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It was very frank, very sincere, very open and broad ranging and it was a great opportunity to see just what peoples touch points were, meaning that, you know, when somebody would raise a point and somebody would disagree, the president maybe would talk about where he would want to go, maybe somebody would push back and vice versa. its a really good way of sort of understanding how much commonality existed and what items were bridged too far. i thought it was really constructive to do that and i...

Purpose was to lay the foundation for something over the next four or five months and i know you and your listening audience believe that the number one issue facing our country are these fiscal issues that still are unaddressed and hopefully this will lay the foundation for a real solution to those so we can put it in the rear view mirror. martha: there is feeling when you listen to what the president said about the debt, he always brings it up but often brings it up in a way that is sort of an...

Have touch points of natural integration versus interruption like that. so one of the challenges i see is just a lack of education with the teams that are managing the social media efforts, especially mitt romneys. >> are you nervous about this? >> yes. >> i actually see -- >> let me take a step back. not even voting, hopefully one day that will come. but registering to vote, we have this ram shackle, rick et i system of voting. about a dozen states have automated registration. i can go online a...

Look, this is, again, i said it in the summer, and ill repeat it. this is the "seinfeld" campaign. its about nothing right now. and youd hope that this debates coming up in two weeks or a week -- >> a week from wednesday. >> a week from wednesday will change that. and look, you know, these interviews, they sit down, you know, while the interviewer is not scripted necessarily in terms of where they want to go with their questions. the candidates are. and theyre not going to open up any new doors....

Without the help of dhl. mike taylor is here from dhl. logistically, how do you get all these pizzas over there so they can enjoy a little taste of home. >> instead of looking forward as you push the product, you have to look backwards. obviously the temperature is a major factor in the middle east. despite the hot weather weve had in the u.s., its a lot hotter there so you look at it between the international specialists within the company. there are a lot of touch points. but to transport it o...

But youre right, our economy would improve if europe were working harder. >> greta: you are usually the optimist? >> it is so mixed. but i do think we are coming back. i think it will be too late to affect the election or help the re-election of about the obama. thats not going to help him. people have to vote for him because they like him. but there is more fear than there was in 08, yet, we are in much better shape than we were in 08. >> greta: business people dont know, you know, whether to e...

Would improve if europe were working harder. >> greta: you are usually the optimist? >> it is so mixed. but i do think we are coming back. i think it will be too late to affect the election or help the re-election of about the obama. thats not going to help him. people have to vote for him because they like him. but there is more fear than there was in 08, yet, we are in much better shape than we were in 08. >> greta: business people dont know, you know, whether to expand, how many people to hir...

In this weeks office politics we continue our conversation with advertising executive donny deutsch. i talked to him about the stability of gas prices. we begin about obamas prospects on election day. >> what he uses is 8.5% unemployment and going lower. thats what he uses. he fortunately right now -- he was in a very, very tough spot a year ago. the economy was going south. thats what people vote on. you know that. and all of a sudden the republicans hadnt shown their faces. now we have the thr...

2012 can be the year to take control of your finances again and end the year in better shape than you started. that is our goal, folks. stacy francis is the ceo of francis financial and john is president of consumer education at smart credit.com. welcome to the program. good morning. >> good to be here. >> john, we dont want to add more credit card debt. we dont want to end this year and go into 2012 with more credit card debt on top of the debt from the year before. how do you get a g...

>> let me ask both of you to stand by. well take a quick break and then be back with both nick burns and general joulwan to talk with yemen, syria and other touch points in the middle east. [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is stacy. who runs circles around asthma. and dan. he never lets high cholesterol get him too low. and amy with her arthritis well in hand. they go to walgreens... where their pharmacist not only refills prescriptions but gives advice... immunizations... a...