wall street seems pretty desperate to hold on to scott brown in any circumstances.f he's running against elizabeth warren of all people, you can imagine how desperate they are to hold on to him. elizabeth warren's response to the attack ad from karl rove's group came in the form of her first political ad, which was released today. >> i'm elizabeth warren. i'm running for the united states senate. before you hear ridiculous attack ads, i want to tell you who i am. like a lot of you, i came up the hard way. my dad sold carpet. when he had a heart attack, my mom went to work so we could keep our house. we all worked. my three brothers joined the military. i got married at 19, had two kids. worked my way through college, taught elementary school. i went to law school. for years, i worked to expose how wall street and the big banks are crushing middle class families. it just isn't right. i stood up to the big banks and their army of washington lobbyists. i worked to hold them accountable. i led a fight for a new agency to protect consumers, and we got it, but washington

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he's not superman. >>> up next, elizabeth warren versus scott brown. it's getting hot. anyone could beat brown, i think she can. she's a real liberal. can she do it that way? from ideology, from principle. this is "hardball," only on msnbc. s daniel northcutt. [ jennifer ] and i'm jennifer northcutt. opening a restaurant is utterly terrifying. we lost well over half of our funding when everything took a big dip. i don't think anyone would open up a restaurant if they knew what that moment is like. ♪ day 1, everything happened at once. ♪ i don't know how long that day was. we went home and let it sink in what we had just done. [ laughs ] ♪ word of mouth is everything, and word of mouth today is online. it all goes back to the mom and pop business founded within a family. ♪ when i found out i was pregnant, daniel was working on our second location. everyone will find out soon enough i think that something's happening. ♪ ♪ >>> well, gabrielle giffords vows to return to congress. she makes that promise in a new book set for release later this month. the associated press whi

they think that is a doable race but scott brown is incredibly popular.y tight race to watch. >> does scott brown really want to run with mitt romney. that's the most fascinating thing to me. >> and then nevada, a heck of a democratic congressman who can raise money. >> shelley berkley is from las vegas. >> she is vegas. >> replacing john ansen hasn't made a big splash, hadn't hit the ground running. shelley berkley is a real, real tough politician. >> look, we haven't even brought up michigan. florida, bill nelson. never an easy task there. hawaii, open seated hawaii. that's the race you're trying to cover? >> yes. i put in dibs for that. >> in the way democrats think they are putting north dakota in play, republicans think they are putting hawaii in play. >> the one tea party race left to watch might be inn en. >> yes. the most senior republican in all of the senate and he has really been challenged from the right. >> if the republicans get control, one of them becomes fourth in line to the presidency. i don't know what happens if they both win. kelly o

i think what we have here is a race that scott brown is trying to put together republicans, democrats, conservatives and independents and elizabeth warren is trying to be the last poster child. i don't think massachusetts is a liberal staet. >> this is an early starting cam pane. but she is a national figure in many ways and it seems like, and tell me if i'm wrong. seems like what we're doing now is a fight for who is elizabeth warren. is she a radical extremist or a pop list with the story that she tells in the ad. you've met her. you've spent time with her. how do you win that battle? obviously you know that battle is coming. who is elizabeth warren? the ads are not the only part of it. what helps you win that to convince massachusetts voters that she isn't an extremist, that she is in fact one of them? >> you win the argument by telling the truth which is what i think elizabeth warren does. i think it's been really a sign of decembsperate. they pointed out that she raised money despite the fact that scott brown raised 60% of his money from outside groups when he ran. then they trie

alan grayson on how a warrior and the fight for fairness has republican scott brown running scared, and a wisconsin showdown. democrats launch their battle to take down union-busting governor scott walker. we'll go there live. plus, another herman cain moment. >> would you favor collective bargaining for federal employees? >> they already have it, don't they? >> oh, brother. "politics nation" starts right now. welcome to "politics nation." i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead. in just 59 days something has changed in this country. before dawn this morning police officers in riot gear raided occupy wall street, evicting and arresting hundreds of protesters. a judge ruled late today that the protesters may not bring their tents and gear back into the park. it's a shrewd move by mayor bloomberg, but i disagree with it. protest is allowed but staying in the park is not? but no matter what happens in that park, this movement against corporate greed is not only not over, it's only just beginning. thanks to what occupy wall street has done, there's a new focus on injustice in our economy. like the

michelle malkin is right around the corner and senator scott brown. >> brian: scott brown wants to getuille o'neal, a brand-new book called shaq uncut. we're not going to cut him because he'll be on the program today. >> brian: it's a great book. how does he feel about the lockout and other things. karl rove wrote a great column about the navy seals that he had a chance to go and spend quality time with. we'll talk about that and also the gop field and how newt gingrich is holding up to some of the controversy surrounding him as a front runner. >> steve: i think mr. rove got hooted down in baltimore. we'll talk with him about that as well. >> gretchen: let's get to your headlines. energy secretary steven chiou in the solyndra hot seat. they want to know why they gave the company a loan despite warnings that the company was failing. presidential candidate newt gingrich among the republicans calling for chiou to be fired now. newly released e-mails show the white house considered doing just that as it braced for the political storm over the now bankrupt solar company. >>> alleged sex abu

