komen foundation, has resigned from her position. >> this just in. karen handel the vice president of susan g. komen for the cure foundation has just resigned. >> karen then ran to what she surely thought would be the safety of fox news to tell her story, but even fox news had trouble accepting her spin. >> it didn't smell right. it didn't pass the smell test. it seemed like planned parenthood was indeed the targeted organization and why not say we have a problem with funding this organization? >> you know, i think the congressional investigation along with the various state investigations, those were a factor in the decision, but make no mistake about it. it was a bigger picture than that. there is a granting criteria, and you know, i'm not going to get into too much on the internal aspects of things. this organization had a right to make what it felt was the best decision for the mission, for the mission. i think everyone can agree that if you have a grantee where there's this type of controversy surrounding it, komen was doing its level-best to mov

komen foundation had a big resignation today, but the komen team still has not resigned themselves to telling us the truth. >>> the question to ask yourself is, can i really vote for a man who's running for president of the united states who ties his dog to the roof of his car? >> millions of americans out of work. foreclosures are at record levels. >>> thanks to a supreme court decision called citizens united, they are being helped along this year by special interest groups that are spending unlimited amounts of money on attack ads without ever disclosing who's behind all these attack ads. you don't know. it could be the oil industry. it could be the insurance industry. it could even be foreign-owned corporations. that's not just a threat to democrats. that's a threat to our democracy. >> that was president obama back in october 2010. today the obama re-election campaign officials confirmed that the president personally signed off on his campaign's decision to encourage democratic donors to contribute money to pro-obama super pacs. >> the president's views of the influence of the cit

that they don't believe that the komen foundation will exist five years from now because of this. arry on. >> you know, like cecile said, i actually hope that's not true, because i think that komen does important work. as long as this is kind of a single aberration. it's clear they have hurt themselves. i don't think anybody has done so much damage to a brand in so short of time. they'll probably study this in marketing courses 20 years from now, but i don't think it's the kind of thing they can't recovery from if they make it clear this was a mistake and they're serious about recommitting to the mission of supporting women's health. >> thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thanks so much. >> coming up the republican senate candidate hired a chinese actress to mock her own culture and to produce what is now the worst campaign ad of this season. there is a simple way to end exactly that kind of ugly advertising. hollywood has a responsibility here. that's next in the rewrite. later, why president obama is polling way ahead just impossibly ahead of republicans on foreign pol

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last year the komen foundation gave planned parenthood $680,000. now, that is the source of controversy because, as you know, planned parenthood is primarily in business to provide abortions. more than 300,000 each year. some pro-life folks say that's about 50% of the population don't like breast cancer money going into planned parenthood. this week the komen foundation said it would stop giving planned parenthood money. well, all hell broke loose in the secular precincts. proabortion lobby went craze. the internet was full of hateful posts against the charity. 26 senators wrote a nancy to brinker objecting to pulling the funds from planned parenthood. 25 democrats and one republic bernie sanders too liberal to be a democrat. komen foundation surrendered today announcing it will restore the planned parenthood grant. talking points has a few comments to make. number one it's true planned parenthood does breast cancer screening so the komen foundation should demand their grants go just for that, nothing else. number two, planned parenthood suspect mo

komen. the foundation itself faced its own backlash. the san francisco bay area chapter joined six other california affiliates to oppose the decision. in fact, komen's los angeles director resigned today. >> we have had two calls that have been very angry and a written death threat. >> everybody knows somebody with cancer. >> tonight, bay area pink party groups gathered to figure out how to keep pink power from becoming political. >> i think that we need to keep the focus of pink on cancer and support and strength and helping and finding a cure of breast cancer. any kind of cancer is not political. so for us, you know, the pink is all about the power of getting through adversity or overcoming something. >> now money is pouring into planned parenthood from donors across the country. it more than made up the money cut from the susan g. komen to the tune of $680,000. tonight, we are learning that alameda firefighters are switching their donations. >> thank you very much, julia. the national komen foundation also stopped funding at nearly $1

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a breast cancer foundation, the largest in the country, susan g. komen the cure, the one with the pink ribbons everywhere and the races and the walks to raise money, susan g. komen decided to pull all of its funding for planned parenthood, roughly $700,000. the komen foundation explained it would stop helping planned parenthood for things like breast exams because planned parenthood was being investigated by congressman cliff stearns. a new rule for them, if you're being investigated, you're cut off. at least if the you in this case is planned parenthood. one day after the news broke, and infuriated everybody, people had donated so much money to planned parenthood that it almost made up for what the komen foundation is subtracting. today, two dozen u.s. senators wrote to the susan g. komen for a cure foundation and asked them to reconsider their decision. so it is now, now, after so many attacks on planned parenthood, now for some reason, now finally people are seriously upset and paying attention. why is that? joining us now is congresswoman diana deget

komen foundation to not fund planned parenthood. and word the u.s. could end combat operations in afghanistan as early as next year has brought the usual complaints from republicans like mitt romney. but exactly how long would mitt like us to stay? until the taliban just goes away? and let me finish with a great day in politics. you can see the differences between mitt romney and president obama more clearly than ever. we start with donald trump's endorsement late today by mitt romney. dana milbank and steve kornacki join us. dana, you don't need much satire to catch today's elements. here's trump throwing his support behind romney late today. >> it's my honor, real honor and privilege to endorse mitt romney. mitt is tough. he's smart. he's sharp. he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so, governor romney, go out and get 'em. you can do it. >> you know, it's like announcing the miss world winner. it was pure trump in the golden tower of vegas. he looked great as usual. he made his appearance. romney

