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sometimes a christmas card really just is a christmas card.ially that scandal-seeking fishing expedition from the clinton era is known as the investigation of the conversion of the $1.7 million centralized white house computer system known as the white house database and related matters. unofficially, though, it is known as the time that house republicans spent years investigating bill and hillary clinton's christmas card. seriously. the guy who led that committee that investigated the clinton christmas card was this guy. his name is dan burton. he was a republican congressman from the great state of indiana. and for years dan burton's whole reason for being was to try to find a way to take down the presidency of bill clinton using the powers of his own office in the house. he once described president clinton as a scum bag. he said that on the record. to give you a little taste of the dan burton mindset, he convinced himself that the president and the first lady, bill clinton and hillary clinton were not just bad people, they were killers. he

call it tea party christmas. call it the scandalous week ever. call the apocalypse. this week was definitely one the president and his administration would like to soon forget but that won't be the case for republicans and their base who would like nothing more than to keep this week very fresh in your memories and their campaign coffers all the way through 2014. it began with new congressional hearings on the benghazi attacks and an abc news report that seemed to suggest more of a cover-up than had previously been uncovered. before that could be debunked which it subsequently has inspector general report revealed the i.r.s. has been targeting the tax-exempt status of tea party and conservative-leaning groups, forcing president obama to confront both charges head-on. >> obama: who executes some sort of cover-up or effort to tamp things down for three days? the fact that this keeps on getting churned out frankly has a lot to do with political motivations. if you've got the i.r.s. operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way then that is outrageous. it

. >>> also, you'll meet christmas abbott.name alone will draw you in, and then when you meet her, boy, you can't help but be inspired. she's an elite athlete who is also out now to prove she has the strength and drive to become one of the first women to go over the wall, as they say, as a member of the pit crew in an elite sprint cup series nascar race. she's pretty cool. >> you going to try it? >> i did. i got to use the air gun. >> you didn't call aaa? that's what i would have done. >> no, i can actually change the tire. i'll give you a lesson. >> okay. >>> and then, if anyone is expecting a child in the next couple of months -- >> hmm! >> -- you may want to tune in here. i checked out classes that prove you are never too young to learn, from art to zumba to mandarin. are you kidding me? i got a firsthand look at the range of topics little ones are tackling before they even learn to read or, i don't know, walk backwards. i was beyond shocked, but i guess i have to prepare myself. >> so much for to you learn. >> so much. so

[door opens] merry christmas. merry christmas. no! don't worry. she's dead. oh, wait... he's dead.hat--uhh! i accidentally ran over it. it's a christmas miracle. well, get it out of here. (dwight) relax, okay? and because this is christmas, i am going to roast this goose and prepare it with a wild rice dressing.

. >> christmas is a hard time in prison. it is. these people, they're human too.hey're inmates, but they're humans. we have to be a little more diligent about watching out for mental health issues and that kind of thing around christmastime, because they do -- it's depressing. >> i really like christmas, but if i stop long enough and i think about it, i'll get teary-eyed. but it will pass. january 1st, it will be all over with. >> there is no place in angola where the spirit of christmas is stronger than at the toy shop. the toys are distributed to needy children throughout louisiana. >> what we're going to make for you now is a little car. >> it's basically an all-year process. the only time we stop is when we run out of wood. >> it's the best job in the prison. you're doing something you want to do, and you're doing something to help children. it's a lot of fun. this is the time of year you enjoy being in the toy shop. when i was small, i didn't -- very seldom did i have any toys. although i'm in prison, i'm still a human being and i love christmas and i love ch

"factor" tip of the day, and it h do with christmas in a good h do with christmas in a good way. >> billor" tip of the day about christmas in a moment. greatest gifts this year for father's day on billoreilly.com. usa strong hats and shirts flying out of here. they're great items that dad will appreciate. of course my best three best-selling books. now the mail, the obama administration's review of james rosen' emails is shameful, especially the justice department saying he may have violated national security when "the new york times" reported stolen wikileaks information, no such thing. exactly right. as a former dod employees, i believe the leakers, not the journalists, are at fault, but the press is at an obligation to maintain national security. we're always aware of that. cnn's candy crowley showed her bias by showing the irs bias against the tea party could be a mistake rather than a plan. could humor error be the problem? when senator paul debunked that by pointing to the inspector general's report, crowley kept the mistake theme going, showing bias. jeff rowen, pennsylvania. bill

. >> this event on christmas morning, the thing was brought in. i first i didn't know what the hell it was. >> reporter: it was, of course, a bird house. andrew wyeth's last gift to his son jamie before he died. jamie took it to his home in maine to remind him of his home in delaware. jamie wyeth has painted lots of birth houses which to him resemble doll houses. >> it's an extension that grown-ups can have a doll house. but it's for the birds, of course. the birds have an abode and aaddress. >> reporter: yes, of course. whrook way up there.

