john kerry did not even complete his full military service. he got a discharge. we should listen to general mcchrystal and not hanoi john. neil: all right, good to see you again. >> my pleasure. neil: 4 million vehicles are being recalled with toyota, the biggest in their history. they want to warn drivers that some of the models, and i will outline them for you in a moment, there is a problem with the driver's side, something is getting stuck under the paddle. this is for the 2007 to 2010 toyota camry, the prius, the tundra, and others, and then this even includes lexus. these were usually never recalled for anything. not good. all right, he could just be the most important republican in the country, and if he beats the most popular democratic candidate in new jersey, there could be a garden state revolution, and joining us is millionaire robert kiyosaki. what is he buying? ciaries who need assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little or no cost to you. imagine... one scooter or

we're now going to hear from john kerry. let's listen here for a moment. >> thank you, governor. it is great to see you on your feet off the crutches with a cane that is 20 times wilder than anything i ever possessed or used. i'm jealous. actually vicky has promised me i get to use ted kennedy's cane, which i've used once before. and i need it because i have another one coming up. we are blessed in massachusetts to have an enduring surplus of political and civic talent. there are a number of highly qualified people that the governor could've appointed and we all know that. and it's always difficult to make a choice between a talented pool. this was no easy call, but i'll tell you i believe the choice that the governor has made is completely in keeping with the intent of the change of the law that the legislature undertook and the intent of those of us who advocated for the changes including senator kennedy. this is a caretaker appointment, a gentle and difficult transition, a kind of stewardship. and paul kirk will be a superb steward of this seat. governor patrick found the pers

al loser by harry reid and john kerry and ted kennedy and john murtha and nancy pelosi.ire storm this week over congressman wilson. he called him a liar. he was right and president was wrong about immigration. the question i have, is this just feigned outrage by democrats this week? >> you are right, there was a lack of outrage at all of the ad hominem attacks against president bush when i was there. i worked on the house floor, i worked for the president. there is legitimate criticism of the obama's beach, and it was very political. he contributed to a partisan atmosphere in the chamber, which i do not think was appropriate, but as wilson said himself -- sean: the apologized. none of these democrats have apologized. and the media did not call him out. >> what good would it do? they still are after him. they want him grovelling, and they still will not accept it. but look, and he should not have done it, and those of us defending him could say that, but the minute the speech was over, out of the chamber, i did not want democrats telling it to republicans. whee thought bo

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would she or john kerry be questioned about their americanness? would they have faced the same rage if they had pushed health care for all? finally, is this another vietnam? we've fought for kabul lger than saigon? ve t democrats decided to call it quits? can the president fight a war without his own party? hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. kathleen parker is a "washington post" columnist and rick stengel is editor of "time" magazine and helene cooper covers "the new york times" and david david brooks of the news hour. there is a stream of anti-obama talk that's been going on for months now. one of the biggest talkers fueling the outrage is glen beck who made this infamous charge. >> this president i think has exposed himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep-seeded hatred for white people or the white culture, i don't know what it is. this guy, i believe, is a racist. chris: and rush limbaugh was back at it with this? >> it's obama's america, is it not? obama's america, white kids getting beat up on school buses now.

al loser by harry reid and john kerry and ted kennedy and john murtha and nancy pelosi.lled him a liar. he was right and president was wrong about immigration. the question i have, is this just feigned outrage by democrats this week? >> you are right, there was a lack of outrage at all of the ad hominem attacks against president bush when i was there. i worked on the house floor, i worked for the president. there is legitimate criticism of the obama's beach, and it was very political. he contributed to a partisan atmosphere in the chamber, which i do not think was appropriate, but as wilson said himself -- sean: the apologized. none of these democrats have apologized. and the media did not call him out. >> what good would it do? they still are after him. they want him grovelling, and they still will not accept it. but look, and he should not have done it, and those of us defending him could say that, but the minute the speech was over, out of the chamber, i did not want democrats telling it to republicans. whee thought booing george w. bush was tapes list -- tasteless an

