court will hear the two lawsuits today challenging the constitutionality of the president s health care overall. both cases challenge the law s mandate that individuals have to buy health insurance. the lawsuits are just two of 31 cases that are challenging the law, and the first to be heard by a federal appeals court. this is the track that will eventually make its way to the supreme court. and finally in news the news today out of california, that arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver have splitting, or at least living separately right now after 25 years of marriage. schwarzenegger known for his career in hollywood and politics, left office in january after almost two full terms as california governor. the couple calls the separation amicab amicable. up next, we re crunching the numbers on our brand-new nbc news poll. your thoughts on bin laden s death, the war in afghanistan, the direction of the country, and what you think of the president these days. and the one word that
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on the middle east. the positive is it s more definitive proof. the negative is what the consequences could be in the mideast when we have troops in iraq and afghanistan and a lot of u.s. civilians in afghanistan where i just was a couple of weeks ago who we need to be sure and protect. it s a tough decision but i support the president on this one. senator portman out with a jobs plan today and a blueprint. good to see you. thanks for joining us. thanks for having me on again. up next, burying the memory of bin laden. we ll go live now to ground zero as our president prepares for his first visit there. plus, what do you get when you put an ex-pizza executive, two libertarians, a former governor and a former senator all on the same stage? yep, it s the first debate of the 2012 season, even if you can call it that. a lot of the big guys are not showing up. what does it all mean? first, today s trivia question from the almanac of american politics. which congressman announced hi
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the team will go for $1 billion because a potential for a regional sports network to be put together t. chick, chuck, remember, last thing, remember, mccourt was the high bid for the red sox, too. so if you re a red sox fan, obviously he didn t get it. you re feeling pretty good. absolutely. hopefully baseball realizes, no more leveraged owners. mike and darren, hopefully the dodgers have been saved. thank you both. your team, chuck. yes, it is. today s trivia question from the almanac of american politics, which senator attended a lady gaga concert for his 86th birthday? the answer and more, coming up on the daily rundown.