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Or will we see social security, medicare, medicaid and the pentagon taken on. >> i think were gaining ground every day. look at how much changed these last four weeks. the last congress were spending were cutting. >> we heard 100 billion was going to be cut. we heard 50 billion will be cut. its down to 32 billion now. >> no, no, no. >> wrong numbers? >> its not done yet. we said in the pledge we do prestimulus, prebailout numbers. well be there. if i have any feel for where this conference is at...

But $70, no emissions, no maintenance. its very lightweight. which is very important in a leaf blower. >> rick: lets crank it up. here we g. whoa. >> juliet: gentlemen, what do you think? is this a leaf blower for you? >> rick: any toupees? youre in trouble. this is the cheapest one you brought. >> thats right. >> rick: what else have you got? northbound especially if you have paper on your lawn, its great. >> this is 90 and here is the deal. if youre more than 100 feet from a power outlet, you ...

Need to look ahead to autumn and that means that homeowners out in the bushes will be forced to deal with a rush of falling leaves. >> juliet: you know what this means? all this paper, i think we all can agree that raking and bagging leaves is no, sir -- no fun. >> rick: these are not leaves. >> juliet: which one, which leaf blower gives you the best bang for your buck. joining us is "consumer reports." were you here last year? >> i think i was. >> rick: we brought you back and love "consumer re...

Youre on the flight, youre flying. >> brian: what would you do if you heard that? >> rick: i would freak out. >> juliet: i would be rolling and screaming, which usually happens on flights. >> rick: my wife flips out on flights even without messages like that. >> juliet: i was flying a few weeks ago and they said it would be 45 minutes and i lost it. i started crying. >> rick: are you okay now? >> juliet: im getting over it slightly. >> rick: fall is right around the corner. i hate to even talk a...

Theres been machines out here cleaning the beach, trying to keep it clean for their peak tourism season. the sun is shining even as tropical storm bonnie continues its march across southern florida and the gulf of mexico and likely here by this time tomorrow or tomorrow night. so evacuations have begun for most of those vessels out there in the spill. as far as skimming, they are probably doing that today because seas are calm. a couple weeks ago i embedded with a coast guard cutter doing skimmi...

Other explanations for it. what is your sense of their belief that theyre creating incentives for investment in the country? do they believe that incenti incentivizing short-term speculation with capital, so that if i get rich, you and i start a business. we make $100 million. you and me. we are rich. we are now -- we now have the money. as its set now, our incentive is to give it to the guys at goldman sachs. you eni will make more money than weve seen in our entire lives. none of it will be in...

Elena is respected and admired not just for her intellect and record of achievement but also for her temperament. her openness to a broad array of viewpoints. her habit, to borrow a phrase from justice stevens, of understanding before disagreeing. her fair-mindedness and skill as a consensus builder. >> all right. welcome back to "morning joe." a live look at the white house as the sun comes up this morning over washington. with us now from the white house, nbc news white house correspondent and...

>> reporter: they have talked about the next interim measures between what ultimately doesnt seem to have worked, the containment dome in the gulf. and the relief well which is months and months away. whether or not those will be successful remains to be seen, but i dont think people are particularly hopeful. i think they are planning for the worse case scenario with oil continuing to rush into the gulf. the real danger is it gets caught in the loop current and bring the slip of oil ultimately u...

Problems go away. >> press briefing by robert gibbs. >> an emergence of the party isnt necessarily a good thing and john boehner -- >> a call made that involved more than just congratulations. >> it is a special congressional race. republicans have held it -- >> it may be the kind of sausage making you dont want to look closely at. coincidence? you be the judge. >> you know i had the privilege of meeting president obama a number of times. always surprised to hear critics call him cold and aloof....

♪ joe is here. joe and mika have a great show. on msnbc called "morning joe." very successful show. and joe has proven that theres life after politics for former florida politicians. i think that will hearten for charlie crist. >> all right. >> interesting. >> maybe not so fast, right? >> things change. gosh, that was just last night. wow. >> lets bring in republican from virginia, eric cantor. at the white house, we have nbc news chief white house political correspondent and msnbc news poli...