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a penalty, not a tax. >> the law is clear. its called a penalty. >> the massive so-called tax increase theyre talking about is the freeloader penalty. >> people who can buy health insurance should take responsibility to do so. >> im saying tks was set up as a penalty for people who chose not to buy insurance. >> its a penalty. >> whatever you call it a mandate or a tax, its a penalty. >> in case you missed it, its a penalty and not a tax. thats whats being said, right? as for the repub...

It would seem to be a setback but your analysis said you thought it was rather weakly worded in terms of the support for it. >> yes, thats right. its certainly in human terms, hes right. in human terms, this is going to be something that will affect hundreds of thousands of people, potentially, in arizona. but what the court said was in effect not yet, the fight goes on. the court said they werent ready to rule on it but that there could be a state constitutional challenge and they wanted to see...

Resolve it and figuring out a way to pay for it is really always the essence of the battle here when it come to things in times when we know the budget is tight. >> what there democrats in the house saying prior to the vote? >> they have been very frustrated. they have that that what republicans tried to do was take money that would be for preventive care.ç they have really said this would hurt women and families who would not have access to some of the preventive type care that was a part of ...

Basically about $20 billion of that $25 billion is going to be principal reduction. actual write-downs on thetle t value of the principal of the loan and principal reductions had -- lot of people had been calling for principal reductions from the beginning of the crisis as the key way of helping the deleveraging process of getting recovery in both -- human terms and getting people to be able to stay in their homes but also macro economically. so that part of it seems good. the question is, is it...

Hes standing in front of a construction site. a high-tech manufacturing site. earlier today he was in iowa at another manufacturing site. hes going to go on tomorrow and the next day to talk about energy and education and job training. so i think what the president wants to do is take that message he gave to america last night. if we pull together, have a system that treats people fairly, if we make the right investments we can rebuild this economy and dont have to go back to the economy he was ...

Room to a gay couple who say we simply want to have the right to, as the person who wrote the e-mail said, we want gay people to form loving, committed, long-term relationships. in human terms, what would you say to them? >> the answer is thats a wonderful thing to do. and theres every right for people in this country to form long-term, committed relationships with one another. that doesnt mean they have to call it marriage or they have to receive the approval of the state and a marriage license...

Federal issue. >> let me ask you to follow up on that if you dont mind, senator. with those 1,800 -- we have a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, what happens to the 1,800 families who have married here? are their marriages basically illegitimate at this point? >> if with have -- if the constitution says marriage is between a man and woman, then marriage is between a man and a woman and, therefore, thats what marriage is and would be in this country. and those who are no...

>> i have decided to sand aside. >> and now, everything is different. >> what do we need to do as a country to get back on the right track? >> can anyone overtake mitt romney as he tries to close in and seal the nomination. can rick santorum build on his stunning iowa success? is time running out for these candidates to catch the front-runner? save their campaigns? >> weve got some tough decisions to make. >> we are going to take america back. >> believe me, this moment sum going to co...

stunning iowa success? is time running out for these candidates to catch the front-runner? save their campaigns? >> weve got some tough decisions to make. >> we are going to take america back. >> believe me, this momentum is going to continue. >> the voting has begun. the stakes couldnt be any higher. n tonight, we put them all to the test. so whats next in this campaign season filled with so many dramatic surprises? this is the abc news republican presidential debate. your voice. your...

Conversation, and i was there and i will admit now with hindsight that running this thing off of the bending the cost curve thing was very ineffective, and it doesnt resonate with people. it happens to be critically and economically true. >> yes, and important. >> we spend so much money to get worst out comes and cover -- >> why wasnt a more professorially case been made? >> he got it passed. >> in a highly diluted fashion. >> he would come in fits and starts. i remember he came to congress afte...