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Common ground." it's a memoir of her career as a moderate republican and an indictment of today's hyperpartisanship in congress. i asked her point blank, what is wrong with these people in washington? >> we're a can-do country. and the failure in washington now is to talk about the politics, the next election, and nothing but the policies advancing this country's interests. over the political interests of the next election or one's political position. >> are we going to see moderates become extinct? >> well, it's -- you know, moving in that direction. i hope not. i hope that there is some way ...

Will try to play it up as much as they can. maybe the best move is to make sure that people are in there, muscling their way in if they have to so it doesn't become a kangaroo court. and i think that's a good chance, a better chance than standing aside. you stand aside and let issa do this stuff and you're looking for a partisan operation. >> congressman, you deal with these republicans every day. how does this happen or should we let issa just go for it and hope he undoes himself? >> reverend, chris, please understand that statement is not going to derail the house. now, maybe some of those i...

Something new to the story. there's no there there. >> reporter: house republicans don't agree. the next hearing on benghazi is already in the works. if there's any doubt the president's agenda is being thrown off course, just look. >> i still do not understand cricket. >> reporter: this visit with british prime minister david cameron was meant to focus on foreign affairs. >> the long suffering syrian people -- >> reporter: but clearly it was overtaken by other matters. right now, president obama is in new york attending fundraisers, and there he told an audience of supporters that he takes a ...

Somebody serving our country. once you're in it, you've got to spend it. >> oh, i don't disagree with that. the problem is, in some instances we shouldn't have been. colin powell made that statement of weapons of mass destruction, which was inaccurate. not so. he was operating under the information given him. who knows? we might have been there had it not been for that. >> to what do you attribute this hyper partisanship these days? >> i done know. >> always been that way? >> i don't think so. i don't know whether it was lyndon johnson. somebody years ago said we can disagree without being dis...

The hyper partisanship. when congress was sworn in it had a approval rating of 14%. within minutes of sunday's game baltimore fans were swamped with superbowl swag with raven ball boul champs. but retailers had to be ready if the game went other way. they are getting ready of unsellable 49er merchandise. it will send all the t-shirts, sweatshirts and hats to clothes people in nation like sam we extra nicaragua. when the 12-point. >> the outlook for sol or power is not so sunny tonight. it's still more expensive than fossil fuels. government subsidies are being cut back. solar power's new age.