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Competing in the world economy, dealing with questions of war and peace, those are not things that chris matthews or barack obama can solve by ourselves. by necessity we're going to have to do those together. and if we can at least agree on that and agree that our system of self-government allows us to come together to take on those big problems, then we can figure out the specific policies. that's where we can compromise and negotiate. but what i will not compromise on is the idea, for example, we shouldn't have 41 million people in this country without health insurance. that i won't compromi...

As president of the united states. well, we're almost done. i have to ask you a little question you may not like to answer. this could be tough. >> all right. >> it's an essay question. the qualities required of a president. vice president joe biden, former secretary hillary clinton, compare and contrast. >> not a chance am i going there. here's what i'll say. both hillary and joe would make outstanding presidents and possess the qualities that are needed to be outstanding presidents. i think joe biden will go down in history as one of the best vice presidents ever and he has been with me at...

Sense of what my responsibilities are as president of the united states. >> well, we're almost done. i have to ask you a little question you may not hike to answer. >> ah-oh. >> this could be tough. it's an essay question. the qualities required of a president. vice president joe biden, former secretary of state clinton. compare and contrast. >> not a chance am i going there. here's what i'll say. both hillary and joe would make outstanding presidents. and possess the qualities that are needed to be outstanding presidents. they, i think joe biden will go down in history as one of the best vice...

To decide whether she wants it a primary fight. i still think she'll probably run. but is she gaining? and is the president helping him by giving him firearms, all of the decisions he's putting in the guy's hands? isn't there a campaign under way here right now? >> you're asking me, chris? >> i'm asking you. in fact, it was an essay question and you can annals it in full. >> well, i'd like that. i don't dispute the notion that joe biden is laying the predicate to run for president. but i dispute the notion that anything joe biden does is very premeditated, anyway. the guy just lives by the sea...

All right. moving on -- students in florida weren't making the grade when it came to a state writing exam. so the department of education decided on this solution this week. they decided to lower the bar. lower the standard. joining me now, mom jan and her son a fourth grader who took that exam. good morning to both of you. >> good morning, gretchen. >> you're so polite. thank you so much, sir. let me start with you, hayden. what did you think of the exam sf what was the question and how did you answer it? >> well, i thought the exam was sort of in between. it was a prompt -- it was fairly dif...