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and you are watching aljazeera america live from new york. i m jonathan betz, and we deal with the heated debate on capitol hill as president obama defends the deal. harsh criticism from both parties, many who don t believe that iran will hold up their end of the bargain. libby casey did the senators get the answers they were looking for? reporter: jonathan, they certainly did get answers some of which they general winnley seemed to be after. they had real questions about the details of this iran deal. and that was laid out to great pain today. some in congress, and especially republics will be satisfied by anything the obama administration has to say. [ applause ] it was the first opportunity for the chief u.s. negotiator to publicly defend his iran deal before congress. the alternative to the deal that we have reached is not what we have seen some ads on tv suggesting disingenerously. it is a better deal some sort of unicorn arraignment involving iran s comple ....
over, and a girl was on the ground. her infant daughter only survived for a few more hours. that s the last time i hold her. megan s mom marianne had the unimaginable task of burying both her daughter and granddaughter in the same casket. then she waited for months as the shooter remained on the run. i go to the cemetery a couple times a week. i keep telling her, praying he will be caught. today justice, devin was shot and killed during an fbi raid. god spared me of the pain of going through court and dealing with everything. he s in god s hands now. he lived just a block away from the original crime scene. he was the only suspect. they found him guilty before he went to trial. today his family said he had been hiding. didn t think he would get a fair trial. they believe he s innocent. that s why he ran, because he knew he didn t stand a chance. his family should be ashamed of themselves they all knew where he was, where he was hiding. megan s mo ....
specifically blamed mcconnell for his push not being successful. the truth is if the majority leader hadn t opposed us we could have insisted that iran recognizes israel s right to exist and released its hostages before any sanctions are lifted. he told reporters. more now on what s in store for the senate from a capitol hill reporter. good morning to you. good morning. explain this criticism and where it came from? has this been long simmering between senator ted cruz and the majority leader mitch mcconnell? yes, to answer you briefly. cruz is running a campaign that is essentially running against republicans in washington and trying to showcase himself as the conservative leading the charge against what he considers the washington cartel. they have been fighting over strategy ranging over the budget conference in 2013. the government shutdown in 2014. there was a fight over immigration at the end of last year. we have numerous tactical battles. this is the lat ....
in the 1940s and putting together the concept of income we now use today under the income tax they were neglecting the adverse effect on the labor force and it wasn t unknown. the godfather of the income tax henry simons and one of the two leading godfathers admitted that it would damage the economy and his current disciples don t want you to remember that or they ve forgotten it. here s what simons said about income taxation. income taxation is broadly an instrument of economic control. a means of mitigating economic inequality which we ll assume that moderation of inequality is an important objective of approximately see and perceived income tax is devices for effecting it. the case for drastic progression in taxation must be rested on the case of inequality on the ethical or aesthetic judgment that the prevailing distribution of wealth and income reveals a degree and/or kind of inequality which is distinctly evil or unlovely. not particularly scientific. in fact, it ....
they host a forum today on federal investments on innovation and science. newt gingrich and business specialist along with academic researchers will be talking about the issues our live coverage just about to get underway on c-span3. as we wait for senator warren, we ll bring you a story from the associated press regarding the iran nuclear deal president obama traveling in ethiopia, and the ap reporting he delivered a belittling rebuke of republican white house hopefuls monday calling their attack on his landmark nuclear deal ridiculous, if it weren t so sad. obama suggested the rhetoric from some gop candidates was an attempt to divert attention from donald trump. a wealthy businessman whose popularity is con founding the republican field. maybe quoting, maybe it gets attention, maybe this is just an effort to push mr. trump out of the headlines, it s not the kind of leadership that is needed for america right now. the associate press quoting president obama during a n ....