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To a re-engagement of direct negotiations over the issues that divide them. you know, this is an important trip. and its true theres no new peace proposal here because our position, the presidents position has been that the sides need to come together in direct negotiation to resolve the differences that divide them. and were going to continue to press that case. >> and also in the region you mentioned syria, a senior rebel spokesman is telling us that about 300 rebel fighters have just complete...

Talks about feeding a family of two. >> the assistance programs in the united states are very hard to qualify for. its like either youre starving or you dont get any help. well, what defines starving? like if you dont eat for eye a day, are you starving? in their eyes, no. in your eyes and the way you feel, of course. >> millions of americans do not have enough to eat. the government spent over $15 billion in 2011 alone subsidizing a food system that overproduces the worst types of food. a syste...

They could encounter shortir shower hours and idication and grant to states and local school will be cut . fewer f.b.i. agents and custom and border patrol . correctional law officers and prosecutors. those jobs will be slashed and ability to oversee and manage the national air space and air traffic control will be reduced. air traffic control officers will be cut . assistance programs will be on the choning block. >> the finger pointing between the white house and sequestitration and republican...

>> but where the weapons truly come from is a mystery. both qatar and turkey reportedly have given fighters advance ited missiles on training and weapons confiscated from the syrian army. this comes as the white house is rethinking its approach to the two-year long war. claiming the lives of more than 4,000 syrians. the most controversial decision centers on arming the free syrian armies. so far the u.s. only provided nonlethal support like radio and communication equipment. some administration ...

They become eligible for other assistance programs as allowed by federal and state. medicaid and food stamps and housing choice. >> tell us who qualifies for ssi. in point of fact. >> why do i have to repeat this, rick? >> 7 classictions qualify. >> you are forgetting the modifying. they have to qualify. you said it yourself. how do i qualify for ssi? >> your point is taken but the broader point is when you look at what the government is doing unbeknowns to the viewers. they have scripts written...

Some reason they were a rupture in the relationship between egypt and israel. >> brian: you would write a billion dollar check to them. >> i wouldnt put it that simply, they need our engage support and it would be counter productive in my view to disengage from egypt at a critical time it is a time when they need friend and support from the international community who have always played in the last 30 years an extremely important role in that area. >> gretchen: what is the way the united states ...

Direction or move more to independence again. >> and at the same time, while 70% of the federal governments budget is on individual assistance programs, about half the people in america are not paying taxes. so do the math. >> federally. >> yeah, do the math on that. how does that work out? >> if you dive into some of the other numbers. the housing, health, welfare and retirement, they get most of that. in the next 25 years, this is a big one, of course, it is baby boomers with 77 million baby b...

Government has a responsibility to promote the common good of all. ryan and speaker of the house john boehner both catholics defended their handy work. boehner said he was simply making necessary hard decisions while ryan used the popular if twisted republican logic to explain that by cutting assistance programs, he was preventing the needy from becoming, quote, dependent on the government. this from the part i that has made a loud and specific argument regarding the importance of faith as a gui...

Disposable income. so, it is a scary number and getting worse and something that to kang there. $2.5 trillion. can i put this very quickly? martha: yeah. >> $2.5 trillion were spending on this side of the equation is more than we take in all of tax revenue. so our tax revenue year to year is $2.3 trillion, right? this past year. martha: were not even making enough money to cover that section of the society? >> not covering this. forget the rest of the service that is the government provides incl...

super bowl ads has everything talking today. >> was the clint eastwood car commercial a political message in disguise? im wolf blitzer at the cnn election center. youre in "the situation room." mitt romney may have notched another big win in nevada this weekend but the frontrunner is not resting easily right now. right now there are contests tomorrow in minnesota, colorado and missouri and topping the list of romneys new worries, a strong new challenge from back in the republican pac...