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Are driving this, either in the republican side or on the democratic side. >> reporter: president obamas budget director jack lew left the nation with a surplus. as president clintons budget director. >> i came back ten years later to look at projections over $10 trillion over the next ten years. its enough to break your heart. >> reporter: the national deficit in 2011 is expected to reach an all-time high of $1.65 trillion. the presidents budget would increase spending on research and developme...

Laid out the scope of the problem. >> since your last visit to jordan five weeks ago we have had $60,000 refugees, over half a billion. jordans jobless rate is 20%. some lawmakers worry the toxic mix of resentment of the syrian refugees and the lack of economic opportunity for jordanians could cause political problems for the king. john? wendell goler at the white house. thank you. budget cutbacks created long lines at the airports but today, congress may have figured out a solution. what lawm...

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And a class action lawsuit against hebrew national claiming the company is lying about their hotdogs. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is stub "studio b" and world leaders meeting in mexico have a plan on the european debt crisis. they is outlined an effort set to focus on growth that mean as greater emphasis on job creation, and stimulus spending rather than the budget cutbacks and austerity that led to voter backlash. it is a controversial plan that not all finan...

The tube as well. >> they have set their sights on you. in a statement tonight, tom barretts failed record in milwaukee has been a serious concern throughout his contentious primary, and tonight, many democrats show they are still not convinced he is the right candidate to challenge governor scott walker. how do you respond to their attacks? your city of milwaukee has taken more budget cutbacks than any other city. is that correct? >> that is absolutely correct. it doesnt surprise me that he is ...

>> they have set their sights on you. in a statement tonight, tom barretts failed record in milwaukee has been a serious concern throughout his contentious primary, and tonight, many democrats show they are still not convinced he is the right candidate to challenge governor scott walker. how do you respond to their attacks? your city of milwaukee has taken more budget cutbacks than any other city. is that correct? >> that is absolutely correct. it doesnt surprise me that he is calling to attack ...

Been building since 2005 and it took the death of a 17-year-old, trayvon martin, to shine a light on it. what we are witnessing here, i think we are witnessing the perfect storm of injustice in america. what we have here is a very poorly written law. we are living in a time when law enforcement is getting slashed to fit state budgets. its not happening in a vacuum. this is what these budget cuts are all about. we have vigilantes out on the streets when we should have more cops on the street. cop...

What we are witnessing here, i think we are witnessing the perfect storm of injustice in america. what we have here is a very poorly written law. we are living in a time when law enforcement is getting slashed to fit state budgets. its not happening in a vacuum. this is what these budget cuts are all about. we have vigilantes out on the streets when we should have more cops on the street. cops are on the beat and under attack across this station and departments are understaffed. overtime, we wil...

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