hearing? well, good day to you, chris. we are still waiting for this article 32 hearing to get under way, as you say. the wheels of justice can move slowly, not only in civilian courts but also in military courts. what we are being told, a technical problem with the video feed that is going into a room back here. a closed circuit feed that the media are watching and also being sent to the pentagon. they want to make sure no interruptions or dropouts in that video so all the parties can see it in its entirety. what we can tell you about this article 32 hearing, if it is part grand jury, part preliminary hearing, if you will. unlike a civilian grand jury, both sides will be presented at this article 32 hearing. we will hear from lawyers representing the united states government. we will hear from lawyers representing the defendant in this case, major nadidal hasan o was accused of going on the horoffic shooting rampage ki.
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candidate. he stayed on message. i mean, that s something. i almost think it s gotten to the point now where alvin greene does not have a realistic chance of winning. i think it has been that way for some time. it s not cool to have him on tv,e honestly. i think it s almost inhumane. the guy is not ready for primetime. do we learn something from some of these cants going forward, matt? i think in the case of alvin greene, no reason to have him on. i don t think he s a viable candidate and i don t think it serves the public to have him on. but i m talking about the candidates who are running for and who are actually elected, not elected but actually win a primary for a very important job. are people going to look at things differently or are these
buy a truck or some conteaainer he bought explosives. obviously, this person intended to kill people. i think it s something that military prosecutors and civilian prosecutors are going to have to think about in the months to come when we decide whether or not to put the 9/11 conspirators on trial in new york. evan kohlmann, thanks for coming in. kendall coffey, thank you. thank you. big step for stem cell research. the first trial is under way. we ll look at some of the ethical and political implications. and danger behind the wheel. why parents could be at lohse partly to blame for distracted teenage drivers.
vote? we certainly hope so. what she does that is not an answer. we know you hope so. absolutely. okay. she reminds people, here s the thing, first ladies give people a different viewpoint into the president, they humanize them a little bit and also she reminds them what they voted for in the first place and the same kind of nostalgic way you have seen the president at big rallies, we are to keep it going. she remind people of that. matt, you made the argument earlier this is a referendum on barack obama. if going out there she is able to do what karen thinks she is able to do, make him warmer, fuzzier, more likable than he is now, maybe not put words in your mouth, i think that is what you were saying. does this potentially help to get out the vote? does this help energize the base? it doesn t hurt. i think michelle obama is a charismatic person and she has all the positives of barack obama without the baggage, which is always the case.