the pentagon looking to trim some serious fat proposing $78 billion in budget cuts over the next five years. and in washington state, the winner of half of that massive lottery jackpot he says between his winning and what s in his bank account he now has $980 million and $8. back to hardball. how seriously are you considering a run for president? well, i m very serious about going to iowa and going to various states and having this discussion about how we can become better again as a country.
with the 82nd airborne in kandahar. interviews with amazing afghan police and civilians. see you again live from camp phoenix in kabul, afghanistan, tomorrow night. meanwhile, there s tons of extra footage and photos from this trip posted at maddowblog.msnbc.com. countdown with keith olbermann starts right now. good night. which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? day 78, the newest scandal. a month before deepwater horizon blew, bp promised in the event of catastrophe it could skim and remove nearly 500,000 barrels of oil each day. it couldn t. and the oil spreads to the pentagon. why 11 weeks later is the defense department still getting most of its fuel and petroleum, $980 million a year s worth,