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Thank you. >> lawmaker on capitol hill is calling for them to lose paychecks if they don't pass a budget blue print. the concept is part of a series of reform ideas getting a hearing today in front of the senate homeland security and government affairs committee. the senate has approved a two-year $109 billion transportation bill. the vote was 74-22 indicating broad bipartisan support for the overhaul of highway and transit programs. so far, the house has been unable to pass its version of the legislation. next up, what the public says about bringing american troops home from afghanistan. what...

Vision of what a military operation in syria would look like that had to do with miscommunication at panetta's testimony yesterday on capitol hill. the deputy oil minster has reportedly defected and posted a video on you tube that make him the highest ranking official to leave since the up rising began a year ago. >> per new concerns about the nuclear program today. images of a facility appear to show trucks and earth moving vehicles at the site. diplomats say that indicates a clean up of radioactive traces. senate leaders struck a deal clearing the way for a vote on $109 billion overhaul of t...

Packages into law. the $17.6 billion bill will exempt employers from social security payroll taxes on new hires who were unemployed. it will fund highway and transit programs through the end of the year and extend a tax break for businesses that spend money on capital investments. it will also expand a program that helps fund state and local construction projects. cnn will have live coverage of the president's remarks at the signing. that's 11:20 a.m. eastern time. it seems -- it seems every day we're hearing about another public school district in this country taking drastic steps to stay a...

President obama is expected to sign the jobs bill. the bill passed the senate today. it contains about 18 billion in tax breaks and an infusion of cash into highway and transit programs. charities here in the u.s. have raised close to $1 billion. approximately $66 million of the total was in response to the star-studded telethon that was broadcast on major tv networks, including cnn back in january. and reporters and politicians took just a little break from the health care debate at the radio correspondents dinner in washington. vice president joe biden got a few laughs with his photo col...

For social security taxes on new hires who are unemployed for at least 60 days. it will also fund highway and transit programs throughout the rest of this year. and extend tax breaks for businesses that's been on capital investments. that means like buying equipment for their operations. it will also help state and local governments fund capital construction projects as well. this is a thinner version of the $85,000 bill coming out of the senate finance committee. it was a bipartisan action by senator chuck schumer and orrin hatch. they brought this down. harry reid jumped in and said, you kno...