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Problem. again, going back to my buddy fdr, the reason he invaded north africa in 1942 was to show progress. eisenhower didn't want him to do it. marshall didn't want him to do it. marshall finally later said i didn't understand in a democracy the people have to be entertained. where is the progress that we're going to see in afghanistan? you have to keep public support both on the economy and the war or these things will become troubling. >> and i want to come back to the war in a moment. mark halperin, on the point about the economy, and specifically the auto bailouts, because the white hous...

Beyond on washingtonpost.com. a chicago store clerk is being hailed as a hero. he says instinct kicked in as a gunman walked in and demanded money. mohammad was able to fight off that gunman, he ran away and no one was hurt. he joins us on the phone -- mustafa, rather. this was a great story, pretty scary. tell us what happened. >> you know, he came in just like a customer, you know, asking me about a phone until he showed me the gun. i knew what was going on then. >> i bet you did. he said he was going to kill you? >> well, i mean, while we were wrestling for the phone, you know. i wasn't r...

Negative reaction tell us about the president, the oil disaster, and the nature of media criticism? joining us now, chris cillizza, managing editor of postpolitics.com and author of "the fix" blog on washingtonpost.com. amy holmes, co-host of talk radio network's nationally syndicated "america's morning news." and john arivosis the founder and editor of americablog.com. everyone with a pundit license trashed this speech nelz either it was the worst speech of all time or their expectations were out of whack. >> i think it's the expectations being out of whack a little. look, i think it would ha...

House was out to get him. >> i was a congressman in my first eight weeks and i was in the congressional gym and i went down and worked out. i went into the showers and i'm sitting there, showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes rahm emanual, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest yelling at me because i wasn't going to vote for the president's budget. do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man? >> no, frankly, i don't. joining me now co-host of "the daily rundown," chuck todd and chris cillizza, who writes "the fix" on...

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