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Beat too much. springsteen gave us "born in the usa" and "streets of philadelphia." a story about a man dying of aids. springsteen has been calling for fj new jersey to pass marriage quality. . last year, christie stripped union rights and cut the benefits of state workers and the working poor along with aid to schools, cities and health care. bruce springsteen is not the guy whos impressed with a guy that berates, students, teachers, supporters in town halls. using your power to stand up to the...

election. >> the american people are seeing a clear contrast between obamas failed policies and mitt romneys expertise and know how. >> will the obama and romney race be about big ideas or about dollars and cents? also life in the fast lane, one of the biggest and most ike onic american bands of all time. now glen fry is back. ♪ get your kicks on route 66 >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight dead heat. im not talking about the weather. im talking a...

obamas failed policies and mitt romneys expertise and know how. >> will the obama and romney race be about big ideas or about dollars and cents? also life in the fast lane, one of the biggest and most ike onic american bands of all time. now glen fry is back. ♪ get your kicks on route 66 ♪ route 66 from the new album. glenn frye is back with us now. the eagles greatest hits has overtaken thriller as the greatest selling american album. isnt that amaze something. >> its incredib...

entire professional career covering her as an olympian. >> thats an amazing story to cover. good morning to you. thank you for being with us. >> hi, everybody, nice to have you with us. were bring you the news from a to z, its 5:00 eastern. lets get right to it, shall we? this is unbelievable, unrelenting, unforgiving, it is a heat wave, and it is devastating from k.c. to d.c. and its going to continue today too, tomorrow, as well. all the way through the july 4th holiday. in some plac...

onic american bands of all time. now glen fry is back. ♪ get your kicks on route 66 >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. our big story tonight dead heat. im not talking about the weather. im talking about americans opinions on the supreme court decision on obama care. take a look at the first poll. 50% agree with the decision. 49% disagree. well within the polls margin of error. you would think a win would be reflected in poll numbers. take a look at this second cnn poll ...

Prices. government raises prices. you can see it in the entire economy. it raises the costs of everything for everybody. >> economic question to you christian. working poor and working families that frankly depend on a certain amount of money for the grocery bill are getting hit. >> they are and it is destructive and it is a big issue given the fact that they have stagnant wages and incomes x. it is not just transportation costs it is the weather that is causing devastation to corn and wheat cro...

>> great to see you today. >> thanks, andrea. white house victory lap wont last long if republican mouse leaders have their way. the republican controlled house announced eric cantor is holding a vote to repeal health care reform right after the july 4th recess on july 11th. joining me now, democratic governor deval patrick of massachusetts. speaking for the white house today. how do you respond to the votes that are sure to come now as republicans on the hill gang up against the president and...

another 8 inches of rain today. tropical storm debby is forcing more evacuations, rescues and road closures. just last hour, officials in pasco county, florida, ordered the evacuation of 2,000 homes because of a fast rising river. 38 people were rescued from their homes overnight. >> i was kind of panicking because the water came up over the wall where i live. if youre looking to sell your home, you may get a little more for it than just a few months ago. home prices, they have now r...

You know, top tax brackets measured in hundreds of thousands of dollars, where we are now. what happened to all of that progressivity we used to have in the tax code, recognizing much, much higher incomes? >> well, its interesting. tax is actually a complicated situation, because weirdly enough, the income tax is slightly more progressive today than it was in 1979. which is pretty amazing, considering how far down the top marginal rates have come. and thats because the people at the lower end ha...

The tax code, recognizing much, much higher incomes? >> well, its interesting. tax is actually a complicated situation, because weirdly enough, the income tax is slightly more progressive today than it was in 1979. which is pretty amazing, considering how far down the top marginal rates have come. and thats because the people at the lower end have been taken off the tax rolls, which was a conservative idea to reward the working poor. now, of course, republicans want to put all those people back ...