democrats thought that is john kerry one the presidency, mitt romney would choose a republican senator. so this is very controversial. republicans think this is hypocritical and they managed to postpone the measure for a few days. but now the governor is able to move forward and put somebody in that seat. jane: as soon as the governor steps up to the microphones, we will take everyone back their lives. thank you. jon: the dow is down about 47 points. there has been a drop in the number of people collecting unemployment benefits for the first time, but home sales unexpectedly fell last month. maybe that is why the dow is down. jenna is here from fox business network. >> this is a bit of a case of whiplashed. for every step forward, we take a step back. we're seeing a decrease, leading investors to wonder whether or not the housing recovery is really happening. you have that first-time home buyer tax credit expiring at the end of november, so these numbers are important. we expected because of the incentives to see more home buying in the market. if we look at last week's number, we see

senator john kerry introduced the resolution to change the name and it passed unanimously. >> university of maryland officials say the number of students to have reported flu- like symptoms have tripled. there are now over 500 cases of the virus. most of the students have recovered. how prepared is the government for the virus? the hell secretary will testify on capitol hill. nikole killion has latest on this. >> good morning. kathleen sebelius will talk about what the country can expect in a surge in cases. today on capitol hill, an update from health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius on the government's latest effort to tackle this one flu virus. some encouraging news a few days ago. >> it appears that we may need only one dose of the new vaccine for a healthy adult. the vaccine we are producing is working extremely well. >> so well that the doses may be ready earlier than anticipated, but the first week in october. if only one shot is needed instead of two. >> there'll be more vexing to go around and people will be protected sooner. -- there will be more vaccine to go aro

late senator's dedication to health care reform and at one point fellow massachusetts democrat john kerrymotional. >> mr. president to look at his desk now cloaked in the velvet and the roses, a desk from which he championed so many important causes, a desk from which he educated us and befriended us for so many years and even more difficult for us to think of this chamber, our nation's capitol, or our country without him. >> meanwhile, president obama gave a backhanded compliment to a tv network that didn't carry his health care speech to congress last night. he says the fox entertainment network show that aired while he was talking about last night is a hit with a certain member of the first family. >> so just in case folks weren't tuned in last night -- if they were watching "so you think you can dance" -- a show michelle likes by the way. >> i remember for the latest political news any time you can check out cnnpolitics.com. >>> a republican lawmaker shows it only takes two words uttered in a most unusual moment to become an instant celebrity. jeanne moos next. man: it seems, only a m

you have george will looking like john kerry the man for the war before he was against it.cy matters. when you go into a war it is important you support it through difficult times. two years ago we were in the exact same place in iraq. had you a new general. a new strategy and mounting calls from high profile pundits and congressmen saying, this isn't going to work we need to get out the experience will tell us the u.s. can do -- >> paul: will's argument is we as americans don't do nation-building well, which is a powerful point. certainly not in the last decade from kosovo to iraq or afghanistan. second, we have achieve strategic goals from offshore. we don't need to be on the ground we can take care of al-qaeda. what do you think of that argument? >> both arguments are wrong. first of all we are not doing nation-building in afghanistan. above all build a large afghan army that can get into the fight effectively that's important. that's not what we are there to do. like in somalia the humanitarian -- >> paul: strategic interests. >> because this is where we were attacked a

obama vote, sometimes double digits which means that white voters willing to vote for a liberal john kerryto vote for a liberal barack obama. how much can you attribute to race? look at the statistics, the number of people who believe or question whether barack obama was born in this country, mostly concentrated in the south. >> keith richburg with the "washington post," great to see you. thanks, keith. thank you. >> what do you think, alex? >> you know, what you said was nobody votes for health care because of the fact the president has the skin color black. absolutely nobody of a certain mental acumen would do that, but there are those who will confuse things because they come to the table with a preprejudice and don't think open mindedly. >> yeah, look, i don't think it is a huge revelation that there's whack jobs out there, right? >> yeah, sure. >>by think it was important to acknowledge it and very struck that nancy pell lows circumstance the speaker of the house, got so emotional and actually tied it to what happened to the, you know, effort for gay rights, harvey milk. >> in the '70

after all, it was kennedy who suggested that the law change to a special election in 2004, when john kerry was runni for president, and then-governor mitt romney, a republican, would be able to name a replacement. although governor patrick says it's too soon to name a replacement, but two names being floated are kennedy's widow, and michael dukakis. t.j. winick, abc news, washington. >>> he has been indicted. impeached. now, he's on a book tour. former governor rod blagojevich's book, "the governor," claims that president obama's chief of staff, rahm emanuel, was behind many of his problems. no comment from the white house. blagojevich says people urged him to appoint himself to fill barack obama's senate seat. but says it didn't feel right. >>> there's a medical mystery in tennessee this morning, with a mother desperate for answers. without warning, this 15-year-old ces tears of blood. the teenager says it happens at least three times a day. and can last a few minutes to an hour. the first time, his mom called 911. now, despite extensive tests, there's no diagnosis and no treatment. >> i

