stuff and make it stick. thank you, lisa bloom, thank you, alex ferrer, thank you paul henderson as well. coming up, republican opponents of abortion are changing tactics. they have moved from trying make abortion illegal to trying to make it unavailable. the latest fronts in this war texas, north carolina and wisconsin. but supporters are fighting back. plus, we now know how osama bin laden lived and escaped capture for so long while hiding in pakistan. a new inside report on the decade leading up to zero dark thirty. also, there was a time when a sex scandal would cale political career. not anymore. just ask mark sanford, david visitor, anthony weiner and now maybe eliot spitzer. and let me finish with the case yes for legalized prostitution. this is hardball, the place for politics.
provision that with holds member s pay if they fail to pass a budget by april 15th. president obama s popularity is on the rise. a washington post poll found his favorability rating at 60%. that s a three-year high. 37% had an unfavorable view. david visitor is dismissing a bipartisan proposal on immigration reform. and vitter went after florida senator marco rubio calling him amazingly naive to believe the plan would not amount to amnesty. lamar alexander of tennessee talked to chuck todd on the daily rundown about gun control and video games. take a listen. i think video games is a bigger problem than guns because video games affect people. but the first amendment limits what we can do about video games. the second amendment to the constitution limits what we can do about guns. senator john mccain appeared
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