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a ton of money. this hour, how hes dealing with the new messes that the country simply cant afford right now. and from the seat of power to an iron cage in a courtroom, the ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak goes on trial for allegedly ordering the killing of protesters. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." sort of vacation right now, theyre on leave while tens of thousands of american workers are going without a paycheck because of their inaction. a lot of new ange...

You can fix the recession problem by better economic growth. but you cant fix the pension problems that way. that requires cutting the budget. alisyn: do tax hikes or tax breaks work? florida, new york and californial would like to know that. >> a businessman who tell you its am not just the tax or the spending. what do they get in terms of a quality labor force. the kinds of services they need to run their business. if the tax are too high compared to the value of the services they will go some...

Pursue and following up. and so as we watch this evolve, well see if those old criticisms of speaker newt gingrich are still true as he looks into a presidential run. so far some herky-jerky stops and starts in this early announcement phase. >> you are part of the best political team on television and youre a great correspondent to keep your cool with all that shouting and to keep your train of thought. thank you, we appreciate your reporting. you think wisconsin has budget issues? weve been t...

Me to it. thanks very much. ali, as you know, a lot of mayors and governors are watching what is happening in wisconsin. they know what it happening there could sweep across the country. they know that all too well right here where the pension problems, you? the pension problems could crush the steel city. the fiscal house is on fire in pittsburgh. unless the city can get a handle on its out of control pension costs for its firefighters and other public workers, local leaders say they are facing...

Raising the retirement age but says this is no job for senior citizens. >> they cant get up on the rig anymore. >> the mayor warns the pension system feeds more than tweaks. >> if i had my way, we would be able to be offer 401(k) plans to city employees and government officials. >> thats a nonstarter for the firefighters and police officers who dont qualify for social security benefits. but if pittsburgh doesnt fix its pension problems, the state could come in and take over the programs forcing ...

Biggest pension problems like illinois, california, and new jersey. karl rove is once again lashing out at sarah palin. this time in an interview with "new york" magazine where he mocks her reality tv career and debuts a palin impression. hmm. the magazines contributor editor talked about it last night. >> rove says in your piece that things dont change quickly in politics meaning the models dont change. the rules dont change. >> he sees her as attempting to kind of circumvent the whole instit...

Ed shultz functionings a correspondent and you would have to say taking the side of the public union protesters. lets take a brief look at shultz. >> you want to turn your back on firefighters? you want to turn your back on police officers? you want to turn your back on nurses? you want to turn your back on brothers and sisters who have stood in solidarity to fight for middle class in america? is that wrapping yourself in the flag? no. >> does it seem to you msnbc is taking one side of this deba...

Hadnt bought it too because if you are not smart enough to do you are not smart enough to guide the states finances. >> greta: has your new governor said anything about in? he has a terrible budget situation to deal with. >> the only thing he has said about the pension problems is that he thinks it would be a good idea to start by eliminating air time. well see if he follows through thats the only concrete idea hes offered so far. >> greta: do you have any idea how many people have bought this f...

Hadnt bought it too because if you are not smart enough to do you are not smart enough to guide the states finances. >> greta: has your new governor said anything about in? he has a terrible budget situation to deal with. >> the only thing he has said about the pension problems is that he thinks it would be a good idea to start by eliminating air time. well see if he follows through thats the only concrete idea hes offered so far. >> greta: do you have any idea how many people have bought this f...

You are retiring you dont get 75% of your pay. you get maybe 25%. pay them now for what they are doing with just dont pay them for the rest of their lives. megyn: fr. they dont do these things, do the feds bail these states out? >> reporter: the feds can bail them out or they may get lucky. if the market starts getting good again. if real estate prices start to go up, that means towns can charge more in property taxes and maybe just maybe put a band-aid on this hemorrhaging going on. but for now...