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jonathan gruber, an economist at m.i.t., and joins me from boston. welcome to the show, jonathan. you don't think about comic books and economist often in the same sentence. and i want to talk about that in a second. look, i've been following your commentary for some time now. you do have this unique perspective. i mean, what -- when you describe this, what do you describe as the differences between the obama plan and the plan of massachusetts? >> basically, sanjay, at their core, they're really the same plan. basically the basic goal of the massachusetts plan was to build on what worked with our health insurance system and to film the cracks to cover the uninsured and fix the broken market for individual insurance purchase. the federal law is really the same basis. it's basically saying, look, we've got a broken insurance market where insurers can discriminate against the sick. we're going to end those practices. we're going to make sure everyone has insurance, and we're going to make it affordable by subsidizing the purchase. it's really the same basic plan we did in massachuset
jonathan gruber, an economist at m.i.t., and joins me from boston. welcome to the show, jonathan. you don't think about comic books and economist often in the same sentence. and i want to talk about that in a second. look, i've been following your commentary for some time now. you do have this unique perspective. i mean, what -- when you describe this, what do you describe as the differences between the obama plan and the plan of massachusetts? >> basically, sanjay, at their core, they're...
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welcome to the show, jonathan. you don't think about comic books and economists often in the same sentence. want to talk about that in a second. look, i've been following your comments, commentary for some time now. you do have a unique perspective. when you describe this, what do you describe as the differences between the obama plan and the plan in massachusetts? >> basically, sanjay, at their core they are really the same plan. the basic goal of the massachusetts plan was to build on what worked with our health insurance system and fill in the cracks, cover the uninsured, fix the broken market for insurance purchase. the federal law is the same, saying look, a broken insurance market where insurers don't help the sick, we're going to make it affordable by subsidizing the purchase. it's the same basic plan we did in massachusetts. >> does the federal bill, even being more ambitious, does it reduce costs enough to accomplish things you're saying? >> well, basically you have to understand reducing health care cost
welcome to the show, jonathan. you don't think about comic books and economists often in the same sentence. want to talk about that in a second. look, i've been following your comments, commentary for some time now. you do have a unique perspective. when you describe this, what do you describe as the differences between the obama plan and the plan in massachusetts? >> basically, sanjay, at their core they are really the same plan. the basic goal of the massachusetts plan was to build on...
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attorney jonathan moseley filed a lawsuit to have newt gingrich's name on the ballot. his name was left off because he did not have the required 10,000 signatures. moseley, also a tea party activist told abc 7 news he wants to know exactly what was wrong the petition. >> i believe the future of america remains in the balance. >> political observers say rick santorum and ron paul are still very much in the running. as we said, we have been watching this speech is all morning. just a few minutes ago, newt gingrich was crying at an event in iowa. my colleague scott thuman is following that. and we will have more on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> road repairs in chevy chase after a pipe broke yesterday. now workers are repairing the road. it should be completed by later today but you probably want to avoid the area. >>> get ready for a relatively sunny and warm goodbye to 2011. steve rudin has a look at the forecast. >> not a bad way to end the year. temperatures well above year and already temperatures allow warmer than they were this time yesterday. the satellite and radar show
attorney jonathan moseley filed a lawsuit to have newt gingrich's name on the ballot. his name was left off because he did not have the required 10,000 signatures. moseley, also a tea party activist told abc 7 news he wants to know exactly what was wrong the petition. >> i believe the future of america remains in the balance. >> political observers say rick santorum and ron paul are still very much in the running. as we said, we have been watching this speech is all morning. just a...
