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a network looking out for him. something pakistans interior minister recently flat out denied. >> in your investigation, have you found any evidence that bin laden had a support network here in pakistan? >> there is no such thing at all. even not an iota of doubt. >> you are categorically denying he had a support network here? >> no support network. >> yet theres growing evidence that leads some experts to believe that simply isnt so. evidence that bin laden lived as if he felt safe an...

Heres the compromise-a gree on the earmarks in the short term, two weeks, three weeks, and find the cuts right here. so eric ericsson, shouldnt be that hard. the seeds of a compromise are there. the question is can they get over their machismo, if you will? but you tweet idea a u.s. government shutdown is worth it. you think this is a good idea. >> i would love to see a government shutdown unfortunately im probably one of the very few on the republican side who does. we had this interesting situ...

fire. libya will become an ember. >> but anti-gadhafi protesters, well, theyre equally defiant, using friday prayers as a rallying point for major marches across the country. and those marches went from east to west. we had them over here in benghazi. check out this image here. anti-government protesters now in control of libyas second largest city celebrating here with their weapons. this in the east in benghazi. more consequential, of course, the marches here in the capital of tripol...

The economy is growing again. but we have never measured progress by these yardsticks alone. we measure progress by the success of our people. by the jobs they can find and the quality of life those jobs offer. by the prospects of a small business owner, by the opportunities for a better life that we pass onto our children. thats the project the american people want us to work on. together. [ applause ] >> that was president obama. tonight, a lot to talk about. well be talking about the two gop ...

President who was reaching out to republicans saying i get what youre saying, i understand it, but im playing the long game here. i care about the future of this country as do you. so we have to figure out a way to do this together, and i think its something the public will respond to. on the republican side, though, i think they could use a little bit more of that vision. we know they want to cut the deficit. we know they want to cut the budget. but whats that for? where is the largers vision? ...

And he, you know, so he was a president who was reaching out to republicans saying i get what youre saying, i understand it, but im playing the long game here. i care about the future of this country as do you. so we have to figure out a way to do this together, and i think its something the public will respond to. on the republican side, though, i think they could use a little bit more of that vision. we know they want to cut the deficit. we know they want to cut the budget. but whats that for?...

Lets get started with eric ericsson is here. democratic strategist cornell belcher. candy crowley. former george bush press secretary ari fleischer. david gergen and gloria borger and paul begala, as well. david, this was the presidents first state of the union address since the midterms. how do you think he did? >> ironically, the shellacking may have helped his presidency. i think hes pivoted off where he was. he gave a very different speech than last year. last year was what government was go...

Released publicly. i dont know why he didnt talk about it tonight. >> eric, what did you think about the fact there were two republican responses. >> ive been chuckling during michele bachmanns responses. she was looking into the camera for the tea party express, which probably didnt work well. but there was a big narrative from even republicans but a lot of the media that this was going to be some sort of diametrically opposed speech to paul ryan. i think their speeches played very well togethe...

Mr. ryan has told us but he didnt tell us in his speech. he wants to privatize social security. kill medicare, make it a voucher program that insurance companies would be in charge of, which would cut medicare by 76%. then he wants to raise taxes on everybody in america who makes between $20,000 and $200,000 but almost eliminate taxes for corporations and almost eliminate them for the wealthy. wow, that is specific and courageous. but it is not i think in the main stream of american thought. may...

whether he has the answers they seek. and also how people reacted to the president in real-time tonight, phrase by phrase, moment by moment. its always fascinating, dial testing its called. well have that coming up in this hour. tonight, the president called on lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to help him rebuild the country, retool technology and reboot education. he promised to do that while reforming the tax code and winding down two wars. he painted in broad strokes but as john...