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our economy would be stronger. of course, congress refused to pass this jobs plan in full. >> among other things, the plan would have created or saved 400,000 education jobs. it would have done the same for thousands of police and firefighter jobs, and it would have jumpstarted new infrastructure projects across the country. when it was introduced, john mccain's former economist said it would create 1.9 million new jobs and reduce the unemployment rate by 1%, and the american people loved it. 75% supported investing in teacher and police and firefighter jobs. 72% liked investing in t...

>> there's no excuse for not passing these ideas. we know they can work. if congress decides, despite all that, they aren't going to do anything about this simply because it's an election year, then they should splap to the american people why. >> the question now is with republicans having to face the voters, will they still dare to block jobs for people who are in this country really struggling? joining me now is congressman sandra levin, democrat from michigan, and jack bernstein, msnbc contributor and the former chief economist for vice president joe biden. congressman, let me st...

settlement a big bank shakedown in a war on the bank declared by uncle sam on all 50 attorneys general? how will they lend if we keep taking their money from them. the mortgage deal from hell and in a cnbc exclusive you'll hear from the first time from clint eastwood. he'll tell us why he thinks he wasn't showing for president obama and you'll hear what he said in just a moment. first, let's drill down on our market story. jobless claims down, profits carrying us, 14,000 dow. well, i may not always be right. that's my take. let's get our experts, bob dole, tobias, citi's chief u.s. e...

plus, michele bachmann's attempt to go main stream is over. her sickening true colors came out today. and murdock's mess, his phone-hacking scandal deepens. can he survive it? what does itean for fox news? welcome to the show. tonight's lead, we need to stop having the wrong conversation on jobs. the new jobs numbers came out today. and they are good. unemployment hit 9.2%. and if we needed any more proof, here it is again. the republican approach of tax cuts and huge spending cuts is all wrong. we democrats are doing what you wanted. but this jobs report swwake-up call. there is...

Joining me now is former pennsylvania governor and dnc chair ed rendell and jack bernstein, former chief economist to vice president biden. he's writing today about the new overtime pay rules and his research helped drive the new initiative. thank you both for being here. >> thank you, rev. >> rev. >> governor the president looks as confident as frankly, i've ever seen him in tackling his agenda. whatever happened to lame duck? >> he's not a lame duck. the president is enjoying actually having not to run again because it gives you a sense of freedom. in my second term i was free to say and do ...