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Was a great help on civil rights bills. >> why was it important for you to be there at the funeral today? >> well, he is my friend and my hero. and we -- i was his leader for ten years when he first came to the senate. and then i left in '96. but we had a special relationship, i think we were the only two republicans with a pretty bad disability. and of course dan inway on other side all good friends. we were good friends. all three of us. >> of course inoye was another member lost, also laid in state prior to john mccain and having that honor yesterday. you reference the tributes we heard fro...

Military tribunals and we back off on that one and change the plan on that one, will you agree to help us get the money to facility, talks in illinois online. they're trying to work it out, they're not there yet. because of that, the administration's position is we want to close it but we can't say when and they can't give a definitive answer on when, where, and how the trials will take place. >> even senator chuck schumer who is a strong supporter of this administration basically said in a statement that he released, do you know what, eric holder and the obama administration, you know the tri...

In washington, a fresh round of assessments by senior united states officials on how soon iran could have a nuclear weapon. >> how long would it take approximately to produce enough highly enriched uranium for one nuclear weapon? >> sir, the general consensus, not knowing, again, the exact number of centrifuges that we actually have visibility into, is we're talking one year. >> reporter: the u.s. isn't certain how much progress iran really has made on enrichment. a key step in getting weapons-grade material. even so, the next step, assembling a weapon, may not take very long. >> based on ever...

Committee in charge of spending. the democratic chairman of that committee, hawaii senator dan inway, came in second with almost earmarks, including $300,000 to help girl scouts become more financially savvy and more than $2 million for coral research in his home state. we asked the senators' offices to respond to these earmarks that we highlighted. senator cochran's response was he disagreed, and putting these earmarks in is his way of changing where he thinks the money should go. we talked to senator inway's office. he said these are very valuable projects for hawaii. for instance, the coral...

>> reporter: in announcing his candidacy, powell see's wrangle's ethics problem as an opening. >> he's no longer chairman of ways an means. >> reporter: rangel stepped down temporarily as the chairman in charge of taxes as an investigation continues into his failure to pay taxes on a home in the dominican republic and other issues. through his office, he declined requests for an interview. his campaign spokesman doesn't see him as vulnerable. >> nothing is ever a lock. you still have to make your case to the voters, tell them about what you've done. you've got to remind them of all the things ...