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Together. we -- we added up our assets, and there were no assets. and we added up our liabilities, and there were a lot of liabilities, basically in the form of student loans. we -- we paid more in student loans than we paid on our mortgage when we finally did buy a condo for the first eight years of our marriage. we were paying more in student loans than what we were paying for our mortgage. so we know what this is. we were lucky to land good jobs with a steady income. but we only finished payi...

Looking for work or find a job that pays enough to cover the bills and make the mortgage. we still have too many folks in the middle class that are searching for that security that started slipping away years before the recession hit. so weve still got a lot of work to do to rebuild this economy so that it lasts, so that its solid, so that its firm. but what i want you to know is that, the degree you earn from unc will be the best tool you have to achieve that basic american promise, the idea th...

Didnt make this up. now can you imagine saying something like that? those of you who have had to take out student loans, you didnt do it because youre lazy. you didnt do it lightly. you dont like debt. a lot of you, your parents are helping out, but its tough on them. theyre straining. and so you do it because the cost of college keeps going up and you know theres an investment in your future. so these folks in washington and were serious about making college more affordable, they wouldnt have v...

Widely held view that the most important criteria someones who ready to step into the shoes of the president of the united states and god forbid that becomes necessary. thats the most important criteria. weve got a deep bench. a lot of people across the country extremely capable would bring a lot to the ticket. if we know anything about governor romney, we know hell be methodical and thoughtful and pick somebody that will be a real asset. >> people are looking hard at rob portman, among otherers...

First of all, a lot of bitterness in the romney camp that i am hearing about rick santorum holding out -- theyre voting in pep pen today, would have been ideal to kiss and make up, figuratively, before todays voting. thats not happening. im told even an appearance at the convention is at stake because theyre not happy with the way rick santorum has behaved. >> the thing thats odd about this, everyone knows that mitt romneys the nominee, you know? rick santorum, i think, and i thought this when h...

Scholarships and student loans. that gave us a shot at a great education. we didnt come from families of means. but we knew that if we worked hard, wed have a shot. this country has always made a commitment, to put a good education within the reach of all who are willing to work for it. thats what makes us special. thats what made us an economic superpower. thats what kept us at the forefront of business and science and technology and medicine and thats a commitment we have to reaffirm today in ...

Rick santorum and mitt romney, 16 times. 16. thats more than half of all of the states that have voted. hes finished in fourth place. you know, this has been, i think, since probably he finished second in florida, a vanity campaign. it continues to be that. as you point out, its one thats really costing taxpayers a lot of money. >> chris cillizza, thank you very much. joining me now, speaking of taxpayers and a lot of money, pennsylvania republican senator pat toomey, a hawk on the deficit. penn...

To the ticket they will have ground to make up but not as much ground as in romney selects ohio senator rob portman. they would trail the obama biden ticket which 6 points according to the latest fox news poll but some experts dont think a running mate sways voters one way or the other. >> the vice presidential nominee reenforces the themes that the presidential candidate sets down. doesnt -- the impact on the election by himself or herself is minimal. >> of course, governor romney will eventual...

>> if you have ever seen the movie "hangover" youll notice the main thought point of this true store. three young ieng englishmen on vacation in australia went on a drunken rampage at a sea world park. when they woke up, there was a penguin in their hotel room. their escapades which they managed to record with a camera phone, thankfully, also included a swim in the dolphin tank at the park. they panicked in the morning when they found the penguin in their hotel room. dumped him in a nearby canal...

Today a u.s. brack hawk helicopter crashed in southern afghanistan with four u.s. troops aboard. neither the casualties associated with the crash or cause of the crash is clear at this point. its not known if the blackhawk crashed due to weather or mechanical failure or shot down by enemy fire. yesterday, the news from afghanistan was dominated by this revelation from the "las angeles times." a u.s. soldier reportedly a member of the 82nd combat team turned over to the "l.a. times" 18 photos of ...