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Moral tragedy. were mortgaging the future of our kids and grandkids at record rates. but how we solve the problem involves moral issues as well. >> well, david walker, youre going to keep advocating for reinstituting those controls. i guess its pay-go or what used to be pay-go, and you dont spend it if you dont have a place in the budget. >> its more than that. its pay-gos without trillions of dollars of loopholes, its debt with automatic spending cuts and tax surcharges if they are not hit. the...

Thats what tipped off everybody that she was missing. they found her honda civic in an apartment building not far away from her home but police say they have no reason to believe that she knew anyone at that apartment complex. they say they are processing that car and not at this point going to give out to the public exactly what they found in the car, whether or not there is any evidence to lead them to any information about where this person of interest is, if there is a connection between him...

Budget issues as the president is here but we have to support our hard working teachers and make sure that we do everything we can to help them do the critically important work they do every single day in the classroom and im troubled by the current climate and hope we can get to a good resolution as soon as possible. but the teachers in wisconsin, across the nation, i think are often doing herculean in very, very difficult times. >> should they be calling in sick? >> i dont know thats what shou...

Theyre paying for the past abuses. >> there you have it. democratic governor, youre speaking for labor. hes saying these big pension deals are breaking the states. your reaction. >> my reaction is then we should sit down and negotiate. thats how we solve problems in this state. not by writing bills that take our rights away to negotiate. we negotiate contracts every day and we bargain hard issues every day and we revolve issues every day. this has nothing to do with these budget issues or these ...

Running for president or not? we are going to ask dbrickashaw ferguson. first, in the state of the union president obama promised he would cut spending in his 2012 budget. the price tag 3.7 trillion is that a spending cut or fuzzy math. south carolina senator john thune joins us. so we can make this plain there are two economic issues that are the budget issues. within continuing resolution to fun the government between now and september 30th the other is the 2012, correct? >> right. we have two...

Largest drivers of the countrys long-term debt, medicare, medicaid and social security. heres mr. obama. >> while its absolutely essential to live within our means while we are absolutely committed to working with democrats and republicans to find further savings and to look at the whole range of budget issues, we cant sacrifice our future in the process. even as we cut out things that we can afford to do without, we have a responsibility to invest in those areas that will have the biggest impac...

Wherever we find it. domestic spending, defense spending, health care spending, and spending through tax breaks and loopholes. so what we have done here is make a downpayment. but theres going to be more work that needs to be done, and its going to require democrats and republicans coming together to make it happen. we have begun to do some of this with $78 billion in cuts in the defense departments budget plan. by adding tax breaks for oil and gas companies, and through billions of dollars of s...

Spending, health care spending, and, spending through tax breaks and loopholes. so, what we have done here is make a down payment. but there will be more work that needs to be done and will require democrats and republicans coming together, to make it happen. we have begun to do some of this, with $78 billion in cuts, in the defense departments budget plan. by ending tax breaks for oil and gas companies and through billions of dollars in savings from wasteful health spending. savings well use to...

In domestic spending, defense spending, health care spending and spending through tax breaks and loopholes. so what weve done here is make a down payment. but theres going to be more work that needs to be done, and its going to require democrats and republicans coming together to make it happen. weve begun to do some of this with $78 billion in cuts in the defense departments budget plan. by ending tax breaks for oil and gas companies. and through billions of dollars in savings for wasteful heal...

Major topic at this hearing and catherine he herridge has been n the hearing. what can you tell us. >> reporter: its really one of the most significant hearings for the u.s. national intelligence communities in terms of setting its priorities and look at budget issues. right out of the gate the discussion was on egypt and also tunisia. the nations top intelligence official jim clapper the dni was asked whether the intelligence community had effectively dropped the ball or fumbled the ball when i...