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Hatched in iran, according to our attorney general, it was conceived, sponsored and directed from iran, in particular from an element of the iranian revolutionary guard. the attorney general would not go so far as to say that it was the iranian government itself. in the upper echelons, although you heard walid phares suggest that would have to be the case. nonetheless, moments ago the white house weighing in on this saying in a paper statement, quote, the president was first briefed on this in j...

About. megyn: what should we do? should hillary clinton be speaking out specifically about this? we have a white house paper statement, but what more could or should we do? is. >> well, i think its important to have conditions in egypt that are conducive to elections that lead to a more liberal outcome. lets not have an election where its one person, one vote, one time with harsh restrictions being imposed against the coptic christians that they cant fix. the ones who have left have voted with t...

Forward. megyn: absolutely. and he does need to speak to this directly, a paper statement at this point probably isnt going to cut it. >> its not. megyn: peter johnson jr. good to see you. >> good to see you. megyn: a pleasure. we are awaiting a police news conference right now on the race to find a tenmonth-old baby who her parents say was snatched out of her crib in her kansas city home a little more than 48 hours ago. little lisa irwin apparently disappearing from her crib late last night. co...

Switch from credit card spending to debit cards. >> they said well go to the end user, the debit cardholder and we are going to bill them as opposed to having it billed through the merchants. >> i use my bank every week, direct deposit. >> thats ridiculous. we cant afford all that money. >> reporter: bank of america declined to say how much they will earn but some estimate $3 billion a year. wells fargo and chase say they are already using a $3 fee in some markets. martha: the banks say great we...

newsroom" starts with the handsome t.j. holmes. >> i hope erin burnett knows she is getting a great bartender there. kelly takes this seriously and made great drinks for you when i was up there with you guys a couple of weeks. you all do your 9:00 thing. i know exactly where yall are going there in the time warner center. good to see you all! thanks so much, guys. all right. top of the hour here now. i am t.j. holmes today in for kyra phillips. this hour, unfortunately, we have to ...

another recession. and adds new urgency to the political debate here in washington over new jobs initiatives. the dow jones industrial average was down just short of 420 points or 3.7%. the nasdaq down 5.2%. the s & p 500 down 4.5%. it is what drove the markets down that is again stoking recession fears. overseas more jitters as europe struggles to contain its debt crisis. here at home, data some see as evidence of a new downturn. weekly unemployment claims rose much more than expected...

sales of existing homes dropped. and manufacturers had been expecting a modest increase. and inflation on consumer goods was up. add in collapsing consumer confidence and you get sober advice like this -- >> 2012 could be a very difficult year. im on the camp that we have more chance of being in recession than avoiding it. so, they should be conservative right now. their confidence should be down because theres every reason out there that they shouldnt feel confident. >> getting us sta...

talking about cuts and specifically whats handed to em because of the debt ceiling deal reached earlier this week. initially they know they have to cut 350 million which more or less they are okay with and wont necessarily sacrifice our national security, but where the big question mark comes is if that committee can not decide on how they will make those additional cuts to equal around or about $1.2 trillion, they will have to cut hundreds of billions, 500 billion, 600 billion, 700 bi...

Shutdown simply ushers in the start of another. mike emanuel reports the battle lines are already being drawn over the next spending bill. >> president obama signed a two-week extension this afternoon and said in a paper statement he is pleased but washington cannot keep doing business this way. which is why mr. obama is proposing talks between congressional leaders and the white house team of vice president biden, chief of staff bill daley and budget director jack liu. spokesman jay carney says...

Situation in libya which could result in a civil war that could be protracted, ugly, and also violent with a lot of people losing their lives. >> bill: all right. but when you make an accusation like kristol did and use the word dithering. you have got to then put forth what the president should have done, which is? >> well, for example, on wednesday, he was asked as a news conference his spokesperson was asked why isnt the administration speaking out against the violence and calling for an end ...