sex marriage illegal in the state of california. residents voted 52-48 to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. the 9th court of appeals struck down proposition 8 on the basis it stripped individuals of rights previously granted when same-sex marriages were permitted in the state. opponents of same-sex marriage appealed the ruling to the supreme court which will now review the decision. the court...

Reluctance of washington to question president obamas covert war. >> im joined by a person who was in the room when the president made key decisions about the drone war in the early part of his president. these two strikes killed two hostages that the cia was unaware of and two al qaeda operatives that the cia was unaware of. how does that happen. >> the two operations that you talked about, in the first case there was a determination made these were military facilities against which action shou...

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Reluctance of washington to question president obamas covert war. >> im joined by a person who was in the room when the president made key decisions about the drone war in the early part of his president. these two strikes killed two hostages that the cia was unaware of and two al qaeda operatives that the cia was unaware of. how does that happen. >> the two operations that you talked about, in the first case there was a determination made these were military facilities against which action shou...

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