third string john kerry played. then finds rookie jason cook, a fullback for the five-yard touchdown, 14 play, 91-yard drive had to impress john harbaugh. 7-0, ravens. tavares gooden shoots the gap and gets the sack of john parker wilson. ravens led a boring game 7-3 at the half. third quarter, demetrius williams trying to win the third receiver spot on third and 16 deep in their own end zone goes for 39 yards. game high 77 yardsment fourth quarter, rookies riley after a 47-yard bomb gets his name in the peam paper with a 15-yard touchdown. ravens up 17-3. steve hauschka may have won the kicking job 2- 2. ravens win 20-3, finish 4-0 in the preseason. they meet kansas city in the opener a week from sunday. maryland opens their season saturday night at 12th ranked cal. these are the golden years for the golden bears. cal had their best seven-year stretch in football since the 1920s. chris turner got to find a new big play receiver for the terps. he's darius bey led for the nfl. canon had a 59 yoirld touchdown in last y

neil: he has talked to people like senator john kerry and colin powell who have refuted the idea that we need more troops. if he leans against general mcchrystal's request, what then? >> we have to make up our minds. the president said in march that we ought to win the war in afghanistan. i think he is making a decision that will not win the war. this is really troubling to me that the president is so detached and so distant from the war activity that he declared to be so vital to the national security interests of the united states, is not taking a personal interest in it and is outsourcing his decision making to maybe joe biden, which is even more problematic. he should be talking to people in iraq and afghanistan asking their opinion and making these judgments with a heavy dose of personal involvement. i doubt that he has talked to any more of those in iraq. both of these countries have big implications for the security of the united states of america. neil: talk about costly penalties. if you fail to get health insurance, it could cost you and your of your life behind bars. fixing

ere's a john kerry optiono help increase taxes on.... >> rose: that's going back to wherbush was, is it not? >> but it's an idea a l of republicans have suprted through thback door. the's this fiscal trigger whh rich mentione the ir-clad promise to not do a plan that increases the deficinow or ever. now, that is an incredible promise. i don't think he can come ose to tha but thatromise made so vehently at least will probably appea to some be dogs. >> rose: joe califano, public option is dead? >> oh i think the public option is dd. i would ke to make a point. i think the ttom line is i do think the presiden got acros thathere's a basic element of social justice here that's important whetheyou're a republican or decrat, which is to provide health ce to everybody. onhe cost issue, charlie, you know, can i just go bk to when we passededicare and medicaid? there were no... and the sts that have eloded. why? there were no pet scansthere were no c.a.t. ans, there were no... ere was no expensive chemherapy, there were no organ ansplants. nobody expecd the eression life expectancy that cam af

tale of two guys whose careers are going in different directions and i signed it and the day after john kerryas beat bye president bush, david axlerod who worked forp me when i was a congressman, called me and suggested a midwestern of democrat the heartland of america to challenge hillary clinton in the next election season you should consider that, have an open mind. he was obviously trolling around potential candidates and interestingly had the horse in the stable with barack obama. >> mike: he acknowledges he was encouraging you and soliciting you to run for president. we'll have to ask mr. axlerod. rod, thank you for being here today. >> thank you. >> mike: so good to have you here. coming up, her cooking is so good you can almost taste it through the tv screen. paula dean is going to be joining us. we will be right back. [applause]. my doctor told me i should've been... doing more for my high cholesterol. what was i thinking? but now i trust my heart to lipitor. when diet and exercise are not enough, adding lipitor may help. unlike some other cholesterol lowering medications, lipitor is

. >> democrats like john kerry caution, do not just believe the generals. >> they were incorrect in vietnam. there were false in iraq, and it is critical press to make certain that if we are asking young americans to put their lives on the lines, the strategy is equal to the sacrifice your asking them to make. >> conflicting advice, as president obama decides what to do in afghanistan. >> republicans a delaying the decision is endangering american lives. >> up next, the city's most likely to emerge as great places for college graduates to find a job. >> also, a florida woman went to a spa but ended up in a coma. now work-family is searching for answers. >> the dangers of texting while driving. a live report coming up. >> here at the maryland science center, 25 secrets of the mona lisa revealed, as excuse me, mary? what? okay, ah. verizon's internet and phone package give us more for less - speed, security, online storage and free wi-fi! that's the edge our small business needs. tom, look what i found. verizon could help us be more productive within our budget. well done, mary! i know. boss,

