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Voting rights act, which of course was not actually touched here. of course, the problem is that the justices are pretty notoriously horrible social scientists. and these are true, not just these justices but far back, they are lovely in terms of their understanding of the law. but when it comes to understanding how social sciences work, they actually generally don't rely on these sorts of claims. and when they do, they often do so in ways that are specious, just allow them to make the claims they want to make. so to send back to the 1113th, to now make a new cover formula is frustrating, prob...

Claims they want to make. so to send back to the 1113th, to now make a new cover formula is frustrating, problematic in their willingness to punt on this action. >> and if congress did actually take this up, and sent back to the supreme court, they actually then voted on exactly the same formula and sent it back, would the supreme court then claim again they didn't know what they were voting on? >> it is hard to say. they would want to look at the record that congress created. i think one of the things that frustrated the majority was it felt like congress had arrived at its conclusion that it...

Increasingly the bread winners of u.s. households, but women in the u.s. house, as in congress, now that's a different story. women still make up only one-fifth of the senate and less than a fifth of the house and the 113th congress is in fact the record-breaking congress for women. one of the things i think that's been most interesting for me, rushma, is watching how the women of the 113th have in fact taken up issues that impact men and women, but particularly the sexual assault in the military. elizabeth warren and other women who have been right out there in front, barbara boxer and others...

Now second hagretary hagel says won't be doing that anymore. i heard about an awful brochure who said to women on the base walk straight ahead, look straight ahead, look out for men who look weird, you may have to roll under the car and yell real loud. and if that doesn't work, submit. >> do you think there is enough momentum right now we will see a change in the 113th? >> what i'm hoping is is that we're seeings change by more people reporting it, but what we've already done is make sure that there is someone they can talk with in every brigade, that they have an advocate. they didn't have an...

Virginians. this is why the president took his message to a virginia facility where submarines are built. now, at this particular shipyard, projects like an overhaul to the uss theodore roosevelt is going to be delayed. how is that going to help the military? president obama wants to avoid this, and so do most americans, if you believe the polls. the latest polling from nbc news, "the wall street journal" shows nearly half of americans believe president obama is trying to unify the country. only 22% believe the same thing about the republicans. so john boehner can use all the swear words he wa...