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According to Mayor Peter Nystrom, Norwich was awarded a grant that they will use to assist the business community with marketing. They will be rolling out the program in 2021. The Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce has also been helping connect small businesses with resources during the pandemic. They are hosting an outdoor holiday market this weekend. The owner of Small Potatoes, a gift store in Norwich, says she has seen incredible local support during the pandemic. They had their busie...

Disruptive. >> mike: and you had to pay a settlement to the justice department. how much of that? >> the settlement was $350,000 with another piece of it but frankly that is you know, small potatoes. to date, since the first raid we have spent $2.4 million just in legal fees addressing this issue. >> mike: good heavens. >> and we havent been charged with anything. there is no trial. had we gone to trial, legal fees would have been $5 million, $6 million minimum. >> mike: that is a lot of guitars...

>> mike: and you had to pay a settlement to the justice department. how much of that? >> the settlement was $350,000 with another piece of it but frankly that is you know, small potatoes. to date, since the first raid we have spent $2.4 million just in legal fees addressing this issue. >> mike: good heavens. >> and we havent been charged with anything. there is no trial. had we gone to trial, legal fees would have been $5 million, $6 million minimum. >> mike: that is a lot of guitars you could h...

Disruptive. >> mike: and you had to pay a settlement to the justice department. how much of that? >> the settlement was $350,000 with another piece of it but frankly that is you know, small potatoes. to date, since the first raid we have spent $2.4 million just in legal fees addressing this issue. >> mike: good heavens. >> and we havent been charged with anything. there is no trial. had we gone to trial, legal fees would have been $5 million, $6 million minimum. >> mike: that is a lot of guitars...

All become ph.d.s in the budgeting process. lets bring in lex harrison. as wolf says, is this the conversation that we need to be having, the one weve been having all week or is this a distraction from our true and mighty fiscal problems? >> well, absolutely. the conversation has just begun as you guys said and it really is. its spending, its taxes, its medicare and social security. the ones weve had so far for 2011, yes, such small potatoes. it frames the debate. you said this is the week that ...

Over $2 million on travel. she spent over $100,000 on food and beverages. booze, when i flew on air force 2, i had to pay for my booze and beers. why didnt speaker pelosi? youre talking about taxpayers and hypocrisy here. why isnt speaker pelosi spending that money. >> were speaking specifically about sarah palin. my point is, were learning more and more about sarah palin and the more we learn, the more its unclear who she really is and what her agenda is. i think its really about her and sellin...

One democratic enthusiasm is important. but also, look, i was a pollster for howard dean in 2006 when we took back the house. and i got to tell you -- >> cornell, were going to have to go to steve kornacki. he has more for us. go ahead. >> its going to sound like small potatoes, lawrence. >> every potato counts tonight, steve. >> every potato is a big potato. i was telling you when we came on, the margin has gone up here every so slightly, but maybe ever so critically for conor lamb sitting here...