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Us tonight. ruth, let me ask you first. how is this going to play out when ryan stumbles over his answer on stimulus money then throws it off on a staffer? >> it goes right to the heart of the problem with ryan. this is something we've seen in wisconsin many, many years. ryan is a member of congress from a very hard hit industrial district, a district inflicted by plant closings, as he was signing off on things like most favored nation trading status with china, as he was opposing fair trade legislation in congress. then he turns around and opposes things like the extension of unemployment ins...

Us tonight. ruth, let me ask you first. how is this going to play out when ryan stumbles over his answer on stimulus money then throws it off on a staffer? >> it goes right to the heart of the problem with ryan. this is something we've seen in wisconsin many, many years. ryan is a member of congress from a very hard hit industrial district, a district inflicted by plant closings, as he was signing off on things like most favored nation trading status with china, as he was opposing fair trade legislation in congress. then he turns around and opposes things like the extension of unemployment ins...

I don't recall. i haven't seen this report so i really can't comment on it. >> do you hear that? ryan denies requesting stimulus money then says he doesn't remember. then he says he hasn't seen the report. and he said all that in less than ten seconds? here's the truth, my friends. the "boston globe" found two letters from ryan requesting stimulus money for companies in wisconsin. tonight, ryan released a statement saying his staff wrote those letters requesting stimulus money and that it should have been handled differently. paul ryan's been on the campaign trail for less than a week, and alr...

About it. it obviously was not part of his agenda. >> ruth conniff and representative herring, great to have you with us tonight. chevy volt is roaring back and employees are returning to the production line a week early. but went sales were slow, they were cheering. they are bad mouthing this thing left and right. and mitt romney won in wisconsin, but only after showing total disregard for the state's election law. oh, yeah, wisconsin's got some legal issues with the mitt-ster. authorities are on the chase. we're right back. ying