Benghazi, libya. Heres what graham said moments ago when the meeting came to a close. If you dont know what happened, just say you dont know what happened. People can push you to give explanations and you can say i dont want to give Bad Information. Heres what i can tell you the American People got Bad Information on 16, september. They got Bad Information from president obama days after. And the question is should they have been giving the information at all. If you can do nothing but give Bad Information, isnt it better to give no information at all . Ah. Lets go straight to cnns dana bash. So before we heard that pretty explosive news conference, it seemed as though there was a bit of a softening of some of the gops opposition to ms. Rices moving up in the president s cabinet. Now after hearing that, i need to get some clarity if i can from you about whether the criticism is about ms. Rice and what she delivered to the American People, which turned out to be wrong, or whether it is about the Intelligence Community and what they delivered to ms. Rice. Can you give us a feel. Reporter i think the answer to that question is both. The criticism is of both. But the focus this morning was on susan rice and is on susan rice because she is potentially the president s nominee to be the next secretary of state. And what republicans, you heard from lindsay graham, john mccain, and kelly ayotte, all three, her three biggest critics, said that not only did she not answer questions and to assuage their concerns, there are more they are more troubled than before. The question is why. I walked back from that stakeout to here with kelly ayotte, one of the three. She said a few things. She said, first of all, she does not feel that in her position as u. N. Ambassador, u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. , going out on five sunday shows she asked the proper questions she needed to ask to make sure she was not misleading the American People about what happened in benghazi. She said that that how she feels coming out of the hourlong meeting she had, behind closed doors with susan rice. The second thing shes concerned about, she meaning senator ayotte, is that when susan rice was on these shows, she was very careful to read from the talking points that were unclassified, talking about extremist elements. She also went a step further in some interviews saying that the Obama Administration has decimated al qaeda. What senator ayotte and other senators have said is that was misleading because she knew in a classified way that al qaeda might have been behind it. So that is what one two of the reasons why at least senator ayotte said that she is troubled. And she said that she is still not ready to say that she will vote for her. Not only that, but shes still she still has a threat to block her nomination if susan rice is nominated. And is that the end of it, or are there future meetings . Is there going to be more consultation, or is that that . Reporter no, that is not that. That is the beginning of this for sure. We understand that the ambassador is likely to be back later today for more meetings. Ted barrett heard from the republican from tennessee that he has a meeting with susan rice tomorrow. Again, just like todays meeting. That was at the request of susan rice. She is definitely making the rounds. Shes trying to explain herself. But at least with these three republican senators this morning who were who have been her harshest critics, you know, as senator ayotte said, she is more troubled than before. This is just the beginning. Interesting developments, though. Dana bash on capitol hill. Thank you for that. Let me move over to the white house today. Even though it is connected, theres another big issue. That fiscal cliff. And the president is certainly in factfinding mode it seems. Weve got 35 days to go before the new year. And that new year will bring with it more than 500 billion in tax cuts and spending cuts. Mr. Obama is in meetings with Small Business owners from across the country today. He is not, however, meeting with leaders of congress today. Our dan lothian is watching the comings and goings at the white house. And at some point, dan, congress is going to have to either come together on this and work with the president on this, and yet were seeing all these various different meetings all around the communities and the country. It looks like theres a particular strategy thats playing out when it comes to the president right now. Reporter thats right. A lot of negotiations have taken place in the staff on the staff level. The president himself did speak with Speaker John Boehner on the phone over the weekend. There was that meeting with the lawmakers, the leadership just before the president went overseas on his Southeast Asia trip. But so far, no additional meetings that we know of on the schedule for the president to sit down with congressional leadership to try to hammer this out. I can tell you that i spoke with an Administration Official who told me that treasury secretary Timothy Geithner will be playing a leading role in these live in negotiation negotiations fiscal cliff negotiations. Gene spellering, an adviser and rob neighbors. Again, it will be Timothy Geithner taking the leading role. We expect behind the scenes the president himself is actively involved. We dont know of any additional meetings that will be taking place. Yes, you know, you do hear from some republicans who are saying you know, where is the leadership from the president. They want to see the president more actively involved. The president will be