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When a president says something for three years and it turns out that its not true, i think theres no doubt that that affects the credibility. i dont care if youre the janitor or youre the president of the united states, it affects your credibility. got to move on to the next topic. the first ever across-the-board cut for food stamps comes tomorrow. billions of dollars will be slashed, and that will affect a whole lot of folks because currently, around 47 million americans, one-sixth of the coun...

27% got medicaid benefits. nearly auto million americans got food stamps. more than 1 million living in subsidized housing. business daily saying more people receiving welfare statements than working full time. joining us is karl rove. it looks to me like we have become a nanny state. am i wrong? >> well, we are on the verge of it but lets be careful. you mentioned there are 151 million people in the census study who get government payments. thats 49% of the american population. i think you are ...

Based on the states own figures, 600 to 800,000 registered voters do not have the necessary id thats now required to cast a ballot, with some estimating that that number could be as high as 1.4 million. surprise, surprise, hispanic voters and low-income voters are among the most likely to lack these ids. but theres another group that republicans probably did not expect to be affected, women, in large numbers, are having trouble casting bat lots because of a discrepancy between the name on their ...

>> i think its good calculations and i think the president on his part seems to think and harry reid seems to think the democrats have great advantage. i think they are over estimating. >> not about bickering, not about as i see it, playground politics but principle people who may have made a few miscalculations. your reaction? >> its a principle situation but they are using hostage -- >> hang on, hang on. let me stop you there because i dont think it is principled. the shutdown of the american ...

The nonpartisan cbo is estimating as many as 11 million americans are going to lose their employer-sponsored coverage. wasnt that just the opposite of what the president promised? >> well, just at u.p.s., they let 15,000 spouses know theyre not going to get coverage. what didnt get covered on that story is that means dependents will not be covered either. and thats supposed to be one of the groups of people that are going to be helped through this. theres a lot of problems here. the uninsured ar...

Breaks, including a state tax. that is basically what eddie windsor was fighting for because she lost her wife and now able to recoup the money that she lost in a state taxes. lets look at this. teds estima "usa today" estimating that it could be worth. explain what this is for married couples now able to file jointly? >> the biggest part of this decision, thomas, was the fact that, as you mentioned, that even if you dont live in a state that recognizes your marriage, you are going to be recogni...

Agitated? preparing for what has at least been threatened? these missile tikes syria? we had the situation where at least britain has put off a vote until the u.n. inspector report is out. is there some sense buoyant happen imminently or to they expect it any second now? >> theyre expecting something. today in lebanon, at least over the last 48 hours, weve seen what some authorities are estimating is 16,000 new refugees joining the 700,000, nearly, syrian refugees that have come in previously. a...

Endangered species. >> at that point the center for biological diversity sued. and said, you have got to designate critical habitat, the frog is losing habitat too quickly. >> and so they did, 6,500 acres are designated including these 1500 acres in louisiana. but there are a few problems. the frogs has not been spotted anywhere in the entire state for nearly 50 years. >> population is less than 100 individuals is what theyre estimating. and it is very picky about where it breeds. >> all 100 of ...

>> at that point the center for biological diversity sued. and said, you have got to designate critical habitat, the frog is losing habitat too quickly. >> and so they did, 6,500 acres are designated including these 1500 acres in louisiana. but there are a few problems. the frogs has not been spotted anywhere in the entire state for nearly 50 years. >> population is less than 100 individuals is what theyre estimating. and it is very picky about where it breeds. >> all 100 of those frogs are here...

The b.p. platform was operating in 5,000 feet of water. that made it really difficult for teams to cut off the oil. in this case the rig stands in just 154 feet of water. still for folks in the gulf south, some cause for concern tonight. steve harrigan is tracking developments in our south florida newsroom. weeks to cut this off? is that what they are estimating? >> shepard, some of the basic facts in this case are still unknown as the investigation continues. they dont know what caused the expl...