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I'm joined by the president and ceo of the naacp and the reverend al sharpton hosting "stronger america, the black agenda" with ed schultz who also joins us live now. what's the special going to be about in 30 minutes? >> it's happening at just the right time. we are now discussing real draconian cuts that will affect african-americans in this country across the board. the numbers you reported on will be even at a greater distance if this budget is to go through. at this hour as jim mcdermott said we don't know what is going to get cut. they don't know what they are voting on. it's crucial to ...

Demonstrators barricaded themselves in cairo's central square followed by an army attack that killed a person and injured 71. hundreds of soldiers stormed the square. protesters are angry at the post mubarak transition and they want the current defense minister to step down. thousands continue to stage anti-government protests in syria and activists say the consequences have been deadly so far. the syrian national organization says 26 demonstrators were killed on saturday. the uprising of syria began three weeks ago and has been getting more intense with each passing week. friday marking the s...

From both sides on capitol hill following the agreement to fund the government for the rest of the year. president obama signing a short-term extension into law saturday. a final version is expected to pass this week. this morning the 79president's senior adviser spoke. >> the president came together with republicans and democrats on behalf of the country in december, led an effort to cut taxes. and now we have come together to cut spending. i think it should give us confidence moving forward. >> joining me now is democratic congressman from washington state jim mcdermott. thanks for stopping ...