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European powers to hold back on sanctions against russia. russia is less able to afford an economic standoff with the west than the west is able to afford one. >> interdependence. might save us all. ambassador mark ginsburg and john barro, thank you both. next, will congress fast truck to the ukraine? congressman peter welch with the inside track. and president obama just finished something to raise the minimum wage. more that. [ female announcer ] who are we? we are the thinkers. the job jugglers.

ultimatum -- hold back from crimea or face the consequences. things get heated on capitol hill. in an irs hearing of all places. who said taxes weren't interesting? and house republicans reach, yes, the big 5-0. that's right, the 50th vote to dismantle the health care laws expected this hour. we begin with breaking news. >> the united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain, we affirm that obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the independence of ukraine. and none of their weapons will ever be used against ukraine...

we have seen the impact of tar sands oil in my district. piles of petroleum coke, three stories call and a city block wide, are sitting on the banks of the detroit river. pet coke is much durt irthan coal and often sold to china. in detroit it's this uncovered and uncontained waiting to blow into the air and water. these piles of petroleum coke are a blight on our communities and could pose a threat to the environment and public health. i offered an amendment to require a study on the environmental impacts of petroleum coke and other byproducts. this amendment was rejected by the rul...

The brutality attack ads rolled out by anti-gun groups. what they did to the ad of one as a warning they better sign on to the gun rules. >> i'm john barro and long before i was born my grandfather used this smith & wesson here to help stop a lynching, for as long as i can remember, my father always had this rifle real handy, just to keep us safe. that's why i support the second amendment. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth.

It's tough to run a campaign when you're not actually in a campaign running for reelection. >> megyn: yeah, it's tough to do it when you're the president and if these are the top emissarieemissaries, are thg to take a hard line on gun control and the president's emissary, we'll have to wait and see. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> megyn: as the gun control debate takes shape we are getting an eye opening look at the tactics that some are using to gain support for their side. including some scathing attack ads. one in particular, that targets a democratic lawmaker out of georgia, who ran for reel...