. >>> john kerry and barbara boxer are said to be coauthors a green bill. >> thursday, all about iran, u.n. security council will enter -- iran maintains the fuel enrichment program is strictly for peaceful purposes. >> from on friday, first lady michelle obama will be in denmark to support her hometown of chicago's bid fothe 2016 olympics. no word on whether or not she will be joined by the president. >>> it appears many parents ar not taking threats seriously, why some won't be getting their kids a swine flu shot. >> that's when our journey started with donations and donates organs and becoming a donor family. >> her only son died in a car crash more than two years ago, now her family's journey has turned to saving others and forming new life long friends.  seem smooth and strong to irreversible damage. no different. irreversible loss of enamel. enamel shield enamel loss by forming against acid attack. toothpastes dentists check most. save your enamel. be gone for good. enamel shield. with the rinse.  >>> come october, there will be a million doses of the h1n1 virus vaccine availa

john kerry and steny hoyer calling for mcchrystal to testify. >> we will permit no safe haven for all stand on the front lines in pledging support for the pakistani people tomorrow and we will pursue positive engagements among faiths and new partnerships for opportunities. >>> a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll say public support for the war is fading. 51% oppose sending more troops, 38% want an immediate and orderly withdrawal from afghanistan. should general mcchrystal come to washington to make his case for more troops. jennifer palmieri and republican strategist kevin madden. kevin, we have very publicly the mcchrystal report that has been leaked suggesting failure without more troops. general petraeus in a speech in washington saying failure without more troops, yet on the front page of the "new york times" a story that says biden and others advising the president for a change in strategy and the president might not send more troops. does this put the president in a politically difficult situation if he ignores or does not take the advice of his own generals. >> no matter

john kerry has been a strong and important advocate for all of us in the united states senate on these and so many other issues. we value his service and his partnership. the issues before the congress and the nation are simply too important to massachusetts for us to be simply want boyce short. the legislature as granted the governor to appoint someone to be that second voice in the united states senate until the january election. i want to thank the legislature for their very swift action, in particular the senate president and the speaker of the house who cannot be with us today but without whose leadership we would not be here. i acknowledge that for some in the legislature, this was a difficult vote. i appreciate the members and the many, many citizens who saw the greater good and supported this outcome. i signed the legislation this morning. i sent a letter to the secretary of state giving it immediate effect. in keeping with the sense of urgency that the interests of massachusetts to man, i am prepared to make a promise. i am pleased to appoint paul kirk as the interim united st

today, liberals led by john kerry and barbara boxer laid down their marker on climate change, the issue waiting after health care. and what senator kerry male the point was, it's not a piece of legislation that's going to damage the economy, it's about protecting the country. >> was introduced this legislation because of one word -- security. economic security, energy security, national security. america knows that that is the bat that will we face right now. >> now the security issue is largely about trying to free dependence on foreign oil. but obama says green jobs are the kind of jobs that will last. >>. >> every dollar we invest in clean energy creating as many as four times the jobs as the dollar invested in the old fuels. this will create good jobs in every region of the country for good workers with every single eblg casual back ground and these are jobs that stay here in america. they can not be shipped overseas. >> now, larry, i think this legislation is not about getting it passed by the end of the year. part of the game is with the house having passed a cap and trade bill th

john kerry backs a public option. kent conrad prefers co-ops. his whispered swipe at kerry about wind surfing was so sarcastic even the chairman called it below the belt. >> it also takes into account younger people who engage in, you know, more adventuresome activities, shall we say of sports, or, you know, whatever that winds up in more catastrophic kinds of accidents. >> wind surfing? >> there you go. kite surfing, for instance. i'm being ragged here, but -- >> that was a little overboard. >> during his 2004 presidential campaign, kerry wind surfing contributed to an elitist image that cost him heartland votes. policy czars were brought up who don't go through congressional votes but can wield power a threw is almost a shadow cabinet that's being developed and it's thwarting the ability of the united states congress. these czars and in the various positions. >> and majority democrats defeated the anti-czar and every other g.o.p. amendment. >> as a courtesy to members' rush to leave, can we vote now? >> the rush for the door was the only time

