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Because it's the right thing. but they're scared to do it. >> and they know that once you start being specific about these cuts, they're going to be unpopular. that's why i say now's the time. this is their thing. now's the time. what matters is spending cuts. >> no, it's not, because they didn't do it. what are they? >> the white house has got to name them first. >> let's look at the unhappy facts. i was talking to somebody yesterday on the air about the fact that the constitution says, congress has the checkbook. the house of representatives specifically has the checkbook. it's in article i....

>> you have a person living in the country 12 years willing to be a suicide bomber. that is a line that has been crossed. we have to rethink some of con ceptions, some of the ideas basing our activities on. always felt it was unlikely we had a suicide bomber. >> he faces life in prison if convicted of the charges. >> bret: more with the panel. thank you. while all of that was going on outside, today, congressional lawmakers inside the capital showed how quickly they get things done with the proper motivation. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel explains. >> after the house and senat...

Well taken, tieing this thread to the economy when it comes to jobs and housing and foreclosures. stuart, thank you. these numbers are just out to us here in "america's newsroom" and we'll be going through them throughout the morning, catch you 9:20, fbn patti ann: there's no stopping the money train in washington, according to the latest figures from the treasury department, the government spent itself deeper into the red last month, paying nearly $20 billion, just in interest on the debt. in july, the federal decifit stood at $155 billion. that is the second highest number for that month on ...

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