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[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] we're going to begin this morning with a question that is posed inside the "washington post," a new survey about the government. one of the questions is, in one word, describe the federal government, congress, the judiciary branch, the executive branch, and is it working for you. welcome to the washington journal. here's a look at the front page below the fold in the "washington post" with this question. what's so good about the government? most americans say they want mor...

because they think it's a long shot right now. it is a long shot. and it's going to be hard to be in the republican majority with a democratic president. it's like harry sade it's easy to be in the minority especially in the senate because you have a lot of power to be in the majority in the senate, especially republicans, they're going to have to work with democrats, with a democratic president. that blurs the lines for them when they want to create contrast in the next two years, particularly with republicans trying to defeat barack obama in 2012. it will make their job more diffic...

american community. it added to problems that a lot of neighborhoods had been facing long before the storm of this recession. long before this recession, there were black men and women throughout our cities and towns who'd given up looking for a job, kids standing around on the corners without any prospects for the future. long before this recession, there were blocks full of shuttered stores that hadn't been open in generations. so, yes, this recession made matters much worse, but the african american community has been struggling for quite some time. it's been a decade in which pro...

left as well. the house and the senate return this week. the senate will take up the defense authorization bill and language in that legislation on the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. go to c-span.org to find out about our coverage on those events. front page of the "new york times" this morning, touching off debate, missouri tells judges the cost of sentences. we want to know from you this morning do you think judges should know the cost of a sentence before they give it out? phone numbers are on your screen. when judges here sentence convicted krms, a new and unusual -- w...

squeeze in one call, you have about 30 seconds. hi, c-span. if aita is one to say it as a disabled -- i just want to say, as a disabled veteran, i would love to be there today. god bless everybody that is there today. i hope that our african- american brothers will join together and say that we love them and stop this page. host: your final thoughts? guest: i could not have said it better than the last caller. i'm glad i live in a country where people can protest and counter protest and counter protest the counter protest. i think that is part of what makes america great. again, havi...