but the day after john kerry was the by president bush, david axelrod worked for me when i was a congressman, call me at home on wednesday and suggested that the midwestern two face democrat from the heartland of america was the right profile to challenge hillary clinton in the next election season you should consider that happen online. he was obviously trolling around for potential candidates. interestingly had the right horse in the stable already. >> mike: and it would be interesting if he was acknowledging you will assess mr. axelrod. rod and anything you for being here. nice to have your. >> coming up, but i don't remember. i don't know where i really was. i do not know what i had for breakfast. i do not know who won the game. i don't recognize this man. if you or someone you know is struggling with a drug or alcohol problem, there is a solution... recovery. tdd: 800-487-4889 for information, and for hope. through treatment... my life's a whole lot brighter now... brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. huckabee. for your headlines on onto fox news.com. >> a

time when it looked like the republican romney would be apointing a republican interim senator in john kerry won the presidency. massachusetts republicans view all this rule changes as a raw political power play. >> this was done in a political environment then. it will be done in a political environment now instead of doing what is best for the people of the commonwealth. >> governor patrick wouldn't say who is on his short list for interim u.s. senator but he scratched two names off the list, victoria reggie kennedy, patrick says, is not interested in the job and the governor says, neither is he. >> i've got my hands full. i will not seek the position. i'm running for re-election as governor, just to be clear. >> that was bob ward reporting. while the massachusetts governor did not have the power to name an interim replacement, a democratic majority in the state's housant senate may vote to change that soon. >>> coming up next, we'll take a look at the state's top business headlines. >>> also, mickey and minnie joining the hulk and spider- man. why disney says it is buying marvel comics co

democrats from john kerry on have argued that afghanistan was the right battleground on the war in terror, the place where george w. bush took his eye off the ball to fight the wrong war in iraq. mr. obama picked up the theme and as recently as last march said this about afghanistan, quote "we will use all elements of our national power to defeat al qaeda, and to defend america, our allies an all who seek a better future, end quote. now we know that three weeks ago the president was told by the general he sent to win that war that there is the need for tens of thousands of more forces, a need so urgent that failure to send them could lead to defeat. since then, the afghan election has shown house corrupt the u.s. supported 0 election was, making support for the taliban more difficult. support by the public is eroding fast. the public shows the latest fox poll shows a tiny totality supporting the role but a more opposed to more troops. some on the left see another parallel to vietnam, hostile neighbors and border sanctuaries where the enemy can hide. soon on this issue, though, there will

. >> reporter: democrats le john kerry caution, don't just believe the generals. >>> they were incorrect in vietnam, they were false in iraq, and it is critical for us to make certain that if you ask the young americans to put their lives on the line, the strategy is equal to the sacrifice you're asking them to make. >> reporter: conflicting advice as president obama decides what to do in afghanistan. republican leaders up here on capitol hill say delaying that decision is endangering american lives. the white house countered, saying that charge is a bunch of game playing. from capitol hill, i'm steve handelsman, nbc news. >>> the head of the fbi is rejecting concerns that a terror investigation was fouled up because of poor communication between his agency and new york city police. robert mullen made his first public comments about the case of zazi while testifying before a senate panel today. authorities say zazi admitted receiving explosives training from al qaeda in pakistan. mullen told lawmakers there was no disconnect among local and federal investigators. he also addressed concer

senator john kerry urged lawmakers to allow the governor to make a replacement. waiting for a special election in january is too far off. the republicans say that is a ploy for democrats to maintain control of the seat. five years ago it was the democrats who led the efforts to change the law for special election instead of having a vernor post a successor for a vacant post. >>> there is more fallout from mark sanford's sex scandal. 61 republican state lawmakers e calling on him to resign. he's responding on the website asking critics to end what he calls a political circus. the members quiet had -- question his ability to lead the state. he disappeared for several days this summer and revealedhe was visiting his mistress in argentina. >>> this video here cost a california lawmaker his job and it's not what you can see but what you can hear. the married family values advocate claims to be having an affair with two women. he resigned and is denying he had an affair at all. jeff michael has the story. >> reporter: the committee meeting paused, the videotape hasn't

