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Barney Frank calls for cuts in military spending

Rep. Barney Frank joined Rachel Maddow to talk about the White House spending and the military budget. Frank sees hypocrisy when conservatives want greater military spending but complain about the White House budget. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Mar. 2, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Isikoff: Discrepancies in CIA tapes story

Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff talked with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow about reports that the CIA destroyed 92 tapes showing harsh interrogations. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Mar. 2, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

John Dean: Bush terror memos close to ‘unconstitutional dictator’

Lawyers told President Bush that he could detain anyone in the country without a warrant or order a military raid on them if they were terrorists. Author John Dean talked to MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann about how it was determined who was a terrorist. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast…

Letterman calls Limbaugh ‘bonehead,’ ‘gangster’

David Letterman joked with Katie Couric about Rush Limbaugh’s address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). “What about this bonehead Rush Limbaugh? Honest to God, I mean, what is going on there? He gets up in Washington and he’s the keynote speaker at some function and he comes up…

Ron Paul: ‘Pretty sad’ that Limbaugh is GOP leader

Rep. Ron Paul told CNN’s John Roberts that Democrats would like to frame Rush Limbaugh as the leader of the Republican Party. “He is a leader,” said Paul. “But I think it’s also a little bit polarizing and confrontational and I think that’s why the Democrats are bragging that Limbaugh…

Alleged McCain mistress denies affair

Lobbyist Vicki Iseman spoke with CBS’ Maggie Rodriguez to set the record straight about her alleged affair with Sen. John McCain that was alluded to during the 2008 presidential campaign. This video is from CBS’ The Early Show, broadcast Mar. 2, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Supreme Court considers prisoners’ right to DNA evidence

CNN’s Kate Bolduan reported that the Supreme Court is considering whether inmates have a right to DNA evidence that could exonerate them. 44 states and the District of Columbia allow prisoners access to DNA evidence. Six states do not allow it. This video is from CNN.com, broadcast Mar. 1, 2009.…

Rove: Bush administration ‘fulfilled’ it’s Katrina responsibilities

Karl Rove blamed Louisiana’s former Democratic Governor for failures during Katrina and absolved the Bush Administration. “The government official who was responsible for managing Katrina under the Stafford Act was the governor of Louisiana and she lost office in large measure due to the poor quality of her performance,” Rove…

DL Hughley: GOP convention ‘looked like Nazi Germany’

CNN’s D.L. Hughley talked to Chuck D and RNC Chairman Michael Steele about the Republican Party’s attempts to gain popularity in the black community. Steele tried to establish his credibility with Chuck D by referencing the neighborhood where he grew up. “And what struck me about hip-hop as a genre,…

Gates: Obama ‘more analytical’ than Bush

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told NBC’s David Gregory that that are difference between President Obama and President Bush. Partial transcript GATES: I think that probably President Obama is somewhat more analytical, and he makes sure he hears from everybody in the room on an issue. And if they don’t…