Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120817:09:01:00
And today we begin with health and taxes. the battle over medicare continued on the campaign trail yesterday with teams obama and romney trying to convince voters young and old that their plan is the most financially fit. meanwhile a mitt romney bombshell about his personal tax rate has sparked fresh controversy. nbc's claire leka joins us from washington with more on all of this. claire, good morning. >> good morning to you, lynn. yes, mitt romney called the interest in his personal tax returns, quote, small-minded, but it looks like it's been an issue that's dogged him all summer long, and i...
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