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>> joining me from charlotte, north carolina, is south carolina republican congressman mick mullvaney. we appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. >> lets get to where you stand on things. youve said you are for the sequester and for letting these automatic spending cuts kick in. there are a lot of economists who say that could be disastrous to the recovery. do you see any downsides to these across-the-board cuts? >> and technically i support the sequester instead of doing no sequester. im...

President obamas policy on the iran nuclear program. >> i just been handed a note that i, i misspoke and said i supported the presidents position on containment. if i said that, meant to say that i obviously, his position on containment we dont have a position on containment. >> we do have a position on containment that we do not favor containment. >> hagel appeared unfamiliar with the massive cut on the department of defense part of the august 2011 budget control act. >> you were after the sequ...

It. are you willing to take 33% of what you want? >> were the minority party in washington, theres no doubt about it. were willing to talk about whatever it is that actually gets us to a solution. the problem that weve had with the democrat-controlled senate in the last two years is they havent produced a budget, so theres no way to even talk about a compromise, as youre working with the senate, because they dont even say what they believe, what they think we have to do to solve these challenges...

Everything from old-fashioned camel trains to jeep moving weapons from egypt to israel. >> for years the only thing separating the israeli egypt border is the road were depriving on right now. but the egyptian revolution changed things. there is a steal reinforced fence topped with barbed wire. driving on the road are heavily armed fighters ready for combat at a moments notice. the groups coming here are an army, they explained. we are ready for them as if we were going to war. talking about the...

Israel. the organizations are coming are an army and were ready to go to war explains the commander unit. a rapid reaction horse seen here training to keep the number of al-qaeda fighters and jihad and other militants from taking over the sinai peninsula from coming across this 120 mile long border. for years, the only thing separating the egyptian-israel border is the road were riding on now. the egyptian revolution changed things and a steel reinforced fence topped with barbed wire and heavily...

Votes are there. >> some lawmakers say the bill must be stripped of money that includes project he cans unrelated to sand sy. >> brad baker was found shot to death at the farm he managed back in 1980. police say new technology and information led them to a suspect in west virginia. his name has not been released. patti ann. >> the state of the u.s. military is very much in flux. the pentagon is looking at severe budget cuts. fox news national correspondent jennifer griffin on what it could mean....

Deficit spending and the president doesnt believe there is a spending problem. so we just cant go ahead and raise the debt ceiling if there is no other provisions. theyve got to roll up their sleeves, both congress, with taking the lead from president obama and basically raise -- if theyre going to raise the debt limit, its got to go in with spending cuts. >> arthel: youre talking about the downgrading of the credit rating for the u.s., which now stands at a a plus. it used to be triple a, which...

The near breach of the debt ceiling in 2011, in august 2011, was the most damaging to the economy. and the fiscal cliff was by far, the dumbest. but in each case, congress mainlined fear and uncertainty into a weak economy, already plagued by too much of both. in that way, the 112th ended exactly as it began. by creating a mess it could not clean up. the resolution such as it is, of the fiscal cliff, just sets up another fight in the weeks and months ahead over the debt ceiling, and over sequest...

Create yet another hair trigger contraption that they would again, fail to evade. the near breach of the debt ceiling in 2011, in august 2011, was the most damaging to the economy. and the fiscal cliff was by far, the dumbest. but in each case, congress mainlined fear and uncertainty into a weak economy, already plagued by too much of both. in that way, the 112th ended exactly as it began. by creating a mess it could not clean up. the resolution such as it is, of the fiscal cliff, just sets up a...

Mitt romney summed up the gop primary season in a quote to donors. we had 20 republican debates that was absolutely nuts. and the tone was set early. in the august 2011 debate when the candidates were on stage showed their intransigence on raising taxes. watch grover norquist as people go to work here. lets listen. >> well, im going to ask a question to everyone on the stage. say you had a deal, a real spending cuts deal. 10-1 as byron said. spenting cuts to tax increases. speaker, youre already...