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the pentagon now. pentagon has new marching orders trying to control military spending. you might think senators might embrace the attempt to spend the taxpayers' money more wisely. today, tough questions are being raised about whether the troops will benefit or suffer. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us with more. barbara, some members of the senate armed services committee are suggesting they need more information. >> oh, absolutely, wolf. defense secretary robert gates is one of the more popular cabinet members on capitol hill. you would think that both democrats and republicans would embrace his plan to cut defense spending. on capitol hill today, it erupted over a technical issue over closing down something called the joint forces command. that's a part of the military that helps everybody to try to work together. they have headquarters in norfolk, virginia. and democratic senator jim webb worried about job cuts, let the pentagon officials have it right between the eyes. have a listen. >> we did not have access, we didn't have an opportunity to p
the pentagon now. pentagon has new marching orders trying to control military spending. you might think senators might embrace the attempt to spend the taxpayers' money more wisely. today, tough questions are being raised about whether the troops will benefit or suffer. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us with more. barbara, some members of the senate armed services committee are suggesting they need more information. >> oh, absolutely, wolf. defense secretary robert...
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the pentagon didn't want the book to have. and now people are buying up this version with the blacked out passages. still, though, there's a few copies we're told of the original floating around out there in the cyberworld that you can't stop knowledge in the information. wolf? >> all right, barbara, thanks very much. i remember a time when the situation like that has unfolded. thank you. >>> it's been more than six weeks since raging flood waters devastated pakistan. now the u.s. military is in a race against time to get aid to the country and people out. here's cnn ooze frederick pliken. >>> because every sack of wheat counts, the helicopter is stacked all the way to the ceiling. the u.s. had 18 choppers from the 16th combat air brigade out of wainwright alaska flying relief missions in northwest pakistan. warrant officer aaron cunninghamm flies a c-7 chinook. >> it's small, we're in villages that don't normally have aircraft traffic. they're not set up to handle aircraft as big as this. some of the landing sites that we dil
the pentagon didn't want the book to have. and now people are buying up this version with the blacked out passages. still, though, there's a few copies we're told of the original floating around out there in the cyberworld that you can't stop knowledge in the information. wolf? >> all right, barbara, thanks very much. i remember a time when the situation like that has unfolded. thank you. >>> it's been more than six weeks since raging flood waters devastated pakistan. now the...
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put a moratorium on don't ask, don't tell until the pentagon study comes back in december? the impact with former air force staff sergeant david hall and politics with david korn. as the tax cut near, the tax cut debate isn't a debate. in battleground states 62% do not want cuts for the rich. the latest machinations with howard fineman. the way around health care reform. new child-only insurance policies. our guest wendell potter. worsts. british police want you to be on the lookout for this man. the delaware senate race also known as -- seriously? o'donnell denies she spent campaign funds on rent. she defies description on her explanation of white house czars. >> the title of nobility shall be granted by the united states. there you go. so i would say to president obama that czar is certainly a title of nobility and, therefore, it is unconstitutional. >> so what about lady gaga or peter king? oh, and she pulled and angle. >> that was the one question i had. >> i answered it. >> no, you didn't answer it. >> all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >> i'm sorry i have
put a moratorium on don't ask, don't tell until the pentagon study comes back in december? the impact with former air force staff sergeant david hall and politics with david korn. as the tax cut near, the tax cut debate isn't a debate. in battleground states 62% do not want cuts for the rich. the latest machinations with howard fineman. the way around health care reform. new child-only insurance policies. our guest wendell potter. worsts. british police want you to be on the lookout for this...
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>> i think it more would probably come down to the pentagon and what he has worked out with them. he gave them the okay to do this study in february. and i think he'll let that process go through until they give him the report. i don't think he wants to interfere with what gates and mullins are trying to do. >> describe or context yullize what happened today in light of your own experience and even current public opinion on this issue. >> well, you know, i think a lot of people were thinking today would be the vote and that we would get past cloture and be able to move on this bill. but we realize that it came back to what we have been seeing in this congress the whole time, which is just the partisan politics, that they're more worried about the midterm elections than they are about our american soldiers serving and being able to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." >> have civil rights advocacy groups and advocacy groups like your own done enough to make sure this happened during this administration and to frame this as nothing less than the civil rights issue of this time, do you th
>> i think it more would probably come down to the pentagon and what he has worked out with them. he gave them the okay to do this study in february. and i think he'll let that process go through until they give him the report. i don't think he wants to interfere with what gates and mullins are trying to do. >> describe or context yullize what happened today in light of your own experience and even current public opinion on this issue. >> well, you know, i think a lot of...
