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Unusable in international commerce. already it had lost 40% of its value because of previous treasury actions. why now? there s an election two weeks from now in iran this goes into effect july 1st. this is sending a very big signal. do you think we can influence iranian behavior? so far sanctions have not changed iran s commitment, only today the ayatollah said that they should make no concessions. the candidates in the election, only one candidate who matters, the nuclear negotiator, jalili. it s timing driven by ongoing effort to try to persuade the iranians to come to the negotiating table with the seriousness of purpose and to offer meaningful concessions on their nuclear program and to meet their international obligations. there was a series of meetings earlier this year in kazakhstan, where the iranians continued to
a few have started in a lackluster beginning. but this rally at a small stadium packed to the rafters in central tehran for saed jalili seems the most serious so far. songs against america blared from speakers while crowds chanted, death to america, israel and england. if dr. jalili does become the country s next president, this rally will be an early indication of the direction the country will be heading over the course of the next four years. he joins me from tehran. you were there at the rally. jalili is the choice, he s got the blessing, if you will from the leadership from the supreme leader because he s the clear front-runner now? that s right, andrea, he seems to be a favorite. he s within the inner circle and he s got all the correct conservative credentials. he s staunchly anti-american.
0 and they re bickering amongst themselves. chris cillizza? well you know, andrea, this is why people think washington does not work and does not listen. first of all, let me say on the sexual assault in the military, i m so glad you flagged the mccain comments, this is john mccain, one of the biggest defenders of the military in the senate in this country. saying he could not tell in good conscience, a woman whose daughter is thinking about going into the military, to do so that s startling. on the targeting by the irs, what you see here is democrats, jim mcdermott featured there, trying to say look, no one condones this targeting. no one thinks this is the right place for the irs. but this was a mistake by a relatively small group of people. this was not a grand scheme to suppress conservative activity in the 2012 election and beyond. the question is, is that right or wrong. we certainly are going to have our fill of it by the end of the week. we ll have had six hearings between
delegate their authority. the military justice system is a critical tool for doing this. i have a daughter who is looking at coming into the united states air force. i will not be tolerant of this crime. not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape. they are committing crimes of domination and violence. this isn t about sex. this is about assaultive domination and violence. senator mccaskill will be joining us direct from that hearing in a few moments. striking back conservative groups get their say about the irs targeting scandal. i m not here as a serf or a vassal i m not beg my lords for mercy, i m a born free american woman, wife, mother and citizen. and i m telling my government, that you forgotten your place. laying down the gauntlet. president obama all but dares republicans to filibuster his appeals court nominees. this is not about principled opposition. this is about political obstruction. and joe biden learns