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Regulatory overload you might call it and that doesn't mean you get rid of all good things that are necessary but there's a lot of stuff that is not helpful, that's retarded lending in certain sectors and infrastructure is another one. for example, you will remember in the stimulus program there was $175 billion allocated to build infrastructure. well hardly anything ever got built and it was because the laws basically almost contradict each other, policies that exist contradict each other and so do regulations so for example to do big projects in the united states could take 10 to 15 years to...

So instead of waiting on hold, we'll call you when things are just as wonderful... [phone rings] but a little less crazy. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> time now for "news by the numbers." let's get started. that's how much the pipeline cost the economy with president obama dragging his feet approving the project. some say he vetoed it. costing whopping $175 billion in six years. and then hillary clinton spent this on a hair cut. i didn't know they cut hair there. i didn't know there was...

Department of homeland security. money runs out on friday. the republicans are running out of options. senate democrats voting down the only chance they had left on monday. pressure mounting on house majority leader john boehner to accept a clean funding bill. time now for an early start on your money. futures barely moving this morning. who cares. yesterday was a huge day for stocks. the nasdaq topped 5,000 for only the third time in history. the third close above that in history. the first time since 2000. it has taken 15 years to get back here folks. this is not the same nasdaq from the d...

This is not the same nasdaq from the dot-com era. back then tech companies were fly-by-night. they spent a lot of money and they had no business plan and went public without earnings prospects. now the companies leading the charge are well established and a lot of cash. apple has more than $175 billion in cash. the nasdaq late to the record game. the dow and s&p have been demolishing records for almost two years. a crucial battle begins on the war on isis. iraqi forces moving into the key town of tikrit. we are live with the latest this morning after the break. your daughter has a brilliant ...

2.95 million jobs were added last year. the best year since 1999. americans are noticing. just three months ago, only 27% of the economy was excellent or good. now that number is up to 41% the highest level of the obama presidency. the white house released this video of the president previewing his speech. >> now that we have fought our way through the crisis, how do we make sure that everybody in this country, how do we make sure they are sharing in this growing economy? >> reporter: the president's policy message is aimed squarely at the nation's middle class. a proposal for $175 billion in ...