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sitting here? ive reached my limit. this may bring down my presidency but i will not yield on this. congressman cantor says he says dont call my bluff, im going to the american people on this. finally cantor says he pushed back from the table and left. a democratic source telling it differently, saying the president challenged mr. cantor for what the source called" talk out of both sides of his mouth". theyll be back at the table tomorrow. the stakes could not be higher. moodys today p...

senate. but what would happen if the government defaulted on its loans? would it impact you? >> interest rates will rise. well be back in recession. of course, we already have a 9% plus unemployment rate. were starting from a weak position. unemployment will rise to the double digits. well all pay a very significant price. first the british tabloid hacking scandal catches the attention of law enforcement here in the united states. a source tells cnn the fbi is investigating whether o...

awaken to elton john, first singing and then delivering a message of personal thanks. rupert murdoch built a media empire on the power of selling a scandal but now its his mighty news corporation that is under siege from london to washington. a prominent u.s. senator jay rockefeller wants to know if u.s. citizens fell victim to sleazy or illegal news gathering so he is calling for an investigation amid reports that victims of the 9/11 attacks are among the nearly 4,000 people who had...

About two hours. after anthonys father took the stand for a third time yesterday, he was grilled over the so-called smell of death in his daughters car, and how he reacted to it. >> but i just said, please, god, dont let this be casey or caylee. >> the odor that came out of the trunk was even more strong than the odor that came out of the vehicle when we opened it. >> lets go live to orlando. nbcs kerry sanders. good saturday morning to you. lets talk about the testimony by george anthony. what ...

Michael. the textbook advisory council meeting, which was about six months ago now, it was a meeting that was meant to decide what textbooks are put back into the classrooms from nowclassroom. what was supposed to ham is a group of creationists were trying to justify using creation supplemental materials in the classroom after that, par the louisiana science education act. now i went to the meeting, and we just said evolution is science, creationism is not science, it should not be in the classr...

Meeting, which was about six months ago now, it was a meeting that was meant to decide what textbooks are put back into the classrooms from now on. so what was supposed to happen . so what was supposed to happen was a group of creationists were trying to throw out the textbooks to use supplemental materials in the classroom after that. now i went to that meeting along with members of the louisiana science coalition and we said evolution is science, creationism is not science. it should not be in...

obamas starting point proposal for peace between israelis and palestinians. >> while israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines. because these lines are indefensible. >> appalling and indefensible. but are they insolvable equations? today, the congressional impasse over taming a ferocious u.s. debt with the senates number two democrat, dick durbin. mid aeft promise in peril with leaders of the intelligence committee. chairman mike...

Believes to be true arguing they believe cut federal spending for years to come. >> we dont have a short term deficit crisis in this country. anybody will tell you that. >> he argued the deficit has been used as he put it to cut, cut, cut and he blasted efforts to find savings in medicare even though trustees said its tens of trillions of dollars short and it is unsustainable. >> let me make it clear the afl cio will fight against any proposed cuts to social security and medicare regardless of w...

Also a threat against democrats and allies if you dont do more to protect the agenda. >> doesnt matter if candidates and parties are controlling the wrecking ball we are standing aside to let it happen. the outcome is the same either way to us. >> he pointed to wisconsin ohio and other states where governor asks public employee unions to contribute more to generous benefit plans in order to avoid layoffs or broad increases on taxpayers. the union spent $50,000 for midterm elections one said toda...

But nobody realizes what could happen fun it doesnt. think greece, think ireland, think portugal, think of all of that and multiply many times over. while they are arguing, something could go wrong. and if that goes wrong, and defaults, even for a split second takes place, there would be financial calamity. by the way, ali, while ive been talking, the debt interest has cost $464,231. >> you are quite a talker. im disappointed that you and i probably agree on this point. let me take a go at it. t...