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Wouldnt you rather be here every day than washington? >> i love washington. >> no, no, this is the big apple. >> i love politics. >> well, you can talk about them from here. we have satellites. >> its wall street, you have politicians. >> we can frat ternize and commune. heres the question. how would you fix the department of department of homeland security? e-mail your thoughts to kcnn.co. is anna nicole smith still dead? >> she is. >> did you get your taxes done? >> yes. >> did you get a refun...

Theyre doing something about terrorism. off? what purpose is being served by this move? jon writes, i personally feel the question not even be asking, the individual in the recent times square incident no doubt should be zstripped of his citizenship as well as the rights afforded by it. whos going to be the ultimate decision maker when it comes to stripping citizenship? involved in terrorism or suspected of terrorism? seems like a world of difference to me. i guess we texans arent the only ones ...

Time to check back with jack for "the cafferty file." jack? >> the question this hour -- should the government revoke citizenship of people involved in terrorism? john writes, no, remember the house on american activities committee witch hunts of the 1950s? i never want to see that again. if we turn this country into a dictatorship to prevent terrorism, the terrorists have won, and thats what you do if you penalize people without a fair trial. if theyre terrorists, try them and convict them of a...

A hard look at extending the existing powers of the government. also house speaker, nancy pelosi, says she supports the spirit of the measure, although she still needs to hear more details. meanwhile, some republicans are skeptical, including house minority leader, john boehner, who questions the constitutionality of the idea. legal experts are also mixed in their opinions, some worry that its an extraordinary step to take away citizenship from someone, and they say to do it based only on suspic...

Guys, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you. jack cafferty is asking, how seriously do you take the president and congress when it comes to immigration reform? hell be back in a moment with your e-mail. and were following the giant xbeermt in the gulf of mexico right now aimed at capping that massive oil leak. cnn has exclusive action to the government facility where procedures like this one are being tested. and what kim jung zil trying to get in china. out and about and traveling ...

>> yeah. yes, they are. >> 20 years at cnn. >> thats good stuff. how did you start here? i mean, you just walk in off the street and say, i want to go to work here? >> they thought i was a good reporter. but the key words, we think we can get him cheap. >> yeah, but you are a good reporter, and youre no longer cheap. >> those days, they could get me cheap. do you know what was really good, only a few weeks after i started as the pentagon correspondent, do you know what happened? >> what, the gul...

Cox, and to all the moms out there, happy mothers day. >> happy mothers day to all the mothers. happy mothers day to you, lisa. happy mothers day to my wife and to my mother, happy mothers day. to all the mothers, you deserve only the best. should we revoke the citizenship to those accused of terrorism? thats jack caffertys question of the hour. and the politics of oil, president obama faces a massive spill in weeks after she decides to increase offshore oil drilling. john king getting ready...

Discretionary income left over than most americans. i think it will be fair to let the rest of us catch up for a while. angie writes, take the tax cuts away from companies who hire noncitizens and give them to companies who hire u.s. citizens and companies that took jobs out of the u.s. and give tax cuts to company who bring jobs to the u.s. that ought to help a lot right there and vera says, whats wrong, jack, afraid you might have to pay a little more in taxes? you want to read more on the sub...

Things in greece is a stretch, and we dont know that yet, but suffice it to say, it will make a lot of people unhappy. the real tragedy is its prevent able. no one in washington, though, has the guts to confront this issue head-on. its the ultimate act of selfishness and betrayal. we are literally destroying the lives of americans who havent even been born yet, our children, grandchildren and generations to come will suffer the effects of our irresponsible fiscal policy. look at athens. look at ...

Jack caffertys here, and hes got "the cafferty file." jack? >> wolf, theyre known as the bush tax cuts, but soon they will become part of president obamas legacy, too. thats because mr. obama wants the tax cuts introduced in 2001 and 2003 to be extended indefinitely for most americans. theyre set to expire at the end of this year, which means that lawmakers will have to act before then if theyre to be extended. the tax cuts lowered income and investment tax rates, increased the child credit, and...