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why lyndon baines johnson could get things done in washington and the lessons for today. and is china changing from a company into a country? ill explain. first, heres my take. whatever you thought of president obamas speech on afghanistan this week, it is now increasingly clear that the united states is winding down its massive military commitments to the two wars of the last decade. we are out of iraq and we will soon largely be out of afghanistan. osama bin laden is dead, al qae...

prison where hes been held since 2009. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." not only the null better one issue for most americans, but also the issue that will win the white house in november. the latest jobs report is not nearly what the obama administration was hoping for. its given the republicans fresh ammunition. were covering all the angles, beginning with our white house correspondent dan lothian. whats the reaction over there to the latest jobs numbers? >> reporter...

Gdp in america. you know what i think? and you know what some many other people think? maybe its time we started breaking these babies up so we had some real competition in the marketplace. so we got some real capital out to the product economy, so businesses can start creating real jobs. so, again, if an apology is due, its certainly not from obama, but its from wall street. >> this election is all about the middle class and all about the working poor, if we are going to have some prosperity in...

And you know what some many other people think? maybe its time we started breaking these babies up so we had some real competition in the marketplace. so we got some real capital out to the product economy, so businesses can start creating real jobs. so, again, if an apology is due, its certainly not from obama, but its from wall street. >> this election is all about the middle class and all about the working poor, if we are going to have some prosperity in this country, where everybodys going t...

You know what i think? and you know what some many other people think? maybe its time we started breaking these babies up so we had some real competition in the marketplace. so we got some real capital out to the product economy, so businesses can start creating real jobs. so, again, if an apology is due, its certainly not from obama, but its from wall street. >> this election is all about the middle class and all about the working poor, if we are going to have some prosperity in this country, w...

Its an opportunity to make the country better. but romney, who hasnt lived it, just doesnt see it that way. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonights question, do college-aged voters have any reason to trust mitt romney? i also want to point out that students, its fair to say, i think, theyre the working poor. you ever come across a rich student who might be working one or two jobs to get through school? but for some reason, the republicans just have it out for the poor a...

You just heard mitt romney on the campaign trail say, and i dont know where youre going to get cheap money. hes not about cheap money. hes not about giving you the 20-somethings a break to get through college. now win understand interest rates, obviously. 3.4%. thats a good, low rate. whats wrong with 2%? the democrats need to start changing their thinking here, because an educated student is an investment in this country. its an investment in america. its not a dollar sign. its an opportunity t...

Its an investment in america. romney who hasnt lived it just doesnt see it that way. get your cell phones out. tonights question. do college age voters have any reason to trust mitt romney? text a for yes. text b for now. you can always go to our blog. well bring results later on in the program. i also want to point out that students, its fair to say, theyre the working poor. you ever come across a rich student that might be working one twor jobs to get through school. for some reason the republ...

Welcome back. the war on the poor is real, and i will continue to cover this and just show you night after night where their budget priorities are. take a look at mitt romneys propose ed budget. he believes the working poor, youre just not doing enough. the candidate himself admitted giving opportunities to the poor are not a priority for him. >> im not concerned about the very poor. we have safety net there. if it needs repair, ill fix it. >> he doesnt want to repair the safety net. e intended ...

Nasa is always in the way. romney is just getting warmed up. he would save the really big wrecking ball for the disabled and very poor in this country. medicaid, romney wants to kill it by taking it over to the states in the form of a block grant program. do you trust your republican state legislature to take care of medicaid? he also is going after housing and heating subsidies for the poor. food stamps and school lunches. theyve always been a big problem. supplemental security income for the p...