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americans should give honor, praise and prayers for those who served and gave up their lives for the rest of us. they gave their youth for our future. not far from where we are today, right down the malice the newest memorial, world war ii memorial. the greatest generation, veterans that served. on the back wall, looks like a bronzed plate and you know it is not bronze, but there are thousands of stars, 4,000 stars on the world war ii memorial. and each one of those represents a young american that went overseas in the great world war ii and did not return. 400,000 americans. those a...

support. one week after the earthquake and tsunami, the relief effort is being overshadowed by the fears of a nuclear disaster. white smoke billowed from one of four damaged reactors, as crews frantically work to restore power at the crippled plant. they're trying to restart cooling pumps and prevent a total meltdown. but it's unclear whether the systems will operate when the electricity is restored. new video shows extensive damage. japanese officials responded to criticism that they're downplaying the severity of radiation leaks. >> on friday, the government acknowledged they wer...

washington, d.c. a lot of news today. in fact, help could be on the way for out of work americans. after weeks of partisan bickering democrats this very afternoon are expected to get the break they need and extend jobless benefits for 2.5 million people. now, republicans insist they're for extending the benefits, they just want it paid for. yesterday president obama accused republicans of playing politics. >> it's time to stop holding workers laid off in this recession hostage to politics. it's time to do what is right. not for the election, but for the middle class. >> there's no wa...

city hall. your administration had a share of blemishes. two police officers are charged in a drug ring. how can we trust you to be a reformer in washington, when many question whether you were able to do it right here in providence? >> i am proud of the work we have done in the city of providence to restore honesty and integrity. i am proud of the results in terms of new investment to the city, the lowest crime rate in three decades, creation of a high-quality national model of an after-school programs, improvements in our schools. providence continues to be a place where businesses...

cre the unemployment and it threatens the economy. if you take a look at where is is going, you start to put it, these seem like a lot of money this one here is $1.4 trilln. what is $1.4 trillion mean? well, put it into context. . here is the comparison. united states, 10.3. greece at 9.4%. greece is in the news and causing a whole lot of trouble in the european union and its deficit as a percentage of g.d.p. is 9.4%. these are not good numbers. it's healthful to compare to -- united kingdom is worst off. if you go debt, this is the larger term, year after year after year, united sta...