in a battle with the white house over birth control. health care lawman dates employers provide it. catholics, some say it s against their fundamental beliefs. all that and much more ahead as starting point gets under way right now. can you come in and fix russell s audio? welcome, everybody. unbelievable, that s kathy s play list. she s a contributing editor for the washington post and founding publisher which i have been in a time or two. nice to have you. co-author of grand new party and russell simmons, mogul, founder of def jam and ceo of communications is with us. good morning. welcome. let s get under way. talking about the new investigation coming to us from the washington post. nearly 50 lawmakers who helped direct earmarks to projects that potentially helped their own property or immediate family members. they say it benefits the public, not private interests. one of those who is on that list is the republican congressman joe barton, he is a republican f