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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150522:20:22:00

>> first of all, i'm pulling out all the stops to get the usa freedom act passed. but it is important to note that because the house has gone home there's not going to be any short-term extension. the house went home. you cannot have a short-term extension. >> let me ask you this question one more time. i know we tried to tackle it last time. edward snowden praised senator paul's 10 1/2filibuster. he's reason we're having this debate. he's the centerpiece of a big congressional back-and-forth. does this vindicate edward snowden? >> again -- and we'll probably talk about this a number of times in the future -- i wanted this debate started by the leaders of the intelligence community. instead of they're starting a real debate they consistently fail to give the congress and the american people straight answers about this program. i'll leave it at that.

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Fareed Zakaria GPS-20150517-14:03:00

work powerfully entrenched and will keep moving. the potential trade deal with asia the transpacific partnership, could, however, shape these trends in a direction that is compatible with american interests and ideas. that's why congressional, mainly democratic opposition has been so misguided. for those who worry that after tpp america would have to compete against low-wage countries, it's too late. it's been too late for decades. as zachary carabell notes, we are already living in a free trade world. the average tariff in the developed world is now about 3%. that's it. and in the past three decades, developing countries have cut their tariffs substantially as well. china's average tariff is less than 10% today. down from around 40% in 1985. the united states has one of the world's most open economies.

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Fareed Zakaria GPS-20150517-17:03:00

>> democratic opposition to fast-track trade authority for president obama is blind to the fundamental reality of this era. you can't turn off the machine. you can't stop china from growing and trading. you can't prevent africa from deepening its integration into the global system. these forces are already at work, powerfully entrenched and will keep moving. the potential trade deal with asia, the transpacific partnership, could, however, shape these trends in a direction that is compatible with american interests and ideas. that's why congressional, mainly democratic, opposition has been so misguided. for those who worry that after tpp america would have to compete against low-wage countries, it's too late. it's been too late for decades.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150423:18:35:00

katz, former cia operations officer. and josh, let's start with this -- a high-level congressional source confirmed to nbc news that had operation met near certainty standard. we kept hearing that in josh earnest's white house briefing. we know there are two crucial standards in there, and one was not met. break that down for us and what it means. >> i think the bottom line sheer what led to this unfortunate accident and tragedy is a policy issue. it is not a review of drone operations. this is a policy issue in which we are not collecting intelligence in the manner that we should. we're limiting ourselves and sort of putting ourselves in a box here. an instance like this is where human intelligence would have been key in helping and preventing this tragedy. >> how would that work given that the surveillance included 100 hours of surveillance before

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150419:19:50:00

he finishes stabbing all the tires which was kind of odd. >> after studying the video, there is a shocking revolution. arnold jones recognizes the vandal and tells police she knows who he is. the police aren't convinced, but she has proof caught on camera. >> they were reasonably skeptical. they said, are you sure? because it was from two different angles and we had this facial view, there was no doubt in our mind. >> arnold-jones identifies the tire slasher as gary smith, one of the 2012 gop congressional hopefuls who wanted to run against her in the primaries. arnold-jones has a theory about smith's motive. >> i took gary to court to get him off of the ballot for the primary. the reason i did that was it was very clear that he did not have enough signatures. he did not qualify. >> when police take smith in for questioning, he denies the accusation. >> according to the arrest warrant, you're being arrested

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150419:19:52:00

case. >> when the tire slashing video makes national news, smith's former neighbor, kenneth, in el paso, texas, contacts albuquerque police with a tire slashing video of his own. he tells police that smith terrorized his family for years. allegedly slashing tires, attempting to burn down the house, and trying to poison their dog. >> when i saw their footage, it took my breath away because it was identical. it was like a practiced motion. like somebody who was a good athlete does something the same way each time. >> smith faces aggravated stalking, criminal trespass, and harassment charges in new mexico. in addition to the outstanding warrants from the allegations in texas. he denies the allegations. arnold-jones loses the election for the seat in congress and is later appointed to the albuquerque city council. she says her family sleeps better at night knowing smith is

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150419:19:48:00

saw. >> the jury determines that the killing of julian calbert by albuquerque police officer aaron zwicky was justified under new mexico law. >> it was a weight of my shoulders. i don't think any officer wants to be put in the position where they have to make a decision whether or not to use deadly force. a congressional election takes an odd turn when surveillance video reveals the identity of a vandal who slashes a candidate's tires. >> until i saw him on the video, i think that was the first time that i really was afraid. >> december, 2012. albuquerque, new mexico. state representative janice arnold jones is running in the republican primary for a u.s. congressional seat when a strange incident gets her attention. >> our friend, frank ruvolo, conducts a republican friday morning breakfast and we all attend. he walked outside and all of his tires were flat. we thought, well, this is odd. >> it turns out it's not an isolated incident. >> i got up to go to a meeting,

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CNN International-20150414-06:20:00

marco rubio entered the race for u.s. president. he joins two republican whose have already declared. >> he made his announcement monday in miamien a building with great significance to cuban immigrants. he played up his story of being the son of cuban exiles, saying, he is the future. listen. >> we americans are proud of our history. but our country has always been about the future. and before us now is the opportunity to author the greatest chapter yet in the amazing story of america. but we can't do that by going back to the leaders and idea of the past. we must change the decisions we are making. by changing the people who are making them. >> if he wins, rubio would be the united states' first hispanic president. rubio goes on a fund-raising trip later in the week. >> our chief u.s. congressional correspondent dana bash takes a look at what rubio brings to the 2016 presidential race.

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CNN International-20150414-05:19:00

are making by changing the people who are making them. >> senator rubio definitely does have an inspiring story. our chief u.s. congressional correspondent looks at what rubio brings to the 2016 presidential race. >> 43-year-old marco rubio tried to turn his youth and relative inexperience into a plus by saying time and time again in his speech that this should be a time for a generational change. that the candidates of yesterday are just that and that there needs to be somebody for tomorrow. at one point it was clear he was talking about democrat hillary clinton. in another, it seemed as though he was eluding to republican jeb bush by talking about the facts that some people are telling rubio to wait his turn, but he feels that now is his time. he with hearing some mutual

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150414:21:19:00

cannot lift the congressional mandated sanctions, which is what they've been trying to push for the last couple weeks. >> the initial review was cut in half for 60 days. the revised bill moved some democrats who were holding out. second stair of state john kerry is still working the hill. the foreign relations committee unanimously passed the changes. the bill would give congress the right to approve or reject the iran nuclear deal. i don't think republicans will be satisfied until they have a conversation with the iranians. there is no deal president obama is going to come up with that's going to satisfy the right wing in congress. joining me tonight, senator ben cardin member of the foreign relations committee. thanks for being with us tonight. >> always a pleasure to be on your show, thank you. >> what turned this deal?

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