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these are a lot of solutions guaranteed to create strong reaction in washington, d.c., with the deficit commission. we want to thank both of you, senator john cornyn and senator warner for talking to us this morning. we want to start out with the deficit commission and some of the recommendations. we realize this is just a draft, a chairmans mark as they call it. but i want your reactions and what the two of you might actually sign on to from among these issues. raising the age to rece...

afghan president karzai calls on the u.s. to leighton troop presence and his country. our role in afghanistan. what it means in that country and also, our relations with the afghan people. 202-737-0002, our line for democrats. 202-737-0001 for republicans. if you are independent, our line to call is 202-628-0205. front page of "the washington post". president karzai is at odds with general david petraeus. he says lighten up. president karzai saying saturday that the united states must ...

that will could cost him potentially, at least, a second term. and who says you cant go home again. were going to revisit the place in indonesia where mr. obama lived as a young boy hours before he gets there. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." president obama is going to go to new lengths to strengthen ties with india to convince americans that the growing economic power house is not stealing american jobs. the president wrapped up a trip to india with a state dinner,...

lets begin with whats missing over extending the bush tax cuts. 2% of american, those making over a quarter million a year. democrats and republicans agree to exten the cuts for the other 98% of americans, but thats about all they agree on. >> i am not for raising taxes in a recession when it comes to creating jobs. >> the truth is that the way this thing works out, its the folks who are millionaires and billionaires getting the biggest breaks. >> eric cantor, whether its the bank loan...

he has to demonstrate some expertise. right now, he is kind of like the republican barack obama. he has been in congress and the senate longer, but when you say john thune you do not think of a particular policy or legislation. he could do that in the next year. he is interesting to watch. haley barbour is the strongest political mind in the universe, let alone the planet, but for president, running out of mississippi, let us leave the lobbyists side of it. haley always talks about he ...

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president bill clinton and reportedly the obama white house, tried to convince him to drop out of the race in favor of crist. >> bret: fox news can now project that democrat richard blumenthal will emerge victorious in connecticuts rough senate battle between he and republican linda mcmahon in this brutal and expensive contest. deep blue connecticut blumenthals exaggerations about his military service. mcmahons wealth from her familys pro wrestling business might have helped turn the s...

celebrate. its election night on cbs. >> change doesnt come from the top, it comes from the bottom. >> if youre tired of the takeovers and bailouts, thats what elections are for. >> we are not going back. >> restore america to her honor. >> we need all of you fired up. ♪ >> couric: and good evening, everyone. we are witnessing a major shift in political power in the nations capital. cbs news is projecting that, when all the votes are counted in this mid-term election, the republicans...

former fox contractor john kesack wins and state of carolina. nicky haley defeats vincent shaheen . state of wisconsin. fox news project russ feingold lost the race to ron johnson and feingold campaigned on his support for health care overhaul . he lost his seat. state of democrat. barbara boxer holds on her seat and defeated carlie fiorina. she spent more than 140 million of her own dollars to try to win the seat and goes down in defeat. nevada, one of the most important races it look...

paul, the congressman, is the winner in kentucky. you see that check. we project he will win. we also project in indiana not a huge surprise the former senator dan coats will become the next senator from indiana beating brad ells worth. he can succeed evan bayh. that represents a pickup for the republicans. we project a winner in vermont, patrick leahy re-elected for another six years. this is not a huge surprise. his opponent was widely expected to lose. we also project jim demint who...