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Crowds listening to i dont know about rubio but other tea partiers, thats not the message. they want to hear im going to washington and blocking stuff. im going to make sure gridlock keeps going. its not just that we have a politician, i agree with mike, who like the president said im not blue, im not red, im going here to get things done, its that we have a base whos pretty divided on that issue. >> now i think on that point, the question is how does a senator cory booker perform in the heat of...

At some point, doesnt it just make them look bad? >> it does just make them look bad. its stupid. it should go away. its a nonissue. this should have gone away the moment he was elected to office. it does hurt our party. i hope this issue is put on the back bench as far deep on the back bench as possible. and someone who is elected to the house of representatives should frankly know better. >> yesterday, to switch gears, we saw in north carolina the governor signed really restrictive voter i.d. ...

They made it happen. abcs darren rovell takes us out for a round. >> reporter: it was the jetsons vision of the future, but who would have thought the flying car would soar over a golf course? it all started when masters champion bubba watson dreamt up a hovercraft golf cart. it was supposed to be a stunt for oakley. now more than 8 million people have watched watson zipping over land and water. >> and who doesnt want to do that? >> reporter: people love the idea. people like pete duffy. >> here...

The falun gong, the dalai lamas people, the tibetan buddhists, everywhere you look theres been a serious ratcheting up of the persecution, forced abortion has gotten worse. gendercide, the missing girls and the administration has put human rights on a back bench or given it a back seat approach. even hillary clinton said on her way to beijing first time, were not going to let human rights interfere with important issues, i believe theres a lot of important issues but human rights should be at ...

President said yesterday. he asked that reid go to the up or down vote to see what it is, and what is the politics around that? >> well, john boehner, and it is important to understand that the incentive structure is different for the rank and file and back bench. if you are john boehner, you are more susceptible to the wall street pressure and the cant ter and the people who are aspiring to run for something bigger like paul ryan have a bigger ip sensitive, too. and right now, boehner wants to ...

Over talking 2016, and hillary clinton is a prospect. >> you brought up 2016. what i get to do. live pictures were going to show you. this will be a trivia question some day. who was the first potential 2016 candidate to address the iowa delegation breakfast, of course that happens every day this week? the answer is newark mayor cory booker, michael shear, heard it here first, booker, wins a senate seat, somehow beats chris christie, automatically, its clear, national ambitions. i dont think its...

Tune of $9 plus trillion, the bush tax cuts plus the doubling down of the romney/ryan tax cuts and increase defense spending, theres no way you can do that without jamming the deficit into the stratosphere. same problem. and again, an underlying theme here towards social insurance. thats a guaranteed benefit so important in medicare, so important in social security. gone under this kind of privatetization. >> was there any evidence under the bush years when mr. ryan was in congress, sort of a ba...

Theres no way you can do that without jamming the deficit into the stratosphere. same problem. and again, an underlying theme here towards social insurance. thats a guaranteed benefit so important in medicare, so important in social security. gone under this kind of privatetization. >> was there any evidence under the bush years when mr. ryan was in congress, sort of a back bench member of congress, but a rising star. one with a hot following. was there any evidence of him being a fiscal hawk in...

Youre going to cut taxes to the tune of 9 plus trillion, the bush tax cuts plus the doubling down of the romney/ryan tax cuts over ten years, and youre also going to increase defense spending, theres absolutely no way you can do that without jamming the budget deficit into the stratosphere. so same problem. and again, an underlying theme here of a real antipathy toward social insurance. that kind of a guaranteed benefit thats so important in medicare, so important in social security, gone under ...

he called it an inadvertent error. that has not quieted the protests in afghanistan. the talibans calling on muslims to seek revenge. whos going to be the prime minister of australia come monday. the stage is set for a showdown. the governing labor party will vote on monday. rudd says ms. gill lard cant win the next election. well have more on that story in just a moment. im zain verjee. "world business today." good morning. from cnn london, im nina dos santos. this is "world busin...