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Where the uncertainty over the fiscal cliff is probably creating a drag or will increasingly create a drag on the economy, and it's very important that we sort of sort this out but a presidential campaign is a terrible time to do that. once the election time is over and we get into 2013 and beyond, we overstate the power a president has to change the economy. a lot of it has to sort itself out on its own and there are global factors that have a huge influence over it. to some degree, the obsession over the jobs numbers is a bit narrow and what these politicians can do, sometimes is just to get...

and may have big-footed congress. kate bolduan is on the case. we heard it moments ago. the white house asserting executive privilege. >> reporter: it is the latest twist in this ongoing battle that is coming to his -- leading up to this showdown vote, this contempt vote, that the republican chairman of the house oversight committee, congressman darrell issa, has been threatening. he says he had a subpoena for documents relating you of the department of justice relating to this botched gun-running operation known as fast and furious. he wants these documents and the department of jus...

with news that could furtherer ratchet up the tensions. the pentagon is saying t ining s getting ready to send ships to syria. i want to go straight to the pentagon to barbara starr. i was listening to your exchange there in the pentagon briefing earlier today. you were pressing them a bit. tell me about the exchange. >> reporter: there's been a bit of confusion. there's a urth vessel that turned back to russia. it was a bit of a surprise when the pentagon announced it has information that three warships from russia were headed to syria. i want you to have a listen to what they had t...

I don't feel any reason to feel threatened. >> i have no weapons. >> it does not matter. you are going jail. >> i don't understand. >> officers took her to jail and charged her with obstructing governmental administration. >> i did nothing! >> i think the young police officer is high on his power. >> john: high on his power a little harsh. he is doing his job. >> no, it's not his job to take people, observers from their own property and put them in jail. >> john: a month later, emily put the video online. it was viewed thousands of times. some viewers characterized criticized the police. >> yo...

Nothing about him leaving office. add to that, recent promises by the arab state to provide opposition with weapons. there is little hope that the u.n. plan will succeed. in jerusalem, leland vittert, fox news. >> bret: not everyone here in washington is thrilled that the obama administration officials welcomed members of egypt's muslim brotherhood to the white house this week. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler explains why it happened anyway. >> reporter: when egypt's muslim brotherhood helped push hosni mubarak from power a year ago, the u.s. officials welcome th...