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Hello. Welcome to todays edition of worldwide exchange. Im ross westgate. And im kelly evans. Here are your headlines from around the world. Spains gdp contracts for a sixth straight quarter, down more than initially expected as its most troubled lender posts the countrys biggest ever loss. And the finance minister raises taxes on top earners rather than cut spending in an election year. And the eu moves to clamp down on big paychecks in the Banking Sector, looking to cap bonuses on a bankers salary as early as next year. Announcer youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News ...

Next, the 25 minute debate on the senate floor. It is now time for us to vote up or down on the nomination for many reasons. The nomination has been before us now inadequate time to get the information which our colleagues have asked for. There is also the looming fact of sequestration. We need to have a secretary of defense who is not only in office, but whose leadership is not in limbo, but is there. Our troops need it. Their families needed. Our country needs it. We have 66,000 military arsenal in harms way in afghanistan. The president of afghanistan has directed the United States to remov...

Home the prize for best picture. Captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org it looks like it will come down to the wire in italy where the latest Election Results appear to be pointing towards political gridlock. This poll is crucial as they are deciding who will lead them to the debt crisis. The votes are still being counted, but it looks like the central left is neckandneck with the central right, led by former leader burlesconi. The outcome could decide whether austerity is in or out. Early predictions givingpier Luigi Bersani a clear lead in the lower house of caller m...

Host you can join the conversation on twitter, twitter. Com cspanwj. Or join the conversation on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Lets look at some of the headlines. Usa today. The president and republicans jousted again yesterday. Host the headline on the story from the New York Times. republicans are calling the impact overstated and citing spending as a key issue. Here is what americans are saying. The wall street journal has a new poll. You can see the breakdown of numbers on the opinions of what each is opposing it to do. A 29 Approval Rating in terms of the sequester. 57 disagree with what...

I do worry about the work ethic thats kind of developing in this country. Food stamps up from 17 to 47. Social Security Disability 3 to 9. Unlimited unemployment benefits. I dont think that was the work ethic that our Founding Fathers thought about. I hope as we recover a number of things, well reestablish the need and interest in working. For me, as far as this whole sequestration goes, i think we need to differentiate between tax hikes and spending cuts. Last year it was tax heights that plunged into a recession. The fiscal cliff was a big deal. Sequestration is not a big deal, because Gover...