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Be additional pieces of legislation moving forward around, for example making sure small businesses can get financing and that is something all parties in both chambers should be able to agree to and i'm very much looking forward to working with you on all of those issues. i have said repeatedly, said at the state of the union and last night when i was meeting with the business roundtable, that in addition to dealing with the immediate challenges we face, in the recovery, it is absolutely critical that we also look at some fundamental structural problems in our economy, that are hurting famili...

Private sector jobs. the rest could be state and local government jobs or saving positions of teachers. the bulk went toward medicaid helping states with budgets, unemployment benefits and things like food stamps. get the president one year ago on short term and long term goals. >> the president: we will need to do everything in the short term to get our economy moving again. while at the same time recognizing that we have inherited a trillion dollar deficit. we need to begin restoring fiscal discipline and taming our exploding deficits over the long term. >> greta: are we moving into the dire...

Private sector jobs. the rest could be state and local government jobs or saving positions of teachers. the bulk went toward medicaid, helping states with budgets, unemployment benefits and things like food stamps. get the president one year ago on short term and long term goals. >> the president: we will need to do everything in the short term to get our economy moving again. while at the same time recognizing that we have inherited a trillion dollar deficit. we need to begin restoring fiscal discipline and taming our exploding deficits over the long term. >> greta: are we moving into the dir...

Most everyone including his fellow democrats by surprise senator evan bayh announced he would not seek re-election. that brings the avalanche of democratic retirement in the senate to three, creating the next surprise, even in a tough year for the majority party retirement are still greater among republicans. the third surprise. bayh's timing might actually limit the choices for the gop in that race. the indiana senator today saying he will not seek a third term. former two-term governor cited his disillusionment with congress. >> for some time i've had a growing conviction that congress is no...

Immediate scramble among his potential successors. it's the latest hurdle for senate democrats who are struggling to hold on to their now 59-seat majority. although bayh said he could have won a new term, he simply doesn't want to be there. >> after all of these years, my passion for service to our fellow citizens is undiminished but my desire to do so by serving in congress has wayned. i love working for the people of indiana. i love helping our citizens make the most of their lives. but i do not love congress. for some time i've had a growing conviction that congress is not operating as it s...