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no one cared that he was gay. >> a legal network for them estimates 14,000 were booted from the military because of don't ask, don't tell. authorities could decide whether a condemned man lives or dies. troy davis was convicted of murder in 1989. if the state does not intervene he will be put to death at 7:00 p.m. eastern. davis' supporters say he is innocent and the officer's family says justice is overdue. both sides spoke before the parole board. >> no time is easy when you have to go before the pardons and parole board but feel like we got to say what we needed to say. they hea...

taxes on the wealthy. >> i will not support any plan that butts the burden on ordinary americans. i will veto any bill that does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. this is not class warfare. it's math. >> this is not class warfare, reference to the opposition he's getting from republicans who are saying it is just that, class warfare. they're calling the president's tax proposal a cheap political gimmick. pure political play, they say, hayes runs for re-election and works to get more support from middle class...

leader mustafa abdel-jalil. he is representing libya at the 65th u.n. general assembly. he has been meeting with president obama the last hour as well as ban ki moon. in a few minutes, president obama will sit down with afghan president happened karzai. this is their first meeting since the u.s. spelled out a plan to leave afghanistan by the end of 2014. today, for the first time, gays and lesbians can openly serve in the united states military. the law known as don't ask, don't tell has been around for 18 years. it officially ended at midnight. since 1993, more than 14,000 serviceme...

quick to compromise with republicans. well, today that same president delivered this warning. >> i will not support -- i will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary americans. and i will veto any bill that changes benefits for those who rely on medicare, but does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. >> the rich, very rich politics of this debate in just a moment. first, though, let's take a closer look at what the president proposed today. the president, of course, try...

he plans to cut and veto any legislation that cuts medicaid and medicare that doesn't raise taxes on the wealthy. >> i will not support any plan that butts the burden on ordinary americans. i will veto any bill that does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. this is not class warfare. it's math. >> this is not class warfare, reference to the opposition he's getting from republicans who are saying it is just that, class warfare. they're calling the president's tax proposal a cheap political gimmick. pure politica...