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Government. >> greta: isn't there almost seemingly getting worse if osama bin laden was there and i don't know how long he has been there, and if the i.s.i. was complicit or knew he was there, i suspect they were shes and military and you a weak government that doesn't help us long-term in afghanistan or fight the war on terrorism. is there not something should we sort of change direction or foreign policy or do something differently because this isn't getting better? >> if somebody could tell me how to change for the better, i would like to know what that change is. i have had conversations w...

Tea party sentiment, what kind of impact has it had on the debates we're having in washington? >> first let's remind ourselves was it was. it was everyday americans tired of the country, often tired of the direction both parties were taking our country, and they wanted people to come up here and change direction. and i think for the first time in quite a while, you're seeing a debate in washington about how much to cut. in the past, it was about how much to reduce the increases. now there's a real debate about how much to cut and i think that's an important influence and important impact. on t...

Tracked them all so it's probably even a lot more than the $39 million they found? >> that's right. huge. >> unbelievable stuff. >> shocking. >> i guess somebody who is supposed to be doing that thing for you is off filing. >> they said somebody was back there, but i pulled it myself. >> nice try. >> we got it done. >> fantastic stuff. scary, too, as we talk p the budget cuts we're making. day two today, man versus the machine on "jeopardy." ibm supercomputer watson handing two of the show's greatest champions a shellacking. even after this final "jeopardy" miss. >> and the response was -- w...

High-speed rail plans. you'll remember from the state of the union that this was a priority for president obama. meantime, a dire warning coming from defense secretary robert gates this morning. he is testifying now on capitol hill about the cuts to the defense budget. in his prepared remarks, he's telling the armed services committee, "shortsighted cuts could well lead to costlier and more tragic consequences later." the gop continuing to beat up on the president's budget plans. >> the president has disappointed us all by declining that opportunity. he punted. >> our time is now in order to...

Private sector jobs but the unemployment rate went up. so we are not ahead of the game. >> 16 straight months of a 9% unemployment rate or higher. those are disastrous numbers. the first stimulus bill was the biggest public policy and most expensive public policy flop that we've had in this country. i'd like to see the president change direction. that's why i'm somewhat heartened by the idea of a business tax cut because it is new. >> greta: faster would be the payroll tax that would be the fastest way to get money in the economy. and you can throw a switch at the irs to get that i like the bu...