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I think it's actually more than the market and some of the closer fed observers expect. and that's because it says $40 billion a month. it really open-ended. there's a statement in there that says, you know what? if the market doesn't improve we'll do more. it also says, even as the recovery strengthens we'll keep our easing monetary policy in place. the dollar amounts, right. the language, though, suggests the fed may be throwing the kitchen sink at the problem and warning that the stove and refrigerator could be next. >> some republicans critical of that. this shows that bernanke's got the l...

You're going to be hitting the airwaves for the next couple months, we're the underdogs. >> patricia, matt makes an interesting point which is not one that's been discussed a lot although to some degree the re-election campaign has talked about the down-ballot effect, vis-a-vis super pacs. if races are going to be swayed in this election, it's likely the ones who have smaller dollar amounts at play, where cross roads can really make a -- >> oh, yeah. look at just the florida senate race, for example. bill nelson down there has doubled the amount of money that connie mack has raised. connie mac...

state and behind. susan candiotti is in philadelphia like with sara ganim. her pulitzer prize-winning reports helped bring much of this to life. we will take you through the legal fallout from today's developments with legal analyst jeffrey toobin and paul calum. has the report been posted yet, susan? >> well, i just been emailed the opening remarks of former fbi director louis freeh. haven't had a chance to read it, but i can give you just a couple of bullet points. we know this report is supposed to be around 200 pages long. and louis freeh reveals in his opening remarks that are p...

ruled it constitutional, including the individual mandate, that roirs every american to have health insurance. i want to go now to our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. and i'm hearing, jessica, that you're just now learning sort of the match natichinations, what n as president obama learned the ruling himself. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. i've told by senior administration officials that the president was standing in the admiral oval office, it's called, the sort of area where his assistants sit right outside the oval office proper, watching a television screen ...

And covered about -- broadcast television in four states, so, the reason that the obama camp has to come out with so much money early is because they are getting out-spent when you look at the total picture, and there's -- i think a really interesting stat comes from smart media group, a media buying firm and they have seen already, 21-plus million in anti-obama spending on the airwaves between third party groups and super pacs, and that is a huge number and why president obama is spending so much, so early. >> jamie: we know the president is relying on celebrity status and celebrity money, th...