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Safety net thing, maybe a payroll tax holiday something for the people on the lower end if you will do that. >> i'm not sure it's entirely ideological. part of this is pure narcissism. i don't think i have ever heard him say i changed my mind or i was wrong. >> why can't he just say i accepted an idea from the other side? he's done that. >> because he would be changing his mind. >> a switcheroo but a smart one. >> bret: we'll leave it there. this is a fox news alert. just getting this in. american law enforcement officials are discussing possible charges against two men on a chicago to amsterd...

His policy has no connection to iraq. >> he says with the rapid stable government and the government they could be operating if rough waters to come. >> bret: malini wilkes, tuesday morning in baghdad. thank you. "associated press" reports that more than $5 billion in taxpayer funds have been wasted on projects in iraq. the a.p. analysis is on watchdog and among the items it sites empty prison north of baghdad and $165 million children hospital that is not used. here is a look at how federal deficits impacted by spending on the iraq war. the red bar is funds without the war and the other is sp...

Differently. >> muslim group announced today public relations campaign. called "my faith, my voice." >> i don't want to impose my faith on you. >> organizers want to address a rising tide of anti-muslim sentiment on the airways and not responding to controversy about the proposed mosque. in less than two weeks americans will gather to commemorate the attacks of 9/11. by then, rauf should be back on u.s. soil where he is likely to be met with funding of the mosque. he said teaching of islam prevent him from reconsidering a decision that's already been made. in new york, david lee miller, fox ne...

6,000 national guard troops to the boarder in 2006 they also were not permitted to make arrests. bret? >> bret: thank you. there were more people than ever on some type of government aid program. we go over the numbers coming up. the e.p.a. responds to requests that it crack down on lead ammunition. s, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. scount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't gettg discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me yeah, i got carrd away. ha...

>> home sales have been tumbling since the first-time home credit expire. even so, they won't bring it back. >> bring it back is not as high on the list as many other things are. >> economists say it distorted but did not erase the slump. >> this is you can't fool mother nature lesson. >> meaning it shifted the time of home purchases, not the overall demand. cautionary tale, but the limits of economic intervention from the federal government. bret? >> bret: major garrett live on the north lawn. thank you. stocks were down today. the dow lost 141. the s&p 500 dropped 15-2/3. the nasdaq gave bac...