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Great to be able to produce peace. you also have to deal with the reality. hamas controls gaza. the palestinian authority controls the west bank. you know, there's a context here that doesn't make it so easy to make peace. there's a need to produce it. first thing's first. let's get a cease fire here that is one that will actually hold. >> her real question is, is it now time for the united states to engage at a higher level with more intensity? >> even if the united states engages in a higher level of intensity, you've got to focus on what's the objective? what diana was trying to get at is u...

Probably was a very powerful, powerful 52 minutes. >> through your legal career, you've had a lot of experience working with young people and adults who have recounted sexual abuse. in youre estimation, the bigges challenge for the defense, sit going to be more about proving a pattern of conduct from years ago, potential grooming behaviors that are alleged in the part of aundz? >> absolutely. thomas, anybody who's gone through this or knows about this knows the grooming with boys in particular is an essential step that happens, so to speak, by a predator trying to make that child comfortable w...

We talk all the time about the war on the middle class but it is not just union busting and bailouts for fat cats. wall street picks your pocket every time you go to the grocery store, fill up at the gas station or turn up your thermostat. in a special series in conjunction with "the nation" magazine all this week we're going to show you just how wall street does all of this. and we'll tell you the one very simple essential step president obama has to take if he wants to do something about it. the first thing you need to know is that supply and demand no longer controls prices for basic commod...

>> it was ehud baraks w who was willing to go back to the '67 line, let the palestinians have a capital there, but ehud olmert, the former prime minister, in the final days the bush administration, was prepared to do perhaps even more. >> let's go back in the room. king abdullah of jordan is speaking. i almost said king hussein because king abdullah is the son of the late king hussein. his country has an enormous problem, poverty. i believe palestinians now outnumber jordanians in jordan. very hopeful of being a partner, helping the united states. let's listen to a bit, king abdullah of jordan...

We want to turn to briana keilar and mark preston, covering this story. well, the legislation of it. and also the politics of it. those things seem to always go hand in hand. guys, hello to both of you. ladies first, as always. briana, hello. i guess update folks to why you're standing where you're standing and what's going on behind some of those doors. >> reporter: well, for democrats, t.j., this is do or die. this is health care reform or bust. this is where the home stretch really begins today. the house budget committee. let's take you inside the hearing room, where this committee is goin...