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Here. are you suggesting that we can dig our way out of this by raising taxes? >> i think it has to be taxes on people who are making more than $300,000 a year, or more, has got to be on the table, bill. theres no way we can get there from here by just cutting. if people think were going to be able to cut head start, early childhood education and the national institutes of health and somehow balance the budget into the future, were kidding ourselves. and why shouldnt those people who have made t...

>> they are hiring people. its very difficult now. were having a huge turnover in my staff just because its very active and very easy for them to get jobs elsewhere. >> reporter: there are more than 90 bakeries in this province alone being fed by chinas turbo-charged economy, so michael is finding it difficult to retain staff, than is turning into a major problem. >> when we moved our factory to schenn zheng which we did recently, its difficult to hire factory workers. these are some of the ever...

storm. our meteorologist jen delgado joins us from the cnn weather center. jen, how is it looking now? >> we still have watches and warnings across parts of the midwest. of course, we talked about the stormed that happened earlier in the week but according to the national weather service it looks like based on doppler imagery we look like a possible tornado touched down in arkansas. anywhere were seeing in red we still have a tornado watch in effect. thats for parts of arkansas and mis...

Who had given up their search for work are now looking once again. >> now that the job market is improving, people are starting to come back in. they are not employed right away. temporarily its going lift the unemployment rate. i dont view this as a sign ever weakness, its more a sign of strength. >> speaking to factory workers in indiana the president said theres still headwinds such as high gasoline prices. >> there will be more challenges ahead. but the fact is were still making progress. >>...

You wouldnt even know that was there, on top of a car port. amazing. and the solar power that comes out of the southwest and even up the east coast is enormous. how much does it take? how much land does it actually take to put this together? if you want 20 megawatts of power takes about 100 acres, what does that mean? about 4,000 houses can be powered by a 100-acre piece of land. thats not so bad when youre not on land where you have to build thousands of feet high to make a building. >> ray of ...

Little bit about these protesters because everybody said, you know, after the revolution ended in egypt, that democracy is a slow build. are people expecting too much too fast? >> well, you know, i definitely -- after the, you know, president hosni mubarak stepped down, we were seeing labor groups from, you know, factory workers to the police come out in the streets demanding better rights, more rights, demanding better wages. and then today, there were thousands of police in front of the minist...

Situation in the context of the kind of sacrifice youre asking from the public-sector employee unions? >> first off, one thing youre wrong about, we didnt cut corporate taxes. we cut -- we said if you come in from another state and you havent paid taxes, if you havent done work in the state, well give you a two-year break if you bring your jobs in. our number-one priority is showing that wisconsin is open for business to put more people to work. we reduced the birden and the impact of taxes. we ...

Cosik. >> hi, martin here at the new york stock exchange, the headline this week was, the nyse itself. nyse euronext, the parent company, agreed to be acquired by germanys deutsche borse. the operator will own 60% of the new company and nyse will own 40%. the tie-up creates the worlds biggest exchange operator and allows the nyse to sell more products. for the average investor, trader tells me it may make trading a little more stable because there will be more investors in the market. stef? >> p...

And why. prices at the mall are rising. analysts tell us clothing will rise 10% by july and 12% in the second half of the year. this is as cotton prices soar to prices. this gives factory workers a record-setting bonus. line workers will get a bonus. gm has returned to profitibility. sending a greeting card got easier. hallmark has a line of cards that includes the postage. they are immune to stamp price increases. poppy has a look at whats coming up. >> im poppy harlow in new york. walmart ...

As cotton prices soar to levels not seen since the civil war. general motors is giving all the factory workers a record-setting bonus. line workers will get $4,000 each. gm has returned to profitability. salaried workers will get bonuses, as well. saving a greeting card got easier. hallmark has a new line of cards that has postage. its immune to stamp price increases. theyll sell for up to $4. poppy harlow has a look at whats coming up. >> im poppy harlow in new york. wall street is gearing ...