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Much less than expected. the unemployment rate fell to 8.1% only because so many people gave up looking for work, only 63% of working age adults in the work force. that is the lowest level since 1981. that translates to nearly 89 million able-bodied adults who are not earning a paycheck right now. what effect will it have on the presidents reelection campaign. joining us is erin mcpike, reporter for real clear politics. thank you for joining us. there is another poll i would like to pull up for ...

Zero capital glans. it has the highest in the world. and this president wants to increase it even higher. he wants to double the capital gains tax. all of our competitors in central and eastern europe have zero. this man wants to do exactly the wrong thing. when you tax something, you get less of that thing. if you tax -- youre going to get less -- >> if i can get a word in. the president has come out for lowering the corporate tax rate. everybody agrees the corporate tax rate is too high. it sh...

People. >> people are acting conservatively. we are not in a growth menitality. we have to hunker down and dont hire or invest. future is not bright and taxes are going up. >> it is worse than victoria said, david. all . class warfare hurts the wealthy and hurts the poor worse. the gap has grown . we have one in 7 people on food stamps and our poverty rate is the highest since the great depression. >> hot on a second. bill is sitting here like yoda with his hands. i want to get the advice. we ha...

The highest since december of 2007. nasdaq hit a high and the s&p 500 reached 1432, closing at its highest mark since 2008. and check out the numbers when compared to the depths of the rescission in 2009. those have doubled in value. the dow and s&p and risen more than 100%. becky quick is here with the market rundown. try to help me out here. the markets love this economy and yet, were not creating any jo jobs. >> yeah, the jobs number today was a disappointment. it came in at just 96,000 and t...

Business market wind, of a strong performance of the s&p and the dow today, the highest of the presidency in four years and the dow doubling, so he could go right back at you, and say if i am anathema to business look at the market. >>guest: there has been big announcements from europe of what they will do to solve the problems of spain, for the gal, greece and what have you. that stimulates people. who knows in the market moves in strange ways as far as im concerned. i dont know what will happe...

Obtained by the associated press. official fundraising totals are expected next week. encouraging news from detroit. gm, ford and chrysler all record better than expected sales gains in august. and the president said gas prices rose nearly 7 cents after refineries shut down due to isaac. the price for unleaded was $3.84. the highest since mid-april. and facebook shares hit a new all time low of $17.58 earlier. it is off more than 50% since its may ipo at $38 a share. coverage of the dnc will r...

Economy. they dont want to talk about mitt romneys tax return or congressman todd akin. they feel if the debate is on this, thats what the democrats struggle with this week, are you better off now than you were four years ago, this poll gets to that and i think it is quite eye-opening. bill: another number in the poll. 52% say the nation is in worse condition. >> yeah. bill: that is a reflection of right track wrong track as well, is it not? >> it is. and bill, the president is saying that the c...

>> so theres a lot of swing voters in the state. so its not just turning out that base vote, so conventions do matter in that regard. jenna: thats unbelievable, to see that type of swing in one area in a matter of such a short period of time. what about your early voting? is that going to be a huge factor in the wisconsin? do you see a lot of folks getting out, you know, a big chunk of time ahead of the november voting day? >> right. yeah, i mean, its important. i mean, both sides will try to dr...

Difficult. we saw a demonstration today, retirees marching on the ministry of health. they have to pay for doctors appointments something the state covered and for medication. they describe the description as tragic and there will be further cuts ahead of this weeks ecb meeting. in spain unemployment has gone up again. it is up to 26.7%, that is the highest in the euro zone. people are quite desperate and we are seeing a lot ofds coming over here to the uk to look for work, martha. martha: how a...

Tonight. what do democrats need to do to get voters to stick with them for another term? montana governor brian schweitzer joins us from charlotte to tell it like it is again. dont forget, you can listen to me on radio monday through friday, on tomorrow from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern time. you can follow me on twitter at ed show and like the ed show on facebook. were coming right back. [ chirp] [ chirping ] ♪ [ chirping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] audi a4 drivers have spoken. [ engine revs ] an...