but it's mississippi.rt of its state flag by a 28-point margin.çó in 2004, mississippi voted to ban gay marriage by a 72-point margin. 72 points was the margin of vict/& every single county in mississippi voted in favor of the gay marriage ban.lp that's a simple map. this year in 2011, a puálic policy polling survey found only 40% of mississippi republicans r think that interracial marriage should be legal.e1 so mis3sippi has a really radical, really conservative record when it comes to their opinions and their voting recorf mississippi is really anti-abortion state.e1 survey usa served all 50 states on abortion rights in 2005. )t+r'g themselves as pro-choice. drop that by nearly 20 points, only 39% of mississippians said they were pro-choice. so the ban abortion and birth tz#eájtq" if they could obably fertilized egg as a person thing passed anywher]@x9"á(ááv it would be in mississippi. they got mike huckabee and bret favre's wife to be celebrity endorsers. they produced a bunch of really slick-looking ad

but it's mississippi.2001, mississippi voted to keep the confederate flag as a part of its state flag by a 28-point margin. in 2004, mississippi voted to ban gay marriage by a 72-point margin. 72 points was the margin of victory. every single county in mississippi voted in favor of the gay marriage ban. that's a simple map. this year in 2011, a public policy polling survey found only 40% of mississippi republicans think that interracial marriage should be legal. so mississippi has a really radical, really conservative record when it comes to their opinions and their voting record on other mississippians' rights. survey usa served all 50 states on abortion rights in 2005. the national average was 56% of americans identifying themselves as pro-choice. in mississippi, though, you can drop that by nearly 20 points, please. only 39% of mississippians said they were pro-choice. so the ban abortion and birth control and ivf folks probably figured if they could get this fertilized egg as a person thing passed anyw

in mississippi. off my unions, it's hands off my fertilized eggs. >> still watching results from mississippi at this point. yes. i mean, the fact it happened on election day is a tragedy because i could be going into, like, incredibly great detail on, like, county school board races right now all over the country, but instead, once again the republican presidential politics of the day are about herman cain and sexual abuse allegations. he seems to be making the case the allegations have been good for him. raising a ton of money. other candidates should seek these allegations, too, because they let you run against the media, the conspiracy. what do you make of that? >> a little bit of both. this is one of the moments where none of my political science models made sense. i went and talked to some folks today and spoke with a woman who was working in a shop and said to me, i feel so bad for mr. cain because he seems like such a nice guy and why would anybody wait a decade to tell this story? and so clea

tonight in mississippi.ocrats didn't run any for lieutenant-governor in the state, or for secretary of state or for state auditor. they're letting the republicans have those for free. the main reason everybody had their eyes on mississippi tonight is because of their ballot question that proposes a constitutional amendment to define a fertilized egg as a full-blown person. when the national media reported on this, they described it as an abortion ban but it's much more than that. if this were simply an antiabortion measure, there wouldn't be much suspense about the outcome of today's vote. a large proportion of mississippi voters are against abortion rights. the reason there's been suspense about this is because defining a fertilized egg as a person not only bans abortion in all circumstances, if a woman became pregnant through rape, for example, she would be forced by the government of the state of mississippi to bear that child. same goes for a woman who became pregnant as a result of incest and same goes

>> coming up, mississippi votes on whether human life begins at conception. would that make any abortion and some contraception murder? also, the catholic nun in brazil whoa runs a huge social service agency. what's essential, she said, is love. as muslims go to mecca, the pilgrimage in several religions. >> announcer: major funding for religion and ethics news weekly is provided by the lily endowment, a private family foundation dedicated to founder's interest in religion, community development and education. additional funding provided by mutual of america. designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter, the jane henson foundation, and the corporation for public broadcasting. >> welcome. i'm bob aber nether. good to have you with us. new figures from the census show a record number of americans are now counted as the poorest of the poor. in 15 americans now lives at 50% or less of the national poverty level. that's more than 20 million people or almost 7% of the popul

