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>> so you got one right, katrina. well done. the president's conversation with the governor about it seemed like it was a little weird. he got off the tarmac in oregon. they talked about the weather. he said where he would like to go hiking in oregon, and then he asked about the gun bill. it was right at the top of this mind. obviously, he was reading your mind. second question. ready? >> yes. >> this is from wednesday's show. we reported a shocking election result this week in which a really conservative place, a place that had been governored by the conservative party for 40 years in a row v...

Result this week in which a really conservative place, a place that had been governored by the conservative party for 40 years in a row voted to throw the conservatives out and elect a new liberal government. where did that happen this week? a, kazakhstan b, alberta, canada. c, scotland or d, scarborough country. >> alberta canada. >> steve, what's the right answer? >> let's check the segment from wednesday's show. >> friends, i believe the change has finally come to alberta. >> yes, the correct answer is b, alberta canada, and our contestant is 2 for 2. >> you're playing for glory and the gre...

>> so that's how we used it. as seen on tv. so you get to choose between those. we also need to bring in the disembodied voice of steve benin, the man who determines the rightness and wrongness of all things. steve, meet amy. >> good evening to you both. >> hi steve. >> ready for the first question? >> i am. >> tuesday's show. on tuesday's show we talked about the letter to iran in which 47 republican u.s. senators try to school iran's leaders about the u.s. constitution. we also reported that the president of iran holds a ph.d. from a highly regarded western university. so this is your questi...

expected to roll out a plan to cut spending by $2.7 trillion while raising the debt by 274 trillion. reid's plan would not include tax increases which republicans refuse to consider nor would it touch entitlements. my colleague, dan lothian is watching it all from his post at the white house. dan, what is the president's position first on raising the debt in installments? >> reporter: he want it is to go through 2012 and there is a sense at the white house and treasury department in particular even if you had some sort of short-term fix that raises the debt ceiling through the rest o...