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the budget that he has just presented to congress? >> i think the president shared your concern, which is what do we do about reducing the deficit? and that was the only thing that was worked out by the congress. on a bipartisan basis. >> did he put any of those cuts back into this budget? any of the cuts made, did he roll them back and say that was too much and well put it back in the budget? >> i dont think he could have done that without the support of the congress. >> thank you. mr...

people that work for small businesses. host: there is a twitter message that asks why should the government workers be the only ones immune to layoffs? guest: they are not immune to layoffs. that is the important part. they are far from being immune to layoffs, but there is another issue that is interesting, because sometimes the undertone is to say people in the private sector do not have the pension benefits they to have, do not have the health-care benefits they to have appeared in ...

we want them to understand free trade is important. apple makes products and china the the innovation ideas come from about $4 worth of the assembly in china. free trade is very important. have a skilled work force is important attracting the best and brightest and focusing on the good use of spectrum and thinking of the future as a nation. also waiting to have to recognize the companies in the world in technology are a lot of them are based here and as a u.s. strategy we shouldnt be g...

had been beaten and robbed. the high priest went by. it was a samaritan, a stranger, a forerunner to the area, who dismantled -- dismounted to really sit there and care for him. many of us stop at that point. but dr. king reminded us that there was a reason why that road was the way it was. he had personally traveled that road with his wife. when you went down that road, he finally understood the parable. the road winds and twists and turns and it has lots of different little places wh...

John baldacci who is here. thank you, john. there he is right there. thank you. your outstanding mayor, nick is here. weve got two great champions for maine whose tireless efforts have helped working families all across this state and all across this country, congresswoman shirley pengri and congressman mike bishu. all right. it is good to be back in maine.

increased the reward from $10,000 to $25,000 for information in this case. there is more trouble today for the republican national committee in the wake of a controversy over its lavish spending habits. the family research council is telling supporters to stop donating to the rnc because the scandals under chairman michael steele have gone too far. one female rnc staffer has been fired in connection with the $2,000 tab at the bondage themed club voyeur in west hollywood. according to...

have a smaller plan -- if you have a company of 50 employees. they adjust your premiums to reflect those claims, making it very difficult for small companies. it is a large part of their expenses. under all of the new plants, small companies will be in large pools -- new plans. the insurance company will not be able to rate based upon the experience of the people in that group. they will have to use the broader community. that will be the rates very similar to a larger company for smal...

were just pushing forward. were actually waiting for president obama. he is in the arena, with potentially a game-changing moment in a make-or-break month in health care. were moments away from a presidential town hall in a town and a state that take their town halls seriously, portsmouth, new hampshire. the white house said it welcomes a vigorous debate, though, maybe not the kind that faced arlen specter this morning in pennsylvania. like many of his colleagues are the ex-republica...

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