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Youre supposed to come up with this deal cutting 1.2 trillion before thanksgiving. weve had a couple of military guests, a four-star general on with us the other day, if those cuts dont have, 1.2 trillion by thanksgiving you will see what many are calling draconian cuts to our defense programs. are you is this committee going to get those cuts by that date? >> when you ask me whats the bottom line, unfortunately i may have to wait until midnight on november 22nd to answer your question. were sti...

Should not have been crafted as a jobs program. it isnt. its an investment in technology. we have a long history of investing in pie in the sky technology, ill give you two examples, the space program, and the internet. and the stimulus program. >> it could not have existed, could not have existed without the government-- >> i mean, i agree. so the question becomes-- >> the internet was something that we-- and already knew that it already worked and a vital defense program, so was the manhattan ...

ill ask about red hot democrats. stay here and hear how it plays out. im wolf blitzer here in "the situation room." weve been expecting the house to vote on raising the debt limit. but it has not happened yet. the debt deadline is looming larger than ever. the deal would raise the debt limit $900 billion in the short term and green light spending cuts of roughly the same amount over ten years. offset dollar for dollar by more spending cuts. theres a lot of huge ifs involved in making...

chiliian mine? 31 of the 50 miners are asking for a half million dollars each. they say it isnt about money but about safety. the miners say they want to make sure something like this never happens again. and minnesota state government could be back up and running in just a few days. minnesotas democratic governor cut a deal with republicans to end the two-week long government shutdown. the deal involves selling bonds rather than raising taxes and making up the budget deficit. lawmak...

Which the house banned this year. so whats this all about? watchdog groups worry its a backdoor way around the ban. the house armed services chaim cuts hundreds of millions of dollars from a variety of defense programs and put the money in a newly created pot dubbed "the mission force enharsment transfer fund." lawmakers are using it to pay for projects and policy proposals. to some it is a pet project slush fund. >> this never has never been in this bill before. its certainly suspicious that it...

♪ ♪ ♪ its memorial day, may 30th, 2011. president obama is at arlington national sepl tore. live pictures paying tribute to those men and women who gave their lives to defend our country. shortly the president will speak at arlingtons amphitheater. his address live, as well as remarks from mike mullen and defense secretary robert gates. arlington national cemetery, 624 acres of hallowed ground, the final resting place for fallen troops from all of americas wars, including the mo...

Added to a defense bill for unmanned vehicle technology thanks to congressman mo brooks who represents the district. that is probably going to go to your district and help your constituents. >> i cant say it is going to the fifth congressional district but i will say this, if that is a service we can offer to america, ill be tickled pink. >> reporter: in this press release brooks boasted about getting more jobs for his district. that sounds like an earmark which the house banned this year. whats...

Hundreds of millions of dollars was cut from a variety of defense programs and put in a pot and lawmakers are using it to pay for projects and policy proposals. to some its a pet project slush fund. >> this money has never been in this bill before. its certainly suspicious it has occurred for the first time after earmarks have been placed under a moratorium and it looks like a work-around. >> reporter: but its another form of pork? >> no, i disagree. i dont think its pork because youre not able ...

what? they found another way to spend your money. plus, a dramatic escape for passengers aboard a delta flight. well show you what happened in this memorial day weekend, the fleet has arrived in new york. ill speak to a marine who survived being shot and is headed back to combat in afghanistan. we start with spending cuts on capitol hill. every politician is looking for a way to save a little money, whether its from medicare or public television or what have you. but funding cuts m...

passengers aboard a delta flight. well tell you twhapd. and take a close look at the circle on your screen. sometimes baseball fans will do whatever it takes to catch a ball, including dropping their kid just to make a catch, come on. its sunday, may 29th, 6:00 a.m. in atlanta, 5:00 a.m. in joplin, missouri. the nations chief executive offering a shoulder to cry on this morning, headed to tornado damaged joplin, missouri. president obama is expected in joplin shortly after 1:00 easte...