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Big cuts in federal spending and then he is going to do base broadening but the base broadening only in the context of a big marginal tax cut, big reductions in federal spending, and then only with regard to upper income taxpayers. he said look. all the deductions are on the table. it's pretty specific and far more honest and up front than anybody else has gotten. >> all right. former republican senator jim talent from missouri. thanks for coming on this morning. >> thanks, chuck. >> the dow dropped back below 13,000. market rundown is up next. plus, an explosion of anti-american anger in afgh...

>> ted rowlands was inside the courtroom when that audio was played. ted, it was stunning to hear. i can't imagine what the reaction was like inside the courtroom where michael jacks jackson's family was attending. >> reporter: to be honest, drew, i was not inside the courtroom during that audio, but i think anybody who heard it was shocked. and the prosecutors used it for one reason, to show that dr. conrad murray knew what he was doing to michael jackson, knew the drugs he was administering to michael jackson had this type of effect. they got that recording from murray's own cell p...

complicated partisan bickering. the senate went o recess without giving the agency a short-term funding extension. president obama believes the issue will be resolved by the end of the week. the transportation secretary says you have nothing to worry about when you fly. i'll be speaking to him later on "american morning." president obama turns 50 today. he qualifies for a free scoop at baskin-robbins. and he got a surprise in chicago ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday -- >> jennifer hudson much better singer than rahm emanuel. 26 seconds of the...

put forward by a bipartisan senate group named the gang of six. most liberals don't like the gang of six approach because it would make cuts to social security and medicare. >> we are an anti-gang group. we are -- we're trying to suppress the growth of gangs. we think that it is not healthy for washington. most conservatives complain it doesn't cut spending enough and raises taxes too much. >> the gang of six is a five pages of sort of talking points. it's not an actual plan. >> but the president sees it as a framework for a potential -- potential -- breakthrough and perhaps becaus...

First today, coming up pretty fast less than two months away. and first potential candidate dipping his toes into the presidential pool. newt gingrich filing his campaign form with the irs. and in south carolina, primary is less than a year away and a clear front-runner way ahead of the pack. with his popularity with voters carry over to other republicans? let's bring in our political panel, the senior vice president of vox global and aide to the house leadership and adam goldberg, former associate counsel to president clinton. thank you so much for joining us. off the top, let's take a look a...