she may not call herself a hero, but gabby giffords we can all agree is that. an assassin and going about her daily life as a public servant and now a symbol of hope around the world. for gabby giffords the morning began as a official meet and greet, but then it turned to horror. there were gunshots that left six dead including a 9-year-old. giffords was in critical condition and at the time there were conflicting reports as to whether she was alive or dead. she was rushed to the hospital and surgeons operated for hours to save her life. her recovery is nothing short of remarkable and four months after that tragic day, giffords was flown to florida to watch the space shuttle "endeavour" which was commanded by her husband mark kelly, and then in an unexpected and emotional return to washington, giffords returned to the house floor to vote on the debt ceiling, and there she was when everybody was taken aback. her condition continues to improve. she is someone that we are all goi going to be watching. we want to go back now no the day in january when giffords was

she may not call herself a hero, but gabby giffords we can all agree is that.h by an assassin and going about her daily life as a public servant and now a symbol of hope around the world. giffords, the morning began as a official meet and greet, but then it turned to horror. there were gunshots that left six dead, including a 9-year-old. giffords was in critical condition and at the time, there were conflicting reports as to whether she was alive or dead. she was rushed to the hospital and surgeons operated for hours to save her life. her recovery was nothing short of remarkable. and four months after that tragic day, giffords was flown to florida to watch the launch of the space shuttle "endeavour" which was commanded by her husband mark kelly, and then in an unexpected and emotional return to washington, giffords returned to the house floor to vote on the debt ceiling, and there she was when everybody was taken aback. her condition continues to improve. she is someone we are all going to be watching. we want to go back now to that day in january when giffords

gifford pinchot. coyote: gifford pinchot was a graduate of yale who had studied forestry in germany and france and returned as the first american to declare himself a professional forester. he and john muir had met in 1896 and in the beginning enjoyed each other's company camping together on the rim of the grand canyon. but while the two men agreed that america's forests were being rapaciously destroyed, they ultimately parted company on the solution. muir considered forests sacred. he wanted them treated as parks with logging, grazing, and hunting prohibited. pinchot didn't agree. he wanted forests protected, too, but he believed the best way to do it was to manage their use, not leave them alone. his favorite saying was "the greatest good "for the greatest number." man as john muir: much is said on questions of this kind about the greatest good for the greatest number, but the greatest number is too often found to be number one. it is never the greatest number in the common meaning of the term that

giffords era el blanco. la primera cosas que hice fue chequear quien estaba vivo todavia y fue cuando me di cuenta que la congresista habia sido herida.giffords recibio un balazo a la cabeza. daniel hernandez la sostuvo y previno que la congresista se asfixiara con su propia sangre. tras varias operaciones y muchos meses de terapia fisica la congresista hoy aunque limitadamente habla y camina. vino para el dia del padre, ya visito las nuevas oficinas que tenemos y le gusto mucho aunque no le gusto que tenemos una maquina de sodas porque no le gusta la comida chatarra, la vimos para el fin de semana de labor day y asi a poquito nos van dando informacion de ella. la masacre cambio la vida no solo de los afectados si no tambien la de una comunidad y el pais entero. a pocos dias del tiroteo el presidente obama durante un discurso en tucson pidio civilidad y en nombre de la victima mas joven, una niqa de apenas nueve aqos, insto a que todos seamos mejor en nuestras vidas publicas y privadas. a varios meses de la

giffords was there to meet with constituents. bystanders tackled the suspected gunman, jared loughner. >> he has a troubled past, i can tell you that. >> reporter: the shooting brought a brief moment of unity to the congress. giffords made a surprise return to the house floor in august voting in favor of raising the nation's debt ceiling. the measure passed with about 10 hours remaining before a potential u.s. default. >> we have seen in the past few days that washington has the ability to focus when there is a timer ticking down. >> reporter: within days, standard and poor downgraded the credit rating to double a plus. >> it's about the difficulty of all sides in finding, you know, a consensus around fiscal policy choices now and in the future. >> reporter: a possible second down grading is feared as a super committee failed to reach an agreement on though cut 1.2 trillion from the budget deficit. >> i am in this race to make america stronger. >> i would like to be the dome minnie and the person that wins the campaign. >> report

