>> no, the evidence showed that he told libby -- he was the one who told libby even though libby was working hard to find out himself that valerie plame -- not only working for the cia, cheney found out personally from george tenet that she worked for the director of operations, which proved more likely that she had covert status, but couldn't prove it. and told libby he could talk to reporters ability joe wilson and the national intelligence estimate. it's not clear whether he told scooter libby to talk about valerie plame. >> as we try to assess the political impact of this. in your view, what you know about cheney and what you reported about this, is there anyone in the republican party that he would see as influential right now. if anyone came to him and said what you're doing, we understand your personal gig with scooter, we understand your interest in promoting your own legacy, you going after bush like this? you dividing the republican party like this? this is bad for the party, you need to stop. would he listen to anyone. >> he cares about party. it's his team. the one reason

gordon libby is a radio talk show host. what why sur argument, gordon?uld be settled in a minute if the president would simply produce a valid birth certificate. so far, so far as i know, he has not. all he's produced has been a, quote, certificate of live birth. you can't get a passport with that. you can't even register your son for little league with that. that's the problem. >> i understand that he presented a -- what's called a short version of the birth certificate which is what you need to get a passport. and that's adequate to get one. that's what people expect you to turn over when you go to the state department. the document he has is what you're supposed to show, this thing. right there. this is what you show the state department if you want to get a passport. this is what he's got. >> let me see it, if you would. it's interesting that it's redacted. >> yes, it's redacted. we have a copy of the certificate. it was redacted by the state officials because they don't want that in circulation, but they made that decision to redact those numbers. w

libby had from the state department and cia on valerie wilson. then when the investigators come along a couple months later, he says, i heard it from tim russert. which is his line, and why he was convicted, he said he completely forgot that dick cheney ever talked to him about this and then when he heard it from tim russert, it was like he was learning it for the first time. a jury listened to him say that. they said that's baloney. that's why he was convicted. >> let's talk about where this ends right now. the president said no to him. >> three times. >> the president said no. do you have a sense from your reporting that the president believed that scooter libby and the vice president were in cahoots on trying to out valerie wilson as a cia agent as part of the effort to cover up basically the whole question of why we went to war with iraq? >> there's some evidence in the grand jury testimony as it came out in the trial that perhaps the vice president and libby actually asked bush to come to scooter's defense at the time in 2003. it's not clear

do we even know anyone known scooter libby. chris: what really went on between cheney and little bitty and why president bush turned cheney down. tell me something i don't know. we'll be right back. chris: welcome back. "time" magazine's cover story brings back the final day of the bush-cheney era. as you recall libby was dick cheney's right hand. and the investigation about who first revealed that valerie plame was a c.i.a. undercover agent. a c.i.a. found that libby on tructed justice and lied under oath. president bush repeatedly dodged a question about his pardon. >> i felt the punishment was severe. so i made a decision that would commute his punishment. a serious fine and probation. as to the future, i rule nothing in and nothing out. chris: so why did bush refuse to go further and issue a pardon? time magazine had a advisor, i'm sure president bush felt there was a coverup. >> bush felt scooter libby bunt remorseful. that was important to bush. bush did an own investigating. he did an own investigating. decided that he l

by convicting libby of lying, what the jury did was show bush and top administration lawyers that libby deceived the president himself because as we say in the piece, cheney had asked bush to publicly exonerate libby in 2003 when the story about the leak first blew up and bush had done it on cheney's advice when it turned out in the end, he was involved. the fact he lied and the fact the jury confirmed that he lied, ended up saying something about the relationship between libby and the president and the vice president and president. >> thank you so much. it's fascinating and clearly appears that cheney was willing to align himself with scooter libby at the expense of george bush. >> always the suspicion that what was driving dick cheney, because libby lied, cheney wanted to take care of libby and make sure that he never thought, oh, i'll go back to prosecutors. maybe in the back of cheney's >>> welcome back to msnbc. the obama administration making the case it has rescued the economy from falling off a cliff. is it too soon to take credit for anything given the ongoing problems we're se

