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ruth marcus, see you soon. thank you very much. and that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." if you haven't seen it, bring a lot of kleenex. and "news nation" is next with thomas roberts.
ruth marcus, see you soon. thank you very much. and that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." if you haven't seen it, bring a lot of kleenex. and "news nation" is next with thomas roberts.
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msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com and washington post editorial columnist ruth marcus, and u.s. economics editor for the economist. greg, first to you. you're the expert on all things jobs. the revisions are really good and strong. it shows that 2012 was a lot better. take us through the numbers. >> yeah. well, the numbers for january were more or less as expected. about 157,000 jobs. what was more interesting was that even though that was a slowdown. it was a slowdown from what turned out to be a good fourth quarter of 2012, just when we thought the fears of the fiscal cliff were going to take hiring, we were creating around 200,000 jobs per month. we -- the last estimate suggested it was only around 150,000 jobs. it suggested a nice bit of momentum coming into 2013. >> chris, this is good news for the white house going into negotiations with the hill in terms of the economic movement at least in 2012, but they do have to worry about the softness in january. >> absolutely. you know, i have actually had greg explain to me many times about this because the thing that i'
msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com and washington post editorial columnist ruth marcus, and u.s. economics editor for the economist. greg, first to you. you're the expert on all things jobs. the revisions are really good and strong. it shows that 2012 was a lot better. take us through the numbers. >> yeah. well, the numbers for january were more or less as expected. about 157,000 jobs. what was more interesting was that even though that was a slowdown. it was a...
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to head. >> now, before we get to chuck hagel, the sort of train wreck that happened yesterday, ruth marcus, the white house is coming out or hhs is coming out with new rules to liberalize the guidelines so that religious institutions are somewhat insulated, somewhat more insulateded. first of all, they're going to more broadly define religious institutions. also, give a separate provider so that the religious institutions themselves don't have to provide birth control to their employees. >> well, first of all, you said white house, and even though hhs issues these guidelines, one can be fairly sure that the white house was closely following this because this has been a difficult issue for them. what they did today was really an elaboration of a plan that they had proposed earlier. the theory, as i understand it, is that it won't be the employers strog pay for couldn't are a acceptings, nor will it be women having to pay for the contraseptive coverage. the insurers will foot the bill. >> the third parties. >> on the theory that they will save money in the long run because pregnancy is prett
to head. >> now, before we get to chuck hagel, the sort of train wreck that happened yesterday, ruth marcus, the white house is coming out or hhs is coming out with new rules to liberalize the guidelines so that religious institutions are somewhat insulated, somewhat more insulateded. first of all, they're going to more broadly define religious institutions. also, give a separate provider so that the religious institutions themselves don't have to provide birth control to their employees....
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marcus, does it surprise you that chris would have taken a young man like this who was so fragile to a shooting range to treat ptsd, or do you think that would have been normal and understandable? >> is that what he said, huh? >> that's what ron paul said. what do you think about it? >> what i think about it is probably not good for tv. but chris -- he's not a professional doctor. he's not qualified to treat people for ptsd. that wasn't the thing. he was just going there to get this kid to hang out with him, to get his mind off of whatever it was on. and to have a good time, just to get him out of the house. i don't think that whatever the reports are saying, you know, kind of being embellished a little bit. i don't think chris was there to treat him for anything. i think he was there to hang out with him as a fellow veteran and to try to be a friend and someone just to hang out with. >> marcus, thank you very much for coming on and talking about your friend. chris kyle appeared on conan o'brien's show to talk about his book and the bounty insurgents put on his head. you can see that
marcus, does it surprise you that chris would have taken a young man like this who was so fragile to a shooting range to treat ptsd, or do you think that would have been normal and understandable? >> is that what he said, huh? >> that's what ron paul said. what do you think about it? >> what i think about it is probably not good for tv. but chris -- he's not a professional doctor. he's not qualified to treat people for ptsd. that wasn't the thing. he was just going there to...
