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new talking bridge tweeted out yesterday that he is running for president of the united states -- new to gingrich. if you click on the link it takes you to the video of the announcement. here is the video, about two minutes long, and we will be back. >> i am announcing my candidacy for president of the united states because i believe we can return america to hope and opportunity, to full employment, real security, an american energy program, a balanced budget. i worked with president ronald reagan in a very difficult -- we got jobs created again, americans proud of america, and the s...

a story on afghanistan called "time to leave" and ask whether it is time to pull out of that country. is it time to leave afghanistan? the numbers to call it -- democrats, (202) 737-0002 republicans (202) 737-0001, an independents (202) 628-0205. you can e-mail us and we are on twitter. let's take a look at this "usa today" ps. is it time for america's longest war to end? nearly six in 10 americans think so, according to a usa today/gallup poll taken over the weekend. other newspapers asking similar questions this morning. from the "new york times," the killing of osama bin laden has...

there were, the more choices there were, that would be the best thing the government could do. >> let me challenge you a little bit on that and push back. we have all these channels now and you have a lot of folks out there saying -- take news, for example. you have more cable malaise and cable news. you have more opinion then reporting. you have more talk than actual news gathering. -- you have more cable news -- more people -- there is a lot less there than meets the eye. do you agree and what do you do about it if you do? >> i do agree because unfortunately, news was controversy. ...

to raise the debt limit without simultaneously taking steps to reduce spending and to reform the budget process. to increase the debt limit without simultaneously addressing the drivers of our debt, in defiance of the will of the american people, would be monumentally arrogant and i think massively irresponsible. it would send a signal to investors and entrepreneurs everywhere that america is still not serious about dealing with our spending addiction. i think it would erode confidence in our economy and reduce the certainty for small businesses. i frankly think it would kill even mo...

that organized -- updates. you have obamacare. you have generic spending caps. there are different ideas out there. my job is not to say which one isjust [no audio] to say which is best are acceptable. during the continuing resolution, they did not get much and that does not bode well for what will happen with the debt limit. >> the markets want to see and standard and poor's in their negative outlook on the u.s. said this. they want to see some meaningful, lasting, and significant -- that was their word. i call it durable and medium and long-term correction to the course that we're ...