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Americans who need these programs, whether it's food stamps or, by the way, it's not only called food stamps, it's called supplemental nutrition program. that enables people to get the kind of help that they need so they can feed their families. three-fourths of people on food stamps are people with children and one-third are elderly. so this has nothing to do with race and everything to do with the economic downturn that impacted the entire country. and whether conservatives have a solution to job creation, then bring it on. because i think right now we need an american solution to create new...

Three, two -- zero. >> and it was a flawless liftoff for space shuttle "endeavour" now on a 16-day final mission to the international space station. wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords was among those wat watching. her husband mark kelly is commanding the mission. very nice liftoff there. >> we've got one more after this one and that's it, basically, until they revive it or not. >> have you ever seen an actual in person? >> not in person, no. but i've seen it on television. thanks very much. mending fences after the bin laden raid. pakistan agrees to return the wreckage of a secret u.s....

and president obama makes some high school students cry. this hour, the inspiring against the odds story that brought the commander in chief to their school. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." first this hour, the shrimping republican presidential field. we've seen prominent contenders opt out of the 2012 race in recent weeks, including former arkansas governor mike huckabee. say so long to the prospect with the biggest name, deepest pockets, and most outrageous remarks. that would be none other than donald trump. he announces an event to report the tv series, celebr...

Towards the republican position and that's why last night at the white house speaker boehner indicated that the top line number that we had gotten there, there was still an issue about title ten, mitch mcconnell objected in december and even though we got to the number that he requested of the appropriations committee and even though republicans stuffed that bill full of earmarks and helped write it. the other thing is, if this is about spending and we have come three-fourths of the way towards the republican position, then let's get this done. because you know what is insanity, it's insanity ...

I think is deep. democrats and republicans, we are facing a very serious tidal wave here, economic tidal wave and a catastrophe has to be avoided and you can't step away from that if you are president. >> ten years ago, only 35% of american people said the economy was number one. today, 71%. the focus has to because that'st way to get us to a stable economic recovery. the spending is very important. both sides have come up with serious cuts that will impact our lives from food safety to head start, you name it. i think the president has shown this weekend, he called senator reid. there's a fig...