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and also you can send us your e- mail -- we welcome comments and questions throughout the program and during the first 45 minutes, to the question -- could the wisconsin budget protest happen in your state? people living in wisconsin we would love to hear from you. here is the "usa today" article. later this quote -- our question is, could this happen in your state. while were waiting for your telephone calls to come in, let us catch up with the budget battles going on here in our nati...

weve heard this evening. >> thousands of egyptians take to the streets. it is time in washington nearly derails rahm emanuels quest for his dream job. >> people of the right to decide for themselves who they think should be mayor. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the reviews, no surprise, were mixed. washington post financial columnist robert samuelson wrote at the state of the union was the teachable moment and barack obama did not teach. "time maga...

>> for years president obama has made promises like the ones we heard this evening. >> thousands of young egyptians take to the streets. time in washington nearly derails emanuels quest for his dream job. - >> people of the right to decide for themselves who they think should be mayor. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> well, the reviews, no surprise, were mixed. washington post financial ho,columnist robert samuelson said that this was the teachable m...

>> thousands of young egyptians take to the streets. time in washington nearly derails emanuels quest for his dream job. - >> people of the right to decide for themselves who they think should be mayor. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> well, the reviews, no surprise, were mixed. washington post financial ho,columnist robert samuelson said that this was the teachable moment and barack obama did not teach. joe klein said that the address made the democ...

>> how to build a future on a $1.50 trillion of red ink? >> endless borrowing is not a strategy. spending cuts have to come first. >> why are republicans speaking with the two voices? >> for years president obama made promises like the ones we heard this evening. >> thousands of egyptians take to the streets. time in washington nearly derails rahm emanuels quest for his dream job. >> people have the right to make the choice for themselves who they think should be mayor. captioned by th...

strategy. spending cuts have to come first. >> why are republicans speaking with two voices? >> for years president obama has made promises like the ones we heard this evening. >> thousands of young egyptians take to the streets. time in washington nearly derails emanuels quest for his dream job. - >> people of the right to decide for themselves who they think should be mayor. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> well, the reviews, no surprise, were mixe...

the. >> how to build a future on a $1.50 trillion of red ink? >> endless borrowing is not a strategy. spending cuts have to come first. >> why are republicans speaking with the two voices? >> for years president obama made promises like the ones we heard this evening. >> thousands of egyptians take to the streets. time in washington nearly derails rahm emanuels quest for his dream job. >> people have the right to make the choice for themselves who they think should be mayor. captioned ...

♪ host: the cbo forecast for 2011, the tax-cut package approved by congress and signed by the president will drive the federal deficit to nearly $1.5 trillion this year. that is the headline in "the washington post." it would be one of the largest since the end of world war ii. will start there this morning on the "washington journal." what is your reaction to the headline this morning? we will get your phone calls in just a moment. the numbers are are your screen. here is "the washi...

>> bob samuelson, one of the things about your habits as a reporter is that you never vote. >> years ago i decided not to vote because i thought that when you vote you make a psychological commitment to one side and against the other side, and i thought it better not to do that. i discovered a number of other journalists, including the former editor of "the washington post" had the same practice, and i assumed for roughly the same reasons, but my wife decides this as one of the dumbest...

it would be quite difficult i would be [unintelligible] hopeful for further efficiencies if it comes around every year. >> it is tough for us to understand what it means for the world service having to be paid for by the bbc. how big is the world service? >> up until present time, the world service that is providing radio and internet services is principally a real sensation and it has been funded by the government foreign offices. if you are paying your tv licensee, part of that fee w...