hitting the road this friday to make his case for these middleclass tax cuts being extended for middleclass americans. For wealthy americans that pay more, sort of pushing his case. And as you pointed out, the president meeting with Business Leaders here at the white house tod today. Harsh criticism coming from capitol hill, from senate leadership, republicans who say the president should be spending time negotiating with them, not campaigning on the road. Listen to what mcconnell had to say today. It was with some concern that i read this morning that the president plans to hit the road next week to drum up support for his only personal approach to the short and longterm fiscal challenges we face. In other words, rather than sitting down with lawmakers of both parties and working out an agreement, hes back on the campaign trail, presumably with the same old talking points that were all familiar with. Look, we already know that the president s a very good campaigner. We congratulate him on his reelection. What we dont know is whether he has the Leadership Qualities necessary to lead his party to a bipartisan agreement on big issues like we currently face. Reporter what youre seeing here is a slightly different strategy than weve seen in the past. Thats the president focusing more on stakeholders, making his case to the public. Bringing Business Leaders here to the white house, going on the road. And spending less time with lawmakers at least up to this point. Sounds like a pressure tactic rather than perhaps a negotiation tactic. Well keep on it, and let us know who else goes through those doors. Dan lothian, thank you very much. You know, as we watch this story playing out, each side wants the other to give in. Or at least give a little more in the fiscal tugofwar. In a little less than a couple of minutes now, well see what the republicans want from the democrats. 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Its funny to watch a senator or congressman who got himself elected by promising the citizens of his state that he would go to washington to reform government, not raise taxes to pay paper over problems deciding that when they havent done that and the going gets rough that they have an argument with me. So that is Grover Norquist if you dont already know. You probably should because he is making a lot of tv appearances. That was piers morgan tonight last night. His group, american for tax reform is behind that notax pledge thats signed by the majority of republicans in congress. But now a few highprofile members of the gop are openingly questioning their pledge and saying it may stand in the way of getting a fiscal cliff deal done. Thats one side of the equation. In exchange, those republicans say, look, well back down. But not if we dont get something for it. We want some entitlement reform. Here are the big three entitlements social security, medicaid, and medicare, combined they make up 43 of federal spending last year. Joining me is john avalon, cnn contributor, senior Political Columnist for newsweek and the daily beast. And all around very smart person. You have a column out about this. Its great reading. A lot of math in it. Tons of math. I was told there would be no math, but theres math. A chevy chase line that bears repeating. Math means two sides of the equation. Math is not partisan. Math is not partisan. Theres coverage about republicans and what theyre willing to do to give up their pledge to raise revenue. And theres not seemingly as much talk about what the democrats need to do. How much do democrats need to give up in the spending column and what do they need to give up in the spending column. Thats right. Thats why we need to look at the picture. Most of the debate has been on republicans. Being willing to give on tax revenues and rebuking Grover Norquist in the process. Thats only part of the equation. Lindsay graham, one of the republican senators who put distance between himself and gloefrs brid and grovers l said, im willing to give a little but only if entitlements on the table. We need to get a deal done and define the common ground. Whats interesting, the failed committees, bowlessimpson, obama the gang of six. The gang of six. We have specifics. We have a basis for common ground. Its time to hold their feet to the fire on specifics. Both sides have to give. It feels like mideast peace were trying to achieve. Almost as complicated. How similar are those three plans . Can there be a marriage of the three . Where do we stand in terms of figuring out of those plans works, what doesnt, or do we have to come up with a whole fourth agenda no. Thats the good news. Despite the failures of the debates to date, we have a roadmap. Therell is a lot of overlap. One of the interesting things, out of the Obama Boehner grand plan that failed, we had leaked documents that were given to bob woodward that showed the Obama Administration was willing to give a lot on entitlement reform, significant amounts. And issues like gradually raising the eligibility age for medicare which could save a quarter of a billion dollars over ten years. Some people say thats chump change, a quarter of a billion dollars over ten years. The joke in washington, a billion here, billion there, pretty soon youre talking real money quarter of a trillion. Yeah. Quarter of a trillion dollars. They still say chump change. Like death by 1,000 paper cuts at this point its not perfect if you cant make enemy of the good, no ones paying attention. You are so good. You should be a writer. I thought about that, but i decided tv instead. Everybody talks about the