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the source says he has been moved to this luxury townhouse that recently rented for $60,000 per month. new unemployment numbers, 424,000 americans filed for jobless benefits for the first time. an increase in 10,000. in joplin, missouri, the heartbreak builds and the uncertainty grows unbearable. officials will release a list of people still missing from the tornado zone. many families are now entering a fourth day of agonizing questions and exhaustive searches. he still hasnt be...

Of about 2% of its citizens. pat in michigan it better be done, you got to work for your supper even if you take less to start w the nanny state, it is an absolute requirement for the most basic social programs if implemented will almost certainly cause chaos and widespread civil disobedience in america. corporate tax evasion and grossly low income taxes for those with an easy ability to pay are chipping way the social safety net through the back door. kevin in new hampshire -- before the nanny ...

On both sides of the aisle say theyve got then message loud and clear, bill. bill: mike pence is a republican, from indiana, you know well. he was on our show last hour and they say they are getting serious and unveiled sweeping cuts yesterday, and what is on the table, shannon, publicly? >> reporter: all of this goes back to the continuing resolution, funding the government right now, will expire march 4th, and yesterday, republicans unveiled significant cuts, they plan to include in the new cb...

This unrest in greece. i mean, major riots, bankers being killed over there because people are upset that theyre not going to get their pensions because greece is literally falling apart. so the question being asked by some is are these riots the results of socialism in these countries? lets listen to this. average retirement age is 53 years old. they get 80% of their salary as a retirement. and at some point, i think europe needs to evaluate whether or not they can continue these types of soc...

>> puts the u.s. on the hook for about $7 billion. thats about 5.5% of the total package aimed at helping greece avoid bankruptcy. germanys chancellor says the future of europe is at stake and the folks here feel americas future could be as well. >> anything that we believe has the ability to aivelt the global economic recovery is and should be a concern to this country. >> but greek protests raise doubts about that countrys willingness to live with the governments salary and pension cuts and hi...

Our american founders didnt want them. how did america survive without government assistan assistance? i dont know. what did the poor people do? they didnt have to work, did they? yes, they did. but they also had the pour among them. they took care of the poor themselves. through their churches. they took care of their families it wasnt until 1929 and herbert hoover. we finally got our own entitlement program. creation of the federal form board. but hoover was a rookie. when it came to social pr...

Our american founders didnt want them. how did america survive without government assistan assistance? i dont know. what did the poor people do? they didnt have to work, did they? yes, they did. but they also had the pour among them. they took care of the poor themselves. through their churches. they took care of their families it wasnt until 1929 and herbert hoover. we finally got our own entitlement program. creation of the federal form board. but hoover was a rookie. when it came to social pr...

Both parties, it doesnt make any difference. but the reality is this is very tough to do, and thats one of the biggest problems. you say cut defense spending. people dont want you to cut defense spending. social programs? no way. taxes? forget about raising taxes. dan rosten cow ski, the former chair of the ways and means committee used to tell a story of a discussion over cutting social security or medicare or medicaid, and he said that a senior citizen in his district climbed up on the hood of...

This country forward. >> and we are showing a full screen of the immediate changes that people will see. weve had a discussion over the past couple of weeks on our set, especially with lawrence odonnell, who was involved with the health care attempt under bill clinton. so he knows this subject well. he says this will amount to over $500 billion in tax increases to the american people. many in the middle class. can you guarantee there will not be a tax increase for americans under this bill? can ...

The various problems were encountering, deficit, a national debt thats out of control, unfunded liabilities for social programs, lack the health care reform, two wars, unemployment at 10%. pick something you like. the government is broken. if we dont get something done pretty soon, it probably will be too late. the show starts at 7:00. well i be watching. thanks very much, jack. you just heard jack talk about reconciliation. how do you feel about the prospect of that being used to pass healt...