remember too too big to fail, the rationale for bailing out wall street at the start of the great recession? of course you do. now comes the hotly debated legal premise, too big to sue. that s at the heart of a case that was argued today at the highest court in the land, a case that by any standard is huge. it dates back a decade. six women who worked for walmart claimed they didn t get the same pay and opportunities that the men did. the issue now is whether other women employees, past and present, can join what would then become the largest class action employment suit in u.s. history. walmart, america s largest private employer, says, no, the class would be too big, the plaintiffs too dissimilar, the issues too many to litigate. the plaintiffs say walmart wants a big company exception to civil rights 0 law. two lower federal courts have ruled the class and case can go forward. that brings us to the supreme court where we now have three women justices, the most ever. cnn s
the handover will not be tomorrow, more likely toward the end of the week. meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton is at a libya summit in london today. this morning, she met with an envoy to discuss the next steps. we cannot and must not attempt to impose our will on the people of libya, but we can and must stand with them as they determine their own destiny. today, a top nato commander said that international pressure will likely force gadhafi out. no sign of that yet. military forces are holding the line at gadhafi s hometown of sirte on the road to tripoli. and british prime minister david cameron says that gadhafi forces have launched a murderous attack on misratah. susan rice, ambassador to the united nations joins us now live from new york. ambassador, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, let s talk about this took misratah and the success of gadhafi forces again to beat back the rebel advance. what do you know from that, and what does it tell us
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impressive facility where workers are instructed on everything from the ininstallation of sophisticated energy hardware and software to the basics of currents and resistance. we need to look no further than the workers standing behind me to see the future that s possible when it comes to clean energy. and doubling the nation s capacity to generate capacity. and after decades in which we have done little to increase the efficiency of cars and trucks, we have raised fuel economy standards to reduce our dependence on foreign oral while helping folks save money at the pump. but in order to truly harness our potential in clean energy, we are going to have to do more and that is why we are here. in the near term, as we transition to cleaner energy sources, we will have to make tough decisions about opening up new offshore areas for oil and gas development. we continue to make investments in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies, even as we build greater capacity in renewabl
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