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2006. it's a testament both to president bush to an agreement he signed with president al maliki and president obama, who has made decisions on iraq. the next six months in iraq are going to be very difficult and very turbulent. what tom ricks is talking about is this very steep drawdown from 95,000 troops to 50,000 troops over the next six months. general odierno said we might want to see some flexibility depending on conditions. we'll have to see. right now, looking at an election on sunday. the real game starts when the results come out, we try to start form a government and that process wi...

Senate. republican senator jim bunning is holding up a bill that primarily extends unemployment benefits, but the bill also includes a measure to bankroll construction projects and highway safety programs. and that is why transportation workers are being furloughed. >> and bunning apparently concerned that the senate didn't have a way to pay for this. let's get to nbc's tom costello who covers the transportation department. tom is on the phone, waiting for a postal service news conference, which we can talk about later. explain how this is affecting the transportation workers. 2,000 just off t...

tavis: good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. despite president obama's vow to end the war in iraq, the u.s. continues there. joining me is thomas ricks, the author of the text about iraq, "fiasco," it is out in paper back with its follow-up, "the gamble." also tonight james horner. he is nominated for an oscar for his work on "avatar." he also worked on "titanic." he has the distinction for working on the two top hollywood films in thisist. -- in history. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we'r...

tavis: good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. despite president obama's vow to end the war in iraq, the u.s. continues there. joining me is thomas ricks, the author of the text about iraq, "fiasco," it is out in paper back with its follow-up, "the gamble." also tonight james horner. he is nominated for an oscar for his work on "avatar." he also worked on "titanic." he has the distition for working on the two top hollywood films in thisist. -- in history. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we're ...

tavis: good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. despite president obama's vow to end the war in iraq, the u.s. continues there. joining me is thomas ricks, the author of the text about iraq, "fiasco," it is out in paper back with its follow-up, "the gamble." also tonight james horner. he is nominated for an oscar for his work on "avatar." he also worked on "titanic." he has the distinction for working on the two top hollywood films in thisist. -- in history. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we...