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Leaders are trained. these are places where were going to have to learn the kinds of skills that you need in the workplace. more in just a moment. first its time for a preview with "weekend with alex witt." >> were talking sandy everyone. it is a hurricane and again taking aim at the northeast. the storm is coming quicker than we first thought. live reports up and down the east coast. more fallout from john sununus remarks. what do richard nixon, bill clinton and ronald reagan have in comm...

The unemployment rate here is hovering around 9% higher than the national average, and because barack obama won this state by a thin margin, the republicans, mitt romney and paul ryan think theyve got a good shot at picking this state up, 15 electoral college votes. we do expect him here in the next few moments, then he will spend the night in north carolina doing a lot of local media. thats how important those 15 electoral college votes are to the romney/ryan campaign. then believe it or not, t...

Seven states. they have to worry about shoring up electoral votes in other places. for example, i dont think the president can take pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin for granted. we have them leaning to him, but a lean is not a sure win. and give the fact that president obama and his team are putting such emphasis on arizona, even though i think arizona very likely to remain republican, the romney team will want to make sure they have the proper resources there. jenna: larry, well leave that ...

Earning 1 million per year. republics called it a show vote staged to score cheap political points in election season and fundamentally bad economic policy. democrats cast the buffet rule as a matter of basic fairness and wondered why the republicans blocked a state up or down vote on it. >> its been said on this floor that this is a tax on investment and that this is a tax on job creation. that is wrong. this is a tax on one thing. income. >> for the president, fairness is about taking from som...

>> it turned out -- i was one of those, i talked about on the show, was saying get out, senator clinton. youre harming the party. after north carolina, weve got a mathematical certainty of obama winning the nomination. it ended up being great for the party because you had democrats in awful these states where they might not otherwise go. illinois is a place where in the general election, there is not going to be a big ad buy, right? people are going to assume that illinois will go to the preside...

rising gas prices and the topic of war get president barack obama talking tough. >> irans leaders should understand i do not have a policy of containment. i have a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> and your personal finances, if you write off business dinners on your taxes, might it increase your chance of an audit? eight audit tips to avoid here in the cnn newsroom. a busy painful day of cleanup as survivors of a deadly storm system battle grief and immense ...

details on what well see as loved ones say goodbye to the super star. iran is one step closer to being able to build a nuclear weapon. the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad claim as breakthrough, claiming theyve now made their own nuclear fuel rods. but he says theyre for peaceful purposes. this is much more than just a photo op, certain to case late already heightened tensions with israel. it could mean even higher gas prices for you. barbara starr is at the pentagon. barbara, i...

The poll on the front of "usa today," republicans are continuing to increase. republicans increasing so the question is will it be harder for obama? >> kimberly: i want to stay with you on this. "usa today," gallup swing state poll finds number of voters identify themselves as democrat or democratting leaning, key state is down by 4%. you said republicans are up by 5%. there is another poll as well that shows losing in the swing states and 12 swing senates. he trails romney by five points. newt ...

The poll on the front of "usa today," republicans are continuing to increase. republicans increasing so the question is will it be harder for obama? >> kimberly: i want to stay with you on this. "usa today," gallup swing state poll finds number of voters identify themselves as democrat or democratting leaning, key state is down by 4%. you said republicans are up by 5%. there is another poll as well that shows losing in the swing states and 12 swing senates. he trails romney by five points. newt ...

Points. what was so extraordinary is two years later they elected a republican governor, and so everyone thought okay, president obama is going to have trouble in 2012 there. but now with governor walker having a little trouble with this, you know, its a state thats really up for grabs. >> definitely. its definitely a state up for grabs. its very important to president obama although he can win without ohio. the republicans had the upper hand on this issue, it was felt, but theyre fighting back ...