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>> i still say the main question is the fbis investigation going back to 2011. and why it was not followed up since then. the answers given. again, we have to look into it more. >> we need to keep at that and we need to see if there are any loopholes, that we fix those loopholes. >> if someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and $50 in cash, i dont care if a drunk kill him or a policeman kills him. >> you didnt inform the congress of this sequester impact and what you plan to do about ...

Disgusting. how come you didnt tell us about this beforehand, the sequester impact on the layoffs, furloughs? not a word. not a breath. >> now, mr. rogers has every reason to be livid. not least because, as a republican congressman, he represents the fifth congressional district in kentucky. and, therefore, relies heavily on air travel to get him to and fro the capital every week. his blistering criticism was very specific. he accused the administration of being imperial and the faa of doing abs...

More saving. more doing. thats the power of the home depot. dig in and save with vigoro one-quart annuals, four for just ten bucks. with the political fight over faa furloughs and who is responsible for the thousands of delay flights in the last three days is heating up in washington. >> you didnt inform the congress of this sequester impact and what you plan to do about it. this imperial attitude on the part of the administration, and youre the most recent example of that imperialism, is disg...

This is not something that we take lightly. >> im sorry? you said this back in february? >> unlike a government shutdown, under the sequester, almost all of our employees would be affected. even what we would traditionally called essential personnel. the vast majority of our employees including these essential workers would have to be furloughed. >> hang on. im a bit confused by this. >> how come you didnt tell us about this beforehand, the sequester impact on the layoffs? >> the vast majority o...

Congress of this sequester impact and what you plan to do about it. this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and youre the most recent example of that imperialism is disgusting. >> the fbi and secret service are investigating the hack attack on the ap twitter account. a tweet went around saying two explosions in the white house and barack obama injured. the dow jones immediately took a nosedive after that dropping nearly 130 points. 200 billion in revenue wiped out but it quickly...

Deficit problems in the intermediate or longer term and will do what the president has said is his north star, making sure the jobs pay decent wages. >> the other number has to do with the participation rate. lowest since 1979. do you think this is a statistical anomaly or is this a trend that also concerns you? >> well, the trend peaked around 2000. as our workforce gets older and older, well see more people retire. we are focused on creating jobs. that will be good for the economy and for the ...

2%? >> in part yes. 24,000 fewer retail sector jobs in large part because of a big tax increase that went into effect on wealthier people and everybody starting january 1st. bill: one point. some may blame sequester. is that a fair argument early in the month of april or is it too early for that? >> no, it is not a fair argument. you can not put the blame on sequester for this bad report. the furlough notices associated with sequester are just going out. this report relates to last month. plus w...

>> greta: any bidding, any competitive bidding. >> some of them are. >> greta: not all. >> not all, but by the way, once you get-- the problem once you get a contract for a fighter plane or a ship, then the escalation above the baseline sometimes is two or three times as much as what you originally budgeted for. the biggest problem in the dod in the years ahead is going to be acquisition reform. fix the system for buying stuff and thats probably going to be the greatest return on our investment ...

Competitive bidding. >> some of them are. >> greta: not all. >> not all, but by the way, once you get-- the problem once you get a contract for a fighter plane or a ship, then the escalation above the baseline sometimes is two or three times as much as what you originally budgeted for. the biggest problem in the dod in the years ahead is going to be acquisition reform. fix the system for buying stuff and thats probably going to be the greatest return on our investment that we could make particul...

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