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jonathan moseley has contended that many signatures were improperly thrown out. he is acting independently of the newt gingrich campaign. >>> meanwhile, rick perry has lost his bid. they declined perry's request for an emergency order requesting his name appear on the ballot. the ballot requirements are overly burdensome and unconstitutional. the judge will hear more arguments on the case january 13th. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonald has approved new abortion clinic regulations but they argue they will put clinics out of business. they require existing clinics to meet the same building regulations as a hospital. it will help ensure the safety and well-being of patients, but many of the rules are unnecessary for safety and could force a lot of those clinics to close down because they are expensive. >>> well, now over to maryland where the new year will likely bring a big fight over the t word. that is taxes. but governor martin o'malley says he won't shy away from proposing a tax hike here or there without getting into specifics. the governor gave reporters a p
jonathan moseley has contended that many signatures were improperly thrown out. he is acting independently of the newt gingrich campaign. >>> meanwhile, rick perry has lost his bid. they declined perry's request for an emergency order requesting his name appear on the ballot. the ballot requirements are overly burdensome and unconstitutional. the judge will hear more arguments on the case january 13th. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonald has approved new abortion clinic...
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>>jonathan: but the decision has been made and the u.s. flags that flew have been brought down and boxed up. it is on its way back. the two remains u.s. bases will be dismantled and the last the 4,000 remaining u.s. troops in iraq will be out of the country by new year's eve. >>shepard: home for the holidays. that is great news. jonathan will chat away at foxnews.com/shep. you know what to do, but some you have not done this. >>jonathan: millions of people and there are dozens of them chatting. where are the millions? >>shepard: what in the world are you doing? >>jonathan: what could be more fun than chatting to me. >>shepard: foxnews.com/shep and you click on the sunglasses guy and he pops out of your computer and he will entertain you, play with the dog dance with the children. it will be awesome. foxnews.com/shep. a young man is dead and his band mate beat him to death in a hazing ritual and the fallout is occurring in dozens of schools. there he is, poised to discover plum amazins, the amazing alternative to raisins and cranberries wit
>>jonathan: but the decision has been made and the u.s. flags that flew have been brought down and boxed up. it is on its way back. the two remains u.s. bases will be dismantled and the last the 4,000 remaining u.s. troops in iraq will be out of the country by new year's eve. >>shepard: home for the holidays. that is great news. jonathan will chat away at foxnews.com/shep. you know what to do, but some you have not done this. >>jonathan: millions of people and there are dozens...
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apple's chief designer, jonathan was awarded a knight hood in the new year honor's list. i was raised in england before he came to work for apple in 1992. >>> how safe are you when you fly? the big mistakes caught just in time. and why new training programs aren't making the grade. >> fee or no fee? why verison is doing a flip- flop. >> gorgeous views, luxury amenities, what you see online may not be what you are actually getting. that's about to land without its n. but that's >>> well, you don't want to be on a plane that is about to land with the wheels down, fortunately the pilot cought the mistake. >> and some pilots are saying that learning new rules is affecting safety in the skies. >> when you get on an airplane, your best hope is the pilot's training is as good as it can be. not if you have some cockpit crews today, you might not get the confidence you're looking for. >> being tossed with learning that new procedure. it's an opportunity to practice it. sitting at home in our armchairs reading it. >> that's the worry after having to relearn procedures to fly some o
apple's chief designer, jonathan was awarded a knight hood in the new year honor's list. i was raised in england before he came to work for apple in 1992. >>> how safe are you when you fly? the big mistakes caught just in time. and why new training programs aren't making the grade. >> fee or no fee? why verison is doing a flip- flop. >> gorgeous views, luxury amenities, what you see online may not be what you are actually getting. that's about to land without its n. but...
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jonathan bloom reports, there are two that seem to be getting all the attention. >> reporter: over a dozen different shiny tablets with bright colored screens beckon shoppers. >> its two horse race. apple 2 and kindle. >> more than a third tablet buyers third plan to apple 2 and the other third wants to buy the kindle. >> if it was priced at 399 it won't sell. >> it costs a lot less. it sets it apart from other tablets. >> none of them have matched the experience of the ipad yet they are priced at a similar level. >> reporter: a manager told us that tablets are out selling laptops at two to one. kindle fire is having a bit of a marketing problem because some customers they think kindle, all it does is read books. >> i think that is what is it's mainly for. >> fire actually is full tablet with web browsing apps and movie downloads. >> i think amazon has a bit of problem explanation that to customers. >> but they point out bargain hunters are still all over the amazon tablet and ipad is luxury item. never mind they are small with great battery life and 3-g internet. >> its home device.
jonathan bloom reports, there are two that seem to be getting all the attention. >> reporter: over a dozen different shiny tablets with bright colored screens beckon shoppers. >> its two horse race. apple 2 and kindle. >> more than a third tablet buyers third plan to apple 2 and the other third wants to buy the kindle. >> if it was priced at 399 it won't sell. >> it costs a lot less. it sets it apart from other tablets. >> none of them have matched the...