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jim miklaszewski is nbc's chief pentagon correspondent. and mik, okay, a lot of this has to do with senate process today. it may not actually take the correct temperature of whether there really is 60 votes to get rid of don't ask, don't tell, but tell us what we're going the see today and what we could see later this week? >> well, gay rights advocates believe that this is a do-or-die vote for the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. as the senate tries to muster 60 votes to override a threatened filibuster from republican senator john mccain, democrats are so desperate that they've really been putting pressure on the two republican senators from maine, olympia snowe and susan collins, who are generally in favor of the repeal of don't ask, don't tell, and it got so serious that even lady gaga, and in my wildest dreams, i never thought i'd refer to lady gaga in a pentagon story, but she was up in maine yesterday holding a rally to get enough votes to stick this amendment into the defense authorization bill, which will be voted on about 2:30 th
jim miklaszewski is nbc's chief pentagon correspondent. and mik, okay, a lot of this has to do with senate process today. it may not actually take the correct temperature of whether there really is 60 votes to get rid of don't ask, don't tell, but tell us what we're going the see today and what we could see later this week? >> well, gay rights advocates believe that this is a do-or-die vote for the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. as the senate tries to muster 60 votes to override a...
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. >> has the pentagon said anything about how this could possibly have happened? >> no we asked for an interview. no interview. the only statement we got was the pentagon questioning our release of the tapes saying it will interfere in the justice these men get. you heard about the photographs, the pentagon is very afraid that these photographs, anderson, will get out. as they've been described to me, they are almost like a hunting trophy foich of u.s. army soldiers holdsing up dead afghan civilians. there's a great concern that this will turn into a abu ghraib type of incident if those photos get out. the military has asked all the attorneys in the case to return the photographs that were released so they can be in charge of the dissemination of those. >> i understand that concern. appreciate it, drew. >>> a delta airlines pilot hailed as a hero tonight. for good reason. take a look. >> heads down. stay down! >> plane in distress making a successful emergency landing. all captured by one passenger's cell phone video. we'll show you ahead. you never take an upgrad
. >> has the pentagon said anything about how this could possibly have happened? >> no we asked for an interview. no interview. the only statement we got was the pentagon questioning our release of the tapes saying it will interfere in the justice these men get. you heard about the photographs, the pentagon is very afraid that these photographs, anderson, will get out. as they've been described to me, they are almost like a hunting trophy foich of u.s. army soldiers holdsing up dead...
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the president was boxed in by the pentagon. which one of the bigger roles, the brass stuck him on his constant request for an exit plan. in the end, woodward reports, the president created his own strategy. obama's object was to limit the commitment. they show president obama in a meeting with the top commander and secretary of defense as follows. in 2010 we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. i will not want to hear, we're doing fine, mr. president but it would be better if we just do more. john, it seems like he avoids getting boxed in and keeps asking for an exit strategy and ends up with a hybrid, 30,000 troops more than we have in there and leaving by a certain deadline. never seemed to click that hybrid, is it because all the conflict? >> partly as a result of the conflict but goes to a deeper conflict which is during the campaign he painted this war, the afghanistan at the good war in contrast to the iraq war, the bad war. he was boxed in by that as anything else. i think there's some degree, this is
the president was boxed in by the pentagon. which one of the bigger roles, the brass stuck him on his constant request for an exit plan. in the end, woodward reports, the president created his own strategy. obama's object was to limit the commitment. they show president obama in a meeting with the top commander and secretary of defense as follows. in 2010 we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. i will not want to hear, we're doing fine, mr. president but it would be better if...
