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Thatments thatmenwants to make sure we can reinvigorate this economic recovery that he started in the first term. we're completely proud to have his back and to make sure that every american knows what's at stake in this debate. >> senator brown, how do you take that information? >> i take it the way i think he meant it. i talked to him the day after the election. he was pretty excited about carrying our state thanks to many including mary kay and her union and so many other people, grassroots union and nonunion all over the state. he was solid then. he says it again. he means it. i think that...

Union and so many other people, grassroots union and nonunion all over the state. he was solid then. he says it again. he means it. i think that the organizing around it so very important. the labor movement, consumer groups, women's groups, advocates all over the country that care about more tax fairness. it's not just -- you don't just tax your way into a balanced budget or cut your way. you also grow your way, and there's going to be a jobs component on this with infrastructure and helping local governments and all the things that we should be doing to make sure we see the kind of economic ...

This economic recovery that he started in the first term. we're completely proud to have his back and to make sure that every american knows what's at stake in this debate. >> senator brown, how do you take that information? >> i take it the way i think he meant it. i talked to him the day after the election. he was pretty excited about carrying our state thanks to many including mary kay and her union and so many other people, grassroots union and nonunion all over the state. he was solid then. he says it again. he means it. i think that the organizing around it so very important. the labor m...

Money election and then a voting election. to get that second vote, you need to keep that fraction of one percent happy. explain that assertion, unpack that a little for us. >> money is the mortar of the status quo. i mean everything knows that, you can have everyone in favor of reform and i have been there before and have one special interest oppose you and it won't even get to the floor of congress, even though you have consumer groups, industry, everyone else in favor of it. in my case it happened to be a reform that the trial lawyers imposed. but it happens with all interest groups, so we ...

we begin with the latest on an in-flight scare that forced a u.s. jet to make emergency landing by fighter jet. it raises fresh concerns for security for airliners headed to the states from africa and europe. u.s. airways flight 787 from paris to charlotte diverted to bangor's maine after a passenger's note warned she had a surgically implanted device. the plane with 188 people on board landed safely and the woman else courted off in handcuffs. officials determined she didn't have a device after all but that leaves plenty of questions. fran townsend is with us, a member of the extern...