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we begin with a murder in mississippi. it's a brutal killing allegedly fueled by race and by rage. >> we broke this shocking story right here on cnn. a young, white teenager accused of killing a black man. just because of the color of his skin. >> over a four-month investigation we found even more disturbing details, uncovering how the teenager and some of his friends had this history of violent and racist incidents. >> and raising questions also about whether authorities turned a blind eye. drew griffin has been digging into the story from the very beginning. >> reporter: june 26th in mississippi would bring temperatures and humidity into the 90s. a breeze out of the southwest would barically move the state flag enough to see that confederate battle symbol. still displayed in its upper left corner. at 4:00 a.m. on this sunday morning, most of mississippi was still asleep. but for a group of teenagers, white teenagers barreling west on interstate 20, a mission was already under way. they were headed to jackson. because in

republicans and conservatives also won ballot issues in ohio and mississippi.the governorship in that southern state. so message is that we'll take from this night into 2012 are also mixed we'll have every element covered every step of the way. next republican debate is december 15th who knows what will happen from now until then. please join us wednesday you can see former house speaker newt gingrich's appearance on "center seat" on our home page. and governor rick perry, tas

republicans and conservatives also won ballot issues in ohio and mississippi.p in that southern state. so message is that we'll take from this night into 2012 are also mixed we'll have every element covered every step of the way. next republican debate is december 15th who knows what will happen from now until then. please join us wednesday you can see former house speaker newt gingrich's appearance on "center seat" on our home page. and governor rick perry,

republicans and conservatives also won ballot issues in ohio and mississippi. the governorship in that southern state. so message is that we'll take from this night into 2012 are also mixed we'll have every element covered every step of the way. next republican debate is december 15th who knows what will happen from now until then. please join us wednesday you can see former house speaker newt gingrich's appearance on "center seat" on our home page. and governor rick perry, texas

the problem is that doesn't happen in mississippi.plus percent of all the eminent domain cases in the history of mississippi would still be allowed if this initiative passes. we don't have the problem they had in kilo, connecticut, never have had because we have very strict protections of private property rights for job creation in our state today, so it's not going to solve o the problem. even the farm bureau, the biggest proponents of this, said in their statement we don't have a problem now, but we could have a problem in the future. never a problem in our state. >> sean: i hear you, and why do i always fear government in the future? that's why when congress says they're going to cut money and all the tax increases go in effect immediately, and then future congresses which are not beholden to the tax cuts, it never happens. i like the idea of being proactive and saying listen, they're going to limit the ability of the state to take people's private property. >> let me promise you that the mississippi legislature and the u.s. congre

everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi.and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation, nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's best. but we can all agree on one thing. the gulf's the worlds number one vacation spot. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. mississippi has wonderful people, great music, and the beautiful outdoors. louisiana's the best seafood you'll ever eat. shrimp gumbo, crab cakes, etouffee. florida means beautiful beaches and sugar white sands. actually experts agree that the best beaches are here in alabama. which can't compare to a good time on the gulf in mississippi. louisiana fresh catch. florida beaches. alabama beauty. mississippi outdoors. the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters. and we are 100% open for business. i'm glad we got that settled. >>> lots of green on the boompletd the dow is up. the nasdaq is up 32 and the s&p 500 up almost 15. >>> this friday, the 11th day of the 11th month of

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so come on down to mississippi, louisiana, florida, alabama. the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters. and we are 100% open for business. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports with each day that passes it seems the likelihood of a settlement to the nba's owners lockout becomes more and more remote. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. while the nba was canceling games through december 15th, history was being made in college hoops. number six duke beat michigan state 74-69. with that coach mike krzyzewsck became the winningest coach. picking up win 903 to beat bobby knight. knight was his coach and part of the broadcasting team. the two shared a special moment embracing on the sideline. memorable night at madison square garden as coach k. picked up 903 and counting. >>> kentucky showed everyone why they're ranked second in the country giving number 11 kansas more than they could handle. game tied at the half and then wildcats jumped all over the ja