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jonathan k. parks, editorial for the washington post and an msnbc contributor, casey hunt, national political reporter for the associated press, in sioux city, iowa, and bill, thanks to being here tonight. jonathan, let me start with you. why are all of the conservatives freaking out now? >> because they know newt gingrich. he wasn't a factor a while ago. remember, his campaign completely imploded. the trip to the greek isles, the tiffany bill, i don't think anyone expected him to come roaring back the way he has. they know him, they worked with him, know what it's like to work with him as speaker of the house and they didn't like it. >> now, let me ask you, casey, you are in sioux city, this is the last debate tonight before the iowa caucus. i've been in those debates and everybody is in their little room getting ready. what do you hear is the strategy or the plan or what do you think is going to happen tonight? >> well, we've watched -- this is now the 13th debate so far and we've watched as ea
jonathan k. parks, editorial for the washington post and an msnbc contributor, casey hunt, national political reporter for the associated press, in sioux city, iowa, and bill, thanks to being here tonight. jonathan, let me start with you. why are all of the conservatives freaking out now? >> because they know newt gingrich. he wasn't a factor a while ago. remember, his campaign completely imploded. the trip to the greek isles, the tiffany bill, i don't think anyone expected him to come...
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jonathan, what is your reaction to these comments? >> well, rev, when i first saw, originally a shoutout to charles blow who tweeted this, and i thought this possibly couldn't be from now, they must have dug one up from many of his speeches or commentaries from the 1990s talking about this. when i saw it was today in iowa, my jaw dropped. the blanket condemnation of really poor children in really poor neighborhoods who don't have the habit of work or all the horrible things that he said i found truly, truly astonishing. this notion that -- i think he said his 12-year-old granddaughter saving up money? he doesn't say how she got the money. he grandfather is a multimillionaire who makes $60,000 a half hour for a speech. that's more money than most people make in a year.ç most people. and for him to look down his nose over and over and over again at poor people, people who are not as fortunate as he is, to be able to make that much money, to go on fancy vacations, to have all the great things that he has is truly depickable. one last th
jonathan, what is your reaction to these comments? >> well, rev, when i first saw, originally a shoutout to charles blow who tweeted this, and i thought this possibly couldn't be from now, they must have dug one up from many of his speeches or commentaries from the 1990s talking about this. when i saw it was today in iowa, my jaw dropped. the blanket condemnation of really poor children in really poor neighborhoods who don't have the habit of work or all the horrible things that he said i...
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jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> 4:45. bay area republicans prepare for a visit from presidential candidate mitt romney. there's some he will be refused to talk to. >>> new poll shows newt gingrich surging in iowa. the latest on presidential politics, coming up. >>> do you have overdue books? of course you do. what about library fines? we'll tell you about the new program that makes food as good as money. >>> does your job keep you at your desk all day? the downside to your backside from all that sitting and what you can do @q >>> let's take a look at temperatures across the country. by far it looks like winter denver 27, minneapolis the high today 19. 30s chicago, st. louis, salt lake, mid 40s seattle. 42 portland. i'm ignoring the east coast. low 60s incredible for those folks. philadelphia has had a lot of delays lately they are the only one newark went from yellow to green. back to our neighborhoods, everything is running smoothly. flight tracker abc7news.com at the bottom any time you travel. >>> 4:49. republican pre
jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> 4:45. bay area republicans prepare for a visit from presidential candidate mitt romney. there's some he will be refused to talk to. >>> new poll shows newt gingrich surging in iowa. the latest on presidential politics, coming up. >>> do you have overdue books? of course you do. what about library fines? we'll tell you about the new program that makes food as good as money. >>> does your job keep you at your desk all day? the...