the libby question remains the motive here. if he was not pardoned and the vice president was upset, i think would determine in a larger scope. i would like to you respond. how the vice president's response will have a legacy on bush's or vice president cheney will have a legacy on bush's legacy. guest: i gotcha. interesting. first off, on where libby is now. he is not in jail, obviously, because his sentence was commuted. he did have a $250,000 fine. for felony conviction which prevents him at least in d.c. and generally speaking elsewhere, from practicing law. he was a lawyer, a well-paid lawyer before he came into government. he is at a conservative think-tank now, writing and doing research. as for the question of the legacy, it is an interesting question. cheney himself has moved from government to american enterprise institute, a well-known conservative think-tank here in washington, and has been very vocal about defending the policies of the bush administration and the war on terror, be they detention of terrorists at gu

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scooter libby was a soldier for us. the president was convinced that whether correctly or incorrectly, he was persuaded by his attorney that libby did not deser v a pardon. >> we see president bush actually come and do an investigation on his own. he was concerned that libby was not remorseful enough. he actually had lied and he's fielding it helped bush write this statement a few years earlier that says, this matters if you lie. >> and cheney is not backing down. >> one official called it the elephant in the room the final ten days. >> even now, the former vice president issued a statement saying that he still thinks the pardon should have been delivered. joining us now is chris cillizza. chris, you've covered all of this. what michael and his colleagues have done is deliver extraordinary insight into those final days. >> this is a story i recommended to the readers of my blog this morning. if you care about that relationship, the relationship between george w. bush and dick cheney is among the most fascinating out the

do you get the sense that maybe bush didn't entirely -- i know libby wasn't 100 -- or vice presidentwasn't 100% straightforward with the president when he said scoot er had absolutely nothing to do with it, do you think president bush felt he had been levelled with on all levels here? >> i think there was concern deep down on some sides of the whithouse, we quote some people saying, even we weren entirely sure what the deal was between cheney and libby. i think bush decided not to do it because he didn't feel libby was remorseful and felt he had in fact broken the law. what is interesting is since they have left office this is another place where the two men have gone separate ways, bush retiring fairly quietly to texas, and cheney staying in the fray here. >> there is reports this morning in "the new york times" that vice president cheney went to president bush saying he thought he should send the military to buffalo in order to apprehend the lackawanna six that president bush was dead set against. is this along the lines of what you're talking about and now with this new report of

libby, good night, friend. >>> i'm a.j. hammer.el jackson's mysterious second will. search warrants issued in connection of jackson's death. and his mom loses control his estate. and the memorial, all at the top of the hour. >> the mystery surrounding michael jackson's death is only intensifying. this is 1.6 million registrants trying to get in to jackson's a-list memorial set for tomorrow at staples center, l.a. but what are we hearing, ellie jostad, about forest lawn cemetery? >> right, well, forest lawn cemetery, very famous cemetery in the l.a. area. we are hearing that at:00 a.m. before the public memorial, the jackson family is going to have some sort of private service there at forest lawn. >> and now that that's out there, are they expecting that to be mobbed at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning? >> that's a good question. well, there's five different -- at least five forest lawn locations in l.a. we're not sure which will be used. >> paul standing by at the staples center. paul, how long have these people been camped out to get i

friends of the show, child rights advocate, libby friedman song.d garage sales and collected egg cups. most importantly, she was the core of her family leaving behind a beloved sister, two children, four grandchildren, four great grandchildren. libby friedman, good night, friend. >> debbie, are you ready to fight for your kids, debbie? are you ready to fight for your children? are you ready to fight for your children? >> do not touch me. >> nobody touched you here. >> you just did, don't. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked. don't [ bleep ] touch me. >> debbie, are you willing to take a cash settlement for the kids. >> how important are the kids do you, debbie? >> the mystery surrounding michael jackson's death is only intensifying. this is 1.6 million registrants trying to get in to jackson's a-list memorial set for tomorrow at staples center, l.a. what are we hearing, elie, about forest lawn cemetery? >> right, well, forest lawn cemetery, very famous cemetery in the l.a. area. at 8:00 a.m. before

