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Taxes stopped equalizing the benefits of living in our american economy and instead started shoveling all the benefits up to the people who already have the most money. the private sector followed suit, frankly. executive pay went through the roof. workers pay not so much. again, this is not something that has been happening gradually over the life span of america as a country. this is something thats been happening gradually over the life span of me. this is something that has just happened in ...

Fovoring the poor. if you ask the same question about republicans in congress, you get a very, very strikingly partisan answer. only 9% of people think that republican policies help the middle class. 69% of people say republican policies, the policies of republicans in congress, help the rich. and, again, the rich are doing great. really great. the rich are doing greater than great. greater than theyve ever done ever. so today waking up to this new data in the newspaper, the republican party put...

Fovoring the poor. if you ask the same question about republicans in congress, you get a very, very strikingly partisan answer. only 9% of people think that republican policies help the middle class. 69% of people say republican policies, the policies of republicans in congress, help the rich. and, again, the rich are doing great. really great. the rich are doing greater than great. greater than theyve ever done ever. so today waking up to this new data in the newspaper, the republican party put...

believes that mormonism is a cult and that mitt romney is not a true christian. so i tell you all that to set up what were seeing today. mitt romney taking the stage. a lot of people wondering if he would address the controversy. he just took the stage moments before we hit the air here. were going to start this from the very top and let you hear all of mitt romneys comments and he started by going after the president. lets listen to him now. ♪ >> thank you. thank you. thank you so m...

Mandates seven more minutes than i got. >> the rigidity of the stupid union contract is why the kids suffer. your union is the problem. >> i think you know better than that. >> he opposes letting kids escape his rules by, say, allowing them to attend charter schools in existing school buildings. >> over my dead body they are going to come there. im going to be there and physically try and stop them. there is certain things that dont mix. oil and water you cant emulsify. >> this is no room? the h...

Mandates seven more minutes than i got. >> the rigidity of the stupid union contract is why the kids suffer. your union is the problem. >> i think you know better than that. >> he opposes letting kids escape his rules by, say, allowing them to attend charter schools in existing school buildings. >> over my dead body they are going to come there. im going to be there and physically try and stop them. there is certain things that dont mix. oil and water you cant emulsify. >> this is no room? the h...

the sickening scene of violence and looting. and one party is paying a bigger price over the showdown over the regular debt. stand by on whether members deserve to even be re-elected. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." wall street following big gains after some of its biggest losses of the year. the s&p and nasdaq also rebounded. the dow on a roller coaster all day after the federal reserves afternoon announcement about interest rates and future economic conditions. lits...

Harder for certain groups to take part in early voting. african-americans, latino, the poor. guess who those groups vote for? by the way, forgot to mention older peel. finally, let me finish with what i think should decide anthony weiners fate. start with pressure for limb to resign. big standoff. congressman clyburn. with all respect, it looks like theres a battle royale now between the leadership of pelosi and the chairman of the democratic national party, they want weiner out. hes not leaving...

Gone. the new pictures plus word corresponded with a teenage girl tipped the balance. where does this end or does it? plus, the second gop debate has a lot of firsts. first since the newt gingrich staff mutiny, first since the economic numbers went south and the first with newt. michele bachmann and the acknowledged front-runner mitt romney. the question tonight who will the candidates gang up on? president obama or mitt. also, heres a question political reporteders are asking, is nut gingri...

Saint? >> one of the things that i quite often remember of him is the old humor. and because when you are 17 years old, to have with humor, its obligation, its biology. at 40 with some problems at home with wife, children or the place you work, its not difficult to be. at 80, when you are 80, full of responsibilities, full of innocence, keep the good humor is sanity to me. >> great saints, theres usually a simple idea, st. francis, loafer of the earth, mother teresa, serve the poor, whats the si...