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in atlanta, jonathan sery, fox news. >>> his last name is only four letters long. so why is it so hard to pronounce? dave feldman investigates coming up next. >>> first, i hope you're not afraid of heights. the cheerleader for lsu. against arkansas last month. you see every tumble and toss and spin. the word on whether she will wear that camera during the national championship game where they're going to beat alabama once again. but we'll watch closely. ely. @ >> good evening, i'm dave feldman. we knew it was coming. the nfl announced the four-game suspensions for the redskins tight end fred davis and for left tackle trent williams, for violating the league's substays abuse policy. last sunday was the last time we will see them in unis this season. davis with a breakout year. his 59th reception, the fifth among nfl tight ends. 796 yards, ranks third. williams, fourth overall pick last year. having his best game last week against the jets. the nfl released the following statement: fred davis and trent williams of the skins have been suspended without pay for the te
in atlanta, jonathan sery, fox news. >>> his last name is only four letters long. so why is it so hard to pronounce? dave feldman investigates coming up next. >>> first, i hope you're not afraid of heights. the cheerleader for lsu. against arkansas last month. you see every tumble and toss and spin. the word on whether she will wear that camera during the national championship game where they're going to beat alabama once again. but we'll watch closely. ely. @ >> good...
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jonathan sery has details. >> the f-22 raptor you see behind me will be the last to roll off of the assembly line in marietta, georgia. it was a combination of the price tag and purpose that ended production of the fighter aircraft. each one has an official price tag of $153 million. it was designed with a high- tech enemy in mind and critics had argued that with the end of the cold war, such an enemy no longer exists, although defenders say that it made an excellent deterrent against a merging powers. either way, financial concerns win out and this aircraft is being discontinued in favor of the f-35 joint strike fighter which has a price tag of about 2 third of the -- two third of the jet you see behind me "f-35 being behind with foreign sales in mind, not an option for the f-22. the aircraft you see behind me is so advanced the congress didn't want to risk the technology bees exported and poofficial -- being exported and potentially fallmy hands. back to you. >>> an early christmas present for military families in kentucky. 72 men and women from fort campbell's 305th quartermaster company
jonathan sery has details. >> the f-22 raptor you see behind me will be the last to roll off of the assembly line in marietta, georgia. it was a combination of the price tag and purpose that ended production of the fighter aircraft. each one has an official price tag of $153 million. it was designed with a high- tech enemy in mind and critics had argued that with the end of the cold war, such an enemy no longer exists, although defenders say that it made an excellent deterrent against a...
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now. >> let jonathan finish. >> you are insulting the intelligence of the viewers. everybody out there knows that the president has been putting jobs ideas on the table and they have been blocked by the republicans. your party offered nothing except budget cuts to create jobs. budget cuts are necessary long-term, they do not create jobs for the american people. they don't get the economy going again. cutting regulation does not get the economy going. the party -- excuse me. >> one moment, michael. >> the party is insulting the intelligence of the american people. which side of people on? they are unhappy with obama because the economy is not good, but what does the public favor? do they favor jobs bill and taxing millionaires more? right on down the list. 60 to 70% majorities for the democratic positions. the party is badly out of step. >> when the period was speaking he said this. when president clinton first proposed tax increases, folks in congress predicted they would kill jobs. instead our economy created nearly 23 million jobs and we eliminated the deficit. wh
now. >> let jonathan finish. >> you are insulting the intelligence of the viewers. everybody out there knows that the president has been putting jobs ideas on the table and they have been blocked by the republicans. your party offered nothing except budget cuts to create jobs. budget cuts are necessary long-term, they do not create jobs for the american people. they don't get the economy going again. cutting regulation does not get the economy going. the party -- excuse me. >>...
