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>> the way this is breaking out, there are two groups in the middle east and it's largely along religious lines, shiite and sunni. you have the asad leadership, government of syria allied with russia, and on the other hand you have the syrian rebels aligned with the gulf arab oil states but in the end of the day, what you're really watching and what this really boils down to is a fight between the asad government, which we don't like, and al qaeda. we don't like them, either. patti ann: so the house intel committee has approved with reservations this new plan but now some are saying it goes to...

It is not only special interest in the military complex, but congressional attitudes to not in my back grouped and don't cut the deputies system and this aspect. until we reform and skwoez out the waste. you will get stupid sequestration cuts that we have. >> and it is outrageous and people need to be aware of it. and thank you for the work you are doing, pete. >> we are getting the 911 calls about a reality star. wait until you hear this story. and we haven't heard much about the recent events in egypt. how america can get on the right side of history here in this changing situation. we'll be...

To live out his days there, the question is now how can he get there? >> questions remain. thank you very much for the update. tough times for some republican employees facing the consequences of automatic budget cuts that kick in next week. more than 6 fest,000 people -- 650,000 people holding jobs and the defense department will get an extra day off next week, but it comes with a price. no pay. they will be furloughed one day each week for the next three months and pentagon officials worry it will be worse in the next year if the sequestration cuts continue to be enforced. now to the lat...

>> tucker: budget cuts and sequestration may be affecting our nation'sp wounded military members. employees from walter reed medical center will be forced into furloughs and booted from their medical duties, this to save money. what does this mean for our veterans and does this call for a checkup on the white house's use of our tax dollars. joining us now to respond is form area navy seal and massachusetts republican for canada gabriel gomez. mr. gomez, thanks a lot for joining us. there's certainly waste at the pentagon and throughout the federal government, but cutting staff at walter reed, ...

Booming auto industry, shrinking deficit, slowing health care costs and stronger housing market. what are the chances of congress taking on anything before the break for summer? >> not showing signs on taking action on further measures that might boost the economy. for instance, looking at sequestration cuts that are still going into effect and really that could slow that economic recovery and dampen the tepid growth that we're seeing getting into the second half and near the end of the year. congress -- right now, they're debating issues on internet sales taxes, talking about immigration refo...