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Disability funding which in our district down in south florida, you can see billboards with lawyers advertising how they can get you on social security disability. >> well, all right. the percentage of taxpayers, we know has never been lower. 49% of americans pay no federal income tax. theyre not vested in the system. this is what makes this an historic election or a tipping point election. the question here is when republicans in any way in the past, when they discuss social security and they t...

Disability funding which in our district down in south florida, you can see billboards with lawyers advertising how they can get you on social security disability. >> well, all right. the percentage of taxpayers, we know has never been lower. 49% of americans pay no federal income tax. theyre not vested in the system. this is what makes this an historic election or a tipping point election. the question here is when republicans in any way in the past, when they discuss social security and they t...

Correspondent pete will yaxz made the note that this could be one much the most important opinions in 80 years, and you brought up social security. its really become the third rail, if you will. do you believe the affordable care act at any point in the future might be the same? >> i do. if it stays in place, he think theres a very good chance. but thats a big if given where we are politically in this presidential election year. yes, you cant touch social security now. very few people talk about...

original race in 2010 and his victory speech put a national spin on the local win. >> tonight, tonight we tell wisconsin, we tell our country, and we tell people all across the globe that voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions. >> cnns ted rowlands for us this morning is in madison. good morning to you, ted. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. you see the video of that woman slapping tom barrett, and a lot of talk about that, obviously, this morning. we...

>> he was killed. whether he had official protection is something i cant tell. >> what do you think? >> really difficult to say one way or other but where he was, how could he have been without some knowledge. >> thats what a lot of people suspect. all right. lets talk about u.s.-afghan relations. right now youve had some successful, i think, meetings with the president of the united states. but a lot of americans as you know, and you look at american public opinion polls, theyre conce...

were not interested in assertions or rumors or anything else. >> i dont want to speculate eith either, so im going to move you past that. people are throwing out this phrase, insider trading. these are just allegations. but could this, based upon what you know, might this lead to -- might this be akin to insider trading? >> well, it could be. spends on the specifics of the facts. what is a greater concern is different categories of investors. we need to be assured that every investor g...

why some cuban-americans are furious. were going in-depth. first the secret service and now dea agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in colombia. im wolf blitzer. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newarks democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romneys old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do d...

>> great to see you, rachel. >> are you surprised that senator brown has gone this far in attacking elizabeth warren on this? do you see any political risk for him in doing this? >> yeah, i do. i think were all surprised that he came out and did it himself. its always been generated from within his circles and the republican circles. they were really driving this story, hoping that they were going to get to the very important part of the electorate that the two are battling over, and those are t...

In the workplace, and see that as a -- and hes using that to highlight her and her use of the native american, and implying that she got her jobs. and youre right, it is -- its going to be a little difficult for him to keep going along these lines without touching the third rail. >> well, because it seems like the two -- i mean, i guess there are two third rails here. i guess that makes one of them a fourth rail. its either that it is somehow scandalous itself that she is native american, which ...

For the "boston globe." great to see you. >> great to see you, rachel. >> are you surprised that senator brown has gone this far in attacking elizabeth warren on this? do you see any political risk for him in doing this? >> yeah, i do. i think were all surprised that he came out and did it himself. its always been generated from within his circles and the republican circles. they were really driving this story, hoping that they were going to get to the very important part of the electorate that ...