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kind of a day will it be? another wild ride? well, some wont mind if its wild in the right direction. though, we have seen a historic week of volatility. also huge changes at the u.s. postal service. administrators there are asking congressional approval to lay off 120,000 people. you heard me right. also across in great britain and all across great britain now the riots die down a little bit now and maybe life getting back to normal in london. nearly 2,000 people have been arreste...

could make or break the debt crisis and i know youre saying ive heard this before. but here is the deal today. lawmakers are not mincing words. less than five days to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on government bills. today the house is due to vote on speaker john boehners plan. as his own party holds the majority of votes he is really getting frustrated with the divisions that threaten its passage. in a closed door meeting, boehner actually told the feuding republicans, qu...

Large degree, it is because the civilian world doesnt understand the value of military experience. and im privileged to know so many people, in the u.s. military, and many more through my work, and to think the civilian world doesnt really value what they bring to the table, seems like a nonsequitur. >> you know, john, that is very very, true and in my view, it is a bit criminal and i dont know who the criminal is but the circumstances need to be fixed. i think a lot of this needs to start indiv...

I think that people are comparing them not because of sexism but because they do appeal to the same electorate. tea partiers, social conservatives, later on, if palin is still in it and romney is still in it, then they will compare them. not even later on, once it kicks off, were going to be making more comparisons. right now, with mish bachman saying she will officially announce next month and palin starting the bus tour this sunday, i think thats why we comparing them. >> when asked about pali...

Literally received thousands of responses within the first day. i have to tell you, as an employer, it really -- it is -- gut-wrenching at times because you get to see the effect our country has gun through that affected millions of pieces. >> reporter: decades of experience, applying for jobs far below their skill sets. on the manufacturing side, another challenge is the lack of skills among applicants. mark is in charge of manufacturing at the companys site in portsmouth, new hampshire. it see...

the israelis and the palestinians to make peace. a new lead on a famous cold case, the deadly tainting of tylenol capsules back in 1982. the fbi wants dna samples from one of the nations most notorious killers. im wolf blitzer, your senate situation room. breaking news this hour, a new york supreme court judges decision to grant bail to dominique strauss-kahn. the former head of the international monetary fund has to pay $1 million in cash and post as 5 million bond to get out of r...

Clients have seen their demands solidify and theyve said, hey, come join me on a temporary basis and then theyve reached out for more. >> you think you may not want temporary work but youve seen temporary work leading to full-time work. >> the best way to see full-time work is to get a temporary opportunity and see yourself through to the company. >> theyre concerned about the economy. are they not doing it because weve got a trend toward temporary work, because it costs the company less in term...

Working in all different types of businesses and i think thats what separates the different types of business experiences but keep in mind, you know, one person with experience in business vs. another person with experience in business, that doesnt mean their skill sets are exactly the same. >> one final question about the current events thats been happening this week with regards to the killing of usama bin laden. i noticed last night during the debate that, again, you set yourself apart becaus...

And in the moment i think thats what we need to celebrate right now is that success. its a long road getting there. these guys go through a lot. a lot of it is not known but its important to go through this entire forging process to shape these operators and give them all of the different skill sets they need to pull something like this off an international basis. and usually on short notice. not always. theres a wide scope of operation they have to be prepared to execute and theres a lot of tra...

Relentless. these guys learn to deal with very difficult circumstances around the clock at all times. they study all skill sets for their weapons and their tactics. and importantly over here, for medical reasons as well. when youre in a small team like this, if somebody gets hurt, somebody on that team has to help take care of that person. theyre highly, highly secretive. they dont like to let anybody know what theyre up to. thats part of what makes them effective because they can really jump ou...