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And right now at the white house, this breaking news. jay carney taking questions about that marine incident and how it might jeopardize talks with the taliban. let's listen. >> the administration's position has been that for a long time, that we would support and participate in afghan-led reconciliation initiatives, as one key part of our overall strategy. as you say, you have to have these -- you have to have a political solution, at some point. and a political settlement is essential here and, but it is -- it coexists with our military campaign. it is, in fact, our military campaign that ha...

You know? being a trustee at the governor's mansion does not change a murderer. >> late yesterday, the governor issued a statement saying, "some people have misunderstood the clemency process and think that all or most of the individuals who received clemency were in jail at the time of their release. approximately 90% of these individuals were no longer in custody and a majority of them had been out for years," said haley barbour. politico's josh gerstein has been looking into all of this and joins us now for the politico briefing. this is a larger number than normally released. there's a lot...

Debates. >> gregg: plus, great ways to make your kids' halloween a scream without packing on the pounds from candy, courtesy of ?.ç >> heather: first, the road to the white house was paved with talk show interviews this morning. gop candidates taking to the airwaves on a number of issues, most importantly, why they think they are the best person for the job. republicans weren't the only ones trying to make their case. steve centanni, live in washington with more. steve, what were some of the highlights today? >> reporter: well, herman cain was grilled about a controversial internet ad that ...

My issue is be out there early on and not wait until the end just before the government shuts down or investors across this globe, whose confidence of investing in america for the debt ceiling and lead this debate. >> let me play for you a few moments ago, john boehner, eric cantor came out after talking to other members of their party, here's what they had to çsay. >> this speech is coming a full two months after the president's original budget proposal and speech to the nation at the state of the union. this is vintage obama, sitting on the sidelines expecting the rest of us to make the to...

>> i can't not agree with you more. i look forward to that debate, congressman. thanks for the time. megapanel here in new york. msnbc contributors emerson lloyd weber, jonathan cape heart, and rupert cox, a pleasure to see the three of you. mr. cox, financial markets showing some squirrelyness, on the currency side you're seeing a bit of activity. at the same time there is not much of a we need a market smackdown. it will galvanize considerable all of a sudden -- you know, i don't want you to get hedge fund managers. they're going to çsay, my god,y pension is now wort 10% less than the da...