if hillary clinton or john kerry or al gore, one of the recent democratic nominees, almost presidential candidates, had won the presidency and they were pushing the exact same program as barack obama right now, would they have people charging that they weren't born in the united states? would they have people -- would there be people saying you lie? would they be bringing guns to rallies? >> no, i think the the whole climate, the political climate has been charged. take hillary clinton, for example, they went after her pretty hard back in 1993. and the rammers about bill clinton started coming, and vince foster. it got pretty dirty. i think you're seeing a popular back lash and nativist back lash. a real fear of too large a federal government. what made congressman wilson suspect, made me suspect him as perhaps as a racist, his flare-up. he short-circuited and shouting about getting medical. now dark skinned peel from mexico might get health care with an african-american president saying it. it was almost like the two, the cobble of the two made him short circuit and say that. and his b

being voted on in the next few weeks and months in the congress, we need that second voice to help john kerry and to have a full complement of votes on those issues. so i think having the depth of talent, political talent that we do in massachusetts as you well know, and a very strong field of finalists, about six in number, half of them women, a couple of people of color as well, and thinking mainly about the need for stewardship, someone who will respect and continue the values and missions of ted kennedy, paul kirk is a perfect choice. >> and here was paul kirk earlier today, governor, if we could listen to this. >> it is a profound honor and i accept it with sincere humility. to also have the encouragement and support of his family that i be a voice and a voice and a vote for his causes and his constituents in the senate that he loved is a blessing i can only repay by giving my very best efforts to be the best public servant i can be in the few months ahead. >> you know, governor, most people, everybody in politics actually and a lot of people in america are familiar, vaguely familiar, so

senator john kerry pointed out that rockefeller's public option had provisions built in that preventedom going down a slippery slope to a single payer plan and in doing so identified what he thinks is the real reason for republican opposition. >> senator hatch and others were talking about this is the first step to single payer. well, if people are paying the premiums that are charged to cover the costs and it's not allowed to have a federal subsidy, and there's no bailout allowed, and after the first two years the prices are set according to the private market negotiation, what are we scared of, that americans might like a competitive plan that is in fact paying for itself and providing good service? is that suddenly sort of becomes something that americans like more and go to, more power to them. that's precisely the choice that they ought to get. >> republicans admitted it, they oppose it because it might get popular. constituents might actually like it. >> why we think all of this is a slippery slope toward government-run -- complete government-run health care, complete government

but the day after john kerry was the by president bush, david axelrod worked for me when i was a congressman, call me at home on wednesday and suggested that the midwestern two face democrat from the heartland of america was the right profile to challenge hillary clinton in the next election season you should consider that happen online. he was obviously trolling around for potential candidates. interestingly had the right horse in the stable already. >> mike: and it would be interesting if he was acknowledging you will assess mr. axelrod. rod and anything you for being here. nice to have your. >> coming up, her cooking is so good it almost taste it right through the tv screen. polity and will join us. we'll be right back. decisions, decisions. which beneful prepared meal tonight? roasted chicken recipe? okay, savory rice and lamb stew. [ barks ] you're right. tonight is a beef stew kind of night. you've made another fine choice. look at those beefy chunks all packed with protein, the real vitamin-rich vegetables, the wholesome grains. and you think you're getting spoiled. it's so good for y

staff rahm emanuel, with jim jones, with general colin powell and several democratic senators like john kerry who are saying before any kind of even to be even contemplate an increase in troops there, we must really clarify the mission and refine the strategy, so let's not even think about the number of troops until we come up with a new mission, very clarified, very clear strategy. and then we can ask general mcchrystal if he believes that with a new strategy we should increase the level of troops there. and that is -- you have on the other side of course hillary clinton, secretary of state and richard holbrooke and others obviously general mcchrystal advocating for an increase of force right away or we're going to face failure there. >> we keep hearing we have to make sure the strategy is correct, we have to make sure what our strategy is. what's unclear about our strategy right now? >> well, there is this debate about whether or not al qaeda will even return. is the goal to keep al qaeda out of pakistan which is al qaeda is thriving -- sorry, if the goal is keep al qaeda out of afghanistan

. >> reporter: the president might even invoke the name of the late senator kennedy like john kerry didt night. >> it means taking on the battles the same way teddy would have. >> reporter: the implication, if kennedy's voice was in congress he might not need to use his own. the white house doesn't see the presidential address is a a hail mary passed but president clinton tried it on health care reform and the issue languished for 16 years. abc news, washington. >>> congressman chris van holland and congressman john sarbanes join us. thank you for joining us. i get something from the hr department on health care. i can't read it. have you read the 1,000-page bill? from start-to-finish. >> i did. i serve on the ways and means committee. i've read it more than once. in addition to the bill that was introduced there are the changes that have been made. it's important people keep up to date with those as well. >> congressman, do you understand it from start to finish? >> my background is in health care, i had a natural interest in it, read it carefully and there's a lot of great stuff in th

