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Major damage, but our folks in japan are watching this very, very closely. jack cafferty is coming up with the cafferty file. also, washington announces funding for the first new nuclear reactors in decades, but it does not know what to do with the waste from the previous reactors. i will look at that report. and he was one of the most controversial figures in the obama administration until he stepped down in a form of controversy and now the so-called green czar van jones is speaking out wi...

Need. this could face a big-time back did up lash from the public trying to jam it through. over in the house, democrats may not have enough votes, either. the one republican that voted last time says hell vote know, also democrats facing tough reelection battles who may change their votes to no. abortion might be the biggest obstacle of all, there could be as many as a dozen how democrats with who vote against the bill because they say its not strict enough to make sure the tax money does not p...

Lets check in with jack cafferty. >> as predicted, that day-long health care summit amounted to a little more than a lot of political theater. the democrats are now taking a hard look at using a 51-vote shortcut in the senate to ram a health care bill through. its a procedure known as reconciliation. its supposed to be used only for legislation that affects taxes and the deficit. democrats are trying to figure out how this complicated process might work, and whether they even have enough votes i...

Following this broadcast at 7:00. here is the question then. what do you consider the single most serious problem facing the united states today? you can go to my blog at cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment. >> looking forward to the show, jack. thanks very much. all this week, cnn has been looking at broken government and the obama administration has given the green light for $8 billion in loan guarantees to build two new nuclear plants in the united states. these would be the first new nuc...

Blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile. dont forget my special hour-long program about this and related toppics beginning to night at 7:00 clm. >> right after "the situation room." we will be watching, jack. tim kaine made a point and he said they got 60 points at one point in passing the senate health care reform and if they have to do 51 votes the next time, they had 60 the first time so it is not ramming it through. that is the point. >> but the idea is that when one version of a bill passes the senate a...

The various problems were encountering, deficit, a national debt thats out of control, unfunded liabilities for social programs, lack the health care reform, two wars, unemployment at 10%. pick something you like. the government is broken. if we dont get something done pretty soon, it probably will be too late. the show starts at 7:00. well i be watching. thanks very much, jack. you just heard jack talk about reconciliation. how do you feel about the prospect of that being used to pass healt...

Robert byrd has written a letter that this law is not for this policy, because it is for deficit reduction and adjustment of taxes only. greg in georgia, we live under a democratic republican whether the majority rules. if the republicans want to whine about losing a vote to a majority, i would remind them that they lost the election by a majority. deal with it. justin in sacramento, they most definitely should and must. the 22 times that the reconciliation budget procedure has been used in the ...

And told me it has been incredible, setting a foundation ar and she said shes headed back to the private sector. >> suzanne has an exclusive interview with van jones, that -- well have that interview later here. dan, thanks very much. jack cafferty is next. also coming up, whats next for swift most powerful members of congress? and does george w. bush support the vocal -- host: did the waltons take way too long to say goodnight? mom: gnight john boy. gnight mary ellen. mary ellen: gnight mam...

>> again, i dont fault him for the vision, but the problem is that the plan to get there will ruin the health care system that we know. we cant afford it. we have to do some things first to fix the problems in the system that we have got, so that we can allow the folks the 85% of americans who have insurance to keep that insurance, and then lower costs, increase choices so that more people can have access to quality care. >> congressman eric cantor is the number two republican in the house. cong...

Necessarily be leaking that information. >> right. >> thanks, guys. youve heard what ben and james say about campaigns to re-elect president obama. next your thoughts on jack caffertys question. is it too early for president obama to be planning his re-election campaign? oooooo