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here, folks. if you look at the gains that were trying to get to, some of the sectors have turned positive here today. not the banks, though. they still continue to be the worst performer. in fact, that 2% give back is the biggest one-day drop for the banking industry group that weve seen since february 23rd. it is the worst of the 24 industry groups here today. if you take a look at some of the big withdrawal victims here today. still hurting from that ubs downgrade to sell. huntingto...

Christopher dodd and barney frank and their committees dictating and pressuring banks for a long time to make loans that were too risky and resulted in fannie mae and freddie mac and a lot of the collapse we saw a year and a half ago. thats the big difference. we would not have had government pushing social policy using the financial sector of the economy. the government has a big stick and they were using it then. >> didnt the republicans have an opportunity for most of the bush term -- >> you ...

Points. less government, less taxation. for a rally this hour, then on to syracuse come thursday. the tea partiers will be in washington for a tax day protest. last hour. i asked a tea party supporter how the movement would have handled the financial crisis if it ran the government. >> we would certainly not have had the bailout there. we also would not have had christopher dodd and barney frank really dictating and pressuring banks for a long time to make the kind of loans that were way too ris...

Much on this issue as dodd and barney frank did. this is a bipartisan problem. and thats the other point about the tea party. its not about blaming it all on one party. >> the political climate nowadays seems to be one of extremes. the far left and far right get headlines for incendiary language, name-calling. but where is the middle? i talked to anchor john king about that. the retirement of supreme court justice john paul stevens. >> theres a big debate in our country right now being dominated...

the members of the clubs centennial societe. . . >> prior to joining the bank in 2007, he was a partner at goldman sachs and was the worlds first chief u.s. economist. i joined a chorus of people who is pleased to praise his intellect and his market knowledge. after his remarks, we will have to club members ask questions. -- two club members ask questions. bill, the floor is yours. [applause] >> thank you, glenn, for that fine introduction. today i want to tackle the difficult subject ...

missing. the hope is those four may be alive although everybody believes its a long shot. if theyre alive, they may have made it to the shelter in the mine where there was food, water, and oxygen. but even the governor here admits the odds are very long, and its going to be a miracle if these four people survive. back to you. >> tom costello, its great to see you. thank you for this reporting. what happens tonight? does the search go on? is that the basic story? >> reporter: they cant ...

who in a vet. theyre supporting communism. this guy wants to take over everything including community colleges now. cap and trade will kill america. host: let me ask you about supporting republican candidates. you want some moderate republicans out of the party. are you thinking about sending money to individual candidates? caller: if they say what i believe in, i do. i believe personally obama should be impeached host: all right. we will move on to davenport, iowa, on the democratic l...

its not annoying. the sounds a booster. time to hurry out of bed because "fox & friends" is just ahead. >> nice. >> hi, everybody. welcome to studio e on this thursday morning. you know, we complain that sometimes we have to get up really early and go to bed early. but down -- >> just the crew. i mean, we pretty much like it. >> those guys down in washington were working until 3:00 in the morning and theyre going to be up in the 9:00 hour today. >> wow! welcome to our club, everyone. s...

Student loans, its a washington takeover of the program, and what they also were doing is overcharging these 19 million students to help pay for the health care bill. about 1700 or $1800 on average, anyone who has a student loan over the next ten years, will pay into the government to help pay for the health care bill and other new government programs, so im introducing an amendment to say lets reduce the interest rate on government student loans and the democrats dont vote for it, theyll be vot...

Political peril for republicans in being seen as trying to block something that at least some in the country see as necessary and good? >> perhaps for some people, but i agree with senator dodd, this is historic. but its an historic mistake, and the mistake is that were expanding a health care delivery system that everybody in the country knows is too expensive instead of trying to reduce its cost so people can afford to buy health insurance. thats what republicans have tried to do, and thats wh...