2000, remember he was there for al gore when times wer tough in new hampshire, he was there for john kerry in 2004. and i had the opportunityo travel around the country with him in support of joh kerry, his very good friend. but i really got to see the differce that he made in so many lives when i worked with him at the institute of politics at the kennedy school of govement at harvard i had opportunity to be chosen to be the director there. and senator kennedy was one of those people who helpedake that decision and make tha happenor me. and what was so impressive was that it didn't matter how busy he was with the work in washington, with what he was doing in massachusetts, he never missed a meeting. and his first concern was always what are the students doing? what is going to excite them? what's going to get them involved in politics and public service. that was the mission of the institute of politics. it was one of two memorls that was established by the kennedy family to remember his brother, president john kennedy. and it was always amazing to me to see someone who was so busy, so pr

. >> outsiders like colin powell, good friends and close advisers, john kerry, jack weed and others from the senate. thank you so much, ravid from the "washington woest." >>> earlier in this presidency, president obama took steps to ease u.s. travel restrictions to cuba for cuban-americans giving many cubans and cuban-americans much more hope for change in relations. more from my exclusive interview earlier today with the cuban foreign minister. what do you see as the possibility of normalizations between the united states and cuba? now that you have a new president here and a relatively new leadership in havana? >> i feel hope. i feel that president obama has a terrific opportunity. historical opportunity for leading a change in policy, in american policy, toward cuba. he can lead the process of lifting the embargo and i'm pretty sure that he could do it without any political risk or damage because american citizens, 76% of the last polls and a majority of cubans. >> and what political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours? that's next. you can see the entire interview wit

. >>> list of the 50 richest members of congress is out and senator john kerry tops the list with $167.5einz kerry who is very healthy. >>> serena williams fined $10,000 for her tirade against a lines person during the u.s. open semifinal match on saturday. the line judge called a questionable foot fault on serena and that sparked a pretty big meltdown. williams was also docked another $500 for racket abuse during the semifinal loss. >>> the ukraine government says elton john cannot adopt a child there because he is too old and he is not married. the 62-year-old singer says he and his partner david wanted to adopt a baby infected with hiv. they met at orphanage during the a recent visit. john says the 14-month-old boy stole both of their hearts but ukrainian family minister said adoptive parents have to be 45 years or younger and they do not recognize same-sex marriages. >>> coming up, president obama just minutes away from that major address to wall street. he is calling for tough changes but has anything really changed in the year since lehman brothers collapsed and since the economy t

my politician that is attacked and doesn't respond and respond quickly, mike dukakis, john kerry -- >i just wonder if this is responding, if he's giving us good answers to letterman's questions. here's an entertainment show asking entertaining questions, but letterman's in tune. let's see how well he's doing with getting some answers. >> there's an awful lot of misinformation out there that we have to fight through. that's why i have to end up being on the dave letterman show to -- you know. >> but the -- i'll tell you, the one idea i would like to see, these death panels. if we could get them in place immediately. >> well, there's the question. i guess we could do the satire and make fun of the opponent, but a lot of people have in their head right now the notion they're going to have their health care rationed, there will be protocols that keep them from getting organ transplants, there will be encouragement for older people to think about end-of-life decision that won't want to make them. there's a sense that it will raise tax money, cost us stuff we don't want to want. here's a ne

joined by members of congress, including from sergeant monti's home state of massachusetts, senators john kerry and congressman barney frank. we are joined by our secretary of defense, robert gates, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullin, and leaders from across the armed forces. we are joined by the leaders of the army, to which sergeant monti dedicated his life, secretary pete guerin, our incoming secretary confirmed by the senate last night, john mccue. chief of staff, general george casey. sergeant major of the army, ken preston. and jared's fellow soldiers and commanders from the legendary 10th mountain division. and we are joined by those who now welcome sergeant monti into their storied ranks, members of the medal of honor society. but today is not about high officials and those with stars on their shoulders. it's a celebration of a young soldier and those who loved him, who made him into the man he was and who join us today. his mother, janet, his father, paul, his brother, tim, and his sister, nicole. and from his grandmother, marjorie, to his 6-year-old niece, kari

