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March 5, 2013
Theres no campaigning for the job here, but there are ways of raising a profile. one is to lead an important mass in rome as austrian cardinal schoenborn did. another is to deny youre interested when your name makes the round. canadas mark ouellet is considered a compromise contender-- not another european but not quite american either. to discount the rumors, he fell back on the old vatican line about how the cardinal who goes into the conclave as favorite to be pope stays the cardinal. the car...
March 5, 2013
>> the rodman event is expected to earn a corporate event on hbo. >> with me is laura and lisa ling detained in north korea, jailed, interrogated and sentenced to 12 years hard labor before bill clinton and others secured their freedom. laura and her sister lisa write about the ordeal. appreciate both of you being with us. as someone who has seen the brutality first hand, when you hear dennis rodman call him a friend, great guy, what did you think? >> i think that who really takes dennis rodman ...
March 5, 2013
He made his reputation on being one of the more moderate voices on immigration policy in the republican party, until today. >> if we want to create an immigration policy that is going to work, we cant continue to make illegal immigration an easier path than legal immigration. >> so bush is coming down hard against a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. in a new book about immigration policy, bush and his co-author write "those who violated the law can remain but cannot obtain a ch...
March 4, 2013
>> major robert cabanaw was a correctional officer when stone first arrived. >> me and stone got to know each other quite a bit when i was in charge of cell houses. i was the captain in charge of cell houses. and i used to walk the ranges a lot. >> thats when it was fist fighting with officers was allowed. if they opened up your cell door and told you to step out, it was punch for punch and forgotten about. there wasnt no write-ups involved. you know, it was all about respect. get your teeth kno...
March 2, 2013
Gave the keynote speech at the republican national convention. i dont think anything like this has happened since hollywood turned its back on fatty arbuckel the late great fatty arbuckel. chris christie embraced president obama. and botched aid bill which they eventually passed. this guy speaks their language on the biggest problem facing our country, debt, deficit. to throw him overboard would be a mistake. it would be like fox news disowning bill oreilly because he shows love to jon stewart o...
March 2, 2013
Ago. gave the keynote speech at the republican national convention. i dont think anything like this has happened since hollywood turned its back on fatty arbuckel the late great fatty arbuckel. chris christie embraced president obama. and botched the sandy aid bill which they eventually passed. this guy speaks their language on the biggest problem facing our country, debt, deficit. to throw him overboard would be a mistake. it would be like fox news disowning bill oreilly because he shows love t...
March 2, 2013
Gave the keynote speech at the republican national convention. i dont think anything like this has happened since hollywood turned its back on fatty arbuckel the late great fatty arbuckel. chris christie embraced president obama. and botched the sandy aid bill which they eventually passed. this guy speaks their language on the biggest problem facing our country, debt, deficit. to throw him overboard would be a mistake. it would be like fox news disowning bill oreilly because he shows love to jon...
March 1, 2013
Its where we begin tonight, starting with anne thompson, who was there for it all today. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the papal apartment is sealed, and st. peters chair is vacant. tonight the catholic church looks for a new leader as benedict xvi pope emeritus begins his new life after a transition unlike any other in the modern church. benedict left his home to a rousing ovation. the papal staff at the vatican saying goodbye to the man they served for the last eight ye...
March 1, 2013
Potential successors, luis antonio tagle and he shared a laugh. sean omalley got a warm reception as did new yorks timothy dolan. >> he said i know you. and he said my name. now, thats great when the boss remembers your name. that moved me very much. >> reporter: now dolan and his fellow cardinals will get down to the business of selecting the new pope. >> you look for a man who has a depth to him theologically. you look to a man who has probably some sound governance skills. you look to a man w...
March 1, 2013
The helicopter made a ceremonial pass over the vatican and st. peters basilica, and on past many of the major landmarks of whats known as "the eternal city." as well-wishers held signs bidding benedict farewell, the bells of st. peters rang out. and romans lined the rooftops to get a final glimpse. ( applause ) earlier in the day, benedict said good-bye to the cardinals the princes of the church, 115 of whom will choose his successor. he called on cardinals to work together like an orchestra. an...