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Your article, i just read an excerpt of it, it is fascinating. a lot of very compelling anecdotes by parents, by mothers saying how important it is to have these men in their children's lives. >> so much of the narrative we hear around the demographic, we hear about the gun violence, we hear about the academic and social failures, but far less frequently do we hear about the achievement, the hopes and streamtreem dreams, and so many are believing the narrative about the gun violence. these are young boys who have grown up in east oakland, one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country. and i...

A lot of very compelling anecdotes by parents, by mothers saying how important it is to have these men in their children's lives. >> so much of the narrative we hear around the demographic, we hear about the gun violence, we hear about the academic and social failures, but far less frequently do we hear about the achievement, the hopes and dreams, and so many are believing the narrative about the gun violence. these are young boys who have grown up in east oakland, one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country. and it's working. these young men, it's about giving them choices, giving them t...

V.a.. >> the conference committee on v.a., there was a republican meeting today. and by the way, i'm not on the veterans committee. i just trained in the v.a. health center and i also know a little bit about health care. >> but you were on the conference committee. >> i am on the conference committee. >> okay. i apologize. >> and it's working. our problem deals more with the congressional budget office and the lack of realistic scores that were getting from them. the score they're giving us is more than we spend entire in a year on the vets that we're serving now. so it's not anywhere close to...

On earth who doesn't have it. it doesn't make any sense. this is not just a women's issue. one of the most precious memories i'll ever have is when my first daughter malia was born, i was lucky enough that my schedule allowed me to take that first month off. staying up at 2:00 in the morning and feeding her and burden of proofing her creates a bond that is irreplaceable. a lot of companies are already doing it. and it's working. michelle and i have talked about this. when we knew that employers had our backs and were willing to give us flexibility to look after family, that made us want to wor...

Control multiple towns and cities in iraq are primarily sunni iraqis. but analysts say their ranks are also growing and include a number of foreign fighters, including some americans. the group's recruitment videos are urging westerners to join the fight. thousands may be answering the call to wage jihad in the middle east. at least one american has carried out a suicide bombing in syria this year, a guy from florida. it is a disturbing development to say the least. one big concern of course is that these american recruits and european recruits may eventually return to the united states and to...