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not like this. he needs to be put away for a long time. >> i want to go directly to arlington national cemetery where the president and officials have gathered to pay tribute to americas veterans. youre watching veterans gathered there to honor veterans, pay tribute on this very important day at arlington national cemetery. it started the ceremony with a 21-cannon salute that announced the presidents arrival to arlington national cemetery. the official party has arrived at the tomb of ...

Taxes stopped equalizing the benefits of living in our american economy and instead started shoveling all the benefits up to the people who already have the most money. the private sector followed suit, frankly. executive pay went through the roof. workers pay not so much. again, this is not something that has been happening gradually over the life span of america as a country. this is something thats been happening gradually over the life span of me. this is something that has just happened in ...

Taxes stopped equalizing the benefits of living in our american economy and instead started shoveling all the benefits up to the people who already have the most money. the private sector followed suit, frankly. executive pay went through the roof. workers pay not so much. again, this is not something that has been happening gradually over the life span of america as a country. this is something thats been happening gradually over the life span of me. this is something that has just happened in ...

the former head of saudi intelligence, prince al faisal, talks about the osama bin laden he knew and much more. finally, how this man became this man. the most wanted man in the world. an unbelievable story. first, heres my take. i was in germany this week, and the mood there is pretty grim. europe is facing its most severe challenge since 1945. if the greek crisis morphs into an italian crisis, italy being too large to bail out, the entire structure of post-world war ii europe cou...

complex countries. the former head of saudi intelligence, prince turkey al faisal, talks about the osama bin laden he knew and much more. finally, how this man became this man. the most wanted man in the world. an unbelievable story. first, heres "my take." i was in germany this week, and the mood there is pretty grim. europe is facing its most severe challenge since 1945. if the greek crisis morphs into an italian crisis, italy being too large to bail out, the entire structure of ...

Along through the decades. thats how it went. now if you put these two charts together this is what its going to look like. middle class income shrinking, executive pay, whoa. here it comes. we had a president in office now who seems to understand the problem and at least as a candidate he wanted to do something about it. >> washington where george bush handed out billions of dollars of tax breaks to the wealthy few over the course of 7 1/2 years. john mccain promises to make those same tax cuts...

Through the decades. thats how it went. now if you put these two charts together this is what its going to look like. middle class income shrinking, executive pay, whoa. here it comes. we had a president in office now who seems to understand the problem and at least as a candidate he wanted to do something about it. >> washington where george bush handed out billions of dollars of tax breaks to the wealthy few over the course of 7 1/2 years. john mccain promises to make those same tax cuts perma...

Years. broad gains in executive pay benefiting ceos from all parts of the economy. the problem is, the doesnt jive, though, does it that millions of americans are trying to hang on to their jobs and their homes. some ceos are making as much as they were before the recessions 3m, ge, cisco systems and the highest paid ceo of vicom, he made $84.5 million in just nine months. now, naturally, if the company turns out strong results the shareholders dont mind when they see the big paychecks going out...

Last year. more than any other ceo, and hes not alone. executive pay jumped 20% in 2010. in case you hadnt noticed, the big payday hasnt exactly trickled down to the average worker. "the new york times" commissioned the pay survey and the times gretchen morganson joins me to talk about it. executives and their paychecks are getting fatter. what happened to all that hand wringing about accountability and fiscal restraint we heard during the financial collapse. >> these things ebb and flow, as you...

Gas explosion were seeing. >> well, the most important point is what it does to middle class and working poor in this country. at a time when were hearing all sorts of proposals about os tear tee, its a double whammy for the working poor. theres just not that much elasticity. if you have to drive to your job, what you have to start to give up is things like food or heating oil or other amenities of your daily life. thats really the issue here. its going to affect peoples politicalç aspirations...