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This all happened -- was killed. let's get to connor powell, live on the phone from kabul. it sounds like the two presidents when they met, president obama delivered a pretty tough message. >> reporter: for most of the past year, the tension between president obama and president karzai has really been building. it's not been a technically warm and friendly relationship. when president obama was here meeting with president karzai yesterday, the message he delivered was to continue to clean up corruption and to try to make the government moreo toe tackle the drugs productiono the drug production...

Trains and subways. in the middle box the u.s. treasury is selling its stake in citigroup it acquired in the massive bailout. the bank received seven -- the government received 7 billion in shares in exchange for 25 billion taxpayer dollars given to the bank. in the the bottom box the u.s. government releasing a new report on consumer spending this morning, consumers boosting spending slightly last month, the government saying it is a sign the economic recovery is moving at a decent pace. jane: political earmarks, nothing new in this country but when they come about a -- with a $5 billion ...

Car out to pike's peak for that test run in september, but this kind of race car research could transform the way we drive, gregg, by eventually let or our cars drive us. gregg: claudia, don't go with 'em on the pike's peak thing, okay? it's crossing the line just a little bit. >> reporter: it was fun. gregg: you're very brave, thanks. jane: just a week until the opening game, the l.a. dodgers have got divorce drama playing out today in a courtroom in california. it's between the owner, frank mccourt, and his wife. they're getting divorced after 30 years, and she's asking a judge today for spo...

This state who like the governor, like his track record on business and business development, they say that that's going to have to get squared away at some point along the line. so his actual experience with health care in massachusetts which was viewed as a strength in 2008 may actually be a weakness in 2010. jane: is there reason to believe he will run? >> reporter: well, a recent poll might provide some encouragement. the claire's research group put together a poll of potential 2012 presidential candidates, polled over a thousand registered voters and mitt romney was right at the top. 29%,...

Whether people are comfortable with the size and role of the federal government. 65% say it has become too big. less than half that, 30%, say it has not, 84 president of republicans feel that way and even three-fourths of independents, but only 43% of democrats think government is too big while 51% are comfortable with its size. gregg: it's a big controversy, obviously, and that has led to shall we say a robust debate between supporters and critics of the administration. tell us a bit more about that. >> reporter: well, that's, yeah, that's right, gregg. and opinion from political analysts bre...