the nominees are congresswoman gabby giffords. seven months after the shooting she was voting on the house floor. and newt gingrich, he was wandering around on book tours and boorges he's got a shot at winning it all. and the broncos' hero tim tebow, who wasn't expected to be big in the pros but led his team to at least four come-from-behind wins. and whitey bulger, america's most wanted for 16 years when the f.b.i. nabbed him this year the rick? motley crew there. >> i'm going to give it to gabby giffords. we have an email q and a session with her in the issue. amazing story. >> that is a great story and we're also safe with tebow. but i want to put in a word for matt operater -- prater, please. >> serious broncos fan. >> 18 seconds to go and he kicks a field goal to create the tie-breaker, then kicks the winning field goal. come on, prater. chris: i do like the kickers, little skinny guys who can play in the pros. >> i'm doubling down on gaby. -- gabby. how do you not? it was -- it was a moment that actually brought the two part

our nominees are congresswoman gabby giffords.t seven months after that assassination attempt, there she was voting on the congressional floor. not nearly as notable as newt gingrich, talking about comebacks. he was wandering around on book tours and, boom, he has a shot at winning it all now. there's the denver broncos hero tim tebow, who wasn't expected to be big in the pros but led his team from four straight come-from-behind wins this season. our last comeback kid is a very reluctant one, i must say, who they bulger, america's most wanted 16 years when the f.b.i. nabbed him this year. momly crew there. a motley crew there. >> i will give it to gabby giffords. we have a q & a interview with her as person of the year which she did herself, amazing story, ennobling story, not as funny as the other stuff. but wonderful. >> it is a great story. we're also safe with tebow. but i want to put in a ward for matt prater, please. he's the guy -- >> serious broncos' fan. >> 18 seconds to go and kicks a 59-yard field goal to create the tie

gabrielle giffords should have had it, 37 yards for the -- ryan should have had it 37 yards for the. patriots march downfield for their next possession. tom brady, that's elusiveness. wes welker, 20 fewer yards for a touchdown, new -- 24 yards for a touchdown, new england back in front. six plus minutes to go, patriots leading by seven, tom brady back in the end zone, josh wilson a huge interception, steps in front of the receiver. he keeps it a one-score game. just over a minute to play, grossman rolls right, santana moss, 5 yards for the touchdown. here's your equalizer. oh oh, a flag. moss called for offensive pass interference. mike shanahan said i might have gone for two to win the game -- he might have gone for two to win the game. grossman to moss, goes off his hands and fixed off to ice the game. wow. redskins fall to the patriots 34-27 as new england gets its first ever win in d.c. mike shanahan and company have lost five straight at home. grossman passed for 252, his fifth straight game with at least 200 yards. donte stallworth led the team with 96 yards on four catches. j

. >>> tonight, gabrielle giffords makes it an important date. also still ahead big changes if your a verizon wireless customer. your bill may be going up. >> it will be called tomorrow, but it will be a lot colder this time next week. >> for people ringing again that the new year in alexandria, big changes. >>> one year later the survivors of the deadly rampage in tucson will reflect on the january 8 shooting that killed six people and injured more than a dozen including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she has been invited to participate in the anniversary services. it is not clear if she will attend. it includes a community interfaith service and candlelight vigil at the university of arizona. >>> new fees for verizon wireless customers starting in january, customers will be charged $2 convenience fee for paying online or over the phone. verizon said the fees offset the processing costs incurred each month. >>> our regions biggest new year celebration is getting an extreme makeover. >> one change may be very unpopular. this year, the alexandr

. >> gabrielle giffords was hit? do believe she's breathing. >> she doesn't have a mean bone in her body. from my point of view, she's a gift to this country. >> reporter: the earthquake, 8.9, one of the biggest ever. and the tsunami racing at the speed of a jumbo jet. near us, a rescue mission that got there too late. word tonight of an issue at a nuclear site which at the very least could be unchartered territory. >> reporter: image of a girl who has been isolated for decontamination. we were given extraordinary access to the test site. they are using geiger counters and hand-held scanners. the most vulnerable, the children. and they tested your grandmother, too? and your grandmother was okay? >> oh, my gosh. >> sarah! sarah! mike! >> reporter: this is joplin before. this is the joplin after. are you all okay? >> yeah. >> reporter: as you can see, all around david muir and me, it's 360 degrees of destruction. >> about 6'3" -- >> reporter: as we drove through joplin. >> 150 pounds. >> reporter: descriptions of the m

