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Interview with former secretary robert gates. joining me is john king, fareed zakaria, what did you think of the defense secretary? >> well, hes a very impressive man. i thought it was an excellent interview, wolf. i thought what came through more than anything was the seriousness with which he took these decisions. he was very honest about the areas that he was wrong but what you sense when you listen to a man like robert gates is how many decisions in foreign policy are not 90/10 decisions. th...

>> they give each other puzzles to solve. . >> he is hoping around with no shirt on. and chuck woolery is there. >> chuck was there for awhile. but then he got a little too crazy. next topic. the university of colorado, they have one there, has suspended a culturally diverse for running a phone sex business. they operated a website featuring nude photos and an option to chat with her in person for $1.49 a minute. that is a bargain. said the 54-year-olds daughter, that killed the whole buzz. >> i...

Bernankes farewell press conference. they were talking about fiscal drag and the percentage and a half off of growth this year. the jobs that have not been created as a result of the fiscal policy. >> he thinks we should have a bigger deficit? >> he said spend more in the short term and cut back more in the long term. >> what about this argument, what are you hearing, senator brown? youve got 45 republicans in the senate, they can filibuster this baby if they want. do you think they will when ha...

Fiscal policy. >> he thinks we should have a bigger deficit? >> he said spend more in the short term and cut back more in the long term. >> what about this argument, what are you hearing, senator brown? youve got 45 republicans in the senate, they can filibuster this baby if they want. do you think they will when harkin moves the bill? >> ive been part of two minimum wage increases one in the senate and the house in 07. president bush came around because he saw the public support for it. the sen...

Changing consumer taste led to a bloody end for another physical media icon. >> i think its kind of sad. i used to love going with the family. >> reporter: nostalgia mocked on "south park." >> all on blu-ray or dvd. >> you should try to get on the ancient civilization sew so people could see how cultures used to live. >> im upset its gone. i dont think it will be back considering all the latest in technology that people have now. >> reporter: "seinfeld" reminds us how people used to get and retu...

To survive. you know? feed my three children because its really hard to get a job out there even though i have all the qualifications. you know? they still dont hire people. >> the republican-led congress has done it again and by that i mean theyve done nothing again. on friday, millions of americans hit a crisis point when the food stamp program was cut 5%. thats $5 billion over the next year alone. a supplemental funds from the 2009 stimulus ran out. to put it in context, s.n.a.p. recipients g...

Contact and make a difference. >> you talk about iowa. let me ask you about this quote in "time" magazine in reference to iowa and you running for president. here is your quote, tell me if its correct. im not doing anything inconsistent with running. how is that. that is what you said. is that a yes, or certainly moving more in the yes category? >> i think what it says, at some point down the road youre going to make a decision, you have to put yourself in a decision where you have a choice to m...

Im not doing anything inconsistent with running. how is that. that is what you said. is that a yes, or certainly moving more in the yes category? >> i think what it says, at some point down the road youre going to make a decision, you have to put yourself in a decision where you have a choice to make. if youre just sitting back and not paying any attention or not doing anything to put yourself in a position where you have a viable opportunity, then you foreclose that decision. >> is it 50/50, 51...

Really weak challengers. >> what will that make it today, 50/50? >> actually, 51/49 for republicans. >> now going back and forth. >> look, this is -- you cant help but think, with seven opportunities, theyve got to pick up six. by the way, the two republican seats that could be competitive for democrats, you know, this snake bit party, you cant just help but wonder whether or not the bad luck -- >> one of the tea party guys. its interesting to me. we talk about the republicans on offense here. c...

Seven days you just put in barely gives you enough to survive the next three days. >> with metro cards going up, with the taxi going up, you go to the store now a 99 cent bag of chips is$1.49. everything is going up and balances out. minimum wage going up to $8.75, thats what theyre talking about. >> in new york state theyre passing a minimum wage law. >> for one, its taking too long, it should have been done years ago. its not enough in the state of new york. i live on broadway in midtown manha...