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Iraq himself over the years. all right, so, bret, the fact that iraqi forces did apparently take the lead and, you know, in all the press releases the u.s. is taking great pains to say this was an iraqi operation with u.s. support, thats a pretty good sign, isnt it? >> reporter: thats the big deal, jon. iraqi special forces have come a long way in recent months, in the past few years. i went on a mission with iraqi special forces a couple of years ago, and they were in the infancy of really taki...

It right. unfortunately, weve seen politics have started to intervene as much as substance. jon: nina, im reminded of reagans warning one of the biggest lies ever told was im from the federal government, and im here to help. [laughter] if the folks in the senate are writing the rules for wall street, i dont know, is that going to be, is that going to go over well with that organization, with that batch of people? >> keep in mind big financial firms are already regulated, banks are already regula...

Tonights dinner. jon: so what are the campaign issues there? >> reporter: well, without a doubt shes campaigning on employment and the environment, and boxer really believes the two go hand in hand with the creation of those green jobs. and were not talking about just green jobs in california, but around the rest of the country for that matter. take a listen. >> shes great on the environment, a lot of new technology jobs. are people going to buy it? youre an incumbent, youve been in power, what ...

Federal government coming in and saying, well, this is a race conclude practice -- risky practice, do we want bureaucrats telling us how businesses should run their business? that said, we do need to protect taxpayers from bailing out these firms again, and we do need to protect the u.s. economy. i think what were finding now, though, is that in this case the white house unlike health care, i think, in this case they are showing some willingness to compromise, and there are some senate republica...

Heading to california later today to try to raise money for senator barbara boxer. for the three-term senator, winning a fourth term is proving to be an uphill bat. she is facing a tough re-election fight. casey steegal is live in our l.a. bureau with more. how is she doing in the polls right now? >> reporter: shes barely ahead which is one of the reasons why tonights fund raiser is so important for her campaign even though she has already raised far more money than her republican opponents like...

We have heard at least three or four times in the past couple years he had been caught or killed. in fact, in april of last year they paraded a man on tv cameras saying this was al-baghdadi. we dont know who exactly that man was or whether hes still alive or being held. but the dna evidence that theyre trying to gather they think will confirm it. the u.s. forces seem to be very confident because theyve confirmed these are the men. but ultimately, because it was an iraqi-led operation without a s...

Bailout. the administrations been pointing all these questions with taxes to the debt commission. the president established it to tackle these unsustainable deficits, and its report is due out by year end. jane: rich edison with fbn, thanks. jon: do you have a right to privacy when it comes to midges you send on your blackberry? what if you put your personal e-mail on your work blackberry? well head to the supreme court for some answers. and terror leaders taken out. how u.s. and iraqi forces we...

Blindness, and police are warning people today, if you see something that remotely looks like this, dont touch it. call 911. theyve found more than up with of these in the -- one of these in the area, and they think theyve got somebody trying to plant something. whatever it is, it is nasty stuff. theres the tip line now, 734-973-7711. i did call it, it is an anonymous tip line, and they just want any information you can give either spotting one of these or if you know who might be doing it. jon:...

Days for them to reorganize and resume normal flights. jane? jane: mike tobin is in london at heathrow for us. mike, thanks. jon: president obama is turning his attention to overhauling the nations banks and financial systems. he will lay out his plans in a speech on wall street this thursday. he will follow that up with a series of town hall meetings. senator chris dodd helped write the bill. he says the plan will give the government the tools it needs to better handle the next financial crisis...

Has no intention of not running as a republican. however, he does acknowledge there is some wiggle room in that answer, but also remember with senate lieberman back in connecticut lost the democratic primary, he was then able to make up his mind after losing as independent which he did, and he won. here in florida different scenario. the governor would have to decide by april 30th whether to run as a republican. he cannot wait to see the outcome of the august primary. and so the golf, if hes -- ...