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The fiscal year. if the president and our democrat colleagues refuse to accept serious tlaerchls immediately reduce federal spending, house republicans will not grant their debt limit increase, period." that from eric cantor. vice president joe biden will lead that discussion with parties on may 5. a now "washington post" poll shows -- a new "washington post" poll shows how little people want to sacrifice. this is the front page this morning. only 21% support cutting medicare. 30% on medicaid. 42% on medicare. and 45% support cuts to social security. after another air traffic controll mishap...

>> falling short of cash would be significant advantage for republicans. president obama is expected to raise $1 billion, with a "b." fox news brings the first g.o.p. debate may 5. >> bret: the countdown has started. thank you. application for first-time unemployment benefit dropped 13,000 last week. decline came after a surge of 31,000 the week before. the dow gained 52-1/2 today. s&p 500 was up 7. the nasdaq finished ahead 18. president obama said today justice department will look for possible fraud or manipulation in the oil markets. that might be affecting gasoline prices. he says the inv...

Crude prices for may delivery jumped $2.45. to settle at $106.72. prices at the pump added another penny to settle at a national average of $3.61 a gallon. stocks were mixed. the dow lost 31. the s&p 500 dropped 2.5. nasdaq was up 4. the number of people seeking unemployment benefit dropped by 6,000. the second decline in three weeks. the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose slightly this week but remained below 5%. the first debate of the 2012 campaign is now just five weeks out. may 5 in south carolina. you will be able to watch it here on fox news. as the campaign heats up, the rnc...