. >> will gabby giffords run for re-election? what her husb,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 5:30. 54 degrees and clear out there tonight. good evening. and thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. al qaeda is now claiming responsibility for the capture of a 70 yearly maryland man in pakistan. jessica kartalija reports, the terrorist group has set specific set of demands they say must be met before they release him. >> reporter: the abduction of warren weinstein was violent in his home in lahor, pakistan. now, al qaeda leader ayman al- zawahri said weinstein would be freed if the u.s. stops air strikes in afghanistan and pakistan. in august, armed men pretending to offer his guards food stormed the gate with ak-47s. they tied and gagged and tortured those gards -- guards and gained access to weinstein in his apartment. now, a 30-minute video, depands he stops-- demands he stops trikes on yemen -- strikes on yemen. winesteen, who was 70, works for a company in virginia

gaby giffords. >> american fiscal responsibility. americans this year paid down that credit card and mortgage debt. very fiscally responsible. that energized consumers to shop this holiday season a record black friday. best comeback. most stagnant thinker, pat? >> barack obama. soak the rich, the same old stuff. the old obama of 2008 is gone. >> don't take it so personally, pat. stagnant thinker, grover norquist who drafted his no new taxes in the heyday of the 80s needs updating. >> thomas freeman happens so much on his envy for china style planning. >> what's left of the birther movement. they are still hanging in out there. >> most stagnant thinkers, israelis and palestinians. another years of ups and downs, commings and going, highs and lows. in the end no solution to the 70-year-old conflict. most stagnant thinkers. okay. enough already. >> warren buffett. my secretary pays a higher tax. cut it out, warn. pay the woman some more money. >> go, warren, go. enough already, the republican debate and the kardashians. maybe they can a

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six people died and 13 others including giffords were wounded in the january shooting. event plans include a candlelight vigil. the spokesman says that she has not decided which event she will attend. >>> there's one place you will not to be ringing in the new year. >> in georgetown the third edition was cited for serving alcohol to minors and not checking id. the alcohol control board in d.c. has suspended the bar six nights beginning yesterday. the third edition is expected to close or actually to lose tens of thousands of dollars in sales because of this. >>> a new year's eve celebration will go on in alexandria, but don't expect fireworks. >> pamela brown explains first night alexandria has no fireworks. good morning. >> good morning. every year people look forward to this. a big part of it is because of the grant explosive finale launched at the masonic temple. this year the sky will be lit up in a different way. it is a decision that is sure to set off fireworks among rebel is hoping to bring in the new year under a sparkling sky. >> it will be a bummer for the ki

. >> gaby giffords to came back to cast the vote on the debt ceiling debate after her tragic shooting in january. terrific grip. >> i say the best comebacks are all the late gain dramatics forged by tim tebow, the single most exciting figure in american sports right now. >> gaby giffords. >> best comcastback. american fiscal responsibility. americans this year paid down that credit card and mortgage debt. very fiscally responsible. that enter advised american consumers to shop this holiday season a record black friday. most stagnant thinker? >> barack obama. i mean, soak the rich, the same old stuff. the old obama of 2008 iszon don't take it so personally, pat. >> grover norquist who crafted his no new taxes in the 80s. >> thomas freeman who harped on his envy for chinese style planning that it lost its ability to shock. >> what's left of the birther movement. >> most stagnant thinkers, the israelis and palestinians. hits and misses, commings and goings, highs and lows and in the end no solution to the 70- year-old conflict. most stagnant thinkers. okay. enough already award. >> warre

