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People who already have money. is that one of the things that's resonating here in terms of the benefits that corporate interests are getting from this governor and this legislator? >> the answer's yes. at the same time that the governor is balancing the budget on the backs of middle-class working families, he's cutting 800 or 900 million dollars in taxes, which will benefit the wealthiest people in the state. so there is a wealth transfer going on, and it's shameful. >> how will democrats and the democratic base get those many, many signatures you guys need in the next 90 days to get a ballot...

Last july 231,000, now almost 200,000. and, you know, i guess the real point here is this housing mess is so bad, jenna, that all this tinkering has done nothing. all we've done is put a few speed bumps into where it inevitably must go. jenna: some of the government programs that are trying to help people stay in their homes, i'm going to get to that in just a second. one analyst said today the big banks that have of gone through this crisis aren't prepared to see a double dip in housing, and that could effect the entire financial system. do you agree? is. >> i agree, although i hesitate to sa...

Firefighter, were hurt. you may not know his name, but you sure know his invention. harry couver, the inventor of super glue, has died. he stumbled upon the formula while trying to make gun sights for the troops in world war ii. he died in his home in tennessee. harry couver was 94. >> gretchen: listen to these incredible numbers. last year the new york state united teachers union spent $3.8 million on member conferences. that includes $1.8 million for a fleet of vehicles to shuttle them around. $231,000 for photographers to immortalize the events. caterers, $225,000. but the union says that...

Going for it. this is this weekend. >> phoenix is a very large source of kidnapping. it's called the kidnapping capital of the united states. >> like it's too good of a talking point to stop using it even though it's not true. jon kyl distinguished himself by going to great detail about how awful illegal immigration has made crime in his home state of arizona, a state you would think he would care to know some factual things about. >> some of the border towns that were thought to be susceptible to law breaking of illegal immigrants, the crime is down. crime in phoenix is down significantly ove...

>> phoenix is a very large source of kidnapping. it's called the kidnapping capital of the united states. >> like it's too good of a talking point to stop using it even though it's not true. jon kyl distinguished himself by going to great detail about how awful illegal immigration has made crime in his home state of arizona, a state you would think he would care to know some factual things about. >> some of the border towns that were thought to be susceptible to law breaking of illegal immigrants, the crime is down. crime in phoenix is down significantly over the last couple of years. >> well,...