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And the government cracking down, targeting who they call the worst offenders. those using the cover of medical marijuana to act as store front drug dealers. casey stegall live from the los angeles news room. what prompted this crackdown? >> well, kelly, partly its because of the obama administration, that administration recently vowed to toughen its stance when it comes to medical marijuana, which is why the department of justice issued a memo to federal prosecutors over the summer, saying that...

During times of inflation. so it continues to be one of my big worries about this economy. i think were going to have healthy job growth in the next six months but i worry the prices are rising. you remember we talked about last week, its squeezing peoples paychecks because you cant buy as much with paychecks if prices rise. jenna: thats never a good morning. -- good thing. thank you very much, steve moore. >> great to be with you. rick: coming up, the faa cracking down, firing two air controlle...

Against public gatherings but were still hearing a lot about them. is this just an unstoppable force at this point? >> well, thats the question everyone is asking. the government is sending mixed messages. on the one hand, offering concessions like lifting this emergency law and on the other hand, cracking down, according to witnesses, very hard on demonstrations in cities like homes north of damascus. were hearing about demonstrations in syrias second largest city. its kept itself out of this d...

>> i wanted to know your profile. people thought i was asking for myselfy. clear that up first. savannah, a huge number. tax gap. $300 billion every year. the number between what the irs thinks it should collect and what its actually collecting and what its selecting. >> that was billion with a b, right? >> imagine how quickly you could wipe out the deficit to collect that money every year. and thats why the irs is getting really, really serious about this. theyre cracking down. theyre auditing ...

>> sean: libya is on the brink. protesters are calling on muammar qadhafi to step down. in response hes cracking down, unleashing tanks and warplanes on protesters in an effort to the defiant leader appeared on state television today and refused to cede power. he cast the blame for his troubles on foreigners calling his opponents, cats, rats and cowards. the events in libya are not region.;s iranian warships in the suez canal headed for syria where they will take part for a training mission supp...

>> sean: libya is on the brink. protesters are calling on muammar qadhafi to step down. in response hes cracking down, unleashing tanks and warplanes on protesters in an effort to the defiant leader appeared on state television today and refused to cede power. he cast the blame for his troubles on foreigners calling his opponents, cats, rats and cowards. the events in libya are not region.;s iranian warships in the suez canal headed for syria where they will take part for a training mission supp...

Causeway. a lot of analysts say if this got out of hand, for example, that the saudis may just step in, either behind the scenes or literally. and, you know, youve got a security force that is clamp doung on all of this. >> in some gulf state, particularly wealthily ones, like bahrain, a lot of the workers are not locals. >> exactly. >> everybody who offer ace service in these countries tends to be import from somewhere else. >> whats interesting in because rain is the security forces who are do...

Not necessarily. theres going to be a lot of talk and backlash and as citizens, were savvy as to what the president -- >> neil: im tell you, im not the sharpest tool in the shed but the president, has by executive order, stopped drilling in the gulf even after a judge said not so fast. he issues another moratorium and on and on. i can go on and on. this is not beyond the realm of possibility but well watch it. >> no, he can, but should he. >> neil: big debate. you can see this amnesty memo on ou...

Arizona. the backlash is widening against arizonas new law, cracking down. the lawsuit from 15-year tucson police veteran escobar was one of three filed yesterday. >> i worked throughout the years to establish a relationship with the community, legallier illegally, it doesnt matter, or crimes get solved. thats what we do. by doing this law it puts a barrier up. >> u.s. attorney general eric holder said they may challenge the law. arizona governor brewer says its necessary because of the their ...

Received $1 million from goldman sachs during this 2008 campaign. alan colmes is host of the alan colmes show on fox news radio. the criticism is, you come out and say, goldman sachs, they are the devil. we have the sec cracking down, then you have an afeel people saying please donate to my coffers. >> oh obama and only democrats took this money and now they are going to crack down on the people they took money from and thats bad. as if wouldnt it be the other way around? if they took the money ...