Hillary Clinton Calls Administration's Health Care Plan "Conservative"

During a discussion at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls the current healthcare proposal conservative compared to systems used by other countries. (1:00)
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Clinton Says Obama's Outreach Efforts To Iran Are Most In "Last Thirty Years"

In a discussion at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C on Friday about the U.S Agenda for the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that President Obama's outreach efforts to the government and the people of Iran has not been done by a U.S. president in the last thirty years. (0:15)
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How Did Supreme Court Confirmation Battles Become So Contentious?

With a filibuster-proof 60 Democratic seats in the Senate, Judge Sonia Sotomayor has nothing to worry about. Unless the senators discover something completely unexpected and horrifying about her past, she will be the next Supreme Court justice. And yet she still faces heated opposition and rhetoric from the Republican minority.

How did Supreme Court confirmation battles become so contentious? And why do some nominees face loads of opposition while others sail through? TRNS Legal Affairs Correspondent Matthew S. Schwartz interviews various Supreme Court experts to try to figure out how things got quite so heated.

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Sen. Durbin (D-Ill.): 2000 guns cross US-Mexico border every day

Senator Durbin references a Brookings Institute study which found 2000 guns travel from the United States into Mexico every day, fueling violence among drug cartels. He believes that additional measures must be taken to address the problem. (00:26)
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