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getting the mage? we've got new polling that says all of that. and this is important. recent polling may also explain why we haven't got an deal yet. we'll tell you what we're talking about. in any case, americans are speaking out today. >> good morning, speaker boehner's office. how may i help you? >> a summer avalanche of phone calls hitting the capitol. president obama asked for it in his address to the nation last night. here it is. house switchboard today getting nearly double the volume of normal phone calls, house speaker baine er's office reporting as many as 300 people on ho...

overhaul of the entire tax system. here's the catch, though. other sources are shooting down the idea that this is even happening as fast and hard as they can. listen to boehner himself earlier today on rush limbaugh's radio show. >> rush, there is no deal. no deal publicly, no deal privately. there is absolutely no deal. >> no deal, no deal, no deal. now, here's the white house spokesman jay carney. >> there is no deal. we are not close to a deal. we are -- obviously, the president is in discussions with all the leaders of congress as well as other members, and exploring the possibi...

way. today's cry for outrage go to democrats. of maryland who here's a surprise, doesn't like the proposed cuts in social programs. >> once again, the radical right is more worried about protecting their next election than protecting the greatest generation or investing in the next generation. what a sham. what a scam. i'd be tempted to just blow it off if it were not so cruel, stupid, and dangerous. >> and now tonight after all of these accusations and whining, we're hearing the whole mess may end not with a bang but with a whimper. you absolutely will not believe it. i'll talk to t...

a democratic source telling it differently, saying the president challenged mr. cantor for what the source called" talk out of both sides of his mouth". they'll be back at the table tomorrow. the stakes could not be higher. moody's today put america's credit rating on review hinting at a possible rating drop. ben bernanke says defaulting on the debt would be catastrophic. jessica yellin is at the white house with what her sources are telling her. what have you heard from these differing accounts? >> reporter: democratic sources say that bottom line is that the president was schooling...

edwards' lawyers say it was gifts from old friends intended to keep the affair street from elizabeth edwards who died back in december. first, joe johns lays out how all of this mess began. >> reporter: john edwards, the politician. remember him? >> we have much work to do. because the truth is, we still live in a country where there are two different americas. >> reporter: as it turned out, mr. two americas had two very different faces himself. people close to him said it was the face of betrayal. betrayal of the people closest to him. his late wife, elizabeth, supporters, his staff...