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in the last two years, 13 governments in the european union have either collapsed or been voted out of power. today, french president nicolas sarkozy is caught in a runoff with francois hollande that cast him his job. under sarkozy, france's unemployment climbing to 10%, while economic growth ground to a halt. also today, greece, a national election taking place in a society crushed by debt. greek unemployment now at 21%. up from just 9% before bailouts and austerity brought protesters to the streets. and as no other network can, we brought together cnn's best from around the world. ...

People to work harder give them more. why is it if you screw the poor people they'll somehow be whipped into action somehow? >> yeah, if you're trying to look for a logical explanation, you're not going to find it. but you're going to ask, who are the masters, whose interest are the parties serving? and it's pretty clear. the republican party given a choice between what makes sense economically and what redistributes income from the poor to the rich, reverse robin hood, you know which one they're going to choose. so, yeah, this is -- it's very frustrating for somebody in my position, of course...

Gsa contractors. >> i think this is the tip of the iceberg, jon, i really do. when you shine a light on something it often leads you to something else. and i think that these committees are now engaged up on capitol hill to continue looking. i think this is just so brazen it has really struck a chord with people around the country, and that picture of the supervisor sitting in the tub is now infamous. but it will probably raise the curtain on a number of different organizations inside government that have a lot of waste. jon: and when, you know, the government creates some of these agencies, a...

Has record unemployment. let's look at the unemployment situation in america when president obama took office. jobs were in a freefall in 2008. remember these days? i do. once president obama's policies got under way, things started to turn around. the stimulus programs kicked in. let's not forget how the righties vilified the auto industry bailout. no, it was a loan, and it worked. and the republicans had nothing to do with it. the payroll tax cut, well, that was suspended. and there, of course, is no way around it. president obama is the job creator. is mitt romney a job creator? ask the tho...

Situation in america when president obama took office. jobs were in a freefall in 2008. remember these days? i do. once president obama's policies got under way, things started to turn around. the stimulus programs kicked in. let's not forget how the righties vilified the auto industry bailout. no, it was a loan, and it worked. and the republicans had nothing to do with it. the payroll tax cut, well, that was suspended. and there, of course, is no way around it. president obama is the job creator. is mitt romney a job creator? ask the thousands of people who lost their jobs when romney's bain ...