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And i think that's really -- and they're looking for ways to get out. looking for ways to better their lives and the lives of their children. >> you know, one of the things that struck me in the report, you were saying one of the things, it's not just government but society in general needs to sort of modernize itself to the reality that there are a lot of single-parent families led by women. should we be accepting that? should -- >> well, that's certainly what our poll said. >> pardon me? >> that's what we polled 3,500 people, and what they came back with, is, yes, the government should moder...

The other headline of the report is that two-thirds of all minimum-wage workers are women, and 70% of those workers don't even get one sick day off. so it's really a story about the american woman, the struggles that she faces, being a breadwinner, a caregiver and a caretaker, and certainly in those 42 million women and the 28 million women, the children who depend on those women, there are single mothers, but it's a much bhigger story than single mothers. >> and you talk about some of the things that need to be done, and not all of it can be dodge legislatively. >> right. >> a lot of this is ...

That benghazi is not a story that's going away, or that people that believe in the conspiracy theories about it are going to be persuaded by yet another report by government officials. >> this is going to continue as long as and until hillary clinton declares or doesn't declare. >> if husband she does declare, keep continuing. it's going to be there. the question is how much traction it has, especially as time goes on. it's something that people still care deeply about. >> gene robinson, susan page, thank you both so very much. meanwhile, our coverage released on the newly released shriver r...

Two thirds of american women are the primary or co-bread winners of their families and one in three lives near the poverty level. they serve as the focus point for the newly released shriver report. later this afternoon, nbc special anchor maria shriver will meet with president obama to discuss the report. >> she works hard to hold down a job or even two to provide and parent, often without a partner. to juggle the needs of young children and elderly parents and be the backbone of the family because she has to. she is one missed paycheck, one sick child, one broken down car away from losing it...