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from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, this is your cnn sunday morning for october 9. 6:00 a.m. in atlanta. i'm t.j. holmes. as always, we want to say a special good morning to our service men and women watching us right now, the american forces network. thank you for being here, and thank you for what you do. let's talk about the president first and the jobs bill. this is going to be an important week. in just a couple of days, the president's jobs bill will get an important test. the senate is expected to vote on his $447 billion package. the congressional budget office says th...

countries. the announcement comes on the same day france, belgium, and luxembourg agreed to rescue dexia, a major franco belgian bank. a couple of hours ago, i spoke with cnn's senior international business correspondent, richard quest. he tells me that what is going on in europe is very similar to what happened in america back in 2008. >> you really don't want the investment bank to fail. why? because a big investment bank failing of this particular time would cause a ripple of crisis of confidence and that's what happened with lehman in 2008. we're going to see more banks over the ...

president obama stumps for his jobs plan in pittsburgh on tuesday. he'll address international brotherhood of electrical workers at their training center. and governor rick perry will also be in pittsburgh next week. he will deliver a policy address on friday, focusing on energy and job creation. and mitt romney will have town halls across new hampshire on monday. you can see him in new hampshire. and we'll get another financial litmus test for those running for the white house next week. saturday is the deadline to announce third quarter fund-raising numbers. and now to other news...

for mitt romney, they're giving some credibility to a cult. you stand by that comment? >> absolutely. that's not a fanatical comment. that's been a historic position of southern christian ee advantage gelky. i think mitt romney is a good, moral man, but i think those r of us who are born again followers of christ should always prefer a competent christian to a competent non-christian like mitt romney. >> what do you say to those voters out there who say that religion as mormonism shouldn't be an issue in this campaign? >> i agree he's just as american as anyone else. >> and mormons s...

I think what tyson did was far worse. >> mike tyson can hit really hard. the only thing hank can do is fall on you. >> well frrks firing hank to shooting a blank, will another bill end our economic ills, and will congress get sacked if they don't act? on thursday, a day of the week, the president pits his $447 billion jobs proposal and telling lawmakers they should vote for it. if they don't, -- >> will congress do something? if congress does something i cannot run against the do not run congress. if congress does nothing it is not a matter of me running against them. the american people will ...