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The "new yorker," one of your predecessors was arguing for more spending and more stimulus to bring down the unemployment rate that it was not the time to worry about the deficit. do you think there was too much concern about budget cutting and not enough stimulus before the first state of the union, that there were missed opportunities to try to inject more into the economy? >> i think my predecessor, larry summers understand that you take strong and bold action, and you had to to it in a conte...

of being a one term president. >> jimmy carter, his peace making work around the world. >> if i had one constant prayer it would be to bring peace to israel. >> his place in history. >> what is the one piece of advice you would give any president when they walk in the oval office the first time. >> tell the truth. >> what he thinks of the state of americas union. >> we are still the greatest country in the world but we have extraordinary problems at the same time. >> this is "piers mor...

>> if i had one constant prayer the last 35 years of my life, it would be to bring peace to israel. >> his place in history. whats the one piece of advice you would give any president when they walk in the oval office for the first time? >> the tell the truth. >> and his controversial opinion of some of the gop candidates. >> gingrich in the south carolina debate, i think he has that subtlety of racism that i know quite well and that gingrich knows quite well. >> jimmy carter and his w...

hes the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter. commander in chief, winner of the nobel peace prize, and probably only man who really knows how barack obama may be feeling about the potential possibility of becoming a one-term democratic president. >> well, he hasnt been able to accomplish very much because hes been hamstringed by the most uncooperative congress weve had in history. >> jimmy carter, his peace-making work around the world. >> if i had one constant prayer the ...

peace-making work around the world. >> if i had one constant prayer the last 35 years of my life, it would be to bring peace to israel. >> his place in history. whats the one piece of advice you would give any president when they walk in the oval office for the first time? >> the tell the truth. >> and his controversial opinion of some of the gop candidates. >> gingrich in the south carolina debate, i think he has that subtlety of racism that i know quite well and that gingrich knows q...

>>shepard: topic two, fannie mae c.e.o., what does that mean? >>gerri: michael williams is resigning. folks wonder why. there are many reasons. he has been at fannie mae 20 years three as the c.e.o. and now he has been on the hot seat. congress investigating the c.e.o.s from fannie mae and freddie mac testify in front of different panels and the s.e.c. now filing civil fraud charges against the predecessors. and congress is saying we are going to reduce your pay and get rid of your bonuses. the ...

Record narrow win, if you can call it that. for the most partisan san -- part, rick santorum was getting the headlines. >> its nice to have a win. the question is, can we do better in new hampshire? yeah, yeah. >> reporter: virtually the entire town hall meeting they took questions. many were particularly aggressive. the first one was from an occupier type, there were a couple kids who asked questions by written prepared notes that seemed like they were deliberately designed to be chin music. he...

>> yeah, michael, the presidents in a tough spot. >> he is in a tough spot. and i have a question for andrea, do you think given everything youve seen in this region and particularly with the escalation now in iraq, is iran hankering for a fight? are they looking to mix it up a little bit? to see where exactly the new lines are being drawn by the west whether its respect to israel or oil, whatever it happens to be? >> they very well could be. thats why there is some real concern this is not just...

historic supreme court chamber here in the capitol building. tonight rick santorums once little noticed campaign is riding into attention. thanks to the poll here in iowa, santorum is basking in the political spotlight at just the right time, five days before iowas public caucuses. joe is trying to keep up with a man who is suddenly very money in demand. joe. >> hey, candy. i think you call it steady. thats the word he uses. hes had steady events, a steady flow of people coming out to ...

In the great depression, my father opening what he thought was a christmas greeting. it was a notice that he no longer had a job. over the past year, we begun the long hard work of economic recovery. our goal in america in which every citizen who needs and wants a job can get a job. our program for recovery has only been in place 12 weekssy. beginning to work. with your help and prayers, it will succeed. we are winning the battle against inflation, run-away government spending and tax nation. th...