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thi this is conscio this is "the daily rundown." mitt romney goes up with his first major tv ad in the hawkeye state. its a introduction to voters an implicit comparison to the candidate emerging as the chief challenger, newt gingrich. >> i spent my life in the private sector. ive competed with companies around the world. ive learned something about how it is that economies grow. and im in favor of cutting spending, capping federal spending as a percentage of gdp at 20% or less and hav...

tough choigss to move america forward. weve got a willingness to play partisan games and engage in brinkmanship that not only costs us in terms of the economy now, but also is going to place a burden on future generations. the question is can we break out of that path? can we break out of that path? think about it. we just went through this debacle with the debt ceiling. an entirely self-inflicted wound. it wasnt something that was necessary. we had put forward a plan that would have s...

control, but heres the thing, the question is how do we handle these challenges? do we rise to the occasion? do we pull together? do we make smart decisions? and whats been happening over the last six months and a little bit longer than that if were honest with ourselves is that we have a political culture that doesnt seem willing to make the tough choigss to move america forward. weve got a willingness to play partisan games and engage in brinkmanship that not only costs us in terms o...

all this as america watches the dow plunge over 500 points again. and washingtons popularity sinks to new lows. well tell you how markets are heading before the opening bell. it is thursday, august 11th, 2011. im chuck todd. this is special edition of "the daily rundown". im excited. in my adopted home state of iowa, im coming to you live from java joes, the state is the center of the political universe as this weekend. well be here today and tomorrow and on saturday, were bringing you...

all this as america watches the dow plunge over 500 points again. and washingtons popularity sinks to new lows. well tell you how markets are heading before the opening bell. it is thursday, august 11th, 2011. im chuck todd. this is special edition of "the daily rundown". im excited. in my adopted home state of iowa, im coming to you live from java joes, the state is the center of the political universe as this weekend. well be here today and tomorrow and on saturday, were bringing you...

number around. >> were serious about creating jobs in america. we cant raise taxes on the very people who create jobs. >> weve not had a single piece of legislation to come to the floor since january dealing with jobs. and thats what the american people are interested in us doing is producing jobs. >> the president takes to the road to highlight economic success. >> these numbers are a reminder that even though were going in the right direction, weve got to get there faster and do more...

For dinner at the white house three times already. good morning, know, welcome to "weekends with alex witt." its 9:00 on the east soes, 6 a.m. out west. developing now, a crucial day on capitol hill with the senate in session at this hour. senate leaders agreed on a compromise measure last night, ebs tending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for at least two more months. heres what the senate will vote on today. that two-month extension of social security payroll, language on the keystone...

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