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Nothing in the hope that doing nothing will enhance your power in the future. >> this is a hostile environment for job creation in our economy. thats why, frankly, it adds a sense of you are general? i terms of this years election to be able to turn things around because the only thing thats going to change it are changing the policies, and that means changing the person in the white house. >> now jay carney was peppered with all kinds of questions today is the president going to give another bi...

There are fewer than half that number. shep? >> shepard: doug mckelway in washington. thank you. most americans apparently agree with president obamas decision to support same sex marriage. new survey out says gay marriage should be legal 53%. the pollsters tell us thats an all-time high for such a survey. they say its possible the presidents endorsement has changed a few minds. our 401(k)s bounced back a bit after a tense showdown after europes money mess hammered. the dow came about to 200 poi...

After medicare and goes after meals on wheels and food stamps and all kinds of middle class and working class and programs, too, for the poor. but hes also in ohio. governor romneys got to answer his opposition to the auto rescue. hes got to answer his support for rolling back collective bargaining rights which is a shot directly to middle class. hes got a lot of explaining to do in ohio, and i think you are going to see the president making the contrast between what governor romney believes and...

are no wounds on his body. his family is still trying to make sense of it all. >> he loved being in the military, and he loved serving his country. he was absolutely willing to make any sacrifice, and its just horrible that this is the sacrifice he ended up making. 9/11 terror attack suspects turned the arraignment into a circus and victims families dont think it is funny. the five men including khalid sheikh mohammed, appeared at a military tribunal in guantanamo bay, cuba. one ente...

For the first time since 2005. so, there are signs that the economy is healing from these very deep problems. >> can you really write off, though, the shrinking of the labor force as only demographics? >> certainly a major factor in labor force participation over the last decade has been the aging of the workforce demographic trends. but, you know, were focused on job growth, thats really whats most important. there was a jobs deficit even before the recession started. we werent creating enough ...

Enforcing the immigration law, i should say, in september, and since then its seen a 1.5 point drop in unemployment compared to the previous two years where it only sawless than half a point drop. the daily caller also reports 47,000 legal residents in the state have gotten new jobs, and the director of the alabama department of industrial relations says not only are fewer people unemployed, but those who are losing jobs are getting back to work faster than they used to. of course, whether the i...

Catching up. look at that, this is just the republicans. 27 point drop in support for the afghanistan war among republicans since president obama took office in 2009. the american people are against the war in afghanistan. the numbers on the afghanistan war right now look roughly the same as the numbers on iraq. the only difference is the afghanistan war is a war still going on. yesterday in the southern afghanistan, a 38-year-old u.s. staff sergeant is said to have gone methodically in the midd...

Thats down five points from february. 54% say they disapprove of the presidents handling of economic issues. when it comes to foreign policy, 40% say they approve of president obama. thats a ten point drop from last month. and the lowest for the president since before osama bin laden was killed last may. as gas prices continue to rise, 54% of those polled say the president can do more to control prices. 36% say gas prices are beyond any presidents control. and in the potential general election m...

charges in egypts crack down on non-governmental organizations. the trial is set to begin on sunday. this video from syria is said to show men rushing into a burning house to save a child in the city of homs. cnn cant confirm the you authentici authenticity, rebel commander calls the uprising an orphan revolution without the international support given to other revotes. an advisor said its premature to decide to help armed the rebels. rick santorum surging to a lead over mitt romne...

lets go outfront. we have breaking news on the crisis in syria. it could be the most significant development since the uprising began a year ago. at this hour, it is reported that a possible peace deal is in the works. this is one that has the backing of arab states, its a draft resolution being circulated by saudi arabia which condemned the actions in syria today. were getting word this is making its way through the u.n. general assembly. were trying to confirm this report. well hav...