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pacific. now my take. the european crisis you have been reading about in the newspapers is worth watching carefully. it has now morphed into something much bigger than a european crisis. it could batter the entire global economy which is pretty fragile anyway. you read a lot about greece. the real problem is italy. you see, greece is a nano state and makes up 2% of the european unions gross domestic problem. italy is one of the seven or eight largest economies in the world. its debts...

with new spending on highways and rail systems and targeted tax cuts paid for in part by closing corporate loopholes and raising taxes on the wealthiest americans. democrats familiar with the plan. with some congressional republicans already planning to skip the speech, will this be a turning point for america or business as usual in war torn washington? joining me a man with strong opini opinions. tom friedman, author of "that used to be us." how america fell behind in the world and i...

was a lost opportunity for america. i asked tom freeman what it will take to solve the jobs crisis. plus rudy giuliani, what he thinks the president should say to get america working again. >> this speech the next night is going to be really important. its his last chance to be moderate. its his last chance to do a bill clinton. >> and why he says 9/11 was not the end of the terror threat to america. >> there have been at least 40 attempts to do such attacks in the united states sinc...

>> when gregoire took office after 2006, she came in during a huge swell of revenues from natural economic cycles. choose able to increase spending by $5 billion. many governors are now coming in in a bad economic climate and did not get to spend money when times are good and theyre forced to make tough sacrifices. host: james holman and sarah murray pat been our guest on "newsmakers." >> i am very interested in what i call disappearing america. america that may not be here 25 years fr...

today theres serious questions about his accuser and if the charges are even valid. >> at each appearance in the last six weeks we ask you and ask the world not to rush to judgment in this case and now i think you can understand why. we believed from the beginning that this case was not what it appeared to be, and we are absolutely convinced that while today is a first giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> the accusers law...

>> at each appearance in the last six weeks we ask you and ask the world not to rush to judgment in this case and now i think you can understand why. we believed from the beginning that this case was not what it appeared to be, and we are absolutely convinced that while today is a first giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> the accusers lawyer was quick to push back. >> the victim from day one has described a violent sexua...

>> thank you lord, for holding back the liquid sunshine. let me congratulate my honorary recipients. tom freeman, and dr. john brooks slaughter, for acknowledged for commitment, please join me in honoring them another warm, round of applause. and on behalf of the organization i am proud to lead, the national urban league. and its 98 affiliates that serve 2.1 million people across this nation. and among whose past and present leadership, howard university alumni, and including the forme...

He said, it is up to the israelis of course, it is up to negotiations. but he could have said that to the arab world. dont place any homes on hamas. hamas is on the wrong side of history, just like al qaeda. >> but to aarons point, are we sitting around here pretending there is this negotiation happening when its not happening? >> i couldnt agree more with aaron. there is no negotiations, nothing is happening. senator mitchell has resigned. and this is all basically, in way, showmanship for the ...

minister talking peace at the white house. good afternoon. from california, sitting down lasting longer than expected more than an hour and a half of a it, president benjamin netanyahu making his position clear. returning to 67 borders to make way for a palestinian state as suggested by the president yesterday, is not an option. >> while israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines. because these lines are indefensible. >> well, the pre...

This country is going to commit to a long war that the country doesnt want. >> it wasnt in 2008, dick lugar and john kerry, both on our show, on friday, dick lugar said we have to find a way to get out thereof. they are pressing for an exit strategy in advance of 2014. quick thing about the no-fly zone. you have nick kristoff and other people saying why cant you do as john kerry said something on a much smaller scale in benghazi, just help the rebels from being slaughtered. >> heres from tom fre...