>> the real question is -- i asked senator mccain this -- could a u.s. citizen be accused of a crime in the united states and be taken and put into gaughan tan know bay indefinitely and the answer was yes. >> it looks like they carved out an exemption for american citizen and says combatants must be detained by the military under the law does not extend to citizens of the united states so that the provision of the commander-in-chief may do it but he is not required to do it. >> that's in section 10.32. there are two different sections. one has to do with military custody, and there also may be some problems. there's an act called the posse comotatos which says u.s. troops shouldn't be used on the mainland and against the stewart if there's a state crime, the state police take care of it. you're not supposed to have military troops coming in, and we're afraid section 10.32 me a violate this act. >> senator, is there something in here you find too broad? when i was reading it, seems like the authors were specific about identifying those who might fall unde

this is what happened to john mccain. i thought john mccain was out of it. in one debate i said if i weren't running i would be supporting john mccain. i probably said that in part out of conviction. i admire john mccain immensely, he's always been a hero of mine. i probably said that because i thought that john was out of it and i was complimenting hoping to get his support. then john rose from the ashes, took the nomination from huckabee, from me, romney. and did it in a four-week period. and i mean, we kind of have a tendency to do this as republicans. so what newt has to do now, he's got to build an organization for himself so that he can take this popular enthusiasm he has and then he can convert it into wins when you get even past florida. >> let's take a look at what president obama said about newt gingrich. >> what do you make of this surge by former speaker gingrich? >> he's somebody who has been around a long time and is good on tv, is good in debates and, you know, but mitt romney has shown himself to be somebody who is good at politics as well. h

senator mccain said look, president obama never noted as a senator he opposed that surge. senator mccain was also pretty fired up about the fact that he believes some military generals as has been noted wanted at least a small u.s. force to remain behind. president obama could not come to an agreement with iraqi officials. senator mccain charged this was about politics take a listen. >> i believe the history will judge this president's leadership with scorn and disdain that it deserves. >> the fear of being among republicans who have criticized this president that once the u.s. leaves the iraqis will not be able to stand up on their own but the remaining u.s. commander on the ground in iraq today told reporters he believes the iraqi troops are tenacious and that they will be able to stand up on their own, shep. >> shepard: ed henry chilly night on the capital. remember jessica lynch? her capture made international headlines back in the war in iraq. about to complete her own personal mission. 10 years ago she joined the army to pay for college. on friday she gets her teachi

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vladimir putin says john mccain is quote, nuts. this hour, john mccain's reaction in a new cnn interview. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a new warning for president obama to congress. don't expegt to go off and enjoy your holiday unless you make sure working americans aren't stuck with a tax increase. it's another last minute attempt by the white house to get republicans to compromise, break partisan gridlock, but in the process, the president is letting go of a goal that's near and dear to so many democrats' hearts. let's go to dan lothian. he's working the story for us. what's the latest, dan? >> that's right. what he's letting go of is the fact that millionaires, he's always believed, should bear a heavier burden so it eases some of the burden on middle class americans. right now, the negotiations continue. there

this was somebody who was going to be on the ticket for john mccain and was passed over for sarah palin. >> how they came back to challenge or even be the favorite to the president. we found out that because tim poleni is bland, some of the reasons that we wrote him off t romney campaign saw him as a real threat. you know, you look at polls of generic republicans, just a blank person with an r next to him, that beats the president every time. tim polenti is kind of a generic republican. and the romney people figured if he got ahead of steam in iowa, that you'll be pretty effective in new hampshire. he's working class. he can hang out in a bar much more convincingly than romney can. he was the one person they thought might really last. that quickly, mitt romney moved quickly to get him to endorse him. he had the polentis out for dinner in new hampshire. >> there is this feeling about gingrich that there's no way that the republican party is going to nominate newt gingrich. and here he is on the top of the polls. what does it say about the race? and what's the theory of gingrich's comebac

he is a guy who did a horrible job running john mccain's campaign. you just said john mccain's. john mccain lost. he did a horrible job running. i watch him on your show, and i don't even know how he gets on your show. i'm sure the ratings are very bad as he speaks. >> he's an msnbc contributor now. he's been on my show in the past. not now. >> he's a lightweight. total lightweight. >> he's a smart guy, steve schmidt. >> i don't know if he's a smart guy. >> i'm telling you -- he's a smart guy. >> a lightweight or a smart guy. i leave it to you. >> well, i, you know, listen, he's obviously -- he's very upset. he's very upset. you know, it's no small achievement to be the head of the republican whack pack in 2011. and i think he's done it. i think the party escaped a bullet here by having him participate in this debate to moderate it. the public relations disaster. when you look at this nbc poll out today, lawrence, you see very clearly the president is enormously vulnerable on the economy. when we have the front-runner talking about the biggest threat being electromagnetic pulses

