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To turn a group -- that republicans have occasionally tried to make overtures to. to turn them against the republican party, thats the problem. thats not -- its not a constitutional issue. >> legal challenges with political ramifications. jeff truben, mark smith, great to see you. next, who would suggest that former george w. bush was poisoned while in office? how about his wife? that and other surprising revelations from laura bushs new memoir. if the census bureau has not received your form,...

Increase that number. germany would be contributing the most because it has the largest economy and the german chancellor wants to get it improve and wants greece to implement a hiring freeze. >> very sensitive indeed. very enormous ramifications. we will stay on upon top of this story. a stunning allegation in laura bushs memoire. bushs memoire. she thinks s were poisoned at a major international summit. stand by. opening your door can open doors to other things in your community, like better e...

Wearing will be courtesy of ed henry. >> it will be an improvement. >> i wonder if senator chambliss has one of these? hes coming up to talk to us about a lot of the things you were talking about. good to see you away from the perch. >> a lot of people are saying that i should give you a man hug. to cement the bromance. >> a chest bum? bump? >> no, that will be later. do i have time, kelly? well be right back. to collect your answers. opening your door can open doors to other things in your comm...

And drinks them after. >> can i real quickly we did a survey how many people think i should wear a tie or not? 71%, what do you think? 71% said no tie. >> the women tend to like less clothing. >> ill move a little closer. >> im for a tie. >> all right. its always -- and thats what this whole show is about. differing opinions. brian, by the way, is off today. hell be back on monday. lets do a couple of headlines. dont be confused, today is census day. tax day is in two weeks. census bureau hopes ...

Says i have a right to remind silent. i was more rights as a arrested person than standing in front of a census taker. >> i wonder why they want to do this. >> i dont know why they want to do it. in my opinion, theres a potential for danger when the government invades our privacies but a it cant keep the information private. can you be arrested for not answering the census, no. can you be find? yes. 1 you said for every unanswered questions, $500 for every wrongly answered question. >> you can j...

River are to blame for a barge colliding with washingtons 14th street bridge. the coast guard spokesman says an initial assessment shows no structural damage to the bridge or the barge. the bridge is open to traffic, and the bridge is tied until the owners decide where to move it. and if you want to save the federal government $1.5 billion, the census bureau has a suggestion. the agency estimates thats how much could be saved if we all mailed in our census forms instead of waiting for a census...

To send a census taker to your door. >> reporter: it helps determine everything from congressional representation to where more than $400 billion in federal funding is directed each year. the lingering question is just how much does that need to cost taxpayers? kate bolduan, cnn, washington. >> we still have many questions about why the census costs so much and we know many of you do now. so we invited stephen buckman to help explain some of these expenses. thanks for joining us. this letter. i ...

A higher response. our own research at the census bureau between 6% to 12% bump in the response rate so by spending $85 million to print and send postcards out to 120 million bail box mailboxes we did well save over $500 million on the low side by increasing response rates. its less expensive to get the form back to us by mail than sending a census taker to your door. >> thats according to your own research it will save you how much? >> 6% to 8% increase in the response rate. over $500 million. ...

They want personal information like who is living in your home and how many people and do you own or rent and the race and age of the individuals. >> what are red flags that we should look for? no way, dont do this. whats that? >> those are the red flags. if i that are asking for information, if it arrives by e-mail, its not from the census bureau. take a few moments to forward it to the census bureau e-mail flashing on your screen. >> what are about quickly someone pretending to be a census tak...

A census taker mayau has come knocking on your door, to collect your answers. opening your door can open doors to other things in your community, like better education. open your door to your census taker. we cant move forward until you give your answers back. [ male announcer ] competition... it pushes us to work harder. to be better. to win. but sometimes even rivals realize they share a common goal. americas beverage companies have removed full-calorie soft drinks from schools, reducing bever...