we saw that after the 9/11 attacks on the united states. that was the first time nato invoked our article 5 collective defense cost. allies sent planes to help patrol american skies and we launched nato s biggest military operation ever in afghanistan. hundreds of thousands of europeans and canadian soldiers have served shoulder to shoulder with american troops. more than 1,000 have paid the ultimate price. earlier today, i laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery in tribute to the fallen. it was a deeply moving experience. we owe it to our servicemen and
walk inside a room full of supporters and reporters. [ cheers and applause ] got a bit teary there and a few minutes later pulled herself together and took the microphone. said people had to lee mind her to speak english instead of italian. what is important for me to say is just thank you to everyone who has believed in me. who has defended me. who have supported my family. my family is the most important thing to me right now and i just want to go and be with them so thank you for being there for me. shepard: amanda knox free and at home but the family members have difficulties of their own starting with a whole heap of legal bills. dan springer with the news live in seattle this afternoon. her defense cost a fortune.
social security clearly at the bottom. now, those are the sounds of our military certainly we re used to hearing, but they now have to compete rather with the sounds coming from new tea party-backed republicans. they support strong defense, but also want fiscal responsibility. now speaker john boehner and the house majority leader eric cantor both support military cuts. the defense cost has doubled in the past decade. it comprises 50% of discretionary spending. that s the amount that congress can move around, and including the ongoing wars, some $700 billion annually are spent on defense. perhaps that s why the pentagon has put together ideas to chip away these so-called sacred cows. thank you so much, richard. speaking of the tea party, senators and taet party proponents are gathered for the first meeting of the senate tea
investigations are all legitimate. that investigators had probable cause and the duty to investigate. others call it intimidation. abuse of power. here s why. don stapley faced two sheriff s department investigations. 118 counts in all. he was handcuffed, put in jail. it was a painful ordeal. but all of it, all of it was dismissed. his defense cost him personally more than $1.5 million. when mary rose wilcox got into court, every charge against her, all 44, thrown out. and grand jury records released this year show an investigation launched against county director sandy wilson ended because the grand jury said there was no case. paul charleston is a former u.s. attorney for arizona. he s now in private practice and represents don stapley. if i believe it to be true, the abuse of authority is when you mess with my budget, when
the beloved tough sheriff, joe arpaio, opens investigations and sends out his deputies against politicians, judges, mayors and even civil servants, anyone who gets in his way. the sheriff s office says the investigations are all legitimate. that investigators had probable cause and the duty to investigate. others call it intimidation. abuse of power. here s why. don stapley faced two sheriff s department investigations. 118 counts in all. he was handcuffed, put in jail. it was a painful ordeal. but all of it, all of it was dismissed. his defense cost him personally more than $1.5 million. when mary rose wilcox got into court, every charge against her, all 44, thrown out. and grand jury records released this year show an investigation launched against county director