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This is a political hit job. >> o'reilly called corn a piece of garbage who should be in the, quote, kill zone. earlier this week when "new york times" reporter emily steel talked to o'reilly on the phone covering this controversy this happened. o'reilly told steel there would be repercussions if he felt any of her coverage is inappropriate. quote, i am coming after you with everything i have mr. o'reilly said you can take it as a threat. steel declined to be here this morning. she's letting her story speak for itself. there's a history of this kind of behavior. i think you at home should know...

The space shuttle "endeavour" launched into space. it is taking up extra parts and super tiny satellites. satellites the size of a cracker. yes, a cracker. "endeavour" is scheduled to return to earth on june 1 which is the same day that the space shuttle "atlantis" is expected to roll out to the launch pad in anticipation of the final mission of the space shuttle's 30-year history. in today's big breakdown, let's talk about the sheer size of the space shuttle, because unless you have seen it up close orn a of us haven't, you can't imagine the length. you have sat in a school bus, right, well, ...

>> the bill is passed. [ applause ] >> waxman-markey bill squeaked through the house a year ago. >> of course, that is the cap-and-trade bill that passed the house, which can't pass the senate. >> senator lieberman is cosponsoring a different bill with senator john kerry which he says is more moderate than the house bill. >> it has broader community support and broad environmental community support. so we think it has a better chance of passage overall. >> reporter: the president didn't mention that bill, though it's bet orn a key issue he raised last night. >> there are costs associated with ...

>> the bill is passed. [ applause ] >> waxman-markey bill squeaked through the house a year ago. >> of course, that is the cap-and-trade bill that passed the house, which can't pass the senate. >> senator lieberman is cosponsoring a different bill with senator john kerry which he says is more moderate than the house bill. >> it has broader community support and broad environmental community support. so we think it has a better chance of passage overall. >> reporter: the president didn't mention that bill, though it's bet orn a key issue he raised last night. >> there are costs associated with ...

Claiming the switch on, quote, a series of vicious right wing attacks, over the past year-and-a-half. and this has made it harder, he says, for acorn to raise funds and organize and serve its members, and interesting, acorn officials and their reaction, don't seem to put the blame on the action of their own workers and are now seemingly ignoring the continues various over now acorn conducted business, with various overlapping entities and the two congressional reports that come from california republican congressman darrell issa, and those reports brand acorn as a, quote, racketeering enterpri...