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Editor of "time" jim frederic. thank you for coming on. >> sure. >> at this point we have not been able to confirm information. the state department is not commenting, the white house, as well, on this arrest that is reportedly have taken place in tunisia but reuters first obtained the e-mails and according to them, officials at the white house and the state department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the consulate on september 11th that an islamic militant group claimed credit for the group. they obtained the e-mails of government sources requested anonymity and this group cla...

focused election night. right now, ohio is the ad capital, dollar capital of the world if you will. $177 million being spent by the campaigns in that state alone. followed by florida at $174 million and virginia, $136 million. and ohio is where in a few minutes congressman paul ryan will give what the campaign is calling a major policy address on poverty and america's promise. as for the top of the gop ticket, mitt romney will spend a second day campaigning in nevada. now some other head leans off the trail right now. the obama campaign is now allowing a previously off the record int...

But he didn't. it's interesting that in the debate when given the opportunity he didn't go there. he didn't really switch to a moderate position and i think that's because he would get heat from the conservative base. >> michael, i want your thoughts on it, as well. one more moment. this jobs plan, that five-point plan. let's play it. >> we have not made the progress we need to make to put people back to work. that's why i put in a five-point plan to gets america 12 million new job s in 4 years and rising take home pay. >> a five-point plan? he has a one-point plan. and that plan is to make su...

>> jim, watching morsi and the president's relationship develop and the president give the interview about not being an ally, not being an enemy, but egypt has been such a critical ally over the years, certainly through mubarak and relied heavily on the billions of dollars that we have sent and taxpayer dollars. does it come down now more to who needs more more? >> egypt has a treaty definition is and has been an ally and probably will be an ally. i think an underreported aspect of what obama's comments could have been interpreted as is a personal message while egypt is an ally, you know, it i...

President mahmoud ahmadinejad made the final speech to the u.n. general assembly. protesters were outside. ahmadinejad struck some very familiar themes. >> translator: arms race and intimidation by nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction by the hegemonic powers have become prevalent. continued threat by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> joining me now for reaction is jim frederic, international editor and executive editor of "time" magazine and joel rubin, former state department officer. good to...