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libby. the guilty verdict still stands. but he commuted the 2 1/2 year prison sentence.arently, is not enough for dick cheney. mr. cheney wanted and continues to want a full pardon. "time" magazine published a new cover story about bush and cheney's fight over this issue. it's a story that clearly and from my perspective almost astonishingly obviously told from the perspectivef

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as reporters you have written the best book on it, the role that rove and libby, the chief of staff to the former vice president, played in terms of the big role in american history. the tough way in which they prosecuted the war, made the case for the war and then punished those who brought it into the question. >> that's the ultimate legacy of the entire bush crowd is the war in iraq and all the mistakes that were made. >> it looks like we're finally going to be pulling out thereof pretty soon. >> there's no question that rove was not an architect of the war itself. he was the political guy in the white house. he did play a very key and instrumental role in sort of shaping the spinning of the war and the spinning of the post-war aftermath in which they had to explain -- >> and the exploitation of 9/11. >> right, exactly. >> i mean, that was his big contribution. the exploitation of 9/11 for political purposes and how they used that in part to sell the war in iraq which led to a host -- >> what went wrong politically? why did the bush administration because of the way they led this co

libby the law-abiding sportsmen to use their guns were for a time it practice? don't need to conceal their weapons. so would we really think will benefit from this amendment? whom we believe will carry a concealed and perhaps into a playground or a stadium. it will not be that mother or the hunter or that's portman. as president of the break campaign so aptly pointed out in will be someone like richard the white supremacist armed with ak-47 who allegedly murdered three pittsburgh police officers on his front porch. he was a concealed carry permit holder. he will be

and libby from "game daily" tested it. >> i would say it's a kid version of a more mature title. have guys running and gunning, solving puzzles, this kind ofs to the same thing -- does the same thing without the blood and guts. you can play the game in 3d or not. personally, i found 3d made me feel dizzy. i'm not sure if everyone will have that reaction to the game but it's nice to see that it's staying true too the film and offering it as an option. >> reporter: it's available for the major consoles. of course disney is the parent company of abc. >>> it seems 3d is everywhere these days. youtube is now experimenting with it. a youtube engineer using some of his free time to play around with 3d. still in its early stages but there are some samples on the site. >>> for information on all these stories log on to the technology page of abcnews.com. those are your "tech bytes." i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> 5:29. good morning, maryland. i'm jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle. we'll get you up to date on the top stories. a carroll county mother mourns of loss of -- the loss of her teenage

libby gode of video game daily tested it. >> i liked that there's a lot of variety in the game.'t see this a lot in movie-based games, especially for kids, it's easy to do the same thing over and over thinking the young child won't know the difference. this game is a little different because you really do different things at every level. some is jumping to platform to platform. others are racing levels. there's fun for everyone, whether you want a single player experience or want to get together as friends and do two to four-player multiplayer. it's just a really fun solid game. >> and "ice age" is available for all major gaming consoles. >>> video games as popular as ever but the recession has more players stretching each dollar. a new survey finds gamers playing an extra one to two hours a week compared to a few years ago. but not all good news for the gaming industry. more people are turning to used games and rental services to save money. >>> for information on all these stories go to the technology page of abcnews.com. those are your "tech bytes."