defense warnings the president came up with are colossal. Is that not enough to assuage republicans . Are they really focusing on the entitlement . The three, big three entitlement reforms . Everybody knows if theyre honest you need three things to get a deal done. You need spending cuts. You need tax revenue increases. And you need entitlement reform. And so this is where whether its bowlessimpson, except for the professional activists do you call them wing nuts, or are they beyond wing nuts . Wing nuts is a specialized term for a kind of crazy. These are more hardcore activists and ideologues. Theyre the problem in t washington. People say this will come down to two people obama and boehner and whether they can get their ducklings to follow them. Herding the cats question. Boehners hand is strengthened after this election. Republicans need to understand that that ideological obstructionism was rejected by the electorate. President obama is a stronger position in to see get the deal done. May look a lot like what was almost done two years ago. The difference is weve got to get it done now. Like the election. We went through all that trouble and money and have the same things still, right . A big difference. I think the folks realize they got to get something done now. Its great reading. Thank you. I recommend people do that. Come back. Any time. Love to see you. Best of the season to you. You, too. Thanks. And remember were at 35 days, folks. Thats all thats left until you pop the cork for new years. Then you deal with your bank account later. If we dont get a deal done, automatic spending cuts go into effect. And tax cuts expire. That means you and me, you can keep one the news and analysis on the fiscal cliff by clicking on cnn. Com. With scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. Fully customize it for your trading process from thought to trade, on every screen. And all in real time. Which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. 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I stood out there for 13 hours. Get what, there are critics who say what i looked at and the hassles those people went through were all a big republican plan to suppress the democratic turnout. Now i was in a heavily dominated republican district. But ill tell you what its been the claim of at least several former republican officials that were interviewed by the Palm Beach Post. Among those, that person, the former governor, republican government Charlie Crist who left the party and turned independent. And jim greer, former chairman. Republican party of florida. We should give you full disclosure here. Mr. Greer is under indictment currently, accused of stealing 200,000 from the Republican Party through a Bogus Campaign fundraising operation. He denies that allegation, and he in turn is suing the party for 5 million saying that the leader knew what he was doing and that it was a strategic effort to actually get paid. They voiced no objection to it. Those are the claims and counterclaims, and mr. Greer is kind enough to join me live now. So the first question, mr. Greer, is this are you making these claims to the Palm Beach Post which are serious, suggesting that this is all about voter suppression, what i saw when i was in florida, those long, long lines and the dmflt voti difficulty in voting and difficulty in voting early, are you saying this because youre accused of stealing money from the state Republican Party . No. Ive always had a difference of opinion about how the Republican Party should win elections. When i was chairman, ashleigh, i created an africanamerican advisory council, hispanic advisory council, appointed the First Black Department head within the Republican Party. After i left, they abolished all that, they got rid of those people within the party. Ive always had a difference in how we should win elections. And after i was forced out by the extreme right and the wing nuts of the party, i felt it was important for voters and citizens to find out what really goes on behind the curtain of the Republican Party. Then my im very curious because in this very lengthy interview that but with the post, you named people specifically, andy palmer, brett paider, jim rimes, kurt pepper, rich heavily, frank terrafirma, and you said they were in meetings specifically talking about how the voter turnout efforts on the democratic parity are going to kill the republicans efforts on winning florida. Let me quote quickly, i think you said something about im going to quote your words, in the races i was involved in in 2008, when we started seeing the increase of turnout and the turnout operations that the democrats were doing in early voting, it certainly sent a chill down our spines. If those people that you mentioned were talking about strategies on stopping people from voting, why didnt you fire them all . Thats a very good question. When youre chairman of the party and particularly at that time, there were things that i wouldnt allow to happen at the party. I did not, ashleigh, and neither did governor crist allow any elections bills to move forward that would have restricted voting, that would have suppressed the minority vote. If you will notice after governor crist was forced out of the party, after i was forced out as chairman, they all got together, and in 2010 is when they passed those election laws. So as chairman, i did not agree with, nor did i permit the Party Consultants to form that legislation, get that legislation through, but when we were gone, when i was gone, they certainly did it in the immediate session right