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gain. the company raised its biggest rival, topping melissa myer to be its new ceo. so welcome to today's program. after a bit of a slow start to the week yesterday, with the retail sales from the u.s., we have a full agenda today. inflation. >> a lot of chatter. >> a lot of libor, more data, bernanke. >> maybe this will excite is market a little bit. we had our seven down monday in a row which tells you more about the market than mondays. >> it's like that song. why i don't have mondays. >> i have to do googling. >> it's an old one. let me remind you what's on the slate. coming up...

This? >> no, i'm going to move on and ask you about bono. >> yeah, i've known bono for a long time, but mike eliot works with us, runs the one organization, and bono came by, he's in america this week on the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the aids virus and has an event. tonight in washington with president obama where he basically says that obama will commit to funding for another two years and increase the funding from 4 million people being helped to 6 million people being helped. and bono says i'm here to thank america for american leadership, for saving 5 million lives and talks a g...

as newt gingrich rises in the polls, there's growing scrutiny into his work after he left congress. "the times" reports through his health care made millions of dollars helping companies promote while gaining access to government officials. >> that's an outrageous accusation, yes, boo, yes, how dare you accuse a former congressman with no discernible skills of raking in cash by lobbying his former colleagues and future fellow lobbyists. we know, we know this isn't true of newt because newt's aides have pointed out he is not a registered lobbyist. and if he is not registered, he is no...

"the times" reports through his health care made millions of dollars helping companies promote while gaining access to government officials. >> that's an outrageous accusation, yes, boo, yes, how dare you accuse a former congressman with no discernible skills of raking in cash by lobbying his former colleagues and future fellow lobbyists. we know, we know this isn't true of newt because newt's aides have pointed out he is not a registered lobbyist. and if he is not registered, he is not a lobbyist. the same reason i have not registered my audi a-8, legally it is not a car, which is w...