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We had an election a few months ago, as you well know, chris. you covered it so much on top of the ball, and a lot of folks thought, okay, that election was going to answer a lot of questions. the president won, he won by 4 million votes. that is sort of the idea where the country is moving. when we do stories, we do those men on the street, and everyone sort of post-election has had this idea of its time for shared sacrifice. we understand theres going to be some tough decisions made. were goin...

Lot of americans. his clinical, passionate, precise description. >> i think david is right. it was the precision of it. and the fact that he really believes it. he still does. >> hes been thinking about his post-election. >> hes found a stat on this he just loved. anyway, thank you. what a great show this has been. when we return, let me finish with the numbers that made a difference in this presidential election. youll recognize three of them. youre watching "hardball," the place for politics. ...

They have to be reformed to save the program and to keep the country from going into a greek-reich status. there are $8.6 trillion of unfunded like the in social security. to make it solvent the next 75 years, you valid to put $8 trillion in the bank today. for medicare, its three times that, so if you dont reform entitlements, you will never avoid the coming grief. post-election, democrats have the wind behind their back, the president does on this. is there any appetite for this or is it going...

Country from going into a greek-like status. theres $8.6 trillion of unfunded liability in social security. to make it soment for the next 75 years, youd have to put $8 trillion in the bank today. for medicare, its three times that. so if you dont reform entitlements, then youre never going to avoid becoming greece. >> greta: all right. is there any appetite for reform? were sort of in a situation, post-election, democrats have the wind behind their back, the president does on this. is there any...

And unemployment could jump over a point to 9.1%. heather, we know the costs, we understand this game because the republicans have been playing it for a while. do you think anything has shifted post-election in way that will actually get a deal done? >> i think whats really come to roost for conservatives has been the fact they were pushing a vision for our economy that included basically just this, except for the tax increases, right. they said starting in 2010, the deficit is the most importan...

>> and the kids are old enough now and blame one another for things, this is what it seems like. >> dave: and particularly-- >> do you do it sm somebody did it because only two of you did tone of you did it. >> dave: the arguments gotten so lost in semantics, id still like to know why information about a spontaneous protest related to a youtube video why that was ever in talking points. petraeus said he knew on friday it was terrorism. why involve it at all. secondly, this is about the intellige...

Martha: a post-election tradeoff catching some traders off guard. bill: they are rationing gasoline still today. now in effect for new jersey as well as new york. the aftermath of sandy continues day after day and look at that line. >> it feels good not to get cursed out. begin. tomato, obviously. haha. theres more than that though, theres a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. its kind of like drinking a food thats a drink, or a drink thats a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste ...

Surprising that were seeing that the job picture is as anemic in terms of growth as its been. jenna: what are you watching for in the months ahead, bob, as you look ahead to not only the election but the fiscal cliff everyone is talking about as well? that is a big issue post-election. what do you think could be a tippingpoint for the economy either in a good direction or a bad direction? >> i think the balance of the scale is tilted towards the bad. for one thing, the storm is going to have a b...

good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the big scare. with just four days in the congress high tails it out of washingt washington, there was plenty of talk about the looming consequences of the looming fiscal cliff. were talking about tax cuts expiring for everyone automatically, payroll taxes going up, emergency unemployment benefits ending and, of course, the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequestration cuts. about half of that sum is going to come from defense. >>...

there was plenty of talk about the dire consequences of the looming fiscal cliff. were talking about tax cuts expiring for everyone automatically, payroll taxes going up, emergency unemployment benefits ending and, of course, the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequestration cuts. about half of that sum is going to come from defense. >> the obligation of the commander in chief is to act like the commander in chief, and that wld be to prevent these cuts, which in the words of his own secreta...