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As union membership has dropped over the years, so has the earning power of the middle class in this country. the graph tells the story. meanwhile, this election isnt just about wisconsin. this is about america and what we must do to protect workers and wages so the middle class cannot only survive but thrive. one more note before we go to our guests tonight, were getting reports that in some e precints in the city of milwaukee, if youre going to vote, go and vote. they will get you ballot. they...

Our interns. could be insurrection. meanwhile, californias third largest city san jose is on the verge of going bankrupt and the citys mayor, a democrat says public workers union protected pensions are to blame. take a look at this graph. over the last 10 years, pension costs have exploded from 10 years ago, they were 73 million to $245 million. today. now, he wants voters to overrule that. stuart varney, host of "varney & company" join us live right now. stuart, when you look at the graph like ...

Amplify it play a dominant role, and those seeking to communicate the message are outfunded by powerful self-interests by a single goal to thwart efforts to regulate carbon emissions. and you point out that coal equals jobs, and how did we get to that? >> well, we got to this curve called the hockey stick demonstrating that the recent warming is unprecedented in more than 1,000 years. we found ourselves at the center of these attacks funded in large part by the fossil fuel industry, and the fron...

new york stock exchange here. they said theyll also be listening for any possible stimulus that the fed could hint to. its something that the market points to a lot. when you see the markets tumble as they are doing, you know, the fed has done this before where its bought up government bonds in great numbers, basically pouring a lot of money into the market and giving that kind of shot in the arm to the market. there are definitely two sides of the fence as to whether its really helped...

As a result you can tea take ce of diabetes. you can see patients leaving the hospital within two weeks with normal sugar and it is good news. the critics american diabetic association has been saying this doesnt work well. >> kelly: why would they say that? >> medicare right now only pays for gastric bypass for body mass index over 35. >> take it there to medicare and money is that part of the issue? >> i think that is maybe part of it. they want to see more data before they really approve this...

hello everyone. imfredric imfredrickahere in the "cnn newsroom." we begin in cairo, egypt. live pictures from tahrir square at nightfall. watching the crowd go by the hour all day long. demonstrators started gathering this morning right after an egyptian judge sentenced former president hosni mubarak to life in prison for his role in killing hundreds of anti-government protesters last year. lets bring in cnns ben wedeman who joins us now from the balcony overlooking tahrir square. ben ...

heres what john edwards had to say after the trial. >> i want to make sure that everyone hears from me and from my voice that while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was ever doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. >> the federal government still has the option of a retrial, that doesnt seem very likely at this point. joining me to talk about all of that, senior legal analyst jeff toobin and david peril managing ed tord of radaronline.c...

Americans getting it. 6.1. temporary needy families. 1.5 million to 4.2. in some key areas because improving economy going in the right direction. >> 1983, colmes, 30% of american homes receive some kind of -- now its 50%. >> things are turning around. >> bill: no, you are taking a microand im taking macro. you are taking small and im taking large. >> bill: lets show the folks. here is the graph since 1983. here is the graph. in america, zoom. it doesnt matter. now, some recessionary years. thes...

Something, its big. >> 28 point spread. did you know and i just found this out today that 50% of the returning veterans from iraq, afghanistan are people just leaving the service now. 50% are filing for disability right now. 50%. half of them want a government handout. now, some of them like the wounded warriors certainly deserve it but this is a historical high. way more than world war ii. which was way more intense than what we have. so, no, no, no. i say both the republicans and democrats tha...

Americans getting it. 6.1. temporary needy families. 1.5 million to 4.2. in some key areas because improving economy going in the right direction. >> 1983, colmes, 30% of american homes receive some kind of -- now its 50%. >> things are turning around. >> bill: no, you are taking a microand im taking macro. you are taking small and im taking large. >> bill: lets show the folks. here is the graph since 1983. here is the graph. in america, zoom. it doesnt matter. now, some recessionary years. thes...