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it really is mississippi with the personhood amendment? >> mississippi is posed to do two things.ous law to as a matter of faith determine that people exist as fertilized eggs. and so those two things would be huge in this down the see that. and the second is ohio. whether or not voters and workers have a right to organize on their own behalf. >> we've had a great hour today. thanks to both of you. that's going to wrap it up for me. i'll see you back at 4:00 p.m. i'm filling in for dylan ratigan. also i'll be back here at 11:00 a.m. eastern. you can always tweet m me @thomasaroberts. who wants some holiday tunage? ew, i do! ew, i do! let's see what they pull up here. oh, this is a good one. ♪ grandma got run over by a reindeer ♪ really? ken? ♪ walking home from our house christmas eve ♪ ♪ you can say... i had the right of way. oh, man. i... turning off the music. sorry, nanna. [ male announcer ] get low prices every day on the latest smart phones, starting at 97 cents. save money. live better. walmart. combines great odor protection with a coco butter scent. amazing microcapsules

right now voters back to mississippi are caving ballots on a new voter id.e identity. that is already in place in seven states with several more states expected to follow suit by this time next year. these measures are with another divide. they prevent voter fraud and democrats argue they keep minority and elderly people from going to the polls. voters are considering whether to restore same-day voter registration. it's good to see you again. thanks for joining me. let's take a look at this again. first of republican argument or the argument from those who say it is to prevent voter fraud. how prevalent is voter fraud? >> you talk to voter fraud experts and they generally tend to think we only see the tip of the iceberg. they only see a few busts here and there. last week they were arrested in florida for supposedly stacking the deck on absentee ballots and a few cases in wisconsin. you have to hear them say we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg. >> not seeing huge numbers to that of the people who can be sskted by this. five million people can be affect

well, of course, obama didn't carter mississippi last time and i don't think he will carry mississippi next time but to that is the stakes if the democrats want the election to turn on that, we in mississippi are glad to take that message and say well, we think the road to replace president obama begins in mississippi on november 8. but it was the democratic national party chairman that brought up the subject. >> tell us what it looks like tomorrow, the vote as of right now? >>guest: well, he is the first african-american nominated by a major party for governor of mississippi, and he is a three term governor of a larger city, and i think it is debe commended that both he and the republican candidate who i talk about have run positive campaigns. not a lost mud slinging. this is what i would do as governor, here is what i would try to change. that has been positive for our state. unless something happens unusual, phil will get elected if there is a large turn out. in mississippi in last five governors' elections republicans have won four. the one governor's election won by liberal govern

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real news for a controversial ban on collective bargaining rights for unions in ohio the state of mississippi moving one step closer to criminalizing abortion the super tuesday was not short on big ticket ballots polls around the country get ready to close we'll have the latest on election day twenty one plus trillions biggest polluters will now have to foot the bill for all of the damage that they're causing to the environment so why can't we hold our corporate polluters just as accountable here in the united states and surprise surprise the corporate media is again one step behind the biggest story to unfold in the united states in years i guess we'll tell you why. you need to know this it's election day also known as the day when voters across the nation can have their say about the radical anti-american agenda being pushed by republicans at the top of the list issues soon to be decided is the fate of s.b. five the law passed by senate republicans to strip public sector workers of their legal rights to collectively park early polling showed harsh anti-union laws headed for repeal today as

joining mow in jackson, mississippi dr. perkins. thank you for being with here me here today. >> it is an honor for me to be here with you. and support proposition 26. >>ip want to talk about that in context of your unique life. you glupe the south when life was not fair and you were not treated with equity as you deserved as a huhan being. would you the things that you experienced, physical violence from law enforcement and other things that you experienced and that and your family. >> my brother serving in world war ii was home and was killed. he was out there fighting for the rights of people and then come back to his own state, where he was not himself in franchise. mississippi was still operating under the old dread scott case. and the white man, the black man has no rights. and the white man has to -- respect. and keep in mind mississippitate law was one person, one vote. and we didn't get a chance to vote until 1964 with the voters right act. we couldn't go to the polls because of the fear of the klu klux klan and the civil r

everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi. and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation, nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's best. but we can all agree on one thing. the gulf's the worlds number one vacation spot. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. mississippi has wonderful people, great music, and the beautiful outdoors. louisiana's the best seafood you'll ever eat. shrimp gumbo, crab cakes, etouffee. florida means beautiful beaches and sugar white sands. actually experts agree that the best beaches are here in alabama. which can't compare to a good time on the gulf in mississippi. louisiana fresh catch. florida beaches. alabama beauty. mississippi outdoors. the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters. and we are 100% open for business. i'm glad we got that settled. >>> you've heard the stories before, sugary drinks like sodas could be bad for you. they could be affecting women's figures. researchers at the unive

