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You had, you had mitt romney, you had john mccain, you had rudy giuliani. all of them announcing exploratory committees months before, in 2006. this tells you this is a delayed field theyre waiting for sarah palin to make a decision. but there is also, there is infighting in the republican party. no front runner. republicans always have a front-runner and it should be mitt romney but its not this year. i think tim pawlenty has better shot than people give him credit for. >> bret: juan? >> im imp...

God bless you. >> reporter: spirited backlash last night against the democratic governor, jenna. jenna: looking at the video and some of the points that the governor is pryin trying to pro. it seems like --ess is he take being the same kind of heat and criticism like governor walker in wisconsin has taken? >> reporter: well its interesting, well put out the facts and let people decide here. you know. the governor martin omalley has long been a friend of the unions. he is head of the democratic g...

With andrew and diabetes, i have seen with his friends and other people in support groups, the horrific costs of obesity and how much its costing this government. it is -- you talk about budget issues. this is one of the biggest budget issues. some of the biggest costs for medicare and medicaid are directly related to obesity and overeating. >> charles made the point that obesity leads to chronic diseases. diabetes, heart problems, et cetera. chronic problems, 20% of the population that has chro...

From virginia. they want obama to be much tougher on budget issues, moving in republicans directions. you have brown and lautenberg want to move in the other direction. have the president spend all his time saying how unfair, draconian the cuts are. >> there are different conflicts, pat. you have manchin, obviously from a very conservative state but you also have, if you look at whats going on in missouri, you have people like claire mccaskill who are newspaper -- up in 12. these are democrats t...

Political agendas into a budget debate. you know? if republicans are interested in social issues that they want to promote, they should put a bill on the floor of the house and promote it. have an up or down vote. send it over to the senate but dont try to use the budget as a way to promote a political or ideological agenda. i think thats the american peoples view, as well. you know, i think one of the message that is the american people have clearly sent is, get serious about living within our ...

America. our budget repair bill is a commitment to the future so our children wont face even more dire consequences than they face today. taking on the status quo is no easy task. each day there are protesters in and around our state capital. they have every right to be heard. but their voices cannot drown out the voices of the countless taxpayers who want us to balance our budgets and more importantly, to make government work for each of them. >> he removed the funding of the bill. thats beauti...

Senators. senate democratic leader mark miller released a statement saying, "threatening to take senators into custody isnt going to solve our budget issues. these latest tactics by senator fitzgerald are just not productive in moving the state forward." republican governor scott walker says he could start sending out layoff notices to state unions and workers by the end of tomorrow if his so-called budget repa bill is not passed. he held another press conference tonight. >> like people across t...

Pursue and following up. and so as we watch this evolve, well see if those old criticisms of speaker newt gingrich are still true as he looks into a presidential run. so far some herky-jerky stops and starts in this early announcement phase. >> you are part of the best political team on television and youre a great correspondent to keep your cool with all that shouting and to keep your train of thought. thank you, we appreciate your reporting. you think wisconsin has budget issues? weve been t...

Turned politician, netted $2400 more than watson. maybe he can figure out the budget issues. now heres your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12058, after falling 168 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 20, the nasdaq sank 44. taking a look at overseas trading, in toyko, the nikkei tumbled 261 points and in hong kong, the hang seng plunged 347. fears that middle east unrest could undermine the economic recovery rattled markets again yesterday, oil uncertaint...

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