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Their lawyers. >> jack cafferty, thanks. all right. president obama. hes taking ms. push for financial reform into wall streets backyard. hell deliver a major speech on the issue in new york tomorrow just as the senate moves toward a showdown on overhauling financial regulations. lets bring in our senior political analyst gloria borger and, of course, david gergen. gloria, let me start with you. tomorrow president obama is going to wall street. what message will he deliver and what do you thin...

Beholden to special interests. well, heres a chance to prove he meant what he said. of course, its not just the president. records show in the 2008 election campaign, three out of every four dollars given by goldman went to democrats. and since then, the company has contributed generously to the members of the two different congressional committees that have oversight of the financial industry. imagine that. sadly, thats the way the game is played. the big corporations in this country own our go...

A million dollars isnt exactly a game changer in the united states economy today. john in san antonio, he should, but dont look for the ceo of the u.s. government, inc., to do anything to upset its parent corporations. travis in san diego says, im stunned, on a daily basis, that any individual in this country thinks theyre being represented by the elected officials at any level of government. these people take money from anyone, only to get elected and hold on to their power. im ashamed at the m...

Gotten so big and caused so much trouble, that im not sure a campaign like just say no or go do some push-ups is going to solve it. and you got to remember, the big corporations that make all this processed food that we eat, theyre not going to be real anxious for that government thing down there where you are to change the rules, are they? >> imblahhing washington. all right, thanks, jack. >> well, who else is to blame? >> i take your point. i take your point. and here in washington, democrat...

And that is intentional. they say citizens and merchants can easily determine if the bill is real, counterfeiters will have more trouble passing off their fakes. jessica? >> whats the most striking change in the bill? >> for me it was the color. you have the blue strip. you have an orange little -- >> mark? >> -- mark on there, and the whole bill itself is sort of tinted blue, so i guess you cant call it a greenback anymore. >> good point. this stuff is fascinating, jeanne. thank you. >> you bet...

In school lunchrooms and theyre calling on congress to pass a wide-ranging nutrition bill that should make meals healthier, but the problem extends far beyond the school lunchroom. weve become a sedentary society. we dont exercise enough, spend too much time in front of the tv or computer, and exist on a diet of fast-food and/or junk food. the price tag eventually for that is sacrificing the future of the u.s. military. the authors of this troubling report say that currently all branches of the ...

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With "the cafferty file." hey, jack, what do you have this hour? >> with the united states fighting two wars and threats from a potentially nuclear-armed iran on the horizon, theres a very scary truth that ought to be addressed. three-fourths of the young people in this country between the ages of 17 and 24, are unfit for military service. and thats a national disgrace. there are a number of reasons for a lack of sufficient pool of recruits for the military to draw from, they include things like...

16% of americans say yes. are they fiscally irresponsible? 61% say yes. >> we did not -- >> its the policy or the institution? >> its the institution. theres a decline in trust across the board. >> thats true. >> when you keep the reckless fiscal policy of the previous administration and you build on to that to help people, yes, you have to go with those numbers. >> one thing we can all agree on, well read donnas interview. >> "capital file" magazine. and i also note whats on her ipod. u2. >> sh...

>> there will be a fight. i dont think -- unless its an extremist with a big record, you know, i think theres going to be maybe a third of the republicans not voting for whoever he pick, but i dont think it will be one like the borg fight or anything like that. >> republicans have to hold 40 to filibuster a supreme court nominee. i dont think theyll be able to do that. so i dont think there will be a massive fight because of the reason that ed states. the most liberal member of the court being r...