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A good sunday afternoon to you. you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. today it is business as usual in washington, d.c. >> there are smarter ways to cut spending. >> our hope is that as more republicans start to see the pain in their own districts. >> as the sequester kicks in can the two sides come together to form a more perfect solution? and silence in st. peteers square as the vatican begins the process of picking the next pope. meanwhile here vice president joe biden joined civil rights leaders to commemorate bloody sunday as the landmark voting rights act faces an uncertain

Than originally thought. they say the fire ball was 55 feet wide and weighed about 10,000 tons. it was traveling at 40,000 miles per hour when it exploded over siberia. and another milestone for michael jordan. the basketball legend turns 50 today. happy birthday, m.j. that was the pope this morning speaking from his window at the vatican while thousands of people gathered at st. peteers square. this is the pope's second to last sunday before retirement. the pope announced last week he is stepping down by the end of the month. anne thompson with more ont that. >> reporter: more than 50,000...