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Wants to shrink them down to pre-world war ii troop levels. i'm going to take advantage of it. do you see that connect or is it overstated? >> well, again, i think you have to try to get inside president putin's head. he's trying to asse assert international leadership and restore russia to a position of real international power. he sees the united states for various reasons as a useful foil. and he's pursuing that in lots of ways. you just mentioned some of them. >> lara, if you'll indulge the business 93rd in me, i think he has a survival interest in the ukraine because of the oil, because o...

We have julie and jetta dia here. they hoped to pass cap-and-trade back in the early 2000. the administration tried to take on dm on increasing authority and now the court is getting to give their opportunity on if they have that ability. if they win the case, it could be a large precedent for the epa. >> i am relieved they are addressing the executive order of this. we have heard much about obama's executive order and he has let fewer than any other president than pre-world war ii. but there is talk about this on

Going down to pre-world war ii numbers. and anybody looking at that knows it is far too much. >> we know people in different parts of the country that have pet projects that are defense related are always willing to go to the mat to protect the employment numbers. is that at play in terms of what is being cut and what is being allowed to be built? >> there are things that will be protected at the expense of others. we are using ship, planes and significant fighting organizations in the army. i don't see any change in this in the near future as long as sequesteration is on the table. we have a ...

Cut certain benefits for military families and retirees. i think both parties on capitol hill are likely to respond pretty negatively to that. >> numbers wise, the army was down to 520,000. expected to go down to 490,000. now the cuts are supposed to take it down to 440,000 or roughly in there for the u.s. army. that would be the lowest amount, the cut to the force, since pre-world war ii. significant cut to the army. and obviously, that's going to have some pushback on capitol hill. >> well, it should have some pushback on capitol hill. one of the things that was interesting about the pentago...

In an exclusive interview with zain verjee, the president said that it's not a human right. the president of uganda said this of gay people, quote, they're disgusting. coming up, tylenol and adhd. is there a link? a new study has troubling implications for parents. plus plans for controversial cuts for the u.s. military. will the army downsize to pre-world war ii levels? aflac.