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the watch dog groups citizens against government waste. what are those dirty spots? something about them is endearing but not endearing about lawmakers. we got the numbers for fiscal year 2012 so we brought some of these friends along from the farm. probably better than a lot of things they usually eat. the good news first, pork is down. since the big push to ban ear marks we have seen a big improvement on capitol hill. some good news. earmark spending down 80% from two years ago. that year there were more than 9,000 earmarks which cost $16. billion. the buffet tax would have raised ...

afghanistan to tell you about. general john allen, the is now strongly condemning some photos that will be appearing in "the los angeles times" at 8:00 a.m. eastern time and those photos depict u.s. troops posing with the bodies of suicide bombers in afghanistan. the incident which took place back in 2010 "represents a serious error in judgment by several soldiers who acted out of ignorance and unfamiliarity with u.s. army values." nick, we haven't seen the photos yet. what exactly are they supposed to show us? >> apologizing for the contents of these pictures ahead of their publicat...

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million miles in 39 missions. we'll bring you more what it means for the future of space travel. >> president obama blames oil speculators for the soaring gas prices. a short time ago call forward tougher measures to crack down on the speculators. he wants to require traders to put more of their own money and increase the penalties for manipulating the markets. republicans blame the president's policies for the rising prices. he says drilling alone is not going to solve the problem. >> politicians who say if we just drilled more then gas prices would come down. we have been drilling ...

they spent $800,000 of your money on skits, clowns, mock award ceremonies. this hour we will hear their answers about the spending scandal. we begin hearings on the actions of the general services administration employees. the agency supposed to make sure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. instead, they threw this lavish conference in vegas at taxpayer expense. tornadoes ripped through the midwest. six people in one hard-hit oklahoma community died. ten states in the midwest and plains got slammed by the storm system. people are cleaning up trying to get back to normal today. now, ...