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Sense that theres been a big inventory build up that has -- that will get run down and that will come at the expense of gdp, i think that actually the statistics right now and the people who base their judgments on the statistics, are actually a little more optimistic right now than the business folk i talk to who have order books, who are still fairly nervous. so i would -- i would say around the consensus forecast of about 3% the risks are pretty symmetric. >> let me ask you finally larry, wat...

About it? you know in your testimony you cited ben franklin who said that they will rein in a president. they can provide money, move to impeach, they can file lawsuits which they have done. what are they supposed to do? >> part of the problem really rests with the federal courts. for the past 20 years the federal courts have engaged in a policy of avoidance, theyre not getting involved, they just leave it up to the branches. and in one sense they say well congress has the power of the purse, on...

About it? you know in your testimony you cited ben franklin who said that they will rein in a president. they can provide money, move to impeach, they can file lawsuits which they have done. what are they supposed to do? >> part of the problem really rests with the federal courts. for the past 20 years the federal courts have engaged in a policy of avoidance, theyre not getting involved, they just leave it up to the branches. and in one sense they say well congress has the power of the purse, on...

Lot of things i can accept and do like in the bill. the restoration of funding forehead start and early head start, for example, so democrats got a lot of their priorities and republicans that wanted to water down or render that new cf d.c. ineffective, they got part of what they wanted and thats the nature of any big compromise. but what we all got is the avoidance of another shutdown, the avoidance of autopilot financing where we dont get to prioritize changing needs for the country. so on som...

Took a couple of licks to get it done but we got it. >> we are not working any possible conjunctions or avoidance maneuvers for a sleigh being pulled by reindeer and occupied by a jolly man in a beard and red suit the next two days. the skies are all clear. >> in summary, christmas has been saved. happy holidays. >> thank good must and thank you very much. merry christmas. we are just days away from the new year. that means a bunch of new laws will take effect. in colorado, anyone 21 years or ...

Around the moon and back, sending back world famous first-of-its-kind photograph of earth rising. very cool indeed. nasa reports no conflicts tonight with the big guy. >> i checked with our trajectory and ballistics officer here in mission control. we are not working any possible conjunctions or avoidance manuevers for a sleigh being pulled by reindeer and occupied by a jolly man in a beard and red suit over the next two days. the skies are all clear. >> reporter: of course at nasa there is whol...

Five-month investigation into the two brothers accused of masterminding the boston bombings. the feds thought they might be linked to terror groups but was something else really going on? plus this man is the governments top expert on climate change. highest paid employee at the epa. nbc news has learned hes avoiding doing his actual job, has done avoidance for years, bilking the government. and you may have heard of the series "sister wives." a federal judge has struck down part of utahs po...

Humanity," philosopher samantha nussbaum arguing that american lawmakers have long used the feeling of revulsion as a guide for creating policy. nussbaum finds, for example, the resistance to lbgt rights a language of disgust. she concludes that laws meant to restrict the rights of lbgt americans are really aimed at creating distance from difference and avoidance of being contaminated by that which is considered to be vile or revolting. when we look at the history of laws to regulate the mixing ...

Democratic perspective -- the president knew he was up against a wall. he knew he had no margin for error. he knew this was a complex program. and no good deed goes unpunished. because he was trying to meld the private markets and government regulation, created a complex vulnerable program. >> and he did all that to meet republican complaints. >> yeah. even though it was in the end a fools errand. republicans were never going to support it. he bears blame for not executing so far. he took that b...

A wall. he knew he had no margin for error. he knew this was a complex program. and no good deed goes unpunished. because he was trying to meld the private markets and government regulation, created a complex vulnerable program. >> and he did all that to meet republican complaints. >> yeah. even though it was in the end a fools errand. republicans were never going to support it. he bears blame for not executing so far. he took that blame. ive got to say, ive never scene him quite as -- in the la...