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finally, if you thought american debt was worthless, think again. ill explain. first, here is my take. the american economy seems to have picked up. the dow jones industrial average is hovering around 13,000. the highest since the financial crisis began in may 2008. things do seem to be getting better. this is good news for president obama because theres a strong co-correlation between economic growth and a presidents prospects for re-election. the unemployment numbers are still pretty...

theblaze.com. happy friday lets get to our "starting point." protests happening right now in afghanistan, protesting the decision of some nato trops to burn korans. hundreds of people to surround the embassy. five people have been hurt. nick paton walsh is live for news kabul. whats the latest? >> well, what were hearing is that the west of the country, hurat, one of the main city theres. u.s. consulate in kabul, the u.s. consulate out there have a very angry crowd outside. hundreds of...

Again. >> and it comes just as the economy looks to be picking up again. but we could soon be pumping all our profit right back into our gas tanks. abcs diana alvear reports from los angeles. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and paula, good morning. let me tell you, i filled up my car yesterday at a cost of $4.29 a gallon. that sounds really painful. but it will seem like a bargain in just a couple of months. if $4 gas has you thinking about parking your car permanently, get ready because p...

The labor that goes with traveling the country nonstop. so hell do his part to pitch in, and i expect him to continue to do that. >> eric holcomb with the indiana republican party. eric, nice to see you this morning. thank you, sir. >> thank you, thomas. >> absolutely. heres other stories topping the news light now starting in los angeles where a former school teacher charged with molesting more than 20 young students is being arraigned in kofrmt police say they found about 600 lewd photograph...

Thus prices will not drop until we hit the magical barrier. >> reporter: when you see the price of crude oil peak as it did yesterday over $105 a barrel, it takes about a week until that cost shift end up here at the pump. patti ann: and, mike, as we mentioned small businesses take it especially hard. >> reporter: you know any business linked to transportation, which kind of is all of them, is going to have a hard time but we were looking at the food service industry. you regularly priced food s...

Crude traded above $105 yesterday, its highest in some nine months. lets look at the boards again. the breaking news in this hour, the dow hit above 13,000, now hovering 11 points below that mark. about 2,000 people protested outside a u.s. military base in afghanistan. u.s. helicopters fired flares to break up the crowd, which chanted and threw stones following reports that copies of the koran were burned inside bagram air base. labors reportedly found burnt copies of the holy books in the ...

Above $105 a barrel on monday after iran halted crude exports to britain and france. and american drivers are feeling the pain at the pump as prices have reached historic highs for this time of year. nbcs michelle franzen reports. >> reporter: if youre feeling the pinch on your wallet every time you fill up the tank -- >> its definitely hurt me in the pocket. >> reporter: -- youre not alone. >> i cant afford it you have to buy gas to get around. >> reporter: gas prices at an all-time high for th...

Really within a couple of points of the $13,000 level. its a key to people watching. its an important level psychologically, too. we have news pushing higher this morning. part of that is greece. we got earnings from home depot much better than expected. we had some analysts on saying this is the signal that the housing would turn. now, thats been there is some bat stuff out there. wal-mart came out with earnings. they were not as good as expected. that stock will be opening lower today. and oil...

>> we begin tonight with presidential politics. new numbers that underscore just how important our big debate here is tomorrow night and a new twist in the campai campaign conversation. a new cnn times poll shows a statistical dead heat this arizona. 36% for mitt romney, 32% for the surging rick santorum. add in a small santorum lead in michigan which also votes next tuesday, and what you get is a tense, volatile gop race as the final four candidates prepare for their first debate in n...

Sir, look forward to having you back. >> thank you. jon: well, have you filled up your car lately? you know gas prices are on the rise, the cost of oil today surging to $105 a barrel. thats not going to help. now the obama administration is saying its doing everything to increase domestic production but is that really the case? william la jeunesse is in live in huntington. >> reporter: its not and critics say that the policy should be renamed to some of the above, because it does not permit oili...