senator john mccain even called for the return of american forces to iraq experts fear is likely to ignite fresh sectarian tensions between shia and sunni muslims will discuss the nor i'm now joined by robert naiman who's the policy director at the just of foreign of billy's think tank many thanks for joining us here on r.t. mr damon now it's been three days and u.s. troops withdrew anorak is already seemingly close it is that terror and violence that has been in me is your thoughts. well first of all there's a sectarian conflict but there hasn't been a. spike in violence secondly if it was the case that these political forces in iraq who are simply waiting who are the us to draw in order to settle political scores then that's no argument against the us withdrawal in less than this probably senator mccain is here to hear a deer was that u.s. troops should stay forever whether it's oppose the u.s. troops leave for another twelve months and then the end of the twelve months we have the events that are unfolding now so what was accomplished you just didn't do you made the inevitable so it's n

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so senator mccain he's essentially saying that it was a mistake to bring all the troops home he's calling it a political strategy so this kind of implies that he he believes that troops should still be there on the ground and iraq how do you feel about mccain advocating this in death. occupation of iraq well it's the height of imperial arrogance the united states has no right to station its troops in a country that doesn't want them furthermore the united states wanted to keep military forces in iraq but the iraqi government refused to grant those troops immunity extraterritoriality immune from iraqi laws and so the pentagon as it did here as it always does when it fails to get immunity for its soldiers took them out but let's not forget that there are sixteen thousand staff members in the new state department embassy in downtown baghdad a compound larger than all other compounds in american diplomatic history it's the size of ninety four football fields as one and a half square miles half of those sixteen thousand staff people will be armed guards in other words a private army of mercena

tool time segment and on tap into night happy hour tell you about one group that still stand by for mccain and high school student takes on another g.o.p. candidate when it comes to gay marriage will be right back. into the only military mechanisms to do the work to bring justice or accountability. i have every right to know what my government's doing you want to know why i pay taxes. but i would characterize obama as a charismatic version of american exceptionalism. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else or see some other part of it and realize that everything you. are welcome is a big if. if . the capital account i'm lauren lyster. there's always the option of. testing nobody seems to know. that never a pepper sprayed the face quite hard the argument that they're being overly dramatic. is time for tonight's tool time award and we're giving it once again to repeat winner in this category newt gingrich the g.o.p. presidential candidate was featured just last week for his truly original albeit wrong stance on child

aseguro que el presidente barack obama no ha convencido a los hispanos de que el respalda su causa mccain, dijo a cnn que las areas del pais con grandes nucleos hispanos, como arizona, su estado, estan por decidir en las proximas elecciones el servicio postal del pais, en un intento de evitar su colapso esta anunciando importantes cambios que podrian originar retrasos en la recepcion y distribucioin de cartas y paquetes... fernando pizarro nos dice como nos afectaran estos cambios... servicio de correos anuncio en washington ya no ofrecera servicio de entrega al dia siguiente para cartas con estampillas de primera clase. las cartas que se depositen en buzones azules ya no recibiran servicio de entrega al dia siguiente." los usuarios inmediatemente reaccionaron negativamente ante el anuncio. bueno, va a estar complicado porque 1 no va a recibir su correspondencia a tiempo. el correo, que tiene serios problemas economicos y perdidas de miles de millones de dolares, culpa a la caida de un 30% en el envio de cartas con estampillas de primera clase en la ultima decada, en parte por el auge del

mccain argued that the supreme court had already addressed the issue in a previous case. but listen here for the dig by mccain at schumer's backyard. >> is it true that justice o'connor was specifically referring to a case of a person who was captured on long island? last i checked, long island was part,ç albeit, sometimes regrettably, part of the united states of america. >> well, the senator from new york raced then to his battle station. "all of america saw how heroic long islanders were on 9/11," schumer tweeted. "long island deserves an apology." well, less than an hour later, mccain took the senate floor again. >> i'm sorry that there's at least one of my colleagues that can't take a joke, and so i apologize if i offended him and hope that some day he will have a sense of humor. >> well, not quite the apology schumer was looking for. his follow-up tweet, "new yorkers can take a joke, but if senator john mccain wants to mock parts of america, stick to arizona." ladies and gentlemen, this is what's wrong with american politics right now. this. >>> up next, if you th

