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Would be to put them toward military commissions. there's legal costs to them. things that you can't do in military commissions that you could in civilian trials. you could still get the death penalty, though. probably next week the formal decision will probably be made, contessa. >> pete, thank you for the update. new york's governor, david paterson, has 10 months left in office. the question remains whether he's got the political support to stay on the job, given his serious ethical and legal problems. communications director resigned yesterday, saying he could no longer serve in good cons...

Secondly, he has been formally charged. a few days ago, the state's public commission formally charged the governor with breaking ethics laws and recommended criminal charges of perjury, very serious. this is something more immediate. gregory meeks can say what he wants publicly, but there are a lot of leaders in state, african-american, white, hispanic, saying privately they don't think the governor can last. >> fred, it's good of you to join us today. thank you. two students expelled from school because their parents are gay. do the schools have the right to do that? plus -- amazing vide...

justice department there's quite a few people who feel that civilian trials are the best place. they believe there's some legal advantages, and they believe there are other advantages as well, having the world see them put on trial in a justice system that is time tested as opposed to military commissions which are constantly revised and have never held a full blown trial like this. nonetheless, it does seem the white house advisers will win out. the reason is, tamron, because of the political reality that's changed since november when the attorney general made his announcement that ...

instead of a civilian trial. that would mean overriding the plans of the u.s. justice department. the move is fraught with political implications, the subject of the shuster showdown later in the hour. moments ago embattled governor david paterson arrived at his new york city office and spoke with reporters. >> i don't have any plans to resign. i am working on the business of the people of new york state, the most urgent of which we pass a budget whose deficit has ballooned to $9.1 million. at a certain point i will cooperate with the investigations and will be clearing my name. >>...

on skis, the other on a snowboard. tracks have been found in an out-of-bounds area and searchers apparently are getting pings from a cell phone that place the pair near union creek and boullion basin in yakima county. president obama is taking on jobs today. he spoke about clean energy a short time ago, hours after the labor department released its report, revealing unemployment rate held steady at 9.7% in february. >> the best form of economic relief is a quality job. i'm also calling on congress to pass jobs measures that cut taxes, increase lending, incentivize expansion for bus...