after i was removed as chairman or resigned as chairman. But why didnt you Say Something then . I mean, even at the time that you heard these things being bandied about . Im a new american, ive been through two elections now. I stood in a long line to vote in 2008. And i made a huge effort because i had to work the election to vote early through an absentee ballot in connecticut. I am i just find it despicable to hear conversations about making sure that some people dont get the chance to vote because you dont like how they vote. How could you have stayed quiet . Well i didnt stay quiet when i was chairman. I didnt permit it to happen. I didnt authorize it, i directed it not to move forward. When those consultants and some legislative leaders approached me about putting forth election changes to the law so that would benefit the Republican Party, i didnt agree to it. They asked me to talk to governor crist. I told them at that time i knew the governor would support me on the position and would veto anything that changed vogue laws to keep people from voting. At that time, i didnt permit. It i stopped it. I didnt authorize. I wouldnt allow any funding for it. They wanted funding to be paid out of the party to do certain things. You didnt move ahead because you saw the supermajorities in florida they got this bill through congress through their legislature. And h. B. 1355 is what many people say led to the calamity that we witnessed on election day. So thats right. You could have said stuff earlier before the election, you could have gone to the press. I mean, maybe you lost your power to do something about it, but you didnt lose your voice. Well, if youll notice in january is when i resigned as chairman, when the party was taken over by the extreme right. I resigned in january. The legislative session started in march. And thats when they put the elections bill that they wanted through, in march of that year. I started talking about these issues shortly after that. Sunday wasnt the first time. Its the first time what i have said has been confirmed by other people, people that had the courage to finally come out and say what jim greer has been saying all along is, in fact, the truth. But when i was chairman, i didnt permit it. When i was forced out in january by the people who want to win elections by not playing by the rules, they want to change the rules, they took over the party. And shortly thereafter i started talking about this. This passed week was not the first time i brought these issues up. But ashleigh, when i was chairman, i done permit it. I did not authorize it. I tried to make the Republican Party a different type of party. A party that was inclusive. A party that would talk about what it stands for, not trying to keep people from voting. But when i was forced out do you think rick scott, the Current Governor of florida, is in collusion with these consultants and planners in their strategy to try to curb the democratic vote . Do you think the current republican governor of florida knew all about this and was in on it all the way along . Well, let me say this the consultants, the political sc consultants, theyre the ones that run the party if you dont have a strong chairman. I was a strong chairman. They didnt like that. I had the support of governor crist i want to know about this Current Governor. What do you know and what do you think about Governor Scott . Yeah, Governor Scott yeah, Governor Scott and the current and past legislative leadership, they believe in winning at all costs. They believe that we have to governor crist governor crist to his point when he was governor, he said, this was talked about in 2008. He didnt like the talk, and he said, ill veto anything that comes my way if the Legislature Passes stuff like that. That curtails the ability for people to vote. Do you think that the current republican governor, rick scott, didnt have the same opinion and said i will not veto anything like that, in fact, i think its a good idea . I need to know whether you think he did this or not. Yeah. Ashleigh, absolutely. Governor scott agrees with and believes in what the Republican Party political strategists, what the legislative leaders have done with the elections law was he in on any of the meetings . No. He wasnt. We didnt reeally know Governor Scott at that time. He wasnt on our radar screen. Aim glad to talk to you. Im very, very disappointed that this conversation would go on without one screaming from a mountaintop, stop, its bad and unamerican. Thank you, i do appreciate you, mr. Greer, for coming on and talking. Thank you. I do have to say that we certainly reached out again and weve been doing this for many days to Governor Scotts office on this story. He certainly had a chance to read this. Its a florida newspaper, his state. And so in deference here, Governor Scotts office sent us this, very kind. A statement here to cnn. It says this, Governor Scott is focused on how florida can run Fair Elections where all eligible voters can participate. And he has said we must restore the peoples confidence in our electoral process. He is encouraging florida legislators to have a bipartisan, open, and vigorous discussion about what changes may need to be made to current florida election law in the upcoming session. He is open to legislative changes. And that comes to us by way of melissa sellers. Kind Communications Director in Governor Scotts office. Still, no specifics about those very serious accusations made by not just mr. Greer but also the former governor, rick scott, and another consultant excuse me, Charlie Crist, and another that remains anonymous for what thats worth. [ woman ] ring. Ring. Progresso. I just finished a bowl of your new light Chicken Pot Pie soup and its so rich and creamy. 