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>> as i said, the british tabloids of course pounced on. willie geist who is in london for the olympic coverage has the best of them. lets listen to willie. >> the covers are all about the opening ceremony. but inside the daily mail, who invited party pooper romney. >> oh no. e. >> and in the london times, it says nowhere man romney loses his way with gaffe about the games. >> lets start over here again, simon, and talk about the special relationship. i know that somebody way back in the obama a...

World not just that we come together as a united kingdom, but also were extremely good at welcoming people from across the world. so ill obviously make those points to mitt romney. we are holding an olympic games in one of the busiest, most active bustling cities anywhere in the world. and of course its easier if you hold an olympic games in the middle of nowhere. >> i just love that tape. the way he lowered his voice. of course its easy when youre handle them in the middle of nowhere, salt lake...

Im going to get to see a little tennis. i hope to see some of the swimming, and maybe a little basketball here or there. >> any possibility the presidents going to come over -- >> no. no. >> not even the basketball? >> he is so jealous of me right now. he is so jealous but no. >> that was first lady michelle obama on "today" this morning talking about the events she plans to watch as she leads the presidential delegation to the 2012 olympic games in london. in a little more than three hours, the...

Age of 17. another story line, usain bolt will he be the fastest man on the planet by the time he leaves these olympics. the 25-year-old became an international super star at the beijing olympics, ran a world record 9:69 and a record 9:30 in the 200 meter final and in 2009 broke both of those world records got huge endorsement deals, commands a reported quarter million dollar fee just to show up at a one day race nowadays. bolt will try here to become the first person to win gold in the 100 and ...

He lost his legs when he was 11 years old and hell race in the relay here in london. tomorrow the olympic coverage starts at 10:30 a.m. eastern time. im be kicking that off right before the first womens soccer game. thats 10:30 a.m. eastern time on msnbc. >> after spending he is entire 11 careers with the seattle mariners, ichiro suzuki was traded to new york. with cash consideration and exchange for two minor league pitchi pitching prospects. ichiro moved from one locker room to the other in a ...

>> lets go south, jamaica. fastest man in the world, usain bolt, he did not do well. he lost twice. >> which is shocking. the world record holder in both the 100 meter and the 200 meter, who had only lost a couple of times since 2008 in beijing. one of them was because he was disqualified because of a false start. and he lost twice on his home soil to a teammate, johan blake, who now is looked at as a legitimate threat to bolt in both the 100 and the 200. they ran slow times in beau of these. >>...

Were to win gold and those winning bronze are just happy to be on the podium. i feel the same way doing red eye. they call it counter factual thinking and it explains why some sulk while others cry tears of joy after coming in third. meanwhile, the washington post columnist, one i like to call captain idiot face shows the world how arrogant the world is. he writes "olympic coverage offers a window into reflect cively naturalistic mind set that hamperses our understanding of the rest of the world...

Stimulus and moved back on health care and climate change. now, theyve gotten the message and jumped on the jobs thing. but they should have done that back in august where we had the numbers of over 9%. >> thats charlie cook, editor of the "the cook political report." charlie, thanks for coming in today. fascinating way to look at it in terms of election. and also politics, the fascinating world of politics. >> that does it for me, im david shuster. i will see you back here tomorrow at 10:00 a.m...

Daddy right now. >> shes 3. >> what is this overall tell us about the health of the economy. you said, almost nej l-- 50 cen >> the price tag of the items is going way down. its not so much the jewelry. its more about the cards, the evening out, the experience. most retail analysts right now are saying where our money is going -- through this recession is realizing its more about the experience and it should be. were more likely to spend money on an evening out as opposed to the jewelry. still $...

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