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you said it was what the american people needed to have that romney care given to them as you head had in massachusetts, then in your paper back, you took that line out. so speaking of not getting it straight in your book, sir that would be a good one for you. >> one of the most unique features of tonights debate was the ninth man on the stage, former new mexico governor gary johnsons poll numbers so minuscule, he has not been included in previous debates. >> i do bring a unique perspe...

significantly weaker, and then overnight, some manufacturing reports came out of the uk, came out of europe, even china. these were weaker manufacturing reports. that spooked the market as well. you have to remember, were all interconnected so if europes got its problems, the big worry is that they can spread here to the u.s. and we all know that europe is facing its own debt crisis. all this is leaving at least one economist to tell us that he thinks that europe is probably in a reces...

quick to compromise with republicans. well, today that same president delivered this warning. >> i will not support -- i will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary americans. and i will veto any bill that changes benefits for those who rely on medicare, but does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. >> the rich, very rich politics of this debate in just a moment. first, ...

And to acknowledge that a two-state agreement is evaporating unless netanyahu negotiates. >> the white house press briefing has just begun. well listen incarney is starting. >> well go right to questions. >> why did the president put forward a plan that includes provisions that the republicans objected to. >> we have a long-term deficit problem and we to bring that down to earth. we agree on the basic magnitude of the cuts. why $4 trillion? thats what you need to bring the deficit down to a leve...

Get the economy going. the government is a big winner when the economy is moving. right now, weve got -- weve thrown a big, wet blanket over the private sector economy. weve borrowed too much. weve spent too much. were dramatically overregulating every aspect of the private sector. in our country. and now were threatening to raise taxes on top of it. thats not going to get the economy moving. >> isnt the reality, leader, that you laid out the political playbook for republicans, and thats to make...

president hopes now to influence that so-called congressional super committee, charged with drafting a big deficit reduction plan. fellow democrats for months on this issue and others have complained the president is too quick to compromise with republicans. well, today that same president delivered this warning. >> i will not support -- i will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary americans. and i will veto any bill that changes benefits for...

explained his plan today. >> we have to prioritize. both parties agree that we need to reduce the deficit by the same amount, $4 trillion. so what choices are we going to make to reach that goal? either we ask the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share in taxes railroor ask seno pay more for medicare. we cant afford to do both. either we gut education and medical research or weve got to reform the tax code so that the most profitable corporations have to give up tax loophole that...

air force one is about to land here in just a bit at raleigh-durham national airport, north carolina. an important battleground state, as you know, in the 2012 election. president obama is going to visit a small business. one that the white house says will benefit from his new jobs bill. after that, the president will press congress once again to pass his plan and pass it immediately when he delivers a speech at north carolina state university. also republicans picking up a new york co...

fred whitfield has the weekend off. our top story this hour, a week after hurricane irene battered the east coast, tropical storm lee is targeting the gulf coast. heavy rain falling now in mississippi and louisiana, both states under a state of emergency. mandatory evacuations are under way in parts of jefferson parish in the new orleans area and some parts could get up to 20 inches of rain. vermont is one of the states still cleaning up from irene. remember that storm? six days after ...

honest with ourselves is that we have a political culture that doesnt seem willing to make the tough choices to move america forward. we have a willingness to play partisan games and engage in brinkmanship, that not only costs us in terms of the economy now but also is going to place a burden on future generations. and the question is, can we break out of that pattern? can we break out of that pattern? think about it. we just went through this debacle with the debt ceiling, an entirely...