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And im proud that mayor bloomberg has issued a statement they can stay this indefinitely. that means this will grow not just in quantity but in quality. this is a big moment in america. >> and i think also, melissa, as the established progressives and civil rights groups, we have a big march saturday in washington and signaling were going to be part of this, is this the time, though, that we can change the discussion in this country away from just deficit cutting toward really how we distribute ...

Unpopular, they would rush to vote on it, but they understand, you know, were talking about building roads and highways here. were talking about giving money to local communities so they can rehire police officers, fire fighters and teachers. the republicans understand thats popular. every public indication is that the public understands this important order of things. first, you do the things that will get people back to work. then as we begin to do that, you go after the deficit, but if you ju...

For governor several times and won. >> yeah. >> but its nothing compared to running for president. >> and some of the qualities that make you very attractive right now the day before can be very dangerous the day after because what makes you pop and make you buzz as a governor of new jersey can suddenly make you very unpresidential and some unreliable. >> look what happened to howard dean. >> or rick perry. >> i mean, running, becoming the governor of texas, a republican in a very republican sta...

embassy in afghanistan in kabul. two dead, one an american citizen. monitoring the situation from our bureau in abu dhabi. an apparent breach of security inside a heavily guarded complex in kabul. what do we know about it. >> reporter: bear in mind where this was. this was a part of the u.s. embassy compound and annex will many are working. one of the employees started shooting in various directions. he was later shot dead. his victims appeared to have been one u.s. citizen, also an em...

Year, $24 billion higher than the paul ryan budget. thats one of the reasons stop gap spending bill fell on the floor yesterday. conservatives said were abandoning the paul ryan budget. thats one of the reasons it failed and the house republican leadership will have to rebuild that. >> how does that play out in the long term he have, deficit cutting and work of the super committee? do his ideas still have influence? >> well, paul ryan said to me, my budget exceeded my expectations because he sai...

Proposed. we have to fight for the middle class. this is not a partisan issue. this is not a political strategy. this is the right thing to do. $3 trillion reduction in deficit in a fair and balanced way where we simply ask people to pay more than a million dollars to pay their fair share and making spending cuts and tightening our belt. the vast majority of people said thats what they want. they dont want the middle class to bear the sacrifice. they want it spread evenly. thats what the preside...

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virginia. and elijah cummings, the former chair of the black caucus and analysis, and chris jeff free lund of digital. i am candy crowley, and this is state of the union. what a difference a year makes, or not so much. last year at this time, president obama was vacationing on marthas vineyard, and thats where he is today. last year he said -- >> a year and a half ago the economy was shrinking rapidly, and the economy is now growing. >> this year he is saying -- >> america will come ...

well, thats it for this edition of "reliable sources." im howard kurtz. were off next sunday when cnn will be providing live coverage of the dedication of the martin luther king memorial on the mall in washington. were back the following week with another critical look at the media. "state of the union" with candy crowley begins right now. an august of angst, at the battle of 2012 erode the presidents support. today, the summer slump with obama senior campaign strategist david axelro...