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MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologized once again on Saturday for saying that he felt 'uncomfortable' calling killed soldiers 'heroes.'Hayes unleashed a furious backlash last Sunday for the comments. (Many also came to his defense.) He was explaining why he worried that the term could be used to justify potentially unjust war policy. Hayes apologized on Monday, saying that he was 'deeply sorry' for the statements.On his next show, Hayes started off by flashing various headlines about the controversy, saying that he had 'cringed' when he saw them. He recounted some of the responses he had received, and said that he agreed with the anger in them.'Who was I to say who is and isn't a hero?' he said. 'It hardly seems like it's a designation that is mine to deny or even to confer.'Then, with the emotion in his voice clear, Hayes tried to explain further what he had been getting at:NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: 'TODAY' Show correspondent Matt Lauer attends the 'TODAY' Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Ann Curry attends the TIME 100 Gala celebrating TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images for TIME)WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Savannah Guthrie attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Al Roker attends the 2012 Matrix Awards Luncheon at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Television Journalist Brian Williams speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

In the eternal battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has just taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, a former elite agent for spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue. In 48 hours, she plans to unleash a diabolical device designed to not only bring her canine enemies to heel but take down her former kitty comrades and make the world her scratching post. Faced with this immediate and unprecedented threat, cats and dogs will be forced to work together for the first time in history in an unlikely alliance to save themselves--and their beloved humans--from global cat-astrophe. It's time for the fur to fly. The comedy 'Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,' a blend of live action, state-of-the-art puppetry and computer animation, stars Christina Applegate, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Marsden, Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Joe Pantoliano, Katt Williams, Chris O'Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Fred Armisen, and Paul Rodriguez.

In honor of Memorial Day, the Up w/ Chris Hayes panel - including The Nation editor Liliana Segura, BusinessInsider.com editor Michael Brendan Dougherty, New York Daily News columnist John McWhorter, and Newsweek/The Daily Beast online contributing writer Michelle Goldberg discuss the meaning of the holiday and are later joined by US Marine Lt. Col. Steve Beck as he recounts his experience as a casualty assistance officer assigned to inform families about the death of a loved one.

Up w/ Chris Hayes panelists Liliana Segura, associate editor of The Nation magazine; Michael Brendan Dougherty, politics editor of BusinessInsider.com; New York Daily News columnist John McWhorter; and Barry Scheck, co-director of the Innocence Project, talk about why witnesses sometimes wrongly identify perpetrators, and how those errors contribute to false convictions.

In their first Sunday news show appearance since the release of their controversial new book blaming Republicans for Washington's dysfunction, Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute talk with Up host Chris Hayes and panelists Michelle Bernard, of the Bernard Center, and MSNBC political analyst Michael Steele discuss the historical and ideological divergence of the Republican and Democratic Parties, and the future of Republican obstructionism in the era of dark money.

In their first Sunday news program appearance since the release of their controversial new book blaming Republicans for Washington's dysfunction, Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute talk with Up host Chris Hayes and panelists Michelle Bernard, of the Bernard Center, and MSNBC political analyst Michael Steele talk about the cultural and historical forces behind the Republican Party's shift to the extreme right.

Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute make their first appearance on a Sunday news program since the release of their controversial new book, 'It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism.' Mann and Ornstein talk with Up host Chris Hayes and panelists Michelle Bernard, of the Bernard Center, and MSNBC political analyst Michael Steele talk about what they say is the extreme rightward drift of the Republican Party.

Up w/ Chris Hayes panelists Michael Steele, MSNBC political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National Committee; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Michelle Bernard, founder, president and CEO of The Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy; and Bob Herbert, former New York Times columnist and now a distinguished senior fellow at the progressive think tank Demos, discuss efforts by Republican governors across the country to role back collective bargaining rights.

Up w/ Chris Hayes panelists Michael Steele, MSNBC political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National Committee; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Michelle Bernard, founder, president and CEO of The Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy; and Bob Herbert, former New York Times columnist and now a distinguished senior fellow at the progressive think tank Demos, and guest John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation, discuss Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's evisceration of collective bargaining rights for public workers, and examine the future of organized labor nationally.

Up w/ Chris Hayes panelists Michael Steele, MSNBC political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National Committee; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Michelle Bernard, founder, president and CEO of The Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy; and Bob Herbert, former New York Times columnist and now a distinguished senior fellow at the progressive think tank Demos, and guest John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation, debate whether the fierce partisanship and excessive spending in Wisconsin's recall election foreshadow what's to come for national elections as well.

Up w/ Chris Hayes panelists Michael Steele, MSNBC political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National Committee; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Michelle Bernard, founder, president and CEO of The Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy; and Bob Herbert, former New York Times columnist and now a distinguished senior fellow at the progressive think tank Demos, and guest John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation, talk about the tidal wave of dark money flowing in from special interests in the Wisconsin recall election.

Up w/ Chris Hayes panelists Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Michelle Bernard, founder, president and CEO of The Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy; and Bob Herbert, former New York Times columnist and now a distinguished senior fellow at the progressive think tank Demos, discuss the ferocious recall election in Wisconsin, and its implications for national politics.