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Expectations. >> it almost seems, carol, from the white house view that the s&p assessment, while clearly not good news for the white house or the country, it seems to almost further, it seemed to further the white house argument. they say this assessment emphasizes what they have been saying, the need for leaders in congress and the white house to come together and reach an agreement to move forward and tackle our fiscal problems which are so clearly at the forefront right now, carol. >> we will look forward to the remarks this morning. while the president tries to save voters on deficit redu...

We will be keeping an ear to that. the white house clearly takes this assessment from the s&p very seriously. they did seem yesterday, i would say, carol, to downplay maybe the significance of the s&p assessment. the white house president secretary, jay carney, in the briefing yesterday, said, he and the white house and the administration at-large simply believe that the political prospects for leaders in members of congress to come together and agree on tackling the country's deficit and debt problems is better than the s&p debt assessment. >> what the s&p analysis also said was the american ...