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Retiring. so there were other aspirations that seemed to be evident, opportunities to step forward and yet he made the decision to stay in the house and to work as chairman of this powerful committee that did have a very large role in the national political conversation over the past year. so i think the ryan kids will now be on a vacation but it will be a bus tour through those states that youve outlined. >> ive heard the "uss wisconsin" -- look, its one of the great battleships to tour in norf...

My worked in a fast food place before did he that come to think of it thats what his son, me did moo n. my early adulthood. many feel they were entitled to free stuff because its not really our fault if we are not prospering. its the countrys fault. the country has to make it up to us. sending us money. thats whats going on. tremendous sense of entitlement among some younger americans and some older citizens who simply have not succeeded. president obama is encouraging that mind set by putting o...

from dallas, texas. we have a couple of things going on here. obviously health concerns over the people in richmond, california, near that refinery fire plus the financial hit were all going to take if gas prices spike make above $4 a gallon. >> it has been going on for several weeks now. you blinked and it seems like you missed it. over the course of the last month or so gas prices have gone up about 30 cents, the national average now $3.66 a gallon, up about 30 cents and in the last ...

That if president obama gets what he wants, the tax hike on the affluent, me and bernie business owners will go 35%. this isnt a small tax rise, this is 10%er. this is a hit right between the eyes. >> no, bill. i hear this over and over and over again. it isnt 10% the difference between 35 and 45. its 10 percentage points difference is 33%. >> you are correct. 10 percentage points. real quick, the romney trip. media research center, conservative group. have you been critical of them in the past....

This is another stat. that if president obama gets what he wants, the tax hike on the affluent, me and bernie business owners will go 35%. this isnt a small tax rise, this is 10%er. this is a hit right between the eyes. >> no, bill. i hear this over and over and over again. it isnt 10% the difference between 35 and 45. its 10 percentage points difference is 33%. >> you are correct. 10 percentage points. real quick, the romney trip. media research center, conservative group. have you been critica...

major spike in cases of west nile virus. health officials say it is the biggest rise since 2004. so far weve seen 240 cases across the country with four deaths. the cdc says the cases have been in texas, mississippi and oklahoma. august is traditionally the peek month for wes nile. the virus is carried by mosquitos. to colorado now, where the university of colorado has hired an independent investigator to probe the schools handling of colorado theater shooting suspect james holmes. hol...

All right, you want the truth? i dont like scary movies or scary books or scary television shows. its just not my thing. the one scary thing i am into, scary political science, and one of the scariest political scientists around is princetons martin glens. what he has done is pour through hundreds and thousands of polls looking at what americans of different economic levels wants to happen in politics. then he looks at what really happens. the story he tells isnt that scary. the political system...

Many times is martin gilens, the author of the new book that came out sunday, "affluence and influence." professor, thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure. >> i want to make sure i understood this right. your research shows that when the affluent disagree with the poor and middle class, they cease to matter, is that correct? >> in ordinary circumstances, which is to say most of the time, thats exactly right. when preferences diverge, the government responds pretty strongly to the prefe...

All right, you want the truth? i dont like scary movies or scary books or scary television shows. its just not my thing. the one scary thing i am into, scary political science, and one of the scariest political scientists around is princetons martin gilens. what he has done is pore through hundreds and thousands of polls looking at what americans of different economic levels wants to happen in politics. then he looks at what really happens. the story he tells isnt that scary. in fact, its probab...

>> we heard, jim about some emergency procedures that are, in fact, in place, after what happened at columbine high school, not far away, in littleton, colorado. our local reporter at kusa telling us youre never ready for something like this, but they have in that area now quick strike procedures in place to respond to something like this. >> yes. i mean, this is entirely on the other side of the metro area, but it is similar in that its the suburbs, yes. aurora is probably not quite as affluent...