. >> let's look at the race in massachusetts where incumbent senator scott brown is running likely --cratic challenger elizabeth warren. brown can no longer run at the independent outsider. can he? >> first, the math is a little more complicated. four seats if democrats hold the white house. three seats if they don't. the senate would be 50/50 on a three-seat gain. ndbut in massachusetts, it's gog to be a very good race. basically a democrat, elizabeth warren, is the likely democratic nominee. a democrat starts off with 45% off the top. she or any other democratic nominee would need, just need five more points to win, but at the same time, scott brown has really, i think he has carved out a fairly independent niche for himself. i think he's much stronger than a conventional republican candidate. i think it's going to be a very good race and one thing to be remembered is that candidates often -- people who have run before and won oftentimes have an edge over someone who's never run for elected office before. so elizabeth war han a lot to show, because she's never done this before. this

bill: scott brown introduced this. it is his idea. do you agree with scott brown then, don't you?.ere should be no special treatment for members of congress, absolutely. bill: joe walsh, republican from illinois, thank you, sir. >> thanks, bill. bill: on our website foxnews.com /americasnewsroom, there is a bya box on there. you probably know about that by now? martha: what is that, bya. bill: shoot me a little e-mail, bill hemmer@foxnews.com. we're covering or perhaps missed for a day, imagine that. that's what we call --. martha: everybody send those in. bya@bill hemmer. this man's name is much in the news today. newt gingrich is looking like the comeback kid in the race for the white house now but a new report change everything in that? bill: we'll look at that bears in the burbs, martha. the growing safety concerns and what communities are doing about it. there is not a whole lot that preys on the black bear, especially in jersey. martha: they don't know what to do with bears in jersey. ♪ . bill: eight minutes before the hour. now developing here in "america's newsroom." the so

look at scott brown who won in massachusetts right.was a nude male centerfold no one said a word. if a woman running against him had been a nude male centerfold. >> female. >> i didn't know about that. >> but i want to say guys living from paycheck to paycheck and forecloses on the rise i think they can excuse today politicians may have fault if they can create jobs, maybe they want to take that better than the sexual harassment. >> i agree with bonnie. i think it is inexcusable how the women who came forward who had the courage to bring charges against him are now, you see the g.o.p., they are trying to make them the victim again. inexcusable. >> all right. from sexual allegations to the global gender gap. >> iceland once again ranks number within on the planet for advancing women's rights where the country's progress toward gender equality. but fewer countries are making strides to close the gender gap acarding to the world economic forum, only 55% of countries narrowed the gender gap 4% from last year. and more countries are backsli

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was a tea party supporter, and it's just the latest example of how the matchup between warren and scott brown may wind up being the most emotional and intensely fought of next year's senate races. >>> let me finish with president obama's need to describe what his second term would do for the country if he wants a second term, and he surely does. we start with new details on herman cain, jonathan martin is senior reporter for politico, and john heilemann is "new york" magazine's national political columnist. gentleman, i have been out selling books in philadelphia last night, and obviously lost my voice. i will persist. joel bennett, the attorney for one of the women who settled with the national restaurant association gave a presser today about the sexual harassment complaint. and he said there was more than one incident. here's a portion of that press conference just a short time ago. >> thank you all for your patience. in 1999, i was retained by a female employee of the national restaurant association concerning several instances of sexual harassment by the then-ceo. she made a complaint in

senator scott brown. and i enjoy the incredible opportunities and experiences that come up with that, like going to the white house for congressional picnic, or christmas ball out of those are opportunities i did want to miss out on. like many of you we are also a two income family. and i like making my own money. i don't want to have to explain to scott why i need a 60th pair of shoes. you know how that is. [laughter] it might have been a lot easier to keep my job in boston. but not embracing the opportunity to make a change would have been sacrificing a corporal become and how is supporting scott. and being here meant that i got to support as well. there are challenges, like scheduling opportunities. this thanksgiving, for instance, i will be working. i have been at the station for little over the years on very, very low on the totem pole. so scott and girls will be going up to some of the shelters and helping to deliver food and serve food and help those who need it for more than i do. and life isn't s

