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The war on coal, fire obama. they're all over the place down there because that's the dynamic here as fracking grows, coal has fallen off in terms of the amount of use by utilities. >> there is going to be a concern that if coal goes away. phil lebeau, been a while. good to see you. cnbc and msnbc news will have special coverage all day long -- america's quest for energy independence in all of these new places. by the way, look how it merges with the presidential battleground map. unemployment benefit numbers that went down sharply last week jumped back up this week hitting their highest l...

i'm suzanne malveaux and this hour in "cnn newsroom," we are focusing on paul ryan, mitt romney's choice for vice president. i want to get right to it. paul ryan campaigns today as the number two man on the republican ticket and the man with the plan to remake medicare and medicaid and other programs. critics say it is a plan that will make things worse for the poor and the middle-class. we will also tell you about ryan's personal story and his personal experience. we will examine key parts of the budget plan and the proposed changes to medicare and medicaid. president obama comes ou...

>> well, soledad, as soon as mitt romney landed here in london for his overseas trip he found the controversy surrounding basically what has been hoped by his campaign as what they're calling a listen and learn tour. it has been sort of who said what in the last 24 hours as you mentioned that quote that appeared in an article in the london daily telegraph apparently or allegedly we might even want to say from an unnamed romney advisor and even though the international press could not independently verify whether or not that advisor even uttered those comments, the vice president and ...

wolf blitzer, let me start with you. this is something that a lot of critics have said is a subject changer because we had real bad jobs news on friday and that just -- it riveted people throughout the weekend. is this an effort to change the narrative? >> it may be, in part, because the white house clearly believes this is a winning political issue for the president. he is going to make the point that for 98% of the american people, there will be no increase in their taxes. individuals making $200,000 or less a year. families making $250,000 or less, they will see no increase whatso...

i'm saying when it comes to cheap ideology, chucking out statements that $50 million is cheap. >> i didn't throw it out, you pried it out of me, you begged me for an answer. >> we loved that so much, we decided to have number two. take a look another this latest rant of president obama which i call the abcs of "snl." >> this whole thing with obama saying the rich don't pay their taxes [ bleep ] and i voted for the guy and i'm a democrat. what else? >> no holds barred interview, hopefully in will be something in between the beeps tonight. a fat epidemic to end all epidemics is strik...