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The department of energy spent nearly $3.5 million for just ten executives for an environmental cleanup contract in 2011. two of those workers were paid $82 -- paid 82% and 74% above average. heather? >> two weeks until the filing deadline, you may find yourself like a lot of us, rushing to get your taxes done but you want to be careful because minor mistakes could cost you a lot of money. personal finance expert vera givens is here to explain how to avoid getting an audit. what is the top mistake people make? >> fuzzy math. people are moving stuff around from one decimal to the next. year in ...

Decide which ones to use and didn't say that was his policy. he just sort of floated it as an idea. that's a strange thing to do at this point, isn't it? >> it was. i think the president probably should have said, hey pal, this is your policy? this is your basic policy and you're picking a number? >> right. >> you know, we're not playing a -- you know, i'll take door number two here. i thought the president did a very good job of preparing for this debate with phrases like sketchy deal. >> fuzzy math. >> it's not a five-point plan, it's a one-point plan was the president's best summary of his ...

And i both have been in washington a long time. and when the math doesn't add up, somebody comes up with these unique economic theories that somehow despite the fact that the numbers don't equal up, trust us, because everything will work out just fine. that's exactly what's gotten us into this mess. that's why when barack obama walked in to the oval office the first day in 2009 and we were a trillion dollars in the hole for that fiscal year. let's be clear. if you want to be straight with the american people and the american people want you to be straight with them, you owe it to the american ...

Five-point lead over governor romney. republicans are ramping up their efforts in wisconsin. >> here in wisconsin, we're not better off under president obama. >> governor romney went to church in massachusetts after hammering home his own economic message. >> if this president's re-elected, you're going to see chronic high unemployment continue for another four years or longer. >> president obama accuses his opponent of fuzzy math. >> governor romney said he wouldn't take a deal with $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue increases. and the problem is the math or the arithmetic, as president c...

Obama leads by double digits. all three polls were of likely voters. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, does mitt romney's tax plan make any sense for the middle class? text a for yes, text b for no to 622639. or go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. i'll bring you the results later in the show. i'm joined by democratic strategist bob shrum and msnbc analyst and former rnc chairman michael steele. chairman steele, let me begin with you. >> how are you doing, sir? >> how are you, my friend? >> good. >> romney's policy director calls the study bias and said it...