with the "scooter" libby hapard, there's all sorts of speculation about what "scooter" libby was protectingout there to protect what he sees as america's interest and partially out there to protect his own. >> david, from your reporting, have you been able to verify whether democrats claim that dick cheney told the cia not to inform congress of this assassination program? is that accurate? >> yes. >> explain. >> that is accurate. i've had confirmations that in 2001 and 2002, the instruction to cia director george tenet and his people was, do not brief congress. not just that, there's another detail i learned. it was also "do not brief other executive agencies." "don't tell the state department." that continued. there is an interesting question here about whether, if there had ever been an operation -- one thing i should have said, there never actually was an assassination mission that was launched. >> this was never a program, per se, was it? >> it was a program. money was spent on it. agents were recruited. people were trained. in that sense, that was real. >> was it ever operational? >> n

he was trying to convince the president to pardon scooter libby.he was one of your frontline supporters in the war on terror. don't let this stay be permanently over his head. the president rejected him. >> you see two men of principles here clinging to their views but different principles. president bush saying the truth is important, and a jury found that scooter libby did not tell the truth. i can't violate that trust. dick cheney saying, these are the people that fight for their country. whether you near the secret service or whether you near the cia, whether you're in the white house, you don't leave a wounded soldier on the field. loyalty is important to dick cheney. you can't fault him for that. >> i thought the president acted responsibly. >> president bush? >> absolutely. did a thorough review of the case, commuted his sentence, which we cried about the fact he commuted himself but the president thought he was fair, respecting the jury's verdict and he had some standards by which to judge these pardons and one was is the person showing any

bush administration, when dick cheney repeatedly pleated for a pardon for the right-hand guy, scooter libbyrefuse? join us. that's all coming here at 10:00. and for what is coming up on "meet the press," he is david gregory. >> thank you, and coming up this morning, an exclusive interview with secretary of state, hillary clinton. it's her first sunday live morning interview. she logged 1,000 miles traveling around the globe pushing the foreign policy goals. now fresh off her trip to asia, we will ask her about that and some of the other world hot spots. it's all this morning on "meet the press." >>> last night's storms could not stop the nationals. they played until this morning and came away with a 13-1 victory over san diego. >> we start with baseball. the nationals are one of the worse teams, but they lead the league in waiting, waiting to win and waiting to play. a three-hour rain delay halted the game. >> bottom of the first, no score. and zimmerman changes. high and deep to left center. a two-run shot. zimmerman's 17th home run of the season. and the rains came in the second inning, a

libby jones never fired a gun before but didn't want to go to work without protection. it is not just guns, lights, locks, security devices, sales for all of them have jufred herher here. everyone seems to be taking precautions. businesses were open but some kept their doors locked allowing people in only if they recognized them. there was no pattern behind the murder and no profile to fit the murderer. i stopped at mabrey's cafe expecting to find the usual lunchtime crowd. instead it was empty. the topic of conversation was watching your back? what is everybody's state of mind? >> we are all panicking, if you want to know the truth. >> reporter: owner tammy coleman tells me she almost didn't open today. how tough was it for you to come to work? >> it is tough. we are all carrying guns. >> reporter: you've got yours on you? >> it is here. it is close. it is behind this counter. >> what do we know about this guy patrick traci burris? >> reporter: we know he has had a long history with problems with the law, law enforcement officials are talking about what a long rap shee

. >> look at libby hanging out. >> and then i have two more hiding away who are more shy.his is the time of year that cats have their babies and so we have lots of wonderful kittens and adult cats at t shelter and she make fantastic pets. who anyone thinks they're aloof and not fun, can change that. >> i can tell these two are really cute. and it is independence month for cats. >> it is. >> you have an event coming up this sunday. tell us about it. >> we have a brand new mobile adoption vehicle. it is a fantastic 33-foot long bus that we load up with our cats, kittens and dogs and other critters and we're taking it to dulles town center mall on sunday from 2:00 to 4:00. we are lowering our adoption fee to $4 because we're trying to find them new homes and we'll hopefully get them independence from the shelter and into their wonderful new happy homes. >> you have a couple of -- couples here, brother and sisters. are you hoping to get the guys and gal as don'ted together. >> they do great in pairs. they can be separated at this age. they're not really bonded. but two cats ar

