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just drilled more then gas prices would come down. we have been drilling more. under my administration america is producing more oil than at any time in the last eight years. >> more outrage over the lavish $800,000 conference in vegas paid for with right, your tax dollars. lawmakers are holding another round of hearings on the spending scandal at the gsa. they say huge amounts spent on food, parties, hurts the reputation of all federal employees even those not involved. >> we can pick out the things or whatever makes the highlight tonight but 44 bucks for breakfast, i'm a big man, i...

million miles in 39 missions. we'll bring you more what it means for the future of space travel. >> president obama blames oil speculators for the soaring gas prices. a short time ago call forward tougher measures to crack down on the speculators. he wants to require traders to put more of their own money and increase the penalties for manipulating the markets. republicans blame the president's policies for the rising prices. he says drilling alone is not going to solve the problem. >> politicians who say if we just drilled more then gas prices would come down. we have been drilling ...

>> each of these situations is different. in libya, when a leader says spare nothing. show no mercy and calls out air force attacks on his own people, that crosses a line that people in the world had decided they could not tolerate. >> robert behr is a former cia operative. he joins us via skype. welcome. >> thank you. >> robert, is the situation in syria vastly different than in libya? >> it is because the serians have a real army. they have a multiple division capable of fighting the real war. they might. they did in 1982 and flattened a town called hama. it is possible if it gets bad enough...

>> if syria gets worse and the united states is seriously considering this, how might its involvement be different than the united states involvement in libya? >> in syria, we would need vastly more military resources to go into that country. i'm not even sure we have them. they have a very advanced surface-to-air missile system. they have the ability to hide tanks. they fought multiple war was israel. they are a combat-trained army. the officers who lead it are very loyal to the regime. we would not see the sort of tribal splits we have seen in libya. syria would be a tough nut to crack. it c...

29 and being over the hill. that's like depressing. thanks, guys. have a great day. it's 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. 6:00 in the west. a second win for libya's rebels. they are marching toward gadhafi's hometown after a weekend of victories. president obama getting ready to tell the american people what the u.s. role is in this mission. plenty of confusion right now on that front. in japan, water with radiation levels 100,000 times the norm. and fears that some of it might be in the pacific ocean. in libya, rebel forces are marching toward the capital. and after a weekend of k...