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Times are hard right now. we are moving in the right direction. i know it's getting close to an election. but there are times where you put elections aside, this is one of those times. >> and good morning. it's tuesday, july the 20th. and with us in washington today, a big show, mika, very exciting. of course -- >> trouble is brewing already. >> makes it exciting all the time. >> oh, really? >> margaret carlson is here with us. >> yeah. >> always great having you. >> such excitement to be up at 6:00. >> yeah. isn't it? >> america's waking up with you. along with -- >> the irish group. >> norah...

We have no intention of abandoning our long-term mission of achieving the kind of afghanistan that president karzai set forth in his speech. >> welcome back to "morning joe." with us now from kabul where hillary clinton the secretary of state is attending an international conference on the future of afghanistan, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. and andrea mitchell, one of the topics you're covering is corruption there. how would you characterize the hope of working with afghanistan as a partner in this? >> it is such a tough problem. it is one of the most serious pro...

Go have a beer. wally backman, ladies and gentlemen. coming up next, who are you? you and you? we're going to show the confrontation with the congressman, an apology, some neck grabs. it's so great. we're going to show it to you. plus mika's opinion pages. keep it on "morning joe." (jennifer garner) there's a lot of beautiful makeup out there to cover up flaws and make skin look pretty but there's one that's so clever, it makes your skin look better even after you take it off.

You want. they're fighting each other perhaps for second place, fighting for the conservative voters, but it's almost like there are two primaries here. mitt romney versus barack obama and the more conservative candidates against each other. >> and you know, mika, something we said around the table a year ago that this election was not going to be about the republicans versus republicans, it was all about barack obama. and i just, especially in iowa, i don't get one candidate attacking another candidate. it doesn't work. and the democratic caucuses, it doesn't work in the republican caucuses. ...

Through the front door and goes, hey, you mind if i come in and hang out? of course, tim's a god and they're like come in, come in, and made all the difference. hep launched the show. >> there's no surprise to that. tim was there at the launch of a lot of things, and everyone knows everything starts in iowa. >> it does. >> everything starts in iowa. >> including us. >> exactly. exactly. >> we've got big news to report this morning. some polls showing really -- >> well, there he is. >> i was hanging out with my public -- >> the good people of iowa. >> it's become more than a little show, mika. ...