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east coast port you could drop it like all the way into ohio. if you could just get to those great lakes from the sea. for centuries that was a pipe dream. for the u.s. and canada in terms of what that would mean for international commerce. but then in 195 4 our two countries came up with a big thinking solution. and that is called the st. lawrence seaway. together canada and the u.s. built a series of canals and dams and locks that turned the saint lawrence river in canada into essent...

a lot of -- >> im smart enough not to try to make the drive back because we live on opposite sides of the city. it is safer for me to crash than it is to drive home. >> she does have quite a few bedrooms. >> it is like a little bed and breakfast. >> stephanie: we had multiple friends stay. >> one made eggs in the morning. it really was a bed and breakfast. >> stephanie: it is becoming prom weekend every weekend. all right. here she is, the prom queen jacki schechner. >> good morning, e...

amendments because the advantage to being the majority leader because you have the ability to schedule. i just want everybody whos following this issue to understand, if to i were setting the agenda, the next item up right after this bipartisan jobs bill would be the xm bank. >> my amendment sponsored by democrats and republicans was a partisan maneuver. theyre not about to take the xm bank unless its part of the overall package. so thats why were doing it this way. hes not the leader,...

for the worse they looked foolish. >> let me ask you about one of the looming concerns. we heard a moment of that a moment ago. that is the potential of higher gas prices, oil prices, energy prices overall and the impact it would have on any economic recovery. >> the higher gas and oil prices go, the greater the impact on the economy. you know, theres an estimate that for every $10 increase in the price of gas, the economy will expand about .2% points this year. >> i want to ask you ab...

simulcast with c-span radios, washington today. tax reform or whatever they may be, i hope that they are, you know, considered and wisely chosen, but it is also important to realize that we have the long-term of keeping the fiscal policy sustainable and you have to think of those two things together i think. >> before the house financial commit services committee, chairman ben bernanke talking about the job market and the overall u.s. economy and stocks closing in the red today as be...

Members of congress, what do we learn in the highest staff retention rate, actual staff on the hill, michael capuano, the average rate, 64 the lowest, betty sutton, 19% did some things confirm what you knew about somebody that they cant hold onto staff, they are kind of an erratic member of congress? >> surprises on that list, betty sutton, for one. she is vulnerable but i dont think it is because necessarily she has a high staff turnover. she was redistricted into a seat with a republican incum...

clever gambit? it is tuesday, february 14, 2012, happy valentines day. this is a daily run down. im chuck todd. get right to my first reads of the morning. we start with presidential race. rick santorums surge hit the national stage f last night is any indication, he could easily go off track. apparently, all it took were wins in the nonbinding caucuses in minnesota to catapult him into a tie with mitt romney in three national polls. pew research center surveyed registered republicans ...

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2012, happy valentines day. this is a daily run down. im chuck todd. get right to my first reads of the morning. we start with presidential race. rick santorums surge hit the national stage f last night is any indication, he could easily go off track. apparently, all it took were wins in the nonbinding caucuses in minnesota to catapult him into a tie with mitt romney in three national polls. pew research center surveyed registered republicans have santorum slightly ahead 30-28. up 16 p...

She wanted me to be her vice president. me, me, me. >> wouldnt it be funny when trump drops out, then they all go back in? >> that would be great. >> that would be unusual. it is like the adult swim part. sfie from trump to chump, after taking to twitter, their careers are in tatters. i speak of three members of democratic congressmen rick larsons staff who talked about making this a, quote, december to remember. they had a little rhyme there. they thought it would be fun to spend the month mess...