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heal the the wounds. >> well, jonathan, here's hoping that we're going to see that
heal the the wounds. >> well, jonathan, here's hoping that we're going to see that
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rob. >> hi, matt. >> hey, jonathan. why don't i start with you. mitt romney, i thought his chocolate factory line, i love "i love lucy." i love the chocolate factory scene and it also kind of fit with the fathers knows best. mitt romney would cate a '50s sitcom. >> so "leave it to beaver." definitely appeals to people over the age of about 40, right, which is probably what they are looking for when they go into the caucuses, right? but this whole thing underlines to me, i don't know, the carnivalesque atmosphere to this. it's like -- to use another television analogy, it's like a loony toons dog chase and santorum is out in front and there's ron paul. i don't -- they are all pandering to various little pieces that will get them a bit of the vote, whether it's the abortion issue that we just saw with that. i get to the point where it doesn't really matter who wins in iowa at this point. >> the beauty of live tv, i learned those poll results coming in on the screen. the fact that santorum has surged into third and mitt se
rob. >> hi, matt. >> hey, jonathan. why don't i start with you. mitt romney, i thought his chocolate factory line, i love "i love lucy." i love the chocolate factory scene and it also kind of fit with the fathers knows best. mitt romney would cate a '50s sitcom. >> so "leave it to beaver." definitely appeals to people over the age of about 40, right, which is probably what they are looking for when they go into the caucuses, right? but this whole thing...
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jonathan carl, abc news, des moines. >> bottom line is you can't count anyone out, right? >> no. >> and interestingly enough, mitt romney's sons manned the campaign phone banks last night in iowa, he now possibly has a chance to win. i think a couple weeks ago, let's remember herman cain, the field was broader. we thought everyone had a chance to win. >> literally down to the wire. michele bachmann wrapped up her tour of 99 counties of the state, rick santorum did. the pressure is really on for next tuesday. >> perhaps she is a contender, who knows? >> could happen. >>> well, if you're a germaphobe like me, a study on hospital bathrooms in britain might get your attention. researchers discover when the toilet is flushed with the lid
jonathan carl, abc news, des moines. >> bottom line is you can't count anyone out, right? >> no. >> and interestingly enough, mitt romney's sons manned the campaign phone banks last night in iowa, he now possibly has a chance to win. i think a couple weeks ago, let's remember herman cain, the field was broader. we thought everyone had a chance to win. >> literally down to the wire. michele bachmann wrapped up her tour of 99 counties of the state, rick santorum did. the...
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from washington, jonathan cape hard as well as ken vogel. i wanted to start with you. newt gingrich is coming in the front-runner. he only released a few ads and spending virtually no time there at all. that doesn't seem to affect his visibility with voters. they view appearances on something like fox news as more effective than meet and greet politics. >> part is because he hasn't had the resources and that may work in iowa and that may be a real problem. especially if he doesn't win iowa. it will be important for the outside groups that were enabled and empowered by the supreme court decisions and the lower federal court decisions to spend unlimited money from real wealthy folks on ads with the candidates to come to his aid and we are reporting that one of the wealthiest backers, shelden adeleson committed to raising or directly writing a check for $20 million to one of the backs. >> that's a huge sum of money. he accused mitt romney of spoiling christmas by announcing the ads and being nice about them. >> both newt gingrich and mitt romney have pledged almost with a
from washington, jonathan cape hard as well as ken vogel. i wanted to start with you. newt gingrich is coming in the front-runner. he only released a few ads and spending virtually no time there at all. that doesn't seem to affect his visibility with voters. they view appearances on something like fox news as more effective than meet and greet politics. >> part is because he hasn't had the resources and that may work in iowa and that may be a real problem. especially if he doesn't win...
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jonathan, what about that. >> well, what about that. we're about to see a showdown between the president and congress. it doesn't stand a chance of passage in the senate but let's say it does. the president has made t clear he will not sign any bill that has attachments like this, the pipeline from canada to mexico that the president doesn't want to do right now. >> and other things that we've been discussing right now that i think is a war on the unemployed. now it goes to the senate, and you say it's not like ly to pas but if it does the president is likely to veto it. >> the president said he'll veto this bill. he's made that very clear many times. >> all right. no surprise the house passed this pill. let's talk about donald trump. cast a big shadow on the republican race and today the gop king-maker has officially trumped the shock. 11 days after announcing he would moderate the news max gop debate. trump is out, done, fired. but here's how he's spinning it. >> they want me to announce that i won't run as an independent candidate, a
jonathan, what about that. >> well, what about that. we're about to see a showdown between the president and congress. it doesn't stand a chance of passage in the senate but let's say it does. the president has made t clear he will not sign any bill that has attachments like this, the pipeline from canada to mexico that the president doesn't want to do right now. >> and other things that we've been discussing right now that i think is a war on the unemployed. now it goes to the...
