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"the washington post," the president dared house republicans to prove they could do more with government than just shut it down. >> now, obviously just because something is smart and fair and good for the economy and fiscally responsible and supported by business and labor and the evangelical community and many democrats and many republicans, that does not mean that it will actually get done. this is washington, after all. you know, rather than create problem, lets prove to the american people t...

Okay, eric, we have time for just one more caller. >> melissa, we have the president on the line. >> what?! really? well, mr. president, youre on the air. >> the affordable care act is here to stay! >> oh, well, you heard it from the source, folks, this is going to happen. joining me now, jay engolf, the man who until recently was inside the obama administration and was responsible for the implementation of the presidents health care law. carmen wong ulrich, host of "marketplace money" on americ...

Administration, secretary clinton now have made a heavy emphasis on ensuring american diplomats get to know the people in these countries that also, unfortunately, creates risks. >> joel, great to have your insights. appreciate your time on this sunday afternoon. >> thank you. >> so how will our place in the world play out over the next 23 days and over the next four years? i want to bring in the brain trust here. the deputy editor for center for american progress. also, the deputy editor for th...

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To the right, democrats carried arizona. >> i was actually just going to defend newt and say the pandering on the space program, hes been fairly consistent on that. i think thats something thats been a strong voice and he should get credit on that. >> lets plug susan. >> you had on co-author of this book on romney, if romney is going to be the nominee the book is going to be a big resource for journalists. >> george romney or mitt romney? >> its remarkable. >> congressman, what have you got? >> ...

>> ross is on op-ed columnist and faz is editor in chief of thinkprogress.org and vice president for the american center of progress. jennifer named former president -- >> communication director. i wish her the best of luck. im sure shell do great. more evidence that they support democrats. >> we support liberal and progressive positive. >> support progress. okay. i want to focus in on our polls a little bit and its about the issues. i went around about whos an acceptable nominee between newt an...

for the "wall street journal" and david gergen. what was behind the selloff, er? >> i was talking to a few investors today what ben bernanke said yesterday, anderson what is the market expected him to same we know things are weak we know europe is a very severe issue but him saying it, even though they knew he was going to say it makes people more worried, people are kind of looking for nothing hold on to, maybe for a little bit of hope, why you see this people are saying this is a rat...

saying it, even though they knew he was going to say it makes people more worried, people are kind of looking for nothing hold on to, maybe for a little bit of hope, why you see this people are saying this is a rather dramatic selloff and might see stabilization that isnt the same thing as saying we arent in a real economic problem. we know that we are. >> and steven, seems like the markets were also underwhelmed by the by the feds latest moves to kick start the economy. is there anyth...

there through, of their suffering. he posted a message on youtube, a part of the it gets better project. even if his sadness, jamie was reaching out to help others. this is jamie rodemeyer in his own words. >> hello. this is jamie from buffalo, new york. im just here to tell you that it does get better. here is a little bit of my story. december 2010 i thought i was bi, and then i always got made fun of because i virtually have no guy friends. and i only have friends that are girls. an...

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