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US Senators from introduce export bill

U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte are teaming up to help small businesses make the most of their export opportunities. Full story

Will military allow female Army Rangers and Navy Seals?

   The door for over 237,000 military combat jobs has opened, but that doesn’t mean other elite military units aren’t still boys clubs. Sources tell NBC that a potential schedule has been drawn to allow women to begin special forces training as early as 2015. Now’s Alex Wagner is joined by NBC’s Jim Mi

Video Shows Workers Offering 'Obamaphones' To Those Vowing To Sell Them For Drugs

A Republican senator renewed his criticism of a government-backed program that hands out cell phones after an undercover video showed vendors helping people obtain the phones even after saying they wanted to sell them for drugs and other items. The video was released by conservative activist James O Full story

NSA Director testifies before Congress

   Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gives his take on NSA Director Keith Alexander’s testimony before Congress on Tuesday. Alexander answered questions about NSA spying programs that have sparked the debate between privacy and protection.

Sen. Menendez on Syria: ‘We need to tip the scales’

   Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., joins Daily Rundown guest host Peter Alexander to talk about how President Barack Obama should handle the strategy in Syria, discusses his concerns surrounding NSA leaks, and explains his position on immigration reform saying he believes something will be accomplished by J

Why Dems, GOP are having trouble filling Senate seats

   Many senators skipped a recent briefing held by senior intelligence officials on NSA surveillance programs, and the Morning Joe panel -- including former White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod -- discusses this and a Wall Street Journal article on why filling U.S. Senate seats is proving to be dif

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  Joe Manchin's 'personal dispute' with the NRA

Politico Playbook: "Sen. Joe Manchin, co-author of a plan to expand background checks on gun sales, is launching a TV ad to defend himself from attacks by the powerful National Rifle Association," writes John Bresnahan. Mike Allen joins Morning Joe to discuss.

  Obama cleared some major political hurdles during first term

Jonathan Alter shares details from his new book, “The Center Holds: Obama and his Enemies,” which talks about some of the pitfalls and successes for the president during the budget fights of 2011 and the 2012 reelection campaign.

  Senate cmte votes down chain of command change in military sexual assault bill

MSNBC contributor and former marine Goldie Taylor talks with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about Senate hearings on sexual assault in the military.

  2: Senators discuss Syria, NSA leaks

Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Mark Udall visit Meet the Press to discuss the U.S. decision to arm Syrian rebels and the recent NSA leaks.

  Blumenthal hopeful background check legislation will return

Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., member of the Armed Services and Judiciary Committees, joins Mara Schiavocampo to discuss the U.S. government’s decision to provide small arms to the rebels in Syria. He says the endgame in Syria has to include avoiding any ground-war, however, tipping the scales

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