i miss the part of christmas. so she writes the letter you can read them here and i come out at the end and say it is the crying part of christmas. somewhere there is no, a beacon blow just a window life. the little spark that raised dark calls this home tonight. the world away. return someday and be a part of christmas. i tell people you can cry in this book. if you die then and i vow company should read read the front part in about part in a poem i wrote just for you and they are called "taps on the walls." i wrote it for you and all of us, kind of a universal thing. in the end, you can laugh and there's lots to laugh about. in fact, much like al gore invented the internet, i invented rap. [laughter] way down south in the texas upper pickle pair as to what occurs for something to thought. i know one name about to what tucker is going out to pick up some california red was and this one is for the birds and has that syncopation and ryan scheme. or put a package in his throat, he worked at watching fighter pilot wh

but why can't they have a christmas tree? anyway, chuck, why did this become a nooble >> the field was set four years ago really with the birth of the tea party and an intense, sustained focus in congress on deficit spending the so you had a lot more conservatives especially in the house that -- who made an issue over and over, all types of things, are we going to keep doing things on the government credit card or pay for those -- these things? then october last year super storm sandy hit the east coast, did a tremendous amount of damage. there was an immediate and understandable call for help from the federal government. in the past, gwen, these things usually weren't that controversial. if they needed to appropriate more money, you just did it, put it on the doifers. this time a lot of conservatives said no, we need to stop doing this and they were bothered by other things. gwen: including conservatives from oklahoma? >> exactly that became a huge issue and after a lot of wrangling and bitter feelings within the republican

i miss the part of christmas. so she writes the letter you can read them here and i come out at the end and say it is the crying part of christmas. somewhere there is no, a beacon blow just a window life. the little spark that raised dark calls this home tonight. the world away. return someday and be a part of christmas. i tell people you can cry in this book. if you die then and i vow company should read read the front part in about part in a poem i wrote just for you and they are called "taps on the walls." i wrote it for you and all of us, kind of a universal thing. in the end, you can laugh and there's lots to laugh about. in fact, much like al gore invented the internet, i invented rap. [laughter] way down south in the texas upper pickle pair as to what occurs for something to thought. i know one name about to what tucker is going out to pick up some california red was and this one is for the birds and has that syncopation and ryan scheme. or put a package in his throat, he worked at watching fighter pilot wh

the people they're chasing had stolen christmas presents. they broke into homes and stole presents from multiple homes. the back of that is full of wrapped presents intended for children. you see the van slowing down because of flat tires bumping in. these three later admitted to three counts of burglary and they call face multiple years behind bars. moving into a different crime, this is from ohio, that's a playground behind the school. look what this person is doing. burning down a playground. it takes 14 minutes for the fire to completely consume this playground. >> i don't -- >> i mean other than this person just being upset with life, being a pyro, why would you do this? >> apparently two people are responsible for the crime. people have seen others having sex on the slide. >> maybe that's what these people were thinking. it was set on fire three times in the last nine days before it completely burned down. >>> there is a new face in fearless athleticism, and it's represented by this fearless athlete. >> he is like a bobble head. >> oh!

with what's been dubbed the merry christmas bill. it ensures that faculty and staff at public schools can, quote, offer traditional greetings around the holidays like merry christmas or happy hanukkah and not get into trouble for displaying decorations related to those holidays. here's the website set up by the bill's sponsors. evidently they're all about christmas. the bill heads to governor perry for his signature. i don't think supporters of the bill have anything to worry about on that front. >>> finally, side show regular louie gohmert. one of the founding members of the birther crowd. he recently took criticism of the irs up a notch or two, you might say. here he is tying it all together with a nod, of course, to the boston tea party of old. >> you know, thank goodness that the irs was not around to help the founders when they founded the country, or otherwise they'd have probably shot the boston tea party participants. they would have killed off over half of the signers of the declaration of independence. >> and it's not just

don't you want to say merry christmas? >> the demands of wall street will require empty desks in your newsroom so why don't you minimize your actual product and make more money? capitalism is not the best judge of what's good for a society. when i knew it was time to go, the last speech i got from the c.e.o., he'd been selling cereal, breakfast cereal before he was selling newspapers. he came into baltimore and gave a speech about product, he never once mentioned news, he never once mentioned the role of the newspaper. >> current mission is to sell things. to delude and to deceive, to do damage control when unpleasant stories come up. >> you have been watching a remarkable documentary and we ask you to go to the phone right now. it's called "shadows of liberty." jean-philippe by trambleau. we want you to stand up for independent media. we urge you to go to the phone. 866-359-4334. we were just about to move into a segment about the late journalist gary webb, a remarkable story when it's hard to believe how quickly the inte