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. >> reporter: the story prompted massachusetts republican senator scott brown to introduce the stock act, a bill to prohibit insider trading by members of congress and the people who work for them. >> if we have people dealing in sense sieve information they shouldn't take the information and line their pockets with money. >> reporter: a version of the bill was first introduced in the house seven years ago by former washington state representative brian baird. >> how many cosponsors did you get? >> i think we go to six. >> reporter: six doesn't sound like a very big amount. >> it's not, steve. you could have national cherry pie and get a hundred cosponsors, i mean. >> reporter: john boehner argues there are guidelines for congressional investments making a bill like this unnecessary. >> i have not made any decisions on day-to-day trading activities in my account and haven't for years. >> reporter: but senator brown and other supporters believe a new law would send an important message. >> we are just like you. if we have someone in congress that is using insider trading, they should

massachusetts senator scott brown saying it is it time for action and urging senate majority leader harry reid. >> this bill would repeal the man date. don't tax small businesses and contractors in 2013. >> brown talked about a bill that was approved overwhelmingly. president obama said he would support that bill. >> europe's financial crisis could cause a new tide of problems for the global economy and huge money troubles here at home. we have watched investors look at the chaos and the drama heightened in the greece. a prime minister surviving the confidence vote that he hopes tohe can keep greek from going barching rupt. focus is shifting to italy. europe's third largest economy. thousands of people rallying in room. and analyst warning that the fate of europe dipends on whether italy can get its act together. greg burke has the details. >> this is not over yet. george papandreou scored an important victory. there are delicate negotiations going on right now . certainly going on through the week. and markets will be watching greece closely. today papandreou meeting with the greek presi

the latest one is massachusetts senator scott brown who has now weighed in, scott brown saying that thetatement he made was sad. he said, i wish professor avery could witness for himself the joy that a small gift can bring to a soldier especially around the holidays. brown just got back from afghanistan. this is all in response to an email that was sent out organizing a care package drive for u.s. troops. avery sent the email saying, quote, i think it's shameful that it is perceived as legitimate to solicit an academic institution for support for men and women who have gone overseas to kill other human beings. well suffolk law school has weighed in responding both avery's right to free speech as well as the military. they are saying, quote, along with our support of freedom of expression, suffolk university has a long and proud history of supporting our men and women who have served their country in the armed forces through many programs and community outreach. law school students were not being nearly as diplomatic, listen. >> personally i very much disagreed with the sentiment that wa

scott brown. i wanted the experiences that came with that like going to the white house for the congressional picnic. that was an opportunity i did not want to miss out on. like many of you, we are also a two-income family and i like making my own money. i did not like to explain to scott why i needed eight 60th pair of shoes. you know how that is. it might have been a lot easier to keep my job in boston, but not embracing the opportunity to make a change would have meant sacrificing a core priority, and that was supporting scott. being here meant that i got his support as well. there are challenges, like scheduling opportunities. this thanksgiving, for instance, i will be working. i have been at the station for a little over a year, so i am very low on the totem pole. scott and the girls will be going to some of the shelters, helping to deliver and serb -- served food, and help those who need it far more than i do. life is not simple. after today, i will go to the airport, flight to boston, take

senator, welcome to "america's newsroom." >> i was glad to join with scott brown on his bill.e way, pelosi and john boehner deny any wrongdoing in all of this. what is your guess about the information they pick up in meetings. >> my guess knowing both john boehner and pelosi there was no wrongdoing. we should make sure there is no appearance of that as well. this law says the same scc violations that would occur with anybody who has inside information would also be violations if you're a member of congress. i've been in lots of meetings in washington d.c., and in very few of them did i find out anything that i couldn't have learned on fox news, or fox business, or read in the paper, but if you do find out something that nobody else knows you shouldn't be able to use it. bill: that is interesting. >> i want to be clear about that. bill: if you've been in a meeting about a weight loss drug about to be approved or an aircraft company about to get a lucrative contract, you hear about that before we do. >> well, if that's the case i shouldn't be able to take advantage of that. i've