did you say gabrielle giffords was hit? >> she's hit. she still has a pulse. >> reporter: the congresswoman was shot in the head but survives. >> she was lucky. when i saw the trajectory of where one hole was and the other was, i was like, my gosh. >> reporter: because it was so far apart? >> yeah. it went through a lot. >> reporter: three and a half months later, the first public steps in the congresswoman's remarkable recovery. in 2011 i tried to put a spotlight on big hits on the brain. trying to find evidence that football puts young people at risk and professional players as well. in february, david deweson committed suicide, and he left his brain to scientific research. when the findings came back, his brain had tell tale signs of chronic injury. as stories like this rolled in, the nfl tried to put in new rules to protect players. >> ah! >> reporter: then it was march. i witnessed the aftermath of an astonishing disaster in japan. our first hours on the ground were just scary. so we are going to move at this point. these seem like

so does cody gifford. >> exactly. >> and frank gifford. >> hello. >> okay. >> jada and will. >> i don'tfine. they are fine and good. >> this is about the kids. >> no. only thing is there are new reports they are firmly together. they are not going anywhere, but the source of their discord was over how to manage their kids who have big careers. jaden and willow are huge. the new reports are that they weren't getting along with about was how to raise the kids. >> she wants them more to be at home and more normal kids and will wants to put them out there. >> huh. >> that's what the reports are, tmz. >> what else? anything else? is that it? >> my show is going five nights a week january 8th. >> congratulations. >> fancy. >> i don't know if that is fancy. >> my day job is changing a bit. i'm going to be in charge of development and talent and still oversee all the house wives and top chef. >> what did you used to do? >> my current job is overseeing all production of all current shows and all development. it's coming down a little bit. tonight's my "glee-son" finale. with leah michelle. >> yo

right now it is not clear which events giffords will attend or whether she'll speak. she is still recovering from the shooting that left six other people dead. >> a monumental week for d.c. homicide detectives. investigators have made several arrest, seven actual lirks some date back several years. today an arrest was made for a double murder that happened three and a half years ago on k street in northwest. on tuesday a man was taken into custody for killing bill mitchell, jr. as he walked home from the shakespeare theater in the bloomingdale neighborhood back in january. >> this week's success was due to several factors, primarily due to a lot of hard work that has gone over the last year. some of the cases actually it was just a matter of timing because some of the people were in jail and we were able to get them this week to actually charge them because they were held on unrelated charges. >> the district expected to end the year with the lowest number of murders in nearly 50 years. mayor vincent gray and the police chief plan to talk about that tomorrow. >> the n

capitol has been named for a fallen member of gabriel gifford's staff. he was killed in the shooting that severely wounded giffords. members of the u.s. house unanimo unanimously voted today in favor of honoring zimmermann at the capital. he was the first member killed in the line of duty. >> the first family helped kick off the holiday season here in washington tonight, lighting the national christmas tree on the elips. there were performances from rodney atkins and big time rush and kermit the frog was on hand, too. the lighting of the tree began with president calvin coolidge back in 1923. federal workers will get new instructions in the event of a snow emergency this winter. there will be an early departure with stragered release times. there will also be a final departure time after which federal workers can stay in their offices. in extreme situations, there's still a possibility that everyone could be released at once. >> we wanted to report this story last night but simply ran out of time but we got to get it in. they say that a dog is a man's be

giffords is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.ere killed in the shooting. >>> finally this morning, the census bureau says 13% of the u.s. population is 65 years and older. and while it's impossible to stop the human aging process, new evidence suggests even a little bit of exercise can slow it down. dr. jon lapook reports. >> reporter: for anyone who thinks they are too old for exercise, meet the ladies of the louisiana tigerettes. >> my name is madison. i'm 75. >> loretta hill and i'm 72. >> nicki liter and i'm the baby of the group, i'm 65. >> reporter: the tigerettes have won seven gold medals at the u.s. senior olympics and a style that might not be considered very grandmotherly. what do the other teams say about you? >> they call us the oh no team. somebody says who you playing? they say you're playing the tigerettes. they say, oh, no! >> get in her face! >> reporter: the team has bulldozed its way to a record 195 wins against only five losses. that's remarkable, but it isn't their biggest accomplishment. >> i think i'm more

