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Areas. first of all, bill. >> bill: but we are bankrupt here. we dont have any -- you can offset all the costs you want. we. >> areas in we dont need to. afghanistan. if we are not policing the world, too. >> thats right. >> if we are going to be saving so much on earmarks and pet projects and, oh i, boy, the bush tax cuts rich folks, bill going to help pay for all of it. >> bill: if you wiped out the entire defense department budget, all the space program was cancelled, all of that goes into en...

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Is standing behind nasas top man who says president obama wants the space agencys top priority to be muslim outreach. senior correspondent brian wilson reports its just the latest hurdle for a troubled space program. >> liftoff of discovery -- >> reporter: nasa is an agency facing tough times. when the final two shuttle flights are completed early next year, the u.s. will have no capability to launch astronauts to low-earth orbit. well depend on the russians for that. the constellation plan to g...

Ken abu hamza al-muhajer and his five crew members preparing for blast -- ken ham preparing for blast off. 2:20 eastern time. this is the very last flight for the shuttle atlantis as nasa winds down -ts manned space program. atlantis has blasted off into space more than 30 times. the crowds down there at record levels to watch this thing, and the weather so far is said to be cooperating for the launch. you will see it happen right here, live next hour. we begin this hour with brand-new developme...

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To relocate, try to find another job in aerospace. i could go back to being an aircraft mechanic or maybe ill stick around here and drive a truck. >> theres just kind of a cliff out there. and were not sure whats on the other side of that cliff. >> reporter: the anxiety began with the announcement under president george w. bush that nasas ageing space shuttles would retire in 2010. eliminating nearly 7,000 jobs at kennedy space center and tens of thousands elsewhere. families at least took comfo...

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