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In. given the length of the election cycle now, it seems like the opposition party is running the minute the second inauguration takes place, that said, second terms have always been difficult. fdr had a difficult second term, after he was re-elected in a landslide in 1936. this is part of our political system, and the great presidents figure out ways to achieve goals, even in this very contentious part of the environment. >> do you think that could happen here? >> it could. with ronald reagan who we discussed, no one expected the breakthrough of the soviet union. with president clinton, no on...

The recession could have been a depression, that's according to treasury secretary jack lew. mr. lew said, quote, the economic stakes were high and president obama understood that inaction was not an option. his decision to commit to additional support to gm while requiring them to fundamentally restructure their business was tough, but it was right. now remember that the auto bailout was part of the t.a.r.p. program, the bulk of the funds going to the banks. while the u.s. spent almost $422 billion on bailouts, it's recovered about $433 billion so so far this far in the program, including the...

>> just in, and happening right now. whatever you want to call it. the president announcing the nomination of timothy massad as chairman of the commodities futures trade board. it's an independent agency that regulates the futures and options market, a big job. he has overseason the troubled t.a.r.p. program, the bank rescue plan. this nomination needs to be confirmed by the senate but it's happening now. new york's one world trade center is now officially the tallest building in the nation, surpassing the former chicago sears tower. there's a council on tall buildings and urban habitate and...

They say it was too small for conclusion but optimistic about further studies. >> it is part of the federal government tarp program. we have heard so much about this one. 100 million in taxpayer money is being used to demolish abandoned properties in the city of detroit. that's 20 percent of how much the state was allocated for that program. detroit's mayor says it will help fight life in that city. >> is this new pamela anderson ad too hot for tv? >> yes, we want them to stay on top we have to stay at the forefront of the internet. ♪ >> it's an add for a web hosting service and features the...

Billion profit. that has many believing the 2008 tarp program is an unrivalled success story, but in a new article for "rolling stone" the secrets and lies of the bailout, matt taibi says not so. "to listen to the bankers and their allies in washington tell it, you'd think the bailout was the best thing to hit the american economy since the invention of the assembly line. not only did it prevent another great depression we've been told, but the money has also all been paid back, and the government even made a profit. no harm, no foul, right? wrong. it was all a lie. one of the biggest and most...