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we want more ben and we want him now. but tonight, the truth. there's not enough ben for america. more ben is bad. i'm talking, of course, about this ben, fed chair ben bernanke. today he announced he'll continue so-called operation twist. the goal is to bring down interest rates. theoretically that would spark borrowing, spending and hiring. it would be a panacea to fix the whole problem. but even ben admits his supply of money is drying up. >> monetary policy is not a panacea, it's not going to solve our economic problems. >> the fed fed's drugs didn't come cheap either. there have...

good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, america's drug addiction. it's not cocaine. it's not heroin. it's not even bath salts. we're addicted to ben. we want more ben and we want him now. but tonight, the truth. there's not enough ben for america. more ben is bad. i'm talking, of course, about this ben, fed chair ben bernanke. today he announced he'll continue so-called operation twist. the goal is to bring down interest rates. theoretically that would spark borrowing, spending and hiring. it would be a panacea to fix the whole problem. but even ben admits his supply of m...

But they also want cuts and where do they cut? well, defense spending. 26% cut from the military operations in iraq and afghanistan. 18% cut from weapons purchases. and 15% cut military aid to o other countries. what's the total? the american people cut spending by more than $145 billion, now that's excellent work. the republican budget slashers can only dream of a number that big. but americans didn't say mission accomplished. they, unlike the republicans in congress, are actually serious about deficit reduction. so they aren't happy to just cut spending. they also raised taxes. 65% raised co...

Be the only thing that tells us his state of mind. >> let's bring in our panel. james gagliano and phillip mud. so, phil, the con founding nature of not knowing, do you think that's about what hasn't been released and that they have all of his digital fingerprints, they may know more and it is not as confounding as it is from the outside and according to the sheriff? >> reporter: we are seeing maybe 5% of the story. i don't think that's an exaggeration. you look at what jean was saying and the special agent in charge the other. the sheriff spoke. the fbi didn't speak. the fbi is responsible fo...

Assad regime sends a clear signal. a russian military official told reporters monday russia will stop selling new arms to assad's government until the bloodshed ends. according to syrian activists, more than 17,000 people have been killed since the conflict began last march. live from cairo, the russian decision to cut back on support for damascus, that is potentially a serious blow to the regime, no? >> reporter: it is. many people are interpreting it as the latest sign that russia is beginning to distance itself from the syrian regime. but the question really is, how long will that actuall...