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But lets talk about president obama. went to scranton, pennsylvania, and thats joe biden hometown. and he spoke to the working class that he said were clingers in 2008. in a recorded incident that was great campaign fodder in pennsylvania. today is president obamas 17th strip to the state. seven were since he announced running for re-election. today they crossed the line from taxpayers funded event and fundraiser. coming to new york to mess up traffic. but interestingly today, senator bob casey ...

Maybe sign it into law and add to the deficit, something he said he would not do. >> shep: adding to the trouble in new york city, he will be here tomorrow night for some fund-raisers, at the same time theyre lighting the rockefeller tree, so its a gridlock. before that, hell go to swing states. >> hell be going o scranton, pennsylvania, to push this payroll tax cut extension. interesting is who might not be there. and thats the democratic senator, possible casey. his office tonight is saying it...

Howell, reported the incident, police went looking for the man and camped outside his house. police arrested anarcardo charged him with robbery, harassment and making threats. the brothers headed back into the woods to kill a buck after their was stolen. we spoke to phil howell over the phone who said there was no doubt in his mind that the buck belonged to his brother. >> i would be upset. ruined my hunting season. maybe i wouldnt want to go hunting afterwards. i would wait for somebody else to...

Federal government, so whats perrys plan of action if he thinks federal employees are not exactly acting in line with his vision for where things should be headed? well, listen to this. >> you have health and human service bureaucrats that try to block our being able to block grant dollars back to the states, so you all can decide how best to deliver health care in new hampshire, i dont think you can fire federal bureaucrats, but you can reassign them, so reassign them to some really god awful p...

And other if individuals, the enthusiasm is not as high. implts but the intensity has to be matched on both sides. >> all this says that every incentive is to scare the hell out of democratic voters, to really run a hard negative campaign. >> and hope in a newt gingrich -- >> and what happens in scranton today? thats a predominantly working class. >> irish, working class, blue collar. >> but that 43% is good. its an important number to look at. thats not the number that matters. the number that ...

April when he officially announced his reelection bid. the commander-in-chief may feel lonely in the keystone state. bob casey not likely to attend todays event. his office citing a scheduling issue. speculation swirling that casey is afraid of losing critical votes in next years election that hes facing. vice president joe biden also a scranton native is also traveling overseas today. presidential candidate and the question of character. on the republican campaign trail thats what we are talkin...

Theyre insulated. theyre all part of a club. >> reporter: the atf main clains for one was promoted, or transferred. the one that resigned, dennis burke, were told is working at arizona state university in a program funded by the justice department. jenna. jenna: and there are new parts to this story every were. william, thank you very much for the latest. jon: we are americas election headquarters, where you are plugged into politics, and today, president obama is heading for another key battle ...

>> oh, yes, the argument about who shot a deer. a pennsylvania hunter thought he did. then another claims that he did. and thats where the trouble started. wnaps stacy lang reports on this controversy from scranton. it is. >> it is a controversy. >> reporter: the first day of deer hunting season took an unusual and scary turn for two hunters in lackawanna county. on monday the brothers say they bagged an eight-point buck in spring point township. then this man, arthur anarcardo approached them. ...

It was a committee that was set up by congress, and all eyes were on them near the end of the process, he was very clear that there would be no exit ramps. no way we would get out of this sequestration, and so it was their job to act, and they didnt. >> yeah. he has been clear that hes going to push against trying to pull back the trigger mechanism for sure, but it does fall back on him ultimately, he is the president. >> and hell continue to lead. thats why today hes going to scranton, pennsylv...

Working family under my plan would get a tax cut of $1,500. instead of out of your paycheck, it would be going into your pocket. now, thats money that you can spend on a small business right here in scranton. if youre a small business owner, my jobs bill will cut your pay roll taxes in half. if youve got 50 employees making $50,000 each, you can get a tax cut of nearly $80,000. thats money that you can then use to hire more workers and get this economy moving again. thats a good thing. now, this...