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this face of the pentagon was rebuilt, and a memorial and pentagon chapel opened on the spot where the airplane hit. for eight years now, every weekday at 2:00, you can hear the islamic call to prayer in this chapel. every faith is welcome. islamic servicemen and civilians are among those who use the chapel most often. the pentagon chaplain in charge is colonel daniel minjares. >> minjares: i think this is representative of america-- again, not just army values, but what america... the best of what america represents, that various groups, various faith traditions can all use the same building. we understand each other better, and we support one another. >> pelley: and there is nothing inconsistent about hearing the islamic call to prayer at ground zero at the pentagon? >> minjares: not for me, there isn't. >> pelley: back in new york, the developer doesn't need permission to go ahead. he's free to build if he can raise the money, which could be as much as $100 million. and this is the prayer space? >> el-gamal: this is the prayer space. >> pelley: can we walk down there? >> el-gamal: y
this face of the pentagon was rebuilt, and a memorial and pentagon chapel opened on the spot where the airplane hit. for eight years now, every weekday at 2:00, you can hear the islamic call to prayer in this chapel. every faith is welcome. islamic servicemen and civilians are among those who use the chapel most often. the pentagon chaplain in charge is colonel daniel minjares. >> minjares: i think this is representative of america-- again, not just army values, but what america... the...
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. >> so if the pentagon support of the repeal is one of the predicates of getting the repeal, and it has been in the slow introduction of this process by president obama, once again, are the politicians relying on the promises of the warriors to do this correctly and to live up to their word on the subject? >> well, i think it's been a very delicate balance. i mean, you know, the thinking has been that secretary gates and admiral mullen actually do support a slow transition to open service. but right underneath them with the service chiefs and some of the other senior officers of the pentagon, these very entrenched interests have been fighting against this policy. and they know they can't win, because almost 80% of the public support repeal of this law. but i think the thinking has been, and they've been very clever about this, if they stall, if they delay, if they wait to see if the political environment changes, if the composition of congress changes, that maybe they can stave this off. if they're able to accomplish this, it will be a horrific fraud on the american people, and real
. >> so if the pentagon support of the repeal is one of the predicates of getting the repeal, and it has been in the slow introduction of this process by president obama, once again, are the politicians relying on the promises of the warriors to do this correctly and to live up to their word on the subject? >> well, i think it's been a very delicate balance. i mean, you know, the thinking has been that secretary gates and admiral mullen actually do support a slow transition to open...
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the pentagon is with the president. the president says we're not going to be in afghanistan forever, and by the way, may i remind you, barack obama's the commander in chief, okay? he was the one who ought to make decisions. >> we have to run. bill and john, always a pleasure. >>> up next, i'm hearing all kinds of rumors about wall street replacing larry summers. that would be an absolute nightmare. co-founder adam green sounds off on this and the next best move for the president. >>> and it's not too late to let us know what you think. tonight's text survey question is, do republicans care more about saving lives or saving money? text "a" for saving lives. text "b" for saving money. >>> and in my "playbook" tonight, president obama has a big decision on make about who will replace larry summers as the head of the national economic council, the stakes are high. there are reports the president is looking to wall street, a corporate america executive for a successor but liberal groups are working to get a good progressive
the pentagon is with the president. the president says we're not going to be in afghanistan forever, and by the way, may i remind you, barack obama's the commander in chief, okay? he was the one who ought to make decisions. >> we have to run. bill and john, always a pleasure. >>> up next, i'm hearing all kinds of rumors about wall street replacing larry summers. that would be an absolute nightmare. co-founder adam green sounds off on this and the next best move for the president....
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. >> and a real hitch for republicans is something they were able to point to and that is the pentagon is right now conducting a survey where they're talking to members of the military to see how a change in the policy, repealing the man, would affect moral, how would it play out in the day-to-day lives of men and women in uniform. that's due in december. a lot of republicans said, don't vote until you get the reports. hear from them first. just a setback for now. >> kelly o'donnell, thanks. >>> in alaska, republican senator lisa murkowski is defending her choice to run as a write-in for senate after voters there rejected her for joe miller. >> i think that what we have is a basically, a move to embrace her from the liberal left more so than from the conservative right. >> lee cowan is joining us live. it's a name that's well-known in alaska. >> reporter: it is. she's defending this, continuing with this campaign even though she knows it is an uphill battle. nobody has done it since strom thurmond in the '50s. she still has a chance here. she's got a lot of money and she does, like you
. >> and a real hitch for republicans is something they were able to point to and that is the pentagon is right now conducting a survey where they're talking to members of the military to see how a change in the policy, repealing the man, would affect moral, how would it play out in the day-to-day lives of men and women in uniform. that's due in december. a lot of republicans said, don't vote until you get the reports. hear from them first. just a setback for now. >> kelly...
