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>> unfortunately, the president wants to put off the decision on the keystone project until after next year's election. not only that, he now says that he'll reject the house's jobs bill if it includes support for this project. now, this is no time for the same old my way or the highway thee tricks. >> ezra kline is the columnist for "the washington post" and bloomberg, and i'm old enough i say radio address because that's what it used to be. now we actually get to see them talking. what are the expectations for this week's vote? >> i don't think the expectation is that this keystone deal will...

freelander and assistant managing editor at "time." stephen, let's start with you. we know europe's debt crisis has a very direct impact on the u.s. economy. with europe's future still uncertain, how much influence do americans, does congress and president obama have on what's really happening around the world right now. >> not so much. look, a lot of people probably wondering how can a small country like greece and a bigger country like italy throw the entire globally economy into this turmoil. i think the answer to that is it's the first domino to fall. there's a real threat, you k...

the long-term care program to be implemented in a way that would make it financially stable. congressional republicans say good riddens. they wanted to repeal that program any way. shifting to major new developments in the occupy wall street protest and rage in cities across the country today. protesters vented anger and frustration and police responded in riot gear. 24 people arrested in denver. in new york city, police detained 14 people for blocking traffic overturning trash bins and throwing bottles. a major clash between protesters and police barely averted in manhattan today....

>> they want to assess the costs of the keystone xl pipeline in terms of the carbon pollution it will produce. it's clear that we should not allow it to be built. >> reporter: republican lawmakers and a number of red state democrats who want the pipeline approved are blasting the administration. earlier in the month, 11 democratic senators urged the president to make a final decision. louisiana senator mary landrieu reacting, quote, saying the decision is irresponsible, unnecessary and unacceptable. alaska senator mark begich says, quote, i am frankly appalled at the continued foot-dragging by...

Re-election in 2014. mark begich from alaska will be outspoken on this. and there will be effort on any climate change regulations that republicans and democrats will team up and try to overturn these regulations. now, it could pass the house, probably not the senate. and obama would veto it, that will put pressure on the white house especially when the economy is so fragile. i think the obama administration is going to approve the keystone project. so they will have to throw something to the environmentalists and this could be it. bill: you think keystone is eventually approved? >> yes. bill:...