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Of his political problems. in recent days the governor has said hes determined to finish his term. fred dicker via skype joins us. thanks for being with us. many are wondering if he can be like mark sanford. calls to resign from his own party. hes still the governor of his state. could we see the paterson strategy of staying strong and sticking in there will work. >> its certainly possible. he got good news with a poll showing 55% of new yorkers think he should hang in there. 71% said the legisl...

members on his way out. >> this administration and this house leadership have said, quote, unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill. breaking news out of dallas, texas, where two people were shot at an office building just a short time ago. police say the shoot ir targeted the location. well get the late breaking details coming up in a live report. we want to start with president obama. hes back at the white house now after taking his pitch for health care ref...

Which included possession of drugs. yes, it happened a long time ago, but not a good record and that all of this was being covered up and that the governor intervened to try to save his friend by actually going to the law enforcement people. so, its coming from every direction and why, how long he can last is anybodys guess. >> and thats the question, he says hes not going to resign. if you had to put money on it, is he going to resign before his term is up? >> oh, i think hes going to have to. ...

Millions of people every year and dozens more were hurt in the blast and al-qaeda sworn it sabotage tomorrows election. its a huge milestone for iraq and a test of democracy. malini wilkes with more, streaming live for us from baghdad. malini, whats the latest. >> reporter: jamie, iraqi troops backed by the u.s. military have been preparing for this election for years and iraqi forces now sealed the borders with syria and iran until monday. starting in with three hours, midnight, baghdad is goin...

The governor faces allegations he interfered in a domestic violence case involving a top aide. meanwhile, a state ethics panel has accused paterson of accepting tickets to the world series last year and then lying about it. heres the latest from the governor. >> i dont have any plans to resign. i am working on the business of the people of new york state, the most urgent of which is that we pass a budget thats deficit has now ballooned to $1.9 billion. and at a certain point, i will cooperate wi...

I think if he fails to get nailed by the two big charges against him now, theres a third one looming, a federal investigation involving the aqueduct race course, and given this governors track record, lord only knows what hes going to do next. >> all right, the venerable fred dicker from the "new york post." thank you. >> thank you. still ahead, karl rove is speaking out about his former boss and the war in iraq. a new revelation that might be surprising. thats next. also, in less than 48 ho...

To have back-dated a check to cover up what he did. these are very, very serious matters, no question about it. >> yeah, and fred, you know, new york gets a lot of attention here, but how much does this affect things in terms of the democratic party nationally, or does it at all? >> well, nationally, i think it adds to the sense of the party in trouble after having been at its peak of power. here in new york, its a disaster for the democratic party, though more immediately. and what happens in n...

>> a trillion here, a trillion there. pretty soon youre talking about serious money. wait until you hear the new meats how much president obamas budget will cost taxpayers over the next ten years. democrats turned to the nuclear option on health care reform. well explore how that would impact the kind of health care you might get and how the whole battle could determine the outcome of the big mid term elections. u.s. blood and treasure has been spent to bring democracy to iraq. fresh v...

Governor david paterson got a pep talk you might call it this afternoon from patersons chief of staff. they were told to stay focused despite the numerous distractions. three top aides already left amid patersons serious ethical and legal problems. as for the governor, hell make his first public appearance since wednesday when he speaks at jfk airport in just a few hours. fred joins me live via skype from albany. thanks for joining me. >> my pleasure. >> its interesting staffers get a pep talk b...

Watch. >> the at the meeting last night, people came away that they could govern. as a result that david should be able to finish his term. secondly, the other issue that came out is that due process should prevail. theres a current investigation going on. that investigation should be completed. >> fred, do you believe on that first point that he can govern? >> i dont. this place is paralyzed. im at the capital right now. nothing is moving forward. we have a $9 billion budget deficit. the legisl...