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the center of a lot of political activity for republicans over the last few days. president obama is keeping the spotlight on this day. hes here getting ready to come into iowa from minnesota. its the second stop of his three-day three-state bus tour in the midwest. talking to voters about jobs, the economy and the debt crisis facing the united states. also on his agenda, a one-on-one interview with me tomorrow. much more on that tomorrow. were standing by, though, for the presidents t...

>> thats the house tonight passing h.r. 2560, better known as cut, cap and balance. now its a republican and tea party sponsored measure calling for massive spending cuts, a spending cap, and congress passing a balanced budget amendment. only then would the debt limit be allowed to go up, ending the current crisis. the measure was passed with just five democratic votes. senate democrats say theyll defeat it. if somehow they fail, president obama says hell veto it. in other words, its d...

reconsiders laying on the table. >> thats the house tonight passing h.r. 2560, better known as cut, cap and balance. now its a republican and tea party sponsored measure calling for massive spending cuts, a spending cap, and congress passing a balanced budget amendment. only then would the debt limit be allowed to go up, ending the current crisis. the measure was passed with just five democratic votes. senate democrats say theyll defeat it. if somehow they fail, president obama says he...

foreclosures, and he had a winning streak on a game show. what is the consumer financial protection bureau? it aims to put a stop to predatory lending. it will keep an eye on credit card fees and student loans and keep an ear on consumer complaints. because a whole lot of centers dont like the bureau, the confirmation could be, dare i say, in jeopardy. dan, tell us first why this nomination is not going to elizabeth warren? >> reporter: well, certainly the white house saw her as somebo...

And the support of joint operations in afghanistan. so this has been an excellent visit, its fitting that i conclude my trip here in poland. at each stop ive affirmed the fact that americas transatlantic alliance is the cornerstone of our engagement in the world. its indispensable to the peace and prosperity of the world. helps to uphold the principles of rule of law and individual liberty around the world. and i think that poland is a leader on all these goals. congratulations, mr. prime minist...

If theres something you learned on this trip that you take home that maybe gives you some thoughts about how you will approach that as president and maintain the interest in a country where our attention spans are short and our resources are limited. >> i think its an excellent question, and this has been something that ive been reflecting on throughout this trip. keep in mind what the purpose this trip was from my perspective. in addition to re-establishing a wonderful kwfrgz stroconversati str...

Job creation. >> weve been focused as a house republicans on jobs since day one. >> this will create jobs, this is the republican solution, and im proud to be a part of our house republican plan for americas job creators. >> i too am proud to endorse the plan to create jobs. >> helping americans get back to work is our number one priority. >> ryan, they mentioned a lot of jobs in there, but in fact the proposal boils down to lowering taxes again. is that really a jobs plan? >> they it is propose...

Candor come from? >> i will be very honest with you. i grew up pretty poor. >> reporter: as a teenager his family was homeless for a short time. he lived at the ymca. >> when you grow up poor, you are very results oriented. intention doesnt play into it. >> reporter: and so today he urges all of us to be results oriented too. to find and follow our lifes calling. >> if you get up every day and youre just going through the motions and there is nothing in your life that you are excited about, you ...

>> ok. just real quick, about teacher evaluations, michelle. theres a big battle in new york about them. how important is it in your overall agenda reforming the school system in putting pay and security along with the evaluation of a teacher? >> well, look, i think that teacher evaluation is the cornerstone of a lot of the reforms were talking about. teachers need to know theyre going to be evaluated in a fair and transparent manner but i think theres a growing acknowledgment of the fact that h...

Speak without fear. thats my yearbook quote. i went to prep school in brooklyn. ap u.s. history class i took last year and this year in ap u.s. government they never taught about the black robe regimen. >> they are trying their guest to keep people out of the public arena. how in the world would they create the public arena they are trying to throw them out of. this is contrary to everything that would be a philosophical political agenda what the courts are doing and legislators, et cetera. >> i...