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In d.c. chinas president hu jintao arrives in washington today ahead of his meeting with president obama. two leaders representing the worlds largest economies. but the u.s. is still number one by a long strot. 14.6 trillion, compared to just under 6.3 trillion for china. but theyve got us outnumbered, their population of a trillion definitely dwarfs us. and while our population was 2.6%, china was in double digit territory. hu jintao and president obama have a lot to talk about. but what does t...

Now castle and the backers face a serious threat on their right. >> conservative activists christine odonnell who has run for congress twice before attended glenn becks rally this weekend. she has trailed by double digit in the poll and has mounting conservative anti-sentiment behind her. >> delaware republican voters are angry because for too long they had to hold their nose and accept mike castle who hisserly supported a liberal democrat agenda. >> castle ignored the rival for months but canno...

Were putting off the pain. >> neil: how long does it drag on? >> as long as we are willing to put off the pain. at some point we have to pay the piper and take the pain. when we do that, mortgages go back to normal levels and -- >> neil: already some of the key markets are down 40, 50%. some will be looking at another double digit hit. if that were the case, a home just isnt a good investment. >> no. if that were the case it isnt. the buy and bail people think its a good investment or they would...

>> la la la la la. >> see what i mean? its like theyre almost intentionally trying to not hear what hes saying. >> no way? >> yes. that was the second -- >> those were your s.a.t. scores. i didnt know you could do double digit s.a.t. scores. whats 47 plus 49? >> im going to my high school anniversary today. i dont want to be embarrassed. members of my class will be there. i wouldnt like them to know my s.a.t. scores. "los angeles times" -- pace quickens. a regulatory overhaul vote on monday wo...

Well, a fresh look on how things are doing. new reports out this morning. unemployment claims and retail scales. stephanie elam with reports. was that you saying uh-huh, or somebody on the floor? >> i try to control my emotions, kyra, when the economy is moving in the right direction. >> right, exactly. the dow is opening up to the downside -- no, that wasnt me. but, youre right. there are people who would say that things are still better. that you might want to whoo hoo more this year than last...

For jobless benefits. the u.s. department of labor reports there were 31,000 more initial jobless claims last week than there were in the previous week. it appears as if those were already looking for work were not finding it. the labor department reporting the number of people continuing to receive unemployment benefits was unchanged at 4.5 million. even as many americans continue to struggle in this great recession across the country. health insurance companies are asking people to pay more an...

Rate. its been holding steady about 10% since last fall. a double digit that aint going away overnight. is there anything the government can do? so you know, we just heard president obama making it very clear that the next step is to invest in the private sector, tax breaks apparently. he believes can allow private employers to do more hiring. is that going to be enough? >> no, i dont think its going to be enough. i do believe its an important step in the right direction and i think an important...

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Factories of the future made in barcelona and freighted off to other parts of the country and abroad the business is enjoying double digit growth but couldnt catalonian independence pose problems hundreds of companies are turning their backs on the region. thats why it was shiny here i expect article one fifty five wont be triggered and independents wont need to clarity early elections are a possibility the whole affair may drag on for weeks but we dont think drastic decisions like shifting oper...

Elections, at the end of the day the republicans havent presented anything meaningful. when you got this continued chaos and friction within the republican part it hurts all the folks that are going to be on the ballot next year. >> trump still has control of his base and the rest of the administration will fall in line. nixon had control of his and he was voted out of office. the republicans in congress will have to leave first and not weir about what the polls say. >> theres 70 house seats tha...