john mccain's view? quite different as he explained during his 2008 run for president. >> i looked into mr. putin's eyes and i saw a k, a g and a b. >> reporter: he accuses putin of corruption during his 12-year rule and believes he will have to reform or get out of the way. >> this is in some ways amusing but i i think also an indication he is deeply concerned about these demonstrations. >> reporter: we did reach out to the russian embassy for further comment and told the prime minister spoke on tv and they will be saying nothing more. in march, putin will once again, run for president. back to you. >> it is fascinating stuff. whit johnson on capitol hill this morning thanks. >>> still ahead this morning, the anniversary of the arab spring. the first protest a year ago igniting a democratic revolution that not many predicted. >>> plus the so-called barefoot bandit set for a guilty plea that could leave him locked up for a number of years. just how long? we will tell you that and also people in colton ha

we have to keep telling senator mccain, we don't own these countries, they tell us when to leave. bob herbert, sir, have a nice vacation. i'm sorry, a nice christmas period coming up. and kimberly, thank you for your service to journalism all these years. and when we return, let me finish with why the republican wisemen want to stop newt with everything they've got. and wise women, i should say. some of the best columnists on the right now are women. center right, that is. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. so i'm glad it's with fidelity. they offer me one-on-one guidance to help me choose my investments. not just with my savings plan here at work. they help me with all of my financial goals. looking good, irene. thanks to fidelity, i can stay on top of my financial future, huh? good one. why, thank you. whether it's saving for retirement, college, or anything else, contact a fidelity investment professional today. top v neck 3 piece suit dance wear bolo snakeskin boots sequin costume under things stiletto heels skinny jeans houndstooth snuggie pork pie hat oshkosh socks 5

senator mccain, always good to talk to you, sir. thank you so much. we'll see you soon. >> thank you. bill: you tried. martha: i tried. bill: good effort. martha: elannounce eventually, right. bill: yes he will. we have he have are ven more months to get him back on. martha: exactly. bill: a new push to ban your cell phone device while you drive in a hope to avoid crashes like this. but is the government going too far? a fair and balanced debate coming up. martha: a showdown on the hill on a bill that could shut the government down before christmas. >> are we filing a bill tonight, mr. speaker? >> nice to see you all. >> what about a bill, mr. speaker, are we going to file a bill tonight. >> it is cold outside. >> what is the state of play? what's next? >> nice to see you too. >> nice to see you too. merry christmas. >> are we going to get home for christmas? >> i am. ore, more... ♪ get more with honey bunches of oats 4 nutritious grains come together for more taste, more healthy satisfaction. get more with honey bunches of oats. bill: all right. we

vladimir putin is suggesting john mccain is nuts. mccain responds on twitter saying, dear vlad, was is something that i said? on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> and good morning to you. it is friday, december 16th. nine days left before christmas. can you believe it? >> have you finished your shopping? >> i have two gifts bought. >> and that means no. good morning, everybody. i am alina cho. welcome to "american morning." the last critical debate before the iowa caucus, the front-runner, newt gingrich playing defense on his conservative values and electability. mitt romney stood by his business background playing it safe and texas governor rick perry realizing it may be the fourth down threw this hail mary pass. >> there are a lot of folk whose said tim tebow wasn't going to be a good nfl quarterback. that looked print good. am i ready for the next level? let me tell you i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> best line of the night. jim acosta live in sioux city, iowa. i'll stop with the

senator john mccain tweets dear vlad the arab spring coming to a neighborhood near you but is it seems russia's so-called slavic spring came and went twenty years ago. mccain and hillary clinton really would like this to happen and you see it in their relations to other countries where these revolutions benefit the u.s. and of course they're pushing for this but don't think it will happen there we're talking here like protests during the collapse of the soviet union hundreds of thousands were out on the streets. people who. always and. they will never. get. most of the few thousand out on the streets of moscow after these elections look young enough to either not remember or be unable to compare some of this though it is funny how it worked out the middle class that exists today does so because of the politics of this government if they rebuilt the country four years ago it was a much smaller middle class if any. a middle class egyptians would dream of its revolution praised as democracy by the west saw the military take over. we have only one demand that the military council and the a

john mccain had said this would go the same way as colonel gadhafi you know this prompted a response from the prime minister saying that well perhaps john mccain it should spend too much time in the prisoner of war camp during the vietnam war and this had affected his mind. where. he's saying he was. a pardon for. two if he were to admit his guilt and it was of course if let me a putin became president in that election in march all of this coming in well a momma's session from the prime minister four and a half hours how long you spoke for piecing is previous record by around five minutes peter all of a reporter syrian activists say twenty seven state security officers have been killed by army defectors in the southern province of god are meanwhile human rights watch has released a report naming dozens of syrian officials it claims are responsible for the violent crackdown on protesters political analyst chris bambery told me syria's now in danger of repeating the libyan scenario. i think there must be worries the increasing call for foreign intervention in syria not least in the syr

