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Approval rating. look what they are doing? they are fighting like a bunch of children. what they are doing is horrible. ive never seen anything like it. ive been watching the scene and been involved since im a contributor for many, many years. i have never in my life seen whats happening in congress. >> how do you turn that around? it seems like everyone who comes to washington says im going to be the passionate conservative, im going to cure the logjam, whatever it is, and everyone comes in and...

security to a ponzi scheme. will his performance in his first presidential debate come back to haunt him? the chilling words of the lead high-jacker of 9/11. while the attacks were in progress. stand by for unforgettable audio, some of it never heard before. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." president obama certainly knows full well what he and the american people have at stake this evening. there will be an urgency in his voice when the president goes before a joint ...

of congress packed up and went on vacation. so now 4,000 faa workers are not being paid. tens of thousands of others involved in airport construction and maintenance are also off t job. and some $25 million are being lost every day in taxes because there is no one there to collect. that is more revenue lost in one hour than you will probably pay in your lifetime because congress members cannot reach an agreement agreement. weill tear into this developing dispute in just a moment, but h...

generation of republicans in line. and president obama warns, and im quoting him now, we are almost out of time, urging all americans to keep the pressure on washington and bring this devastating crisis to an end. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." youre looking at a live picture right now of the house floor, where just a short time from now, we expect to see that critical vote on the gop debt plan. the vote was supposed to happen yesterday around this time, but was ab...

john boehner, still a few votes short as he tries to muscle his plan through the house of representatives and send the message to the democrat-controlled senate and the democratic-controlled white house. however, were in limbo tonight as this drama plays out. the speaker in his office with his top deputies. were told pizza brought in a short time ago. theyre trying desperately to round up the last few votes they need to get this vote through the house tonight. the vote has been delayed...

out. >> now, despite all that, im told by my sources theres not a lot of optimism, that this particular negotiating process here at the white house is going to actually end up leading to the real deal, and a lot of effort and attention is now turning to a different process thats happening in the u.s. senate and another alternate deal thats being worked out between the two senate leaders that could instead end up raising the debt ceiling. >> an optimistic late night view from jessica ye...

opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to stabilize americas finances for a decade, for 15 years or 20 years. if were willing to seize the moment. what that would require would be some shared sacrifice and a balanced approach that says were going to make significant cuts in domestic spending. and i have already said im willing to take down domestic spending to the lowest percentage of our overall economy since dwight eisenhower. it also requires cuts in defense spending. and...

senate. but what would happen if the government defaulted on its loans? would it impact you? >> interest rates will rise. well be back in recession. of course, we already have a 9% plus unemployment rate. were starting from a weak position. unemployment will rise to the double digits. well all pay a very significant price. first the british tabloid hacking scandal catches the attention of law enforcement here in the united states. a source tells cnn the fbi is investigating whether o...

Weve had college professors both very strongly for the bill, and very strongly opposed to the bill. the chancellor has written a letter both to the governor and me expressing his reservations about the bill. but this bill passed the texas senate two years ago. and would have passed the house of representatives in 2009. we meet only every other year in texas, had they ever taken a vote on the floor of the house. but there was a logjam at the end of the session, as there usually is, and they didnt...

suicide bombers, one on a motorcycle, one on foot, targettarget ed cadets in northwestern pakistan. that happening today. the two explosions killed 80 people. the academy is near the border with afghanistan. now, sources say that bin ladens widows, theyre not giving up a lot of information. the three women are described as hostile to their american questioners. the interview took place with pakistani intelligence officers in the room. and a source says only the oldest wife spoke. def...