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Ways to get out. but theyre continuing to draw money out. when that press release came out, it gives the impression to anybody that things are getting paid back and it just isnt true. >> rick: all right. tell us your take on the housing market as a whole. >> sure. overall, the economy has come up. weve gone up to levels we never thought literally, that wed be at at this point. things are getting a little bit better and in certain markets, theyve jumped up quite bit, in fee fix and detroit, weve ...

Seniors when his 78-year-old mom is next to him. >> oh, not that tough, you know. everybodys mother likes their kid. the reason his mother is there is because they see a vulnerability and theyre now trying to figure out how to deal with it. >> rick: susan, professor of law and political science at the university of southern california, you can read susans syndicated column in newspapers all across the country every wednesday and friday. always a fun read. susan, thanks so much. patty ann? >> pat...

Kiss. he said, the bad news is the ticket moved one point. the conventional wisdom has been when somebody is running one of those ads that says a heartbeat away from the presidency, it means theyre in deep trouble. i think the selection of sarah palin four years ago and the attention that got and the, you know, incredible power, both positive and negative of that choice really has changed the dynamic. and i think that may reflect in this race as well with mitt romneys choice of paul ryan. >> ric...

East. open atlantic. that system is expected to eventually become the storm named isaac. well keep a close watch on that over the next several days. patti ann? >> patty ann: thanks. >> rick: nationally the unemployment rate is still over 8% and the economy is growing, but at a very slow pace. so now more and more americans are taking matters into their own hands. theyre starting businesses themselves. for many of these so-called kitchen tables entrepreneur, its the slow economy thats finally hel...

Theyre going to try to do is get more of the mortgages off the books of fannie mae and freddie mac than had before. up until now it was 10% a year. now theyre upping that to 15% and giving people the idea that this is getting better. the housing market is getting better, well talk about that in a second. but the idea that were going to be paid back, just not going to happen. >> rick: why not though? i was looking at the earnings for fannie and freddie. fannie mae, $5.1 billion second quarter pro...

Against -- and the democratic party which says look, lets invest in jobs and the middle class and try to build prosperity for everyone. thats really the choice that faces people in the election thats coming up. >> patti ann: all right. a lot more to say on that. josh and justin, thank you both so much for joining us. >> pleasure. >> rick: payoff for dozens of kids who werent allowed to use a pool because of the color of their skin. back in 2009, we reported on a suburban swim club that canceled ...

Lemonade. deputy editor sue perry is here with the results. >> hi. >> rick: good to see you. >> good to see you. >> rick: lets start with this one. this was your winner here. >> this is the one -- country time. first of all, let me explain. we put 14 lemonades to the test. it was a blind test. so our panels did not know whether they were tasting the home made version or they were tasting newmans own or minute maid or anything. the home made obviously won out. but the closest to home made was cou...

This despite u.s. troops seizing a record amount of explosive material. troops have captured enough fertilizer to keep the taliban from making up to 50,000 bombs. the fertilizer is made across the border in pakistan. it raises concerns as u.s. troops pull out and afghan troops prepare to take over. >> rick: the u.n. announce brand-new envoy to syria. hes been a diplomat for the u.n. before serving as an envoy to afghanistan and iraq. he takes over for the former u.n. secretary general kofi annan...

If a recent agreement is approved by a pennsylvania bankruptcy court after court costs are paid, the minority campers will get a portion of the money. when its all said and done, 73 people will be sharing up to $1.1 million. rick, that money is expected to go into trust for the kids who are minors and theyll be able to access that cash when they turn 18. back to you. >> rick: anna kooiman, thanks. >> patti ann: big show in the skies over chicago. the armys golden nights lead parachute team jumpi...

Now, the democrats argue that thats in itself a complete misrepresentation of what the romney-ryan plan is, but its unfair to accuse the president of raiding medicare. they make the argument that the $716 billion that the obama campaign took from medicare to put into the affordable carack, obamacare, is not all that different from the $716 billion that paul ryan said he would trim from medicare by ending waste, fraud and abuse and cutting some services. >> rick: you spoke with him today. he has ...