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ruth marcus, james peterson, chip saltzman. appreciate it. coming up, another bombshell in the blade runner murder case. oscar pistorius' brother facing charges for the death after woman five years ago. the other oscar everybody talking about today. big night at the academy awards. especially for political movies. our big question today -- count down sequester. what are you most concerned about if those budget cuts take effect? chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> new drum a surrounding oscar pistorius. accused of killing his girlfriend. he is not the only member of his family facing charges. his brother, carl, is accused of the death of a woman in 2008. michelle kosinski has those new revelations. >> reporter: for three days, his release on bail, the stuff of global headlines. oscar pistorius has not set foot outside of his uncle's house. waiting army of photographers month doubt a detractor. his older brother, carl, also faces questions of his own out here.
ruth marcus, james peterson, chip saltzman. appreciate it. coming up, another bombshell in the blade runner murder case. oscar pistorius' brother facing charges for the death after woman five years ago. the other oscar everybody talking about today. big night at the academy awards. especially for political movies. our big question today -- count down sequester. what are you most concerned about if those budget cuts take effect? chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for...
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joaquin castro, stuart stevens, george will, ruth marcus and newt gingrich, really appreciate your time. >>> up next, is a presidential run in store for this brain surgeon? "the wall street journal" hopes so. our sunday spotlight is next, plus, who stole the spotlight at the white house this week? we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know that your mouth is under attack, from food particles and bacteria. try fixodent. it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >>> now time for our sunday spotlight. this week shining brightly on dr. ben carson, one of the top pediatric neurosurgeons in the country who made quite a splash with his recent appearance at the national prayer breakfast where with president obama at his side, he had some choice words on political correctness and even the flat tax. listen. >> we've reached a point where people are afraid to actually talk about what they want to say because somebody might be offended. what about our taxation system? when i pick up my
joaquin castro, stuart stevens, george will, ruth marcus and newt gingrich, really appreciate your time. >>> up next, is a presidential run in store for this brain surgeon? "the wall street journal" hopes so. our sunday spotlight is next, plus, who stole the spotlight at the white house this week? we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know that your mouth is under attack, from food particles and bacteria. try fixodent. it helps create a...
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marcus, what if anything can the league do to make football safer? >> i think the league is trying to do everything they can. equipment can be something they can focus on and you can't ask guys to get smaller and smaller because they got bigger and bigger overtime. honestly the way they are trying to alter the way guys tackle without using their head is going to be a focus. it has been ingrained in them for a long, long time. we will have to start at the youth stage and getting guys to start playing without their helmets. not without helmets, but without hitting with their helmets. it will take a little bit of time. the league is doing everything they can and players are also speaking up. back in my day, if you got symptoms of a concussion, we stayed in the game. it was sort of we never wanted to leave the huddle. players are speaking out and the medical staff is taking notice as well. they're trying to do everything they can. >> let's talk about the super bowl. loaded with intriguing story line this is year including the brothers john and jim going
marcus, what if anything can the league do to make football safer? >> i think the league is trying to do everything they can. equipment can be something they can focus on and you can't ask guys to get smaller and smaller because they got bigger and bigger overtime. honestly the way they are trying to alter the way guys tackle without using their head is going to be a focus. it has been ingrained in them for a long, long time. we will have to start at the youth stage and getting guys to...
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chris caliz sdmr a, managing editor of post politics.com, and washington post editorial columnist ruth marcus. welcome all. david taking the 30,000 feet, you, what do we expect from the president? what's the tone? what's the -- you know, how specific, how granular does he get in this speech coming down from the heights of the second inaugural? >> i do think his political playbook has changed. you see him putting a lot of initiatived out there right now. working the outside game a lot more strongly than he has. i think he wants to get out of the business of setting up the idea of a big grabbed bargain with republicans that may fail. he wants to put a lot out there and work as much of his game. not to steel from chris's piece, though, today i think he makes a good point. he is coming at this with an ambitious agenda at a time when he is feeling pretty confident. this is a moment of great confidence for any president. you've just won re-election. you come to the start of your second term. you say okay, i'm going to walk with a bit more strength in my gate here. >> i'm the big sheriff in town, ri
chris caliz sdmr a, managing editor of post politics.com, and washington post editorial columnist ruth marcus. welcome all. david taking the 30,000 feet, you, what do we expect from the president? what's the tone? what's the -- you know, how specific, how granular does he get in this speech coming down from the heights of the second inaugural? >> i do think his political playbook has changed. you see him putting a lot of initiatived out there right now. working the outside game a lot more...