. >> warner: massachusetts senator john kerry, chairman of the foreign relations committee, says he thinksit's time to go back to the drawing board on the policy. he's opening hearings tomorrow to do that. >> with respect to the kabul karzai government, the elections that just took place, the difficulties on the border, the increased violence, the gains of the taliban-- you can run a list-- that have to make you go back to the table and say, okay, folks, let's reexamine this and see where we're heading. >> warner: if general mcchrystal says he needs more troops, when they get support here? >> i think there's a great... let me speak for myself. i would be very reluctant just to rubber stamp additional troops without this examination that i've talked about. >> warner: california's dianne feinstein, who chairs the senate intelligence committee, is now calling for a time line in afghanistan. perhaps as short as a year. >> i'm not calling for an immediate withdrawal or withdrawal. but some understanding that we can deal with and evaluate progress in view of that time line. >> warner: do you hav

here to make their case, a correspondent for the nation and national staff member for the 2004 john kerryd blogger for the washington times. all right. amanda, i think that mike huckabee forgot to add in there, he could make it rhyme, pointing out that there is someone in "dancing with the stars" that is a republican, tom delay, right? >> yeah, right. i think tom delay criticized by a lot of republicans, strange he is on this show while a lot of republicans are in the what they think is the fight of their lives of health care. we will leave tom delay out there and talk about the celebrity ad resurrected. i think that san easy hit for the gop, dust that one off the shelves it does talk about britney spears, it communicates the message, still two years ago that obama is overexposed, what they are hoping for in the media blitz on sunday, hoping that people maybe get a little bit a annoyed a little bit of backlash, he is on every single show. just an easy hit for them. >> ari, i don't get it you don't have to watch the television if you don't want it not like it is being shoved down your thro

after all it was kennedy who suggested the law change through a special election in 2004 when john kerry was running for president and government mitt romney, a republican, would have been able to name a replacement. ough government patrick said it's too soon to name interim senators, two names being floated are ted kennedy's widow victoria and michael dukakis. >> the search for clues has ended at the northern california property where kidnap victim jaycee lee dugard was held for 18 years. for days police searched phillip garrido's home and neighboring property where they found one small bone fragment. it will take weeks of testing to determine whether that fragment belonged to a human or animal. >> here's a look the your weather. from the midwest to the northeast, an early taste of fall. it's a chilly morning giving way to a sunny afternoon. across the south scattered thunderstorms could bring localized flooding. gusty winds and lightning in southern california. >> phoenix again the hot spot today. a high of 108. a little cooler than recently. dallas and miami reached the lower 90s. in

figure courtesy of the swift boat attack against presidential candidate and massachusetts senator john kerry. with a democratic congress, democratic president even sarah palin may be a better spokesperson than pickens. main enemy, the worst of the worst is the coal industry. they're all welcome on my show but they've got a huge lobby spending nearly four times as much on political contributions than natural gas. coal's got more congressional mind share than any other industry, maybe more than farming. utility industry is on coal's side, 59% of its power from coal, just 13 from natural gas. the railroads are on coal's side, which are up today like coal because they make so much money moving around. house of representatives pass the cap and trade bill that heavily favors coal. the coal barons claim they can use carbon capture technologies to make their coal clean. it's a chimera. it won't be there for decades. i don't think it will ever get there sometimes. switching from coal to natural gas on the other hand, will cut co-2 emissions by 50. percent. enemies of natural gas will not collapse und

here to make the case, a correspondent for the nation and national staff member for the 2004 john kerryer and blogger for the washington times. okay, ari, starting with you, number one, did the white house handle this in a good way? should to be involved in these kinds of state political matters. >> well, you know, president obama said governor paterson was in the house, being sort of nice about it today. governor paterson is in the basement. his approval has been logged a 20 points since june. this white house, any white house in the same political party concerned about that, not just ale truistically about winning the governor's seat but in the state races, the local races going to be up and down the ballot in the midterm. the white house is saying very clearly, they want someone who can who havary little bit above 20 points, understandable and tough, a tough situation. >> amanda, let me ask you, michael steele, the republican chair weighed in on this, saw an opportunity, saying there was something, paraphrasing him, unseemly about the president not coming right out and asking paterso