Powell: Time to review ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’

Colin Powell and Admiral Mike Mullen both made comments about the military’s policy on gays and lesbians Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union. Powell said that he thought the controversial “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy should be reviewed. Admiral Mike Mullen said that the military would continue to carry out the policy until Congress made a change to the existing law.

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Biden: ‘We misread how bad the economy was’

The Obama administration warned that unemployment would climb to 8% if the recovery plan was not passed in Congress. New reports show 9.5% unemployment in June. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked Vice President Joe Biden to explain why the Obama administration prediction was wrong. “The truth is, we and everyone else misread the economy,” confessed Biden

“The truth is, there was a misreading of just how bad an economy we inherited,” he said. “Did the economic package we put in place, including the recovery act, is it the right package, given the circumstances we’re in? And we believe it is the right package, given the circumstances we’re in.”

This video is from ABC’s This Week, broadcast July 5, 2009.

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Biden: US won’t stop Israel attack on Iran

Joe Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that the US wouldn’t stand in the way of Israel if they decided Iran was an existential threat. “Israel can determine for itself, it’s a sovereign nation, what’s in their interest, and what they do with Iran or anything else,” said Biden.

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Huckabee: Palin raised more question than she answered

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin held a hastily called press conference Friday to say she was stepping down. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told Fox’s Chris Wallace that Palin’s press conference had created more questions than it answered. “You don’t call a press conference that creates question. You call one to resolve them,” said Huckabee.

Karl Rove also questioned the Palin strategy. “It’s risky strategy, and nobody knows whether it’s going to pay off or not.”

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Sarah Palin to step down as Governor

Alaska’s governor, the unsuccessful 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate, not only won’t seek reelection, she’ll be leaving office within a month, according to multiple reports.

RAW STORY has more details here.

This video is from CNN’s Newsroom, broadcast July 3, 2009.

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Cynthia McKinney: ‘The Israelis hijacked us’

Cynthia McKinney calls WBAIX from Israeli prison. She and 20 others where detained after being seized by Israeli Navy while in international waters. They were attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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Stewart: Sanford team gave high fives at Jackson death

As Michael Jackson died, Gov. Mark Sanford disappeared from news stories. Jon Stewart think that would have been then end of it but Sanford decided to do a rambling interview with the Associated Press and make the situation even worse.

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Wolffe: Bush, Cheney factions fighting over Palin

CBS News’ released a series of campaign emails between Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. John McCain’s staff. Newsweek’s Richard Wolffe believes the bitterness will take some time to work out within the Republican Party. “The poison we are seeing here will take a long time to work its way through the body of the GOP here.,” said Wolffe.

“This is not just about Sarah Palin and Steve Schmidt. It is a broader fight that takes in — for want of a better word — the Cheney clan that is personified by Bill Kristol and the Bush side of things, maybe Nicole Wallace, Steve Schmidt. And there is a bigger fight that is going on here about Sarah Palin that really doesn’t have much to do with her that will continue beyond her candidacy or non-candidacy,” Wolffe explained.

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Video: Michael Jackson’s final rehearsals

CNN has obtained exclusive video of one of Michael Jackson’s final dress rehearsals.

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Gibbs: No White House officals accepted invitation to ’salons’

Press secretary Robert Gibbs told New York Times’ Jeff Zeleny that no one at the White House had accepted invitations to Washington Post “salons.”

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Sen. Sanders: All Democrats should vote to end health care filibuster

Republicans threatening to block a vote on fixing health care, the Democrats now have the numbers to steamroll past a filibuster, but will they? Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses with MSNBC’s David Shuster.

This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast July 1, 2009.

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