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mr. chuck todd. let's get right to the first reads of the morning. mitt romney is aggressively trying to shift the spotlight off his bane background and unreleased tax returns, escalating a counter attack on the president, out with a new ad, continuing the line of attack of croneyism. >> where did all the obama stimulus money go, friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups. >> romneyng thatucce ere partly education and infrastructure or as the president awkwardly put it, if you got a business, you didn't build that. >> to say that steve jobs didn't build apple, that...

transparency. >> i'm a big believer that no matter who you are or what office you're running for, you should be as transparent as you can be with your tax returns and other aspects of your life. >> in another romney gop primary opponent, congressman ron paul told politico, quote, it looks like releasing tax returns is what the people want. romney defended himself to nbc's pittsburgh affiliate wpxi. >> why do you think that's not enough for members of your own party, though? some members. not all. >> oh, i think people in my party just say, look, this is a nonissue. just release the r...

Foreign policy always generate pretty good. might not help him out at all come november, though. >> well, i think that, look, this election, fundamentally, will be about the economy and the direction of the economy. all the poll numbers show that's where the president has the biggest sell to make. that is clear. that's one of governor romney's alleged strengths is being a businessman. so no doubt about it, the economy is important. but i think one of the other responsibleties as president is commander in chief. and i think it's a strength for the president heading to november that some of the ...

as you can see over the next 48 hours, it doesn't like it will be too bad. heading into the saturday forecast for the rest of the country, showers and storms through the northern tier. some could be severe throughout portions of the plains and midwest. sunday, it is going to be hot. we could see records falling, especially through the midwest. otherwise, another chance of those thunderstorms from minnesota down into portions of kansas. and then on our memorial day, that system is moving eastbound. and we will see the rain anywhere from the great lakes down into the gulf coast and the...

Lift for any person. >> you don't think the vice president will be much of a game-changer? >> no. i think it can be a game-changer, but i'm not sure if you pick rubio it's a game-changer in florida. a rubio pick could be a game changer in the rest of the southwest or in other swing states like nevada and colorado with the heavy latino population. but i think if you look at it from the narrow to the broad, can portman or rubio be a game-changer in the respective states? i'm not sure, but in terms of being a game-changer overall, that could be the case. >> fred yang, good to see you, thank you s...