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Economy. that's an amazing allegation. we are at a place here where i haven't often, if ever, seen this before in terms of the level of intensity and bitterness between the two parties. this is where we are. i have been here 44 years. i can't remember anything like this. i'm curious how uh the world sees this food fight, unable to handle it. does this have an impact as we try to broker deals, fix >> it doesn't make us look like a country that's united. doesn't look like the country that should be leading the world in a host of ways. this follows, of course; event s that happened with regard to...

He argues that the issue of contraception is being used as a political tool and that the real issue here is freedom of religion. here's more from his appearance on "the o'reilly factor." >> i don't want to act like i'm judging the president. i don't know. there are those who tell me that i was misled. there are those who tell me that you simply misunderstood. >> they haven't backed off, and you have a number of options that you can challenge. however, the church basically is in a position now of promoting an unpopular concept. the ban of contraception. >> uh-huh. you're right on target. it's a...

Of true news to the man and woman on the street, so that they can understand what is actually happening. and three, make sure that any a rangemena rangement with the government that is sure to come to power respect the 1979 peace treaty with israel. those should be red lines in any negotiation. there should be serious consequences for continuing this persecution, or apparent persecution of people who are trying to respect human rights. bill: do you see this escalating into a big, big deal, more so than it is now? >> i hope not. bill: but they haven't backed off. >> they haven't backed off. the...

u.s. service members who were killed in that korean war. they will hold these bilateral meetings like you just saw there taking place at the white house with the president. he will also attend a state dinner. jessica yellin was there in that room, as they spoke. i'd like to see with a she thinks. jessica, if you're with us and you can hear me, let me know what you think the highlight was there of this appearance between the two presidents. >> well, the president -- i asked the president a question about both iran and about the economy and he refused, randi, to say how high up in the ...

But it's not the leadership. and they wanted to cut the budget $3 trillion more than paul ryan over the next ten years and balance the budget by 2020, not 2040 as ryan would do. i pointed out some of the specific cuts that would mean. bigger cuts in medicaid. bigger -- getting, raising the retirement age for social security much sooner than any of the other plans would. she kind of backed off that. she said these are goals, these aren't specifics. one of the interesting thing where she kind of backed off was on medicare. the republicans are taking the real hit right now because of the fact tha...