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the pentagon made that declaration today following u.s. and china talks in beijing. military relations have been on hold since last january when the obama administration unveiled a multibillion dollar arms deal with taiwan. they have scheduled two more meetings, and the pentagon says it is possible that defense secretary robert gates could eventually visit china. >>> and tropical storm nicole has lost power over the straits of florida. and it could bring six inches to the northeast and mid-atlantic states. earlier it drenched cayman islands and cuba and in jamaica one person was killed an five are missing after a house collapsed. >>> and as strange as this sounds, i'm not making it up, people, world war i officially ends in four days. yes, while the military conflict between germany and the allies ended 92 years ago, the financial penalties of germany for starting the war are unsettled, and the country owes $92 million in reparations with the money going to pension funds, and countries holding debt bonds. so break tout checkbook. >>> and check this out, two pee-wee f
the pentagon made that declaration today following u.s. and china talks in beijing. military relations have been on hold since last january when the obama administration unveiled a multibillion dollar arms deal with taiwan. they have scheduled two more meetings, and the pentagon says it is possible that defense secretary robert gates could eventually visit china. >>> and tropical storm nicole has lost power over the straits of florida. and it could bring six inches to the northeast and...
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what are you hearing at the pentagon? what do they want? >> they're not exactly going crazy over gaga, if that's what you mean. a senior defense official was asked this morning whether officials were going to keep an eye on this rally and they said, no, not really. they think it's clearly aimed at the political side of this argument, not necessarily at the military side. you can bet a lot of the senators and like that, they'll be paying attention. but she came to that rally in maine trying to convince the two republican senators and right around the same time as this was getting started, one of those republican senators, olympia snowe, said that she still favors waiting until the pentagon's review of this policy is completed in december before taking any action. so there's some question whether they're going to have the votes there. just to bring people up to speed, the house passed its version of repealing don't ask, don't tell. the senate would also have to do so. but it remains to be seen if the democrats have enough votes to block any r
what are you hearing at the pentagon? what do they want? >> they're not exactly going crazy over gaga, if that's what you mean. a senior defense official was asked this morning whether officials were going to keep an eye on this rally and they said, no, not really. they think it's clearly aimed at the political side of this argument, not necessarily at the military side. you can bet a lot of the senators and like that, they'll be paying attention. but she came to that rally in maine...
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so the idea was to put in sort of time-bomb conditional repeal that could be acted on by the pentagon and the administration next year when there may be no votes or no desire to take this issue up at all. >> so they thought they could get the vote in principle this time, and have it acted on perhaps in a lame duck as well, right? >> i think they -- well, part of this would have had to be brought up in a lame duck in terms of a conference committee report. but they're concerned even in a lame duck they might have trouble moving this. even senators like russ feingold say they oppose lame duck legislation. so they could be even further away in terms of votes from getting this done in a lame duck. >> what i'm looking at is no republicans voted for this. not the two senators from maine, not the two people open to the idea of it, nobody. it lost a bunch of democrats today. what do we make of that? only 53 out of 59 democrats. >> i think mark pryor and blanche lincoln were at the top of our lists to worry about. i think had a couple of republicans voted with us, had it been palatable for the
so the idea was to put in sort of time-bomb conditional repeal that could be acted on by the pentagon and the administration next year when there may be no votes or no desire to take this issue up at all. >> so they thought they could get the vote in principle this time, and have it acted on perhaps in a lame duck as well, right? >> i think they -- well, part of this would have had to be brought up in a lame duck in terms of a conference committee report. but they're concerned even...
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first, would republicans filibuster the entire authorization for pentagon spending, including the wars, in order to keep on kicking gay people out of the military? the answer to that first question, we have learned, is yes. they are planning to filibuster the whole defense authorization bill tomorrow. the second thing we did not know is what would john mccain do? john mccain, with all the authority he brings to military and national security issues, what would he do on this issue? would john mccain do what he said he would do all along on don't ask, don't tell? you'll recall that just a few years ago, mccain pledged that once the military came out in favor of repealing the policy, he would also support repealing it. >> the day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, senator, we ought to change the policy, then i think we ought to consider seriously changing it, because those leaders in the military are the ones we give the responsibility to. >> well, now the military leadership is for repealing the policy. and it's not just the commander in chief. >> this year i will
first, would republicans filibuster the entire authorization for pentagon spending, including the wars, in order to keep on kicking gay people out of the military? the answer to that first question, we have learned, is yes. they are planning to filibuster the whole defense authorization bill tomorrow. the second thing we did not know is what would john mccain do? john mccain, with all the authority he brings to military and national security issues, what would he do on this issue? would john...
