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routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blameless in these tactics. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i asked the senate to pass a simple rule that all judicial and public service nominations receive a simple up or down vote within 90 days. [ applause ] the executive branch also needs to change. too often it's inefficient, outdated, and remote. that's why i've asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so that our government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the american ...

Dollars out of the budget. don't forget a year ago we had an election where republicans said they would cut $100 billion out of the budget. here we are at the end of the year, by my calculations backed up by the senate budget committee looks like we didn't cut one penny of the budget. looks like we're going to have 50 to $100 billion increase in government spending in 2012 which you asked the right question, what happened? jon: well, what did happen? you say there are a couple of players who you might ask that question of? >> well, first of all what happened was that neither side wanted to cut...

shia compound where many gather on this important holiday and the photographer we spoke to describes how the explosion inside this crowded compound, bodies fanned out and were decimated. the death toll we're hearing could be in one to two dozen but given the scene where we heard from witnesses we are expecting it to rise in the coming hours. zain? >> nick paton walsh. i'm zain verjee. "world business today" starts now. hello, i'm andrew stevens in hong kong. >> and from cnn london, i'm charles hodson. this is "world business today" and these are our top stories much there had a cau...

Lobbyists. >> if a member has a troop of lobbyists coming through thinks office every single day it's still up to them to say no but they love to say yes. they absolutely love to say yes. you want something, i want to give it to you because i need your vote. they have to learn to say no a lot zbloochbh there are so many advocates with so much need. this woman is upset about the governor's cut. >> i am a nurse, he will not give me a voice to advocate for them. >> john: she says budget cuts are racist. >> and people talk about the big lobbyists, boeing and intel, and here but outnumbered 20 to 1...

>> you are a naturalist. >> members of congress have a lobbyists coming through his or her office it is still up to him to say no. they absolutely love to say yes. you want something i want to give it to you because i need your vote. they are going to have to learn to say no. >> practice hard because there are so many advocates with so much need. this woman is upset about a governor's cup. >> i am a nurse i care about people. he is going to make my patience thicker because he will not give me a voice to advocate for them. budget cuts are racist she ev says. >> it is despicable. >> they talk ...