. >> is there any connection to that and what's happened recently with the komen foundation and planned parenthood? >> well, the excuse that the komen foundation apparently gave initially for taking back its funding for breast cancer screening for planned harnt hood was that there was a congressional investigation. i think they were referring to that letter that chairman stearns had sent. but my opinion is that was six months ago. i've seen no activity in my subcommittee. i don't think there really is an investigation. i think there was a request for documents which was satisfied. we've gone on down the road now. >> now, the white house with regard to the health care law and the contraception rules, the white house has -- do you support the white house's position on perhaps extending the waiver for religious organizations? >> you know, i think that we should have science-based policies as we implement the affordable health care act. the national institutes of health found that birth control and pregnancy prevention, family planning were a core part of women's health care services. and s

komen foundation. the open revolt. >> reporter: with its race for the cure and pink ribbon campaign it has given planned parenthood money to fund clinical breast exams and clinical mammograms but now komen is pulling its funding and planned parenthood says it's because of political pressure from opponents of abortion. >> this decision was a result of a political pressure campaign from a bullying effort against the komen foundation trying to get them to break this relationship. >> reporter: but the komen foundation says they are just safeguarding their donor dollars and cite an investigation into planned parenthood's use of taxpayer funds. >> this will affect any number of long standing partners but we have always done what is right for our organization. >> reporter: but now facebook and twitter pages are popping up urging people to boycott susan g. komen. the foundation has faced its own backlash. the san francisco chapter has joined to oppose the decision. the los angeles director resigned today. >> we

komen foundation. three days it spark add fire storm after it announced it was taking back its support of planned parenthood. they apologized for the decision in the wake of overwhelming pressure from planned parenthood and its allies, the komen foundation now says the funding will continue. this started three days ago and you could sort of see the fire storm building and the komen foundation is a private charity. they raise money for breast cancer research. they coo it all over the world. it's a private organization. they've given some of its money to planned parenthood. they were going to take it back because they said planned parenthood wasn't doing enough of the breast cancer work they shut it should be doing to fulfill its mission. then the fire storm erupted and one of our old friends, nancy pelosi, think this is is a big win for planned parenthood. >> it goes to show you, when women speak out, women win and women's health has a big victory this morning. >> the strange thing is i don't know anybo

komen foundation decided to stop the bleeding fast. today the group reversed itself and decided not to cut off funding for planned parenthood. it's another big example of what a hot button issue abortion remains in this country. >>> here's something that could have a huge effect on the election. an israeli air strike on iran's nuclear bomb-making facilities. the whispers are getting louder that it could happen, a strike as early as this spring. >>> john mccain lived through that 2008 election. how much does he want to relive it by seeing the movie "game change"? not so much. check out the side show. we start with political white house reporter joe williams. gentlemen, quickly. you're first, joe. is this all good news? or is it quicksilver? is it too good, too soon, and it will get worse and we get in worse shape? >> the good news is -- >> i hate to be irish about it. the worst is going to happen, no matter how good the news is. >> it's not lost. >> it always turns out that way. >> certainly, there's a dark cloud around the silver linin

komen foundation. where do you stand on this? >> i'm shocked and dismayed.ieve this is happening. this is another battle in what i call the war on women. i think that they should go back to the drawing board and reconsider this decision. can you imagine withdrawing funding for breast screening exams. this is amounted to 170,000 women being able to have their exams like every woman who has means can do. these are low income women who need access to breast exams. i think it's really a shame and disgrace. i'm outraged. all women in the california democratic delegation wrote to the komen foundation and asked them to reconsider. >> we asked our audience, and we'll have the results later, if this move was brought on by politics. we posed this question because the new head or vice head of the komen foundation is a former republican candidate governor for georgia. he strongly opposes abortion and vows to defund planned parenthood during her campaign. to be fair, the head of the komen foundation says this has nothing to do with politics. it's a new policy they have i

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this will isn't the first type the komen foundation rubbed some the wrong way.any were angry to learn that the group spent company donor money to sue other charities also using the phrase for the cure. some are worried about where their money is actually going. but charity navigator gives komen high marks for its financial score and its accountability to donors. >> 2010, komen brought in 311 million dollars. it put more than 08% of that in to program expenses which is considered very good for a nonprofit. just yesterday 25 democrats and one independent in the senate september a letter urging the komen foundation urging to reverse itself. frank lautenburg applauded today's decision. >> the interest of women's health plea veile prevailed. the komen foundation did the right thing, they reversed the decision that cut planned 35r 9 parenthood funding. >> let's talk about the specific political to restore the funding. >> he was one of 26 senators that pen this had very strongly worded letter to the komen foundation criticizing its decision and asking them to reverse i

i don't know what got the komen foundation to make the decision, i'm glad they reversed it.ut the bottom line is that planned parenthood is an organization that was providing a great service, in terms of screening for breast cancer and they do other things as well, the basic purpose is planned parenthood and how you make sure that kids that don't want to get pregnant don't get pregnant and what to do if it does happen. and i thought, both the things that they work on should be supported. i've been a supporter of both planned parenthood and the susan g. komen foundation and here was a chance to make another investment in the future of the people that live in the country and in the world. >> you know social media is so important now, in the twittervers, sample tweets, wow, a politician takes a stand, and puts his money where his mouth is. and most of it just to completely over the top praising you. >> that is nice to hear. >> that is not why you do things, but would you continue doe that itting a donating and what do you say to a lot of men and women who tell us that they are

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