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the war in afghanistan -- what is in the book that had the pentagon tried to block. hannity continues straight ahead. than many other allergy medications. hoo? omnaris. [ men ] omnaris -- the nose! [ man ] did you know nasal symptoms like congestion can be caused by allergic inflammation? omnaris relieves your symptoms by fighting inflammation. side effects may include headache, nebleed, nd sore throat. [ inhales deeply ] i told my allergy sptoms to take a hike. omnaris. ask your doctor. battling nasal allergy symptoms? omnaris combats the cause. get omnaris for $11 at omnaris.com. >> sean: it appears bill clinton is taking a kai from michelle obama. he has gone vegan. take a look. >> i on essentially a plant-based diet. i live on beans, vegetables, i drink a protein supplement every morning and i got back to what i weighed in high school. >> sean: thanks for sharing. hannity continues in two short minutes. recently, sharp made a major leap forward in the science of color with quattron. by adding a fourth color -- yellow... yellow. banana. ...to the standard rgb colo
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the pentagon released the names of nine soldiers and marines killed in iraq and afghanistan. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. i have a drug problem. 10% of the world's medicine is counterfeit. affecting over a billion people a year. on a smarter planet, we're building intelligence into things. so we can follow this medicine from the factory to the distribution center... to the pharmacy... and know it's the real thing. keeping counterfeits off the shelves. in places like the u.s... tanzania... and india. smarter medicine is safer medicine. that's what i'm working on. i'm an ibmer. let's build a smarter planet. can be unsettling. but what if there were a different story? of one financial company that grew stronger through the crisis. when some lost their way, this company led the way. by protecting clients and turning uncertainty into confidence. what if that story were true? it is. ♪ >>> and now, "the sunday >>> and now, "the sunday funnies." >> barbara walters went back on "the view" today. she had this heart surgery. it's completely successful. the doctors say she
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. >>> the pentagon is now . confirming that nine americans were killed in the crash of a black hawk helicopter in southern afghanistan. >>> meanwhile, top military commanders say the taliban is run out of money and ammunition in the northern part of the country and could be close to giving up. >>> and hackers unleashed an attack on twitter today them caused pornographic websites to open when winn mousing over web links. now back to "hardball." >>> quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your adminsitration your -- >> velma hart gave voice to the frustrations of many middle class americans. she's the national finance director and cfo for amvets, an veteran's organization. she served in the army reserve for almost a decade. welcome. >> thank you so much. >> you know, what you did, i thought, yesterday was speak clearly about american life. when you talked about how you used to have to have hot dogs and beans as the main dinner because it was inexpensive and you fear you may have to
. >>> the pentagon is now . confirming that nine americans were killed in the crash of a black hawk helicopter in southern afghanistan. >>> meanwhile, top military commanders say the taliban is run out of money and ammunition in the northern part of the country and could be close to giving up. >>> and hackers unleashed an attack on twitter today them caused pornographic websites to open when winn mousing over web links. now back to "hardball." >>>...
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he then tried to ensure that the pentagon did not reinterpret his decision by dictating a six-page single-spaced terms sheet explicitly laying out his troop order and objectives and that classified document is even included in the book's appendix. woodward has it all. nbc's mike viqueira is outside the white house. we covered all of this, knew it was a long internal struggle. >> reporter: right. >> they said so at the time but this indicates a lot of frictions and frictions that might have implications for what goes on going forward. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, and a lot of people turned this palace intrigue during that long process that lasted over the course of the second half of last year, you're absolutely right, in the basement of the west wing here in the situation room time after time i think it was nine meetings all together lasting two and three hours. the president hashing out that afghanistan policy and they're in the middle of that process again one year after the president announced that 30,000 troop surge in afghanistan, that was in november, that was 10,000 fewer than ge
he then tried to ensure that the pentagon did not reinterpret his decision by dictating a six-page single-spaced terms sheet explicitly laying out his troop order and objectives and that classified document is even included in the book's appendix. woodward has it all. nbc's mike viqueira is outside the white house. we covered all of this, knew it was a long internal struggle. >> reporter: right. >> they said so at the time but this indicates a lot of frictions and frictions that...
