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He's paid to uncle sam. >> i did go back and look at my taxes and over the past ten years, i never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6% or something like that. >> romney has already made his 2010 tax return and estimates of what he paid in 2011 public. team obama isn't satisfied. they still want proof. >> this brought the income tax debate back to the forefront after we had spent so much time talking about medicare, about the ryan pick. >> meanwhile in ohio, romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message, questioning medicare's current funding. >> do you think raiding m...

And today we begin with health and taxes. the battle over medicare continued on the campaign trail yesterday with teams obama and romney trying to convince voters young and old that their plan is the most financially fit. meanwhile a mitt romney bombshell about his personal tax rate has sparked fresh controversy. nbc's claire leka joins us from washington with more on all of this. claire, good morning. >> good morning to you, lynn. yes, mitt romney called the interest in his personal tax returns, quote, small-minded, but it looks like it's been an issue that's dogged him all summer long, and i...

Huffington "post" reports john sununu thinks president obama is taking too much credit for killing osama bin laden. sununu joked obama's left arm is about eight inches longer from patting himself on the back. this as mitt romney said in 2007 it's not worth quote moving heaven and earth just trying to catch one person. speaking in ohio, rick santorum played the religion card warning catholics supporting president obama is a sin. one time obama assumer former alabama democrat will speak at the republican convention. he told the "washington post" he'll focus on failed themes from the obama's 2008...

The centers for disease control and prevention is recommending all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis c to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, which can go undetected for decades. >> in a surprise development, government officials say u.s. carbon dioxide emissions have dropped to their lowest level in 20 years, mostly due to many power plants using natural gas instead of dirtier burning coal. and it was tea for two in berlin where madame tussauds unveiled new wax figures of -- prince william and the duchess of cambridge. the wax royals were invited for afternoon tea at the englis...