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>> the modern republican party wants less taxes and lower spending. they passed a ryan plan which reforms entitlements, reforms taxes, doesnt raise taxes. its the democrats who dont have a legislative budget. >> make the case for why you view this the president making a truly balanced approach to not just solving this problem but really moving the economy forward. >> well, he has. and first of all, lets be clear. the way you get massive tax increases, $5 trillion tax increases, is if you go over...

Country. >> i think the issue with susan rice and will and should she be confirmed? i think the republicans would rather have john kerry give them a chance to get the massachusetts seat. but the bottom line is confirmation, yeah, youre supposed to tell the truth and if you dont, thats bad, no question. but there ought to be like instant replay. you have to have overwhelming evidence to overrule it, even when the referee is wrong. there has to be overwhelming evidence to not support the president...

Diplomacy and military are way off. >> i think the overall issue is susan rice, should she be confirmed and will she be confirmed? john kerry could get the massachusetts seat. that may be in the background. the bottom line is confirmation. you are supposed to tell the truth. if you dont, its bad. no question. there ought to be instant replay, overwhelming evidence to overrule it when the referee is wrong. there needs to be overwhelming evidence not to support the presidents nomination. i think i...

"the new york times" reporting that a romney superpac is making a $12 million ad buy in nine states. the states include eight battleground states plus michigan where. is all this money coming from? joining me is nbc newss deputy political editor. the associated press just ranking the top fundraisers to the obama and romney campaigns. the top fundraiser for the president is jeffrey katzenberg, the film producer and ceo of dreamworks. he has raised $2.5 million. when we look at all that money, wha...

Spending is up. >> i have a lot of consumer spending -- consumer confidence in you. >> thank you. >> well, the housing market is looking up as well for perspective buyers. house flippers are out once again. abcs cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: in the latest sign that americas real estate bubble is on the rebound, greg steinberg and alexander beckett are flipping houses. they bought the two-bedroom home in los angeles and plan to fix it up and sell it fast, making a $50,000 profit. >> so...

Wow. were seeing new signs of positive economic growth, new numbers are out, consumer spending is up. >> i have a lot of consumer spending -- consumer confidence in you. >> well, thank you. >> the housing market is looking up with perspective buyers, house flippers are out once again. abcs cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: in the latest sign that americas real estate bubble is on the rebound. greg steinberg and alexander beckett are flipping houses. they bought the two-bedroom home in l...

journal" was urging. this is what the weekly standard, bill crystal, the strong voice of conservatism, both were saying this week, this is the guy. >> plus, lolo jones lashes out at the press after failing to win an olympic medal. >> the fact that they just tore me apart, it was just heart breaking. >> is the sports press building up female athletes just to tear them down? im how wa im howard kurtz and this is "reliable sources." the tsami of speculation known as the veepstakes was s...

why? i will have a fascinating conversation about political beliefs. and china is infamous for stamping out any and all protests. recently they relented and gave these protesters everything they asked for. what in the world? first, heres my take -- culture makes all the difference, said mitt romney at a fundraiser in israel last week. he was comparing the countrys economic vitality with palestinian poverty. certainly there is a pedigree for this idea about culture. romney cited dav...

How big of a deal is that? how much might it hurt him. >> it is a deal. i dont think it is a big deal. british newspapers are like tabloids. you have to shake your head. governor romney went to the london olympics at invitation of the international olympic committee. it was a great opportunity for him to talk about his experiences, look, he stepped away from the leadership of bain capital for three years in order to step in and save the floundering salt lake city winter olympics in 2002. i bet t...

involving the colorado theater massacre. a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation tells cnn police and the fbi have discovered a package in the university of colorado mail room that appears to have been mailed by the suspected shooter, james holmes. cnns ed lavandera is in aurora for us. ed, what do we know about this package? >> reporter: well, were still trying to gather information on what exactly is inside that package, wolf. but as you mentioned that law enforcement...