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Think they are taxed too much. among mainstream america that number is 80%. among the political class, 70% say they are not taxed enough when they are not tacked. so it is a 150 point different. >> talk about being out of touch, tomorrow americans are going to -- thats the day your taxes are due. the same day that president obama has chosen to have a space summit. not even focusing on the issue that people care about. >> sean: hes focusing on theç economy like a laser beam. >> thats part of hi...

By what is called a space summit and an event where hell ostensibly outline the future of the space program and were still in the space game or are we destined to send our tax dollars and aerospace jobs that go with it, the robust space program to russia? and as anyone who flies commercially tells you when only one airline goes to a certain destination the ticket will be expensive and would you like to be the guy that turned in a $56 million expense account for a flight. martha: that wouldnt go ...

Shuttle programs. we are a country that will soon have no system for sending people into space. so now we must go hand in hand to the russians. think of it, shep, millions of u.s. tax dollars sent to the russians so we can have access to international space station that we spent billions to help build. shep. >> shepard: god forbid something happens to the relationship between united states and russia. then what. >> thats sort of a fair question. i posed it to former astronaut tom jones. take a l...

Now to the stories youll be hearing a lot about in the week ahead, from the white house to capitol hill to entertainment. we start tonight at the white house. >> reporter: im dan lothian at the white house. two summits for the president this week. one focused on nuclear weapons, the other on space. on monday and tuesday, 47 nations will be taking part in the white houses nuclear security summit here in washington. president obama says the goal is for these leaders to commit to a process of event...

Now to the stories youll be hearing a lot about in the week ahead, from the white house to capitol hill to entertainment. we start tonight at the white house. >> reporter: im dan lothian at the white house. two summits for the president this week. one focused on nuclear weapons, the other on space. on monday and tuesday, 47 nations will be taking part in the white houses nuclear security summit here in washington. president obama says the goal is for these leaders to commit to a process of event...

Anniversary of the launch of apollo 13, the mission which resulted in ruptured oxygen tank and the famous phrase "houston, we have a problem." and this thursday, there is a space summit in florida and president obama takes criticism over cancelling the back to the moon program. the longtime home of the dallas cowboys football team is now a pile of rubble. [ explosion ] redskins fan chris wallace is a big fan of watching the explosion over and over again this morning. texas stadium where the co...

Makes it easier to move forward with the legislative agenda. >> brian: youre right on that. the legislative agenda could come to a screeching halt depending how the nomination goes. malini wilkes, good to see you. thanks a lot. this thursday the president will hold a space summit in florida. can he sell the plan to the state when 9,000 kennedy space center workers will possibly lose their job? joining me is leroy chow, former astronaut and member of the augustine commission that advised the pres...

Energy tax. you bet. the enthusiasm here, i like our chances, but this isnt really about politics. this is about who we are as a nation and the direction of the country. republicans are determined to be on the side of the american people this fall. >> brian: congressman mike pence, good of you to join us on a busy day for you. thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> brian: congressman pence is one of several big-name republicans who will speak at the convention today. former pennsylvania senator rick san...

Same may happen, republican base chases charlie crist out and he runs as an independent and he could well win. >> thats right. later this month there will be a lot of attention to this race. the president will be in florida to do a space summit. this is the month of summit. in south florida hell do a fund-raiser for the democratic national committee. then later in the month, the president is going to hop out to california, do a fund-raiser for senator boxer out there. so, the presidents dealing ...

>> weve been watching the live shuttle launch of discovery. its always amazing to watch this happen live. almost unbelievable in a sense. i want to bring back former astronaut tom jones for his take. tom, i know that the president is going to be down in florida. am i correct, on april 15th? and are we awaiting what he exactly will be talking about with nasa? i mean, hes made some very important decisions, most of them to cut the funding, right? >> well, back in february, gretchen, he did announc...