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Than the drop that analysts had predicted but we still didnt match the years best weekly decline which we posted back in early january. lets take a look some 460,000 people. the following week that dropped to 457,000. and for the week that just ended march 20th as you just reported that figure hit 442,000. now lets stack this week against its predecessors in the last two years. during the third week in march, 2008. we saw 367,000 first time jobless claims. by last year at this time, that number ...

Have surrounded him there who have this special honor to be present as history is being made right now. and the presidents been trying since the day he took office to get this done. it is now done. but so many of his predecessors tried and failed to do so. but it is now about to become the law of the land once he finishes up his final signature and gives in the -- the applause will be very, very intense at that moment. clearly hes wrapping up right now. ed henry is watching this, our senior whit...

Plate. michael steele, good to see you as always. >> good to see you and lets go firenancy pelosi.com. >> here comes speedy. good to see you. >> you may have been in bed by the time the house finished up but you can watch highlights of our coverage. log on to foxnews.com and click on the video button on the upper right. its circled there. clips and interviews alt your fingertips. >> north korea is announcing plans to try an american man for entering that country illegally. it will be the fourth ...

When is his next checkup so we can know more about the presidents health? >> surprising, he says he doesnt want so see the president for another year and a half. the doctor is here at the white house every day. it will be in august 2011. they get annual physicals but the two immediate predecessors may have in h medical conditions. bill clinton had cardiovascular issues and george bush in pre-cancerous skin condition but the president doesnt need another one for year and a half. >> julie: just a ...

Predecessors. in 2009, the senate confirmed 353 of 569 and compared to 360 out of 513 in bushs first year. missouri senator kit bond put the longest hold on a obama nominee. he says that the general services administration is dragging the feet to move 1,000 federal employees out of a dilapidated kansas city building so he blocked martha johnson for gse administrator. >> i have one way of getting their attention, and i put a hold on the nomination of mrs. johnson. >> but it has nothing to do with...

Thats a victory politically ideologically as far as republicans are concerned. theres something else that was interesting. the presidents greatest strength is he can hold forth the way he did and he can debate the issues. hes a terrific communicator and he can enfwagage his critics. that seems to me to be a weakness. americans like presidents to stand back and achieve thing. its hard to imagine some of his predecessors engaging in that kind of forum. the downside is the president who is the one ...

Similar to his predecessors. in 2009 the senate confirmed 353 of 569 major obama nominations compared with 360 out of 513 during bushs first year. they call the hold a time-honored tradition. >> it makes them powerful individually and it allow s the to stop things that they feel need to be adjusted and were wrong to start with. >> reporter: thats missouri senator kit bonds argument for his controversial hold. he says the general services administration is dragging its feet on moving 1,000 federa...

One reporter tells the "times" that the president seems snake bit on the presser thing. and others say it is frustrating not to hold the presidents feet to the fire. the press says they have done more interviews with the president than any of his predecessors and that is true. the president is all over the media and done interviews with the network anchors and oprah and print reporters, et cetera, but it is not the same as standing in front of the nations press corps on national television and m...

Accessible to online media and to new media. i think this shouldnt come as a surprise to anyone because the obama campaign, they really paved the way in terms of the standard bearers on the campaign using social network and new media. nobody should be shocked hes bringing the same perspective to the white house. i think we should be clear, hes not being shielded. hes done sipping niche cantly more one-on-one interviews and online than any predecessors ever have. its not entirely fair to say hes ...

Supposed to be reading and to a degree i was, i got the first question, got the news, and there we were. gregg: all right. he was chided in the "washington post", major, about not holding news conferences. so what was your question, and tell us how that went. >> reporter: you know, i have a pride of authorship about that, gregg, because on friday, special report lad a piece and i wrote one for our blog, there you go, this is what we do on live television. were cool, were cool, were fine. i had a...