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this week. we are talking about what it means for the major party stands on medicare. how will medicare affect your 2012 vote? here are the numbers to call. 202-624-1111 for democrats. 1115 for republicans. let's take a look at how "the new york times" is talking about the implication of medicare on politics. host: let's get right to your calls and see what you have to say about this. how will medicare affect your 2012 vote? caller: i am a democrat, an american first, always. i think that president obama is doing the best job that he can. i support the democratic plan and medicare. t...

that people are free and they get to consume it endlessly and the provider has the only incentive to provide on volume and the light is greeted that the bill goes somewhere else and a third party pays for it, that is a system i can tell you is doomed to inefficiency or failure. that is much of our government, unfortunately. as a tug of education, health care and other things, we have to reform it with those principles in mind. i was governor and we put forward one of the first performance pay systems that were offered statewide. that was performance pay for teachers and teacher union...

course decision this morning. you can start dialing in now. democrats, republicans, and independents. we want to get your thoughts this morning. we begin with of of los angeles times" front-page story. the supreme court called a crowded prisons in humane and governor brown plans for county jail transfers. it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to be paid for by tax hikes. that is the "los angeles times." the "washington -- wall street journal" has this. the state system was designed for 80,000 inmates but holds nearly twice that many. the decision comes 21 years after suit was...

congressional race, placing the democrats a slightly ahead. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, republican, officially entering the race later today. the president is in dublin, ireland this morning, the first stop on a four-nation tour that will take him to england, france, and poland. his remarks yesterday at the apec conference. we want to focus on u.s. foreign policy and ask you this question. how do you think the world views america? america? give us a call. host: "the irish times" has the story on the president and his arrival. the story about a rally taking place tonight. ...

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