mother jones about women in the cia. interesting. yesterday a teenager in detroit was laid to rest, 19 years old, killed a week ago. she got to a car accident, went door to door seeking help and the person inside the homes came out with a shotgun and shot her in the face. no charges have been filed, no arrests made. police continue to investigate. police say that the person who shot her believed she was trying to break into the home. we ll wait and see what happens with that story. jeremy. when the senate took a historic step this weekend and passed a bill that would outlaw sexual discrimination, the pivotal votes, three of them were republicans. i think that s something nobody would have expected five years ago. interesting. i learned that melissa harris-perry is a great sport. she took time off from her show today to come down and play up against the clock. in the training interview, i hope you saw it. check it out online. it was hilarious. check it out. my thanks to rachel
correct. 300 point question, in a concession speech tuesday night, this defeated candidate said, quote the onslaught of betrayal from our own political party was at fault for her loss. barbara bueno 300 point, correct. it gives maura 800 short of the 1,200 alex racked up. that makes alex for today s up against the clock champion. bill wolf. tell him what he s won. as our champion, will you have your name printed in exquisite sharpee, you get to take the trophy home and show it off to family, friends and school children for one woke. you will receive an appearance this coming week on msnbc s in the the cycle. you get to play in our jackpot bonus round for the grand prize of a $50 gift certificate to little pony, the most authentic
status. we have policy reporter from politico.com reigning up against the clock alex and jeremy peters politics reporter for the new york times. so, you know, i m curious what you guys make sort of coming out of this week with chris christie the whole sort of debate is, yes, he is clearly electable in a blue state. he would be the worst nightmare if he were an opponent. did you see anything this week in these results? do you see things percolating right now that answers that question? could he get through a republican primary? i think in response to his victory, we got a lot of clues to that. you saw the right wing republicans in different ways being critical of him. going on the air and calling him a moderate, which is a very inside baseball way of slamming him for those looking for a candidate farther on the right. you see some clues in that.
no calls, time. al gore. the sitting vice president on larry king live. that brings us to the end of the 200 point round. alex has stormed into the lead with 600 points, maura now with 200. mellissa with 100. can you see a very volatile gain, though, especially as you introduce the ph.d. round. these are 300 point questions. this is where champions are made. we will put 100 second on the clock t. crucial final round begins with this. illinois senator mark kirk teamed up on thursday with what conservative democratic senator to introduce legislation to delay the obama care mandate one 84. alex. joe manchin of west virginia is correct. 300 point question, plans to create america s 51st state are on hold after six conservative counties on tuesday rejected a non-binding plan to succeed? colorado.
200 more points for alex. politico reported this week that this nationally ambitious tea party senator recently had private meetings with news corps rupert murdock and fox news. rand paul. that is correct. 200 points for mellissa. back with this. nine years after his death, a group of swiss scientists reported this week. arafat. yes, yasser arafat. poison was found in his remains. 200 point question, many believe the political demise of ross perrot was triggered 20 years ago this week when he delivered an erratic performance in a prime time debate. larry king, al gore? correct. cnn. incorrect. we have to deduct 200 points. finish the question. an erratic performance in a prime time debate against whom?