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good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, big, big, big politics. according to the federal election commission. that would make it the most expensive election season in american history. but here's the dirty truth about american history. money always seeps into politics, and it has been going and going and going for a long time. take president mckinley's campaign at the turn of the century. even know that guy? railroad and steel barron's gave him kingly sums of $6 million for his 1896-1900 win. that would be a lot of money now. president nixon was given $2.5 milli...

election commission. that would make it the most expensive election season in american history. but here's the dirty truth about american history. money always seeps into politics, and it has been going and going and going for a long time. take president mckinley's campaign at the turn of the century. even know that guy? railroad and steel barron's gave him the then insanely kingly sums of $6 million for his 1896-1900 presidential win. that would be a lot of money even now. president nixon was given $2.5 million by one guy, an insurance executive when he ran for president in '68 and ...

"outfront" tonight, big, big, and bigger money in politics. upwards of $11 million will be spent on this year's election, according to the federal election commission. that would make it the most expensive election season in american history. but here's the dirty truth about american history. money always seeps into politics, and it has been going and going and going for a long time. take president mckinley's campaign at the turn of the century. even know that guy? railroad and steel barron's gave him the then insanely kingly sums of $6 million for his 18 - 1896-1900 presidential win...

Plenty to say about that marine scandal. congressman alan west says those marines should be given the maximum punishment and make full apologies. but west also says, "overemotional pundits and armchair quarterbacks need to chill. does anyone remember the two soldiers from the 101st airborne who were beheaded in iraq?" he adds, "unless you've been shot at by the taliban, shut your mouth. war is hell." >> it gets people on the other side to think about here. >> definitely. >> he's also pointing out the idea that bodies have been dragged of our soldiers through mogadishu. blackwater security guar...

It's the people i couldn't save. >> bill: the americans you couldn't save,le allied forces? >> the american, the local iraqi, anyone who i witnessed violence coming down on them and i could not save them. >> bill: that's your regret? >> yes, sir. >> bill: you don't have posttraumatic stress or anything like that that you killed so many human beings, that doesn't come back at you? >> none of my problems come from the people i've killed. >> bill: it's very fascinating. that's why i want people to read your book, because i think if they do, if they read your book, chief, american sniper, they'll ...