you have been working on this for a couple of terms, does it make sense for you to target scooter libbynames, no one i have spoken to get into specificity like that. i want to condition my answer on what it sounds like, because it is fluid, but if someone could be classified as a matter of law and practice in that scary time after 9/11 as a road operator, someone in the chain of command that was simply dispensing advice or taking action on their own, consistent with the law, and there is evidence to suggest that they knew they were consistent with the law in that atmosphere of great anxiety, that is someone who might fall into this prosecutorial basket. but it is very early and no hard decisions have been made. shepard: thank you for your time. you heard lindsay gramm, the republican senator from south carolina, telling judge sotomayor that unless there is a complete meltdown you will be confirmed. will he vote for her? does that give cover to other republicans? are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements.

>>ike, you studied fitzgerald closely in e scooter libby se and got a feel for the way the guy works. never going to say think, but don't you have to thin day patrick fitzgeral is glad to know tat t guy that d blagojevich appoted is not gointo be a senator as of o years from now? >> i'm not sure he thinks much about things like that. i think knowing fitzgald, he's a pretty focused guy. he'srobably singular focused on making sure that blagojevich gets convicted in the upcoming trl. flipping few morewitnesses. there are a t of, yo know, shoes to drop in that investigion. things that have yet to com t. i would remind y that, you know, one key witness agains blagojevich as a co-conspiracy named tony risk oh reserves coe >> we'll beack with eugene robinson andichael isikoff for moref the politics. you're watching "hardball," oy on msnbc. kind of consider mseself robinhood of the directing world. buick enclave the finestt luxury crossosover ev. i need some zen time wi this model thank you. >>> we're back with the "washington post" eugene and michael ikoff. the cia versus congress broke outg

. >> mike, you studi fitzgerald ely in the scooter libby case and you got a feel for the way t guy work. we're ver goingo know this. but don't you have to think today patrick fzgerald is glad to know that the guy rod blagojevich apped is not going to be a senator as of two years from now? >> i'm not sure h thinks muc about things like at. i think knowing fitzgerald, he's pretty focussed guy. he's probably singularly focued r now on making sure his -- the blagojevich gets convictedin the upcomi trial. slipping a f more witnesses. the are a lot of, you know, shoes to drop in that investigatn. things that ha yet to come out. i would remind you tt, you know, one key witness against blagojevich as the coconspirato named to resco, close sociate of barack ama's. we have yet to learn exactly what he has told the feds. there'going to be lot of continued interest in at investigation. >> a we're going to stay on it we'll be back withugene robion and michael isikoff. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. welme to the now network.k. pulation 49 million. right n n 1.5 million people are on a cffe

>>ike, you studied fitzgerald closely in the scoot libby case and you got a feel for e way the guy workhink todapatrick fitzgerald is glad to know thathe guy rod blagojevich appoinis not going to be senator as of two years from now? >> i'm not sure thinkmuch about thingsike that. thk knowing fitzgerald, he a pretty focussed guy. he's probably singularly focussed right now on making sure his -- the blojevich gets convicd in the upcoming trial. slipping a few more witness. there are a lo, you know, shoes to drop in tt investigation. things that have yet to come out. i would remind you that, you know, one key witnagainst blagojicas the coconspirator named ny resco, close associate of barack obama's. weave yeto learn exactly what he has told t feds. there's going to be a loof continued interest in that investigation. >> and wre going to stay on . we'll be bk with eugene robion and michael isikoff. you're wching ardball" only on msnbc. >>> we're ck with the washington post eugeneobinson and michael isikoff. michael, the cia versucongress broke out agn as an argument about whs telling who the

