Could mean for u. S. Hopes for mideast peace. Good morning from washington. Its tuesday, february 5th, 2013. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd. Lets get to my first reads. President obamas state of the Union Address is just a week from today and the president is flooding the zone. Worried the federal budget could dominate and limit his agenda this year. Hes pushing other issues. Hes talking guns one day, immigration the next. Making sure hes not drawn into a standoff with republicans over the economy which would quickly come to define his second term. Today, he makes the case on immigration to business leaders, including ceos like steve case and Monica Lozano from his now disbanded jobs council and chief executives of cocacola and yahoo . He also meets with labor and progressive leaders. The meetings will focus on how Immigration Reform fits into his broader economic agenda. Homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano on monday brought that message to Border Security operations
If food gets mentioned within the first hour of the show, it appears magically by the last few seconds. What have you learned . Its National Pancake day. Stop. Its not worth it. Seconds. Pat ridge family. Come on, get happy. If its way too early, its morning joe. Now its time for chuck todd the daily rundown. Confidential killing. An nbc news exclusive. A Justice Department memo says the government can kill americans believed to be top al qaeda leaders, even if theres no active plot to attack the United States. This controversial document also has new details on the legal justification behind more drone strikes against al qaeda subjects. Red rover, karl roves new push to score some winners is getting pushback from powerful conservative groups. This morning, a debate between one of roves point men and one of his top critics. And who do you know . And do you know who this guy is . You should. He just might be the most powerful person in israeli politics not named netanyahu right now. Fin
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