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>> that smackdown, they were on alternate tv sunday shows. it wasn't a direct smackdown between biden and cheney. listen to what president obama said today. >> the bill still generates some controversy, and part of that is because there are those, let's face it, ace cross the aisle, wo have tried to score political points by attacking what we did. even as many of them show up at ribbon-cutting ceremonies for projects in their districts. >> does he make a fair point, mary? >> well, those individual republicans are to defend themselves, but essentially the stimulus has kicked a sleeping giant. t...

Welcome one between those who would use public debt, increase public debt to stimulate the economy, and a party that says that the private sector creates jobs. >> he was -- is that smart on the eve of this big bipartisan summit on health care next week here in washington? >> you know, i thought today the president should have talked about how 100 million households have benefited tr the stimulus, from first-time home buyers to car buyers, to those who needed a lifeline. 22,000 of our fellow citizens were losing their jobs every day a year ago when the president signed this bill. today, less th...

Stimulus desk. no one disputes this. the stimulus package cost taxpayers a lot of money. the price tag for the package, $862 billion. less than half of that money is in the pipe did not line. as of last month over $333 billion have been commit committed to projects or already spent. roughly a third of the total stimulus dollars are going for tax benefits, another third for contracts, grants and loans, another third to entitlement programs where many republicans look at those figures, they see a money pit of wasteful spending and giveaways to special interests. today the president fired right b...

Projects in their districts. >> let's bring in ali velshi. he's been all over the cnn stimulus project. is it conclusive right now, ali, one way or another? has the plan been a success or a failure? >> it depends. i'll tell you, we have been studying this for a long time. has it created jobs? it absolutely has. we have direct reports, phoning companies to find out. the question is, the return on investment. was it worth more than $800 billion for the jobs that have been created and will be created as a result of this when all that money that you just talked about is spent? we have economists w...

When security took them away. the whole thing lasted about a minute, but only the split second we showed you actually got on tv. danica patrick is going to challenge me tomorrow on television. interesting interview. in the meantime, i send it out to my friend, wolf blitzer, he's in washington, and this is "the situation room" "the situation room." happening now, breaking news. some of the americans accused of child kidnapping in haiti, they are now free. we'll have live reports on the judge's ruling and the reaction from the missionaries' home base in idaho. exactly one year of the stimu...