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Paid to not talk about it. former michigan governor jennifer granholm knows full well the consequences of avoiding those debates. detroit still reeling from the financial crisis of '08. and as the governor argues the political talking points, whether it's on lower taxes or deregulations and markets simply ant the answer. jennifer granholm and her husband dan mullhern are authors of a new book, "governor's story: the fight for jobs and america's future." last i saw you, we were talking about the need to focus on efficiency rather than the fuel source debate as one example of the debates that am...

We'll talk to an army sergeant who was outed and may now re-enlist. and author joe mcginniss joins us tonight to talk about his new book on sarah palin. it's called "the rogue." we're going to ask him about what he learned about palin. and let me finish tonight with the line in the sand that obama just draw, the line that could decide 2012. we started with the launch of the obama campaign yesterday and it has started. jennifer granholm is a former governor of michigan, now an msnbc contributor, and the author of a brand-new book "a governor's story, a fight for jobs in america's future." and b...

Average. >> reporter: educators say it takes three to five years for standardized test scores to go up. so far 300 schools have tried it. half would not stick with it. >> this is really hard. superintendents last two, two and a half years on average. it's hard to lead systemic change when you have that much turnover. >> reporter: though state test scores here have not gone up, principal gould is still on board. why? she says discipline problems dropped 76% since the change. and students now are more motivated than ever. debra feyerick, cnn, westminster, colorado. >> we'll examine the crisis in...

Response be to congressman ryan's budget plan? >> i would love the democrats to come up with their own budget plan that is not only a serious budget plan for reducing the long-term deficit, but also raise taxes on the very wealthy, the super rich in this country. they have seen for the last 30 years their portion of national income continue to grow and grow and grow. and yet their tax rates, their income tax rates, capital gains tax rates, their estate taxes, all continue to drop. i mean, why not? be democrats and say to the public, and i think most of the public agrees with this, that the ric...

Ryan's budget plan? >> i would love the democrats to come up with their own budget plan that is not only a serious budget plan for reducing the long-term deficit, but also raise taxes on the very wealthy, the super rich in this country. they have seen for the last 30 years their portion of national income continue to grow and grow and grow. and yet their tax rates, their income tax rates, capital gains tax rates, their estate taxes, all continue to drop. i mean, why not? be democrats and say to the public, and i think most of the public agrees with this, that the rich have to pay their fair sh...