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Right. we have the same situation we had in 2010, okay. the bush tax cuts are going to expire, okay. if you say as the president of the democratic party, we are fine with letting all of them expire, you wield all the leverage, because it means all the rich are going to go up. if you however, say were committed to making sure they do not expire on the middle class, then it means something has to get passed. once it means that something has to get passed, the most likely thing to get passed will b...

I filed a lawsuit challenging the use of mers, shadow mortgage electronic service. in our case like the others that had gone before, named the banks for their abuse of mers and the mers corp itself. they are preserved. we gave up very little by way of releases of liability for the banks. the big aliability is out there big payday to come this is a down payment, for people who are really hurting, who needed rules in place right away to stop abuses in the foreclosure process this is a step, a step...

Electronic service. in our case like the others that had gone before, named the banks for their abuse of mers and the mers corp itself. they are preserved. we gave up very little by way of releases of liability for the banks. the big aliability is out there big payday to come this is a down payment, for people who are really hurting, who needed rules in place right away to stop abuses in the foreclosure process this is a step, a step and better deal not just because i said no, but because there ...

Homeowners and -- principal reduction for homeowners and a lot of good stuff in that settlement. i drew a hard line and said there is no way im going join if you give these guy as release from the other conduct that hasnt even been investigating yet or investigations are under way but havent come to fruition. first rule of prosecution, you dont release claims that havent been investigated. so -- i -- drew a line on that. it was than about me winning. sure. there was an incredible public outcry f...

Capital owned us and that that the ceo was running for senate in massachusetts. i mean, to me that was an opportunity. when the story broke that mitt romney was running for senate and then had this plant, basically putting everybody out of work at that point, then the kennedy campaign called and said, can we put some folks in an ad? we had nothing to lose. we were on the street, was trying to get a contract. wed do it again if we had to, im sure, all the workers -- i stay in touch with many of t...

Heres moveon with steel workers talking about their experience. >> i worked in this plant 3 years as a steel worker. >> i spent 34 years in this steel mill. >> bain capital came in with mitt romney and his cronies and shut the place down. they walked out of here with millions. they left us with nothing. >> this communitys never went the same, never going to be the same. thousands of jobs lost. i dont see where hes creating anybodys jobs. >> tell you he wants to come in and help this country? hel...

Capital owned us and that that the ceo was running for senate in massachusetts. i mean, to me that was an opportunity. when the story broke that mitt romney was running for senate and then had this plant, basically putting everybody out of work at that point, then the kennedy campaign called and said, can we put some folks in an ad? we had nothing to lose. we were on the street, was trying to get a contract. wed do it again if we had to, im sure, all the workers -- i stay in touch with many of t...

Common with the left than the right, is targeting these democrats. in fact, the famous anti-war protesters in 1968 were at the democratic convention. and over the last decade the challenges from moveon and liberal activists were also against conservatives within the democratic party like joe lieberman, al winn and most recently senator blanche lincoln. the tea party may rail against obamacare but their first victories were against establishment republican senators taking out bob bennett and trey...

she may have been snatched by a intruder who climbed through the window. late last night, a tearful amanda knox arrived home on u.s. soil in seattle. >> right now, i was looking down from the airplane and it seemed like everything wasnt real. i want to say thank you to everyone who believed in me, who has defended me, who supported my family. >> knox spent the night celebrating a belated 21st birthday from her family, something she never got a chance to do during her four years behind ...

In the tax code and liberal groups such as moveon have called for immelt to step down from the which i remember chairmanship of president obamas jobs council. former senator russ finegold called immelt everything thats wrong with corporate power he today. what do you make of the criticism of the people who say you should step down, youre not a good role model for the business community? >> look, i completely focus on building jobs and competitiveness in the u.s. and i will do my best to do a goo...