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in this special hour, were taking a close look at the man mitt romneys asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. fittingly, romney made the big announcement in front of the battle ship, the "uss wisconsin." ryan is chairman of the house budget committee, made a name for himself here in washington, by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. >> its an honor to announce my ...

looking ahead to the debate and election day. the so-called green on blue attacks in afghanistan may be escalating. an afghan believed to be a police officer opened fire and killed three u.s. marines in the helmand province on friday. it was the second attack on nato troops in less than 24 hours. friday, three american soldiers were killed by a man in an afghan military uniform. rescue teams are combing through the rubble, searching for signs of life after two earthquakes jolted no...

Highways, infrastructure, things that will pay dividends for our kids. and a big part of the budget is defense and benefits that are being consumed now. if were going to restrain the deficit and we will have to do that some day, we cant do it without taking a look at a better way to deliver those benefits so we can save some money. >> now, obviously, entitlements are a major problem. the ryan budget, paul ryan, lays out one way to deal with them. what are other solutions on the table? >> they wo...

Gop please plan to change medicare, by turning it into a voucher program. he told al sharpton, in his view, republicans ms. represeis the plan to the american people. >> its misleading in the worst way. they are simply not bothered by the truth. the numbers you have given are the absolute correct ones. they continue to say whatever they think will convince people to vote for them, and they give this blanket, were not going to hurt anybody. nonsense. they are intending to shift the cost onto seni...

Given our pensioners their medical care in kind, why not food baskets. why not vacation roadway sorts. why not a ration of cigarettes. funny, senator, i still dont see a government handing out cigarettes. 1996 newt gingrich said we believe medicare is going to wither on the vine. 47 years later, its still under attack. congressman paul ryan has put forth a plan that would turn medicare into a voucher program, raise the eligibility age to 67, and force seniors to pay $6,400 more for coverage. its...

Youre on your own. one independent nonpartisan study found that seniors would have to pay nearly $6,400 more for medicare than they do today. >> dee dee myers is a former white house press secretary to bill clinton and contributing editor to "vanity fair." eugene is an msnbc political analyst. if i got a pulitzer prize, id never stop saying it. anyway, thank you. and i dont think im going to get one, obviously. lets talk about this, lets get through the analysis here. it seems like its fair, its...

Know it. it would create something else that would be called medicare. it wouldnt be the program we know. so this is pretty much a fundamental question. whether you make medicare into a voucher program or you keep it as an entitlement. and i believe the polls show that most people want to keep it the way it is. they dont want it to be a voucher program. >> they love it. >> and its perfectly fair game. >> we know people on medicare. some of our older brothers. they love it. for the first time in ...

It would turn medicare into a voucher program. it is fair to say in my view that it would end medicare as we know it. it would create something else that would be called medicare. it wouldnt be the program we know. so this is pretty much a fundamental question. whether you make medicare into a voucher program or you keep it as an entitlement. and i believe the polls show that most people want to keep it the way it is. they dont want it to be -- its perfectly fair game. >> we know people on medic...

Well. this is all the president is saying. this deconstructs the mythology of self-made men, when indeed theyve been helped on every side. the president has moved on, opening a whole new line of attack against candidate romney, one that americans better pay closer attention to. heres the president in florida today. >> he plans to turn medicare into a voucher program, so if that voucher isnt worth enough to buy the health insurance thats on the market, youre out of luck. youre on your own. one in...

Yes, the pilot is there, but the ground crew is important as well. this is all the president is saying. this deconstructs the mythology of self-made men, when indeed theyve been helped on every side. the president has moved on, opening a whole new line of attack against candidate romney, one that americans better pay closer attention to. heres the president in florida today. >> he plans to turn medicare into a voucher program, so if that voucher isnt worth enough to buy the health insurance that...