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Unmistakable message of change and new direction for america. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's been just five days since democrats took control of both houses of congress, but already the focus is shifting to the next big political prize, the white house. >> when the election season begins in 2007, the climate is not very good if you are a republican. the war in iraq is very unpopular, and many democrats think they can win the presidency. >> senator biden now joining a growing list of democratic candidates who are announcing their intentions for '08. >> on the democratic side you had a lot of c...

Would expect them to do. hired out the congressional officials who wrote the bill. for instance, amy friend was a general council ever the senate banking committee during bailouts and dodd-frank. senator dodd thanked her repeatedly from the senate floor for her work on the bill. in january 2011 she left capitol hill for a financial group a politically connected consulting firm for big banks and other financial companies. when they hired amy friend they noted her work on dod franks and explained she would work for the firm's client on quote the regulatory implementation of the dodd-frank wall s...

Here is tim carney with the daily rent rant. >> hello pl. big barngs are getting bigger when the rest of the economy is still struggling. the 2010 law that was supposed to restrain the big banks was called the dodd-frank bill named off its sponsors senator chris dod and congressman barney frank. guess what? top staffers for dod and frank are now consultant at lobbying firms working for the biggest banks. you see, after congress passes any bill, it's up to the officials in the executive branch to implement the law by writing detailed regulations. dodd-frank gave huge lead way to agencies with b...

"war on religion." you're in "the situation room." but first, this just coming in right now at this moment, our brand new poll shows newt gingrich leading the pack in three of the first four states to hold republican presidential contests. with less than a month to go before republicans start voting, newt gingrich has double digit leads in iowa, south carolina, and florida. he trails mitt romney in new hampshire but they still have some competition. ron paul essentially tied with romney in iowa and double digit support in new hampshire. let's discuss these numbers. they spell it ex...