instinct is it looks like this is royal bushees returning fire against attacking bush about scooter libbyis looks like a big one. see you monday night. have a spectacular weekend. good night. >>> eight months ago, i put a proposal to michael jackson -- show me the real man, but show me everything. make nothing off-limits. he thought about it, and then he said yes, come to neverland. do you come out here on your own? >> yeah. >> how often? >> all the time. >> just come out on your own? >> yes. >> go on a ride. >> yep. i use the carousel. i play music. i love playing classical music on the carousel. >> and what about the ferris wheel? >> i like the ferris wheel. it makes you wish and dream. >> can we go on it? >> sure. >> let's go on it. we began a journey together across continents, through his past, and rapidly into the disturbing reality of his life today. >> okay. all right. >> michael jackson, martin bashir, in the go-cart land of neverland. >> you got a head-flipping coming. it'll flip your head. hey, he's chilling. >> this is michael jackson as you've never seen him before. quite sim

i don't think scooter libby was a renegade. anyway, mike isikoff, thank you.o'donnell. >>> up next, we've heard judge sotomayor and her senate questioners for two days now. but what are they really saying? the associated press has done something wonderful. they've actually translated what we're watching during these hearings, those of us who have been watching them, and told us what they really were saying. what they really meant. it's great. it's on the "sideshow" coming up right here on msnbc's "hardball." it can be tough living with copd... but i try not to let it slow me down. i go down to the pool for a swim... get out and dance... even play a little hide-n-seek. i'm breathing better... with spiriva. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd... which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i take it every day. it keeps my airways open... to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announcer: spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and

. >> but to have dick cheney explicitly attacking the president for not pardoning scooter libby, closinganamo, torture regime, why is cheney overtly attacking bush now? >> cheney thinks he was right and that bush peeled back the extra legal stuff and cheney says, i'm right, you are wrong. the legacy of this period, the war on terror era, it's my legacy. i was driving the ship. my idea, mr. president, that's cheney's view, were the right ideas. the ones history will affirm is right. at this point you've got, i think, open warfare. a lot of this bush assort of the propitious constitutional guardian is just absurd. >> no one is above the rule of law, said bush. >> ashcroft was the person to say it. >> actually. makes me cough out the words "geneva conventions." what about the administration considering sending in active duty troops, sending the army into an american suburb to arrest people. what do we know what was going on there? >> first off, the intelligence was thin on the lackawanna group. there was a lot of debate on what to do. these guys were sitting around doing not much of anythin

president cheney tried and failed to get president obama to pardon cheney's former chief of staff, scooter libbythe story says cheney, who some thought might be engaging in a cover-up, came close to crossing the line with mr. bush. we'll dig into the details in a moment. >>> plus, more on those republicans, the so-called birthers who insist in the face of all the evidence that barack obama isn't an american. one 69 most prominent of them g. gordon liddy of watergate and radio talk show fame will join us later to explain what's behind it and why he's a part of it. >>> jon stuart had the best take on why this movement is insanity and we'll have it in the "sideshow." >>> back to last night, why did the president call a prime time news conference about health care if he had nothing new to say on the matter? we'll ask chuck todd whether last night was a lost opportunity for the president. >>> we start with what president obama said last

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i don't think scooter libby was a renegade. anyway. mike isikoff, thank you. lawrence o'donnell. >>> up next, we've heard judge sotomayor and her senate questioners for two days now. but what are they really saying? the associated press has ton something wonderful. they've actually translated what we're watching during these hearings, those of us who have been watching them, and told us what they really were saying. what they really meant. it's great. it's on the "sideshow" coming up right here on msnbc's "hardball." if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: a tornado hits, air life denver takes off... their night-vision goggles keeping the rescue mission safe... and powering those goggles-- the only battery air life trusts: duracell. trusted everywhere. doctors recommend. most for headaches. for arthritis pain... in your hands... knees... and back. for little bodies with fevers.. and big bodies on high blood pressure medicine. tylenol works with your body... in a way other pain relievers don't... so you feel better... knowing doctors recommend t

