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Wed be concerned. >> some are saying youre trying to take over the world. what do you think? >> im building a great product. >> our heroes who make todays reassumption possible will ring this opening bell. >> the new york stock exchange symbolically showing the hats of all the folks who have been involved in the rescue effort there. just a reminder here, excuse me, folks, the fact that theyre even open for business and operating under incredible circumstances is a testament to both exchanges, ev...

For revenue because theyre limited on how much revenue they can take off mer chabts. now theyre going to add a $5 monthly usage fee. this is to offset the decline in revenues caused by higher capital requirements and less revenue coming through. thats one very big barometer of whats going wont banks. perhaps a broader barometer is the fact that friendlies is set to, as we understand, file for chapter 11. this is a group, of course, that was set up during the great depression. two brothers who se...

>> do over, do over -- two people, jesus and rachel maddow. no? >> an extraordinary week. "snl," always a barometer for the political climate. next week, baseball playoffs about to kick off, amanda knox verdict. >> apple, the unveiling of ipod 5 on tuesday. another amazing piece of electronics that nobody needs but everyone will buy. get your credit cards ready. >> when we come back this morning, the hottest dress on the market today, that actually is an optical illusion. >> yes, kate winslet wo...

More years if he loses ohio? >> youd have to come up with something. >> how? >> youd have to pick up other states that if youre losing -- >> if you win florida you can win without ohio but it becomes a two or three electoral vote margin. the president has to win pennsylvania. >> florida is harder to get than ohio. why would that happen? lets get back to this, ohio. tim russert was brilliant at this figuring out the state that would matter the most. what do you think it is now? >> its -- i would ...

The president needs to win pennsylvania, but the republicans need to win ohio, because if they dont win ohio its difficult for them. >> can the democrats win re-election? can the president stay in four more years if he loses ohio? >> youd have to come up with something. >> how? >> youd have to pick up other states that if youre losing -- >> if you win florida you can win without ohio but it becomes a two or three electoral vote margin. the president has to win pennsylvania. >> florida is harder ...

series in london. prosecutors want to show that jackson was up to the challenge of performing. >> what was your overall impression of mr. jacksons performance at rehearsal on june 23rd, 2009? >> i thought he was strong. >> did mr. jackson appear to be excited and full of energy when he was performing? >> yes, yes, he did. >> yesterday we heard a lot about the pressures of preparing for 50 concerts when the original plan was 10. we also heard from jackson, like wed never heard him befor...

as i do. this is your old stomping grounds and some of the same people may be here. you know, this is the set up. thats whats going to happen today. the jury is going to get instructions from the judge and this is a set up. this is where the prosecution and defense say, heres what happened. this is why dr. conrad murray is guilty because he did this and then the defense will say, well, this is why hes not guilty because michael jackson did this and theyre going to say that michael jack...

a distant second is rick perry, who spent a lot of time down there in florida, and pundits thought he would be the one to win that straw poll result. the other one that came out this weekend, michigan, and mitt romney is at the top. no surprise here. listen, romney was born in michigan. his father a former governor there. very popular. romney won the primary there back in 2008. he was expected to win. but perry did go up to michigan and campaign and he was a distant second. for perry, ...

president obama wants $447 billion to create jobs. the president cause it a jolt not a system ytimulus. aly is off this week. the american jobs bill, a tax credit for hiring unemployed veterans and modernization of 5,000 public schools and tax credit for hiring long term unemployed and position to help refinance mortgages at low interest rates. steven, the white house is steering us told analysis from well known economist mark zandi who says this plan if enacted could create almost 2 m...

the president will lay out a speech to the nation, and democratic sources are telling us that it calls for $300 billion in tax break, incentives and other spending offset by an equal amount of budget cuts. this is being described as a major make-or-break moment for the president. we will discuss it along with mitt romneys competing plan that he unveiled today, but first on the phone, chief white house correspondent jessica yellin with the details. jessica, this $300 billion figure, and...