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who i have known since 2007 when we were arguing against a troop increase in iraq and i can tell you on a personal level especially reading his book he cares what happens to the soldier or the marine on the ground embedded in combat and i think in afghanistan with green on blue killings, a question of projection of force and embedded with afghan troops, this is someone to say is this worth the sacrifice and there was a large debate in washington, d.c. prior to the increase of troops in...

Economist" and peter hart, half of the nbc news/"wall street journal" polling team, and chairman of hart research associates and politicos editor in chief, john harris, an all-star cast. greg, first to you. youre the economic expert. tell us about this jobs report and why you have a blog post saying more of the same unfortunately. >> it was a real disappointment relative to what wall street had expected this morning. the number is about just enough to keep, you know, the labor force steady, not ...

start in service, because i worked with folks who had been laid off from steel plants that had closed when jobs started getting shipped overseas, and over the last ten years, weve seen that happen more and more. too many families struggling with costs that keep rising, even when paychecks dont. so people are having to use their credit cards or home equity loans just to try to make the mortgage or pay tuition or put gas in the car or food on the table. and that debt is why this house of...

A thousand days in office. and with a weak jobs report last month and the new numbers coming on friday, a largely overlooked factor is that unemployment has fallen faster in key swing states than the country as a hole. greg ipp is here. this is a very little noticed fact but thats why we rely on people like you to dig through it, that in key states the economys improving and there are states like ohio and michigan benefited from the auto bailout which is under attack today from a new romney ca...

duckerburg end up in a chinese government police documentary. that screams photo shop, doesnt it? good day, im andrea mitchell live in washington. mitt romney will likely go over the top when he wins the uncontested texas primary today. but speaking of going observe the top, donald trump, he just cant seem to give up on his birther obsession. even on the day hosting romney at a fund-raiser. chris cillizza an msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com. listen to trump on...

country, youre not allowed to be president. im not flanning flames. this is something that came out last week. a lot of people are questioning his birth certificate, the authenticity of his birth certificate. >> and he also tweeted out, chris, that barack obama is begging at mitt romney to disavow the place of birth movement, hes afraid of it for good reason. @johnmccain, lost the election and dont let it happen again. john mccain helped campaign with mitt romney at a memorial day func...

Boys, this is ugly today. whats going on in greece? weve got the g-20 that starts tomorrow. greg, it really sort of started yesterday. >> yeah. >> when you had merkel and sarkozy convene this meeting. >> europeans agreed on a package of measures which while not perfect helped stave off the day of doom, a way to protect spain and italy from the contagion. >> it was a model. the greek bailout was a model for how they will handle spain and italy. >> the issue well try to find a way to get greeks ou...

today, greeces shock call for a referendum on their debt deal sends shock waves through the world economy. if greece votes against the terms of the deal, what does that mean? >> today will be known as the greatest day for the los angeles dodgers since kurt gibsons home run in 1988. my first reads of the afternoon. herman cain is on capitol hill holding an afternoon meet and greet. hell have dinner with step republican senators at a d.c. steakhouse last night. now hes in a full-fledged ...

sends shock waves through the world economy. if greece votes against the terms of the deal, what does that mean? >> today will be known as the greatest day for the los angeles dodgers since kurt gibsons home run in 1988. my first reads of the afternoon. herman cain is on capitol hill holding an afternoon meet and greet. hell have dinner with step republican senators at a d.c. steakhouse last night. now hes in a full-fledged he said, she said threatening to engulf his entire candidacy. ...

screeching halt. the economy added no new jobs in august while the unemployment rate stays stuck at 9.1%. how close are we to a double dch dip recession. our guest this morning, top economic adviser to the president, gene sperling. will she or wont she? sarah palins labor day weekend will be spent in ohio and new hampshire. will she finally jump in the race? michele bachmann evokes margaret thatcher, the latest historical nod by the congresswoman. its friday, september 2nd, 2011,...