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Jeff morrell has been in talk laura ink gram the falk radio host. scott reed a veteran republican figure a figure at the chamber of commerce have been in discussion was the white house and are not coming in to join the staff. the president is not able to recruit the kind of talent that he wants right now. >> phillip rucker after another busy day thank you for always being so kind as to come with us at night and talk about it all we appreciate it phillip rucker of the "washington post". now with us gop veteran veteran pb mismsnbc steve schmidt also a former chief strategist we should among of j...

Because yesterday afternoon the blackberries started buzzing, there were reports out of the london times that perhaps petraeus might be making a move in terms of his job and position. let's put up jeff morrell, defense department spokesperson and get a look at what he has to say about this. he says i can assure thaw general petraeus is not quitting as isaf commander but nor does he plan to stay in afghanistan forever. your take. >> the door is wide open for something and the tkwe is what. now, one thought, and petraeus had always rumored to be the next chairman of the joint chief of staffs, it...

ago in bahrain, watch and listen to this: >> [explosions] >> bill: as you can see and hear from the gunfire, those protests taking a deadly turn. good morning, everybody. we will continue to monitor this out of bahrain out of parts of the middle east. i'm bill hemmer. well -- welcome to "america's newsroom". martha: busy day, good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. one person shot dead, several others seriously wounded in that country's capitol and this is the scene in iran: >> progovernment demonstrations taking place, the hard line regime threatening to kill any opposition p...

benefits today. just as the holidays get underway. will they get it back by new year's eve? it's wednesday, december 1st, 2010. it's world aids day. and also, it's the first day of hanukkah. and also, i endorse the now holiday spirit. it's december. i'm okay with it. >> oh, what a relief. >> i'm chuck todd. i just wanted 24 more hours. >> no more of the grinch. you've really changed your tune and i appreciate that. go, holidays! >> i'm savannah guthrie. let's get right to the rundown. we're going to begin on capitol hill, where negotiators from both parties will try to hammer out a...

from the white house. wendell. >> reporter: megyn, the fact that both parties want to avoid a tax increase on middle class americans is what's pressuring the negotiators to reach some agreement. as you point out, they have broken for lunch but they're going to resume their talks later today. they're looking for some compromise, either raising the income level of the tax hikes that are extended permanently, or temporarily extending all the tax hikes. but as you point out, outside these talks, it seems to me politics as usual. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell throwing down a mark...