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Was open to possibly reforming social security and other issues. when aarp and others came in, it was a very tough negotiation, and i can only imagine the left members of my party who will be more vocal in terms of opposition. the president will have a tough deal. he's right to compromise, that's the name of the game, but it's tough to do when you're talking about such a big deal involving so many components. >> matt, according to "usa today," the gop wants to save money in social security and medicare programs without raising anymore taxes. obama's open to search entitlement changes as revenu...

You can make the argument, if they can figure out a deal on immigration, it creates more bipartisan flavor, that make as grand bargain possible, but the grand bargain has real ideological differences and policy differences between the parties in terms of revenue, in terms of the tax structure. so there's not been a -- there was a come to jesus moment, if will you, for the republicans in the november elections on immigration. that is not happening on budget issues and revenue. i don't see them budging on that, really. >> let's pivot to the other big issue this week. the president, of course, wi...

This. we don't want to wake up every other morning and see this kid, the head of north korea, talking about bombing our cities knowing he's getting closer to being able to do so. that could create a lot of pressure. >> chris, another issue that folks are bracing for, obviously this week, back home domestically, the budget. let's switch gears now. the president, you know, having trouble inside his own party, it seems. david wrote would, change doesn't all at once or in one fall swoop. it happens because americans have to take the long view, strike a different tone from the inaugural address in ...

Palestinian state. israel would also withdraw force, from the occupied territories, golan heights, gaza strip and west bank. president obama reportedly warrants it to be the backbone of any peace talks in the region. going forward. david, why re-working an old plan rather than start from scratch? >> you know, craig, one of the issues that's been around such a long time, and such a complicated matter that i think what the president was frying to to -- trying to do after he was in the region talking in general terms what he'd like to see. kniss this is a follow-up and the third time secretary ke...

Issues coming back from recess. the white house has an opportunity to move immigration, and gun control. the first quarter of this year was consumed by fiscal matters. the third quarter will also be consumed by fiscal matters. there's a window here to be able to do things like immigration, and gun control, and it's unclear whether or not they'll be able to get a deal. this week. we'll see whether or not republicans and democrats can come to some kind of agreement on background checks and making them much more comprehensive. that's been a big sticking point, and we have democrats who are workin...