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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101123:23:08:00

i've seen nothing since the start of the war as bad as it is right now. >> the chancellor at indiana university kokomo says the stimulus money has only been able to provide a temporary fix. and that kokomo will thrive again when the town manufacturers competitive products. >> long-term no, government dollars will keep it afloat. >> but they say the stimulus secured jobs with big manufacturers, track investment and relocation of suppliers. >> suppliers from the automotive industry in the region feel like there is some security now in their long-term. >> one person not following the president's speech today was indiana governor mitch daniels. the republican governor long been a critic of the president stimulus policy. daniels with us extended invitation and opted instead to give a speech at rotary club. back to you. >> bret: mike tobin live in

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101123:15:54:00

economy, mike. >> here in the... here in the plant, bill they do and that is after chrysler got $7 billion, in bailout money, and, they were able to apply $343 million, to this facility. where they have retooled it, to produce a new hb transmission designed to save fuel with cars and in doing so, chrysler was able to recall 400 laid off employees. and, that is part of the victory that the administration will be touting when they show up here today. they'll also be talking about unemployment, and the unemployment figures in kokomo were 6.8%, when the president took office and shot up to 20%, but have been able to beat that figure back to 12.8%. that comes after a massive investment in the area. in other manufacturing, even $800,000 to revitalize the downtown, and, one shop owner, kokomo, tells you, he hasn't seen it this bad since the depression. >> and, unfortunately, the young people are all leaving, because, there are no jobs here. they get out of school and get

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101123:15:55:00

some training and have to go to to indianapolis or chicago, to find work and, of course, they relocate. so, what we are seeing is a city that is getting older and older. >> reporter: the president of the local economic development alliance is defending the bailout in the way it has been applied in indiana, saying when you secure the jobs with the core manufacturers that attracts the smaller manufacturers, and, their suppliers. bill? bill: mike tobin, thanks, live in kokomo, indiana. thanks, we'll await the arrival there a bit later. martha. martha: from a trip to indiana to the road to 2012, new details on the possibility that president obama could face a primary challenge? could that be? and thanksgiving comes early for one family of -- a very emotional reunion, how a professional football team got in on the act. ( woman ) even with an overactive bladder,

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101123:23:09:00

kokomo, tonight. thank you. mixed economic news today. commerce department says the gross domestic product or gdp expanded at 2.5% annual rate in the third quarter. that is higher than the initial 2% estimate for july through september. the fdic says the list of the troubled banks rose in the quarter from 829 to 860. sales of previously owned homes were down 2% in october. stocks took a hit today, some analysts say in part due to the north korean situation and the asian market to it. the dow dropped 142. the s&p 500 lost 17. nasdaq was down 37. finally, the federal reserve, its officials downgraded their economic forecast for this year and next. new number, maximum of 2.5% and 3.6% respectively. senior political analyst brit hume is here to tell us what the fed prediction tells us

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CNN Newsroom-20101123-18:52:00

all right. our two big stories that we're watching right now. we've got first breaking news out of logan airport in boston. we've been tracking that for a little while now. a cargo building separate from the main kind of commercial building where you would probably be. the cargo area was evacuated because of a suspicious package. we have now learned there have been two k-9 hits on the two duffel bags that they seem to be zeroing in on that. we're also looking at the live pictures of kokomo, indiana, where the president and the vice president will be speaking very soon. they're at a chrysler plant there. we'll go to them when they take to the podium. lots going on. take a look at this movie clip and i'll tell you why we're looking at it on the other side. >> sanborne, shot 2:00.

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CNN Newsroom-20101123-19:09:00

senator evan bayh is here. congressman joe donnelly is in the house. congressman andre carson is here. congressman baron hill is here. by the way, congressman baron hill is in the indiana basketball hall of fame. now, that's pretty cool. being a congressman is cool. being in the basketball hall of fame in indiana, that's something. mayor of kokomo, greg goodknight is here. doing outstanding work. the ceo of chrysler group is here. president of the uaw bob king is in the house.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101123:17:54:00

coming here to tout the success of their stimulus package. they're also going to talk about unemployment numbers in the town of kokomo which were 6.8% when barack obama took office, shot up to 20%, and they've been able to beat those numbers back to 12% unemployment. you have a lot of people in town, the town itself has received a lot of money, saying that's not success, that the town is is a little bit of a ghost town, and you also have people, the local merchants in the shop, one in particular, saying he hasn't seen things this bad since the depression. >> unfortunately, the young people are all leaving because there are no jobs here. of they get out of school, they get some training, and they have to go to indianapolis or chicago to find work, and, of course, they relocate. so what we're seeing is a city that's getting older and older. >> reporter: now, the president of the economic development alliance in kokomo is actually touting the success of the stimulus money that came into town because he believes it

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20101102:14:32:00

vote, remember the weekend of march 20th, when a strong group of democrats in the house all crossed over, and decided to throw their weight and vote behind the health care bill. and, that is pretty much on the ballot, and a number of these cases here in the central part of the country that may determine the balance of power in the house, over here on the tabs you see the house, everything that lights up, are the key races we are watching in the house and indiana, a couple of races here, interesting as they relate back to health care, and up here, south bend, down to kokomo, indiana, district 2, joe donnelly broke for health care late, in a tough battle against the state rep, and, that is one, in district 2 and also in district 9, ohio river valley, down here, baron hill, the democrat, voted for health care and in a tough fight against todd young and we'll see how voters reward the health care votes or make democrats pay for it, over in ohio, at least five races that are critical, when it comes to health care here's one of them, remember the press conference, we covered that day

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20101002:10:33:00

norfolk, 11.51. raleigh, 3.53 is a lot of rainfall. it's nothing to sneeze at. philadelphia getting rocked with heavy rainfall, 7.08. baltimore at 6.10. what we are going to see today, again, a deep breath along the eastern sea board. high pressure building in with it. a break in the action. if you venture back to the great lakes, you are going to see a lot of things pop up on the radar, blue, green. some places, it's going to appear to be heavier, especially parts of kokomo, indiana. champagne, they are getting ready for a football game. expect clouds to build up, scattered showers, lightning. it's going to pass in the coming hour, too. the reason we are seeing that precipitation across the midwest, the area of low pressure and the frontal boundary. it's going to move through quickly. more cloud cover.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20101002:14:19:00

saginaw, flint, making your way to commerce township, some scattered showers. moving over lake erie north of cleveland. if you're in cleveland looking northward you might see a flash of lightning. kokomo back to muncie strong showers. that system driving off to the east. as it does so you're going have more rain develop in parts of mid-state, the finger lake states, altoona, pennsylvania you might have some showers. behind that system high pressure will build in. give you great conditions, clear skies, a little bit on the cool side. freezing countries in parts of the northern plains. different story by the afternoon. 57 in minneapolis. 71 your high in denver. 84 in dallas. 87 in houston. 78 in atlanta, l.a. checking in with 80 degrees. nice day there possibly some showers in ventura, up in san francisco also. back to you. appreciate it as always. thank you so much. we got just about a month to

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