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the president said he wanted a deal by friday, so lawmakers met with him at the white house day after day after day. they took a break on friday, and the president pushed again. >> if washington operates as usual, and can't get anything done, let's at least avert armageddon. >> joining me now, white house budget director, mr. lou. thank you for being here. >> thank you, candy. >> we are told by sources since the white house meeting on thursday and this morning, there has been no progress. do you concur? >> a lot has been going on since the white house on thursday night. >> there has ...

Millbank. >> good evening, lawrence. >> what was the guy thinking? i don't think that you were allowed to say that there was radical change from the right? >> it's the old michael kinsly rule that a gaffe in washington is when you accidentally speak the truth. newt's been known to do this from time to time. he's shot his mouth off in unhelpful ways before. i think this is a revealing moment. not necessarily because what it says about newt. he's got enough troubles. what it says about the republican party. he really hasn't changed all that much. he's been into this individual mandate on and off...

>> i don't think right wing social engineering is anymore desireble than left wing social engineering. i think we need a national conversation to get to a better medicare system with more choices for seniors. >> but not what paul ryan is suggesting which is completely changing medicare. >> i think that is too big a jump. i think what you want to have is a system where people voluntarily migrate to better solutions, better options. not one where you suddenly impose. i'm against obama care which is imposing radical care. and i would be against a conservative imposing radical change. >> in respon...

Jccentcom tweet. >> first you say, what was this guy thinking? first, his name. he's the deputy attorney general jeff cox. there are a bunch of them in this office in indiana. they put out a statement saying he's no longer employed. this was a tweet that went viral. is it started over the weekend with mother jones magazine. now, they tweet out from wisconsin that the police might be used to get demonstrators out of the wisconsin capitol building. this guy cox tweets back that the police should use live ammunition. what is he thinking? so this reporter out in california, san francisco, picks up...

>> hey, marty. i guess presidents' day, it's appropriate to talk about some who may want to be president. hailey barber, the governor of mississippi, somebody thinking about running for president. where is he today? iowa meeting with state party officials abdomen state lawmakers as well. how about tim pawlenty, the former governor of minnesota, another guy thinking about making the bid for the white house. today he's in nevada. rick san torn today in south carolina. marty, what do all three states have in common? pretty crucial in the race for the white house, high on the kick ost presidential...