polls in mississippi two minutes from now.versial measure that says life begins at fertilization and tonight a fifth woman has come forward saying the republic presidential candidate herman cain sexually harassed her. meantime the candidate is denying all accusations and vowing to stay in the race. and on this day in 1864, voters in the north year whelmingly reelected president abraham lincoln. at that time the civil war was in the fourth year and by many accounts, a northern victory was far from certain. president lincoln had alienated some voters when he signed the emancipation proclamation two years earlier. others were calling for compromise with the south. the democrats nominated lincoln's top general as a peace candidate. when the votes came, in lincoln carried all but three northern states. months later, an assassin bullet's killed him days after robert e. leisure rendered of. president lincoln won a second term 147 years ago today. and now you know the news of this tuesday, november the 8th, 2011. election day in the u

joining mow in jackson, mississippi dr. perkins. thank you for being with here me here today. >> it is an honor for me to be here with you. and support proposition 26. >>ip want to talk about that in context of your unique life. you glupe the south when life was not fair and you were not treated with equity as you deserved as a huhan being. would you the things that you experienced, physical violence from law enforcement and other things that you experienced and that and your family. >> my brother serving in world war ii was home and was killed. he was out there fighting for the rights of people and then come back to his own state, where he was not himself in franchise. mississippi was still operating under the old dread scott case. and the white man, the black man has no rights. and the white man has to -- respect. and keep in mind mississippitate law was one person, one vote. and we didn't get a chance to vote until 1964 with the voters right act. we couldn't go to the polls because of the fear of the klu klux klan and the civil r

yeah mississippi decided to reject the personhood amendment but at the same time they have so many issues when it comes to prosecuting women who give birth to stillborn babies or when it comes to tightening their voting laws for instance they need to have state approved identification for people who want to participate in elections who want to actually go out there and vote and some people say like oh that's that's a reasonable thing to ask for except when it comes to the poor and certain minority groups it's very difficult for them to have access to identification or proper identification to vote so there is an issue there so it's symbolic in certain ways because it shows that maybe the country isn't as radical as some people thought it was but at the same time you know we still have a long way to go because we're so far to the right at this point so i guess are we just wasting time trying to get back to normal it's not like republican policies here are being rejected outright it's just slowly trying to creep back to to where we started from. no i think that we should definitely continue

and voters in mississippi are considering a strict new ban on birth control, abortion and strict new rules about birth control and fertility treatments. it would redefine the word person to say that life begins at the moment of fertilization. our report tonight from nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: what many consider a private decision is playing out in the most public of venues. >> no on 26! >> reporter: from city streets -- ♪ >> reporter: -- to suburban churches. >> choose life. >> reporter: the latest battle over reproductive rights is coming to a head in mississippi. >> so much is at stake in this election for women and families. >> reporter: what's been called the personhood amendment or initiative 26 would declare a fertilized egg a person, and consider the destruction of that egg an act of murder. if passed, it would limit some forms of birth control, methods of infertility treatments and ban abortion. >> it will restore a culture of life in mississippi. >> reporter: supporter frida bush says there would be no exceptions for rape or incest. >> regardless of how the baby is c

and another vote in mississippi, steve.ate be allowed to use imminent do main to take private property for economic development. >> it is a fascinating mix it sharply divides conservatives. with governor barber saying we need economic development and farm bureau and others saying no, it is a fundmental right. property rights are the fundmental right for natural rights in the united states. and natural rights in philosophical way. and once you start to abridge those kinds of rights for what might be short-term political expediency. you are attacking the basic foundations of our political system. i think it is fundmentally crucial that this thing, that we scale back and abuse of imminent domain. and it is true it has no affect. why is he afraid of it passing. >> that was restrained. ab? >> the issue divides everybody. halle barber is siding with yald trump because he is desperate to attract large successful corporations to his state. that is understandable goal. but at the same time steve is right. no one ever thought in the

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