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Heres a reminder, three different stories, only one way air in the next hour. vote by texting us at 22360. for one, the story of a state lawmaker who owns a bar and says drunk driving laws need to be taken off the books. vote 2 for americas last island prison shutting down. and 3 for dedicated baseball fan who does not let her blindness keep her from making the trek to yankees stadium with her guide dog. the winner will air in the next hour. the clock is ticking for the budget deal. if congres...

Conservatives want $100 billion in cuts to things like obama care, planned parenthood and npr, all things that the president would likely veto. whats lost in all of this is regality. after passing six stop-gap measures to keep the government going, they are arguing over a budget that started last year. now senate republicans have a kind of new idea to try to force compromise. they want to add an amendment to the constitution that requires congress to pass a balanced budget every year. we havent ...

Anything we can do to protect these animals, those that are under water from the radiation, anything we can do now for them? >> at this point stop the leak. >> all right. doctor, thank you so much. we appreciate your time. >> todays talk back, would adding a constitutional amendment force lawmakers to compromise on the budget? they should pass an amendment saying if they cant agree they must vacate offices immediating. in here, machines tell factories when theyre thirsty. so soft drink companies...

Surrounding territory is controlled by gadhafi forces. the only way to enter is by sea. there are some who tried this. sometimes the gadhafi forces tried to attack the port of misrata on speed boats. this is a very, very dangerous undertaking. right now, boats like this one are the only life line that this town has. >> fred pleitgen, thanks so much, off the coast of libya. appreciate that. back in this country, lets talk politics. the tea party is holding a rally at the u.s. capitol. next hour...

>> yes, of course. women are held to a different standard. >> why? >> my point is going to be so what? im through whining about a liberal press that holds, especially conservative women to a different standard because it doesnt do me any good to whine about it. i made my point. >> are conservative women to say this, this is big. many dont buy into feminism and prefer people to think of them simply as candidates. politics is rougher for women and men. how tough, maybe depends on your gender. talk...

Certificate, except it wasnt, it was a hospital birthing record. oops, trump even -- the governor shot back, calling trump a fool. besides his birther sympathies, heres another reason why trump thinks he would make a fine president. >> part of the beauty of me is that im very rich. >> that is sure to thrill main street because you know how he feels about wall street. but despite what the polls say, hes distracting from an important debate that should be taking place in this country. so talk back...

According to the obama doctrine, the u.s. can intervene abroad when our safety is not directly threatened but our interests and values are, like preventing the massive slaughter of civilians in libya. does that mean we can intervene everywhere if we have international support? talk back today. do you buy into the obama doctrine? send your comments to facebook.com/carol cnn and ill read your comments later on in the show. >> he has a big challenge ahead of him. people are going to ask, what about...

"s." so the talk back question today. is libya a war? this from nick tochlt them its a war. to us, not so much. were used to war on a much larger scale. our involvement is more like practice bombing runs. this like practice. does america never learn? we arm and support the rebels and then they bite the hand that fed them. this is going to turn ugly for america in the end. no other governing body officially declared war with libya. as from kathy, i believe it has to do with your definition of war...

Affect your air travel. oil and jet fuel prices are already impacting airline prices. theyve had sick successful airfare hikes since january. and a 25% boost in leisure domestic airfare tickets. thats because of a lack of additional seats on planes and rising fuel costs. that means a $240 domestic round trip ticket will cost you $340. that means youll need to do searching to find a good trip for the summer. it may be more expensive suzanne. >> stephanie, thanks. thats about what i was paying ove...

Resolution. is it realizist to assume it will end quickly if gadhafi remains in power -- it became a full war. talk back today. does the u.s. have a clear mission in libya in your mind? write to me on facebook.com. i will read your answers later this hour. >> i think one of the difficult things is the mission evolves and its changing. just how involved are we going to be in the weeks to come? the president says days. how do we know that? >> defense secretary gates says we do know that. i dont kn...