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Dollars to convert it. the special inspector general for afghanistan is it commanding answers from defense secretary chuck hagel. commanders determined as early as may of 2010 that there was no need for the facility, yet the military still moved ahead. i am deeply troubled that the military may have spent taxpayer funds on a construction project that should have been stopped. this waste of taxpayer money is not unique. in northern afghanistan. the state department spent $80 million on a ten year lease for a building to be used as a u.s. consulate that was later deemed to be too vulnerable to attacks, it too has been scrapped, shep. shepard: and the beat goes on, jennifer. the pentagon is warning of hiring freezes now and reduced facilities maintenance for the upcoming fiscal year. i guess they could use that 34 mil back, huh? this is because of automatic spending cuts that kicked in a few months ago of a congress as we all know failed to reach a budget cutting deal. a wounded war ver ....
reporter: and so the debate continues. this bill, though, has had no debate on it on capitol hill. we ll see if it gets a hearing in the next couple of weeks. jenna? jenna: and the beat goes on. all right, dan, interesting story we ll continue to follow. dan springer in seattle. jon: take a look at some new video just in to fox. the clashes go on in the capital of libya. the city of tripoli where it appears that anti-government protesters are clashing with supporters of the leader there, moammar ghadafi. tear gas has been launched on the east side of the city, and that looks like a tear gas canister being launched this. tripoli one of the few places in the country left that ghadafi controls. however, about a third of the population lives there, so it is a significant counterweight to the rest of the country that has gone to the rebels. we ll continue to keep an eye on the battling there and bring you any new developments as they become available. jenna: a lot closer to home, ....
Thing that americans are turned off by. they want to hear us engaged in debate and discourse and conversation about solutions. getting the economy back on the right track and securing our borders. securing our hold land. not the kind of pettiness that happens i guess internally within the gop machine and the democrat machine as people are positioning for future races. hearing that, another part of me says, well, and the beat goes on. what s new? sean: okay. it is getting kind of near crunch time. we expect probably in march, next month and april, that a lot of candidates are planning to make their announcement they are running for president. you have left the door open, up until now i assume you are getting closer to a decision. where stand at this moment? i don t have a date in mine. i will make the decision as things fall into place or ....
Thing that americans are turned off by. they want to hear us engaged in debate and discourse and conversation about solutions. getting the economy back on the right track and securing our borders. securing our hold land. not the kind of pettiness that happens i guess internally within the gop machine and the democrat machine as people are positioning for future races. hearing that, another part of me says, well, and the beat goes on. what s new? sean: okay. it is getting kind of near crunch time. we expect probably in march, next month and april, that a lot of candidates are planning to make their announcement they are running for president. you have left the door open, up until now i assume you are getting closer to a decision. where stand at this moment? i don t have a date in mine. i will make the decision as things fall into place or ....