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And that can create jobs back in the u.s. and around the world. >> let's talk about this, u.s. exports to china. we always tog about the trade imbalance. we import a whole lot from china. we don't export. but take a look at this, u.s. exports of goods to china reached $92 billion in 2010, a 32% jump over the year before. could rereach a point, christine, where demand for u.s. exports, things that we make in the united states, could bring back manufacturing jobs that we've lost in the past? >> there's some skilled manufacturing, there's definitely definitely need for. but you look at that numbe...

Whether you believe the housing market is coming back or not, clearly that's up for debate. but home builders have been taking a new hit, why build homes in an environment where there's too much housing in there? however, investing in housing is more than just purchasing a home or buying the stock of a home builder. steven leeb, a lot of home buil. steven lee is here with us. steven, you identified a particular part of housing where the demand is increasing. >> the prices are low. the american campus communities is in a unique position. they can pay low prices for land. with college admissions...

President obama outlined an energy plan this week to cut our nation's imports of foreign oil by one-third over the next 15 years. >> the united states of america cannot afford to bet our long-term prosperity, our long-term security, on a resource that will eventually run out. >> t. boone pickens, you know him. he's a legendary oil man, founder of bp capital. let's talk about this, you have made a lot of money on oil. you continue to be invested in oil and make money off of oil. we all love oil, despite what we say. can we achieve what the president has laid out? >> we can do better than that. ...

Housing is correctly priced and rents are rising. >> christine, talk to me about this affordability thing. this is the point that you're making, this isn't about speculators, this isn't about whether you can buy a house today and sell it for a lot more next year, it's the combination of lower values for homes and still low interest rates. >> on paper that should be the perfect, i don't know, the perfect elixir to try to buy a house. but what's happening here is people who have a mortgage, 50-some million mortgages in this country, a quarter are under water. people can't get out of their house ...

They estimate foreign aid makes up 10% of the budget. the actual figure is less than 1% according to data from the office of management and budget for the 2010 fiscal year. another one, nearly half of americans say to make cuts in public broadcasting. they believe 5% of our federal budget is tied up there. what's the reality? .01% goes to public radio and television. where does that money go? more than 20% of the budget, as ben said, goes to things like social security. when it comes to cutting social security, as dana said, 87% of americans don't want it touched. the bottom line is, simply cu...