morning. ( laughter ) and speaking of christmas, why are all the presents wrapped? what are they trying to hide? ( laughter ) now, of course, obama has been in full damage control trying to wiggle out of this one, just like me wiggled up on the of serving in vietnam. ( laughter ) sorry, mr. president, you can't escape this time by claiming to be eight years old. ( laughter ) and it's not just obama, folks. yesterday, the president sent attorney general and congressional pinata eric holder into the sarlaac pit of capitol hill. >> attorney general eric holder was on the hot seat wednesday. pressed for answers by the house judiciary committee. >> eric holder is being grilled on a couple of scandals that are rocking the obama administration. >> the attorney general eric holder grilled by lawmakers. >> grilled by congress. >> getting peppered with questions. >> stephen: mmm, grilled and peppered. that explains why darrell issa was wearing that "kiss the cook" apron. now, holder desperately sparred with the great minds on the judiciary committee, but then he bit off more

i miss the part of christmas.o she writes the letter you can read them here and i come out at the end and say it is the crying part of christmas. somewhere there is no, a beacon blow just a window life. the little spark that raised dark calls this home tonight. the world away. return someday and be a part of christmas. i tell people you can cry in this book. if you die then and i vow company should read read the front part in about part in a poem i wrote just for you and they are called "taps on the walls." i wrote it for you and all of us, kind of a universal thing. in the end, you can laugh and there's lots to laugh about. in fact, much like al gore invented the internet, i invented rap. [laughter] way down south in the texas upper pickle pair as to what occurs for something to thought. i know one name about to what tucker is going out to pick up some california red was and this one is for the birds and has that syncopation and ryan scheme. or put a package in his throat, he worked at watching fighter pilot who

will be researching into or digging it out of the rock coal is ever present in the christmas region and if you've not had enough of it at work you can even grab a bite to eat in a restaurant that's devoted to it. that evening for your safety please take this hard hat you'll get a sense of the atmosphere in the cold my and let me take you to your table. and unsurprisingly this local eatery has a very minor friendly menu. sorry your beef tongue salad with coal dust. every minute johnny spare me the coal mine is a real treat for me. but be warned the regulars can be pretty toolkits of progress i'm sure that's all fascinating stuff but you know i am trying to. mine. still there are a few house specialties which probably didn't make it into the lunch boxes of the mine as a bowls. of hard working. with mostly full reason ice cream. let's say it's a dessert that's was doing a shift in the pit full. day we'd be fancy a drink well rather than to smile on. our bars special cocktail to cave in. to. the rules. orderly. generous the words of. my pulse the punishment of been in no hurry to get back t

click it is really strange -- there is more snow now than at christmas, that there is so much of it.> you know, an amazing view admittedly, a strange sight eight days ahead of the meteorological beginning of summer, but locals know it is not that unusual. >> what is unusual is we have all had it up to here and wish that this summer would arrive. but you would forgive him for wondering if it was the last snow of this winter or the beginning of the next. comic has"superman" been found in the wall of a featuringyears old, the debut of the superhero. on anctors are bidding online auction and the price is already soaring. -- collectors are bidding in an online auction and the price is already soaring. >> they call superman the man of steel, and it might be why they used him to pan out insulation. homebuilders found an original copy. only around 100 copies have survived and the discovery has electrified comic collectors. the firsty grail -- appearance of the greatest superhero of all time, superman. he appeared in june, 1938 in a comic book called "action comics number one pair, this -- nu

christmas day, in a pool?er: in a police report, obtained by abc station wews, michelle told investigators that the newborn stopped breathing. when that baby stopped breathing for a time, michelle gave her mouth to mouth. >> these three women, they saved each other's lives. they kept each other alive. and it sounds like michelle saved this beautiful child. >> reporter: authorities tell us amanda named the baby jocelyn. do you think the birth of that little girl inside that house somehow gave these women hope and a reason to keep fighting to survive this? >> i think it had to give them a new focus. how could it not? they have a baby in the house. they have new sounds. a baby brings life. a baby has to bring hope. >> reporter: the sisterhood growing, now a family of four. castro is allegedly now keeping them in bedrooms all upstairs. michelle and gina in one room. amanda and her little girl in another. gina's mother telling us the young women are told if they try to escape those locked doors, an alarm will go of

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it's because christmas eve is particularly special to ray. it's his birthday. >> being able to prepare a meal is a step on the road to being an adult. but being able to prepare a gourmet meal could be a step on the road to a career. lauren has the story. >> they cut, they cook, they conquered. teenage chefs learning how to cook like the pros, being judged by the pros. every year, high-school cooking teachers nominate their best and brightest for the c-cap competition. >> c-cap stands for careers through culinary arts program. we provide career, education, and scholarship opportunities for underserved students throughout the nation, all in the culinary arts. >> the contenders are given the recipes in advance so they can memorize the ingredients and practice the process. when the competition begins, they have two hours to impress the judges. >> we're looking for knife skills, organizational skills, focus, good mise en place, which is everything in its place, done properly, and, of course, appearance and taste. >> on the menu for this competitio