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I think we have a residual role and i'm willing to take the heat on it. >> he is using political capital he has on bin laden. and trying to sell -- trying to explain why the united states is going to be staying in afghanistan in one form or another for another, what is it now, 12 years. i mean, that is an amazing number when you think about it. a ten-year commit many here. now this is both on the economics front and on troops and all of that is still to be negotiated. every years, there will be a lobbying effort to convince congress to fund aid programs to afghanistan. we can only imagine what...

And run people. i think we have a residual role and i'm willing to take the heat on it. >> he is using political capital he has on bin laden. and trying to sell -- trying to explain why the united states is going to be staying in afghanistan in one form or another for another, what is it now, 12 years. i mean, that is an amazing number when you think about it. a ten-year commit many here. now this is both on the economics front and on troops and all of that is still to be negotiated. every years, there will be a lobbying effort to convince congress to fund aid programs to afghanistan. we can o...

also, james wolfensohn has many claims to fame. yes, he ran the world bank but he hired paul volcker when he started his own investment firm. i'll talk to him about the global economy and more. later, an inside look at the silicon valley facebook, paypal, facebook, zynga. reid hoffman has been at the ground floor of all of them. and why is one of america's friends, india, friends with one of its sworn enemies, iran? playground politics are at large. i'll explain. but first, here's my take. we're going to hear a lot of polarized rhetoric over the next few months. the republicans...

many claims to bank. i'll talk to him about the global economy and more. later a. look at the silicon valley facebook, pay pal, zynga. reed hoffman has been at the ground floor of all of them. and why is one of america's friends, india, friends with one of its sworn enemies? i'll explain. but, first, here's my take. we're going to hear a lot of polarized rhetoric over the next few months. the republicans and democrats will seem to disagree about everything. but there is one huge and important area where there is a possibility, a possibility of bipartisan action. that's tax refo...

Unemployment benefits is just above that, 375,000. when applications fall below that number consistently, that's usually a sign that hiring is strong enough to impact the unemployment rate. a staggering number of americans are now in poverty or just scraping to get by. new census figures showing one in two americans are either poor or low income. low income means roughly $45,000 for a family of four. states in the south and the west have the highest share of low income families as those states scale back, aid programs for the poor. but in terms of sheer numbers alone, california and texas ea...