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similar bombings two weeks ago on al qaeda. the opposition accuses the government of staging the blasts to back up a claim that it's fighting terrorists. iran planning more war games. state-run media report another round of military drills are going to take place next month in the straight of hormuz. the most recent exercises ended just this week. tensions now have been rising over this strategic critical waterway. iran threatened recently to block the strait if new sanctions harm iranian oil exports. the government also threatens to take action if u.s. air craft carrier goes throu...

The senate. usurped the law. he has broken the law likely. he should haven't done what he did. even if they find a way around and it's legal, it's ridiculous. he is the only president in history -- >> bob: look, recess appointment is a loose term. i means if you cannot have a quorum, and you will not have a quorum because they're not back. >> dana: bob there would be no news here if it was a regular recess appointment. that is not what happened. >> bob: recess appointment happens when? >> eric: when they are in recess. >> dana: bradbury who was going to be the office of legal counsel person co...

Think all of you should run up to capitol hill, check out the house and senate and see if you can find a single member of congress and then tell me on this working day for most americans whether or not congress is in session. >> reporter: so their position is congress is in recess right now, so the president can use his constitutional authority for recess appointments, but what thai leaving out is the senate has also been in what they call pro forma session where they are open even just for a few seconds. and the fact of the matter is that back at the tail end of the bush administration, senat...

Crystal, let me start with you. if the senate won't give the president's appointees an up or down vote, what's wrong with a recess appointment? >> well, what's wrong is president obama thinks he's governing under a monarchy rather than a democracy. and he started off the new year with a bang as an obstructionist. the fact is, the senate was in session. they had a pro forma session and barack obama decides he's not going to be held accountable to the american people, to the u.s. constitution, or congress for that matter and he actually broke the constitutional law and decides he's going to make...

Agreement between the parties that if you're in pro forma session, you don't do recess appointments. the fact is, they're not really doing anything up in the senate right now. the pro forma thing is largely just a ceremonial to try and prevent something like this and the president appearing with richard cordray in ohio is basically saying, look, he's waited many months to get this nomination through. it's an outgrowth of the dodd-frank wall street reform bill. and it's part of the president's we can't wait campaign. he wants to get moving on this. and i have to say, we spoke to a former bush a...