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. >> the "washington post" ruth marcus calls this obama's marriage equality test in a new op-ed she penned saying a president who speaks so eloquently cannot allow his administration to remain silent before the court where words are translated into reality. so should minority rights be put up to statewide vote for majorities to vote on marriage equality? the president basically said in the interview with robin roberts, that's the way he supports this, that states can figure this out. >> what the president said correctly is that the states are wrestling with this and we're seeing progress in the states, whether it be new york or iowa or four states last november. at the same time, we all have a constitution that guarantees us all protections and responsibilities and rights under the law. if every time somebody wanted their freedom to be respected, freedom of speech, freedom to marry, they had to but it up to a vote, it wouldn't be a right, it would be a vote. that's not the way america is supposed to work. >> republicans have realized to win elections in the future they need to court latino
. >> the "washington post" ruth marcus calls this obama's marriage equality test in a new op-ed she penned saying a president who speaks so eloquently cannot allow his administration to remain silent before the court where words are translated into reality. so should minority rights be put up to statewide vote for majorities to vote on marriage equality? the president basically said in the interview with robin roberts, that's the way he supports this, that states can figure this...
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editorial writer for "the washington post," ruth marcus, and the person that is in charge of covering these cats and dogs up there, nbc's capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell. >> i think we're going to get e-mails from cat and dog lovers. >> i know, like, don't compare us to the u.s. congress. there was a little bit of everything on display in the chuck hagel debate yesterday. he department get that 60th vote, why? what do you think it was? what is ultimately the one reason? is it benghazi, is it his performance? is it real questions about hagel or is it personal? >> on some level, it's personal. but there are enough legitimate reasons that can sort of mask the personal dislike. there are many senators who are very upset about how he performed, not just in the show of what a hearing is, but what it might say about his leadership at defense. the benghazi piece is very important to a smaller group of senators. they were able to extract from the white house a letter, giving them a bit more information. and then there's the group that really kind of hopes that a period of time migh
editorial writer for "the washington post," ruth marcus, and the person that is in charge of covering these cats and dogs up there, nbc's capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell. >> i think we're going to get e-mails from cat and dog lovers. >> i know, like, don't compare us to the u.s. congress. there was a little bit of everything on display in the chuck hagel debate yesterday. he department get that 60th vote, why? what do you think it was? what is ultimately the...
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she had shopping sprees at neiman marcus of $2 million. plastic surgery, she used to collect artwork. >> it goes on and on. >> huge. >> education in mexico, going through sweeping reform right now. what does this mean for education with the leader in jail? >> i think that now it's not going to have a political obstacle that he had before in terms of having educational reform. he just proposed a new reform that elba, the lady arrested now, used to oppose. school systems are going to have a different consensus, more transparency, and probably going to be a very educational system. one of the things that he wanted to show with this new are reform is the positions of teachers or government positions in the educational systems were something more like a hierarchy, that people were there for more than 25 to 35 years. people used to retire at 70. and one of the best examples was that elba was in the union for more than 25 years. people used to fear her. and nobody ever dreamed of her leaving this position because it's not common in mexico. people
she had shopping sprees at neiman marcus of $2 million. plastic surgery, she used to collect artwork. >> it goes on and on. >> huge. >> education in mexico, going through sweeping reform right now. what does this mean for education with the leader in jail? >> i think that now it's not going to have a political obstacle that he had before in terms of having educational reform. he just proposed a new reform that elba, the lady arrested now, used to oppose. school systems...