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The larger ruling, the appeal on the overall constitutionality of prop 8 is not going to come down until the case is heard and that could be at least several months away. a clarification or a flip flop? after his earlier remarks about building a mosque at ground zero ignited a firestorm of criticism president obama has spoken out again. he says he was defending religion freedom and not giving his stamp to that mosque or the location. >> what was once a local zoning issue ma it is at metastized is national political issue. until recently this plan by a muslim consortium to erect a 13 story cu...

Swirl in the republican party. a lot of people trying to figure out wow, conservatives like ted olson and dick cheney speaking out strongly that gay marriage is freedom and liberty and they don't know what to make of that. >> keith larson thanks for joining us. can't wait to hear about your next conversation with alvin. >> thanks, shannon. >> is president obama trying to straddle both sides of the ground zero mosque controversy because it could be a campaign issue in november. hear what he said and decide for yourself. what promises to be a very spirited debate on this topic, coming up. mmmmmm...

Representatives of congress do not deserve to be reelected. that is almost three times as many who believe they are. so, who is to blame? 58% disapproved of the job democrats are doing in congress and the republicans don't fare much better. 57% disapproved of gop's performance in congress. but if the election were held today, 44% of voters say they would back the republican candidate in their congressional district, giving the republicans a slim lead over democratic opponents. in lower manhattan the battle continues to swirl around a proposal to build a mosque so close to ground zero. >> there...

Elaboration on the recalibration. i think senator reed was clearly in the position that it is a local issue and senator cornyn mentioned that as well but what was interesting is senator cornyn talked about it as an election issue and he is the head of the seupbt republican campaign committee. i think you are going to see this in a number of different races where relations say where is my opponent on the mosque at "ground zero". when you look at the polls saying 68% of the people say it shouldn't be there, that is potentially an issue and perhaps why the white house came out with the numerous s...

Some say only muddied the waters. >> i was commenting and i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. i was commenting very specifically on the rights that people have that dates back to our founding. >> shannon: what do americans think out there? the latest poll finds 30% think it is appropriate to build a mosque near ground zero but 64% say it is wrong. about religion and its freedoms here in our country? joining us for a fair and balanced debate is the national communications director for care and an attorney with the american center for law and justice. wel...