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Twice she was injured and disfigured and her husband was killed. On the third attempt, the aassassins won. This time they left nothing to chance either. She was pulled from her minivan while driving her daughter to school. She was tortured, stabbed, beaten to death. Her body was left in a ditch. She reportedly had begged her killers to spare her childs life. Cnns senior Latin Affairs reporter rafael romo joins us. Why on earth did they come after her as she stepped down last year . Reporter there are two possibilities. One is that she switched political parties. Had officials are saying that her political affiliation didnt have anything to do with the other possibility and this is a report that appeared in the mexican newspaper is that her husband, who was shot and killed in the first attack against her back in october of 2009, might have been at one point in his life involved in Drug Trafficking. So thats the two lines of investigation that authorities in mexico are looking at at this point. And what about the daughter who was still in the vehicle as her mother was driving her to school . Is she okay . Reporter she is she is doing okay. That was just an incredible thing that happened. She was taking her daughter to school one morning. It was about 8 30 in the morning, rush hour. And right there in the middle of a busy street, this group of armed men stopped the car and attacked her. And she she was dragged away by this group and her daughter witnessed the whole thing, witnesses say she was crying hysterically. She was not touched, luckily. And what about this report now, the bbc saying that two dozen mayors now have been killed in mexico because they are targeted for taking that authoritative position . Is this something that theyre getting a handle on . Is this running amok . Is there any chance for someone who wants to actually try to tackle this problem in mexico . Reporter it is a mixed picture. If you look at the northern states, those states that are right at the border with the United States where most of the violence has happened in the last few years, the government saturated those areas with the mexican military and the federal police. So violence at those states is coming down. However, in states like where this happened to the mayor, it has been the center of a violent turf war between two drug cartels, and that may be a reason why this happened to the mayor. Just a very sad and violent story. Rafael romo, thank you. Reporter thank you. If you want to read more about this and certainly there is a lot more to it, check out our cnn. Com stories on this page. Stop stop stop come back here humans we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. Thats why Liberty Mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car replacement. 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View from looked at prolonged unemployment or the continuous efforts at getting a job and being rejected and how that affects your health. Reporter exactly. Few people have looked at repeated layoffs, getting laid off again and again and again, and what that does to you. And these researchers did a good job of trying to single that out to see what it does. And what they found is that getting laid off, especially over and over again, is as big a risk factor for Heart Disease as smoking. As bad for you as smoking. Look at these numbers. These are compared to people who never got laid off. If you get laid off once, youve got a 22 higher chance of having a heart attack compared to someone whos never been laid off. Three times, 52 higher. Four or more times, 63 higher. And it wasnt just the stress of not having a job, it was also just the stress of really kind of the trauma of being told over and over again that youve lost your job. So is it a is there a connection to depression . Is there something about could antianxiety medications defuse these risks . Reporter there is a link to depression in several ways, especially this one. When people lose their job theyre likely to become depressed. When people become depressed theyre likely to stop taking medications theyre supposed to take for health problems. Thats an issue. Another issue is that theres just stress at not knowing where your next paycheck is going to come from, not having a paycheck at all. You know, have you ever been almost in a car accident, like youre sort of narrow you narrowly avoid a car accident . You can feel the adrenaline. You can feel the adrenaline in your system. Imagine having adrenaline in your system all the time. Its terrible, and it can narrow your arteries, raise your cholesterol, terrible for your heart. Sometimes you wary that going to work is awfully stressful as well. They suggest not going i even more stressful than going to a stressful job . Reporter yes, it seems that way. 