rice and the nra ceo speaking out again. this time, he s taking questions. first, president obama and speaker boehner are home for the holidays. bah humbug, fiscal cliff. good morning. i m joy reed in today for melissa harris-perry. this week, every member of commerce had something in common. they lost one of their own. senator daniel inouye passed away. he was a senior member serving his home state of hawaii for half a century. members of congress stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the memorial thursday bowing their heads to honor their colleague as he lay in the capital rotunda. friday, they came together for a somber recollection of a man who represented an era long gone. president obama delivered the eulogy remembering the senator s key role in the investigation of the watergate scandal. as i watched those hearings watching him ask those piercing questions night after night, i learned how our democracy was supposed to work. our government of and by and for the people. we hav
riot liz winsted. check out some anniversary goods at facebook.com/now with alex. andrea mitchell reports is next. good afternoon. we are standing by to carry president obama s first full-blown white house press conference since winning the election and he is going to face questions about the unfolding petraeus scandal. joining us, chuck todd, pete williams, michael isikoff, kelly o donnell, tom brokaw, john harris, michael berbloss and jason chafe fitz here on andrea mitchell reports. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer s starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer s meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer s. let s fix dinner.
0 we heard panetta, those were gives. as tom friedman says the whole middle east erupts in one giant sound and light show of civil wars, states collapsing and refugee dislocations as the keystone of the region syria gets pulled under and the disorder across the neighborhood and you were worried about the fiscal cliff. governor? i think john is right about the personnel changes. this is the time. every administration goes through it. if you re re-elected you re going to have this turnover and this is the best time for it. we didn t want it before the election. john is right you don t want it five months down the road when your second term is under way. i want to terry a bit too, if it s all right to borrow from oh, lord. i have none. what i can say is i do love the show. it has become required reading. thank you. for good reason. i m beginning to blush. we love you. i have no at this desk. i found it interesting that susan rice has become the favorite punching bag
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the anniversary gift, i can t believe i forgot the anniversary gift. okay. i ll be out of here by 9:00 local time. i have the secret service distract michelle while i hit the hotel gift shop for some kind of anniversary president. they had a denver broncos sweatshirt. she might like that. the hotel had some nice bathrobes for sale. that could be good. excuse me, governor, mr. president? i m sorry, yeah, yeah. what s up? mr. president, governor romney has just said that he killed osama bin laden. would you care to respond? no, you two go ahead. with me now is liz winsted, creator of the daily show and author of liz z free or die. and ma lee ka henderson. what did you think of what you saw so far ladies. is this going to educate america