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Money on the hamptons. congress comes back after the july 4th recess. speaker boehner is making news saying it doesnt matter if voters love mitt romney or not. good morning from washington. its monday july 9th, 2012. right to the first reads of the morning. president obama will stress the looming fiscal cliff for the first time when it calls for a one-year extension with people earning less than $250,000 a year. all the tax cuts are set to expire. the president will make the announcement surroun...

Impact. plus -- what would come next? meanwhile, house republicans are poised to do something that never has been done before. hold a cabinet in contempt. our big questions, besides who will any notice politically after 10:00 a.m. and our new poll takes a look at where mitt romney stand. three swing states are only on the out skirts. we are talking michigan and north carolina among them. a very busy thursday. this is "the daily rundown." im chuck todd. maybe about 57 minutes away. lets get to th...

More than a year after his tough union policies caused an uproar in wisconsin, governor scott walker down to his final week before a recall vote. so why is so little of the campaigning on both sides about the actual issue that started the recall in the first place? good morning from washington. its tuesday, may 29th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." im huck tochuck todd. lets get right to my first reads of the morning. guilt by association is the oldest form of political combat there is an...

Man. plus, you toss out our diplomats, were going to toss out yours, remains defiant as more deaths are reported in the ongoing conflict. a busy day. good morning from josnew york, e 5, 2012. this is chuck todd. maybe the biggest tuesday of the year until this coming november. lets get right to my first reads of the morning. history could look back and call it the age of polarization, an era not simply about winning but utterly delegitimizing your opponent and not accepting defeat at the ballot ...

Well dig into that. >> shameless plugs come early thanks to jeopardy. the close calls button blunders and answers. i surprised even myself on last nights tournament. scariest moment ive ever had on television but i enjoyed it. new jersey congressman rush holt a five-time winner and the guy who beat the ibm super computer watson will critique my performance. good morning from washington. its friday, may 18th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." im chuck todd. lets get to my first reads of the morn...

To walk back on comments he made criticizing team obama on "meet the press." good morning from chicago. its monday, may 21, 2012. special edition of "the daily rundown." always good to be on the road. my first reads of the morning. start with why were here in chicago. for the culmination of summit pa loose s lose palooza, if you will. foreign policy issues, dont eclipse the presidents domestic message. voters dont want to hear about that. they want to hear about domestic stuff. they still want t...

Big mistake. because what it did was open them up and open the president up to this kind of criticism, and especially from somebody like your guest later, mr. aarons, this is the kind of moment that somebody who has a record to stand on, somebody who is politically savvy, somebody who knows people with money can really make stick to a president in an election year. megyn: they talk about in the ad they have a sound bite of president bill clinton from president obamas ad, okay, president obama la...

Blocked on the bucket rule that would tax top income earners at 30% at least and favored by the majority of americans. is this a set back for the president who spent all last week pushing for it or did they fall into the democratic trap? the secret service prostitution standal. his team let the boss down. good morning from washington. its tuesday, april 17th, 2012. im luke russert for chuck todd. lets get to the new reads of the morning. mitt romney has a message for the president. >> start pack...

President was wheels up, a car bomb. a clear sign of the challenges that still remain. plus the power of the presidential pulpit. republicans tone down their criticism over exploiting osama bin laden death with muted praise for the trip and the new deal. the politics of dramatic images like these. good morning from washington. this is "the daily rundown" im chuck todd. a ton of campaign stuff to get to. we are going to start with afghanistan and my first reads of the morning. here is what the pr...

Washington -- dick lugars career is likely coming to an end. another sign washington is undergoing profound change. and the cia says it foil add frightening plot by al qaeda to bomb a schedule airliner with an upgraded version of the underwear bomb that may have made it through security. proof the terror network isnt dead yet. good morning from washington. its tuesday, may 8, 2012. this is the "daily rundown." im chuck todd. a huge day in politics. lots of huge news. were going to get to the l...