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jonathan is right. mitt romney is now reduced to an argument that says the other guy is worse than i am. maybe you don't trust me, but you can't trust him, either. i don't think that argument will gain traction. i think these folks believe that newt gingrich is a conservative. by the way, he is a conservative, and his criticism is something he's walked back long ago. you notice this time when romney puts that out there, there's not much of a reaction. they look at this guy leading and they're not sure what's going to happen. >> look at this new poll. gingri gingrich, romney -- ohio 36, romney 18. 31%, 17% for romney. i mean, everybody poll gets worser and worser, as we say, for the willard. you know, i don't know whered bottom is. he keeps dropping. >> right. he keeps dropping. here'sed one silver lining that there is no mitt romney. newt gingrich is trying to build the plane as he's flying it the operation is nearly not where it should be, as compared to mitt romney's. so i think what the romney folks
jonathan is right. mitt romney is now reduced to an argument that says the other guy is worse than i am. maybe you don't trust me, but you can't trust him, either. i don't think that argument will gain traction. i think these folks believe that newt gingrich is a conservative. by the way, he is a conservative, and his criticism is something he's walked back long ago. you notice this time when romney puts that out there, there's not much of a reaction. they look at this guy leading and they're...
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jonathan joins us from turkey. >> syria is a country divided today between those who voted and those who are still fighting. and then there were those who choose to protest. these opponents of president assad mocked his elections by holding one of their own. in hama, they protested in a more general way. the formal strike has many opposition stronghold. here, almost everything is shot. the likelihood of anything taking place like local elections is not high. 10 people are reported to have been killed here in the past 24 hours. [gunfire] a local election is irrelevant here. but in government strongholds like damascus, people did come out to vote. this is the first in its own reform program. it says they will give more power to local administrations. they insisted that assad is the one who can deliver both reform and stability in the country. with no independent monitors, the reliability of this exercise is uncertain. protests have cost 5000 lives, but they will not stop. once the voting is over, the struggle for power in this country will resume. >> protesters keep getting altair. in
jonathan joins us from turkey. >> syria is a country divided today between those who voted and those who are still fighting. and then there were those who choose to protest. these opponents of president assad mocked his elections by holding one of their own. in hama, they protested in a more general way. the formal strike has many opposition stronghold. here, almost everything is shot. the likelihood of anything taking place like local elections is not high. 10 people are reported to have...
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attorney jonathan mosley filed a lawsuit on gingrich's behalf contending he met the requirement of filing 10,000 signatures and that many. those were improperly excluded. the suit also takes issue with how the republican party of virginia determined that not enough signatures were valid. >>> recollect perry's first legal effort to his get his name on the virginia ballot has failed. a federal judge denied his request requiring the state board of elects to place him on the ballot. instead, the judge set a hearing for january 13th but that is four days after the ballots must be printed by law. >>> a warning before voters in virginia head to the polls they could be turned away if this refuse to sign a piece of paper promising to vote for the republican presidential nominee come november. roz plater has the details on this story. >> reporter: before virginia voters cast their ballots in the republican primary in march, they can be asked to sign a so-called loyalty together promising to support the republican presidential nominee in november. sign the premier or you can't vote in the primary. i
attorney jonathan mosley filed a lawsuit on gingrich's behalf contending he met the requirement of filing 10,000 signatures and that many. those were improperly excluded. the suit also takes issue with how the republican party of virginia determined that not enough signatures were valid. >>> recollect perry's first legal effort to his get his name on the virginia ballot has failed. a federal judge denied his request requiring the state board of elects to place him on the ballot....