john mccain had said this would go the same way as colonel gadhafi you know this prompted a response from the prime minister saying that well perhaps john mccain it should spend too much time in the prisoner of war camp during the vietnam war and this had affected his mind elsewhere but a mere putin also spoke about. the jailed billionaire he's saying he would consider a pardon for. to. me it was his guilt and it was a cause to me a putin became president in that election in march all of this coming in well a momma's session from the prime minister four and a half hours how long he spoke for his previous record by around five minutes. terror suspects in america could be held in prison indefinitely without charge or trial that's if the senate passes a controversial bill which has already been signed off by the white house and the house of representatives it could mean the military being able to take a ledge terrorists into custody virtually without question critics say would be a stark violation of human rights the white house initially objected to the bill but later changed its mind

contras un ejemplo en la Última elecciÓn republicana el candidato ganador como sabemos fue el seÑor mccain y sin embargo, el seÑor mccain perdiÓ en iowa y que decir en 1980 que el candidato que es el mÁs admirado el ex presidente ronald reagan perdiÓ en iowa y finalmente fue el presidente, pero estos ejemplos solamente nos sirven de ilustraciÓn y una cosa muy importante, es que no puede ser el candidato si no ganas iowa y la siguiente que es new sh new. >> el ganar en iowa no le garantiza la nominaciÓn a su partido. >> no, definitivamente que nadie quiere perder obviamente pero nadie tampoco quiere quedar en los Últimos lugares casi con los que quedan de tercero para abajo casi con seguridad se retiran. >> muchÍsimas gracias carlos. >> bueno, el1 de enero un millÓn 400.000 trabajadores en el estados del paÍs, san francisco serÁ el primer estado en requerir que reciban 10 dÓlares por hora, ademÁs hay varios estados con varios estados con salarios mÍnimos arizona, calo rod colorado, montana y la florida. >> solamente le durÓ un dÍa a veriz verizon para pagar la cuenta con una

>> that's the word that john mccain got wrong in his quote. the ht president didn't say iraq was strong, stable and democratic. he said it was sovereign -- >> sovereign, self reliant and in theic. >> is it sovereign or have we expended blood and treasure? >> $800 billion in treasure, not to calculate the blood that's been spill bide americans for iraqi democracy. so this is the problem is the premise of the white house strategy has been that iraq -- remember when president obama ran, afraff was a good war and iraq was the bad war. their premise for iraq has been it needs to be a success. and the measure of success is our withdrawal. >> right. >> and now, how many days later, do we see the results? >> i am depending on iraqi nationalism, on iraqi patriotism to prevent iran from doing what it would like to do, which is to use malachi as a front boy here, the poster child for shiite power. i think that iraq, having fought so long, so hard against the iranians are not going to roll over and let iran start calling the shots. but the u.s. withdrawal

well staying stateside prime minister putin also heard some comments for us senator john mccain john mccain had said this to me as putin would go the same way as colonel gadhafi you know this prompted a response from the prime minister saying that well perhaps john mccain it should spend too much time in the prisoner of war camp during the vietnam war and this had affected his mind well elsewhere there was also statements made on. the jailed on oil tycoon now to me putin said that there was a possibility he would be looking into a pardon for her to cause all of this coming of course in a four and a half hour long q. and a session the longest so far in the ten years that led to me if it has been doing these beating his previous records in my five minutes of the new york. many thanks peter all of a fair process that thomas k. . now tara south banks and america could be held in prison indefinitely without charge trial because of the senate passes a controversial bill which is already been signed off by the white house the house of representatives it could mean the military being able to

a response from the prime minister saying that well perhaps john mccain it should spend too much time in the prisoner of war camp during the vietnam war and this had affected his mind elsewhere vladimir putin also spoke about mikhail khodorkovsky the jailed billionaire he's saying later he would consider a pardon for of course if he was to if he were to admit his guilt and if this was of course if let me a putin became president in that election in march all of this coming in well a mammoth session from the prime minister four and a half hours how long you spoke for the thing is previous record by around five minutes. peter all of our correspondents in moscow russia's put forward a draft resolution on syria to the u.n. security council calling on both sides the country's leadership on the opposition to hold violence and start political reform moscow believes the previous western backed mandate which russia and china vetoed in october was one sided and could have open the door to military action like in libya the new document voices support for the arab league's initiative for a politi