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kept thinking all the talk in washington about the high cost of defense and how we have to cut the pentagon budget before it bankrupts the country. but as i watched that woman, budge hes seemed to be such a small part of all of it. no, the real cost of war is not what we pay in dollars and cents. the real cost is what we take from a mother who is left with just a memory and a neatly folded flag in a clear plastic case. back in a minute. hey what's going on? doing the shipping. man, it would be a lot easier if we didn't have to weigh 'em all. if those boxes are under 70 lbs. you don't have to weigh 'em. with these priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. no weigh? nope. no way. yeah. no weigh? sure. no way! uh-uh. no way. yes way, no weigh. priority mail flat rate box shipping starts at $4.95, only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it
kept thinking all the talk in washington about the high cost of defense and how we have to cut the pentagon budget before it bankrupts the country. but as i watched that woman, budge hes seemed to be such a small part of all of it. no, the real cost of war is not what we pay in dollars and cents. the real cost is what we take from a mother who is left with just a memory and a neatly folded flag in a clear plastic case. back in a minute. hey what's going on? doing the shipping. man, it would be...
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. >>> meantime, the pentagon bought and burned nearly 10,000 copies of the book "operation dark heart." it's the memoir of an army reserve officer who served in afghanistan. defense officials say the book threatened national security. we'll hear from the author this afternoon at 4:30 eastern time, right here in the newsroom. >>> and they're sandbags as fast as they can along the wisconsin river. it is still rising after days of rain and tomorrow it could reach its highest level since 1973. some families who live near the river have already evacuated. >>> we'll have more news at the top of the hour, 2:00 eastern time. straight ahead, more "fareed zakaria gps". that's logistics ♪ ♪ when the parts for the line ♪ ♪ come precisely on time ♪ that's logistics ♪ ♪ a continuous link, that is always in sync ♪ ♪ that's logistics ♪ ♪ carbon footprint reduced, bottom line gets a boost ♪ ♪ that's logistics ♪ ys to compete ♪ ♪ there'll be cheers on wall street, that's logistics ♪ ♪ when technology knows ♪ right where everything goes, that's logistics ♪ ♪ bel
. >>> meantime, the pentagon bought and burned nearly 10,000 copies of the book "operation dark heart." it's the memoir of an army reserve officer who served in afghanistan. defense officials say the book threatened national security. we'll hear from the author this afternoon at 4:30 eastern time, right here in the newsroom. >>> and they're sandbags as fast as they can along the wisconsin river. it is still rising after days of rain and tomorrow it could reach its...
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long before you were born, before you were a glint in your parent's eyes, i was at the march at the pentagon. i must tell you, it was fun. not only antiwar, it was fun. a good rally is fun. will this one be fun? >> i've never marched with mail or chris. i'll go out for a few laps, but i think only laps. this idea they're going to rally the democratic base, even by us talking about that makes their point. i'd be surprised if they don't play this clip of us. they're not out to get votes. they're out to get laughs. i think it's a lot to ask them to save harry reid's political life. the kids who went out to vote for him, they're not coming out in 2010. >> excuse me, but they're putting their butts on the line. you know what's going to happen. you could argue about crowd estimates and all you want, if that mall ain't covered, at least along the reflecting pool, the right wing will be crazy, trashing these guys. >> and if they do, that will play perfectly into comedy central's design. if the right wing or fox news wants to take this event seriously and if glenn beck wants to take it seriously as a
long before you were born, before you were a glint in your parent's eyes, i was at the march at the pentagon. i must tell you, it was fun. not only antiwar, it was fun. a good rally is fun. will this one be fun? >> i've never marched with mail or chris. i'll go out for a few laps, but i think only laps. this idea they're going to rally the democratic base, even by us talking about that makes their point. i'd be surprised if they don't play this clip of us. they're not out to get votes....
