The Washington Post reports the Army is building $1.1 billion worth of military facilities in Afghanistan. And President-elect Obama is sending 3,000 more U.S. troops as well. Is this the right course of action? Rachel Maddow is joined by Washington Post columnist Bob Herbert. This video is from MSNBC’s The…

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ABC 7 reported: “Former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle, who shot an unarmed man on New Year’s Day, was arrested on Tuesday night. Twenty-two-year-old Oscar Grant III was killed as he lay facedown at Oakland’s Fruitvale BART station. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Jan. 13, 2009.” RAW STORY…

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CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux reported that Robert Gibbs confirmed that the Obama administration will end the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy but it will not be the first priority. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast Jan. 14, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Countdown’s Keith Olbermann talks about the ongoing troubles with the Justice Department including accusations that one of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ junior people sent racist e-mails and another was found to have lied to Congress about putting politics ahead of competence. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Jan.…

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Gathering his Cabinet together one last time, President George W. Bush declared his administration had achieved ‘a good, solid’ record and gave thanks to both his closest aides and Americans across the country. This video is from The Associated Press, broadcast Jan. 13, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports that Israel is hesitant to answer questions about its use of white phosphorous weapons. CNN has more details here. This video is from CNN.com, broadcast Jan. 12, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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ABC 7 reported that there are similarities between the shooting of Oscar Grant by BART officer bares similarities to a 1992 shooting involving a BART officer. RAW STORY has more here. This video is from ABC 7, broadcast Jan. 12, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

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Stephen Colbert asked ACLU executive director Anthony Romero for his thoughts on president Bush leaving office. “I am that happy… eight days from now the very worse president for civil liberties is history — for eight long years,” said Romero. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, broadcast…

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Fox hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade and Gretchen Carlson talked with Glenn Beck who will soon be hosting his own show on Fox. Beck thinks that agents that participated in harsh interrogation techniques should follow the example of Jack Bauer from the television series “24″ and admit to torturing suspects.…

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In his final press conference, President Bush defended the federal response to hurricane Katrina. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and CNN’s Anderson Cooper set the record straight. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Jan. 12, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com This video is from CNN’s AC 360, broadcast…

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