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>> food stamps in early 20009 which continues through this fall for 46 states. >> of all of these 80 plus programs only three had work requirements. now one of the work requirements is gone it's down to two>> they noted romney himself joined other governors in seeking welfare flexibility in 2005. >> in support of policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the roy and stay on welfare forever. >> they wouldn't weaken it they were the ones who were part of the movement to establish it. jim, thank you. there were 6,000 fewer applicants last week for unemployment benefits. the four-we...

A huge debt. currently $2.6 trillion. no growth. and a welfare state that has been just about impossible to trim down. political parties can't agree on a new government. they will forced to call new elections. given the fractured nature of both coalitions elections could result in deadlock. we were focused on greece. it is important for euro zone. but the high stakes game is italy. it's just too big to be bailed out. bret? >> bret: greg burke live in roam early thursday morning. thank you. back at home, the wholesale inventories dropped a tenth of a percentage point in september. that is the f...

Ethical values, he needs to stand up and say well. >> obama campaign aid says there may need to be further reform to make sure every lobbyists is registering to lobby. the aid said in the current system the brightest line to draw is banning money from lobbyists and the president is the only candidate to do so. >> okay, ed. thanks a lot. house republicans are preparing the vote on next week on a subpoena demanding the white house turn over records relating to the federal loan guarantee for the now bankrupt solar energy company solyndra. the white house so far denied requests for documents. la...

39.8 million people to 43.6 million meaning one in seven americans are in poverty. >> getting the labor going and economy going, that's the problem for us. >> reporter: since unemployment doesn't fall until about a year, that number is likely to get worse. >> bret: thanks, the s & p gave back about a half point. the nasdaq was up 2. the debate over extending the bush era tax cuts to avoid a tax increase in tough times continues on capitol hill, but it isn't just whether to extend them, but also, how the legislative process would move forward and even what they should be called. correspondent j...