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but he can still remember that winter in 1968 when he, his brothers and his mom were escorted to the pentagon. the war in vietnam was still raging. dick etchberger had given his life earlier that year. now his family was being welcome by the air force chief of staff in a small, private ceremony, dick was recognized with the highest honor that the air force can give, the air force cross. these three sons were told that their dad was a hero, that he had died while saving his fellow airmen, but they weren't told much else. their father's work was classified, and for years that's all they really knew. then, nearly two decades later, the phone rang. it was the air force, and their father's mission was finally being declassified. that's when they learned the truth, that their father had given his life not in vietnam but in neighboring laes. dick etchberger was a radar technician, hand-picked for a secret assignment. he served at the summit of one of the tallest mountains in laos, more than a mile high. they manned a tiny radar station guiding american pilots in the air campaign against north vietna
but he can still remember that winter in 1968 when he, his brothers and his mom were escorted to the pentagon. the war in vietnam was still raging. dick etchberger had given his life earlier that year. now his family was being welcome by the air force chief of staff in a small, private ceremony, dick was recognized with the highest honor that the air force can give, the air force cross. these three sons were told that their dad was a hero, that he had died while saving his fellow airmen, but...
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the pentagon released the names of 26 service members killed in afghanistan. we'll be right back. but what if there were a different story? of one financial company that grew stronger through the crisis. when some lost their way, this company led the way. by protecting clients and turning uncertainty into confidence. what if that story were true? it is. ♪ it is. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. that means working with communities. we have 19 centers in 4 states. we've made over 120,000 claims payments, more than $375 million. we've committed $20 billion to an independent claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. we'll keep looking for oil, cleaning it up if we find it and restoring the gulf coast. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until
the pentagon released the names of 26 service members killed in afghanistan. we'll be right back. but what if there were a different story? of one financial company that grew stronger through the crisis. when some lost their way, this company led the way. by protecting clients and turning uncertainty into confidence. what if that story were true? it is. ♪ it is. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility...
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the president elect obama and hillary clinton asked me to combine afghan pakistan, the pentagon followed suit, cia, white house, other governments. now we recognize the inner relationship. we treat pakistan, as i said earlier discussing the floods, as a great sovereign country, a difficult one, with its own set of problems vis-a-vis india, which i'm not involved in directly. in regard to what's happening in afghanistan, let's go back to principles. i think you and i discussed this the last time i was on your show. there's no problem success in afghanistan unless pakistanis are part of the solution, not part of the problem. that has been one of our major focuses. and we worked very hard in trying to close the gap between the two countries. >> richard holbrooke, especially representative for pakistan and afghanistan. i could talk you all night. i'm sorry i can't go longer. i hope you'll accept an invitation to come back soon. >> i'd love to. >>> still on the show, a time when leading republicans would not stoop to using the president's name as an accusation. that time once again is over. t
the president elect obama and hillary clinton asked me to combine afghan pakistan, the pentagon followed suit, cia, white house, other governments. now we recognize the inner relationship. we treat pakistan, as i said earlier discussing the floods, as a great sovereign country, a difficult one, with its own set of problems vis-a-vis india, which i'm not involved in directly. in regard to what's happening in afghanistan, let's go back to principles. i think you and i discussed this the last time...
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. >>> the pentagon unveiled a plan aimed at getting more bang for the taxpayer's buck. 23 new rules to make programs more affordable and avoid costly delays. >>> a congressional investigation found one of the egg farms at the center of this summer's massive recall tested positive for salmonella 426 times in the past two years. >>> and former usc running back reggie bush will give up his 2005 heisman award after the ncaa found he received illegal benefits during his years as a trojan. now back to "hardball." >>> i'm not going to answer all these hypotheticals. i'm going to tell you what i think we ought to be fighting extension of the current tax rates. >> that was mitch mcconnell on morning rundown. "daily rundown." let me ask you both, doesn't everybody want a tax cut? >> is this to me? >> doesn't everybody want a tax cut? personally? personally want a tax cut? >> the polling is interesting on this is that a number of people don't support the tax cuts. >> sounds like they do. >> no, they don't. say should we extend the bush tax cut, 52% of americans say no. i think it is because they
. >>> the pentagon unveiled a plan aimed at getting more bang for the taxpayer's buck. 23 new rules to make programs more affordable and avoid costly delays. >>> a congressional investigation found one of the egg farms at the center of this summer's massive recall tested positive for salmonella 426 times in the past two years. >>> and former usc running back reggie bush will give up his 2005 heisman award after the ncaa found he received illegal benefits during his...
