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Which is why you saw when this came down to it yesterday, there were not a lot of -- make the debates. traditionally there have been issues about needing to share data in order to be able to have the information to set prices accurately. but theres always been a difference between sharing historical data and doing projections and trend lines going forward. in other words, you want to know the probability that certain diseases and injuries are going to occur and how much those might cost. but tha...

She called it tears of frustration. she said the organization totally botched it. they shouldnt have released her and let her go down. she does, the good news, get another crack at the course today. but theres a little rivalry, too. its interesting. between vonn and mancuso. they dont get along all that well. there was some implication in some of mancusos remarks that vonn should have gotten off the course a little quicker. >> so shes mad that vonn -- i think its very selfish of vonn to fall dow...

States senators which is rare in my lifetime. gave him an 80-vote margin in the house of representatives. and hes not getting it done. and you cant blame that just on obstructionist republicans. theres a lack of leadership here. i think hes got to realize it. i heard part of that speech, joe. it was very deliberative. it was written. it was not the old obama. it was like he was sitting there just reading the thing. >> yeah. norah, it is so hard after you get into the white house and things are f...

Game and trying to create a political event. >> andrea mitchell? >> chuck, what about the fact that the republicans didnt have a whole lot of time to plan for the house caucus meeting with the president. and it wasnt the leadership, per se. yes, you saw mike pence and some of the other leaders. but it was also just rank-and-file members going back and forth with the president. and you know, there was more spontaneity about it. but what youre going to see today around the table are the leaders wh...

Pat, youre winning the debate. >> i think pat drives a mercedes. >> thats a long time ago. >> 1990, michigan primary thing up. >> not since 1992, my friend. what about it? if its so important, why put it off until 2018? why not tack it will now? >> look, joe, understand this. there are a number of cost-saving measures that are in this bill because everybody is right that we do have to change the amount of money that were spending on health care. because right now were spending twice as much as e...

Outlining his approach of introducing financial regulation without impacting the nations economic interests overseas. speaking to business leaders yesterday, he also addressed the current political climate, which he says is affecting the nations prospects. >> weve arrived at a juncture in our politics where reasonable efforts to update our regulations or make basic investments in our future are too often greeted with cries of government takeovers. or even socialism. and not only does that kind o...

Really should go to the law school there and deliver a lecture on wrongful persecution. because for my mind -- >> thank you. >> rod blagojevich and david paterson would make the best ticket in 2012. you put these two people before you even start. you have illinois, you have new york. youre on your way to 270 ele electoral votes, willie. >> we stand, we stand next to rod blagojevich. all right. guys coming up at the top of the hour, youve been talking about it all morning -- robert gibbs, were go...

They care about jobs. we forced a simple up or down vote. i never go back and have constituents say, could you put a few more exemptions -- >> are you going to support the health care bill when it comes out again? >> i supported the version when it came out in the house. ive not a big fan of the senate version. >> the stupak amendments outlawed funding for abortion. i understand funding for abortion is back in the senate bill. if it comes in the bill over in the house and theyre going to fund ab...

Bipartisan victory. how are they going to do it in a way that tries to also at the same time undermine the other stuff. so the theatrics of this are probably going to be a little much, interesting for all of us to try to interpret. >> okay. at the same time, i feel like -- remember that session obviously when the president went to the republicans event and it was so good, at least in terms of the optics for the white house. and everyone was saying the next day, we need more of this, we need more...

>> i think shes frankly one of the brightest guests on the show. >> and willie geist in vancouver there with the headlines there. >> and willies one of the brightest guests we have on the set in vancouver. >> absolutely. >> not right now im not that bright, i can tell you at this hour. ill get to it, let me give you one quick headline before you get back to your conversation, guys. some controversy on the american ski team. lindsey vonn, the superstar, the golden girl, the "sports illustrated" c...