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In vegas, you already know this, the house always wins. joining us now, lucia graves, staff correspondent for "national journal." thank you for being here. talk to us first about how internet gambling became such a policy priority for so many of these folk. >> well, i think you have to look at sheldon adelson's priorities and he, you know, he's always been staunchly pro-israel but first and foremost a casino mogul and internet gambling is a threat to his brick and mortar business model. if you can gamble online, you might not bother to come to his casino. right now there are two bills before c...

There and still win the law that is boost him. in vegas, you already know this, the house always wins. joining us now, lucia graves, staff correspondent for "national journal." thank you for being here. talk to us first about how internet gambling became such a policy priority for so many of these folk. >> well, i think you have to look at sheldon adelson's priorities and he, you know, he's always been staunchly pro-israel but first and foremost a casino mogul and internet gambling is a threat to his brick and mortar business model. if you can gamble online, you might not bother to come to his...

Between when politicians do favors for people who were nice to them versus when they cross that line and deserve to go to jail. >> well, this is also why the governor, chris christie scandal on the hoboken money is more complicated than, say, the virginia case because, you know, here he's saying that he was influencing money for the benefit of the lawyer friend who represented the client. >> that's the theory of the case thus far. >> that's the theory thus far if the media is getting it right. so that's obviously a lot more common. >> and presumably one defense would be the governor -- let's -...

Adding a dime to our deficits. >> and now, a cycle first from athe lawn of the white house, president obama's assistant from economic policy gene sperling. gene is also from the economic national council and named obama's progressive voice of the economy by the republic. thanks for joining us today. >> thanks for having us. >> absolutely. i want to talk with where the talk has been. the notion this budget from the president is some kind of middle ground, yet at the same time, what does it say about the president's policy priority especially jobs? >> well, what this budget shows is the presiden...

To lead it. in partnership with you. >> at last year's clinton global initiative, president obama put a spotlight on the issue of human trafficking and made it a policy priority. the state department estimates that between 27 million men, women and children are trafficked each year around the world. and it is not for nothing. trafficking has become big business. generating $32 billion person year. but it is not just a problem that exists outside the developed world. each year an estimated 45,000 to 50,000 women and children are trafficked into the united states. and between 2008 and 2010, 83% ...