money and influence. how deep does that run? take a look. the television empire, fox with its news programming is part of his world. 20th century fox was huge, hit films. in publishing, new york post, wall street journal, what he has in print, along with harpercollins publishers limited, books like sarah palins, all part of the empire of rupert murdoch. we will dig much deeper into the rupert scandal and one of the senators calling for an investigation. first, one of the other stories we re following tonight. the other barack obama. a new book reveals astonishing information about the father of the president. it opens a new window into the heart and mind of his son, and who is thaddeus? a conservative who plays an electric guitar, quotes l.e.d. zeppelin on the house floor and running for president in a crowded field. can he rock out? then, think the debt ceiling debate is a joke, so does paul. you re speaking like a conspiracy theorist. it s not conspiracy, reality
sister wives says four wives and 16 children is none of the government s business. their new lawsuit tests this question. is polygamy somehow protected by a constitutional right to privacy? plus late word the government s credit rating could be downgraded because of the stalemate in negotiations over spending cuts and raising the debt ceiling. that warning from moody s came hours after the fed chairman gave his take on the consequences of not letting the government borrow more money. failure to do that would certainly throw the financial system into enormous disarray and have major impacts on the global economy. but up first tonight, riveting and exclusive cnn images from the battlefield in libya. new u.s. intelligence assessments show cracks in the regime that suggest moammar gadhafi might finally be ready to discuss an exit strategy. well, perhaps. but our ben wedeman and his crew saw a short time ago an effort by pro-gadhafi forces to retake the town 60 miles south o
every year the congress has to pass something called debt extension. they have to raise it a notch. if they don t do the government defaults because the government can t make payments beyond an amount. where are you going to recommend your tea party votes on that debt extension? this is not my recommendation. this is what tea parties are telling us. they recommend to vote against the raising of the debt ceiling. at some point, there is a rule somewhere they have to raise it every time? what are the consequences of not raising it? we shut down certain programs. we cut spending. we do things that every family is required to do. but if the government can t make payment on its obligations what happens then? they cut spending. there is money to be made from cutting spending. you mean that night the government is about to default they go around selling off properties? how do they make that money up? they can t raise taxes overnight. i m serious. what is the next step? you re ta
things nobody pays any attention to, hanging chads. you don t pay attention until a close election. every year the congress has to pass something called debt extension. they have to raise it a notch. if they don t do the government defaults because the government can t make payments beyond an amount. where are you going to recommend your tea party votes on that debt extension? this is not my recommendation. this is what tea parties are telling us. they recommend to vote against the raising of the debt ceiling. at some point, there is a rule somewhere they have to raise it every time? what are the consequences of not raising it? we shut down certain programs. we cut spending. we do things that every family is required to do. but if the government can t make payment on its obligations what happens then? they cut spending. there is money to be made from cutting spending. you mean that night the government is about to default they go around selling off properties? how do they m
or limiting the affordable care act. does the whole idea of a six-week extension to simply create more time for republicans to pressure obama to break. i, of course, if i were the president play hardball. david corn and jonathan capehart, both msnbc contributors. i guess the question i want to start with the president s situation. david, i m really curious what you think. of all the options, a clean cr, a clean debt extension, would he go with that if it s only six weeks or does that say we re kicking the can down to the next block sometime before thanksgiving? well, i think he certainly would sign the bill if they do that. jay carney just came out of the white house not too long ago and basically gave the republicans no quarter. they said again and again we will not negotiate on the threat of default, government shutdown, a six-week bill that brings us to the brink of christmas