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Good morning, im Melissa Harrisperry. This week marked the second of two seismic shifts in the United States military in just over two years. The first was december of 2010 when president obama signed the repeal of the dont ask, dont tell law and ending a policy that mandated shame and secrecy as requirements for service. The second happened on thursday when defense secretary leon panetta joined the joint chiefs of staff chairman Martin Dempsey and made this announcement. We must open up Service Opportunities for women as fully as possible. And therefore today, general dempsey and i are please...

We start with the president who has just wrapped up an important speech in minneapolis on the urgent need to address gun violence across the country. And its important because it was his first gun policy speech delivered to americans from outside of the echo chamber of washington, d. C. In attendance for his remarks and round table discussion were local Law Enforcement and elect ed officials as well as the lone survivor to a shooting in the area. And his message was simple. Voters must tell their members of congress that they do not believe the nras deception on gun safety and their ridiculous...

Williams. Good evening. The Prolonged Air campaign that the president spoke about to the American People last week and warned about to a war weary public is already underway. And just today it included a u. S. Air strike on the edge of baghdad. Days after the president called isis unique in its brutality, the world was forced to endure the announcement of yet another beheading this weekend. And its now clear as isis forces are on the move and identified, u. S. Forces are moving against them by air. While its still unclear how many other nations are joining in that fight. Its where we begin aga...

Be bold, be courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you. Giffordss testimony was followed by an intense day of questioning including Patrick Leahy and dick durbin taking on the head of nra. Wayne la pierre. Should we have mandatory background checks at gun shows for the sales . If you are a dealer, thats already the law. Thats not my question. Im not trying to play games here. If you could, just answer my question. I do not believe the way the law is working now unfortunately that it does any good to extend the law to private sales in collectors. Worry all due respect that was not the...

Volley of questions from members of the Senate Armed Services committee. My time will expire, others are going to ask as to why you did this. I was asking for the accuracy. If you dont want to answer that, thats fine. I just said i did vote against it and i was going to explain why i voted against it. And theyll be asking you for your explanation. I want to get to three other 0 things and thats why its critical we keeping moving along here. Todays hearing comes after a neocon campaign on the airwaves against hagels nomination and after a vigorous defense of the president s cabinet choices from...