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tour of that country. at 9:00 a.m., a discussion about the resignation of mel martinez. washington journal is next. >> this morning, we received additional signs that the worst may be behind us. though we lost 247,000 jobs in july, that was 200,000 fewer than were lost in june. today, we are pointed in the right direction. we are losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we pulled the financial system back from the brink. we have enabled families to reduce paym...

in hard copy if you have to be in the big apple. next up is austin, texas, on our line for democrats. caller: i want to make a comment about what the last caller said about giving money to foreign countries. helping out foreign countries goes way back to our early history. that is a non-issue. we went into iraq. we need to clean it up before we leave. but besides that, i hear callers giving barack obama and congress flak about what is going on with the economy. there are great things t...

host: meanwhile, former president bill clinton is in north korea this morning. it was a trip not announced in advance, as he tries to bring home those two american journalists. his wife is in kenya this week. at the white house, president obama meets with robert gates this afternoon. among the issues, the possibility of additional troops moving into afghanistan. it is tuesday, august 4. it is also the presidents 48 birthday. we will begin by talking about taxes, the deficit, and the u....

reporter of the magazine talks about national security. "washington journal" it is next. ♪ host: president obama returned from camp david a little later this morning, and tomorrow he will introduce the post 9/11 g.i.. bill. it will be a busy month in august to run the country for the president and his cabinet. also, members of congress on health care issue. we will look to follow the president a bit, and hit some town hall meetings with members of congress through the month as they c...

are unhappy because they see it as stepping on their turf. added that that the senate is taking sonia sotomayor a sons nomination up. >> i think the democrats can make an argument that this was timely and targeted. this could actually could be helpful. they could make a case that another $2 billion would continue it. >> corey boles, last word. >> that is a fair observation. i can point and say that this stimulus thing as money going slow at the door, looked at the demand. inmates and c...

-- i want you to look at them. they were not issued at the same time. >> i want to ask for a provision. i want to divide the caps for 00 to consider it separately. >-- 4002 and considered separately. >> all those in favor of caps 4002 will say aye. the ayes have updated the second amendment, you spoke in favor of it. he spoke in favor of it. is there further debate on that amendment? >> on this amendment, this is the amendment for direct negotiations for drug prices under medicare? >> ...

at 9:00 a.m. eastern, radio talk show host, joe madison and armstrong williams on the state of race relations. "washington journal" is next. host: a forthcoming report says changes are need to be made in how troops operate and calls for a near doubling of troops and the fdic shuts down banks in florida, new jersey, ohio and oklahoma, those banks being taken over by other entities but the stories in the paper are a slowing in the decline of the economy with suggestions by some of a stro...

good-bye dear clunker. show rooms are buzzing as people race to turn in their cars. is this enough to kick start detroits bottom line. >> a wild summer. its hot, cold dangerous. its supposed to be the dog days but instead a record-setting month of bizarre weather. >> the humming air conditioners are cooling the heat wave and killing your wallet. we have the tips to cut the energy bill down to size. >> im julia child. >> the best recipe. the perfect ingredient for the summer. a trip to ...

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is the cash for cluvgers program too successful? not only are the wreckers keeping busy, so are the dealers. the attempts today to keep it going. also drug addicts, how those two words reveal the latest in the investigation of michael jacksons death. hey, did you hear the "seinfeld" cast is reuniting? sort of. where youll be able to get a few new episodes. that is darn good news on a friday. hi, im christi paul. welcome. have you seen this? >> touchdown. after nearly 16 days in s...