including congress woman gabrielle giffords. the shooter, 22-year-old jared love ner, i still so clearly, judy, remember that day. npr reported that the congresswoman was dead and a number of media outlets. >> you don't-- cnn reuters, many many news organizations got it wrong and i think, john, this heaighlights the danger and pressure in social, media, journalism. you're out there ahead of the story and seconds ahead and it doesn't matter you whether or not you get it right. it's hard to resist and wow, i'm going to check this out. >> and npr says they confirmed it with two sources which usually would be enough. so, you know, i don't know if the other organizations were going off of npr or doing it on their own, but sometimes people do just make legitimate mistakes, you have to be very, very careful, obviously, but they did confirm it with-- >>, but the other error, jim. the mainstream media almost immediately were assigning blame to these right wingers and-- >> and the tax cuts. >> yeah, exactly. all of those things were piled

congresswoman gabrielle giffords was shot during an event in her native tucson. in the massacre that killed six and wounded 13, giffords suffered a gunshot to the head. following an amazing recovery, her female colleagues on the hill rallied by her side and then she went to the house floor for an important vote . >> we want to celebrate all couples and protect all children in america. >> new york game the the sixth and largest state to legalize gay marriage. >> it's hard to look at your gay friends who are a couple and adopted children or had children through some method say to them, you can't be a couple. you can't be afforded federal protection. >> president obama repealed the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. for the first time, gays can serve openly in the military. the white house also came under fire for leaving women out of the inner circle. >> people weren't sure exactly whether their opinions were valued and what's most important is that the president responded to that decisively. he made sure that he had a meeting with a group of women to talk to

gabrielle giffords, that happened this year. so much has gone on this year. it is just incredible.h year. domestically, the economy continues to drag along. there is a real sense of -- >> doom. >> -- doom. good morning. how are you? >> can you remember more of an impatience and anger among the average american than i have ever felt before. people wanted their voice heard with "occupy wall street." >> that, i'm glad for. what happened? what happened to us? we justed to protest and have e passion. now, the protesters are called lazy. >> and they need to take baths. >> once people realized they weren't going to get any more credit, they were like, all right, now, we are going to riot. >> that's an interesting point. once it was, the economy is busted, we are like, wait, this is a sham. >> elizabeth warren wrote this very, very prophetic book called the "two income trap." it was a book she published at the beginning of this decade or the late '90s. i can't remember. the basic thesis was, credit was making up for stagnating wages. people's cost went up. the thing that filled in the gab

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the giffords speech got 11%, bin laden got 50%.nd of the iraq war, 70%. >> bin laden was the boogie man for so long. our ninja president went and got him. i like what happened afterwards when they said he was no one. he said ask osama bin laden. >> i didn't like that moment. it is the same reason i feel like i would not choose the moment of bin laden's death as his moment of the year. i was troubled by our national reaction to getting bin laden. i completely understand the emotion of it, completely, and the trauma of 9/11. osama bin laden was a self admitted war criminal. so was ikeman. a war crime trial was good enough for him. i think it was good enough for bin laden. the worst purveyors of war crimes and human hatred were tried at war crime tribunals. i think it was an incredible important time. there was zero appetite for it. >> if you look at what was the most obama moment, in some respects, that may have been it only because we have showed we have been unable to have president obama as a candidate of change and one we anticip

at the moment, giffords is fighting for her life. >> right after we went to visit, a few minutes after we left her room and some of her colleagues from congress were in the room, gabby opened her eyes for the first time. [cheers and applause] gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> sean: tonight, the spotlight was on the house and among the 269 members who voted in support of the measure was none other than arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who made a surprise return to the floor. capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50 percent annual bonus. so you earn 50 percent more cash. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right here, waiting for it. who wouldn't want more cash? [ insects chirping ] i'll take it. i'll make it rain up in here. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? sorry i'll clean this up. shouldn't have made it rain. >> sean: welcome to this edition of "hannity," where frank luntz is here with a special focus group of voters t. took 10 days be

at the moment, giffords is fighting for her life. >> right after we went to visit, a few minutes after we left her room and some of her colleagues from congress were in the room, gabby opened her eyes for the first time. [cheers and applause] gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> sean: tonight, the spotlight was on the house and among the 269 members who voted in support of the measure was none other than arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who made a surprise return to the floor. capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50 percent annual bonus. so you earn 50 percent more cash. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right here, waiting for it. who wouldn't want more cash? [ insects chirping ] i'll take it. i'll make it rain up in here. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? sorry i'll clean this up. shouldn't have made it rain. >> sean: welcome to this edition of "hannity," where frank luntz is here with a special focus group of voters t. took 10 days be

