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opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to stabilize america's finances for a decade, for 15 years or 20 years. if we're willing to seize the moment. what that would require would be some shared sacrifice and a balanced approach that says we're going to make significant cuts in domestic spending. and i have already said i'm willing to take down domestic spending to the lowest percentage of our overall economy since dwight eisenhower. it also requires cuts in defense spending. and i've said that in addition to the $400 billion that we've already cut from defense spending we'...

a vision anchored in time tested truth. freedom is a god given right. >> there are many that say a palin campaign would squeeze out fell ee tea party favorite michele bachmann. but bachmann says she's ready to run and not worried about governor palin or anyone else. >> if i chose to run, i run to win. that's the only way that i do it, because if i'm it, i'm it, and i will do -- i am an extremely hard worker. >> a busy day, spicy day. we begin in islam bad. tense moments between america's top noigss and the highest military officer. secretary of state clinton made clear the united s...

Let's go way back to december of 2009. we find a cable from wikileaks from the embassy in cairo. stating in january of 2011, government will give out butane ration cards. show you a piece of the cable here. the current proposal still in discussion phase would be to convert the subsidy to a paper voucher system and they describe them as smart cards. they knew the risks. could they take on such an entrenched subsidy in a political season and not anger the people? if they didn't, the subsidy would become so unsustainable, drastic action would be forced to happen they'd anger the people. lose-lose...

Let's go way back to december of 2009. we find a cable from wikileaks from the embassy in cairo. stating in january of 2011, government will give out butane ration cards. show you a piece of the cable here. the current proposal still in discussion phase would be to convert the subsidy to a paper voucher system and they describe them as smart cards. they knew the risks. could they take on such an entrenched subsidy in a political season and not anger the people? if they didn't, the subsidy would become so unsustainable, drastic action would be forced to happen they'd anger the people. lose-lose...

Regulating your salt intake. the fda is considering a plan to gradually reduce the amount of salt in various foods that you eat, especially the salt that's in processed foods. why? medical professionals say although we need a small amount of salt to live, americans consume way more than they need, and as you said, can contribute to high blood pressure, high blood pressure leads to heart attacks and strokes. so the fda is involved in discussions with various food manufacturers to over time reduce the amount of salt in the foods. hasn't started yet, still in the discussion phase, jon. jon: so wh...