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The president says that law has actually made medicare an even better deal for seniors. >> the improvements we made as part of the affordable care act have strengthened medicare and helped seniors everywhere get better care at less costs. >> the president says the law has actually made medicare even better and has saved an average of $700 on prescription drugs since the healthcare law took effect. the medicare issue wasnt the only battle on the trail today. the abortion debate was front and cent...

Approved been talking about on the stump. the "the washington post" has said it has three pinocchios because its not true. thats an independent fact checker saying that bottom line while the president noted that this other democratic ad hasnt run anywhere its gotten a lot of attention in the media and play. in part because of us as well, shep president taking heat frequency he takes questions from reporters. how does his credibility compare with that of his predecessors. >> stacks up well. go th...

One in his campaign had called mitt romney a felon. even though thats not exactly right because one of his campaign aides, stefanie cutter suggested that maybe mitt romney committed a felony in terms of how he left bain capital. so that still remains out there. now, on that so-called cancer ad. that negative ad by the democratic group that suggested maybe mitt romney had something to do with the laid off steel workers wife dying. the president would not denounce the ad but became the first perso...

Fellow republicans in kansas criticized his behavior but the states g.o.p. chair said the incident should not overshadow his work in congressman. the president used a rare appearance at the white house briefing room today to deliver strongest warning yet to the syrian government that is murderg its own people. the president noted while he has not authorized any united states military in syria. he said he would consider reconsider if the syrian president bashar assads regime uses or even moves it...

Home of the masters where legends play. after years of controversy augusta national plans to let two women wear its green jacket. tonight a boys club breaks down a barrier. trapped in a run away car going 100 miles per hour. >> i vehicle went into the right median and left median. how it happened and how he finally stopped first from fox this monday night. governor romney and paul ryan campaign trail. republic ticket is trying to turn the tables on president obama by making medicare something de...

Reports 2 million california homes were under water in the first quarter of this year the highest rate in the nation. and nearly one thirds of the states mortgages. william la jeunesse is live in los angeles. william, the feds have a program it to help these folks but taxpayers are getting stuck with the whole bill. right, shepard much the federal government gave 19 hard-hit states which included california, $8 billion. specifically to help homeowners with negative equity. and since many were to...

The 100th for mitt romney and first for the republic ticket now just a week away from the convention that will actually officially nominate them. at one point a very conservative state lawmaker up here by the name of jack varnes a president threw a fast ball and they turned it around on afghanistan and made it something of a shot at president obama, watch. >> what are you going to do about this damn mess in afghanistan? >> there are people overseas that are fighting for us who are responding to ...

Lebanon last week and now we are seeing it seep across the border into turkey, shepard. >> shepard: back to the presidents warning on syrias chemical weapons, steve. was the president signaling a shift in u.s. policy? it is certainly a dramatic warning and raises the stakes on all sides. another thing he said caught my attention. he said we will be giving assistance to the rebels. in the past u.s. officials have always been cautious to say this what be nonlethal assistance. humanitarian aid, com...