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jonathan carl, abc news, new york. >> getting a little nasty now. what's also interesting, a little flip-flopping. rick perry told voters in iowa he opposes abortion in all forms even when there is rape, incest or life-threatening condition for the mother which is a change. because he wasn't all the way there. he opposed abortion but not when there was rape or incest. >> courting the conservative vote. michele bachmann saying she is not campaigning in the state to be third place. went so far to call herself america's margaret thatcher. apparently pulling references from across the pond. days away from the caucus. >>> want to stay in politics now, one more note from nebraska. democratic senator ben nelson announced he will not seek a third term. the 70-year-old moderate had been facing a tough re-election challenge. his retirement could mean an easy crucial victory for republicans trying to win back control of the senate. >> this year's most admired man and woman should be familiar to you. for the tenth year in a row, hillary clinton named the most a
jonathan carl, abc news, new york. >> getting a little nasty now. what's also interesting, a little flip-flopping. rick perry told voters in iowa he opposes abortion in all forms even when there is rape, incest or life-threatening condition for the mother which is a change. because he wasn't all the way there. he opposed abortion but not when there was rape or incest. >> courting the conservative vote. michele bachmann saying she is not campaigning in the state to be third place....
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jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> we're two days away. be sure to join us for the republican debate moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos in iowa. it takes place, at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> more remains were mishandled. the remains of troops that arrived at dover air force base were incinerated and dumped into a virginia landfill. the practice that was ended three years ago was never authorized by the pentagon. there are no plans to alert the families. >>> the obama administration is out with some pretty strong reaction to our abc news exclusive barbara walters interview syrian president bashar al assad. he said he did not order the violent crackdown against his own people, ludicrous. the white house says assad is simply not credible. and the united nations is dismissing assad who called a report of widespread torture in syria, a false allegation. >>> people are digging out after getting blasted by a snowstorm. eight inches of snow fell in parts of pennsylvania, with higher elevations bearing the brunt of it. much of
jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> we're two days away. be sure to join us for the republican debate moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos in iowa. it takes place, at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> more remains were mishandled. the remains of troops that arrived at dover air force base were incinerated and dumped into a virginia landfill. the practice that was ended three years ago was never authorized by the pentagon. there are no plans to alert the families....
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the things that he's saying right now, jonathan, is he too late? six months ago we weren't hearing this kind of a tone. now we are. >> better late than never. >> true. >> you know, there was that 18-month gap between when health care was signed in march of 2010 and when he introduced his jobs program in september of this year. and that period he should have been pivoting to more of a jobs agenda. he didn't. he cost him, but he would be in some real danger now anyway because he is sailing into such a stiff wind. so i think he's gotten to a place now where he's playing a bad hand about as well as you could expect. >> well, when you say it cost him, it wouldn't cost him this election. i mean, he can obviously recover. in fact, he's actually polling pretty well against the republican candidates, whether it be newt or mitt. but why did the president not listen to the base? because they were all saying, you know, the republicans are out to sabotage the economy. the obstructionism was just at a torrid pace. now finally he is admitting it and saying it in
the things that he's saying right now, jonathan, is he too late? six months ago we weren't hearing this kind of a tone. now we are. >> better late than never. >> true. >> you know, there was that 18-month gap between when health care was signed in march of 2010 and when he introduced his jobs program in september of this year. and that period he should have been pivoting to more of a jobs agenda. he didn't. he cost him, but he would be in some real danger now anyway because he...
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the difference is jonathan swift was a satirist. jonathan swift was kidding. mr. gingrich is not kidding. and he has been not kidding about this stuff for a long time. in congress in the 199 os he argued the federal government should take children away from mothers on welfare. federal government should take kids away from the moms and shift the kids to orphanages. poor women should lose their children for the crime of being poor. reporter tim murphy reminding us about newt gingrich's scam in the 1990s called earning by learning, supposedly a summer reading program offering kids 2 bucks for every book they read. the point of the story, mr. murphy wrote, is private initiatives often succeed where government programs fail. earning by learning was a lean, mean private machine. quote, the overhead is entirely voluntary, mr. gingrich said of the program in 1995. the only money goes to the kids. if you have $1,000 at 2 bucks a book, you can pay for 500 books. whereas in the welfare state model if you have $1,000, you pay $850 of that for the bureaucracy. when "the wall s
the difference is jonathan swift was a satirist. jonathan swift was kidding. mr. gingrich is not kidding. and he has been not kidding about this stuff for a long time. in congress in the 199 os he argued the federal government should take children away from mothers on welfare. federal government should take kids away from the moms and shift the kids to orphanages. poor women should lose their children for the crime of being poor. reporter tim murphy reminding us about newt gingrich's scam in...
