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The country. everybody going into this thing really legitimate feels like they have got a chance if theyre in the top, 20, 25 teams. we havent seen this before. i mean, i just read a statistic before i came on the air here, jon. there will be 100 million brackets filled out. the chance of winning and filling them all out correctly is 9.2 quinn till i dont know. i dont know what qintillion is or how to proannounce it. i know this, 100 billion times nine billion. you think our deficit is bad, they...

>> the u.s. has the highest corporate tax rate in the world and with tax hikes kicking in for all, companies and individuals are stark cash in offshore -- are stashing cash in in places like the cayman islands. >>gretchen: how can we keep the u.s. from dodging these taxes? ask stuart varney. good morning. >> it is more important to ask how can we get corporations with $1 trillion overseas to bring it back home to stimulate the u.s. economy? the answer is very simple. you lower the corporate tax ...

Getting a 9.2 inches of snow. that sets a new record. 400 flights had to be canceled. but good news for all those stranded passengers, jenna. the kansas city airport is slowly resuming operations. as we see the sun start to pop through the clouds and at least one runway is open allowing people to get and out of kansas city. back to you. jenna: well take the good news where we can. claudia, thank you very much. last time we talked to claudia. yesterday she was in the snow. now a little bit of sun...

Nation right now with 9.2% unemployment. thats more than 400,000 people. the law, which takes effect on july 1st, will cut the current maximum weekly benefits from $535 a week down to $350 a week. thats a real cut. currently an unemployed worker can collect from 26 weeks. under the new law, its down to as little as 12 weeks. now, the average unemployed worker in the united states has been out of work 35 weeks. under the new law, about 170,000 long-term unemployment -- unemployed workers will los...

The united states unemployment rate is 7.9%. north carolina has the fifth highest jobless rate in the nation right now with 9.2% unemployment. thats more than 400,000 people. the law, which takes effect on july 1st, will cut the current maximum weekly benefits from $535 a week down to $350 a week. thats a real cut. currently an unemployed worker can collect from 26 weeks. under the new law, its down to as little as 12 weeks. now, the average unemployed worker in the united states has been out of...

Violence against women. one in three women on the planet will be victims of rape or violence in their lifetime. v day organizers ask folks around the world to dance to their song. break the chain in support of ending violence against those billion women. thousands are already rising up in manila today showing their support with their feet. and thats a good cause. now heres your first look at this mornings dish of scrambled politics. the state of north carolinas republican controlled legislatur...

Navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle. he was shot and killed at a gun range last week. thousands are expected at cowboys stadium in arlington, which is open to the public. a fellow vet is accused in his hurt. "triumph" is drifting in the gulf of mexico. a tugboat should arrive sometime this morning. the plan is to tow the ship to port in mexico and fly the passengers back to the u.s. no one was hurt. more and more americans are choosing to skip vacation often because of overwhelming demands at work. emp...

Researches in inge lantd studying more than 1500 musicians famous between 1956 and 2006. they found 137 of nthem or 9.2 percent of them were dead. that is a higher mortality rate than those in the general population. >> time to look at the sports stories new season but same results. lebr lebron james and the heat. suddenly the lashgs cant lose. 194 for the fourth straight win. they are back for 500 for the season. kobe bryant a record for the 16th christmas day game. heartwarming video of an ala...

Legislation that will bar unions from taking mandatory dues out of workers paychecks, and many are asking how we got to this point in michigan of all states. joining me now, bernard whitman, former pollster for bill clinton and author of "52 reasons to vote for obama," or why people should be glad they voted for obama i guess after the fact, bernard, and also gretchen ham hamil. panel, welcome to you both. this is something. weve seen these right-to-work states becoming more and more popular, al...

Negotiating -- feeling like he is in a stronger negotiating position. i dont think its leakily but possible -- likely but its possible. >> bret: knowing what you know what is capable for the federal government to do, to withhold some of the bad things that could happen, what is the market do, what does the world economy do if that happens? >> the market, it tanks for a while. but to go in to a recession, this is a lengthy process. its not going to suddenly go in to a recession. i think you will ...