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He was then frenetically instructed to squeeze the juice and drink from them and put the oranges in his pants in order to represent gaining his testicles. The symbolic absence of them supposedly being a cause of his homosexuality. In retrospect, these practices fall on a range between absurd to disturbing. That was one of the plaintiffs in this case. And joining me now is cnns alan duke, whos written extensively on this. Whos involved in this lawsuit . And what are the claims that are being made . Michael ferguson, who you saw, was 19 when he underwent this reparative therapy or conversion therapy at jona, a new jerseybased organization, that offers this. And there were three others. Two were 17 when they started. Their parents joined or at least their moms joined this lawsuit, wanting their money back and wanting damages for the damage that they say psychologically, mental damage they say that happened here. They say that this therapy caused them depression, an excite, selfdestructive behavior that has taken years, its been four years since any since these plaintiffs have been involved in this. And now they say generally theyre doing fine, but its cost them a lot of money. One guy lost a year of work and wants that money back. So as i understand it, this lawsuit is suggesting that this is fraud, this entire therapy is fraudulent and intentional, i assume, if theyre calling it fraud. What whats the defense here . Are there witnesses they can bring forward to say we went through this therapy and it worked for us . Well, the center that is being sued and counselors on, their web site they have testimonials from some people who say that it did help me. So there will be a debate about this. This is something that the American Psychiatric association has discredited, and its as you say, its been outlawed in california at least for those under 18 as of january 1. So of course the people who deliver the services say its a First Amendment thing. A freedom of speech thing. Weve should be able to offer this therapy. But interestingly, in new jersey they have a very a very strong Consumer Fraud act. And thats what theyre suing under, the strategy is unusual here in that theyre saying this was fraud. You said you could cure me, you didnt. In fact, you hurt me. Thats the legal strategy. They hope to duplicate it in other states. The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified at least 70 such providers around the country. And i think theyre going after some of the others next. Well have to watch this. Its fascinating to see what the cases what the arguments are in court. Alan duke, thank you very much. Nice to see you. By the way, should mention here that the American Medical Association is opposed to what it calls socalled cures like conversion therapy. 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Ouch thats angus t. Jones known as jake on the show. Maybe shes follows in the twisted career path of Charlie Sheen who was dumped. Jones went tonight say the shows part of the enemys plan, end quote and, quote, you cant be a Godfearing Christian and be on a show like that, end quote. Hes under contract for the next year. He makes over 300,000 per episode. So is he heading into legal trouble . Is calling the show filth a deal breaker . A fireable offense . Can he be forced to perform on a show they apparently despises . Is there anything wrong with biting the hand that feeds you . Good question for a man named joey jackson who knows the law like anyone else what did you say about cnn . What did you say about your employer . I love working here. The best we all watch the Charlie Sheen nuttiness play out. This is a specific and sober, it would seem, young man, specifically disparaging the program hes on and beg his viewers not to watch. Sure. Fireable offense, contract he must how is this going to pay out . Hes a young man growing up. Hes been with the same cast, its family, since he was 8. Hes 19 now. Its a long time now, hes found some religion and it interferes with what the dynamics of the show are. Hes speaking out. Should he do it . Absolutely not. This is your employer. When youre making 300,000 an episode, twoyear contract, 7. 8 million, you may want to be a little nicer. And because of that, generally in contracts there are a couple of clauses important. One a nondisparagement clause. It says you dont bite, as you said, the hand that feeds you. Dont disparage me. About your employer. You are wonderful. Dont say anything at all what our parents say. If you dont have anything nice to say, dont say anything. You dont want viewers to have the show and evaluate it in a wrong or negative light. So its an issue and it could potentially be a fireable offense. So now youre the producers of the show and you have this guy out there saying that your product is worthless or phfilth how he describes. Do you force him to continue . Do you cut ties . Do they have a right to force him to work . I think so. Forcing anyone to work, you cant, its involuntary servitude. If i dont want to work, i watch tv, maybe two and a half men, take it easy. Not if youre him. As a result of that hes under contract, which requires him to work. So what that what happens you give back money 7. 8 million that you took and you therefore exit gracefully. What they can also do, as we saw with Charlie Sheen, he was killed off, right . In the last episode i guess or the new episode beginning in the season. He in this case, this particular actor, went to the army. So maybe a good segue for the show writers to lead them im writing for them. My question is, if they think hes really valuable and they have a contract, but they cant force him to work, they can thus force him to sit out and take no other work . Because if youre undercontract the issue is that it has to be honored. As a result of that, you fulfill those obligations. And i think this would go to arbitration. Probably an arbitration clause. What does it mean . It means neutral third party they evaluate what happens, you stay out of court, someone listens, theyre not in a black robe, theyre listening, and you see what happens. Lets hope