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>> on the president needs that for reelection. as has been has call. >> we have cyclicality. >> neil: we dont use big words here. >> too many syllables. big ceos have told us, as there really a timeline to the end? do these die of old age? not necessarily. >> neil: and does affect their plans. they will hold back if things are going to hold out. >> it is hard to invest. its hard to plan for the futur future. we saw already a slew of retail company things. were going to close down some brick-and-...

>> who came to you? how did this come to pass? >> the folks at every town for gun safety organized this and helped out by levi strauss. a lot of companies have stood up and said ceos have a voice in this debate. asked us to sign on and we agreed to add our voice. >> there are some notable omissions in terms of big ceos, well-known brands that did not sign on. apple, facebook, google, jpmorgan, wells fargo. why wouldnt they, do you think? >> i cant really speak as to why other companies didnt. bu...

Year over year. so pretty significant. and then that ramps up in 2017 when this cadillac tax goes in. this is targeted at very gold-plated health plans, the richest benefits. and those often are union plans. >> why is that? when you think about gold-plated plans, you think of goldman sachs, big ceos, but thats not true. unions also have these very, very rich benefit packages. why is that? >> well, for years, they have traded increases in wages for richer benefits, for more generous benefits. >> ...

Slippery slope or a challenge to be friendly with business or seen as friendly with business as opposed to unfriendly? arent both potentially fraught with risk? >> well no. in the past it hasnt been. in fact, this administration almost from the very beginning has made it so by what a lot of business individuals see as an assault on what they do. demonizing wall street, demonizing wealth and profits, demonizing in a way that, you know, belittles them. >> couldnt you argue that wall street and the...

youre in "the situation room." another weak jobs report is raising new concerns about the pace of an already sluggish economic recovery. only 80,000 jobs were added in the month of june, significantly fewer than economists were certainly hoping for. the unemployment rate is holding at 8.2%. it all comes as president obamas trying to kick his campaign into a higher gear with a major bus tour through some critical battleground states. >> its still tough out there. you know, we learned ...

welcome to our special election edition of "ac 360." south carolina voters put their stamp on the race for the white house. >> newt gingrich seizes the lead as the campaign heads for florida. >> newt gingrich is south carolinas choice. its a major blow to mitt romneys campaign. >> this is a hard fight because theres so much worth fighting for. >> four republicans went into this southern brawl. who will be left standing as the contest moves to florida? the votes are in. south carolina h...

welcome to our special election edition of "ac 360." south carolina voters put their stamp on the race for the white house. >> newt gingrich seizes the lead as the campaign heads for florida. >> newt gingrich is south carolinas choice. its a major blow to mitt romneys campaign. >> this is a hard fight because theres so much worth fighting for. >> four republicans went into this southern brawl. who will be left standing as the contest moves to florida? the votes are in. south carolina h...

i did catch up with somebody a few moments ago and they were watching the returns come in on the gingrich bus. i asked were they elated, were they exciting, doing touchdown dances? the answer is no, they were very humbled by the results down here in south carolina. and anderson, i think what happened here is that conservatives in this state, republicans in the state said they couldnt care less about newt gingrichs personal life. what they did care about was a candidate taking it to th...

good evening, everyone. tonight a herman cain fund-raising video goes viral because of a shot that celebrates smoking. truth is, we think a cancer survivor like mr. cain should know better. a provocative new tax plan from rick perry. heres the form, a postcard, two sides, straightforward. and the modified tax plan would allow most americans to keep their most cherished deductions. >> taxes will be cut across all income groups in america, and the net benefit will be more money in americ...

Mistakingly said walmarts ceo had quit. he had criticized the presidents remarks saying this was a missed opportunity but he never sad on the manufacturing council but was going to stay on the strategic and policy forum, so that is no more. >> so youre kind of right. >> any apologies to doug and walmart on that one. charlie, these women and men that were advising the president, they have to think, do they not, about their customers and about the tone that theyre setting and if they look as those...