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Producing tax revenue than an increase in taxes that they pay. >> reporter: in fact, at the rivers casino, some think the governor is right. >> i dont think its a problem at all. i dont think it detracts from anything. i hope this helps with our property taxes in the long run. >> reporter: as i told you, 39 states have or will have some form of casino gambling but 48 states have some form of gambling like a lottery or horse racing. can we reach 50? you tell me. like to know what you think of thi...

Pay at the queens midtown tunnel. we have no attitude. >> i can have three 20s, a 10 and some singles. >> sure. >> reporter: the director of new jerseys department of transportation had this to say about the complaints. >> if i find out it happens and be corroborated ill rip the toll taker out of the lane. >> reporter: we know one guy who used to drive the jersey turnpike. better not try throwing pennies at him. jeanne moos, cnn. >> would you take a postage stamp? >> reporter: new york. nd put i...

No we need this. >> tomorrow morning president obama says he wants to double u.s. exports in the next five years. thats a really tall order. whats the plan and how comerica even compete with chief foreign labor. a number of president obamas nominees are being held up by congress. are these vacancies contributing to our broken america? >> and toyota has a lot of high powered friends in washington and cnn looks how that might impact the toyota investigations. >> i thought about an earmark. it ha...

Commit ad crime they still could get their pension. but a law in 2007 barred members convicted of felonies to receive their pensions. but william jefferson, his corruption offenses took place before that year and still receive a pension paid for by the taxpayer. lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. >> thats how it works, folks. tomorrow on "american morning" president obama says he wants to double u.s. exports in the next five years. whats the plan and how can america even compete with cheap foreign...

And hopefully this hearing is going to lead to dramatically better oversight. >> reporter: last spring cnn brought you and interview with one of the contractors now charged with murdering two afghan civilians. >> when i got out of the vehicle i had no weapon in my hands. >> reporter: this investigation alleges a series of problems that nobody caught led up to that shooting. it goes back more than two years and involves blackwater which now calls itself xe and the company it created to get work i...

Dr. sanjay gupta breaks down the price tag for a trip to the operating room. alec baldwin, got an emmy for "30 rock." why is he telling cnn hes ready to give it all up? ten minutes past the hour. [ lighting a match ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] youve wanted to quit smoking so many times, but those days came and went and the cigarettes remained. ♪

And set aside two weeks during summer break for paid professional development. a spokesman for the school district told me the teachers union wanted to negotiate the changes. so the superintendent felt she had no choice but to fire all 88 teachers for the next school year. >> im disheartened. i feel like after 20 years i can see some progress beginning to be made. and im sad that were not going to be around to follow that through to push that forward. >> reporter: a spokesman for the eachers uni...