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For armed robbery and related drug offenses. she was pregnant at the time of her conviction. but was allowed to delay incarceration until her daughter vanessa was a year old. six weeks later, vanessa was allowed to join her. >> i just couldnt make it without my girl. its my first baby. im just so attached to her and i think its better to raise the child here. >> women have their own rooms. a large room all decorated for a child. wearing non-prison issued clothes. its a communal atmosphere. i thi...

She was pregnant at the time of her conviction. but was allowed to delay incarceration until her daughter vanessa was a year old. six weeks later, vanessa was allowed to join her. >> i just couldnt make it without my girl. its my first baby. im just so attached to her and i think its better to raise the child here. >> women have their own rooms. a large room all decorated for a child. wearing nonprison issued clothes. its a communal atmosphere. i think it was nellas time to cook for everybody. s...

For a few years, like i take 20 million for me, 20 million for you, 20 million for our friends, and then a few years later, the whole thing comes unraveled and everybody complains about it and then maybe we get fired, but at least we keep the money that we stole. how do we prevent ourselves from being distracted by the big numbers and the hoopla of jamie dimon, celebrity ceo, to see through this side show into the dark belly of the beast that is as yet unreformed? >> i think you nailed it. the i...

Chair on "meet the press," defending mitt romneys opposition to same-sex marriage. assess the fallout over this issue and the presidents support for it? >> i think its been fairly energizing for the presidents base to do this. i think the timing of this. he went to hollywood, he raised $15 million. at a fundraiser with george cloony. i think its been good for the president for the most part when it comes to making his democratic base, that really supported him four years ago, enthusiastic again....

Take more risk. theres variable annuities, which would be youre -- in the fixed index annuity world youre protected if the market goes down. in the variable annuity side youre open to more of the upside gain in the stock market, but not protected on the down side. okay? start putting money away from a variable annuity product. if you own real estate at that age, pay down some of the debt. if youre renting out that real estate, that can be an income stream for yourself in the retirement years. >>...

the president was he heading on this, theyve always said, look, were the ones who got rid of dont ask dont tell. the justice department no longer defends the defense of marriage act. so you knew what direction the president was heading. i think there were conversations about whether this would be good politically or not good politically for the president because this could rally mitt romneys conservative base. this could hurt the president with some voters in battleground states like o...

Have been taking on the public sector unions. even those who dont agree with me know if i look them in the eye, tell them im going to do something, im going to do it. regardless of the perceived political costs. if i tell them no, they know no means no. >> mr. every man, governor of new jersey has shown an ability to connect with the kind of voters, to the blue collar working class people, sur bourbonites that governor romney needs to carry to win ohio, michigan, pennsylvania. >> bret: demograph...

Thats the choice. >> all analysts seem to agree the choice of ryan by mitt romney would be a bold one. >> if you pick paul ryan, youre going full monty to take it on the budget and the deficit, regardless of all the pain that that would create. were going to take your cough syrup, america. that would be the kind of campaign that could work, but it would be a very, very different kind of campaign than weve seen in modern times. >> paul ryan, budget genius, very important. good guy, romney is clos...

prison where hes been held since 2009. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." not only the null better one issue for most americans, but also the issue that will win the white house in november. the latest jobs report is not nearly what the obama administration was hoping for. its given the republicans fresh ammunition. were covering all the angles, beginning with our white house correspondent dan lothian. whats the reaction over there to the latest jobs numbers? >> reporter...

Some analysts mind, that he welcomes attacks. what do you think of that? >>guest: i hear this all time. i heard it when i put out the budget in the first place. do we want to fix the countrys problems? that is the choice. bret all agree that the choice of ryan by romney, would be a bold choice. >> if you pick paul ryan you are going the whole way on the budget and the deficit, regardless of all the pain that would create. we will take your cough syrup, america, that could be the kind of campaign...