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Republicans want spending cuts and you hear president obama talk about hey, we are willing to go to $33 and that is not enough for the republicans, but the other isue here and you heard the speaker boehner refer to this whate called policy writers and that is a wonky term, but what we are talking about is the hot button social issues and that is what the republicans want, but they want issues that would defend the signature health care fund and also planned parenthood that the democrats dont wan...

Why play this game of political chicken and risk a political shutdown? >> right now they are saying they dont want a shutdown but both sides are so far apart on their demands. when we talk about what is going on at this point. what are the sticking points? first off, you have the amount of spending cuts that democrats in the white house versus house republicans, what really they are willing to take here. you look at republicans, they want $61 billion in spending cuts for the rest of the budget y...

Certificate? >> you snoo you have never seen george w. bushs birth certificate, have you? >> i havent. but im sure he has one and i guarantee that he was born here and i hope barack obama was born here. he could end the whole controversy, yesterday, i said somewhere my birth certificate, get me my birth certificate. it is on the top of my desk. >> geraldo: hasnt the state of hawaii, dont they have online his birth certificate? arent there con temperature brainous accounts of his being born in ha...

Certificate? >> you snoo you have never seen george w. bushs birth certificate, have you? >> i havent. but im sure he has one and i guarantee that he was born here and i hope barack obama was born here. he could end the whole controversy, yesterday, i said somewhere my birth certificate, get me my birth certificate. it is on the top of my desk. >> geraldo: hasnt the state of hawaii, dont they have online his birth certificate? arent there con temperature brainous accounts of his being born in ha...

Certificate? >> you snoo you have never seen george w. bushs birth certificate, have you? >> i havent. but im sure he has one and i guarantee that he was born here and i hope barack obama was born here. he could end the whole controversy, yesterday, i said somewhere my birth certificate, get me my birth certificate. it is on the top of my desk. >> geraldo: hasnt the state of hawaii, dont they have online his birth certificate? arent there con temperature brainous accounts of his being born in ha...

Disaster. president obama saying michelle and i send deepest condolences to the people of japan, particularly those who lost loved ones in the earthquakes and tsunamis. the united states is ready to help the japanese people in this time of great trial. lets bring in white houses mike viquiera. the president is ready to speak at 12:30 on gas prices. what else do you expect to hear? >> it was supposed to take place at 12:15 and now an hour and 15 minutes later. that obviously will be first and for...

Are not real excited about dealing with a hot button social issue as they are really trying to focus on spending cuts in the next few weeks, wolf. >> what options do the republicans have right now to deal with this? >> reporter: technically speaking, house republicans have the option of really picking up, hiring lawyers and picking up where the justice department left off in these court cases. it doesnt appear though that theres really a desire to do that, particularly on the part of house repub...

Your baggage fees if your bags are lost, damaged or dont arrive on time. thats a big deal for airline passengers. thats one of the hot button issues that people complain about all of the time, that their bags didnt arrive and the airlines didnt tell them they could get compensated for things they needed to buy and the baggage fees that havent been refunded to them. we believe that will be rectified in april. >> you are the advocate to make it all happen. kate hanni, it is always good for catch u...

Left a bomb outside a parade, tests are underway to determine what the chemical was. the bomb, had it gone on they say would have been fatal. martha: weve been talking a lot about what was in president obamas speech last night. lets take a look at some of what was not in there and the questions arising today about why those issues were left out, they include several hot button issues, including what is going on with guantanamo day and the detention center, that has been front and center this wee...

Following back surgery at a new york hospital the king flew out on his own boeing 747, while two wives left on separate smaller jets. ♪ ♪ >> bret: our top story at the bottom of the hour, the presidents "state of the union" address begins in about two-and-a-half hours the focus is expected to be on domestic concerns, such as employment and the economy. but there should be some mention of the hot button international issues as well. white house correspondent wendell goler is following that pa...