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you hear a lot of chatter now coming out of various places within the pentagon saying, well, it will take time. i don't know if the president will give them time beyond next july to start the draw down. not pull out next july, but start the draw down. >> in iran, a path toward confrontation is possible. i wonder what you think is worse, an iran with a nuclear weapon or fallout of an attack on iran by either u.s. or israel to prevent it having a nuclear weapon. >> i don't think the stars are lining up for an attack on iran, even by israel alone or israel in concert with the united states or the united states alone. i don't think that's going to happ happen. i've heard nothing to suggest that we would be interested in doing that or think it useful, even though the option is always on the table. i think eventually we will have to deal with the reality that sanctions may not change the views of the iranians on these issues and, therefore, let's see if we can find a way to see if iran can have a nuclear program that is fixed on power production, low-level enrichment of their material so t
you hear a lot of chatter now coming out of various places within the pentagon saying, well, it will take time. i don't know if the president will give them time beyond next july to start the draw down. not pull out next july, but start the draw down. >> in iran, a path toward confrontation is possible. i wonder what you think is worse, an iran with a nuclear weapon or fallout of an attack on iran by either u.s. or israel to prevent it having a nuclear weapon. >> i don't think the...
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long before you were born, before you were a glint in your parents' eyes i was on the march at the pentagon in 1967. and i must tell you, it was fun. it was not only antiwar, it was fun. a good rally is fun. well will this one be fun? >> well i've never marched with mailer, chris, but i think -- i think i'll definitely -- but i'll go out for a few laughs but i think only laughs. this idea that they're going to somehow rally the democratic base, i think even by us talking about that, makes their point. i'd be surprised if they didn't play this clip of us discussing, will this bring out the base? they're not out to get votes. they're out to get laughs and i think it's asking a lot of jon stewart and stephen colbert you know to save harry reid's political life. >> oh yeah i don't think so either. >> that's not what they doe. >> here's a question. >> to vote for brahmarack obama. >> excuse me, they're putting their butts on the line, too. you know what's going to happen. that picture on the mall and you're going to do the visual because you can argue about crowd estimates and all that you want.
long before you were born, before you were a glint in your parents' eyes i was on the march at the pentagon in 1967. and i must tell you, it was fun. it was not only antiwar, it was fun. a good rally is fun. well will this one be fun? >> well i've never marched with mailer, chris, but i think -- i think i'll definitely -- but i'll go out for a few laughs but i think only laughs. this idea that they're going to somehow rally the democratic base, i think even by us talking about that, makes...
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. >> we remember all of those who died in war this week, the pentagon released the names of six service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. we'll be right back. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. and our efforts aren't coming at tax-payer expense. i know people are wondering-- now that the well is capped, is bp gonna meet its commitments? i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an
. >> we remember all of those who died in war this week, the pentagon released the names of six service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. we'll be right back. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to...
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. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us this morning. thanks. >>> some palace intrigue in north korea. the ailing leader there kim jong-il has taken a major step toward ensuring his family keeps an iron grip on power for a third generation positioning his youngest son to take over when he dies. nbc's ian williams is live in seoul, south korea. so, ian, explain the significance of this move by kim jong-il. >> well, intrigue certainly, savannah. it's got analysts here in the south reading the tea leaves even more frantically than they usually do. asking whether this is indeed the third episode of the kim dynasty in the making. now what we do know is that today kim jong un, the youngest son of kim jong-il, was appointed to the position of four-star general. now that's about all we do know about him. we think he's about 26 years old. we think he's studied in switzerland. we know very little about his personality. and in fact, the two photographs which we think are available of him, some people dispute whether, indeed, they are of him at all.
. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us this morning. thanks. >>> some palace intrigue in north korea. the ailing leader there kim jong-il has taken a major step toward ensuring his family keeps an iron grip on power for a third generation positioning his youngest son to take over when he dies. nbc's ian williams is live in seoul, south korea. so, ian, explain the significance of this move by kim jong-il. >> well, intrigue certainly, savannah. it's got analysts here in...
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