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Four years ago. i don't think obama can get the college turnouts. and i think romney is going to cut into the northern margin substance staley. i think the -- more promise, this equestering can put a big cloud over all the workers and defense workers, what's going to happen to them after november. >> all the demographics how you have to go about changing virginia. look at unemployment, it's low. they're not having as much of a problem as the rest of the nation. it's raising a huge question for federal workers as to who's going to get cut. demographics have changed, the republicans need to unde...

This is a classic example of this madness. finally, two generals in belarus lost their jobs for allowing teddy bears in the country's air space. swedish plane flew over the authoritarian state and dropped the stuffed animals carrying slogans supporting human rights. the incident was denied until the president, known as a dictator in europe, dropped the hammer on the generals. now to america's military. the prospect of massive and some contend crippling defense cuts grows closer each day. tonight, the national security correspondent jennifer griffin looks at the potential fall-out in terms of...

Defense workers face pink slips in coming months. the obama administration has too come up with a plan to cut $100 billion by october 1. these cuts will translate into a loss of 1 million defense industry jobs with -- billions in lost income. >> reporter: the white house was adamant that knighters the defense department or the pentagon were planning for these defense cuts to go into effect. today for the first time they sent the acting director of the office of management and budget to capitol hill to answer questions from the house armed services committee. it immediately got heated and polit...

♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." all right. is president obama favoring suspected terrorists over the troops? it's out, a new report saying that president obama has proposed actually cutting healthcare for certain troops. but leading healthcare for other unionized defense workers. some of the premiums, dana, i'll go to you first. the administration are jacking up the premiums on tricare, military healthcare. the savings are so small, $1 $1.8 billion. he look exhe is doing it to get troops in the healthcare exchanges. >> dana: it's becoming perfectly clear. when a president's budg...

Prevent a meltdown at that plant sent to the hospital after stepping into contaminated water. we're also getting word that the pentagon is preparing to hand out anti-radiation pills to defense workers living within 200 miles of that plant. david meyer streaming live from osaka, japan. david? >> reporter: hi, jon. yes, it's worth pointing out that u.s. citizens shouldn't take those pills immediately. the u.s. will order them to be taken if situation deteriorates dramatically at that nuclear plant. at the plant the workers are still trying to cool down those reactors. as you said, three men who ...