The establishment and prevent the next insurgent, rand paul, say, in 2016 . Good morning from washington. Its thursday, january 24th, 2013. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd. Apologies for the gravelly voice. I have beyonces lip syncer standing by, shall i need her. Anyway, lets get right to my first reads of the morning. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton will be back on the hill today for what is likely to be her last appearance before congress as americas top diplomat. Shell introduce her likely successor, senator john kerry, whose confirmation begins just about an hour from now. Three weeks after her release from a New York Hospital after a concussion and a blood clot, clinton jousted with republicans and basked in the praise from most democrats. In more than five hours of grueling testimony at times, yesterday on both sides of capitol hill, on her handling of the benghazi attack. The testimony wasnt just the last impression clinton will leave with the public as secretary of
Washington, its friday, february 1st, 2013. Lets get to the first read of the morning. Ill get to the jobs report in a minute, but i want to get to hagel. I want to start there. No doubt chuck hagel had a rough outing before the Armed Services committee, the question is whether hostility to hagels nomination breaks down so completely along partisan lines. That hes still able to survive. Theres clearly a lot of Republican Opposition to hagel, some of it may be personal. The white house for now is chalking up the eight painful hours to political theatrics and believe these republican senators were simply tougher on hagel than they were on john kerry or on john brennan because they view hagel as a turncoat, but, wow, did hagel just sit there and allow himself to get flogged. I have already stated that i regret the terminology. Ive already noted that i that i should have used another term. The bigger point is what i was saying, i think what i meant to say, should have said, its recognizabl
Points from the previous today three months ago officials also said senate has strength in amman on many factors that index has six points from the previous saturday. The survey measures to attend Business Confidence among manage a sad about ten thousand Companies Nationwide ellen see how the markets are reacting to these numbers scientific and just now from that isnt as good morning i get my capital people in the markets where im expecting a headline figure to be fifteen katherine so by definition it has beat those expectations what see how stocks are reacting to that number where to go to remain on guard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange for that so true meaning of that headline number coming in above expectations. What can you tell us from over there. But youll enjoy this cd the markets were keenly awaiting the acorn because the Sentiment Survey on numbers that as you would cast him out were just so touching on that lets have a look at how the markets are taking off this monday to some of
Quinnipiac poll. Not only with ernst win mean control of the senate it could be the gop could have ernst become the first woman elected to federal office and first female in the senate. Luke russert is in des moines. You got an exclusive interview with joni ernst. What did she say will happen as far as direction and policy if she wins. What is her vision . Its interesting, tamron. Joni ernst has been outspoken. It came about in her gop primary win she wants to repeal the president S Health Care law. I saw at rally where Terri Branstad talked about iowa being the Healthiest State in the nation. He put forward the president S Health Care law on a bipartisan way within the state. Take a listen to what she told me about how she sees a full repeal of the law working for iowans. Governor branstad wants iowa to be the Healthiest State. Can it happen with a full repeal of health care . You bet. We need Patient Center health care that addresses preexisting conditions. I think its a great goal a
Only eight hybrid grizzly-polar bears were identified in a new genetic study, offering hope that the southern bears are not likely to genetically swamp their Arctic neighbours anytime soon.