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Campaigns stated position that military spending should go up by $2 trillion. mr. romney has been guaranteeing that he will reserve a specific proportion of gdp to be spent on the military no matter what our defense needs are. that is a promise of a huge, huge increase in military spending. a huge increase that the pentagon says it does not want. its been called a force-feeding plan for the pentagon. the romney/ryan spending plan here. but last night martha raddatzs questioning and joe bidens ba...

Before i was a free market economist. we should have a strong defense. the can nadians need to be keptn eye on. but we ought never say we should spend x number of dollars. >> so do you think that mitt romneys prescription to increase defense spending and set it at 4% of gdp is foolish? >> well, its not what i would organize. i think when we move forward, he needs to be careful to make sure that americas defense needs are adequately and fully funded, but that doesnt mean you waste a dollar. wasti...

Evidence. you talk to lawyers following this case, they say this can cut two ways. first of all, you have a lot of people in the penn state community who are angry at jerry sandusky for besmerching the good name of the school through this scandal and joe paterno, the legendary coach who died earlier this year. on the other hand, all the defense needs is one juror who associates jerry sandusky with joe paterno, who associates jerry sandusky with the great days of the penn state football program a...

the watch dog groups citizens against government waste. what are those dirty spots? something about them is endearing but not endearing about lawmakers. we got the numbers for fiscal year 2012 so we brought some of these friends along from the farm. probably better than a lot of things they usually eat. the good news first, pork is down. since the big push to ban ear marks we have seen a big improvement on capitol hill. some good news. earmark spending down 80% from two years ago. that...

the pig -- i mean, they will eat anything, wont they? they are sort of cute but theyre pigs and the watch dog group citizens against government waste, sorry, i mean, what are those little spirit i spots? something is en dearing but it is not about lawmakers. we brought some of these little friends along from the farm. better than a lot of things they usually eat, isnt it? the good news first. pork is down. since the big push by lawmakers to ban earmarks and appropriations bills we have...

from the pig -- i mean, theyll eat anything. the watch dog groups citizens against government waste. what are those dirty spots? something about them is endearing but not endearing about lawmakers. we got the numbers for fiscal year 2012 so we brought some of these friends along from the farm. probably better than a lot of things they usually eat. the good news first, pork is down. since the big push to ban ear marks we have seen a big improvement on capitol hill. some good news. earma...

This is an exclusive report, which means we get to put up the thing that says exclusive. do we have that? thank you. this is an exclusive report. we are breaking news that nobody has and its good news. it starts here. president eisenhower. every liberals favorite moment is the farewell address where he coins the phase military complex and explains defense needs and the defense industry threaten to take over what we want and need. my favorite speech has not been that last one, but one of his firs...

Taken off. >> thank you for sticking around at home. rachel is on assignment. >> question mark. right. tonight, i finally get to tell you where i was on that assignment. this is an exclusive report, which means we get to put up the thing that says exclusive. do we have that? thank you. this is an exclusive report. we are breaking news that nobody has and its good news. it starts here. president eisenhower. every liberals favorite moment is the farewell address where he coins the phase military c...

Technology and risk it falling into the hands of an enemy government, martha. martha: boy, changing times and changing defense needs and that is the story for the f-22. jonathan, thank you so much. bill: there is a major showdown in congress will happen today. first on the floor of the house with regard to extending the payroll tax cut. speaker john boehner believes he has the votes to get his through idea. what will that be with only two weeks to go before they expire? were live in washington o...

Democrats. in addition to which there was other revenue, you know it, total about $500 billion. this had never been proposed by republicans before because it would mean that people in the upper brackets, whatever eir tax rate was, would be paying more taxes becau their loopholes, the dductio and credits th they take advantage of, would no longer exist. >> i want to ask you quickly where we go from her so the question is, if you fail, ultimately, there are automatic spending cuts that happen. one...