i don't think scooter libby was a renegade. mike isikoff, thank you. lawrence o'donnell. >>> up next, we've heard judge sotomayor and her senate questions for two days. but what are they really saying? the associated press has actually translated what we've been hearing during these hearings and told us what they really meant. it's great. it's on the "sideshow" coming up right here on msnbc's "hardball." (woman) need to sell? re/max agents have the experience to get the job done. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. where do you want to be? that can take so much out of you. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed. then...well...i have to keep winding myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the trouble concentrating, the lack of energy. if depression is taking so much out of you, ask your doctor about pristiq®. (announcer) pristiq is a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your docto

michael jackson there with the first lady, you see what's her name who ran for president back in 2000, libbie this is i believe 1982 when he got a special commendation. there's one part that's going to come up where john branca, they're in the roosevelt room. i will be quiet because i want you to hear what they say. okay. there's a part on here where they're in the roosevelt room and norman winter, who is michael jackson's publicist at the time, i know we have that video if we can find it, it says hey, look, we're in the roosevelt room, there's j.b., john branca and john branca goes hey, we're inside the roosevelt room. just to give you an idea -- >> let me bring you back to this branca thing. here's what i'm thinking. the way this will is structured right now, branca and maybe a couple of these other attorneys, since they're the ones in charge of the will, could they literally freeze katherine jackson out of this thing? and just for the sake of -- let me take this to a ridiculous end here and say do they have so much power over this will that they could literally take all the money in the es

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wiretapping, whether it's hyping the prewar intelligence with iraq, whether it's cheney directing scooter libby to out a cia operative, whether it's enhanced interrogation techniques, or this, keeping things from congress, you start to hear people saying this is over the top. >> i'm curious to see how long it will take for the former vice president to speak out rather than his daughter. hearing from him, a person who certainly has not been as radio silent over the past month. >>> more arrests announced today in the murders of a prominent florida couple, including a teenager now. >>> up next, the emotional announcement coming from police out of florida. >>> also, we're keeping an eye on capitol hill where senator chuck schumer is questioning supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. we'll be back, myself and david, msnbc, the place for politics. r♪ ♪ 'cause now i'm driving off the lot in a used sub-compact. ♪ ♪ f-r-e-e, that spells free credit report dot com, baby. ♪ ♪ saw their ads on my tv ♪ thought about going but was too lazy ♪ ♪ now instead of looking fly and rollin' phat ♪ ♪ my legs are stick

so, libby, governor palin has been using twitter a lot lately to communicate. in fact, we're going to take a moment and put on the screen something that she twittered the other day. it says this a.k. will progress plus side benefits equals ten days to less politically correct twitters fly from my fingertips outside state site. do alaskans know anything more today than they knew july 3rd about what she wants to do next? or what her intentions are? >> well, the governor has said in introduce she will be making trips to the lower 48 to stump for politicians she supports, possibly even democrats who share her values, we're not really sure exactly what comes next. twitter has been the best way to get a sense of the governor's mind set. and as you read in that tweet, heidi, she talks about how she wants to let loose when she leaves office on sunday. we're expecting her to talk more about -- not just her opinions about things, but politics, maybe she's been holding back on some stuff. >> okay, well, that's a good tease. sunday is her last day as we mentioned and lieut

libby the law-abiding sportsmen to use their guns were for a time it practice? don't need to conceal their weapons. so would we really think will benefit from this amendment? whom we believe will carry a concealed and perhaps into a playground or a stadium. it will not be that mother or the hunter or that's portman. as president of the break campaign so aptly pointed out in will be someone like richard the white supremacist armed with ak-47 who allegedly murdered three pittsburgh police officers on his front porch. he was a concealed carry permit holder. he will be the suicide shooter he went on a rampage in alabama and her 10 people and he was a concealed weapon carry permit holder. you'll be criminals like charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife is inglis minnesota. she had an active restraining order against her husband because of a history of domestic up." he was a concealed carry permit holder as well. mr. president, we're being asked to seriously consider an amendment that would benefit those criminals, not their victims, and amendm