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>> have you two things going on pt a left economic of the party. elizabeth warren seems very comfortable. there is a general population that is frustrated with wall street. all of that is not good for hillary clinton. but bill clinton is just as successful and he can get over the hump. he is comfortable being successful. a lot of people are not yet. >> so by comparison, is it a bad contrast? >> i think we are coming that from the wrong place. hillary clinton is still hand down beating anybody in...

Congressman who served four terms in the 80s and 90s announced in march he wants to run to get his old job back. we should mention the states governor is up to reelection, seeking to become the reelecti looking for the first three-term governor in nearly 80 years. and over in montana, they have stuck with the republican candidates for the last 60 years and voting once for lbj and once for bill clinton in the race in 199 1992. obama came close to losing, but he won. he also won in double digit, b...

>> the government could help defray that. do premiums go up? perhaps they will. perhaps the government pays some of that bill. >> what harold was talking about wasnt subsidy, it was cost. the overall cost of the system. when premiums are going up double digit, youre not achieving >> which is why steves point is so important. >> i love the idea that entrepreneurs will come in and rescue this whole situation. >> exactly. >> we could have solved the mobility problem with one act of legislation with...

Double digit increases. >> the government could help defray that. do premiums go up? perhaps they will. perhaps the government pays some of that bill. >> what harold was talking about wasnt subsidy, it was cost. the overall cost of the system. when premiums are going up double digit, youre not achieving >> which is why steves point is so important. >> i love the idea that entrepreneurs will come in and rescue this whole situation. >> exactly. >> we could have solved the mobility problem with one...

>> wellpoint just announced double digit increases, the biggest provider in california, double digit increases. >> the government could help defray that. do premiums go up? perhaps they will. perhaps the government pays some of that bill. >> what harold was talking about wasnt subsidy, it was cost. the overall cost of the system. when premiums are going up double digit, youre not achieving that goal. >> which is why steves point is so important. >> i love the idea that entrepreneurs will come in...

Your perspective, a policy perspective, what is a bridge too far in terms of premium increases? >> i do think that the idea of double digit increases would be extreme, especially given the fact that health care inflation is pretty low, and you have millions of people, and as david said there does seem to be extreme amount of demand, and next year well get more people enro enrolled. i think what we should be seeing is probably about 5% increases, and remember, a lot of these insurance companies h...

>> double digit. if i got to do time, they got to give it to me. i aint pleading guilty. >> he has pled not guilty to weapons charges and aggravated assault. he hoped to reach a plea deal with a sentence of five years but prosecution had a harsher sentence in mind. >> 15, three years running consecutive. meaning i have to do 15, 15. >> so 18 years? >> give or take. >> bates will now take to to trial but hell stay in bergen county jail. >> i believe michael bates is highest ranking member in the ...

. >> let me finish tonight with this, history tells me this november could see a republican sweep. taking a wide view, i could see the right wing in candidates sweep the victory in many republican primaries. then the republicans manage a double digit pick-up of seats in the u.s. senate. then i hear what mike huckabee had to say and i ignore too much american politic, already more women voters than male voters. given that, what is it in the republican dna that makes them talk as if theyve never t...

He too has pled not guilty. >> right now ive been down for two and a half years. but im not taking no double digit, you know. im trying to get them down to the lowest number they can. if its possible. but if not, ill go to try. to me, its nothing. >> though both men say they are innocent of their latest charges, they admit that crime has long been a part of their lives. >> i was running the street at 7 years old, breaking into the cars, already doing hell of [ bleep ] and drinking and smoking. >...

Increase dropped from double digit to about 4%. rate of hospital readmission going down dramatically. folks do like things like preventative care, prohibitions on preexisting condition. the challenge is when you take on a complicated area like healthcare, congress is never going to get it right. entirely and what i hope we would do and im working on a piece the other day that i think we are going to get some positive response making sure volunteer firefighters and rescue squads. 30 hour work cli...