massachusetts senator scott brown is on this issue as well. how do you police the free flow of political intelligence or insider trading, whatever you call it. how do you police it among congress members? >> if it's illegal they won't do it. we have disclosure now. the reason they were able to do this "60 minutes" piece was because this information is publically available. it has to be illegal just like for everyone else. it's not right for someone who gets access to inside information to be able to profit from that. members of congress have access to a lot of information about different laws being written, who will be regulated, who will get government contracts. they should not be able to profit from the position they hold as a public servant. >> so a lot of powerful people made a lot of money over these lax rules over the years. this legislation, like nancy mentioned, has been dead on arrival since 2006. how do you ensure something will get done this time around? >> we are building some consensus. we are beginning to get cosponsors. senator

demint did not get scott brown, susan collins, and olympia snowe, which isn't the end of the world becausehran or either of the tennessee republicans, alexander and corker, both of whom have signed the grover norquist pledge, that is a very bad day for grover norquist and jim demint who, with only 33 republican senators on their letter to the supercommittee, have now publicly demonstrated that grover norquist and jim demint do not now have the votes in the senate to filibuster a supercommittee bill that contains tax increases. the demint letter is a profoundly stupid sign of weakness for which we should all be grateful. and so tonight's profiles in republican courage, are the 11 republican senators who did not sign the demint/norquist letter. seven of whom have previously signed the grover norquist pledge. the profiles in republican courage also include all 40 of the house republicans who signed the anti-norquist letter to the supercommittee saying tax increases should be on the table. 40 republican house members. and 11 republican senators is more than enough for democrats in congress to

. >> vice-president joe biden, weighing in there and republican senator scott brown responding to that. saying that the president's bill doesn't have a chance in congress, but urging lawmakers to act on a different bill that he says would create more jobs. take a listen. >> this jobs bill comes at the right time for the right reasons and it deserves a prompt vote on the senate floor without any gimmicks that will delay or jeopardize passage so the president can sign it into law right away. >> one note, brown's so-called stealth bill has already been passed and there was a vote in the house on that. and now the massachusetts senator is calling on majority leader harry reid to allow the senate to do the same. kelly? kelly? >> all right. president obama's approval rating edging up slightly, but the president could be facing a tough uphill battle if mitt romney is chosen as the republican nominee. a new poll now showing the president in a dead heat with mitt romney finishing just behind, if the november 2012 presidential election were held today, the former massachusetts governor getting 4

. >>> freshman massachusetts senator scott brown is calling for a quid pro quo in the republican address bill to increase employment by eliminating stealth tax on small businesses. brown suggested a little bipartisan goodwill could lead to other break throughs. >>> five gop presidential candidates singing the presidents of ronald reagan last night. ron paul, rick perry, michele bachmann, rick santorum and newt gingrich. they noted accomplishments of the late president reagan while keeping criticism on president obama. >> one of the women accusing presidential candidate herman cain of sexual harassment is standing by her decades old complaint. but she's not coming forward. she issued a statement through her attorney alleging that cain made unwanted advances and engaged in inappropriate behavior. >>> for the latest political news you know exactly where to go, cnnpolitics.com. join us every sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern time when we dedicate an entire hour to the presidential contenders in the 2012 election. >>> it's not unusual for a bride to dance with her father at her wedding s-it? b

provides a nice complement to it, which is the story about the wall street donors rallying behind scott browndline the phrase vilifying his opponent. which is true. if you look at what's been going on if that massachusetts senate rate, you'll ee some tactics that the memo you've been discussing talked about in terms of occupy wall street being used, crossroads gps, which is the large karl rove-backed so-called super pack has been running ads up there using a lot of those themes in terms of vul fiing occupy wall street, elizabeth warren is a threat to foreign democracy. nobody should think that this is going to be easy. it wasn't easy for the president to get financial reform legislation passed that would do common sense things. i mean, those are common sense things. those are rules that i think make the system fairer for everyone. and the battle that the president had to fight to get that passed was extraordinary. and the fact that every single one of the republican candidates for president has as one of their top job creators the repeal of those common sense reforms tells you something about

scott brown in massachusetts, helen in nevada, snow right there in maine. where are they?the courage of senator collins. we need to start saying to them as we face re-election, what side are you on? >> absolutely. $55 hundred buys a lot of groceries in nevada, where the construction industry got hit the hardest and here you have president obama trying to do what? stimulate the -- so whose side are you on? $1500 worth of groceries or on the side of the 1% in this country that control what? now take home 1% takes home 25% of the national income. >> right. reverend, i don't think there's going to be a clearer choice in this election than we've ever had. and joe just nailed it. who do you stand here? do you stand for the 1% or the 99%. raising taxes $1,000 for the average family or do you stand for giving them a tax break? >> well, we're going to occupy some ballot booths. bill and joe, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, congressman jim clyburn on how to get families in this country. [ male announcer ] this is lara. her morning begins with arthritis pain. t