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i'll ask msnbc's jonathan alter. and "what's the matter with kansas" arthur, thomas frank. >>> mitt romney is dissing donald trump. >> i spoke with donald trump earlier today, indicated we just can't make this debate. >> tonight trump is responding. "slate's" dave weigel is here with the latest. >>> the occupy movement has moved out of the tents and into foreclosed homes. this marine from minneapolis is taking his house back. and we'll be there live. >>> great to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. president obama, if you missed it earlier today, he cleared the beach. he really went after it. you missed a dandy. his speech in kansas was a wholesale rejection, and i mean a wholesale rejection of failed gop policies leading to the great recession and creating the greatest income inequality america has seen in decades. president obama drew a straight line between republican policy and the inequality fueling the 99% movement in this country. you know, i sometimes like to talk about a defining moment, so
i'll ask msnbc's jonathan alter. and "what's the matter with kansas" arthur, thomas frank. >>> mitt romney is dissing donald trump. >> i spoke with donald trump earlier today, indicated we just can't make this debate. >> tonight trump is responding. "slate's" dave weigel is here with the latest. >>> the occupy movement has moved out of the tents and into foreclosed homes. this marine from minneapolis is taking his house back. and we'll be there...
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imogen, jonathan and rob. is there any -- can anybody, you, jonathan, are you a brilliant man. you are a friend of mine, you are a man who knows more about the sort of motivations and intentions of the political culture of the city that runs this country right now. is there some -- can you play horse whisperer, did you play dog whisperer, can you give us insight as to what these people think they are accomplishing by having the government almost shut down again tomorrow. >> yeah. >> by -- by basic conflating jobs bills with energy bills, with tax bills. they all need to be solved by the way. they are all valid. this is insane and crazy. >> this is insane and this is crazy. >> what are they thinking? >> they are not thinking. >> no, no. >> they are thinking something. what they are thinking is short-term political gain. that's what all this is about. >> the president of the united states says do not attach anything to -- to the unemployment extension and the payroll tax cut. don't -- do not do that. i will not sign it, and what do they do? >> right. >> they attach it to the bill
imogen, jonathan and rob. is there any -- can anybody, you, jonathan, are you a brilliant man. you are a friend of mine, you are a man who knows more about the sort of motivations and intentions of the political culture of the city that runs this country right now. is there some -- can you play horse whisperer, did you play dog whisperer, can you give us insight as to what these people think they are accomplishing by having the government almost shut down again tomorrow. >> yeah. >>...
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jonathan capehart and myself. by my math, jonathan, we've got 39 hours and about 28 minutes left in 2011. what was your favorite person or story of this year? >> by far without question my favorite person was herman cain. he was at once entertaining and enraging for a good four months. >> i have a feeling you might see him in our year in review. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. >> all day all week occupy wall street! >> breaking news out of japan where there has been a massive tsunami wave. >> these are the people that drove this revolution. >> 9-9-9. >> you know what? it's turned out to be magical. >> duh. winning. >> the voices of 2011. aç year whose arrival was announced by a golden voice that touched our lives. for about a week and a half. nothing but the best of oldies. you're listening to magic 98.9. >> soothing as ted williams' baritone may have been it was the deep pipes of a former pizza executive that really stayed with us this year. ♪ imagine there's no pi
jonathan capehart and myself. by my math, jonathan, we've got 39 hours and about 28 minutes left in 2011. what was your favorite person or story of this year? >> by far without question my favorite person was herman cain. he was at once entertaining and enraging for a good four months. >> i have a feeling you might see him in our year in review. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. >> all day all week occupy wall street! >>...