at the moment, giffords is fighting for her life. >> right after we went to visit, a few minutes after we left her room and some of her colleagues from congress were in the room, gabby opened her eyes for the first time. [cheers and applause] gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> sean: tonight, the spotlight was on the house and among the 269 members who voted in support of the measure was none other than arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who made a surprise return to the floor. >> sean: welcome to this edition of "hannity," where frank luntz is here with a special focus group of voters t. took 10 days before anthony weiner came clean. but clean, he came. >> to be clear, the picture was of me and i sent it. i am deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife and our family... and my constituents, my friends, supporters and staff. i haven't told the truth... and i have done things i deply regret. i brought pain to people i care about the most and the people who believed in me... and for that, i am deeply sorry. >> frank: let me ask you a very simple question: is weiner

at the moment, giffords is fighting for her life. >> right after we went to visit, a few minutes after we left her room and some of her colleagues from congress were in the room, gabby opened her eyes for the first time. [cheers and applause] gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> sean: tonight, the spotlight was on the house and among the 269 members who voted in support of the measure was none other than arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who made a surprise return to the floor. >> sean: welcome to this edition of "hannity," where frank luntz is here with a special focus group of voters t. took 10 days before anthony weiner came clean. but clean, he came. >> to be clear, the picture was of me and i sent it. i am deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife and our family... and my constituents, my friends, supporters and staff. i haven't told the truth... and i have done things i deply regret. i brought pain to people i care about the most and the people who believed in me... and for that, i am deeply sorry. >> frank: let me ask you a very simple question: is weiner

giffords would survive but continues a long rehabilitation. the end of january was the beginning of an onslaught of... today on face the nation egypt in crisis. across the middle east lemonstrators took to the streets as one regime after another fell. mubarak left egypt. qaddafi would die in libya. >> these winds of change that are blowing, i think i would be a little less cocky in the kremlin with my kgb cronies today if i were putin. >> schieffer: by the middle of march attentions shifted to onother unimaginable story. japan was overwhelmed by a triple disaster. first an earthquake, then a tsunami and a melt down at one of the country's nuclear reactors. then the biggest news of all. >> today on "face the nation," onama bin laden is dead. what next for the war on terror? evidence seized when bin laden was killed suggests he was still running al qaeda from his hideout in pakistan. in a bizarre turn of events back home, a new york congressman named anthony weaner had to resign after sending out inappropriate pictures of himself in his underwea

giffords would survive but continues a long rehabilitation. the end of january was the beginning of an onslaught of... today on face the nation egypt in crisis. across the middle east demonstrators took to the streets as one regime after another fell. mubarak left egypt. qaddafi would die in libya. >> these winds of change that are blowing, i think i would be a little less cocky in the kremlin with my kgb cronies today if i were putin. >> schieffer: by the middle of march attentions shifted to another unimaginable story. japan was overwhelmed by a triple disaster. first an earthquake, then a tsunami and a melt down at one of the country's nuclear reactors. then the biggest news of all. >> today on "face the nation," osama bin laden is dead. what next for the war on terror? evidence seized when bin laden was killed suggests he was still running al qaeda from his hideout in pakistan. in a bizarre turn of events back home, a new york congressman named anthony weaner had to resign after sending out inappropriate pictures of himself in his underwea

the horrible, tragic shooting of gabby giffords, the congresswoman from tucson, arizona, and president obama spoke in january at a memorial service about discourse, about politics, about the prospect of working together. and this is what he said. >> we should be civil because we want to live up to the example of public servants, like john roll and gab go giffords who knew first and foremost that we are all americans and that we can question each other's ideas without questioning each other's love of country, and that our task, working together, is to constantly widen the circle of our concern. so that we bequeath the american dream to future generations. >> and yet our politics throughout the year were so broken, marc morial, and as we look ahead now, one of the things to watch in 2012, the most bitterly divided issue for this administration, health care. the president prevailed, he got health care reform but in the middle of this election year, after all that acrimony, the supreme court is going to weigh in on his signature piece of legislation. >> they're going to be a big player thi

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