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Ambitions. well play his latest interview. plus, does akins decision continue to tie up congressman paul ryan in this big mess? after all, ryan did co-sponsor legislation with the language forcible rape included with akin. this all comes as the gop is planning to vote on language in its party platform on abortion. well talk to you about that, all coming up on "news nation." paul ryan kept up his criticism of the president and focus on medicare this morning in an appearance in pittsburgh. >> me...

There is some evidence that this voucher approach may work. >> which is a very hot political topic. question political party outside of the numbers can actually explain this to the voters without it being such a third rail that the debate never gets engaged? robert samuelsson thank you for opening up the conversation. what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? thats next on "andrea mitchell reports." setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or...

Mormonism. thats not something he does. he said as a church leader i dealt with people who were poor and thats his way of trying to respond to people who say can you relate to the poor. he talked about how hes talked with them, helped them, helped bury people throughout his role as a church leader. >> martin, thank you so much. of course, the real romney which is the political bible for this campaign, thank you. is paul ryan right about medicare? the "the washington post" robert samuelson make...

republican pressure and pulls out of the race, hangs around and pays penalties if he gets out later. our new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows just how bad it is for congress even before this controversy. just how unpopular congress really is. take a look at this. 82% of those polled now disapprove of congress, thats tied for the all-time high in our polling. only 12% approve. joining me now from new york, chuck todd, nbcs chief white house correspondent and political director,...

republican pressure and pulls out of the race, hangs around and pays penalties if he gets out later. our new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows just how bad it is for congress even before this controversy. just how unpopular congress really is. take a look at this. 82% of those polled now disapprove of congress, thats tied for the all-time high in our polling. only 12% approve. joining me now from new york, chuck todd, nbcs chief white house correspondent and political director,...

About how to accomplish those reductions, but the idea that the republicans want to end medicare as we know it, or that president obama is trying to slash and burn medicare, theyre both ridiculous. i think what we have to do is recognize that medicare is underfunded based upon reasonable assumptions, $37 trillion and growing. and that were ultimately going to have to rationalize our promises and focus on how best to control costs and how to balance compassion and cost. so lets deal with the subs...

Election, robert samuelson the hole in ryans medicare plan. trouble on the ticket. i mean this is a terrible thicket for voters to get through, sort out whos right, whos wrong, how will it affect me. a lot doesnt go into play until 2023 or 2014. its going to be like algebra was for me. its hard to sort out. >> when he picked paul ryan he decided to make a choice, one, to address the base to energize the base, and number two to make the budget a campaign issue front and center and those are proba...

what is at stake. meanwhile, dont forget we are at war. seven american troops killed when their black hawk helicopter crashed in southern afghanistan. we dont know if it was hostile fire. and still no word if enemy fire was to blame or the taliban as they claim. and it could happen to you. one ticket, one big jackpot. someone in michigan bought the winning single ticket for the third largest powerball jackpot ever. and good day, im andrea mitchell live in washington today. in our...

plan to move the economy forward. and you know, secretly i think they know this. i think they know their plan is not very popular. you can tell that because theyre being pretty designist about my plan. especially by the way when it comes to medicare. now this is something ive got to point out here because they are just throwing everything at the wall to see if it sticks. heres what you need to know. i have strength in medicare. i have made reforms that have saved millions of seniors wi...

when their black hawk helicopter crashed in southern afghanistan. we dont know if it was hostile fire. and still no word if enemy fire was to blame or the taliban as they claim. and it could happen to you. one ticket, one big jackpot. someone in michigan bought the winning single ticket for the third largest powerball jackpot ever. and good day, im andrea mitchell live in washington today. in our "daily fix" mitt romney is playing professor romney on medicare, while his running mat...