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He gets in and that's a giant if. jane: interesting, his wife also is quoted in a magazine coming out this month saying i always tell him to move forward. don't look back. so we'll see how much influence she may or may not have. larry sabato, university of virginia, good to see you, professor, thanks. >> thanks jane. jon: a new statement today from jim bunning, republican senator once again blocking extension of unemployment benefits and other government programs. the bill would also provide funding for road projects and prevent major cuts in medicare payments to doctors the kentucky senator d...

Here on your screen is how much money has actually been spent from the total. $119 billion have already gone to tax cuts and $179 billion have already been paid out. and that includes -- $31 billion on projects. the things we talk about the most, road projects, science projects, these kinds of things, we're seeing $31 billion in total that's actually been spent on those kinds of projects, and that what we're breaking down for you here at the stimulus desk. >> what about jobs? >> jobs is the biggest thing a lot of people want to know about. what we hear from the administration a lot of the time...

To deliver on his promises of job creation, deficit reduction and much needed economic growth. since taking office, the president's policies made a difficult situation worse. with the president's jobs speech rescheduled. jay carney would not preview the speech, but there are reports it could include a national infrastructure bank to entice private investors to get involved in road projects. the president ignored his conservative critics and take action. john larson, chair of the house democratic caucus is expected to release three bills today to shift the focus of the deficit committee into jo...

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Jon: and this fox news alert out of minnesota where the governor just signed a new budget ending one of the longest-ever state government shutdowns. harris is live with the breaking story for us. harris? is. >> reporter: yeah. there were a lot of people wondering how this one would come together. minnesota governor mark dayton has just signed an agreement he struck with leading republicans after months of very bitter arguments over taxes and spending cuts. they were trying to close a pretty sizable deficit in their spending there, and they have been brutal on this issue for quite some time. yo...