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Well. terry oneill, there is some blog traffic out there supporting hilary rosens comments saying that what she really meant is that these are financial issues and ann romney just hasnt been out there, having to be a bread winner and for her family. do you think that theres a real division here in the publics eyes on this? >> no. i think its really manufactured by the split spinmeisters on the romney side. what would we be saying if someone said, ann romney has not worked for pay outside of the ...

Who pushed back on that. im saying there are stories out there that say, as a club, he was forced to ask a staff member to go out and golf with him because he only golfs with men. plays basketball with men. i am saying, this is something that i dont think women at home care about. i dont think they care about it because they care more about having to be the main bread winner in the house, unemployment, all these other -- >> having done the panel on women by the council on women and girls last we...

Anniversary, aubrey said as we celebrate the success weve seen so far on dont ask, dont tell, the repeal, we know the implementation cannot be successful as long as we have two classes of service members. at the six-month mark it would be appropriate to do so. where does the case stand now? >> right now, thomas were in a stay in the case until the end of april. so were sort of in a holding pattern at this point. >> casey, for you, as a spouse of someone who is serving in our countrys m. military...

Missed the opportunity for the comments made by rush limbaugh, but santorum, had a bad couple of weeks with women, and i have to tell you, i used to work for hillary clinton, i remember when that book came out, it was visceral the hate that came toward hillary and working women. wasnt there an opportunity for rick santorum to gain back women, speaking with that same pash and conviction we hear from him all the time as the father of daughters. >> he did come out and talked about the comments bein...

Security. government hands off my social security. >> social security isnt just for the elderly. its also for families who become disabled. its also when a bread winner becomes deceased. its one of the most important anti-poverty programs in america because children whose parents die, which unfortunately happens, they get the social security benefit. you become disabled, you get the benefits. its there for you. this is an important program that people really, really like. so i mean, i take iss...

Know, the day barack announced, that im some angry black woman. >> professor dyson, i guess for some people who happens to be highly effective is simply too much for them to stomach. >> absolutely right. from the very beginning, first lady michelle obama is absolutely right. and i personally spoke on this issue at several fora where i said look, a highly intelligent gifted woman like here, she has a law degree from harvard, she was the bread winner that family for a long time, this woman is extr...

>> i always have young women ask me about sexism. especially i talk to a lot of college students. they say is it still a mans world out there. how would you answer that question? >> i have to say as a woman covering economics, ive found it only an advantage probably because im one of a few covering this field. so in a way there it if anything a bit of reverse discrimination. i this it can be an issue. i think the fact that women are where the money is is going to make a difference. >> youre begi...

both of you. >> thank you, kyra. we start in texas. exhausted fire crews are battling an enemy is astonishing and relentless wildfires burning somewhere in the state for nearly ten months without any break. today is the 296th consecutive day of work for those firefighters. just in the last week, 120,000 acres have burned. more than 700 homes have burned since sunday and then near austin, a blaze has killed two more people raising the overall death toll to four. jim spelman is in bsat...

heres whats happening. gadhafis son speaks out from his hiding place, revealing new information about cease-fire talks. could his father be ready to surrender? that exclusive report is just seconds away. tropical storm lee is picking up speed and putting parts of the gulf coast under water. cnn reporters are positioned in towns right in the storms path. well take you there live. then well head to an area still reeling from hurricane irene. president obama pays a visit to new jersey...

Married to somebody who has a significant job. so i think the changes in the economy, when people are getting married, the options that people have. are all influencing what theyre allowing themselves to want. >> lets talk about the economic change. a lot of women are making more money than they used to. an increasing number of women are making more money than their boyfriends are. >> yes. >> does that translate as a positive, do you think? or is it just going to lead to like guys getting nervou...