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Than $60 billion over 7 months which democrats oppose. if no one backs down by march 4th, the government will shut down. in a major policy shift, the obama administration has decided that a federal law defining marriage as only between a man and a woman is unconstitutional and will no longer defend it in court. gay rights groups are praising the move but house speaker john boehner says now is not the time to focus on such a controversial issue. still ahead on "way too early," new york where ...

If his proposal does not pass by friday. >> okay. by saturday, 5,000 employees. by sunday, he declares the right of the governor to have sex with any union members wife on their wedding night, saying, quote, elections have consequences. ♪ >> theres that jon stewart "sopranos" voice again. "the boston globe," gay rights activist are applauding the presidents statement that the defense of marriage act is unconstitutional. the move marks a major policy shift for the president who had previously...

Go to e-trade and tap into the power of revolutionary mobile apps to trade wherever, whenever. life isnt experienced sitting idly by. neither is investing. e-trade. investing unleashed. >> bret: the obama administration will no longer defend the law that defines marriage as only between a man and woman its a major policy shift in legal posture and has sparked emotional responses from people on both sides of the gay marriage issue. correspondent james rosen has details. >> reporter: in announcing...

See policy shift more to the middle. and i think thats going to be the advantage of the president and the republicans. but one last thing, the president, its always the presidents economy. its always, no matter who runs congress, most people dont even know who runs congress. its always the president who gets the credit or the blame. >> christine, i think you made the point when president obama took office, there was more to be done by government. they needed to pick up the slack for businesses a...

Response? >> a couple points. one is, barack obamas going to knock this speech out of the park. he always does. hes a great communicator and theres no question that what he says is going to be comforting and reassuring to the american people. the real question is, is it going to work. and i do think weve seen reassuring signs the president has moved to the middle. the tax cut that he signed in december which is something i was always in favor of, i think is going to help the economy. look. i do ...

You can sure bet youd be hearing about the sudden spike in arrests at every college and university across the land with the possible exception of byu. because most people wouldnt find that to be a good use of federal law enforcement resources. and the same should be true of the sudden spike in deportations. its not enough to simply call it law enforcement. its a policy choice. its a decision to enforce a law in a way that brings the maximum allowable punishment down on to families and people who...

Across the country? you can sure bet youd be hearing about the sudden spike in arrests at every college and university across the land, with the possible exception of byu. because most people wouldnt find that to be a good use of federal law enforcement resources. and the same should be true of the sudden spike in deportations. its not enough to simply call it law enforcement. its a policy choice. its a decision to enforce a law in a way that brings the maximum allowable punishment down on to fa...

Government has promised to free and a major policy shift. the spanish government indicates cubans will be allowed to live, work, and travel freely. the united states and chilly have also offered to grant asylum to these dissidents. vietnam. [horn beeping] >> shepard: after weeks of drought heavy downpour flooding the streets of hanoi. meteorologists says nearly 5 inches of rain fell in the city just during rush hour. it also caused some blackouts. thats a wrap on this fox trip around the world i...

Jobs and deficits will ruin america . >> you know bill clint. >> i like bill clinton even though our politics are a world apart. >> remember 1995 . newt gingrich leading that revolution in the house of representatives. there was a feeling that liberals had failed and a major policy shift. is that what hes referring to that whole feeling . >> i can only hope bill clinton would not say a connention between separatist and tea partiers who love the government. timothy mcvey wanted destroy america by...

Well, many are criticizing that policy shift, including former vice presidential candidate sarah palin and it was palins remarks that prompted a retort from president obama. take a listen. >> no administration in americas history would i think ever have considered such a step that we just found out that president obama is supporting today. you know, thats kind of like getting out there on the playground, a bunch of kids, ready to fight, and one of the kids saying go ahead, punch me in the face a...