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>> senator, the new democratic senator from west virginia is expected to be sworn in tomorrow. should we expect that will mean the senate will be finally able to extend the unemployment benefit? >> you should be able to expect that. and it is none too soon. we're having a situation in states like mine, in oregon, we have 40,000 people who have lost their unemployment benefits. if you put that across the country, that's 4 million people. so we really have a contrast here with programs to help the wealthiest or programs to help working americans bridge through this deep recession to a better tim...

>> you should be able to expect that. and it is none too soon. we're having a situation in states like mine, in oregon, we have 40,000 people who have lost their unemployment benefits. if you put that across the country, that's 4 million people. so we really have a contrast here with programs to help the wealthiest or to help working americans bridge through this deep resession to a better time. >> republicans are arguing the arraign to help the wealthiest americans is because doing so is free. extending the top tier of the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans is something that wouldn't ...

Brinksmanship. a summer sequel, and a look ahead at the president's schedule. a lot about nato. he goes straight from here to joplin, missouri, tonight to give the commencements. a very tough commencement for folks in joplin, missouri, on nearly the one-year anniversary of those horrible tornadoes that destroyed joplin high school down there. the president will speak at that commencement tonight. you're watching "the daily rundown" right here on msnbc. chicago. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ooo...